Researchers have shown that, at least in laboratory mice, bouts of relatively short-term stress can boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer. Furthermore, the beneficial effects of this occasional angst seem to last for weeks after the stressful situation has ended. The finding is surprising because chronic stress has the opposite [...]
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A new study shows vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing the risk of death associated with older age. The just-published research found that older adults with insufficient levels of vitamin D die from heart disease at greater rates that those with adequate levels of the vitamin.
The second of three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project has just been released online. It is a new and wonderful 340-million-pixel vista of the central parts of our home galaxy as seen from ESO’s Paranal Observatory with an amateur telescope.
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Individuals with ethanol in their bloodstreams appear less likely to die following a moderate to severe head injury, according to a new report.
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A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team in Israel.
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Scientists have ample evidence that individuals use a variety of cues to identify their own kin. People can also detect resemblances in families other than their own. A new study shows that their success in doing so is the same, whether or not those families are the same race as themselves.
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To hunt for the “ninjas” of the cosmos — dim objects that lurk in the vast dark spaces between planets and stars — scientists are building by far the most sensitive set of wide-angle infrared goggles ever, a space telescope called the Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).
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Very light-skinned children without red hair who tan appear to develop more nevi (birthmarks, moles or other colored spots on the skin) than children who do not tan, according to a new report.
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By merging more than a decade of atmospheric data from European satellites, scientists have compiled a homogeneous long-term ozone record that allows them to monitor total ozone trends on a global scale — and the findings look promising.
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While most women experience minor pain during menstruation, for others, the pain can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities and require medication. New research reveals initial findings of safety surrounding a new device that may more effectively treat menstrual pain.
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