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NASA's MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals Mercury As Never Seen Before
NASA's MESSENGER space probe has
made its second swing past
Mercury, just 125 miles (200
kilometers) above the cratered
surface of our solar system's
innermost planet, snapping
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Spotless Sun: Blankest Year Of The Space Age
Astronomers who count sunspots
have announced that 2008 is now
the "blankest year" of the Space
Age. An image taken on Sept. 27,
2008 by the Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory (SOHO) shows a solar
disk completely unmarked by
... > full story
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Is It A Planet? Exotic Object Orbiting Star Stirs Exoplanet Classification Rethink
The European spacecraft COROT has
discovered a massive planet-sized
object orbiting its parent star
closely, unlike anything ever
spotted before. It is so exotic,
... > full story
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Discovery Of 'Broken Symmetry' At Subatomic Level Earns 2008 Nobel Prize In Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences has awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physics for 2008 with one
half to Yoichiro Nambu for the
discovery of the mechanism of
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Nerve Cell Actions Made Optically Visible In Mice
Thought processes made visible:
Researchers have succeeded in
optically detecting individual
action potentials in the brains of
living animals. The scientists
introduced fluorescent indicator
proteins into the brain cells of
... > full story
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Key To Rapid Evolution In Plants: Reproduce Early And Often
Researchers have harnessed the
power of 21st century computing to
confirm an idea first proposed in
1916 -- that plants with rapid
reproductive cycles evolve faster. ... > full story
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Landmark Discovery Of 'Engine' That Drives Cell Movement
How a cell assembles its internal
machinery required for cell
movement has been revealed for the
first time. The discovery is
fundamental to the understanding
of how a cell responds to its
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U.S. Navy Sonar Linked To Whale Strandings, Environmental Scientists Argue
With the U.S. Supreme Court due to
review a series of lower court
rulings that restrict the Navy's
use of sonar in submarine
detection training exercises off
... > full story
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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
... > full story
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- Mercury Like You've Never Seen It Before
- Spotless Sun: Blankest Year Of Space Age
- Is It A Planet? Exotic Object Orbits Star
- Subatomic Broken Symmetry: Physics Nobel Prize
- Nerve Cell Actions Made Visible In Mice
- Key To Rapid Evolution In Plants Confirmed
- 'Engine' That Drives Cell Movement Discovered
- U.S. Navy Sonar Linked To Whale Strandings?
- Alaskan Glaciers Are Retreating, Thinning
- Quarter Of World’s Mammals Risk Extinction
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Red Wine May Lower Lung Cancer Risk
October 7, 2008 — Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men. The most substantial risk reduction was among smokers who drank one to two glasses of red wine per day. The researchers ... > full story -
2008 Ozone Hole Larger Than Last Year
October 7, 2008 — The 2008 ozone hole -- a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica -- is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as ... > full story -
New Study Examines Effectiveness Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
October 7, 2008 — New findings from a decision analysis for the US Preventative Services Task Force suggest that routine colorectal cancer screenings can be stopped in patients over the age of ... > full story -
Helping People With Disabilities Make Use Of Public Transport
October 7, 2008 — In an ideal world, all buses would be wheelchair friendly and train timetables would be available as audio recordings for the visually impaired. Reality has yet to catch up with that vision, so ... > full story -
Why Current Publication Practices May Distort Science
October 7, 2008 — The current system of publishing medical and scientific research provides "a distorted view of the reality of scientific data that are generated in the laboratory and clinic," says a team of ... > full story
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New Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome Less Risky Than Amniocentesis, Scientists Say
October 7, 2008 — Pregnant women worried about their babies' genetic health face a tough decision: get prenatal gene testing and risk miscarriage, or skip the tests and miss the chance to learn of genetic defects ... > full story -
Cassini Flyby Of Saturn Moon Offers Insight Into Solar System History
October 7, 2008 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the history of the solar ... > full story -
Stool DNA Testing For Colorectal Cancer Has Potential, But Challenges Remain
October 7, 2008 — The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal ... > full story -
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ADD and ADHDMicrowave Ovens Need Added Safety Controls, Researchers Advise
October 7, 2008 — Curious toddlers and pre-schoolers are all-too-often scalded by foods heated in microwave ovens, but a locking mechanism could prevent these severe injuries that require hospitalization. Researchers ... > full story -
How And Why Some Children Become Chronically Abused By Peers
October 7, 2008 — As soon as children are old enough to interact socially, some become entrenched in chronic and increasing patterns of victimization by their peers, according to a new report in the Archives of ... > full story
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Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis
October 7, 2008 — Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research suggests a novel ... > full story -
Impact Of Geology On The U.S. Civil War: War From The Ground Up
