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Ancient Star System Reveals Earth-Sized Planets Forming Near Start of Universe
Jan. 27, 2015 — A Sun-like star with orbiting planets, dating back to the dawn of the Galaxy, has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. At 11.2 billion years old, it is the oldest star with ... full story -
The Origin of Life: Labyrinths as Crucibles of Life
Jan. 27, 2015 — Water-filled micropores in hot rock may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. A team has now shown that temperature gradients in pore systems promote the cyclical replication and ... full story -
Researchers Pinpoint Two Genes That Trigger Severest Form of Ovarian Cancer
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers create first mouse model of ovarian clear cell carcinoma using data from human cancer genome atlas. They show how when the genes ARID1A and PIK2CA are mutated in specific ways, the result ... full story -
Protein-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Resistant Leukemia
Jan. 26, 2015 — The efficacy and safety of the new fusion protein has been demonstrated in mouse models of aggressive human leukemia using leukemia cells taken directly from patients with ALL. Resistance of leukemia ... full story -
Lung Cancer Predicted to Overtake Breast Cancer as Leading Cause of Cancer Death Among European Women in 2015
Jan. 26, 2015 — Death rates from lung cancer will exceed those for breast cancer for the first time among European women in 2015, according to the latest predictions. The study by researchers in Italy and ... full story -
Sagebrush Ecosystem Recovery Hobbled by Loss of Soil Complexity at Development Sites
Jan. 26, 2015 — In big sagebrush country, re-establishing the ecosystem’s namesake shrub may jump-start the recovery process more successfully after oil and gas development than sowing grass-dominated reclamation ... full story -
Ads Effective Even in the Midst of Multitasking, Studies Find
Jan. 26, 2015 — Those video ads playing in the corner of your computer screen, in the midst of multitasking, may have more impact than you realize. They may be as effective as ads you're really watching, says ... full story -
NOAA's DSCOVR Going to a 'Far Out' Orbit
Jan. 26, 2015 — Many satellites that monitor the Earth orbit relatively close to the planet, while some satellites that monitor the sun orbit our star. DSCOVR will keep an eye on both, with a focus on the sun. To ... full story -
New Model Better Predicts Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women
Jan. 26, 2015 — A breast cancer risk prediction model for African American women has been developed by scientists that found greater accuracy in predicting risk for the disease. The use of this model could result in ... full story -
Care Eliminates Racial Disparity in Colon Cancer Survival Rates, Study Finds
Jan. 26, 2015 — More equitable delivery of evidence-based care can close a persistent racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates in the United States. African-American patients have consistently had lower ... full story -
Pilotless Aircraft Will Play Critical Roles in Precision Agriculture
Jan. 26, 2015 — A new article outlines many of the potential roles drones can play in university research, and the advantages they can offer in speed, cost and data ... full story -
Relationship Critical for How Cells Ingest Matter
Jan. 26, 2015 — To survive and fulfill their biological functions, cells need to take in material from their environment. In this process, proteins within the cell pull inward on its membrane, forming a pit that ... full story -
Hospitals Helping Violence Victims Could Save Millions
Jan. 26, 2015 — In the first systematic look at the economic outcomes of hospital-based violence intervention, researchers demonstrate that, in addition to transforming victims' lives, these programs may indeed ... full story -
Researchers Use Oxides to Flip Graphene Conductivity
Jan. 26, 2015 — A team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to change the amount of electrons that reside in a given region within a piece of graphene, they have a proof-of-principle in making the fundamental ... full story -
Beating the Clock: Researchers Develop New Treatment for Rabies
Jan. 26, 2015 — Successfully treating rabies can be a race against the clock. Those who suffer a bite from a rabid animal have a brief window of time to seek medical help before the virus takes root in the central ... full story -
Genetic Safety Switches Could Help Curb Potential Bioterror Risks
Jan. 26, 2015 — The potential threat of bioterrorism using man-made biological organisms could be reduced, thanks to a new method developed by scientists. Synthetic biologists -- who can design and modify the DNA of ... full story -
Cooperation Between Cancer Cells Makes Therapies Ineffective, Suggests New Treatment
Jan. 26, 2015 — New research shows why many cancers are difficult to treat and come back following treatment. Scientists have shown that cancer cells cooperate with each other in the production of growth factors ... full story -
Risk for Younger Adults With Isolated Systolic Hypertension
Jan. 26, 2015 — Younger adults with elevated systolic blood pressure -- the top number in the blood pressure reading -- have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease than those with normal ... full story -
Antiangiogenesis Drugs Could Make Major Improvement in Tuberculosis Treatment
Jan. 26, 2015 — Use of the same antiangiogenesis drugs that have improved treatment of some cancers could also help surmount persistent difficulties in treating tuberculosis, improving the effectiveness of drug ... full story -
How a Cancer-Causing Virus Blocks Human Immune Response
Jan. 26, 2015 — Scientists have revealed how a type of cancer-causing virus outwits the human body's immune response. The discovery might help explain why some cancer therapies that incorporate interferon fail ... full story
- Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe
- The origin of life: Labyrinths as crucibles of life
- Researchers pinpoint two genes that trigger severest form of ovarian cancer
- Protein-based therapy shows promise against resistant leukemia
