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Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Temperature Counts
Jan. 30, 2015 — One of nature's fascinating questions is how zebras got their stripes. A team of life scientists has found at least part of the answer: The amount and intensity of striping can be best predicted ... full story -
Scientists Home in on Reasons Behind Cancer Drug Trial Disappointment
Jan. 30, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a 'hidden' mechanism which could explain why some cancer therapies which aim to block tumor blood vessel growth are failing cancer trials. The same mechanism ... full story -
Tweeting About Sexism Could Improve a Woman's Wellbeing
Jan. 30, 2015 — Publically tweeting about sexism could improve a woman's wellbeing as it has the potential to let them to express themselves in ways that feel like they can make a difference, a new report ... full story -
Totality of Trials Data Confirm Tamiflu Reduces Length of Symptoms, Complications, and Hospital Admissions from Influenza
Jan. 30, 2015 — The most thorough analysis of oseltamivir (marketed as Tamiflu) data to date, including all available published and unpublished randomised treatment trials of adults, suggests that the antiviral drug ... full story -
Updating Satellite Data on Seas Could Dramatically Reduce Search and Rescue Times for Lost Planes, Ships
Jan. 30, 2015 — A new satellite imaging concept could significantly reduce search areas for missing boats and planes. Researchers have been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve ... full story -
New Technologies to Help Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Jan. 30, 2015 — New wearable sensor networks and mobile phone applications are being tested for their potential to monitor and manage patients with Parkinson’s disease. The research aim is the usage of low-cost ... full story -
Water Purification: Running Fuel Cells on Bacteria
Jan. 30, 2015 — Researchers in Norway have succeeded in getting bacteria to power a fuel cell. The "fuel" used is wastewater, and the products of the process are purified water droplets and electricity. ... full story -
Pinholes Are Pitfalls for High Performance Solar Cells
Jan. 30, 2015 — The most popular next-generation solar cells under development may have a problem – the top layer is full of tiny pinholes, researchers have ... full story -
Hot on the Trail of Hepatitis-Liver Cancer Connection
Jan. 30, 2015 — Using whole genomic sequencing, scientists have for the first time demonstrated the profound effect that chronic hepatitis infection and inflammation can have on the genetic mutations found in tumors ... full story -
Building Trustworthy Big Data Algorithms
Jan. 29, 2015 — Much of our reams of data sit in large databases of unstructured text. Finding insights among emails, text documents, and websites is extremely difficult unless we can search, characterize, and ... full story -
Heavy Drinking in Middle-Age May Increase Stroke Risk More Than Traditional Factors
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day in middle-age raised stroke risks more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Heavy drinking in mid-life was linked to ... full story -
FDA Approves First-of-Kind Device to Treat Obesity
Jan. 29, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight loss treatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brain ... full story -
Crystal Light: New Family of Light-Converting Materials Points to Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Power and LEDs
Jan. 29, 2015 — Engineers have shone new light on an emerging family of solar-absorbing materials that could clear the way for cheaper and more efficient solar panels and LEDs. The materials, called perovskites, are ... full story -
Is This the Year You Join the Top One Percent? Affluence More Fluid Than Once Thought
Jan. 29, 2015 — Here's some good news for the New Year: According to new research, there's a 1 in 9 chance that a typical American will hit the jackpot and join the wealthiest 1 percent for at least one ... full story -
Complex Environments Push 'Brain' Evolution
Jan. 29, 2015 — Little animations trying to master a computer game are teaching neuroscience researchers how the brain evolves when faced with difficult tasks. Neuroscientists have programmed animated critters that ... full story -
Privacy Challenges: Just Four Vague Pieces of Info Can Identify You, and Your Credit Card
Jan. 29, 2015 — Just four fairly vague pieces of information -- the dates and locations of four purchases -- are enough to identify 90 percent of the people in a data set recording three months of credit-card ... full story -
Scientists Investigate Link Between Skyrocketing Sea Slug Populations, Warming Seas
Jan. 29, 2015 — A team of California scientists believes a far-flung Okenia rosacea bloom -- along with a slew of other marine species spotted north of their typical ranges -- may signal a much larger shift in ocean ... full story -
Structure of World's Largest Single Cell Is Reflected at the Molecular Level
Jan. 29, 2015 — Biologists used the world’s largest single-celled organism, an aquatic alga called Caulerpa taxifolia, to study the nature of structure and form in plants. It is a single cell that can grow to a ... full story -
Generating Mobius Strips of Light
Jan. 29, 2015 — Physicists have experimentally produced Möbius strips from the polarization of light, confirming a theoretical prediction that it is possible for light's electromagnetic field to assume this ... full story -
New Technique for Growing High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers have revealed a new solution-based hot-casting technique that allows growth of highly efficient and reproducible solar cells from large-area perovskite crystals. The researchers ... full story
- Why do zebras have stripes? Temperature counts
