Monthly Archives: June 2020

A game changer in the fight against dementia

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A recent article published in Frontiers in neuroscience, describes a pathway of cognitive decline induced by pulse pressure that sheds light on why previous treatments for dementia may have failed and proposes promising new directions for the prevention and treatment of dementia. “In the past two …

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Maybe life on Earth is as good as it seems?

Plate tectonics is important for habitability, and it appears that optimal conditions existed for planets that formed early in the galaxy’s lifespan … and are unlikely to be easily repeated. Image credit: Mark Schwartz According to the researchers, plate tectonics plays an important role in determining the “habitability” of a …

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