What we know (and don't know) about a rare virus infecting kids across the US
A rare virus - enterovirus D68, also known as EV-D68 - is infecting children across the country and sending them to hospitals with severe respiratory infections and breathing problems.
This Ant-Sized Radio Is Powered by the Messages It Receives
This chip is an all-inclusive radio that harvests power from the messages it receives.
New glaucoma culprit is found
Gatekeeper cells are stiffer in human eyes with glaucoma, increasing pressure
USC researchers discover the healing power of 'rib-tickling'
Unlike salamanders, mammals can't regenerate lost limbs, but they can repair large sections of their ribs.
Milestone reached in work to build replacement kidneys in the lab
Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have addressed a major challenge in the quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab.
Genetic testing can identify men at 6-fold increased risk of prostate cancer
Scientists can now explain one-third of the inherited risk of prostate cancer, after a major international study identified 23 new genetic variants associated with increased risk of the disease
Early Earth less hellish than previously thought
Conditions on earliest Earth may have been surprisingly similar to the present day
Contaminated water in 2 states linked to faulty shale gas wells
Flawed well casings and cement blamed for drinking water contamination in Pennsylvania and Texas
UK study identifies molecule that induces cancer-killing protein
Arylquin 1 as a potent inducer of a protein that acts as a tumor suppressor
Certain form of baldness at age 45 linked to higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Men with moderate baldness affecting both the front and the crown of their head at age 45 were at a 40% increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Schizophrenia not a single disease but multiple genetically distinct disorders
New research shows that schizophrenia isn't a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of symptoms.
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
Mutation that arose long ago may be key to humans' unique ability to produce and understand speech.
Differentiating Chikungunya From Dengue: A Clinical Challenge
A Woman With Fever, Myalgia, and Arthralgia
Ancient Mexican Tequila Worked as Food, Energy Drink
Tequila-like drink called pulque was a source of food and nutrition
Researchers debunk myth about Parkinson's disease
New knowledge about the complex processes that cause Parkinson's disease
Cancer-fighting cocktail demonstrates promising results as treatment for advanced cervical cancer
Combining standard chemo drug with drug that stops cells from dividing improves survival and response rates for those with advanced cervical cancer
Smoking and schizophrenia linked by alterations in brain nicotine signals
New study in Biological Psychiatry
For electronics beyond silicon, a new contender emerges
New transistor achieves 'colossal' switchable resistance using quantum materials and physics developed in a fuel cell lab
Ebola outbreak 'out of all proportion' and severity cannot be predicated
A mathematical model that replicates Ebola outbreaks can no longer be used to ascertain the eventual scale of the current epidemic, finds research conducted by the University of Warwick.
Human faces are so variable because we evolved to look unique
Socially, humans need to recognize others and to be recognized
Diabetes complications make patients more likely to fall down stairs
People suffering from diabetic peripheral are likely to sway more during stair climbing, and thus are more likely to fall
Mindlessly Vegging Out Is Good for You, But Only If You Don’t Guilt Yourself for It
Relaxing only works if you let yourself do it
The Lancet: Scientists use modern forensic techniques to identify most likely cause of King Richard III's death
Account of King Richard III’s battle  injuries
Healthy humans make nice homes for viruses
Viruses that make us sick can take live in and on the human body without provoking symptoms
Saving Dr Brantly: A Race Against Time
The Race to Save Dr. Brantly: The Inside Story
Simple urine test detects cervical cancer virus
Dread going for a smear test? A simple urine test can pick up the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer.
Sharks' skin has teeth in the fight against hospital superbugs
Transmission of MRSA could be curbed by coating hospital surfaces with microscopic bumps
First blood test to diagnose depression in adults
Test identifies 9 blood markers tied to depression; predicts who will benefit from therapy
Modern Europeans descended from three groups of ancestors
New studies of ancient DNA are shifting scientists' ideas of how groups of people migrated across the globe and interacted with one another thousands of years ago.
Many throat cancer patients can skip neck surgery
Study shows that among those whose cancer was triggered by a virus, any lingering bumps after chemotherapy and radiation tend to be benign
Yale Study Shows Risk Patterns for Autism and Schizophrenia Associated with Birth Size
Genetic Tug of War Explains Autism and Schizophrenia
Violence rates can be halved in just 30 years, say leading experts
New evidence will be presented at the first Global Violence Reduction
Wild berry extract may strengthen effectiveness of pancreatic cancer drug
North American berry may strengthen the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat pancreatic cancer
Artificial sweeteners may leave their users glucose intolerant
Saccharin and other sweeteners alter the bacteria living in our guts.
Spacesuits of the future may resemble a streamlined second skin
Shrink-wrapping spacesuits
Very Long Baseline Array takes radio image of Voyager 1
Faint radio signal of the distant probe is captured
Study shows how epigenetic memory is passed across generations
Researchers traced markers of gene repression through cell division and showed that both sperm and eggs transmit a memory of gene repression to embryos
Curcumin, special peptides boost cancer-blocking PIAS3 to neutralize STAT3 in mesothelioma
Case Western Reserve scientist helps lead study on potential treatment approaches that could extend life of mesothelioma patients
No sedative necessary: Scientists discover new 'sleep node' in the brain
Findings may lead to new therapies for sleep disorders, including insomnia
How pneumonia bacteria can compromise heart health
Streptococcus pneumoniae can invade the heart and cause the death of heart muscle cells
Cooling of dialysis fluids protects against brain damage
Simple step may help protect against cognitive, psychological, and functional abnormalities in dialysis patients
Primal pull of a baby crying reaches across species
Mother deer will rush protectively to the distress calls of other infant mammals
Simple test can help detect Alzheimer's before dementia signs show: York U study
York University researchers say a simple test that combines thinking and movement can help to detect heightened risk for developing Alzheimer's disease in a person, even before there are any telltale behavioral signs of dementia.
Research predicts possible 6,800 new Ebola cases this month
Rate of rise in cases significantly increased in August in Liberia and Guinea, around the time that a mass quarantine was put in place
There’s a Black Market in Africa for Ebola Survivors’ Blood
Using survivors' blood is an unproven treatment option
"Someday" is Now for Solar and Wind Power, says Lazard
Large wind and solar power farms have the economics to go toe-to-toe with the cheapest fossil fuel-based power
Lockdown Begins in Sierra Leone to Battle Ebola
Everyone in Sierra Leone ordered to remain indoors for three days
Stanford researchers create 'evolved' protein that may stop cancer from spreading
Experimental therapy stopped the metastasis of breast and ovarian cancers in lab mice, pointing toward a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy
Call to offer boys the HPV vaccine
Scientific experts are meeting on Monday to discuss whether boys as well as girls should be offered the HPV jab.
NASA Craft Reaches Mars’ Orbit to Study Atmosphere
NASA’s latest Mars spacecraft, Maven, arrived Sunday evening to study the mystery of what happened to the planet’s air.
Mothers of children with autism less likely to have taken iron supplements
Five-fold greater risk found in children whose mothers had low supplemental iron and other risk factors for delivering a child with ASD