Newest Science News Blog 20190325

Lifestyle Changes Do a Number on PSA Values
Simple, temporary lifestyle changes may spare men with mildly increased prostate-specific antigen levels from having to endure a prostate biopsy
Psyche: Metal world mission targets 'iron volcanoes'
In 2022 NASA will visit an object believed to be mostly metal
Heading in the right direction: humans have an inbuilt compass
Research suggests that people - like migratory birds - can sense the magnetic pull of the poles.
Prenatal testosterone linked to long-term effects in females who share womb with male twin
Females exposed in utero to a male twin experienced adverse educational and labor outcomes along with altered patterns of marriage and fertility as adults
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin No Longer Recommended by Doctors, if You’re Healthy
New guidelines suggest low-dose aspirin should not be recommended to prevent heart attacks in healthy older adults.
A pet monkey was buried some 4,000 years ago with same rites as humans
Rhesus macaque, perhaps an elite gift, was interred with a type of pottery also found in human graves.
Discovery of a crucial immune reaction when solid food is introduced that prevents inflammatory disorders
Key immune response is generated in mice when solid food is introduced and microbiota expands
Healthy food prescriptions could save lives and money
Could generate substantial health gains and be highly cost-effective
How hot spots of genetic variation evolved in human DNA
Study uncovers a complex story that hints at how adaptable -- yet delicate -- we are as a species
New material will allow abandoning bone marrow transplantation
Able to restore the internal structure of bones damaged due to osteoporosis and osteomyelitis
Gene-edited foods are safe, Japanese panel concludes
In Japan, genetically modified products have to be labeled; an advisory panel did not say whether that should apply to gene-edited food as well.
Scientists Are Fighting Fire (Ants) With Wasabi
What's good for the sushi is not good for the Solenopsis invicta.
FDA Approves Brexanolone (Zulresso), First Drug for Postpartum Depression
Approval marks the first time a drug has been specifically approved to treat postpartum depression
Parkinson's smell test explained by science
A Scottish woman who astonished doctors with her ability to detect Parkinson's disease through smell has helped scientists find what causes the odour.
Hayabusa2: Asteroid mission exploring a 'rubble pile'
The asteroid being explored by the Japanese mission Hayabusa-2 is a "rubble pile" formed when rocks were blasted off a bigger asteroid and came back together again.
Researchers find Americans set their thermostat to match African environmental temperatures
Americans tend to set their thermostats to temperatures that mimic natural environmental conditions in parts of Africa
It's spring already? Physics explains why time flies as we age
A slowdown in image processing speeds up our perception of time passing as we age
New model for ICU care, developed by Rutgers, discovers causes of health emergencies
Can help identify preventable - and previously overlooked - factors that often send chronically ill patients to the ICU
New treatment of acute myeloid leukemia achieves remarkable results in a disease formerly with little hope
New Australian drug trial has achieved a remarkable result, clearing the bone marrow of leukaemia in almost 60% of patients
Laser-targeted removal of prostate tumors works as well complete removal of prostate
Laser treatment, however, preserves erectile and urinary functions
Active substance from plant slows down aggressive eye cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Magdeburg and Bonn are testing a substance from the leaves of the coralberry (?????)
Magnetic stir bars carry 'memory' from previous flasks and tubes
Surprisingly high level of surface contaminations of magnetic stir bars escapes regular cleaning and brings highly reactive traces of metal species from previous experiments to the next ones
Did judgmental gods help societies grow?
Powerful moralizing 'big gods' and prosocial supernatural punishment tend to appear only after the emergence of 'megasocieties' with populations of more than one million people
Immunotherapy of precancerous skin lesions may prevent squamous cell carcinoma
Risk of skin cancer development cut almost 75 percent in clinical trial participants who received immunotherapy treatment
Do hopes and prayers work? Looks like that’s a no
Three double-blind studies in 20 years find little evidence that praying improves outcomes for heart patients.
Baby monkey is first primate created using sperm from tissue transplanted into dad
The technique could help boys made infertile by cancer treatment to become fathers later in life.
Why Is There More Matter Than Antimatter?
A new experiment at the world's most powerful particle collider sheds light on an enduring cosmic mystery
Prenatal allergies prompt sexual changes in offspring
Female rats born to exposed moms act like males, study finds
Bonanza of Bizarre Cambrian Fossils Reveals Some of the Earliest Animals on Earth
A newfound fossil site in China is teeming with bizarre, primitive species that have never before been found any place on Earth.
Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes
Inability for an individual to wake up when their CO2 blood levels rise may be a shared cause for incidences of death
Jupiter's unknown journey revealed
Giant planet formed four times further from the sun and then migrated to its current orbit
Teens who seek solitude may know what's best for them, research suggests
Despite stigma, solitude doesn't have to be problematic for adolescents and young adults
Missed something the doctor said? Recording your appointments gives you a chance to go back
It's often hard to comprehend complicated medical information from your doctor - particularly if you've just received bad news.
Reel-y? New Beer Can Double as Motion Picture Film Developer
Kodak says a new beer hitting the market can be used to develop its Super 8 movie film.

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