The deadly truth about loneliness
Almost all of us have experienced loneliness at some point.
NTU scientists use dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells.
Temporary ambulance locations reduces response times and may save lives
Ambulances deployed at temporary locations that can be changed depending on the time of day and accident statistics can reduce response time and may save lives on the way to the hospital.
Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart failure and may prevent it, study shows
For the first time, research shows that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and death from heart failure.
New study: Leading cause of blindness could be prevented or delayed
BrightFocus-funded research shows Parkinson's drug could be repurposed to save sight of millions
Good Talks Needed to Combat HPV Vaccine Myth
Doctors’ half-hearted promotion of some vaccines contributes to low immunization rate
How Language Evolved from Climate and Terrain
Try shouting words into the wind, what sounds make it through?
'Twice-baked' model for Moon origin
A new model of the Moon's formation suggests it developed in two distinct stages, producing inner and outer layers with different compositions.
Change in humour 'can signal dementia'
An increasingly warped sense of humour could be an early warning sign of impending dementia, say UK experts.
Fit legs equals fit brain, study suggests
Older women who have strong legs are likely to fare better when it comes to ageing of the brain, a decade-long study of more than 300 twins suggests.
New SARS-like virus can jump directly from bats to humans, no treatment available
Findings provide an opportunity to develop drugs and vaccines for coronaviruses before they emerges from animals to cause a human epidemic
Coronavirus breakthrough by INRS researchers
Protein mutation affects spread and virulence of respiratory virus
Computer model reveals deadly route of Ebola outbreak
New method maps 2014 outbreak in Sierra Leone, can be used in real-time for future disease outbreaks elsewhere
New vaccine could prevent high cholesterol
Vaccine is cheaper and appears to be more effective than alternative treatments
Off-Label Drug Use Linked to More Adverse Events
Off-label use of prescription drugs is associated with more adverse drug events (ADEs) in adults than on-label use
An Overreaction to Food Allergies
Many children are wrongly diagnosed with food allergies because of inaccurate tests
So long, stethoscope? New device and iPhone alter exams
Doctors develop device, app to conduct safer, more thorough exams with smartphones
A network of artificial neurons learns to use human language
A computer simulation of a cognitive model entirely made up of artificial neurons learns to communicate through dialogue starting from a state of tabula rasa
Experimental drug targeting Alzheimer's disease shows anti-aging effects
Salk team finds molecule that slows the clock on key aspects of aging in animals
Cornell engineers develop 'killer cells' to destroy cancer in lymph nodes
Cornell biomedical engineers have developed specialized white blood cells  that seek out cancer cells in lymph nodes with only one purpose: destroy them
'Pale orange dot': Early Earth's haze may give clue to habitability elsewhere in space
An atmospheric haze around a faraway planet -- like the one which probably shrouded and cooled the young Earth --
could show that the world is potentially habitable, or even be a sign of life itself.
Mass extinctions don't favor large vertebrates
A new study finds that, similar to the mass extinction that's underway now, the end-Devonian extinction resulted in the loss of most large-bodied vertebrates.
Origin of Earth’s water traced back to the birth of our planet
Fragments of Earth’s earliest rock, preserved unchanged deep in the mantle until they were coughed up by volcanic eruptions, suggest that our planet has had water from the very beginning.
Get Your Pickaxe and Spacecraft Ready, Space Mining Might be Legal Very Soon
The new Space Act would open up the potentially lucrative field of asteroid mining
Homeopathy 'could be blacklisted'
Ministers are considering whether homeopathy should be put on a blacklist of treatments GPs in England are banned from prescribing, the BBC has learned.
5400mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside solar system
Research provides first ever weather map of a planet outside our solar system
Wary of Mainstream Medicine, Immigrants Seek Remedies From Home
Beyond the language barrier for Spanish-speaking patients, there is the perception that medical professionals frown upon herbal remedies
A Combo Therapy for Agitation in Alzheimer Disease
Efficacy of dextromethorphan hydrobromide/quinidine sulfate in reducing agitation in patients with probable Alzheimer’s
The hangover that led to the discovery of ibuprofen
Dr Stewart Adams knew he had found a potential new painkiller when it cured his hangover ahead of an important speech.