The findings suggest that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), long COVID, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis (MS) may share underlying biological mechanisms. An infection and a traumatic experience have little in common, yet both can be followed by lasting exhaustion, brain fog, and disturbed sleep. Researchers at the University of East Anglia […]
Five Very Different Diseases May Share a Hidden Biological Link
The findings suggest that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), long COVID, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis (MS) may share underlying biological mechanisms. An infection and a traumatic experience have little in common, yet both can be followed by lasting exhaustion, brain fog, and disturbed sleep. Researchers at the University of East Anglia […]
Scientists Link “Lonely” Sleep Waves to Memory Decline With Age
As tau builds up in the brain, the brain waves that help form memories during non-REM sleep become irregular. You’ve finished grocery shopping and are ready to get home and start dinner. Then you reach the parking lot and realize you cannot remember where you left the car. You parked it only a short time […]
Australia’s Indigenous Population May Have Been Far Larger Before Colonization Than Historians Thought
New estimates suggest Australia’s Indigenous population was much larger before European colonization and declined by roughly 93% between 1788 and 1861. European colonization of Australia began in 1788 with the arrival of Britain’s First Fleet. By the time early censuses counted Indigenous people, disease and violence had already devastated their communities, leaving those records an […]
Australia’s Indigenous Population May Have Been Far Larger Before Colonization Than Historians Thought
New estimates suggest Australia’s Indigenous population was much larger before European colonization and declined by roughly 93% between 1788 and 1861. European colonization of Australia began in 1788 with the arrival of Britain’s First Fleet. By the time early censuses counted Indigenous people, disease and violence had already devastated their communities, leaving those records an […]
Australia’s Indigenous Population May Have Been Far Larger Before Colonization Than Historians Thought
New estimates suggest Australia’s Indigenous population was much larger before European colonization and declined by roughly 93% between 1788 and 1861. European colonization of Australia began in 1788 with the arrival of Britain’s First Fleet. By the time early censuses counted Indigenous people, disease and violence had already devastated their communities, leaving those records an […]
A Cloudy Climate Mystery Over Antarctica Has Scientists Rethinking Their Models
Researchers compare observations with leading climate models to identify errors and help improve future climate predictions. Some simulations put too many low clouds over the Southern Ocean, yet still underestimate how much heat reaches the surface below. Observations from an Antarctic research voyage suggest that fixing the cloud count alone will not solve the problem. […]
A New Helium Measurement Is Testing the Universe’s First Five Minutes
Large Binocular Telescope data cut helium measurement uncertainty threefold. Helium, a light chemical element, carries clues to what the universe was like during its first five minutes. To read that record, an international team turned to 15 small, remote galaxies whose chemistry has changed very little, preserving a composition close to that of the early […]
A New Helium Measurement Is Testing the Universe’s First Five Minutes
Large Binocular Telescope data cut helium measurement uncertainty threefold. Helium, a light chemical element, carries clues to what the universe was like during its first five minutes. To read that record, an international team turned to 15 small, remote galaxies whose chemistry has changed very little, preserving a composition close to that of the early […]
A New Helium Measurement Is Testing the Universe’s First Five Minutes
Large Binocular Telescope data cut helium measurement uncertainty threefold. Helium, a light chemical element, carries clues to what the universe was like during its first five minutes. To read that record, an international team turned to 15 small, remote galaxies whose chemistry has changed very little, preserving a composition close to that of the early […]