Newest Science News Blog 20171009

Evidence suggests life on Earth started after meteorites splashed into warm little ponds
Life on Earth began somewhere between 3.7 and 4.5 billion years ago, after meteorites splashed down and leached essential elements into warm little ponds
Methane made lakes on Mars, study claims
Geophysicists find a mechanism to explain big lakes in a dry climate on the Red Planet. Andrew Masterson reports.
Scientists find new source of radioactivity from Fukushima disaster
Scientists have found radioactive material from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in sands and brackish groundwater beneath beaches up to 60 miles away
AdAdverse events spike after blood pressure meds go generic in Canada
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal Report
Observations of red aurora over 1770 Kyoto help diagnose extreme magnetic storm
Japanese researchers combine historic accounts of a rare red aurora with modern methods to describe an extreme magnetic storm over Kyoto in the 18th century
''Ideal biomarker' detects Alzheimer's disease before the onset of symptoms
The discovery that clinicians have long been waiting for
Vitamin D protects against severe asthma attacks
Taking oral vitamin D supplements in addition to standard asthma medication could halve the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Predatory bacteria that engineer portholes and paint frescoes in harmful bacteria
Illuminating the mystery of how one bacterium could invade another and grow inside it without breaking the other bacterium instantly
Okinawan pit viper genome reveals evolution of snake venom
A bite from a pit viper, locally known as habu, can cause permanent disability and even death. Yet, much about its venom remains an enigma.
New use for alcohol aversion drug in treatment of chemo resistant lung cancer found
Researchers were able to reverse chemotherapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer
Researchers find that accurately transcribing DNA overrides DNA repair
Fidelity of transcribing DNA comes at the expense of DNA repair
Healing molecule discovery could reduce limb amputations for diabetes patients
Scientists have discovered new insights into a molecule which is part of the body's tissue repair system, in a finding which could help treat non-healing wounds and injuries, such as diabetic foot
'Squirtable' elastic surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds
Emergency treatments could be transformed, saving lives
No clear evidence that most new cancer drugs extend or improve life
Study prompts calls to 'raise the evidence bar' for approval of new cancer drugs
We’ve finally seen how the sleeping brain stores memories
AT LAST, we've seen how the brain memories when we sleep. By scanning slumbering people, researchers have watched how the "trace" of a memory moves from one region of the brain to another.
Researchers create molecule that could 'kick and kill' HIV
In lab animals, a particle developed by UCLA, Stanford, NIH scientists awakens dormant virus cells and then knocks them out
Largest twin study pins nearly 80 percent of schizophrenia risk on heritability
A new study in Biological Psychiatry looks at the risk for schizophrenia in twins
A need for bananas? Dietary potassium regulates calcification of arteries
Low dietary potassium leads to calcified arteries and aortic stiffness, while increased dietary potassium alleviates that in a mouse model, suggesting dietary potassium may protect against heart disease and death from heart disease in humans
Do earthquakes have a 'tell'?
Data scientists and seismologists use 'deep tremor' to forecast strong earthquakes
Liverwort genes and land plant evolution
Genome analysis of early plant lineage sheds light on how plants learned to thrive on land
The high price of the nocebo effect
People receiving an inert treatment believed they experienced more severe adverse side effects when the dummy drug was labeled as expensive, scientists report.
Did Teddy Evans fatally undermine Scott of the Antarctic?
Research detective reveals how Scott's second-in-command may have been responsible for death of his leader and four men.
Bronze Arm Found in Famous Shipwreck Points to More Treasure Below
Marine archaeologists announced new findings from their most recent excavation of the roughly 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck.
New NASA study shows moon once had an atmosphere
New study shows that an atmosphere was produced 3 to 4 billion years ago around the ancient Moon, as volcanic eruptions spewed gases faster than they could escape to space
In a First, Gene Therapy Halts a Fatal Brain Disease
For the first time, doctors have used gene therapy to stave off a fatal degenerative brain disease, an achievement that some experts had thought impossible.
Little-known drug keeps climbers’ minds sharp at high altitude
A so-called "smart drug" intended to boost cognitive performance also seems to protect the brain from altitude sickness, according to a military study that tested it at 4000 metres.
Madagascar in panic amid raging “double plague” outbreak; dozens dead
All public gatherings banned, schools closed as people swarm pharmacies.
In Hong Kong, Folk Remedies Are Sickening Patients
Illegal products that are damaging to people's health and can kill are still here

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