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Lightning Plus Volcanic Ash Make Glass
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have proposed a mechanism for the generation of glass spherules in geologic deposits through the occurrence of volcanic lightning. The existence of fulgurites -- glassy products formed in ... full story -
Newly Discovered Hormone Mimics the Effects of Exercise
Mar. 3, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a new hormone that fights the weight gain caused by a high-fat Western diet and normalizes the metabolism -- effects commonly associated with exercising. When tested in ... full story -
Bird Flu: New Compound Protects 100 Percent of Ferrets, Mice, from H5N1
Mar. 3, 2015 — Medical researchers have developed an antibody which has proven 100 percent protective against the H5N1 virus in two species of animal ... full story -
First Scientific Publication from Data Collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
Mar. 3, 2015 — Just weeks after NSLS-II achieved first light, a team of scientists tested a setup that yielded data on thermoelectric materials. To test the optical performance and components of the beamline, the ... full story -
Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate
Mar. 3, 2015 — Neuroscientists have identified a new pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the brain's striatum. The findings illustrate structural and functional connections that allow the ... full story -
New Tech Could Significantly Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Mar. 3, 2015 — A provisionally patented technology could revolutionize carbon dioxide capture and help significantly reduce pollution ... full story -
Creative Genius Driven by Distraction
Mar. 3, 2015 — The literary great Marcel Proust wore ear-stoppers because he was unable to filter out irrelevant noise -- and lined his bedroom with cork to attenuate sound. Now new research suggests why the ... full story -
Far from Home: Wayward Star Cluster Is Both Tiny and Distant
Mar. 3, 2015 — Like the lost little puppy that wanders too far from home, astronomers have found an unusually small and distant group of stars that seems oddly out of place. The cluster, made of only a handful of ... full story -
Air Pollution Linked to Slower Cognitive Development in Children
Mar. 3, 2015 — Attendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among 7- to 10-year-old children in Barcelona, according to a new ... full story -
Highly Sensitive Detection of Malaria Parasites
Mar. 3, 2015 — New assays can detect malaria parasites in human blood at very low levels and might be helpful in the campaign to eradicate malaria, reports a new study. An international team led by Ingrid Felger, ... full story -
Real Estate Bidding Wars Aren't Going Away, Experts Say
Mar. 3, 2015 — Frenzy, frustration and disappointment are what home buyers have come to dread about real estate bidding wars. They'd better get used to it, suggests a new study. Once a rarity -- representing ... full story -
ADHD Plus Childhood Trauma Heightens Risk for Self-Harm, Suicide
Mar. 3, 2015 — Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who ... full story -
Lasting Severe Weather Impact Found in Feathers of Young Birds
Mar. 3, 2015 — While studying a ground-nesting bird population near El Reno, Okla., a research team found that stress during a severe weather outbreak of May 31, 2013, had manifested itself into malformations in ... full story -
Adults Only Really Catch Flu About Twice a Decade, Suggests Study
Mar. 3, 2015 — Adults over the age of 30 only catch flu about twice a decade, a new study suggests. So, while it may feel like more, flu-like illness can be caused by many pathogens, making it difficult to assess ... full story -
Bans Don't Help Smokers Quit, Researchers Say
Mar. 3, 2015 — No significant change in home habits of smokers have been observed in the aftermath of a ban on smoking in public spaces, researchers report. Greater inspiration to kick the habit likely comes from ... full story -
Poor Heart Function Could Be Major Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Mar. 3, 2015 — Heart function has been associated with the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease through a new study. Participants with decreased heart function, measured by cardiac index, were two ... full story -
A New Level of Earthquake Understanding: Surprise Findings from San Andreas Fault Rock Sample
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers studied quartz from the San Andreas Fault at the microscopic scale, the scale at which earthquake-triggering stresses originate. The results could one day lead to a better understanding ... full story -
Understanding Electric Car 'Range Anxiety' Could Be Key to Wider Acceptance
Mar. 3, 2015 — Drivers have been slow to adopt electric vehicles due to 'range anxiety,' the fear of becoming stranded with an empty battery. This phenomenon was recently addressed in a study that aims to ... full story -
3-D Printed Parts Provide Low-Cost, Custom Alternatives for Lab Equipment
Mar. 3, 2015 — The 3-D printing scene, a growing favorite of do-it-yourselfers, has spread to the study of plasma physics. With a series of experiments, researchers have found that 3-D printers can be an important ... full story -
Divorce Fuels Kids' Sugary Beverage Consumption, Study Finds
Mar. 3, 2015 — Children of recently separated or divorced families are likelier to drink sugar-sweetened beverages than children in families where the parents are married, putting them at higher risk for obesity ... full story
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- Newly discovered hormone mimics the effects of exercise
- Bird flu: New compound protects 100 percent of ferrets, mice, from H5N1
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- Neuroscientists identify new way several brain areas communicate
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Creative genius driven by distraction
- Far from home: Wayward star cluster is both tiny and distant
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- Highly sensitive detection of malaria parasites
- Real estate bidding wars aren't going away, experts say
- ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
- Lasting severe weather impact found in feathers of young birds
- Adults only really catch flu about twice a decade, suggests study
- Bans don't help smokers quit, researchers say
- Poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer's disease
- A new level of earthquake understanding: Surprise findings from San Andreas Fault rock sample
- Understanding electric car 'range anxiety' could be key to wider acceptance
- 3-D printed parts provide low-cost, custom alternatives for lab equipment
- Divorce fuels kids' sugary beverage consumption, study finds
- Tools can identify nations vulnerable to Ebola and aid response, analysis finds
- Researchers investigate possible colon cancer risk for new generation of weight-loss drugs
- High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
- Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed
- Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
- Outcomes of lung transplantations since implementation of need-based allocation system
- Examination of prior authorization policies for antipsychotic prescribing to children
- Long-term follow-up of benign thyroid nodules shows favorable prognosis
- Administering sedatives for patients receiving general anesthesia questioned
- Intervention results in more stable housing for homeless adults
- Float like a mosquito: Mechanical logic may inspire aquatic robots, better boats
- Flower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
- Advisory about not feeding peanuts to infants and young children at risk for peanut allergy
- Pressure is on to find the cause for vision changes in space
- Cloudy, with a wisp of liquid rock: Clouds around exoplanets analyzed
- In a heartbeat: new model shows that filaments in heart muscle cells don't automatically keep the beat
- Gold standard management of the diabetic cat
- When age matters: precise dating of ancient charcoal found near skull is helping reveal unique period in prehistory
- Nice to sniff you: Handshakes may engage our sense of smell
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- Stress markers in unemployed linked to poor health
- Plants detect bacterial endotoxin in similar process to mammals
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
- UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
- Researchers monitor for next novel influenza strain
- Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
- Spurring production of a sluggish enzyme for crop yields
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- The rub with friction: News rules of friction at the microscopic level
- Vaccine skeptics aren't swayed by emotional scare tactics
- Networks of micro-drones: What can they be expected to do?
- Computer simulator will improve radiation therapy for cancer patients, experts say
- Time to 'just say no' to behavior-calming drugs for Alzheimer patients? Experts say yes
- Educating college students on drinking risks can help lessen drinking behaviors, but only temporarily, study finds
- The more friends you drink with ... the more you drink
- In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
- Strong link between adolescent obesity, high blood pressure
- One million patients could lose primary care if residency training in underserved regions is eliminated
- MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
- Losing a spouse often too hastily linked to depression
- Towards dust-free wood combustion
- New data on the nature of dark matter
- Graphene Research: Electrons Moving along Defined Snake States
- Breakthrough in particle control creates special half-vortex rotation
- Family based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents is more effective than child-centered therapy
- Neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric, functional assessments help follow course of Alzheimer's disease
- 'Cardiovascular revolution' has increased life expectancy in Spain
- The taming of magnetic vortices: A unified theory for skyrmion-materials
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed
- Scientists move closer to creating cartilage from stem cells
- Reading speed harnessed to automatically control text display rates
- Defect responsible for memory impairment in aging found
- North/south genetic divide in Welsh Red Kite
- Methane oxidation fuelled by algal oxygen production
- Magnetic vortices in nanodisks reveal information
- Clues to early detection of bipolar disorders in high-risk children
- New technique improves forecasts for Canada's prized salmon fishery
- US spends more on cancer care, saves fewer lives than Western Europe
- Giant virus revealed in 3-D using X-ray laser
- Myelin-maker: How an FDA-approved drug boosts myelin synthesis
- Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City's rats
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder, study reports
- Perfect NCAA bracket? Near impossible: Mathematician says
- New research aims to refine increasingly popular plastic surgery procedures: Buttock augmentation and vaginal rejuvenation surgery
- Is 'the dress' white and gold or blue and black? Visual perception expert weighs in
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- New assessment tool can predict successful teachers
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Black phosphorus is new 'wonder material' for improving optical communication
- Anxious people more apt to make bad decisions amid uncertainty
- Alcohol screening, intervention for risky drinking: A guide for physicians
- You can't take your genes with you: Strategies to share genetic information after death
- Reducing animal testing for skin allergies
- Parasite provides clues to evolution of plant diseases
- When I'm 64 -- I'll still have hot flashes?
- Unlocking key to immunological memory in bacteria
- Family log of spring's arrival helps predict climate-driven change
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Republicans trust science -- except when it comes to health insurance and gay adoption
- Restoring ability to halt cell division may protect lung cells from cancer
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