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Breast Cancer Gene Could Play Critical Role in Obesity, Diabetes
Mar. 12, 2014 — The gene known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility, BRCA 1, plays a critical role in the normal metabolic function of skeletal muscle, according to a new study. Mutations in the BRCA1 ... full story -
Two Definitions for Chronic Multisymptom Illness Afflicting Gulf War Vets Should Guide Treatment
Mar. 12, 2014 — Two existing definitions of chronic multisymptom illness -- one by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and another from a study of Kansas Gulf War veterans -- should be used by the U.S. ... full story -
Skating to the Puck or Avoiding the Penalty Box in Health Care? Are Financial Penalties Working for Changing Hospital Behavior?
Mar. 12, 2014 — A new article questions whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' use of financial penalties is the right tack for changing the behavior of hospitals. In the article, the ... full story -
Texting Program Good Option for Teen Girls' Health, Study Shows
Mar. 12, 2014 — An emergency medicine physician recently led a study that found a text-message program may be an effective violence prevention tool for at-risk teen girls. The team interviewed girls between the ages ... full story -
Bighead Carp: From 5 to 150 Centimeters in 37 Million Years
Mar. 12, 2014 — During excavations in the open lignite-mining pit Na Duong in Vietnam, scientists discovered the world’s oldest bighead carp. With a length of only 5 centimeters, Planktophaga minuta is also the ... full story -
Large Waist Linked to Poor Health, Even Among Those in Healthy Body Mass Index Ranges
Mar. 12, 2014 — Having a big belly has consequences beyond trouble squeezing into your pants. It’s detrimental to your health, even if you have a healthy body mass index (BMI), a new international collaborative ... full story -
Pancreatic Cancer Growth Slowed by Blocking Key Enzyme
Mar. 12, 2014 — Blocking the function of an enzyme known as Hhat slows the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer by preventing a protein called Hedgehog from stimulating nearby normal cells to help the cancer, ... full story -
Superior Visual Thinking May Be Key to Independence for High Schoolers With Autism
Mar. 12, 2014 — Teaching independence to adolescents with autism can provide a crucial boost to their chances for success after high school, researchers has demonstrated. According to the researchers, independence ... full story -
Immune System's Redesigned Role in Fighting Cancerous Tumors
Mar. 12, 2014 — Solid tumors were eradicated in laboratory mice by researchers using a novel combination of two targeted agents. These two synergistic therapies stimulate an immune response, ultimately allowing ... full story -
Chronic Pain Research Delves Into Brain: New Insight Into How Brain Responds to Pain
Mar. 12, 2014 — New insights into how the human brain responds to chronic pain could eventually lead to improved treatments for patients, researchers say. Chronic pain is common throughout the world. More than 100 ... full story -
Back Surgery Offers Long-Term Societal Benefits, According to New Study
Mar. 12, 2014 — A new study uncovered that the estimated average annual earnings of working patients who undergo surgery are $47,619, compared to $45,694 for those with non-surgical treatments. Therefore, the annual ... full story -
First Thin Films of Spin Ice Reveal Cold Secrets
Mar. 12, 2014 — Thin films of spin ice have been shown to demonstrate surprising properties which could help in the development of applications of magnetricity, the magnetic equivalent of ... full story -
VLT Spots Largest Yellow Hypergiant Star: Mix of New and Old Observations Reveals Exotic Binary System
Mar. 12, 2014 — The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has revealed the largest yellow star -- and one of the 10 largest stars found so far. This hypergiant has been found to measure more than ... full story -
Laser and Radar Unveil the Secrets of Roman Bridges
Mar. 12, 2014 — Discovering hidden arches, visualizing the sloped outline characteristic of the medieval period, finding a Renaissance engraving on a Roman arch or detecting restorations: these are some of the ... full story -
Racing Cars on Walls Would Be Possible, According to Student Paper
Mar. 12, 2014 — Driving a racing car at an angle of 90 degrees to the ground could be possible with the right track design, new research suggests. Student researchers wanted to investigate this because it has been ... full story -
Type 1 Diabetes: Gut Microbiota Networks May Influence Autoimmune Processes
Mar. 12, 2014 — The interactions of the gut microbiota in children with typical diabetes autoantibodies differ from that in healthy children. The fact that these differences already exist before antibodies are ... full story -
Acoustic Cloaking Device Hides Objects from Sound
Mar. 11, 2014 — Engineers have demonstrated the world's first three-dimensional acoustic cloak. The new device reroutes sound waves to create the impression that the cloak and anything beneath it are not there. ... full story -
Long-Term Warming Likely to Be Significant Despite Recent Slowdown
Mar. 11, 2014 — A new study shows Earth's climate likely will continue to warm during this century on track with previous estimates, despite the recent slowdown in the rate of global warming. The research ... full story -
Giving Dangerous Employees Socialization, Close Supervision Can Avoid Problems
Mar. 11, 2014 — Two management professors argue that employers can prevent workplace violence by keeping dangerous employees positively engaged. The team advances the case for "mindfully observing" ... full story -
Antibody Could Be Used to Target Tumor-Causing Protein, Study Shows
Mar. 11, 2014 — Patients with advanced melanoma and kidney cancer who were treated with a certain antibody that targets a tumor-enhancing protein was safe, which could lead to more treatment options for patients, ... full story -
Lignin Breakthroughs Serve as GPS for Plant Research
Mar. 11, 2014 — By thoroughly mapping a single specialized tissue involved in wood formation, scientists have developed the equivalent of turn-by-turn directions for future plant scientists to understand how plants ... full story
- Breast cancer gene could play critical role in obesity, diabetes
- Two definitions for chronic multisymptom illness afflicting Gulf War vets should guide treatment
- Skating to the puck or avoiding the penalty box in health care? Are financial penalties working for changing hospital behavior?
