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Joseph Shavit
Mar 16, 2022
New fabric can “hear” your heartbeat
Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 16, 2022
Is the quality or quantity of your sleep more important?
Elite sleepers show psychological resilience and resistance to neurodegenerative conditions that may point the way to fending off disease.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 16, 2022
New sabre-tooth predator precedes cats by millions of years
The lower jaw and teeth fossil offers a window into what the Earth was like during the Eocene Period, more than 40 million years ago.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 15, 2022
Huge forest fires release less carbon than previously thought, study shows
Following two large wildfires, research showed the vast majority of carbon stored in trees before the blazes was still there after the fires
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 15, 2022
The colder you are -- the longer you live, study finds
Researchers have found that body temperature exerts a greater effect on lifespan than metabolic rate.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
Anyone can be trained to be creative, researchers say
Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current way
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
The mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface solved by researchers
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
How does the brain know whether our actions actually make a difference?
Trying to reach an actual person when calling customer support, you find yourself wondering -- do my actions actually make a difference?
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
Where did meteorites that helped form the Earth come from?
Earth is believed to have formed partly from carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to come from outer main-belt asteroids.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
Eating protein from a greater variety of sources can lower risk of high blood pressure
The AHA advises people eat healthy sources of protein, mostly from plants and may include seafood and low-fat or fat-free dairy products.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
Why do people get their best ideas in the shower?
The benefits of taking a shower might be more than skin deep - and there's a reason why many people get their best ideas daydreaming there.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 13, 2022
How does a single cell turn into something as majestic as a tree?
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 13, 2022
Loneliness linked to memory decline, study says
Scientists report certain people who feel lonely over a sustained period of time may experience elevated decline in verbal memory skills.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 12, 2022
Ketogenic diet significantly improves patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 12, 2022
Sharing memories sets children on path to better well-being
Toddlers whose mothers received special coaching in talking about memories grew into teenagers who experience better wellbeing.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022
What makes a voice attractive to others -- study finds
What makes a voice attractive is the subject of broad interest, with far-reaching implications in our personal lives, workplaces and society
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022
Fatty acid found in energy drinks can protect against heart attack injuries
Heart attacks mean energy deprivation. Could a fatty acid found in energy drinks, then, help recovery?
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022
Hail to Syllipsimopodi Bideni — A squid fit for a president
Researchers from Yale have identified the earliest known relative of octopuses and vampire squid — and named it after Joseph R. Biden.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022
Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
Scientists debut technology that could turn off SARS-CoV-2 genes, diagnose parasitic infection, and sequence genes faster
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 11, 2022
Ants can “sniff out” cancer!
Cancer detection is a major public health challenge, and the methods currently available to achieve it are often expensive and invasive.
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