Good hydrations: Do I need eight glasses of water a day?
2019-03-03 08:07:04PlainpictureByGrahamLawtonIt’snotcalledAdam’salefornothing.Waterwaspresumablywhatourearlyancestorsdrank
[查看详情]Good hydrations: Is tea or coffee better for you?
2019-03-03 07:13:03PlainpictureByJoshuaHowgegoandCarolineWilliamsCoffeeisnogoodforyou–that’sthereceivedwisdom
[查看详情]What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills
2019-03-03 07:10:05DavidSeedPhotography/GettyByMattReynoldsNiceandsteadydoesit.Avideoanalysissystemusesmotiontrackingandmachinelearningtoassesshowgoodsurgeonsareatsuturingawound.“Differentsurgeonsallhavedifferentstyleso
[查看详情]Vision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment
2019-03-03 07:06:05GettyByAndyCoghlanAwomaninher80shasbecomethefirstpersontobesuccessfullytreatedwithinducedpluripotentstem(iPS)cells.Aslitheroflaboratory-maderetinalcellshasprotectedhereyesight
[查看详情]Your brain fills gaps in your hearing without you realising
2019-03-03 07:06:05PeopleImages/GettyByAylinWoodwardNoiseiseverywhere
[查看详情]When I try to imagine my girlfriend's face, I draw a blank
2019-03-03 07:04:03CourtesyofJean-PierreMooneyByAliceKleinJean-PierreMooney(pictured)knowsthecolourofhisgirlfriend’shairandeyes
[查看详情]Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air
2019-03-03 07:01:03Joungetal.NatureCommunicationsBySamWongWhenwaterfallstotheground
[查看详情]How much sleep do you really need?
2019-03-03 06:19:03Clang/Trunkarchive.comByCarolineWilliamsWEALLknow8hoursisthemagicnumberforadecentnight’ssleep.Orisit?Nobodyseemstoknowwherethisnumbercamefrom.Inquestionnaires
[查看详情]Brain’s inability to see that something is safe causes OCD
2019-03-03 06:18:01PhotoAlto/AlamyStockPhotoByClareWilsonTherepeatedthoughtsandurgesofobsessivecompulsivedisorder(OCD)maybecausedbyaninabilitytolearntodistinguishbetweensafeandriskysituations.Abrain-scanningstudyhasfoun
[查看详情]Robot that shows pain could teach doctors to recognise it better
2019-03-03 06:17:01Westend61/GettyByTimothyRevellCanyourecognisewhensomeoneisunwelljustbystudyingtheirface?Understandingexpressionscanhelpdoctorsimprovetheirdiagnoses
[查看详情]Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used
2019-03-03 06:04:03EducationImages/UIGviaGettyByDeboraMacKenzieAneworalEbolavaccineseemstoworksinapes–butthatdoesn’tmeanAfrica’sgreatapesarenowsafefromthevirus
[查看详情]To advance science we need to think about the impossible
2019-03-03 05:19:05FrancescoBongiorniHOWdoesscienceadvance?Thenumberofpaperspublishedannuallydoubledevery9yearsinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury;thenumberofworkingscientistsnowdoublesroughlyevery18years.Sowemightexpec
[查看详情]Anaesthesia: What really happens when the lights go out
2019-03-03 05:10:04FrancescoBongiorniByPhilipBallCOUNTslowlybackwardsfrom10.Beforeyoureachseven
[查看详情]Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould
2019-03-03 03:14:03ErinCadigan/AlamyStockPhotoByChelseaWhyteIt’sasilentkillerlurkingincommonfoods.Acarcinogenictoxinmadebymouldkillsthousandsaroundtheworldandforcesmillionsoftonnesofinfectedcropstobediscardedeachyear.Bu
[查看详情]Becoming a parent may add a year or two to your life
2019-03-03 03:12:05DominicLipinski/PAWireByNewScientiststaffandPressAssociationWhybecomeaparent?Wellforonething
[查看详情]UTIs could soon be life-threatening without new antibiotics
2019-03-03 02:20:01Erbe/Pooley/REX/ShutterstockByDeboraMacKenzieForthefirsttime
[查看详情]Autoimmune disorders linked to an increased risk of dementia
2019-03-03 02:19:01Zephyr/SciencePhotoLibraryByAndyCoghlanPeoplewhohaveautoimmunedisordersmaybe20percentmorelikelytodevelopdementia.That’saccordingtoananalysisof1.8millionhospitalcasesinEngland.Basedondatacollectedbetwe
[查看详情]Good hydrations: Is fruit juice better than soda?
