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Innovation Improves Drowsy Driver Detection
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new way to detect when drivers are about to nod off behind the wheel has been developed. "Video-based systems that use cameras to detect when a car is drifting out of its lane are cumbersome ... full story -
Drought May Take Toll on Congo Rainforest, NASA Satellites Show
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa's Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large-scale decline in greenness over the past decade. ... full story -
Not Just the Poor Live Hand-to-Mouth
Apr. 23, 2014 — Thirty to 40 percent of US households live hand-to-mouth, but new research has found that most of those people aren't poor. Stimulus programs -- such as those in 2001, 2008 and 2009 -- are ... full story -
Rural Microbes Could Boost City Dwellers' Health, Study Finds
Apr. 23, 2014 — The greater prevalence of asthma, allergies and other chronic inflammatory disorders among people of lower socioeconomic status might be due in part to their reduced exposure to the microbes that ... full story -
Cyber Buddy Is Better Than 'No Buddy'
Apr. 23, 2014 — A researcher is looking to give exercise enthusiasts the extra nudge they need during a workout, and her latest research shows that a cyber buddy can help. The study is the first to indicate that ... full story -
Male or Female? First Sex-Determining Genes Appeared in Mammals Some 180 Million Years Ago
Apr. 23, 2014 — The Y chromosome, which distinguishes males from females at the genetic level, appeared some 180 million years ago. It originated twice independently in all mammals. Scientists have managed to date ... full story -
Superconducting Qubit Array Points the Way to Quantum Computers
Apr. 23, 2014 — A fully functional quantum computer is one of the holy grails of physics. Physicists have moved one step closer to making a quantum computer a reality by demonstrating a new level of reliability in a ... full story -
Mapping the Road to Quantum Gravity
Apr. 23, 2014 — The road uniting quantum field theory and general relativity -- the two great theories of modern physics -- has been impassable for 80 years. Could a tool from condensed matter physics finally help ... full story -
Atomic Switcheroo Explains Origins of Thin-Film Solar Cell Mystery
Apr. 23, 2014 — Treating cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar cell materials with cadmium-chloride improves their efficiency, but researchers have not fully understood ... full story -
Finding Safe Drugs to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases
Apr. 23, 2014 — 'Mutant' protein clusters, long blamed for the progression of Huntington's and other neurodegenerative diseases, have been the primary focus of therapies in development by ... full story -
Conservation Priorities Released for Several Protected Areas Along U.S.-Mexico Border
Apr. 23, 2014 — The CEC releases its conservation assessment for priority conservation areas in a region straddling the United States-Mexico border that includes 11 different protected areas in the states of Texas, ... full story -
Increased Infrastructure Required for Effective Oil Spill Response in U.S. Arctic
Apr. 23, 2014 — A changing climate is increasing the accessibility of U.S. Arctic waters to commercial activities such as shipping, oil and gas development, and tourism, raising concern about the risk of oil spills. ... full story -
Hearing Quality Restored With Bionic Ear Technology Used for Gene Therapy: Re-Growing Auditory Nerves
Apr. 23, 2014 — Researchers have for the first time used electrical pulses delivered from a cochlear implant to deliver gene therapy, thereby successfully regrowing auditory nerves. The research also heralds a ... full story -
Halving Hydrogen: First View of Nature-Inspired Catalyst After Ripping Hydrogen Apart Provides Insights for Better Fuel Cells
Apr. 23, 2014 — A fuel cell catalyst that converts hydrogen into electricity must tear open a hydrogen molecule. Now researchers have captured a view of such a catalyst holding onto the two halves of its hydrogen ... full story -
Pollutants from Coal-Burning Stoves Strongly Associated With Miscarriages in Mongolia
Apr. 23, 2014 — Burning coal for domestic heating may contribute to early fetal death according to a new study that took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- the coldest capital city in the world. Researchers report ... full story -
Picky Male Black Widow Spiders Prefer Well-Fed Virgins
Apr. 23, 2014 — New research shows that male black widow spiders prefer their female mates to be well-fed virgins -- a rare example of mate preference by male spiders. The study found they can tell whether a ... full story -
Enzymes That Help Fix Cancer-Causing DNA Defects Disovered
Apr. 23, 2014 — An important enzyme pathway that helps prevent new cells from receiving too many or too few chromosomes, a condition that has been directly linked to cancer and other diseases, has been discovered by ... full story -
Gold Nanoparticles Help Target, Quantify Breast Cancer Segments in a Living Cell
Apr. 23, 2014 — A way to detect and measure cancer levels in a living cell by using tiny gold particles with tails of synthetic DNA has been developed by scientists. The process uses gold nanoparticles to target and ... full story -
Novel Compound Halts Cocaine Addiction, Relapse Behaviors
Apr. 23, 2014 — A novel compound that targets an important brain receptor has a dramatic effect against a host of cocaine addiction behaviors, including relapse behavior, an animal study has found. The research ... full story -
Scientists Identify Source of Mysterious Sound in the Southern Ocean
Apr. 23, 2014 — Scientists have conclusive evidence that the source of a unique rhythmic sound, recorded for decades in the Southern Ocean and called the 'bio-duck,' is the Antarctic minke whale ... full story
- Innovation improves drowsy driver detection
- Drought may take toll on Congo rainforest, NASA satellites show
- Not just the poor live hand-to-mouth
- Rural microbes could boost city dwellers' health, study finds
- Cyber buddy is better than 'no buddy'
- Male or female? First sex-determining genes appeared in mammals some 180 million years ago
- Superconducting qubit array points the way to quantum computers
- Mapping the road to quantum gravity
- Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery
- Finding safe drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases
- Conservation priorities released for several protected areas along U.S.-Mexico border
