A newly released study found that the biological age of a human brain plays a major role in a person’s longevity, even more so than the biological age of other organs or muscle tissue.
Tag: Science
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NEW STUDY FINDS THERE ARE MORE NANOPLASTICS IN THE OCEAN THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
A new study published in the journal Nature said there are at least 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics—which are invisible to the naked eye—in the North Atlantic seas, which researchers said was a “shocking amount.”
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ONE-STEP METHOD GROWS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PLASTIC
Plastic’s drawbacks are well-documented: it’s made from crude oil, it’s troublesome to recycle, the rising tide of waste clogs our landfills, littering our waterways and endangering wildlife, and its microparticles make their way into our food, our bodies, and our brains.
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ZAPPED BY WEAK ELECTRIC PULSES, PARALYZED RATS WALK AGAIN
At the University of Auckland in New Zealand, rats paralyzed by spinal cord injuries are walking again, thanks to a tiny control box they wear like a backpack.
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TO END SCREWWORM PLAGUE, U.S. WILL BREED BILLIONS OF SCREWWORM FLIES
Flesh-eating maggots are chewing their way across Mexico and southern Texas. To fight them, the U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and scatter them from airplanes across the affected landscape.
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MICE REGROW MISSING EARS WHEN AN EVOLUTIONARY MISSTEP IS CORRECTED
By turning on a gene that evolution had turned off, researchers at the University of Beijing have enabled mice to regrow missing ear tissue.
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GENETICALLY ALTERED E. COLI TURN PLASTIC WASTE INTO PAINKILLERS
Biologists at the University of Edinburgh have figured out how to reprogram the genome of e. coli, a common bacterium, so it eats waste PET plastic—the material commonly used in plastic bottles and packaging—and yields acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, the painkiller in popular brands such as Excedrin, Panadol, and Tylenol.
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HOW TO KILL A HURRICANE IN ITS TRACKS
Evidence shows hurricanes are becoming steadily more intense and, therefore, more damaging over time. What if a hurricane could be drained of its energy before it could come ashore?
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DARPA SETS POWER BEAM RECORD
U.S. military researchers have sent a laser carrying 800 watts of power across 5.3 miles (8.6 km), setting a new record.
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SHELLFISH COULD BECOME YOUR NEW ONE-A-DAY VITAMIN
Clams, mussels, and oysters are among the world’s best sources of animal protein. Scientists at Cambridge University decided to make them even better by turning them into a one-stop source of a person’s complete daily nutritional needs.