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God of the Gap: Pan Keeps Encke Gap Open in Saturn's Rings
Apr. 21, 2014 — Saturn's moon Pan, named for the Greek god of shepherds, rules over quite a different domain: the Encke gap in Saturn's rings. Pan keeps the Encke gap open through its gravitational ... full story -
Ginseng Can Treat, Prevent Influenza, RSV, Researcher Finds
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ginseng can help treat and prevent influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages, according to research findings. Seasonal influenza is ... full story -
Financial Incentives Help Economically-Disadvantaged Pregnant Smokers Quit, Improve Fetal Growth
Apr. 21, 2014 — Smoking prevalence varies by socioeconomic status -- particularly in terms of educational attainment -- putting economically-disadvantaged women at greater risk for smoking during pregnancy and ... full story -
Quantum Turbulence: New Key to Unlocking the Mysteries of Physics?
Apr. 21, 2014 — The recent discovery of the Higgs boson has confirmed theories about the origin of mass and, with it, offered the potential to explain other scientific mysteries. But, scientists are continually ... full story -
People Selectively Remember Details of Atrocities That Absolve in-Group Members
Apr. 21, 2014 — Conversations about wartime atrocities often omit certain details. According to research, these omissions can lead people to have different memories for the event depending on social group ... full story -
Centuries of Sand Still Available at Mississippi Delta
Apr. 21, 2014 — The wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta are slowly sinking and rapidly eroding, but new research has found the river's supply of sand -- the material engineers most need to rebuild the delta ... full story -
Cardiothoracic Surgeon Launches Research Into Space
Apr. 21, 2014 — When an unmanned supply mission launched into space today, bound for the International Space Station, it meant something extraordinary to Dr. Peter Lee, a cardiothoracic surgeon. That’s because his ... full story -
New Material Coating Technology Mimics Nature's Lotus Effect
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean? The hydrophobic -- water repelling -- characteristic of the leaf, termed the "Lotus effect," helps the plant survive in muddy ... full story -
Teachers' Scare Tactics May Lead to Lower Exam Scores
Apr. 21, 2014 — As the school year winds down and final exams loom, teachers may want to avoid reminding students of the bad consequences of failing a test because doing so could lead to lower scores, according to ... full story -
Why Alcoholism Saps Muscle Strength
Apr. 21, 2014 — Researchers have found a common link between muscle weakness in alcoholics and mitochondrial disease: mitochondria that are unable to self-repair. The research could lead to both a new diagnostics ... full story -
Exoplanets Soon to Gleam in the Eye of NESSI
Apr. 21, 2014 — The New Mexico Exoplanet Spectroscopic Survey Instrument (NESSI) will soon get its first "taste" of exoplanets, helping astronomers decipher their chemical composition. Exoplanets are ... full story -
Dragon Delivers Science, Station Supplies
Apr. 21, 2014 — The Expedition 39 crew welcomed nearly two and a half tons of supplies and scientific payloads to the International Space Station with the arrival of the third SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo ... full story -
Codeine Often Prescribed to Children, Despite Available Alternatives
Apr. 21, 2014 — Despite its potentially harmful effects in children, codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms, according to new research. "Despite strong evidence against the use of codeine in ... full story -
How a Security Officer's Thought Process Influences Airport Security: Study Offers Insight
Apr. 21, 2014 — A recent study offers insight into how a federal transportation security officer’s thought process can influence decisions made during airport baggage screening, findings that are helping the ... full story -
Low Tolerance for Pain? The Reason May Be in Your Genes
Apr. 20, 2014 — Researchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others, according to a new study. Researchers found that nine percent of the participants had ... full story -
Climate Benefit of Biofuels from Corn Residue: Researchers Cast Doubt
Apr. 20, 2014 — Biofuels made from corn stover -- stalks, leaves and cobs that remain after harvest -- appear to emit more carbon dioxide over their life cycle than federal standards allow, according to new ... full story -
Source of Most Cases of Invasive Bladder Cancer Identified
Apr. 20, 2014 — A single type of cell in the lining of the bladder is responsible for most cases of invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers. The study, conducted in mice, is the first to pinpoint the ... full story -
Link Between Down Syndrome, Leukemia Uncovered
Apr. 20, 2014 — A connection between people with Down syndrome and having a heightened risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia during childhood has been uncovered by researchers. "For 80 years, it ... full story -
Bulletproof Nuclei? Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Absorption Property
Apr. 20, 2014 — Stem cells -- the body's master cells -- demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study. The property -- known as auxeticity -- is one which may have ... full story -
Study of Gut Microbes, Antibiotics Offers Clues to Improving Immunity in Premature Babies
Apr. 20, 2014 — Mothers give a newborn baby a gift of germs -— germs that help to kick-start the infant’s immune system. But antibiotics, used to fight bacterial infection, may paradoxically interrupt a ... full story
- God of the Gap: Pan keeps Encke gap open in Saturn's rings
- Ginseng can treat, prevent influenza, RSV, researcher finds
- Financial incentives help economically-disadvantaged pregnant smokers quit, improve fetal growth
- Quantum turbulence: New key to unlocking the mysteries of physics?
- People selectively remember details of atrocities that absolve in-group members
- Centuries of sand still available at Mississippi Delta
- Cardiothoracic surgeon launches research into space
- New material coating technology mimics nature's lotus effect
- Teachers' Scare Tactics May Lead to Lower Exam Scores
- Why alcoholism saps muscle strength
- Exoplanets soon to gleam in the eye of NESSI
- Dragon delivers science, station supplies
- Codeine often prescribed to children, despite available alternatives
- How a security officer's thought process influences airport security: Study offers insight
- Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes
- Climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue: Researchers cast doubt
- Source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer identified
- Link between Down syndrome, leukemia uncovered
- Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property
- Study of gut microbes, antibiotics offers clues to improving immunity in premature babies
- Cancer stem cells linked to drug resistance
- 'Chaperone' compounds offer new approach to Alzheimer's treatment
- NASA completes LADEE mission with planned impact on moon's surface
- Immune cells to be tested on the International Space Station
- SpaceX-3 launches science cargo to International Space Station
- Counterfeit contraceptives found in South America
- Treating depression in Parkinson's Disease patients: New research
- Researchers rethink 'natural' habitat for wildlife
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- Religious music brings benefit to seniors' mental health
- Finding turns neuroanatomy on its head: Researchers present new view of myelin
- No-till soil organic carbon sequestration rates published
- Proteins conspire to make breast cancer cells resistant to drug treatment
- Future heat waves pose risk for population of Greater London
- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Tissue scarring in scleroderma: New clues
- Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species
- Better way to deal with bad memories suggested
- 'Exotic' material is like a switch when super thin
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Under some LED bulbs whites aren't 'whiter than white'
- Innovative strategy to facilitate organ repair
- Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material
- People think about their health early in the week, according to Google searches
- Mom's diet mirrors child's food allergies
- Chronic inflammation linked to 'high-grade' prostate cancer
- Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
- Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
- Is UK shale gas extraction posing a risk to public health?
- Experts call for higher exam pass marks to close performance gap between international, UK medical graduates
- Recalculating costs of combination vaccines
- Multitarget TB drug could treat other diseases, evade resistance
- Better thermal-imaging lens from waste sulfur
- Bright points in sun's atmosphere mark patterns deep in its interior
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Target for treating dengue fever discovered
- Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter northern forests in 50 years
- How the immune system protects children from malaria
- Malaria pathogen's cellular skeleton under super-microscope
- Gene variant raises risk for aortic tear, rupture
- Novel stapled peptide nanoparticle combination prevents RSV infection, study finds
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- New pain relief targets discovered by researchers
- First genetic link discovered to difficult-to-diagnose breast cancer sub-type
- Our brains are hardwired for language
- Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
- Proteomics discovers link between muscle damage and cerebral malaria
- Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder linked to R-loop formation
- Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
- Prenatal risk factors may put children at risk of developing kidney disease
- Live cell imaging reveals distinct alterations of subcellular glutathione potentials
- Building 'smart' cell-based therapies
- Influenza, bacterial superinfections reviewed in journal
- Weight gain in children occurs after tonsil removal, not linked to obesity
- Our relationship with God changes when faced with potential romantic rejection
- Findings shed light on seagrass needs
- The ilk of human kindness: Older women with gumption score high on compassion
- Mutant enzyme RECQ4 connected to cancer's 'Warburg effect'
- Inhibited children become anxious adults: Examining the causes and effects of early shyness
- New perspective on sepsis published
- More, bigger wildfires burning western US over last 30 years
- Is Parkinson's an autoimmune disease?
- Loud talking, horseplay in car results in more serious incidents for teen drivers
- Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers fail to cover all types of contaminants
- First potentially habitable Earth-sized planet confirmed by Gemini and Keck observatories
- Thinnest membrane feasible has been produced
- Alternative identification methods for threatened species urged
- First structural insights into how plant immune receptors interact
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- Fewer sources for self-cleaning air: Study overturns existing knowledge on nitrous acid, HONO
- Patients with rare lung disease face agonizing treatment dilemma
- Boosting depression-causing mechanisms in brain increases resilience, surprisingly
- There's something ancient in the icebox: Three-million-year-old landscape beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
- Re-emergence of Ebola focuses need for global surveillance strategies
- Anti-seizure drug may reduce alcohol consumption, study shows
- Trisomy 21: How an extra little chromosome throws entire genome off balance
- Saving the lesser prairie chicken: What landowners should know
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