Research suggests common blood cancer could be prevented before it develops
Reveals how a common symptomless condition can develop into the blood cancer myeloma
Is the Agile Wallaby man's new best friend?
Scientists name top 5 animals that are suitable to be kept as new pets
Is traumatic brain injury associated with late-life neurodegenerative conditions?
TBI not associated with late-life mild cognitive impairment, or dementia but appears with risk for other neurodegenerative and neuropathologic findings
First-ever restoration of vision achieved in mice, Stanford researcher says
Experiments conducted under the leadership of a Stanford University School of Medicine investigator have succeeded, for the first time, in restoring multiple key aspects of vision in mammals.
Milestone study on pomegranate anti-aging mechanism reported by Amazentis SA and EPFL
Breakthrough findings on urolithin A, a pomegranate metabolite, on muscle aging, published in Nature Medicine; Amazentis announces first human clinical trial
If life can make it here, it can make it anywhere
WSU scientist explores the likelihood of complex life existing elsewhere in the universe
Alzheimer's detected before symptoms via new eye technology
Human clinical trials scheduled
A Cavity-Fighting Liquid Lets Kids Avoid Dentists’ Drills
An alternative: an antimicrobial liquid that can be brushed on cavities to stop tooth decay
Newly discovered features of collagen may help shed light on disease processes
NIH study shows abundant structural protein is dynamic, not just an inert scaffold for cells
Red hair gene variation drives up skin cancer mutations
Burden of mutations comparable to 2 extra decades of sun exposure
Lifting Weights? No Need to Go Heavy
You don't need to feel wimpy for lifting little weight at the gym: A new study finds that lifting light weights is just as effective as lifting heavy ones for building muscle.
Mystery of what sleep does to our brains may finally be solved
It is one of life’s great enigmas: why do we sleep?
Treat sepsis 'the same as heart attacks'
Suspected sepsis in patients must be treated as an emergency in the same way as heart attacks are, England's health watchdog says.
Over 40s 'have more babies' than under 20s
Women over 40 are having more babies than the under 20s for the first time in nearly 70 years, official figures for England and Wales show.
Viruses revealed to be a major driver of human evolution
Study tracking protein adaptation over millions of years yields insights relevant to fighting today's viruses
Founders of Western civilisation were prehistoric dope dealers
It must have been something in the air. During a short time window at the end of the last ice age, Stone Age humans in Europe and Asia independently began using a new plant: cannabis.
Stellar outburst brings water snowline into view
A violent outburst by the young star V883 Orionis has given astronomers their first view of a water "snowline" in a protoplanetary disk - the transition point around the star where the temperature and pressure are low enough for water ice to form.
Shocking new role found for the immune system: Controlling social interaction
It's of 'profound' importance to proper social functioning, UVA determines
The Lancet: Obesity linked to premature death, with greatest effect in men
A study of 3.9 million adults published today in The Lancet finds that being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk of premature death.
Why the Olympics Actually Won't Cause Zika to Spread Everywhere
CDC predicts that Olympics will put only 4 countries at risk for importing Zika
Paper in a Top Medical Journal Has Unexpected Author: Barack Obama
In an unusual move for a sitting president, Barack Obama has published a scholarly paper in a scientific journal.
What are your chances of living 2 years? Doctors, cancer patients, differ
Vast majority of patients don’t know their doctors held different opinions about the prognosis
Genomes from Zagros mountains reveal different Neolithic ancestry of Europeans & South Asians
International research team led by Mainz palaeogeneticists demonstrates that populations in the ancient Fertile Crescent are the ancestors of modern day South Asians but not of Europeans
Is the Zika epidemic in Latin America at its peak?
Model of virus transmission suggests that it may have already peaked
Artificial intelligence reveals undiscovered bat carriers of Ebola and other filoviruses
Maps pinpoint hotspots, can guide surveillance and virus discovery
Scientists trace origin cell of bone and soft tissue tumors, test drug target
Scientists at Duke Health are part of a team that has discovered a type of cell surrounding blood vessels can also serve as a starting point for sarcoma, a form of cancer that occurs in bones and connective tissues.
Study points to fast-acting drug for OCD
Brain receptor acts as switch for OCD symptoms in mice
Denver Museum of Nature & Science curator discovers real reason turtles have shells
Dr. Tyler Lyson co-authors paper about turtle shells as a burrowing tool, not for protection as previously thought
Man Gets Zika from Sex with Female Partner, in First
A woman in New York City who was infected with Zika passed the virus to her male partner during sex, marking the first report of female-to-male sexual transmission of this virus.
First evidence that GM mosquitoes reduce disease
Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes appears to have helped reduce cases of dengue in a town in Brazil.
Dinosaurs Literally Reshaped The Planet
Dinos didn't just leave behind footprints and fossil bones―they also changed the landscapes in which they lived
Progress in world's first Alzheimer's vaccine
Breakthrough discovery of a new and potentially effective vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease
Cinnamon converts poor learning mice to good learners―implications for memory improvement
New study suggests cinnamon might improve learning ability
One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana
There's a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical marijuana laws.