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for the Week of January 16 to January 23, 2011
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Posted 2011-01-22:
- Cracking a tooth: 3-D map of atoms sheds light on nanoscale interfaces in teeth, may aid materials design
- Genetic code for form of pancreatic cancer cracked
- Defense mechanism against bacteria and fungi deciphered
- Mammograms: Detecting more than breast cancer, may help assess heart risk in kidney disease patients
- Islands in the sky: How isolated are mountain top plant populations?
- Gulf grows between research practice and participant preferences in genetic studies
- New device may revolutionize computer memory
- Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes mellitus: Unfolding amyloid secrets
- Montrealers are feeding fish Prozac; Research shows influence on brain activity while long-term consequences are unclear
- Cell binding discovery brings hope to those with skin and heart problems
- With cloud computing, the mathematics of evolution may get easier to learn
- Intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction
Posted 2011-01-22:
- Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in eight weeks
- HEPA filters reduce cardiovascular health risks associated with air pollution, study finds
- New melt record for Greenland ice sheet; 'Exceptional' season stretched up to 50 days longer than average
- Vitamin E may increase the life expectancy of males who have high dietary vitamin C intake and smoke less than a pack per day
- Single photon management for quantum computers
- Study examines risk factors of a mass shooting
- Swift survey finds 'missing' active galaxies
- Red blood cell hormone modulates the immune system
- Study maps process used by T cells to discriminate pathogens from the body's own cells
- Environmental contaminants in breast milk decrease over lactation time
- Go figure: Math model may help researchers with stem cell, cancer therapies
- Learning science : Actively recalling information from memory beats elaborate study methods
- For robust robots, let them be babies first
- Scientists grow human liver tissue to be used for transplantation
- Remarkable preservation of African fossils explained
- Drug 'khat' makes users more impulsive
- Simple, ingenious way to create lab-on-a-chip devices could become a model for teaching and research
- Why first impressions are so persistent
- Unexpected properties unveiled in superconducting material
- Breastfeeding: Added protection for cancer survivors?
- Highly ordered artificial spin ice created using nanotechnology
- Genetic variety of virus causing AIDS as a time indicator
- Stretching the truth: Biophysicists help unravel DNA stretching mystery
- Stress, anxiety both boon and bane to brain
- Plants moved downhill, not up, in warming world
- Cancer-fighting role for cells discovered
- New mechanism for controlling blood sugar level discovered
- Remote-controlled capsule endoscope safely examines the stomach
- NASA prepares to launch next Earth-observing satellite mission
- Distance may be key in successful negotiations, new study shows
- Newly discovered group of algae live in both fresh water and ocean
- Measles' natural nemesis: Cells infected by measles virus pull out a heavy weapon in the form of the enzyme ADAR1
- New low-cost method to deliver vaccine shows promise
- Bus and tram passengers warned to keep their germs to themselves
- Video games with imaginary steering wheel as the controller
- Strong social ties benefit breast cancer patients
- Orion Nebula: Still full of surprises
- Gene test shows which bladder cancer patients may have cancer spread
- Appearance not always enough to identify species
- First liver transplant patients receive experimental drug to prevent hepatitis C infection
- Data matrix codes used to catalogue archaeological heritage
- Majority of US adolescents with severe mental disorders have never received treatment for their conditions, study finds
Posted 2011-01-21:
- Biological clock ticks slower for female birds who choose good mates
- Global view of blood cell development reveals new and complex circuitry
- No direct link between black holes and dark matter, scientists find
- Knee osteoarthritis: When you can't walk fast enough to cross busy streets
- 2010 ties record for world's warmest year: World Meteorological Organization
- Are positive emotions good for your health in old age?
