Nature's laws may vary across the Universe
One of the laws of nature may vary across the Universe, according to a study published today in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Fecal microbiota transplants effective treatment for C. difficile, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Long-term follow-up of potentially life-saving procedure provides further evidence of efficacy
Fighting fire with fire: 'Vampire' bacteria has potential as living antibiotic
A vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto specific other bacteria - including certain human pathogens - has the potential to serve as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious diseases, a new study indicates.
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Just one drink per day may be cause of GI woes like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Physicians who play Mozart while performing colonoscopy may improve adenoma detection rate
New study highlights importance of adenoma detection rate as quality indicator for colonoscopy
Really?: The Claim: For a More Restful Nap, Avoid Caffeine
THE FACTS Late November is the start of the busiest travel season of the year, when millions of drivers hit the road for long-distance treks. Many will be sleep-deprived and looking to pull over for a nap or a dose of caffeine.
Beware Black Licorice
With wrapped treats aplenty this Halloween, there's one candy to embrace in moderation.
Short training course significantly improves detection of precancerous polyps
Just two extra hours of focused training significantly increased the ability of physicians to find potentially precancerous polyps, known as adenomas, in the colon, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
The Sweet Smell of Chocolate: Sweat, Cabbage and Beef
The new discipline of "sensomics" is helping to find ways to make chocolate even tastier
Abnormal oscillation in the brain causes motor deficits in Parkinson's disease
A group has shown that the 'oscillatory' nature of electrical signals in subcortical nuclei, the basal ganglia, causes severe motor deficits in Parkinson's disease
Catch the fever: It'll help you fight off infection
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology demonstrates that elevated body temperature plays a vital role on the generation of effective T-cell mediated immune response
Blood From a Stone? No. Blood From Rice? Sure
Researchers say they have found a way to produce and harvest large quantities of a blood protein from grains of rice.
Concerns Raised about Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill - their own children.
More radionuclide therapy is better for prostate cancer patients
For prostate cancer patients with bone metastases, repeated administrations of radionuclide therapy with 188Re-HEDP are shown to improve overall survival rates and reduce pain, according to new research published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Turkey: Sandblasting Jeans for 'Distressed' Look Proved Harmful for Textile Workers
Sandblasting new blue jeans to make them look "distressed" killed a number of young Turkish textile workers before the practice was outlawed, a new study has found.
No higher risk of breast cancer for women who don't have BRCA mutation but have relatives who do
Women related to patients with breast cancer caused by a hereditary mutation - but don't have the mutation themselves - have no higher cancer risk than relatives of patients with other types of breast cancer
A widely used bee antibiotic may harm rather than help
Honey bee populations have been mysteriously falling for at least five years in the United States, but the cause of so-called colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still largely unknown.
Continuous use of nitroglycerin increases severity of heart attacks, Stanford study shows
When given for hours as a continuous dose, the heart medication nitroglycerin backfires - increasing the severity of subsequent heart attacks, according to a study of the compound in rats by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
'Queen's English' not the best
Native English speakers should give up their claim to be the guardians of the purest form of the language and accept that the ways it is used and changed by millions around the world are equally valid.
Humans and climate contributed to extinctions of large ice-age mammals, new study finds
Both climate change and humans were responsible for the extinction of some cold-adapted animals and the near extinction of others
In Some Cases, Even Bad Bacteria May Be Good
THE HYPOTHESIS Overuse of antibiotics increases the risk of obesity.
THE INVESTIGATOR Dr. Martin Blaser, New York University Langone Medical Center.
Nicotine primes brain for cocaine use: Molecular basis of gateway sequence of drug use
Nicotine causes specific changes in the brain that make it more vulnerable to cocaine addiction
NIH scientists outline steps toward Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
Vaccine could prevent mononucleosis and cancers linked to virus
WHAT: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects nine out of ten people worldwide at some point during their lifetimes.
UofL scientist discovers first known mammalian skull from Late Cretaceous in South America
Finding to be published in Nature provides important new information on evolution of mammals
Women's chin, abdomen are good indicators of excessive hair growth
Examining the chin and upper and lower abdomen is a reliable, minimally invasive way to screen for excessive hair growth in women, a key indicator of too much male hormone, researchers report.
Route out of Africa 'confirmed'
A six-year effort to map the genetic patterns of humankind appears to confirm that early people first left Africa by crossing into Arabia.
Did life once exist below Red Planet's surface?
NASA Study of Clays Suggests Watery Mars Underground
Why measles spreads so quickly
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered why measles, perhaps the most contagious viral disease in the world, spreads so quickly.
Study shows background noise affects test scores
A new study presented at the 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America shows that students testing scores are negatively affected by background noise, but not the noise you would expect.
Brain control? Shining light on pupil constriction
A doctor shines a bright light into an unconscious patient's eye to check for brain death. If the pupil constricts, the brain is OK, because the brain controls the pupil. Or does it?
English diet 'could save 4,000'
Eating like the English could save 4,000 lives a year in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, a study claims.
X marks the spot -- TBL1X gene involved in autism spectrum disorder
New research used genome wide association study data to find a variation in the gene for transducin ß-like 1X-linked which is associated with increased risk of ASD in boys
Erasing the signs of aging in cells is now a reality
Inserm's AVENIR team has recently succeeded in rejuvenating cells from elderly donors
Alternate ending - living on without telomerase
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have discovered an alternative mechanism for the extension of the telomere repeat sequence by DNA repair enzymes.
Explosive composite based on nanoparticles and DNA could be an energy source for embedded microsystems
A solid explosive with an energy density equivalent to that of nitroglycerine
Embryonic signal drives pancreatic cancer and offers a way to kill it
Researchers have evidence to suggest there is a way to kill off pancreatic cancer stem cells
Sperm Whales Really Do Learn From Each Other
Sperm whales, Earth's biggest-brained animals, live in far-flung clans with lifestyles so different and vocalizations so complex that it's natural to think they have culture.
Headache tree is a pain in the brain
Bay laurel swells cranial blood vessels
Hubble directly observes the disc around a black hole
An international team of astronomers has used a new technique to study the bright disc of matter surrounding a faraway black hole.
Medical researchers make important research link between active ingredient in saffron and MS
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that an active ingredient in the Persian spice saffron may be a potential treatment for diseases involving neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis.
Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry
A research group has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii directly affects the production of dopamine
Laser treatment can make your brown eyes blue
Just like the old Crystal Gayle song, a new laser technology could soon allow you to turn those boring brown eyes of your to a rich and beautiful blue.
China breaks up fake medicine racket
China said Friday it had busted a gang that produced and sold fake medicine - some made of animal feed -- arresting 114 suspects and seizing more than 65 million counterfeit tablets.
China hospital disposes of live baby
Health authorities in south China said Friday they were investigating a hospital medical team for mistakenly diagnosing a stillbirth and disposing of a baby that was alive.
Three New Elements Named: Darmstadtium, Roentgenium and Copernicium
Calling Tom Lehrer.
Researchers investigate link between autoimmune diseases and wounds that don't heal
Millions of Americans suffer from wounds that don't heal, and while most are typically associated with diabetes, new research has identified another possible underlying cause - autoimmune diseases.