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Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, Or Stagnating
Most glaciers in every mountain
range and island group in Alaska
are experiencing significant
retreat, thinning or stagnation,
especially glaciers at lower
elevations, according to U.S.
... > full story
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Nearly One In Four Of World’s Mammals At Risk Of Disappearing Forever
The most comprehensive assessment
of the world's mammals has
confirmed an extinction crisis,
with almost one in four at risk of
disappearing forever, according to
The IUCN Red List of Threatened
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Human Papilloma Virus And Cancer, HIV Discoveries Recognized In 2008 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska
Institutet has awarded The Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine
for 2008 with one half to Harald
zur Hausen for his discovery of
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Earliest Animal Footprints Ever Found Show Animals Walking 30 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
The fossilized trail of an aquatic
creature suggests that animals
walked using legs at least 30
million years earlier than had
been thought. The tracks -- two
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Sun Is Not A Perfect Sphere, NASA Spacecraft Finds
Scientists using NASA's RHESSI
spacecraft have measured the
roundness of the sun with
unprecedented precision. They find
that it is not a perfect sphere.
During years of high solar
activity the sun develops a thin
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Gene Expression In Alligators Suggests Birds Have 'Thumbs'
The latest breakthrough in a 120
year-old debate on the evolution
of the bird wing was just
published. Bird wings only have
three fingers, having evolved from
remote ancestors that, like humans
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Singing To Females Makes Male Birds' Brains Happy
The melodious singing of birds has
been long appreciated by humans,
and has often been thought to
reflect a particularly positive
emotional state of the singer.
Researchers in Japan have now
demonstrated that this can be
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Pterodactyl-inspired Robot To Master Air, Ground And Sea
Scientists have reached back in
time 115 million years to one of
the most successful flying
creatures in Earth's history --
the pterodactyl -- to conjure a
robotic spy plane with
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Saturn’s Radio Broadcasters Mapped In 3D For First Time
Observations from NASA's Cassini
spacecraft have been used to
build, for the first time, a 3-D
picture of the sources of intense
radio emissions in Saturn's
magnetic field, known as the
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Antisocial Behavior May Be Caused By Low Stress Hormone Levels
A link between reduced levels of
the "stress hormone" cortisol and
antisocial behavior in male
adolescents has been discovered.
Levels of cortisol in the body
usually increase when people
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- Alaskan Glaciers Are Retreating, Thinning
- Quarter Of World’s Mammals Risk Extinction
- HPV And Cancer, HIV Discoveries Win Nobel Prize
- Earliest Footprints: Animals Walked Sooner
- Sun Is Not A Perfect Sphere, Space Probe Finds
- Birds Have 'Thumbs,' Alligator Gene Study Hints
- Singing To Females Rewards Male Birds' Brains
- Pterodactyl-inspired Robot To Master Air
- Saturn’s Radio Broadcasters Mapped In 3D
- Antisocial Behavior: Blame Low Stress Hormones?
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Food For Thought: Regulating Energy Supply To The Brain During Fasting
October 6, 2008 — If the current financial climate has taught us anything, it's that a system where over-borrowing goes unchecked eventually ends in disaster. It turns out this rule applies as much to our bodies as it ... > full story -
Visualizing Election Polls: An Animated, Interactive Way To Analyze Opinion Data
October 6, 2008 — Do you want to know the percentage of white women who support vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin? What about college-educated versus high school-educated white women? Or those who also hunt? ... > full story -
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Multiple Sclerosis ResearchNew Study Finds Summer Is Peak Season For Diagnosis Of Esophagus Disorder
October 6, 2008 — Two new studies examine eosinophilic esophagitis, a condition that can mimic symptoms of GERD, in a small proportion of people. The first study finds that the diagnosis of EoE, previously termed ... > full story -
Biophysicists Create New Model For Protein-cholesterol Interactions In Brain And Muscle Tissue
October 6, 2008 — Using 3,200 computer processors and long-established data on cholesterol, a clearer picture emerges of a protein involved in inflammation, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, addiction and ... > full story -
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Child DevelopmentCorner Stores Capture Kids On Morning Commute
October 6, 2008 — Researchers recently examined the eating habits of urban children before and after school as part of a larger project to make corner store snacks ... > full story
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Women Require Less Tobacco Exposure Than Men To Increase Colon Cancer Risk
October 6, 2008 — While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research. In a ... > full story -
Sensors Advance Lunar Landing Project
October 6, 2008 — NASA is developing technologies that will allow lunar landers to automatically identify and navigate to the location of a safe landing site while detecting landing hazards during the final descent to ... > full story -
Combined Minimally Invasive Procedures Offer New Option For Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
October 6, 2008 — Surgeons have combined three innovative minimally invasive spine surgery procedures to treat spinal curvature in adults, a common consequence of aging. A new article in the Journal of Spinal ... > full story -
Egalitarian Revolution In The Pleistocene?
October 6, 2008 — Although anthropologists and evolutionary biologists are still debating this question, a new study supports the view that the first egalitarian societies may have appeared tens of thousands of years ... > full story -
Obese Diners Choose Convenience And Overeating At Chinese Buffets
October 6, 2008 — When dining at Chinese buffets, overweight individuals serve themselves and eat differently than normal weight individuals. This may lead them to overeat, according to a recent ... > full story
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Smoking And Solid Fuel Use In Homes In China Projected To Cause Millions Of Deaths
October 6, 2008 — If current levels of smoking and biomass and coal fuel use in homes continues, between 2003 and 2033 there will be an estimated 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 18 ... > full story -
Near Infrared Nanoparticles Shine A Bright Light On Cancer
October 6, 2008 — A new imaging method for breast cancer has been developed. More effective early detection of diseases is one of the promises of nanotechnology. Current imaging methods, such as x-rays and magnetic ... > full story -
Major Study Of Preschoolers' Visual Acuity Finds Fault With A Standard Eye Test
October 6, 2008 — Visual acuity --- the ability to see objects in sharp detail --- was evaluated in 1,504 children aged 30 to 71 months as part of the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study, the first large, ... > full story -
Field Of The Future: Ecological Experiment Simulates Conditions In 2100
October 6, 2008 — A new experiment to find out how British plant ecosystems may be affected by future changes to climate and biodiversity is underway at Imperial College ... > full story -
Gun Shows Do Not Increase Homicides Or Suicides, Study Finds
October 6, 2008 — A new study finds no evidence that gun shows lead to substantial increases in either gun-related homicides or ... > full story
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Disinfectants Can Make Bacteria Resistant To Treatment
October 6, 2008 — Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a paper published in the journal Microbiology. Low levels of these chemicals, called biocides, can make ... > full story -
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Genetic Damage In Minibacteria In Aphids And Ants Repaired By Faulty Copying
October 6, 2008 — Aphids (plant lice) and ants carry minibacteria that produce essential amino acids and vitamins. These minibacteria have very limited genetic material and many broken genes. Now, researchers have ... > full story -
For Insulin Sensitive Overweight Patients, One Session Of Exercise Improves Metabolic Health, New Research Suggests
October 6, 2008 — Exercise decreases everyone's insulin resistance and therefore reduces the chances of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes. This study shows that even a single bout of exercise helps obese ... > full story -
New Graphene-based Material Clarifies Graphite Oxide Chemistry
October 6, 2008 — A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications ... > full story -
Television Viewing And Aggression: Some Alternative Perspectives
October 6, 2008 — Psychologists investigated the effect that exposure to violent TV programs has on negative behavior in children from different ethnic backgrounds. The results showed a positive relationship between ... > full story
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Reading Novel Can Help Obese Kids Lose Weight, Study Shows
October 6, 2008 — It's no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers discovered that reading the right ... > full story -
Galloping And Breathing At High Speed
October 6, 2008 — A team of researchers has been working to unlock the secrets of equines. Their findings may lead to better muscular horse health and a new approach to breathing devices for ... > full story -
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PharmacologyCT Scans Change Treatment Plans In More Than A Quarter Of ER Patients With Suspected Appendicitis
October 6, 2008 — CT scans change the initial treatment plans of emergency physicians in over a quarter of patients with suspected appendicitis, according to a study performed at the University of Washington ... > full story -
Type Of Plankton -- Food Source For Many Fish -- Has Ability To Survive Climate Change
October 6, 2008 — Researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish -- including cod -- in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change. Billions of Calanus finmarchicus, a ... > full story -
Thousands Of Deaf Patients Struggling To Access Basic Health Care
October 6, 2008 — Thousands of Deaf patients are receiving inadequate healthcare because they are struggling to communicate with healthcare professions, say experts in a new ... > full story
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Asian-white Couples Face Distinct Pregnancy Risks, Study Finds
October 6, 2008 — Pregnant women who are part of an Asian-white couple face an increased risk of gestational diabetes as compared with couples in which both partners are white, according to a new ... > full story -
Toddlers' Focus On Mouths Rather Than On Eyes Is Predictor Of Autism Severity
October 6, 2008 — Scientists have found that 2-year-olds with autism looked significantly more at the mouths of others, and less at their eyes, than typically developing toddlers. This abnormality predicts the level ... > full story -
Depression Linked To Higher Death Rates From All Causes Among Elderly With Diabetes
October 6, 2008 — In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was linked with a higher death rate from all causes in a two-year study ... > full story -
100 Years Of Ammonia Synthesis: How A Single Patent Changed The World
October 6, 2008 — Now it is time to invent sustainable solutions to avoid environmental damage. As a result of the Haber-Bosch process for the synthesis of ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen, billions of people have ... > full story -
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Multiple SclerosisPhysician's 'Dashboard' Takes A Measure Of Communication Skills
October 6, 2008 — Much like a dashboard gives a good read on how your car is doing, researchers hope they'll soon give physicians a better idea of how they are doing with ... > full story
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Longer-duration Psychotherapy Appears More Beneficial For Treatment Of Complex Mental Disorders
