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sciencealert.com > scientists-reveal-what-happens-when-you-switch-from-a-low-carb-to-a-high-carb-diet

Scientists Reveal What Happens When You Switch From a Low-Carb to a High-Carb Diet

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (373+ words) Low-carbohydrate diets are one of the most popular options for losing weight, with data suggesting 7 percent of Americans followed a low-carb diet in 2024....


sciencealert.com > a-warning-sign-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-may-show-up-on-your-face

A Warning Sign of Heart Attack And Stroke May Show Up on Your Face

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (272+ words) Atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fatty plaques in the arteries that causes restricted blood flow, is responsible for most heart attacks and strokes – but it often builds up slowly and silently, without symptoms, before causing a major medical emergency....


sciencealert.com > could-the-next-alzheimers-treatment-be-encoded-in-deep-sleep

Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer's Disease, New Research Shows

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (641+ words) We know sleep and Alzheimer's disease are intricately linked. In a new study published in the journal Neurology, a team of scientists explores the associations between particular kinds of electrical activity that occur during deep sleep, a peptide neurotransmitter called…...


sciencealert.com > scientists-discover-a-cannabis-receptor-that-could-stop-breast-cancer-spreading

Scientists Discover a Cannabis Receptor That Could Stop Breast Cancer Spreading

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (614+ words) Cancer cells are proving trickier than we thought, so scientists are getting even trickier to shift the survival odds in our favor. Recent medical research has highlighted a significant issue: cancer cells display plasticity. Some cancer cells can spontaneously revert…...


sciencealert.com > no-place-on-earth-is-safe-if-all-hell-breaks-loose-but-one-place-is-safer-than-the-rest

No Place on Earth Is Safe if All Hell Breaks Loose, But One Place Is Safer Than The Rest

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (931+ words) Sometimes it seems like there's no end to the catastrophic dangers we face as a species. Nuclear armageddon. Climate change. Pandemics. AI. Supervolcanoes. The list is a long one. But if all hell really does break loose and some kind…...


sciencealert.com > beneath-an-active-volcano-scientists-may-have-found-an-ore-deposit-being-born

An Active Volcano May Be Creating a Valuable Metal Deposit Deep Underground

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (322+ words) Volcanoes can wreak devastation when they erupt, but they're also a valuable natural resource: the liquids that bubble up from magma are often rich in important metals....


sciencealert.com > brain-scans-reveal-a-striking-similarity-between-schizophrenia-and-bipolar-disorder

Brain Scans Reveal a Striking Similarity Between Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (324+ words) Schizophrenia can affect how a person perceives reality, thinks, and communicates, sometimes causing hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, reduced motivation, and cognitive difficulties....