Evidence of ancient brain surgery in Tibetan encyclopedia
Brain surgery was practiced by doctors at least 2,900 years ago, a specialist on Tibetan culture and literature said after four decades of research on the Tibetan Tripitaka, an ancient encyclopedia.
Beetle bling: Researchers discover optical secrets of 'metallic' beetles
Article published in new Optical Materials Express journal unveils secrets of how biology recreates look and luster of gold and silver
High percentage of omega-3s in the blood may boost risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Conversely, high percentage of trans-fatty acids linked with lower risk
Prognosis: Testosterone and Prostate Cancer
Doctors have long held that men with prostate cancer should not be given testosterone because the hormone might fuel tumor growth.
A time for a change in the PhD system
According to a series of articles published in Nature, the world has too many PhDs and not enough academic jobs to sustain them. Researchers point out that it is either time to make changes in the system or eliminate it altogether.
Poison Key to Early Life
How did Earth manage to hold onto its organics after being slammed by a Mars-sized object 4.4 billion years ago?
Bacteria Grow Under 400,000 Times Earth's Gravity
Finding increases places alien life may exist, authors say.
Topical treatment may prevent melanoma
While incidents of melanoma continue to increase despite the use of sunscreen and skin screenings, a topical compound called ISC-4 may prevent melanoma lesion formation, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Cold case: Siberian hot springs reveal ancient ecology
Geochemist follows trail from Kamchatka microbes into history of Earth's atmosphere
Unique AED pads give hearts a second chance
Rice University, Texas Heart Institute collaborators invent life-saving device
Rainbow Poo Coming to a Toilet Bowl Near You
Though its certainly not filled with gold, turns out there is a pot at the end of the rainbow, and it's made of porcelain.
Researchers make strides in understanding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Brandeis researchers have made a significant advance in the effort to understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by successfully reversing the toxicity of the mutated protein in the familial type of the disease.
Brain regions can take short naps during wakefulness, leading to errors
If you've ever lost your keys or stuck the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the refrigerator, you may have been the victim of a tired brain region that was taking a quick nap.
Mercury converted to its most toxic form in ocean waters
University of Alberta-led research has confirmed that a relatively harmless inorganic form of mercury found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into a potent neurotoxin in the seawater itself.
Study suggests lower risk of coronary heart disease from alcohol, even with hazardous drinking
The analysis assesses the 12-month prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in individuals according to their category of alcohol use.
Swiss-US team finds indigenous cases of leprosy in the Southern United States
Study confirms human contamination through contact with armadillos
Heart attacks 'are worse' if they happen in the morning
People who have a heart attack in the morning tend to fare worse than those who have one at other times of the day and night, experts have discovered.
Plants found in ancient pills offer medicinal insight
DNA extracted from 2,000-year-old plants recovered from an Italian shipwreck could offer scientists the key to new medicines.
Astronomers unveil portrait of 'super-exotic super-Earth:' Densest known rocky planet
An international team of astronomers today revealed details of a "super-exotic" exoplanet that would make the planet Pandora in the movie Avatar pale in comparison.
Through unique eyes, box jellyfish look out to the world above the water
Box jellyfish may seem like rather simple creatures, but in fact their visual system is anything but. They've got no fewer than 24 eyes of four different kinds.
Study: Antibiotics, not surgery, may sometimes better treat appendicitis
Antibiotics rather than surgery may be the better treatment for cases of appendicitis in which the appendix hasn't burst, according to a new study.
Fingernail-sized satellites depart on Endeavor's last run
A group of Cornell-developed, fingernail-sized satellites may travel to Saturn within the next decade, and as they flutter down through its atmosphere, they will collect data about chemistry, radiation and particle impacts.
Baby brain expert: 'Ums' and 'ers' help children learn
Parents shouldn't worry about always speaking in perfectly formed sentences, says Richard Aslin. Disfluencies have their uses
Mayo Clinic finds robotic surgery effective for removing hard-to-reach throat cancer
Robotic surgery has become a mainstream tool for removing an ever-increasing variety of head and neck tumors.
Ultrafast fibre optics set new speed record
THINK your broadband internet connection is fast? Two separate research groups have just lapped the field, setting a world record by sending more than 100 terabits of information per second through a single optical fibre.
Researchers discover mechanism that could convert certain cells into insulin-making cells
Simply put, people develop diabetes because they don't have enough pancreatic beta cells to produce the insulin necessary to regulate their blood sugar levels.
Google releases a doc scanning and editing app for Android
One of the best ways to edit your documents on your tablet PC has been to use a web-based service like Google Docs
Previously unaccounted mechanism proposed for cell phone radiation damage
The long running debate on whether cell phones are capable of damaging human tissue and causing health problems received new fuel from a paper published at arXiv by theoretical biologist Bill Bruno from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
New EU regulations on herbal medicines come into force
Herbal medicines New regulations mean many herbal remedies will no longer be available over the counter
Chemical found in crude oil linked to congenital heart disease
While it may be years before the health effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are known, a new study shows that fetal exposure to a chemical found in crude oil is associated with an increased risk of congenital heart disease (CHD).