Selenium deficiency may cause cardiomyopathy post-gastric bypass
Case reports highlight importance of vitamin and mineral supplementation after bariatric surgery
Antibiotics not effective for cough due to 'common cold' in children
New research suggests that antibiotics are not effective in treating cough due to the common cold in children.
Immune cells of the blood might replace dysfunctional brain cells
In certain situations monocytes can enter the brain and contribute to tissue repair or disease progression
Aspirin may slow the decline in mental capacity among elderly patients
A fourth of an aspirin daily may slow the decline in intellectual capacity among elderly individuals with high cardiovascular risk.
Crusty foods may worsen heart problems associated with diabetes
Study suggests avoiding cooking that produces crusty bits, if you have diabetes and know you're at risk for cardiovascular disease
Additive restores antibiotic effectiveness against MRSA
Researchers have increased the potency of a compound that reactivates antibiotics against MRSA
Unique feature of HIV helps create antibodies, researchers discover
A unique change in the outer covering of the virus found in two HIV infected South African women enabled them to make potent antibodies which are able to kill up to 88 percent of HIV types from around the world.
Water could flow on Mars, model suggests; Scientists look at melting and evaporation of frozen brines
University of Arkansas researchers have created a model that might explain how water could produce the flow patterns seen by a spacecraft orbiting Mars.
First analysis of beluga whale mimicking human speech
Many of us talk to our pets, but we don't expect them to talk back. A beluga whale has bucked this trend by learning to imitate human speech. (Listen to it here.)
Oldest Writing Nearly Deciphered
The world's oldest undeciphered writing system is close to being cracked thanks to a new technology and online crowdsourcing,
Exercise may trump mental activity in protecting against brain shrinkage
Regular exercise  in old age may protect against brain shrinkage than engaging in mental or social activities
Nearly half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure have it under control
Nearly half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure had their blood pressure under control by the end of 2010 -- a significant increase from the start of the decade, researchers reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Next-generation vaccines -- eliminating the use of needles
Lead scientist Professor Simon Cutting, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, has developed the jabs through the use of probiotic spores.
Are schizophrenia and autism close relations?
Tel Aviv University researcher discovers that family history of schizophrenia is a risk factor for autism
Grandmas made humans live longer
Computer model: Chimp lifespan evolves into human longevity
Lives could be saved by removing age restrictions on rotavirus vaccination
The additional children's lives saved by removing the age restrictions for rotavirus vaccination in low- and middle-income countries would be much greater than any extra deaths from vaccine-associated complications
Did bacteria spark evolution of multicellular life?
New study finds bacteria cue single-celled choanoflagellates to form colonies
Oxygen's ups and downs in the early atmosphere and ocean
UC Riverside-led research team finds evidence for a dramatic rise in early oxygen about 2.3 billion years ago followed, more surprisingly, by an equally impressive fall
X-ray imaging tricks increase resolution and cut dose
An international research team has proposed a way to make high-resolution, 3D images of breast tissue while reducing the delivered X-ray dose.
Oldest primate lived in trees after the extinction of dinosaurs
For many mammals, including our own ancestors, the late Cretaceous  marked a beginning rather than the end
Italian earthquake case is no anti-science witch-hunt
Manslaughter verdicts for six seismologists highlight the need for scientists to speak for themselves
Promising new biomarker for aggressiveness of prostate cancer
For the first time data produced showing that levels of serum glutamate are increased in patients with primary and metastatic prostate cancer
Human blood types have deep evolutionary roots
ABO system may date back 20 million years or more
Parkinson's breakthough could slow disease progression
Scientists, including Lyrica inventor, create new class of potential therapeutics
Challenging Parkinson's dogma
Scientists may have discovered why the standard treatment for Parkinson's disease is often effective for only a limited period of time.
