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Research Uncovers Connection Between Craigslist Personals, HIV Trends
Jan. 30, 2015 — Craigslist's entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases, according to research. When mapped at the national level, more than 6,000 HIV cases annually and ... full story -
Skip the Dip! Super Bowl Team Cities See Spike in Flu Deaths
Jan. 30, 2015 — Having a team in the Super Bowl correlated to an average 18 percent increase in flu deaths among those over 65 years old, according to a study of health data covering 35 years of championship ... full story -
Ancient 'Genomic Parasites' Spurred Evolution of Pregnancy in Mammals
Jan. 29, 2015 — Large-scale genetic changes that marked the evolution of pregnancy in mammals have been identified by an international team of scientists. They found thousands of genes that evolved to be expressed ... full story -
Functioning Brain Tissue Grown in 3-D Structure
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers have induced human embryonic stem cells to self-organize into a three-dimensional structure similar to the cerebellum, providing tantalizing clues in the quest to recreate neural ... full story -
Feelings of Loneliness, Depression Linked to Binge-Watching Television
Jan. 29, 2015 — It seems harmless: getting settled in for a night of marathon session for a favorite TV show, like House of Cards. But why do we binge-watch TV, and can it really be harmless? A recent study has ... full story -
Beer Compound Could Help Fend Off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Jan. 28, 2015 — The health-promoting perks of wine have attracted the spotlight recently, leaving beer in the shadows. But scientists are discovering new ways in which the latter could be a more healthful beverage ... full story -
Game Theory Explains Social Interactions of Cancer Cells
Jan. 28, 2015 — The interactions of cancer cells may be explained by using game theory. The Public Goods Game is part of game theory and is used in economics as a model to analyze the provision of common goods. ... full story -
Researchers Find Hormone That Increases the Sex Drive of Mice
Jan. 27, 2015 — Mice that receive a supplement of the 'appetite hormone' ghrelin increase their sexual activity, scientists have found. Whether the hormone has the same impact on humans is unknown -- but ... full story -
Chemists Find a Way to Unboil Egg Whites: Ability to Quickly Restore Molecular Proteins Could Slash Biotechnology Costs
Jan. 26, 2015 — Chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites -- an innovation that could dramatically reduce costs for cancer treatments, food production and other segments of the $160 billion global ... full story -
Learning from Scorpions to Control Impulses
Jan. 26, 2015 — Scorpions can teach us a lot about the benefits of prolonging nerve impulses, and we might now be better students. The results of a new study could pave the way for easier identification of drugs ... full story -
Friends Know How Long You'll Live, Study Finds
Jan. 24, 2015 — Young lovers walking down the aisle may dream of long and healthy lives together, but close friends in the wedding party may have a better sense of whether those wishes will come true, suggests new ... full story -
Twitter Can Predict Rates of Coronary Heart Disease, According to Research
Jan. 21, 2015 — Twitter has broken news stories, launched and ended careers, started social movements and toppled governments, all by being an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their ... full story -
Editing the Brain: How New Epigenetic Tools Could Rewrite Our Understanding of Memory and More
Jan. 21, 2015 — Epigenetic changes are implicated in a host of neural conditions, from Alzheimer's-related memory loss to depression. Now, a revolutionary set of molecular editing tools is allowing scientists ... full story -
The Secret of Empathy: Stress from the Presence of Strangers Prevents Empathy, in Both Mice and Humans
Jan. 15, 2015 — The ability to express empathy -- the capacity to share and feel another's emotions -- is limited by the stress of being around strangers, according to a new study. Empathy is increasingly being ... full story -
Yak Dung Burning Pollutes Indoor Air of Tibetan Households
Jan. 15, 2015 — Tibet, the highest region on Earth and one of the most remote, is associated with vivid blue skies and the crystal clear air of the Himalayas. During the long cold season, however, the traditional ... full story -
Cone Snail Venom Holds Promise for Medical Treatments for Cancer, Addiction
Jan. 14, 2015 — While considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, snails have found a more intriguing use to scientists and the medical profession offering a plethora of research possibilities. Cone snails are ... full story -
First Contracting Human Muscle Grown in Laboratory
Jan. 13, 2015 — Researchers have grown human skeletal muscle in the laboratory that, for the first time, contracts and responds just like native tissue to external stimuli such as electrical pulses, biochemical ... full story -
Feeling Cold Is Contagious, Scientists Find
Jan. 13, 2015 — Just looking at somebody shivering is enough to make us feel cold, new research has found. Volunteers who watched videos of people putting their hands in cold water found their own body temperature ... full story -
Nothing to Squirm About: Space Station Worms Help Battle Muscle, Bone Loss
Jan. 13, 2015 — Two investigations on the space station help researchers seek clues to physiological problems found in astronauts by studying C. elegans -- a millimeter-long roundworm that is widely used as a model ... full story -
iPhone Separation Linked to Physiological Anxiety, Poor Cognitive Performance
Jan. 11, 2015 — Cell phone use has become a common part of life as mobile devices have become one of the most popular ways to communicate. Even so, very little research exists on the impact of cell phone usage and ... full story
- Research uncovers connection between Craigslist personals, HIV trends
- Skip the dip! Super Bowl team cities see spike in flu deaths
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, according to research
- Editing the brain: How new epigenetic tools could rewrite our understanding of memory and more
- The secret of empathy: Stress from the presence of strangers prevents empathy, in both mice and humans
- Yak dung burning pollutes indoor air of Tibetan households
- First contracting human muscle grown in laboratory
- Feeling cold is contagious, scientists find
- Nothing to squirm about: Space station worms help battle muscle, bone loss
- Expressing anger linked with better health in some cultures
- Brain imaging may help predict future behavior
- Too much gas, too little food appear major factors in injury, disease-related memory loss
- Was Beethoven's music literally heartfelt? Could a cardiac arrhythmia have influenced famous works by the musical great?
