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Posted 2010-11-13:
- Discovery could reveal secrets of ancient Martian and terrestrial atmospheres
- Researchers unlock a secret of bacteria's immune system
- New ocean acidification study shows added danger to already struggling coral reefs
- Creams used to treat eczema could make it worse, study suggests
- Keeping the daily clock ticking in a fluctuating environment: Hints from a green alga
- Better student performance with peer learning
- Oceanography researchers discover toxic algae in open water
- New DNA repair pathway
- Decisions made by communities of bacteria trump game theory
- Anti-gout drug may decrease risk for colorectal adenoma progression
- Selected hens give new genetic insights
- Fearless children show less empathy, more aggression, research finds
- Quantum computers easier to build: Can tolerate faulty or missing components, researchers say
- New risk factor for developing breast cancer: DNA methylation modification to BRCA1 gene
- Common diabetes drug may halt growth of cysts in polycystic kidney disease
- Study sheds light on aromatase inhibitor joint pain syndrome
- Overcoming the 'tragedy of the commons': Conditonal cooperation helps in forest preservation
- Are patient surveys a reliable way to assess the performance of doctors and practices?
Posted 2010-11-13:
- Vaccine for urinary tract infections is one step closer
- Scientists demystify an enzyme responsible for drug and food metabolism
- Scientists explore 1510 influenza pandemic and lessons learned
- Thousands of turtles captured in Madagascar despite ban
- Campus-community interventions successful in reducing college drinking
- Modeling autism in a lab dish: Researchers create autistic neuron model
- Stem cell transplants in mice produce lifelong enhancement of muscle mass
- Oldest dinosaur embryos give insights into infancy and growth
- Colorectal cancer risk increases in prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy, study finds
- New forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology
- In ice hockey players, 'resisted sprints' increase sprint speed
- Formation of bulge on far side of moon explained
- Scientists find learning in the visual brain
- All-optical transistor: Controling the flow of light with a novel optical transistor
- Don't clamp umbilical cords straight after birth, urges expert
- Scientists ping key material in sonar, closes gap on structural mystery
- 'Toxic toy crisis' requires fresh solutions, experts say
- Cats show perfect balance even in their lapping
- Arsenic early in treatment improves survival for leukemia patients, study finds
- Brass devices in plumbing systems can create serious lead-in-water problems
- Exercise may reduce risk of endometrial cancer
- New ultra-clean nanowires have great potential in solar cell technology and electronics
- Why chocolate protects against heart disease
- Pain gene common to flies, mice and humans, researchers discover
- Key protein controlling blood vessel growth into brains of mice identified
- A love game: Fish courtship more complex than thought
- Using CT, radiologists can pinpoint cause of some strokes
- New highly stable fuel-cell catalyst gets strength from its nano core
- Yoga's ability to improve mood and lessen anxiety is linked to increased levels of a critical brain chemical, research finds
- Detailed dark matter map yields clues to galaxy cluster growth
- New vaccine hope in fight against pneumonia and meningitis
- How key drug kills worms in tropical diseases
- Scientists unveil mechanisms of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
- Invading weed threatens devastation to western rangelands
- Timely depression diagnosis critical to maintain health of elderly
- Mind is a frequent, but not happy, wanderer: People spend nearly half their waking hours thinking about what isn’t going on around them
- Menopausal hormone therapy may increase risk of ovarian cancer, research suggests
- Young, unsupervised children most at risk for dog bites, study shows; Dogs often target a child's face and eyes
- Use of androgen deprivation therapy increases fracture risk among prostate cancer patients, study finds
- Softening crystals without heat: Using terahertz pulses to manipulate molecular networks
- Changing family behavior helps schizophrenic patients avoid relapse
Posted 2010-11-12:
- Extreme global warming in the ancient past
- Noninvasive brain stimulation helps improve motor function in stroke patients
- Graphene's strength lies in its defects
- More intensive cholesterol treatment reduces heart risk further, study suggests
- Step by step towards tomorrow’s nanomaterial: Swiss researchers fabricate graphene-like materials using surface chemical route
- Supercomputer warfare: New research provides effective battle planning
- Deaf adults see better than hearing people, new study finds
- Stress takes its toll in Parkinson's disease
- Nerve cells in the eyes of flies and vertebrates use similar process to split up optical information
- New mechanism regulating daily biological rhythms: Findings offer novel target for treatment of sleep disorders, diabetes, and cancer
- Sugar and slice make graphene real nice: Table sugar, metallic sheets produce pristine graphene in one step
- Genetics has a big impact on how a person operates in a social group
- Tropical forest diversity increased during ancient global warming event
- Depression linked to altered activity of circadian rhythm gene
- Oil spill vacuum cleaner uses bark for spills
- Low birth weight may cause lifelong problems processing medications
- Leaking underground CO<sub>2</sub> storage could contaminate drinking water, study finds
- Alcohol can damage much more than just the liver
- Primordial dry ice fuels comet jets
- Evidence of link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and childhood asthma, researchers say
- Out-sniffing bomb-sniffing dogs
- Molecular program for brain repair following stroke identified
- Hope for Borneo's threatened biodiversity
- Team colors on cans change perceptions of alcohol risks, study finds
- Delicate balance in the brain controls fear
- Normal human genetics may influence cancer growth, too
- Tetris effect: Classic computer game may have special ability to reduce flashbacks after viewing traumatic images
- New indicator found for rapidly progressing form of deadly lung disease
- Trojan Horse ploy to sneak protective drug into brains of stroke patients
- Multiple fathers prevalent in Amazonian cultures, study finds
- Novel type of magnetic wave discovered: Findings could improve wiring in national electrical grid systems
- Dietary intervention in infancy can prevent the disease process leading to Type 1 diabetes, Finnish study finds
- Atoms-for-Peace: A galactic collision in action
- Prescribed bed rest has down side for pregnant women, nursing researcher finds
- Grasses have potential as alternate ethanol crop, study finds
- Citywide smoking ban contributes to significant decrease in maternal smoking, pre-term births
- Saturn is on a cosmic dimmer switch, Cassini reveals
- High cholesterol in middle age women not a risk factor for Alzheimer's and other dementias, study finds
- Mutations in single gene predict poor outcomes in adult leukemia; Discovery may guide treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
- ‘Magic bullet’ could eradicate side effects of drug used to treat rare genetic disease
- New dietary supplement reference materials could be 'berry' useful
- New neuronal circuits which control fear have been identified
- Novel metamaterial vastly improves quality of ultrasound imaging
- Inhibitory neurons key to understanding neuropsychiatric disorders
- Infant foods should be screened for mycotoxins, scientists say
- New insights into the development of epithelial cells
- Improving soil for better lawns and gardens
- Attacking the drinking culture on college campuses from different directions
- Pain gene found in flies, mice and people may have links to creativity and synesthesia
- Cohabiting parents struggle with nonstandard work schedules
- Hurdles ahead for health care reform primary care model, study suggests
- Swedish teens say individual traits are the main reasons for bullying
- Challenge of feeding the world
Posted 2010-11-11:
- Sharks and wolves: Predator, prey interactions similar on land and in oceans
- Circuit regulating anti-diabetic actions of serotonin uncovered
- DNA repair protein caught in act of molecular theft
- Predicting heart transplant patient's health earlier
- New transportable technology detects bacteria in water
- Cancer news articles may contribute to confusion about cancer
- Cambrian Explosion: New timeline for appearances of skeletal animals in fossil record
- Fructose-rich beverages associated with increased risk of gout in women
- New class of 'dancing' dendritic cells derived from blood monocytes
- Computer-automated monitoring system may help identify medical devices with potential safety risks
- Nanopore array allows simultaneous tests in search for new drugs
- College days -- more sedentary days
- Astronomers find 'snooker' star system
- New cancer drug target: Shutting down enzyme that controls DNA repair could boost effects of traditional chemo drugs
- New method for control of malaria applied in Africa
- Chemoprevention biomarker for breast cancer identified
- Special skin keeps fish species alive on land
- Couple's numeracy skills linked to greater family wealth, study finds
- Oil will run dry 90 years before substitutes roll out, study predicts
- Children with high blood pressure more likely to have learning disabilities, study finds
- How the dragon got its 'snap': Computer modeling and experimental genetics combined to work out complex shapes of organs
- Growth defects in cystic fibrosis may start before birth
- Portable microwave sensors for measuring vital signs
- Sick at work and surfing the net? You're not alone -- or are you?
