Starting young vital to lifelong volunteering and social action, says new research
Children undertaking volunteering and service related activities from a young age, with strong support networks in place, are more likely to develop a habit of lifelong service, say researchers.
Microbe threat to Mars
Experiments suggest an ancient survival strategy on Earth could benefit bacterial hitch-hikers. Andrew Masterson reports.
Researchers develop world's first alcoholic beverage made from tofu whey
Successful transformation of liquid generated from tofu production into a tasty alcoholic beverage
Health Officials Agree Undetectable HIV Levels Likely Mean Uninfectious
Medical organizations endorse the "Undetectable = Untransmissible" campaign, which aims to raise awareness of scientific evidence showing that virally suppressed people living with HIV cannot infect others.
Removing chemical used to make Teflon-like coatings has led to fewer low birth weights and less brain damage
Has prevented more than 118,000 low-weight births and related brain damage in the United States
Autism and the smell of fear
Odors that carry social cues seem to affect volunteers on the autism spectrum differently
Muscles can't get any faster then this ... a fundamental muscle speed limit
Superfast muscles have reached maximum speed attainable in any vertebrate muscle
Man Has Surgery to Remove 263 Coins, 100 Nails from Stomach
Doctors in India were shocked to find that a patient with stomach pain had swallowed hundreds of coins and nails, according to news reports.
Beating heart patch is large enough to repair the human heart
Beating patch is as strong and electrically active as healthy adult heart
Critical link between obesity and diabetes has been identified
Identification of major mechanism by which obesity causes type 2 diabetes
Hip steroid injections associated with bone changes
Osteoarthritis patients who received a steroid injection in the hip had a significantly greater incidence of bone death and collapse compared with control groups
Minimally invasive treatment provides relief from back pain
Majority of patients were pain free after receiving a new image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment
Prehistoric women had stronger arms than today's elite rowing crews
Average prehistoric agricultural woman had stronger upper arms than living female rowing champions
Study shows lower lung cancer rates in communities with strong smoke-free laws
Communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws have fewer
Trophy hunting removes 'good genes' and raises extinction risk
Hunting animals that stand out from the crowd because of their impressive horns or lustrous manes could lead to extinction, according to a study.
Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain
Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet
Barrow researchers validate five new genes responsible for ALS
New study suggests early findings accelerated with augmented
Migraine therapy that cut attacks hailed as 'huge deal'
A new approach to preventing migraines can cut the number and severity of attacks, two clinical trials show.
This Flu Season Could Be a Whopper, Officials Warn
U.S. health officials said they are concerned the upcoming flu season could be a bad one, based on reports from the Southern Hemisphere, where the flu season recently ended for the year.
Hundreds of fossilized eggs sheds light on pterosaur development
An invaluable collection of more than 200 eggs is providing new insights into the development and nesting habits of pterosaurs.
New vaccine technique effectively fights breast cancer in mice
The body's own immune system can effectively fight breast cancer with the help of a new vaccine technique
Cancer drug leads to 'drastic decrease' in HIV infection in lung cancer patient
Doctors in France have found the first evidence that a cancer drug may be able to eradicate HIV-infected cells in humans.
Two-drug combination may boost immunotherapy responses in lung cancer patients
Novel drug combination therapy that could prime nonsmall cell lung cancers to respond better to immunotherapy
Historical diarrhea bacteria blasted past antibiotics, scooped pre-resistance
Researchers suspect use of a similar antibiotic in food animals primed them for defense.
Real wish or drunken regret? A “Do Not Resuscitate” tattoo throws doctors
Luckily, they dug up the paperwork in time to get the real answer.
Researchers ID bacteria tied to esophageal cancer
Researchers at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center report that at least three kinds of bacteria in the mouths of Americans may heighten or lower their risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Study finds reading information aloud to yourself improves memory
You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.
Evolution: In the beginning there was the sponge
Which group of animals evolved first? This problem has become a bone of contention among biologists.
Philippines Suspends Dengue Shots After Drug Firm’s Warning
Sanofi's flagship dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, been found to pose health risks in people not previously infected
It's time to talk about who can access your digital genomic data
We are approaching a time when you might be too scared to have your genome sequenced.