New study finds mistimed sleep disrupts rhythms of genes in humans A new study from the University of Surrey, published today in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), found that the daily rhythms of our genes are disrupted when sleep times shift. Researchers ...

Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria Additional research needed to uncover how water contamination threatens patient safety New research finds significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators ...

Frog fathers don't mind dropping off their tadpoles in cannibal-infested pools Male dyeing poison frogs make seemingly strange parental decisions in depositing tadpoles in not-so-safe havens Given a choice, male dyeing poison frogs snub empty pools in favor of ones ...

Novel nanotherapy breakthrough may help reduce recurrent heart attacks and stroke Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai designs HDL nanoparticle to deliver statin medication inside inflamed blood vessels to prevent repeat ...

Different sponge species have highly specific, stable microbiomes, MBL team reports WOODS HOLE, Mass. —The sea sponge is about as simple as an animal can get, but its associated bacterial community—its microbiome —is known to approach the complexity of the diverse ...

British Muslims with diabetes need more healthcare support during Ramadan British Muslims with diabetes may avoid attending GP surgeries to discuss fasting during the holy month of Ramadan with potentially serious consequences for their future health, ...

Cocaine users enjoy social interactions less In Europe as well as worldwide, cocaine is the second most frequently used drug after cannabis. Chronic cocaine users display worse memory performance, concentration difficulties, and attentional deficits but also ...

Depression higher than previously reported in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis Levels of depression and anxiety in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are higher than previously reported, according to new research Levels of depression ...

Researchers discover an epigenetic lesion in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease can reach epidemic range in the coming decades, by the increasing average age of society. There are two key issues for Alzheimer's disease: ...

Large-scale HPV self-testing proves effective for screening cervical cancer Self-testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – is as effective at detecting cancer as a conventional smear test (cytology screening) ...

The scientific explanation of why beer overflows This news release is available in Spanish. Scientists at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid reveal the physical phenomenon that explains beer's rapid transformation from a liquid to a foamy state as the result of an impact. ...

Infectious diseases experts issue guidance on health-care personnel attire Recommendations to help prevent health-care-associated infections transmitted through clothing New guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) ...

Radiation before surgery more than doubles mesothelioma survival: UHN study (TORONTO, Canada – January 20, 2014) – Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for ...

Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students Canadian schools with explicit anti-homophobia interventions such as gay-straight alliances (GSAs) may reduce the odds of suicidal thoughts and attempts among both sexual minority ...

Childhood obesity can only be tackled with broad public health interventions Public health researchers from the University of Manchester have found single dietary interventions are not effective at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight ...

A 21st century adaptation of the Miller-Urey origin of life experiments A safe approach to investigating how organic molecules could come about from inorganic compounds Today, January 21, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, published a ...

Peekaboo... I see through! MIT team develops a new, inexpensive transparent projection screen Picture the Louvre pyramid: the iconic glass pyramid that serves as main entrance and skylight to the landmark museum. The pyramid ...

Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins Berkeley — Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals. But bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, saw inspiration in the big birds for a new ...

Virginia Tech researcher develops energy-dense sugar battery 'Sugar is a perfect energy storage compound in nature,' Y.H. Percival Zhang said. 'So it's only logical that we try to harness this natural power in an environmentally friendly way to produce a battery.' A Virginia Tech ...

Probability of blindness from glaucoma has nearly halved Researchers cite advances in diagnosis and therapy as likely causes for reduction; caution that a significant proportion of devastating eye disease sufferers still progress to blindness SAN FRANCISCO ...

Source of Galapagos eruptions is not where models place it University of Oregon study finds plume to the southeast, explaining active volcanic activity in the islands EUGENE, Ore. -- Images gathered by University of Oregon scientists using seismic waves penetrating ...

Study finds decreased life expectancy for multiple sclerosis patients (Boston) – The first large scale study in the U.S. on the mortality of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been published and provides new information about the life expectancy ...

Arctic warmth unprecedented in 44,000 years, reveals ancient moss When the temperature rises on Baffin Island, in the Canadian high Arctic, ancient Polytrichum mosses, trapped beneath the ice for thousands of years, are exposed. Using radiocarbon dating, new research in Geophysical ...

Are anti-poaching efforts repeating the mistakes of the 'war on drugs'? Illegal poaching, fuelled by the demand for alternative 'medicines' and luxury goods in Asian markets, continues unabated. In response unprecedented levels of funding are being invested in enforcement, ...

Anti-swine flu vaccination linked to increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults Pandemrix is an influenza vaccination, created in 2009 to combat H1N1, known as Swine Flu. Now, a team of Swedish clinicians testing the vaccine for links to immune-related or neurological diseases ...