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What Is Adenomyosis? The Little-Known Condition Affects Up to 1 in 5 Women
ScienceAlert - Jen Southcombe & Nura Fitnat Topbas Selcuki
BBC presenter Naga Munchetty revealed last year that she suffers from adenomyosis, a chronic condition that affects the uterus. She spoke of how her …
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12 hours ago
Lucy Is 50: How a Bombshell 1974 Discovery Redefined Human Origins
ScienceAlert - Dylan Gamba
She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains …
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This Meteorite Just Revealed an Ancient Signal of Water on Mars
ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr
Evidence is growing that Mars was once sloshy and wet, draped with lakes and oceans, which lapped at shorelines and deposited sediments that are, …
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13 hours ago
Drugs Like Ozempic May Have a Shrinking Effect on The Heart
ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella
Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are showing incredible short-term benefits – from boosted metabolic health to pain relief to …
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14 hours ago
Common Heart Meds May Sharply Reduce Dementia Risk, Study Says
ScienceAlert - David Nield
Besides protecting heart health, widely used cardiovascular drugs could also significantly lower the risk of getting dementia in old age – by as much …
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16 hours ago
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Accelerated Brain Shrinkage, Study Reveals
ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella
A gradual loss of brain tissue is a natural part of aging, but one of the longest-running brain scan studies has now revealed some people's neural …