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for the Week of August 8 to August 15, 2010
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Posted 2010-08-14:
- Ocean's color affects hurricane paths
- Expensive new blood pressure meds no better than generics, according to long-term data
- Scientists clarify structural basis for biosynthesis of mysterious 21st amino acid
- New approach which can help to predict neurodegenerative diseases
- Nano world of Shrinky Dinks: Low-cost nanopatterning method utilizes popular shrinkable plastic
- Happy employees may be the key to success for organizations
Posted 2010-08-14:
- Human noise pollution in ocean can lead fish away from good habitats and off to their death
- New sporadic prion protein disease: Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy shares genotype characteristics with Creutzfeldt-Jakob
- Implantable silk metamaterials could advance biomedicine, biosensing
- Chronic myeloid leukemia: New lab test could identify imatinib resistance
- New nanoscale transistors allow sensitive probing inside cells
- 'Fused' people eager to die and kill for their group, research shows
- Extended solar minimum linked to changes in sun's conveyor belt
- Acetaminophen use in adolescents linked to doubled risk of asthma
- Magnetic molecular machines deliver drugs to unhealthy cells
- Selected cells from blood or bone marrow may provide a route to healing blood vessels
- Fires around Moscow: Satellite perspective reveals startling images of massive smoke clouds
- Trusting people make better lie detectors
- Scientists identify DNA that may contribute to each person's uniqueness
- Elevated heart rate over time linked to significant risk of death
- Wax, soap clean up obstacles to better batteries
- Painters at significantly increased risk of bladder cancer, study finds
- Teaching robot helps children to use wheelchair
- College students exhibiting more severe mental illness, study finds
- Fermi detects 'shocking' surprise from supernova's little cousin
- Immune system overreaction may enable recurrent urinary tract infections
- Industrial production of biodiesel feasible within 15 years, researchers predict
- Specific oncogene plays a role in lung squamous cell carcinoma
- Wireless tire pressure monitoring systems in cars may compromise privacy, pose security threat
- Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress
- Single neurons can detect sequences
- Mutant mouse reveals potential genetic pathway for alcoholism
- Antibiotics for the prevention of malaria
- Vascular multiple sclerosis hypothesis and treatment questioned
- Shared phosphoproteome links remote plant species
- Federal nuclear waste panel overlooks public mistrust, experts say
- Asteroid found in gravitational 'dead zone' near Neptune
- New drug reduces tumor size in women with advanced hereditary ovarian or breast cancer
- Scientists test Australia's Moreton Bay as coral 'lifeboat'
- Poor kidney function common among HIV-infected injection drug users
- Hexagonal boron nitride sheets may help graphene supplant silicon
- Culture matters in suicidal behavior patterns and prevention, psychologist says
Posted 2010-08-13:
- An ancient Earth like ours: Geologists reconstruct Earth's climate belts between 460 and 445 million years ago
- Merlin protein found to control liver stem cells, prevent tumor development
- Neurological process for the recognition of letters and numbers explained
- Certain vena cava filters may fracture, causing potentially life-threatening complications
- Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits
- Youth exposure to alcohol ads in magazines declining
- Citizen scientists discover rotating pulsar
- Immune responses during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia among offspring
- Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy
- One type of stem cell creates a niche for another type in bone marrow
- How algae 'enslavement' threatens freshwater bodies
- Video quality less important when you're enjoying what you're watching
- Charcoal takes some heat off global warming: Biochar can offset 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon emissions annually
- Key step in body's ability to make red blood cells discovered
- Clues to gut immunity evolution: Research reveals similarities between fish and humans
- New findings further clarify breast cancer risk with hormone therapy
- Switchgrass lessens soil nitrate loss into waterways, researchers find
- Athletes undergoing tissue transplant surgery for knee damage have bright future
- Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say
- Heat shock protein can restore nerve damage in diabetic mice
- Ambitious survey spots stellar nurseries
- Breast cancer risk varies among different progestins used in hormone replacement therapy, study finds
