Ethanol: A Lethal Injection For Tumors
Researchers have shown that injecting an ethanol-based gel directly into a specific type of tumor resulted in a 100% cure rate in a model.
Japan scientists develop new noninvasive method to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
World's first method to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood
Compound normalizes brain structure, function in mice with Down syndrome, Kyoto researchers say
A team of Kyoto University researchers announced Tuesday that they have discovered a chemical compound that may help nerve cells grow in the brains of people with Down syndrome and improve their learning ability.
Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer
A harmful virus that can cause devastating brain damage in babies could offer up a surprising new treatment for adult brain cancer, according to US scientists.
Aspirin-like pain reliever diflunisal blocks hearing protein
Rice University study: Commonly prescribed analgesic suppresses inner-ear protein
Ketogenic diet improves healthspan and memory in aging mice
Study on the effects of ketone bodies opens up new area of inquiry in aging research
Glowing cancer tool illuminates benign, but dangerous, brain tumors during pituitary surgery
Fluorescent, targeted dye illuminates molecular signature of tumor tissue in personalized surgery
New strategy for vaccinating pregnant mothers against malaria holds promise for protecting infants
Suggestions that boosting the mother's immune response to malaria will result in better protection for the infant
Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness
Effectiveness and safety of the Gardasil 9 vaccine were followed up to six years in more than 14,000 women around the world. These new results strengthen the promise that vaccination with Gardasil 9 can reduce 90 percent of cervical cancers.
Massive Genetic Study Shows How Humans are Evolving
Analysis of 215,000 people's DNA suggests variants that shorten life are being selected against
Parkinson's severity assessed through drawing
Researchers combined measurements of drawing speed and pen pressure to diagnose Parkinson's disease severity
Biomedical literature: Testers wanted for article search tool
We invite the scientific community to test a search engine we have developed
The colon of patients with IBS reacts differently to bacteria
Intestinal barrier of patients with the gastrointestinal disease allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people
Substance in coffee delays onset of diabetes in laboratory mice
In recent years, researchers have identified substances in coffee that could help quash the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Tick tock
Biologists show wildlife loss and climate change can synergistically increase tick abundance and the risk of tick-borne disease
New study finds improved vaccine that protects against nine types of HPV
Long-term study show the nine-valent HPV vaccine greatly reduces the risk of HPV infection and HPV-associated diseases
'Vampires' may have been real people with this blood disorder
Dana-Farber/Boston Children's researchers and collaborators have identified a genetic mutation that may be responsible for vampire folklore
Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World's Oldest Continuously Run Libraries
The centuries-old texts were erased, and then written over, by monks at Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt
The Unlikely Medical History of Chocolate Syrup
How the sundae staple went from treatment to just treat
Cancer pen could tell surgeons where they should cut in seconds
A pen-sized device could soon help cancer surgeons tell whether the tissue they plan to cut out of a person is cancerous or healthy.
Undiagnosed spine fractures often cause pain in older men
Fewer than a quarter of new vertebral fractures are clinically diagnosed, yet they often cause symptoms.
Dissolve the Dead? Controversy Swirls Around Liquid Cremation
California state bill seeks to legalize liquefaction of corpses
Japan's cancer, diabetes test makers push into Asian markets
Greater need for diagnostics in India, Southeast Asia along with prosperity
Pluto features given first official names
The IAU has assigned names to fourteen geological features on the surface of Pluto.
Dietary approach found as effective as medications for treating type of reflux disease
Little difference in reduction of reflux symptoms between treatment with a Mediterranean-style diet and treatment with proton pump inhibitors
Ship exhaust makes oceanic thunderstorms more intense
New research finds lightning strokes occurred nearly twice as often directly above heavily-trafficked shipping lanes
Secret Vatican Manuscript's Mysterious Purple Spots Decoded
About 800 years ago, a teenage soldier named Laurentius Loricatus accidentally killed a man. …
Do we need to reform international drug treaties as more countries legalize cannabis?
The future of international drug control treaties is in doubt because of recent treaty-violating decisions to legalize cannabis use in Canada, the United States and Uruguay.
Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: scientists
Steam from active volcanoes has hollowed out extensive cave systems under the Antarctic ice that could be home to unique ecosystems, scientists say
New Genetic Discovery May Eventually End Premature Birth
An international team of researchers has identified -- for the first time -- six genes that determine the length of pregnancy and whether a baby is born preterm.
Are we being watched? Tens of other worlds could spot the Earth
Study looks at how an alien observer might be able to detect Earth using our own methods
Meeting a microbe in the morning or in the evening: Is it all the same?
The severity of a parasite's virulence depends on what time infection occurs
Polio-like disease in children
Several cases of illness in children were observed that were accompanied by acute flaccid paralysis
Hurricane Harvey is gone, but it spawned a disgusting new problem in Houston
Hurricane Harvey might be a thing of the past, but the devastation it wrought still remains.
Ancient Goldsmith's Tomb Filled with Mummies Discovered in Luxor
500-year-old tomb built for a goldsmith and his wife has been discovered at an ancient cemetery el-Naga in Luxor
Australian researchers say combination of treatments can stop melanoma from spreading
Researchers say a combination of new treatments can stop the world's deadliest form of skin cancer - melanoma - in its tracks and halt its spread to other organs.