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Chemical That Makes Naked Mole Rats Cancer-Proof Discovered
Scientists have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Naked mole rats are small, hairless, subterranean rodents that have never been known to get cancer, despite ...full story -
Milestone for Quantum Networks: First Entanglement Between Light and an Optical Atomic Coherence
Using clouds of ultra-cold atoms and a pair of lasers operating at optical wavelengths, researchers have reached a quantum network milestone: entangling light with an optical atomic ...full story -
Mars Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere 4,000 Million Years Ago
Differences between Martian meteorites and rocks examined by a NASA rover can be explained if Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere 4,000 million years ago -- well before the rise of ...full story -
Unusual Supernova Is Doubly Unusual for Being Perfectly Normal
Type Ia supernovae are indispensable milestones for measuring the expansion of the universe. With definitive measures of Supernova 2011fe, the "Backyard Supernova" that thrilled amateur and ...full story -
Outlook Is Grim for Mammals and Birds as Human Population Grows
The ongoing global growth in the human population will inevitably crowd out mammals and birds and has the potential to threaten hundreds of species with extinction within 40 years, new ...full story -
New Research Backs Genetic 'Switches' in Human Evolution
A new study offers further proof that the divergence of humans from chimpanzees some 4 million to 6 million years ago was profoundly influenced by mutations to DNA sequences that play roles ...full story -
Tiny Batteries: 3-D Printing Could Lead to Miniaturized Medical Implants, Compact Electronics, Tiny Robots
Three-dimensional printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields ...full story -
IQ Link to Baby's Weight Gain in First Month
New research shows that weight gain and increased head size in the first month of a baby's life is linked to a higher IQ at early school ...full story -
New Drug Reverses Loss of Brain Connections in Alzheimer's
The first experimental drug to boost brain synapses lost in Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers. The drug, called NitroMemantine, combines two FDA-approved medicines to ...full story -
Sibling Aggression Linked to Poor Mental Health
Fights between siblings are so common they’re often dismissed as simply part of growing up. Yet a new study finds that sibling aggression is associated with significantly worse mental ...full story
- Why Naked Mole Rats Are Cancer-Proof: One Chemical
- Milestone for Quantum Networks
- Mars Once Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere
- Unusual Supernova Is Doubly Unusual
- Are We Pushing Animals Over the Edge?
- Genetic 'Switches' in Human Evolution
- Printing Tiny Batteries: Compact Electronics
- IQ Link to Baby's Weight Gain in First Month
- Alzheimer's: Reversing Loss of Brain Connections
- Sibling Aggression Tied to Poor Mental Health
Practical New Approach to Holographic Video Could Also Enable 2-D Displays With Higher Resolution and Lower Power Consumption
A practical new approach to
holographic video could also
enable 2-D displays with higher
resolution and lower power
consumption. ... > full story
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The Rhythm of the Arctic Summer: Diverse Activity Patterns of Birds During the Arctic Breeding Season
Our internal circadian clock
regulates daily life processes and
is synchronized by external cues,
the so-called Zeitgebers. The main
cue is the light-dark cycle, whose
strength is largely reduced in
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What Do Memories Look Like?
Scientists develop a way to see
the structures that store memories
in a living brain. ... > full story
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Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State
Researchers have provided
important validation of maps of
the brain at rest that may offer
insights into changes in the brain
that occur in neurological and
psychiatric disorders. ... > full story
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Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System
Astrophysicists have confirmed
that Crantor, a large asteroid
with a diameter of 70 km has an
orbit similar to that of Uranus
and takes the same amount of time
to orbit the Sun. Researchers have
demonstrated for the first time
that this and a further two
... > full story
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Researchers Discover Immunity Mechanism: Platelets Patrolling the Bloodstream
Scientists have discovered a
mechanism that is used to protect
the body from harmful bacteria.
Platelets, a component of blood
typically associated with
clotting, were discovered to
... > full story
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Distracted Walking: Injuries Soar for Pedestrians on Phones
More than 1,500 pedestrians were
estimated to be treated in
emergency rooms in 2010 for
injuries related to using a cell
phone while walking, according to
a new nationwide study. ... > full story
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Sound Waves Precisely Position Nanowires
The smaller components become, the
more difficult it is to create
patterns in an economical and
reproducible way, according to an
interdisciplinary team of
researchers who, using sound
waves, can place nanowires in
repeatable patterns for potential
... > full story
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City Slicker or Country Bumpkin: City-Life Changes Blackbird Personalities
The origins of a young animal
might have a significant impact on
its behavior later on in life.
