Stable, self-disrupting microbubbles as intravenous oxygen carriers
Air-filled microbubbles could be used as an intravenous oxygen carrier to increase the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients
Brain chemical differences suggest possible reason for humans having social edge over other primates
Key differences in brain chemicals between humans and other primates
A sweet pill turns deadly for tumours
Glucose-based nano-pill delivers potent drug to cancer cells, then fades away.
Expert behind new MH370 search hopeful of find within a month
Oceanographer David Griffin, who helped pinpoint the new search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, is optimistic the missing jet can be found in the next month
When Your Eyes Move, So Do Your Eardrums
... and no one knows why.
Fetal kicks do more than make Mum jump
Movements in utero help to build a strong skeleton.
A new 'atmospheric disequilibrium' could help detect life on other planets
New recipe for providing evidence that a distant planet harbors life
Working in female-dominated workplaces means worse access to flexible working arrangements
Research provides evidence that low wages are accompanied by worse working conditions for many
Tidal cycles could help predict volcanic eruptions, study suggests
A new study suggests that tidal cycles could be useful in predicting a particular type of volcanic eruption.
New Findings Could Save Lives of More Stroke Patients
Many more stroke victims than previously thought can be saved from disability or death if doctors remove blood clots that are choking off circulation to the brain, a new study has shown.
Modern human brain organization emerged only recently
Brain organization, and possibly brain function, evolved gradually within our species and unexpectedly reached modern conditions only recently
New research can put an end to allergic reactions
Researchers have found a new mechanism in which an antibody can prevent allergic reactions in a broad range of patients.
Humans expanded out of Africa 40,000 years earlier than we thought
The discovery sheds new light on the timing of early human migration.
Do our mitochondria run at 50 degrees C?
Surprising evidence that mitochondria optimized to run more than 10°C hotter than the body's bulk temperature
Why Are So Many People So Unhappy?
Although measures of teen and adult happiness dropped during the high unemployment rates of the Great Recession, it didn't rebound when the economy started to improve.
A usually ignored finding in the kidneys may signal stroke risk
Renal cysts may indicate there is also blood vessel damage in the brain and a heightened risk of strokeOral HPV Infection Rate Is Alarmingly High in US Men
HPV16 prevalence six times more common in men than in women
Your Brain Knows What Songs Are For, No Matter Where They Came From
Researchers find that people easily recognize lullabies and dance songs from around the world
Too few with stroke of the eye are treated to reduce future stroke
Few patients with retinal infarction are seen by a neurologist putting them at increased risk for another stroke
Asian-American ethnicity associated with severe stroke, worse outcomes
Asian Americans were more likely to experience a severe ischemic stroke and have worse outcomes than whites
Simple test speeds recognition of posterior stroke
Finger-to-nose test almost doubled the recognition of possible stroke involving the circulation at the back of the brain
Repurposed drug found to be effective against Zika virus
Researchers say findings support further investigation as potential treatment for Zika-infected adults
Winter flu outbreak is peaking, say health experts
The winter flu outbreak appears to be peaking, health officials say.
Japan’s shocking decline of rural doctors
Medical doctors specializing in internal medicine and surgery are fast disappearing from many rural municipalities.
Parasite mimics human proteins to provide 'ready meals' from the gut
Giardia parasites - responsible for one of the world's most common gastric diseases - are able to mimic human cell functions to break apart cells in the gut and feed off them, new research has shown.