Newest Science News Blog 20190422

You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found.
Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment
American Cancer Society study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatment
Drug reduces risk of kidney failure in people with diabetes, study finds
A new landmark clinical trial shows that a drug lowers the risk of kidney failure by a third in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.
One side of your brain might be giving you nightmares
Study explores what controls emotions while we sleep.
Need for social skills helped shape modern human face
The modern human face is distinctively different to that of our near relatives and now researchers believe its evolution may have been partly driven by our need for good social skills
Study: Aegean farmers replaced hunters of ancient Britain
Migrants from the Aegean some 6,000 years ago virtually replaced Britain's hunter-gatherer population
Statins 'don't work well for one in two people'
Cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs taken by millions of Britons may not work well enough in about half of those prescribed them, research suggests.
Can You Still Get the Measles If You've Been Vaccinated?
If you've been vaccinated, can you still catch the disease?
The fluid that feeds tumor cells
The substance that bathes tumors in the body is quite different from the medium used to grow cancer cells in the lab, biologists report.
Millions of girls go ‘missing’ as a medical procedure takes hold
The advent of sex-selective abortion has ushered in changes in the sex ratio of newborns.
As Ebola outbreak rages, vaccine is 97.5% effective, protecting over 90K people
The latest Ebola outbreak is bad-but it would be far worse without this vaccine.
FDA Pulls All Vaginal Mesh Products Off the Market
Manufacturers ordered to stop selling and distributing their products in the US immediately
Pig brains kept alive outside body for hours after death
Revival of disembodied organs raises slew of ethical and legal questions about the nature of death and consciousness.
Cervical cancer subtype rising in some sub-populations
Changing trends underscore importance of HPV prevention and early detection efforts
Espresso yourself: Coffee thoughts leave a latte on the mind
For millions of Australians, each day begins with a hot cup of coffee in order to activate our brains for the working day.
Powerful CRISPR cousin accidentally mutates RNA while editing DNA target
New study shows base editors can also accidentally mutate the strands of RNA that help build proteins
Switch from hunting to herding recorded in ancient pee
Resolving the scale and pace of change during the first phases of animal domestication at an ancient site in Turkey
How to wash your hands
Researchers suggest shorter washing time can prevent bacterial spread.
St. Jude Doctors Claim Cure for 'Bubble Boy' Disease
Doctors at two medical centers say they have cured 10 infants of so-called bubble boy disease
The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn't hurt
Archaeologists recreate ancient brewing techniques to learn how beer kept an empire afloat
Late dinner and no breakfast is a killer combination
People who skip breakfast and eat dinner near bedtime have worse outcomes after a heart attack.
Fossils found in museum drawer in Kenya belong to gigantic carnivore
Ohio University paleontologists say mammal was larger than a polar bear
42,000-Year-Old Foal Entombed in Ice Still Had Liquid Blood in Its Veins
A 42,000-year-old foal discovered frozen in Siberian permafrost contained a surprise: the oldest liquid blood on record.
Sore knee? Maybe you have a fabella
A little bone in the knee scientists thought was being lost to evolution seems to be making a comeback, say experts from Imperial College London.
The Predator That Makes Great White Sharks Flee in Fear
Better to run than to have your liver squeezed out.

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