Newest Science News Blog 20180326

Glacier shrinkage is past the point of no return
More than a third of the glacier ice that still exists today in mountain glaciers can no longer be saved even with the most ambitious measures
Agriculture initiated by indigenous peoples, not Fertile Crescent migration
Small scale farming initiated by indigenous communities, not introduced by migrant farmers
Cancer comes back all jacked up on stem cells
A tumor that recurs after treatment may be much different than the tumor originally seen in a biopsy
Fast-acting antidote in sight for cholera epidemics
Paving the way for a future, fast-acting antidote for cholera epidemics
New method manages and stores data from millions of nerve cells -- in real time
New method makes it possible to recode neural signals into a format that computer processors can use instantly
'Oumuamua likely came from a binary star system
New research finds that 'Oumuamua, the rocky object identified as the first confirmed interstellar asteroid, very likely came from a binary star system.
Prostate MRI reveals more treatable cancers, reduces overdiagnosis than standard biopsy
Major study may change clinical practice
Why is life chiral?
The mystery of handedness could soon be unravelled
Macular degeneration: 'I've been given my sight back'
Doctors have taken a major step towards curing the most common form of blindness in the UK - age-related macular degeneration.
Single drop sepsis diagnosis
New test promises to reduce death rate from widespread infection
US kids’ doodles of scientists reveal changing gender stereotypes
Experiments that ask children to draw a researcher show a greater proportion of women in sketches over time.
"Elderly Woman" Is Not a Synonym for "Clueless Person"
Yet somehow that's often who we're asked to imagine we're aiming at when trying to simplify complex ideas
Study: Living abroad leads to a clearer sense of self
New research also shows that living abroad leads to clearer career decision-making
First population-scale sequencing project explores platypus history
First whole-scale genome sequencing of platypuses across Eastern Australia and Tasmania
Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults -- except in autism
Typically-developing children gain neurons in the amygdala as they become adults, while people with autism spectrum disorder have too many neurons and then lose those neurons as they become adults
A Mysterious Infection Killed This Man. Here's How Doctors Finally Found the Cause
When a Massachusetts man arrived at the hospital, he had trouble speaking and walking. Doctors soon suspected that he had a potentially life-threatening condition: inflammation in his brain or the tissue surrounding it.
Virus fished from pond cures man’s deadly antibiotic-resistant infection
The clinical success suggests promising strategy for fighting antibiotic resistance.
Belly fat promotes diabetes under orders from liver
In obese mice, a liver enzyme inflames fat, increasing insulin resistance
Why has mumps reemerged in the United States?
A recent resurgence in mumps cases in the U.S. may be due to weakening immune protection from the mumps vaccine, researchers report.
New data confirm increased frequency of extreme weather events
European national science academies urge further action on climate change adaptation
Five new ancient genomes tell us about Neanderthal tribes
And narrow down the window of breeding between our species.
Monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters
Macaques use tools to crack open nuts and even shuck oysters, a rare skill-set long thought to be exclusive to humans and chimps
This Bulging Lump on a Man's Hand Revealed a Serious Heart Infection?
It started out as a red patch on a man's palm. But over the next few weeks, the blemish turned into a raised, blue lump that pulsed with his heartbeat.
Three-in-one molecule shows promise in helping certain breast cancer patients
A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer are looking for, scientists report.
Long thought to only cause a rare disease, this mutation may ward off malaria
Genetic mutation that may protect people from malaria thought to be rare is surprisingly common
Was a Tiny Mummy in the Atacama an Alien? No, but the Real Story Is Almost as Strange
Nearly two decades ago, the rumors began: In the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, someone had discovered a tiny mummified alien.
Men should be included in trials to find better treatments for breast cancer
Call for action from Chair of European Breast Cancer Conference
Mystery of superior Leeuwenhoek microscope solved after 350 years
Researchers from TU Delft and Rijksmuseum Boerhaave have solved an age-old mystery surrounding Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's microscopes.
How researchers diagnosed a 200-million-year-old infected predator bite
Nature, red in tooth and claw.
Where We Are in the Hunt for a Cancer Vaccine
Two new studies have promising results
For patients with drug-resistant infections, infectious diseases experts may be lifesaving
Consultation with ID specialists associated with lower patient mortality for some infections
First proof a synthesized antibiotic is capable of treating superbugs
Successful synthesis of a "game changing" new antibiotic capable of killing superbugs
Breakthrough antimalarial drug delivery system using mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Porous silica material can incorporate drugs into its pores making it a useful DDS
How listening to random sound can unlock a trapped mind
People who listen "audiojacks" immediately put together a story because the brain associates the sound with memory
Are Med Students Unprepared? Who's to Blame?
Schools Need to Invest More in Faculty
Why Can’t Dying Patients Get the Drugs They Want?
"Right to Try" legislation would allow terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs without the approval of the Food and Drug Administration
We learn nothing about nutrition, claim medical students
Medical students say they currently learn almost nothing about the way diet and lifestyle affect health - and they should be taught more.

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