Timing is everything: Hormone use may reduce or increase Alzheimer's disease risk in women
A new study suggests that women who begin taking hormone therapy within five years of menopause may reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Herbal and dietary supplements can adversely affect prescribed drugs says extensive review
Findings could be just the tip of the iceberg says accompanying editorial
Moderate drinking decreases number of new brain cells
Rutgers researchers say daily drinking is risky
U.S. Concern Over Compounders Predates Meningitis Outbreak
A year before people began dying of meningitis caused by a tainted drug, the FDA worried that compounders across the country might be selling another substandard drug
Area of the brain that processes empathy identified
An international team has shown that the anterior insular cortex  is the activity center of human empathy, whereas other areas of the brain are not
  Easter Island Statues Might Have Been "Walked" Out of Quarry
A contentious theory was recently put to the test with an almost life-size replica
Gene that's usually bad news loses its punch if you live to your 90s, Mayo study finds
A gene linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes becomes less important to quality of life once people hit their 90s, a Mayo Clinic study shows.
Antibiotics that only partly block protein machinery allow germs to poison themselves
Powerful antibiotics that scientists and physicians thought stop the growth of harmful bacteria by completely blocking their ability to make proteins actually allow the germs to continue producing certain proteins - which may help do them in.
Smoking takes 10 years off life expectancy in Japan, not 4 as previously thought, experts warn
But much of the risk can be avoided if smoking is stopped, preferably well before age 35
Resveratrol falls short in health benefits
Studying healthy, middle-aged women, researchers found that supplementation with resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine, does not offer the medical benefits previously thought.
Anesthesia drugs really do put us to sleep
When patients are put under anesthesia, they are often told they will be "put to sleep," and now it appears that in some ways that's exactly what the drugs do to the brain.
If Smart Is the Norm, Stupidity Gets More Interesting
Instead of thinking about the genetics of intelligence, we should be trying to parse "the genetics of stupidity"
'Cool Planet' projects biofuel-production cost of $1.50 per gallon
Cost of biofuel made from corn cobs and stover just $1.50 per gallon without government subsidies
Racial 'hierarchy of bias' drives decision to shoot armed, unarmed suspects, study finds
Some people exhibit a "hierarchy of bias" in split-second decisions whether to shoot suspects who appear to be carrying a gun or a benign object like a cell phone
PFO closure may be superior to medical therapy in preventing stroke
Trial results show that patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure may be superior to medical therapy in preventing recurrent stroke
Minimizing mining damage with manure
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research confirms that the time-tested practice of amending crop soils with manure also can help restore soils on damaged post-mining landscapes.
'NHS should replace traditional autopsies with non-invasive alternative'
Group chaired by University of Leicester forensic pathology expert recommends Department of Health should create national autopsy imaging service
A Viagra follow-up? Drug used to treat glaucoma actually grows human hair
New research in the FASEB Journal shows how a commonly prescribed glaucoma drug may be effective in treating male pattern baldness and other forms of alopecia
Salk study finds diabetes raises levels of proteins linked to Alzheimer's features
Mouse model may provide clues on mechanism linking diabetes and aging to Alzheimer's
Penis worms show the evolution of the digestive system
A team of scientists has revealed that the enigmatic marine penis worms (priapulids) develop their intestine as humans, fish or starfish.
Dinosaurs Sprouted Wings Earlier Than Thought
Dinosaurs still walk - and fly - among us: We call them birds.
Living Power Cables Made from Bacteria
A tiny section of bacterium contains a bundle of insulated wires that carries an electric current.
Autism early intervention found to normalize brain activity in children as young as 18 months
Intensive early intervention therapy that improves very young autistic children's cognition and language skills normalizes their brain activity, decreases autism symptoms and improves their social skills too
Bean used in Chinese food could protect against sepsis
A bean commonly used in Chinese cuisine protects against the life-threatening condition sepsis
Inhaled anesthesia affects children's brains more than intravenous anesthetic, study shows
Researchers find children's brains are more affected by inhaled anesthetic than intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate
Influenza vaccine may reduce risk of heart disease and death
Flu shot may reduce risk of a major cardiac event by 50 percent and cardiac deaths by 40 percent
Drop in testosterone tied to prostate cancer recurrence
Fox Chase researchers find that men whose testosterone falls after radiation are more likely to experience a rise in PSA