Spouses of Dementia Patients Face 70% Higher Risk, Study Finds

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If you’re sick of your dead-straight hair or untameable curls, the blame doesn’t start with your wash and dry routine, or even the temperature or humidity of your surroundings. It begins below the skin’s surface with hundreds of thousands of tiny follicles littering your scalp. In 2005, scientists dissected human scalp follicles and found that…

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the birth of a magnetar, an extremely magnetic, rapidly spinning type of neutron star. The breakthrough confirms that these exotic objects can power some of the brightest stellar explosions ever seen. The discovery also validates a theory first proposed 16 years ago by a UC Berkeley physicist and…

Key Takeaways from the Recent Cancer Breakthroughs Cancer survival rates are improving thanks to faster, more effective treatments. Several major breakthroughs could transform cancer care, including mRNA cancer vaccines, immunotherapy, and gene testing. Improvements in testing, for example, through blood tests could help detect cancer earlier and save more lives. In the mid 1970s, only…

A new federal watchdog report released Thursday finds that NASA shed nearly 4,000 civil servants — roughly 22 percent of its entire workforce — over the course of 2025, and that staffing-related impacts have now spread to 25 of the agency’s 36 active major projects. The Government Accountability Office’s annual assessment, its 18th consecutive report…

Looking up at the night sky during mid- to late July until mid-August 2026, you may catch the faint Southern Delta Aquariids if you’re lucky. While this can be a popular meteor shower, the viewing can be difficult depending on your location and whether or not there is a full moon. Still, that doesn’t mean…