Yo-yo dieting appears to be healthier than lifelong obesity
A new study comparing lifelong obesity with the weight fluctuations of "yo-yo dieting" suggests it is better to attempt to lose weight despite repeated failures at keeping the weight off than to not diet and remain obese.
Deciding to stay or go is a deep-seated brain function
Birds do it. Bees do it. Even little kids picking strawberries do it.
New data still have scientists in dark over dark matter
A dark-matter experiment deep in the Soudan mine of Minnesota now has detected a seasonal signal variation similar to one an Italian experiment has been reporting for more than a decade.
Be it numbers or words -- the structure of our language remains the same
It is one of the wonders of language: We cannot possibly anticipate or memorize every potential word, phrase, or sentence.
Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers
The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continue to increase, according to a new climate study by Stanford University scientists.
Early Americans helped colonise Easter Island
South Americans helped colonise Easter Island centuries before Europeans reached it.
Human Ancestors in Eurasia Earlier than Thought
Stone fragments found in Georgia suggest might have evolved outside Africa.
Experts prove link between phosphate intake and heart disease
Lowering phosphate intake in humans can reduce heart disease, according to research by experts at the University of Sheffield.
Coffee drinking improves hepatitis C treatment response
Advanced hepatitis C patients with chronic liver disease may benefit from drinking coffee during treatment, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.
Drug shows promise in prostate cancer spread to bone
Bone scans show tumor shrinkage after Cabozantinib; bone pain reduced
Einstein offers easy-to-use genome analyzer to scientific community
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a desktop genome analyzer and browser that allows biologists to rapidly and easily analyze and process their high-throughput data.
Older age does not cause testosterone levels to decline in healthy men
A decline in testosterone levels as men grow older is likely the result―not the cause―of deteriorating general health, say Australian scientists, whose new study finds that age, in itself, has no effect on testosterone level in healthy older men.
Bursitis a common cause of painful hips, knees, heels and elbows
Most conditions can be managed with simple, nonsurgical techniques
The Claim: Cranberry Juice Can Cure Ulcers.
THE FACTS Cranberry juice has a long history as a home remedy for bladder infections. But scientists in recent years have quietly studied whether it might also work against Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium responsible for most ulcers.
Drugs hailed as a 'major breakthrough' in treating deadly skin cancer
Trials of vemurafenib and Yervoy deliver dramatic results in survival rates for those with metastatic melanoma, researchers say.
Spiders Evolved Spare Legs
Arachnids missing up to two limbs can build webs and hunt with ease.
Lifelong gap in health between rich and poor set by age 20
Study by McGill geography professor finds that as people age, the differnce in the health-related quality of life between rich and poor remains constant
Eating a high-fat diet may rapidly injure brain cells that control body weight
Obesity among people who eat a high-fat diet may involve injury to neurons, or nerve cells, in a key part of the brain that controls body weight, according to the authors of a new animal study.
Lack of relationships, education top list of common American regrets
We've all had a few.
Tut, tut: Microbial growth in pharaoh's tomb suggests burial was a rush job
A Harvard expert in cultural heritage microbiology, investigates a “fingerprint” left by ancient Egyptian microbes
Autism study validates importance of spontaneous causal mutations and sheds new light on gender skew
Genetic causation of ASD appears to be highly diverse; Thoughts on why fewer girls have autism
Yale researchers discover many genetic keys needed to unlock autism
Hundreds of small genetic variations are associated with autism spectrum disorders, including an area of DNA that may be a key to understanding why humans are social animals, according to a multi-site collaborative study led by researchers at Yale University.
Study finds shingles may be related to elevated risk of multiple sclerosis
Taiwanese investigators have found that there can be a significantly higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) occurring in the year following a shingles, or herpes zoster, attack.
Once blamed for aging, ROS molecules may actually extend life
In a new study, Yale University researchers have identified a pathway by which reactive oxygen species (ROS) molecules, which are usually implicated in the aging process due to their damage to DNA, can also act as cellular signaling molecules that extend lifespan.
Researchers predict material 'denser than diamond'
Researchers have predicted three new forms of carbon
Learn to pay attention
A new scientific theory on what we learn to pay attention to and what we learn to ignore could turn 30 years of research on its head.
Drug makes hearts repair themselves
The damage caused by a heart attack had previously been considered permanent.
Hedge funds 'grabbing land' in Africa
Hedge funds are behind "land grabs" in Africa to boost their profits in the food and biofuel sectors, a US think-tank says.
A new way to make lighter, stronger steel -- in a flash
A Detroit entrepreneur surprised university engineers here recently, when he invented a heat-treatment that makes steel 7 percent stronger than any steel on record – in less than 10 seconds.
Why animals don't have infrared vision
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover the source of the visual system's 'false alarms'
Asteroid served up 'custom orders' of life's ingredients
Some asteroids may have been like "molecular factories" cranking out life's ingredients and shipping them to Earth via meteorite impacts, according to scientists who've made discoveries of molecules essential for life in material from certain kinds of asteroids and comets.
Sucking up to the boss may move you up and keep you healthy
Ingratiation used by politically savvy individuals neutralizes psychological distress
Psychic Fiasco: Texas Mass Murder Raid a Hoax
A psychic called police on Monday night, describing a horrific scene of mass murder: 25 to 30 dismembered bodies near an unassuming ranch house about an hour outside of Houston, Texas. There were rotting limbs, headless corpses, and, chillingly, many were children.
Cheap vaccine eradicates new cases of meningitis A
It has taken just six months for a cheap new vaccine against meningitis A to work its magic: reducing the number of new cases in three west African countries to almost zero.
Dogs Likely Born with 'Canine Telepathy'
Dogs are so in tune with us that they can read our minds, according to a new Learning & Behavior study that also determined canines are probably born with the ability.
Coelacanths Can Live Past 100, Don't Show Age?
Two-decade study unlocks secrets of "living fossil" fish.
Are humans extinction-proof?
Does climate change seriously threaten to wipe out the human species if left unchecked?
What Would Happen If Earth and Mars Switched Places?
Imagine what would happen to our solar system if you suddenly swapped Earth and Mars
Survivors of Joplin tornado develop rare infection
In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, some people injured in the storm developed a rare and sometimes fatal fungal infection so aggressive that it turned their tissue black and caused mold to grow inside their wounds.

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