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for the Week of February 6 to February 13, 2011
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Posted 2011-02-12:
- Mystery of how fleas jump resolved after 44 years
- Acute anemia linked to silent strokes in children
- Nanoparticles may enhance circulating tumor cell detection
- Even with fetal lung maturity, babies delivered prior to 39 weeks are at risk
- 3-D digital dinosaur track download: A roadmap for saving at-risk natural history resources
- Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age, study finds
- Firefly glow: Scientists develop a hydrogen peroxide probe based on firefly luciferin
- Compound blocks brain cell destruction in Parkinson's disease; Findings may open door to first protective therapy
- Superhalogens: New class of magic atomic clusters discovered
- Leptin resistance may prevent severe lung disease in patients with diabetes
- Scientists hope to cut years off development time of new antibiotics
- In online dating, blacks more open to romancing whites than vice versa, study finds
Posted 2011-02-12:
- New view of family life in the North American nebula
- New drug treatment possibilities for Alzheimer's
- New way to attack pathogens: RNA recycling system gone awry brings MRSA to a halt
- Experts urge even greater caution in use of X-rays during pregnancy and infancy
- Livestock boom risks aggravating animal 'plagues,' poses threat to food security and world's poor
- JPEG for the mind: How the brain compresses visual information
- Quest for extinct giant rats leads scientists to ancient face carvings
- Scientists combine targeted agents to kill multiple myeloma cells
- Root cause of blood vessel damage in diabetes discovered
- Reduced levels of an important neurotransmitter found in multiple sclerosis patients
- Identifying large hurricanes through seismology
- Young children choose to share prizes after working together
- New view of human evolution? 3.2 million-year-old fossil foot bone supports humanlike bipedalism in Lucy's species
- New hybrid drug, derived from common spice, may protect, rebuild brain cells after stroke
- Making a point: Method prints nanostructures using hard, sharp 'pen' tips floating on soft polymer springs
- Study seeks new way to enhance neuron repair in spinal cord injury
- LED products billed as eco-friendly contain toxic metals, study finds
- Looking at a tough hill to climb? Depends on your point of view
- Virus, parasite may combine to increase harm to humans
- Natural toxin implicated as triggering Parkinson's disease
- Biologists unlock chemical clues to courtship in swordtail fish urine
- Preservative-free nasal spray appears safe, remains sterile
- Metaknowledge: Powerful new ways to electronically mine research
- Exercise helps overweight children think better, do better in math
- Newly discovered squid pheromone sparks extreme aggression on contact
- Experimental agent better than aspirin at preventing stroke, study suggests
- Eyewitness memory susceptible to misinformation after testing
- Hearing loss common following radiation therapy for head and neck cancer
- Study of volcanoes in the outer solar system produces unexpected bonus for nanotechnology
- Is it time for all skiers to wear helmets?
- How much information is there in the world?
- Circulating blood antibodies are not required for HIV protection, study suggests
- Discovery may lead to turning back the clock on ovarian cancer
- Study examines relationship between autoimmune skin disease and neurologic disorders
- Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued, study concludes
- Handwriting problems affect children with autism into the teenage years
- Gene mutations linked to high blood pressure
- Preventing heart failure and increasing survival rates in cancer patients
- Vietnam’s biodiversity has deep roots in Earth’s past
- Study examines surgeons' stress related to surgery and night duty
- New method for reporting solar data
- Larger cities drive growing wage gap between the rich and the poor, study shows
- Two-timing spacecraft has date with another comet
Posted 2011-02-11:
- Los Angeles Basin long overdue for major earthquake: Lake-effect theory sinks, but quake timing questions go on
- Surprising view of brain formation: Discovery of a new mechanism may have implications for a host of diseases
- Folic acid may increase the risk of asthma, study suggests
- Unappreciated dynamism of blood cell production
- Robot therapy can improve arm, shoulder mobility after stroke
- Choices -- not discrimination -- determine success for women scientists, experts argue
- Extra testosterone reduces your empathy, researchers find
- Salivary glands as organs of immunity: New research makes oral immunization easier to swallow
- Success of male bustards is measured by their 'beards'
- Long- and short-sleeved physician workwear receive same amount of bacterial and MRSA contamination
- Plant's immune defense revs up for the morning attack
- Spring break: College students and risky behaviors
- Weather extremes are growing trend in Northern Australia, corals show
- Motorcycle helmets reduce spine injuries after collisions; Helmet weight as risk to neck called a 'myth'
- Newly discovered deep sea lobster
- When first-time mothers are induced, breaking the amniotic membrane shortens delivery time
- Revolutionary microchip technology?
