Possible strategy identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, other disorders
Research leads to development of compounds to correct mitochondrial dysfunction
Boosting levels of known antioxidant may help resist age-related decline
Natural decline in glutathione sets the stage for a wide range of age-related health problems
Rabies vaccine effective even after warm storage
Work could improve vaccination coverage in remote areas with limited refrigeration
Coral 'Twilight Zone' Reveals New Type of Photosynthesis
Corals that inhabit "twilight zone" adapted to eke out enough light energy to survive
Microbe hunters discover long-sought-after iron-munching microbe
A microbe that 'eats' both methane and iron: microbiologists have long suspected its existence, but were not able to find it - until now.
Cranberry disrupts harmful bacteria's ability to communicate, spread and become virulent
New study shows promise for blunting the spread of hard-to-fight bacterial infections
Calcium induces chronic lung infections
Researchers have now discovered that calcium induces the switch from acute to chronic infection.
After blindness, the adult brain can learn to see again
More than 40 million people worldwide are blind, and many of them reach this condition after many years of slow and progressive retinal degeneration.
Sleep loss tied to changes of the gut microbiota in humans
Curtailing sleep alters the abundance of bacterial gut species that have previously been linked to compromised human metabolic health, results from a new clinical study suggests.
The Turducken of Fossils
A rare specimen shows a prehistoric chain of chowing down
New research reveals accidental making of 'Patient Zero' myth during 1980s AIDS crisis
A new study proves that a flight attendant who became notorious as the human epicentre of the US AIDS crisis of the 1980s - and the first person to be labeled the 'Patient Zero' of any epidemic - was simply one of many thousands infected in the years before HIV was recognized.
Worms against the wheeze
Asthmatics could breathe easier in the future with help from an unlikely quarter -- parasitic hookworms
Mulberry extract activates brown fat, shows promise as obesity treatment
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that rutin extracted from mulberries acts as an activator of brown adipose tissue (BAT) to mimic cold which regulates energy metabolism by enhancing BAT activity
Iron supplements in the fight against lead
Lead is a toxic heavy metal that was added to petrol for use in cars until as recently as 25 years ago.
Natural compound reduces signs of aging in healthy mice
Safety of NMN being tested in small clinical trial in Japan
Ten months in the air without landing
No other bird species remains in the air for as long without landing.
It's what underneath that counts
Long-standing recycling of ancient sulfur in billion-year-old rocks supplies energy to terrestrial deep subsurface biosphere and sheds insights into search for life on Mars
First-Ever Dinosaur Brain Tissue Found
The fossil displays distinct similarities to the brains of modern-day crocodiles and birds.
Placebo sweet spot for pain relief found in brain
New study first to pinpoint unique brain region responsible for placebo response in pain
How lack of oxygen makes bacteria cause acne and how to stop it
It's like Jekyll and Hyde. One moment bacteria on the skin are harmless, the next they are causing a full-on spotty break out.
Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go
It's not a bad day at work. Five of the biggest fundamental problems in physics seem sorted in one go.
Pushing That Crosswalk Button May Make You Feel Better, but...
It is a reflex born of years of habit: You see a button, press it and then something happens.
Always-deadly measles complication more common than believed
Herd-immunity by vaccination protects infants too young to be immunized
How Frankenstein saved humankind from probable extinction
How Mary Shelley's novel, 'Frankenstein,' is rooted in biology
Scientists discover way to make milk chocolate have dark chocolate health benefits
Peanut skin extracts to make milk chocolate that has even more nutritional benefits of dark chocolate