OHSU study: Tetanus shots needed every 30 years, not every 10
A revised adult vaccination schedule could save millions in health-care costs
New treatment reduces precancerous polyps in hereditary cancer patients
Two-drug combination significantly reduces the number and size of precancerous polyps in the small intestine
Cricket players more successful when batting the 'wrong' way
Current T20 World Cup batsmen like Chris Gayle and David Warner use the opposite stance
Adherence to Japanese diet guidelines linked to longer life
Adherence to Japanese dietary guidelines is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes and death from cardiovascular disease
More ancient viruses lurk in our DNA than we thought
One whole endogenous retrovirus genome -- and bits of 17 others -- were spotted in a study of 2,500 human genomes
How a High School Senior Won $150,000 By Inventing a $35 Medical Device
When Maya Varma learned an expensive diagnostic tool is rare in the developing world, she decided to build her own
What Really Causes Alzheimer's? New Idea Points to Germs
Scientists argue that the complex disease may have a surprisingly simple trigger
Ghostly galaxies are light on stars but heavy on dark matter
There’s more than meets the eye. Astronomers have weighed a so-called ultra-diffuse galaxy for the first time, and found that it is over 99.96 per cent dark matter.
Missed opportunities to avoid painful shocks at the end of life
Many patients unaware of benefits of deactivating implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Blood test can predict risk of developing tuberculosis
NIH-funded study is landmark in TB research
Exercise may slow brain aging by 10 years for older people
Exercise in older people is associated with a slower rate of decline in thinking
Women, men with suspected heart disease have similar symptoms
Large study finds chest pain, shortness of breath are most common signs in both sexes
Modified maggots could help human wound healing
Genetically engineered green bottle fly larvae can produce and secrete a human growth factor
Paradigm shift: 'We need to study lumps of bacteria'
New research from the University of Copenhagen reveals that bacteria which agglutinate before entering the body are far more resistant than single-celled bacteria. This may be the cause of chronic infections.
Botswana study shows 96 percent rate of viral suppression for patients on HIV drugs
Ahead of many Western nations, African country close to meeting new UNAIDS testing and treatment targets
Research shows potential for emergence of new Ebola virus that causes disease in humans
New research at the University of Kent has highlighted the potential for the emergence of a new form of Ebolavirus.
Researchers Find Fish That Walks the Way Land Vertebrates Do
In a cave in Thailand is a blind fish walks the way land vertebrates do
Read my lips: New technology spells out what's said when audio fails
New lip-reading technology developed at the University of East Anglia (UEA) could help in solving crimes and provide communication assistance for people with hearing and speech impairments.
A long layover on the Bering land bridge
After migrating across the Bering land bridge from Asia, first Americans spent up to 10,000 years in Beringia before moving south into the Americas
Zika arrived in Americas during mid-2013, following upsurge in air travelers
Zika likely arrived more than a year before it was reported in Brazil
You can thank diverse yeasts for that coffee and chocolate
Yeasts associated with coffee and cacao beans have had a rather unique history
Embryo development: Some cells are more equal than others even at four-cell stage
Cells of the two day-old embryo are already beginning to display subtle differences
Malaria family tree has bird roots
A study published this week in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution reveals a new hypothesis on the evolution of hundreds of species of malaria - including the form that is deadly to humans.
In Newly Created Life-Form, a Major Mystery
Scientists have created a synthetic organism that possesses only the genes it needs to survive. But they have no idea what roughly a third of those genes do.
CRI researchers link absence of protein to liver tissue regeneration
Inactivating a single protein-coding gene promotes tissue regeneration in mammals.
Now There's Proof: Doctors Who Get Company Cash Tend to Prescribe More Brand-Name Medications
The more money doctors receive from drug and medical device companies, the more brand-name drugs they tend to prescribe, a new analysis shows. Even a meal can make a difference.
Saturn's Moons and Rings May Be Younger Than the Dinosaurs
The planet's rings and many of its moons may be only about 100 million years old.
Who Will Become a Terrorist? Research Yields Few Clues
Terrorist’s backgrounds are so diverse that they defy a single profile
Japan: Trouble reaching innovative new space satellite
Japan's space agency says communication has failed with a newly launched, innovative satellite with X-ray telescopes meant to study black holes and other space mysteries.