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There's a Surprising Link Between a Key Nutrient, Obesity, And Alzheimer's Risk <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/Pink-Brain-Between-2-Blue-Brains.jpg" alt="High contrast 3D rendering of a pink brain with a blue brain on either side"/>"Most people don't realize they aren't getting enough."

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There&#039;s a Surprising Link Between a Key Nutrient, Obesity, And Alzheimer&#039;s Risk

A combination of obesity and low levels of the nutrient choline could contribute to accelerated brain aging and potentially some early triggers of ...

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Celebrities Are Now Cloning Their Pets, But Experts Warn of Hidden Risks <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/Two-Matching-Puppies.jpg" alt="Close image of two puppies sniffing each other's noses"/>A 'forever pet' might leave you heartbroken instead.

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Celebrities Are Now Cloning Their Pets, But Experts Warn of Hidden Risks

Pets just don&#039;t live long enough.

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Common Acne Medication Linked With 30% Lower Schizophrenia Risk <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/DoxyMeds.jpg"/>Tentative, but exciting.

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Common Acne Medication Linked With 30% Lower Schizophrenia Risk

An antibiotic commonly prescribed for acne management has been linked to a reduced chance of developing schizophrenia.

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A Natural Molecule May Help Clear Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/RedNeurons.jpg" alt="System of neurons with glowing connections"/>"Like cheese that connects the long, thin pasta."

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A Natural Molecule May Help Clear Buildup of Alzheimer&#039;s Proteins, Study Finds

The small molecule spermine has the potential to stop the toxic build-up of proteins in the brain that characterizes diseases like Alzheimer&#039;s...

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Common Infection Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Drugs, Scientists Warn <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/candida_cells_header.jpg" alt="candida albicans cells, to illustrate how the common fungal infection is becoming resistant to antifungal drugs"/>This is a global problem.

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Common Infection Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Drugs, Scientists Warn

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world.

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Plants Stopped Thriving When Earth Warmed 56 Million Years Ago <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/Bare-Tree-In-Desert-With-Bold-Color.jpg" alt="A dead tree in a desert with bold orange and blue in the background, giving a feeling of heat"/>Today, we're heating Earth 10x faster.

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Plants Stopped Thriving When Earth Warmed 56 Million Years Ago

Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter.

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7th HIV Remission Raises Hope of Long-Lasting Treatment For More People <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/virus.jpg" alt="7th HIV Remission Raises Hope of Long-Lasting Treatment For More People"/>This could save lives

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7th HIV Remission Raises Hope of Long-Lasting Treatment For More People

A German man remains in remission from HIV an incredible six years after he received a stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia.

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Switch Turns Brain's Defenses Into Protectors Against Alzheimer's <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/AmyloidBeta.jpg" alt="Alzheimer's nerve cells illustration"/>More than just destructive responders.

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Switch Turns Brain&#039;s Defenses Into Protectors Against Alzheimer&#039;s

Specific immune cells in the brain may play a crucial role in preventing the onset of Alzheimer&#039;s disease, according to a new study – a disc...

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Using AI to Find Information Could Diminish Your Knowledge, Study Finds <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/AbstractImageOfBrainInterfacingWithDigitalNetwork.jpg" alt="Abstract Image Of Brain Interfacing With Digital Network"/>The added effort is worth it.

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Using AI to Find Information Could Diminish Your Knowledge, Study Finds

Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using large language models to access knowledge.

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Fame Can Cut Years From a Singer's Life, Study Reveals <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/famous_singer_crowdsurfing_header.jpg" alt="man carried by a crowd"/>Somebody tell that to Keith Richards.

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Fame Can Cut Years From a Singer&#039;s Life, Study Reveals

"Being famous, that&#039;s a 24-hour job right there," actor Bill Murray once said.

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Extreme 'Fire Amoeba' Smashes Record For Heat Tolerance <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/fire_amoeba_header.jpg" alt="colorized amoeba image"/>This challenges what we know about life.

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Extreme &#039;Fire Amoeba&#039; Smashes Record For Heat Tolerance

A single-celled organism squirming about in the searing waters of California&#039;s Lassen Volcanic National Park has just set a record for heat to...

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14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/14_year_old_origami_prize_header-1.jpg" alt="Miles Wu with his origami"/>Congratulations Miles!

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14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight

While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day improve disaster relief.

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Studies Find One Condition Semaglutide Doesn't Treat: Alzheimer's <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/12/semaglutide_alzheimers_header.jpg" alt="digital image of a brain"/>A disappointing result.

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Studies Find One Condition Semaglutide Doesn&#039;t Treat: Alzheimer&#039;s

Semaglutide, the drug behind the blockbuster weight-loss jabs Ozempic and Wegovy, does not slow cognitive decline in people with early-stage Alzhei...

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'Vampire Squid From Hell' Reveals The Ancient Origins of Octopuses <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/vampire_squid_2_header.jpg" alt="a vampire squid"/>The roots go very deep.

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&#039;Vampire Squid From Hell&#039; Reveals The Ancient Origins of Octopuses

The elusive &#039;vampire squid from hell&#039; has just yielded the largest cephalopod genome ever sequenced, a monster clocking in at more than 1...

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Speaking Multiple Languages May Slow Brain Aging, Study Suggests <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/BrainIllustrationWithOneHemisphereBinaryOtherColors.jpg" alt="Speaking Multiple Languages May Slow Brain Aging, Study Suggests"/>A consistent pattern is emerging.

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Speaking Multiple Languages May Slow Brain Aging, Study Suggests

People are living longer than ever around the world.

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Wild Pigs Turned 'Neon Blue' in California, Triggering Warnings <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/Unusual-bright-neon-blue-pig-flesh.jpg" alt="A gloved hand holding open a section of animal skin to reveal surprising bright blue insides"/>What the heck?

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Wild Pigs Turned &#039;Neon Blue&#039; in California, Triggering Warnings

Game hunters have found startlingly &#039;neon blue&#039; flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on potential cont...

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Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/melanized-fungus.jpg" alt="Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability"/>It's thriving.

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Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability

The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly...

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Orange Juice May Do Much More For Your Body Than Scientists Ever Realized <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/orange_juice_heart_header.jpg" alt="breakfast with orange juice and coffee"/>We need to rethink this.

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Orange Juice May Do Much More For Your Body Than Scientists Ever Realized

Most of us think of orange juice as a simple breakfast habit, something you pour without much thought.

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Boosting One Protein Reawakens Aging Brain Cells in Mice, Study Shows <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/FragmentedBrain.jpg" alt="Desintegration of digital brain"/>A promising step forward.

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Boosting One Protein Reawakens Aging Brain Cells in Mice, Study Shows

A discovery by researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in the US could lead to treatments that clear the troublesome aggregations of protei...

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Almost $100 Billion Worth of Rare Earth Elements May Be Buried in The US <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/rees-art.jpg"/>Hiding in plain sight.

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Almost $100 Billion Worth of Rare Earth Elements May Be Buried in The US

The waste left over from spent fossil fuel may contain a treasure trove of rare-earth elements worth billions of dollars.