Flavour of beer 'excites the brain'
Just a tiny taste of your favourite tipple can excite the brain and increase the urge to drink, even without any effect of alcohol - according to a study on 49 men.
Excess vitamin E intake not a health concern, study suggests
No level of vitamin E in the diet or from any normal use of supplements should be a concern
Remnants of supernova explosion found in ancient magnetotactic bacteria
First biological signature of an ancient supernova event, possibly linked to a specific exploding star
Could Life Be Older Than Earth Itself?
Applying a maxim from computer science to biology raises the intriguing possibility that life existed before Earth did and may have originated outside our solar system, scientists say.
Drug Makers Use Safety Rule to Block Generics
For decades, pharmaceutical companies have deployed an array of tactics aimed at preventing low-cost copies of their drugs from entering the marketplace. But federal regulators contend the latest strategy - which relies on a creative interpretation of drug safety laws - is illegal.
Routine EKG finding could signal serious heart problem
UC San Francisco-led team uncovers potential risks to cardiac condition previously thought benign
Stanford scientists pinpoint brain's area for numeral recognition
Precise anatomical coordinates of a brain "hot spot" that is preferentially activated when people view ordinary numerals
Common osteoporosis drug slows formation of new bone
Study results suggest combination treatments may be needed to stop bone loss, fuel growth
Hop, skip or jump? Study says no to all of the above
The earliest stages of arthritis make cartilage more susceptible to damage from physical activities such as running or jumping
X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry
This year, astronomers around the world have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of X-ray astronomy. Few objects better illustrate the progress of the field in the past half-century than the supernova remnant known as SN 1006.
Did diamonds begin on the ancient ocean floor?
Findings suggest eclogitic diamonds originated as organic matter on the ancient sea floor
Laser optics plus ultrasound imaging holds promise as a noninvasive test for prostate cancer
Multispectral photoacoustic imaging, which combines laser optics and ultrasound imaging technologies, can reliably distinguish between benign and malignant prostate tissue, a new study indicates.
Researchers abuzz over caffeine as 'cancer-cell killer'
Researchers from the University of Alberta are abuzz after using fruit flies to find new ways of taking advantage of caffeine's lethal effects on cancer cells - results that could one day be used to advance cancer therapies for people.
3 New Exoplanets Might Have Right Temperature for Life
Scientists are reporting a bounty of new worlds that may be capable of sustaining life, with the discovery of three exoplanets slightly larger than Earth orbiting within their stars' habitable zone.
Science surprise: Toxic protein made in unusual way may explain brain disorder
Study finds abnormal protein translation leads to Fragile X ataxia, a disorder seen in grandfathers of children with Fragile X syndrome
High levels of glutamate in brain may kick-start schizophrenia
Implications for early diagnosis and new treatment strategies
Pure gold nanoparticles can inhibit fat storage
Gold nanoparticles can inhibit adipose storage and lead to accelerated aging and wrinkling, slowed wound healing and onset of diabetes
Quest for edible malarial vaccine leads to other potential medical uses for algae
Can scientists rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine?
Swedish study suggests reduced risk of dementia
Risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years
Intense, specialized training in young athletes linked to serious overuse injuries
Young athletes who specialize in one sport and train intensively have a significantly higher risk of stress fractures and other severe overuse injuries, even when compared with other injured athletes, according to the largest clinical study of its kind.
Grains of sand from ancient supernova found in meteorites
It's a bit like learning the secrets of the family that lived in your house in the 1800s by examining dust particles they left behind in cracks in the floorboards.
From blank round to a potently active substance?
A long-forgotten candidate for antiviral therapy is undergoing a renaissance:
Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment
Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment
Raiding Grandma's Medicine Cabinet
A renewed interest in treatments from a world before penicillin