- Popping cells surprise living circuits creators
- For infant sleep, receptiveness more important than routine
- Arctic rocks offer new glimpse of primitive Earth
- Inherited brain activity predicts childhood risk for anxiety, research finds
- Stem cells used to treat children with life-threatening, blistering skin disease
- Delay in surgery not likely to worsen tumors in men with low-risk prostate cancer, study finds
- 'Linc-ing' a noncoding RNA to a central cellular pathway
- Learn more in kindergarten, earn more as an adult
- Giant ultraviolet rings found in resurrected galaxies
- Using bone marrow stem cells to treat critically ill patients on verge of respiratory failure
- Faster DNA analysis at room temperature
- Lithium shows no benefit for people with ALS
- Biodiversity hot spots more vulnerable to global warming than thought
- Video study finds risky food-safety behavior more common than thought
- Building muscle doesn't require lifting heavy weights, study shows
- Red blood cells have a tiny but effective protector -- microRNA
- Texas petrochemical emissions down, but still underestimated, says study
- High malaria transmission areas remain a problem for elimination
- Key mechanisms of cell division in plants identified
- Study finds similar personality types in male and female domestic violence perpetrators
- Breakthrough in blinking molecules phenomenon
- Potential treatment for pulmonary hypertension discovered
- Constant overlap: Scientists identify molecular machinery that maintains important feature of cell's spindle
- Rate of health care associated MRSA infections decreasing, study finds
- Micromachines for a safer world
- Focusing on immediate health effects may improve weight loss success
Posted 2010-08-12:
- Dark-matter search plunges physicists to new depths
- Chemical system in brain behaves differently in cocaine addicts, scientists find
- Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle
- Research links huntingtin to neurogenesis
- Electrons in motion
- Distracted drivers benefit from in-car driving coach
- Scientists achieve highest-resolution MRI of the inside of a magnet
- Proteins linked with Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases found to clump in normal aging
- Best way to pour champagne? 'Down the side' wins first scientific test
- Spinal muscular atrophy may also affect the heart, study finds
- Energy storage system deals with sudden draws on the grid
- Perceived intentions influence brain response
- Rain contributes to cycling patterns of clouds: Researchers demonstrate how honeycomb clouds exhibit self-organization
- Menstrual cramps may alter brain structure
- Advance toward earlier detection of melanoma
- Initial trials on new ovarian cancer tests exhibit extremely high accuracy
- When chimpanzees attack humans: Loss of habitat may lead to increased conflict
- Fixing technical problems for a good night's sleep as kids start a new school year
- Oldest evidence of stone tool use and meat-eating among human ancestors discovered: Lucy's species butchered meat
- Deathstalker scorpion venom could improve gene therapy for brain cancer
- Innovation could bring super-accurate sensors, crime forensics
- 'New' human adenovirus may not make for good vaccines, after all
- Send in the clouds: NASA's CloudSat sees clouds' effect on climate by studying them from space
- People who are angry pay more attention to rewards than threats
- Dogs' physical traits controlled by small number of genetic regions, researcher finds
- Scientists identify new drug strategy against fragile X syndrome
- Scientists show there's nothing boring about watching paint dry
- Better understanding of mapmaking in the brain
- Bacteria from hot springs reveal clues to evolution of early life and to unlock biofuels' potential
- Students' understanding of the equal sign not equal, professor says
- Indonesian ice field may be gone in a few years, core may contain secrets of Pacific El Nino events
- Adult autism diagnosis by brain scan
- Better displays ahead
- Walking to school could reduce stress reactivity in children, may curb risk of heart disease
- Deep ocean floor research yields promising results for microbiologists
- Drugs to treat cocaine abuse? Effectiveness may depend on how one uses cocaine
- Gondwana supercontinent underwent massive shift during Cambrian explosion
- Dying of cold: More heart attacks in cooler weather
- Electron transport: Study of electron orbits in multilayer graphene finds unexpected energy gaps
- Molecular imaging identifies high-risk patients with heart disease
- Deployment of buoys to measure air and sea interactions in typhoons launched from Taiwan
- Stereotyping has a lasting negative impact, new research finds
- Evolutionary surprise: Freedom of neck played major role in human brain evolution, research suggests
