Another Look: Linking Hygiene, Asthma, and Allergies
Is Too Clean a Real Thing?
Asthma and the Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Matter?
Scientists show antitumor agent can be activated by natural response to cell stress
Findings point to new therapy against prostate and other cancers
Martian glass -- window into possible past life
Glasses may provide a delicate window into the possibility of past life on Mars
Data scientists find connections between birth month and health
Columbia University scientists have developed a computational method to investigate the relationship between birth month and disease risk.
Hybrid scanner combines five molecular imaging technologies
Preclinical imaging system will be used to pioneer new drugs and imaging research
Stanford engineers develop state-by-state plan to convert US to 100 percent renewable energy
One potential way to combat ongoing climate change, eliminate air pollution mortality, create jobs and stabilize energy prices involves converting the world's entire energy infrastructure to run on clean, renewable energy.
Could It Be... E?
The Evolution of Hepatitis E
The Lancet Oncology: 2 large trials provide further evidence that 1 dose of HPV vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancers
Single dose of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine may offer a similar level of protection against HPV-16/18 infections
Overworking Your Brain Can Spark Ideas
Mental exhaustion can unleash creativity, research shows
WSU Spokane researchers isolate smallest unit of sleep to date
Scientists control sleep in a petri dish
Largest-ever study of parental age and autism finds increased risk with teen moms
Study funded by Autism Speaks also confirms higher risk with older parents
'Alzheimer's protein' plays role in maintaining eye health and muscle strength
New research in The FASEB Journal shows that the amyloid precursor protein binds to other proteins, FE65 and FE65L1, to facilitate eye and muscle health
First live birth after transplantation of ovarian tissue frozen during childhood
A young woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen while she was a child.
'Blood cells' found in dino fossils
Researchers have discovered what appear to be the remnants of red blood cells and connective tissue in 75 million-year-old dinosaur fossils.
Keeping mind, body active may not protect against underlying signs of Alzheimer's
Though mentally stimulating activities may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, they may not do so by affecting the underlying markers for the disease
DNA Deciphers Roots of Modern Europeans
Studies indicate that today’s Europeans descend from three groups who moved into Europe at different stages
Single protein causes Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy
Several neurodegenerative disorders are caused by aggregates of a single protein known as alpha-synuclein.
New drug can clear all psoriasis symptoms
New psoriasis drug has resulted in 40 percent of people showing a complete clearance of psoriatic plaques
Heart attack risk increases 16-21 percent with use of common antacid
Recent studies show increased risk of heart attack for people who use proton pump inhibitors to control GERD and other excess-acid issues
Survival benefit with 'fully human' EGFR antibody necitumumab in squamous NSCLC
Lancet Oncology reports positive phase III clinical trial results of necitumumab in stage IV squamous non-small cell lung cancer
Scientists find CJD resistance gene
Researchers have identified a gene that might make people resistant to the brain eating disease CJD.
Nuts 'protect against early death'
Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests.
Lab study: Daily aspirin could block growth of breast, other cancers
Drug appears to affect cancer stem cells
Genetic switch determines egg or sperm
Fox13 gene appears to be the switch that determines germ cell sex
New drug triggers tissue regeneration: Faster regrowth and healing of damaged tissues
Research focuses on select tissues injured through disease, surgery and transplants, but early findings indicate potential for broad applications
Large doses of antioxidants may be harmful to neuronal stem cells
Stem cells are especially sensitive to oxygen radicals and antioxidants
Swift intervention doubles survival rate from cardiac arrest
A team of Swedish researchers finds that early cardiopulmonary resuscitation more than doubles the chance of survival for patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Penis recipient 'to become father'
The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation has told the BBC.
Thailand's deadly fish dish
A local delicacy in north-east Thailand, made from raw fish, has been found to be behind a high incidence of liver cancer in the area, and doctors are trying to educate people about the risk.
S Korea hospital 'spread Mers cases'
A hospital has suspended most of its services after being identified as the source of almost half the cases in the South Korean outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
Philae comet lander wakes up
The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth.
Return of the plucky comet lander
When Philae first sent back images of its landing location on Comet 67P, researchers could see it was in a dark ditch.