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Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting Off Jupiter Moon
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter's moon Europa, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes erupting off the ...full story -
The Mystery of Lizard Breath: One-Way Air Flow May Be 270 Million Years Old
Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards -- a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new study that may push ...full story -
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
- Evidence of Water Vapor Venting Off Jupiter Moon
- Lizards: One-Way Air Flow 270 Million Years Old
- 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
Novel Bio-Inspired Method to Grow High-Quality Graphene for High-End Electronic Devices
Researchers have successfully
developed an innovative one-step
method to grow and transfer
high-quality graphene on silicon
and other stiff substrates,
opening up opportunities for
... > full story
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Nonconcussion Head Impacts in Contact Sports Linked to Brain Changes and Lower Test Scores
Repeated blows to the head during
a season of contact sports may
cause changes in the brain's white
matter and affect cognitive
abilities even if none of the
impacts resulted in a concussion. ... > full story
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Liquid to Gel to Bone: Temperature-Sensitive Gelling Scaffolds Made to Regenerate Craniofacial Bone
Bioengineers have developed a
hydrogel scaffold for craniofacial
bone tissue regeneration that
starts as a liquid, solidifies
into a gel in the body and
liquefies again for removal. ... > full story
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Differences in Educational Achievement Owe More to Genetics Than Environment, Finds Study of UK Students
The degree to which students' exam
scores differ owes more to their
genes than to their teachers,
schools or family environments,
according to new research. The
study, which took place in the UK,
... > full story
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New System Allows for High-Accuracy, Through-Wall, 3-D Motion Tracking; Technology Could Revolutionize Gaming, Fall Detection
Imagine playing a video game like
Call of Duty or Battlefield and
having the ability to lead your
virtual army unit while moving
freely throughout your house.
Gaming could become this
... > full story
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Chameleons Use Colorful Language to Communicate: Chameleons' Body Regions Are 'Billboards' for Different Types of Information
To protect themselves, some
animals rapidly change color when
their environments change, but
chameleons change colors in
unusual ways when they interact
with other chameleons. Researchers
... > full story
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Alpine Glacier, Unchanged for Thousands of Years, Now Melting: New Ice Cores Suggest Alps Have Been Strongly Warming Since 1980s
Less than 20 miles from the site
where melting ice exposed the
5,000-year-old body of Ötzi
the Iceman, scientists have
discovered new and compelling
evidence that the Italian Alps are
... > full story
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Even When Test Scores Go Up, Some Cognitive Abilities Don't
In new research, neuroscientists
find that even high-performing
schools don't influence their
students' abstract reasoning. ... > full story
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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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- Graphene for High-End Electronic Devices
- Sports: Brain Changes from Minor Blows to Head
- Liquid to Gel to Bone for Tissue Regeneration
- School Success: More Genes Than Environment?
- System for Through-Wall, 3-D Motion Tracking
- Chameleons: Colorful Language to Communicate
- Alpine Glacier Melting: First in Thousands of Years
- Best Schools Don't Improve Abstract Reasoning
- 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
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Top Medical News
Herceptin Plus Taxol Highly Effective in Low-Risk Breast Cancer
A remarkable 98.7 percent of certain lower-risk breast cancer patients were cancer free for at least three years after taking a combination of the drugs Herceptin and Taxol, a study has ... > full story
Top Technology News
Suicidality Test Being Brought to Market
A new test should help doctors to decrease the risk of suicidality in patients treated with antidepressants who show certain gene markers. Researchers plan to launch the test immediately as a laboratory developed test. In addition, clinical studies ... > full story
Top Environment News
Scientists Map Food Security, Self-Provision of Major Cities
Wealthy capital cities vary greatly in their dependence on the global food market. The Australian capital Canberra produces the majority of its most common food in its regional hinterland, while Tokyo primarily ensures its food security through ... > full story
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Pine Plantations Provide Optimum Conditions for Natural Forests to Develop Underneath Them
December 11, 2013 — If there is any native forest in the vicinity, tree, fern and herbaceous species typical of these forests penetrate under the pine plantations without any need for action. That way it is possible, to a certain extent, for native forests to be ... > full story -
Low Vitamin B12 Levels Increase Risk of Fractures in Older Men
December 10, 2013 — Older men who have low levels of vitamin B12 have a higher risk of having fractures. These are the findings of researchers as a part of an international study of a total of 1000 older ... > full story -
Silver Banksia Plants Excel at Phosphate Saving
December 10, 2013 — Plants in the leached soils of Western Australia have developed a special strategy for coping with the scarcity of phosphorus. Plants from the Banksia genus of the Proteaceae family make severe cutbacks, in particular to the RNA found in the ... > full story -
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Less Painful Drug Delivery for Pediatric Leukemia Patients Is Safe, Effective, Research Suggests
December 10, 2013 — Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of pediatric cancer, can safely receive intravenous infusions of a reformulated mainstay of chemotherapy that has been delivered via painful intramuscular injection for more than ... > full story -
Health Policy; Public Health; Today's Healthcare; Diseases and Conditions; Patient Education and Counseling; Public Health Education;