- Lung cancer predicted to overtake breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death among European women in 2015
- Sagebrush ecosystem recovery hobbled by loss of soil complexity at development sites
- Ads effective even in the midst of multitasking, studies find
- NOAA's DSCOVR going to a 'far out' orbit
- New model better predicts breast cancer risk in African American women
- Care eliminates racial disparity in colon cancer survival rates, study finds
- Pilotless aircraft will play critical roles in precision agriculture
- Relationship critical for how cells ingest matter
- Hospitals helping violence victims could save millions
- Researchers use oxides to flip graphene conductivity
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- Genetic safety switches could help curb potential bioterror risks
- Cooperation between cancer cells makes therapies ineffective, suggests new treatment
- Risk for younger adults with isolated systolic hypertension
- Antiangiogenesis drugs could make major improvement in tuberculosis treatment
- How a cancer-causing virus blocks human immune response
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Chronic insomniacs may face increased risk of hypertension
- New breast cancer risk prediction model more accurate than current model
- High cholesterol in 30s, 40s, increases later risk of heart disease
- Researchers image, measure tubulin transport in cilia
- Engineering self-assembling amyloid fibers
- More than half of ICU patients on ventilators have the ability to communicate
- Phase 1 clinical trial of CUDC-101 'throws kitchen sink' at head and neck cancer
- Students master math through movement using Kinect for Windows
- Gigantic ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than Saturn's
- Study of former NFL players reveals specifics of concussive brain damage
- Bad middle managers are just a reflection of their bosses, study says
- Many U.S. consumers do not use a food thermometer when cooking poultry, despite hazardous risks
- Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally
- Collagen: Powerful workout with water
- Good bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
- Heart surgeons explore changing patterns in care of patients with aortic dissection
- Electronic circuits with reconfigurable pathways closer to reality
- Are medications' adverse cognitive effects reversible?
- Winters in Siberian permafrost regions have warmed since millenia
- Support cells in brain offer new strategy to boost memory
- Even with copayments for nonurgent care, Medicaid patients still rely on ERs
- Scientists discover a new blood platelet formation mechanism
- Global warming doubles risk of extreme La Niña event, research shows
- Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
- Possible therapeutic target for common, but mysterious brain blood vessel disorder
- Brain white matter changes seen in children who experience neglect
- Initial diagnostic test in ED for chest pain did not affect low rate of heart attack
- Largest-ever autism genome study finds most siblings have different autism-risk genes
- New strategy to combat 'undruggable' cancer molecule
- New Canadian guideline to help prevent, manage adult obesity
- Nocturnal leg cramps more common in summer
- Geothermal microbial reservoirs: Staircase fractures in microbialites and travertines
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Lung cancer: Study finds potential new drug target
- Metabolic mystery solved, lending insight into Lafora disease
- Dental experts show why wound healing is impaired in diabetics
- Is head CT overused in emergency departments?
- Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
- Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits
- Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music
- Partly wrong with a chance of being right: Weather forecast
- Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processing
- Sounds of silence: Brain activity analysis informs researchers on how vocalization works
- Swarm of microprobes to head for Jupiter
- Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur
- Would you tell your manager you had a mental health problem?
- Meteosat-7 becomes EUMETSAT's longest-serving operational satellite
- How tropical parasite hijacks cells
- In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
- New mechanism to aid cells under stress identified
- Nanoshuttle wear and tear: It’s the mileage, not the age
- Brain circuit that regulates thirst identified
- Hilltop panorama marks Mars rover's 11th anniversary
- Helicopter could be 'scout' for Mars rovers
- Researchers make magnetic graphene
- Cause for decline of Missouri River pallid sturgeon identified
- Frogs prove ideal models for studying developmental timing
- Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Mindfulness-based program in schools making a positive impact, study shows
- Towards a scientific process freed from systemic bias
- Mother's stress hormone levels may affect fetal growth and long term health of child
- How cancer turns good cells to the dark side
- Hemin improves adipocyte morphology, function by enhancing proteins of regeneration
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- Poor psychosocial work environments may contribute to heart problems
- Swedish model for PSA testing has little effect on mortality
- Stress during pregnancy related to infant gut microbiota
- Fatherly involvement with teenage girls may lead to safer sexual protection in college
- Lung transplant program develops new method to allow more high-risk patients to receive a transplant
- How listeria breaches the placenta
- Cells take sole responsibility for merkel cell maintenance
- Leaky channels could contribute to unusual heart arrhythmias
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- Faster annotation system for prokaryotic genomes unveiled
- Rabies booster defends pets with out-of-date vaccination against the disease
- Majority of primary care physicians find that medical imaging improves patient care
- Many women with breast cancer have poor knowledge about their condition
- Medical radiation may be reduced to one-sixth with new mathematical discovery
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