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Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA

An archaic hominin. Image credit: Ninara / CC BY 2.0.

New research led by the University of California, Berkeley reveals that beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, humans interbred with two mysterious β€˜ghost’ lineages: one in Africa more than 50,000 years ago, another in Eurasia over 1.7 million years ago.

The post Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Decades of Financial Hardship Linked to Faster Brain Aging

Long-term financial stress accelerates age-related cognitive decline. Image credit: Thomas Breher.

A large British study spanning more than 70 years has found that people who experience chronic money struggles over their working lives show measurable declines in memory and processing speed by their 50s, along with signs of accelerated brain shrinkage decades later.

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