Researchers warn of the 'myths' of global medical tourism
A team of British researchers, led by the University of York, is warning governments and healthcare decision makers across the globe to be wary of the myths and hype surrounding medical tourism.
Why tumor cells go on dangerous tours
Tumors become highly malignant when they acquire the ability to colonize other tissues and form metastases. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have identified a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors - and presents a possible target for therapy.
Astronomers answer key question: How common are habitable planets?
Based on Kepler data, 1 in 5 sun-like stars has Earth-size planet in habitable zone
A crater as an abode for life
A new study shows how the heat generated from an asteroid impact could lead to a crater becoming a refuge for life, or even a potential birthplace for life's origin.
Analgesic Overuse May Fuel Persistent Headache After Concussion

Overuse of analgesics after concussion may exacerbate concussion-related headaches or make them chronic, a new study suggests.
Mutations linked to breast cancer treatment resistance
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a type of mutation that develops after breast cancer patients take anti-estrogen therapies.
Single atom catalyst suggests we don’t understand catalysis that well
75% of reactions are due to 25% percent of atoms; the rest are lazy slackers.
Bugs in Patagonia Survived Dinosaur-Killing Impact
There may be some truth to the old joke about only insects surviving an apocalypse.
Crashed and Burned: How King Tut Died
Though the famed Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun died more than 3,300 years ago, the mystery surrounding his death and mummification continues to haunt scientists.
Vaccine Approved for Brain Fever
The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine for a strain of encephalitis that kills thousands of children and leaves many survivors with permanent brain damage.
Prostate cancer aggression test 'may avoid needless ops'
A prostate cancer test, which predicts how aggressive a tumour is, could spare men unnecessary operations, researchers suggest.
Clay may have been birthplace of life, new study suggests
Clay might have been the birthplace of life on Earth, or at least of life's complex biochemicals
Experts recommend universal diabetes testing for pregnant women at first prenatal visit
Endocrine Society publishes Clinical Practice Guideline on diabetes and pregnancy
The oldest ice core
Finding a 1.5 million-year record of Earth's climate
Why can Buyang Huanwu Decoction be used to treat stroke?
Buyang Huanwu Decoction shown to improve the neurological function of patients with stroke
Drug combination therapy causes cancer cells to 'eat themselves'
New drug combination therapy killed colon, liver, lung, kidney, breast and brain cancer cells with little effect on noncancerous cells
Japanese superfood prevents flu infection
Scientists have discovered that bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent flu. Could this be the next superfood?
Gut Bacteria May Be Implicated in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The bacteria that live in your intestines are a mixed blessing.
Physicists probe urination 'splashback' problem
US physicists have studied the fluid dynamics of urine "splashback" - and found tips to help men and women with their accuracy and hygiene.
'Do Our Bones Influence Our Minds?'
In the mid-nineteen-nineties, a young French geneticist and physician named Gerard Karsenty became curious about a mysterious protein, called osteocalcin, that is found at high concentrations in the skeleton.
Floods didn't provide nitrogen 'fix' for earliest crops in frigid North
Floods didn't make floodplains fertile during the dawn of human agriculture in the Earth's far north because the waters were virtually devoid of nitrogen, unlike other areas of the globe scientists have studied.
MU study finds more accurate method to diagnose pancreatic cancer
Researchers from the University of Missouri have found a more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
New antifungal composition effectively inhibits wide variety of fungi
In order to overcome resistance to antifungal variety of pathogenic fungi and yeast, researchers from the University of Alicante have developed a novel and efficient antifungal composition with pharmacological applications in agriculture and food industry, among others.
Movin' on out
Support of parents and peers vital for millennials leaving home: New study from Concordia University
New research shows tea may help promote weight loss, improve heart health and slow progression of prostate cancer
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition releases new proceedings from International Tea and Human Health Symposium
Don't get sick in July
With almost no experience, newly graduated medical students enter teaching hospitals around the country every July, beginning their careers as interns. At the same time, the last year's interns and junior residents take a step up and assume new responsibilities.
What Health Care Needs Is a Real-Time Snapshot of You
Healthcare can be a very slow-moving beast. Getting something as seemingly easy as a basic metabolic panel or an HIV test done can take days.
