Newest Science News Blog 20190617

People with untreated 'white coat hypertension' twice as likely to die from heart disease
Researchers at Penn Medicine say findings underscore the need for increased out-of-office blood pressure monitoring
Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch
Results of study involving primates suggest that speech and music may have shaped the human brain's hearing circuits
New study dramatically narrows the search for advanced life in the universe
Toxic gases limit the types of life we could find on habitable worlds
Severed Head of a Giant 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Discovered in Russia
Dated to over 40,000 years ago, or the end of the Pleistocene epoch
Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes
Gut microbes produce enzymes that can convert the common type A into a more universally accepted type
The French Have Been Cloning a Wine Grape for at Least 900 Years
It's been genetically unchanged for at least 900 years.
Cardiovascular diseases -- Promoting self-healing after heart attack
Many novel post-infarct therapies are designed to inhibit the inflammation
Checkmate for hepatitis B viruses in the liver
T-cell therapy can provide a permanent cure
Almost 400 medical practices found ineffective in analysis of 3,000 studies
New research could help eliminate medical practices that are no more effective than existing standards of care, reducing costs for patients and practitioners
Dogs Mirror Stress Level of Their Owners, Study Suggests
A team of scientists from Linköping University, Sweden, has examined how stress levels in dogs are influenced by their owners and lifestyle factors. The results were published in the June 6 issue of the journal Scientific Reports.
Study shows more effective method for detecting prostate cancer
Combining biopsy strategies allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancers
Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in 2500-year-old cemetery in peaks of western China
Physical evidence mourners burned cannabis for its intoxicating fumes in Central Asia some 2500 years ago
Rare 'Ectopic Breast Tissue' Caused a Woman to Lactate from Her Vulva
Rare condition caused her to lactate from her vulva after childbirth
Study raises concern for sun ‘superflare’
Research finds it's not just young stars that behave explosively.
Bats Now Pose Greatest Risk for Rabies in the US
Number of rabid bats reported surpassed the number of rabid raccoons
Excess weight and body fat cause cardiovascular disease
Excess weight and body fat cause a range of heart and blood vessel diseases, according to the first study to investigate this using a method called Mendelian randomisation.
Gut microbes eat our medication
A concrete example of how one species of bacteria consumes levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson's disease, could reveal more about how the microbiome impacts our health
Man Had a Nearly 5-Foot Wire Left in His Body After Heart Procedure, Lawsuit Claims
A Nevada man is suing his doctor for allegedly leaving several feet of wire in his body for more than a decade, according to news reports.
'Poop Transplants' Can Transmit Deadly Superbugs, FDA Warns
"Poop transplants" have shown promise in treating severe diarrhea, but now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that these transplants may risk spreading superbugs.
The Fish Egg That Traveled Through a Swan’s Gut, Then Hatched
These fish turn up in many surprising location, but this was one place scientists didn't expect to find them.
Humans Are Growing Weird, Bone Spikes on Their Skulls. Smartphones May Be the Culprit.
The younger crowd are developing a weird, bony spike just above their necks
Vitamin K Involved in Disablement Process in Older Age, Study Suggests
Reduced levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to an increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in older adults, according to a study published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A.
Largest world stock of animal-killing virus destroyed by UK lab
Scientists have destroyed the UK's laboratory stocks of a virus that once caused devastating cattle losses.
Is Consciousness a Fundamental Quality of the Universe?
Scientists have long been trying to understand human consciousness - the subjective 'stuff' of thoughts and sensations inside our minds.
Harvard chemists' breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent
'Unprecedented achievement' provides sufficient quantities of a fully synthetic halichondrin molecule for clinical trials now underway
The Damage of Dad-Shaming
More than half of the fathers in a national poll reported being criticized about their parenting decisions.

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