Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link farming, herding with emergence of new disease
Scientists present the first ancient DNA that links the spread of farming culture in ancient Eurasia to the emergence of human-adapted pathogens
Supplementing diet with amino acid successfully staves off signs of ALS in pre-clinical study
The addition of dietary L-serine, a naturally occurring amino acid necessary for formation of proteins and nerve cells, delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in an animal study.
Why Edgar Allan Poe probably did not kill himself
A computational analysis of language used by the writer Edgar Allan Poe has revealed that his mysterious death was unlikely to have been suicide.
Too much of a good thing may lead to too much of a liver as well
When uncontrolled and overabundant, a protein that protects against harmful oxidants appears to fuel liver enlargement and may be linked to host of metabolic conditions
FDA OKs Quadrivalent, Adjuvanted Flu Vaccine for Older Adults
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first quadrivalent, adjuvanted influenza vaccine to protect adults aged 65 years or older against seasonal influenza.
Bushfires burned a fifth of Australia's forest: study
"Globally unprecedented" wildfires have destroyed more than a fifth of the country's forests
Why Some COVID-19 Cases Are Worse than Others
Emerging data as well as knowledge from the SARS and MERS coronavirus outbreaks yield some clues as to why SARS-CoV-2 affects some people worse than others.
Scientists discover first known animal that doesn't breathe
This is the first animal on Earth proven to have no mitochondrial genome and no way to breathe.
Weight gain associated with accelerated lung function decline in adulthood
A new study is the first to analyze weight changes in adults and their effects on lung function over a 20-year period
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: New therapy could help relieve persistent cough
4-10% of adults worldwide have a chronic cough -- a cough lasting more than 8 weeks
Billion-year-old green algae is an ancestor of all plants on Earth
Green seaweeds were important players in the ocean, long before their descendants took control on land.
New Experiment With Human Stem Cells Ends Up Rapidly Curing Diabetes in Mice
Within two weeks their blood glucose levels had returned to normal and stayed that way for many months
Sex-specific traits of the immune system explain men's susceptibility to obesity
Adipose tissue produces a range of different hormones.
Turbulent times revealed on Asteroid 4 Vesta
Planetary scientists at Curtin University have shed some light on the tumultuous early days of the largely preserved protoplanet Asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest asteroid in our Solar System.
Mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland solved
The dinosaur in the cupboard under the stairs
Cannabis compound acts as an antibiotic
CBG helped control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus  infections in mice
No benefit found in using broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial pneumonia treatment
Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defense against pneumonia should probably reconsider this approach
CT provides best diagnosis for COVID-19
Chest CT outperformed lab testing in the diagnosis of 2019 novel coronavirus disease
Drivers of expensive cars less likely to yield for pedestrians: UNLV study
Researchers also found that motorists overall yielded less frequently for men and non-whites
This rainy exoplanet could be ripe for life
Nearby exoplanet with rainclouds in its atmosphere may have habitable conditions at its surface
Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants
Hyper-accumulating plants thrive in metallic soil that kills other vegetation, and botanists are testing the potential of phytomining.
Judge Rules Unreported Clinical Trial Data Must Be Made Public
The sponsors of upwards of 1,000 clinical trials may be forced to publish data that have gone unpublished over a 10-year period.
Test to detect COVID-19 within 30 minutes developed in Japan
Riken have developed a technology that can detect COVID-19 in only 10 to 30 minutes.
Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the universe
Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang.
Drug used for breast, kidney cancers may also extend survival for head and neck cancers
May present a new treatment option for a group of patients whose survival rates have not improved in more than 30 years.
Gene loss more important in animal kingdom evolution than previously thought
Study reveals evolution does not always mean more complexity
First-ever pathology of the early phase of lung infection with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
First study to describe the pathology of disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19 pneumonia
Medical Mystery: Beer-Linked Kidney Failure and Paralysis
A middle-aged man with abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, and unexplained acute kidney injury
A Bold and Controversial Idea for Making Breast Milk
The obsession with breastfeeding has inspired a start-up to make human milk outside the human body.
Newts and frogs light up like glow sticks under the right light
Shine the right type of light and they will light up like glow sticks
The co-evolution of plants and humans
Botanical historian puts new twist on plant domestication.
New sense discovered in dog noses: The ability to detect heat
Dogs' noses just got a bit more amazing.
Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in 75 million-year-old baby duck-billed dinosaur
Microscopic analyses of skull fragments from nestling dinosaurs
Study reveals link between income inequality and French kissing
Income inequality may be linked to how often people French kiss, according to a worldwide study by Abertay University.
Learning difficulties linked to poor brain connectivity
New research suggests it's about 'hubs', not specific brain regions.
New Coronavirus May Circulate Forever as a Seasonal, Endemic Pathogen, Experts Fear
The new coronavirus is likely here to stay. Experts think will probably become a permanent part of the human respiratory-virus repertoire.