Fired techie created virtual chaos at pharma company
A former IT staffer has pleaded guilty to using a secret vSphere console to wipe company servers
Study finds 15 minutes of moderate daily exercise lengthens life
Health benefits of physical activity found to begin before people reach the half-hour standard
Moderate drinking protects against Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment
Researchers review 143 studies
False Confessions: Silence Is Golden
People have a strange and worrying tendency to admit to things they have not, in fact, done
Fish bones used to decontaminate soil in a lead-poisoned neighborhood
There's something fishy going on in West Oakland.
Chocolate wards off hunger, and maybe sunburn too
Scientists in Canada said Monday that they plan to study whether eating dark chocolate not only satisfies sweet tooth cravings, but protects against sunburn as well.
Any prime-boost mix of injected or spray flu vaccine shields toddlers
Broadest immune response from nasal spray vaccine, NIH-funded study finds
Rush researchers discover antibody that may help detect ovarian cancer in earliest stages
Antibody discovered in the bloodstream of infertile women, who are at high risk for the disease
Confirmation that vitamin D acts as a protective agent against the advance of colon cancer
A study conducted by VHIO researchers confirms that a lack of vitamin D increases the aggressiveness of colon cancer
SpaceX plans November test flight to space station
California-based rocket maker SpaceX said that it will make a test flight in late November to the International Space Station, now that NASA has retired its space shuttle program.
Really?: The Claim: To Prevent Migraines, Drink More Water
For migraine sufferers, summer can be a perilous time of year.
'Living Fossil' Retains Dinosaur-Era Look
A recently discovered eel living in a remote submarine cave has evolved out of step with the rest of the world.
Popular herbal supplements may adversely affect chemotherapy treatment
Doctors urge cancer patients to discuss supplements with their doctors before beginning treatment
Fading ability to taste iron raises health concerns for people over age 50
Older people may be at risk for an unhealthy over-exposure to iron
Microsoft 'streaming storage' patent maps OS future
PhysOrg.com - Microsoft might be planning a future where Windows open to something far bigger, the next time you push your power button on.
Moon and Earth may be younger than originally thought
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- New research using a technique that measures the isotopes of lead and neodymium in lunar crustal rocks shows that the moon and Earth may be millions of years younger than originally thought.
Parasite-infected rodents attracted to cat odor study finds
New research shows how a brain parasite can manipulate rodent fear responses for the parasite's own benefit.
Researchers push to import top anti-bullying program to US schools
The program takes a holistic approach to the bullying problem, including a rigorous classroom curriculum, videos, posters, a computer game and role-play exercises that are designed to make schools inhospitable to bullying
Human pathogen killing corals in the Florida Keys
A research team has identified human sewage as the source of the coral-killing pathogen that causes white pox disease of Caribbean elkhorn coral.
Researchers modify harmless bacteria to kill harmful bacteria
PhysOrg.com - Researchers in Singapore have modified the DNA of one type of bacterium, Escherichia coli, to first sense the presence of another bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and then to explode, releasing a special kind of toxin that will kill it.
Human precursors went to sea, team says
Early manlike creatures may have been smarter than we think. Recent archaeological finds from the Mediterranean show that human ancestors traveled the high seas.
Sniffer dogs detect lung cancer
Sniffer dogs can be used to reliably detect lung cancer, according to researchers in Germany.
Study finds coronary calcium beats C-reactive protein for predicting heart attack and stroke risk
The presence of calcium in coronary arteries is a much better predictor of heart attack and stroke than C-reactive protein among people with normal levels of LDL cholesterol, according to a study of more than 2,000 people led by a Johns Hopkins heart specialist.
3 waves of evolutionary innovation shaped diversity of vertebrates
Analysis of genomes finds 3 periods of innovation in gene regulation occurred during the evolution of vertebrate animals
IBM produces first 'brain chips'
IBM has developed a microprocessor which it claims comes closer than ever to replicating the human brain.
Deadly medication?
Bonn scientists shed light on the dark secret of Queen Hatshepsut's flacon
Black Death study lets rats off the hook
Plague of 1348-49 spread so fast in London the carriers had to be humans not black rats, says archaeologist
British used bioweapon in US war of independence
A document has just gone on display; an order signed by Washington himself to send troops that had not been vaccinated for smallpox - or survived it - to Philadelphia to be vaccinated.
Map tracks Antarctica on the move
Scientists have produced what they say is the first complete map of how the ice moves across Antarctica.
Study shows powerful corporations really do control the world's finances
Economic "superentity" controls more than one-third of global wealth
Amino acid alphabet soup
All life on Earth relies on a standard set of 20 amino acids to build the proteins that carry out life's essential actions. But did it have to be this way?
At last, a reason why stress causes DNA damage
DURHAM, N.C. - For years, researchers have published papers that associate chronic stress with chromosomal damage.
Major ALS breakthrough
Researchers discover common cause of all forms of ALS
Man-Made Mountain Closer to Reality in Netherlands
A push to construct a mile-high mountain in the flat Netherlands is catching on and could become reality.