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Comb jellies – a seemingly simple form of marine life — took a radically different path to neural complexity than the rest of the animal kingdom, a finding that could have implications for synthetic and regenerative medicine, new University of Florida research shows.

A species of snake believed to have been “lost” has been rediscovered in Mexico, says the Smithsonian Institute. 11 Clarion Nightsnakes were found on the Mexican island of Clarion by researchers from the Washington DC-based museum, 78 years since the species was last seen. The species was never officially declared extinct, but researchers had not seen an example of the …

Researchers caught a rare Wolf-Rayet star self-destructing; these stars are 20 times as massive as out own Sun and five times as hot. For the first time researchers have confirmed that a Wolf-Rayet died a violent death in an explosion called a Type IIb supernova, a DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory news release reported.

Reducing medical resident duty hours may have unforeseen consequences; changes must be made carefully and evaluated rigorously to ensure patient safety and resident well-being, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Having already postponed her Melbourne and Sydney shows due to illness, American singer Janelle Monáe has cancelled her remaining Australian tour dates.

There is no connection between the development of autism with childhood vaccinations, University of Sydney researchers recently found. The first systematic international review was conducted for the research involved more than 1.25 million children for five cohort studies and a further 9920 for five case-controlled studies. Results from both showed that there was no statistical data to support a link …

Many people feel that meditation offers a great way to relax without drugs. Research has shown your brain actually works differently during meditation reported the Norwegian University of Science and Technology on May 15, 2014. More thoughts and feelings are processed by your brain during meditation than when you are just relaxing.

Heart failure patients taking sleeping pills suffer an increased risk of cardiovascular events, a team of Japanese researchers claim. The study led by Dr Masahiko Setoguchi reveals that among heart failure patients taking sleeping pill, there is an eight fold increased risk of cardiovascular events. The finding is based on the examination of the medical records of 111 heart failure …

Surgery patients covered by Medicaid arrive at the hospital in worse health, experience more complications, stay longer and cost more than patients with private insurance, a new study has found. The study, by researchers at the University of Michigan, may offer a preview of what to expect as millions of uninsured people qualify for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

The Internet has made it possible for anyone to claim to be an “expert” and offer health information to the masses. Nilay Kumar, M.D., attending physician at Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Mass. and instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, along with other researchers, worked to determine how much of the hypertension information present in YouTube videos is scientifically …

A RCMP report says aboriginal women have been much more prone to violent death than non-natives, but police have solved cases involving both groups at virtually the same rate.