2019-03-03 02:09:04GettyByDanielCossinsandGrahamLawtonSugarydrinksrotyourteeth
[查看详情]Recoded organism paves way to new genetic language of life
2019-03-03 02:01:03JuergenBerger/SPLByColinBarrasAformoflifethatusesafreshgenetic“language”couldbejustafewyearsaway.Thiscomesaftergeneticistsusedanewtechniquetorecode5percentoftheSalmonellabacterium’sgenome
[查看详情]Obamacare's replacement a giant step backwards for US healthcare
2019-03-03 01:20:03TomWilliams/CQRollCall/GettyAstheUSdebatesandreformsitsinsurance-basedhealthcaresystemyetagain
[查看详情]Australia wants to ban unvaccinated children from preschool
2019-03-03 01:14:02FatCamera/GettyByAliceKleinNojab
[查看详情]US drinking water at risk from Trump's cuts to pollution rules
2019-03-03 01:14:01TeresaShort/GettyByChelseaWhyteIt’sdifficulttosquaretherhetoricwiththeaction.On28February
[查看详情]A sixth of Americans to lack health insurance by 2026
2019-03-03 01:11:02TomWilliams/CQRollCallSIMPLYavoidgettingsick.Thatmightbetheonlystrategyleftforthe24millionAmericansexpectedtolosehealthcareinsuranceiftheTrumpadministrationpushesthroughalawtoreplacetheexistingAfforda
[查看详情]Try these simple mental tests to see if you're a good athlete
2019-03-03 01:04:04QuinnRooney-FIFA/FIFAviaGettyByNicoleWetsmanSimplementaltestsmaybeabletoidentifypeoplewhoarelikelytoreachthetopoftheirsport.That’saccordingtoresearcherswhoshowedthateliteathleteswhoplayteamsportsaren’
[查看详情]Babies in prams are exposed to high levels of air pollution
2019-03-03 01:04:03Olaser/GettyBySamWongBabiesinpramsareexposedtohighlevelsofairpollutionathotspotsnexttobusyroads
[查看详情]Were 'cursed' rams the first biological weapons?
2019-03-02 08:17:01ByRoxanneKhamsi(Image:PlamenPadeshki)AncientwrittentextsfromtheMiddleEastmayrevealthattheuseofbiologicalweaponsdatesbackmorethan3300years
[查看详情]Indonesia fights for rights to bird flu samples
2019-03-02 08:13:02ByNewScientiststaffandReutersIndonesiawillnotsharebirdfluvirussamplesunlessrichercountriesagreetogivedevelopingnationscontrolovertheiruseandaccesstocheapvaccines
[查看详情]Anti-smoking drug linked to violent behaviour
2019-03-02 08:10:03Theanti-smokingdrugChantixistobeinvestigatedbytheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationafterreportslinkedittosuicidalandviolentbehaviour.IthasbeenontheUSmarketfor18months.ThecaseofCarterAlbrechtofDallas
[查看详情]'Happy' worms live longer on antidepressants
2019-03-02 08:10:03Itseemsantidepressantsdon’tjusthelphumans.Roundwormsgivenaparticularantidepressantlivedlonger–possiblybecausetheywerefooledintobehavingasthoughthey’drunshortoffood.Alow-calorielifestyleisknowntoboostt
[查看详情]Fine-tuned immune system could control cancer
2019-03-02 07:08:02ByAndyCoghlanIsn’ttheimmunesystemwonderful?Amongitsmanytalents,
[查看详情]Monkey brains use web link to control robot legs
2019-03-02 06:17:04WouldyoubelievethatbrainsignalsfrommonkeysinNorthCarolinacancontrolapairofrobotlegsinJapan?Withtheultimateaimofallowingparalysedpeopletowalkagain
[查看详情]Modified mice get no kick from cocaine
2019-03-02 06:12:04Somemicehavesimpletastes.Thosethatlackaparticularbrainreceptorfordopamineshownotasteforcocaine
