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'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.
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Why does the sun make people sneeze? People who sneeze in bright lights, like the sun, may have autosomal dominant compelling helio-ophthalmic outburst syndrome, or ACHOO.
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Patient shown walking up stairs while wearing the new prosthetic limb. Only the bottom half, from the middle of their torso downwards is shown.

Bionic legs plugged directly into nervous system enable unprecedented 'level of brain control'

By Emily Cooke published

A first-of-its-kind study demonstrated that a new nervous system-controlled bionic leg helps leg amputees walk more naturally than traditional prosthesis.

Surgery
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Save over $50 on our favorite budget air purifier tower fan

By Anna Gora published

Deals Save 17% on the Dreo MC710S Air Purifier Tower Fan at Amazon.

Deals
A conceptual 3D illustration showing a strand of DNA being cut with large scissors

How does CRISPR work?

By Kamal Nahas last updated

CRISPR is a versatile tool for editing genomes and has recently been approved as a gene therapy treatment for certain blood disorders.

Genetics
An artist's rendering of two strands of DNA, one blue and one pink, with tiny X and Y chromosomes in the background

Why genetic testing can't always reveal the sex of a baby

By Maggie Ruderman, Kimberly Zayhowski published

Gender and sex are more complicated than X and Y chromosomes.

Genetics
photo of a man running outside along a beach, holding his side as if in pain

What causes you to get a 'stitch in your side'?

By Clarissa Brincat published

Many people are familiar with the sharp pain that can strike beneath your rib cage during exercise. But what causes it?

Exercise
Photo of seven elite cyclists in uniforms biking down a road; most are in UAE uniforms

'We're proving that this is a new door to understand cancer better': Tour de France coach Iñigo San Millán on what elite cyclists could reveal about cancer biology

By James Witts published

Cancer researcher Iñigo San Millán is also a coach to Tadej Pogačar, a favorite to win this year's Tour de France. In this interview, San Millán discusses his work in both arenas.

Exercise
An artist's rendering of chromosomes floating against a blue background with orange tips representing telomeres

Single molecule reverses signs of aging in muscles and brains, mouse study reveals

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A new study in mice and human cells suggests that a small molecule can help reverse signs of aging by extending telomeres and modulating key genes.

Ageing
Lab-grown urethra

Body parts grown in the lab

By Mindy Weisberger, Emily Cooke last updated

In recent years, scientists have successfully grown a range of miniature organs and human body parts in the lab.

Health
A close up on a diagram of the bottom of the human brain with a yellow circle highlighting the location of the pituitary gland

Predator or prey? This 'switch' in the brain toggles when you're hunting or being hunted

By Stephanie Pappas published

The hypothalamus, a brain region that helps control our hormones and sleep cycles, is also responsible for our ability to switch between predator- and prey-like behavior.

Neuroscience
A close up photo of a milk pump and bucket used in the dairy industry, with a black and white cow visible in the background

H5N1 bird flu can remain infectious in raw milk for at least an hour, study finds

By Kristel Tjandra published

Scientists found that contaminated milking equipment can harbor the H5N1 virus for more than an hour, increasing the risk of dairy farmers getting infected.

Flu
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