Truck Driver with GPS Jammer Accidentally Jams Newark Airport
Jamming company-issued GPS in vehicles not just a bad career move
If it isn't life-threatening, don't call it cancer
Cancer screening too often leads to scare diagnoses and unnecessary treatments. It's time to rethink our approach, says cancer specialist Laura Esserman
DNA reveals details of the peopling of the Americas
Migrants came in three distinct waves that interbred once in the New World
Near-death experiences 'explained'
A surge of electrical activity in the brain could be responsible for the vivid experiences described by near-death survivors, scientists report.
Toxicologist says NAS panel 'misled the world' when adopting radiation exposure guidelines
Toxicologist Edward Calabrese reviews how a linear dose-response approach to ionizing radiation exposure was adopted and offers evidence supporting his view that 2 geneticists suppressed evidence to keep the NAS from considering a non-linear model
Decellularized mouse heart beats again after regenerating with human heart precursor cells
For the first time, a mouse heart was able to contract and beat again after its own cells were stripped and replaced with human heart precursor cells
Stem cells turned into cancer-killing immune cells
In cases where immune therapy works, it could allow mass production of treatment.
New compound prevents first steps of fungal infection
A team of researchers has discovered a chemical compound that prevents fungal cells from adhering to surfaces
Radioactive Water Leaks from Fukushima: What We Know
The lingering questions include how the radioactivity might contaminate ocean life that humans eat
Dyslexia 'seen in child brain scans'
Brain scans may allow detection of dyslexia in pre-school children even before they start to read, say researchers.
Early surgery better than watchful waiting for patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation
Patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation who are otherwise healthy should have mitral valve repair surgery sooner rather than later, even if they feel no symptoms, a Mayo Clinic-led study by U.S. and European researchers found.
CWRU dental researchers discover how an oral bacterium can trigger colorectal cancer
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine have discovered how a common oral bacterium can contribute to colorectal cancer, a finding that opens promising new research avenues for the development of approaches to prevent and treat the disease.
Growing use of MRIs leading to more invasive breast cancer surgery
Heavy use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be leading to unnecessary breast removal in older women with breast cancer, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the current issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
6 months of fish oil reverses liver disease in children with intestinal failure, study shows
Children who suffer from intestinal failure, most often caused by a shortened or dysfunctional bowel, are unable to consume food orally. Instead, a nutritional cocktail of sugar, protein and fat made from soybean oil is injected through a small tube in their vein.
Most herniated discs result from avulsion, not rupture, suggests study in spine
ISSLS award-winning paper questions assumptions about how herniated discs happen
Low-grade prostate cancers may not become aggressive with time -- adds support for 'watch and wait' approach
Prostate cancer aggressiveness may be established when the tumor is formed and not alter with time, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Pilot study finds ER patients drinking high-octane beer
Study shows feasibility of collecting alcohol brand consumption data in ER departments
Legalize It: Marijuana Gaining Acceptance in U.S.
Attorney General Eric Holder's recent comments calling for reform of long mandatory sentences for low-level drug offenders have opened a floodgate of mixed reactions.
Computer chip based on human brain developed
Today's computing chips are incredibly complex and contain billions of nano-scale transistors, allowing for fast, high-performance computers, pocket-sized smartphones that far outpace early desktop computers, and an explosion in handheld tablets.
New Measure of Consciousness Tracks Our Waking States
This fairly simple metric for neural activity could guide treatment for people with brain injuries
Researchers debunk myth of 'right-brained' and 'left-brained' personality traits
Chances are, you've heard the label of being a "right-brained" or "left-brained" thinker. Logical, detail-oriented and analytical? That's left-brained behavior. Creative, thoughtful and subjective? Your brain's right side functions stronger -- or so long-held assumptions suggest.
Criminologists identify family killer characteristics
Men who kill their families can be separated into four distinct types.
Heat waves to become more frequent and severe, research says
Climate change is set to trigger more frequent and severe heat waves in the next 30 years regardless of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) we emit into the atmosphere, a new study has shown.
Study reveals much-needed strategy to protect against deadly liver fibrosis
Central role of the immune molecule interleukin 33 (IL-33) in the formation of liver fibrosis
Heavy Coffee Consumption Linked With Risk of All-Cause Death
Drinking more than four cups of coffee per day does more than increase the risk of the jitters, a new study suggests[1].
Study shows feral cat control could benefit from different approach
Vasectomies could be more effective than neuters in population management
Celery, artichokes contain flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells
Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab by inhibiting an important enzyme, according to two new University of Illinois studies.
Ancient climate change picked the crops we eat today
Thank climate change for our daily bread. High levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere after the last ice age drove us to cultivate wheat.
Experts Urge Mass Dog Vaccination to Eradicate Rabies
Some rabies infections may not be lethal, but be especially wary of dog bites
Scientists sequence genome of human's closest invertebrate relative
Botryllus schlosseri, a small sea creature, can regenerate its entire body from its blood vessels alone. Stanford researchers hope that sequencing its genome will lead to advances in regenerative and transplant medicine for humans.
Dad's genes build placentas, explaining grandsire effect
Placentas support the fetus and mother, but those organs grow according to blueprints from dad, according to new research at Cornell University.
Effects of Parkinson's-disease mutation reversed in cell
UCSF study shows potential for new treatment strategy
World's oldest temple built to worship the dog star
THE world's oldest temple, Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey, may have been built to worship the dog star, Sirius.
Head hurts? Zap the wonder nerve in your neck
"IT WAS like red-hot pokers needling one side of my face," says Catherine, recalling the cluster headaches she experienced for six years. "I just wanted it to stop."
Tumors form advance teams to ready lungs for spread of cancer
Cancer metastasis requires tumor cells to acquire properties that allow them to escape from the primary tumor site, travel to a distant place in the body, and form secondary tumors.
Coffee and tea may contribute to a healthy liver
Surprise! Your morning cup of tea or coffee may be doing more than just perking you up before work.
FDA: Don't Use Any Sterile Product From NuVision Pharmacy
In a statement issued today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds healthcare providers not to use any sterile products made by compounding pharmacy NuVision Pharmacy.
Path to United States Practice Is Long Slog to Foreign Doctors
Thousands of foreign-trained immigrant physicians are living in the United States with lifesaving skills that are going unused because they stumbled over one of the many hurdles in the path toward becoming a licensed doctor here.