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Using 'fission yeast', a single-celled organism that mirrors many of the inner workings of human cells, the research team found that caffeine doesn't just wake you up—it also stimulates the body's ...

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Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

New research shows that caffeine may help slow ageing at the cellular level by activating AMPK, a key energy-sensing pathway.

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A new study from the Cellular Aging and Senescence laboratory at Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Molecular Cell ...