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Cloudy, With a Wisp of Liquid Rock: Clouds Around Exoplanets Analyzed
Mar. 3, 2015 — Meteorologists sometimes struggle to accurately predict the weather here on Earth, but now we can find out how cloudy it is on planets outside our solar system, thanks to new ... full story -
Nice to Sniff You: Handshakes May Engage Our Sense of Smell
Mar. 3, 2015 — Why do people shake hands? A new study suggests one of the reasons for this ancient custom may be to check out each other's odors. Even if we are not consciously aware of this, handshaking may ... full storyMore: -
Step Change for Screening Could Boost Biofuels
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have developed a new way of rapidly screening yeasts that could help produce more sustainable biofuels. The new technique could also be a boon in the search for new ways of deriving ... full story -
Mystery Solved: Why Seashells' Mineral Forms Differently in Seawater
Mar. 3, 2015 — For almost a century, scientists have been puzzled by a process that is crucial to much of the life in Earth's oceans: Why does calcium carbonate, the tough material of seashells and corals, ... full story -
UK Cities Including London Not as 'Smart' as Global Counterparts
Mar. 3, 2015 — Major cities in the UK are falling behind their international counterparts in terms of their use of smart technologies, according to a new study. The research has found that smart cities in the UK, ... full story -
Spurring Production of a Sluggish Enzyme for Crop Yields
Mar. 3, 2015 — Scientists have found a way to improve production of the Rubisco enzyme, essential to plant growth. Important staple crops, such as wheat, cotton and rice stand to ... full story -
Some Tropical Plants Pick the Best Hummingbirds to Pollinate Flowers
Mar. 3, 2015 — Rather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next generation of seeds, some plants appear to recognize the best suitors and 'turn on' to increase ... full story -
Networks of Micro-Drones: What Can They Be Expected to Do?
Mar. 3, 2015 — Micro-drones are already being put to use in a large number of areas: These small aircraft face extensive requirements when performing aerial observation tasks or when deployed in the field of ... full story -
Time to 'Just Say No' to Behavior-Calming Drugs for Alzheimer Patients? Experts Say Yes
Mar. 3, 2015 — Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry ... full story -
Educating College Students on Drinking Risks Can Help Lessen Drinking Behaviors, but Only Temporarily, Study Finds
Mar. 3, 2015 — Briefly counseling college students on the dangers of binge drinking is effective in lowering heavy drinking levels among many students, but only temporarily. Three out of four will be right back ... full story -
In Hot and Cold Water: The Private Lives of 'Hoff' Crabs Revealed
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have shed light on the private life of a new species of deep-sea crab, previously nicknamed the 'Hoff' crab because of its hairy ... full story -
Strong Link Between Adolescent Obesity, High Blood Pressure
Mar. 3, 2015 — Body mass index in healthy adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures and diastolic blood pressures, research shows, and it highlights the significance ... full story -
MR Spectroscopy Shows Precancerous Breast Changes in Women With BRCA Gene
Mar. 3, 2015 — A magnetic resonance spectroscopy technique that monitors biochemical changes in tissue could improve the management of women at risk of breast cancer, according to a new ... full story -
Losing a Spouse Often Too Hastily Linked to Depression
Mar. 3, 2015 — Loneliness brought about by the death of a spouse can trigger a wider network of depression-like symptoms, a study has found, but authors suggest that doctors are often too quick to attribute these ... full story -
Graphene Research: Electrons Moving Along Defined Snake States
Mar. 3, 2015 — Physicists have shown for the first time that electrons in graphene can be moved along a predefined path. This movement occurs entirely without loss and could provide a basis for numerous ... full story -
Breakthrough in Particle Control Creates Special Half-Vortex Rotation
Mar. 3, 2015 — A breakthrough in the control of a type of particle known as the polariton has created a highly specialised form of ... full story -
Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Preadolescents Is More Effective Than Child-Centered Therapy
Mar. 3, 2015 — Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is more effective in treating preadolescent children with depression compared to child-centered therapy (CCT), a recent study has found. ... full story -
The Taming of Magnetic Vortices: A Unified Theory for Skyrmion-Materials
Mar. 3, 2015 — Magnetic vortex structures, so-called skyrmions, could in future store and process information very efficiently. They could also be the basis for high-frequency components. For the first time, a team ... full story -
Gorilla Origins of the Last Two AIDS Virus Lineages Confirmed
Mar. 3, 2015 — Two of the four known groups of human AIDS viruses (HIV-1 groups O and P) have originated in western lowland gorillas, according to new research. The scientists conducted a comprehensive survey of ... full story -
Scientists Move Closer to Creating Cartilage from Stem Cells
Mar. 3, 2015 — Scientists have succeeded in producing cartilage formed from embryonic stem cells that could in future be used to treat the painful joint condition osteoarthritis. With their huge capacity to ... full story
- Cloudy, with a wisp of liquid rock: Clouds around exoplanets analyzed
- Nice to sniff you: Handshakes may engage our sense of smell
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
- UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
- Spurring production of a sluggish enzyme for crop yields
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- Networks of micro-drones: What can they be expected to do?
- Time to 'just say no' to behavior-calming drugs for Alzheimer patients? Experts say yes
- Educating college students on drinking risks can help lessen drinking behaviors, but only temporarily, study finds
- In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
- Strong link between adolescent obesity, high blood pressure
- MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
- Losing a spouse often too hastily linked to depression
- Graphene Research: Electrons Moving along Defined Snake States
- Breakthrough in particle control creates special half-vortex rotation
- Family based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents is more effective than child-centered therapy
- The taming of magnetic vortices: A unified theory for skyrmion-materials
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed
- Scientists move closer to creating cartilage from stem cells
- Defect responsible for memory impairment in aging found
- Methane oxidation fuelled by algal oxygen production
- Clues to early detection of bipolar disorders in high-risk children
- US spends more on cancer care, saves fewer lives than Western Europe
- Giant virus revealed in 3-D using X-ray laser
- Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City's rats
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder, study reports
- Perfect NCAA bracket? Near impossible: Mathematician says
- Is 'the dress' white and gold or blue and black? Visual perception expert weighs in
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Genetically speaking, mammals are more like their fathers
- Scientists override body's inflammatory response
- Low sugar uptake in brain appears to exacerbate Alzheimer's disease
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Scientists crack piece of neural code for learning, memory
- Minors easily able to purchase electronic cigarettes online
- Survey of teen dating violence among US high school students
- Cerebral blood flow as a possible marker for concussion outcomes
- Growth screening could help detect celiac disease in kids
- Healthy-looking prostate cells mask cancer-causing mutations
- Old-looking galaxy in a young universe: Astronomers find dust in the early universe
- NASA spacecraft nears historic dwarf planet arrival
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
- Breakthrough in organic light emitting diodes technology
- Basal cell carcinoma drug encourages both cancer regression and loss of taste in patients
- Peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases
- Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information
- Key to tuberculosis resistance found
- New genetic syndrome found, arising from errors in 'master switch' during early development
- Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
- Guidelines suggest blood thinners for more women, seniors with AFib
- Sleep-walking neurons: Brain's GPS never stops working -- even during sleep
- Study on adolescent bariatric surgery safety concludes
- Insulin resistance in the brain, behavioral disorders: Direct link found
- Lycopene may ward off kidney cancer in older women
- Clever application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery
- Smart crystallization
- Conservative treatment normalizes head shape in most infants with skull flattening, reports article
- Use of new systemic adjuvant therapy in gastrointestinal tumors increasing
- