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Posted 2011-04-23:
- Brown recluse spider: Range could expand in N. America with changing climate
- Liver-cell transplants show promise in reversing genetic disease affecting liver and lungs
- Starting a new metabolic path: New technique will help metabolic engineering
- Study adds weight to link between calcium supplements and heart problems
- How molecules get to the right place at the right time
- For family violence among adolescents, mattering matters
- Scientists engineer nanoscale vaults to encapsulate 'nanodisks' for drug delivery
- New approach to defeating flu shows promise
- Frog embryos lead to new understanding of cardiac development
- C. difficile colonization accompanied by changes in gut microbiota: Study hints at probiotics as treatment
- Large Hadron Collider sets world record beam intensity
- Democrats and Republicans increasingly divided over global warming, study finds
Posted 2011-04-23:
- Functioning synapse created using carbon nanotubes: Devices might be used in brain prostheses or synthetic brains
- Anti-depressants boost brain cells after injury in early studies
- Worm studies shed light on human cancers
- Parasite strategy offers insight to help tackle sleeping sickness
- Lawn of native grasses beats traditional lawn for lushness, weed resistance
- Quality of parent-toddler relationship could affect risk for childhood obesity
- Jurassic spider from China is largest fossil specimen discovered
- Toward new medications for chronic brain diseases
- 'Time machine' made to visually explore space and time in videos: Time-lapse GigaPans provide new way to access big data
- Athletes at risk: New, inexpensive test for 'sudden death syndrome'
- Clouds, clouds, burning bright
- Antidepressants may not improve all symptoms of depression, researchers find
- Huge dry ice deposit on Mars: NASA orbiter reveals big changes in Red Planet's atmosphere
- Critical role of placenta in brain development demonstrated
- Cancer cell proliferation: A new ending to an old 'tail'
- Subset of self-destructive immune cells may selectively drive diabetes
- Photovoltaic systems boost the sales price of California homes
- Study pinpoints common critical errors in teen crashes
- Learning to tolerate our microbial self: Bacteria co-opt human immune cells for mutual benefit
- Study in roundworm chromosomes may offer new clues to tumor genome development
- New technique improves sensitivity of PCR pathogen detection
- Bacteria interrupted: Disabling coordinated behavior and virulence gene expression
- Scotland's first marine reserve already producing benefits
- Acupuncture relieves hot flashes from prostate cancer treatment, study suggests
- Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to lower IQ in children, study finds
- Salmonella utilize multiple modes of infection: New mechanism that helps with invading host cells discovered
- Use of topical corticosteroids in children with eczema does not have negative side effects, study finds
- Limit to nanotechnology mass-production?
- Severe obesity not seen to increase risk of depression in teens
- Research on 'Iceman' Wim Hof suggests it may be possible to influence autonomic nervous system and immune response
Posted 2011-04-22:
- Why biggest stellar explosions often happen in tiniest galaxies: Ultraviolet probe sheds light on mystery
- Genes causing antimalarial drug resistance identified
- Biologist illuminates how seedlings regulate growth
- Kidney disease coupled with heart disease common problem in elderly
- Organic and conventional farming methods compete to eliminate weed seeds in soil
- Historic church's subterranean secrets revealed
- Earth recovered from prehistoric global warming faster than previously thought
- Early warning system for Alzheimer's disease
- Meditation may help the brain 'turn down the volume' on distractions
- Simple fungus reveals clue to immune system protection
- American pikas: Contemporary climate change alters the pace and drivers of extinction
- Are dietary supplements working against you?
