ASU scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria
Since prehistoric times, clays have been used by people for medicinal purposes.
New analyses confirms biennial mammography starting at age 50 is optimal for average women
Unanimous finding of six research teams on breast cancer screening provided to USPSTF
Atherosclerosis is Alzheimer's disease of blood vessels, study suggests
Suggestion that atherosclerosis is driven by processes similar to the plaque formation implicated in brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Life-extending hormone bolsters the body's immune function
Hormone that extends lifespan in mice by 40% is produced by specialized cells in the thymus gland
Even small reductions in kidney function may damage heart, blood vessels
American Heart Association rapid access journal report
Can Coffee KO Cancer's Return?
Hypothesis that coffee drinkers would be at less risk of recurrence than those who don't drink coffee
Microbe Cells Don't Outnumber Your Own
For years people have cited the ten-to-one ratio, with microbes dominating human cells, but that number is probably wrong, according to recent research
A Child's Right to Be Vaccinated
Is it your right to catch and transmit a potentially fatal infection?
From Aedes to Zika: Mosquito-borne Viruses a Growing Concern
Mosquitoes proving to be more than just a nuisance
Potato consumption before pregnancy linked to diabetes risk during pregnancy
Swapping potatoes for other vegetables or whole grains might lower the risk
Cancer-killing proteins destroy tumor cells in bloodstream
Cornell researchers have discovered potent cancer-killing proteins that can travel by white blood cells to kill tumors in the bloodstream of mice with metastatic prostate cancer.
Lab boost for 'traditional' light bulb
US researchers say they have developed a technique that can significantly improve the efficiency of the traditional incandescent light bulb.
New rumours that gravitational waves have finally been detected
A rumour that the world’s largest gravitational-wave observatory has caught the first whiff of its quarry is heating up.
String Theory Meets Loop Quantum Gravity
Two leading candidates for a “theory of everything,” long thought incompatible, may be two sides of the same coin.
In Cancer Screening, Why Not Tell the Truth?
An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous. This is fear. This is cancer.
Do we need more than two genders?
A growing number of people refuse to be put into male or female categories, either because they do not identify as male or female, or because they are going through transition to the opposite gender.
Scientists discover how we play memories in fast forward
Discovery of a mechanism that may explain how the brain can recall nearly all of what happened in a fraction of the time it takes to live out the experience
Migrant values adapt over just 1 generation
Migrants' thinking styles and social values rapidly shift over a single generation to become more similar to those of the wider society they have moved into, new research has indicated
'Gigantic chasm under Antarctic ice'
A vast, previously unrecognised canyon system could be hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet.
What Will It Take for Humans to Colonize the Milky Way?
It's a common theme in science fiction, but migrating to planets beyond our solar system will be a lot more complicated and difficult than you might imagine
Tool find hints Java Man and hobbit had early human neighbour
The infamous hobbit may not have been the only ancient human species to travel deep into Indonesia.
Autism-linked protein lays groundwork for healthy brain
A gene linked to mental disorders helps lays the foundation for a crucial brain structure during prenatal development, according to Salk Institute research published January 14, 2016 in Cell Reports.
Why fish intake by pregnant women improves the growth of a child's brain
Explanation for correlation between eating fish during pregnancy and health of the baby's brain
Study finds how diabetes drug metformin inhibits progression of pancreatic cancer
Metformin-induced suppression of metastasis-promoting tumor microenvironment may be most prevalent in overweight, obese patients
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemo
Cancer drugs packaged in immune bubbles home in directly to tumors without getting sidetracked and destroyed; less chemo with better results
Much like white light, spacetime is also composed of a certain rainbow
In models of the Universe using any of the quantum theories of gravity there must also be a 'rainbow' of sorts
Odor biomarker for Alzheimer's disease
Non-invasive urine test could provide early diagnosis
Record-shattering cosmic blast could help crack the case of extreme supernova explosions
Exploding star is 200 times more powerful than a typical supernovae
Godzillium vs. Trumpium: Some Suggestions to Add to the Periodic Table
What would you name a new element on the periodic table?
Star Light, Star Bright, Here's Why the Heavens Look Brighter Tonight
It’s not just because the air is clearer
Commercial spaceflight newcomer allows quick ISS return trips
Dream Chaser spacecraft will bring cargo back from the ISS within 3 to 6 hours
CU Anschutz School of Pharmacy study shows medical marijuana decreases migraines
Frequency of headaches show clinically significant drop
Public contributions to science increasingly common
So-called citizen science has become a significant force in several scholarly disciplines.
6 Hospitalized, One of Them Brain-Dead, After Drug Trial in France
The health minister of France, Marisol Touraine, confirmed that six men were hospitalized after a drug trial in Rennes, with one brain-dead.
Comets can’t explain weird ‘alien megastructure’ star after all
The weirdest star in the cosmos just got a lot weirder. And yes, it might be aliens.
New Guidelines Nudge Doctors to Give Patients Access to Medical Records
Obama administration removes barriers that make it difficult for patients to access  their own medical records
French brain-dead drugs trial man dies
A man left brain-dead after an experimental drug trial in France has died, local media report.