Newest Science News Blog 20180212

Compounds derived from hops show promise for metabolic syndrome patients
A group of compounds derived from hops can likely improve cognitive and other functions in people with metabolic syndrome
Neanderthals used fire to make tools
Neanderthals in Tuscany charred wooden tools with fire in order to shape them.
PSMA PET/CT clearly differentiates prostate cancer from benign tissue
Using nuclear medicine, German researchers have found a way to accurately differentiate cancerous tissue from healthy tissue in prostate cancer patients.
TRAPPIST-1: Findings show exoplanets made of rock and water
Researchers start to unveil the secrets of this planetary system
Dye kills malaria parasites at speed not seen before
Research shows that the dye methylene blue is a safe antimalarial that kills malaria parasites at an unprecedented rate.
Controlling fire ants with natural compounds
Compound found in cinnamon could be used to repel the invasive insect
Half of all dementias start with damaged 'gatekeeper cells'
Once the cells are compromised, the brain's protective fort becomes leaky and allows blood toxins to trespass into the brain, damaging critical connections between brain areas, USC researchers say.
Cloned crayfish conquers the world
A bizarre aquarium escapee has extra chromosomes, clones itself, and is spreading around the world.
Heaviest known element has electrons that break the mould
Oganesson nuclei are bathed in an electron haze.
Can over-the-counter pain meds influence thoughts and emotions?
Over-the-counter pain medicine such as Ibuprofen and acetaminophen may influence how people process information, experience hurt feelings, and react to emotionally evocative images, according to recent studies.
The recipe for life
UCSB researchers find that the amino acid arginine may have played a more important role in the chemical origins of life
Bilingualism could offset brain changes in Alzheimer's
A Concordia study sheds light on how language history relates to brain plasticity
CDC Identifies Seoul Virus Outbreak Among Pet Rat Owners
These are the first known cases of individuals catching the virus from their pets in Canada or the U.S.
New study sheds light on Moon's slow retreat from frozen Earth
A study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers provides new insight into the Moon's excessive equatorial bulge, a feature that solidified in place over four billion years ago as the Moon gradually distanced itself from the Earth.
New studies of clay formation provide clues about early Martian climate
New research published in Nature Astronomy seeks to understand how surface clay was formed on Mars despite its cold climate.
Insane drug cocktails in India net drug makers millions and pose global threat
The drugs are made by international companies, but they're not approved anywhere.
How solitary cockroaches gave rise to social termites―tales from two genomes
Termites are "social cockroaches."
How old antibiotic compounds could become tomorrow's life-saving drugs
Looking back at previously discarded chemical compounds, to see if any could be developed for new antibiotics
DNA shows the first modern Briton, known as ‘Cheddar Man,’ had dark skin and blue eyes
The first modern Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, London scientists said on Wednesday, following groundbreaking DNA analysis of the remains of a man who lived 10,000 years ago.
Crop pesticide could fight hospital fungus
Compounds developed to protect farmers' crops could be used to fight the spread of a life-threatening fungal infection that is invading hospitals around the globe.
Spread of breast cancer linked to compound in asparagus and other foods
Using drugs or diet to reduce levels of asparagine may benefit patients, say researchers
Large-group living boosts magpie intelligence
Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows.
Case for assisted dying 'stronger than ever' says The BMJ
Surveys suggest most UK doctors support legal assisted dying, and most people want it
Giant viruses may play an intriguing role in evolution of life on Earth
Biologist finds giant virus family and eukaryotes have similar set of genes
Super wood could replace steel
New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter & cheaper
The 'Perfect Human Pathogen' Is Spreading at the Winter Olympics
A nasty stomach bug is spreading at the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to news reports.
New tool helps physicians estimate survival for patients with cancers that have spread to bone
A simple three-factor tool can help doctors estimate survival time in patients with long bone metastases
Drug shown to reverse brain deficits caused by alcohol
QUT researchers have identified a drug that could potentially help our brains reboot and reverse the damaging impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on regeneration of brain cells.
Study reveals genetic basis of quantitative traits and diseases in Japanese
Genome-wide association study reveals genetic basis of quantitative traits and complex biological links
Humans Cared for Sick Puppies Long Ago, Ancient Burial Shows
Ancient people likely cared for a sick, domesticated pup for weeks on end before it died about 14,000 years ago during the Paleolithic era, a new study finds.
Two Prostate Cancer Drugs Delay Spread of the Disease by Two Years
Researchers have results from two independent clinical trials showing that two different drugs help prostate cancer patients
At Site of Japanese Volcano’s Supereruption, an Immense Lava Dome Lurks
Scientists have discovered that a dome of lava lurks beneath the Kikai Caldera
First human eggs grown in laboratory
Human eggs have been grown in the laboratory for the first time, say researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
NIH scientists adapt new brain disease test for Parkinson's, dementia with Lewy bodies
Modified prion disease assay offers the possibility of improving early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
Blood test plus ultrasound boosts liver cancer detection by 40 percent
Combined ultrasound imaging and blood test for high AFPlevels improves early-stage liver cancer detection by up to 40 percent
A Boy Scrapes His Elbow. One Week Later, Docs Find a Sea Snail in the Wound.
A scraped elbow may not seem like an unusual injury, but for one 11-year-old boy in California, his health took an odd turn after he fell and hurt his left elbow while exploring a tide pool.
Scientists identify hundreds of atomically-thin materials
Computer scan of existing databases spits out materials that are only atoms thick.
Instead of filling cavities, dentists may soon regenerate teeth
Researchers recently discovered certain drugs stimulate innate self-repair mechanisms

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