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Are You Immune to Cancer?
discovermagazine.com
Seven years ago, biochemist Zheng Cui of Wake Forest University was conducting a routine experiment, injecting test mice with a strain of cancer …
Ground Zero of Amphibian 'Apocalypse' Finally Found
realclearscience.com - Michael Greshko
Many of the world's amphibians are staring down an existential threat: an ancient skin-eating fungus that can wipe out entire forests' worth of frogs …
Dissecting the Enigma of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis
sciencemag.org
The causal organism of tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a slow-growing yet very successful pathogen. One characteristic of Mtb …
B.C. blueberry farmers could lose millions due to bee shortage
globalnews.ca - By Jon Azpiri and Jill Bennett
In about two or three weeks, Jason Smith’s blueberry fields will be in bloom and thousands of bees will be needed to pollinate his crop. Smith has …
Business (India)
Cancer Vaccine With 97% Complete Response Rate In Mice Starts Human Trials
Seeking Alpha - Christiana Friedman
A new cancer vaccine trial is now underway, as of March 27th, that is fundamentally different from any cancer vaccine trial held until now. Not only …
There may be five types of diabetes
Quartz - By Lila MacLellan
Diabetes is currently said to exist in essentially two variations: Type 1 and Type 2. But a group of medical scientists believe that division is overly simplistic. Writing in a study published by The Diabetes
Science Discovers Why Some People Are Motivated to Succeed While Others Aren't
Entrepreneur - John Rampton
People who seem naturally motivated really are. If you're not, you can motivate yourself. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There are mornings when I look over my to-do-list
These award-winning microscope photos reveal a bizarre universe just out of reach
Business Insider - Dave Mosher
A strange and unseen world exists at our fingertips, and only microscopes have the power to bring this hidden dimension into view. To honor the beauty and scientific importance of microscopic photographs—
Scientists Build DNA From Scratch, Create New Bacteria
The Inquisitr - Kaushal Odedra
Back in March, Scientists found the key to artificial life when they discovered they could create yeast from man-made DNA. In that experiment, the …
A Neuroscientist Just Tricked 4 Dodgy Journals Into Accepting a Fake Paper on 'Midi-Chlorians'
ScienceAlert - PETER DOCKRILL
If we ever needed a timely reminder that in the world of academic publishing not all scientific journals are created equal, we now have it. To test …
Saturated Fats
Don't believe the American Heart Assn. — butter, steak and coconut oil aren't likely to kill you
Los Angeles Times - By Nina Teicholz
Last month, the American Heart Assn. once again went after butter, steak and especially coconut oil with this familiar warning: The saturated fats in these foods cause heart disease. The organization's
Did Life on Earth Come From Outer Space?
VICE - Daniel Oberhaus
A look at the scientific evidence for panspermia. Where did life come from? It remains one the biggest questions in biology, and has preoccupied scientists for hundreds of years. The problem, simply put,
Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?
The Guardian - Stephen Buranyi
It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell. By Stephen Buranyi In 2011, Claudio Aspesi, a senior
Dr. Andrew Weil Says We’re Taking Too Many Medicines
The New York Times - By STEVEN PETROW
Dr. Andrew Weil, still sporting his trademark white whiskers at age 75, says that we are taking too many medications. Dr. Weil is perhaps best known for popularizing the concept of integrative medicine,
New Immune System Finding May Open Door to Novel Cancer Therapies
genengnews.com
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have identified a mechanism that the immune system uses to eliminate genetically …
Researchers Uncover What Causes Cancer Cells to Spread and How We Can Slow It
futurism.com - Abby Norman
Understanding Cancer Cells Treating cancer can be tricky: for one, cancer cells tend to spread quickly, known as metastasis — a behavior which …
Century-old Parkinson's question answered
bbc.co.uk - By James Gallagher
Scientists say they have found the first direct evidence that the immune system does attack the brain in Parkinson's disease. The role of "autoimmunity" was first suggested nearly a century ago, but had
The Human Genome Was Never Completely Sequenced
scientificamerican.com - Sharon Begley, STAT
The feat made headlines around the world: “Scientists Say Human Genome is Complete,” the New York Times announced in 2003. “The Human Genome,” the …
6 rituals that ancient wise men used to stay calm
Ladders - Eric Barker
The guys who invented the toga party can teach us about living well. People have enormous respect for ancient wisdom. They just don’t read it. Funny …
Quantum entanglement, science’s ‘spookiest’ phenomenon, achieved in space
The Washington Post - By Sarah Kaplan
Imagine you are a photon, a packet of light. You are a tiny blip of energy, hurtling through the universe on your own. But you have a twin, another photon to whom you have been intimately connected since
Heart Disease Drugs, Treatment: Snake Venom Treats Condition Without Bleeding Side Effect, Study Says
ibtimes.com - Elana Glowatz
A daily dose of snake venom might be the next treatment for people with heart disease, because a particular kind stops blood cells from clumping up …
Africa
The loss of Madagascar's unique palm trees will devastate ecosystems
theconversation.com - Mijoro Rakotoarinivo
Madagascar is a crucial diversity hot spot for palm tree species. 98% of the currently 204 known species do not occur anywhere else. This high …
Native Plants: 10 Alternatives to Invasive Garden Invaders
Gardenista - Justine Hand
The Pilgrims were not the only foreign settlers to come over on the Mayflower. The first exotic plants also ventured to the New World with early …
Want to Be Emotionally Resilient? Science Says Do This
Inc Magazine - By Minda Zetlin
Anyone can do it and it doesn't cost a thing. Do you worry a lot? Sometimes over things you absolutely can't control, so that worrying about them serves no practical purpose? Do you think you worry too
10 things we wish we’d known earlier about research: Tips from Journalist’s Resource staff
airsassociation.org - John Ritman
Here at Journalist’s Resource, we love research. Early in our careers, however, we as individual journalists didn’t always appreciate the value of …
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
Inc Magazine - By Amy Morin
Give up the bad habits that drain your mental strength. As a psychotherapist, I've witnessed countless people beating the odds. Despite the tragedies, hardships, and challenges they faced, they persisted.
Science Can’t Save the Earth This Time
The Daily Beast - James Rollins
In the movie The Martian, Matt Damon proves he can “science the shit” out of his situation to survive on a toxic planet. We, unfortunately, will not …
Artificial 'leaf' could beat real plants at converting sunlight
Engadget - Jon Fingas
Who knew that the future of energy would look so plant-like? Natural photosynthesis is considered a good target for solar energy conversion, but it's already considered old hat. Harvard scientists have
WATCH: The Blackest Material on Earth Can Make Dense Metal Float
ScienceAlert - BEC CREW
One of the very first things you'll learn in science class is that if something is denser than water, it sinks. A rock or a hunk of metal is denser …
Want a Brain That's 7 Years Younger? Science Says Do This
Inc Magazine - By Jessica Stillman
The brains of people who do this activity appear years younger than their actual age, a new study shows. If you want to feel younger, there's no substitute for healthy living and hitting the gym (though