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New Strain of Bird Flu Packs a Punch Even After Becoming Drug-Resistant
Researchers have reported that a virulent new strain of influenza -- the virus that causes the flu -- appears to retain its ability to cause serious disease in humans even after it develops ...full story -
Landsat 8 Helps Unveil the Coldest Place on Earth
Scientists recently recorded the lowest temperatures on Earth at a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, trumping a record set in 1983 and uncovering a new puzzle about the ...full story -
New Drug Approach Could Lead to Cures for Wide Range of Diseases
Scientists have demonstrated in mice what could be a revolutionary new technique to cure a wide range of human diseases -- from cystic fibrosis to cataracts to Alzheimer's disease -- that ...full story -
Hidden Details Revealed in Nearby Starburst Galaxy
Astronomers have captured never-before-seen details of the nearby starburst galaxy M82. These new data highlight streamers of material fleeing the disk of the galaxy as well as ...full story -
More Light Shed on Possibility of Life on Mars
Humankind is by nature inquisitive, especially about the prospect of life on other planets and whether or not we are alone. The aptly named Curiosity, a NASA Mars rover, has been scouring ...full story -
Possibility of Cloning Quantum Information from the Past
Popular television shows such as "Doctor Who" have brought the idea of time travel into the vernacular of popular culture. But problem of time travel is even more complicated than one might ...full story -
Vast Freshwater Reserves Found Beneath the Oceans
Scientists have discovered huge reserves of freshwater beneath the oceans kilometers out to sea, providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global water crisis. A new study reveals ...full story -
Astronomers Discover Planet That Shouldn't Be There
Astronomers have discovered the most distantly orbiting planet found to date around a single, sun-like star. Weighing in at 11 times Jupiter's mass and orbiting its star at 650 times the ...full story -
Discovery of Partial Skeleton Suggests Ruggedly Built, Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor
A human ancestor characterized by "robust" jaw and skull bones was a muscular creature and more adaptive to its environment than previously thought, scientists have discovered. Researchers ...full story -
You Can't Get Entangled Without a Wormhole: Physicist Finds Entanglement Instantly Gives Rise to a Wormhole
Quantum entanglement is one of the more bizarre theories to come out of the study of quantum mechanics -- so strange, in fact, that Albert Einstein famously referred to it as "spooky action ...full story
- New Bird Flu Virulent Even When Drug-Resistant
- Coldest Place On Earth in East Antarctica
- New Approach May Cures Wide Range of Diseases
- Hidden Details of Nearby Starburst Galaxy
- More Light Shed On Possibility of Life On Mars
- Cloning Quantum Information from the Past?
- Vast Freshwater Reserves Beneath the Oceans
- Astronomers Find Planet That Shouldn't Be There
- Ruggedly Built, Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor
- Entanglement Instantly Gives Rise to Wormhole
Researchers Uncover Mechanism Controlling Tourette Syndrome Tics
A mechanism in the brain that
controls tics in children with
Tourette Syndrome has been
discovered by scientists. ... > full story
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Spanking Children Slows Cognitive Development and Increases Risk of Criminal Behavior, Expert Says
A scientist makes a definitive
case against spanking, including
how it slows cognitive development
and increases antisocial and
criminal behavior. ... > full story
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Supervolcanoes Discovered in Utah: Evidence of Some of the Largest Eruptions in Earth's History
Evidence of an eruption 5,000
times larger than Mount St. Helens
was found in the Utah desert, with
traces of ash identified as far
away as Nebraska. These
supervolcanoes aren't active
... > full story
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The Garden Microbe With a Sense of Touch: Common Soil Dwelling Bacterium Responds to Forces and Curvature
A common soil dwelling bacterium
appears to possess a sense of
touch, researchers have shown. A
study has found that Bacillus
mycoides, which has been known to
science since 1842, responds to
... > full story
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Fossil Primate Shakes Up History of Tooth-Combed Primates
Fossils discovered in Tunisia
challenge several hypotheses
concerning the origin of
tooth-combed primates (Malagasy
lemurs, Afro-Asian lorises and
African galagos). The fossils are
of a small primate called
... > full story
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You Are What Your Father Eats: Father's Diet Before Conception Plays Crucial Role in Offspring's Health, Study Suggests
Mothers get all the attention. But
a study suggests that the father's
diet before conception may play an
equally important role in the
health of their offspring. It also
raises concerns about the long-ter ... > full story
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Cockroach Never Seen Before in U.S. Identified in New York; Can Survive Freezing Temperatures
A species of cockroach never found
in the United States before has
