Rapid rise in blood pressure before midlife may cause irreversible heart damage
Study suggests a new approach for monitoring and treating high blood pressure, especially in younger people
Third of UK babies 'will live to 100'
A third of babies born in 2012 in the UK are expected to live to 100, according to a new report.
Question Arises over Theory that Moon Resulted from Collision with Earth
A titanium signature is posing a new puzzle for the popular theory that the Moon formed when a Mars-size body smacked into Earth some 4.5 billion years ago
New research suggests European Neandertals were almost extinct long before humans showed up
Focusing on mitochondrial DNA sequences from 13 Neandertal individuals, a research team some surprising results.
High court throws out human gene patents
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers.
Inner Weapons Against Allergies: Gut Bacteria Control Allergic Diseases, Study Suggests
Researchers have found that commensal bacteria might play an important role in influencing and controlling allergic inflammation.
Regular chocolate eaters are thinner
Katherine Hepburn famously said of her slim physique: "What you see before you is the result of a lifetime of chocolate." New evidence suggests she may have been right.
More frequently eating chocolate appears related to lower BMI
More frequently eating chocolate was linked to lower body mass index
Tiny reader makes fast, cheap DNA sequencing feasible
Researchers have devised a nanoscale sensor to electronically read the sequence of a single DNA molecule, a technique that is fast and inexpensive and could make DNA sequencing widely available.
Aspirin: High or Low Dose Following Heart Attack?
Researchers report no significant difference in high versus low dose aspirin in preventing recurring cardiovascular events.
'Could My Child Have Autism?'
Ten Signs of Possible Autism-Related Delays in 6 To 12-Month-Old Children
Single Antibody Shrinks Variety of Human Tumors Transplanted Into Mice, Study Shows
Human tumors transplanted into laboratory mice disappeared or shrank when scientists treated the animals with a single antibody
Chronic Stress Spawns Protein Aggregates Linked to Alzheimer's
Repeated stress triggers the production and accumulation of insoluble tau protein aggregates inside the brain cells of mice
DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago
All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study.
Cervical disease sufferers could benefit from HPV vaccine
Research: Effect of the human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine in a subgroup of women with cervical and vulvar disease:
Retrospective pooled analysis of trial data
Poor colonoscopy prep hides pre-cancerous polyps
What happens on the day before a colonoscopy may be just as important as the colon-screening test itself.
ORNL process converts polyethylene into carbon fiber
Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a process being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Parsing the Pill's impact on women's wage
Although women continue to lag behind men in pay, the gender wage gap has narrowed considerably since the 1960s. Now a new University of Michigan study is the first to quantify the impact of the pill on women's labor market advances.
University of Maryland completes most extensive full face transplant to date
The University of Maryland released details today of the most extensive full face transplant completed to date, including both jaws, teeth, and tongue.
Over 20 million individuals infected with hepatitis E in Asia and Africa
70,000 deaths and 3,000 stillbirths caused by infections
Afterbirth: Study asks if we could derive benefits from ingesting placenta
Almost all non-human mammals eat placenta for good reasons -- are we missing something?
'Bacterial shock' to recapture essential phosphate
Bacteria could be exploited to recapture dwindling phosphate reserves from wastewater according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this week.
New Evidence On Effects of Green Coffee Beans in Weight Loss
Scientists have just reported striking new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time.
Prevention: Easy Way to Head Off Altitude Sickness
A trial has found that acute mountain sickness can effectively be prevented with a common and inexpensive over-the-counter medicine: ibuprofen.
Capsule for Removing Radioactive Contamination from Milk, Fruit Juices, Other Beverages
Scientists have described a capsule that can be dropped into beverages to remove more than a dozen radioactive substances
Hot Pepper Compound Could Help Hearts
Scientists have reported the latest evidence that chili peppers are a heart-healthy food with potential to protect against the No. 1 cause of death in the developed world
Many billions of rocky planets in the habitable zones around red dwarfs in the Milky Way
About 40% of all red dwarf stars have a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone where liquid water can exist on the surface of the planet
Viral disease - particularly from herpes - gaining interest as possible cause of coral decline
As corals continue to decline in abundance around the world, researchers are turning their attention to a possible cause that's almost totally unexplored - viral disease.
Penn research points to new way of preserving fertility for boys undergoing cancer treatment
A research team has completed a 14-year experiment that gives hope for a technique that could
New more-sensitive blood test catches recurring breast cancer a year earlier
A new blood test is twice as sensitive and can detect breast cancer recurrence a full year earlier than current blood tests
More than half of all cancer is preventable
Public health researchers outline obstacles standing in the way of prevention
Adjuvanted flu vaccine associated with child narcolepsy in Finland
A sudden increase in narcolepsy in Finnish children at the beginning of 2010 was likely related to the Pandemrix vaccine used in response to the H1N1 2009 flu pandemic
With you in the room, bacteria counts spike
A person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour - material largely left behind by previous occupants and stirred up from the floor
New Maps of Mercury Show Icy Looking Craters on the Solar System's Innermost Planet
A NASA spacecraft bolsters the case that ice lines the inside of polar craters on Mercury
Orangutans in Indonesia's Aceh Forest May Die Out in Weeks
Forest fires and land clearing by palm oil firms could kill off within weeks about 200 orangutans in a forest in western Indonesia, an environmental group said on Wednesday.
Bacteria could be significant cause of OCD
How many cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children are caused by bacteria? The US National Institute of Mental Health intends to find out, and to test whether antibodies will cure it.
Whooping Cough Bacteria May Be Changing Their Ways In Australia
Whooping cough has made a comeback lately, with big outbreaks in California and elsewhere.
One factor is spotty vaccination.
Is it snowing microbes on Enceladus?
There's a tiny moon orbiting beyond Saturn's rings that's full of promise, and maybe - just maybe - microbes.
A star explodes and turns inside out
A new X-ray study of the remains of an exploded star indicates that the supernova that disrupted the massive star may have turned it inside out in the process.
Getting to the moon on drops of fuel
An ionic motor for small satellites
Brain wiring a no-brainer?
Scans reveal astonishingly simple 3D grid structure -- NIH-funded study
Study finds HIV 'superinfection' boosts immune response
Findings may provide insight into HIV-vaccine development
Food Poisoning's Hidden Legacy
Most people think of foodborne illness as an unpleasant few days of fever and diarrhea, but for some there may be lifelong consequences
The link between fast food and depression has been confirmed
According to a recent study, eating commercial baked goods  and fast food  is linked to depression.
Benefits of taking Fido to work may not be far 'fetched'
Man's best friend may make a positive difference in the workplace by reducing stress and making the job more satisfying for other employees, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Bees 'self-medicate' when infected with some pathogens
Research from North Carolina State University shows that honey bees "self-medicate" when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen.
Inside a Plant's Pharma Factory
A newly discovered enzyme brings scientists one step closer to understanding how plants manufacture a molecule with potent medicinal properties.
New discovery may lead to effective prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host dsease
New research in mice published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that the platelet activating factor receptor plays a role in graft-versus-host disease, a major complication of bone marrow transplants
Onagawa nuke plant saved from tsunami by one man's strength, determination
While the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, was hit hard by the March 2011 tsunami, the nuclear plant it shares with the equally devastated city of Ishinomaki survived.