- Better than the human eye: Tiny camera with adjustable zoom could aid endoscopic imaging, robotics, night vision
- Brain's clock influenced by senses
- Identity theft by aphids: Research points to a need for possible reclassification of aphid species
- Children with severe asthma experience premature loss of lung function during adolescence, study finds
- Surgeons, CCTV & TV football gain from new video technology that banishes shadows and flare
- Illegal use of human growth hormone common among young male weightlifters, study finds
- How to tell a pterodactyl's sex: Dino-era riddle solved by new fossil find
- Viral protein mimic keeps immune system quiet
- Mother's stem cells likely key to treating genetic disease before birth
- Chaperone enzyme provides new target for cancer treatments
- Insect eyes inspire improved solar cells: Anti-reflective film based on moth eyes increases efficiency of photovoltaics
- Sleep researchers apply fatigue model to fatal commuter air crash
- Like humans, amoebae pack a lunch before they travel
- Drug used to treat heavy periods can stop trauma patients bleeding to death, study finds
- NASA Mars rover will check for ingredients of life
- Bedbug genetic study finds possible pesticide-resistance genes
- Beating the competition: Scientists discover how the size of networks can skyrocket
- Little evidence to support most eHealth technologies, such as electronic patient records, study shows
- Fundamental property of how water and other liquids move at different temperatures
- Nanoparticle vaccine protects against stomach flu
- See how they grow: Monitoring single bacteria without a microscope
- Statins: Benefits questionable in low-risk patients, review finds
- Wave-generated 'white hole' boosts hawking radiation theory, physicists find
- Challenging the limits of learning: Linguist measures the human mind against the yardstick of a machine
- Nanoscale rope: Complex nanomaterials that assemble themselves
- Small molecules may prevent Ebola infection
- Special sugar, nanoparticles combine to detect cholera toxin
- Prion disease spreads in sheep via mother's milk
- Glycerin confirmed as a feasible feedstuff for swine
- A second language gives toddlers an edge
- Arctic sea-ice controls the release of mercury
- Celiac patients can eat hydrolyzed wheat flour, study finds
- Molecular battle in cancer cells offers clues for treatment
- Novel antibiotic combinations fight resistance genes
- Scientists create injector for generating megawatt-class laser beams for US Navy's next-generation weapon system
- End-of-life decisions take longer if patient hasn't shared wishes with family, study finds
- Scientists view genome as it turns on and off inside cells
- Complete structure of HIV’s outer shell revealed
- Secrets of mysterious metal hotspots uncovered by new single molecule imaging technique
- Staph vaccine shows promise in Phase I
- Converting 2-D photo into 3-D face for security applications and forensics
- Predicting political hotspots: Professors' global model forecasts civil unrest against governments
Posted 2011-01-20:
- Astronomers release the largest color image of the sky ever made
- New CPR technique for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increases survival by 53 percent
- Mathematical model for moving bottlenecks in road traffic
- Unlocking the secret(ase) of building neural circuits
- Gardening in space with HydroTropi
- Health-care systems not using best evidence in decision-making, expert argues
- Robotic ghost knifefish is 'born'
- Possible new treatment for severe 2009 H1N1 infection
- Partner galaxies wildly different in new WISE image
- Atlas of an organism: Gene expression in developing mouse embryo
- Killer paper for next-generation food packaging
- Girls who are bullied are at risk for substance use through depression
- More asteroids could have made life's ingredients
- Birth control pills do not cause weight gain, new research suggests
- Giant crayfish species discovered right under researchers' noses
- Roundworm unlocks pancreatic cancer pathway
- Advance could speed use of genetic material RNA in nanotechnology
- Risks, consequences of video game addiction identified in new study
- New reactor paves the way for efficiently producing fuel from sunlight
- Antioxidants may improve chances of conceiving in male subfertility
- Malaria parasite caught red-handed invading blood cells
- Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease
- Researcher warns of health risks with carbon nanotubes
- Students are more likely to retake the SAT if their score ends with '90'
- Close-knit pairs of supermassive black holes discovered in merging galaxies
- Antioxidants might cause fertility problems in females, scientists discover
- In scientific first, researchers visualize naturally occurring mRNA
- New way of predicting dominant seasonal flu strain
- Mountain ranges may act as 'safe haven' for species facing climate change
- When video games get problematic so do smoking, drug use and aggression
- Are sharks color blind?
