Yeast model reveals Alzheimer's drug candidate and its mechanism of action
A yeast model of Alzheimer's disease, helped researchers identify a drug that reduces levels of amyloid-? and prevents some of the cellular damage caused when A? accumulates in the brains of AD patients
Experimental stroke drug also shows promise for people with Lou Gehrig's disease
New Keck School of Medicine of USC research finds vascular damage in mice with ALS contributes to early development of the neurodegenerative disease, while repairing damage delays disease progression
Machines Moored to the Seafloor Harness Ocean Power
Waves and tides offer some of the most predictable, consistent, and just generally big energy resources available.
Strange Signal From Galactic Center Is Looking More and More Like Dark Matter
The more that scientists stare at it, the more a strange signal from the center of the Milky Way galaxy appears to be the result of dark matter annihilation. If confirmed, it would be the first direct evidence for dark matter ever seen.
Scientists revive largest virus yet from 30,000-year-old permafrost
And it's a very strange beast. Fortunately, it only affects amoebas. We think.
A Powerful New Way to Edit DNA
In the late 1980s, scientists at Osaka University in Japan noticed unusual repeated DNA sequences next to a gene they were studying in a common bacterium.
Scientists create accurate predictor of the next year’s flu virus
New model takes evolutionary pressures into account to help design vaccines.
Are plants more intelligent than we assumed?
In the fight against parasites, the Barberry sacrifices its own seeds depending upon its chances of survival
New evidence confirms link between IQ and brain cortex
Montreal scientists play key role in long-term international study
Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160 million year old doahugou biota
Several Jurassic sites are linked together by shared species and can be recognized as representing a single fossil fauna and flora
Meat and cheese may be as bad for you as smoking
A high-protein diet during middle age makes you nearly twice as likely to die and four times more likely to die of cancer, but moderate protein intake is good for you after 65
New magnetic material discovered
Computer hard drives are just one possible application of the new material
Silk screws are strong enough to mend broken bones
Silk can also be fashioned into screws so tough that they can cut through bone.
I can has cheezburger? Protein cancer risk overblown
Are you middle-aged and partial to cheeseburgers?
HPV vaccination proves its worth in Australia
Shots are decreasing cases of abnormal cervical cells in country that has embraced vaccine program
Bugs in the Back: Is Lumbago an Infectious Disease?
Perhaps beginning with a report in the early 2000s some have speculated that P acnes may explain more mundane lower back pain or sciatica or problems attributed to a herniated disk
With flip of wrist, interventional radiologists treat uterine fibroids
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology report highlights benefits of different access approach to treat women's noncancerous growths; could be 'game changer' for image-guided minimally invasive treatments, improving patient comfort
UF researchers find drug therapy that could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
Researchers have found a drug therapy that could potentially reverse this type of memory decline
Patients have a right to know -- not a duty to know -- their diagnosis says new research
Defensive mechanisms protect patients from fully engaging with bad news say healthcare professionals from the University of Leicester
Biomarkers of cell death in Alzheimer's reverse course after symptom onset
Three promising biomarkers being studied to detect Alzheimer's disease in its early stages appear to undergo a surprising shift as patients develop symptoms of dementia, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Study: Alzheimer's disease a much larger cause of death than reported
A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths in the United States as heart disease or cancer.
Long-lasting device protects against HIV and pregnancy
Intravaginal ring providing dual protection is first of its kind to enter a clinical trial
Pigment or bacteria? Researchers re-examine the idea of 'color' in fossil feathers
New research demonstrates that it is not yet possible to tell if structures are melanosomes or if they are the remnants of ancient bacteria
Distant Black Hole Spins at Half the Speed of Light
Back when the universe was half its present age, supermassive black holes were feeding from a steady and plentiful diet of neighboring galaxies, the first measurement of a distant supermassive black hole's spin shows.
Huge Mexican pyramid could collapse like a sandcastle
THE Pyramid of the Sun may fall apart. One side is dry while another side is wet, which could lead to the pyramid's collapse unless a fix can be found.
Bizarre Organic Quasicrystal Accidentally Created in Lab
Quasicrystals have teased and intrigued scientists for three decades. Now, this already strange group of materials has a bizarre new member: a two-dimensional quasicrystal made from self-assembling organic molecules.
HIV Baby Taken Off Antiretrovirals in Remission at Age 3
Researchers Now Reporting Second Case
Half the survivors in 1 Japanese town have PTSD symptoms
Study shows that work increases resilience among disaster survivors
Astronomers witness mysterious, never-before-seen disintegration of asteroid
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time the breakup of an asteroid into as many as 10 smaller pieces. The discovery is published online March 6 in Astrophysical Journal Letters.
How seeing the same GP helps your health
Patients are more likely to raise a health problem with a doctor they've seen over time and have built-up a relationship with, new research has revealed.
Nearby star's icy debris suggests 'shepherd' planet
An international team of astronomers exploring the disk of gas and dust around a nearby star have uncovered a compact cloud of poisonous gas formed by ongoing rapid-fire collisions among a swarm of icy, comet-like bodies.
Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of infection with the malaria parasite, affecting approximately one in a thousand children in areas where malaria is common.
Simple urine test detects common causes of kidney dysfunction after transplantation
Test could possibly replace invasive biopsies to help guide treatment
Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
MIT scientists identify a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms
NASA’s Cassini to Conduct Its 100th Flyby of the Saturn Moon Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is ready to conduct its 100th flyby of Titan.
Impact Crater Origin of Mars Meteorites Discovered
Out of the thousands of craters scarring the face of Mars, one has emerged as the likely source of most of the Martian meteorites that have been recovered on Earth, a new study shows.
Sixteen killed by hospital superbug
Sixteen people have died in Manchester in the past four years while infected with a highly resistant superbug, figures show.
Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure and function
Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may contribute to the known connection between air pollution exposure and heart disease
Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism
Astronomers say that magnetic storms in the gas orbiting young stars may explain a mystery that has persisted since before 2006.
NY's Mount Sinai a Lucrative PCI 'Factory' in News Report
Bloomberg news report digs into a hospital's drive for revenue and an edge in a rough urban market, raising questions about practices contributing to an image of the center as a "heart-surgery factory"
Study: PAs, NPs Do Better Job of Health Education Than Docs
Nurses and physician assistants (PAs) are more likely than physicians to offer tips on healthy living to patients with chronic illnesses during office visits, a new study shows, although none of the 3 providers do it regularly.
Blood test identifies those at-risk for cognitive decline, Alzheimer's within 3 years
Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease within three years.
First animals oxygenated the ocean, study suggests
The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated the earth's oceans - contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development.
Dinosaur-killing impact acidified oceans: study
The space rock that smashed into Earth 65 million years ago, famously wiping out the dinosaurs, unleashed acid rain that turned the ocean surface into a witches' brew, researchers said Sunday.