- Increased infrastructure required for effective oil spill response in U.S. Arctic
- Hearing quality restored with bionic ear technology used for gene therapy: Re-growing auditory nerves
- Halving hydrogen: First view of nature-inspired catalyst after ripping hydrogen apart provides insights for better fuel cells
- Pollutants from coal-burning stoves strongly associated with miscarriages in Mongolia
- Picky male black widow spiders prefer well-fed virgins
- Enzymes that help fix cancer-causing DNA defects disovered
- Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer segments in a living cell
- Novel compound halts cocaine addiction, relapse behaviors
- Scientists identify source of mysterious sound in the Southern Ocean
- Odds of storm waters overflowing Manhattan seawall up 20-fold
- Hundreds of genetic mutations found in healthy blood of a supercentenarian
- Predicting drift of floating pumice 'islands' can benefit shipping
- Late freeze kills fruit buds, study shows
- Sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to U.S. obesity epidemic, particularly among children
- Some astronauts at risk for cognitive impairment, animal studies suggest
- New target for prostate cancer resistant to anti-hormone therapies
- From liability to viability: Genes on the Y chromosome prove essential for male survival
- Following a protein's travel inside cells is key to improving patient monitoring, drug development
- More Americans in their golden years are going hungry
- Airport security-style technology could help doctors decide on stroke treatment
- Surface area of the digestive tract much smaller than previously thought
- Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming
- In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells
- Legalizing medical marijuana doesn't increase use among adolescents, study says
- How to avoid water wars between 'fracking' industry and residents
- Steering chemical reactions with laser pulses
- Male-biased tweeting: Gender differences in the use of Twitter
- Physical activity keeps hippocampus healthy in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease
- High-calorie, low-nutrient foods in kids' TV programs
- Uniting community development efforts could benefit members of underserved communities
- Toward unraveling the Alzheimer's mystery: New step points to proteins
- ADHD drug may help preserve self-control resources
- New discovery helps solve mystery source of African lava
- How Australia's Outback got one million feral camels: Camels culled on large scale
- Political ravens? Ravens notice the relationships among others, study shows
- Picture books aren't just fun: Children learn sophisticated animal facts when parent read them
- 2.5 million basketball injuries to high school athletes in 6 seasons, research finds
- Researchers compare hip width and sexual behavior
- Inverse effects of midlife occupational, leisure time physical activity on mobility limitation in old age
- Loss of memory in Alzheimer's mice models reversed through gene therapy
- Liquid spacetime: What if spacetime were a kind of fluid?
- Cell division speed influences gene architecture
- Best practices in communication for animal world
- Biting vs. chewing: Cutting their food helps kids behave better
- Getting at the root of mountain pine beetle's rapid habitat expansion
- Brain circuits involved in emotion discovered by neuroscientists
- Insurance status affects where young adults seek health care
- Cougars’ diverse diet helped them survive the mass extinction that wiped out the saber-tooth cat, American lion
- Physicists consider implications of recent revelations about the universe's first light
- Effectiveness of medications for treating epileptic seizures in children examined
- Specialized ambulance improves treatment time for stroke
- Patient preferences for emergency treatment of stroke examined in new study
- Conservative management of vascular abnormality in brain associated with better outcomes
- Quality improvement program helps lower risk of bleeding, death following stroke
- Newly-approved brain stimulator offers hope for individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy
- Stroke treatment, outcomes improve with new initiative
- New drugs offer hope for migraine prevention
- Glaucoma drug helps women with blinding disorder linked to obesity
- Risk of pregnancy greater with newer method of female sterilization
- Scientists pinpoint protein that could improve small cell lung cancer therapies
- Depressed? Researchers identify new anti-depressant mechanisms, therapeutic approaches
- Building stronger bridges: Structures lab fulfills private, public needs
- Clinics not bogged down by red tape can ease health cost burdens
- Bioinformatics profiling identifies a new mammalian clock gene
- Critical new protein complex involved in learning, memory
- Checking up on crude oil in the ground: Nanoreporters tell 'sour' oil from 'sweet'
- Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes: Composite material inspired by shrimp stronger than standard used in airplane frames
- New patenting guidelines needed for biotechnology, experts argue
- Curriculum recommendations for medical laboratory scientists published
- Neuroimaging Technique: Live from inside the cell in real-time
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- Coming up with explanations helps children develop cause-and-effect thinking skills
- Disparities in Medicaid spending on children in welfare system
- How cells take out the trash
- A new 'APEX' in plant studies aboard the International Space Station
- For an immune cell, microgravity mimics aging
- First size-based chromatography technique for the study of livi
- Neurotics don't just avoid action: They dislike it, study finds
- New electric fish genus, species discovered in Brazil's Rio Negro
- Applying math to biology: Software identifies disease-causing mutations in undiagnosed illnesses
- Multiple sclerosis: Review of current treatments for physicians
- Almost one-third of Canadian adults have experienced child abuse
- Fat metabolism in animals altered to prevent most common type of heart disease
- Online retailers have clear advantage by not collecting sales tax
- More than two-thirds of Americans support mandated coverage of birth control in health plans
- Traditional Malaysian musical instrument modernized: 'Rebana Ubi' computer speaker
- Taxonomic study of green algae (chlorophyta) in Langkawi, Malaysia
- Surface modification of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of hazardous pollutants under ordinary visible light
- Major advances in dye sensitized solar cells
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