been positively identified in
Manhattan. Unlike the roaches that
New York residents have known and
hated for years, this variety can
... > full story
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Astronomers Solve Temperature Mystery of Planetary Atmospheres
An atmospheric peculiarity the
Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune is likely
common to billions of planets,
astronomers have found, and
knowing that may help in the
search for potentially habitable
... > full story
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Recipe for a Universe: Apply Heat and Stir
Apply heat and stir; an expanding
universe can emerge in a
remarkably simple way, say
scientists. When soup is heated,
it starts to boil. When time and
space are heated, an expanding
universe can emerge, without
requiring anything like a "Big
... > full story
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First Radiation Measurements from the Surface of Mars
In the first 300 days of the Mars
Science Laboratory's surface
mission, the Curiosity rover
cruised around the planet's Gale
Crater, collecting soil samples
and investigating rock structures
while the onboard Radiation
Assessment Detector made detailed
... > full story
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Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury
Scientists have used a neural
prosthesis to restore motor
function in a rat model of brain
injury. The technology is
promising for TBI and stroke
patients. ... > full story
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Ancient Crater Could Hold Clues About Moon's Mantle
Researchers have found evidence of
diverse mineralogy in the moon's
South Pole Aitken basin, a giant
crater left by an impact 4 billion
years ago. The findings could mean
that some minerals dug up during
that ancient impact remain intact
within the basin. If that's true, ... > full story
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- Mechanism Controlling Tourette Syndrome Tics
- Spanking Slows Cognitive Development: Expert
- Evidence of Past Supervolcanoes Found in Utah
- Garden Microbe Appears to Have Sense of Touch
- Fossil Primate Shakes Up Evolutionary History
- You Are What Your Father Eats, Study Suggests
- Cockroach New to U.S.; Survives in Freezing Cold
- Temperature Mystery of Planetary Atmospheres
- Recipe for a Universe: Apply Heat, Stir
- First Radiation Measurements from Mars Surface
- Neural Prosthesis Works After Brain Injury
- Ancient Crater and Clues About Moon's Mantle
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Top Medical News
Step Closer to Muscle Regeneration
Muscle cell therapy to treat some degenerative diseases, including Muscular Dystrophy, could be a more realistic clinical possibility, now that scientists have found a way to isolate muscle cells from embryonic ... > full story
Top Technology News
Carbon Capture Technology Could Be Vital for Climate Targets
The future availability of carbon capture and storage will be pivotal in reaching ambitious climate targets, according to a new comprehensive study of future energy ... > full story
- Announcing Project AGORA: Ambitious Comparison of Computer Simulations of Galaxy Evolution
- We're Not Likely to Get Fried Bygamma Ray Burst
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Hears Amateur Radio Operators Say 'Hi': Message Was First-of-Its-Kind for an Interplanetary Spacecraft
- Ultrasound Microscopy: Aid for Surgeons to Make the Invisible, Visible
- more top technology stories
Top Environment News
Rising Mountains Dried out Central Asia
The uplift of two mountain ranges in Central Asia beginning 30 million years ago expanded the Gobi Desert and set Central Asia on its path to extreme aridity, a new study ... > full story
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Runaway Process Drives Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered a vital clue about the mechanism behind a type of earthquake that originates deep within the Earth and accounts for a quarter of all temblors worldwide, some of which are strong enough to pose a safety ... > full story -
SIRT5 Regulation Has Dramatic Effect on Mitochondrial Metabolism
December 11, 2013 — The Sirtuin family of protein deacylases has received considerable attention due to its links to longevity, diabetes, cancer, and metabolic regulation. Researchers identified widespread regulation of proteins involved in metabolism by the ... > full story -
Precise Docking Sites for Cells
December 11, 2013 — The Petri dish is a classical biological laboratory device, but it is no ideal living environment for many types of cells. Studies lose validity, as cell behavior on a flat plastic surface differs from that in branched lung tissue, for example. ... > full story -
Post-Sandy, Long Island Barrier Systems Appear Surprisingly Sound
December 11, 2013 — Results of a rapid response marine geophysical survey off Long Island following Hurricane Sandy show that despite the devastation on land, Sandy did not significantly disrupt the offshore barrier system that protects Long Island from long-term ... > full story -
Urban Sprawl Threatens Water Quality, Climate Protection, and Land Conservation Gains
December 11, 2013 — A groundbreaking study reveals that, if left unchecked, recent trends in the loss of forests to development will undermine significant land conservation gains in Massachusetts, jeopardize water quality, and limit the natural landscape's ability to ... > full story
