Even mild inflammation during pregnancy led mouse offspring to develop persistent brain overactivity, sensory sensitivity, repetitive behaviors, and increased seizure risk. Remarkably, one dose of rapamycin improved nearly all of these problems within about two hours. The benefits were temporar...
The endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were found in December 2025. The post Bon voyage, Papyrus! 5 rescued sea turtles named after fonts released in Cape Cod appeared first on Popular Science .
Ecologists have long understood that biodiversity is paramount to ecosystem stability. Until now, however, most ecological research has focused on a single layer of ecological life at a time—for example, plant or animal communities. In reality, ecological systems have multiple layers that inter...
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Scientists expected SuperAgers might simply inherit fewer Alzheimer’s-related risks, but their genes looked much like those of typical older adults. Their extraordinary memories may instead come from still-unknown protective forces involving the brain, body, lifestyle, and environment.
Watching my father decline with Alzheimer's convinced our family that he was happier — and more himself — living at home with my mother.