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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 -
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 ...full story -
Fragile Mega-Galaxy Is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to new ...full story -
Model of Sun's Magnetic Field Created
Researchers have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the ...full story -
Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
A marine research expedition has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold seep. The seep lies deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining ...full story -
Clouds in the Head: New Model of Brain's Thought Processes
A new model of the brain's thought processes explains the apparently chaotic activity patterns of individual neurons. They do not correspond to a simple stimulus/response linkage, but arise ...full story -
Engineers Devise New Way to Produce Clean Hydrogen
Engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental ...full story -
Allosaurus Fed More Like a Falcon Than a Crocodile: Engineering, Anatomy Work Reveals Differences in Dinosaur Feeding Styles
The mighty T. rex may have thrashed its massive head from side to side to dismember prey, but a new study shows that its smaller cousin Allosaurus was a more dexterous hunter and tugged at ...full story -
Small but Speedy: Short Plants Live in the Evolutionary Fast Lane
Biologists have known for a long time that some creatures evolve more quickly than others. Exactly why isn't well understood, particularly for plants. But it may be that height plays a ...full story
- Small, Speedy Plant-Eating Dinosaurs
- Largest Sequencing Study of Human Disease
- Genomic Survey of Human Skin Fungal Diversity
- Fragile Mega-Galaxy Is Missing Link in Cosmos
- Model of Sun's Magnetic Field Created
- Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
- New Model of Brain's Thought Processes
- New Method for Producing Clean Hydrogen
- Allosaurus Fed More Like Falcon Than Crocodile
- Shorter Plants Have Faster-Changing Genomes
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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Mosquito Behavior May Be Immune Response, Not Parasite Manipulation
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 entomologists. ... > full story
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Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer
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 improving the
... > full story
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How Immune System Peacefully Co-Exists With 'Good' Bacteria
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
... > full story
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Overeating Learned in Infancy, Study Suggests
Research shows that clinical
obesity at 24 months of age
strongly traces back to infant
feeding patterns. ... > full story
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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
... > full story
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Norway Spruce Genome Sequenced: Largest Ever to Be Mapped
Scientists have mapped the gene
sequence of Norway spruce (the
Christmas tree) -- a species with
huge economic and ecological
importance -- and that is the
largest genome to have ever been
mapped. The genome is complex and
... > full story
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Schizophrenia Symptoms Eliminated in Animal Model
Overexpression of a gene
associated with schizophrenia
causes classic symptoms of the
disorder that are reversed when
gene expression returns to normal,
scientists report. They
genetically engineered mice so
they could turn up levels of
... > full story
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- 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?
- Are Mosquitoes Manipulated by Parasites?
- Promising New Treatment for Lung Cancer
- Immune System 'Truce' With 'Good' Bacteria
- Overeating Learned in Infancy, Study Suggests
- Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could be Ahead
- Norway Spruce Genome Sequenced: Largest Mapped
- Schizophrenia Symptoms Eliminated in Mice
- more top science stories
Top Medical News
Slowing the Aging Process -- Only With Antibiotics
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
- Migraine and Depression Together May Be Linked With Brain Size
- Novel Approach for Influenza Vaccination Shows Promise in Early Animal Testing
- Laws to Lower Alcohol Limits Mean Lower Fatalities Says Trauma Expert
- Re-Emergence of Moderate Iodine Deficiency in Developed Countries
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Top Technology News
Making Chaos Visible: As Chaos Celebrates Its 50th Birthday, Biophysicist Christian Herbst Develops a New Method to Visualize It
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
Top Environment News
More Emphasis Needed on Recycling and Reuse of Li-Ion Batteries
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
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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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 -
Sleep Disorder Research; Sleep Disorders; Disorders and Syndromes; Insomnia Research; Insomnia; Mental Health Research;
Insomnia May Cause Dysfunction in Emotional Brain Circuitry
May 22, 2013 — A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship between insomnia and ... > full story -
Study Details Genes That Control Whether Tumors Adapt or Die When Faced With P53 Activating Drugs
May 22, 2013 — 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 -
Diseases and Conditions; Alzheimer's; Intelligence; Alzheimer's Research; Chronic Illness; Huntington's Disease;
Signs of Motor Disorders Can Appear Years Before Disease Manifestation
May 22, 2013 — 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 -
Costs to Treat Stroke in America May Double by 2030
