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Daily coffee may help prevent blindness from glaucoma, aging and diabetes
Alex CukanITHACA, N.Y., May 8 (UPI) -- Daily coffee may help prevent blindness from glaucoma, aging and diabetes because it contains chlorogenic acid, a strong antioxidant.
Novel analyses improve identification of cancer-associated genes from microarray data
A new gene expression analysis approach for identifying cancer genes has been identified by scientists. The study results challenge the current paradigm of microarray data analysis and suggest that the...
Oklahoma execution renews debate on doctors' role
CHICAGO (AP) -- A botched lethal injection in Oklahoma this week has renewed a debate on whether doctors should be banned from executions - or required...
Musicians have elevated risk of hearing loss
Compared to the general public, professional musicians' risk of hearing loss and ringing in the ears is higher, a new study shows.
'Til sickness do us part: How illness affects the risk of divorce
In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health. But a new study finds that the risk of divorce among older married couples rises...
Anti-leukemia vaccine reported hope of future
Fifty years ago, Science News Letter reported on the promise of a vaccine to prevent leukemia. No preventive vaccine has come to pass, but leukemia vaccines as treatments has yielded...
Dispatcher-assisted CPR increases survival among children
Children who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital are more likely to survive with good brain function if emergency dispatchers give bystanders CPR instruction. CPR with chest compressions and breaths...
UV nail salon lamps linked to small increased risk of skin cancer
Using higher-wattage ultra violet lamps at nail salons to dry and cure polish was associated with more ultra violet-A radiation being emitted, but the brief exposure after a manicure would...
Research could improve pharmaceuticals testing
An effort to develop a new technique for measuring moisture in pharmaceuticals is underway, which could be 100 times more sensitive than a popular current method. "The analysis for water...
New tool to aid in dolphin strandings
The cause of dolphin strandings has long been a mystery but a new study shows that clues about survival rates after release may be found in the sea mammal’s blood....
Low-fat diet helps fatigue in people with MS, study shows
People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in saturated fat had much less MS-related fatigue at the end of that year -- and...
China study improves understanding of disease spread
The travel and socialization patterns of people in Southern China can give greater insight into how new diseases such as bird flu may spread between populations. "The next flu pandemic...
Australian tsunami database reveals threat to continent
Australia's coastline has been struck by up to 145 possible tsunamis since prehistoric times, causing deaths previously unreported in the scientific literature, a UNSW Australia study has revealed.
Extreme sleep: Change in durations may affect brain health in later life
A new research study led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital […]
Are we ready for a prenatal screening test for autism?
A blood test for diagnosing autism is becoming a realistic possibility, but the ethical implications are profound Continue reading...
Taking inspiration from green tea
Understanding how polyphenols interfere with cholesterol’s biosynthesis could help scientists design better cholesterol-lowering drugs
J&J suspends sales of fibroid removal device after FDA warning
Johnson & Johnson is halting sales of devices used to remove growths in the uterus following a U.S. government warning that the electronic surgical tools can inadvertently spread cancer to...
Pig bladders help wounded humans regrow damaged muscle, scientists say
They had each lost slabs of muscle to bomb blasts or other physical traumas, then struggled to regain even partial function of their mangled legs. Some even considered amputation.
Stem cells from teeth can make brain-like cells
This is the distinct neuronal-like appearance of a mouse-derived dental pulp stem cell following the induction process. University of Adelaide researchers have discovered that stem cells taken from teeth can...
Air pollution dangerously high for almost half of U.S.
"State of the Air" report by the American Lung Association finds cause for concern - but also signs of improvement
Fast-acting antidepressant appears within reach
In mice, a drug produces evidence of a mood lift within 24 hours and then continues working for sustained depression relief. A fast-acting antidepressant would be a welcome development for...
Identifying factors responsible for altered drug dosing for pregnant women
Pregnancy affects how drugs are metabolized, which makes it difficult for physicians to prescribe appropriate dosing. Medical researchers have revealed new details about one particular enzyme that’s responsible for the...
Why Execution Drugs Don't Always Work as Planned
After Oklahoma death-row inmate Clayton Lockett received a lethal injection, he lived for 43 minutes, convulsing and writhing on the gurney before finally dying of a heart attack, according to...
Involvement of gene in lentivirus infections of sheep, goats has been established
The mechanism of the action of the small ruminant lentivirus, a type of virus in the same family as HIV and which infects sheep and goat species, has been studied...
MRI-guided biopsy for brain cancer improves diagnosis
Neurosurgeons have, for the first time, combined real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with novel non-invasive cellular mapping techniques to develop a new biopsy approach that increases the accuracy of...
Obese and Healthy? Maybe Not, Study Says
Obese people who don't have certain signs of heart disease now may still be at higher risk for future disease than normal-weight people, according to a new study.
Matter: In 1918 Flu Pandemic, Timing Was a Killer
The outbreak was unusual in claiming many people in their late 20s. A new study says they may have died because they had antibodies to a different flu strain.
Taking a Shot at a Tropical Killer
Novel DNA vaccine triggers immune attack on leishmaniasis parasites