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Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease Deficits in Mice
An anti-cancer drug reverses memory deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, new research shows. The article reviewed previously published findings on the drug bexarotene, approved ...full story -
Molecule That Triggers Sensation of Itch Discovered
Scientists report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of ...full story -
Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery
Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts by accurately measuring the distance to a famous example of the ...full story -
Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
New findings reveal that the U.S. shoreline -- from Virginia to Florida -- has been uplifted by more than 210 feet, meaning less ice melted than expected. This is big news for scientists ...full story -
White Tiger Mystery Solved: Coat Color Produced by Single Change in Pigment Gene
White tigers today are only seen in zoos, but they belong in nature, say researchers reporting new evidence about what makes those tigers white. Their spectacular white coats are produced ...full story -
Motion Quotient: IQ Predicted by Ability to Filter Visual Motion
A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain’s unconscious ability to filter out visual movement. The study shows ...full story -
Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
Magnetars -- the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation -- are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. A major campaign ...full story -
Baby's Life Saved With Groundbreaking 3-D Printed Device That Restored His Breathing
A bioresorbable splint has been created and used for first time at the University of Michigan, where doctors implanted the device in an infant and stopped a life-threatening condition ...full story -
Small, Speedy Plant-Eater Extends Knowledge of Dinosaur Ecosystems
Dinosaurs are often thought of as large, fierce animals, but new research highlights a previously overlooked diversity of small dinosaurs. Paleontologists have now described a new dinosaur, ...full story -
Largest Genetic Sequencing Study of Human Disease
Researchers have completed the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune ...full story
- Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Deficits in Mice
- Molecule That Triggers Sensation of Itch Found
- Stellar Outbursts: Astronomical Mystery Solved
- Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise
- White Tiger Mystery Solved: It's in the Genes
- IQ Predicted by Ability to Filter Visual Motion
- Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars
- Baby's Life Saved With 3-D Printed Device
- Small, Speedy Plant-Eating Dinosaurs
- Largest Sequencing Study of Human Disease
Biophysicists Measure Mechanism That Determines Fate of Living Cells
For the first time, biophysicists
have measured the molecular force
required to mechanically transmit
function-regulating signals within
a cell. A new laboratory method,
named the tension gauge tether
approach, has made it possible to
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Scientists Offer First Definitive Proof of Bacteria-Feeding Behavior in Green Algae
Researchers have captured images
of green alga consuming bacteria,
offering a glimpse at how early
organisms dating back more than 1
billion years may have acquired
free-living photosynthetic cells.
... > full story
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Hubble Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape
The Ring Nebula's distinctive
shape makes it a popular
illustration for astronomy books.
But new observations by NASA's
Hubble Space Telescope of the
glowing gas shroud around an old,
dying, sun-like star reveal a new
twist. ... > full story
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Flat Spray-on Optical Lens Created
Engineers have made a breakthrough
utilizing spray-on technology that
could revolutionize the way
optical lenses are made and used. ... > full story
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The Secret Lives (and Deaths) of Neurons
Researchers have uncovered
surprising insights about how
nerve cells rewire themselves,
shedding light on a process linked
with neurodegenerative diseases
and neurodevelopmental disorders
like schizophrenia and autism. ... > full story
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Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease
The first symptoms of major
depression may be behavioral, but
the common mental illness is based
in biology — and not limited
to the brain, new research
suggests. ... > full story
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Ants and Carnivorous Plants Conspire for Mutualistic Feeding
An insect-eating pitcher plant
teams up with ants to prevent
mosquito larvae from stealing its
nutrients, according to new
research. ... > full story
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Top 10 New Species of 2012
An amazing glow-in-the-dark
cockroach, a harp-shaped
carnivorous sponge and the
smallest vertebrate on Earth are
just three of the newly discovered
top 10 species selected by a
global committee of taxonomists. ... > full story
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Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows
A new study shows that adults can
be trained to be more
compassionate. The report
investigates whether training
adults in compassion can result in
greater altruistic behavior and
related changes in neural systems
underlying compassion. ... > full story
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Tests Lead to Doubling of Fuel Cell Life
Researchers working to improve
durability in fuel cell powered
buses have discovered links
between electrode degradation
processes and bus membrane
durability. The team is
quantifying the effects of
electrode degradation stressors in
... > full story
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Magnetic Field Misbehavior in Solar Flares Explained: The Culprit Is Turbulence
When a solar flare erupts from the
sun, its magnetic fields sometime
break a widely accepted rule of
physics. Why? Now we know. ... > full story
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Innovation Could Bring Flexible Solar Cells, Transistors, Displays
Researchers have created a new
type of transparent electrode that
might find uses in solar cells,
flexible displays for computers
and consumer electronics and
future "optoelectronic" circuits
for sensors and information
... > full story
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- Biophysicists Measure Fate of Living Cells
- Bacteria-Feeding in Green Algae Confirmed
- Hubble reveals the Ring Nebula’s true shape
- Flat Spray-On Optical Lens Created
- The Secret Lives (And Deaths) of Neurons
- Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging
- Ants, Carnivorous Plants: Mutualistic Feeding
- Top 10 New Species of 2012
- Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion
- Tests Lead to Doubling of Fuel Cell Life
- Magnetic Field Misbehavior in Solar Flares
- Flexible Solar Cells, Transistors, Displays?
