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for the Week of November 28 to December 5, 2010
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Posted 2010-12-04:
- Global sea-level rise at the end of the last Ice Age interrupted by rapid 'jumps'
- Blame the environment: Why vaccines may be ineffective for some people
- Color-changing 'blast badge' detects exposure to explosive shock waves
- Molecular 'switch' contributes to cellular aging process: Discovery suggests new treatments for metabolic diseases
- Novel metal catalysts may be able to turn greenhouse gases into liquid fuels
- Molecular mechanism that causes teens to be less sensitive to alcohol than adults identified
- Interspecies electron transfer: Anaerobic bacteria found to cooperate
- New prion discovery reveals drug target for mad cow disease and related illnesses
- Electrocution of birds and collision with power lines: Solutions to a global problem
- Eye movement problems common cause of reading difficulties in stroke patients
- Ozone hole affects upper-atmosphere temperature and circulation
- A molecular switch for memory and addiction
- Tooth decay to be a thing of the past? Enzyme responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth deciphered
- Researchers uncover culprits in life-threatening clotting disorder
- More efficient polymer solar cells fabricated
- Preterm infants may need a boost to protect against invasitve pneumococcal disease
- Vitamins identified as key nutrient which may promote harmful algal blooms in coastal waters
- Under suspicion: Painkiller ziconotide could increase suicidal ideation
Posted 2010-12-04:
- Do our bodies' bacteria play matchmaker?
- New clue in leukemia mystery: Researchers identify 'poison' employed by deadly enzyme mutations
- Africa can feed itself in a generation, experts say
- Doctors failing to prescribe low-dose menopausal hormone therapy, study finds
- High performance infrared camera based on type-II InAs/GaSb superlattices created
- Fear of being envied makes people behave well toward others
- Many coastal wetlands likely to disappear this century, scientists say
- Discovery could lead to breakthrough for non-small cell lung cancer
- The gene-environment enigma
- Breast CT imaging system marches forward as pain-free tool to aid mammograms
- New high-performance fiber created
- Nicotine exposure in pregnant rats puts offspring at risk for learning disabilities
- Dark matter could transfer energy in the Sun
- Dementia may result from incomplete memories
- Anesthetic gases heats climate as much as one million cars, new research shows
- Brittle bones and heart disease go hand in hand
- Farmers slowed down by hunter-gatherers: Our ancestors' fight for space
- Heavy smoking during pregnancy linked to kids becoming repeat offenders as adults
- The future of metabolic engineering: Designer molecules, cells and microorganisms
- Polluted air increases obesity risk in young animals
- Blacker than black: NASA engineers developing material to help gather hard-to-obtain scientific measurements
- Blood vessel dysfunction linked to heart disease also impacts Alzheimer's
- 'USB' interface for medical diagnosis?
- Kicking the habit: Study suggests that quitting smoking improves mood
- Distribution of gravitational wave sources predicted
- Smoking may thin the brain
- Finger length predicts mental toughness in sport
- Mechanistic link between genetic variation and risk of cardiovascular disease identified
- Virtual biopsy may allow earlier diagnosis of brain disorder in athletes
- 'Less is more,' when it comes to sugary, high-caffeine energy drinks, researchers say
- 'No fish left behind' approach leaves Earth with nowhere left to fish, study finds
- Scientists home in on chemicals needed to reprogram cells; Groundbreaking discovery moves field closer to therapeutic applications
- Researchers find mathematical patterns to forecast earthquakes
- Personalized diets for elderly after hospitalization decreases mortality rates, study finds
- Three-dimensional chemistry demonstrated by grinding powder
- Stigma deters those with alcohol disorders from seeking treatment, study finds
- Breakthrough chip technology lights path to exascale computing: Optical signals connect chips together faster and with lower power
- Scientists discover mechanism that turns healthy cells into prostate cancer cells
- Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory
- Scientists propose new international cancer effort akin to Human Genome Project
- Natural reforestation in southern Pyrenees favours orchid
- Relationship-strengthening class improves life for new families
Posted 2010-12-03:
- New microscopy tracks molecules in live tissue at video rate; scientists push SRS microscopy to new levels of spatial, temporal precision
- Soya beans could hold clue to treating fatal childhood disease
- New method for preventing oxidative damage to cells: Findings could lead to enhanced health supplements, progress on Parkinson's
- Number of HIV/AIDS cases in sub-Saharan Africa expected to greatly outpace resources
- Online game drives genetic research
- Sleepless soldiers: Study suggests that military deployment affects sleep patterns
- Physicists create supernova in a jar
- Cancer risk from medical radiation may have been overestimated
- Discovery could shrink dengue-spreading mosquito population
- Tricyclic anti-depressants linked to increased risk of heart disease
- Governments worldwide censor web content: New study analyzes where, why and how access to the web is controlled
- Propensity for one-night stands, uncommitted sex could be genetic, study suggests
- Genetic switch for determining gender identified; Gene linked to so-called 'intersex' families
- Major step toward first biological test for autism
- Cassini returns images of bright jets at Saturn's moon Enceladus
- Botulinum toxin A creates muscle weakness and atrophy following long term use, study suggests
- 'Perfumery radar' brings order to odors
- Reaching 100 years of age may be more about attitude and adaptation than health history, study finds
- Life built with toxic chemical: First known microbe on Earth able to thrive and reproduce using arsenic
- Perinatal bisphenol-A exposure may affect fertility
- Effects of El Nino land South Pacific reef fish in hot water
- Recurrent miscarriage raises heart attack risk fivefold in later life, study finds
- Declining energy quality could be root cause of current recession, expert suggests
- Loud snoring and insomnia symptoms predict the development of the metabolic syndrome
- Longevity breakthrough: Scientists 'activate' life extension in worm, discover mitochondria's metabolic state controls life span
- Ideal body mass index identified in new study; Overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of death
- Hurricanes and other swirling natural phenomena explained
- Long-term exposure to pesticides may be linked to dementia
- Can engineered bugs help generate biofuels?
- GPS not working? A shoe radar may help you find your way
- New psychology theory enables computers to mimic human creativity
- Gene duplication detected in depression; Finding points to disruptions in brain signaling networks
- Water resources played important role in patterns of human settlement
- Plant clock gene also works in human cells
- Project pioneers use of silicon-germanium for space electronics applications
- Inflammatory bowel disease can cause post traumatic stress, say doctors
- Primates are more resilient than other animals to environmental ups and downs
- Fountain of youth in your muscles? Researchers uncover muscle-stem cell mechanism in aging
- Rain gardens are sprouting up everywhere
- Report sets new dietary intake levels for calcium and vitamin D to maintain health and avoid risks associated with excess
- Manufacturing 'made to measure' atomic-scale electrodes
- Suicide rate among young women veterans more than twice that of civilians
- New findings detail how a virus prepares to infect cells
- Insomnia after myocardial infarction: Heart and brain appear to be closely connected
- Pits, flows, other scenes in new set of Mars images
- Drug-like compound stops thyroid overstimulation in early studies
- Researchers demystify glasses by studying crystals
- One third of LGBT youth suffer mental disorders, Chicago study finds
- Updated guidelines include new research, advances in stroke prevention
- E. coli outbreak in Connecticut caused by raw milk consumption
Posted 2010-12-02:
- Loss of species large and small threatens human health, study finds
- New gene for childhood cancer neuroblastoma is discovered
- CT best at uncovering drug mule payload, study finds
- Retinal nerve function may be key to early glaucoma detection
- Electron 'pairing': Triplet superconductivity proven experientially for first time
- Death certificates confirm non-HIV-attributable diseases cause increase in deaths of people living with HIV/AIDS in US
- Super-Earth has an atmosphere, but is it steamy or gassy?
