'Molecular basis' for jet lag found
Scientists believe they have figured out why it takes us so long to adapt when we travel to new time zones.
Cardiovascular risk factors highest in winter and lowest in summer
Cardiovascular risk factors are highest in winter and lowest in summer, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Pedro Marques-Vidal from Switzerland. The analysis included more than 100,000 subjects in 7 countries.
Prehistoric climate change due to cosmic crash in Canada
Dartmouth-led team reveals cause of global climate shift 12,900 years ago
Soot suspect in mid-1800s Alps glacier retreat
Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that soot, or black carbon, sent into the air by a rapidly industrializing Europe, likely caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers in the European Alps.
Researchers find phosphate in more soluble form on Mars
A trio of researchers at the University of Nevada has found that phosphate found in minerals on Mars, is far more soluble than it is in natural Earth minerals.
Animals carry '320,000 new viruses'
There could be at least 320,000 viruses awaiting discovery that are circulating in animals, a study suggests.
Why parenting can never have a rule book
Review of studies involving more than 14,600 pairs of twins shows children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented.
Tattoos reduce chances of getting a job, new research says
Having a tattoo can reduce your chance of getting a job, but it depends on where the tattoo is, what it depicts and if the job involves dealing with customers, new research says.
Being underweight increases death risk of CAD women by 2-fold
The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of weight change over time on survival in women with CAD and different body weight classes
Iranian telegraph operator, first to propose earthquake early warning system
In 1909, an Iranian telegraph operator living in the remote desert town of Kerman noticed an unusual movement of the magnetic needle of his telegraph instrument.
Fear of holes may stem from evolutionary survival response
What do lotus flowers, soap bubbles, and aerated chocolate have in common?
Robotic surgery complications underreported, Johns Hopkins Study suggests
'Haphazard' system of reporting yields misleading picture of safety
Two new versions of the flu vaccine arriving soon
For the first time, there will be a vaccine which protects against four strains of the flu virus. Until now, flu vaccines have only protected against three forms of the virus.
Striking Patterns: Study Suggests Tool Use and Language Evolved Together
When did humans start talking? There are nearly as many answers to this perplexing question as there are researchers studying it.
New effective treatment for high blood pressure? Removing tiny organ
Removing one of the tiniest organs in the body has shown to provide effective treatment for high blood pressure.
Magnetic Levitation Train Hits 310 MPH
Japan's railways are (rightly) famous for their bullet trains that move at up o 200 miles an hour. The Central Japan Railway Co. recently tested one that makes the bullet trains seem positively slow, reaching 310 miles per hour.
Standard Vaccines Can Offer Protection against H5N1 Pandemic Avian Flu
A test vaccine has been found to be protective against a synthetic version of the H5N1 virus, but the result might not predict performance on real pandemic H5N1
Carbon dating shows ancient Egypt's rapid expansion
The powerful civilisation of ancient Egypt took just a few centuries to build, according to a radiocarbon dating study that sets the first solid chronology for the period.
Sleep 'boosts brain cell numbers'
Scientists believe they have discovered a new reason why we need to sleep - it replenishes a type of brain cell.
Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful
Many American parents yell or shout at their teenagers. A new longitudinal study has found that using such harsh verbal discipline in early adolescence can be harmful to teens later.
Stress-related protein speeds progression of Alzheimer's disease
University of South Florida-led preclinical study suggests FKBP51 is a new treatment target for diseases with tau pathology
Study: Simian foamy viruses readily occur between humans and macaques in urban Bangladesh
Researchers hope to protect humans from another deadly outbreak like HIV
TB and Parkinson's disease linked by unique protein
UCSF researchers seek way to boost Parkin to fight both diseases
Experimental compound reverses Down syndrome-like learning deficits in mice
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health have identified a compound that dramatically bolsters learning and memory when given to mice with a Down syndrome-like condition on the day of birth.
Clinical tool accurately classifies benign and malignant spots on lung scans of smokers
Terry Fox Research Institute-led study assesses new software
Bizarre alignment of planetary nebulae
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ESO's New Technology Telescope to explore more than 100 planetary nebulae in the central bulge of our galaxy.
Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer's risk
New research has found a "very significant" relationship between a nation's wealth and hygiene and the Alzheimer's "burden" on its population.
What scientists can see in your pee
Researchers at the University of Alberta announced today that they have determined the chemical composition of human urine.
Programmed cell death activates latent herpesviruses
Researchers have found that apoptosis, a natural process of programmed cell death, can reactivate latent herpesviruses in the dying cell.
Coldest brown dwarfs blur lines between stars and planets
Astronomers are constantly on the hunt for ever-colder star-like bodies, and two years ago a new class of such objects was discovered by researchers using NASA's WISE space telescope.
Researchers determine digestibility of blood products as feed in weanling pigs
Because weanling pigs do not tolerate great quantities of soybean meal in the diet, alternative sources of protein must be used.
New model of Earth's interior reveals clues to hotspot volcanoes
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have detected previously unknown channels of slow-moving seismic waves in Earth's upper mantle, a discovery that helps explain "hotspot volcanoes" that give birth to island chains such as Hawaii and Tahiti.
Scientists confirm existence of largest single volcano on earth
UH researcher says massive underwater shield volcano rivals largest in solar system
Physicists Take a New Approach to Unify Quantum Theory and Theory of Relativity
Scientists Take a New Approach to the Unification of General Theory of Relativity and Quantum Theory
Inner-ear disorders may cause hyperactivity
For years, scientists have observed that many children and adolescents with severe inner-ear disorders -particularly disorders affecting both hearing and balance - also have behavioral problems, such as hyperactivity.
1 baby in every 46 born with a congenital anomaly says new report
The report by researchers at Queen Mary University of London collates data from six regional registers, a national coverage of 36 per cent of the births in England and Wales.
The FDA sidesteps on arsenic and rice.
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement offering the reassurance that you will not drop dead in the street from eating rice at lunch.
Study suggests fish oil could help protect alcohol abusers from dementia
A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study suggests that omega-3 fish oil might help protect against alcohol-related dementia.
A new approach to early diagnosis of influenza
New technology shows promise of a home test for rapid home diagnosis of influenza before antiviral drug window closes and virus spreads
Drug Cocktail That Protects Monkeys From Deadly Virus May Aid Humans
A combination of two well-known antiviral drugs protects monkeys against MERS and could potentially be used to save humans from the lethal disease, scientists said on Sunday.