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Mystery of the Reverse-Wired Eyeball Solved
Feb. 27, 2015 — Counter-intuitively, in vertebrates photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye. Now physicists explain why the neural wiring seems to be ... full story -
Drug Research, Development More Efficient Than Expected
Feb. 27, 2015 — Despite ever increasing regulation in drug approval and the rising costs of research, drug research and development remains unexpectedly efficient, a new shows. To investigate the efficiency in the ... full story -
Employees Become Angry When Receiving After-Hours Email, Texts
Feb. 27, 2015 — People who receive electronic correspondence from work after hours become angry more often than not and that can interfere with their personal lives, a new study from a management researcher ... full story -
How Were Fossil Tracks Made by Early Triassic Swimming Reptiles So Well Preserved?
Feb. 27, 2015 — That swim tracks made by tetrapods occur in high numbers in deposits from the Early Triassic is well known. What is less clear is why the tracks are so abundant and well preserved. Paleontologists ... full story -
Enhancing Studies on a Possible Blood Biomarker for Traumatic Brain Injury
Feb. 27, 2015 — New technology could help advance blood biomarker capabilities for improved diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). An estimated 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic ... full story -
Physician-Industry Conflict of Interest Issue from MS Patient Perspective
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new study explores what multiple sclerosis patients know, or want to know, about their physician’s financial relationship with the pharmaceutical company sponsoring clinical ... full story -
Growth Signal Can Influence Cancer Cells' Vulnerability to Drugs, Study Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — In theory, a tumor is an army of clones, made up of many copies of the original cancerous cell. But tumor cells don't always act like duplicates, and their unpredictable behavior can create ... full story -
Anderson Algorithm Increases Surgical Success With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Feb. 27, 2015 — A surgical algorithm developed and implemented by ovarian cancer specialists dramatically increases the frequency of complete removal of all visible tumor – a milestone strongly tied to improved ... full story -
Aggressive Boys Tend to Develop Into Physically Stronger Teens
Feb. 27, 2015 — Boys who show aggressive tendencies develop greater physical strength as teenagers than boys who are not aggressive, according to new research. Research has suggested a link between male upper-body ... full story -
Study Challenges Theory on Unconscious Memory System in the Brain
Feb. 27, 2015 — A long-accepted scientific theory about the role the hippocampus plays in our unconscious memory is being challenged by new research. For decades, scientists have theorized that this part of the ... full story -
Zombie Outbreak? Statistical Mechanics Reveals the Ideal Hideout; And Informs Real Disease Modeling
Feb. 27, 2015 — A team researchers focusing on a fictional zombie outbreak as an approach to disease modeling suggests heading for the hills, in the Rockies, to save your brains from the ... full story -
Saving Energy: Increasing Oil Flow in the Keystone Pipeline With Electric Fields
Feb. 27, 2015 — A strong electric field applied to a section of the Keystone pipeline can smooth oil flow and yield significant pump energy savings. Once aligned with an electric field, oil retained its low ... full story -
Hiv Controls Its Activity Independent of Host Cells
Feb. 27, 2015 — A major hurdle to curing people of HIV infection is the way the virus hides in a reservoir composed primarily of dormant immune cells. It is generally believed that HIV does not replicate in these ... full story -
High Stress for New Mothers Increases Secondhand Smoke Risk for Infants
Feb. 27, 2015 — Mothers with a high level of prenatal social stressors -- including possibly less control over their own housing situation or economic distress -- had 2.5 times higher odds to have only a partial or ... full story -
Sun Has More Impact on the Climate in Cool Periods
Feb. 27, 2015 — The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant over time, but has greater ... full story -
Modern Logging Techniques Benefit Rainforest Wildlife
Feb. 27, 2015 — The value of a modern logging technique has been revealed for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production. The most comprehensive study of Reduced-Impact Logging ... full story -
Breakthrough in Understanding How Cancer Cells Metastasize
Feb. 27, 2015 — A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study. The finding focuses attention on a biological mechanism that ... full story -
New Tool Provides Maps of Protein Interactions for 2,800 Diseases
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new tool allows researchers to explore how alterations in more than 2,000 proteins affect the diverse biological functions in which these molecules are involved. The tool may help gain a more ... full story -
Untangling DNA With a Droplet of Water, a Pipet and a Polymer
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA to study its structure -- neatly unraveled and straightened out -- under a microscope. Now, researchers have devised a simple and ... full story -
New Breast Cancer Test Links Immune 'Hotspots' to Better Survival
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have developed a new test that can predict the survival chances of women with breast cancer by analyzing images of 'hotspots' where there has been a fierce immune reaction to a ... full story
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Drug research, development more efficient than expected
- Employees become angry when receiving after-hours email, texts
- How were fossil tracks made by Early Triassic swimming reptiles so well preserved?
