Newest Science News Blog 20181119

Study suggests diabetes medication improves heart structure
Reasons why this medication results in profound reductions in death and heart failure are largely unknown
Can scientists change mucus to make it easier to clear, limiting harm to lungs?
UNC School of Medicine and Duke University researchers show why coughing can't force mucus free from airways to help people battle cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis, and how new treatments could alter mucus to make coughing more therapeutic
How mitochondria deploy a powerful punch against life-threatening bacteria
The constant battle for dominance between disease-causing bacteria and our immune systems has led to the evolution of some crafty warfare tactics on both sides.
In a paradox, obesity is a ‘net positive’ for cutting-edge anticancer drugs
Obesity weakens the immune system and favors tumor growth by boosting the very same molecules those drugs target
Kawasaki disease: One disease, multiple triggers
Recent clustering of Kawasaki disease in San Diego points to environmental causes
New strategy discovered toward possible prevention of cancers tied to mono
Possible path forward in preventing the development of cancers tied to two viruses
Scientists use patients' own cells and materials to engineer fully personalized tissue implants of any kind
New technology makes it possible to engineer any kind of tissue implant from one small fatty tissue biopsy
Diabetic foot ulcers heal quickly with nitric oxide technology
Diabetic foot ulcers can take up to 150 days to heal. A biomedical engineering team wants to reduce it to 21 days.
Weightlifting is good for your heart and it doesn't take much
You don't have to invest a lot of time lifting weights to lower your risk for cardiovascular disease.
So, you think you're good at remembering faces, but terrible with names?
New research has revealed we are actually better at remembering names than faces
Ears Grown From Apples? The Promise of Plants for Engineering Human Tissue
Inspiration for game-changing science can seemingly come from anywhere.
Super-Earth discovered around the second nearest stellar system
The exoplanet orbits the red dwarf Barnard, the closest star to the Sun after the Alpha Centauri system
Huge crater discovered in Greenland from impact that rocked Northern Hemisphere
Kilometer-wide iron asteroid slammed into Greenland perhaps as recently as 12,000 years ago
Human evolution is still happening – possibly faster than ever
The rate of human DNA's evolution shows that human evolution hasn't stopped
Brain Inflammation Seen for First Time in Fibromyalgia
Researchers have reported for the first time that they have found inflammation in the brains of patients with fibromyalgia.
The first rains in centuries in the Atacama Desert devastate its microbial life
These recent rains are attributed to changing climate over the Pacific Ocean
Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma
'Significant' findings suggest potential for effective, non-toxic treatment for this aggressive childhood cancer
New Drug Option Fails for Rare Polio-Like Virus in Kids
Fluoxetine failed to improve outcomes in children with EV D68-associated acute flaccid myelitis, and in some cases was associated with worsening
Surgery & combination therapy optimizes results in aggressive prostate cancer management
Surgery followed by appropriate use of radiation and hormone therapy minimizes the risk of death for men with Gleason Score 9 or 10 prostate cancer; surgery alone not as effective
Why we shouldn't like coffee, but we do
Weirdly, people with a higher sensitivity to bitter caffeine taste drink more coffee
Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’
"It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year"
Half of the world's annual precipitation falls in just 12 days, new study finds
Climate change likely to make global precipitation more uneven
Exercise is medicine, and doctors are starting to prescribe it
There is a movement afoot (pun intended) to get more people exercising by involving their family doctors.
Sucking your baby's pacifier to clean it may prevent allergies
Protective effect apparent during first year of life
Rapid Cure Approved for Sleeping Sickness, a Horrific Illness
Parasites transmitted by tsetse flies travel to the brain, causing paranoia, fury and death. Until now, killing them required hospitalization and harsh drugs.
Lab-Grown Mini Kidneys 'Go Rogue,' Sprout Brain and Muscle Cells
Miniature lab-grown kidneys have been hiding something from the scientists who grew them.
EMA Curtails Use of Fluoroquinolone, Quinolone Antibiotics
EMA recommends suspending or restricting use due to risk for "disabling and potentially permanent" adverse effects
Scientists explain how wombats drop cubed poop
Wombats, the only known species capable of organically producing cubes, could inspire future soft tissue manufacturing and transportation methods
New dual-action cancer-killing virus
Scientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells that are tricked into shielding the cancer from the immune system.

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