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Researchers studying ageing in mice found that declining cellular recycling helps ‘zombie cells’ evade immune clearance; restoring the process improved their removal and reduced age-related inflammation

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Researchers studying ageing in mice found that declining cellular recycling helps 'zombie cells' evade immune clearance; restoring the process improved their removal and reduced age-related inflammation

Experiments in mice found that declining CMA affects senescent cells and the macrophages that clear them. (Representational photo) Researchers studying ageing in mice have identified a cellular process that may help explain why what are called ‘zombie cells’ become harder for the body to remove as it gets older. The new study led by researchers … Read more

​J.K. Rowling lost her mother to multiple sclerosis at 45; in 2010, she donated £10 million for an Edinburgh research clinic in her mother’s name, and the facility now helps thousands of people with brain conditions

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​J.K. Rowling lost her mother to multiple sclerosis at 45; in 2010, she donated £10 million for an Edinburgh research clinic in her mother’s name, and the facility now helps thousands of people with brain conditions

J.K. Rowling opened the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic in memory of her mother, who died of multiple sclerosis. The clinic focuses on research and treatment of various neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. The funding aims to attract world-class researchers to develop new therapies and potentially find a cure. It has already … Read more

Inside Chris Pratt’s 100-acre Washington ranch with sheep, pigs and award-winning wool, where farm life helps him slow down away from Hollywood

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Inside Chris Pratt’s 100-acre Washington ranch with sheep, pigs and award-winning wool, where farm life helps him slow down away from Hollywood

A glimpse inside Chris Pratt’s Washington ranch, where life moves by the seasons, not Hollywood’s release schedules. Hollywood star Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, have built a life that extends well beyond the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles. While the couple have made headlines for their high-profile relationship and impressive real-estate portfolio, … Read more

A fungus turns beetles into zombies and makes them die on flowers; scientists say the timing helps infect the next generation

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A fungus turns beetles into zombies and makes them die on flowers; scientists say the timing helps infect the next generation

A fungus infecting goldenrod soldier beetles can alter their behaviour before death and cause changes to their bodies afterwards. Researchers investigating Eryniopsis lampyridarum found infected Chauliognathus pensylvanicus beetles clamped their mandibles tightly onto flower heads shortly before dying. Between 15 and 22 hours after death, the fungus caused the beetles to raise their hardened forewings … Read more

Meet Kim Ji-on, a 12-year-old South Korean student who invented a life-saving device that helps people escape deadly fires

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Meet Kim Ji-on, a 12-year-old South Korean student who invented a life-saving device that helps people escape deadly fires

What’s the one thing you would carry to a remote island with you? If honesty is the way forward, most would say their phone. While there was a time someone would have said an answer like a weapon or maybe their loved one, now, it is truly a mobile phone that lives rent-free with a … Read more

Scientists found that DNA once dismissed as “junk” helps chromosomes find their partners

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Scientists found that DNA once dismissed as “junk” helps chromosomes find their partners

For years, the dense loops of repetitive DNA clustered near the middle of chromosomes were treated as evolutionary clutter. According to the new study published in Nature, titled ‘Meiotic pairing through barcode-like satellite DNA repeats‘, researchers working with fruit flies have shown that this so-called satellite DNA forms a kind of barcode: a unique combination … Read more

Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. Research helps explain why it was so destructive

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Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. Research helps explain why it was so destructive

Newcastle , Locals and officials in Colombia have begun a massive search and rescue effort to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck near San Jose del Palmar in Choco, with major damage observed in the cities of Cali, Manizales and Pereira. Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. Research helps explain why it … Read more

Laguna Beach sheepdog helps first responders land helicopter during emergency, earns praise: ‘What a good boy’ | Video

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California sheepdog helps first responders land helicopter during emergency (lagunabeachpd/Instagram)

A feel-good video shows a sheepdog in California helping first responders land a helicopter during an emergency situation in Orange County. The video shows the dog smoothly guiding a herd of goats out of the way to let the units work. California sheepdog helps first responders land helicopter during emergency (lagunabeachpd/Instagram) The Laguna Beach Police … Read more