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Serengeti's Animals Under Pressure
December 11, 2013 — Tanzania has one of the fastest growing human populations in the world, and the number of conflicts between humans and other species is expected to rise as pressure on land areas ... > full story -
Gene Therapy; Birth Defects; Personalized Medicine; Wounds and Healing; Diseases and Conditions; Genes;
New Gene Therapy Proves Promising as Hemophilia Treatment
December 10, 2013 — Researchers have found that a new kind of gene therapy led to a dramatic decline in bleeding events in dogs with naturally occurring hemophilia A, a serious and costly bleeding ... > full story -
Prolonged Viewing of Boston Marathon Bombings Media Coverage Tied to Acute Stress
December 9, 2013 — Stepping away from the television, computer screen or smartphone in the aftermath of terrorist attacks or mass shootings may be beneficial to your mental health. A new study shows that six or more daily hours of exposure to coverage of the Boston ... > full story -
How 'Sunshine Vitamin' D May Be Helpful in Fighting Multiple Sclerosis
December 9, 2013 — In mice with a rodent form of multiple sclerosis (MS), vitamin D appears to block damage-causing immune cells from migrating to the central nervous system, offering a potential explanation for why the so-called “sunshine vitamin” may ... > full story -
'Perfect Storm' Needed for Salmonella to Spread in Post-Harvest Tomatoes
December 9, 2013 — Researchers say salmonella is more likely to spread on tomatoes only with certain tomato types and drier weather, and that's a key to curbing produce-associated ... > full story
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Older Dads: Possible Links to Autism, Schizophrenia in Offspring
December 9, 2013 — Advanced paternal age has been associated with greater risk for psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism. With an increase in paternal age, there is a greater frequency of certain types of mutations that contribute to these disorders ... > full story -
New Study Highlights Key Role Soil Structure Plays in Water Uptake by Crops
December 10, 2013 — The increased global consumption of food means that there is an increasing yield gap between crop production and crop usage. To help tackle this issue, a team of scientists has used advanced mathematical modelling techniques to understand the ... > full story -
Global Study Reveals Gender-Based Violence Vastly Underreported
December 10, 2013 — Findings from a new global study suggest that estimates of gender-based violence prevalence based on health systems data or on police reports may underestimate the actual total prevalence by 11- to ... > full story -
Long-Term Use of Common Heartburn and Ulcer Medications Linked to Vitamin B12 Deficiency
December 10, 2013 — Long-term use of commonly prescribed heartburn and ulcer medications is linked to a higher risk of vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new ... > full story -
New Compound Dramatically Reduces Joint Inflammation
December 10, 2013 — An experimental compound is capable of significantly reducing joint inflammation in animal models of rheumatoid ... > full story
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Disability; Bone and Spine; Today's Healthcare; Healthy Aging; Accident and Trauma; Diseases and Conditions;
Story of How a Severed Arm Was Reattached
December 10, 2013 — Strangers often stop to ask Bob Seeman why he wears a padded glove on his left hand. So he hands out a card with a link to a YouTube video, which tells the extraordinary story of how Seeman’s left arm was reattached after it was nearly ... > full story -
RAVAN to Help Solve an Earth Science Mystery
December 10, 2013 — The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes (RAVAN) satellite, scheduled for launch in 2015, will demonstrate how accurate and wide-ranging measurements of Earth’s outgoing radiation can be made with a remarkably small ... > full story -
Increased Attention Needed for Cancer Risk from Silica
December 10, 2013 — A new review highlights new developments in understanding the health effects of silica, and calls for action to reduce illness and death from silica exposure at ... > full story -
Decoding Viral Puzzles
December 10, 2013 — The genome of viruses is usually enclosed inside a shell called capsid. Capsids have unique mechanic properties: they have to be resistant and at the same time capable of dissolving in order to release the genome into the infected cell. Scientists ... > full story -
Study Suggests Overdiagnosis in Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose CT
December 9, 2013 — More than 18 percent of all lung cancers detected by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) appeared to represent an overdiagnosis, according to a study ... > full story
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Cardiovascular Complications, Hypoglycemia Common in Older Patients With Diabetes
December 9, 2013 — Cardiovascular complications and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) were common nonfatal complications in adults 60 years of age and older with diabetes, a recent study ... > full story -
Fertility; Today's Healthcare; Patient Education and Counseling; Scientific Conduct; Bioethics; Public Health;
