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Covid-19 damages lungs by continuing an ancient battle that began in the primordial soup
Viruses and bacteria have a very long history. Because viruses can't reproduce without a host, they…
PTI
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There may be a significant negative effects on kids if their mothers are older
It's no shock the genes a mother passes down will affect her child's lifespan. But in addition to g…
Ellie Kincaid
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This baby has DNA from 2 parents plus 1 other woman
Though the baby was born with DNA from three people, its parents still supply the vast majority of …
Anna Medaris
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Here's how scientists are trying to solve one of the biggest problems for older women trying to get pregnant
The procedure begins with a small biopsy of a woman's ovary, Dr. Jon Tilly, who holds the patent fo…
Ellie Kincaid
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The first babies conceived through a futuristic new technology have already been born
John Eppig, a reproductive biologist at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine raised the concern …
Ellie Kincaid
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What happens to your body when you start exercising regularly
Over the next few weeks, you'll slowly start to ramp up production of mitochondria via a process ca…
Uma Sharma,Jessica Orwig
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Smoking can have negative effects on men's fertility - here's why
The scientists also examined 422 proteins in the patients' sperm. Proteins are essential to every c…
Molly Sequin
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A baby with '3 parents' was born using a new technique - here's what that means
Three-parent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) was approved in the UK back in 2015, but the team from th…
Lydia Ramsey
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Animals that defy the rules of aging - like naked mole rats - could help scientists unravel the secrets to longevity
In these circumstances, turtles turn off most of their stress-response proteins so they can focus w…
Charlotte Hu
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Doing too many HIIT workouts a week can hurt your metabolism and destabilize your blood sugar, a small study suggests
Moderate HIIT workouts can improve your fitness, but overdoing them can lead to long term health ri…
Gabby Landsverk
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We're tantalizingly close to a new era in childbirth
Also, an amendment to the 1996 federal budget made it illegal for the government to fund research t…
Ellie Kincaid
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Humans can't live forever, but we haven't even come close to the limit for how long our bodies could last
The longest any human lived was for 122 years, but researchers suggest that's on the lower end of o…
Emily Swaim
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Just 30 minutes of walking a day may help treat long COVID symptoms — from diabetes to depression — researchers say
Researchers who studied ways to treat inflammation linked to long COVID say even a short walk could…
Gabby Landsverk
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400,000-Year-Old Hominin DNA Throws Everything We Know About Human Evolution Into Disarray
This builds upon other findings, presented Nov. 18 at a meeting on ancient DNA at the Royal Society…
Jennifer Welsh
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Doctors are buzzing about these technologies that could let women have kids at any age
A woman's age-related decline in fertility has been linked to a gradual decrease in the number and …
Ellie Kincaid
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6 health benefits of beets: How the root vegetable may improve athletic performance and help you lose weight
Beets can benefit your health because they may lower blood pressure, support your brain, fight infl…
Ashley Laderer
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Nestlé and L'Oréal are betting on a longevity supplement made from pomegranate juice
Research suggests that a compound in pomegranates may rejuvenate our cells, boosting immunity and m…
Hilary Brueck
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Singer Grimes kicks off Adidas campaign with a post about her 'training regime,' which she says includes deprivation tanks, astro-gliding to other dimensions, and experimental surgery to remove the top film of her eye
"Grimes is the perfect embodiment of the Adidas by Stella McCartney core values," Stella McCartney …
Kate Taylor
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Crash diets may be tempting but can make weight loss harder and mess up your metabolism, a scientist warned
Eating plenty of protein in a small calorie deficit is the smartest way to lose weight, according t…