Cold, callous and untreatable?
Not all psychopaths fit the stereotype, says new study
Many mask unmanageable emotion, can be helped with right therapy
  Kamikaze typhoons spared Japan from Kublai Kahn
Evidence of increased typhoon activity around the time of the Mongol attacks
Lower extremity revascularization not effective in majority of nursing home residents
UCSF researchers find most patients still alive gain little, if any, function
Aluminum battery from Stanford offers safe alternative to conventional batteries
Stanford scientists have invented a flexible, high-performance aluminum battery that charges in about 1 minute
Working up a sweat -- it could save your life
Physical activity that makes you puff and sweat is key to avoiding an early death, a large Australian study of middle-aged and older adults has found
  The Mind of Those Who Kill, and Kill Themselves
Recent studies have begun to piece together characteristics shared by many who carry out mass violence; a narcissism, sense of grievance, and desire for infamy
Middle-aged athletes at low risk for sudden cardiac arrest while exercising
New study in medical journal Circulation also shows those who have a sudden cardiac arrest while playing sports are more likely to survive usually-fatal condition
Sound separates cancer cells from blood samples
Inexpensive, disposable chip separates circulating cancer cells from blood cells for diagnostic, prognostic and treatment purposes
Purging a virus from organ transplants
Researchers have discovered the molecular switch that allows HCMV to either lie dormant or reactivate its infection
Potions and polls: Tanzanian albinos terrified after attacks
Their limbs hacked off and babies and children abducted or killed, albinos in Tanzania live in fear
Sun experiences seasonal changes, new research finds
Quasi-annual variations may hold clues to space weather
Back to Brontosaurus?
The Dinosaur Might Deserve Its Own Genus After All
The popular name could be pulled back out of the scientific wastebasket, based on new analysis of dozens of related dinosaurs
New study hints at spontaneous appearance of primordial DNA
DNA fragments may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical chains long enough to act as a basis for primitive life
Amazing Discovery: Nearly Extinct Bird Found Breeding in Japan
Higashijima hides an incredible secret
Food for thought: Master protein enhances learning and memory
Physical and mental activities rely on a single metabolic protein, ERRγ, that controls the flow of blood and nutrients throughout the body
When Peanut Allergy Comes from a Blood Transfusion
A Canadian boy picked up new allergies when he received donor plasma
Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres.
Research shows alternating antibiotics could make resistant bacteria beatable
Pioneering new research has unlocked a new technique to help combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
that cause debilitating and often life-threatening human illness.
Multiple studies address riddles of the Moon's origin
The planet that collided with the early Earth might have been made of similar stuff
In first human study, new antibody therapy shows promise in suppressing HIV infection
Fresh optimism to the field of HIV immunotherapy and new strategies for fighting or even preventing HIV infection
Breast cancer research uncovers the fountain of youth
The Fountain of Youth has been discovered and it's not in Florida as Ponce de Leon claimed.
A new piece in the 'French paradox' puzzle -- cheese metabolism
Cheese metabolism may be a key to the French Paradox
UTMB researchers develop Ebola vaccine effective in a single dose
Quick-acting Ebola vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose
Life below Antarctic ice survives on ancient forests
White on top, but what lies beneath? Antarctica's blanket of snow and ice sits atop a vast and rich landscape of volcanoes, rivers and lakes.
New evidence for combat and cannibalism in tyrannosaurs
Skull shows evidence of bites that healed, and also those inflicted after death by another tyrannosaur
New evidence supports success of fecal transplants in treatment of Clostridium difficile infection
Research demonstrates dynamic nature of fecal microbiota
Being underweight in middle age associated with increased dementia risk
Underweight middle-aged people are a third more likely to develop dementia
Than those with healthy BMI
USC researcher plucks hair to grow hair
If there's a cure for male pattern baldness, it might hurt a little.
In the sea, a deadly form of leukemia is catching
Outbreaks of leukemia that have devastated some populations of soft-shell clams along the east coast of North America for decades
can be explained by the spread of cancerous tumor cells from one clam to another.
Selenide protects heart muscle in the wake of cardiac arrest
Tissue damage is diminished by nearly 90 percent, finds preclinical study
Only Three Countries Left With Polio
Sixty years ago on April 12, Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was declared safe and effective. In just three years, the entire world could be polio free.
Basis established for nitric oxide joining oxygen and carbon dioxide in respiratory cycle
Discovery could lead to treatment focus on red blood cell dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases and blood disorders
Ocean Acidification Could Have Driven Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction
Study shows the world's oceans were dangerously acidic during the Permian Extinction Event
Plague hits prairie dogs and changes US ecosystems
PLAGUE is creeping through the grasslands of the US.
Wine and glue tape ideal for post-surgery patch-ups
IT DOESN'T come unstuck when things get sticky. An adhesive with remarkable strength could be ideal for patching people up after surgery.
Pattern of Safety Lapses Where Group Worked to Battle Ebola Outbreak
Partners in Health, a Boston-based charity dedicated to improving health care for people in poor countries, signed on to the Ebola fight last fall with high ambitions.
One type of airway cell can regenerate another lung cell type
Findings from animal study have implications for disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
HPV vaccination of adolescent boys may be cost-effective for preventing oropharyngeal cancer
New study indicates that vaccinating 12-year-old boys against t(HPV) may be cost-effective  for preventing oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer