Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night could increase the risk of depression, research suggests. Poor sleep has been considered a side-effect of mental ill health in the past, but the new study found that the link between sleep and mental illness is more complex. People with a stronger genetic ... Read More »
One Of World’s Greatest Physics Mysteries Finally Decoded
Physicists have answered the long-standing question of whether antimatter falls up or down under gravity, an advance that could help crack one of the biggest mysteries of why almost everything in the universe is only made of matter. The new study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, found that antimatter falls downwards under gravity – as ... Read More »
New Vaccine Could Be Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, Scientists Say
A new vaccine that targets inflamed brain cells linked with Alzheimer’s disease may hold the key to potentially preventing the neurological condition, scientists say. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research, presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2023 in Boston, tested the vaccine in mice to target cells producing proteins linked to aging in mice ... Read More »
Loneliness or Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Outcomes
There have been many studies on the associations between social isolation, loneliness, and the risk of dying early, but some results have been controversial or mixed, according to the paper published Monday in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. Those conflicting results could be due to research only focusing on ... Read More »
Disturbing Research Warns AI May Be ‘Great Filter’ That Wipes Out Human Civilisation
Advanced artificial intelligence could pose a catastrophic risk to humanity and wipe out entire civilisations, a new study warns. AI could be the potential “Great Filter” answer to the Fermi paradox, with the potential to wipe out intelligent life in the universe before it can make contact with others, suggested the yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted ... Read More »
Study To Examine Effects Of Social Media And Technology On Mental Health In Young People
Scientists are set to embark on one of the most comprehensive studies to date into how digital technologies impact the mental health of young people. As digitisation of information continues, and with the pandemic helping to accelerate the change, the always-on world of social media and rapid news cycles has adversely ... Read More »
New Blood Test For 50 Types Of Cancer Sparks Hope Of ‘Revolutionary’ Breakthrough
A blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer could speed up diagnosis, a new study suggests. The Galleri test was able to detect signs of cancer in 323 out of the 6,238 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms, in England or Wales, the study showed. Of those 323 patients, 244 ... Read More »
Global Loss Of Wildlife Is ‘Significantly More Alarming’ Than Previously Thought
The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines. Humans have already wiped out huge numbers of species and pushed many more to the brink – with some scientists saying we are entering a “sixth mass ... Read More »
African Fish May Hold Key To Reversing Muscle Ageing In Humans, Scientists Say
Scientists have used a “surprising” new animal model – the African killifish – to show that muscles reverse to an “early-life” state towards the end of life, an advance which may lead to reversing age-related strength loss in humans. While previous research has shown that muscles start to waste in old age ... Read More »
Researchers Identify Rare Genetic Resilience To Alzheimer’s Disease
A rare genetic resilience to Alzheimer’s disease has been identified in a second patient, a new study suggests. Researchers have found a patient with a genetic predisposition for developing early-onset Alzheimer’s who remained cognitively intact until his late 60s. According to the study, a series of tests and analyses revealed ... Read More »