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Low Sexual Frequency Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Outcomes, Two US Studies Find
A study using over a decade of national health survey data found that adults with cardiovascular disease who also reported...
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Nematodes Help Viruses Move Through Soil
Viruses in soil hitch a ride with microscopic worms called nematodes-a surprise to the researchers who presented findings on bioRxiv....
Scientists Reverse Genetic Blindness by Rewiring Cell Metabolism in Vision Study
A new scientific study led by Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang and Nan-Kai Wang resolves a long-standing puzzle in Autosomal Dominant Optic...
New Studys Says Gen Z is the least sexually active young cohort in modern recorded history
A generation that grew up with dating apps in their pockets, pornography a tap away, and sex discussed more openly...
Glyptodonts: Giant Armored Mammals of the Pleistocene
Few animals in the history of life have presented a more improbable silhouette than the glyptodont, a gigantic glyptodont armored...
West Antarctica Warning: Pine Island Glacier Loses Ice Shelf Restraint, Risks Metres of Sea Level Rise
Pine Island Glacier acceleration is now one of the clearest warning signs of accelerating ice loss in Antarctica. New satellite...
77% of Workers Are Disengaged. Research Points to Why “Follow Your Passion” Makes It Worse
For most of recorded history, the question of whether one's work should feel meaningful barely existed as a concept. Labor...
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Low Sexual Frequency Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Outcomes, Two US Studies Find
A study using over a decade of national health survey data found that adults with cardiovascular disease who also reported...
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Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Read moreDetailsMale G-Spot Found: New Study Identifies Frenular Delta as Penis’s Most Sensitive Area
The study found that human penile innervation develops in distinct fetal stages and shows region-specific patterns in adults, with the...
Read moreDetailsGlobal Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
Read moreDetailsIs Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
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Functional Lab-Grown Esophagus Successfully Implanted in Growing Pigs
Researchers implanted autologous, cell-seeded esophageal segments into growing minipigs. The grafts integrated with host tissue. They showed contractility, remodeling, and...
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Trauma Shrinks the Brain But Science Shows Exercise Can Rebuild It from the Inside Out
The relationship between psychological trauma and the physical structure of the brain is one of the most striking discoveries in...
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Pig Semen-Derived Exosomes Deliver Cancer Treatment to Mouse Retinas via Eye Drops
A research team in China has engineered eye drops using exosomes extracted from pig semen to deliver a targeted drug...
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Male G-Spot Found: New Study Identifies Frenular Delta as Penis’s Most Sensitive Area
The study found that human penile innervation develops in distinct fetal stages and shows region-specific patterns in adults, with the...
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Stanford Geneticist Warned Humans Are Getting Dumber
Gerald Crabtree, a prominent geneticist at Stanford University, made a startling claim. If an average citizen from Athens around 1000 ...
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