October 6, 2008 — Psychodynamic psychotherapy lasting for at least a year is effective and superior to shorter-term therapy for patients with complex mental disorders such as personality and chronic mental disorders, ... > full story -
New Device Aims To Give Sleep Apnea Sufferers Relief And Rest
October 6, 2008 — Having a good night's sleep is proving elusive for six percent of the population. They have sleep apnea, which causes them to stop breathing in bouts throughout the night. Now, a researcher at Temple ... > full story -
Walking Forum Report Shows Need To Expand Physical Activity In Schools
October 6, 2008 — With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this ... > full story -
Bring On The Pak Choi: Consumers Interested In Trying More Asian Vegetables
October 6, 2008 — Asian vegetables, a diverse group of specialty vegetables grown and consumed throughout Asia, are becoming an integral part of the American diet. To gauge their familiarity with a range of Asian ... > full story -
Mental Health Intervention Urged For Heart Patients
October 6, 2008 — Heart patients are particularly vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery and overall health, according to a scientific ... > full story
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Breast Cancer Cells Recycle To Escape Death By Hormonal Therapy
October 5, 2008 — Many breast cancer cells facing potentially lethal antiestrogen therapy recycle to survive, researchers ... > full story -
Ultra-Endurance Competitors: Lessons From Sled Dogs In The Iditarod
October 5, 2008 — Racing sled dogs are best known for their "mushing" each March during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the world's longest sled race. They are the premier ultra-endurance competitors, covering 1,100 ... > full story -
Learning To Shape Your Brain Activity
October 5, 2008 — A new study shows that the successful manipulation of sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) amplitude by instrumental SMR conditioning (ISC) improved sleep quality as well as declarative learning. ISC might thus ... > full story -
Immune System For Electronics? Electronics That Can Diagnose And Heal Themselves Under Development
October 5, 2008 — Researchers are working to create electronic systems that can diagnose and heal their own faults in ways similar to the human immune system. The project is called SABRE (Self-healing cellular ... > full story -
Reason For Sickness Absence Can Predict Employee Deaths
October 5, 2008 — Employees who take long spells of sick leave more than once in three years are at a higher risk of death than their colleagues who take no such absence, particularly if their absence is due to ... > full story
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Women Require Less Tobacco Exposure Than Men To Increase Colon Cancer Risk
While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research. In a ... > full story
- Combined Minimally Invasive Procedures Offer New Option For Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis
- Gun Shows Do Not Increase Homicides Or Suicides, Study Finds
- For Insulin Sensitive Overweight Patients, One Session Of Exercise Improves Metabolic Health, New Research Suggests
- CT Scans Change Treatment Plans In More Than A Quarter Of ER Patients With Suspected Appendicitis
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Mind & Brain
Major Study Of Preschoolers' Visual Acuity Finds Fault With A Standard Eye Test
Visual acuity --- the ability to see objects in sharp detail --- was evaluated in 1,504 children aged 30 to 71 months as part of the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study, the first large, ... > full story
- Television Viewing And Aggression: Some Alternative Perspectives
- Toddlers' Focus On Mouths Rather Than On Eyes Is Predictor Of Autism Severity
- Depression Linked To Higher Death Rates From All Causes Among Elderly With Diabetes
- Physician's 'Dashboard' Takes A Measure Of Communication Skills
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Obese Diners Choose Convenience And Overeating At Chinese Buffets
When dining at Chinese buffets, overweight individuals serve themselves and eat differently than normal weight individuals. This may lead them to overeat, according to a recent ... > full story
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Plants & Animals
Disinfectants Can Make Bacteria Resistant To Treatment
Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a paper published in the journal Microbiology. Low levels of these chemicals, called biocides, can make ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Smoking And Solid Fuel Use In Homes In China Projected To Cause Millions Of Deaths
If current levels of smoking and biomass and coal fuel use in homes continues, between 2003 and 2033 there will be an estimated 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 18 ... > full story
- Field Of The Future: Ecological Experiment Simulates Conditions In 2100
- Genetic Damage In Minibacteria In Aphids And Ants Repaired By Faulty Copying
- Type Of Plankton -- Food Source For Many Fish -- Has Ability To Survive Climate Change
- 100 Years Of Ammonia Synthesis: How A Single Patent Changed The World
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Egalitarian Revolution In The Pleistocene?
Although anthropologists and evolutionary biologists are still debating this question, a new study supports the view that the first egalitarian societies may have appeared tens of thousands of years ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
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Meteorites From Inner Solar System Match Up To Earth's Platinum Standard
Some of the world's rarest and most precious metals, including platinum and iridium, could owe their presence in the Earth's crust to iron and stony-iron meteorites, fragments of a large number of ... > full story
Matter & Energy
Sensors Advance Lunar Landing Project
NASA is developing technologies that will allow lunar landers to automatically identify and navigate to the location of a safe landing site while detecting landing hazards during the final descent to ... > full story
Computers & Math
Immune System For Electronics? Electronics That Can Diagnose And Heal Themselves Under Development
Researchers are working to create electronic systems that can diagnose and heal their own faults in ways similar to the human immune system. The project is called SABRE (Self-healing cellular ... > full story
