Newest Science News Blog 20171106

Focused ultrasound shows promise for treating Parkinson's tremor
Study examines potential of scalpel-free surgery to manage tremor
Wait a minute! Clamping the umbilical cord later saves preterm babies' lives
Preterm babies could be saved by waiting before clamping the umbilical cord after birth instead of clamping it immediately
Sulfur respiration in mammals
Common sulfur metabolite with antioxidant activity appears to be formed with the help of an enzyme found in mitochondria
Alzheimer's disease might be a 'whole body' problem
Amyloid-beta can travel, cancer-like, to brain from other parts of body
Mini-strokes can be 'ominous prelude' to catastrophic strokes
Each year, more than 200,000 Americans experience mini-strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).
Smallpox-Related Viruses Are Still a Threat to Humans, Experts Warn
Smallpox has been eradicated for decades, but other, related "poxviruses" are still around and continue to pose a risk to humans, experts say.
Slow flow of human immigration may have doomed Neanderthals
What killed off the Neanderthals? It's a big debate, and now a study says that no matter what the answer, they were doomed anyway.
Many viruses activate a single RNA to enable successful infections
Viruses co-opt one of a cell's long noncoding RNAs to replicate.
New research shows where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer's occur
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have for the first time convincingly shown where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer's occur.
Why do some obese people have 'healthier' fat tissue than others?
One little understood paradox in the study of obesity is that overweight people who break down fat at a high rate are less healthy than peers who store their fat more effectively.
New theory addresses how life on earth arose from the primordial muck
American and New Zealand researchers use experimental evidence to overturn widely-accepted theory on the dawn of life on Earth
Miracle cure costs less than a budget airline flight
Restrictions and patent issues around the world mean that hardly any patients can access generic drugs at these low costs
A Void in the Great Pyramid May Help Fill Gaps in Our Knowledge
The Great Pyramid of Giza has towered over Egypt for more than 4,500 years.
The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret
A pair of physicists announced the discovery of a subatomic event so powerful that the researchers wondered if it was too dangerous to make public.
University of Guelph study first to identify the cells driving gecko's ability to re-grow its tail
University of Guelph researcher's discovery of which cells are behind the gecko's ability to re-grow its tail has implications for spinal cord treatment in humans
Shifting bacterial communities in the stomach may influence cancer risk
Microbe changes linked with specific conditions could explain differences in risk and type of tumor
New system for treating colorectal cancer can lead to complete cure
Novel three-step pretargeted radioimmunotherapy offers safe, effective treatment
Most scientists now reject the idea that the first Americans came by land
Researchers embrace the kelp highway hypothesis in "a dramatic intellectual turnabout."
Science confirms you should stop and smell the roses
Short nature intervention can bring out the best in people
Caffeine consumption may help kidney disease patients live longer
In patients with chronic kidney disease, there was a dose-dependent inverse association between caffeine consumption and early death.
Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow healthy crops
Magenta panes also help plants save water
Elderly doctor: I lost my license because I don’t know how to use a computer
Doc says her paper records are just fine-state medical board disagrees.
Oral HPV in Men: On the Rise
Incidence of HPV-related mouth and throat cancers in men is now higher than cervical cancer in women
It's Mostly Mothers Who Pass on Mitochondria - and a new theory saysit's due to the first sexual conflict
Different kind of sexual conflict identified possibly dating back 1.5 billion years when the most complex organisms were single cells
Périgord black truffle cultivated in the UK for the first time
The Mediterranean black truffle, one of the world's most expensive ingredients, has been successfully cultivated in the UK, as climate change threatens its native habitat.
Gut bacteria may make or break your chances of cancer treatment working
Bacteria in the intestines may prime immune cells to run down tumors.
Australia gonorrhoea cases surge 63%
The number of cases of gonorrhoea in Australia has soared by 63% in the past five years, a new study has found.
If You Tear a Knee Ligament, Arthritis Is Likely to Follow in 10 Years
Reviewing available data shows over 50% chance of getting arthritis within a decade of tearing a knee tendon or a ligament

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