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Top Medical News
Genomic Analysis Lends Insight to Prostate Cancer
Researchers have used next generation genomic analysis to determine that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors have similar genetic origins, which may help in predicting cancer ... > full story
Top Technology News
A Quantum Simulator for Magnetic Materials
Physicists have developed a quantum simulator that allows arranging atoms in a way that they mimic the behavior of electrons in magnetic materials. The experiment opens up the possibility of systematically studying poorly understood properties of ... > full story
Top Environment News
Reforestation Study Shows Trade-Offs Between Water, Carbon and Timber
More than 13,000 ships per year transit the Panama Canal each year. Each time a ship passes through, more than 55 million gallons of water are used. The advent of large “super” cargo ships has demanded expansion of the canal, leaving the ... > full story
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Ferrets, Pigs Susceptible to H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus
May 23, 2013 — Chinese and US scientists have used a virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect and be transmitted between ferrets. Ferrets are often used as a mammalian model in influenza ... > full story -
Regenerating Spinal Cord Fibers May Be Treatment for Stroke-Related Disabilities
May 23, 2013 — A new study finds "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims. The findings may offer new hope to those who suffer ... > full story -
First Successful Treatment of Pediatric Cerebral Palsy With Autologous Cord Blood: Awoken from a Persistent Vegetative State
May 23, 2013 — Medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a two-and-a-half year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state -- with minimal chances of survival. Just two ... > full story -
Chemists Find New Compounds to Curb Staph Infection
May 23, 2013 — In an age when microbial pathogens are growing increasingly resistant to the conventional antibiotics used to tamp down infection, scientists have synthesized a potent new class of compounds capable of curbing the bacteria that cause staph ... > full story -
Pay Attention: How We Focus and Concentrate
May 23, 2013 — Scientists have shed new light on how the brain tunes in to relevant ... > full story
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Key Find for Early Bladder Cancer Treatment
May 23, 2013 — Aggressive forms of bladder cancer involve the protein PODXL – a discovery that could hold the key to improved treatment, according to new ... > full story -
How Do Cold Ions Slide?
May 23, 2013 — Things not always run smoothly. It may happen, actually, that when an object slides on another, the advancement may occur through a ‘stop and go’ series in the characteristic manner which scientists call “stick-slip”, a ... > full story -
Biochemistry: Unspooling DNA from Nucleosomal Disks
May 23, 2013 — The tight wrapping of genomic DNA around nucleosomes in the cell nucleus makes it unavailable for gene expression. This study describes a mechanism that allows chromosomal DNA to be locally displaced from nucleosomes for ... > full story -
Boosting Body's Natural Flu Killers as Way to Offset Virus Mutation Problem
May 23, 2013 — The known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown recently that ... > full story -
Huntington's Disease; Disorders and Syndromes; Depression; Chronic Illness; Mental Health Research; Psychology Research;
Breakthrough on Huntington's Disease
May 23, 2013 — Researchers have succeeded in preventing very early symptoms of Huntington’s disease, depression and anxiety, by deactivating the mutated huntingtin protein in the brains of ... > full story
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Gender Difference; Educational Psychology; Child Development; Child Psychology; Educational Policy; ADD and ADHD;
'Boys Will Be Boys' in U.S., but Not in Asia
May 22, 2013 — A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children -- one that does not appear to exist in children in ... > full story -
Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 More Deadly for Younger Adults
May 22, 2013 — As the world prepares for what may be the next pandemic strain of influenza virus, in the H7N9 bird flu, a new study reveals that the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65, while those 65 and over had greater ... > full story -
Fetch, Boy! Study Shows Homes With Dogs Have More Types of Bacteria
May 22, 2013 — New research shows that households with dogs are home to more types of bacteria -- including bacteria that are rarely found in households that do not have dogs. The finding is part of a larger study to improve our understanding of the microscopic ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Worm EEG to Test the Effects of Drugs
May 22, 2013 — Scientists have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs. NeuroChip is a microfluidic electrophysiological device, which can trap the microscopic worm Caenorhadbitis elegans and record the ... > full story -
CT Detects Twice as Many Lung Cancers as X-Ray
May 22, 2013 — CT scans detected twice as many early-stage lung cancers as chest X-ray on initial screening exam, according to new results. Investigators say the 20 percent lung cancer mortality reduction previously reported in the NLST is achievable at screening ... > full story
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Thinking 'Big' May Not Be Best Approach to Saving Large-River Fish
