Study shows pain causes older adults to develop more inflammation over time
With a thermode — a device that looks like a microphone with a copper tip — the UF researchers applied heat to the feet...
New method allows first look at key stage of human development, embryo implantation
Molecular markers delineate the different cell types within an attached human embryo, shown here 12 days after fertilization. A structure called the epiblast, for...
Humans have faster metabolism than closely related primates, enabling larger brains
Chimpanzee. Adjusted for body size, on a daily basis humans consume 400 more calories than chimpanzees. Credit: © Patrick Bouquet / Flickr
Loyola University Chicago...
Human heart cells respond less to e-cig vapour than tobacco smoke
New research has showed substantial differences in the way human heart cells respond to e-cigarette smoke and conventional cigarette smoke.
Researchers from the Medical Research...
Ketamine lifts depression via a byproduct of its metabolism
Credit: NIH - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
A chemical byproduct, or metabolite, created as the body breaks down ketamine likely holds the secret...
Star with different internal driving force than the sun
On our star, the Sun, the sunspots are seen in a belt around the equator. Sunspots are cool areas caused by the strong magnetic...
Yeast infection linked to mental illness
Candida. Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus naturally found in small amounts in human digestive tracts, but its overgrowth in warm, moist environments causes...
Top 10 most popular reptiles (also the scariest…)
Komodo dragon (Credit: © jjjj56cp / Flickr)
Scientists from Oxford University and Tel Aviv University have ranked the world's most 'popular' reptiles, revealing the species...
Comet craters: literal melting pots for life on Earth
First author Edel O'Sullivan enjoys the sunshine by the Sudbury Crater in Canada.Credit: Trinity College Dublin
Geochemists from Trinity College Dublin's School of Natural Sciences...
Researchers identify new autism blood biomarker
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a blood biomarker that may aid in earlier diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder, or...
Survival of the oldest: Why do some species make it when some don’t?
The oldest surviving species of vertebrates, such as the cane toad and the California sea lion, which have endured past extreme environmental events, will...