[查看详情]Active parents make for active kids
2019-03-02 06:10:02ByRoxanneKhamsiActiveparentshaveactivechildren
[查看详情]Adult stem cells found in menstrual blood
2019-03-02 05:18:04THE“monthlycurse”maybeanythingbut:menstrualbloodappearstobearichandaccessiblesourceofadultstemcells.Theuterineliningisalreadyknowntocontainadultstemcells
[查看详情]Cold virus turns nasty
2019-03-02 05:18:03RecruitstotheUSmilitaryhavesomethingevenmorefrighteningthantheirdrillsergeanttoworryabout–andtherestofushavecausetobeconcernedtoo.Anastynewstrainofadenovirus–whichusuallyonlycausesmildcoldsandotherinf
[查看详情]Mapping brain could translate thoughts into speech
2019-03-02 05:08:02ByJimGilesinSanDiegoForty-oneneuronsisadropintheoceancomparedwiththehundredbillionorsocellsthatarepresentinourbrains.ButthosefewneuronscouldhelpEricRamseytalkagain.ItiseightyearssinceacaraccidentleftR
[查看详情]Sleep hormone may make you forget
2019-03-02 04:14:04ByRoxanneKhamsiContrarytowhatonemightexpect
[查看详情]Editorial: Don't be fooled by stem cell hype
2019-03-02 04:10:04WEALLknowthepromiseofembryonicstemcells.Fromthesecomeeverytissuetypeinthebody.Onekeygoalofstemcellresearchistomakeaskincellregresstoitsembryonicstateandthensenditalonganotherdevelopmentalpath.Ifthisca
[查看详情]Pay-by-results pricing opens up better cancer drugs
2019-03-02 04:09:01ByRachelNowakinMelbourneImagineahealthcaresysteminwhichdrugcompaniesonlygetpaidforacourseoftreatmentifitworksasplanned.That’stheapproachbehindaground-breakingagreementfinalisedthisyearbetweenthemanufa
[查看详情]Migraines are more than bad headaches
2019-03-02 04:03:02ITISbecominghardtodismissmigrainesassimplyverybadheadaches.Earlierthisyear
[查看详情]Pilots on antidepressants pose no safety risk
2019-03-02 04:01:04ByRachelNowakMostair-safetyauthoritiesaroundtheworldbanpilotsfromflyingwhileonantidepressantdrugscitingsafetyreasons.NowtheresultsofanAustralianstudysuggeststhattakingthedrugsdoesnotincreasetheriskofa
[查看详情]Menstrual blood could be rich source of stem cells
2019-03-02 03:20:01ByAlisonMotlukThe“monthlycurse”maybeanythingbut:menstrualbloodappearstobearichandeasilyaccessiblesourceofadultstemcells
[查看详情]World HIV infection overestimated by 7 million
2019-03-02 03:16:04ByNewScientiststaffandReutersTheUnitedNationshasslasheditsestimatesofhowmanypeopleareinfectedwiththeAIDSvirus
[查看详情]Editorial: World bickers as bird flu evolves
2019-03-02 03:11:04Plagueshavealwayshauntedhumanity
[查看详情]Cash incentives: Worth every penny
2019-03-02 03:01:02ByJimGiles“ANGERoverNHSplantogiveaddictsiPods
[查看详情]'Tree man' finds virus at the root of his condition
2019-03-02 02:19:01Hishandsandfeetresembleclumpsofbranchesandhisbodyiscoveredwithunsightlybrownweltsthatcouldpassforbark.NowDede
[查看详情]Breakthrough on tailor-made human stem cells
2019-03-02 01:15:02STEMcellswithoutembryos?We’vegotourhopesupbefore.Thistime
[查看详情]Killer pet food ingredients identified
2019-03-02 01:06:04WenowknowwhypetfoodhasbeenkillingdogsandcatsintheUS.Alethalcombinationofmelamineandcyanuricacidistoblame
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