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Posted 2011-08-06:
- What shapes a bone? Diet and genetics dictate adult jaw shape
- Potential new eye tumor treatment discovered
- Sea lampreys fear the smell of death: Repellant could be key to better controlling destructive invasive species
- Sentinel node biopsy safe, effective in head and neck melanomas, study finds
- Ocean probes to help refine climate change forecasting
- Mindless eating: Losing weight without thinking
Posted 2011-08-06:
- Females can place limits on evolution of attractive features in males, research shows
- Human-made fat may limit damage to heart attack victims
- New field of hydrothermal vents discovered along the mid-Atlantic ridge
- Small molecules hit it big: New therapeutic approaches against viruses, bacteria, and cancer
- Spotting weaknesses in solid wood
- Neuroscientists identify how the brain remembers what happens and when
- NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
- Innate cells shown to form immunological 'memory' and protect against viral infection
- Mars' northern polar regions in transition
- Molecular mechanisms offer hope for new pain treatments
- Better desalination technology key to solving world's water shortage
- Gazpacho ingredients lose vitamin C during preparation
- Light shed on South Pole dinosaurs
- A patient's own skin cells may one day treat multiple diseases
- Researchers discover natural food preservative that kills food-borne bacteria
- Omega 3 fatty acids have protective benefits when taken during pregnancy, study suggests
- Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs, even as patients move about
- How to eliminate motion sickness on tilting trains
- Northern humans had bigger brains, to cope with the low light levels, study finds
- Making sperm from stem cells in a dish
- Researchers uncover new catalysis site
- Screening effort turns up multiple potential anti-malaria compounds; Possible resistance-proof drug pairs found
- Web search is ready for a shakeup, says computer scientist
- It’s official: Computerized trading agents do beat humans in foreign exchange markets
- Engineers solve longstanding problem in photonic chip technology: Findings help pave way for next generation of computer chips
- Scientists map genes for common form of brain cancer; Findings reveal cause of the tumors
- Designing diamond circuits for extreme environments
- Targeting innate immunity in malaria: Novel DNA sensing pathway linked to increased susceptibility to malaria
- Theft protection developed for virtual machines
- Studies shed light on hand hygiene knowledge and infection risk in hospitals and elementary schools
- Taller women are at increased risk of a wide range of cancers, research suggests
- Genetic 'signature' discovered in plaque, possible key to future treatment
- Earliest image of Egyptian ruler wearing 'white crown' of royalty brought to light
- Hormone reduces risk of heart failure from chemotherapy, study suggests
- Tools to imagine the forest of the future
- Treatment intervention for former child soldiers in Uganda associated with reducing symptoms of PTSD
Posted 2011-08-05:
- Large variations in Arctic sea ice: Polar ice much less stable than previously thought, study finds
- Surprising condition occurs in lungs after an invasion of mold, study shows
- Soft spheres settle in somewhat surprising structure
- Predicting spinal disc degeneration
- Physicists show that quantum ignorance is hard to expose
- Are pet owners healthier and happier? Maybe not
- Fossils of forest rodents found in highland desert
- Researchers find way to help donor adult blood stem cells overcome transplant rejection
- La Nina's distant effects in East Africa: Droughts and floods are remote-controlled climate effects
- Artificial lung device: Feasibility of lung transplants demonstrated
- One box of Girl Scout Cookies worth billion: Lab shows troop how any carbon source can become valuable graphene
- Harnessing the power of positive thoughts and emotions to treat depression
- First opal-like crystals discovered in meteorite
- Cells die so defensive organs can live
- Making runways safer
- Bellybutton microbiomes: Ecological research on the human biome
- Scientists invent heat-regulating building material
- U.S. physicians spend nearly four times more on health insurance costs than Canadian counterparts
- Water flowing on Mars, NASA spacecraft data suggest
- Aggressive drug therapy aids superbug evolution, research finds
- Accident protection device for small cars
- Text message reminders improve healthcare practice in rural Africa, study finds
- Researchers develop fully cooked food-aid product
- Have we met before? Scientists show why the brain has the answer
- DNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical 'quantum wire'
- Potential anti-cancer therapy that starves cancer cells of glucose identified
- Mold exposure during infancy increases asthma risk, study finds
- Drinking just one measure of spirits increases the risk of acute pancreatitis, study finds; But wine and beer do not appear to have the same effect
- An advance toward an 'electronic nose' urine test for TB
- A wise man's treatment for arthritis: Frankincense?
