First successful vaccination against 'mad cow'-like wasting disease in deer
'Gut vaccine' strategy may work for similar brain infections in humans
IMF lending undermined healthcare provision in Ebola-stricken West Africa
Writing today in the journal Lancet Global Health, researchers from Cambridge University's Department of Sociology examine the links between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Forager past shows our fragile bones result from inactivity since invention of farming
New research across thousands of years of human evolution shows that our skeletons have become much lighter and more fragile since the invention of agriculture - a result of our increasingly sedentary lifestyles as we shifted from foraging to farming.
Scientists uncover new, fundamental mechanism for how resveratrol provides health benefits
The ingredient found in red wine activates ancient stress response
University of Louisville faculty discover mutation role involved in 75 percent of glioblastomas, melanomas
Researchers identify for first time mutations that destabilize DNA structure, turning gene off
An existing drug, riluzole, may prevent foggy 'old age' brain
Treatment promoted neuroplasticity-promoting changes in aging rats
Forgetfulness, it turns out, is all in the head.
Truffles Have a THC-like Substance in Them
This produces a euphoric smell that likely evolved as a way to trick animals into eating them
Armed virus shows promise as treatment for pancreatic cancer
Study of improved effectiveness of Vaccinia oncolytic virus in treating pancreatic cancer by arming it with a gene modulating the body's immune system
On the Front Lines of Ebola’s Most Pressing Mystery
Gathering information about Ebola survivors in hopes of finding why some beat Ebola
New seismic survey technique could save dolphins' hearing
New method collects data that is normally discarded but still holds important information
Molecular mechanism behind health benefits of dietary restriction identified
A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers identifies a key molecular mechanism behind the health benefits of dietary restriction, or reduced food intake without malnutrition.
Ants show left bias when exploring new spaces
PhD student Edmund Hunt and colleagues studied how Temnothorax albipennis ants explore nest cavities and negotiate through branching mazes.
Researchers shed light on how 'microbial dark matter' might cause disease
Breakthrough by scientists from UCLA, J. Craig Venter Institute and U of Washington may be roadmap for study of other elusive bacteria
To remove the gallbladder or not -- that is the question
Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in older adults.
It’s Beginning to Smell a Lot Like Christmas: The Neuroscience of Our Nostalgia
Have you ever smelled something so familiar that it felt like you were transported back through time into one of your earlier memories?
Mysterious Virus That Killed a Farmer in Kansas Is Identified
Researchers have identified a previously unknown virus, thought to be transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes, that led to the death of a farmer in Kansas last summer.
In an All-Digital Future, It’s the New Movies That Will Be in Trouble
When it comes to preserving movies for the long haul, the digital revolution may turn out to be something of a catastrophe
Gay US blood donor ban 'should end'
Gay and bisexual men should no longer be banned from donating blood in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended.
Ebola crisis 'likely to last a year'
West Africa's Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says a leading researcher who helped to discover the virus.
The economics of newly graduated veterinarians
Animals can teach us more about the human body than we might realize.
What the 'fecal prints' of microbes can tell us about Earth's evolution
The distinctive "fecal prints" of microbes potentially provide a record of how Earth and life have co-evolved over the past 3.5 billion years as the planet's temperature, oxygen levels, and greenhouse gases have changed.
Project cuts phosphorus levels in river
A seven-year pilot project has helped to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering the Pecatonica river in southwestern Wisconsin
Scrapie could breach the species barrier
INRA scientists have shown for the first time that the pathogens responsible for scrapie in small ruminants (prions) have the potential to convert the human prion protein from a healthy state to a pathological state.
SFU scientists help put bedbugs to bed forever
The world owes a debt of gratitude to Simon Fraser University biologist Regine Gries.
World's Largest Floating Solar Plant Planned for Japan
Engineers in Japan hope to harness sun’s power with construction of what will be the world’s largest floating solar power installation
Human primordial cells created in the lab
A cell programming technique developed at the Weizmann Institute turns them into the earliest precursors of sperm and ova
There’s More to Frankincense and Myrrh Than Meets the Eye
Frankincense and myrrh have interesting medicinal properties
Imagination, Reality Look Different in the Brain
"Turn off your mind, relax, and float down stream..."
Why There's a Dangling Thing In Our Throats
The riddle of the uvula may not be solved yet, but it looks like we have some
Renewable energy companies use new clout in statehouses
Earlier this year, Ohio became the first state to freeze a scheduled increase in the amount of electricity that must be generated by wind, solar and other renewable sources.
Methane hydrate extracted in Sea of Japan off northern Japan
Successful extraction of methane hydrate from the seabed in the Sea of Japan off northern Japan
When the doctor’s away, the patient is more likely to survive
Deaths due to heart problems drop during major cardiology gatherings.
An Ultrasonic Scalpel for Brain Surgery
Focused ultrasound lets surgeons treat brain diseases without opening the skull
What if you could slice through the brain without removing any of the skull?
Whooping cough proteins evolving 'unusually' fast
Whooping cough may be evolving to outsmart the currently used vaccine, say researchers.
In a New Approach to Fighting Disease, Helpful Genetic Mutations Are Sought
Doug Whitney has a gene mutation that causes early onset Alzheimer’s disease. He may also have one that protects him.
Tokyo man in his 30s being tested for Ebola
Health Ministry officials in Japan said Monday that a Japanese man was being tested for the deadly Ebola virus after he developed a fever with a temperature of over 38 degrees.