Newest Science News Blog 20180528

Far from special: Humanity's tiny DNA differences are 'average' in animal kingdom
Paper offers new insights into evolution; as with humans, over 90 percent of animal species today likely originated 100,000-200,000 years ago
First interstellar immigrant discovered in the solar system
A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System.
People voyaged to Australia by boat more than 50,000 years ago
Australia was first reached by sizeable groups of people deliberately voyaging between islands
Chimpanzees eat plants that point to new ways of treating diseases
New diseases have led to searches for new solutions, including natural substances, like medicinal plants
Daily egg consumption may reduce cardiovascular disease
Having an egg a day could reduce risk of stroke by 26 percent
Link between IBD and Parkinson's might allow doctors to slow down condition
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had 22 percent higher risk of Parkinson's compared with non-IBD individuals, study shows
Link between tuberculosis and Parkinson's disease discovered
The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might also be implicated in Parkinson's disease
What Did the Autopsy of Mary Jo Kopechne Reveal?
Hello and welcome. I am Dr George Lundberg and this is At Large at Medscape.
Humans are giving many other species cancer
Meta-analysis finds enough to classify Homo sapiens as an "oncogenic species".
Missing microbes 'cause' childhood cancer
Our modern germ-free life is the cause of the most common type of cancer in children, according to one of Britain's most eminent scientists.
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy
Oral-delayed release methylene blue aids in finding cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions
Why You Say 'Um' Before Certain Words
What's that … um … word?
'Serendipitous' use of antimalarial drug may have improved outcome for cancer patient
The case report discusses whether the patient's autoimmune disease and its treatment could have contributed to achieving such a 'striking' response to treatment
Why We Need to Take Pet Loss Seriously
How to handle grief after a pet's death-and why we all need to change our attitudes about it
To have or not to have...your left atrial appendage closed
Surgery to close the left atrial appendage is likely the right choice for certain patients but not all.
Publish translations of the best Chinese papers
The best research papers published in Chinese or other languages should be routinely translated and republished
‘Thank you’ has little currency worldwide
Surprisingly few people express gratitude for small favours.
Study finds that obesity surgery is associated with a massive fall in risk of melanoma skin cancer
Bariatric surgery is associated with a sharp fall in the risk of developing malignant melanoma skin cancer
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in
AVATS surgery shown to be option for patients deemed 'inoperable'
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a well established procedure,
Why birds don't have teeth
New research suggests that birds gave up teeth to speed up egg hatching
Skin responsible for greater exposure to carcinogens in barbecue smoke than lungs
Skin is a more important pathway for uptake of cancer-causing compounds produced during barbecuing than inhalation
Disadvantaged students with lower grades do just as well on medical degrees
Students with lower A Levels from poorly performing schools do just as well on medical degrees
Rehabilitating lactate: From poison to cure
Once thought to cause muscle fatigue, it's now being investigated as a treatment for disease
The obesity paradox:
Large study finds people hospitalized for infections are twice as likely to survive if they are overweight or obese
Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death
Earlier lactate measurements correlate with quicker treatment with antibiotics and better outcomes, according to a new study in the journal CHEST®
The three muses of scientific discovery
Inspiration, experimentation and happy accidents are all pathways to a breakthrough
Clothes Treated with 'Hot Feet' Coating Could Keep Ticks Away
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) think they can fight the scourge of tick-borne diseases by encouraging people to douse their clothes in a chemical called permethrin.
Congress Passes Right to Try Bill
Medical groups have criticized the legislation, which will give terminal patients access to experimental treatments, as dangerous and unnecessary.
The Asteroid That Smote the Dinosaurs Burned the Birds Out of Trees
Forest fires killed off tree-dwelling species and left the ground-dwelling ones to restart the avian dynasty.
Calling Out the FDA's 'We Don't Regulate Medicine' Mantra
Opinion: The FDA Can Do a Better Job of Regulating Drug Approvals
New link found between alcohol, genes and heart failure
Scientists have revealed a new link between alcohol, heart health and our genes
Study finds that chewing gum while walking affects both physical and physiological functions, especially in middle-aged and elderly men
Chewing gum while walking increases heart rate and energy expenditure
World's Largest Pterosaur Jawbone Discovered in Transylvania
The largest pterosaur jawbone on record has just been analyzed

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