Newest Science News Blog 20171218

Anesthetics have the same effects on plants as they have on animals and humans
A new study published in Annals of Botany shows that plants react to anesthetics similarly to the way animals and humans do, suggesting plants are ideal objects for testing anesthetics actions in future.
'Like hot knives' inside
"It feels like hot knives stabbing through me, like fireworks going off inside me, like something twisting and stretching and taking over me."
Golden eagle migration out of sync with climate change
Golden eagles in North America may have the timing of their migration shifted out of step with a seasonal boom in food they need to raise their young, according to scientists.
The immune cells that help tumors instead of destroying them
PDL1triggers a cascade of reactions in immune cells that shuts down their attack machinery, rendering them harmless to the tumor
Winter months most likely to lead to tragedy for men who disappear on a night out
Men are more likely to go missing on a night out and be found dead in December than at any other time of the year, according to a sobering new report from the University of Portsmouth.
Man flu is real
A major journal runs a review showing man flu is supported by evolution, and mocking its sufferers is unjust.
Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus
Scientists surprised and dismayed to discover that a human common cold virus was killing healthy chimps
Study: Lyme bacteria survive 28-day course of antibiotics months after infection
Living B. burgdorferi spirochetes were found in ticks that fed upon primates and in multiple organs after treatment with 28 days of doxycycline.
That 'Feeling in Your Bones' Has Nothing to Do with the Weather
Some people say their joint or back pain changes with the weather, but a new study finds no link between achy joints and rainfall patterns.
Haemophilia A trial results 'mind-blowing'
British doctors say they have achieved "mind-blowing" results in an attempt to rid people of haemophilia A.
Suicidal thoughts rapidly reduced with ketamine, finds study
Ketamine significantly more effective than commonly used sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts in depressed patients
Forty years after first Ebola outbreak, survivors show signs they can stave off new infection
UCLA-led study holds promise for development of vaccines and therapeutic drugs to fight the virus
TB, or not TB? At last, a urine test can diagnose it quickly
A urine test for tuberculosis could make it much easier to identify the disease and treat it before it kills.
SB WUZ HERE: Surgeon pleads guilty to burning initials into patients’ organs
Dr. Simon Bramhall admitted to using argon beam to etch “SB” onto livers.
Study of sea creatures suggests nervous system evolved independently multiple times
Researchers find evidence suggesting the nervous system evolved independently in multiple creatures over time―not just once
Gone Fishing? 11,500-Year-Old Fishhooks Discovered in Woman's Grave
Finds represent the oldest known fishhooks used in a human burial
Glass-Shattering! How Wineglass Size Has Changed Since 1700
Wineglasses in England have ballooned in size over the past three centuries
What Force Created These Bizarre Cubes in Antarctica's Ice?
Antarctica isn't just a land of ice ― sometimes, in some places, it appears to be a land of giant ice cubes. But why?
World Health Organization clashes with DEA on marijuana compound CBD
Preliminary report on CBD finds no evidence of abuse but hints at medical use.
Bacteria see etchings, and die
Electrochemical process offers new route to microbe-free medical implants.
Photosynthesis before oxygen may have kept the early Earth warm
Knowing how early life influenced the atmosphere may helps us find signs elsewhere.
Scientists sniff out Parkinson's disease smell
Scientists are close to establishing what causes a smell associated with sufferers of Parkinson's disease.

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