May 22, 2013 — Large-river specialist fishes -- from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub -- are in danger, but researchers say there is greater hope to save them if major tributaries become a focus of ... > full story -
Pinpointing How Nature's Benefits Link to Human Well-Being
May 22, 2013 — What people take from nature -- water, food, timber, inspiration, relaxation -- are so abundant, it seems self-evident. Until you try to quantitatively understand how and to what extent they contribute to ... > full story -
Slowing the Aging Process -- Only With Antibiotics
May 22, 2013 — Scientists reveal the mechanism responsible for aging hidden deep within mitochondria -- and dramatically slow it down in worms by administering antibiotics to the ... > full story -
Making Chaos Visible: As Chaos Celebrates Its 50th Birthday, Biophysicist Christian Herbst Develops a New Method to Visualize It
May 22, 2013 — Exactly 50 years after the US-American meteorologist Edward Lorenz discovered chaos (remember the "butterfly effect?") the topic is still as fascinating as ever. A new visualization technique helps to make chaos visible to the naked eye. The method ... > full story -
Headaches; Headache Research; Disorders and Syndromes; Depression; Mental Health; Mental Health Research;
Migraine and Depression Together May Be Linked With Brain Size
May 22, 2013 — Older people with a history of migraines and depression may have smaller brain tissue volumes than people with only one or neither of the conditions, according to a new ... > full story
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Novel Approach for Influenza Vaccination Shows Promise in Early Animal Testing
May 22, 2013 — A new approach for immunizing against influenza elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets. The new vaccine concept represents an important ... > full story -
Accident and Trauma; Alcoholism; Transportation Issues; Brain Injury; Today's Healthcare; Addiction;
Laws to Lower Alcohol Limits Mean Lower Fatalities Says Trauma Expert
May 22, 2013 — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing that the legal limit for a driver’s blood-alcohol content be reduced from 0.08 to 0.05, but and that may not be far enough say ... > full story -
Re-Emergence of Moderate Iodine Deficiency in Developed Countries
May 22, 2013 — A commentary accompanying research calls for greater public health policies to eradicate iodine deficiency in the U.K. and other developed countries, including the United ... > full story -
Child Psychology; Child Development; Children's Health; Depression; Psychiatry; Mental Health Research;
Good Marriage Can Buffer Effects of Dad's Depression on Young Children
May 22, 2013 — What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children benefit, said a new ... > full story -
Child Psychology; Children's Health; Child Development; Diet and Weight Loss; Infant's Health; Attention Deficit Disorder;
Children of Married Parents Less Likely to Be Obese
May 22, 2013 — Children living in households where the parents are married are less likely to be obese, according to new ... > full story
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Overcoming Resistance to Anti-Cancer Drugs by Targeting Cell 'Powerhouses'
May 22, 2013 — Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the "power plants" that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer -- source of a serious medical problem, scientists are ... > full story -
Insects (including Butterflies); Pests and Parasites; Microbiology; Bacteria; Cats; Behavioral Science;
Mosquito Behavior May Be Immune Response, Not Parasite Manipulation
May 22, 2013 — Malaria-carrying mosquitoes appear to be manipulated by the parasites they carry, but this manipulation may simply be part of the mosquitoes' immune response, according to ... > full story -
Batteries; Environmental Policy; Hazardous Waste; Recycling and Waste; Energy Policy; Environmental Issues;
More Emphasis Needed on Recycling and Reuse of Li-Ion Batteries
May 22, 2013 — The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government policies to encourage recovery, recycling and reuse of ... > full story -
Today's Healthcare; Public Health; Diseases and Conditions; Funding Policy; Wounds and Healing; Workplace Health;
Hospitals Profit When Patients Develop Bloodstream Infections
May 22, 2013 — Researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care ... > full story -
Enzyme-Activating Antibodies Revealed as Marker for Most Severe Form of Rheumatoid Arthritis
May 22, 2013 — In a series of lab experiments designed to unravel the workings of a key enzyme widely considered a possible trigger of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers have found that in the most severe cases of the disease, the immune system makes a unique ... > full story
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Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer
May 22, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that allows inhalation of chemotherapeutic drugs to help treat lung cancer, and in laboratory and animal tests it appears to reduce the systemic damage done to other organs while significantly ... > full story -
Biotechnology; Genetically Modified; Biochemistry Research; Developmental Biology; Genetics; Biology;
Fast New, One-Step Genetic Engineering Technology
May 22, 2013 — A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. The method paves the way for more rapid development of ... > full story -
Detecting Mirror Molecules: New Technique Reliably Tells Left-Handed from Right-Handed Variant of a Compound