Marketing Loans for Fertility Treatments Raises Ethical Concerns
December 9, 2013 — An increase in the number of lenders specializing in loans for fertility treatments enables more people to afford the treatments, but it also raises ethical concerns. Among the concerns, doctors are marketing the loans to their patients, and some of ... > full story -
Study Shows Exercise Improves Depression in Parkinson's Patients
December 9, 2013 — A new study by a movement disorder neurologist found that depression improved among patients with Parkinson’s disease who participated in a long-term group exercise ... > full story -
From Common Colds to Deadly Lung Diseases, One Protein Plays Key Role
December 9, 2013 — An international team of researchers has zeroed in on a protein that plays a key role in many lung-related ailments, from seasonal coughing and hacking to more serious diseases such as MRSA infections and cystic fibrosis. The finding advances ... > full story -
Inflammation in Prostate May Reduce Cancer Risk
December 9, 2013 — Doctors have discovered that increased inflammation in the prostate may predict reduced risk for prostate ... > full story
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Extinction of Insects Affects Water Conditions
December 9, 2013 — A biologist in Sweden shows in his thesis how important aquatic species richness is to the functioning of stream ... > full story -
Today's Healthcare; Patient Education and Counseling; Prostate Cancer; Personalized Medicine; Diseases and Conditions; Workplace Health;
Screening Decisions Must Balance Potential Benefits With Potential Patient Harm
December 9, 2013 — Screening to detect medical conditions has become standard practice for many diseases, but insufficient attention has been paid to the potential for harm, according to research ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Treating Leukemia, Lymphoma Patients With Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells
December 9, 2013 — Donated umbilical cord blood contains stem cells that can save the lives of leukemia and lymphoma patients. A multi-center study has found that growing cord blood stem cells in a laboratory before transplantation significantly improves ... > full story -
Insects (including Butterflies); Exotic Species; Nature; Invasive Species; Mating and Breeding; New Species;
Invasive Turkestan Cockroach Displacing Oriental Cockroach in Southwestern US
December 9, 2013 — A new article describes the biology and life history of the Turkestan cockroach, which is displacing the oriental cockroach in the southwestern United ... > full story -
Researchers Find Forests With Bigger Potential for Carbon Credit
December 9, 2013 — Using satellite images, researchers estimate the quantity of carbon that Mexican forests store and identify the species that best serve as a reservoir. This is relevant because the interest that organizations and enterprises have for giving, as an ... > full story
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Ice-Cold Methods Decode Bacterial Infection Systems
December 9, 2013 — When attacking body cells, bacteria, such as salmonellae or Yersinia (plague pathogens), inject specific bacterial proteins through hollow, syringe-like structures – called injectisomes – into the host cells. These substances reprogram ... > full story -
24 Children a Day Treated in U.S. ERs for High Chair-Related Injuries
December 9, 2013 — High chairs and booster seats are commonly used to help make feeding young children easier. Although most parents assume these products are safe, millions have been recalled in recent years, and injuries associated with their use continue to ... > full story -
Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens Delivers Glaucoma Medication
December 9, 2013 — Researchers are one step closer to an eye drop-free reality with the development of a drug-eluting contact lens designed for prolonged delivery of latanoprost, a common drug used for the treatment of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible ... > full story -
Boosting Immune System to Treat Brain Cancer
December 8, 2013 — Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to better treatment for patients suffering from brain cancer. They looked at human brain tumor samples and discovered that specialized immune cells in brain tumor patients are compromised. The ... > full story -
Epilepsy Research; Epilepsy; Wounds and Healing; Today's Healthcare; Patient Education and Counseling; Cosmetic Surgery;
Epilepsy Surgery Safe, Effective in Older Patients
December 8, 2013 — Resective surgery is seldom used in epilepsy patients aged 60 and older despite its potential to offer seizure freedom. Older age may deter referrals to specialized epilepsy centers given concern of increased surgical risk due to age and presence of ... > full story
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Epilepsy; Today's Healthcare; Epilepsy Research; Personalized Medicine; Patient Education and Counseling; Children's Health;
More Aggressive Management Needed for Children With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus
December 8, 2013 — The management of refractory convulsive status epilepticus (RCSE) varies at different medical centers and from patient to patient. Rapid success in aborting these non-stop seizures is crucial as the risk of neurological damage is high and, though ... > full story -