Researchers have been able to
demonstrate in hand-reared
blackbirds that urban-born
individuals are less curious and
... > full story
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Contribution of Particulate Matter from Air Pollution to Forest Decline
Air pollution is related to forest
decline and also appears to attack
the protecting wax on tree leaves
and needles. Scientists have now
discovered a responsible
mechanism: particulate matter salt
compounds that become deliquescent
... > full story
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Possible Record-Setting Deadzone for Gulf of Mexico Predicted
Scientists are forecasting that
this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic
"dead" zone will be between 7,286
and 8,561 square miles which could
place it among the ten largest
recorded. A second forecast, for
the Chesapeake Bay, calls for a
... > full story
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Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?
Earthquake researchers have now
identified a 30 kilometers long
and ten kilometers deep area along
the North Anatolian fault zone
just south of Istanbul that could
be the starting point for a strong
... > full story
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- Cheap, Color, Holographic Video
- The Rhythm of the Arctic Summer
- What Do Memories Look Like?
- Validating maps of the brain's resting state
- Solar System: Three Centaurs Follow Uranus
- Immunity Mechanism Discovered
- Cell Phone Use Not Just Dangerous for Drivers
- Sound Waves Precisely Position Nanowires
- City-Life Changes Blackbird Personalities
- Contribution of Air Pollution to Forest Decline
- Record-Setting Deadzone for Gulf of Mexico?
- Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul
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Top Medical News
No Danger of Cancer Through Gene Therapy Virus, Study Suggests
The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists say it appears that no cancer risk emanates from the virus used for gene ... > full story
- Antioxidant Shows Promise in Parkinson's Disease
- New Alzheimer's Research Suggests Possible Cause: Interaction of Proteins in Brain
- Stress Hormone Could Trigger Mechanism for the Onset of Alzheimer's
- Research of Essential Molecule Reveals Important Targets in Diabetes and Obesity
- more top health stories
Top Technology News
Small Satellites Soar in High-Altitude Demonstration
Four tiny spacecraft soared over the California desert June 15 in a high-altitude demonstration flight that tested the sensor and equipment designs created by NASA engineers and student launch ... > full story
- Finding All Asteroid Threats to Human Populations: NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
- Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth from Deep Space
- Working Backward: Computer-Aided Design of Zeolite Templates
- Which Qubit My Dear? New Method to Distinguish Between Neighboring Quantum Bits
- more top technology stories
Top Environment News
Structure from Disorder: Scientists Find New Source of Versatility So 'Floppy' Proteins Can Get Things Done
Many proteins work like Swiss Army knives, fitting multiple functions into their elaborately folded structures. A bit mysteriously, some proteins manage to multitask even with structures that are unfolded and floppy -- "intrinsically disordered." ... > full story
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Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Others Bold
June 18, 2013 — In the last 10 years the study of animal personality has gained ground with behavioral ecologists. Researchers have now found distinct personalities in the grey mouse lemur, the tiny, saucer-eyed primate native to the African island of ... > full story -
Educational Psychology; Children's Health; Language Acquisition; Medical Devices; Brain Injury; Child Development;
Fiber-Optic Pen Helps See Inside Brains of Children With Learning Disabilities
June 18, 2013 — For less than $100, researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and ... > full story -
Sleep Disorders; Sleep Disorder Research; Insomnia Research; Insomnia; Diabetes; Obstructive Sleep Apnea;
Getting Enough Sleep Could Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
June 18, 2013 — Getting more sleep increases insulin sensitivity and reduces the risk of type 2 ... > full story -
Early-Life Air Pollution Linked With Childhood Asthma in Minorities
June 18, 2013 — Scientists have found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment; Energy Issues; Environmental Policies; Sustainability; Environmental Issues; Environmental Policy;
Small Dam Construction to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Is Causing Ecosystem Disruption
June 18, 2013 — Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat ... > full story
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Nutrition; Dietary Supplements and Minerals; Food; New Species; Alternative Medicine; Healthy Aging;
Herbal Extract Boosts Fruit Fly Lifespan by Nearly 25 Percent
June 18, 2013 — The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to ... > full story -
Timing of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation May Affect How Bone Adapts to Exercise
June 18, 2013 — Taking calcium and vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new ... > full story -
Obesity; Dieting and Weight Control; Diet and Weight Loss; Fitness; Nutrition Research; Staying Healthy;
Beliefs About Causes of Obesity May Impact Weight, Eating Behavior
June 18, 2013 — Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise predicts his or her actual body mass, according to new ... > full story -
New Resistance Mechanism to Chemotherapy in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
June 18, 2013 — A new study explains why tumors with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations stop responding to PARP inhibitor ... > full story -
Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer
June 18, 2013 — Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer. The study shows that a protein called Nanog, which is normally active in embryonic stem cells, promotes the growth of cancer ... > full story