May 22, 2013 — Stroke costs are predicted to more than double in the next 20 years. Americans 45-64 years old are expected to have the highest increase in stroke ... > full story
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Molecular Roots of Cocaine Addiction in Brain Uncovered: Promising New Anti-Addiction Drug Revealed
May 22, 2013 — Researchers have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine’s effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is undergoing further ... > full story -
Vaccines; Pneumonia; Mumps, Measles, Rubella; Influenza; Diseases and Conditions; Infectious Diseases;
New Pneumococcal Vaccine Appears to Be as Safe as Previously Used Vaccine, Study Suggests
May 22, 2013 — The new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine appears to be as safe as the previous version used prior to 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, according to a new ... > full story -
Fish Oil May Help the Heart Beat Mental Stress
May 22, 2013 — Why is fish oil good for the heart? A new study suggests that this omega 3 fatty acid-rich nutrient could blunt some cardiovascular effects of mental ... > full story -
Nutrition Research; Diet and Weight Loss; Obesity; Staying Healthy; Addiction; Dieting and Weight Control;
Addiction to Unhealthy Foods Could Help Explain the Global Obesity Epidemic, Research Suggests
May 22, 2013 — New research shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioral reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine. These results suggest food addiction could explain, at least partly, the current global obesity ... > full story -
Healthy Aging; Personalized Medicine; Diseases and Conditions; Teen Health; Today's Healthcare; Children's Health;
How Healthy Are You for Your Age?
May 22, 2013 — A new technique measures the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. This could lead to the use of a "genetic thermometer" to assess a patient's health in relation to other individuals of the same ... > full story
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Bacterium Uses Natural 'Thermometer' to Trigger Diarrheal Disease, Scientists Find
May 21, 2013 — How does the bacterium Shigella -- the cause of a deadly diarrheal disease -- detect that it's in a human host? Scientists have found that a biological "RNA thermometer" monitors whether the environment is right for the bacterium to produce the ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 — In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing conditions in the Arctic, and potential responses ... > full story -
Inexpensive, Accurate Way to Detect Prostate Cancer: At-Home Urine Tests
May 22, 2013 — Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to new ... > full story -
Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions
May 22, 2013 — Life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in newly published research. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate predictions and informing policymakers of how species ... > full story -
Two Miniature Spider Species Discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China
May 22, 2013 — Two tiny, bizarre shaped spider species have been discovered in the Sichuan province and Chongqing city of China. The two species belong to the understudied Mysmenidae family, which prove difficult to find due to their small size (under 2 mm in ... > full story
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Addiction as a Disorder of Decision-Making
May 22, 2013 — New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value of actions, in planning actions and in motivation. Researchers suggest abnormal interactions ... > full story -
Cold Plasma Successful Against Brain Cancer Cells, Study Suggests
May 22, 2013 — For the first time, physicists, biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas - and chemo therapy on aggressive brain tumor cells. Laboratory tests showed that the proliferation of ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Explain How the Sensation of Brain Freeze Works
May 22, 2013 — Brain freeze is practically a rite of summer. It happens when you eat ice cream or gulp something ice cold too quickly. The scientific term is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, but that's a mouthful. Brain freeze is your body's way of putting on the ... > full story -
Cystic Fibrosis; Lung Disease; Personalized Medicine; Diseases and Conditions; Lung Cancer; Heart Disease;
Genetic Marker Associated With Risk for Pulmonary Fibrosis
May 22, 2013 — New research finds that a genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis, an uncommon but deadly lung disease, may be effective in identifying individuals at risk for this ... > full story -
New Archaeological 'High Definition' Sourcing Sharpens Understanding of the Past
May 22, 2013 — A new method of sourcing the origins of artefacts in high definition is set to improve our understanding of the ... > full story
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DNA Damage: The Dark Side of Respiration
May 22, 2013 — Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing of subunits in the double ... > full story -
Nature of Water; Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Science; Biochemistry;
Unique Method Creates Correct Mirror Image of Molecule
May 22, 2013 — Many molecules have a right and a left form, just like shoes. In pharmaceuticals, it is important that the correct form of the molecule is used. Researchers have been able to produce the one mirror image by using crystals with special properties. ... > full story -
Mechanism Discovered Which Aids Legionella to Camouflage Itself in the Organism
May 22, 2013 — The feared Legionella pneumophilabacteria is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. In order to infect us, this pathogen has developed a complex method enabling it to camouflage itself and go unnoticed in ... > full story -
