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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Reduce the Risk of Dementia, Study Finds

Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants has shown.

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How Lemurs Are Laying the Groundwork for Interstellar Travel

After astronauts wake up from hibernation, will they still be able to drive the spacecraft?

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Tracking Microplastics From Sea to Body

On the edge of California’s Monterey Bay, ecologist Matthew Savoca and a team of volunteers sift through sand and seawater for microplastics, one of the planet’s most pervasive forms of pollution.

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Can Solar Farms Become Future Refuges for Bumblebees?

Solar farms could become important refuges for bumblebees in Britain, a new study reveals - though their benefits only go so far.

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Study Finds Sea-Level Projections From the 1990s Were Spot On

Global sea-level change has now been measured by satellites for more than 30 years, and a comparison with climate projections from the mid-1990s shows that they were remarkably accurate, according to two Tulane University researchers whose findings appear in Earth's Future, an open-access journal published by the American Geophysical Union.

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UAlbany Chemists Create New High-Energy Compound to Fuel Space Flight

University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient. 

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Tiny Cell Messengers in Obese Individuals Accelerate Alzheimer’s Linked Plaque Buildup in the Brain

Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has remained a mystery – until now.

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Record-Breaking 2024 Amazon Fires Drive Unprecedented Carbon Emissions and Ecosystem Degradation

A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which triggered record-breaking carbon emissions and exposed the region’s growing ecological fragility despite a slowing trend in deforestation. 

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New Imaging Tech Promises to Help Doctors Better Diagnose and Treat Skin Cancers

A University of Arizona research team will receive nearly $2.7 million from the NIH's Common Fund Venture Program to advance next-generation imaging technologies that allow deeper, clearer views inside the body without the need for invasive procedures.

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Tree-ring Data Sheds Light on Past and Present Summer Climate Extremes

A new study led by scientists at the University of Arizona used historical tree-ring data to study a key driver for widespread, extreme summer weather events: locked jet stream wave patterns that are often preceded by winter La Niña conditions in the Pacific.

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