Cheap colour test picks up HIV
A cheap test which could detect even low levels of viruses and some cancers has been developed by UK researchers.
Complementary and alternative therapy improved lives of arthritis patients
Quarter of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis used complementary and alternative therapy to help manage their condition
How silver turns people blue
Scientists unlock chemical processes behind argyria
BMJ editor urges Roche to fulfil promise to release Tamiflu trial data
Journal launches open data campaign to compel greater accountability in healthcare
Breakfast sandwich is a time bomb in a bun
Study finds that just 1 high-fat meal can affect your heart health
Researchers engineer cartilage from pluripotent stem cells
iPSCs may be a viable source of patient-specific articular cartilage tissue
Couple of weekly portions of oily fish can help ward off stroke
But fish oil supplements don't have the same effect
Massachusetts Shuts Down Another Compounder
Massachusetts shut down another compounding pharmacy after a surprise inspection last week found conditions that called into question the sterility of its products, state officials said Sunday.
Empathy represses analytic thought, and vice versa
Brain physiology limits simultaneous use of both networks
The biggest expansion of man in prehistory?
DNA sequencing of 36 complete Y chromosomes has uncovered a previously unknown period when the human population expanded rapidly.
Mars like Hawaii? NASA rover's first soil studies help fingerprint Martian minerals
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has completed initial experiments showing the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to weathered basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii.
Common food preservative may slow, even stop tumor growth
Nisin, a common food preservative, may slow or stop squamous cell head and neck cancers, a University of Michigan study found.
Green tea found to reduce rate of some GI cancers
Women who drink green tea may lower their risk of developing some digestive system cancers
A heady discovery for beer fans: The first gene for beer foam could improve froth
The yeast used to make beer has yielded what may be the first gene for beer foam, scientists are reporting in a new study.
The World’s Largest Wetland Is Not Where You’d Expect
In Antarctica is an entire hydrological system that just happens to be covered by ice
Single protein targeted as the root biological cause of several childhood psychiatric disorders
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that dysfunction in the SRGAP3 protein may lead to schizophrenia, hydrocephalus, mental retardation and some forms of autism in childhood
New hope for survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury
Single dose of etanercept targets brain inflammation years after damage
How and why herpes viruses reactivate to cause disease
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that T-cells responsible for controlling Herpes reduce significantly during times of new infection, allowing latent herpes virus to reactivate
First ever family tree for all living birds reveals evolution and diversification
The world's first family tree linking all living bids and revealing when and where they evolved and diversified since dinosaurs walked the earth has been created by scientists from the University of Sheffield.
Hunting dark matter with DNA
Particle physicists propose a new way to detect dark matter using the molecule of life
First all-carbon solar cell
Stanford scientists build the first all-carbon solar cell
The cost of prescription drugs -- a comparison of 2 countries
People over age 65 in the US pay threefold for statins compared to UK costs
Study: Repeated surgeries appear to extend life of patients with deadliest of brain cancers
People who undergo repeated surgeries to remove glioblastomas - the most aggressive and deadliest type of brain tumors - may survive longer than those who have just a one-time operation, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.
Softening arteries, protecting the heart: Connection between 'good' cholesterol and collagen in heart health
Keeping arteries soft and supple might reduce disease risk, but the mechanisms of how arteries stave off hardening has remained elusive
Cannabis use mimics cognitive weakness that can lead to schizophrenia
fMRI study finds neural correlates to support cognitive model
Diabetes linked to flu
The flu virus has another trick up its sleeve - it may trigger diabetes. The good news is that this discovery may give us a way to prevent some forms of the disease.
NASA rover finds clues to changes in Mars' atmosphere
NASA's car-sized rover, Curiosity, has taken significant steps toward understanding how Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere.
Telescope Detects Light From the Earliest Stars
Ancient starlight, emitted by the first stars in the universe, has been detected using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
Redhead Pigment Boosts Skin-Cancer Risk
'Ginger' mice are found to be more susceptible to melanoma even without any exposure to ultraviolent radiation
Japanese family members less likely than others to give CPR for cardiac arrest
Family members didn't give CPR for cardiac arrests as often as passers-by or friends in a Japanese study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
Japan and blood types: Does it determine personality?
Are you A, B, O or AB? It is a widespread belief in Japan that character is linked to blood type. What's behind this conventional wisdom?
Hi, we're overhead! Get a text message from NASA when the International Space Station flies over your house
Service launched to celebrate 12th anniversary of crews working aboard
Most visible around dawn and dusk and appears as a fast moving light