- Researchers aim to harvest solar energy from pavement to melt ice, power streetlights
- Rogue gene hijacks stem cells to jumpstart human cancer
- Skeletons from the 18th century reveal typhus epidemic from Spain
- Why risk for sudden infant death syndrome is greater in babies of mothers who smoke
- Global warming reduces available wind energy, new research finds
- Psychoprophylaxis helps men with tocophobic -- fear of childbirth
- DNA reveals origins of first European farmers
- Probiotics shorten diarrhea episodes, review suggests
- MicroRNA controls mammary gland development in mice: Novel mechanism for vertebrate organ development
- New findings on chromosome changes in tumor cells
- New method for simple fabrication of microperforated membranes
- Overcoming the IVF baby blues: Hormones and stress are major contributors to depression, research finds
- Oldest fossilized shrimp: Geologists study rare well-preserved creature showing muscles
- Human methylome sequenced at single base-pair resolution
- Taking movies beyond Avatar -- for under £100
- New anti-inflammatory substance: Biochemists ID important messenger in immune system
- Foucault revisited: Argentinean scientists show how to build a pendulum for any classroom
- Improved rice availability and reduced environmental impact forecast through new Global Rice Science Partnership
- Win some, lose some: Expert provides reapportionment projections
- Why New York City is 'average': Researchers want to improve how we determine urban exceptionality
- Stress on clinicians can be effectively measured, analysis shows
- Study clarifies needs of rural-dwelling elderly
- Robust methods for GMO detection ready at hand
Posted 2010-11-10:
- Alpha males take greater risks: Study links finger length to behavior
- Long-term statin use is unlikely to increase cancer risk, study finds
- Sensor on Mars rover to measure radiation environment
- Obesity in adolescence significantly associated with increased risk of severe obesity in adulthood
- Getting to know the Sun advances fusion research: Coaxial helicity injection could make fusion reactors cheaper
- Concern over traumatic brain injury in youth offenders
- Brains of Neanderthals and modern humans developed differently
- Home exposure to tobacco carcinogens high in children of smokers
- Myth of a germ-free world: A closer look at antimicrobial products
- Key link between adrenal gland hormone and brain in hypertension discovered
- Offshore wind farms: Low loss solutions for transferring current
- Few eligible young women choose to take HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, study shows
- NASA's Fermi telescope finds giant structure in our galaxy
- Starting dialysis earlier may be harmful for some patients
- Alzheimer's disease: New study shows how amyloid beta disrupts one of the brain's anti-oxidant proteins, points way to protect it
- Smoking increases risk of death in women with breast cancer, study finds
- New way of detecting concealed radioactive material: Sniffing out dirty bombs via electromagnetic breakdown of air
- Hyper-texting and hyper-networking linked to health risks for teens
- Engineered plants make potential precursor to raw material for plastics
- Soy may stop prostate cancer spread: Experimental soy-based drug shows benefits in men with localized prostate cancer
- More than 1,000 tigers reduced to skin and bones in last decade, report finds
- Soy isoflavones may modify risk of breast cancer
- CERN completes transition to lead-ion running at the Large Hadron Collider
- Parents should talk about math early and often with their children -- even before preschool, report finds
- Energy harvesting: Nanogenerators grow strong enough to power small conventional electronic devices
- Cellular communicators for cancer virus identified
- Fat sand rats are SAD like us: Research shines a light on a mood disorder
- Could lung cancer in smokers vs. 'never-smokers' be different diseases?