Study Links Broader Health Insurance With Better Health
December 10, 2013 — In 2006, Massachusetts was on the same brink that the entire nation is on today: the brink of expanding health insurance to cover far more people than before. Now, a study shows the health of its residents improved measurably, especially among the ... > full story
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Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid Likely to Spread Despite Drug Control Program
December 10, 2013 — Restricting the use of antibiotics is unlikely to stop the spread of drug resistance in typhoid fever, according to a ... > full story -
Arctic Cyclones More Common Than Previously Thought
December 11, 2013 — From 2000 to 2010, about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each year, leaving warm water and air in their wakes -- and melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. That's about 40 percent more than previously thought, according to a new ... > full story -
Huntington's Disease; Alzheimer's; Parkinson's Research; Alzheimer's Research; Chronic Illness; Healthy Aging;
Staying Ahead of Huntington's Disease
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have made strides in staying ahead of Huntington’s disease, a devastating, incurable disorder that results from the death of certain neurons in the ... > full story -
Fire Vs. Ice: The Science of ISON at Perihelion
December 11, 2013 — After a year of observations, scientists waited with bated breath on Nov. 28, 2013, as Comet ISON made its closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. Would the comet disintegrate in the fierce heat and gravity of the sun? Or survive intact to ... > full story -
Brain Injury; Brain Tumor; Intelligence; Disorders and Syndromes; Nervous System; Brain-Computer Interfaces;
Brain's Never-Before-Seen Cellular Response to Concussions Could Lead to Therapy
December 11, 2013 — A biology student spent the past few summers developing an experiment for observing the brain's cellular response to a concussion. The never-before-seen action could one day lead to therapies that mitigate brain damage following mild traumatic brain ... > full story
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Clues About Protein Mechanism Critical to Plant Growth, Yield
December 11, 2013 — Scientists have made several scientific discoveries demonstrating the significant roles Heterotrimeric G proteins play in plant development and ... > full story -
Children's Health; Healthy Aging; Poverty and Learning; Health Policy; Public Health; Infant's Health;
Malnourished Children Still Have Hope Beyond First 1,000 Days
December 11, 2013 — New research is finding that global health workers should not give up on impoverished children after the first 1,000 days. In a longitudinal study of 8,000 children from four poverty-laden countries, health science researchers found that the ... > full story -
Computer Modeling; Genes; Mathematical Modeling; Gene Therapy; Personalized Medicine; Computational Biology;
More Powerful Approach to Analyze Melanoma's Genetic Causes
December 11, 2013 — There may be a better way to analyze the genetic causes of cutaneous melanoma according to a study published. A statistical analysis using the natural and orthogonal interaction model showed increased power over existing approaches for detecting ... > full story -
Diabetes; Diseases and Conditions; Chronic Illness; Heart Disease; Wounds and Healing; Today's Healthcare;
Antivirals for HCV Improve Kidney, Cardiovascular Diseases in Diabetic Patients
December 11, 2013 — Researchers reveal that antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) improves kidney and cardiovascular outcomes for patients with diabetes. Results show that incidences of kidney disease, stroke, and heart attack were lower in patients treated ... > full story -
Magpie Parents Know a Baby Cuckoo When They See One
December 11, 2013 — Cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nest of a magpie so that their chicks can be raised by the latter better hope that their young are not raised together with other magpies. The chances of cuckoo fledglings raised in mixed broods being fed by their ... > full story
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Different Food Fish Can Cause Different Allergies
December 11, 2013 — Different fish can cause different allergies when eaten. Research into protein provides new insight into these fish ... > full story -
Earth’s Sensitivity to Climate Change Could Be 'Double' Previous Estimates, Say Geologists
December 10, 2013 — The sensitivity of Earth’s climate to carbon dioxide could be double what has been previously estimated, according to ... > full story -
Fight Against Cancer: The Anti-Tumor Activity of Immune Cells Can Be Restored
December 10, 2013 — Researchers have revealed a mechanism that explains why the anti-tumor activity of specific immune cells called macrophages is suppressed during tumor growth. They have also demonstrated that blocking the protein Nrp1 can restore this anti-tumor ... > full story -
Children's Health; Fitness; Educational Policy; Health Policy; STEM Education; Public Health Education;
Lack of National Policy to Get UK Kids More Active Is Mass 'Child Neglect'
December 9, 2013 — The failure of successive governments to implement a comprehensive national policy to get UK kids more active and stave off the litany of health and other problems their sedentary lifestyle is storing up for them, is mass "child neglect," say ... > full story -
Top Smoking Cessation Therapies Pose No Serious Heart Risks
December 9, 2013 — Three major types of smoking cessation therapies pose no serious heart risks. Nicotine replacement therapies temporarily increased the likelihood of a rapid or abnormal heartbeat, most often when people smoked while using them. The antidepressant ... > full story
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Rising Mountains Dried out Central Asia
December 11, 2013 — 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 -
Insects (including Butterflies); Endangered Plants; Pests and Parasites; Agriculture and Food; Biology; Exotic Species;
Teens Publish Studies on Pest-Killing Wasps, Berry Fungus
December 11, 2013 — We know more about wildlife this week, thanks to research by two Canadian teens. Teens from Ottawa and rural British Columbia published their research in this week's issue of a scientific ... > full story -
Organic; Soil Types; Agriculture and Food; Diabetes; Food and Agriculture; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis;
Biodegradable or Not?
