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		New research reveals impaired oxygen absorption and mitochondrial dysfunction in muscle cells may explain why exercise makes long COVID patients feel worse.  Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2024 Jan 11 – One of the most consistently reported symptoms of long COVID is the tendency …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Scientists have identified a set of neurons in the brain that, when activated, allow mice to live longer and healthier lives.  Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Jan 09 – Slowing down the dreaded aging process is something that everybody’s interested in, and now …	
	        
        				
						
			            			
																												
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		A new study has provided the first direct evidence to explain the function of sleep.  Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 08 – Researchers have combined physics and biology in a study that provides the first direct evidence explaining why we sleep. Viewing …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Figure’s 01 humanoid robot demonstrates its new watch-and-learn capabilities by autonomously using a coffee machine. Perhaps not the most spectacular demo, but this could open the floodgates to a massive acceleration of general-purpose robotics. Figure – By Loz Blain 2024 Jan 07 – Figure’s …	
	        
        				
						
			            									
																						
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Plants with the altered microbiome proved to be more resistant to harmful bacteria.  Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Jan 05 – The “microbiome” is the unique population of microorganisms found in and on every plant and animal. Scientists have now genetically altered that …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Scientists are only just beginning to unravel the mind-body connection that appears to impact physiological changes such as healing.  Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jan 03 – For the first time, scientists have been able to establish that our perception of the passing …	
	        
        				
						
			            															
																
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Extreme downpours filled downtown Montpelier, Vt., with water in July 2023. John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images – By Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton Published: 2023 Dec 19 – The year 2023 was marked …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		Researchers created a groundbreaking peptide that may mean injectable drugs can be taken orally. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Dec 28 – Peptide therapeutics have revolutionized the treatment of disease, but their characteristics typically restrict them to administration by injection. Now, researchers have …	
	        
        				
						
			            																					
										
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		The Unitree H1 should ultimately sell for less than $90,000.  Unitree – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Dec 29 – It was just this week that we told you about Unitree’s latest quadruped robot, the B2. Well, the Chinese company has also announced its first-ever …	
	        
        				
						
			            																									
							
							
									
				
					
	
					
	
		An eight-week program focused on mindfulness and self-compassion reduced post-traumatic stress symptoms, a study found.  Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Dec 28 – A new study evaluating the effectiveness of an eight-week program focusing on self-compassion and mindfulness found that it reduced symptoms …