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Get stronger in only three seconds per day? New research shows that it is possible.
Whenever you’re surprised, there’s a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.
Scientists at UCLA and Penn argue that malfunctioning fat, not necessarily too much of it, is what makes people metabolically unhealthy.
Risqué or just risky?
Neuroscience research suggests it might be time to rethink our ideas about when exactly a child becomes an adult.
The catastrophic birth defect anencephaly affects about 1 in 4,600 pregnancies in the U.S. It is largely preventable with folic acid supplements.
From succubi to aliens, stories of abductions or other unsettling encounters have been with us for millennia. What explains them?
Beautiful people really know how to catch a break.
Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?
When reading critiques that inflate the uncertainty of science, ask these 7 questions.
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called “butterfly disease.”
Morning, afternoon, or night: When is the best time to exercise? Scientists have extensively studied this question. Here’s what they found.
For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.
Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that’s key to storing memories.
It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.
This article was originally published on our sister site, Freethink. Fifteen volunteers in France just spent more than a month living in a cave — without any way to tell time — […]
Humanity’s most advanced tech still hasn’t unraveled the mysteries of the human mind. Can brain scans show us how we store memories?
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When we satisfy our curiosity, the brain has a particular way of rewarding us.
Research reminds us that mild cognitive impairment isn’t necessarily a prelude to dementia.
The gospels imply that Jesus became famous as much for his exorcisms as his ministry.
The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor’s recognition of a patient’s deterioration.
Whether NASA likes it or not, humans eventually will be having space sex.
Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries despite paying much more for healthcare. We explore the number of factors which might explain this difference.
Experiencing too much pleasure and not enough pain may yield counterintuitive consequences.
Evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine.
Immune booster or pure torture?
Our brains might be flooded with the hallucinogen DMT as we die, leading to vivid dreams.
Today, every Homo species is extinct besides humans. But one of our close evolutionary relatives still lives on in our DNA.