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Kimberley fossil tracks are Australia's 'Jurassic Park'
Scientists have described a remarkable collection of dinosaur tracks on beaches in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Can People Allergic to Nuts Still Eat Some Types?
People who are allergic to one type of tree nut, such as cashews, may not be allergic to all other kinds of tree nuts, though they are often told to avoid those nuts, a new study finds.
Weather extremes: Humans likely influence giant airstreams
The increase of devastating weather extremes in summer is likely linked to human-made climate change, mounting evidence shows.
X-Rays Of The Earliest Stage Of Alzheimer's Offer Critical Clue About How It Starts
Scientists peered into the brains of mice and saw something about Alzheimer's they hadn't seen before.
Do patients want complementary and alternative treatments and will they pay cash for them?
Study shows that the majority of hospitalized patients perceive integrative services to be helpful
Researchers warn of hazards of smoking and need for wider use of varenicline to quit
Varenicline deemed a safe and effective way to achieve smoking cessation
How Tetris therapy could help patients
Tetris's immersive simplicity makes it a potentially powerful therapeutic tool
Humans are 'learning to think as a species'
Humanity is in the early stages of the most significant evolution in its history: learning to think as a species.
Measles outbreak across Europe
Measles is spreading across Europe wherever immunisation coverage has dropped, the World Health Organization is warning.
A molecular on/off switch for CRISPR
No one has figured out exactly how these anti-CRISPRs work--until now
Knee replacement surgery may have minimal effect on quality of life & unattractive
Performance of total knee replacement in patients with less severely affected physical function seems to be economically unjustifiable
Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again -- just by thinking
First recipient of implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating systems reanimates limb that had been stilled for 8 years
Menstrual cycle recreated 'in a dish'
US scientists say they have made a mini working replica of the female reproductive tract using human and mouse tissue.
Most marathon runners get kidney disease
Think running a marathon is a healthy thing to do? Think again. Andrew Masterson reports.
World's 1st transplant performed using retinal cells from another's iPS cells
Pioneering transplant surgery conducted utilizing so-called induced pluripotent stem cells from another person
Great News! A Hot Bath Could Have Similar Benefits To Exercise
This is not a drill. A steamy bath could have a couple of health benefits similar to those produced by exercise, according to a recent study.
New research explains why even targeted therapies eventually fail in lung cancer
Nearly 50 years into the "war" on cancer, doctors possess weapons that once would have seemed magical in their tumor-killing specificity.
ALS linked to occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields
Workplace exposure to electromagentic fields is linked to a higher risk of developing the most common form of motor neurone disease.
Blind tadpoles learn visually with eyes grafted onto tail, neurotransmitter drug treatment
Strategy could provide road map for promoting innervation in regenerative medicine
Penn State study shows aphasia may not solely be a language disorder
Aphasia, a language disorder commonly diagnosed in stroke patients, may not be solely a language issue as traditionally believed, according to a Penn State study.
Sleep-inducing herb: The key component identified
Can't sleep? Your sleep problems may be improved if you try an Indian herb, Ashwagandha.
Link between common prostate cancer treatment, dementia detailed in new Penn study
Analysis elaborates on correlation between dementia and testosterone-lowering therapy
For the first time, we know what Tyrannosaur faces really looked like
No feathers, but specialized scales on its snout could sense vibration, heat.
Set strawberry alarm clock for post-apple bloom
Growers who time their strawberries to bloom just after apples do can reap a better harvest, according to new research.
Nineteen miles up, experiment reveals Earth microbes' likely fate on Mars
NASA experiment determines the likely fate of any bacterial stowaways on future spacecraft destined for Mars
How sloppy science creates worthless cures and wastes billions
New book explains everything that's going wrong, why it matters, and what to do.
No more 'superbugs'? Maple syrup extract enhances antibiotic action
Maple syrup extract that dramatically increases the potency of antibiotics
Former Chernobyl Neighbors Diagnosed with Rare Cancer Years Later, in NYC
When 10 people in New York City developed a very rare form of eye cancer over just a 4-year period, doctors were puzzled.
'Sniffing' urine to detect prostate cancer could prevent unnecessary biopsies
Molecules likely responsible for the scent of prostate cancer identified, which could be detected by chemically "sniffing" urine

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