The Secret to a Longer Life Lies in Your Morning Coffee
Studies have found a simple practice to increase the longevity of our lives that many of us are already using – a daily cup of coffee or two. By Julia Teichman.
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Big Data, Small Scale: Will Nanotechnology Shift the Computing Paradigm?
Information overload? In the age of Big Data, researchers look to the nanoscale to handle it all. By Miranda Hitchens.
Cancer Targeting CAR T-Cells: Can They Treat Autoimmune Diseases?
For the first time, five patients diagnosed with the incurable autoimmune disease lupus have been sent into remission using a therapy previously designed for treating cancer. This has opened up the possibility of keeping other autoimmune diseases at bay. By Catherine Turnbull.
Infinitely Paradoxical: How Contradictions Influence Science Today
Do we really think we know what we know? Two millennia after Achilles raced the tortoise and our exploration of how paradoxes challenge scientists continues to unravel new understandings of nature. By Daniel Bilsborrow.
‘Junk DNA’ Proves Valuable in Demystifying Ageing and Cancer
Researchers have recently identified a DNA region, known as VNTR2-1, which drives the activity of the telomerase encoding gene and influences the ageing of certain cell types. By Sara Majernikova.
Estimation of White Dwarf Velocity Distribution Made For the First Time
Scientists unlock the secrets of elusive, near-invisible white dwarfs using new mathematical data and models. By Mephy Liu.