- Heart's sounds can help diagnose heart failure, study finds
- Optical imaging technique for angioplasty
- Motion-tracking technology reduces injuries for older adults
- New sensor technology to make it easier and safer for spacecraft to rendezvous and dock to International Space Station
- Liability issues limiting recreational use of public school facilities
- WISE spacecraft warming up
Posted 2010-08-11:
- Common orchid gives scientists hope in face of climate change
- New insights into how antibodies are made suggests new approach for anti-cancer drug targets
- Vitamin B3 as a novel approach to treat fungal infections
- One in four stroke patients stop taking medication within three months
- Buried silver nanoparticles improve organic transistors
- Fasting 'feelgood' factor: Holy month of Ramadan reduces volatility in markets, research finds
- Mosasaur fossil: Life of 85-million-year-old 'sea monster' illuminated
- Neurochip technology developed: Advances to further brain research of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Polar bears, glaucous gulls most at risk from contaminants
- Improved drug coverage under Medicare associated with increases in antibiotic use
- Human cells can copy not only DNA, but also RNA
- Distinguishing 'senior moments' from Alzheimer's
- Stone Age remains are Britain's earliest house
- New approaches could help defeat HIV
- Imaging study sheds light on neural origins of baby talk
- Brain fitness programs may help frail elderly walk faster, study suggests
- World's tiniest mirror
- College undergrads study ineffectively on computers, study finds: Students transfer bad study habits from paper to screen
- Plastic computer memory device that utilizes electron spin to read and write data: Alternative to traditional semiconductors
- Larger waist associated with greater risk of death
- Brain rhythm predicts ability to sleep through a noisy night
- Computerized warning system alerts doctors to medications that could harm elderly patients
- Millions of microorganisms reach Spain from the Sahara Desert and the Sahel region -- by flying
- 'Lap-band' weight loss surgery in very obese adults improves mental health, study finds
- New strategy to fix a broken heart: Scaffold supports stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells
- 'Magnetic' solution to identify and kill tumors
- Hitchhiking bacteria can go against the flow
- Aggressive control of cardiac risk factors might not benefit all patients with diabetes
- Cold atoms image microwave fields
- Brain responds same to acute and chronic sleep loss, research finds
- Brain's wiring: More like the Internet than a pyramid?
- More cancer-fighting power: Mouse with highly effective components of the human immune system
- EEG predicts response to medication for schizophrenia
- Three biomarkers in spinal fluid appear helpful to classify patients with Alzheimer's disease
- More actions needed to help western Steller sea lion recover, fisheries experts say
- Pilot study supports adolescent diabetes patients through personalized text messages
- The salp: Nature's near-perfect little engine just got better
- Plasma beta-amyloid levels associated with cognitive decline
- New study examines effects of drought in the Amazon
- Proton pump inhibitors are a risk factor for C. difficile reinfection, study finds
- Help from the dark side: Using 'dark channel' fluorescence, scientists can explain how biochemical substances carry out their function
- Demographic disparities found among children with frequent ear infections
- Higher temperatures to slow Asian rice production
- Respiratory symptoms more reliable indicator of H1N1, not fever alone
- New 'dentist' test to detect oral cancer will save lives
- Factors associated with rate of visual field change in patients with glaucoma identified
- London Guildhall: Cradle of English literature
- Smaller hospitals can provide safe and high-quality surgical care comparable to larger counterparts, study finds
- Clinical trials abroad: Making non-English language consent forms readable
- Clinical trials: Comprehension unaffected by simplified consent forms or payment, study finds
- Visits to emergency departments in US has increased in recent years, study finds
- Higher education funding may need decade or longer to recover, scholar says
- Cross-cultural perspective can help teamwork in the workplace
- Regional protocols improve quality of care for aortic dissection patients
Posted 2010-08-10:
- Scientists map all mammalian gene interactions
- Brain pathways linking social stress and inflammation identified
- Electrical activity in developing brain influences choice of neurotransmitter
- Lubricating the knee cartilage after anterior cruciate ligament repair may prevent osteoarthritis
- Turning down the noise in graphene