May 22, 2013 — Physicists have developed a novel technique that can detect molecular variants in chemical mixtures -- greatly simplifying a process that is one of the most important, though time-consuming, processes in analytical ... > full story -
Plasmonics: A Wave Without Diffraction
May 22, 2013 — Optical computing could benefit from the recent development of a novel electromagnetic ... > full story -
Optics: Statistics Light the Way
May 22, 2013 — A revelation of how photoreceptive cells in the eye distinguish between different light sources could pave the way for a novel class of optical ... > full story
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Carbon Capture: Making Use of Minerals
May 22, 2013 — Ammonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via carbon mineralization, studies ... > full story -
Calcium Supplements Linked to Longer Lifespans in Women
May 22, 2013 — Taking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a recent ... > full story -
Fish Oil Supplements May Help Fight Against Type 2 Diabetes
May 22, 2013 — Widely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a new ... > full story -
How Immune System Peacefully Co-Exists With 'Good' Bacteria
May 22, 2013 — The human gut is loaded with helpful bacteria microbes, yet the immune system seemingly turns a blind eye. Now, researchers know how this friendly truce is kept intact. Innate lymphoid cells directly limit the response by inflammatory T cells to ... > full story -
Overeating Learned in Infancy, Study Suggests
May 22, 2013 — Research shows that clinical obesity at 24 months of age strongly traces back to infant feeding ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Study Details Genes That Control Whether Tumors Adapt or Die When Faced With P53 Activating Drugs
When turned on, the gene p53 turns off cancer. However, when existing drugs boost p53, only a few tumors die -- the rest resist the challenge. A new study shows how: tumors that live even in the face of p53 reactivation create more of the protein ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Signs of Motor Disorders Can Appear Years Before Disease Manifestation
It is known that signs of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease can appear years before the disease becomes manifest; these signs take the form of subtle changes in the brain and behavior of individuals affected. For ... > full story
Living Well
Study Challenges Notion That Umpires Call More Strikes for Pitchers of Same Race
A new study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League ... > full story
- Weekends Are the Best Time to Buy Airline Tickets, Study Finds
- Footwear's (Carbon) Footprint: Bulk of Shoes' Carbon Footprint Comes from Manufacturing Processes
- Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic, Research Suggests
- How Healthy Are You for Your Age?
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Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
First Genomic Survey of Human Skin Fungal Diversity
In the first study of human fungal skin diversity, researchers sequenced the DNA of fungi at skin sites of healthy adults to define the normal populations across the skin and to provide a framework for investigating fungal skin ... > full story
- Eyes on the Prey: Researchers Analyse the Hunting Behaviour of Fish Larvae in Virtual Reality
- Bacterium Uses Natural 'Thermometer' to Trigger Diarrheal Disease, Scientists Find
- Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions
- Two Miniature Spider Species Discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China
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Earth & Climate
NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
Three NASA-built instruments that are integral components of the next in a series of U.S./European ocean altimetry satellites have arrived in France for integration with their spacecraft in preparation for a 2015 launch. Jason-3 will extend the ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
New Archaeological 'High Definition' Sourcing Sharpens Understanding of the Past
A new method of sourcing the origins of artefacts in high definition is set to improve our understanding of the ... > full story
- Allosaurus Fed More Like a Falcon Than a Crocodile: Engineering, Anatomy Work Reveals Differences in Dinosaur Feeding Styles
- Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change
- Fourteen Closely Related Crocodiles Existed Around 5 Million Years Ago
- 'Whodunnit' of Irish Potato Famine Solved
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Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Forecast for Saturn's Moon Titan: Wild Weather Could Be Ahead
Saturn's moon Titan might be in for some wild weather as it heads into its spring and summer, if two new models are correct. Scientists think that as the seasons change in Titan's northern hemisphere, waves could ripple across the moon's hydrocarbon ... > full story
Matter & Energy
Supersonic Laminar Flow Tests Continue on NASA's F-15B
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's F-15B Research Testbed aircraft has been busy this spring, flying an experimental test fixture in partnership with Aerion Corporation of Reno, ... > full story
Computers & Math
Whirlpools on the Nanoscale Could Multiply Magnetic Memory
Scientists are developing four-bit magnetic cells instead of the two-bit magnetic domains of standard magnetic memories. Magnetic vortices are whirlpools of magnetic field, in which electron spins point either clockwise or counterclockwise. In the ... > full story
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