 Yasser Arafat's Death Linked to Radioactive Polonium
Since Yasser Arafat died in Percy Hospital in Paris of uncertain causes in 2004, rumors have swirled that the Palestinian leader may have been assassinated.
Tsunami Debris 'Island' Headed for US? NOAA Sets Record Straight
Debris from the deadly tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 is drifting across the Pacific Ocean toward North America, and will likely continue to wash onto North American shores over the next few years, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Clear association between ACE inhibitors, acute kidney injury
Cambridge scientists have found an association between ACE inhibitors (and similar drugs) and acute kidney injury -- a sudden deterioration in kidney function.
Online course improves physicians skill level for detecting skin cancer
Primary care physicians who took an online training course about skin cancer detection significantly improved their skill to properly diagnose and manage benign and malignant lesions, according to a national study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Research shows that the more chocolate you eat, the lower your body fat level is
University of Granada researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences have scientifically disproven the old belief that eating chocolate is fattening.
Social symptoms in autistic children may be caused by hyper-connected neurons
The brains of children with autism show more connections than the brains of typically developing children do.
'Freakish' asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler
Astronomers have discovered a "weird and freakish object" resembling a rotating lawn sprinkler in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Peptide derived from cow's milk kills human stomach cancer cells in culture
Findings reported in the Journal of Dairy Science show promise for treatment of gastric cancer
Africa's war on cancer kicks off with vaccine trials
This week sees the start of a programme trialling the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccine in Ghana
Nanoparticles can overcome drug resistance in breast cancer cells
Nanoparticles filled with chemotherapeutic drugs can kill drug-resistant breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the scientific journal Biomaterials.
High Above Sea Level, Evolutionary Hot Spots
Páramos blanketing the Andes between 9,200 and 14,800 feet are like islands in a sea of forest
Lice Reveal Clues to Human Evolution
Clues to human evolution generally come from fossils left by ancestors and the molecular trail encoded in the human genome as it is tweaked over generations. However, some researchers are looking to another source: the bloodsucking louse.
Children born prematurely face up to 19 times greater risk of retinal detachment
Children born extremely prematurely have up to a 19 times greater risk of retinal detachment later in life than peers born at term
Homo Erectus: Facts About the 'Upright Man'
Homo erectus, or "upright man," was an ancient ancestor of modern humans that lived between 2 million and 100,000 years ago.
New test for patients with sore throats cuts antibiotic use by nearly a third
A new 'clinical score' test for patients with sore throats could reduce the amount of antibiotics prescribed and result in patients feeling better more quickly, research in the British Medical Journal shows.
High-energy physicists predict new family of four-quark objects
New charged charmonium-like states observed at BESIII
Drug may guard against periodontitis, and related chronic diseases
A drug currently used to treat intestinal worms could protect people from periodontitis
Universals of conversation
Max Planck researchers found that words that signal problems with understanding are similar across languages
In animal study, 'cold turkey' withdrawal from drugs triggers mental decline
Can quitting drugs without treatment trigger a decline in mental health?
  Giant Moon-Forming Impact On Early Earth May Have Spawned Magma Ocean
Billions of years ago, the Earth's atmosphere an opaque and the planet's surface was a vast magma ocean devoid of life.
Listen up: new tool to help people who are locked in
People who are paralysed and unable to speak may soon be able to communicate simply by focusing on voices saying "yes" or "no" while their brain is monitored.
Work Up a Sweat, and Bargain Better
If better health isn't enough incentive to take a brisk walk, perhaps there is another one: it may get you a better deal.
Maine sued by Big Pharma because it won’t stop foreign drug imports
The pharmacies suing Maine to keep people from importing Canadian mail-order drugs carefully avoid using the word "profits" in their lawsuit.
Oral allergy syndrome, high blood pressure medications can create lethal cocktail
Oral allergy syndrome sufferers that take high blood pressure medications may experience extreme facial swelling and difficulty breathing the next time they bite into a juicy apple.
Research reveals new understanding, warning signs, and potential treatments for multiple sclerosis
Scientists are gaining a new level of understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS) that may lead to new treatments and approaches to controlling the chronic disease