Newest Science News Blog 20180618

Scientists identify foods that fight disease
New research demonstrates benefits of foods, from eggs to coffee, for lowering risk of diabetes, cancer and other diseases
Bacteriophages offer promising alternative to antibiotics
Positive results from one of the first clinical studies of viruses that kill harmful gut bacteria
Bacteriophages: Are they an overlooked driver of Parkinson's disease?
Researchers have discovered the role certain bacteriophages may play in the onset of Parkinson's disease
Making mistakes while studying actually helps you learn better
When learning something new, there are instances where trial and error helps rather than hinders, according to recent findings by Baycrest researchers
Ingesting honey after swallowing button battery reduces injury and improves outcomes
CHOP and NCH researchers found household and clinical options for rapidly protecting against caustic effects
Volcanic activity, declining ocean oxygen triggered mass extinction of ancient organisms
Millions of years ago volcanoes filled the atmosphere with CO2, draining the oceans of oxygen and driving a mass extinction of marine organisms
Prostate cancer DNA test identifies men with six-fold increased risk
A major new study of more than 140,000 men has identified 63 new genetic variations in the DNA code that increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Researchers identify new type of depression
Protein linked with depression shows promise as new drug target
How Did a Tick Temporarily Paralyze a Little Girl?
A five-year-old girl in Mississippi temporarily lost the ability to walk after she developed "tick paralysis," a rare condition caused by tick bites.
Gossip Is Underrated
The surprising virtues of talking behind people's backs
One-third of US adults may unknowingly use medications that can cause depression
Polypharmacy on the rise
Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion
Neuroscientists at Western University's Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of a blind woman able to see objects - but only if in motion.
Call to factor gender into Alzheimer’s research
Women and men are affected differently by the disease, a reality often overlooked in the research. Paul Biegler reports.
Inequality: My unfair disadvantage, not your unearned privilege
Professor Ashleigh Shelby Rosette studies framing of inequity
Seawater yields first grams of yellowcake
Yarn-like material collects largest amount of uranium to date
'Gut instinct' may have been the GPS of human ancestors
Researchers say the findings point to a need to further examine whether bariatric treatments and surgeries for obesity may adversely affect memory
Why we make blood cells in our bones
Zebrafish help solve an evolutionary puzzle, and may help make blood stem cell transplants safer
Science Says: What happens when researchers make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes, but when scientists do, the remedy goes far beyond saying you're sorry.
Parents see cancer prevention potential as best reason for HPV vaccination
Study evaluated physicians' messages on why vaccination is important
New discovery about the brain's water system may prove beneficial in stroke
Revealing how water is transported to the brain
Non-coding DNA changes the genitals you're born with
Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn't contain any genes
New type of photosynthesis discovered
The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks.
Long suspected theory about the moon holds water
Discovery of moganite in a lunar meteorite reinforces belief that water exists on the Moon
Controversial alcohol study cancelled by US health agency
An investigation by the US National Institutes of Health finds missteps that put the industry-funded project's credibility in doubt.

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