Researchers at Brandeis determine structure of key protein associated with Parkinson's disease
Future looks toward stabilizing protein, treatment
Take your blood pressure meds before bed
Taking the drugs at night controls blood pressure better and reduces risk of heart problems
Study shows Alzheimer's disease-related peptides form toxic calcium channels in the plasma membrane
Increasing suspicion now falls on smaller, soluble A-beta complexes as the toxic form of the protein
Coffee consumption associated with decreased risk for basal cell carcinoma
Caffeine could be related to an inverse association between basal cell carcinoma risk and consumption of coffee, a study found.
Rural women more likely to be diagnosed with most serious form of breast cancer
Researcher recommends changes to free screening programs
Research finds gallium nitride is non-toxic, biocompatible - holds promise for implants
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Purdue University have shown that the semiconductor material gallium nitride (GaN) is non-toxic and is compatible with human cells - opening the door to the material's use in a variety of biomedical implant technologies.
Harsh discipline fosters dishonesty in young children
Study compares lie-telling behaviour in harshly punitive, mildly punitive environments
Doctors happily cite alcohol as cause of death, but not smoking, for fear of stigmatization
Does smoking kill? A study of death certification and smoking
Immune system defect may cause ME
Researchers in Norway believe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as ME, may be caused by a wayward immune system attacking the body.
Heart transplant surgery safe and effective
Canadian Retrospective Spanning Three Decades Finds Survival Rates Now Close to 90 Per Cent
Climate skeptics perform independent analysis, finally convinced Earth is getting warmer
Climate skeptics finally convinced Earth is getting warmer
Comet-Seeded Alien Oceans Could Be Common
A still-forming alien solar system has enough water in its outer reaches to fill Earth's oceans several thousand times over, a new study finds.
Really?: The Claim: Holidays Can Affect When Expectant Mothers Deliver
Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health reviewed millions of birth certificates and found a 5.3 percent dip in spontaneous births on Halloween
Research links water disinfection byproducts to adverse health effects
The first identification of a cellular mechanism linked to the toxicity of a major class of drinking water disinfection byproducts
NHS 'must get ready for genetics'
The NHS needs to "urgently" develop the tools and expertise needed to take advantage of a revolution in genetic testing
Regimens: Better Blocker of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Letrozole reduces the chances that a woman's cancer will return and improves her odds of survival to a greater degree than tamoxifen
Viewpoint: Carers should fall silent after a patient's death
Surgeon and columnist Pauline Chen suggests doctors and nurses should be obliged to pause for silent reflection when someone they are treating dies. It would be good for them, she says, and may make them better carers.
The preferences of uranium: Radionuclide's adsorption in Hanford Site sediments varies based on grain size
Uranium prefers petite particles. The radionuclide attaches quickly and abundantly to smaller subsurface grains, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a hypnotic state
The key was in the glazed staring eyes
Land animals, ecosystems walloped after Permian dieoff
Scientists conclude from the fossil record that terrestrial ecosystems took up to 8 million years to rebound fully from the mass extinction
Extreme melting on Greenland ice sheet, reports CCNY team
Glacial melt cycle could become self-amplifying, making it difficult to halt
Students coax yeast cells to add vitamins to bread
Any way you slice it, bread that contains critical nutrients could help combat severe malnutrition in impoverished regions.
Strawberries protect the stomach from alcohol
In an experiment on rats, European researchers have proved that eating strawberries reduces the harm that alcohol can cause to the stomach mucous membrane.
New Weapon Against Cancer: Microwaves Can Be Used to Create Medical Images
A research team from Chalmers University of Technology has developed new techniques of cancer diagnosis and treatment with the aid of microwaves, which could play a pioneering role in the battle against cancer.
A Rest, a Meal, Then Death for 5,000-Year-Old Glacier Mummy
Scientists Consolidate Results of Research Into Ötzi's State of Health and His Death
Ship from failed Mongol invasion found off Japan
The wreck of a ship thought to have taken part in a failed Mongol invasion of Japan has been found off the Japanese coast.
Many Alzheimer's patients get drugs with opposing effects
You wouldn't brake your car while stepping on the gas - or wash down a sleeping pill with espresso.
Astronomers discover complex organic matter in the universe
An organic substance commonly found throughout the Universe contains a mixture of aromatic and aliphatic components
Advance toward a breath test to diagnose multiple sclerosis
Scientists are reporting the development and successful tests in humans of a sensor array that can diagnose multiple sclerosis from exhaled breath
UK scientists grow super broccoli
Popeye might want to consider switching to broccoli. British scientists recently unveiled a new breed of the vegetable that experts say packs a big nutritional punch.
Infection Is an Important Post-Stroke Problem
After a stroke the brain tries to protect itself by blocking all inflammation. However, this also makes the patient highly susceptible to infection which can lead to death.
Dinosaur teeth hold first clues to migration
Impressed by the spectacle of wildebeest swarming across the Serengeti? Now imagine vast herds of sauropods seasonally moving out of the dry floodplains of the western US into the highlands.
Bold Stroke: New Font Helps Dyslexics Read [Slide Show]
Dutch researcher designs distinct characters into "Dyslexie" to make it more difficult for dyslexics to rotate, swap and mirror letters and numbers
Doctors often overrate how well they speak a second language
Communicating with patients who do not speak English is a challenge facing all health care providers. New research shows that even those physicians who say they are fluent in a second language may be overestimating their actual skills.
Fukushima nuke pollution in sea 'was world's worst'
France's nuclear monitor said Thursday the amount of caesium 137 that leaked into the Pacific from the Fukushima disaster was the greatest single nuclear contamination of the sea ever seen.
Watermelon reduces atherosclerosis in University of Kentucky study
In a recent study by University of Kentucky researchers, watermelon was shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animals.
Insects are scared to death of fish
University of Toronto biologists find higher mortality among dragonflies exposed to undue stress
Big Pharma Giving Away Drug Patents To Help Cure Tropical Disease
By offering up their drugs for free to developing countries, drug companies hope to make inroads into new markets, and prevent a few diseases along the way.
Hospital Team Significantly Reduced Risk of Further Vascular Events After 'Mini Strokes'
Patients who had a transient ischaemic attack, sometimes referred to as a "mini stroke," were much less likely to experience further vascular events in the first year if their care was co-ordinated by a special hospital team
Hard Rock: Asteroid Lutetia May Be an Intact Leftover from Planetary Formation
A 2010 flyby by the Rosetta spacecraft showed Lutetia to be dense and dusty, a probable member of the planetesimal population that coalesced to form Earth and other planets
Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk
Scientists including those from Queen's University have discovered that taking regular aspirin halves the risk of developing hereditary cancers.
Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
This new catalyst liberates oxygen at more than 10 times the rate of the best previously known catalyst of its type
Meningitis May Be Eradicated. New Vaccine Brings Hope
Outbreaks of meningitis can quickly reach epidemic proportions across a number of African countries, afflicting tens of thousands of people. Now a new vaccine appears capable of completely eradicating the disease.
Doctors didn't disclose spine product cancer risk in journal
Spine-product paper omitted key data
Fat cells in abdomen fuel spread of ovarian cancer
Similar process may boost growth of other cancers