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Evidence Indicates Humans' Early Tree-Dwelling Ancestors Were Also Bipedal
Experiments by
anthropologists show that
fossil footprints made 3.6
million years ago are the
earliest direct evidence of
... > full story
Microbe Detective Seeks out Germs
Microorganisms are
everywhere and most of them
are harmless, but they can
do a lot of damage in the
manufacture of
pharmaceuticals or in tissue
transplants. With the aid of
... > full story
Acne Drug Prevents HIV Breakout
Scientists have found that a
safe and inexpensive
antibiotic in use since the
1970s for treating acne
effectively targets infected
immune cells in which HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS,
... > full story
Silver Proves Its Mettle for Nanotech Applications
Scientists have introduced a
new method to
deterministically and
precisely position silver
nanoparticles onto
self-assembling DNA
... > full story
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Imaging Fat Layer Around Heart Can Help Predict Disease
March 20, 2010 — Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring. The size ... > full story -
Machinery of Immune Protection Against Inflammatory Diseases Like Colitis Detailed
March 20, 2010 — Scientists report a protein made by a gene already associated with a handful of human inflammatory immune diseases plays a pivotal role in protecting the intestinal tract from ... > full story -
Breakthrough for the Quantum Simulator: When Ultra-Cold Atoms Can Be Anything
March 20, 2010 — For the first time, physicists have succeeded in describing a quantum simulator realizable with current technology. The scientists have shown that the level of control needed for such a simulator can ... > full story -
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Sleep Deprivation Influences Drug Use in Teens' Social Networks, Study Finds
March 20, 2010 — Recent studies have shown that behaviors such as happiness, obesity, smoking and altruism are "contagious" within adult social networks. In other words, your behavior not only influences your ... > full story -
Freezing out Breast Cancer
March 20, 2010 — Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential future treatment for the nearly 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year: ... > full story -
Vitamin D Levels Have Different Effects on Atherosclerosis in Blacks and Whites, Study Finds
March 20, 2010 — Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "go-to" remedy for treating a wide range of illnesses, from osteoporosis to atherosclerosis. However, new evidence suggests that supplementing vitamin D in those ... > full story -
Perils of Plastics? Survey of Risks to Human Health and the Environment
March 20, 2010 — Researchers have undertaken a survey of existing scientific literature concerning the hazards of plastics to human health and to the ecosystems we depend ... > full story -
Failed College Dreams Don't Spell Depression, Study Finds
March 20, 2010 — High school seniors, take note: a wise person once said, "It is better to shoot for the stars and miss than aim at the gutter and hit it." That's right on, says a sociology professor who just ... > full story -
Designer Nanomaterials on Demand: Scientists Report Universal Method for Creating Nanoscale Composites
March 20, 2010 — Researchers have developed a universal method by which designer nanomaterials can be created on demand. This scheme can be used to create materials for battery electrodes, photovoltaics and ... > full story -
Causes Found for Stiff Skin Conditions
March 20, 2010 — By studying the genetics of a rare inherited disorder called stiff skin syndrome, researchers have learned more about scleroderma, a condition affecting about one in 5,000 people that leads to ... > full story
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