- Plasma as a fast optical switch
- Many physicians still have relationships with industry, survey suggests
- Bars kill spiral galaxies, astronomers and volunteers discover
- Brain bleeding is common with aging, study finds
- Children find their own way to solve arithmetic problems
- Breast cancer: Reducing the risk of unnecessary chemo
- Vacuum arcs spark new interest
- Silent vascular disease accompanies cognitive decline in healthy aging
- Dangerous chemicals in food wrappers likely migrating to humans
- TB-drugome provides new targets for anti-tuberculosis drug discovery
- The many faces of the shear Alfvén wave: 3-D movies are no longer just for Hollywood blockbusters
- Low vitamin D while pregnant or breastfeeding may not be associated with multiple sclerosis relapse
- Easy fabrication of non-reflecting and self-cleaning silicon and plastic surfaces
- Do not abandon new cigarette warning labels, experts urge
- Graphene gets a Teflon makeover
- DHA improves memory and cognitive function in older adults, study suggests
- Overweight children have eating patterns different from those of normal weight children, Norwegian study finds
- Common corneal condition associated with increased eye pressure
- Climate change: Regional differences in water reservoir glaciers
- Clinical research doesn't do enough to study sex and gender differences, analysis finds
- Significant variations found among medical centers regarding bloodstream infections surveillance
- Variation in heart disease death risk in England largely attributed to population characteristics
- Rural library outreach a new initiative in 'free-choice learning' movement
- Americans have conflicting views about spending on public health system, poll analysis finds
- Scottish horticulturalist Patrick Matthew proposed more accurate theory of gradual evolution before Charles Darwin did, geologist argues
- Views on health disparities fueled largely by political ideology, research finds
- Large Hadron Collider throws lead
Posted 2010-11-09:
- Were our tetrapod ancestors deaf?
- Fish oil component given up to 5 hours after stroke limits brain damage, study finds
- Close-up of hidden galaxies with new cosmic zoom lenses
- Statins fail to reduce colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women, study finds
- Nanoparticles' journey from lungs into body chronicled: Insights into pulmonary drug delivery, air pollution control
- Greater food insecurity from recession poses increased risk to low income individuals with diabetes
- World's oldest ground-edge implement discovered in northern Australia
- Potential target for therapy for patients with a deadly prostate cancer
- King crab distributions limited by temperature in the Southern Ocean
- Vapor rub relieves cold symptoms for children, helps them sleep better, study suggests
- Taming thermonuclear plasma with a snowflake
- Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer's symptoms, study finds
- Simulating black hole radiation with lasers: Lasers produce the first Hawking radiation ever detected
- Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to chubbier kids, faster weight gain
- Infants' hemodynamic responses to happy and angry facial expressions
- Solar-powered device affordable, reliable tool to measure blood pressure
- Beetles offer effective weed control, but native vegetation hard to re-establish
- Psychologists identify influence of social interaction on sensitivity to physical pain
- 'Altruism gene' associated with higher willingness to donate, researchers find
- Prolonged maternal separation increases breast cancer risk in neonatal mice
- New insect birth control strategy zaps cotton pests
- Fat cells reach their limit and trigger changes linked to type 2 diabetes
- Computer program recognizes human emotions from conversation analysis
- Childhood stroke study identifies the contraceptive pill and smoking as risk factors
- Scientists turn skin cells directly into blood cells, bypassing middle pluripotent step
- Basic understanding of cell division reshaped
- Autism study reveals how genetic changes rewire the brain
- Studying the metabolome of smokers, researchers find early signs of damage
- Fire fuels flowers success
- Tai Chi relieves arthritis pain, improves reach, balance, well-being, study suggests
- Spontaneous GMOs in nature: Researchers show how a genetically modified plant can come about
- Understanding diabetes at the molecular level
- Burning pain and itching governed by same nerve cells
- How physical environment influences stem cell development
- How oscillators -- common electronic components -- get in sync or fall out of sync
- Fingers detect typos even when conscious brain doesn't
- 'Super-hero' material stretched into a possible electronics revolution
- MRI may help determine time of stroke onset
- Free as a bird? Human development affects bird flight patterns and populations
- Study sheds light on cancer-causing gene regulation
- Rice hulls a sustainable drainage option for greenhouse growers
- 'e-Learning' report shows online professional development aids teachers and students
- Earth's first great predator wasn't: Carnivorous 'shrimp' not so fierce, 3-D model shows
- Why proper nutrition is so vital in fighting infection
- Obesity and diabetes: Immune cells in fat tissue explain the link
- Estrogen not associated with lung cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women, study finds
- Mathematical model may result in better environment measures for the Baltic
- Detecting depression in caretakers of mentally ill adults
- Obesity not linked to breast cancer in Mexican-American women, study finds
- Drug regarded as alternative to standard treatment for preventing relapse of certain type of vasculitis does not appear as effective
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