Methane could be the first detectable indication of life beyond Earth
If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers.
Common Arthritis Drug Offers New Hope For Treating Severe Alopecia
Rheumatoid arthritis and a severe form of hair loss called alopecia areata might not seem like they have much in common. One causes joint pain and swelling, while the other leads to dramatic, patchy loss of hair.
Japan relaunches its HPV vaccination drive. For thousands of women, it may be too late
Safety concerns led the government to stop recommending the shots in 2013
There's Something Truly Unique About Pluto's Landscape, New Study Says
At the distant end of the Solar System, far from the Sun's warmth and light, a truly unique world drifts in the alien darkness.
Psychotropic Med Use Tied to 'Striking' Post-COVID Dementia Risk
Older adults taking psychotropic medication before contracting COVID-19 are at increased risk dementia in the year following the illness, new research suggests.
Volcanoes, diamonds, and blobs: a billion-year history of Earth's interior shows it's more mobile than we thought
Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists Reveal Another Consequence of Poor Sleep: More Belly Fat
Insufficient sleep is linked with an increase in fat accumulation
The human fingertip can sense single atom substitutions in a surface
The human fingertip can not only perceive subtle differences as small as single atom substitutions in silane monolayers, but can also detect differences in a polymer’s crystallinity.
Common Coronavirus Infections Don’t Generate Effective Antibodies Against COVID
Prior infection with HCoVs is unlikely to protect against COVID-19
We finally have a fully complete human genome
About 8 percent of the genome was missing from earlier versions of the genetic instruction book
Monkeys often eat fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our taste for booze
New study supports the "drunken monkey" hypothesis, which proposes the scent of alcohol led monkeys to ripe, fermenting and nutritious fruit
Distinct Gut Bacterial Communities are Associated with Personality Traits: Study
New research provides evidence that four traits may have unique yet overlapping gut bacteria profiles
Some Types of Asthma Protect Against Severe COVID-19, And We May Finally Know Why
People with some types of asthma are doing better than expected –we might at last understand why
A Plant’s Whole Life Depended on a Mystery Accomplice
A rare animal found a rare plant. Then, it seems, the two teamed up.
Combination of Biomarkers Discovered That Can Identify Common Cognitive Disease
It is possible to identify patients with subcortical small-vessel disease by combining two biomarkers that are measured in spinal fluid and blood
LLow-Sodium Diet Did Not Cut Clinical Events in Heart Failure
A low-sodium diet was not associated with a reduction in future clinical events in a new study in ambulatory patients with heart failure.
Compound From Cardamom Spice Can Kill Aggressive Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Study shows that compound from cardamom shows promise for treating aggressive breast cancer.
Wild New Paper Suggests T. Rex Had Short Arms So Friends Wouldn't Bite Them Off
The teeny tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex have been the butt of jokes for many scientists and non-scientists alike.