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— GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images Imagine you are in a soccer match, and it’s tied. Each team will begin taking penalty kicks. The crowd is roaring, and whether or not your team wins the game depends on your ability to hit the shot. As you imagine this scene, are you...by sagesgroup | Sep 1, 2024 | Biology, Future of Aging & Longevity, Health, Medicine, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
— Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images Aging is a by Melanie R. McReynolds at Penn State. Read the original article...by sagesgroup | Aug 19, 2024 | adex-no-bid, Biology, Gut health, Health, hp-latest, knowable-magazine, Medicine, Mind and Body, Science, Syndicated
— OLEKSANDRA TROIAN/Moment/Getty Images You’ve probably heard of the microbiome — the hordes of bacteria and other tiny life forms that live in our guts. Well, it turns out those bacteria have viruses that exist in and around them — with important consequences for...by sagesgroup | Aug 19, 2024 | Biology, Health, Medicine, Mind and Body, Philosophy, Syndicated, The Conversation
— KEITH CHAMBERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Science Photo Library/Getty Images With their primary goal to advance scientific knowledge, most scientists are not trained or incentivized to think through the societal implications of the technologies they are developing. Even...by sagesgroup | Jul 7, 2024 | Coronavirus, Data, Health, long Covid, Medicine, Mind and Body, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
— chuchart duangdaw/Moment/Getty Images Throughout the pandemic, one of the key questions on everyone’s mind was why some people avoided getting COVID while others caught the virus multiple times. Through a collaboration between University College London, the Wellcome...by sagesgroup | Jun 17, 2024 | Brain science, Health, Innovation, Medicine, Mental Health, Mind and Body, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
— Jena Ardell/Moment/Getty Images Imagine a future where the smell of menthol could alleviate some of the worst symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. This might sound like science fiction, but innovative new research is making it a potential reality. Scientists have...