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Posted 2011-07-23:
- Fool's gold gives scientists priceless insight into Earth's evolution
- New target found for nitric oxide's attack on salmonella bacteria
- Shining a light on the elusive 'blackbody' of energy research: Designer material has potential applications for thermophotovoltaics
- Life scientists use novel technique to produce genetic map for African Americans
- Test for classifying force used in bottle stabbings: New study aids understanding of force required for creating injury
- Positive teens become healthier adults: Adolescents with a sunny outlook on life may have better health in their adult years
Posted 2011-07-23:
- Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor: Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks
- How to combat hospital-acquired infections and life-threatening toxins
- Collaboration encourages equal sharing in children but not in chimpanzees
- Quick test to diagnose bacterial or viral infection
- Fingerprinting fugitive dust: Tracking soil microbes back to their source
- Can feeling too good be bad? Positive emotion in bipolar disorder
- Astronomers discover largest and most distant reservoir of water yet
- Small hippocampus associated with depression in the elderly: Risk factor or shrinkage?
- Identical virus, host populations can prevail for centuries
- Multiple sclerosis research: Myelin influences how brain cells send signals
- Deepwater Horizon crude less toxic to bird eggs after weathering at sea
- Smartphone making your eyes tired? Images placed in front of the screen increase visual discomfort
- Chemists create molecular flasks: Researchers design a self-assembling material that can house other molecules
- Anti-malaria drug chloroquine finding may lead to treatments for arthritis, cancer and other diseases
- Gardening in the brain: Cells called microglia prune the connections between neurons, shaping how the brain is wired
- Obesity accelerates progression of cirrhosis, study suggests
- Computer simulations aid understanding of bacterial resistance against commonly used antibiotics
- Optimism associated with lower risk of having stroke
- Diamonds pinpoint start of colliding continents
- Breastfeeding may prevent asthma, research suggests
- Benign or cancerous? Gene test predicts cancer potential in pancreatic cysts
- Metabolic syndrome increases risk of both major types of primary liver cancer
- Software helps synthetic biologists customize protein production
- Popular TV shows teach children fame is most important value, psychologists report; Being kind to others fell dramatically in importance over 10 years
- Memories may skew visual perception
- Liver, belly fat may identify high risks of heart disease in obese people
- Juvenile diarrhea virus analyzed down to the atomic level
- Targeting toxin trafficking in plants and bacteria
- New discovery paves the way for using super strong nanostructured metals in cars
- Do we buy cosmetics because they are useful or because they make us feel good?
- Butterfly study sheds light on convergent evolution: Single gene controls mimicry across different species
- Vascular changes linked to dementia, experts say
- New mechanism in the regulation of human genes
- Detrimental weight loss: Scientists discover link between fat-cleaving enzymes and cancer-associated cachexia
- Ohio Supercomputer Center lifts land speed racer toward 400-mph goal
- No difference in women's and men's self-esteem in youth and early adulthood, study finds
- NASA catches three tropical cyclones at one time
- Farthest, largest water mass in universe discovered
- Earliest watery black hole discovered
Posted 2011-07-22:
- Parasites help reveal new ecological rules: Animal species large and small follow same rule for how common they are in ecosystems
- Key to help women fight infections during pregnancy
- Link between competing phases in cuprates leads to new theory; Discovery in parent of one high-temperature superconductor may lead to predictive control
- Scientists complete first mapping of molecule found in human embryonic stem cells
- Proteins enable essential enzyme to maintain its grip on DNA
- Chance favors the concentration of wealth, study shows; New model isolates the effects of chance in an investment-based economy
- Exoplanet aurora: An out-of-this-world sight
- Kidney dopamine regulates blood pressure, life span
- 'Freaky mouse' defeats common poison: House mice found unexpected ways to evolve resistance, study shows
- Skin sentry cells promote distinct immune responses
- Nanotechnology for water filter
- Chronic pain in homeless people not managed well, study finds; Almost half reported using street drugs to treat their pain
- Researchers identify seventh and eighth bases of DNA
- Workings of brain protein suggest therapies for Fragile X Syndrome and autism
- Paternity testing helps fill in family tree for Puget Sound's killer whales: Inbreeding could reduce whales' genetic diversity
- Hospital bacteria outbreak linked to nasal spray
- Tevatron experiments close in on favored Higgs mass range
- Stronger social safety net leads to decrease in stress, childhood obesity
- Sperm coat protein may be key to male infertility
- Drug improves brain function in condition that leads to Alzheimer's
- Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students
- Study highlights success of brain surgery for severe epilepsy
- Controlling movements with light
- Washing away good and bad luck: People believe it works
- Heavy relative of the neutron discovered
- Scientists create vaccine against heroin high
- NASA's space shuttle program ends with Atlantis landing
- Spanish Fabry disease patients appear to react differently to the rest of Europe
- Seaweed as a rich new source of heart-healthy food ingredients
- Scholar helps make Major League Baseball umpire schedule a hit
- Breakthrough in quantum computing: Researchers develop system that resists 'quantum bug'
- Caffeine consumption linked to female infertility, study suggests
- Full moon indicates impending danger from lion attack, study shows
- When injured muscles mistakenly grow bones: Researchers discover brain chemical that causes strange, serious complication
- An advance toward ultra-portable electronic devices
- Mother knows best for urban fox families
- Movement of black holes powers quasars, the universe's brightest lights
- Gene therapy to reverse heart failure ready for clinical trials; Therapeutic effectiveness and safety of 'next great thing in heart failure' demonstrated
- Evolution provides clue to blood clotting
- Animal model sheds light on rare genetic disorder, signaling pathway
- Fast prediction of axon behavior: Computer modeling method may lead to more accurate and capable electrodes to stimulate nerves
- Health gains from multiple sclerosis drugs come at a high price, study finds
- Prehistoric crocodile Terminonaris was Texas native, fossil suggests
- Genetic map of African-Americans to aid study of diseases, human evolution
- Exploring keys to melanoma progression
- New breast cancer drug: Promising results of PI3K inhibitor study
- Disputes over content of Wikipedia articles reflect a country’s geopolitical instability, study finds
- E-cigarette or drug delivery device? Questions about safety, usage and future implications of new nicotine delivery products
- Patients who used mail-order pharmacy for new statin prescriptions achieved better cholesterol control, study finds
- Health-care reform must involve psychologists, medical providers, educate patients, expert says
- CARE positions disaster relief with promising discipline of humanitarian logistics
- Texas experts bring science and policy to hydraulic fracturing debate
- Chemists create molecular polyhedron -- and potential to enhance industrial and consumer products
- With secondhand gene, house mice resist poison
- Is anesthesia dangerous?
- A twisted ring in the Galactic Centre
Posted 2011-07-21:
- Bold new approach to wind 'farm' design may provide efficiency gains
- As new data wave begins, a gene study in one disease reveals mutations in an unrelated disease
- Seeing the S-curve in everything
- EHEC 2011 outbreak: Scientists publish prospective genomic characterization
- Technology to throw new light on ancient artifacts
- Work engagement, job satisfaction, and productivity: They're a virtuous cycle
- NASA's Hubble discovers another moon around Pluto
- Cancer drugs may help treatment of schizophrenia
- At small scales, tug-of-war between electrons can lead to magnetism
- Gene required to maintain male sex throughout life discovered: Loss of gene Dmrt1 leads to male cells becoming female
- How the honey bee tolerates some synthetic pesticides
- Team sports: For kids, it's more than just a game
- First artificial neural network created out of DNA: Molecular soup exhibits brainlike behavior
- Newly designed molecule blocks chlamydia bacteria
- Fundamental constants 'change': Gravity weaker, electromagnetic force stronger, according to latest recommended values
- Improved method to create induced pluripotent stem cells
- The tallest tree in all the land
- Ancient footprints show human-like walking began nearly 4 million years ago
- Inherited Alzheimer's detectable 20 years before dementia
- New graphene discovery boosts oil exploration efforts, could enable self-powered microsensors
- Household smoke increases severity of bronchiolitis in babies
- Environmental pollutants lurk long after they 'disappear'
- Rock-paper-scissors players are natural copycats
- Be still my eyebrows: Liars under scrutiny can't completely suppress facial expressions, researchers say
- Experimental drug raises 'good' cholesterol, may help control diabetes
- New 'electronic tongue' system assesses the antioxidant power of juices and fruit
- Possible drug targets for common non-Hodgkin's lymphoma discovered
- Hummingbirds catch flying bugs with the help of fast-closing beaks
- Time and numbers mix together in the brain
- Engineering excitable cells for studies of bioelectricity and cell therapy
- Vegetarian diet may protect against common bowel disorder
- Does food act physiologically like a 'drug of choice' for some?
