Newest Science News Blog 20171225

Using viruses to fight viruses: New approach eliminates 'dormant' HIV-infected cells
While Ottawa researchers are known for their work on cancer-fighting viruses, one team is applying these viruses to a new target: HIV.
Oldest fossils ever found show life on Earth began before 3.5 billion years ago
Researchers at UCLA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have confirmed that microscopic fossils discovered in a nearly 3.5 billion-year-old piece of rock in Western Australia are the oldest fossils ever found and indeed the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth.
Viruses can transfer genes across the superkingdoms of life
New research shows that viruses can transfer genes to organisms they are not known to infect, and may cast light on the ancient origins of viruses
Herbal remedy ginkgo biloba 'can help stroke recovery'
A study claims that the popular herbal extract ginkgo biloba may help the brain recover after a stroke.
Should uninfected patients accept hepatitis C-infected livers to reduce waiting time?
Study suggests that antiviral drugs may allow safe transplantation of HCV-positive livers into uninfected recipients
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
New research into the influence of alcohol on how men objectify women could inform sexual violence prevention programs
Harnessing sperm to treat gynecological diseases
A new potential drug carrier to treat gynecological conditions has joined the fleet of drug carriers: sperm
Putting a fork in cognitive decline
One serving of leafy greens a day may slow brain aging by 11 years
Wet Mars “doomed from the start”
Basalts on the Red Planet sucked away much of the planet's early ocean, according to new research. Richard A Lovett reports.
Physicists negate century-old assumption regarding neurons and brain activity
New types of experiments call activity of hundreds of labs and thousands of scientific studies in neuroscience into question, and could impact research into the origin of degenerative diseases
UofL researcher proposes new term for the role of microbiota in neurodegeneration
Research in the past two decades has revealed that microbial organisms in the gut influence health and disease in many ways, particularly related to immune function, metabolism and resistance to infection.
Brain inflammation sows the seeds of Alzheimer’s
Scientists have found out how the body's own immune response can trigger Alzheimer's disease. Elizabeth Finkel reports.
Acid reflux associated with head and neck cancers in older adults
Bottom Line: Acid reflux was associated with cancer of the respiratory and upper digestive tracts in older adults.
How did the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident impact thyroid cancer risk?
New lessons are being learned about risk assessment and predicting the extent of thyroid cancer occurrence following radiation exposure due to a nuclear power plant accident such as the one in March 2011 in Fukushima Prefecture of Japan.
How a Pioneering Botanist Broke Down Japan’s Gender Barriers
Kono Yasui was the first Japanese woman to publish in an academic journal, forging a new path for women in her country
Shingles vaccine 'has cut cases by a third' in England
Cases of shingles have reduced by 35% in England since a vaccine was offered to 70-year-olds, Public Health England says.
Folic acid late in pregnancy may increase childhood allergy risk
Research from the University of Adelaide suggests that taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in children affected by growth restriction during pregnancy.
Stromatolites Defy Odds by A) Living B) on Land
A life form that once ruled the planet has turned up unexpectedly in Tasmania
Otsuka invests in startup making iPS-derived blood platelets
Japanese drugmaker gains access to Megakaryon's game-changing tech
Research shows Clean Air Act is likely responsible for dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol
New research proposes that the EPA's legislation may have saved even more lives than initially reported.

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