Horse sickness shares signs of human brain disorders, study finds
Horses with a rare nerve condition called equine grass sickness have similar signs of disease as people with conditions such as Alzheimer's
Identifying cancer's food sensors may help to halt tumor growth
Protein used by tumors to help them detect food supplies could be targeted to restrict cancerous cells' ability to grow
Ancient alga knew how to survive on land before it left water & evolved into first plant
A team of scientists has solved a long-running mystery about the first stages of plant life on Earth
Laws in 25 states put the brakes on high school bullying
First multi-state study identifies most effective legislation that protects youth against bullying behaviors
Surprise: Your visual cortex is making decisions
Suggestions that the brain's visual cortex is more versatile than previously believed
The New Health Care: Health Benefits of Tea? Here’s What the Evidence Says
After my Upshot column on the potential health benefits of coffee, the No. 1 request I got was to look into the potential benefits ― or harms ― of tea.
Japanese Universities Are Shuttering Social Sciences and Humanities Departments
Just how valuable is that degree in literature?
Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours
New tools cut sequencing time almost in half
Scientists have figured out how to cut the time it takes to sequence a human genome nearly in half.
Mummification Practiced in Bronze Age Britain
Mummification was widely practiced in what is now Britain throughout the Bronze Age, a new study reports.
Earthquake algorithm picks up the brain’s vibrations
An algorithm normally used to study earthquakes has been adapted to help spot tumours
Predicting which soldiers will commit severe, violent crimes
Study suggests that soldiers at high risk for perpetrating severe violent crimes can be identified using big data predictive analytics
There Is a Fine Line between Love and Drunk
Oxytocin, known as the “love hormone,” has a dark side―and it looks like alcohol intoxication
The predator survives -- but the ecosystem crashes
Overexploitation of resources may lead to extinction cascade, theoretical study shows
Research calls for stricter screening recommendations for family history of colon cancer
If you have a close family member with colorectal cancer, don't delay screening
Repeating aloud to another person boosts recall
Repeating aloud boosts verbal memory, especially when you do it while addressing another person
Ancient rocks record first evidence for photosynthesis that made oxygen
A new study shows that iron-bearing rocks that formed at the ocean floor 3.2 billion years ago carry unmistakable evidence of oxygen.
The Increasingly Muddled Origins of Homo Naledi
Detailed analyses of Homo naledi shows a mosaic of both early and modern human features
Mass Killers Often Rely on Past Perpetrators’ Blueprints
As mass shootings have become ever more familiar, experts have come to understand them less as isolated expressions of rage and more as acts that build on the blueprints of previous rampages.
The perfect match might be the imperfect one
When it comes to treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphomas, new research shows that a half-matched donor bone marrow transplant may be just as good as a full match, in the first apples to apples type comparison of its kind
New STD Guidelines for 2015
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Relative age in school and suicide among young individuals in Japan
Those born right before the school cutoff day have 30 % higher suicide mortality rates than their peers
Ancient recording of core's birth
A reassessment of ancient rocks has led scientists to estimate that Earth's inner core started to form earlier than was previously thought, around 1.3 billion years ago.
'Psychic robot' will know what you really meant to do
What if software could steer a car back on track if the driver swerves on ice? Or guide a prosthesis to help a shaky stroke patient smoothly lift a cup?
How to spot the warning signs and prevent mass shootings
The US experienced yet another school shooting last week, when a student at a community college in Oregon opened fire on his English class, killing nine people. How can we thwart such crimes?
Migraines triggered by protein deep in the brain
Migraine may be triggered by a protein deep in the brain that stimulates the neurons controlling facial sensations
First week with no new Ebola cases
The three West African countries at the heart of the Ebola epidemic recorded their first week with no new cases since the outbreak began in March 2014.
New heart attack test could identify two-thirds of patients at very low risk of heart attack in the emergency department
Optimal level of a protein called troponin that could rule out a diagnosis of heart attack
Speech recognition AI identifies you by voice wherever you are
The latest smartphones can recognise you by your voice. What happens when technology can pick us out from the crowd just by listening?
New study shows that varying walking pace burns more calories
Looking for a simple way to burn more calories while walking? Change up your pace.
Could ancient textbooks be the source of the next medical breakthrough?
Can we hope to find new remedies by studying ancient medical texts
Why elephants rarely get cancer
Potential mechanism identified that may be key to cancer resistance
The father effect
Discovery of how environmental memories may be transmitted from a father to his grandchildren
Research reveals new clues about how humans become tool users
Nonhuman primates and humans complete spatial reasoning tasks differently
Zika Disease: Another Reason to Hate Mosquitoes
Experts are concerned that the illness, which is increasingly linked to a disorder that causes paralysis, may become a problem in the U.S.
The Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
Clear skies and little moonlight make for great meteor watching
Antioxidants cause malignant melanoma to metastasize faster
Fresh research at Sahlgrenska Academy has found that antioxidants can double the rate of melanoma metastasis in mice.
New study provides key insights into aspirin's disease-fighting abilities
Researchers have found that salicylic acid targets the activities of HMGB1, an inflammatory protein associated with a wide variety of diseases, offering hope that more powerful aspirin-like drugs may be developed.
Blood clotting protein triggers immune attack on the brain
Disruption of the blood-brain barrier triggers a cascade of events that results in autoimmunity and brain damage characteristic of multiple sclerosis
Nobel Renews Debate on Chinese Medicine
As China basks in its first Nobel Prize in science, few places seem as elated, or bewildered, by the honor as the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.