UA researchers: Brains evolved to need exercise
Mounting scientific evidence shows that exercise is good not only for our bodies, but for our brains. Yet, exactly why physical activity benefits the brain is not well understood.
Fire May Be the Only Remedy for a Plague Killing Deer and Elk
Mark D. Zabel wants to set some fires.
The Lab Says It’s Cancer. But Sometimes the Lab Is Wrong.
It was the sort of bad news every patient fears. Merlin Erickson, a 69-year-old retired engineer in Abingdon, Md., was told last year that a biopsy of his prostate was positive for cancer.
Tick saliva 'gold mine' blocks killer heart condition
The saliva from ticks could be used to treat a dangerous kind of heart disease that can cause sudden death in young people, scientists say.
The dust storm microbiome
Airborne dust carried in dust storms affects the health of people and ecosystems alike
No detectable limit to how long people can live
New study finds no evidence that maximum lifespan has stopped increasing
Antiviral inhibits epidemic SARS, MERS and animal coronaviruses
New antiviral drug candidate inhibits a broad range of coronaviruses
Remains from “skull cult” discovered at world’s oldest stone monuments
At Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, a 11,500-year-old monument was decorated with human skulls.
Brain-Infecting 'Rat Lungworm' Spreads in Florida
A parasitic worm that can infect people's brains has been found throughout Florida, according to a new study.
Opt-out organ donation system in Scotland planned
The Scottish government is to bring forward legislation to provide an opt-out system for organ donation.
Precursor of teeth and bones discovered in 810-million-year old fossils
Single-celled fossils found in Canada show the earliest evidence of a tissue-hardening process known as biomineralisation, writes Andrew Masterson.
Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats -- they are good for your cognition
Italian researchers review the available literature and come to a promising conclusion: Cocoa can be seen as a dietary supplement to protect human cognition and can counteract different types of cognitive decline
Why does acupuncture work?
New La Biomed study finds it elevates nitric oxide, leading to pain reduction
Survey: Pain patients overwhelmingly prefer medical marijuana over opioids
Of those who used both opioids and cannabis, 92% say they prefer the latter.
Japan reveals plans to put a man on moon by 2030
Japan has revealed ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the Moon around 2030 in new proposals from the country's space agency.
CDC warns against eating placenta―in case you needed another reason
Oregon mom's organ pills packed with infectious bacteria, which spread to the baby.
Looters strip Greek mountains of wild tea, rare plants
Bands of impoverished Albanians are making regular cross-border forays, illegally harvesting herbs and medicinal plants