WSU researchers create superconductor from solvent
Research opens up new understanding of phenomenon
Psychology influences markets
When it comes to economics versus psychology, score one for psychology.
New treatment for schizophrenia discovered in Finland
With very large doses of famotidine, sufficient amounts can  penetrate the blood-brain barrier to affect the histamine system in the brain
Curious mix of precision and brawn in a pouched super-predator
A bizarre, pouched super-predator that terrorized South America millions of years ago had huge sabre-like teeth but its bite was weaker than that of a domestic cat, new research shows.
Removing nerves connecting kidney to the brain shown to reduce high blood pressure
New technique is safe and effective in hard-to-treat cases
New American Chemical Society video focuses on ancient secrets of alchemy
Bytesize Science's  new video presents alchemy and its quest for the "Philosopher's Stone"
UCSB astronomer uncovers the hidden identity of an exoplanet
Hovering about 70 light-years from Earth - that's "next door" by astronomical standards - is a star astronomers call HD 97658, which is almost bright enough to see with the naked eye.
Discovery sheds light on why Alzheimer's drugs rarely help
Current medications do not treat Alzheimer's or stop it from progressing
These Body Drugs Can Affect the Mind
Bad mood? Sleep loss? Memory trouble? Check your prescriptions
Protein essential for cognition and mental health identified
Stimulation of the nicotinic alpha7 receptors allows the cells to communicate and thus generate higher cognition.
Glymphatic System May Hold a Key to Treating Alzheimer’s
Alzheimers May Result From a Slowing Down of the Glymphatic System
How cancer spreads: Metastatic tumor a hybrid of cancer cell and white blood cell
A human metastatic tumor can arise when a leukocyte and a cancer cell fuse to form a genetic hybrid
Former SETI director explains what will happen when extraterrestrials contact us
Just over 30 years ago this month, E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial hit the big screen and made everyone feel warm and fuzzy about aliens with E.T.'s sweetly urgent message about wanting to "phone home."
Migraine Really Is a Brain Disorder
Positron emission tomography of patients experiencing the premonitory phase of migraine, prior to the headache setting in, shows activation in several areas of the brain, indicating that migraine is a brain disorder and not a response to pain stimuli.
Does being a bookworm boost your brainpower in old age?
New research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory.
A chimp-pig hybrid origin for humans?
Impressive body of evidence suggesting that human origins can be best explained by hybridization between pigs and chimpanzees
Why good deeds don’t go unpunished
Being overly generous can get you punished as a nonconformist.
Biomarker predicts heart attack risk based on response to aspirin therapy
Aspirin has been widely used for more than 50 years as a common, inexpensive blood thinner for patients with heart disease and stroke, but doctors have little understanding of how it works and why some people benefit and others don't.
Cockatoos 'pick' puzzle box locks
A species of Indonesian parrot can solve complex mechanical problems that involve undoing a series of locks one after another, revealing new depths to physical intelligence in birds.
People's diets show a sugar-fat seesaw
Research published today shows why people find it hard to follow Government guidelines to cut their fat and sugars intake at the same time - a phenomenon known as the sugar-fat seesaw.
Gateway for metastases
Activated blood platelets enable cancer cells to penetrate blood vessels
New Headache Classification System Published
The International Classification of Headache Disorders, Third Edition (ICHD-III beta version) is now complete and ready for field testing.
Pill of Goods: International Counterfeit Drug Ring Hit in Massive Sting
Court documents review process that led the FDA to shut down more than 1,600 illegal pharmacy Web sites
Urine biomarker test can diagnose as well as predict rejection of transplanted kidneys
National clinical trial demonstrates the 3-gene signature test, developed at Weill Cornell Medical College, will improve care of kidney transplant patients
Mindscapes: First man to hear people before they speak
Name: PH
Condition: Badly dubbed sight and sound
No single origin for agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
Transition from foraging to farming occurred over the entire Fertile Crescent
Study reveals ancient jigsaw puzzle of past supercontinent
A new study published today in the journal Gondwana Research, has revealed the past position of the Australian, Antarctic and Indian tectonic plates, demonstrating how they formed the supercontinent Gondwana 165 million years ago.
From manga to movies: Study offers new insights into Japan's biggest media industries
Japanese films have retaken the box office in their home market in a major shift not seen since the 1960s, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
New study reveals important role of insulin in making breast milk
Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis adds to their previous research implicating insulin's role in lactation success.
In subglacial lake, surprising life goes on
Rogers team identifies species in most inhospitable realm
Human Head Transplants Now Possible, Italian Neuroscientist Says (VIDEO)
In a provocative new paper, an Italian neuroscientist outlines how to perform a complete human head transplant, arguing that such a surgical procedure is now within the realm of possibility.
Toxic radiation 'in groundwater' at Fukushima
TEPCO will ask Japan's nuclear watchdog to green light two of seven units at the world's biggest nuclear plant in Niigata
Champion nano-rust for producing solar hydrogen
Water and some nano-structured iron oxide is all it takes to produce bubbles of solar hydrogen. EPFL and Technion scientists just discovered the champion structure to achieve this
Melting in the Afar helps scientists understand how oceans form
Lavas from the Afar Depression in Ethiopia, where three tectonic plates are spreading apart, have given scientists a new insight into how ocean basins form.