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From Finding Nemo to Minerals: What Riches Lie in the Deep Sea?
July 29, 2014 — As fishing and the harvesting of metals, gas and oil have expanded deeper and deeper into the ocean, scientists are drawing attention to the services provided by the deep sea, the world’s largest ... full story -
Evolution in Rainforest Flies Points to Climate Change Survival
July 29, 2014 — Scientists believe some tropical species may be able to evolve and adapt to the effects of climate change. The new findings suggests some sensitive rainforest-restricted species may survive climate ... full story -
Preterm Children's Brains Can Catch Up Years Later
July 29, 2014 — There's some good news for parents of preterm babies -- latest research shows that by the time they become teenagers, the brains of many preterm children can perform almost as well as those born ... full story -
Worldwide Water Shortage by 2040
July 29, 2014 — Water is used around the world for the production of electricity, but new research results show that there will not be enough water in the world to meet demand by 2040 if the energy and power ... full story -
Gasses from Kilauea Volcano Affected Tropical Storm Flossie Formation
July 29, 2014 — One might assume that a tropical storm moving through volcanic smog would sweep up the tainted air and march on, unchanged. However, a recent study from atmospheric scientists revealed that, though ... full story -
Microscopic Rowing -- Without a Cox
July 29, 2014 — New research shows that the whip-like appendages on many types of cells are able to synchronize their movements solely through interactions with the fluid that surrounds ... full story -
Mortality Rates Increase Due to Extreme Heat and Cold
July 29, 2014 — When temperatures are extremely high or low, there is a significant increase in the number of deaths caused by heart failure or stroke. This has been confirmed by epidemiological ... full story -
Using TV, Videos or a Computer Game as a Stress Reducer After a Tough Day at Work Can Lead to Feelings of Guilt and Failure
July 29, 2014 — It seems common practice: After a long day at work, most people sometimes just want to turn on the TV or play a video or computer game to calm down and relax. However, in a new study researchers ... full story -
Healthy Lifestyle May Buffer Against Stress-Related Cell Aging
July 29, 2014 — A new study shows that while the impact of life’s stressors accumulate overtime and accelerate cellular aging, these negative effects may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and ... full story -
Generating a Genome to Feed the World: African Rice Sequenced
July 28, 2014 — An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of African rice. The new information will enable scientists and agriculturalists to develop varieties of rice that can survive in a ... full story -
Lead Pollution Beat Explorers to South Pole, Persists Today
July 28, 2014 — Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole in December 1911. More than 100 years later, an international team of scientists has proven that air pollution from ... full story -
Stem Cell Advance May Increase Efficiency of Tissue Regeneration
July 28, 2014 — A new stem-cell discovery might one day lead to a more streamlined process for obtaining stem cells, which in turn could be used in the development of replacement tissue for failing body parts, ... full story -
NASA Long-Lived Mars Opportunity Rover Passes 25 Miles of Driving
July 28, 2014 — NASA's Opportunity Mars rover, which landed on the Red Planet in 2004, now holds the off-Earth roving distance record after accruing 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving. The previous record was ... full story -
Printing the Metals of the Future
July 28, 2014 — 3-D printers can create all kinds of things, from eyeglasses to implantable medical devices, straight from a computer model and without the need for molds. But for making spacecraft, engineers ... full story -
Cassini Spacecraft Reveals 101 Geysers and More on Icy Saturn Moon
July 28, 2014 — Scientists using mission data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. Their analysis suggests it is possible for liquid ... full story -
Forced Mutations Doom HIV: How Potential HIV Drug Exacts Its Toll on Viral Populations
July 28, 2014 — Fifteen years ago, medical researchers had a novel idea for an HIV drug. They thought if they could induce the virus to mutate uncontrollably, they could force it to weaken and eventually die out -- ... full story -
Mineral Magic? Common Mineral Capable of Making and Breaking Bonds
July 28, 2014 — Researchers have demonstrated how a common mineral acts as a catalysts for specific hydrothermal organic reactions -- negating the need for toxic solvents or expensive ... full story -
Dementia Patients More Likely to Get Implanted Pacemakers, Says Study
July 28, 2014 — People with dementia are more likely to get implanted pacemakers for heart rhythm irregularities, such as atrial fibrillation, than people who don't have cognitive difficulties, according to ... full story -
Electronic Screening Tool to Triage Teenagers and Risk of Substance Misuse
July 28, 2014 — An electronic screening tool that starts with a single question to assess the frequency of substance misuse appears to be an easy way to screen teenagers who visited a physician for routine medical ... full story -
Endurance Runners More Likely to Die of Heat Stroke Than Heart Condition
July 28, 2014 — Heat stroke is 10 times more likely than cardiac events to be life-threatening for runners during endurance races in warm climates, according to a new study. The authors noted the findings may play a ... full story
- From finding Nemo to minerals: What riches lie in the deep sea?
