New drug hope for mesothelioma
A new drug is showing promise as a treatment for mesothelioma - one of the most lethal cancers of all.
Hidden in plain sight: Well-known drug could yield new treatment for herpes viruses
Heart failure drug shown to also inhibit Epstein Barr virus by targeting a pathway common to all herpesviruses
From Brains to Brawn: How T. Rex Became King of the Dinosaurs
The skull of a horse-size dinosaur, a distant relative of the colossal Tyrannosaurus rex, suggests that braininess was behind the beast's rise to dominance millions of years ago.
Scientists create painless patch of insulin-producing beta cells to control diabetes
This new 'smart cell patch' developed at UNC and NC State is a proof of principle to treat millions of people with type-1 and advanced type-2 diabetes
'Difficult' patients increase doctors' misdiagnosis risk regardless of case complexity
Mental effort needed to deal with behavior distracts from task in hand, say researchers
New SARS-like virus is poised to infect humans
The new virus, known as WIV1-CoV, directly binds to the same human receptor as the SARS strain that infected thousands in 2002
Need your thyroid removed? Seek a surgeon with 25+ cases a year
Surgeons who perform 25 or more thyroidectomies a year have the least risk of complications
Children in intensive care recover faster with little to no nutrition
Critically ill children are artificially fed soon after their arrival in intensive care.
Drug may have hit wrong brain target in French clinical trial
Experimental painkiller that killed one and severely injured five others in a clinical trial may have acted on parts of the brain that it was not supposed to
Photosynthesis more ancient than thought, and most living things could do it
More primitive form of photosynthesis evolved in much more ancient bacteria than scientists had imagined, more than 3.5 billion years ago
No evidence that genetic tests change people's behavior
Genetic tests that estimate an individual's risk of developing diseases do not appear to motivate a change in behaviour to reduce the risk
Mismatched expectations most common reason for patients not completing HPV vaccine series
Conflicting expectations between parents and medical providers about responsibility for scheduling follow-up appointments results in young girls failing to complete the HPV vaccination series
Employee recognition programs can reduce firm-level productivity
UCR study shows costly unintended consequences from employee award programs
New treatment for common incurable eye condition
MedInsight Research Institute and Ariel University Center for Drug Repurposing present new pterygium/pinguecula treatment results at Israeli Ophthalmology Conference
Omega-3 fatty acids shown to exert a positive effect on the aging brain
Preventing Alzheimer's disease through supplementation with natural omega-3 fatty acids
Using generic cancer drug could save many millions of dollars
New research suggests little risk, huge financial upside of putting patients with chronic myeloid leukemia on generic form of Gleevec
Are Pluto's Pebbled 'Snakeskin' Slopes Made of Ancient Stuff?
Pluto's mysterious "snakeskin" terrain may be made of stuff that predates the solar system's birth, scientists say.
Certain Carbs Could Dramatically Increase Lung Cancer Risk, Study Says
Scientists from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have completed a study on lung cancer and the findings are rather startling.
Atrial fibrillation patients at highest stroke risk not prescribed necessary medication
Researcher describes findings as major gap in treatment and 'wake-up call'
Re-energizing the aging brain
The human brain has a prodigious demand for energy -- 20 to 30% of the body's energy budget.
Potential Zika virus risk estimated for 50 US cities
Weather, travel, and poverty may facilitate summertime outbreaks
Most presidential candidates speak at grade 6-8 level
Trump generally scores lowest; Lincoln remains benchmark
New material could make aircraft deicers a thing of the past
Airport personnel could in the future just watch chunks slide right off without lifting a finger
Scientists generate a new type of human stem cell that has half a genome
The haploid stem cells may yield new genetic screening tools and therapies
Solving the Tully Monster’s Cold Case
Since it was first uncovered more than a half a century ago, this kooky-looking creature known as the “Tully monster” has puzzled paleontologists who, frankly, could not make heads, tails or claws of its fossilized remains.
Bacterial resistance to copper in the making for thousands of years
Genetic changes pose risks to human immunity
Vermont Vaccine Testing Center study reveals effective, single-dose dengue vaccine
New vaccine that is very effective at preventing dengue infection and is likely to require only a single dose
Evolution acting on older dads is protecting our genetic health
Evidence that evolution is still removing our harmful mutations
Rats learn to sense infrared in hours thanks to brain implants
Rat brains quickly adapted to use data from four infrared sensors, allowing them to "see" in the dark and paving the way for augmenting the human brain
Scientists pinpoint molecular signal that drives and enables spinal cord repair
Researchers from King's College London and the University of Oxford have identified a molecular signal, known as 'neuregulin-1', which drives and enables the spinal cord's natural capacity for repair after injury.
Drug makes stem cells become 'embryonic' again
Research in mice shows for the first time that erasing epigenetic markers on chromatin can return stem cells to original state
Natural resilience to major life stressors is not as common as thought
Natural resilience may not be as common as once thought: many people can struggle considerably and for longer periods of time
Your brain might be hard-wired for altruism
UCLA neuroscience research suggests an avenue for treating the empathically challenged
New Study Details Interbreeding of Ancient Humans With Evolutionary Cousins
Genetic analysis shows multiple periods of inbreeding―trysts that may have given ancient humans the genetic tools they needed to survive
'I nearly died in a medical drug trial'
When Rob Oldfield signed up for a drugs trial at Northwick Park Hospital in 2006, he thought he had found a way to earn some easy money, and do his bit for medical science. But the trial went disastrously wrong, leaving him and five other healthy men fighting for their lives.
Surgeons in China used a pig's cornea to give a 14-year-old boy his sight back
Corneal transplants are common operations to restore eyesight but they can only be done with a donor cornea.
Beyond Alzheimer's: Study reveals how mix of brain ailments drives dementia
Most compelling evidence yet that dementia commonly results from a blend of brain ailments
DNA markers link season of birth and allergy risk
Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered specific markers on DNA that link the season of birth to risk of allergy in later life.