Brain cancer linked to tissue healing
Brain tumours might arise when tissue does not heal properly-- a finding that opens up new ideas about how cancer develops and how to combat it
Study of Over 50,000 People Links Brown Fat With Better Health Outcomes
A large new study has provided strong evidence that people with brown fat in their bodies are less likely to suffer from a range of health conditions.
Bedside EEG test can aid prognosis in unresponsive brain injury patients
Could yield important insights into how they might recover
COVID-19 vaccines may not work as well against South African variant, experts worry
A coronavirus variant identified in South Africa may not be as vulnerable to COVID-19 vaccines as other strains, some scientists say.
An epidemic of overdiagnosis: Melanoma diagnoses sky rocket
Melanoma of the skin is now the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US
Gut microbe may promote breast cancers
Short-term exposure to B. fragilis toxin leaves lasting impression in cells, increasing the risk for cancer
Scientists Warn of an 'Imminent' Stratospheric Warming Event Around The North Pole
Sudden stratospheric warming nudges frigid polar air from Siberia into Europe
A prognostic Alzheimer's disease blood test in the symptom-free stage
Memory deficit is a normal side effect of aging; at what point does memory loss become pathological?
New strategy to fight world’s most potent poison passes first tests in animals
Neutered forms of botulinum toxin chase their deadly counterpart into nerves and disarm it
Producing milk from yeast that looks and tastes like cow's milk
Might a new technological development of researchers from Tel Aviv University soon revolutionize the dairy products we consume?
Severe allergic reactions to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are 'rare,' CDC says
Works out to 11.1 cases per 1 million doses
Protein that can be toxic in the heart and nerves may help prevent Alzheimer's
Can prevent the formation of toxic protein clumps associated with Alzheimer's disease
Why the search for the real origin of the coronavirus is a global concern
An upcoming World Health Organization mission to China intends to investigate the matter.
Researchers uncover gut bacteria that can break down cholesterol
Treating high cholesterol by manipulating the gut microbiome could prevent cardiovascular disease
Where antibiotic resistance comes from
Scientists have traced back the evolutionary history of antibiotic resistance genes
This is how hominins adapted to a changing world 2 million years ago
Early hominins succeeded by being generalists with basic, versatile tools.
Two more life-saving Covid drugs discovered
Two more life-saving drugs have been found that can cut deaths by a quarter in patients who are sickest with Covid.
Dog Domestication May Have Begun because Paleo Humans Couldn't Stomach the Original Paleo Diet
Unable to digest large amounts of protein, hunters likely left scraps that could have led to the taming of wolves
This Is When You Should Work Out Each Day to Help Keep Weight Off, Study Suggests
To make the most of your exercise, you should do it at the same time each day
Birds Have a Mysterious 'Quantum Sense'. For The First Time, Scientists Saw It in Action
Evidence of quantum physics directly affecting a biochemical reaction in a cell
Now We Know Why Platypus Are So Weird - Their Genes Are Part Bird, Reptile, And Mammal
10 sex chromosomes, a pair of venomous spurs, a coat of fluorescent fur, and skin that 'sweats' milk
Evidence of water movement found in meteorites that only recently fell to Earth
Evidence of relatively recent water movement in meteorites
Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Variant Does Not Affect Vaccine: Study
An engineered coronavirus with the N501Y mutation―one of many mutations present in the emerging B.1.1.7 and 501.V2 variants of the coronavirus―is neutralized by the sera of COVID-19 vaccine recipients.
A 25-Year Study Just Identified 6 Distinct Types of Prediabetes
Based on shared biomarkers, including glucose levels, liver fat, body fat distribution, blood lipid levels, and genetic risk
High Pollen May Trigger Mysterious Flares of Chronic Bladder Pain in Some People
In people with a chronic pelvic condition, high pollen could also be triggering bouts of pelvic pain
Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
Megalodons gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans
Identified annual growth bands in a vertebra of the extinct megatooth shark
Study identifies exposure to common food-borne pathogen linked to rare brain cancer
Link between toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and the risk of glioma
First human culture lasted 20,000 years longer than thought
Some 11 thousand years ago, Africa's furthest west harbored the last populations to preserve tool-making traditions first established by the earliest members of our species