Vitamins linked with higher death risk in older women
When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who report a link between their use and higher death rates among older women.
Cases - Exam-Room Rules: What’s in a Name?
It is helpful for me to think about the doctor-patient relationship from time to time, especially in terms of how my patients and I communicate.
Sexual selection by sugar molecule helped determine human origins
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that losing the ability to make a particular kind of sugar molecule boosted disease protection in early hominids, and may have directed the evolutionary emergence of our ancestors, the genus Homo.
Peanut allergy turned off by tricking immune system
New approach makes allergen appear safe and prevents life-threatening reaction
Crossing legs after severe stroke may be a good sign of recovery
People who are able to cross their legs soon after having a severe stroke appear to be more likely to have a good recovery compared to people who can't cross their legs.
UK doctors advised gonorrhoea has turned drug resistant
UK doctors are being told the antibiotic normally used to treat gonorrhoea is no longer effective because the sexually transmitted disease is now largely resistant to it.
Noted physicist teams with anthropologist to create ancient linguistic tree
With the thousands of languages in the world today, it’s hard to imagine just one of them being spoken by all of the existing humans on Earth.
Giant viruses may have evolved from cellular organisms, not the other way around
The unusual size and gene content of the virus led one scientist to suggest that viruses could explain the origin of DNA-based life.
Common antibiotic can have serious adverse reactions
A commonly prescribed antimicrobial can cause serious adverse reactions and physicians need to be aware of these
Ginger root supplement reduced colon inflammation markers
Ginger supplements reduced markers of colon inflammation in a select group of patients, suggesting that this supplement may have potential as a colon cancer prevention agent, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Regenerating eyes using cells from hair: Stem Cells awards research into stem cell deficiency
Dr. Ewa Meyer-Blazejewska wins annual Young Investigator Award in Serbia
New form of superhard carbon observed
Scientists have discovered a new form of carbon, which is capable of withstanding extreme pressure stresses that were previously observed only in diamond
Most vertebrates - including humans - descended from ancestor with sixth sense
A study finds that the majority of vertebrates descended from a common ancestor that had a well-developed electroreceptive system
'First ever' fall in global TB
The number of people falling ill with tuberculosis has declined for the first time, according to the World Health Organization.
Another Reason To Eat More Chocolate
Women who have a couple of small chocolate bars every week may be 20 percent less prone to strokes than those who eat none.
Cops on the trail of crimes that haven't happened
Software that the Santa Cruz police department has recently started field-testing looks at where crime might be committed
Certain mouth bacteria signal pancreatic cancer
Particular types of mouth bacteria, some of which are found in gum disease, are associated with the development of pancreatic cancer, indicates a small study published online in the journal Gut.
Cocktail Party Physics, Physics With a Twist – Burn, Baby, Burn: Understanding the Wick Effect
Last month a BBC news story made the Internet rounds, with a somewhat sensational headline declaring the “first Irish case of death” by spontaneous human combustion (SHC).
Black Death genetic code 'built'
The genetic code of the germ that caused the Black Death has been reconstructed by scientists for the first time.
Natural products for dementia
Kew pharmacist, Melanie-Jayne Howes, has been collaborating in research and reviews assessing the role of natural products in the treatment and prevention of dementia.
Toronto researchers find first physical evidence bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer's symptoms
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have found that people who speak more than one language have twice as much brain damage as unilingual people before they exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
Ancient 'paint factory' unearthed
The kits used by humans 100,000 years ago to make paint have been found at the famous archaeological site of Blombos Cave in South Africa.
Researchers engineer a new way to inhibit allergic reactions without side effects
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have announced a breakthrough approach to allergy treatment that inhibits food allergies, drug allergies, and asthmatic reactions without suppressing a sufferer's entire immunological system.
Emulating - and surpassing - nature
Design rules will enable scientists to use DNA to build nanomaterials with desired properties
Surgery for epilepsy leads to around half of patients being seizure-free after 10 years
Around half of patients remain seizure free 10 years after undergoing surgery for epilepsy.
Columbus blamed for Little Ice Age
Depopulation of Americas may have cooled climate
Oxygen kept out of atmosphere until volcanoes rose above the ocean surface
The early Earth would be inhospitable to any time-traveling animal for a number of reasons, not least of which would be the harsh, alien atmosphere.
Oxygen blew up ancient amoebas
Single-celled creatures' size spiked as oxygen levels rose
Fossil moth reveals colorful hue
Paleontologists deduce how ridges on the creature’s wings reflected light
Vitamin E boosts prostate cancer risk, study finds
Large daily doses of Vitamin E actually increase the risk for prostate cancer among middle-aged men, according to a large federal study released Tuesday.
UBC researchers invent tiny artificial muscles with the strength, flexibility of elephant trunk
An international team of researchers has invented new artificial muscles strong enough to rotate objects a thousand times their own weight, but with the same flexibility of an elephant's trunk or octopus limbs.
Salty Hard Drives Have More Bytes
Scientists in Singapore discover adding common table salt increases hard drive capacity.
DNA sequenced of woman who lived to 115
The entire DNA sequence of a woman who lived to 115 has been pieced together by scientists.
Sprites – The Computer Chip-Sized Spacecraft That Will Send You a Text Message (for $300)
Sprites, computer chip-sized spacecraft that travel through space and explore as a swarm
How to Punish Corporate Wrongdoers to Deter Bad Behavior
If courts were to award appropriate punitive damages that punish wrongdoers at a level tied to a company's financial worth, then businesses would be deterred from bad behavior
Could a computer one day rewire itself?
Scientists develop new nanomaterial that ‘steers’ current in multiple dimensions
Researchers discover that same gene has opposite effects in prostate, breast cancers
Gene promotes prostate cancer when 'turned on,' breast cancer when “turned off”
Low birthweight infants five times more likely to have autism
Autism researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have found a link between low birthweight and children diagnosed with autism
Imagined smells can precede migraines
Hallucinated scents can, rarely, be a part of the "aura" that some people perceive before a migraine attack, a new study finds.
Musical Aptitude Relates to Reading Ability
Auditory working memory and attention, for example the ability to hear and then remember instructions while completing a task, are a necessary part of musical ability.

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