- Neural mechanisms linked with vulnerability to anxiety
- Simple marine worms distantly related to humans
- Common insecticide used in homes associated with delayed mental development of young children
- Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs
- Immune system genes associated with increased risk of mental illness, new research suggests
- Engineers study hybrid systems to design robust unmanned vehicles
- Looking at your body reduces pain
- Diet soda may raise odds of vascular events; Salt linked to stroke risk
- Skin cells used to develop possible heart defect treatment in first-of-its-kind study
- Race against time to find Apollo 14's lost voyagers: 'Moon trees'
- Experimental approach may improve healing of diabetic wounds and bed sores
- Paperweight for platinum: Bracing catalyst in material makes fuel cell component work better and last longer
- Crocodile tears don't fool us all: Study gives behavioral clues to spot fabricated versus genuine displays of remorse
- Nanonets give rust a boost as agent in water splitting's hydrogen harvest
- Photodynamic therapy against cancer
- Chocolate is a 'super fruit': Rich source of antioxidants
- Human and mouse studies sharpen focus on cause of celiac disease
- New method takes snapshots of proteins as they fold
- Behavioral problems linked to cortisol levels: Study finds intervention needed as soon as behavioral problems appear
- Single-cell marine predator's unique survival mechanisms revealed
- 'Gene desert' on chromosome 9 is hotspot for coronary artery disease risk
- Understanding patterns of seafloor biomass
- Advanced macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk of bleeding stroke, study finds
- Taurus XL ready to launch Glory spacecraft
- Key to better health care may be a walk in the park
- New solar cell self-repairs like natural plant systems
- New technology in human trials to spot cardiac disease, cancer, drug abuse: Diagnostic chip may help hearts, cut costs
- The 'new' kilogram is approaching
- Everolimus improves progression-free survival for patients with rare pancreatic cancer, study finds
- Invasive comb jellyfish pose no direct threat to Baltic cod eggs and larvae, Danish study finds
- Stroke in Mexican-Americans expected to rise 350 percent in next 40 years
- Foot bone suggests Lucy's kin had arched foot, for walking
Posted 2011-02-10:
- Fetal surgery takes a huge step forward in treating children with spina bifida
- How omega-3 fatty acids help prevent several forms of blindness
- Soil science: Healing our planet's ills from the ground up
- Poorer patients have more severe ischemic strokes, study indicates
- Stardust-NExT: Heading into the bonus round -- in space
- Public sector research responsible for many new drug discoveries, researchers find
- Microsponges from seaweed may save lives
- Stockpiled avian flu vaccine could protect against potential pandemic
- Western Australia's incredible underground orchid
- Toward a fast, simple test for detecting cholera rampaging in 40 countries
- A green way to cap an old landfill
- Girls' interest in computing science piqued by making video games
- Primates' unique gene regulation mechanism: Little-understood DNA elements serve important purpose
- What makes fructose fattening? Some answers found in the brain
- Hydrogels used to make precise new sensor
- Early detection of lung cancer: Protein biomarkers in exhaled air
- Greener process for key ingredient for everything from paint to diapers
- Personal well-being is linked to national satisfaction, especially when times are tough
- World's first programmable nanoprocessor: Nanowire tiles can perform arithmetic and logical functions
- Sweeping view of prostate cancer genome yields deep insights
- Ancient teeth raise new questions about origins of modern humans
- Elevated levels of cardiac biomarkers following CABG surgery associated with increased risk of death
- Telomere length as an indicator of life expectancy for the southern giant petrel
- Parkinson’s disease undermines language processing
- Ultrafast quantum computer closer: Ten billion bits of entanglement achieved in silicon
- Dramatic improvement in Parkinson disease symptoms following intranasal delivery of stem cells to rat brains
- Next large central US earthquake may not be along New Madrid fault lines
- New techniques for stapling peptides could spur development of drugs for cancer
- Recognizing gibbons from their regional accents
- Popular students -- but not the most popular -- more likely to torment peers , study finds
- Brain's 'radio stations' have much to tell scientists
- Gene protects lung from damage due to pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, transplants
- New explanation for heart-healthy benefits of chocolate
- Researchers predict nearly 1.3 million cancer deaths in Europe in 2011
- Neutron analysis reveals 'two doors down' superconductivity link
- As many as three in four hospital tests not followed up after discharge, international study finds
- Border patrol: Immune cells protect body from invaders
- The hitch in the drug? The itch in the drug: Scientists discover clue to ending chronic itching side effect of certain drugs
- Successful operation of carbon nanotube-based integrated circuits manufactured on plastic substrates
- Method to identify fleetingly ordered protein structures identified
- Jatropha: Green biodiesel from African tree
- Huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe driven by fear of infection, says study
- Earth warming unevenly: Tropical Atlantic sees weaker trade winds and more rainfall
- Why HIV-uninfected babies born to mothers with HIV might be more vulnerable to infections
- Second pathway for antidepressants: New fluorescent assay reveals TREK1 mechanism
- Limited lymph node removal for certain breast cancer does not appear to result in poorer survival
- Using mining by-products to reduce algal blooms
- Heavy drinking in older teenagers has long- and short-term consequences
- Key role proposed for pediatricians in curbing tobacco use
- Stardust NExT set to meet its second comet
- From base pairs to bedside: Charting a course for the next phase of genomics research
- Challenges for biofuels: New life cycle assessment report
- One factor can make mortgage modifications up to one-third more likely, study finds
- Biogeochemistry at core of global environmental solutions: Coupled-cycles framework key to balancing human needs with Earth's health
- Ischemic stroke hospitalizations decline in middle-aged, elderly, increases in young
- Innovative iPhone app developed to carry out psychological and social research
- Stardust celebrates 12 years with rocket burn
Posted 2011-02-09:
- Turning bacteria against themselves
- Generic drug may improve the effectiveness of cancer nanotherapies
- Why leatherback turtles linger in South Pacific Gyre, and why it matters
- Male cancer survivor offspring slightly higher risk of congenital birth abnormalities
- Detecting pathogens in waterways: An improved approach
- Charismatic leadership can be measured, learned, study finds
- Brief diversions vastly improve focus, researchers find
- Delayed-enhancement MRI may predict, prevent strokes, study shows
- Tool makes search for Martian life easier: Red Planet a good fit for laser-ion funnel mass spectrometry
- Figuring out fetal alcohol syndrome in fruit flies
- Home and away: How do invasive plant species dominate native species?
- What your TV habits may say about your fear of crime
- Polar bear births could plummet with climate change
- Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
- Fingerprint makes computer chips counterfeit-proof
- Combining brain imaging, genetic analysis may help identify people at early risk of Alzheimer's
- Helping drivers cut fuel use
- Sleep deprivation: Late nights can lead to higher risk of strokes and heart attacks, study finds
- Secrets of dinosaur footprints revealed, thanks to 'Goldilocks'
- Lack of sleep found to be a new risk factor for colon cancer
- Conceptualizing cancer cells as ancient 'toolkit'
- Hope for stroke victims
- Researchers predict future of electronic devices, see top ten list of expected breakthroughs
- Bad things seem even worse if people have to live through them again
- Change of heart keeps bears healthy while hibernating
- Sun exposure, vitamin D may lower risk of multiple sclerosis
- Bound neutrons pave way to free ones: Scientists extract information about internal structure of free neutrons
- Urine-sniffing dogs: Early detection of prostate cancer
- New technique controls sizes of nanoparticle clusters for environmental, health and safety studies
- New link between genes and stress response, depression: Neuropeptide Y
- Unexpected exoskeleton remnants found in Paleozoic fossils
- Antipsychotics for schizophrenia associated with subtle loss in brain volume
- Evolution led to genetic variation that may affect diabetes, scientist says
- Lifestyle affects life expectancy more than genetics, Swedish study finds
- Giant whitefly: Presence of insect pest discovered in Indonesia
- Psychotic illness appears to begin at younger age among those who use cannabis
- Atom-thick sheets unlock future technologies
- Risk of cancer increases with exposure to low-dose radiation from cardiac imaging, study finds
- Digital signal processing helps researchers get a grip on nervous system's receptors
- Therapy to prevent heart failure more effective in women than men
- Air-conditioned greenhouse uses alternative energy
- Play was important -- even 4,000 years ago
- Researchers turn Salmonella into antiviral gene therapy agent
- Indoor coal use associated with possible impairment of early childhood growth
- Math may help calculate way to find new drugs for HIV and other diseases
- Use of atypical antipsychotics in treatment of dementia declined after FDA warning
- Laser welding in the right light
- Contact with the criminal justice system may be associated with suicide risk
- Childhood cancer research in danger, report says
- Possible crimes against humanity by Burmese military in Chin State, Burma
- Portsmouth woman receives UK’s first totally implanted hearing aid
Posted 2011-02-08:
- The brain knows what the nose smells, but how?
- Protein may be key to new treatment in a childhood cancer
- New findings in India's Bt cotton controversy: Good for the field, bad for the farm?
- Unexpected new mechanism behind rheumatoid arthritis
- Emergency detection systems for senior citizens
- 'He loves me, he loves me not...': Women are more attracted to men whose feelings are unclear
- X-rays reveal hidden leg of an ancient snake: New hints on how snakes were getting legless
- Gene therapy: Save messengers -- modified mRNAs open up new therapeutic possibilities
- When worms stick together and swim on thin water, what happens and why does it matter?
- Can breastfeeding transmit yellow fever after maternal vaccination?
- Aluminum to replace copper as a conductor in on-board power systems
- Language may play important role in learning the meanings of numbers
- Engineers grow nanolasers on silicon, pave way for on-chip photonics
- First IVF babies born using new chromosome counting technique
- Low-cost, nanometer-sized drug holds promise for treatment of chronic diabetes and burn wounds
- Dermatologists caution that atopic dermatitis is a strong precursor to food allergies
- DNA engine observed in real-time traveling along base pair track
- Childhood chronic illness affects future income, education, career
- Clay-armored bubbles may have formed first protocells: Minerals could have played a key role in the origins of life
- Allergies lower risk of low- and high-grade glioma, study finds
- Roaches inspire robotics: Researchers use common cockroach to fine-tune robots of the future
- Athletes prone to a rash of skin conditions
- Normal air could halve fuel consumption
- Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico's fast-growing 'Riviera Maya'
- First ever STEREO images of the entire sun
- Complex heart problems fixed without open-heart surgery
- Different evolutionary paths lead plants and animals to the same crossroads
- 3-D map of fly brain is to neuroscience what genome is to genetics
- Arctic fisheries' catches 75 times higher than previous reports
- Expectations speed up conscious perception
- Genetic study uncovers new path to Polynesia
- Age-related macular degeneration: Key mechanism in geographic atrophy identified, two possible therapies
- Better turbine spacing for large wind farms
- Blood-clotting agent can diagnose fatal genetic diseases, finds study
- Seeing the light: Scientists bring plasmonic nanofields into focus
- Watching others smoke makes smokers plan to light up
- Neural communication: Weak electrical fields in the brain help neurons fire together
- Second member in Alzheimer's toxic duo identified
- ‘Cornell dots’ that light up cancer cells go into clinical trials
- Mountain bike-related injuries down 56 percent, according to a U.S. national study
- Engineers predict how fire spreads in warehouses
- Jumping genes caught in the act: New evidence that the genome contains many mobile elements
- 29 genome regions linked to common form of inflammatory bowel disease
- Still hope for Arctic sea ice
- Breast cancer cells outsmart the immune system and thrive
- NASA spacecraft prepares for Valentine's Day comet rendezvous
- Kinship caregivers receive less support than foster parents despite lower socioeconomic status
- Relatively few young adults with autism spectrum disorders receive assistance after high school
- Reducing the toll of alcohol in Canada
- Anthropologist: 'Body Worlds' visitors confront bodies but not death
Posted 2011-02-07:
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