Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote
A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.
Challengers to Clovis-age impact theory missed key protocols, new study finds
University of Oregon psychologist was on the team, which confirmed the presence of magnetic particles
Researchers reveal underlying mechanism of powerful chemotherapy for prostate cancer treatment
Study suggests role of taxane-based chemotherapy drugs may be underestimated and should be re-examined to improve the drug's effectiveness
Killer Skills of a Neutrophil
I'd like to tell you a secret. I am a superhero. I can devour my enemies whole, release my own chemical weapons and trap and kill my prey in nets spun from my own DNA. And I don't even need to wear my pants on the outside.
Drought in Poland Reveals 400-Year-Old Sunken Treasures
A huge cargo of elaborate marble stonework that sank to the bottom of Poland's Vistula river four centuries ago has re-appeared after a drought and record-low water levels revealed the masonry lying in the mud on the river bed.
Skilled hunters 300,000 years ago
Finds from early stone age site in north-central Germany show that human ingenuity is nothing new -- and was probably shared by now-extinct species of humans.
Neanderthals used feathers as 'personal ornaments'
Our evolutionary cousins the Neanderthals were harvesting feathers from birds in order to use them as personal ornaments, a study suggests.
Warm Currents: Graphite Powder Stirs Up Hints of Room-Temperature Superconductivity
Is a magnetic signal in water-treated graphite powder a sign of room-temperature superconductivity or a false alarm?
Average 25% pay gap between men and women doctors largely 'inexplicable'
Is there equal pay in healthcare? Not if you are a doctor
Dictionary completed on language used everyday in ancient Egypt
Completion of 37-year project benefits global scholars of ancient Middle East
Theory: Music underlies language acquisition
Theorists advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language
Oral bacteria may signal pancreatic cancer risk
Research suggests a strong link, possibly predictive, between pancreatic cancer and levels of antibodies to certain oral bacteria.
UCSB psychologist studies the effects of diagram orientation on comprehension
Orientation of a diagram may seem inconsequential, but it can have a significant impact on a reader's ability to comprehend the information
How life arose on Earth: Researchers brew up organics on ice
Researchers are brewing up icy, organic concoctions in the lab to mimic materials at the edge of our solar system and beyond.
Compound found in purple corn may aid in developing future treatments for type 2 diabetes, kidney disease
Purple corn grown in Peru and Chile is rich in anthocyanins, which are reported to have anti-diabetic properties
Johns Hopkins astrophysicist spies ultra-distant galaxy amidst cosmic 'dark ages'
A team of astronomers has spotted what could be the most distant galaxy ever detected
Genetic mutation may have allowed early humans to migrate throughout Africa, research says
A mutation thousands of years ago might answer how early humans moved across Africa in the "Great Expansion"
Khoe-San peoples are unique, special -- largest genomic study finds
Some 220 individuals from different regions in southern Africa participated in the research that led to the analysis of around 2.3 million DNA variants per individual - the biggest ever
Ancient tooth may provide evidence of early human dentistry
Evidence of ancient dentistry in a 6,500-year-old human jaw bone with a tooth showing traces of beeswax filling
Birth is no reason to go to hospital
A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services.
Clenching left hand could help athletes avoid choking under pressure
Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate parts of the brain
Human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity
The human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity
Oral MS drug passes tests
BG-12 suppresses relapses
Walking to the beat could help patients with Parkinson's disease
Pitt study examines effects of visual, auditory, and tactile cues on human gait
Free bus passes have health benefit, say researchers
Free bus passes for over-60s may be encouraging older people to be more physically active, say the authors of a study published today in the American Journal of Public Health.
'Psychopaths' have an impaired sense of smell
Study suggests that a poor sense of smell may be a marker for psychopathic traits
A short cut to billion dollar drugs
Scientists have found a highly efficient method of making hormone-based drugs which could generate billions of sales for the pharmaceutical industry.
Study shows anaesthetic-related deaths reduced dramatically
London-led research looks at data collected worldwide over past 50 years
Simple ovarian cancer symptom survey that checks for 6 warning signs may improve early detection
First evaluation of such a screening tool in a primary care clinic
  Money key factor in driving med students from primary care careers
Many students are choosing to pass up a career in primary care because those physicians make substantially less money than specialists
Scientists, Your Gender Bias Is Showing
Academic scientists are, on average, biased against women
New data suggest bacteria have a direct effect on rock weathering
Bacteria may directly kick off a cascade of reactions that reduce rocks to soil
Suicide leading cause of injury mortality in U. S.
Suicide has now passed motor vehicle traffic crashes as the leading cause of injury deaths in the United States
New ways to protect female fertility
New research offers hope to women whose fertility has been compromised by the side-effects of cancer therapy or by premature menopause.
Pharmaceutical companies deliberately mislead doctors into prescribing useless and even harmful meds
Thanks to aggressive manipulation from the pharmaceutical companies and passivity from regulators, doctors often don't know that the drugs were ineffective (or harmful) in a majority of their clinical trials
UNC Lineberger scientists lead cancer genome analysis of breast cancer
Team identifies genetic causes and similarity to ovarian cancer
New 'Sars-like' coronavirus identified in the UK
A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2002 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain.