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Best Practices in Communication for Animal World
Apr. 22, 2014 — Effective communication is not just about the signaler, according to a new study. The receiver also needs to assess the signaler efficiently. For instance, one of the most effective strategies from ... full story -
Biting Vs. Chewing: Cutting Their Food Helps Kids Behave Better
Apr. 22, 2014 — There's a new secret to get your child to behave at the dinner table -- cut up their food! This new study found that when 6- to 10-year-old children ate food that they had to bite with their ... full story -
Cougars' Diverse Diet Helped Them Survive Pleistocene Mass Extinction
Apr. 22, 2014 — Cougars may have survived the mass extinction that took place about 12,000 years ago because they were not particular about what they ate, unlike their more finicky cousins the saber-tooth cat and ... full story -
Physicists Consider Implications of Recent Revelations About the Universe's First Light
Apr. 22, 2014 — Recent evidence that the universe expanded from microscopic to cosmic size in a mere instant brings with it important implications. During a live Google Hangout, leading astrophysicists from the ... full story -
Effectiveness of Medications for Treating Epileptic Seizures in Children Examined
Apr. 22, 2014 — Although some studies have suggested that the drug lorazepam may be more effective or safer than the drug diazepam in treating a type of epileptic seizures among children, a randomized trial finds ... full story -
Specialized Ambulance Improves Treatment Time for Stroke
Apr. 22, 2014 — Using an ambulance that included a computed tomography scanner, point-of-care laboratory, telemedicine connection and a specialized prehospital stroke team resulted in decreased time to treatment for ... full story -
Patient Preferences for Emergency Treatment of Stroke Examined in New Study
Apr. 22, 2014 — The majority of adults surveyed in new research indicated they would want administration of clot-dissolving medications if incapacitated by a stroke, a finding that supports clinicians' use of ... full story -
Conservative Management of Vascular Abnormality in Brain Associated With Better Outcomes
Apr. 22, 2014 — Patients with arteriovenous malformations (abnormal connection between arteries and veins) in the brain that have not ruptured had a lower risk of stroke or death for up to 12 years if they received ... full story -
Quality Improvement Program Helps Lower Risk of Bleeding, Death Following Stroke
Apr. 22, 2014 — In a study that included more than 71,000 stroke patients, implementation of a quality initiative was associated with improvement in the time to treatment and a lower risk of in-hospital death, ... full story -
New Drugs Offer Hope for Migraine Prevention
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two new studies may offer hope for people with migraines. Both studies involve drugs that are aimed at preventing migraine attacks from occurring, rather than stopping the attacks once they have ... full story -
Risk of Pregnancy Greater With Newer Method of Female Sterilization
Apr. 22, 2014 — The risk of pregnancy among women using a newer method of planned sterilization called hysteroscopic sterilization is more than 10 times greater over a 10-year period than using the more commonly ... full story -
Building Stronger Bridges: Structures Lab Fulfills Private, Public Needs
Apr. 22, 2014 — It all comes down to bridging a gap. Researchers are helping companies develop new materials and products —- self-consolidating concrete columns and prestressed concrete bridge girders -- that ... full story -
Clinics Not Bogged Down by Red Tape Can Ease Health Cost Burdens
Apr. 22, 2014 — Health clinics that can provide primary care for low-income patients may ease the financial burden on both hospitals and insurance companies while improving patient health, researchers have ... full story -
Bioinformatics Profiling Identifies a New Mammalian Clock Gene
Apr. 22, 2014 — Over 15 mammalian clock proteins have been identified, but researchers surmise there are more. Could big data approaches help find them? To accelerate clock-gene discovery, investigators used a ... full story -
Critical New Protein Complex Involved in Learning, Memory
Apr. 22, 2014 — A protein complex that plays a critical but previously unknown role in learning and memory formation has been identified by researchers. "This is a critical building block that regulates a ... full story -
Checking Up on Crude Oil in the Ground: Nanoreporters Tell 'Sour' Oil from 'Sweet'
Apr. 22, 2014 — Scientists have created a nanoscale detector that checks for and reports on the presence and concentration of hydrogen sulfide in crude oil and natural gas while they're still in the ... full story -
Mantis Shrimp Stronger Than Airplanes: Composite Material Inspired by Shrimp Stronger Than Standard Used in Airplane Frames
Apr. 22, 2014 — Inspired by the fist-like club of a mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a design structure for composite materials that is more impact resistant and tougher than the standard used in airplanes. ... full story -
New Patenting Guidelines Needed for Biotechnology, Experts Argue
Apr. 22, 2014 — Biotechnology scientists must be aware of the broad patent landscape and push for new patent and licensing guidelines, according to a new paper. Biotechnological inventions have been patented for ... full story -
Neuroimaging Technique: Live from Inside the Cell in Real-Time
Apr. 22, 2014 — A novel imaging technique provides insights into the role of redox signaling and reactive oxygen species in living neurons, in real time. Scientists have developed a new optical microscopy technique ... full story -
Impact of Facebook Unfriending Analyzed by Researchers
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two studies are shedding new light on the most common type of 'friend' to be unfriended on Facebook and their emotional responses to it. The studies show that the most likely person to be ... full story
- Best practices in communication for animal world
- Biting vs. Chewing: Cutting their food helps kids behave better
- Cougars' Diverse Diet Helped Them Survive Pleistocene Mass Extinction
- 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
- New drugs offer hope for migraine prevention
- Risk of pregnancy greater with newer method of female sterilization
- 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
- Neuroimaging Technique: Live from inside the cell in real-time
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- 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
- Applying math to biology: Software identifies disease-causing mutations in undiagnosed illnesses
- Fat metabolism in animals altered to prevent most common type of heart disease
- Online retailers have clear advantage by not collecting sales tax
- 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
- Unlocking secrets of new solar material
- Wildlife response to climate change is likely underestimated, experts warn
- Management of elderly patients with lung cancer
- Male health linked to testosterone exposure in womb, study finds
- Brain size matters when it comes to animal self-control
- Life stressors trigger neurological disorders, researchers find
- Speed-reading apps may impair reading comprehension by limiting ability to backtrack
- Ask yourself: Will you help the environment?
- Turoctocog alfa in patients with hemophilia A: Added benefit not proven, article finds
- People pay more attention to upper half of field of vision, study shows
- UV-radiation data to help ecological research
- New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
- Researchers identify a new variant of Ebola virus in Guinea
- RNA shows potential as boiling-resistant anionic polymer material for nanoarchitectures
- International team sequences rainbow trout genome
- Quantum simulators developed to study inaccessible physical systems
- Stink, stank, stunk: When excessive sweating is a problem
- Vacuum ultraviolet lamp of the future created
- High-performance, low-cost ultracapacitors built with graphene and carbon nanotubes
- Commonly available blood-pressure medication prevents epilepsy after severe brain injury
- How often are unauthorized immigrant workers trafficked, abused?
- Two genes linked to inflammatory bowel disease
- iPad users explore data with their fingers: Kinetica converts tabular data into touch-friendly format
- Child's autism risk accelerates with mother's age over 30
- Superconducting quantum interference devices: Grasp of SQUIDs dynamics facilitates eavesdropping
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- Nanomaterial outsmarts ions: Novel types of electronic components made of graphene
- Like a hall of mirrors, nanostructures trap photons inside ultrathin solar cells
- Drug-related morbidity in more than 10 percent of adults, Swedish study finds
- Bariatric surgery health benefits: Is it bile acids at work?
- Increasing diversity of America's youth: Hispanics leading the way
- New way to enhance nerve growth following injury discovered
- First brain images of African infants enable research into cognitive effects of nutrition
- How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals?
- 'Blood lab' inside a mobile phone could detect cancer
- Tarantulas' personality determines whether they copulate with males or cannibalize them
- Jacket works like a mobile phone
- Red stars and big bulges: How black holes shape galaxies
- Solved: Mysteries of a nearby planetary system
- Sleep behavior disorder linked to brain disease
- Higher solar-cell efficiency achieved with zinc-oxide coating
- New tool helps doctors better predict, prevent deadly respiratory failure after surgery, multicenter study says
- European Eel Expedition 2014: First phase successfully completed
- 'Upside-down planet' reveals new method for studying binary star systems
- Sleeping away infection: Researchers find link between sleep, immune function in fruitflies
- First targeted drug for advanced stomach cancer approved
- Queuing theory helps physicist understand protein recycling
- Today's Antarctic region once as hot as California, Florida
- Earth Week: Bark beetles change Rocky Mountain stream flows, affect water quality
- Increased prevalence of celiac disease in children with irritable bowel syndrome
- False-positive mammograms associated with anxiety, willingness for future screening
- Patient care patterns studied in Medicare accountable care organizations
- First Eurasians left Africa up to 130,000 years ago
- Open-heart surgery performed on patient 27 weeks' pregnant
- LEDs get seal of approval: Safe for skin, experts say
- Reference pricing for proton therapy will help establish clinical benefits
- Narrowing of neck artery without warning may signal memory, thinking decline
- Malfunction in molecular 'proofreader' prevents repair of UV-induced DNA damage
- Plague in your family: Family tree of black death bacterium explored
- Fast, simple-to-use assay reveals 'family tree' of cancer metastases
- Krypton used to accurately date ancient Antarctic ice
- 'Dustman' protein helps kill cancer cells
- Mystery behind general anesthetic action becoming more clear
- Improving understanding of valley-wide stream chemistry
- Safer alternatives to nonsteroidal antinflamatory pain killers
- Progress made in developing nanoscale electronics: New research directs charges through single molecules
- Gene within a gene contributes to aggressiveness of acute myeloid leukemia
- New technology for greenhouses developed
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