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Predicting In Vitro Success Made Easier
A Stanford University researcher has found a way to predict with 70 percent accuracy whether a particular in vitro fertilization cycle will be successful. The breakthrough should make it easier to treat those who try to become pregnant with IVF.
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Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough
Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That's because the virus goes "latent." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses. Now, scientists say they know how the virus becomes latent and why it wakes up.
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Do You Know Where Your Mushrooms Come From?
U.S. law doesn't require a country of origin label for produce. Although the law will change this fall, a recent trip to a produce wholesale market illustrated the confusion over where produce is grown.
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Study: Red Rice Yeast Helps Cut Bad Cholesterol
A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings says red rice yeast, combined with healthy diet and exercise, helps reduce LDL cholesterol. But tests found that several brands of the supplement were contaminated with a compound toxic to the kidneys.
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Darwin's Theory Of Evolution — Or Wallace's?
Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the formal presentation of the theory of evolution. Charles Darwin is credited with developing the theory, but some scholars say Darwin's contemporary, Alfred Russel Wallace, deserves credit, too.
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Reduced Reflexes May Indicate Future Stroke
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the leading cause of adult disability. New research finds that it may be possible to identify those at risk by screening for detectable neurological abnormalities, such as reduced reflexes and unstable posture.
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Safeguarding the World's Chocolate Supply
Mars, the maker of M&Ms, is teaming with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and IBM to make chocolate give up its secrets. They're spending more than $10 million in an effort to sequence the genome of the cacao plant — from which chocolate is made.
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Studies Find Link Between Alzheimer's, Calcium
Two new studies are likely to change scientists' understanding of Alzheimer's disease and could lead to better treatments. The studies both find a link between Alzheimer's disease and the way cells handle calcium.
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Study: Emergency Rooms Often Neglect Mentally Ill
People with mental illnesses sometimes wait for as long as 24 hours before receiving treatment at hospital emergency rooms, according to a recent study. In some cases, the wait can be deadly. Dr. David Mendelson, author of the study, explains the findings. Nancy Sharby, whose children are mentally ill, shares her experience.
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Female Chimps Practice Safe Sex
Female chimpanzees tend to be more discreet than other primates about making sounds during sex. A team of researchers set out to discover why.
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