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Improvement is the buzzword, the motto, the motivation etched into every drop of sweat in an athlete’s daily grind. And yet, in defiance of everything sport holds sacred, comes the Enhanced Games - a ...

What can lemurs tell us about inflammation and aging, aka "inflammaging" in humans? That's the question Elaine Guevara, a ...

The research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, found that older adults who feel anxious on Mondays exhibit ...

A new study reveals that anxiety felt on Mondays uniquely elevates stress hormones, even in retirees, with potential ...

Cutting a single amino acid from the diet caused rapid, drastic weight loss in mice by converting white fat into ...

Researchers have identified how thyroxine, a human thyroid hormone, can positively influence the life-critical calcification ...

MIT researchers have built a bone-anchored bionic knee that lets above-knee amputees walk faster, climb stairs and clear ...