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• Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe even our split from Neanderthals October 17, 2024
  A new study reveals how the duplication of the salivary amylase gene may not only have helped shape human adaptation to starchy foods, but may have occurred as far back as more than 800,000 years ago, long before the advent of farming.
• Astronomers detect ancient lonely quasars with murky origins October 17, 2024
  Astronomers observed ancient quasars that appear to be surprisingly alone in the early universe. The findings challenge physicists' understanding of how such luminous objects could have formed so early on in the universe, without a significant source of surrounding matter to fuel their growth.
• Controlling prosthetic hands more precisely by the power of thought October 17, 2024
  Researchers have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a study with rhesus monkeys. The method enables precise control of prosthetic hands using signals from the brain alone. Researchers were able to show that the neural signals that control the different hand postures in the brain are primarily important for this control, and […]
• New mRNA vaccine created to prevent and treat C. difficile October 17, 2024
  A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff. In animal models, this first mRNA-LNP C. difficile vaccine was found to protect against C. difficile first-time infections and relapsing infections by inducing a robust immune response, promote […]
• Forever chemicals found in bottled and tap water from around the world October 17, 2024
  Scientists have discovered toxic 'Forever Chemicals' present in samples of drinking water from around the world.