- Melting ice on Arctic islands a major player in sea level rise
- RNA nanoparticles constructed to safely deliver long-lasting therapy to cells
- Breastfeeding tied to stronger maternal response to baby's cry
- Nature's elegant solution to repairing DNA in cancer, other conditions
- Antimalarial trees in East Africa threatened with extinction
- Does video game violence harm teens? New study weighs the evidence
- Material that if scratched, you can quickly and easily fix yourself, with light not heat
- Kids' 'screen time' linked to early markers for cardiovascular disease
- Fat turns into soap in sewers, contributes to overflows
- MicroRNA mediates gene-diet interaction related to obesity, researchers find
- CAPTCHAs with chaos: Strong protection for weak passwords
- Happiest places have highest suicide rates, new research finds
- Laser sparks revolution in internal combustion engines
- New discovery may block amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease process
- Gold prices spur six-fold spike in Amazon deforestation
- Cardiac muscle really knows how to relax: Potential cardio-protective mechanism in heart
- Mega wind turbines of 20 MW
- Different views of God may influence academic cheating
- Beams of electrons link Saturn with its moon Enceladus
- Protein and calories can help lessen effects of severe traumatic brain injury, report says
- Functional MRI shows how mindfulness meditation changes decision-making process
- Low carbohydrate diet may reverse kidney failure in people with diabetes
- Researchers now one step closer to controlled engineering of nanocatalysts
- Spring-cleaning the mind? Study shows a cluttered brain doesn't remember
- Ring around the hurricanes: Satellites can predict storm intensity
- ACE inhibitors may increase risk of recurrence in breast cancer survivors, study suggests
- A galactic rose highlights Hubble's 21st anniversary
- Why are the Seychelles free of malaria?
- All U.S. federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico once closed to fishing due to spill now open
- How can we measure infants' pain after an operation?
- What's your gut type? Gut bacteria could help with diagnostics and influence treatments
- Genetic discovery offers new hope in fight against deadly pulmonary fibrosis
- Molecule that can increase blood flow in vascular disease identified
- Routine rotavirus vaccination in Brazil has reduced diarrhea deaths in children
- Drug development speeds up with more advanced microarray technology
- Electronic healthcare at the click of a mouse
- Phase III trial finds no benefit from atrasentan added to chemo for advanced prostate cancer
Posted 2011-04-21:
- Protein-patterned fibers: Researchers combine active proteins with material derived from fruit fly
- Air pollution exposure affects chances of developing premenopausal breast cancer, study finds
- How TRIM5 fights HIV: Scientists discover mechanism of protein that makes certain monkeys resistant
- Breakthrough in malaria treatment in the run up to World Malaria Day
- Mining data from electronic records: Faster way to get genetic clues to disease
- Half of all children with autism wander and bolt from safe places, study shows
- Primordial weirdness: Did the early universe have one dimension? Scientists outline test for theory
- New 'chemical pathway' in the brain for stress: Breakthrough offers hope for targeted treatment of stress-related disorders
- Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning
- Scientists prove new technology to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes
- Using the energy in oil shale without releasing carbon dioxide in a greenhouse world
- Biological links found between childhood abuse and adolescent depression
- Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making
- Nanomedicine one step closer to reality
- Ends of chromosomes protected by stacked, coiled DNA caps
- Adaptive trial designs could accelerate HIV vaccine development
- Another universe tugging on ours? Maybe not: Data from exploding stars contradicts earlier study
- Repeated stress in pregnancy linked to children's behavior
- Hundreds of barrier islands newly identified in global survey
- Decoding cancer patients' genomes is powerful diagnostic tool
- '3-D towers' of information double data storage areal density
- Minimizing side effects from chemoradiation could help brain cancer patients live longer
- 'Impossible' feat: Certain materials can exhibit ferromagnetism and superconductivity at same time
- Satisfied people are more likely to vote
- Miniature invisibility 'carpet cloak' hides more than its small size implies
- Antibiotics cure anthrax in animal models
- How peppermint helps to relieve irritable bowel syndrome
- Antibiotics disrupt gut ecology, metabolism
- Professor notices Abe Lincoln's signature on a picture hanging in his office
- Does seeing overweight people make us eat more?
- Right-handedness prevailed 500,000 years ago
- New link between mother's pregnancy diet and offspring's chances of obesity found
- Propeller turbulence may affect marine food webs, study finds
- Canola oil protects against colon cancer, study suggests
- Biologically inspired catalysts being developed
- Why do hopeful consumers make healthier choices than happy ones?
- Nanoparticles with honeycomb cavities containing drugs blast cancer cells
- Improved recovery of motor function after stroke
- Collecting the sun's energy: Novel electrode for flexible thin-film solar cells
- Cell of origin for squamous cell carcinoma discovered
- Mercury on the rise in endangered Pacific seabirds
- Patients appear to adjust and learn to cope with loss or reduced sense of smell
- New biosensor microchip could speed up drug development, researchers say
- C. difficile increases risk of death six-fold in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
- New MRI methodology revolutionizes imaging of the beating heart
- More accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
- New kid on the plasmonic block: Researchers find plasmonic resonances in semiconductor nanocrystals
- How do consumers judge quality? It depends on who's making the purchase
- Life in extreme environments paves the way for international collaboration: New roadmap for research launched
- European experts set standards for cross border reproductive care
Posted 2011-04-20:
- Filters that reduce ‘brain clutter’ identified
- Link between breast implants and rare form of cancer confirmed, but cause remains unclear
- One year later, oil spill’s impact on Gulf not fully understood
- Exploiting the stress response to detonate mitochondria in cancer cells
- LED efficiency puzzle solved by theorists using quantum-mechanical calculations
- Rational, emotional reasons guide genetic-testing choices, study finds
- Zoom-up star photos poke holes in century-old astronomical theory
- Tinnitus caused by too little inhibition of brain auditory circuits, study finds
- Pronghorn tracked by satellite
- Gene necessary for successful repair of muscle damage identified
- Nearly 3,000 new Walt Whitman papers discovered
- Limitations of question about race can create inaccurate picture of health-care disparities
- Scientists discover how to predict learning using brain analysis
- How inflammation can lead to cancer
- Probing the laws of gravity: A gravity resonance method
- Researchers discover precisely how thalidomide causes birth defects
- Marine organisms with eternal life can solve the riddle of aging
- Previous-day alcohol consumption appears to affect surgical skills on virtual reality simulator
- Could black trees blossom in a world with two suns?
- 'Thirdhand smoke' poses danger to unborn babies' lungs, study finds
- Tibetian Terrier dogs could play key role in developing therapy for early-onset Parkinson’s
- Enhanced cord blood stem cell transplants safe in long-term studies
- For testing skin cream, synthetic skin may be as good as the real thing
- Americans believe climate change is occurring, but disagree on why
- Accelerate data storage by several orders of magnitude? Ultra-fast magnetic reversal observed
- Sugar helping map new ground against deadly bug
- Astronomers can tune in to radio auroras to find exoplanets
- Bioartificial organs: Spanish researchers replace pig corneal cells with human stem cells
- X‑rays shed new light on regulation of muscle contraction
- Mood swings of bipolar patients can be predicted, study shows
- Super-small transistor created: Artificial atom powered by single electrons
- Limiting carbs, not calories, reduces liver fat faster, researchers find
- Molecular messages from moth antennae: Scientists assemble genes involved in regulating olfaction
- Alzheimer's diagnostic guidelines updated for first time in decades
- Portable devices' built-in motion sensors improve data rates on wireless networks
- Research turns the world upside down: New study examines brain processes behind facial recognition
- Biological arms races in birds result in sophisticated defenses against cuckoos
- Simple injection could limit damage from heart attacks and stroke
- Genetic study offers insight into the social lives of bees
- Virtual surgery shows promise in personalized treatment of nasal obstruction
- Using leaves' characteristics improves accuracy measuring past climates
- Do-not-resuscitate orders associated with poor surgical outcomes even for non-emergency procedures
- Did a supernova mark the birth of the Merry Monarch?
- Common virus plus low sunlight exposure may increase risk of multiple sclerosis
- Small molecules inhibit growth of human tumor cells
- Treatment-resistant epilepsy common in idiopathic autism; Associated with early seizure onset and cognitive impairment
- Learn to run a biorefinery in a virtual control room
- Students develop thought-controlled, hands-free computer for the disabled
- Early product launches: How will consumers respond?
- Culture shift needed to address sickness absence in police service in UK, expert says
- Experts question whether preventive drugs are value for money
- How American consumers view debt: A case study
- How children learn to say 'no': Gender-specific effectiveness of a life skills program against alcohol consumption in early adolescence
- Snoring and sleep disorders: A dental approach to a major public health issue
- Research encourages increased patient participation in interventions to prevent falls amongst older people
Posted 2011-04-19:
- 'Liquefaction' key to much of Japanese earthquake damage
- Predicting premature birth possible through markers in mother's blood
- New pollutants: Flame retardants detected in peregrine falcon eggs
- Safety of stored blood among chief concerns for transfusion medicine community
- Closer look at cell membrane shows cholesterol 'keeping order'
- Primary care targeted for suicide prevention efforts
- Missing the gorilla: People prone to 'inattention blindness' have a lower working memory capacity
- MRI may predict which adults will develop Alzheimer's
- Watching the birth of a sunspot
- Immediate treatment can alleviate future back problems, research suggests
- Neutral atoms made to act like electrically charged particles
- Many restaurant staff are undertrained and misinformed about food allergies, study finds
- Shocking environment of hot Jupiters
- Compound effectively halts progression of multiple sclerosis in animal model
- Oxygenation at a depth of 120 meters could save the Baltic Sea, researchers demonstrate
- Temporary memory loss strikes hospitalized seniors
- Scientists finely control methane combustion to get different products
- How the bilingual brain copes with aging: As brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language
- Oldest known toothache? Infection in jaw of ancient reptilian fossil revealed
- Botox eases painful spinal headaches, study finds
- New way to control magnetic properties of graphene discovered
- Breast cancer: Tumor marker same in dogs and humans
- Carbon sequestration estimate in US increased, barring a drought
- It’s not over when it's over: Storing sounds in the inner ear
- Nanofiber spheres carrying cells injected into wounds to grow tissue
- New therapeutic target for asthma, COPD and other lung disorders identified
- Sugarcane cools climate, study finds
- Probiotic may reduce rate of recurrent urinary tract infections in women, study suggests
- Why ancient Mayan communities were 'living on the edge' of what is now a massive wetland
- Crash rates may be higher for teen drivers who start school earlier in the morning
- Bone-munching worms from the deep sea thrive on fish bones
- Artificial pancreas may improve overnight control of diabetes in adults
- Vanilla: Preserving a world favorite flavor
- Mortality rate is increased in persons with autism who also have epilepsy, study finds
- Paleontologists audition modern examples of ancient behavior
- L-lysine may help schizophrenia sufferers cope
- Successful strategy developed to regenerate blood vessels
- Experimental drug inhibits cell signaling pathway and slows ovarian cancer growth
- Ocean front is energetic contributor to mixing, data shows
- Non-cardiac surgery: Safe for patients with heart device, study finds
- The heat is on: Zeroing in on energy consumption of ice makers
- Compassion, not sanctions, is best response to workplace anger
- Celestial fireworks from dying stars
- Safer treatment for millions suffering from trypanosome parasite infection
- Introducing the world's first intubation robot
- Path to potential therapy for NF2, a rare tumor disorder
- Miniature sensors to measure the ocean
- Stroke survival among seniors better in sociable neighborhoods
- Results on national study of parental concerns about childhood vaccines announced
Posted 2011-04-18:
- Hydrocarbons deep within Earth: New computational study reveals how
- Blood test could predict metastasis risk in melanoma, study finds
- Invasive mussels causing massive ecological changes in Great Lake
- Biochemist uses computer models to study protein involved with cancer, aging and chronic disease
- Earth's dust and plankton from space: New views from Envisat satellite
- People know when first impressions are accurate
- Long-sought fossil mammal with transitional middle ear
- Key to personalized cancer medicine unlocked using tumor metabolism
- GPS data used to model effects of tidal loads on Earth's surface
- Higher chronic cerebral venous insufficiency prevalence confirmed in MS, but meaning of findings remains unclear
- Best-ever look at pulsars: LOFAR takes the pulse of the radio sky
- Inability to detect sarcasm, lies may be early sign of dementia, study shows
- Successful blueprints are recycled by evolution, study suggests
- Vegetarians may be at lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke
- Recipe for radioactive compounds aids nuclear waste and fuel storage pools studies
- An advance for a newborn vaccine approach
- Toward a 'green grid' for delivering solar and wind-based electricity
- Why does brain development diverge from normal in autism spectrum disorders?
Posted 2011-04-17:
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