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Posted 2011-03-19:
- New insight into the brain's ability to reorganize itself
- Enzyme can steer cells or possibly stop them in their tracks
- More efficient means of creating, arranging carbon nanofibers developed
- Secrets of plague revealed through super-resolution microscopy technique
- Chemical-free pest management cuts rice waste
- Terminology matters in parents' willingness to enroll their children in research
- An icy gaze into the big bang: Quantum physicists investigate new states of matter in ultracold atom mixtures
- Transmissible treatment proposed for HIV could target superspreaders to curb epidemic
- Allergies? Pollen also appears outside flowering season
- World record for DNA analysis
- Wide variety in nutritional content found in 'senior' dog foods
- Electricity sparks interest in new technologies and cosmeceuticals for aging skin
Posted 2011-03-19:
- Human prejudice has ancient evolutionary roots
- 'Bilingual' neurons may reveal the secrets of brain disease
- Human gender roles influence research on animals, Swedish biologists argue
- Epilepsy and coordination disorders: Important role for the cerebellum
- Ecologists use 70-year-old pressed plants to chart city's vanishing native flora
- Sad dads spank more, read less, study finds
- New blood analysis chip could lead to disease diagnosis in minutes
- Hospital infections: Unique antibody from llamas provide weapon against Clostridium difficile
- Record-breaking 2010 Eastern European/Russian heatwave
- New study adds weight to diabetes drug link to heart problems
- Scientists take a look at systems biology and cellular networking
- Japanese tsunami underscores need for elder disaster preparedness
- Quantum pen for single atoms is a big step toward large-scale quantum computing
- New targeted drug helps smokers quit
- Dine or dash? Genes help worm decide when to look for new food
- Insight into parasite 'family planning' could help target malaria
- New technologies to crack down on counterfeit whisky
- Self-administered light therapy may improve cognitive function after traumatic brain injury
- Flowering plant study 'catches evolution in the act'
- World first: Localized delivery of an anti-cancer drug by remote-controlled microcarriers
- Graphene cloak protects bacteria, leading to better images
- Personlized dendritic cell vaccine increases survival in patients with deadly brain cancer
- Green sludge can protect groundwater from radioactive contamination, study suggests
- Cranky? On a diet? How self-control leads to anger
- Depression drugs -- SSRIs -- may reorganize brain plasticity, new research suggests
- Possible biomarker and therapeutic target for melanoma discovered
- A mutation causing wrinkled skin of Shar-Pei dogs is linked to periodic fever disorder
- Resveratrol may be useful tool for reducing body fat
- Sink or source? A new model to measure organic carbon in surface waters
- Psychologists design 60-minute exercise that raises GPAs of minority students
- A new evolutionary history of primates
- Scientists ID possible biomarker to gauge Alzheimer's prognosis, effect of therapies
- Tying the knot with computer-generated holograms: Winding optical path moves matter
- Survival matching should be used to allocate donated kidneys to transplant recipients, experts urge
- Intervention offers 'best chance' to save species endangered by climate change, expert argues
- Life expectancy rising in UK and Europe despite obesity epidemic
- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft begins historic orbit around Mercury
- Vitamin A plays key role in the human body, study suggests
- How breast cell communities organize into breast tissue
- Gardening linked to increased vegetable consumption in older adults
- New testing device may help to 'seal the deal' for building owners
- Experimental philosophy opens new avenues into old questions
Posted 2011-03-18:
- Biodiversity conservation: Zoos urged to breed animals from threatened populations
- Convenient blood test not as effective for diagnosing diabetes in children, study shows
- 3-D printing method advances electrically small antenna design
- Stroke incidence higher among patients with certain type of retinal vascular disease
- Bio-inspired sensors hold promise
- Three in four domestic violence victims go unidentified in emergency rooms, new study shows
- Cassini sees seasonal rains transform surface of Saturn's moon Titan
- Heart damage improves, reverses after stem cell injections in a preliminary human trial
- New tool to monitor coral reef 'vital signs'
- Daily home dialysis makes 'restless legs' better
- Electric grid reliability: Increasing energy storage in vanadium redox batteries by 70 percent
- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder score high in creativity
- E. coli engineered to produce record-setting amounts of alternative fuel
- New treatment for thrombosis?
- Scientists control light scattering in graphene
- Why are the elderly so vulnerable to pneunomia?
- NASA's Prolific Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reaches five-year mark
- Breastfed children do better at school, study suggests
- Fossils record reveals ancient migrations, trilobite mass matings
- Scientists create stem cells from schizophrenia patients
- New tool debuts for measuring indoor air pollutants
- Marathon runners can suffer allergic reactions
- New technique enables much faster production of inexpensive solar cells
- Psychological impact of Japan disaster will be felt 'for some time to come'
- New laser technique opens doors for drug discovery
- Gene therapy reverses symptoms of Parkinson's disease
- Not so eagle eyed: New study reveals why birds collide with human-made objects
- Comparison of wiping away bacteria with disinfectant wipes or a tissue moistened with saline
- Quantum cryptography? Physicists move closer to efficient single-photon sources
- Saint Patrick didn’t have it easy ... but at least the food wasn’t bad
- Newborn stars wreak havoc in their nursery
- Developing a universal flu vaccine?
- Sounds of Japan earthquake and aftershocks from underwater observatories
- Breaking the mucus barrier unveils cancer cell secrets
- Researchers gain new insight into the foreign exchange market
- Does your name dictate your life choices?
- Rare Andean cat no longer exclusive to the Andes
- Omalizumab relieves seasonal asthma attacks in youth, study finds
- NASA's Aqua satellite spies a '3-leaf Clover' view of Ireland for St. Patrick's Day
- Improving the infant gut ‘microbiome’
- Construction of a record-breaking laser gets off the ground
- 'Pre-baby blues' due to lack of support from partner, study finds
- Some blind people 'see' with their ears, neuropsychologists show
- New therapy found for rare lung disorder
- Plasticity of plants helps them adapt to climate change
- Altered gene protects some African-Americans from coronary artery disease
- Northern peatlands a misunderstood player in climate change
- Current U.S. juvenile treatment methods for violent offenders costly, ineffective, researcher finds
- Sexual plant reproduction: Male and female parts 'talk' in the same way as do cells in your brain
- New software calculates heating costs in greenhouse operations
- Today's children do engage in active play: UK study
Posted 2011-03-17:
- Ancient 'hyperthermals' serve as guide to anticipated climate changes; Sudden global warming events more frequent?
- Neuro signals study gives new insight into brain disorders
- High-tech concrete technology has a famous past
- More insight into Sensenbrenner syndrome
- Zooming in on the weapons of Salmonella
- 'Ivory wave' may be new legal high after 'miaow miaow' (mephedrone) ban
- Viscous cycle: Quartz is key to plate tectonics
- Pig model of cystic fibrosis improves understanding of disease
- Japan earthquake disaster: Geophysicists create animation showing sequence of quakes
- How common immune booster works: Research may lead to new and improved vaccines
- Why some microbial genes are more promiscuous than others
- Improving risk/benefit estimates in new drug trials
- Naval sonar exercises linked to whale strandings, according to new report
- New 'dissolvable tobacco' products may increase risk of mouth disease
- New way to test cancer drugs
- Brain injuries rise sharply in minor hockey after bodychecking rules relaxed, Canadian study shows
- Earthquake could mean major shortage of some Japanese cars in US
- Parental monitoring of opposite-gender child may decrease problem drinking in young adults
- First permanent anti-fog coating developed
- Laser beam makes cells 'breathe in' water and potentially anti-cancer drugs
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter delivers treasure trove of data
- Does selenium prevent cancer? It may depend on which form people take
- NASA satellite sees area affected by Japan tsunami
- Integrity of the brain's reward system is linked to relapse following treatment
- Large Hadron Collider could be world's first time machine, researchers' theory suggests
- Insulin-releasing switch discovered
- How chickens keep their cool: Mutation explains odd look of Transylvanian naked neck chicken
- Inflammation behind heart valve disease, research suggests
- Gene modification: Leaf beetle larvae attacking birch trees produce toxic cocktails that differ from the ones produced by conspecifics living on willows
- An early age at first drink combined with stressful life events can lead to heavy drinking
- Room-temperature spintronic computers coming soon? Silicon spin transistors heat up and spins last longer
- New device holds promise of making blood glucose testing easier for patients with diabetes
- A good sense of smell is more a product of training than good genes
- Proteins may affect behavior and physiology of female mosquitoes
- The development of better biotech enzymes
- Prevalence of heavy smokers in US decreases
- Hubble snaps close-up of Tarantula Nebula
- Malaria drug slows pancreatic cancer growth in mouse models
- Unprecedented view of protein folding may help develop brain disease therapies
- Treatments for recurring TB infection failing the developing world, study finds
- Scientists fly through the clouds to piece together climate puzzle
- New study predicts cholera epidemic in Haiti will far exceed UN projections
- New microscope decodes complex eye circuitry
- New vaccine candidate shows strong potential to prevent highly contagious norovirus
- Dairy farmer finds unusual forage grass
- Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis
- Wheels up for NASA mission's most extensive Arctic ice survey
- Association found between industry funding and promotional pieces on menopausal hormone therapy
- Two new SCAP documents help improve automating computer security management
- NIST releases final report on Charleston sofa store fire
- Report calls for improving US intelligence analysis using new methods, research from behavioral, social sciences
Posted 2011-03-16:
- Optical illusions show vision in a new light
- Why some people are apple-shaped and others are pear-shaped
- Finding of long-sought drug target structure may expedite drug discovery
- How tuberculosis bacteria manage to survive inside body’s macrophage cells
- Seedlings thrive with distant relatives, seeds with close family
- The new adulthood: Extended parental support as a safety net
- Bilinguals see the world in a different way, study suggests
- Lung cancer metastasis: Researchers find key component -- and possible way to block it
- Mini disks for data storage: Slanted edges favor tiny magnetic vortices
- Potentially pathogenic microbes growing on at least half of all orthodontic retainers, study suggests
- Basketball: Optimal aim points for bank shots
- Why argue? Helping students see the point
- MESSENGER spacecraft to swing into orbit around Mercury
- Surgical technique helps adult male survivors of childhood cancer regain fertility
- New role for an old molecule: Protecting the brain from epileptic seizures
- How pathogenic E. coli bacterium causes illness
- Genetic analysis reveals history, evolution of an ancient delicacy -- morels
- Best possible night light: Researchers study how light cycles impact zoo animals
- Ferroelectric materials discovery could lead to better memory chips
- New understanding of male puberty
- Better batteries for electric cars
- Stopping smoking shortly before surgery is not associated with increased postoperative complications
- Old-growth tree stumps tell the story of fire in the upper Midwest
- Describing humor with an equation
- Trapping a rainbow: Researchers slow broadband light waves with nanoplasmonic structures
- Tumor metastasis with a 'twist:' Protein is key to early embryonic development, but later promotes spread of cancer
- Orchid lures flies with scent of rotting flesh
- Omega-3 fatty acid intake linked with reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration in women
- U.S. Geological Survey updates magnitude of Japan’s 2011 Tohoku earthquake to 9.0
- Impact of a bad job on mental health as harmful as no job at all
- Japan quake may have slightly shortened Earth days, moved axis, theoretical calculations suggest
- Combining two peptide inhibitors might block tumor growth
- Seedless cherimoya, the next banana?
- Newer doesn't mean better when it comes to type 2 diabetes drugs
- Snapshots of laser driven electrons
- The impact of sex selection and abortion in China, India and South Korea
- Neanderthals were nifty at controlling fire
- Vitamin D insufficiency high among patients with early Parkinson disease
- Extent and speed of lionfish spread unprecedented; Invasive marine fish may stress reefs
- Use of generic drug programs could save society billions of dollars, U.S. study shows
- Hawaii: New high-resolution carbon mapping techniques provide more accurate results
- Native trout fare best when dams use natural stream flow management practices
- How the slime mold gets organized
- Heavy drinking associated with increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer
- New desalination process developed using carbon nanotubes
- Guided care reduces the use of health services by chronically ill older adults
- Gulf oil spill: Airborne chemistry measurements assess flow rate, fate of spilled gases and oil
- Painkiller prescribing varies dramatically among family physicians
- Regions that have higher rate of diagnoses among Medicare patients have lower fatality rate for chronic conditions
- Study examines outcomes of high-dose antiplatelet drug after stent placement
- US health care reforms should use model developed in Canada, experts say
- Children of U.S. immigrants more apt than natives to live with both parents
Posted 2011-03-15:
- 'Fly tree of life' mapped, adds big branch of evolutionary knowledge
- Key mutations act cooperatively to fuel aggressive brain tumor
- Lessons from Japan's earthquake
- Early success of anti-HIV preventive oral drug regimen is promising, but questions remain
- New method could improve economics of sweetening natural gas
- Gender stereotypes about math develop as early as second grade
- NASA's Hubble rules out one alternative to dark energy
- Toxoplasmosis: The strain explains severity of infection
- Solar power systems could lighten the load for British soldiers
- Benefits of bariatric surgery may outweigh risks for severely obese, study suggests
- Statistics can help us avoid counterfeit goods on the Internet, study shows
- Why people read magazines featuring envy-inspiring models
- Arctic on the verge of record ozone loss
- Antioxidants in pregnancy prevent obesity in animal offspring
- Nanorods could greatly improve visual display of information
- Tumor suppressor blocks viral growth in natural HIV controllers
- Japanese nuclear plants damaged by earthquake, tsunami pose no risk to U.S., experts say
- Used woodwind and brass musical instruments harbor harmful bacteria and fungi, study suggests
- Materials identified that may deliver more 'bounce'
- Salmonella bacteria used to fight cancer
- Multiple taste cell sensors contribute to detecting sugars
- Monitoring blood for 'microparticles' useful in identifying earliest signs of emphysema
- Marangoni convection in space: Observing wine-glass phenomenon in a gravity-free environment
- Thrill-seeking females work hard for their next fix, rat study suggests
- Potential way to protect neurons in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS
- Scientists discover genetic abnormalities after creation of stem cells
- Unique frog helps amphibian conservation efforts
- 'Good cholesterol' structure identified, could help explain protective effects
- Computer model shows importance of feet, toes in body balance
- Couples sometimes communicate no better than strangers
- Miniature 'wearable' PET scanner: Simultaneous study of behavior and brain function in animals
- Better brain wiring linked to family genes
- Shape memory polymers shed light on how cells respond to physical environment
- Combination overcomes breast cancer resistance to herceptin
- Study of 90 animals' thigh bones reveals how they can efficiently carry loads
- Workplace noise-related hearing loss affects sleep quality
- Breakthrough in nanocomposite for high-capacity hydrogen storage
- Parkinson's disease may be caused by microtubule, rather than mitochondrial complex I, dysfunction
- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: The far side of the moon -- and all the way around
- With new method, researchers can infer how tumors evolve and spread
- Physicists measure current-induced torque in nonvolatile magnetic memory devices
- Adolescent alcohol use linked with genetic variation in DRD2 gene and drinking to cope
- Researchers use lasers, custom microscope to show gene splicing process in real time
- Gene that mediates response to key cancer drugs frequently mutated in young leukemia patients who relapse
- Untapped crop data from Africa predicts corn peril if temperatures rise
- Chronic liver cirrhosis clues: Study finds 15 new genetic signposts for primary biliary cirrhosis
- Ultra high speed film
- Back pain in both master and dog, Swedish research shows
Posted 2011-03-14:
- Non-native snakes are taking a toll on native birds in Florida, scientists find
- Extra iron doesn't help many pregnant women, study suggests
- NASA images tsunami's effects on northeastern Japan
- HIV-infected patients at higher risk for bone fractures
- Nanotech-enabled consumer products continue to rise
- Testosterone linked to men's ability to 'woo' potential mates
- Chilly times for Chinese dinosaurs: Abundance of feathered dinosaurs during temperate climate with harsh winters
- Scientists reveal role of light sensor in temperature sensation
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