- Scientists home in on reasons behind cancer drug trial disappointment
- Tweeting about sexism could improve a woman's wellbeing
- Totality of trials data confirm Tamiflu reduces length of symptoms, complications, and hospital admissions from influenza
- Updating satellite data on seas could dramatically reduce search and rescue times for lost planes, ships
- New technologies to help patients with Parkinson's disease
- Water purification: Running fuel cells on bacteria
- Pinholes are pitfalls for high performance solar cells
- Hot on the trail of hepatitis-liver cancer connection
- Building trustworthy big data algorithms
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat obesity
- Crystal light: New family of light-converting materials points to cheaper, more efficient solar power and LEDs
- Is this the year you join the top one percent? Affluence more fluid than once thought
- Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas
- Structure of world's largest single cell is reflected at the molecular level
- Generating Mobius strips of light
- New technique for growing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
- Powerful tool promises to change the way scientists view proteins
- Erectile dysfunction drugs could protect liver from sepsis-induced damage
- In a role reversal, RNAs proofread themselves
- Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor
- CAT scan of nearby supernova remnant reveals frothy interior
- First-ever view of protein structure may lead to better anxiety drugs
- Global warming won't mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
- Individuals may fail to navigate complex tradeoffs in privacy decision-making
- Key element in circadian clock speed discovered
- New minimally invasive test identifies patients for Barrett's esophagus screening
- Baleen whales hear through their bones
- Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues
- Research about unique cardinal revealed
- New clues about a brain protein with high affinity for valium
- Texting may be more suitable than apps in treatment of mental illness
- Gobal patterns of specialized feeding in insect herbivores revealed
- Bird watchers help federal agencies pinpoint conservation priorities
- Canceled flights: For monarch butterflies, loss of migration means more disease
- Transgender kids show consistent gender identity across measures
- Genetically engineered antibody-based molecules show enhanced hiv-fighting abilities
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Crucial protective role observed for farnesoid-x receptor in cholestatic liver injury
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Parkinson's gene linked to lung cancer
- Among gut microbes, strains, not just species, matter
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Cancer fear can impact screening uptake
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- New deep-brain imaging reveals separate functions for nearly identical neurons
- Blame men for political gridlock, study says
- Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change
- Ancient skull shows modern humans colonized Eurasia 60-70,000 years ago
- Invasive species in the Great Lakes by 2063
- Understanding portable biodetection technology for identifying suspcious substances
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- New research recommends treating elevated blood pressure during pregnancy
- Satellites can improve regional air quality forecasting
- The tell-tale signs of a galactic merger
- Future of oil and gas development in the Western Amazon
- HIV testing yields diagnoses in Kenya but few seek care
- New potential therapeutic strategy against a very aggressive infant bone cancer
- Hydrogen sulfide could help lower blood pressure
- Rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- How poverty may affect memory
- Forecasting the flu better
- Novel eye-tracking technology detects concussions, head injury severity
- Nearly 2,500 women could benefit from mitochondrial donation in UK
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Outbreak of rare respiratory virus could be linked with paralysis in 12 Colorado children
- Can synesthesia be taught? Colored letters, tasty sounds?
- Vehicle body made from cotton, hemp, and wood
- Ultrasound technology made to measure
- Solar chip monitors windows
- School failure linked to higher use of computers at home, Spanish study shows
- She thinks friends, he thinks sex
- Love and intimacy in later life: Active sex lives common in the over 70s
- Globalization doesn't automatically make countries better off, experts say
- Nanomedicines of the future will build on quantum chemistry
- Could a new proposed particle help to detect Dark Matter?
- Astronomers gain a new view of galaxy M 82
- Ebola leads to hunger in Africa's rice belt
- 3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children
- Child maltreatment not a clear path to adult crime
- Many religious people view science favorably, but reject certain scientific theories
- Gender roles: Men and women are not so different after all
- Building a better weather forecast? SMAP may help
- Cassini catches Saturn's moon Titan naked in the solar wind
- Researchers produce two bio-fuels from a single algae
- Long-necked 'dragon' discovered in China: Dinosaur's lightweight neck spanned half the length of its body
- Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds
- Engineer advances new daytime star tracker
- Erratic as normal: Arctic sea ice loss expected to be bumpy in the short term
- Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles
- To reassure electric car buyers, combine battery leasing with better charging
- Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change
- Storm Chasers Take on Supercell Thunderstorms in Bangladesh
- Why upper motor neurons degenerate in ALS
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