- Bone marrow stromal stem cells may aid in stroke recovery
- What to do if you are bitten by a snake
- Researchers show an oncolytic virus switches off cancer cell surival signal
- Engineers discover graphene's weakness
- Pray tell: Americans stretching the truth about church attendance
- Dangerous levels of lead found in used consumer products
- Finger length points to prostate cancer risk
- Cassini finds warm cracks on Saturn's moon Enceladus
- Tumors bring their own support cells when forming metastases; Noncancerous cells from primary site appear to facilitate tumor growth
- Rotating light provides indirect look into the nucleus
- Most low birth weight babies become productive adults, study finds
- Discovery triples number of stars in universe
- Yo-yo dieting alters genes linked with stress
- World's fastest camera takes a new look at biosensing
- New evidence for eye-protective effects of omega-3-rich fish, shellfish
- Nano-diamond qubits and photonic crystals: Milestone reached on the path to integrated quantum technology
- Perceived bad boys receive less pain medications in ER
- Astronomers use moon in effort to corral elusive cosmic particles
- Diabetes may clamp down on cholesterol the brain needs
- Transgenic crops: How genes jump from crop to crop
- Surgeons test innovative device in patient with swallowing disorder
- Measuring the temperature of nanoparticles
- Guiltless gluttony: Misleading size labels lead to overeating
- Couch potato effect: Missing protein leaves mice unable to exercise
- Gene therapy success in an immune disorder
- Origin of cells associated with nerve repair discovered
- Drug-resistant HIV patients with unimpaired immune cells
- How earthquakes can be predicted: Researchers reveal new means
- Trust hormone associated with happiness: Human study suggests new role for oxytocin
- Sugary lemonade may cool a hot temper
- Mother’s young alter brain’s response to drug
- Tiny RNA molecules control labor, may be key to blocking premature birth
- Anti-microbials are a common cause of drug-induced liver injury and failure, study suggests
- Motorcycle simulator gives new clues to road safety
- Older animals unable to distinguish similar-looking objects
- Brain scans detect autism's signature
- Internal body clock controls fat metabolism
- Predatory bugs can save cornfields
- New report ties diabetes to shortened life expectancy
- Could 135,000 laptops help solve the energy challenge?
- Are good-looking people more employable? Findings vary depending on whether it's a male or female applicant and who's doing the screening
- Hmong, Lu-Mien families face barriers to services, study finds
- Rising incidence of valvular heart diseases identified in New York state; Finding is associated with aging population and other factors
- Europe’s leading scientists urge creation of a CERN for Mathematics
- More focus on finances needed to increase Latino science and math graduates, expert argues
- People with mental illness receive inadequate mass screening for prevention of medical conditions, UK study finds
- Searching the heavens for newborn stars: NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ready to take flight
Posted 2010-12-01:
- Alternative therapies may leave asthmatics gasping, study suggests
- How some microorganisms bore their way into carbonate substrates: Implications for coral reefs and mussel aquaculture
- SRC-1 controls liver's 'sweet spot' for glucose production
- Arsenic-polluted water toxic to Bangladesh economy
- Social support is most effective when provided invisibly
- Venus holds warning for Earth
- Children with autism have mitochondrial dysfunction, study finds
- Discovering the secrets of Stonehenge
- Dosing directions, measuring devices appear inconsistent for many children's liquid medications, study finds
- Biofuels production has unintended consequences on water quality and quantity in Mississippi
- Narcissistic students don't mind cheating their way to the top, study finds
- Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food
- Drop in breast cancer rates directly tied to reduced hormone therapy, large study finds
- Cinnamon can replace harmful chemicals used to create nanoparticles
- Belly fat puts women at risk for osteoporosis, study finds
- Genomic fault zones come and go: Fragile regions in mammalian genomes go through 'birth and death' process
- Worst case scenario: Can we adapt to a world 2 to 4 degrees warmer?
- Thin air: Oxygen atmosphere found on Saturn's moon Rhea
- Acupuncture changes brain's perception and processing of pain, researchers find
- Snakes on a rope: Researchers take a unique look at the climbing abilities of boa constrictors
- Ecological effects of biodiversity loss underestimated
- Caffeinated alcoholic beverages: A growing public health problem?
