Scientists uncover marvel molecule that could lead to treatments for inflammatory diseases
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin believe that the marvel molecule - MCC950 - could one day be used to treat a myriad of these diseases
Ancient rocks show life could have flourished on Earth 3.2 billion years ago
A spark from a lightning bolt, interstellar dust, or a subsea volcano could have triggered the very first life on Earth. But what happened next?
Research Finds a Reason Leprosy Has Persisted
Mycobacterium leprae bacteria can survive for months inside common amoebae
Mystery cloud-like blobs over Mars baffle astronomers
Astronomers around the world noticed a strange blob rising out of the planet's southern hemisphere
Humans Off the Hook For Alaskan Mastodon Extinction
A reexamination of museum mastodon specimens provides evidence that that last ones were gone from what's called the Beringia region well before any humans showed up. Emily Schwing reports
In the short run, a high-fat diet may help minimize heart attack damage
High-fat diet one day to two weeks before a heart attack reduced heart attack damage by about 50
Sex has another benefit: It makes humans less prone to disease over time
Mixing our genes through sex helps purge us of disease mutations
Mayo Clinic: Molecule that provides cellular energy found key to aggressive thyroid cancer
Molecule important to survival of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma seems to play a role in a wide range of cancers
Molecular inhibitor breaks cycle that leads to Alzheimer's
A molecule that can block the progress of Alzheimer's disease at a crucial stage in its development has been identified by researchers in a new study, raising the prospect that more such molecules may now be found.
A close call of 0.8 light years
Astronomers identify the closest known flyby of a star to our solar system: A dim star that passed through the Oort Cloud 70,000 years ago
Who cares? Why evolution suggests parenting responsibility is seldom equally shared
Why is caring for young shared unequally between the sexes in so many animal species?
The Inventor Who Has Developed a Sweet-Smelling "Fart Pill"
One eccentric French man wants to take the guilt out of gas with a tablet designed to make farts smell like flowers, ginger or chocolate
Limpet teeth set new strength record
Engineers in the UK have found that limpets' teeth consist of the strongest biological material ever tested.
Medicine Given Even Before Smokers Are Ready to Quit Is Found to Help Them
Researchers have found that anti-smoking pills were effective in helping people quit smoking, even if they didn't want to stop right away
Doctors Strive to Do Less Harm by Inattentive Care
Reducing patient suffering caused by medical care itself  has become a medical goal
Cancer treatments could evolve from research showing that acetate supplements speed up cancer growth
Giving mice a compound produced by host bacteria in the gut sped the growth and metastasis of tumors
Scripps Florida scientists announce anti-HIV agent so powerful it can work in a vaccine
Novel drug candidate is so potent and universally effective, it might work as part of an unconventional vaccine
A bodyguard for your ears
Scientists discover novel pain sensors in inner ear that warn of dangerously loud noise
Chicken pox virus may be linked to serious condition in the elderly
New study links virus causing chicken pox and shingles to giant cell arteritis.
New insights into origins of the world's languages
Study by Berkeley linguists gives evidence that 'Indo-European' languages first emerged ca. 6500 years ago
Scientists identify mineral that destroys organic compounds, with implications for Mars Curiosity mission
Scientists have discovered that the mineral jarosite breaks down organic compounds when it is flash-heated, with implications for Mars research.
Epigenomics of Alzheimer's disease progression
Nature and nurture seem to affect very different processes in the context of Alzheimer's disease
Map of Second Genetic Code, the "Epigenome," Is Unveiled
Scientists for the first time have mapped out the molecular "switches" that can turn on or silence individual genes in the DNA in more than 100 types of human cells, an accomplishment that reveals the complexity of genetic information and the challenges of interpreting it.
Mutation order reveals what cancer will do next
IT IS well known that cancers can develop from mutations in DNA – but now we've seen for the first time that a person's fate may depend on the order in which they occur.
Paper Test Quickly Detects Ebola, Dengue, And Yellow Fever
Silver nanoparticles on paper reveal three diseases with the speed and simplicity of a home pregnancy test
Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals?
Earth's path around and through our Galaxy's disc may have a direct and significant effect on phenomena occurring on Earth
Cancer risk linked to DNA 'wormholes'
Single-letter genetic variations within parts of the genome once dismissed as 'junk DNA' can increase cancer risk through wormhole-like effects on far-off genes, new research shows.
Sunlight continues to damage skin in the dark
Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure
New brain mapping reveals unknown cell types
Single cell sequencing produces detailed map of cortical cell types shows 47 different kinds of cell
Research shows that innovative transfusion approach has the potential save to lives
University of Maryland School of Medicine takes part in groundbreaking transfusion study
Coughing Child, Weary Parents: Is Placebo the Right Call?
Placebo Effect in the Treatment of Acute Cough in Infants and Toddlers: A Randomized Clinical Trial
A New Theory on How Neanderthal DNA Spread in Asia
Further evidence that our genomes contain secrets about our evolution that we might have missed by looking at fossils alone
Deadly Bacteria Linked To Hard-to-Clean Device
Officials at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center reported this week that a superbug had infected seven people, killing two of them
New HPV approved after international phase 2/3 trial involving Moffitt Cancer Center
Vaccine protects boys and girls against nine HPV types known to cause cancer and other diseases
Powerful dengue neutralizing antibody found
A new Duke-NUS-led study has identified a super-potent antibody which requires a minute amount to neutralize the dengue virus.
Is the Diabetes Epidemic Leveling Off?
Diabetes incidence may be leveling off, but not in all populations. Dr Nichols describes trends reported in two new studies.
The blind breast cancer detectors
Women being screened for breast cancer in Germany may find themselves in the hands of a blind examiner.
Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, Dartmouth study shows
Study shows that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants
Healthy dose of hope for one-use syringes
The people of the farming community of Roka in Cambodia are living through exactly the nightmare scenario that the World Health Organisation wants to stamp out with a new policy on syringes.