- Does long-term cell phone use lead to brain tumors?
- New leads in the case against drug-resistant biofilms
- Prostate cancer treatment linked to higher rate of colon cancer, study finds
- Forget the sunscreen: Water fleas in mountain ponds can handle UV rays
- Appetite-related chemical also affects drug-seeking: Hungry rats more resistant to drug relapse in absence of chemical signal
- Nanotech medicine to rebuild damaged parts of human body
- Long-term, high-fat diet alters mice brains: Brain changes may contribute to cycles of weight gain
- Cellular traffic: Factors beyond crowding affect how molecules interact within cells, modeling shows
- Statins don't prove useful for general pediatric lupus population
- Oxidation mechanisms at gold nanoclusters unraveled
- Color and shape of pills affects how patients feel about their medication
- New molecule could save brain cells from neurodegeneration, stroke
- X-rays linked to increased childhood leukemia risk
- Secrets of birds' sexual signals revealed
- Vitamin D levels lower in African-Americans, research finds
- Saving tropical forests and improving farming technology
- Brain imaging identifies differences in childhood bipolar disorder, ADHD
Posted 2011-01-19:
- In distant galaxies, new clues to century-old molecule mystery
- Cardiologists uncover new heart attack warning sign
- Scientific evidence supports effectiveness of Chinese drug for cataracts
- Statin risks may outweigh benefits for patients with a history of brain hemorrhage
- Kittiwakes' trans-Atlantic winter odyssey linked to breeding success
- The importance of making a good first impression in the classroom
- Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic doubles estimate of climate models
- How progesterone increases breast cancer risk
- Scientists bring cancer cells back under control
- Vitamin D absorption is diminished in patients with Crohn's disease, researchers find
- Keeping your digital secrets safe: Researchers develop security application to keep private data private
- Young couples can't agree on whether they have agreed to be monogamous
- Breakthrough in converting heat waste to electricity: Automotive, chemical, brick and glass industries could benefit from discovery
- New synthetic compound created with HIV-fighting promise
- Obesity in horses could be as high as in humans
- Healthy gums, healthy lungs: Maintaining healthy teeth and gums may reduce risk for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pumonary disease
- Scientists develop 3-D model of the ionosphere F-region
- Why do the Abbotts wait, while the Zimmermans rush to buy?
- Pulsating star that hosts a giant planet discovered
- Reducing diet early in pregnancy stunts fetal brain development, study finds
- New hope in fight against Huntington's Disease
- How protein aggregation can lead to neurodegenerative diseases
- Two new species of 'leaping' beetles discovered in New Caledonia
- Youth adapt faster than seniors to unexpected events, study finds
- Magnetically controlled pill could boost body's absorption of drugs
- Big breakfast generally doesn't help weight loss
- Gene helps plants use less water without biomass loss
- Common antibiotics and blood pressure medication may result in hospitalization
- Ginger is key ingredient in recipe for conserving stag beetles
- Infants not exempt from obesity epidemic
- Australian birds attract mates with 'scary movie effect'
- Smoking accounts for up to 60 percent of gender gap in deaths across Europe, research finds
- Environmental changes may affect vital cooperate bird behaviors
- Patients using warfarin have higher risk of death after trauma, study finds
- Radiometer finds sources of fire
- Few surgeons seek help for suicidal thoughts, study finds
- ARkStorm: California’s other 'Big One'
- Minimally invasive technique appears helpful to reanimate facial paralysis
- New molecular imaging technologies for detecting cellular processes
- Sleep evaluation may help identify kids at risk for respiratory complications after tonsil surgery
- Mechanisms of juvenile hormone action in insects could help fine tune pesticides
- Secondary students should be required to receive CPR training, experts advise
- Scientists sequence gut microbes of premature infant
- Link between chlamydia and ectopic pregnancy explained
- Wild salmon decline was not caused by sea lice from farm salmon, new research suggests
- Heart failure patients twice as likely to die if admitted to general wards, UK study finds
- Off-the-shelf electronics turn up gain on spectroscopy
- Nursing home closures clustered in poor, minority areas
Posted 2011-01-18:
- Physicists observe exotic state in an unconventional superconductor
