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Voice for Radio? New Research Reveals It's in the Cords
July 24, 2014 — Unique vocal cord vibration patterns might be the secret behind a good radio voice, new research reveals. The world-first study filmed the vocal folds of 16 male radio performers, including ... full story -
Tempting People to Move for Work Takes More Than Dollars
July 24, 2014 — Sufficient financial inducements are one way of encouraging people to move to regional Australia for jobs, but other factors also play a part, according to a new report. "Addressing the ... full story -
Experiments Prove 'Stemness' of Individual Immune Memory Cells
July 24, 2014 — Specific individual immune cells, termed 'central memory T cells,' have all the essential characteristics of adult tissue stem cells, researchers have proven for the first time. Such cells ... full story -
Paracetamol No Better Than Placebo for Lower Back Pain
July 24, 2014 — Paracetamol is no better than placebo at speeding recovery from acute episodes of lower back pain or improving pain levels, function, sleep, or quality of life, according to the first large ... full story -
Four Billion-Year-Old Chemistry in Cells Today
July 24, 2014 — Parts of the primordial soup in which life arose have been maintained in our cells today according to scientists. Research has revealed how cells in plants, yeast and very likely also in animals ... full story -
Nano-Supercapacitors for Electric Cars
July 24, 2014 — Innovative nano-material based supercapacitors are set to bring mass market appeal a good step closer to the lukewarm public interest in Germany. This movement is currently being motivated by the ... full story -
One Route to Malaria Drug Resistance Found
July 24, 2014 — Researchers have uncovered a way the malaria parasite becomes resistant to an investigational drug. The discovery also is relevant for other infectious diseases including bacterial infections and ... full story -
Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets: 'Hot Jupiters' Had Only One-Tenth to One One-Thousandth the Amount of Water Predicted
July 24, 2014 — Astronomers have gone looking for water vapor in the atmospheres of three planets orbiting stars similar to the Sun -- and have come up nearly dry. The three planets, known as HD 189733b, HD 209458b, ... full story -
Smarter Than a First-Grader? Crows Can Perform as Well as 7 To 10-Year-Olds on Cause-and-Effect Water Displacement Tasks
July 23, 2014 — In Aesop's fable about the crow and the pitcher, a thirsty bird happens upon a vessel of water, but when he tries to drink from it, he finds the water level out of his reach. Not strong enough ... full story -
New York Law Offers Nurses More Recognition, Responsibility
July 23, 2014 — If past experience is anything to go by, nurse practitioners in New York State are about to get a lot more recognition for their contributions to primary care. To improve the practice environment, ... full story -
Is Your Data Safe? Why You Should Care More About Spam
July 23, 2014 — Researchers are working to protect consumer data by using companies spam volume to evaluate its security vulnerability through the SpamRankings.net ... full story -
Medical Student Perceptions of Health Policy Education Improving, but 40% Are Still Not Satisfied, Study Shows
July 23, 2014 — Students graduating from U.S. medical schools in 2012 feel they’ve received a better education in health policy issues than graduates surveyed in 2008, according to a multi-center study. The study ... full story -
Eco-Pottery Product from Water Treatment Sludge
July 23, 2014 — Sludge obtained from water treatment plants were studied as suitable materials to be used in the pottery industry to make suitable pottery ... full story -
'Big Picture' Thinking Doesn't Always Lead People to Indulge Less, Study Says
July 23, 2014 — Buy the latest electronic gizmo du jour, or use that money to fix a leaky roof? Go out with friends, or stay home to catch-up on work to meet that looming deadline? And after you've finished ... full story -
Greater Odds of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Those With Military Service
July 23, 2014 — Men and women who have served in the military have a higher prevalence of adverse childhood events (ACEs), suggesting that enlistment may be a way to escape adversity for some. ACEs can result in ... full story -
Vasculature of the Hive: How Honey Bees Stay Cool
July 23, 2014 — Honey bees, especially the young, are highly sensitive to temperature and to protect developing bees, adults work together to maintain temperatures within a narrow range. New research also supports ... full story -
Spinach Could Lead to Alternative Energy More Powerful Than Popeye
July 23, 2014 — Spinach gave Popeye super strength, but it also holds the promise of a different power for a group of scientists: the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel. Physicists ... full story -
Unsuspected Characteristics of New Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Found, Offering Potential Paths to More Effective Therapies
July 23, 2014 — A large phase 3 clinical trial for cystic fibrosis patients has concluded, showing that a combination of two new cystic fibrosis drugs modestly improved lung function and offered better health ... full story -
Gene Inhibitor, Salmon Fibrin Restore Function Lost in Spinal Cord Injury
July 23, 2014 — A therapy combining salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain restored voluntary motor function impaired by spinal cord injury, scientists have ... full story -
Sapronoses: Diseases of Another Kind, Caused by Pathogenic Microorganisms
July 23, 2014 — The drought that has the entire country in its grip is affecting more than the color of people's lawns. It may also be responsible for the proliferation of a heat-loving amoeba commonly found in ... full story
