Caffeine against Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers working with Prof. Dr. Christa E. Muller from the University of Bonn demonstrates a positive effect on tau deposits
Ancient shrimp-like animals had 'modern' hearts and blood vessels
In 520 million-year-old fossil deposits resembling an 'invertebrate version of Pompeii,' researchers have found an ancestor of modern crustaceans revealing the first-known cardiovascular system in exquisitely preserved detail
Genetic predisposition to liking amphetamine reduces risk of schizophrenia and ADHD
Supports a long-standing hypothesis that dopamine is related to schizophrenia and ADHD
Green tea boosts your brain
First evidence that green tea extract enhances the cognitive functions
Almost half of new electricity is now clean and green
That's a lot of clean power. Almost half of new electricity generation is now renewable, and the costs of wind and solar power are falling sharply.
Volcanic blasts hint that Mercury is a migrant planet
Like its traveller god namesake, the planet Mercury is hard to pin down. It now seems that volcanic blasts have rocked it for aeons, and this doesn't mesh with theories of its birth.
Fermi telescope detects signal that could be annihilating dark matter
Distribution and energy is what we'd expect when WIMPs collide.
Breakthrough therapy allows 4 paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs
Four young men who have been paralyzed for years achieved groundbreaking progress - moving their legs - as a result of epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, an international team of life scientists reports today in the medical journal Brain.
Beloved in antiquity, Greece's hot springs left untapped
Hercules used them to regain his strength after his legendary labours, Hippocrates lauded their beneficial properties and even a famous Roman general, Sulla, said he owed his health to them.
Living organ regeneration 'first'
An elderly organ in a living animal has been regenerated into a youthful state for the first time, UK researchers say.
Study examines criteria for 'choosing wisely' lists of least beneficial medical services
'Top 5' list of medical services that provide no overall benefit to patients in most situations
Glucosamine promotes longevity by mimicking a low-carb diet
Life-prolonging effect of a commonly used food supplement in worms and mice
Scientists reveal potential link between brain development and breast cancer gene
Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered details into a surprising -- and crucial -- link between brain development and BRCA1, a gene whose mutation is tied to breast and ovarian cancer.
Psychiatric Symptoms May Precede Cognitive Decline
Elders with nonpsychotic psychiatric symptoms run an increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a new study shows.
Multivitamins: Time to Just Say No?
Hello. I'm Dr. Sandra Fryhofer. Welcome to Medicine Matters. The topic: multivitamins, help or harm?
Landscape 'transition zones' may influence where tornadoes strike
Areas where landscape shifts from urban to rural or forest to farmland may have a higher likelihood of severe weather and tornado touchdowns, a Purdue University study says.
Bacterial tricks for turning plants into zombies
Microbe deploys proteins that manipulate both the plant it infects and the insects that spread it.
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda to fight $6 billion damages ruling by U.S. court over hidden Actos cancer risks
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said it would contest $6 billion in punitive damages imposed by a jury in the United States in a case that accused Japan’s largest drugmaker of concealing cancer risks associated with its Actos diabetes drug.
Researchers say Neanderthals were no strangers to good parenting
Archaeologists at the University of York are challenging the traditional view that Neanderthal childhood was difficult, short and dangerous.
Genetic defect may confer resistance to certain viral infections
NIH study could offer clues for developing new antiviral treatments
Scientists reconstruct ancient impact that dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast
Picture this: A massive asteroid almost as wide as Rhode Island and about three to five times larger than the rock thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs slams into Earth.
Gusev Crater once held a lake after all, says ASU Mars scientist
If desert mirages occur on Mars, "Lake Gusev" belongs among them. This come-and-go body of ancient water has come and gone more than once, at least in the eyes of Mars scientists.
Should POLICE Replace RICE as the Ankle Therapy of Choice?
The Wrong Therapy for Sprains and Strains?
Dysentery parasite attacks gut by eating cells alive
It's a killer amoeba. More than 100,000 people die each year from amoebic dysentery, mostly in developing countries where sanitation is poor.
'Millions wasted' on flu drug
Hundreds of millions of pounds may have been wasted on a drug for flu that works no better than paracetamol, a landmark analysis has said.
Well: A ‘Code Death’ for Dying Patients
Sadly, but with conviction, I recently removed breathing tubes from three patients in intensive care.
Romania keeps ancient tradition of bee medicine alive
Bee venom to combat multiple sclerosis, pollen for indigestion, honey to heal wounds―the humble bee has been a key source of alternative medicines since ancient times, and Romania is working to keep the tradition of "apitherapy" alive.
Planaria deploy an ancient gene expression program in the course of organ regeneration
Stowers team develops novel assay to identify genes controlling pharynx regeneration in flatworms
Researchers find that influenza has an Achilles' heel
Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause even deadlier pandemics.
Using mathematics to beat jetlag effectively
Our "internal clock" is predicted to shift more rapidly than previously thought.
Getting to the root of Parkinson's disease
Working with human neurons and fruit flies, researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified and then shut down a biological process that appears to trigger a particular form of Parkinson's disease present in a large number of patients.
Engineered vaginas grown in women for the first time
Vaginas grown in a lab from the recipients' own cells have been successfully transferred to the body for the first time.
'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan
A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected―and with very surprising flowers.
Odds that global warming is due to natural factors: Slim to none
Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99 percent certainty
EMA: Don't Combine ARBs, ACE-Is, and Direct Renin Inhibitors
No two drug classes that act separately on the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) should be used in combination, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned today[1].
Ohio Links Fracking to Earthquakes, Announces Tougher Rules
Recent small earthquakes in Ohio were likely triggered by fracking, state regulators said on Friday, a new link that could have implications for oil and gas drilling in the Buckeye State and beyond.
Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis
Oral combination proves safe for patients who could not have interferon therapy
Gut microbiota may play a role in the development of alcoholic liver disease
Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress™ 2014 shows that the gut microbiota has a potential role in the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD).¹
Japan orders slaughter of 112,000 chickens after H5 strain of bird flu detected
Japan has ordered the slaughter of some 112,000 chickens after officials confirmed Sunday bird flu infections at a poultry farm in the south.
Why insurers should fund medical research
Financial belts are being tightened in many areas - including medical research. But scientists say funding for such work is crucial, for the UK's research industry as well as for patients.
Japan stem cell body splashes cash on luxury furniture
A publicly-funded research institute in Japan, already embattled after accusing one of its own stem cell scientists of faking data, has spent tens of thousands of dollars on designer Italian furniture, reportedly to use up its budget.