- Marsupial embryo jumps ahead in development
- Neurological protein may hold the key to new treatments for depression
- Hormone oxytocin bolsters childhood memories of mom's affections
- Sporadic breast cancers start with ineffective DNA repair systems
- Soil microbes define dangerous rates of climate change
- Playing with building blocks of creativity help children with autism
- Antibacterial soaps: Being too clean can make people sick, study suggests
- New genomic technique reveals obesity gene variants
- Moderate alcohol consumption lowers the risk of metabolic diseases, study suggests
- New approach may help dialysis patients fight anemia
- California's controlled fires boost biodiversity
- Clarity in short-term memory shows no link with IQ
- Apes unwilling to gamble when odds are uncertain
- Celecoxib (Celebrex) may be effective in preventing non-melanoma skin cancers
- Seasonal influences help guide cougar prey selection
- Artesunate suppositories are cost-effective intervention for severe childhood malaria
- Fire forecast technology could help rescue teams save lives
- Prescriptions for teens and young adults on the rise
- Astronomers probe 'sandbar' between islands of galaxies
- Male reproductive problems may add to falling fertility rates
- Brain cells called pericytes become a player in Alzheimer's, other diseases
- Black children more likely to die from neuroblastoma, study finds
- New oyster farming technique increases productivity, offers entrepreneurial opportunities
- Diagnosis uncertainty increases anxiety in patients
- Oregon's POLST program expands to provide patients with more control at the end of their lives
- Recommendations issued on controversial 'Ashley' procedure for disabled children
- International clinical trial tests targeted drug for melanoma
- 5.7 million Californians lack access to job-based health coverage
- Despite economic slump, donors give generously to global health, though at a slower rate
Posted 2010-11-30:
- Engineer provides new insight into pterodactyl flight
- Bladder regeneration using stem cells from patients own bone marrow
- Methane-powered laptops? Materials scientists unveil tiny, low-temperature methane fuel cells
- Pre-eclampsia: Early urine test predicts pregnancy complication
- Functional amino acids regulate key metabolic pathways
- Does sex matter? It may when evaluating mental status
- Tuning an 'ear' to the music of gravitational waves
- Superantigens could be behind several illnesses
- Monitoring the health of endangered, wild chimpanzees
- Stem cell therapy: A future treatment for lower back pain?
- New knowledge on 're-discovered' switchgrass moth
- US adults most likely to forgo care due to cost, have trouble paying medical bills, survey finds
- Earth's lakes are warming, NASA study finds
- Gene therapy prevents memory problems in mice with Alzheimer's disease
- Scientists manage to adapt juvenile blue fin tuna to captivity in land installations
- Male reproductive problems may add to falling fertility rates
- Charging for plastic bags cut bag consumption by half in China
- National pilot program facilitates kidney paired-donation transplants
- Shrouded burst of stars: Spitzer reveals a buried explosion sparked by a galactic train wreck
- Potential new target for treating triple negative breast cancer identified
- Crown suggests Queen Arsinoë II ruled ancient Egypt as female pharaoh
- Scientists learn more about how kidneys fail and how new drugs may intervene
- To be or not to be a pair: Giant molecules in a quantum superposition
- Tobacco: Out of sight, out of mind?
- Koala bears may be the 'pickiest' marsupials around
- Brain tissue loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment
- Iron compounds synthesized to combat tuberculosis
- Era of personalized oncology: New strategies for cancer drug development urgently needed, experts say
- Reference database to identify origin of elephant ivory
- Earth and space science missions have fewer risks if conducted by a single government agency, report finds
Posted 2010-11-29:
- Dogs have bigger brains than cats because they are more sociable, research finds
- Cholesterol drug shows benefits for kidney patients, study suggests
- Why are we getting fatter? Seeking a mysterious culprit
- Danger of cancerous tissue development in chromosomal abnormalities
- Scientists re-sequence six corn varieties, find some genes missing
- Sensory stimulation protects against brain damage caused by stroke
- Same face may look male or female, depending on where it appears in a person's field of view
- Fatal blood clot genetic risk identified
- Molecular switch controls neuronal migration in the developing brain
- A decade of refinements in transplantation improves long-term survival of blood cancers
- Quartz crystal microbalances enable new microscale analytic technique
- Pre-injury exercise may mitigate the effects of traumatic brain injury in mice
- Cassini back to normal, ready for Enceladus
- NASA's savory sea salt sensor to get cooked, chilled
Posted 2010-11-28:
- Whale sharks use geometry to avoid sinking
- Diabetes drug could work against Alzheimer's, animal study suggests
- Large Hadron Collider experiments bring new insight into primordial universe
- Reliable culture of human embryonic stem cells
- Oldest salt mine known to date located in Azerbaijan
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