Skin patch could offer pain relief with every flinch
A SKIN patch could soon provide efficient pain relief whenever you flex sore muscles. The system would work by synchronising the release of drugs with movement of the underlying inflamed tissue.
Superantigens could be behind several illnesses
Superantigens, the toxins produced by staphylococcus bacteria, are more complex than previously believed, reveals a team of researchers from the University of Gothenburg in an article published today in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
Cinnamon can replace harmful chemicals used to create nanoparticles
MU scientists make strides in green nanotechnology
In Lancet: Artesunate suppositories are cost-effective intervention for severe childhood malaria
Giving emergency artesunate suppositories to children with suspected severe malaria before referring them for treatment is a cost-effective intervention that can substantially improve the management of childhood malaria in remote African settings
Chemistry for greenhouse gases
It sounds a bit like spinning straw into gold, but novel metal catalysts may be able to turn greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels without producing more carbon waste in the process
Contact with dads drops when women ovulate
Evidence of evolutionary protection against inbreeding in women?
Gene therapy 'memory boost hope'
Brain Protein 'plaques' build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's
Worst case study: global temp up 7.2F degrees by 2060s
World temperatures could soar by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the 2060s in the worst case of global climate change and require an annual investment of $270 billion just to contain rising sea levels, studies suggested on Sunday.
Royal Society paints picture of a world 4 °C warmer
UK Met Office researchers have shown that the world could warm by 4 °C by 2060, devastating much of the Amazon rainforest and disrupting the monsoon cycle. Now the UK's Royal Society has published detailed study of how the world will look when it is 4 °C warmer.
Study suggests earliest brain changes associated with the genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease
May have implications for the development of prevention therapies
Diabetes may clamp down on brain cholesterol
Joslin research could help to explain changes in brain function among people with diabetes - including greater risk of Alzheimer's disease
Recommendations issued on controversial 'Ashley' procedure for disabled children
Should parents be able to use medical means to restrict the growth of profoundly disabled children to make them easier to care for at home?
Study finds anti-microbials a common cause of drug-induced liver injury and failure
Disproportionate number of women and minorities affected
Joined-up care for people with low back pain saves money
Research: Effect of integrated care for sick listed patients with chronic low back pain: economic evaluation alongside a randomized controled trial
Stem cells in fat may help repair damaged hearts
You might think fat is bad for your heart. But a growing group of scientists says that's not always true. The same stuff that can make you pudgy around the middle and clog your arteries, they say, might also heal your damaged heart.
Diet: Good-for-You Things Come in Orange
Eat your carrots. And have some leftover pumpkin pie.
New Planet System May Be Most Populated Yet Found
Densely packed worlds likely survivors of "demolition derby," expert says.
Cancer risk from medical radiation may have been overestimated
The risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from computed tomography (CT) may be lower than previously thought, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Discovery triples number of stars in universe
Astronomers have discovered that small, dim stars known as red dwarfs are much more prolific than previously thought - so much so that the total number of stars in the universe is likely three times bigger than realized.
First super-Earth atmosphere analyzed
The planet GJ 1214b was discovered in 2009 using the HARPS instrument on ESO's 3.6-metre telescope in Chile. Initial findings suggested that this planet had an atmosphere, which has now been confirmed and studied in detail by an international team of astronomers
Insomnia after myocardial infarction
New study published in journal Sleep
The heart and the brain appear to be even more closely connected than previously imagined. The damaging effects of myocardial infarction are apparently not confined to the heart, but also affect the brain.
New prion discovery reveals drug target for mad cow disease and related illnesses
New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that plasminogen, which helps break down blood clots, puts rogue prion proteins into overdrive, causing devastating brain diseases
NIH study identifies ideal body mass index
Overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of death
Primates are more resilient than other animals to environmental ups and downs
What sets mankind's closest relatives - monkeys, apes, and other primates - apart from other animals? According to a new study, one answer is that primates are less susceptible to the seasonal ups and downs - particularly rainfall - that take their toll on other animals. The findings may also help explain the evolutionary success of early humans, scientists say.
Inefficiency Hurts U.S. in Longevity Rankings
By any measure, the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Yet according to the World Fact Book (published by the Central Intelligence Agency), it ranks 49th in life expectancy.
Tricyclic anti-depressants linked to increased risk of heart disease
Research that followed nearly 15,000 people in Scotland has shown that a class of older generation anti-depressant is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
For the Good of the Gut: Can Parasitic Worms Treat Autoimmune Diseases?
Helminths could suppress immune disorders by promoting healthy mucus production in the intestine
Sleep Cherry-picks Memories, Boosts Cleverness
Sleeping brain "calculates" what to remember and what to forget, study says.
Researchers show an oncolytic virus switches off cancer cell survival signal
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a mechanism by which specific viruses acting as oncolytic agents can enter and kill cancer cells.
Coca leaves first chewed 8,000 years ago, says research
Peruvian foraging societies were already chewing coca leaves 8,000 years ago, archaeological evidence has shown.
University of Utah and Harvard researchers take major step toward first biological test for autism
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital and the University of Utah have developed the best biologically based test for autism to date.
Astrobiologists: Deadly arsenic breathes life into organisms
Scientists 'follow the elements' in the hunt for 'weird life' on Earth
Doctors failing to prescribe low-dose menopausal hormone therapy, Stanford study finds
Doctors across the country are still prescribing higher-dose menopausal hormone therapy pills, despite clinical evidence that low doses and skin patches work just as well and carry fewer health risks.
Discovery by UC Riverside entomologists could shrink dengue-spreading mosquito population
Alexander Raikhel's lab identifies a microRNA molecule that controls blood feeding and egg development in Aedes aegypti females
Pattern of drinking affects the relation of alcohol intake to coronary heart disease
A fascinating study published in the BMJ shows that although the French drink more than the Northern Irish each week, as they drink daily, rather than more on less occasions, the French suffered from considerably less coronary heart disease than the Northern Irish.
Earth Oceans Were Homegrown
Early seas. A new study may explain how Earth got its oceans.
Vitamins identified as key nutrient which may promote harmful algal blooms in coastal waters
Harmful algal blooms, which negatively affect coastal ecosystems, public health, economies and fisheries around the world, may be promoted by vitamins B-1 and B-12
Anesthetic gases heats climate as much as 1 million cars
New study by atmosphere chemists reveals that gasses for anaesthesia cause global warming
Child leukaemia drug boosts survival rates
ALL cells Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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