- Voice for radio? New research reveals it's in the cords
- Tempting people to move for work takes more than dollars
- Experiments prove 'stemness' of individual immune memory cells
- Paracetamol no better than placebo for lower back pain
- Four billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Nano-supercapacitors for electric cars
- One Route to Malaria Drug Resistance Found
- Hubble finds three surprisingly dry exoplanets: 'Hot Jupiters' had only one-tenth to one one-thousandth the amount of water predicted
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- New York law offers nurses more recognition, responsibility
- Is your data safe? Why you should care more about spam
- Medical student perceptions of health policy education improving, but 40% are still not satisfied, study shows
- Eco-pottery product from water treatment sludge
- 'Big picture' thinking doesn't always lead people to indulge less, study says
- Greater odds of adverse childhood experiences in those with military service
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Unsuspected characteristics of new cystic fibrosis drugs found, offering potential paths to more effective therapies
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- The birth of topological spintronics: New material combo could lead to more efficient computers
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- The physics of lead guitar playing
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- 3-D image of Paleolithic child's skull reveals trauma, brain damage
- Combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HCV in patients co-infected with HIV
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How much magma is hiding beneath our feet? Mysteries of Earth's crust pierced
- How stress hormones promote brain's building of negative memories
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations
- Wide-faced men negotiate nearly $2,200 larger signing bonus
- Protein evolution follows modular principle
- Timing everything with NFL contracts
- Calcification in changing oceans
- Voyager spacecraft might not have reached interstellar space
- Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients, physicians
- New model helps explain how provisions promote or reduce wildlife disease
- Research charts ecological impact of microbial respiration in oxygen-starved ocean
- New approach in search for extraterrestrial intelligence: Target alien polluters
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Nano-sized chip picks up scent of explosives molecules better than dog's nose
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chip
- Scientists find way to maintain quantum entanglement in amplified signals
- Atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon
- Astronomers pioneer a 'Google street view' of galaxies
- Lives and deaths of sibling stars
- Can machines think? Misidentification of humans as machines in Turing tests
- Satellite galaxies put astronomers in a spin
- Virtual humans as models: Say goodbye to Naomi, Kate and Claudia ... Enter 'Ava'
- Linking television and the Internet
- Could tailored golf balls improve golfing performance?
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- Ancient genetic material from caries bacterium obtained for the first time
- Electronic nose could aid in rescue missions
- Physical work environment in hospitals affects nurses' job satisfaction, with implications for patient outcomes, health care costs
- Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions
- The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate
- Alaska frogs reach record lows in extreme temperature survival
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation
- Lacking trust in one's doctor affects health of emotionally vulnerable cancer patients
- New knee implant saves the ligaments
- Vaccine for dust-mite allergies created
- Potential genetic link between epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- Forty-five percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests by GPs in Australia
- Safeguarding Belize's barrier reef with conservation drones
- Oso disaster had its roots in earlier landslides
- Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
- Extra exercise helps depressed smokers kick the habit faster
- Are state Medicaid policies sentencing people with mental illnesses to prison?
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- Distinctive developmental origin for a drainage tube in the eye
- Death of a parent during childhood is associated with greater mortality in early adulthood
- African elephant genome suggests they are superior smellers
- 3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
- Pathogenic connection between autoimmune disorders, cancer found
- Ultrasonically propelled nanorods spin dizzyingly fast
- Technique simplifies creation of high-tech crystals
- Quantum leap in lasers brightens future for quantum computing
- Clients of violence interventional advocacy program find experience supportive
- How children categorize living things
- Radio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics
- Understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
- Communication between nostril/skin microbiome bacteria can influence pathogen behavior
- Report on viruses looks beyond disease
- Retail pricing strategies: Do consumers prefer Deep Discounts or Everyday Low Prices?
- I’ll have what he's having? How consumers make choices about new products
- Empathy or justice: What makes consumers donate more to charity?
- Why do challenging tasks make consumers believe drugs wear off faster?
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