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Facebook Tweet Email Link You can actually die of a broken heart after the death of a loved one, especially if the grief is overwhelming, new research shows. Bereaved relatives who experienced “high levels” of grief symptoms were more likely to die in the 10 years following their bereavement than those who experienced “low levels” of grief, a study published …

The passage of time may be linear, but the course of human aging is not. Rather than a gradual transition, your life staggers and lurches through the rapid growth of childhood, the plateau of early adulthood, to an acceleration in aging as the decades progress. Now, a new study has identified a turning point at which that acceleration typically takes …

Facebook Tweet Email Link If you needed another reason to get your daily steps in, science just handed you one. A new study shows that walking daily can reduce the risk of cognitive decline — especially among those with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease. Almost 3,000 participants between the ages of 70 and 79 reported their daily walking habits …

Earth’s oceans may have undergone a fundamental shift, study says  Euronews.com The oceans are overheating—and scientists say a climate tipping point may be here  ScienceDaily ‘Unprecedented’ Ocean Heat Waves In 2023 Suggest Climate Tipping Point  gCaptain Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans  New Scientist July 2025 Global Oceans Marine Heatwaves Update  Climate Impact Company Source link

A fear of needles is a common reason for avoiding vaccines, even among many adults. Now researchers have come up with a rather clever alternative: dental floss. Led by a team from Texas Tech University, the researchers first identified an often overlooked surface in the mouth as an entry point for vaccines: the junctional epithelium (JE), which sits where the …

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Study Overturns Decades-Old Dogma: Scientists Discover “Hidden Organization” in Gene Regulation  SciTechDaily Source link

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable shift in how we understand insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen revealed that everyone has their own unique response to insulin, challenging how the condition has traditionally been diagnosed and treated. This research takes a deep dive into the molecular makeup of muscle tissue and shows that insulin sensitivity …

Scientists Shocked by Lunar Soil’s “Magic” in Space Survival Study  SciTechDaily Moon dust and astronaut breath can keep people alive in space  C&EN Lunar surface could support human life, study finds  Telegrafi Source link

You’ve read about it all over, including in Fortune Intelligence. Maybe you or friends have been impacted: artificial intelligence is already transforming work, not least hiring and firing. Nowhere is the impact more visible than in the labor market. The technology industry, the original epicenter of AI adoption, is now seeing many of its own workers displaced by the very …