Newest Science News Blog 20190408

Tuberculosis Can Emerge After Cancer Immunotherapy
At least a handful of patients have developed active TB after receiving cancer treatment designed to boost the immune system's antitumor response.
Mega study confirms pregnant women can reduce risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side
Sleeping on the side is better for the baby.
Medicinal plants may be a key to understanding other cultures
A new methodology for comparing herbal medicine across societies can also be used to understand the transfer of cultural traditions.
Healthcare: When left-right awareness is crucial
Do you ever struggle to tell your left from your right, maybe when driving or giving directions?
Liver, colon cancer cells thwarted by compounds derived from hops
Hops produces a primary compound that thwarts cancer cells
New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
Salk scientists uncover the mechanism of a gene to better target cancer therapy
What the HPV Vaccine Achieved in Only 6 Years
Brief discussion of a very important paper recently appearing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Safe and Cheap Metformin Prevents Type 2 Diabetes Over 15 Years
Metformin continues to reduce the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes among those at high risk for it over 15 years, particularly among those with higher baseline glycemia and women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Ancient ‘Snowball Earth’ thawed out in a flash
Geologically fast event that may have implications for today's human-driven global warming
FDA slams homeopaths for uncontrolled snake venom, germs in kids’ products
FDA warns companies to clean up amid ongoing crackdown.
PSU study finds that money, revenge, morals motivate whistleblowers to expose tax fraud
Nearly 12,000 whistleblowers reported tax fraud to the IRS in 2017
Blocking protein's activity restores cognition in old mice, Stanford study shows
By blocking a protein's activity with antibodies, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators were able to improve cognitive behavior in aging mice.
Dementia type correlates with criminal behaviour
Study finds one type of neurodegenerative condition is significantly associated with law-breaking and inappropriate acts.
Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped
These results refute the current belief that changes in the brain begin to normalize immediately after stopping alcohol consumption
There May Be a Link Between Coffee and Lung Cancer, Study Suggests
New study suggests that there may be a downside to your morning brew
Bowel cancer: Self-testing kit 'saved my life'
A mother-of-three says a self-testing kit for bowel cancer saved her life.
Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
Clinical trial shows promise of immune treatment against HPV infections that lead to cancer
Does your cat know its name? Here’s how to find out
As soon as they hear their name, most move their ears and heads
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star
A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been discovered by University of Warwick astronomers in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets, which the star ultimately consumes
Associating colors with vowels? Almost all of us do!
Does [a:] as in baa sound more green or more red? And is [i:] as in beet light or dark in colour?
Researchers show that mutations in human livers can promote tissue regeneration
Genetic mutations accumulating in the adult liver can promote regeneration
Researchers engineer a cost-effective treatment for neglected tropical disease
A fungus, an antibiotic, a parasite, and a cure
The Inca bedecked their sacrificial guinea pigs with earrings
Finding confirms historic reports that the rodents were killed en masse at South American ceremonies.
Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good
When artificial intelligence systems start getting creative, they can create great things - and scary ones.
Gum bacteria implicated in Alzheimer's and other diseases
Scientists trace path of bacterial toxins from the mouth to the brain and other tissues

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