- Alzheimer's plaques lead to loss of nitric oxide in brain
- Indoor air pollution: Minerals reduce impact of formaldehyde in particle board on indoor air quality
- Transforming skin cells into cartilage
- Silicon microdevices show promise for detecting metastatic breast cancer cells
- Neuronal migration errors: Right cells, wrong place
- Chandra images torrent of star formation
- First genetic test for predicting IVF success
- Winter temperatures play complex role in triggering spring budburst
- Fruit and vegetable concentrate decreases number of days with severe cold symptoms
- CT helps identify bullet trajectories
- Targeting nicotine receptors to treat cognitive impairments in schizophrenia
- LCD projector used to control brain and muscles of tiny organisms such as worms
- 'Master switch' for key immune cells in inflammatory diseases discovered
- New technique to see neurons of the deep brain for months at a time
- Researchers unzip MRSA and discover route for vaccine
- The 'Spaser' heats up laser technology
- 'Yo-yo' effect of slimming diets explained
- Smoking causes genetic damage within minutes after inhaling
- MicroRNA suppresses prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis
- Improved measurements of sun to advance understanding of climate change
- More intensive methods needed to identify TB in HIV-prone populations
- Interactive window shopping: Just wave your hands
- Enhanced early childhood education pays long-term dividends in better health
Posted 2011-01-17:
- Researchers can predict your video game aptitude by imaging your brain
- Measles virus plays role in Paget's disease of bone, researchers say
- 100-year-old specimens at California museum help determine when avian pox hit Galapagos
- 99% of pregnant women in US test positive for multiple chemicals including banned ones, study suggests
- Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early
- Inverse benefits due to drug marketing undermine patient safety and public health, study finds
- Quantum quirk contained: Discovery moves quantum networks closer to reality
- Researchers discover way to halt lung inflammation in animal models
- Flipper bands hinder king penguins
- Molecular rationale for combining targeted agents to treat breast cancer
- Extent of corruption in countries around the world tied to earthquake fatalities
- Next-generation hospital design can improve health -- and save money
Posted 2011-01-16:
- Dramatic ocean circulation changes caused a colder Europe in the past
- Why coffee protects against diabetes
- Bioactive compounds in berries can reduce high blood pressure
- Skin provides Australia's first adult stem cells for rare genetic disease
- Laser sheds light on tracking source of microbial contamination on beach
- Universities miss chance to identify depressed students, study finds
- Self-assembling structures open door to new class of materials
- Tinnitus is the result of the brain trying, but failing, to repair itself
- Improving plants: New software quantifies leaf venation networks, enables plant biology advances
- Cancer survivors likely to experience pain at some point in care
- New farming method reduces greenhouse gases, increases farm yields
- Academics urge universities to change culture to value teaching as highly as research
Posted 2011-01-15:
- Living cells used to create 'biotic' video games
- Early development of anti-HIV neutralizing antibodies
- Putting the dead to work: Conservation paleobiologists dig deep to solve today's ecological, evolutionary questions
- Population-wide reduction in salt consumption recommended
- Best way to measure dark energy just got better
- Taking more steps every day can help ward off diabetes
- New technique could pinpoint 'Galaxy X': Satellite galaxies located based on the ripples they create in the hydrogen gas
- Airborne pathogens can induce mad cow disease, new findings suggest
- Fastest movie in the world recorded: Method to film nanostructures developed
- Individuals with partial hearing loss may benefit from hybrid cochlear implant
- Trapped sunlight cleans water
- Driving simulators help older adults improve their road skills
- Fruit fly nervous system provides new solution to fundamental computer network problem
- Microbes in our gut regulate genes that control obesity and inflammation
- 2010 tied for warmest year on record, NASA research finds
- New therapies for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease identified
- Risks associated with second-hand smoke in cars carrying children
- Suicide risk greater for people living at higher elevations, study finds
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