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An environmental group says the Hudson Bergen Light Rail is saving commuters millions of gallons of gasoline.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. said Monday its developing treatment for the genetic disorder nephropathic cystinosis met key goals in a midstage study.
A new study by the Meals on Wheels Association of America shows roughly six million seniors are at risk of being hungry.
Development-stage biotechnology company Oxigene Inc. said Tuesday its lung cancer treatment candidate Zybrestat met safety goals in a midstage study.
Agriculture officials will be surveying farmers to determine if expected yields met expectations this year.
A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys.
Biotechnology company Novavax Inc. said Monday its seasonal flu vaccine candidate met key goals in a midstage clinical trial.
Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline said Monday their experimental lupus treatment passed another key goal on its path to potentially becoming the first new drug for the disease in decades.
An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks.
Not only have credit card companies continued to use practices that will be outlawed under a strict law due to take effect in February, in many cases their policies have gotten harsher since the law passed.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday its hepatitis C treatment telaprevir created an immune system response to the virus in patients who had not been helped by other drugs.
The communities found in the heart of the Idaho dairy industry are, amid falling milk prices, weathering the recession better than other rural regions of the state, a new industry-funded University of Idaho study says.
A football player who never competed beyond the college level suffered from a degenerative brain disease previously discovered in former NFL players.
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday its drug candidate bavituximab prompted an improvement in response rates in advanced breast cancer patients during a midstage clinical trial.
Biogen Idec Inc. and Biovitrum said Monday they will move a potential hemophilia B treatment into a late-stage study.
A committee at Washington University did not find sufficient evidence that researcher Timothy Kuklo falsified a study, but said he had violated two school policies in his work.
Lofa Tatupu has had multiple concussions. He's one of the first three active NFL players who have agreed to donate their brains for research after death.
A new international study is endeavoring to apply hard science to one of life’s biggest mysteries — its end. “Most people think of death as a moment,” said the project’s founder, Dr. Sam Parnia. “We’ve found it goes on for a period of time.”
The AWARE (Awareness During Resuscitation) study is harnessing technology to learn whether “out-of-body experiences” really occur. Here are questions and answers about this new international effort to learn what really happens when we die.
Dr. Sam Parnia is founder of the AWARE (Awareness During Resuscitation) study to discover whether “out-of-body experiences” really happen. His research indicates that the brain may continue to be active and aware after flatlining.
Reliable studies comparing the lunar phases to births, heart attacks, deaths, suicides, violence, psychiatric hospital admissions and epileptic seizures, among other things, have over and over again found little or no connection.
Swiss drug developer Roche said Friday six cases of patients with heart failure symptoms prompted a halt to enrollment in a National Cancer Institute sponsored study of its blockbuster drug Avastin.
A new study found that the NFL has improved its hiring practices to increase diversity.
Prolonged stress from the CIA's harsh interrogations could have impaired the memories of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought, according to a scientific paper published Monday.
GlaxoSmithKline and Xenoport Inc. said Thursday their developing neuropathic pain treatment candidate met its key goal of lowering pain intensity in a midstage study.
A Study in Occam's Razor - SinoFresh Nasal Spray Achieves Positive Results Against H1N1SinoFresh Nasal Spray Achieves Positive Results Against H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus in Initial Pilot Animal Study Test data suggests that nasal treatment with SinoFresh decreased the severity and/or incidence of H1N1 infection in test group animals.
Welcome to our world !!!!! As many of you know, I've been yearning for a camera for most of the year now, not only because I really enjoy the pictures here on Newsvine, but because dear loved ones are sad when I cannot send them the pictures of our day-to-day lives.
Top 5 surprising turkey factsIn the years since President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a regular holiday, the turkeys we eat have changed dramatically, and so has scientific knowledge of them.
Paper-thin batteries made from algaeScientists worldwide are striving to develop thin, flexible, lightweight, inexpensive, environmentally friendly batteries made entirely from nonmetal parts.
'Too fat to be a princess?' Even before they start school, many young girls worry that they are fat. But a new study suggests watching a movie starring a stereotypically thin and beautiful princess may not increase children's anxieties.
Are Politics Skin-Deep? Liberal Voters See Obama as Lighter SkinnedResearchers are making the case that a person's political views cause them to see with a tinted perspective.
Using phone while walking perilous for seniorsFor older people, gabbing on a cell phone while walking across the street may increase the chances of being run over, according to a new study.
Zap! Light used to paralyze tiny creaturesSet your ultraviolet rays to stun. Researchers have now developed a molecular on-off switch that can paralyze animals when they are exposed to ultraviolet beams.
Robotic spy planes go greenRobot spy planes are harnessing alternative energy to make them more covert and longer lasting than ever.
Extinction of giant mammals altered landscapeResearchers found that once emptied of a diversity of large animals equaling or surpassing that of Africa's Serengeti, the landscape completely changed.
Mad science? Growing meat without animalsWinston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to keep an actual chicken.
Strange ancient crocodiles swam the SaharaFrom a crocodile sporting a boar-like snout to a peculiar pal with buckteeth for digging up grub, an odd-looking bunch of such reptiles dashed and swam across what is now the Sahara Desert some 100 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled.
Drinking Half A Dozen Beers Every Day Is Good For Your Heart... *hic!*Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by more than half in men, it has been shown.
Heart disease found in Egyptian mummiesScientists have uncovered heart disease in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, suggesting the risk factors behind it are not just modern in nature.
Strange worms discovered eating dead whalesSome strange creatures can be found on the ocean seafloor, and boneworms are among the most bizarre - they have no eyes or mouth and feast on the bones of dead whale carcasses.
Future of evolution: What will we become?The past of human evolution is more and more coming to light as scientists uncover a trove of fossils and genetic knowledge. But where might the future of human evolution go?
Friday the 13th: Your luck is about to changeNovember 13 is the last of three Friday the 13ths you'll have to endure this year.
Let Kids Sleep Late on Weekends to Fight Fat: Study"Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study suggests."
Bug wears armor made of pooA beetle apparently protects itself by constructing armor made from excrement, researchers now reveal.
Drug May Help Smokers Quit...Moving to Phase III TrialsThe NicVAX vaccine prompts the immune system to create antibodies that bind to the nicotine molecules in the blood. The now-larger molecules are prevented by their size from crossing the blood-brain barrier.
Dreams as Anticipation for the State of Being Awake"It helps explain a lot of things, like why people forget so many dreams," Dr. Hobson said in an interview. "It's like jogging; the body doesn't remember every step, but it knows it has exercised. It has been tuned up.
Human origins: Our crazy family treeFossils reveal evolution could take our relatives in bizarre directions, involving skulls resembling nutcrackers and miniature bodies resembling the hobbits of "Lord of The Rings."
What your Facebook photo says about youThose photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.
Dark Red Spot Found on Kuiper Belt Object HaumaeUnlike all other large Kuiper Belt Objects, which are covered in methane ice and so slightly red in colour, Haumea and its two moons are covered in water ice, giving them a blue tinge. Moreover, Haumea is much denser than water and so must have a rich rocky core.
Did Neanderthals have sex with modern man?Extinct Neanderthals were the closest relatives we had, and tantalizing new hints from researchers suggest that we might have been intimately close indeed.
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