Bumpy beast was a desert dweller
Roaming the desert in what is now northern Niger was a very distinctive creature known as a pareiasaur.
2 mutations triggered an evolutionary leap 500 million years ago
Resurrecting ancient proteins in the lab, researchers discover just 2 mutations set the stage for the evolution of modern hormone signaling
Excited, but cold: Scientists unveil the secret of a reaction for prebiotic synthesis of organic matter
How is it that a complex organism evolves from a pile of dead matter? How can lifeless materials become organic molecules that are the bricks of animals and plants?
Rubella Epidemics in Japan and Poland
Japan and Poland are both experiencing epidemics of rubella, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued travel warnings suggesting that women who are pregnant or might be consult their doctors before visiting either country.
Technique to promote nerve regeneration after spinal cord injury restores bladder function in rats
Findings suggest similar strategies may one day be useful for human patients
Three planets in habitable zone of nearby star: Gliese 667c reexamined
A record-breaking three planets in this system are super-Earths lying in the zone around a star where liquid water could exist, making them possible candidates for the presence of life. This is the first system found with a fully packed habitable zone.
Overweight causes heart failure -- large study with new method clarifies the association
An international research team led by Swedish scientists has used a new method to investigate obesity and overweight as a cause of cardiovascular disease.
Protein that contributes to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's identified
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have demonstrated that a protein called caspase-2 is a key regulator of a signaling pathway that leads to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Past brain activation revealed in scans
Weizmann Institute scientists discover that spontaneously emerging brain activity patterns preserve traces of previous cognitive activity
Organs Donated by Prisoners? No, No, No!
First statute of its kind in the United States allows prisoners to donate their organs
First-ever therapeutic offers hope for improving blood transfusions
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide (NO) to donated blood, a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful effects from transfusions.
Fear of Komodo dragon bacteria wrapped in myth
A team led by a University of Queensland researcher has proven that the fearsome Komodo dragon is a victim of bad press.
DNA Buried 7,000 Centuries Is Retrieved
Researchers have recovered an ancient genome from a 700,000-year-old horse fossil in Canada. They are also analyzing the genomes of many members of the horse evolutionary tree, including the Przewalski horse, a species thought to represent the last living wild horse population.
New research finds flu shot effective regardless of circulating flu strain
New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that despite popular belief, the flu shot is effective in preventing the flu, even if the virus going around does not match the vaccine.
Researchers say ability to throw played a key role in human evolution
It's easy to marvel at the athleticism required to throw a 90-mile-per-hour fastball, but when Neil Roach watches baseball, he sees something else at work - evolution.
How men and women cooperate
While men tend to match their partners' emotions during mutual cooperation, woman may have the opposite response, according to new research.
Promising Alzheimer's 'drug' halts memory loss
'Drug' strikes newly identified target and could be used early in disease
Location of upwelling in Earth's mantle discovered to be stable
A study published in Nature today shares the discovery that large-scale upwelling within Earth's mantle mostly occurs in only two places: beneath Africa and the Central Pacific.
A stepping-stone for oxygen on Earth
Caltech researchers find evidence of an early manganese-oxidizing photosystem
Researchers call for rethinking efforts to prevent interplanetary contamination
Sterilized Mars spacecraft largely a waste of money
Invasion of the sleepy raccoon dogs
Species: Nyctereutes procyonoides
Habitat: A native population in east Asia, including Japan, and an introduced population in Europe
Link shown between Crohn's disease and virus
A new study reveals that all children with Crohn's disease that were examined had a commonly occurring virus - an enterovirus - in their intestines.
Scientists discover thriving colonies of microbes in ocean 'plastisphere'
Scientists have discovered a diverse multitude of microbes colonizing and thriving on flecks of plastic that have polluted the oceans-a vast new human-made flotilla of microbial communities that they have dubbed the "plastisphere."
Late bedtimes and less sleep may lead to weight gain in healthy adults
Chronic sleep restriction among adults with late bedtimes may be associated with weight gain due to the consumption of extra calories during late-night hours
Can silver promote the colonization of bacteria on medical devices?
Recent study suggests that, in one material, increasing levels of silver may indirectly promote bacterial adhesion.
Redefining adaptation, the study of how populations grow and survive
How do organisms adapt over time? Do they evolve through a series of small beneficial steps as envisioned by Charles Darwin, or through a series of rare but large jumps? Or through a combination of both?
Prevailing view of how the brain is wired overturned?
Studies topple convention, showing sensory information travels to two places at once: not only to the brain's mid-layer, but also directly to its deeper layers.
Early brain stimulation may help stroke survivors recover language function
Non-invasive brain stimulation may help stroke survivors recover speech and language function, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
After Great Dane success, cancer doc eyes brain tumors
Two University of Colorado Cancer Center publications set stage for K9 cancer vaccine test with human glioblastoma.
Woman's 'Foot Orgasm' Is First Known Case
A 55-year-old woman experienced unwanted orgasms that started in her foot.
Living without taste or smell
Double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell says he is unable to smell or taste very much due to a brain injury he suffered. What is life like without these senses?
Breaking the Seal on Drug Research
More researchers are insisting on seeing all the data behind all clinical trials for drugs, not just the rosy reports that companies choose to release.
Cancer is a result of a default cellular 'safe mode,' physicist proposes
Physicist is trying to shed light on cancer with a theory that traces its origin to the dawn of multicellularity
Mega-quakes caused volcanoes to sink, research finds
Massive earthquakes can cause distant volcanoes to sink, according to research in Japan and Chile published on Sunday.
Senior moment? Stereotypes about aging can hurt older adults' memory, but there's an easy fix
Scientists show that attributing every forgetful moment to getting older can actually worsen memory problems -- and reveal a surprising twist that can improve performance
Student medics 'taught bad habits'
Under the watchful eye of Dr Matthias Schmidt, third-year medical students from Newcastle University are getting some hands-on experience, a vital part of their training.