Economic benefits of the global polio eradication initiative estimated at $40-50 billion
New study in Vaccine offers strong economic justification for finishing the job on polio as quickly as possible
New spinal implant will help people with paraplegia to exercise paralyzed limbs
Engineers have developed a new type of microchip muscle stimulator implant that will enable people with paraplegia to exercise their paralysed leg muscles.
Speed heals
USC College's Samantha Butler and collaborators show that the rate and direction of axon growth in the spinal cord can be controlled, a discovery that 1 day may help improve treatment for spinal injuries or neurodegenerative diseases
Stability is first step toward treating ALS
A team of Brandeis scientists makes breakthrough with mutant gene that causes familial form of Lou Gehrig's disease
Toddlers to get 'six in one' jabs
Different immunisations can be administered at the same time
Diagrams that changed the world
A picture, the old adage goes, is worth 1,000 words. But in science a diagram can describe things that transcend the written word. A single image can convey the simple underlying pattern hidden by words or equations, says Marcus du Sautoy.
Health-improving tattoos
Heather Clark isn’t your average tattoo artist. She won't take requests, and her tattoos won’t be permanent. They won’t even make people look hip ― but they will keep them healthier.
Skin moles link to delayed ageing
Plentiful skin moles may keep you younger on the inside, say scientists.
Diabetes drug 'Alzheimer's hope'
A common diabetes drug could be redeveloped as a new treatment for Alzheimer's, research has suggested.
Solitary fish hit rock bottom
'Frozen' zebrafish may be first piscene model for human depression.
AIDS drug shown to prevent HIV in multinational trial of HIV-negative gay men
Data suggest need for rectal gel option
Reptile’s Pet-Store Looks Belie Its Triassic Appeal
As a femur-shaped island paradise that snapped away from the Gondwana supercontinent some 80 million years ago, New Zealand is famously home to eccentric forms of wildlife that look like pets for a Hobbit.
Alcohol consumption decreases with the development of disease
In a cross-sectional study from the 2004 and 2007 Australian National Drug Strategy Household (NDSH) surveys, respondents were questioned about their current and past drinking, the presence of formal diagnosis for specific diseases (heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer, anxiety, depression) and self-perceived general health status.
Under suspicion: The painkiller ziconotide could increase suicidal ideation
Experts recommend more precise diagnosis and closer medical surveillance
Biologists report more bad news for polar bears
Climate change will force them south, where they are unsuited for the diet
Plant-derived scavengers prowl the body for nerve toxins
The brain is forever chattering to itself, via electrical impulses sent along its hard-wired neuronal "Ethernet."
Findings suggest new cause, possible treatment for multiple sclerosis
Researchers have found evidence that an environmental pollutant may play an important role in causing multiple sclerosis and that a hypertension drug might be used to treat the disease.
Scientists glimpse universe before the Big Bang
(PhysOrg.com) -- In general, asking what happened before the Big Bang is not really considered a science question. According to Big Bang theory, time did not even exist before this point roughly 13.7 billion years ago.
HIV epidemic 'halted', says UN
The number of new HIV infections and deaths from Aids are falling globally, according to new statistics from the UN's programme on HIV/Aids.
Hardy bugs could survive a million years on Mars
It was already nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium" for its ability to withstand radiation. Now it seems Deinococcus radiodurans could, in theory, survive dormant on Mars for over a million years.
Haiti cholera spreading faster than predicted, UN says
The cholera epidemic in Haiti is spreading twice as fast as had been estimated and is likely to result in hundreds of thousands of cases in the coming months, the UN says.
New study reveals how cannabis suppresses immune functions
Cannabis compounds found to trigger unique immune cells which promote cancer growth
Dartmouth study uses the patient's tumor to form vaccine
Dendritic cell vaccine induces immune responses in patients
Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment
A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in early middle-age.
Marsupial carnivores 'as diverse as other mammals once'
They are an extraordinary and now rare group of animals but Earth has had some formidable marsupial carnivores.
The sun steals comets from other stars
The next time you thrill at the sight of a comet blazing across the night sky, consider this: it's a stolen pleasure. You're enjoying the spectacle at the expense of a distant star.
Chinese mine in Afghanistan threatens ancient find
A Chinese company is eager to begin developing the world's second-biggest unexploited copper mine which lies beneath the ruins of a 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan.
Danish researchers finally solve the obesity riddle
Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen, can now unveil the results of the world's largest diet study
Why mammals grew big – and then stopped
Land mammals kept getting larger for 35 million years after the dinosaurs were wiped off the planet, then hit a plateau of 15 tonnes around 30 million years ago.
Saturn Moon Has Oxygen Atmosphere
An oxygen atmosphere has been found on Saturn's second largest moon, Rhea, astronomers announced Thursday―but don't hold your breath for colonization opportunities.
Children Ease Alzheimer’s in Land of Aging
They were stooped, hobbled, disoriented, fumbling around the house. They got confused in the bathtub and struggled up stairs that seemed to swim before them.
Walking slows progression of Alzheimer's
CHICAGO – Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Study suggests that being too clean can make people sick
Young people who are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and exposure to higher levels of Bisphenol A among adults may negatively influence the immune system, a new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests.
'My unusual cancer'
Philippe Parker has a very rare cancer - so rare few have heard of it.