December 11, 2013 — In order to improve the evaluation process for the long-term consequences of pesticides, scientists have developed a new detection method and a model that can enable determinations regarding whether and how readily biodegradable the residues of ... > full story -
New Evidence for Assessing Tsunami Risk from Very Large Volcanic Island Landslides
December 11, 2013 — The risk posed by tsunami waves generated by Canary Island landslides may need to be re-evaluated, according to researchers. New findings suggest that these landslides result in smaller tsunami waves than previously thought by some authors, because ... > full story -
Step Closer to Muscle Regeneration
December 11, 2013 — 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
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STEM Education; Educational Policy; Education and Employment; Educational Psychology; K-12 Education; Numeracy;
Education: Learning With 'Stronger Peers' Yields No Boost
December 11, 2013 — A new study contradicts the popular theory that students perform better when surrounded by higher achieving ... > full story -
Key Role of Protein in Segregation of Genetic Material During Cell Division
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have reported the regulator mechanisms of mitosis, a key stage of the cell-cycle for the correct transmission of genetic information from parents to ... > full story -
Egg Dumping -- And Rearing
December 11, 2013 — Many birds have reason to worry that the eggs in their nest might not be their own: Birds often deposit eggs into other nests and it is not easy for parents to tell their eggs from others. Researchers have discovered that tree sparrows can recognize ... > full story -
Novel Cancer Cell DNA Damage Repair Mechanism Unveiled
December 11, 2013 — Cancer cells have an exceptional ability to repair damage to their DNA caused during uncontrolled cell division. Scientists have now unveiled a novel piece of the puzzle of cancer cell DNA repair mechanisms that explain the mechanistic changes in ... > full story -
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
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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 -
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HIV Causes Structural Heart Disease, Study Concludes
December 11, 2013 — The findings of a study support the introduction of cardiovascular screening in all HIV patients, particularly those with a positive blood viral ... > 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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Autism; Learning Disorders; Disorders and Syndromes; Attention Deficit Disorder; Psychiatry; Mental Health Research;
New Test Facilitates Diagnosis of Autism in Adults
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new screening tool to facilitate the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in adults. The test is unique in that researchers have, as part of their evaluation, compared the group diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder ... > full story -
Fossil Primate Shakes Up History of Tooth-Combed Primates
December 11, 2013 — 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 Djebelemur, which lived around 50 million ... > full story -
Children's Health; Diet and Weight Loss; Child Psychology; Child Development; Consumer Behavior; Retail and Services;
Are Overweight Children Less Able to Handle Advertising?
December 11, 2013 — Weight, body shape perception, self-esteem and dietary habits all contribute to how children handle food advertising. A new study suggests that overweight children, in particular, could benefit from special training, in order to increase their media ... > full story -
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
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Researchers to Present Results from Breast Cancer Trials
Results from the initial analysis of event-free and overall survival for patients enrolled in the randomized, phase III Neoadjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization (NeoALTTO) trial are to be presented this ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Money May Corrupt, but Thinking About Time Can Strengthen Morality
Priming people to think about money makes them more likely to cheat, but priming them to think about time seems to strengthen their moral compass, according to new ... > full story
Living Well
Congregations' Smaller Racial Groups Feel Less Belonging and Are Less Involved, Baylor Study Finds
People who are part of a congregation's largest racial group are more likely to feel they belong and be more involved -- regardless of whether their group is barely half or nearly all of the ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Gut Microbes Affect MicroRNA Response to Bacterial Infection
When it comes to fighting off pathogens like Listeria, your best allies may be the billions of microorganisms that line your gut, according to new research. The study reveals that germ-free mice are more susceptible to infection with the foodborne ... > full story
Earth & Climate
'Perfect Storm' Needed for Salmonella to Spread in Post-Harvest Tomatoes
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
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
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
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
Matter & Energy
Increased Attention Needed for Cancer Risk from Silica
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
Computers & Math
One in Two Users Accepts a Lack of Privacy on Internet
85 out of every 100 people in Switzerland have access to the internet. Internet usage is on the rise, with even 70 percent of senior citizens going online. However, the concerns about using the internet are still substantial with regard to companies ... > full story
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