Comet dust: Planet Mercury's 'invisible paint'
New research suggests that carbon from cometary material that bombards the Mercury may be the reason the planet's surface is so dark
Glyburide associated with more risk of adverse events than insulin in newborns
Glyburid, used to treat gestational diabetes in pregnant women associated with higher risk for newborns to be admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit
Short bouts of high-intensity exercise before a fatty meal best for vascular health
Short burst of intensive exercise before eating a high fat meal is better for blood vessel function in young people
Endoscopes linked to outbreak of drug-resistant E. coli
An outbreak of a novel Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain resistant to antibiotics has been linked to contaminated endoscopes in a Washington state hospital.
Consumption of peanuts with a meal benefits vascular health
A study of peanut consumption showed that including them as a part of a high fat meal improved the post-meal triglyceride response and preserved endothelial function.
Electroconvulsive therapy changes key areas of the human brain that play a role in memory, emotion
Findings may help physicians to pre-select for patients who will respond to treatment
Scientists link unexplained childhood paralysis to enterovirus D68
UCSF-led team rules out other pathogens with comprehensive sequencing
Anglo Saxon remedy kills hospital superbug MRSA
Thousand-year-old Anglo-Saxon recipe to vanquish a stye also kills MRSA
Opossum Compounds Isolated to Help Make Antivenom
And researchers have engineered a common bacteria to inexpensively create the snakebite treatment
It Doesn’t Matter How Much Time Parents Spend With Their Kids
New research shows no link between amount of time spent with children and emotional, behavioral, or academic outcomes
How a deadly fungus evades the immune system
New research from the University of Toronto has scientists re-thinking how a lethal fungus grows and kills immune cells.
Scientists reveal unique mechanism of natural product with powerful antimicrobial action
Unique mechanism of a powerful natural product with wide-ranging antifungal, antibacterial, anti-malaria and anti-cancer effects is revealed
World first study reveals antibodies that may trigger psychosis in children
A world first study revealing the presence of two antibodies in a sub-group of children experiencing their first episode of psychosis affirms a longstanding recognition that auto-immune disorders play a significant role in psychiatric illness.
Internet searches create illusion of personal knowledge, research finds
Inflated sense of personal knowledge may have negative effects, study concludes
The 'intraterrestrials': New viruses discovered in ocean depths
Viruses infect methane-eating archaea beneath the seafloor
The intraterrestrials, they might be called.
Can caffeine be used to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease?
The proposed link between caffeine and reductions in the beta amyloid plaque accumulation characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggest a possible role for caffeine in AD treatment.
Researchers identify 'beige' fat-burning cells in humans
Energy-burning cells hold potential for new anti-obesity drugs
UT Dallas criminologist challenges effectiveness of solitary confinement
Study finds that the punishment does not deter further violence in prison
In Alzheimer's mice, memory restored with cancer drug
Memory and as well as connections between brain cells were restored in mice with a model of Alzheimer's given an experimental cancer drug, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in the journal Annals of Neurology.
The rapid rise of human language
New paper suggests people quickly started speaking in a now-familiar form
Spending Too Much Time on Homework Linked to Lower Test Scores
A new study suggests the benefits to homework peak at an hour a day. After that, test scores decline.
Presence of heart pouch may explain strokes of unknown origin, UCI study finds
Anatomical variant could promote stagnation of blood, forming clots that migrate
Researchers improve efficiency of human walking
Unpowered exoskeleton developed by Carnegie Mellon and North Carolina State researchers helps individuals walk using less energy
Study affirms lethal prostate cancer can spread from other metastatic sites
Original tumor not the only agent of proliferation
Queen's scientists develop first perfume which smells better the more you sweat
First-ever perfume delivery system to ensure the more a person sweats, the better they will smell
Failed synchronization of the womb's clock with mother's body clock critical in miscarriages
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that body clock genes are switched off in the lining of the womb to allow an embryo to implant and that regulation of this process is critical to successful pregnancy
Common cholesterol drug stimulates the same receptors as marijuana
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that fenofibrate activates cannabinoid receptors and may become a viable treatment option for relieving pain, stimulating appetite, reducing nausea and preventing depression
Cancer's relentless evolution
All living things - from dandelions to reindeer - evolve over time. Cancer cells are no exception, and are subject to the two overarching mechanisms described by Charles Darwin: chance mutation and natural selection.
Eating eggs reduces risk of type 2 diabetes
Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland.
Mothers Who Eat a Newborn’s Placenta May or May Not Benefit
Proponents of the practice say it can help relieve postpartum depression, but there are no data to back their assertions
With geomagnetic compass hooked to the brain, blind rats act like they can see
Findings show the incredible flexibility of the mammalian brain
Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dangerous Ways
Substances such as saccharin may alter the type of bacteria inside us, could lead to obesity
Star's birth glimpsed 'in real time'
Astronomers have witnessed a key stage in the birth of a very heavy star, using two radio telescope views of the process taken 18 years apart.
Test Tube Burgers Get a $324,989 Price Cut
The scientists behind lab-grown meat think they can soon offer it at a price most of us can actually afford
A New Era in Pharmacotherapy
Recent approval of the first biosimilar agent in the United States
New evidence shows carbon's importance to ocean life's survival 252 million years ago
First demonstration of how elemental carbon became an important construction material of some forms of ocean life
Most Plastic Trash Comes From Farms
Here's what they're trying to do about it
Here’s How Europeans Quickly Evolved Lighter Skin
Darker skinned people lived in Europe until fairly recently
Nissan aims to put self-driving cars on Japan's road in 2016
Nissan aims to put self-driving cars on Japan's road in 2016
Next-generation GMOs: Pink pineapples and purple tomatoes
British company planning to apply for U.S. permission to produce and sell purple tomatoes that have high levels of anthocyanins
Skin cancer 'linked to holiday boom'
A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the "worrying rise" in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests.
Antibiotic Reistance: 80,000 'might die' in future outbreak
The rise of antimicrobial resistance could make currently routine medical procedures "high-risk"