- DNA origami could lead to nano 'transformers' for biomedical applications
- 'Imaginary meal' tricks body into losing weight
- Startling benefit of cardiology meetings: Outcomes better when cardiologists away?
- Hunter-gatherer past shows our fragile bones result from inactivity since invention of farming
- Thumbs-up for mind-controlled robotic arm
- When you lose weight, where does the fat go? Most of the mass is breathed out as carbon dioxide, study shows
- What's on your surgeon's playlist?
- Human DNA shows traces of 40-million-year battle for survival between primate and pathogen
- 3-D maps of folded genome: Catalog of 10,000 loops reveals new form of genetic regulation
- Sharing that crowded holiday flight with countless hitchhiking dust mites
- Honeybee hive sealant promotes hair growth in mice
- Laughing gas shows promise for severe depression, pilot study suggests
- Poisonous cure: Toxic fungi may hold secrets to tackling deadly diseases
- 3-D printing to the rescue of gastronomy for frail seniors
- How does the brain react to virtual reality? Completely different pattern of activity in brain
- Pain in a dish: Researchers turn skin cells into pain sensing neurons
- Nail stem cells prove more versatile than press-ons
- Life's extremists may be an untapped source of antibacterial drugs
- Tapeworm found living inside a patient's brain: Worm removed and sequenced
- Bacterial slime: It's what's for dinner
- Unique sense of 'touch' gives a prolific bacterium its ability to infect anything
- Goodbye drafty backside, hello 'Model G' patient gown
- Biochemists build largest synthetic molecular 'cage' ever
- From dried cod to tissue sample preservation
- Credit score can also describe health status
- Rapid response for inflammation control in songbirds' brains could lead to therapies in humans
- Could depression actually be a form of infectious disease?
- Cannabis extract can have dramatic effect on brain cancer, says new research
- The science behind total recall: New player in brain function and memory
- Cold-induced pain linked to the garlic, mustard receptor
- Behavioral changes seen after sleep learning: Rotten egg smell blended with cigarette smell helps smokers' quit
- Virtual reality helps people to comfort, accept themselves
- Whole-genome sequences of the world's oldest living people: No genes significantly associated with extreme longevity
- ‘Smart’ drugs won’t make smart people smarter, research concludes
- Wearable device to track diet under development
- Body weight heavily influenced by gut microbes: Genes shape body weight by affecting gut microbes
- Images of a nearly invisible mouse
- All kidding aside: Medical clowns calm children during uncomfortable allergy test
- Having a Y chromosome doesn't affect women's response to sexual images, brain study shows
- The female nose always knows: Do women have more olfactory neurons?
- Forensic DNA test conclusively links snake bite marks on people to species
- For some, losing weight after bariaric surgery may be a matter of taste
- Compared with apes, people's gut bacteria lack diversity, study finds
- Dance choreography improves girls' computational skills
- New technique efficiently turns antibodies into highly tuned 'nanobodies'
- Improving imaging of cancerous tissues by 'reversing time'
- High-intensity sound waves may aid regenerative medicine
- Why scratching makes you itch more
- New tech aims to improve communication between dogs, humans
- Scientists generate first human stomach tissue in lab with stem cells
- Contamination likely explains 'food genes in blood' claim
- Parasite-schizophrenia connection: One-fifth of schizophrenia cases may involve the parasite T. gondii
- Gentle caffeine boost for premature babies
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