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Heart drug eases pain of rare disease
U. ROCHESTER (US) — An older medication originally approved to treat heart problems eases pain and stiffness from a very rare muscle disease, a new study reports.The findings are good news not only for...
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Why nasty noises make us squirm
UCL (UK) — The screechy sound of chalk on a blackboard is unpleasant because of the heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of our brain, research shows.A new study explains the...
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Bats buck the trend in brain-size evolution
UCL (UK) — Evolution is mostly driven by brawn, not brains, say scientists. The most common measure of intelligence in animals, brain size relative to body size, may not be as dependent on evolutionary...
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Breast cancer drug may thwart other tumors
U. LEEDS (UK) — A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer could offer a new way to prevent other cancers from spreading throughout the body.The drug, geldanamycin, is well known for attacking a...
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How the brain keeps track of who’s number 1
UCL (UK) — We use a different part of our brain to learn about who’s who in the social pecking order than we do to learn ordinary information, a new study shows. The study, published in the journal...
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Brain’s ‘pain map’ pinpoints where it hurts
UCL (UK) — Scientists have unlocked details of the brain’s “pain map” for the hand, and say the findings may shed light on the processes at work in chronic pain.The hand map is the first to reveal how...
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Cheatgrass sparks fires in US Great Basin
PENN STATE (US) — Invasive cheatgrass may be one reason fires are bigger and more frequent in certain regions of the western United States, say researchers. Researchers used satellite imagery to...
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In UK, bikes safer than cars for young guys
UCL (UK) — Young men in England who drive face an almost five times greater risk of being hurt per hour than those who ride a bike.Researchers looked at hospital admissions and deaths in England...
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Can Amazon trees survive global warming?
UCL (UK) — Tree species in the Amazon are likely to survive climate warming in the coming century, having already weathered temperatures higher than any worst case scenario forecast for the year 2100.A...
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Deep-sea vents hint at life’s origin
UCL (UK) — Scientists say the chemistry of deep-sea hydrothermal vents may explain how the first living cells developed.At the origin of life, the first protocells must have needed a vast amount of...
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In UK, ‘stiff upper lip’ hurts cancer survival
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON / UCL (UK) — Cultural factors may explain some of the differences in cancer survival rates between the UK and other high-income countries.A new study published in the British...
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On the web, Germans win at looking ahead
U. WARWICK / UCL (UK) — Millions of Google searches from 2012 reveal that Germany looked to the future online more than any other country, say researchers. The UK, which held the number one spot in...
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Hypnosis sheds light on mystery paralysis
CARDIFF U. / UCL (UK) — Hypnosis could offer a window into the brains of people with medically unexplained paralysis, say researchers. A special issue of Cortex illustrates how methodological and...
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In England, who’s drinking the ‘missing’ alcohol?
UCL (UK) —Alcohol consumption in England may be higher than previously thought, with more than three quarters of people exceeding the recommended daily limit.International studies have shown that...
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