Little or no benefit from nutrient additions to vitamin waters and energy drinks
New study reveals nutrient content and on-package marketing are out of tune with dietary needs and conventional nutritional science
Rise in mass die-offs seen among birds, fish and marine invertebrates
Review of 727 studies points to disease, biotoxicity and other stressors
Researchers identify key substance that protects against pre-term birth
Hyaluronon identified as a critical substance the body makes to protect against premature birth
Do viruses make us smarter?
A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain.
Researchers uncover more clues to how drug reverses obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease
Promising drug for treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders generates a new signal between fat cells and liver to improve sugar metabolism.
Sound mind, strong heart: Same protein sustains both
Possible biochemical explanation for connection between mental and physical vitality
Hybrid 'super mosquito' resistant to insecticide-treated bed nets
Interbreeding of two malaria mosquito species in the West African country of Mali has resulted in a "super mosquito" hybrid that's resistant to insecticide-treated bed nets.
$375 billion wasted on billing and health insurance-related paperwork annually: Study
Medical billing paperwork and insurance-related red tape cost the U.S. economy approximately $471 billion in 2012, 80 percent of which is waste due to the inefficiency of the nation's complex, multi-payer way of financing care, a group of researchers say.
Social cost of climate change too low, Stanford scientists say
The 'social cost' of carbon dioxide emissions may not be $37, as previously estimated by a recent US government study, but $220.
Imaging study finds first evidence of neuroinflammation in brains of chronic pain patients
First evidence of neuroinflammation in key regions of the brains of patients with chronic pain
Development of psychosis: Gray matter loss and the inflamed brain
Progressive reduction of cortical brain tissue thickness as psychosis develops
Time for a ‘Completely Different’ Haemophilia Treatment?
A promising therapy curtails clotting inhibitors rather than replacing proteins that promote blood clotting
Human brains have a groovy feature that chimps' don't
Could a lopsided gap help set us apart from our primate cousins? Our brains and chimps' are built differently in the areas that give us our social skills and language.
A First in Lung Cancer: Immunotherapy Improves Survival
Nivolumab  shows survival advantage over chemotherapy in lung cancer
Can inhaled oxygen cause cancer?
Lung cancer rates fall dramatically with increasing elevation in the western US
Trust through the olfactory fragrance of lavender
Sellaro and her fellow researchers were the first to investigate whether the calming olfactory fragrance of lavender has a positive effect on mutual trust.
Dinosaurs wiped out rapidly in Europe 66 million years ago
Dinosaurs flourished in Europe right up until the asteroid impact that wiped them out 66 million years ago, a new study shows.
World's oldest butchering tools gave evolutionary edge to human communication
Scientists find Oldowan technology behind the genesis of language and teaching
Some Microbes Can Eat And Breathe Electricity
How many ways can life exist? Some recently discovered microbes can live on a cathode, apparently without the need for a carbon food-source
Can Pigs Empathize?
Empathy can be hard enough to measure in humans, let alone in other animals
Potassium salts aid bone health and limit osteoporosis risk, new research finds
Potassium bicarbonate and citrate play an important part in improving bone health
Meteorite material born in molten spray as embryo planets collided
Asteroids may be a byproduct of planet formation rather than planetary building blocks, according to a recent paper in Nature.
Lack of exercise responsible for twice as many deaths as obesity
A brisk 20 minute walk each day could be enough to reduce an individual's risk of early death, according to new research published today.
Depression, behavioral changes may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's
Evidence that the depression and behavior changes that often accompany Alzheimer's disease may arise before memory losses begin
Does screening asymptomatic adults for disease save lives?
New paper published online today in the International Journal of Epidemiology says that randomized controlled trials (the gold standard method of evaluation) show that few currently available screening tests for major diseases where death is a common outcome have documented reductions in disease-specific mortality.
DNA 'glue' could someday be used to build tissues, organs
DNA strands can also act as a glue to hold together 3-D-printed materials
A Prescription for Drug Companies on Social Media
Drug companies are struggling to find ways to legally engage with consumers on social media, reports Nature Biotechnology.
First Contracting Human Muscle Grown in a Lab
For the first time, researcher have grown human skeletal muscle in the lab that contracts and responds to electrical pulses and medicine just like living tissue.
How The Code Of Life Passed Through Primitive Kinds Of Cells
Life’s origins are a mystery, but every year scientists get a little bit closer to understanding what made life possible on Earth, and possibly on other planets or moons.
Google expects public in driverless cars in two to five years
The head of self-driving cars for Google expects real people to be using them on public roads in two to five years.
Up to 8 percent of South Asians carry gene mutation that causes heart attacks
Genetic defect in MYBPC3 gene leads to cardiac dysfunction
When heavy metals go off-kilter: Study in C. elegans shows excess iron promotes aging
Maintaining delicate balance of metals may be a key factor in healthy aging
People can be convinced they committed a crime that never happened
Method of questioning may lead  suspects to falsely believe in and confess to committing crimes they didn't actually commit
Trans-Neptunian objects suggest that there are more planets in the solar system
At least two unknown planets could exist in our solar system beyond Pluto.
New planetary dashboard shows 'Great Acceleration' in human activity since 1950
Research supports proposal that Earth is now in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, with a start date for this epoch of around 1950.
Century-old drug reverses autism-like symptoms in fragile X mouse model
Drug used for almost a century to treat sleeping sickness, reversed environmental autism-like symptoms in mice
Planets outside our solar system more hospitable to life than thought
A study by astrophysicists at the University of Toronto suggests that exoplanets - planets outside our solar system - are more likely to have liquid water and be more habitable than we thought.
Fish Sperm Might Be the Secret to Recycling Rare Earth Elements
Japanese scientists have uncovered an unlikely source to aid in the extraction and recycling of rare earth metals
Study: Islamic fundamentalism is not a marginal phenomenon in Europe
Study shows hostility towards other out-groups is not an isolated phenomenon among Muslims living in Europe; but nor is it a synonym of violence
NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record
The year 2014 now ranks as the warmest on record since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA scientists.
A Significant Step Towards Explaining the Cosmic Origins of the Seeds of Galaxies
3D Simulation Shows Small Protostellar-Like Core Can Grow into a Supermassive Black Hole
This Smart Stethoscope Attachment Could Lead to More Accurate Diagnoses
Eko Core clips on to existing stethoscopes and lets physicians share heart sounds through their smartphones and the Web
'Give flu jab to popular med students'
Prioritising medical students with lots of friends for flu jabs could help increase the number of healthcare workers protected against the virus, say Lancaster University researchers.
Questions and answers about Sri Lanka mystery kidney disease
A mystery kidney disease is killing Sri Lankan farmers
How does the brain adapt to the restoration of eyesight?
Surgery cannot completely undo the brain rewiring caused by long term blindness