October 7, 2008 — The connection between geology and the history of the Civil War has fascinated some researchers. Now they take history, military history in particular, a step deeper -- into the geology beneath the ... > full story -
Metabolic Syndrome Ups Colorectal Cancer Risk
October 7, 2008 — In a large US population-based study, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to those without metabolic ... > full story -
Gene That May Contribute To Improved Rice Yield Identified
October 7, 2008 — Biologists have identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains. The gene may prove to be useful for breeding high-yield rice and, thus, may benefit the vast number of ... > full story -
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Social PsychologyGirls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting In Language-learning Environment, Study Finds
October 7, 2008 — Girls who don’t share a common language may have more difficulty adjusting socially than boys, according to surprising new research looking at language acquisition among young ... > full story
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Oral Vitamin D May Help Prevent Some Skin Infections
October 7, 2008 — A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in ... > full story -
Receptor Could Halt Blinding Diseases, Stop Tumor Growth, Preserve Neurons After Trauma
October 7, 2008 — Researchers have discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. They report how the GPR91 receptor contributes to activate unchecked vascular growth that causes ... > full story -
Using A Fan During Sleep Associated With Lower Risk Of SIDS
October 7, 2008 — Fan use appears to be associated with a lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome in rooms with inadequate ventilation, according to a new ... > full story -
Zooming Way In, Technique Offers Close-ups Of Electrons, Nuclei
October 7, 2008 — Providing a glimpse into the infinitesimal, physicists have found a novel way of spying on some of the universe's tiniest building blocks. Their "camera" consists of a special "flaw" in diamonds that ... > full story -
Seeing Race And Seeming Racist? Whites Go Out Of Their Way To Avoid Talking About Race
October 7, 2008 — White people -- including children as young as 10 -- may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, according to new research. But that approach often backfires as blacks tend to view ... > full story
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Form Of Crohn's Disease Traced To Disabled Gut Cells
October 7, 2008 — Scientists say that they have linked the health of specialized gut immune cells to a gene associated with Crohn's disease, an often debilitating and increasingly prevalent inflammatory bowel ... > full story -
The Green Sahara, A Desert In Bloom
October 7, 2008 — New North African climate reconstructions reveal three ‘green Sahara’ episodes during which the present-day Sahara Desert was almost completely covered with extensive grasslands, lakes ... > full story -
Metastatic Movements In 3-D
October 7, 2008 — Scientists have discovered how the altered behavior of integrins can prompt metastatic movement in tumor ... > full story -
Scientists Take Off For Southeastern Pacific Climate Study
October 7, 2008 — During October and November 2008, some 150 scientists from 40 institutions in eight nations will take part in an international field experiment designed to make observations of critical components of ... > full story -
Individuals With Social Phobia See Themselves Differently
October 7, 2008 — Magnetic resonance brain imaging reveals that patients with generalized social phobia respond differently than others to negative comments about themselves, according to a new ... > full story
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New Test Could Help Catch Serious Infections In Babies
October 7, 2008 — A new blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (such as meningitis and bloodstream infections) in infants with fevers that have no clear cause -- and may spare many infants from ... > full story -
Sequencing Thousand And One Genomes
October 7, 2008 — Researchers report the simultaneous completion of the first genomes of wild Arabidopsis thaliana strains as part of the 1001 Genomes ... > full story -
New Catheter-less Technique May Ease The Pain And Discomfort Of Prostate Cancer Recovery
October 7, 2008 — To ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, physician-scientists have developed an innovative and patient-friendly approach that eliminates the use of a penile urinary catheter. ... > full story -
Smart Electricity Meter Developed
October 7, 2008 — Engineers have just developed one of the world’s most advanced Smart Electricity Meters. The smart meter monitors energy consumption, giving information not just through a traditional power ... > full story -
Excluding Inmates From Health Research Thwarts Advancement Of Public Health, Expert Argues
October 7, 2008 — More and more persons with mental illnesses, addiction disorders, and chronic and infectious diseases receive their medical care in a jail or prison. As of mid-2007, approximately 13 million inmates ... > full story
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Battling Cancer, One Cell At A Time
October 7, 2008 — New research suggests that the identification and examination of key cell signaling events required for initiation and progression of cancer might be best accomplished at the single cell level. The ... > full story -
New Self-training Gene Prediction Program For Fungi Developed
October 7, 2008 — Researchers have developed a computer program that trains itself to predict genes in the DNA sequences of fungi. The software will be freely available for academic ... > full story -
Core Needle Breast Biopsy Safe For Patients Taking Blood Thinners
October 7, 2008 — It is safe to take anticoagulants (blood thinners) before core needle breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, N.Y. Core needle biopsies are ... > full story -
Nitrogen Fertilizers Used Off-Season Help Crops Planted Later
October 7, 2008 — Recent study results have shown have shown that using nitrogen fertilizer on off-season cover crops can not only increase the biomass of these crops, but can also have a beneficial effect on the ... > full story -
What Happens When We Ask Autistic Persons What Is Wrong With Them?
October 7, 2008 — To date, few studies have focused on the viewpoints of autistic persons themselves despite an increasing number of published autobiographies. The results of this study suggest that what has been ... > full story
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Patients Who Recover From Coma But Cannot Communicate Feel Pain
October 6, 2008 — Do patients who survive a severe brain injury but fail to recover speech or non-verbal communication perceive pain? After their remarkable publication where they showed that a patient in a vegetative ... > full story -
Small Asteroid To Light Up Sky Over Africa
October 6, 2008 — An asteroid measuring several feet in diameter is expected to enter the atmosphere over northern Sudan before dawn Tuesday (Oct. 7), setting off a potentially brilliant natural fireworks ... > full story -
A Little Exercise Goes A Long Way For Severely Obese
October 6, 2008 — A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness ... > full story -
Peer-to-peer Networking Takes Internet Out Of The Equation
October 6, 2008 — When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by European researchers allows ... > full story -
Effects Of Disclosing Financial Interests On Participation In Medical Research
October 6, 2008 — Knowing how an investigator is paid for running a research study surprisingly plays a small role in patients' willingness to take part in clinical trials. However, according to a new study more ... > full story
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New Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome Less Risky Than Amniocentesis, Scientists Say
Pregnant women worried about their babies' genetic health face a tough decision: get prenatal gene testing and risk miscarriage, or skip the tests and miss the chance to learn of genetic defects ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Microwave Ovens Need Added Safety Controls, Researchers Advise
Curious toddlers and pre-schoolers are all-too-often scalded by foods heated in microwave ovens, but a locking mechanism could prevent these severe injuries that require hospitalization. Researchers ... > full story
- How And Why Some Children Become Chronically Abused By Peers
- Girls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting In Language-learning Environment, Study Finds
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- Seeing Race And Seeming Racist? Whites Go Out Of Their Way To Avoid Talking About Race
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A Little Exercise Goes A Long Way For Severely Obese
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Gene That May Contribute To Improved Rice Yield Identified
Biologists have identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains. The gene may prove to be useful for breeding high-yield rice and, thus, may benefit the vast number of ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis
Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research suggests a novel ... > full story
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Impact Of Geology On The U.S. Civil War: War From The Ground Up
The connection between geology and the history of the Civil War has fascinated some researchers. Now they take history, military history in particular, a step deeper -- into the geology beneath the ... > full story
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Space & Time
Cassini Flyby Of Saturn Moon Offers Insight Into Solar System History
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the history of the solar ... > full story
Matter & Energy
Zooming Way In, Technique Offers Close-ups Of Electrons, Nuclei
Providing a glimpse into the infinitesimal, physicists have found a novel way of spying on some of the universe's tiniest building blocks. Their "camera" consists of a special "flaw" in diamonds that ... > full story
Computers & Math
New Self-training Gene Prediction Program For Fungi Developed
Researchers have developed a computer program that trains itself to predict genes in the DNA sequences of fungi. The software will be freely available for academic ... > full story