- Texting program good option for teen girls' health, study shows
- Bighead Carp: From 5 to 150 centimeters in 37 million years
- Large waist linked to poor health, even among those in healthy body mass index ranges
- Pancreatic cancer growth slowed by blocking key enzyme
- Superior visual thinking may be key to independence for high schoolers with autism
- Immune system's redesigned role in fighting cancerous tumors
- Chronic pain research delves into brain: New insight into how brain responds to pain
- Back surgery offers long-term societal benefits, according to new study
- First thin films of spin ice reveal cold secrets
- VLT spots largest yellow hypergiant star: Mix of new and old observations reveals exotic binary system
- Laser and radar unveil the secrets of Roman bridges
- Racing cars on walls would be possible, according to student paper
- Type 1 diabetes: Gut microbiota networks may influence autoimmune processes
- Acoustic cloaking device hides objects from sound
- Long-term warming likely to be significant despite recent slowdown
- Giving dangerous employees socialization, close supervision can avoid problems
- Antibody could be used to target tumor-causing protein, study shows
- Lignin breakthroughs serve as GPS for plant research
- Diets high in animal protein may help prevent functional decline in elderly individuals
- Prosocial youth less likely to associate with deviant peers, engage in problem behaviors
- Scientists 'herd' cells in new approach to tissue engineering
- Link between missing DNA, birth defects confirmed
- Substance naturally found in humans effective in fighting brain damage from stroke
- Solar policy pathways for U.S. states examined
- Lack of sleep, stress describe a mother's experience after child's ALL treatment
- Ocean food web is key in the global carbon cycle
- Cellular alchemy: How to make insulin-producing cells from gut cells
- Free online software helps speed up genetic discoveries
- Why antisocial youth are less able to see perspective of others
- Land cover change over five years across North America revealed
- MRI to 'see through' metal screws developed to follow patients after hip fracture surgery
- Magnet hospitals have higher quality of care, researcher finds
- After major earthquake, silence: Dynamic stressing of a global system of faults results in rare seismic silence
- Improving safety, effectiveness of lithium therapy: Closer than ever
- Education boosts brain function long after school, study shows
- Gesturing with hands a powerful tool for children's math learning
- Tracking neighborhood eating habits to promote healthier diets
- Restoring order in brain: Brain cell regeneration may alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
- Empathy chimpanzees offer is key to understanding human engagement
- More secure communications thanks to quantum physics
- Soil microbes shift as shrubs invade remnant hill prairies
- Concerns and considerations with the naming of Mars craters
- Time versus money? Placing a value on buyer's remorse
- What's the upside of feeling too sad for chocolate?
- Cancer cells don't take 'drunken' walks through body
- How Twitter shapes public opinion
- Chip-scale tunable laser to enable bandwidth-on-demand in advanced optical networks
- Bending the light with a tiny chip: Silicon chip acts as a lens-free projector, may one day fit in cell phones
- Face matching for passports and IDs incredibly fallible
- Anesthetic technique improves quality of recovery for women having breast cancer surgery
- To drink or not to drink: Decision-making center of brain identified
- Saturn and Jupiter: X-ray laser spies deep into giant gas planets
- Cosmetic treatment can open door to bacteria
- California and Arizona amaze with two new species of desert poppy
- Potential heart attack drug without side effects under development
- Speed trap for fish catches domestic trout moving too slow
- Statins may lower blood clot risk following joint replacement surgery
- Hip, knee replacements may boost cardiovascular health in osteoarthritis patients
- Personality predicts social learning in wild monkeys: Bold or anxious baboons learn to solve tasks from other baboons
- New software records vast amounts of hyerspectral data in real time
- Timid jumping spider uses ant as bodyguard
- LED lamps: Less energy, more light
- Exotic plant species alter ecosystem productivity
- Milky Way amidst a 'Council of Giants'
- Plaques detected in brain scans forecast cognitive impairment
- Effective thermal camouflage and invisibility device for soldiers created
- Galaxies in the early universe mature beyond their years
- Possible evidence for dark matter particle presented at UCLA physics symposium
- Girls born small or underweight twice as likely to be infertile in adulthood
- Light pollution impairs rainforest regeneration: Seed-dispersing bats avoid feeding in light polluted areas
- New light shed on changing Greenland ice
- Impersonating poisonous prey: Evolution of interspecific communication
- Natural selection has altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years
- New treatment for atrial fibrillation reduces stroke risk
- Poison centers benefit patients, reduce medical costs
- Unique individual with lupus and HIV demonstrates desired immune response to HIV
- Small biomass power plants could help rural economies, stabilize national power grid
- Key breaking point involved in traumatic brain injury modeled by researchers
- National U.S. study reveals how urban lawn care habits vary
- Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death
- Mongol Empire rode wave of mild climate, but warming now may be tipping region into unparalleled drought
- Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages
- Serious side effect: Several FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs induce stem cell tumors
- Outside the body our memories fail us
- How light affects our brain's performance: Photic memory for executive brain responses
- A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity
- Some characteristics increase the likelihood of getting married and living together
- One step closer to ovarian cancer marker, researchers report
- West Virginia spill activates engineers to determine effects of chemicals
- Predation on invertebrates by woodland salamanders increases carbon capture
- U.S. cocaine use cut by half, while marijuana consumption jumps
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Elevated mercury from in-ground wastewater disposal found by researchers
- Social media and science: Don't choose a diet based on what's trending
- Older people denied proper access to cancer care, according to study
- Doctors often uncertain in ordering, interpreting lab tests
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
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