- What steers vampire bats to blood: Heat-detecting molecules on noses discovered
- Gold nanoparticles used to diagnose flu in minutes
- Human hearts respond differently than mouse hearts to two cardiovascular drugs
- Leukemia drug reverses tamoxifen-resistance in breast cancer cells
- 'Watermark ink' device identifies unknown liquids instantly
- Mindful eating: Researchers are making every bite count
- Ninety-six star clusters discovered hidden behind dust of Milky Way
- Newly developed molecule tested as a delivery vehicle to image and kill brain tumors
- New urine test shows prostate cancer risk; Test for gene fusion can assist in the early detection of prostate cancer
- Combo therapies tested to overcome drug resistance in melanoma patients
- Rising carbon dioxide could reverse drying effects of higher temperatures on rangelands
- Widespread mistaken beliefs about memory, U.S. national survey reveals
- Slowing climate change by targeting gases other than carbon dioxide
- New discovery brings customized tuberculosis therapies based on genotype closer to reality
- Evolutionary computation offers flexibility, insight
- How nerve cells are kept up to speed
- New high-speed 3-D imaging system holds potential for improved cancer screening
- Italian academia: A family business? Statistical analysis points to high frequency of last names in disciplines, institutions
- Small interventions can alleviate underperformance caused by stereotype threat
- New paper examines future of seawater desalinization
- Elusive gene mutations found for malignant brain tumor
- East Africa's climate under the spell of El Niño since the last Ice Age
- Breakthrough in photonic chip research paves way for ultrafast information sharing
- Briny water may be at work in seasonal flows on Mars
- Potato trials and research provide grower information
- Use of a retroflexion technique during colonoscopy in the right side of the colon improves polyp detection
- Human skin cells converted directly into functional neurons
- Out of body experience for stem cells may lead to more successful transplants
- Learning to live with fire
- Protection against falling rock
- Better flood forecasting is possible
Posted 2011-08-04:
- Six million years of savanna: Grasslands, wooded grasslands accompanied human evolution
- Success in treatment for kidney transplant patients
- Scientists find way to identify synthetic biofuels in atmosphere
- One species of pathogen can produce two distinct biofilms
- Novel coatings show great promise as flame retardants in polyurethane foam
- Getting to the heart of the appeal of video games
- 'Big splat' may explain the moon's mountainous far side
- Natural killer cells participate in immune response against HIV
- Finding could reduce antibiotic use in critically ill patients
- Why knee osteoarthritis afflicts more women than men
- Carbon hitches a ride from field to market: Agriculture's mobile nature makes predicting regional greenhouse gas impacts more complex
- Virginia Tech shootings: Professors publish research on post-traumatic stress
- Lifestyles of the old and healthy defy expectations
- Revolutionary biodegradable pellet targets glue ear infection
- Cape Cod Bay holds hidden risk for dining North Atlantic right whales
- Cooked green vegetables, dried fruit, legumes, and brown rice associated with fewer colon polyps
- Simulated atmosphere research to help NASA interpret data from Juno mission to Jupiter
- Stray-bullet shootings most often harm women and individuals at low-risk for violence, study finds
- Is our universe inside a bubble? First observational test of the 'multiverse'
- Basis for battery-powered skin patch for wider range of protein-based medicines
- Plant biologists dissect genetic mechanism enabling plants to overcome environmental challenge
- Quick, low-cost tests can accurately identify childhood developmental delays, study shows
- Ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels
- Scientists identify what makes us feel 'bad' when we're sick, how to treat it
- Breeding crops with deeper roots could 'slash CO<sub>2</sub> levels'
- New link found between obesity and insulin resistance
- Lattice of magnetic vortices: Researchers find magnetic skyrmions in atomically thin metal film
- New antidepressants can increase risks for elderly, study suggests
- Researchers develop webcam tool to improve office worker posture
- Researchers propose Internet consumer 'nutrition label'
- African rodent uses 'poison arrow' toxin to deter predators: First known mammal to use plant poison in defense
- Study explains why muscles weaken with age and points to possible therapy
- Juno to show Jupiter's magnetic field in high-def
- Adverse childhood could raise adult heart disease risk
