Scientists develop compound that effectively halts progression of multiple sclerosis
The discovery also holds promise for other autoimmune disorders
The pain of evolution: A big toothache for reptiles
Study reveals infection in the jaw of 275-million-year-old reptile, highlighting the high cost of having permanent teeth
Pitt-led researchers create super-small transistor, artificial atom powered by single electrons
A team from Pitt, UW-Madison and HP Labs reports in Nature Nanotechnology a 1.5-nanometer single-electron transistor that could lead to long-lasting, ultradense computer memories, quantum computers and advanced electronics
Study: Common virus + low sunlight exposure may increase risk of MS
New research suggests that people who are exposed to low levels of sunlight coupled with a history of having a common virus known as mononucleosis may be at greater odds of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than those without the virus.
Mood swings of bipolar patients can be predicted, study shows
The future mood swings of people with bipolar disorder can be predicted by their current thoughts and behaviour, a study published today (Tuesday) has found.
For testing skin cream, synthetic skin may be as good as the real thing
New research suggests that currently available types of synthetic skin may now be good enough to imitate animal skin in laboratory tests, and may be on their way to truly simulating human skin in the future.
Do-not-resuscitate orders associated with poor surgical outcomes even for non-emergency procedures
Surgical patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders appear to be at higher risk for poor surgical outcomes, according to a report published online today by the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will appear in the August print issue of the journal.
Cell of origin for squamous cell carcinoma discovered
Squamous cell cancers, which can occur in multiple organs in the body, can originate from hair follicle stem cells, a finding that could result in new strategies to treat and potentially prevent the disease, according to a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA.
Marine organisms with eternal life can solve the riddle of aging
Animals that reproduce asexually by somatic cloning have special mechanisms that delay ageing provide exceptionally good health.
Early human fossils from South Africa could upend longheld view of human evolution
It’s a great irony of paleoanthropology that for all the insights scientists have been able to glean from the fossil record about our early ancestors, the australopithecines (Lucy and her kin), they have precious little to document the origin of our own genus, Homo.
A cancer marker and treatment in 1?
UC San Diego researchers finds promise in non-human sialic acid antibodies
Cardiac muscle really knows how to relax: Potential cardio-protective mechanism in heart
New insight into the physiology of cardiac muscle may lead to the development of therapeutic strategies that exploit an inherent protective state of the heart.
Improved recovery of motor function after stroke
A combination therapy, including a compound already used by humans, restores skilled use of limb in rodent model
New research suggests right-handedness prevailed 500,000 years ago
Right-handedness is a distinctively human characteristic, with right-handers outnumbering lefties nine-to-one. But how far back does right-handedness reach in the human story?
Peppermint earns respect in mainstream medicine
University of Adelaide researchers have shown for the first time how peppermint helps to relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which affects up to 20% of the population.
Study adds weight to link between calcium supplements and heart problems
Research: Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: Reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis
Come On, I Thought I Knew That!
Trick question: Is it easier to remember a new fact if it appears in normal type, like this, or in big, bold letters, like this?
Headset gives a voice to the voice box-less
People who have lost their larynx to cancer could speak again, thanks to a device that can interpret facial movements when the wearer mouths a word
A scratched coating heals itself
Collaboration among Case Western Reserve University, the University of Fribourg and the Army Research Laboratory uses light to trigger repair
Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making
CU-Boulder archaeologist believes a collective mind of humans developed no later than 75,000 years ago in Africa and fostered language, art and technology
What's your intestinal bacteria type?
New research shows that an individual’s intestinal bacteria flora, regardless of nationality, gender and age, organises itself in certain clusters
Primordial weirdness: Did the early universe have 1 dimension?
Scientists outline a test for the theory, which, if proven, would address major problems in particle physics
Low carbohydrate diet may reverse kidney failure in people with diabetes
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time determined that the ketogenic diet, a specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate diet, may reverse impaired kidney function in people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
USC research shows critical role of placenta in brain development
Groundbreaking study has implications for chronic illness, mental health
Chimps give birth like humans
Humans are not alone in having infants that emerge facing backwards.
Attractive Men Have Long... Ring Fingers
There are intricate links between male exposure to testosterone in the womb, the development of physical traits and what turns on the opposite sex.
EPO doping helps combat cerebral malaria
Almost 3.3 billion people, half of the world's population, risk being infected with malaria. Despite having effective means against malaria, the WHO reports 250 million cases of malaria each year and more than 700,000 related deaths.
Immortality of all cancer cells exposed as a myth
Far from being immortal, most cancer cells seem unable to multiply limitlessly and spread throughout the body.
Breakthrough in the search for the holy grail for data storage
One of The University of Nottingham’s leading young scientists has created a new compound which could lead to a breakthrough in the search for high performance computing techniques.
Israeli engineers build artificial device capable of detecting cancer in breath
Professor Hossam Haick of the Israel Institute of Technology, at Technion, and his team have built an artificial nose which is capable of detecting molecules in human breath that signal the presence of head and neck cancers in people.
Optical microscope without lenses produces high-resolution 3-D images on a chip
UCLA researchers have redefined the concept of a microscope by removing the lens to create a system that is small enough to fit in the palm of a hand but powerful enough to create three-dimensional tomographic images of miniscule samples.
Ozone hole dominates shifting Southern Hemisphere climate
Climate policymakers and scientists need to look beyond global warming emissions of carbon dioxide and take the loss of stratospheric ozone into account, researchers said on Thursday.
Back with a vengeance: Compound offers new hope for treatment of painful adult shingles
UGA compound offers new hope for treatment of painful adult shingles
Dry ice lake suggests Mars once had a 'Dust Bowl' (Update)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet's axis varies.
New approach to defeating flu shows promise
New research on mice has shown that pulmonary administration of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) significantly reduces flu symptoms and prevents death after a lethal dose influenza virus.
SpaceX Aims to Put Man on Mars in 10-20 Years
Elon Musk has announced a time-scale for his company's planetary exploration goals.
RHIC Physicists Nab New Record for Heaviest Antimatter
Newly discovered antihelium-4 could be heaviest stable antinucleus detectable for decades to come