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It was late, and Sonia was alone in an unfamiliar town, trying to find her way home. The map showed a route through a dark forest lit by an occasional lantern. She viewed it with foreboding but, seeing other people also using this passage, took it. Walking fast, she neared a couple ahead of her—a man and a woman—who suddenly stopped, turned and grabbed her. The man covered her face with a cloth. She found herself on a stage with a ceiling spanned by a mirror. A crowd of men armed with guns and knives encircled her; she…

At the sight of anything that reminds me of her, I say hello, or want to give it a high five. Sometimes I say a prayer that we’ll talk again. Other times I queue up Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”: As every fairy tale comes real, I’ve looked at love that way.Yes, 14 months after a debilitating breakup I realize things need to change. So I recently embarked on a research journey. Heartbreak, I discovered, is a subject of scientific inquiry, with researchers plumbing the effects and mysteries surrounding a loss.…

Anyone who's experienced the heartbreak of a relationship ending knows it can be emotionally devastating. But scientists have found that a breakup also has physical effects on our brains — and our bodies. In Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak, a documentary from The Nature of Things, Anthony Morgan speaks with researchers and scientists to discover the biological effects of a broken heart. In the documentary, Morgan meets a team researching Takotsubo syndrome, where the stress of heartbreak or loss can actually change…

Palworld has numerous enemies that you'll encounter as you explore the lands beyond. Naturally, there are instances when your own allies might get the short end of the stick when it comes to combat. Here's our guide on heal and revive Pals in Palworld.How to heal and revive Pals in PalworldTo heal your Pals, you can give them food directly from your inventory. Simply open your inventory and highlight a particular food item (i.e. berries or meat), then right click. You'll see a panel that allows you to…

Physician and author Gabor Maté is known for his insights into the imprints that trauma leaves on the mind and body—and for his compassionate guidance on healing. In a series of best-selling books, he has argued that childhood adversities and other stressors may underlie addictions, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other conditions. In Maté’s most recent work, The Myth of Normal, written with his son, Daniel Maté, he postulates that trauma—by which he means “wound,” as in the original Greek—is woven into the…

Recent research highlights the crucial role of cardiomyocytes and mitochondria in heart regeneration. The study suggests that modulating mitochondrial activity could enhance heart repair after damage, providing new insights for heart disease treatment. In the journal Circulation, the authors reveal an exciting new avenue of study for repairing damaged hearts. Think of them as the Energizer Bunnies of the heart, tiny natural batteries that keep this vital organ beating 100,000 times a day as it pumps 2,000 gallons of blood…

As far back as 9,000 years ago, the Acjachemen and Tongva people hunted, fished and foraged for nuts and berries at Bolsa Chica Mesa. This is where they gathered herbs for medicines and held prayer ceremonies. Here, on a raised landmass that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, is where they buried their dead.Today, descendants of those original inhabitants can call a piece of the mesa their own once again. With the recent transfer of 6.2 acres to the two tribes for conservation and cultural use, Indigenous Californians for the…

In 2020 biologist Michael Levin and his colleagues reported that they had made “biological robots” by shaping clusters of cells into tiny artificial forms that could “walk” around on surfaces. Levin’s team argued that these entities, which it dubbed xenobots because they were made from skin and heart muscle cells of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis, could be considered a new kind of organism. That claim became perhaps more compelling when a year later the researchers showed that xenobots could self-assemble…

It’s well documented that vitamin B12, or cobalamin, helps red blood cells form and facilitates DNA synthesis that protects genetic mutations in our cells. It is also crucial in the development and ongoing function of our brain and nerve cells. Now, scientists have found that this micronutrient also plays a key role in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration.IRB Barcelona researchers discovered this new set of biological tricks while observing how the process of cellular reprogramming in mice required an enormous…

When treating severely broken bones, doctors want new bone tissue to grow back as fast as possible, and they also want to keep the wound site from becoming infected. Scientists have developed an implantable composite material that reportedly delivers on both counts.The substance was created via the German-government-funded SCABAEGO (Scaffold Bioactive Glass-Enhanced Osteogenesis) collaborative research project.Partnering groups include the Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery at the Heidelberg University…