Linguistics researcher develops new system to help computers 'learn' natural language
For more than 50 years, linguists and computer scientists have tried to get computers to understand human language by programming semantics as software.
Patients leaving hospital against medical advice more likely to be readmitted or die
People who leave hospital against their doctors' orders are more likely to be readmitted to hospital or die, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Midwives Improve Outcomes, Says Cochrane Review
Most women whose prenatal and childbirth care are led by a midwife have better outcomes compared with those whose care is led by a physician or shared among disciplines, according to a systematic review of 13 trials involving 16,242 women published August 22 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Comprehensive Parkinson's biomarker test has prognostic and diagnostic value
First biomarker results from Parkinson's progression markers initiative detect differences in subtypes of Parkinson's disease
Terminology used to describe preinvasive breast cancer may affect patients' treatment preferences
More women report that they would opt for nonsurgical treatments When ductal carcinoma in situ is described as a high-risk condition rather than cancer
Oxygen-generating compound shows promise for saving tissue after severe injury
The same compound in a common household clothes detergent shows promise as a treatment to preserve muscle tissue after severe injury.
4 cups of coffee a day may keep prostate cancer recurrence and progression away
Bioactive compounds in coffee may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects
New study supports intracerebral injections of bone marrow-derived stem cells to prevent or reduce post-stroke cognitive deficits
Cognitive deficits following ischemic stroke are common and debilitating, even in the relatively few patients who are treated expeditiously so that clots are removed or dissolved rapidly and cerebral blood flow restored.
5 Important Developments in C difficile Management
Important Findings in C difficile Infection
FDA OKs First Topical Agent for Facial Erythema of Rosacea
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved brimonidine topical gel 0.33% (Mirvaso, Galderma Laboratories) for facial redness resulting from rosacea in adults aged 18 years or older, the company announced today.
Disabling enzyme reduces tumor growth, cripples cancer cells, finds new study
Knocking out a single enzyme dramatically cripples the ability of aggressive cancer cells to spread and grow tumors, offering a promising new target in the development of cancer treatments, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
New treatments better than standard ones just over half the time
That's evidence the randomized clinical trial system works, University of South Florida researcher reports in Nature
Fukushima radioactive plume to reach US in 3 years
Tracking the movement of the Fukushima radioactive plume in our oceans
Evidence for new element boosted
Scientists have presented new evidence for the existence of an unconfirmed element with atomic number 115.
Researchers Solve Biological Mystery about the Common Genesis of Many Serious Diseases
Scientists solve a biological mystery about the common genesis of many serious diseases, discovering a trigger to important biologic responses such as the control of cell death and production of inflammatory mediators.
We may all be Martians -- new research supports theory that life started on Mars
New evidence has emerged which supports the long-debated theory that life on Earth may have started on Mars.
A major cause of age-related memory loss identified
Study points to possible treatments and confirms distinction between memory loss due to aging and that of Alzheimer's
Brain inflammation linked to more severe Parkinson's symptoms
Study analyzes biomarkers in fluid near brain cortex
School-age drinking increases breast cancer risk
If a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 13 percent
New Cassini data from Titan indicate a rigid, weathered ice shell
An analysis of gravity and topography data from Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has revealed unexpected features of the moon's outer ice shell.
Researchers discover a potential cause of autism
Key enzymes are found to have a 'profound effect' across dozens of genes linked to autism, the insight could help illuminate environmental factors behind autism spectrum disorder and contribute to a unified theory of how the disorder develops
Researchers aim to use light -- not electric jolts -- to restore healthy heartbeats
When a beating heart slips into an irregular, life-threatening rhythm, the treatment is well known: deliver a burst of electric current from a pacemaker or defibrillator.
Not the end of the world: Why Earth's greatest mass extinction was the making of modern mammals
The first mammals arose in the Triassic period, over 225 million years ago. These early furballs include small shrew-like animals such as Morganucodon from England, Megazostrodon from South Africa, and Bienotherium from China.
Randomized Treatments May Be More Effective at Stopping Disease Outbreaks
Mathematicians have found that by varying the timing of treatments, doctors may be able to increase the odds that a disease outbreak will die off suddenly
Scientists Pinpoint Lowest Temperature Limit for Life on Earth
In a new study, scientists reveal that -20°C is the lowest temperature at which simple life can live and grow on Earth.
Tiny human almost-brains made in lab
Stem cells arrange themselves into a version of the most complex human organ
Acupuncture helps ailing alligator in Brazil (Update)
Bino's back was killing him. He was suffering from scoliosis. He couldn't move his legs, two of them anyway, and his tail just wouldn't swish.
Promising chronic pain drug developed
A team of researchers led by Andrew Coop, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC) at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), has developed a new opioid drug that shows great potential to advance treatment and improve quality of life for individuals living with chronic pain.
'1 pill can kill': Effects of unintentional opioid exposure in young children
Medication poisonings among children are an important public health problem.
Human Microbiome May Be Seeded Before Birth
We are each home to about 100 trillion bacteria, which we carry with us from birth till death.
First large scale study links autism and autoimmunity
A new, large-scale study of more than 2,700 mothers of children with autism shows that about one in 10 mothers have antibodies in their bloodstream that react with proteins in the brain of their babies.
Doubling the daily allowance of protein intake with diet and exercise protects muscle loss
A new report appearing in the September issue of The FASEB Journal challenges the long-held adage that significant muscle loss is unavoidable when losing weight through exercise and diet.
Higher Depression Rates in Women a Myth?
Women have long been thought to have much higher rates of depression than men, but when alternative and traditional symptoms of depression are considered, these sex disparities disappear, new research shows.
Soil beneath ocean found to harbor long lived bacteria, fungi and viruses
Researchers with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have presented findings at this year's Goldschmidt conference.
Single gene change increases mouse lifespan by 20 percent
Lowering the expression of a single gene, researchers have extended the average lifespan of a group of mice by about 20 percent
Why your brain may work like a dictionary
DOES your brain work like a dictionary? A mathematical analysis of the connections between definitions of English words has uncovered hidden structures that may resemble the way words and their meanings are represented in our heads.
A wine a day ... keeps the psychiatrist away?
Light Drinking Linked to Lower Risk of Depression
Oral nutritional supplements demonstrate significant health and cost benefits
Analysis of more than 1 million adult hospital cases revealed 21 percent reduction in length of hospital stay and cost with nutritional intervention
'Do As I Do: Take Aspirin Daily’
Looking at aspirin as a preventive agent, in terms of primary and secondary prevention
High dose statins prevent dementia
Almost all the statins (except lovastatin) decreased the risk for new onset dementia when taken at higher daily doses
Move it and lose it: Every 'brisk' minute counts
University of Utah study shows higher-intensity activity impacts weight, even in short bouts
Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Our African follower for over 70,000 years!
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of deadliest infectious diseases of humans, killing 50% of individuals when left untreated.
Quitting smoking drops heart attack risk to levels of never smokers
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of heart attack and death to the levels of non-smokers
Administering natural substance spermidin stopped dementia in fruit flies
Age-induced memory impairment can be suppressed by administration of the natural substance spermidin.
Shingles vaccine campaign to start
People in their 70s across the UK will be offered a vaccine against shingles from this week.
Japan heads back to nuclear zero for reactor checkups
Workers will switch off one of Japan's two working reactors Monday, with the other set for shutdown later this month and no restarts in sight amid continued public hostility to nuclear power.