New Way to Heal Broken Bones Faster May Also Make Them 3x Stronger
A new high-tech way of healing broken bones could take less time, and also make them over three times stronger.
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Cancer Breakthrough Found to Boost Immune Cells Without Harmful Side-Effects By Directing Protein Cytokines
A new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer—avoiding harmful side-effects such as hair loss—has been developed.
'Like Finding a Unicorn': Researchers Rediscover Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, a Bird Lost to Science for 140 Years
the black-naped pheasant-pigeon was rediscovered on Fergusson Island, New Guinea, and is now almost certainly the most endangered bird there.
A Good Night's Sleep Really Does Make Us Happier - By Dampening Negative Emotions
Sleep really can make us happier-as the brain triages emotions, solidifying the positive emotions while dampening the negative ones.
Farmer Leads Scientists to Fossilized Egg From Prehistoric Giant Turtle - With a Revealing Embryo Inside
A very long-lived family, the turtles, filled in its family tree a little by the find of a fossilized embryo from the Cretaceous Period.
'Fantastic Grandmas' Have Been Spending Retirement Photographing Venomous Sea Snakes for Science
For 3 years, these golden gals have been embarking on volunteer sea snake research expeditions-and their work has made a great difference to science.
New Technology for Saving Endangered Sea Turtles Uses Decoy GPS Eggs to Catch Poachers - And it Works
A new study published in the journal Current Biology has found that planting GPS-enabled decoy eggs could help find baby turtle traffickers.
Protein Changes in Blood Could Become New Test for Catching Breast Cancer Up to 2 Years Early
On Wednesday, researchers revealed they found the levels of proteins in people's blood changed before they were diagnosed with breast cancer.
Disaster Survivors in Remote Areas Could be Kept Alive - By Edible Drones
What if drones were made of food to send into disaster areas? Now, researchers have created a flying craft with wings made of rice cakes.
Black Hole Found Shredding a Nearby Star into 'Spaghetti' is Pivotal Moment for Astronomers
An intermediate-sized black hole lurking undetected in a dwarf galaxy was observed gobbling up an unlucky star that strayed too close.
Mindfulness Program Shown to Be as Effective as Antidepressant Drugs for Treating Anxiety Disorders
A mindfulness stress reduction program was as effective as the common anti-anxiety drug escitalopram for patients with anxiety disorder.
First Patient Gets Potentially Cancer-Stopping Pill - Study is Recruiting Those with Resistant Tumors For a Trial
A trial began for a novel pill that stopped reoccurring tumors from breast, prostate, brain, ovarian, cervical, skin and lung cancers.
Misinformation Experiment Has Potential to 'Inoculate' Millions of Social Media Users
Briefly exposing social media users to the tricks behind misinformation boosts awareness of online falsehoods—and Google is set to deploy.
Living Near Water as a Child is Linked to Better Mental Health and Well-being in Adulthood: Study
Using research from 18 countries, a new study concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes as children. The findings were replicated in each of the 18 countries, say the authors studying ‘blue spaces'. Mounting […]
'Ground Breaking' Patient Who Survived 12 Different Types of Cancer Could Hold Key to Detection and Treating
A unique patient who has survived a dozen different types of cancer tumors has scientists looking to harness their powers for treatments.
Delicious Cancer Breakthrough: Pomegranates Found to Significantly Fuel Tumor-Fighting Immune Cells
A new study shows a substance found in pomegranates significantly boosts the immune system to fight cancer—with endlessly rejuvenated T cells.
Birds Have Self Control Just Like Humans-And Some Have a Lot of It
One particularly bright bird 'JayLo', ignored a piece of cheese and waited a full five-and-a-half-minutes for a mealworm.
Drinking Black Tea May Reduce the Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease, Says Study of Half-Million Brits
Drinking black tea may reduce the risk of dying young from heart disease, according to a new study of a half-million people, ages 40-69.
Being Around Birds Boosts Our Mental Well-Being Even 8 Hours After Hearing Them
Seeing or hearing birds provides a lift to mental health—with the boost lasting for up to eight hours, according to the findings.
Short Brisk Walks Instead of Long Strolls May Cut Risk of Heart Disease, Says Key Study of 88,000
A study of movement tracking found a brisk daily 15-minute walk is enough to cut the risk of heart disease, but a 30-minute stroll is not.
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