New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance
Advance could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections for years to come
How the visual cortex changes from birth to old age
A study of post-mortem brain tissue reveals the human primary visual cortex (V1) develops gradually throughout life.
CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations
Gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome
Rice was domesticated in China almost 10,000 years ago
Carbon dating of rice fossils from Shangshan in the Lower Yangtze region shows domestication occurred there at least 9,400 years ago, writes Amy Middleton.
A Tumor with Teeth Discovered in Gothic Graveyard
Archaeologists excavating a gothic church graveyard in Lisbon, Portugal, made a discovery for the annals of medical history: an ovarian tumor that had started forming teeth.
Volcanic 'geoengineering' may have caused a climate catastrophe that killed most animal species
Death by volcano?
Emergency room patients routinely overcharged, study finds
'Price gouging' is worst for minorities and uninsured
Handwashing: Cool water as effective as hot for removing germs
Rutgers study indicates that washing for 10 seconds eliminates harmful bacteria
Diabetes linked to bacteria invading the colon, study finds
Metabolic disease is correlated with having bacteria that penetrate the mucus lining of the colon
Why You Should Chew Gum Until You Fart After a C-Section
Among the difficult things a woman has to do after having a C-section - from tending to her stitches to learning to breastfeed - now there's a recommendation that's a little easier: chew gum.
Living fossil challenges thinking on brain evolution
An ancient sea creature, discovered off the coast of Scotland in 2011, has shed new light on how evolution formed the modern brain.
Possible correlation shown between TMI nuclear accident and thyroid cancers
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have shown, for the first time, a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station and thyroid cancers in the counties surrounding the plant.
Brain's immune cells linked to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia
Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain's front lines of immune defense--cells called microglia--unique.
Zinc may hold key to fighting liver disease
New research from Sydney's Westmead Institute for Medical Research has shown that serum zinc may benefit liver disease in an unexpected way
Killer antibiotic now 25,000× more potent―and resistant to drug resistance
Chemical changes give drug three killing methods plus a way to daze evolution.
Women 'damned either way' on maternity leave
Women are judged negatively if they choose to take maternity leave - and if they don't - new research suggests.
Rover findings indicate stratified lake on ancient Mars
Water carried more oxygen at certain times, depths
You Look Familiar. Now Scientists Know Why.
Scientists have deciphered the code of how faces are recognized
Timing meals later at night can cause weight gain and impair fat metabolism
Findings provide first experimental evidence of prolonged delayed eating versus daytime eating, showing that delayed eating can also raise insulin, fasting glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels
Life on terra firma began with an invasion
Scientists are now confident animal life on solid ground started with a few short bursts of marine creatures making the leap from the oceans.
The Mummies’ Medical Secrets? They’re Perfectly Preserved
Mummified bodies in a crypt in Lithuania are teaching scientists
about health and disease among people who lived long ago.
Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 percent
Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent