Newest Science News Blog 20161212

Researchers may have found first polluted river from before Bronze Age
Industrial pollution may seem like a modern phenomenon, but in fact, an international team of researchers may have discovered what could be the world's first polluted river, contaminated approximately 7,000 years ago.
Neolithic Syrians were first to domesticate cereals
The results of the CSIC-led study appear in the latest edition of PNAS magazine
Researchers uncover how hippocampus influences future thinking
Hippocampus plays an important role in imagining events in the future
Cancer drug may cause women to grow new eggs, study suggests
Women treated with a common chemotherapy drug combination have more young eggs in their ovaries afterwards, research has found.
Scottish fossils tell story of first life on land
Fossils of what may be the earliest four-legged backboned animals to walk on land have been discovered in Scotland.
Q&A: Achoo! What’s That About?
Q. I belong to a group with Achoo Syndrome, also known as photic sneezing. Is there any new research on it?
Caesarean births 'affecting human evolution'
The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists.
Protein that promotes 'cell-suicide' could revolutionize eye cancer treatment
Specific protein can help prevent the survival and spread of eye cancer, by initiating cancer apoptosis
Sherlock Holmes shows memories have a common fingerprint
You might think your memories are unique, but a study involving a Sherlock Holmes drama suggests the opposite.
Reason why farm kids develop fewer allergies explained
Scientists have discovered why growing up on a farm might protect children from developing allergies.
Pavlov's plants: new study shows plants can learn from experience
Monica Gagliano's experiments are extending the concept of cognition to the plant world
One specific gene explains many diseases
Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene determine the risk for many different diseases.
Dietary magnesium associated with reduced risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes
Diet rich in magnesium may reduce the risk of diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke and type-2 diabetes
Pitt-developed molecule could be first antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning
Discovery that could potentially lead to the creation of the first antidote in humans
Substance present in ayahuasca brew stimulates generation of human neural cells
A Brazilian study suggests that harmine increases the number of neural progenitors, cells that give rise to neurons
DNA clue to how humans evolved big brains
Humans may in part owe their big brains to a DNA "typo" in their genetic code, research suggests.
New biomarker is higher in suicide attempters and associated with stress response
Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals.
US life expectancy declines for first time in 20 years
Life expectancy in the United States has declined for the first time in more than two decades.
Fossilized evidence of a tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammal forerunner
When paleontologists at the University of Washington cut into the fossilized jaw of a distant mammal relative, they got more than they bargained for -- more teeth, to be specific.
Prostate cancer patients more likely to die of other diseases, say 15-year PLCO results
Could yearly screening catch cancers early and decrease cancer mortality?
Neuroimaging categorizes 4 depression subtypes
Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.
Personality traits and psychiatric disorders linked to specific genomic locations
Researchers also find correlations between traits and distinct disorders
How to Give Better Gifts, According to Science
Most people have gotten bad gifts: that fruitcake you didn't ask for or that tie you'll never wear.
'Beautiful' dinosaur tail found preserved in amber
The tail of a feathered dinosaur has been found perfectly preserved in amber from Myanmar.
Smallpox Found in Lithuanian Mummy Could Rewrite Virus' History
The mummy of a child discovered in a crypt beneath a Lithuanian church harbors the oldest sample found to date of the virus that causes smallpox, a new report said.
Vomiting bug 'at high level this winter'
The number of people falling ill with the vomiting bug norovirus in England this winter is at higher than average levels, figures suggest.
Oral bacterium related esophageal cancer prognosis in Japanese patients
Bacterium usually found in the human mouth has been found to be related to the prognosis of esophageal cancer
Study: Running actually lowers inflammation in knee joints
Running may also slow the process that leads to osteoarthritis
Breast cancer patients could benefit from controversial hormone
"Harmful" hormone could be a game changer in the fight against recurring breast cancers
Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer's
Noninvasive technique reduces beta amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
Graphene-Spiked Silly Putty Picks up Human Pulse
"G-putty" is so sensitive that it can track even the steps of a small spider
Machine learning lets computer create melodies to fit any lyrics
Got words but no melody? A machine learning system turns poetry into song by composing a pop music score to suit the lyrics it's given.
'Star in a Jar' Fusion Reactor Works and Promises Infinite Energy
"Star in a jar" technology would essentially provide Earth with limitless clean energy, forever

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