Newest Science News Blog 20180723

Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years
Remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago
Magnetized wire could be used to detect cancer in people, Stanford scientists report
Magnetic wire to snag scarce tumor cells could be a swift and effective tactic
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing scissors are less accurate than we thought, but there are fixes
New study calls into question the precision of the technique
Study: Up To 2% of Earth’s Oldest Mantle Rocks are Made from Diamond
Cratonic roots may contain 1 to 2 vol.% diamond
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Galen's Crazy Theory About 'Hysterical Suffocation'
2,000-year-old text deciphered for the first time.
How does the sun's rotational cycle influence lightning activity on earth?
Researchers use records from the 1700s to find the answer
Omega 3 supplements have little or no heart or vascular health benefit
New Cochrane health evidence challenges belief that omega 3 supplements reduce risk of heart disease, stroke or death
Liver Cancer Death Rates Rise As Overall Cancer Death Rates Fall in the US
U.S. death rates from liver cancer have risen steadily since 2000, resulting in the disease going from the ninth-leading cause of cancer death to the sixth, a new report finds.
UK-Based Think Tank Says Editing Human Embryos Is 'Morally Permissible'
Could be "morally permissible" under certain circumstances
Archaeologists Find Pre-Clovis Projectile Points in Texas
At the Gault archaeological site in central Texas, archaeologists have unearthed a projectile point technology never previously seen in North America, which they date to be 16,000-20,000 years old.
Dutch company gets funding to bring lab-grown meat to market
Dutch company said Tuesday it will pursue its plans to make and sell artificially grown meat to restaurants from 2021
Japan’s love affair with fish began very early
Analyses show the use of ceramics was strongly linked to processing fish
Blood Pressure Medicine Is Recalled
The Food and Drug Administration has announced a voluntary recall of a widely prescribed blood pressure medication made in China, reviving fears about the safety of imported drugs.
A mini-snake in amber is the oldest ― and youngest ― ever found
Specimen dating to 99 million years ago is the first known fossil of a baby snake.
Neurons can carry more than one signal at a time
Study sheds light on how the brain encodes complex information
Heart attack risk on the rise for pregnant women and death rate remains high
The risk of having a heart attack while pregnant, giving birth, or during the two months after delivery, continues to increase for American women, a new study finds.
CT scans may increase the risk of brain cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that CT scans, commonly used in medical imaging, may increase the risk of brain tumors.
Moderate alcohol consumption may boost male fertility
The question of whether alcohol intake affects male reproductive function is controversial.
Using adrenaline in cardiac arrests results in less than 1 percent more people leaving hospital alive
But nearly doubles the survivors' risk of severe brain damage
Shroud of Turin Is a Fake, Bloodstains Suggest
Modern forensic techniques suggests the bloodstains on the shroud are completely unrealistic
Meghalayan: Collapse of Ancient Agricultural Civilizations Defines Holocene’s Youngest Stage
The Meghalayan, the youngest stage of the current Holocene epoch, began at the time when ancient agricultural societies experienced an abrupt and critical mega-drought and cooling 4,200 years ago, according to the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), which is responsible for standardizing the Geologic Time Scale.
Ancient American farmers supplemented poor diet through fungus infection
Eating only maize leads to disease, and why the Basketmaker II people didn't fall ill has long been a mystery. Now it's been solved.
Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound
Ultrasound applied to the brain could help treat patients with dementia.
Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery
One of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary, suggests a new study
Wait, just a second, is your doctor listening?
Analysis of clinical encounters shows that doctors spend little time first listening to their patients and interrupt them often
Complementary medicine for cancer can decrease survival
People receiving complementary therapy for curable cancers refuse part their conventional cancer treatment, and thus more likely to die
Paralyzed mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again
Small-molecule drug reactivates dormant nerve pathways; could complement regenerative strategies
Yeast species used in food industry causes disease in humans
A major cause of drug-resistant clinical yeast infections is the same species previously regarded as non-pathogenic and commonly used in the biotechnology and food industries.
Glucose Improves Memory in Older Adults: Study
A small dose of glucose can improve memory in older adults, motivate them to work harder and puts them in a good mood when performing difficult tasks, according to a new study published in the journal Psychology and Aging.
Woman Tried to Treat Athlete’s Foot with Raw Garlic. It Burned Through Her Toe.
A woman in England learned the hard way that it's not safe to treat a foot fungus infection by covering it with slices of raw garlic, according to a new report of the woman's case.
I got a hoax academic paper about how UK politicians wipe their bums published
Hypothesis: rightist politicians wipe their bum with their left hand, while leftist politicians wipe with their right hand
In breakthrough, Japanese researchers use AI to identify early-stage stomach cancer with high accuracy
Two Japanese national research institutes have succeeded in using artificial intelligence to identify early stage stomach cancer with a high accuracy rate.

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