- Standard three-drug H. pylori therapy beats newer four-drug regimens in Latin America study
- NASA's Opportunity tops 20 miles of Mars driving
- Informed-consent forms should be shortened, simplified, bioethicists say
- Rapid venom evolution in pit vipers may be defensive; Marsupials that prey on venomous snakes also evolve rapidly
- Gene therapy delivered once to blood vessel wall protects against atherosclerosis in rabbit studies
- Decoding slowness: How sloths perfected energy saving
- Cardiac disorder may affect broader range of patients than previously reported
- Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia yield 18 new species of rare ferns and flowering plants
- E-health records should play bigger role in patient safety initiatives, researchers advocate
- World's forests' role in carbon storage immense, research reveals
- Heartburn treatment may extend survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients
- How the early human embryo acquires its shape through 'organizer' cells
- Therapy appears to reduce rate of chemotherapy-induced early menopause for women with breast cancer
- It's simple: Increasing complexity of models does not necessarily increase their accuracy
- Report offers new framework to guide K-12 science education, calls for shift in the way science is taught in US
- Landsat satellites track continued Missouri River flooding
- Killing of bin Laden worsened Americans' views of U.S. Muslims, survey finds
- Discovery may overcome obstacle for quantum computing: Researchers find a way to quash decoherence
- Researchers create the world's most advanced genetic map: New biological atlas focuses on African American genomics
- Add unwanted pregnancy to travails of women in war-torn lands
- Chemical make-up of Gulf of Mexico plume determined
- Schools failing pupils with sickle cell disease, U.K. study suggests
Posted 2011-07-20:
- New lung-cancer gene found: Cancer biologists identify a driving force behind the spread of an aggressive type of lung cancer
- Falls may be early sign of Alzheimer's
- Avian 'Axe effect' attracts attention of females and males
- Testosterone deficiency and replacement therapy in men
- New scientific milestone in optical communications: Revolutionary chip for optical routers
- Stated calories on menus of certain restaurants appear to be accurate overall
- Making blood sucking deadly for mosquitoes
- Physical activity linked to lower rates of cognitive impairment
- Galaxy-sized twist in time pulls violating particles back into line
- Gradual bone reduction seen in some birth control pill users
- Soil samples reveal urban mercury footprints
- Painful legacy of teen sports
- Twisted tale of our galaxy's ring: Strange kink in Milky Way
- Patients who use anti-depressants are more likely to suffer relapse, researcher finds
- Solar panels keep buildings cool
- Over half of Alzheimer's cases may be preventable, say researchers
- How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
- Mothers with breastfeeding difficulties more likely to suffer postpartum depression, study finds
- The face of a frog: Time-lapse video reveals never-before-seen bioelectric pattern
- Exposure to secondhand smoke associated with hearing loss in adolescents
- Research in 'Westie' dogs may hold answers to similar human diseases
- New anti-cancer agents show promise for treating aggressive breast cancers
- Fewer aphids in organic crop fields, study finds
- Fewer verbs and nouns in financial reporting could predict stock market bubble, study shows
- Neural signature of 'mental time travel': Memories formed in the same context become linked, evidence shows
- Soy/milk protein dietary supplements linked to lower blood pressure
- 'Smart' sunglasses block blinding glare
- ID1 protein boosts lung cancer in smokers, non-smokers; Potential anti-oncogenic target
- Click chemistry with copper: A biocompatible version
- 'Simon says': Preschool-age kids in different countries improve academically using self-regulation game
- Bacteria use Batman-like grappling hooks to 'slingshot' on surfaces, study shows
- Single traumatic brain injury may prompt long-term neurodegeneration
- Scientists analyze, explain the chemical makeup of Gulf plume
- Melanoma screening by physicians associated with finding more cancers than patient self-detection
- Antibiotic disrupts termite microflora, reducing fertility, longevity
- Decisions, decisions, decisions ...
- 2011 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' could be biggest ever
- Scientists grow brain cells from skin: Cancer cells and stem cells share same origin, research shows
- Cadmium selenide quantum dots degrade in soil, releasing their toxic guts, study finds
- Key metabolic pathway implicated in intractable form of breast cancer
- Dry onion skin has a use
- Surgeons' civility in operating room benefits patients, reduces costs, expert finds
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft returns close-up image of giant asteroid Vesta
- HIV therapies provide near normal lifespan in Africa, study shows
- Six new species of Eucalantica micro-moths discovered from the New World
- Screening new colon cancer patients for Lynch syndrome would be cost-effective, study shows
- Machines to compare notes online?
- Stress and alcohol 'feed' each other
- Lower calorie foods purchased in restaurants may contain more calories than listed, new study suggests
- Race matters when recruiting, retaining undergraduate women engineers
- Common test may be unnecessary for bariatric surgery candidates
- Suicide and homicide rates in mental health patients in England and Wales
- Reinventing the toilet for safe and affordable sanitation
- New link between Parkinson’s disease and cellular sorting
Posted 2011-07-19:
- Monitoring cellular interactions at nano-scale in more detail than ever before
- Mechanism behind virally-caused vomiting identified
- Origami in seed capsules: Lids on seed cases of the ice plant unfold when honeycomb structure swells inside them
- Gene migration helps predict movement of disease
- Down-under digestive microbes could help lower methane gas from livestock
- Adolescent binge drinking can damage spatial working memory
- Parasitism: Wasp uses ladybug as 'zombie bodyguard'
- New therapy provides hope for millions of people suffering from bowel incontinence
- Study of soil effects from March 11 Japan earthquake could improve building design
- Tumor suppressor protein is a key regulator of immune response and balance
- New technology allows lenses to change color rapidly
- Personality plays role in body weight: Impulsivity strongest predictor of obesity
- Rising oceans: Too late to turn the tide?
- Genes vital to preventing childhood leukemia identified
- Grand Cayman blue iguana: Back from the brink of extinction
- Nanotechnology: injections or sampling? New 'molecular syringes' under testing
- Writing nanostructures: Heated AFM tip allows direct fabrication of ferroelectric nanostructures on plastic
- Face value: Looks of political candidates are key factor influencing low-information voters
- Lab-grown meat would cut greenhouse gas emissions and save energy, research suggests
- 'Swine flu' breath test could reduce future vaccination shortages, research suggests
- Graphene gives up more of its secrets
- Natural chemical found in grapes may protect against Alzheimer's disease
- When minor planets Ceres and Vesta rock Earth into chaos
- 'Wave of death' is not a herald of brain death
- Non-Africans are part Neanderthal, genetic research shows
- Significantly more genetic mutations lead to colon cancer
- Comet Hartley 2 leaves a bumpy trail
- Dentists can identify people with undiagnosed diabetes
- Massive enzyme footballs control sugar metabolism
- Retired NFL players at higher risk for mild cognitive impairment: Condition can be precursor to Alzheimer's disease
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around asteroid Vesta
- Genetic mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
- New material could offer hope to those with no voice
- Newer techniques are making cardiac CT safer for children
- What keeps Earth cooking?
- New hope for treatment of cocaine addiction
- Stem cells: Nearing goal of using patient's own cells to make stem cells to replace lost or diseased tissue
- An unexpected actor in vaccination: Our own DNA
- New ways to measure magnetism around the sun
- Nervous system development: New piece of puzzle discovered
- A manganite changes its stripes: Advanced Light Source uncovers colossal conductivity changes in a special material
- 'Love your body' to lose weight
- Study examines relationship of acculturation with sun-safe behaviors of US Latinos
- Report reviews incorrect surgical procedures at U.S. Veterans Health Administration facilities
- Another danger of secondhand smoke -- hearing loss
- Deep below the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: New molecular model better explains diffusion of spill under water
- Steps needed to ensure that home medical devices are easy-to-use and caregivers are well-trained
- Adult day care services provide much-needed break to family caregivers
- Structure helps new employees adjust, study finds
- Married men seek treatment sooner for heart attacks
- Equinome launches elite performance test for thoroughbred horses
- Efficiency -- not cost -- drives value of hospital environmental services, study finds
Posted 2011-07-18:
- Early talking doll recording discovered
- Compound to block signaling of cancer-causing protein developed
- Lymphoma drug shrinks dog tumors, could lead to human treatment
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