- Scientists probe the energy transfer process in photosynthetic proteins
- Research into eating disorders and fertility reveals mixed picture
- Engineers develop one-way transmission system for sound waves
- Why diets don't work: Starved brain cells eat themselves, study finds
- Special software helps researchers identify individual animals when studying behavior in the wild
- Even with regular exercise, people with inactive lifestyles more at risk for chronic diseases
- A simple slice of energy storage
- Persons displaced by war at increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety
- Some plants duplicate their DNA to overcome adversity
- How do you stop tasting? Protein inside taste cells turn off bitter taste
- RIBA-II: The next generation care-giving robot
- Aging: T cells that survive the longest may better protect against infections such as the flu
- New freeze-dry method good for processing fish
- Academics 'guest authoring' ghostwritten medical journal articles should be charged with fraud, legal experts argue
- Nanotechology's impact on mass spectrometry
- Researchers create a successful scheduling method for umpires in Major League Baseball
- New computer hardware prototyping board designed in Crete successfully tested
- 25 percent of Ontarians hospitalized for depression required ER visit or readmission within 30 days
Posted 2011-08-03:
- First true view of global erosion
- Long periods of estrogen deprivation jeopardizes brain receptors, stroke protection
- The origin of comet material formed at high temperatures
- Mice point to a therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- A bit of boron, a pinch of palladium: One-stop shop for the Suzuki reaction
- Satisfaction in body function, body appearance differs in older men and women
- Scientist converts human skin cells into functional brain cells
- Regrowing blood vessels with a potent molecule
- Avoiding Nemesis: Does impact rate for asteroids and comets vary periodically with time?
- Researchers help find natural products potential of frankia bacteria
- Solar cells get a boost from bouncing light
- Brain chemical may explain why heavy smokers feel sad after quitting
- Ancient tides quite different from today -- some dramatically higher, some lower
- New study identifies emergence of multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella
- Minority microbes in the colon mapped
- Inexpensive method detects ALK rearrangement in lung cancer patients
- Digital photos can animate a face so it ages and moves before your eyes
- COPD patients with sense of humor feel better, but laughter may be bad for lungs
- Dream screens from graphene: Indium-free transparent, flexible electrodes developed
- 'Swamp gas' protects blood vessels from complications of diabetes
- Monkey see, monkey do? The role of mirror neurons in human behavior
- Pilot study suggests new approach to treat preeclampsia
- A hot topic: Radioactive decay is key ingredient behind Earth's heat, research shows
- Parents' conflicts affect adopted infants' sleep
- Engineers fly world's first 'printed' aircraft
- Exposure to magnetic fields in pregnancy increases asthma risk, study suggests
- Mission to Jupiter: Gas giant may hold keys to understanding solar system formation, evolution
- Bear bile chemical could help keep hearts in rhythm
- Computers: The art of magnetic writing
- Withdrawal from heavy cigarette smoking associated with brain imaging changes in regions related to mood regulation
- Bionic microrobot mimics the 'water strider' and walks on water
- Restoring blood flow after a heart attack: Nanostructure promotes growth of new blood vessels, mimics natural protein
- Microbial study reveals sophisticated sensory response
- New sensor promises rapid detection of dangerous heavy metal levels in humans
- A new catalyst for ethanol made from biomass: Potential renewable path to fuel additives, rubber and solvents
- The dark side of oxytocin
- Ancient glacial melting shows that small amount of subsurface warming can trigger rapid collapse of ice shelves
- Colon cleansing has no benefit but many side effects including vomiting and death, doctors say
- Artificial nanoparticles influence heart rate and rhythm, study finds
- Mechanism of sculpting the plasma membrane of intestinal cells identified
- US sets drought monitor's 'exceptional drought' record in July
- New research might help people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder
- Sugar doesn't melt -- it decomposes, scientists demonstrate
- High blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and obesity in middle age may shrink brain, damage thinking
- Researchers 'genetically fingerprinting' E. coli from watersheds