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Pharmacology; Infectious Diseases; Tuberculosis; HIV and AIDS; Pharmaceuticals; Dietary Supplements and Minerals;
New Approach to Battling Tuberculosis
June 18, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a drug that cripples tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in a novel way, by dissolving the protecting fatty coating of the bacteria. The drug killed the bacterium in culture without the emergence of drug ... > full story -
Aspirin May Fight Cancer by Slowing DNA Damage
June 18, 2013 — Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous ... > full story -
It's the Way You Tell Em': Study Discovers How the Brain Controls Accents and Impersonations
June 18, 2013 — A study has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and ... > full story -
Staying Healthy; Children's Health; Diet and Weight Loss; Child Psychology; Fitness; Dieting and Weight Control;
Parenting and Home Environment Influence Children's Exercise and Eating Habits
June 18, 2013 — Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers. Their findings remind parents that they are role models for their ... > full story -
Pregnancy and Childbirth; Dietary Supplements and Minerals; Gynecology; Menopause; Women's Health; Teen Health;
Iodine in Bread Not Enough for Pregnant Women
June 18, 2013 — Iodized salt used in bread is not enough to provide healthy levels of iodine for pregnant women and their unborn children, new research ... > full story
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New Virus Isolated from Patients With Severe Brain Infections
June 18, 2013 — A new study describes a new virus isolated from patients with severe brain infections. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of ... > full story -
Exposure to High Pollution Levels During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Having Child With Autism
June 18, 2013 — Women in the US exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low ... > full story -
Chemical Nanoengineering: Designing Drugs Controlled by Light
June 18, 2013 — A new breakthrough will help with the development of light-regulated therapeutic ... > full story -
Potential Genetic Drivers Behind Male Heart Disease Risk
June 18, 2013 — University of Leicester scientists have discovered a potential genetic contributor to the increased risk of heart disease among ... > full story -
Rotavirus Vaccine Given to Newborns in Africa Is Effective
June 17, 2013 — Scientists have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which in infants can cause severe dehydration. In developed nations, the condition ... > full story
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Computer Programming; Acoustics; Computers and Internet; Virtual Reality; Technology; Telecommunications;
Four Microphones and a Computer Algorithm Are Enough to Produce a 3-D Model of a Simple, Convex Room
June 17, 2013 — An algorithm makes it possible to measure the dimensions of a room using just a few microphones and a snap of your fingers. There are many promising applications on the ... > full story -
Autism; Child Development; Children's Health; Child Psychology; Disorders and Syndromes; Neuroscience;
Voices May Not Trigger Brain's Reward Centers in Children With Autism
June 17, 2013 — In autism, brain regions tailored to respond to voices are poorly connected to reward-processing circuits, according to a new ... > full story -
Men's Health; Prostate Cancer; Diseases and Conditions; Personalized Medicine; Urology; Prostate Health;
Observation Is Safe, Cost-Saving in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
June 17, 2013 — Researchers find many men with low-risk, localized prostate cancers can safely choose observation instead of undergoing immediate treatment and a have better quality of life while reducing health care ... > full story -
Treating Infection May Have Sting in the Tail, Parasite Study Shows
June 17, 2013 — Using drugs to treat an infection could allow other co-existing conditions to flourish, a study in wild animals has ... > full story -
Promising Biomarker for Predicting HPV-Related Oropharynx Cancer
June 17, 2013 — Researchers have found that antibodies against the human papillomavirus may help identify individuals who are at greatly increased risk of HPV-related cancer of the oropharynx, which is a portion of the throat that contains the ... > full story
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'Undruggable' Cancer May Be Druggable After All: New Target Identified
June 17, 2013 — Researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal, beginning a creative search for a drug that can block its ... > full story -
Sleep Disorder Research; Sleep Disorders; Insomnia; Insomnia Research; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Child Development;
Quality of Waking Hours Determines Ease of Falling Sleep
June 17, 2013 — The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, researchers report in a study that identifies two proteins never before linked to alertness and sleep-wake ... > full story -
Tuberculosis; Pharmacology; Pharmaceuticals; Infectious Diseases; HIV and AIDS; Personalized Medicine;
New Compound Excels at Killing Persistent and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
June 17, 2013 — Scientists have identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis bacterium in two different ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate Use of Stem Cells to Analyze Causes, Treatment of Diabetes
June 17, 2013 — Scientists have generated patient-specific beta cells, or insulin-producing cells, that accurately reflect the features of maturity-onset diabetes of the ... > full story -
Diet May Affect Alzheimer's Disease Risk
June 17, 2013 — The lipidation states (or modifications) in certain proteins in the brain that are related to the development of Alzheimer disease appear to differ depending on genotype and cognitive diseases, and levels of these protein and peptides appear to be ... > full story
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Directed in Vitro Technique May Increase Insulin Resistance Among Offspring
June 17, 2013 — A special type of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, may increase the risk for insulin resistance among children conceived in this way, according to a new study from ... > full story -