Big Data, for Better or Worse: 90% of World's Data Generated Over Last Two Years
May 22, 2013 — A full 90 percent of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years. Internet-based companies are awash with data that can be grouped and utilized. Is this a good ... > full story -
Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea Promising
May 22, 2013 — Medical researchers have announced promising results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea ... > full story
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Important Genetic Factors That Could Influence Survival in Sepsis Patients
May 22, 2013 — Scientists have made an important first step in establishing new therapeutic options targeting specific genetic areas that influence the occurrence and severity of sepsis – a life-threatening, whole-body response to ... > full story -
Common Brain Processes of Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness Identified
May 22, 2013 — Feedback from the front region of the brain is a crucial building block for consciousness and that its disruption is associated with ... > full story -
Dietary Advice on Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert
May 21, 2013 — Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns a cardiologist. He believes that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit but it is actually a risk factor for obesity and diet related ... > full story -
Mental Health; Mental Health Research; Chronic Illness; Healthy Aging; Diseases and Conditions; Depression;
Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those With Mental Illness and General Population
May 21, 2013 — The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest new ... > full story -
Small Cancer Risk Following CT Scans in Childhood and Adolescence Confirmed
May 21, 2013 — Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests. However the absolute excess for all cancers combined was low, at 9.38 for every 100,000 ... > full story
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Heart Disease; Stroke Prevention; Mental Health; Mental Health Research; Chronic Illness; Depression;
Antidepressant Reduces Stress-Induced Heart Condition
May 21, 2013 — A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke ... > full story -
New Species; Mating and Breeding; Nature; Invasive Species; Exotic Species; Insects (including Butterflies);
The Pirate Ant: A New Species from the Philippines With a Bizarre Pigmentation Pattern
May 21, 2013 — Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes across the eyes of the female caste. Although it is ... > full story -
Volcanoes Cause Climate Gas Concentrations to Vary
May 22, 2013 — Trace gases and aerosols are major factors influencing the climate. With the help of highly complex installations, such as MIPAS on board of the ENVISAT satellite, researchers try to better understand the processes in the upper atmosphere. Now, ... > full story -
Polymer Breakthrough Inspired by Trees and Ancient Celtic Knots
May 22, 2013 — A new slow-motion method of controlling the synthesis of polymers, which takes inspiration from both trees and Celtic knots, opens up new possibilities in areas including medical devices, drug delivery, elastics and ... > full story -
Bee and Wild Flower Biodiversity Loss Slows
May 22, 2013 — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers found evidence of dramatic reductions in the diversity of species in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands between ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Biomarkers Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease, which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Why the Super Bowl's Location Matters: Local Ties Still Bind Corporations
If you're a small charity looking for some corporate largesse, pegging your ask to a big morale-boosting event planned for your community may help seal the deal, suggests a new study on corporate ... > 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
- Phthalates -- Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food -- Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
- Aggressive Behavior Linked Specifically to Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Childhood
- How to Best Manage Workaholics: New Study Offers Insight
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Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Minus Environment, Patterns Still Emerge: Computational Study Tracks E. Coli Cells' Regulatory Mechanisms
Random mutations and genetic drift, rather than design principles, may explain the emergence of regulatory network properties in E. ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Drought Makes Borneo's Trees Flower at the Same Time
Tropical plants flower at supra-annual irregular intervals. In addition, mass flowering is typical for the tropical forests in Borneo and elsewhere, where hundreds of different plant timber species from the Dipterocarpaceae family flower ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change
Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Observations of Stellar Visibility by Citizen Scientists Accurately Measure the Brightness of the Night Sky
Observations of stellar visibility by citizen scientists accurately measure the brightness of the night sky. The researchers hope that such data can eventually be used to track changes in artificial night sky brightness, also known as skyglow, ... > full story
Matter & Energy
Top-Class Biofuel from the Depths of the Forest
Tops and branches from tree-felling sites are reborn in the laboratory as compact pellets. However, the energy industry will not act until the price is ... > full story
Computers & Math
New Method for Tailoring Optical Processors
Physicists and engineers have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different ... > full story
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