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Study Reveals 'Unhappiest' Cities in the U.S.
July 22, 2014 — New research identifies the unhappiest cities in the U.S., but finds that some young people are still willing to relocate to them for a good job opportunity or lower housing prices. The analysis ... full story -
Jeju Island, Korea Is a Live Volcano
July 22, 2014 — In Jeju, Korea, a place emerging as a world-famous vacation spot with natural tourism resources, a recent study revealed a volcanic eruption occurred on the island as recently as 5,000 years ago. ... full story -
Mixed Genes Mix Up the Migrations of Hybrid Birds
July 22, 2014 — Mixed genes appear to drive hybrid birds to select more difficult routes than their parent species, according to new research. "Instead of taking well-trodden paths through fertile areas, these ... full story -
Hubble Traces Halo of a Galaxy More Accurately Than Ever Before: An in-Depth Look at Giant Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A
July 22, 2014 — Astronomers have probed the extreme outskirts of the stunning elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. The galaxy's halo of stars has been found to extend much further from the galaxy's center than ... full story -
Can Strong Parental Bond Protect Infants Down to Their DNA?
July 22, 2014 — Scientists are launching a groundbreaking study looking at critical periods early in a child’s life when exposure to stressors matters most. The goal is to track telomeres – a cellular marker for ... full story -
Global Temperature Reaches Record High in June Following Record Warmth in May
July 22, 2014 — According to NOAA scientists, the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for June 2014 was the highest for June since record keeping began in 1880. It also marked the 38th ... full story -
Schizophrenia's Genetic 'Skyline' Rising as Genetic Code Linked to Illness Grows
July 22, 2014 — The largest genomic dragnet of any psychiatric disorder to date has unmasked 108 chromosomal sites harboring inherited variations in the genetic code linked to schizophrenia, 83 of which had not been ... full story -
Control of HIV Pandemic Will Not Be Achieved Without Radical Improvement in Support for Sex Workers
July 22, 2014 — Across the world, in high- and low-income countries, women, men, and transgender people who sell sex are subjected to repressive and discriminatory law, policy, and practice, which in turn fuel human ... full story -
HIV, Malaria, and Tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium Shown in Most Comprehensive Study to Date
July 22, 2014 — Accelerated progress against the global burden of HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis (TB) has been made since 2000 when governments worldwide adopted Millennium Development Goal 6 to combat HIV/AIDS, ... full story -
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus Detected in Air of Saudi Arabian Camel Barn
July 22, 2014 — Saudi Arabian researchers have detected genetic fragments of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in the air of a barn holding a camel infected with the virus. The work indicates that further ... full story -
Low Strength Brain Stimulation May Be Effective for Depression
July 22, 2014 — Brain stimulation treatments, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are often effective for the treatment of depression. Like antidepressant medications, ... full story -
Rigid Connections: Molecular Basis of Age-Related Memory Loss Explained
July 22, 2014 — From telephone numbers to foreign vocabulary, our brains hold a seemingly endless supply of information. However, as we get older, our ability to learn and remember new things declines. A team of ... full story -
High-Precision Software Developed for Diagnosing Eye Sensitivity
July 22, 2014 — High-precision software for diagnosing eye sensitivity has been developed by researchers. This is a new technology that allows to quantify the degree of opacity in the posterior capsule of the eye ... full story -
Computer Privacy: Share Button May Share Your Browsing History, Too
July 22, 2014 — One in 18 of the world’s top 100,000 websites track users without their consent using a previously undetected cookie-like tracking mechanism embedded in ‘share’ buttons. The researchers traced ... full story -
Boosting the Force of Empty Space: Theorists Propose Way to Amplify Force of Vacuum Fluctuations
July 22, 2014 — Vacuum fluctuations may be among the most counter-intuitive phenomena of quantum physics. Theorists have now proposed a way to amplify their force. The researchers believe that their proposed ... full story -
Scientists Use Simple, Low Cost Laser Technique to Improve Properties and Functions of Nanomaterials
July 22, 2014 — By ‘drawing’ micropatterns on nanomaterials using a focused laser beam, scientists could modify properties of nanomaterials for effective applications in photonic and optoelectric ... full story -
First Total Synthesis of Madangamine D, a Molecule of Biomedical Interest
July 22, 2014 — Madangamines are a group of polycyclic alkaloids from marine sponges which have biomedical interest due to their cytotoxic activity. Chemists have now completed the first total synthesis of ... full story -
Innovative System Anticipates Driver Fatigue in the Vehicle to Prevent Accidents
July 22, 2014 — Scientists have created a devise integrated in smart materials capable of monitoring cardiac and respiratory rhythms in order to prevent drivers from falling ... full story -
Massive Neutrinos and New Standard Cosmological Model: No Concordance Yet
July 22, 2014 — Neutrinos, also known as ‘ghost particles’ because they barely interact with other particles or their surroundings, are massless particles according to the standard model of particle physics. ... full story -
Children's Impulsive Behaviour Is Related to Brain Connectivity
July 22, 2014 — The changes in the brain that are associated with impulsiveness -- a personality trait that causes difficulties in inhibiting a response in the face of a stimulus and leads to unplanned actions ... full story
- Study reveals 'unhappiest' cities in the U.S.
- Jeju Island, Korea is a live volcano
- Mixed genes mix up the migrations of hybrid birds
- Hubble traces halo of a galaxy more accurately than ever before: An in-depth look at giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A
- Can strong parental bond protect infants down to their DNA?
- Global temperature reaches record high in June following record warmth in May
- Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising as genetic code linked to illness grows
- Control of HIV pandemic will not be achieved without radical improvement in support for sex workers
- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis: Success of the Millennium shown in most comprehensive study to date
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus detected in air of Saudi Arabian camel barn
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Rigid connections: Molecular basis of age-related memory loss explained
- High-precision software developed for diagnosing eye sensitivity
- Computer privacy: Share button may share your browsing history, too
- Boosting the force of empty space: Theorists propose way to amplify force of vacuum fluctuations
- Scientists use simple, low cost laser technique to improve properties and functions of nanomaterials
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Innovative system anticipates driver fatigue in the vehicle to prevent accidents
- Massive neutrinos and new standard cosmological model: No concordance yet
- Children's impulsive behaviour is related to brain connectivity
- Supermaterial gives rejected drugs a new chance
- Improving life before it begins: Surgeries in utero aim to improve quality of life for babies
- Is Antarctic sea ice cover really setting record highs? Processing errors may be confusing the matter
- 'Moral victories' might spare you from losing again
- Comparing deep vein thrombosis therapies
- Mammoth and mastodon behavior was less roam, more stay at home
- Global warming 'pause' since 1998 reflects natural fluctuation
- Bioprinting methods on 2-D surfaces to link 3-D cellular structures
- Understanding graphene's electrical properties on an atomic level
- Guide to household water conservation provided by experts
- Real price of steak: Comparing environmental costs of livestock-based foods
- Communication about female condom vital to young adults, researchers say
- Transiting exoplanet with longest known year: 704 Earth days
- Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
- Try, try again? Study says no: Trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language, neuroscientists find
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- Chemists eye improved thin films with metal substitution
- Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise
- Carbyne morphs when stretched: Calculations show carbon-atom chain would go metal to semiconductor
- Climate: Meat turns up the heat as livestock emit greenhouse gases
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- Mammals metabolize some pesticides to limit their biomagnification
- Insights into birds' migration routes
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Storm-triggered landslides: Examining causes of devastating debris flow
- Replacing coal, oil with natural gas will not help fight global warming, expert argues
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- New meteorological insight into mid-level clouds
- Economic territory of Upper Palaeolithic groups is specified by flint
- Genes that contribute to radiation resistance identified
- Seals forage at offshore wind farms
- Science and art bring back to life 300-million-year-old specimens of a primitive reptile-like vertebrate
- Philosopher uses game theory to understand how words, actions acquire meaning
- Described novel regulator of protein inactive in over 50 percent of human tumors
- Mysterious dance of dwarf galaxies may force a cosmic rethink
- Diagnostic criteria for Christianson Syndrome
- Missing sleep may hurt your memory
- Refined biological evolution model proposed
- Brain waves show learning to read does not end in 4th grade, contrary to popular theory
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- New drug against malaria effective: Uses synchrotron light
- Technology tracks the elusive Nightjar
- Age-related macular degeneration occurs much earlier than previously assumed
- First study worldwide to show higher concentration of trace elements in bone cancer
- Children as young as three recognize 'cuteness' in faces of people, animals
- Study examines incentives to increase medical male circumcision to help reduce risk of HIV in Kenya
- Fecal transplants let packrats eat poison
- Circumcision does not promote risky behavior by African men, study finds
- Large twin study suggests that language delay due more to nature than nurture
- When temperatures get cold, newly-discovered process helps fruit flies cope
- Enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s disease
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Genetic risk for autism stems mostly from common genes
- Size and age of plants impact their productivity more than climate
- Tiny laser sensor heightens bomb detection sensitivity
- Sea level rising in western tropical Pacific anthropogenic as result of human activity, study concludes
- New technique maps life's effects on our DNA: Powerful single-cell technique to study environmental effects on DNA
- Genetic cause of common breast tumors found
- A noble gas cage: New material traps gases from nuclear fuel better and uses less energy than currently available options
- Marmoset sequence sheds new light on primate biology and evolution
- Metabolic enzyme stops progression of most common type of kidney cancer
- Scientists map one of most important proteins in life -- and cancer
- Strikingly early seeding of HIV viral reservoir shown in study
- Mixing it up: Study provides new insight into Southern Ocean behavior
- Oceans vital for possibility for alien life
- Speedy computation enables scientists to reconstruct an animal's development cell by cell
- Astronauts to test free-flying 'housekeeper' robots
- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2: Data to lead scientists forward into the past
- New HIV prevention recommendations combine biomedical, behavioral approaches
- Offering option of initial HIV care at home increases use of antiretroviral therapy
- Growth hormone analog may reduce risk of fatty liver disease in HIV-infected patients
- Effect on pregnancy of receiving antiretroviral therapy for prevention of HIV
- Combination treatment for hep C associated with favorable response among HIV patients
- Rate of HIV diagnosis in U.S. examined in study
- Researchers identify brain network with mapping technique
- New trigger for ovulation could make IVF safer
- Performance improvement program helps doctors better manage depression, report researchers
- Negative HPV test may predict lower cervical cancer risk than a negative Pap
- Antipsychotic drugs linked to slight decrease in brain volume
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