Newest Science News Blog 20190506

Why a smell test should become part of a regular doctor visit
Nearly 50% increase in risk of dying within 10 years for older adults with poor sense of smell
'Hippie Chimps' Had Sex with Mysterious 'Ghost Ape' Hundreds of Thousands of Years Ago
"Ghost apes" may have interbred with the great apes known as bonobos
A Newly Recognized Brain Disorder Can Mimic Alzheimer's. Here's How It's Different.
Researchers are officially defining a new brain disorder that mimics Alzheimer's disease, giving the condition a name and diagnostic criteria, according to a new report.
Earth magma ocean ended up on the moon
New modelling resolves contradictions in Earth-moon hypothesis.
The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer
Study identifies earliest traces of brain cancer long before the disease becomes symptomatic
Two neutron stars collided near the solar system billions of years ago
Some of the most coveted matter on Earth likely originated in violent collision of two neutron stars 4.6 billion years ago
Finally, a Denisovan specimen from somewhere beyond Denisova Cave
The 160,000-year-old jawbone is the first Denisovan fossil found outside Siberia.
Alzheimer's disease is a 'double-prion disorder,' study shows
Self-propagating amyloid and tau prions found in post-mortem brain samples, with highest levels in patients who died young
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that microorganisms are breathing arsenic in a large area of the Pacific Ocean.
Humans will eat maggots, scientists insist
University of Queensland researchers are investigating the use of maggots, locusts and other alternative proteins in a range of specialty foods.
New Study Shows How Elderberries Fight Influenza Virus
Compounds from elderberries exhibit multiple modes of therapeutic action against influenza infection
‘Amber’ beads revealed as prehistoric fakes
Neolithic purchasers buying high status goods may have been ripped off by unscrupulous dealers.
Boys with a rare muscle disease are breathing on their own, thanks to gene therapy
A new gene therapy treatment has had striking results in nine boys born with myotubular myopathy
The Giant Panda Is a Closet Carnivore
A new study shows that the nutrient profile of the bear's all-bamboo diet is much closer to that of a typical meat eater.
Bell's palsy: 'I woke and the night had stolen my smile'
Clare Mount will always remember the evening of Christmas Day 2003 as "the night that stole my smile".
The Oral and Genital Herpes Viruses Are Having 'Sex.' The Result Is Worrisome.
There's a lot more "sex" going on between the oral and genital herpes viruses than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
A Man in Oklahoma Cracked His Neck. It Caused a Stroke.
A 28-year-old man in Oklahoma experienced a stroke after simply cracking his neck, according to news reports.
Leonardo's 'claw hand' stopped him painting
Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest.
Aging baby boomers push sky high incidence of shingles of the eye
Kellogg Eye Center study shows cases of herpes zoster ophthalmicus tripled in 12 year time span, highest among older adults
Ancient Guatemalan Sculptors Knowingly Crafted Magnetic 'Potbelly' Statues
Ancient stone "potbelly" sculptures on display in a park in Guatemala are magnetized on certain spots, suggesting the pre-Columbian civilization that made them had a practical knowledge of magnetism.

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