Kidney Disease; Heart Disease; Diseases and Conditions; Hypertension; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology;
First Kidney-Specific, Mechanism-Based Drug Design Underway
December 8, 2013 — Changes to a key protein amplified its natural ability to counter kidney disease, according to a study ... > full story -
New Species; Endangered Plants; Nature; Insects (including Butterflies); Endangered Animals; Biology;
Europe's Rarest Orchid Rediscovered on 'Lost World' Volcano in the Azores
December 10, 2013 — Researchers studying speciation of butterfly orchids on the Azores have been startled to discover that the answer to a long-debated question "Do the islands support one species or two species?" is actually "three species". Hochstetter's ... > full story -
Memory; Intelligence; Brain Injury; Dementia; Patient Education and Counseling; Brain-Computer Interfaces;
Music Brings Memories Back to the Injured Brain
December 10, 2013 — In the first study of its kind, two researchers have used popular music to help severely brain-injured patients recall personal ... > full story -
Call for Action on Cutting Sugar
December 9, 2013 — A study by researchers into the effects of sugars on our oral health recommends cutting down on the sweet additive as part of a global initiative to reduce tooth decay.Since 1990 the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that intake of ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Study Raises Questions About Longstanding Forensic Identification Technique
Forensic experts have long used the shape of a person's skull to make positive identifications of human remains. But those findings may now be called into question, since a new study shows that there is not enough variation in skull shapes to make a ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Common Outcome Measures Required for Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials
As potentially effective new treatments for neurofibromatosis (NF) are developed, standardized research approaches -- including outcome measures specific to NF -- are needed. The first report from the Response Evaluation in Neurofibromatosis and ... > full story
- Police Activities in Thailand May Lead to Riskier Behaviors in People Who Inject Drugs
- Social Exclusion and Consumer Product Preference: Drink Pepsi to Fit In, but Fly American to Stand Out?
- Natural Disaster Relief: How Does Psychological Distance Affect Donations?
- Motivating Women to Forget the Message: When Do Breast Cancer Ads Backfire?
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Living Well
Can Celebrity Cancer Diagnoses Prompt Quitting Smoking?
In a study published, researchers found that when celebrities publicly discuss their struggles with cancer diagnoses, the resulting media coverage prompts more smokers to search for information on quitting than events like New Year's Day or World No ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
The Smoking Gun: Fish Brains and Nicotine
In researching neural pathways, it helps to establish an analogous relationship between a region of the human brain and the brains of more-easily studied animal species. New work hones in on one particular region of the zebrafish brain that could ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Environmental Subsidies Do Not Sufficiently Decrease Nutrient Load from Agriculture
About half of Finland’s contribution to the nitrogen and phosphorus load on the Baltic Sea comes from agriculture. Agriculture is thus considered to be of key importance in efforts to improve water quality. However, a recent doctoral study ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Study Offers Economical Solutions for Maintaining Critical Delta Environments
A new study documents the historic sediment record along the Danube River delta, and offers simple and inexpensive strategies to enhance deltas' natural ability to trap sediment and maintain their floodplains against rising sea levels and ... > full story
- Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Late Stone Age Settlement on Cyprus
- Mapping the Demise of the Dinosaurs
- New Fossil Species Found in Mozambique Reveals New Data on Ancient Mammal Relatives
- Early Tree-Dwelling Bipedal Human Ancestor Was Similar to Ancient Apes and 'Lucy' but Not Living Apes
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Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Unique Model Simulates Electron Environment in Space at 36000 Km Above the Earth
A spacecraft at near-Earth orbit is continuously bombarded by charged particles. Scientists have now developed a unique model that simulates electron environment in the near-Earth ... > full story
Matter & Energy
First Measurement Flight: Research Aircraft HALO Explores Trade Wind Clouds
Which climate effects do clouds have? Under what conditions do they warm or cool the atmosphere? Today, after more than five years of preparation, the specially equipped research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) takes ... > full story
Computers & Math
Awkward Facebook Encounters
A friend posts a picture on Facebook that shows you picking food out of your teeth. Awkward! Such Facebook faux pas are common. But depending on who you are and to whom you allow access to your Facebook page, such embarrassments can cause greater ... > full story
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