Men may need to exercise more than women to get the same heart benefits
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Exercise has significant benefits for heart health Ian Canham/Alamy Men over 50 may need to exercise more than twice as much as women to get the same heart health benefits.…
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Civet coffee: The real chemistry behind this bizarre luxury drink
An Asian palm stew Kurit afshen/Shutterstock Coffee beans collected from civet feces have a unique chemistry that may explain why such beans are prized for their flavor. Asian Palm Stews…
Testosterone helps libido in menopause – can it treat other symptoms?
A balance between testosterone and estrogen therapies can help with menopause symptoms Alamy stock photo Mood swings, brain fog, plummeting libido – menopausal symptoms can be debilitating. Many women turn…
We may finally know why the birds sing at dawn
Zebra finches are commonly studied in captivity by biologists Alamy The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers for thousands of years, but why birds around the…
Untangling the genetics of fibromyalgia sheds new light on its causes
People with fibromyalgia have different genetic variants than those without KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images We are beginning to unravel the genetics of fibromyalgia, a poorly understood condition that causes…
The colors of cloud microbes can help us discover life on other planets
A number of bacteria, fungi and viruses live in the clouds above the Earth’s surface George Pachantouris/Getty Images The colors of microbes that live in clouds high in the sky…
How to nurture infant microbiomes for a lifetime of good mental health
Families that garden together have more diverse microbiomes Halfpoint Images/Getty Images New parents have plenty to worry about—sleeping, eating, the color of their newborn’s poop—but their baby’s microbiome probably isn’t…
Hand-operated device disinfects drinking water with nanoparticles
Access to clean water can be difficult in remote areas kornienko alexandr/Alamy A simple jar with a crooked handle could revolutionize the delivery of clean drinking water in disaster zones…
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener can help your gut microbiome
Artificial sweeteners may have gut microbiome benefits Robert K. Chin/Alamy Using low-calorie sweeteners instead of sugar appears to boost beneficial gut microbes and help people maintain weight loss. The finding,…
‘Nightmare’ computation may be too difficult even for quantum computers
Some problems are too difficult even for quantum computers Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Researchers have identified a “nightmare scenario” calculation related to exotic types of quantum matter that would be impossible…