Obesity Leads to Brain Inflammation, and Low Testosterone Makes It Worse
June 17, 2013 — Low testosterone worsens the harmful effects of obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice ... > full story -
Predators Affect the Carbon Cycle, Study Shows
June 17, 2013 — A new study shows that the predator-prey relationship can affect the flow of carbon through an ecosystem. This previously unmeasured influence on the environment may offer a new way of looking at biodiversity management and carbon storage for ... > full story -
Bacteria; Agriculture and Food; Microbes and More; Infectious Diseases; Food and Agriculture; Pharmaceuticals;
New Way to Improve Antibiotic Production
June 17, 2013 — New research findings could reduce production times and therefore costs for antibiotic ... > full story -
Study Finds the Sweet Spot -- And the Screw-Ups -- That Make or Break Environmental Collective Actions
June 17, 2013 — Sustainability programs are a Goldilocks proposition -- some groups are too big, some are too small, and the environment benefits when the size of a group of people working to save it is just right. Scientists have found a sweet spot -- a group size ... > full story
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Underwater Springs Reveal How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification
June 17, 2013 — Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels will reduce the density of coral skeletons, making coral reefs more vulnerable to disruption and erosion, according to a new study of corals growing where submarine springs naturally lower the ... > full story -
Pesticides Significantly Reduce Biodiversity in Aquatic Environments
June 17, 2013 — The pesticides, many of which are currently used in Europe and Australia, are responsible for reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, researchers ... > full story -
Workplace Health; Fitness; Public Health; Health Policy; Diet and Weight Loss; Diseases and Conditions;
Improving Overall Employee Wellness Could Yield Multiple Benefits
June 17, 2013 — Controlling health care costs is crucial for manufacturers to remain competitive. That's why researchers are working with manufacturers to determine if employee wellness programs will cut costs and improve ... > full story -
Obesity Associated With Hearing Loss in Adolescents
June 17, 2013 — Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as ... > full story -
New Medication Treats Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer in the Laboratory
June 17, 2013 — A new drug called pyrvinium pamoate inhibits aggressive forms of prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Whooping Cough Has Lifelong Health Impact, Study Finds
People born during whooping cough outbreaks are more likely to die prematurely even if they survive into adulthood, new research has found. Women had a 20% higher risk of an early death, and men a staggering 40%. Women also suffered more ... > full story
- One Step Closer to a Vaccine for a Common Respiratory Disease
- Preventing Eggs' Death from Chemotherapy: Scientists Discover Cause of Immature Eggs' Death from Cancer Drug and How to Prevent It
- Possible Treatment for One of the Main Symptoms of Premature Aging Disease
- FGF21 Hormone, Key to Control Obesity, Also Protects Against Heart Diseases in Mice
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Mind & Brain
Storytelling Program Helps Change Medical Students' Perspectives on Dementia
Treating patients with dementia can be viewed as a difficult task for doctors, but researchers say that storytelling may be one way to improve medical students' perceptions of people affected by the condition. Participation in a creative ... > full story
Living Well
Planes, Trains, or Automobiles: Travel Choices for a Smaller Carbon Footprint
Planes, trains, or automobiles: what's the most climate-friendly way to travel? A new study by researchers from IIASA and CICERO brings better estimates of how much personal travel impacts the ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Doctors in Veterinary, Human Medicine Team to Give Burned Horse a Second Chance
The unlikely pairing of an equine veterinarian and a burn surgeon is providing a second chance at a normal life for a horse that was doused in flammable liquid and set on fire late last ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Saving Energy in Subway Stations
As well as being the backbone of urban public transport systems, subways are also major consumers of energy. For example, the entire underground train network in Barcelona consumes around 63.1 million kWh a year. A third of the total energy is used ... > full story
- Exposure to BPA in Developing Prostate Increases Risk of Later Cancer: Ubiquitous Plasticizers May Have Long-Term Health Effects
- NASA's 2013 HS3 Hurricane Mission to Delve Into Saharan Dust
- Bullfrogs May Help Spread Deadly Amphibian Fungus, but Also Die from It
- Jet Stream Changes Cause Climatically Exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
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Fossils & Ruins
When It Comes to Mammals, How Big Is Too Big?
Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales, while others have always been small, like primates. A ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
The Turbulent, High-Energy Sky Is Keeping NuSTAR Busy
NuSTAR has been busy studying the most energetic phenomena in the universe. Recently, a few high-energy events have sprung up, akin to "things that go bump in the night." When one telescope catches a sudden outpouring of high-energy light in the ... > full story
Matter & Energy
How Useful Is Fracking Anyway? Study Explores Return of Investment
The value of a fuel's long-term usefulness and viability is judged through its energy return on investment; the comparison between the eventual fuel and the energy invested to create it. The energy return on investment study finds that shale gas has ... > full story
Computers & Math
Academics Earn Street Cred With TED Talks but No Points from Peers
TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular exposure but does nothing to boost citations of their work by peers, new research has ... > full story
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