- Corporal punishment of children remains common worldwide, studies find
- Insects sense danger on mammals' breath
- What makes a good egg and healthy embryo? Zinc discovery may help in future fertility treatments
- Fresh insight into the origins of Planet Earth
- New methods, new math speed detection of drug-resistant malaria
- Compact microscope a marvel: Matches performance of expensive lab gear in diagnosing TB
- Essential ingredients of supportive sibling relationships
- Prosthesis with information at its fingertips: Hand prosthesis that eases phantom pain
- Biochemist proposes worldwide policy change to step up daily vitamin D intake
- Engineers use rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable
- How blocking the 'Programmed Death 1' protein may treat or prevent sepsis and severe infection
- Forest fires help power the nitrogen cycle
- People think immoral behavior is funny -- but only if it also seems benign
- Robots created that develop emotions in interaction with humans
- Inhibiting prostate cancer without disturbing regular body processes
- Tiny fish evolved to tolerate colder temperature in three years, study finds
- Familial link found in rare childhood leukemia
- NASA images show continuing Mexico quake deformation
- Competing for a mate can shorten lifespan
- In breakthrough, nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury
- Bariatric surgery in diabetic adults improves insulin sensitivity better than diet, study finds
- 'Delicious' invader: More fishing, higher consumption might help reverse lionfish invasion
- Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to meningitis revealed in major new study
- Kinked nanopores slow DNA passage for easier sequencing
- Doctors not strongly encouraging HPV vaccine to girls of certain age; National guidelines not closely followed, survey finds
- Highly directional terahertz laser rays created: Semiconductor laser suitable for security screening, chemical sensing and astronomy
- New anti-viral drug shows promise for dramatic improvement in hepatitis C treatment
- 'Fearless' aphids ignore warnings, get eaten by ladybugs
- Genome study identifies genetic variant linked to TB susceptibility in Africans
- As crops wither in Russia's severe drought, vital plant field bank faces demolition
- Autism: Lack of evidence for antidepressants, study concludes
- Gain and loss in optimistic versus pessimistic brains
- Discovery may aid remission of ulcerative colitis
- Spin ice used to examine exotic properties of magnetic systems
- Popular diabetes drugs associated with fractures in type 2 diabetic patients, study finds
- NASA's hurricane quest set to begin
- Mental health outcomes in children in foster care improved with mentoring, skills development
- Butterflies shed light on how some species respond to global warming
- New approach to Alzheimer’s therapy
- Scientists post lower speed limit for cell-signaling protein assembly
- Whole breast irradiation guidelines released
- Is biochar the answer for agriculture? Long-term study digs up new information on biochar’s ability to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from soils
- 'Path of mental illness' follows path of war, 20 years after conflict ends
- Telemedicine for maintaining health of oil rig workers
- Not all kidney patients treated equal: Differences in care for patients beginning on dialysis
- Africa cell phone boom beneficial -- but schools, roads, power, water remain critical needs
- Cricket Legend Bradman Stands Test of Time
Posted 2010-08-09:
- Protein that shuttles RNA into cell mitochondria discovered
- Alzheimer's disease: Some cells more prone to death
- NOAA still expects active Atlantic hurricane season; La Niña develops
- Death dance reveals secrets of apoptosis in dissociated human embryonic stem cells
- First satellite measurement of water volume in Amazon floodplain
- Rushing too fast to online learning? Outcomes of Internet versus face-to-face instruction
- NASA's great observatories witness a galactic spectacle
- Light shed on triglyceride metabolism
- NASA instrument tracks pollution from Russian fires
- Surgery better than radiation, hormone treatments for some prostate cancer, study shows
- Federal science report details fate of oil from BP spill
- Tests help predict falls in Parkinson's disease
Posted 2010-08-08:
- Mimicking the moon's surface in the basement
- Key mechanism in brain's computation of sound location identified
- Looking for the coolest forms of life on Earth
- Newly discovered mechanism controls levels and efficacy of a marijuana-like substance in the brain
- Timely technology sees tiny transitions
- Beautiful women face discrimination in certain jobs, study finds
- Greenland glacier calves island four times the size of Manhattan
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