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Bird In The Oven: It's Not The Time - It's The Temp | Video
When is it safe to carve up your Thanksgiving turkey and eat it? Don't time your turkey; take its temperature. Here's how to properly measure your bird's core to ensure...
Clues to cause of kids' brain tumors
Insights from a genetic condition that causes brain cancer are helping scientists better understand the most common type of brain tumor in children.
F.D.A. Seeks More Control Over Drug Compounders
Pharmacy compounding has come under a spotlight in recent months, after a center produced pain medicine contaminated with fungus that caused a national meningitis outbreak.
Timing of first menstual cycle may be predictor of cardiovascular disease risk in women
Age at onset of menarche (first menstrual cycle) is associated with increased body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and overall obesity in adulthood, according to a recent study.
Diabetic patients have higher prevalence of hearing impairment
Patients with diabetes have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing impairment than patients without diabetes, according to a recent.
BPA shown to disrupt thyroid function in pregnant animals and offspring
In utero exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) can be associated with decreased thyroid function in newborn sheep, according to a recent study.
Cancer: Exercise reduces tiredness
Aerobic exercise can help relieve the fatigue often associated with cancer and cancer treatment, according to researchers. Their updated systematic review strengthens findings from an earlier version on cancer-related fatigue.
International action needed to ensure the quality of medicines and tackle the fake drugs trade
A global treaty is urgently needed to tackle the deadly trade of substandard and fake medicines, say leading experts in a new paper.
Relatives of people who die suddenly from heart problems have greatly increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Relatives of young people who have died suddenly from a heart-related problem are at greatly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
How threat, reward and stress come together to predict problem drinking
Having a drink after a stressful day at work may seem like a natural response for some, but can your neural circuits predict when a drink or two will become...
Who Needs Consciousness? We Can Read and Do Math Without Being Aware
People can process short sentences and solve equations before they're aware of the words and numbers in front of their eyes.
Bacterial DNA sequence used to map an infection outbreak
For the first time, researchers have used DNA sequencing to help bring an infectious disease outbreak in a hospital to a close. Researchers used advanced DNA sequencing technologies to confirm...
Soccer players may injure brains when 'heading' ball, study says
Scans of 12 pros show damage resembling that of patients with mild traumatic brain injury, scientists say. But it's not certain that heading caused the damage.Soccer players who repeatedly strike...
Scientists debate a license to smoke cigarettes
Two professors have a public debate over a provocative proposition to curb tobacco smoking
750-Leg Millipede Even Weirder Than Thought
World's "leggiest" animal also has no mouth and sports back hairs that make a silklike substance.
Searching for Paralympic heroes – in a basement | Frank Norman
Heroic accounts of scientific history are usually an oversimplification; the truth is more complicated. Ludwig Guttmann revolutionised the treatment of spinal cord injuries and invented the Paralympic games, but there is a longer...
Has the internet lead to fewer male drivers on the road?
(Phys.org)—While both young and middle-aged men and women are less likely to have a driver's license today than nearly 20 years ago, the proportion of male motorists is declining at...
Chelation-therapy heart trial draws fire
Critics not persuaded that metal-snaring treatment works.Nature 491 313 doi: 10.1038/491313a
The Importance of Regular Mental Health Checkups
Unlike annual medical checkups, the idea of regular mental health checkups is less established, but early diagnosis can avert suffering and save money.
Green Blog: As Floods Recede, Superfund Neighborhoods Fear Contamination
Residents and businesses around Superfund sites like the Gowanus Canal worry about bacteria, toxic material and other kinds of contamination from flood waters.
Tracing the source of salmonella infection: Biochemists analyze channel that makes pathogen resistant to cytotoxins
The bacterial pathogen Salmonella typhimurium, which causes salmonella infection, is resistant to many cytotoxins the human immune system produces in order to defend itself against invaders. Scientists have now succeeded...
Common enzyme deficiency may hinder plans to eradicate malaria
In malaria-endemic countries, 350 million people are predicted to be deficient in an enzyme that means they can suffer severe complications from taking primaquine, a key drug for treating relapsing...
Early changes in liver function could indicate life-threatening infection
Early changes in liver function detected by novel techniques can identify severe infection (sepsis) hours after onset and so could have important implications for the treatment of patients who are...
First-of-its-kind program improves outcomes for seniors admitted for trauma
A first-of-its-kind program lowers risk of delirium in elderly patients admitted for trauma and decreases the likelihood they will be discharged to a long-term care facility.
Teenagers' brains affected by preterm birth
Teenagers born prematurely may suffer brain development problems that directly affect their memory and learning abilities.
Scientists question designation of some emerging diseases
The Ebola, Marburg and Lassa viruses are commonly referred to as emerging diseases, but leading scientists say these life-threatening viruses have been around for centuries.
Orangutan's chemotherapy treatment for cancer ends
(AP)—The medical team for an 8-year-old orangutan with cancer in Miami says she no longer needs to undergo chemotherapy.
TV review: Chateau Chunder; Heston's Fantastical Food; Dara Ó Briain's Science Club
Chardonnay or Kanga Rouge? How Australia conquered the wine worldChateau Chunder: When Australian Wine Changed the World (BBC4) opened with an excerpt from a classic Monty Python audio sketch called Australian Table Wines....