Physical and cognitive fitness may affect ALS risk
New research suggests that physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adulthood may have effects...
Age-old secret that Hollywood celebrities try to keep from you has been uncovered
Credit: Lauren Mulligan/Wits University Hollywood celebrities spend large amounts of dollars on it. The hunky stud at the local pub...
An issue whose time has come: Sex/gender influences on nervous system function
Following decades of clinical research largely excluding females, scientists are finding that there are large differences in men and women...
Life took hold on land 300 million years earlier than thought
Credit: Sami Nabhan/FSU Jena Life took hold on land at least as early as 3.2 billion years ago, suggests a...
Increasing cost of natural hazards as climate changes
A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century...
Dependency can be an evolutionary advantage
Credit: Glen D'Souza, Christian Kost / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology It has been known for quite some time...
Proteins as an early warning system for type 1 diabetes?
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Certain proteins in the blood of children can predict incipient...
Researchers unravel viruses’ strategies to dodge immune systems
As mammals evolve, so do mammalian viruses. In doing so, they develop creative and effective ways to counter and evade...
Drug shows promise for preventing pre-term birth
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have successfully tested a drug that is showing some early promise in efforts to...
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a...
Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
Substantial weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by 50 per cent and in...
Understanding cancer worries could break down barriers to seeking help
RECOGNISING the reasons people worry about a potential cancer diagnosis could help ease concern and encourage people with possible cancer...
Tumor cells in blood samples could predict prostate cancer spread
Researchers have found a group of circulating tumour cells in prostate cancer patient blood samples which are linked to the...
Ill-treatment and working the night shift increases nurse turnover
Workplace incivility, characterised by subtle forms of mistreatment (such as a dismissive gesture, raised voices or harsh words) can lead...
Brain tumor characteristics could help predict survival in people over 70
Characteristics like seizures, location of the tumour, and pressure in the brain, give insight into length of survival and treatment...
Gut microbes linked to immunotherapy response in melanoma patients
Patients with malignant melanoma -- whose disease has spread -- are more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment if they...
Andeans with altitude sickness produce massive amounts of red blood cells
Credit: UC San Diego Health To better understand why some people adapt well to life at high altitude while others...
Ovary regeneration in salamanders could provide solutions to human infertility
Axolotl salamanders are extremely resilient, but very little research has been done on their incredible ability to regenerate internal organs...
Early planned birth linked to risk of poor child development
Planned births occur where a considered decision is made to deliver an infant, and in recent years there have been...
The Caucasus as an ‘island’ in the ‘sea’ of steppes: New insights in mosquito evolution
Credit: Dr Mukhamed Karmokov From a geographical point of view, the Caucasus is far from an island or even a...