- Researchers use improved imaging technique and discover a better approach to diagnosing epilepsy
- NASA satellite tracks severity of African drought
- Childhood adversities and early-onset mental disorders associated with higher rates of chronic physical problems in adulthood
- IT solution to improve hospital workflow and schedules
- Report offers framework to guide EPA on incorporating sustainability in its decision making
- Noninvasive fecal occult blood test effective screen for lower GI tract lesions
- Chinese-English bilinguals are 'automatic' translators
- Menu labels in university canteens do not influence meal choices
- Heart attack survivors from poorer neighborhoods get less exercise
Posted 2011-08-02:
- In the battle to relieve back aches, researchers create bioengineered spinal disc implants
- Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help prevent recurrent strokes in younger people
- The last great wilderness: Human impact on the deep sea
- Why long-term antibiotic use increases infection with a mycobacterium
- Aerosols affect climate more than satellite estimates predict
- Majority of adolescents with prescriptions for pain, stimulant, sleeping and antianxiety medications take them appropriately, study finds
- Microbes consumed oil in Gulf slick at unexpected rates, study finds
- Some exercise is better than none: More is better to reduce heart disease risk
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft begins science orbits of Vesta
- Indoor air cleaners ease asthma symptoms in children living with smokers, study suggests
- Nobel Prize winner’s unfinished symphony
- New brain imaging research reveals why autistic individuals confuse pronouns
- Oxygen molecules found in nearby star-forming cloud
- New composite material may restore damaged soft tissue
- Greenhouse gas impact of hydroelectric reservoirs downgraded
- Novel analysis sheds new light on the mechanisms of brain development
- Cold electrons to aid better design of drugs and materials
- Helping children learn to understand numbers: It's all in the way we speak to them
- Manipulating light at will: Research could help replace electronic components with optical technology
- Nicotine can protect the brain from Parkinson's disease, research suggests
- In the pursuit of dangerous clumps: Customized surfaces help reveal the causes of diseases
- Scientists reveal mechanism behind 'oncogene addiction' in acute leukemia
- 'Wonder material' graphene tapped for electronic memory devices
- Physics could be behind the secrets of crop-circle artists
- Chemists transform acids into bases: Research offers vast family of new catalysts for use in drug discovery, biotechnology
- Omega-3 reduces anxiety and inflammation in healthy students, study suggests
- Without competition, island frogs evolve rapidly
- Novel gene associated with asthma in African-Americans confirmed
- New duck-billed dinosaur gives scientists clues to evolution of head ornamentation and provinciality
- Evolution of human generosity
- Scientists build battery in a nanowire: Hybrid energy storage device is as small as it can possibly get
- Gum disease can increase the time it takes to become pregnant
- Pathogens and insecticides: A lethal cocktail for honeybees
- Seventy percent of 8-month-olds consume too much salt, UK study shows
- Evolution in the back yard: Census of 750,000 banded snails leads to surprising results
- Treating obesity via brain glucose sensing
- Rainforest plant developed 'sonar dish' to attract pollinating bats
- Engineering innovative hand-held lab-on-a-chip could streamline blood testing worldwide
- Researchers map long-range migrations and habitats of leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean
- Genome-wide study reveals three new susceptibility loci for adult asthma in Japanese population
- New discoveries on gene regulation in the evolution of the vertebrate brain
- The role of relaxation in consumer behavior
- Elliptical galaxies are not dead
- Increasing potency of HIV-battling proteins
- Cows clock-in for monitored mealtimes
- A cellular protein can reduce the growth and spread of cancer cells
- Electronic tongue identifies cava wines
- Increased risk of Parkinson's disease in methamphetamine users, study finds
- National policy change reduces racial disparity in kidney transplants
- Possible association between maternal exposure to magnetic fields and development of asthma in children
- Don't suffer in silence with toe pain
- Debating the safety of cell phone use
- Primary physicians may hold key to suicide prevention
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft views dark side of Vesta
- Herschel telescope detects oxygen molecules in space
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