Snakebite Antivenom Development Is Stuck in the 19th Century. What's Next?
Doctors Without Borders now describes snakebites as “one of the world’s most neglected public health emergencies”
Earth not due for a geomagnetic flip in the near future
Researchers find geomagnetic field intensity is double the long-term historical average
Loneliness triggers cellular changes that can cause illness, study shows
Loneliness is more than a feeling: For older adults, perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent.
High-fat diet prompts immune cells to start eating connections between neurons
When a high-fat diet causes us to become obese, it also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to become sedentary and start consuming the connections between our neurons, scientists say.
Ancient viral molecules essential for human development, Stanford researchers say
Genetic material from ancient viral infections is critical to human development, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Neuroscientists gain insight into cause of Alzheimer's symptoms
Amyloid plaques may be strangling blood flow
F.D.A. Targets Inaccurate Medical Tests, Citing Dangers and Costs
Inaccurate and unreliable medical tests are prompting abortions, promoting unnecessary surgeries, putting tens of thousands of people on unneeded drugs and raising medical costs, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded.
DNA study finds London was ethnically diverse from start
A DNA study has confirmed that London was an ethnically diverse city from its very beginnings, BBC News has learned.
A Step Closer to the Defeat of Polio
Three years have passed since a case of Type 3 wild polio virus has been detected in the world, which means that particular viral subtype has most likely disappeared forever, the World Health Organization announced this month.
Water Bears Are the Master DNA Thieves of the Animal World
Foreign genes from bacteria, fungi and plants may have bestowed these animals with their ability to tolerate boiling, freezing and the vacuum of space
Human nature's dark side helped us spread across the world
New research by an archaeologist at the University of York suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the rapid spread of our own species around the world
Complex humor is no laughing matter
Jokes with too many mind-twists not found to be funny
Stored fat fights against the body's attempts to lose weight
The fatter we are, the more our body appears to produce a protein that inhibits our ability to burn fat, suggests new research published in the journal Nature Communication.
Reducing body temperature saves neurological functions in cardiac arrest patients
Therapeutic hypothermia effective on patients with 'nonshockable' cardiac arrests
New strategy discovered for treating arthritis
An early study by Queen Mary University of London suggests that arthritic cartilage, previously thought to be impenetrable, could be treated by a patient's own 'microvesicles' that can travel into cartilage cells and deliver therapeutic agents
Discovery could open door to frozen preservation of tissues, whole organs
Vitrification could ultimately allow a much wider use of extreme cold to preserve tissues
Heart disease patients who sit a lot have worse health even if they exercise
Patients with coronary artery disease spend an average of 8 hours each day sitting -- men were more sedentary than women
Scientists get first glimpse of black hole eating star, ejecting high-speed flare
Johns Hopkins astrophysicist leads team observing 'extremely rare' event
Recent Western blood pressure guidelines may boost stroke risk in Asian patients
Link between blood pressure and stroke much stronger in Asia than it is in Europe/North America
Scientists Link Moon’s Tilt and Earth’s Gold
The moon’s orbit is askew, and two planetary scientists believe that they have come up with a good reason.
NASA's 'Chemical Laptop' could help future rovers find life on alien planets
NASA scientists have a new device up their sleeves to help find life on other planets.
An old scourge, syphilis, making a comeback
Reported cases of syphilis  appear to be making a comeback
Aspirin targets key protein in neurodegenerative diseases
A breakdown product of aspirin blocks cell death associated with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease