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Signs of Reversal of Arctic Cooling: Rapid Temperature Rise in the Coldest Region of Mainland Europe
Parts of the Arctic have cooled
over the past century, but
temperatures have been rising
steeply since 1990, according to a
summer temperature reconstruction
... > full story
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Accepted Theory Explaining Frequent Eruptions at Italy’s Stromboli Volcano Questioned
One volcano that volcanologists
believe they understand fairly
well is Italy's Stromboli, which
has been erupting every five to 20
minutes for thousands of years,
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Aging and Longevity Tied to Specific Brain Region in Mice
The protein SIRT1 in the brain is
tied into a mechanism that allows
animals to survive when food is
scarce, according to a new study.
The research suggests that SIRT1
may be involved with the life
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Swimmers at Sub-Tropical Beaches Show Increased Risk of Illness, Study Suggests
Swimmers at sub-tropical beaches
face an increased risk of illness,
according to new research.
Scientists examined the risk of
illness that beachgoers face when
exposed to recreational marine
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Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
Michelangelo, the 16th century
master painter and accomplished
anatomist, appears to have hidden
an image of the brainstem and
spinal cord in a depiction of God
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Quantum Phenomenon Observed: Atoms Form Organized Structure from Unorganized One
Physicists have experimentally
observed a quantum phenomenon,
where an arbitrarily weak
perturbation causes atoms to build
an organized structure from an
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Marine Biodiversity Strongly Linked to Ocean Temperature
Scientists have mapped and
analyzed global biodiversity
patterns for over 11,000 marine
species ranging from tiny
zooplankton to sharks and whales. ... > full story
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Hormonal Birth Control Alters Scent Communication in Primates
Hormonal contraceptives change the
ways captive ring-tailed lemurs
relate to one another both
socially and sexually, according
to a study that combined analyses
of hormones, genes, scent
... > full story
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Ancient DNA Identifies Donkey Ancestors, People Who Domesticated Them
In a finding that says much about
the people who lived in northern
Africa 5,000 years ago, scientists
believe domestication of the
donkey was achieved by nomadic
people responding to the growing
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Marine Phytoplankton Declining: Striking Global Changes at the Base of the Marine Food Web Linked to Rising Ocean Temperatures
A new article reveals for the
first time that microscopic marine
algae known as phytoplankton have
been declining globally over the
20th century. Phytoplankton forms
... > full story
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- Signs of Reversal of Arctic Cooling
- Stromboli Volcano Erupts Frequently, But Why?
- Aging and Longevity Tied to Brain Region
- Sub-Tropical Beachgoers: Higher Illness Risk?
- Brainstem Hidden in Michelangelo Fresco
- Quantum Phenomenon: Atoms Get Organized
- Marine Biodiversity Linked to Temperature
- Birth Control Alters Primate Communication
- Donkeys Domesticated by Nomads: Ancient DNA
- Ocean Life: Phytoplankton Declining Globally
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Adolescent Vision Screenings May Miss Farsightedness and Astigmatism
July 29, 2010 — Among adolescents, visual acuity tests appear to reliably detect vision problems caused by nearsightedness but not farsightedness or astigmatism, according to a new ... > full story -
Laboratory in Microdrops: Credit Card-Size Microflow System Handles Thousands of Experiments
July 29, 2010 — Tens of thousands of chemical and biochemical experiments may be conducted daily with the use of a microflow system of the size of a credit card, developed by scientists in Poland. The device has ... > full story -
One Molecule, Many More Insulin-Producing Cells to Treat Diabetes
July 29, 2010 — With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to new research. Scientists also ... > full story -
Sensing Wind Speed With Kites
July 29, 2010 — Researchers have developed a way to use a kite itself to measure wind speed. The instrument consists of a 2-meter-long and 1-meter-wide Rokkaku-type ... > full story -
To Make One Happy, Make One Busy
July 29, 2010 — A new study found that people who have something to do, even something pointless, are happier than people who sit ... > full story
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Molecular Mechanism Triggering Parkinson's Disease Identified
July 29, 2010 — Scientists have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the death of key nerve cells whose loss causes Parkinson's disease. This discovery not only may explain how a genetic mutation linked to ... > full story -
Good and Bad in the Hands of Politicians
July 29, 2010 — Politicians' gestures can reveal their thoughts, according to a new study. In laboratory tests, right- and left-handers associate positive ideas like honesty and intelligence with their dominant side ... > full story -
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Diseases and ConditionsIntensive Chemotherapy May Be Harmful to Most Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
July 29, 2010 — The prognosis for nearly three-quarters of elderly patients on intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia is poor, with a median survival of less than six months, according to a new ... > full story -
Super-Rare 'Elkhorn' Coral Found in Pacific
July 29, 2010 — An Australian scientist has discovered what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean. The unique Pacific elkhorn coral was found while conducting underwater surveys of Arno ... > full story -
No Safe Level: First Study to Show Teenage Binge Drinkers Harm Abilities in Later Life
July 29, 2010 — Researchers in the UK have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective ... > full story
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New Class of Drugs for Epileptic Seizures?
July 29, 2010 — A chemical compound that boosts the action of a molecule normally produced in the brain may provide the starting point for a new line of therapies for the treatment of epileptic seizures, according ... > full story -
More Frequent, More Intense Heat Waves in Store for New York, Climate Scientists Predict
July 29, 2010 — Heat waves like those that baked the Northeast in July are likely to be more frequent and more intense in the future, with their effects amplified in densely built urban environments like Manhattan, ... > full story -
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Arterial Stiffness in Black Teens
July 29, 2010 — Vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, in black teens, according to a new study. Black teens taking vitamin D supplementation of 2,000 ... > full story -
RNA Offers a Safer Way to Reprogram Cells
July 29, 2010 — For the first time, researchers have shown that they can deliver those same reprogramming genes using RNA, the genetic material that normally ferries instructions from DNA to the cell's ... > full story -
Western Diet Link to ADHD, Australian Study Finds
July 29, 2010 — A new study from Australia shows an association between ADHD and a "Western-style" diet in adolescents. The study examined the dietary patterns of 1800 adolescents from the long-term Raine Study and ... > full story
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Mystery of Healthy Fat People: Why Some Obese People Go on to Become Diabetic While Others Do Not
July 29, 2010 — It is common to find obese people – even morbidly obese people – who are healthier than their condition would normally allow. Working with subjects with a body mass index of about 56, a ... > full story -
Brilliant Star in a Colorful Neighborhood
July 29, 2010 — A spectacular new image shows the brilliant and unusual star WR 22 and its colorful surroundings. WR 22 is a very hot and bright star that is shedding its atmosphere into space at a rate many ... > full story -
Glucosamine Appears to Provide Little Benefit for Chronic Low-Back Pain
July 29, 2010 — Even though it is widely used as a therapy for low back pain, a randomized controlled trial finds that patients with chronic low-back pain and degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis who took glucosamine ... > full story -
Quantum Fractals at the Border of Magnetism
July 29, 2010 — Physicists are reporting new results from experiments on the perplexing class of materials that includes high-temperature superconductors. The team reports the unexpected discovery of a simple ... > full story -
Vaccine Scares May Do More Harm Than Previously Believed to a Population's 'Herd Immunity'
July 29, 2010 — Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists report. In some cases, the spread of ... > full story
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Disorders and Syndromes
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Alzheimer'sSleep Disorder May Signal Dementia, Parkinson's Disease Up to 50 Years Early
July 29, 2010 — A new study shows that a sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are ... > full story -
Planets Found in Unusually Intimate Dance Around Dying Star
July 29, 2010 — Astronomers have found two extrasolar planetary systems with gas giant planets locked in an orbital embrace. In one system -- a planetary pair orbiting the massive, dying star HD 200964, located ... > full story -
An HPV Vaccine Cheap Enough for the Developing World? Could Be
July 29, 2010 — Vaccine manufacturers in India and other developing countries may be able to produce a lower-cost HPV vaccine in spite of the complicated array of patent protections on the technology, say ... > full story -
NASA Simulates Space Exploration at Remote Arctic Crater Site
July 29, 2010 — NASA personnel are among a group of international researchers who are in the Canadian Arctic assessing concepts for future planetary exploration as part of the Haughton-Mars Project, or HMP-2010. ... > full story -
Can't Place That Face?
July 29, 2010 — Researchers are trying to understand the mechanisms at work in the face area of the brain called the "fusiform gyrus" by combining cognitive psychology with techniques like brain imaging and ... > full story
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Dense Bones Linked to Raised Risk for Prostate Cancer
July 29, 2010 — Men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease, ... > full story -
Birth of a Hurricane
July 29, 2010 — Summer storms are a regular feature in the North Atlantic, and while most pose little threat to our shores, a choice few become devastating hurricanes. To decipher which storms could bring danger, ... > full story -
Women With Gestational Diabetes Have Increased Risk of Recurrence in Subsequent Pregnancies, Study Finds
July 29, 2010 — There is an increased risk of recurring gestational diabetes in pregnant women who developed gestational diabetes during their first and second pregnancies, according to new ... > full story -
Alternative Fuels
Genetics
Agriculture and Food
Renewable Energy
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Evolutionary Biology
New Tool for Improving Switchgrass
July 29, 2010 — Scientists have developed a new tool for deciphering the genetics of a native prairie grass being widely studied for its potential as a biofuel. The genetic map of switchgrass is expected to speed up ... > full story -
Teachers Can Close Gender Gap in Classroom Leadership During Medical School, Study Finds
July 29, 2010 — A new study shows that female medical students volunteer for leadership roles in the classroom significantly less than their male peers. Subtle pep talks from teachers can even out the playing ... > full story
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Diabetes Care: Implanted Glucose Sensor Works for More Than a Year in Animal Studies
July 29, 2010 — Bioengineers have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver. A new article ... > full story -
A Future With or Without Trees: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Brazilian Amazon State
July 29, 2010 — Researchers have estimated future emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane in the Brazilian Amazon state of Mato Grosso. The estimates were made by combining 105 years of historical ... > full story -
Weight Issues Move Up Need for Walkers, Canes, Other Devices
July 29, 2010 — Obese older adults are more likely to use walkers, canes and other mobility devices at a younger age, and may run the risk of using them incorrectly, according to new ... > full story -
Polymer Passage Takes Time: New Theory Aids Researchers Studying DNA, Protein Transport
July 29, 2010 — Researchers have created a theoretical method to calculate the time it takes long-chain polymers to pass through nano-sized pores in membranes. The researchers studied how membrane pore geometry ... > full story -
Today's Healthcare
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Personalized Medicine
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Health PolicyTalking Touchscreens Aid Patients
July 29, 2010 — Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers and clinicians at local health care centers enhance patient-centered care for patients ... > full story
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Weapons TechnologyPenalty Points System Driver's License Reduces Accidents on a Temporary Basis, Spanish Study Finds
July 29, 2010 — Researchers have determined that after the implementation in 2006 of the penalty points system driver's license in Spain, there has been a reduction of 12.6 percent in the number of deaths in highway ... > full story -
Sirtuin1 May Boost Memory and Learning Ability; Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Fight Alzheimer's, Other Neurological Diseases
July 29, 2010 — The same molecular mechanism that increases life span through calorie restriction may help boost memory and brainpower, researchers ... > full story -
Genomes Behave as Social Entities: Alien Chromatin Minorities Evolve Through Specificities Reduction
July 29, 2010 — Researchers in Portugal and the U.S. studied the introgression -- the movement of a gene from one species into the gene pool of another -- of rye alien chromatin in the wheat genome, and showed that ... > full story -
Kidney Disease
Diseases and Conditions
Today's Healthcare
Stroke Prevention
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Multiple Sclerosis ResearchMillions of Americans in Early Stages of Kidney Disease Need Stroke Monitoring, Research Finds
July 29, 2010 — Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation -- a major risk factor for stroke -- according to new ... > full story -
Three-Year Investigation of Military Munitions Sea Disposal Site in Hawaii Completed
July 29, 2010 — The University of Hawaii at Manoa's School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology completed a three-year long investigation of Sea Disposal Site Hawaii Number 5, a deep-water military munitions ... > full story
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Intensive Chemotherapy May Be Harmful to Most Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The prognosis for nearly three-quarters of elderly patients on intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia is poor, with a median survival of less than six months, according to a new ... > full story
- Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Arterial Stiffness in Black Teens
- Mystery of Healthy Fat People: Why Some Obese People Go on to Become Diabetic While Others Do Not
- Glucosamine Appears to Provide Little Benefit for Chronic Low-Back Pain
- Vaccine Scares May Do More Harm Than Previously Believed to a Population's 'Herd Immunity'
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Molecular Mechanism Triggering Parkinson's Disease Identified
Scientists have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the death of key nerve cells whose loss causes Parkinson's disease. This discovery not only may explain how a genetic mutation linked to ... > full story
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Why Fad Diets Work Well for Some, but Not Others
Using fruit flies, researchers have found that genes interacting with diet, rather than diet alone, are the main cause of variation in metabolic traits, such as body weight. This helps explain why ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Super-Rare 'Elkhorn' Coral Found in Pacific
An Australian scientist has discovered what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean. The unique Pacific elkhorn coral was found while conducting underwater surveys of Arno ... > full story
Earth & Climate
More Frequent, More Intense Heat Waves in Store for New York, Climate Scientists Predict
Heat waves like those that baked the Northeast in July are likely to be more frequent and more intense in the future, with their effects amplified in densely built urban environments like Manhattan, ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Ötzi’s Secrets About to Be Revealed
Using the latest technologies, scientists in Europe have reached a new milestone in their study of the iceman known as Ötzi. For the first time since his discovery almost 20 years ago, ... > full story
- Segmentation Is the Secret Behind the Extraordinary Diversification of Animals
- Archaeologists Discover Biggest Rat That Ever Lived: Weight of About 6 Kilograms (Over 13 Lb)
- Sea Lamprey Research Sheds Light on How Stress Hormones Evolved
- Disease Genes That Followed the Silk Road Identified
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Space & Time
Brilliant Star in a Colorful Neighborhood
A spectacular new image shows the brilliant and unusual star WR 22 and its colorful surroundings. WR 22 is a very hot and bright star that is shedding its atmosphere into space at a rate many ... > full story
Matter & Energy
Quantum Fractals at the Border of Magnetism
Physicists are reporting new results from experiments on the perplexing class of materials that includes high-temperature superconductors. The team reports the unexpected discovery of a simple ... > full story
- New Tool for Improving Switchgrass
- Diabetes Care: Implanted Glucose Sensor Works for More Than a Year in Animal Studies
- Polymer Passage Takes Time: New Theory Aids Researchers Studying DNA, Protein Transport
- Penalty Points System Driver's License Reduces Accidents on a Temporary Basis, Spanish Study Finds
- more stories
Computers & Math
Can't Place That Face?
Researchers are trying to understand the mechanisms at work in the face area of the brain called the "fusiform gyrus" by combining cognitive psychology with techniques like brain imaging and ... > full story