- Enhancing studies on a possible blood biomarker for traumatic brain injury
- Physician-industry conflict of interest issue from MS patient perspective
- Growth signal can influence cancer cells' vulnerability to drugs, study suggests
- Anderson algorithm increases surgical success with advanced ovarian cancer
- Aggressive boys tend to develop into physically stronger teens
- Study challenges theory on unconscious memory system in the brain
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
- Saving energy: Increasing oil flow in the Keystone pipeline with electric fields
- Hiv controls its activity independent of host cells
- High stress for new mothers increases secondhand smoke risk for infants
- Sun has more impact on the climate in cool periods
- Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife
- Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize
- New tool provides maps of protein interactions for 2,800 diseases
- Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
- New breast cancer test links immune 'hotspots' to better survival
- New filter could advance terahertz data transmission
- Submarine data used to investigate turbulence beneath Arctic ice
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
- Transient details of HIV genome packaging captured
- Terrorist attacks have shifted from air to rail, study suggests
- Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells
- Left or right? The brain knows before you move
- Urine test could lead to better treatment of bladder cancer
- Global health experts call into question sub-Saharan cancer data
- Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
- New ultrasensitive test for peanut allergies
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- Suicide rates rising for older US adults
- Experts warn of stem cell underuse as transplants reach one million worldwide
- Wind-powered freighters
- Teenagers aren't swayed by celebrity culture as a route to success
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Quality control for adult stem cell treatment
- Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
- New approach to assessing effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
- Synthetic biology breakthrough leads to cheaper statin production
- Dying in front of the camera: What are the impacts?
- Cardiac and respiratory function supported by abdominal muscles in muscular dystrophy
- Calling the shots: Brain's decision-making structure
- Women veterans younger, more depressed when referred for heart test
- Adults wtih disabilities screened for cancer less often
- Top-precision optical atomic clock starts ticking
- Poor response to cholesterol drugs may indicate blocked arteries
- Statin use associated with reduced risk of liver cancer among those in the uk
- Urine test predicts heart failure patients' risk of kidney injury
- Levodopa-Carbidopa intestinal gel may prove more effective for long-term treatment of Parkinson's disease than standard Levodopa
- Study successfully screens for diabetes at dental visits using oral blood
- Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?
- Why debunked autism treatment fads persist
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Social circles: Degree to which urban movement is linked to social activity
- Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes' sexual biology
- Strong connection between violence, mental illness in Guatemala during civil war lessens in postwar period
- Novel gene variants discovered in a difficult childhood immune disorder
- Embrace unknowns, opt for flexibility in environmental policies, experts say
- 'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development
- People with disabilities experience unrecognized health disparities, new research shows
- Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics
- Interaction of Atlantic and Pacific oscillations caused 'false pause' in warming
- Role of specialized protein affirmed in assuring normal cell development
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Minipool technology to prepare immunoglobulins to fight viral infections in developing countries
- Fighting Colorado potato beetle with RNA interference
- Hospitals face growing active shooter threat in United States
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- African Americans who fled the South during great migration led shorter lives
- Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease
- Traditional forms of media coverage valued over advertising
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Method for mapping neuron clusters developed
- GLP-1 secretion is reduced in overweight, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
- Intermediary neuron acts as synaptic cloaking device
- Gene discovery sheds light on causes of rare type of dwarfism
- Altering perception of feeding state may promote healthy aging
- Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
- Small molecule helps get stem cells to sites of disease, damage
- Bumblebees make false memories, too
- Building blocks of the future defy logic: New logic-defying mathematical model
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Protein pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth identified
- Skeleton of cells controls cell multiplication
- New research predicts when, how materials will act
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- New x-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- Superatomic Nickel core and unusual molecular reactivity
- Teacher prejudices put girls off math, science, study suggests
- Chemo before breast cancer operation increases likelihood of breast-preserving procedure
- New insight found in black hole collisions
- Thinking of God makes people bigger risk-takers, study suggests
- The eyes have it: Cats put sight over smell in finding food
- Persistent Insomnia, Increased Mortality Risk: Link found by researchers
- Many people with congenital heart disease living longer
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