Resurrecting pigs? Cellular activity restored in pig hours after death

Biology / /

Many believe that death is an instantaneous and irreversible event, yet recent research conducted by a group of scientists at Yale University has shown otherwise. The group’s study, published in Nature, found that pumping nutrient-rich synthetic blood throughout the bodies of pigs that had been dead for an hour could reverse the deleterious processes that […]

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Axolotls and birth abnormalities: Interspecific embryonic similarities in early Mesoamerica

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Across fields of academia and within everyday life, the origins of scientific knowledge are often credited to European scholars, philosophers, and schools of thought. Embryology, the study of embryonic development, has been no stranger to this pattern of Eurocentrism, with Aristotle being widely considered to have created the field of developmental biology during the fourth

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Braincare in a bottle: The power of natural medicine

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Strolling through the Costco wellness aisles, you might see ginseng tea packets, ashwagandha supplements, or ayurvedic body oils. These products are created using natural medicine’s pillar belief that healing begins at the soul. Natural medicine practitioners avoid prescription pills and simply suppressing symptoms; instead, they prioritize bringing balance back to the body with alternative techniques

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Surpassing the incomprehensible: using synthetic dimensions to explore the higher-level universe

Physics, Space / /

We experience three common spatial dimensions in our universe: depth, width, and length — with time sometimes considered as a fourth dimension. Each progressive dimension adds complexity and therefore requires more information to describe. For example, more information is needed to describe a three-dimensional cube than a less-complex two-dimensional square. Although certain theories have suggested

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New advancements allow MRI scans during surgery

Biology, Health / /

Modern medical advancements are largely dependent upon the strength of the technology used in the field. The skills of surgeons are enhanced by sophisticated tools that can be used in and out of the operating room. A recent, notable advancement in medical technology is the increased use of the intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) exam,

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Is Halloween Candy Scarier than that Killer Clown Costume?

Health / /

There’s much to love about Halloween: elaborate costumes, spooky decorations, time with friends, and of course, candy. After all, what’s Halloween without the sacks of M&Ms, Twix, and Starbursts? The answer is much healthier — but most people know only this simple fact. What’s really hiding inside Halloween candy? A familiar ingredient is high fructose

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From single gene to hemoglobin protein

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Throughout the past century, the study of hemoglobin has revolutionized modern molecular medicine. Specifically, hemoglobin, an essential protein which gives blood its red color and is responsible for oxygen transport in vertebrates, has come to be better understood. Hemoglobin protein molecules in humans are primarily characterized by the folding of the amino acid chains which

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