Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Greenland Sharks Can Survive for Centuries—and Maintain Long-Lasting Vision, Despite Living in the Dark

The long-living sharks aren't as blind as once thought and have DNA repair mechanisms that may help prevent their vision from ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

Israeli study traces need for sleep over millions of years of evolution

Bar-Ilan University research shows even jellyfish and sea anemones repair DNA during repose, underscoring the fact that a ...

We may have one thing in common with jellyfish, new research finds

Humans began sleeping as a way to partly help reduce DNA damage in nerve cells, scientists at Bar-Ilan University in Israel ...
Earth.com

Sleep evolved to protect neurons from DNA damage

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.
New York Magazine

Dr. Shereene Idriss Teaches Us How to Fade Dark Spots (For Good)

Dr. Shereene Idriss, board-certified dermatologist and the founder of Idriss Dermatology in New York City: Number one is ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN

Greenland sharks reveal that extreme longevity does not have to mean failing vision

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

World's Longest-Living Sharks May Hold Clues to Preserving Vision For Life

A new analysis of the eyes of some of the longest-lived animals on Earth could provide molecular clues about long-lasting ...

BIU study reveals that origin of sleeping in humans is deduced from jellyfish, sea anemones

A new study from the multidisciplinary brain research center at Bar-Ilan University found that jellyfish and sea anemones ...
ZME Science on MSN

The Greenland Shark Isn’t Blind After All, Even After Centuries of Swimming in Dark Water

“You see it move its eye,” says Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the ...

Is the Medicube PDRN Serum Really Worth It?

According to Jin, the Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum fits flawlessly into any routine. Apply it after your favorite ...
Earth.com

What sharks can teach us about preserving lifelong vision

Greenland sharks preserve vision for centuries through DNA repair, offering clues for treating age-related eye disease.

Folic acid important in the earliest development of the human body

Folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, is an important B-vitamin with many vital functions in the human body. It was discovered in the early 1930s when an English scientist isolated a compound from ...