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With age, our muscles gradually lose their energy and strength. The decreased amount of proteins in mitochondria, the power plants of cells, seems to be responsible for that. However, exercise could help in bringing back the energy, restoring the protein content and function of mitochondria in muscle cells.
The fragrance of plants: how their perfume pervades the air
Apr 18, 2018 | 3.5 min read by Joshua Widhalm , Funmilayo Adebesin , Natalia DudarevaObesity: The heavyweight of cancer
Apr 12, 2018 | 4 min read by Daniela Quail , Oakley Olson , Johanna JoyceAlzheimer’s: A New Approach to Treating an Old Disease
Apr 3, 2018 | 3.5 min read by Pamela MaherConnecting Asia to the human dispersal story
Mar 22, 2018 | 4 min read by Kira WestawayStudies of the bugs within: telling sickness from cure
Mar 20, 2018 | 4 min read by Sofia K. Forslund , Oluf PedersenTheScienceBreaker APP
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Survival of the friendliest
Dec 13, 2017 in Evolution & Behaviour | 3.5 min read by Bridgett vonHoldt , Monique Udell , Emily ShuldinerFor polar bears the cost of living is rising
Mar 13, 2018 in Earth & Space | 4 min read by George DurnerGlobal contamination of honey by insecticides
Dec 18, 2017 in Earth & Space | 3.5 min read by Edward A. D. Mitchell , Blaise Mulhauser , Matthieu Mulot , Aline Mutabazi , Gaétan Glauser , Alexandre AebiA new paradigm for metabolic health: reduced intake of dietary branched-chain amino acids
Feb 22, 2018 in Health & Physiology | 3 min read by Dudley W. LammingMost popular
The belligerence of breeding: female aggression after mating
Sexual behaviors often have a deep impact on social interactions. Here is how female fruit flies cope with it.
Nov 1, 2017 | 4 min readWhere is the Engram?
We observe, we learn, we repeat. This is possible thanks to the capacity of our brains to store information - but how and where is memory stored within our brains?
Dec 14, 2015 | 4 min readChildren Prefer the Real Thing to Pretending
Playing can be seen as the "gym" of life for children. Therefore we encourage them to pretend-play the real-life ahead of them. However, given the choice, wouldn't them jump head in into the real thing?
Mar 1, 2018 | 3 min readThe climate's barrier to coastal hurricanes
The delicate role of climate in regulating how costal hurricanes may form and gain strength.
Nov 8, 2017 | 4 min readShort bursts of exercise improve brain function
Mens sana in corpore sano - this old latin way of saying correlates physical health (corpore sano) with mental activity (mens sana). But how can we cope with these guidelines in our hectic ways of living? Well, 10 minutes a day might be all that you need.
Jan 18, 2018 | 3 min readGMOs are not a human invention: sweet potato is a naturally transgenic food crop
Genetically modified organisms can be the natural result of environmental interactions between plants and their surroundings.
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