Scientists successfully generate human platelets using next-generation bioreactor
Bioreactor-on-a-chip could help meet growing need for blood transfusions worldwide
Sleep Deprivation Mimics Psychosis
After 24 hours of sleep deprivation, healthy individuals show symptoms of psychosis similar to those observed in schizophrenia, new research shows.
Giant Pterosaurs Serve as Aircraft Inspiration
Even the U.S. Department of Defense has shown interest in these long-extinct reptiles
Fiber optic light pipes in the retina do much more than simple image transfer
Having the photoreceptors at the back of the retina is not a design constraint, it is a design feature.
Deaths and infections from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria plummet globally
New HIV infections dropped by almost one-third from the epidemic peak; TB deaths declined by 3.7 percent between 2000 and 2013; child deaths from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa have dropped 31.5 percent in the past decade
Try, try again? Study says no
When learning certain elements of language, adults' more highly developed cognitive skills actually get in the way
Temple University researchers eliminate the HIV virus from cultured human cells for first time
Their approach promises a permanent cure and potential for protection against HIV
Cystic Fibrosis Might Be 2 Diseases
The sister disease affects the pancreas and other organs, while leaving the lungs alone
Dwarf Galaxy Movement Challenges to Our Understanding the Universe
New Study on Dwarf Galaxies May Force a Cosmic Rethink
Oceans Make Exoplanets Stable for Alien Life
The role that Earth’s oceans have on our planet’s habitability is undeniable, but now scientists think that exoplanetary oceans are essential for alien life to evolve.
'Large gene find in schizophrenia'
Scientists have uncovered 80 previously unknown genes which may put people at risk of developing schizophrenia, research in Nature suggests.
Researchers create vaccine for dust-mite allergies
If you're allergic to dust mites (and chances are you are), help may be on the way.
Essays in English yield information about other languages
Grammatical habits in written English reveal linguistic features of non-native speakers' languages
Boosting the force of empty space
Vacuum fluctuations may be among the most counter-intuitive phenomena of quantum physics.
Transistor Successor Set to Bring on "The Machine" Age Soon
A successor to an essential part in today’s computers may arrive in just a few years
Anti-pain agent shrinks oral cancers, leaves healthy tissues alone
Mouse models of human oral cancer treated with an agent called capsazepine showed dramatic tumor shrinkage without damage to surrounding tissues
When will we take medicinal honey seriously?
Honey is now regularly being shown to kill superbugs in the laboratory and save patient's limbs on hospital wards, but why is its medicinal use still so limited in the UK?
Deep sea mining licences issued
Vast new areas of the ocean floor have been opened up in an accelerating search for valuable minerals including manganese, copper and gold.
A Dearth in Innovation for Key Drugs
There is clearly something wrong with pharmaceutical innovation.
Inside Man’s Best Friend, Study Says, May Lurk a Green-Eyed Monster
Any dog owner would testify that dogs are just as prone to jealousy as humans.
But can one really compare Othello’s agony to Roscoe’s pique?
No increased risk of cancer near Sellafield or Dounreay in recent years
Children, teenagers and young adults living near Sellafield or Dounreay since the 1990s are not at an increased risk of developing cancer according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today* (Wednesday).
Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury
UCI Reeve-Irvine researchers identify novel combination treatment
Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients and their physicians
Ketamine can safely provide analgesia, sedation and amnesia for rapid, life-saving intubation for critically ill patients arriving at the emergency department
Oxygen oasis for early life found in ancient rock
First hard evidence of an oxygen oasis preserved in ancient rocks
Salmonella's Favorite Food Could Be Its Achilles' Heel
Salmonella's primary fuel source is the molecule fructose-asparagine. Starving it of that fuel in an infected person could kill it without harming beneficial gut bacteria.
Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population
Biologists at SDSU have found a previously unknown virus that is extremely widespread and could play a major role in obesity and diabetes
Four billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
Parts of the primordial soup in which life arose have been maintained in our cells today according to scientists at the University of East Anglia.
Artificial intelligence identifies the musical progression of the Beatles
An artificial intelligence algorithm that can analyze and compare musical styles
8.2 percent of our DNA is 'functional'
Only 8.2% of human DNA is likely to be doing something important – is 'functional' – say Oxford University researchers.
Pesticide linked to 3 generations of disease
Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes
The microbes make the sake brewery
First time investigators have taken a microbial census of a sake brewery
Fukushima monkeys show possible 'effects of radiation'
Monkeys near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have lower blood cell counts than cousins living further away, possibly because of radiation exposure, a study said Thursday.
Nike krypton laser achieves spot in Guinness World Records
"Highest Projectile Velocity" of greater than 1,000 kilometers per second (km/s), a speed equivalent to two-and-a-quarter million miles per hour.
'Fluffy' dinosaurs were widespread
All dinosaurs were covered with feathers or had the potential to grow feathers, a study suggests.
Total darkness at night is key to success of breast cancer therapy -- Tulane study
Light at night shuts off nocturnal production of melatonin, rendering breast cancer completely resistant to tamoxifen
Earth survived near-miss from 2012 solar storm: NASA
Back in 2012, the Sun erupted with a powerful solar storm that just missed the Earth but was big enough to "knock modern civilization back to the 18th century," NASA said.
'Saltwater' from fracking spill much different from ocean water
Fracking fluids bear little resemblance to what's found in the ocean
Prototype display uses eyeglass prescription to allow for viewing devices without glasses
An experimental display technology being developed by Microsoft, U.C. Berkeley and MIT aims to allow users with vision problems to clearly see device screens without the need for glasses.
Vanderbilt study examines bacteria's ability to fight obesity
A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon.
New EMS system in Arizona dramatically improves survival from cardiac arrest
A new system that sent patients to designated cardiac receiving centers dramatically increased the survival rate of victims of sudden cardiac arrest in Arizona, according to a study published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
US plans widespread seismic testing of sea floor
The U.S. government is planning to use sound blasting to conduct research on the ocean floor along most of the East Coast, using technology similar to that which led to a court battle by environmentalists in New Jersey.
Resistant “Nightmare Bacteria” Increase Five-Fold in Southeastern U.S.
Cases of CRE  rose five times over between 2008 and 2012
Six seconds 'can transform health'
Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland.
New drug target can break down cancer's barrier against treatment
Targeting a molecule in blood vessels can make cancer therapy significantly more effective
US Doctor Infected With Ebola in Liberia Outbreak
An American doctor battling West Africa's Ebola epidemic has himself fallen sick with the disease in Liberia, his aid agency said.