How to Contain Ebola in the Hospital: Lessons From Nebraska
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Provides Illustrated Instructions
Heavy metal frost? A new look at a Venusian mystery
Venus is hiding something beneath its brilliant shroud of clouds
Cold sores increase the risk of dementia
Infection with herpes simplex virus increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Paralyzed man recovers some function following transplantation of OECs and nerve bridge
'Complete spinal cord injury' recovery may have benefited from transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells isolated from the patient's own olfactory bulb and a nerve bridge built between stumps of damaged spinal cord
Puppy-Sized Spider Romps in Rainforest
Colossal arachnid is the world's largest spider
Scientists create possible precursor to life
How did life originate? And can scientists create life?
The White House Just Asked Scientists to Stop Trying to Make Diseases More Deadly
New funding is being suspended, and anyone who's already been paid to do such work is being asked to stop.
Genetic Variant May Shield Latinas From Breast Cancer
A genetic variant that is particularly common in some Hispanic women with indigenous American ancestry appears to drastically lower the risk of breast cancer, a new study found.
King Tut Re-Creation Presents a Shocking Image
In the flesh, King Tut had a club foot, a pronounced overbite and girlish hips
Current state of the American family
Most young Americans plan to get married someday, but more than 40 percent of births now occur outside marriage, and the American family itself has become far more diverse and varied.
Most published medical research is false; Here's how to improve
In 2005, in a landmark paper viewed well over a million times, John Ioannidis explained in PLOS Medicine why most published research findings are false.
Flu vaccine may hold key to preventing heart disease
A new study in Vaccine explains how flu vaccines prevent heart attacks
Kung fu stegosaur
Stegosaurs might be portrayed as lumbering plant eaters, but they were lethal fighters when necessary
Unsteady on your feet? Little touches could make all the difference
How even the lightest fingertip touch can help people to maintain their balance
Analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs may have an impact on depression
Analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs used against muscle pain and arthritis may have a beneficial effect on depression symptoms
Ancient Europeans intolerant to lactose for 5,000 years after they adopted agriculture
Major technological transitions were also associated with major changes in genetics
Combating Depression With CAM
A woman is experiencing her first episode of mild clinical depression
New poll reveals what Americans fear most
Chapman University has initiated the first comprehensive nationwide study on what strikes fear in Americans in the first of what is a planned annual study.
Hearing Restored in Noise-Deafened Mice
Using advanced tools to boost the production of a key protein in the ears of mice, a team of scientists has restored the hearing of mice partly deafened by noise.
Lichen in Orbit
A new study shows that a large percentage of hardy lichens exposed to space conditions for one and a half years remain viable after returning to Earth.
Rapid test to diagnose severe sepsis
A new test, developed by University of British Columbia researchers, could help physicians predict within an hour if a patient will develop severe sepsis so they can begin treatment immediately.
Human skin cells reprogrammed directly into brain cells
Scientists have described a way to convert human skin cells directly into a specific type of brain cell affected by Huntington's disease
If you're over 60, drink up: Alcohol associated with better memory
For people 60 and older who do not have dementia, light alcohol consumption during late life is associated with higher episodic memory
Ebolanoia: The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Ebola Fear Itself
Given our nationwide reaction,  you might think we have had as many cases as West Africa
Man’s Genome From 45,000 Years Ago Is Reconstructed
In 2012, Dr. Paabo and his colleagues took samples from this thigh bone to search for DNA. To their surprise, it held a number of genetic fragments.
Mystery of giant arm dinosaur solved
A dinosaur mystery that has baffled palaeontologists for 50 years has finally been solved.
Fecal Transplanters Fish Out Key Ingredient
The bacterium Clostridium scindens, a member of the gut’s microbiome, appears to ward off the hospital-acquired infection C. difficile. Christopher Intagliata reports
Monster Mushrooms Could Hold Key to New Meds
For some, a mushroom's a nice topper for salads and sauces, for others a psychotropic walk on the wild side.
Beetroot beneficial for athletes and heart failure patients, research finds
Football teams are claiming it improves their athletic performance, and according to new research from Kansas State University, it also benefits heart failure patients.
Study predicts that current international commitments will not contain Ebola outbreak in Montserrado, Liberia
Number of Ebola treatment center beds and other measures needed to control Ebola substantially exceeds the total pledged by the international community
Colossal volcanic eruption could destroy Japan, study says
Japan could be nearly destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption over the next century, putting almost all of the country's 127 million-strong population at risk, according to a new study
Sea Coral Makes Excellent Human Bone Grafts
Coral’s porous structure, with some chemical tweaks, is the perfect place for new bone and tissue to grow
First transplant of 'dead' heart
Surgeons in Australia say they have performed the first heart transplant using a "dead heart".
Millions of Ebola vaccine doses by end of 2015, WHO says
Millions of doses of experimental Ebola vaccines will be produced by the end of 2015, the World Health Organization has announced.
Volunteer guidelines for clinicians in the ebola epidemic
Safety and protocol measures for humanitarian volunteers
Shutting off blood supply to an extremity to protect the heart
Preparing the body for an upcoming challenge
Ebola's evolutionary roots are more ancient than previously thought, study finds
The family of viruses housing Ebola and Marburg is ancient, and the two viruses last shared a common ancestor millions of years ago, scientists say
Icelandic volcano sits on massive magma hot spot
Bárðarbunga volcano lies directly above the hottest portion of the North Atlantic mantle plume
Ebola Efforts Helped By Flu Shots
Should ebola continue to crop up in the U.S., having fewer people coming to emergency rooms with the similar symptoms of flu will help the public health system respond. Steve Mirsky reports.
US official: Auto safety agency under review
Transportation officials are reviewing the "safety culture" of the U.S. agency that oversees auto recalls, a senior Obama administration official said Friday
Turkey: MERS Virus Case Is Reported
The potentially fatal MERS virus that originated in Saudi Arabia two years ago has spread to Turkey for the first time, the World Health Organization said Friday.
To Improve a Memory, Consider Chocolate
Science edged closer on Sunday to showing that an antioxidant in chocolate appears to improve some memory skills that people lose with age.
It's better for memory to make mistakes while learning
... but only if the guesses are 'close-but-no-cigar'