Oxygen improves blood flow, restores more function in spinal cord injuries: U of A study
A new discovery at the University of Alberta will fundamentally alter how we view spinal cord function and rehabilitation after spinal cord injuries.
City of Hope researchers find regular use of aspirin can lower risk of breast cancer for women
A new study, using data from the California Teachers Study, identifies low-dose aspirin as a potential cancer prevention tool
Earthquakes can make thrust faults open violently and snap shut
Experiments reveal a new mechanism that could explain the source of a destructive feature of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
Doctors should question the value of most heavily promoted drugs
Findings suggest pharmaceutical promotion should be met with healthy scepticism
Party drug’s power to fight depression puzzles scientists​
Ketamine can ease depression in hours, but researchers might have misjudged how it works.
Pill for Exercise? Chemical Builds Stamina in Mice, Study Finds
Endurance athletes such as marathon runners and long-distance cyclists know that it takes years of training to build stamina. But new research in mice suggests that it may not take much time at all.
At last, a clue to where cancer metastases are born
Tumor cells shown to enter bloodstream from deep within early-stage tumors
Who Needs a Statin? DNA Beats Current Risk Calculators
A middle-aged man whose brother recently had an MI wanted to know his cardiac risk and what steps he could take to avoid heart disease.
Scientists suggest the world should brace itself for a new wave of biological invasions
Our rapidly changing world will bring new types of invaders
One step closer to finding out how wine may protect your neurons
One step closer to finding out how wine may protect your neurons
Researchers have now found out how wine compounds are protective against neuronal death: they should pass through your stomach first.
Gaining Weight In Middle Age? It's This Molecule's Fault, Scientists Say
It's common for people to pack on more pounds as they age, but now a new study may have an explanation for this weight gain - and it has nothing to do with exercise or poor food choices.
Discovery of a Zika antibody offers hope for a vaccine
Researchers have found natural antibodies that prevent Zika infection by latching onto a part of the virus.
508 million-year-old fossil a gripping find
New sea creature sheds light on the origins of the planet's most abundant and diverse group of organisms.
Swearing aloud can make you stronger
That is the conclusion of research being presented today by Dr Richard Stephens from Keele University to the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society in Bright
Grandparents who practice outdated health myths may pose safety threat on grandchildren
New research reveals nearly one-quarter of grandparents rearing offspring's children don't know proper sleeping position for babies, a major risk factor for SIDS
Noisy knees may be an early sign of knee osteoarthritis
People who hear sounds in or around their knee joint may be at increased risk of developing knee osteoarthritis
Jurassic animal found on Skye 'fed milk to young'
Palaeontologists believe an animal that lived in what is now Skye 165 million years ago fed milk to its young.
Deadly infection spread by contaminated heart surgery machines
People undergoing heart surgery may be getting infected with a deadly strain of bacteria, spread by machines used to cool blood.
Using OTC Analgesics Safely: What Patients Should Know
Over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics are among the most commonly used nonprescription medicines in the United States,[1] yet not every OTC pain reliever is appropriate for every patient.
WHO Plans to Bring Cheap Biosimilar Cancer Drugs to Poor
The copies will not be exactly identical to the originals
Decades of data on world's oceans reveal a troubling oxygen decline
A new analysis of decades of data on oceans across the globe has revealed that the amount of dissolved oxygen contained in the water - an important measure of ocean health - has been declining for more than 20 years.
Ancient Meteor Strike Triggered Eruptions Lasting Up to a Million Years
A huge meteor that hit Earth about 2 billion years ago was responsible for explosive and long-lived volcanic eruptions, scientists have found.
How Electrified Steel Could Suck Toxic Metals From the Ocean
After a century of strip mining and deforestation, New Caldonia researchers are working to de-contaminate marine waters
Fukushima accident gave everyone an X-ray’s worth of radiation
First global survey of radiation exposure caused by the meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant
New theory on how Earth's crust was created
Where did Earth's  silica-enriched crust come from?
Giving a single, high dose of radiation directly to the site of a prostate tumor is safe
And results in high patient satisfaction