Baby born to woman who suffered 20 miscarriages
A woman who suffered 20 miscarriages over 10 years, has had a baby boy after being given a drug normally used to treat malaria and rheumatoid arthritis.
Get advice early, unwell people told
People with worries about their health, especially those over 60, should seek help quickly, according to NHS England.
Are you a lark or an owl?
Whether you prefer being up at dawn or burning the midnight oil depends on your genes, experts have found.
Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk
Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer
Forget about forgetting: Elderly know more, use it better
Three generations, each with different cognitive strengths. The brains of older people work slower because they have more information to process.
Water found in stardust suggests life is universal
The charged solar winds may have given stardust one of the ingredients of lif
Sudden death relatives should be screened, say heart experts
Relatives of people who die from sudden death syndrome should be screened for hidden heart problems, say experts.
Pathogenic plant virus jumps to honeybees
A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honeybees and could help explain their decline.
Researchers discover an epigenetic lesion in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease can reach epidemic range in the coming decades, by the increasing average age of society.
Radiation before surgery more than doubles mesothelioma survival: UHN study
Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease, compared to treating with surgery first.
Reviving a Life Saver, the Tourniquet
As far back as Alexander the Great's campaigns, tourniquets were wartime staples, used to stanch the bleeding of wounded soldiers.
Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms
Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a study by John W. O' Kane, M.D., of the University of Washington Sports Medicine Clinic, Seattle, and colleagues.
Arctic warmth unprecedented in 44,000 years, reveals ancient moss
When the temperature rises on Baffin Island, in the Canadian high Arctic, ancient Polytrichum mosses, trapped beneath the ice for thousands of years, are exposed.
Anti-swine flu vaccination linked to increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults
Pandemrix linked to an increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults
Baseball: Not safe at home
Tag plays at home plate have the highest injury rate in professional baseball, occurring 4.3 times more often than other base-running plays, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Colonoscopy withdrawal times linked to polyp detection rates
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) researchers found that longer withdrawal times during a colonoscopy correlates with a higher rate of polyp detection.
'Love hormone' oxytocin carries unexpected side effect
New Concordia University study shows an increase in emotional oversensitivity among off-label users
Humanity's most common male ancestor emerged earlier than thought: 209,000 years ago, study finds
New research finds that humanity's most recent common male ancestor emerged some 209,000 years ago -- earlier than many scientists previously thought.
Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients
Anti-malaria drug combination possibly useful in preventing pregnancy complications in women with lupus
Famine, not calcium absorption, may have driven evolution of milk tolerance in Europeans
Ancient DNA from early Iberian farmers shows that the wideheld evolutionary hypothesis of calcium absorption was not the only reason Europeans evolved milk tolerance.
Little Girl Is Brain Dead: Don't Give Family False Hope
When Death Has Happened
Scotland's last glacier discovered
A glacier was still in place in Scotland within the last 400 years - some 11,000 years less than previously thought - a scientist at the University of Dundee has discovered.
Water Plumes Discovered on the Solar System’s Largest Asteroid
The largest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres, is shooting out wisps of water at a prodigious rate.
Almost Three Times the Risk of Carrying MRSA from Living Near a Mega-Farm
In the long fight over antibiotic use in agriculture, one of the most contentious points is whether the resistant bacteria that inevitably arise can move off the farm to affect humans.
Central heating 'may make you fat'
Having the central heating on may be contributing to our ballooning waistlines, Dutch researchers suggest.
Japan researchers use cosmic rays to see nuclear fuel
Japanese researchers said Thursday they had succeeded in using cosmic rays to find nuclear fuel inside a reactor, a technology that might be helpful in the complicated decommissioning at Fukushima.
Ice-age animals live on in Eurasian mountain range
IT'S the land that time forgot. Not only have conditions in the Altai-Sayan region in central Asia barely changed since the last ice age, but the mix of mammals that lives there is also almost the same.
A pill 'melts away' common form of leukemia
Results on test of Idelalisib suggest CLL may be treated without toxic chemotherapy
Alchemy May Not Have Been the Pseudoscience We All Thought It Was
Although scientists never could quite turn lead into gold, they did attempt some noteworthy experiments
Men forget most
If your husband is absent-minded, forgets your wedding anniversary or the name of your new neighbor, don't worry.
Scientists find estrogen promotes blood-forming stem cell function
Scientists have known for years that stem cells in male and female sexual organs are regulated differently by their respective hormones.
Hearing loss linked to accelerated brain tissue loss
Brain shrinkage seems to be fast-tracked in older adults with hearing loss
One quarter of the world's cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face imminent extinction
New research finds that one quarter of the world's cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades.
Death row confessions and the last meal test of innocence
Can last meals reveal more about individuals on death row than their taste preference?
Moderate doses of radiation therapy to unaffected breast may prevent second breast cancers
Moderate radiation doses can kill premalignant cells in the unaffected breast
More benefits emerging for one type of omega-3 fatty acid: DHA
Study of omega-3 fatty acids concludes they may have an even wider range of biological impacts than previously considered
Detecting sickness by smell
Humans are able to smell sickness in someone whose immune system is highly active within just a few hours of exposure to a toxin, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Almost 200 years later, are we living in the final days of the stethoscope?
World of medicine could be experiencing its final days of the stethoscope
Giant leaps of evolution make cancer cells deadly
Understanding cancer's deadliest trait could stop it in its tracks
Mars Rover Opportunity Finds Life-Friendly Niche
Gale Crater, the region being explored by NASA's Curiosity rover, isn't the only place on Mars where ancient microbes may have thrived.
Aspirin intake may stop growth of vestibular schwannomas/acoustic neuromas
Findings described in the February issue of the journal Otology and Neurotology
Study Reveals Why Life in Earth’s Early Oceans Increased in Size
Biologists Reveal Why Early Life Began to Get Larger in Earths Oceans
Evidence that land animals evolved the ability to breathe air as ancient fish
Evidence showing four-legged animals first developed ability to breathe air as ancient fish in water
Rainforests in Far East shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years
New research from Queen's University Belfast shows that the tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years.
Psychologists document the age our earliest memories fade
Study is first empirical demonstration of the onset of childhood amnesia
A treasure trove of Arabic terms
Are the terms alcohol and kohl related? Yes, if we trace their origins. An Arabic etymological term base, the first of its kind, can provide new knowledge about Arab identity and cultural history.
Lingonberry (Not Acai Berry) Shown to Fight Fat
Studies suggest lingonberries, black currants and bilberries could be wonder fruits for the waist line
Genetically-modified purple tomatoes heading for shops
The prospect of genetically modified purple tomatoes reaching the shelves has come a step closer.
Ultrasound training should be implemented early into medical education programs
A new paper advocates including ultrasound in medical education programs to realize the full benefits of the technology as early as possible.
Birch helps wounds heals faster
Pharmaceutical researchers elucidate the effect of a natural extract -- from birch trees.
Simple protein test could improve prediction of survival rates for patients with head, neck cancer
Scientists used a simple protein test that could prove more useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head-and-neck cancer compared to existing methods.