- Evolution in rainforest flies points to climate change survival
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- Worldwide water shortage by 2040
- Gasses from Kilauea volcano affected tropical storm Flossie formation
- Microscopic rowing -- without a cox
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure
- Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
- Generating a genome to feed the world: African rice sequenced
- Lead pollution beat explorers to South Pole, persists today
- Stem cell advance may increase efficiency of tissue regeneration
- NASA long-lived Mars Opportunity rover passes 25 miles of driving
- Printing the metals of the future
- Cassini spacecraft reveals 101 geysers and more on icy Saturn moon
- Forced mutations doom HIV: How potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations
- Mineral magic? Common mineral capable of making and breaking bonds
- Dementia patients more likely to get implanted pacemakers, says study
- Electronic screening tool to triage teenagers and risk of substance misuse
- Endurance runners more likely to die of heat stroke than heart condition
- Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
- Memory relies on astrocytes, the brain's lesser known cells: supportive cells vital in cognitive function
- Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity
- Stress-tolerant tomato relative sequenced
- Stimulation of brain region restores consciousness to animals under general anesthesia
- Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes
- Cell's recycling center implicated in division decisions
- Brain's habenula signals how bad things could be
- Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coral is deeper and broader than predicted
- Global warming amplifier: Rising water vapor in upper troposphere to intensify climate change
- Researchers examine changing face of cognitive gender differences in Europe
- Facial features are the key to first impressions
- Irreversible inhibitor for KRAS gene mutation involved in lung, colon, and pancreatic cancers
- Parents need to talk to their children about school bus safety at the start of the school year
- Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors
- Researchers produce record-length mirror-image protein
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- Golden-C: A new mango drink enriched with antioxidants from mas cotek
- Cool-burning flames in space, could lead to better engines on Earth
- Disruptive effects of anesthesia on brain cell connections are temporary, study suggests
- Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain
- Green spaces found to increase birth weight
- New pill regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C patients
- 'Nuisance flooding' an increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise
- Booming mobile health app market needs more FDA oversight for consumer safety, confidence
- The role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health
- Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake
- New protein structure could help treat Alzheimer's, related diseases
- How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool
- Models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs'
- Next-generation thirty meter telescope begins construction in Hawaii
- New meaning to refrigerator magnets: Magnets may act as wireless cooling agents
- Children with disabilities benefit from classroom inclusion
- Wait, wait -- don’t tell me the good news yet: Early warning about goal completion a buzzkill
- Google searches may hold key to future market crashes, researchers find
- Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition
- Glow in space is evidence of a hot bubble in our galaxy
- Burnout impacts transplant surgeons
- Social network research may boost prairie dog conservation efforts
- Motivation explains disconnect between testing, real-life functioning for seniors
- Potential 'universal' blood test for cancer discovered
- Measuring the smallest magnets: Physicists measure magnetic interactions between single electrons
- Mutations from Venus, mutations from Mars: Why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population
- HIV treatment: Interfering with interferon
- A transistor-like amplifier for single photons
- Drug may aid multiple myeloma patients who suffer from low platelet counts
- It takes more than practice to excel
- Building 'invisible' materials with light
- New species of mayfly discovered in India
- Superconductivity could form at high temperatures in layered 2-D crystals
- Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 most prevalent worldwide
- Dinosaurs fell victim to perfect storm of events, study shows
- New oral drug regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C infected patients, could improve treatment uptake
- One in 3000 blood donors in England infected with hepatitis E: HEV containing blood components transfused
- Europe's habitat and wildlife is vulnerable to climate change
- Simulating the invisible: How palladium nanoparticles interact
- Lifestyle choices may affect long-term heart health of childhood cancer survivors
- Six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson's found
- Surgical safety program greatly reduces surgical site infections for heart operations
- New tools help neuroscientists analyze 'big data'
- 'Holy grail' of battery design achieved: Stable lithium anode
- Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
- New, noncommittal mechanism of drug resistance discovered
- Drugs used to treat lung disease work with body clock
- New drug target can break down cancer's barrier against treatment
- Fire ecology manipulation by California native cultures
- Epigenetic changes can drive cancer, study shows
- Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
- Changes in agriculture increase high river flow rates
- New brain pathways for understanding type 2 diabetes and obesity uncovered
- Scalping can raise ticket prices
- New EMS system dramatically improves survival from cardiac arrest
- Designer potatoes on the menu to boost consumption
- Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Years
- Primary texting bans associated with lower traffic fatalities, study finds
- Slow walking speed, memory complaints can predict dementia
- Anti-inflammatory drug can prevent neuron loss in Parkinson's model
- Manipulating key protein in brain holds potential against obesity, diabetes
- Clearing cells to prevent cervical cancer
- Experiences at every stage of life contribute to cognitive abilities in old age
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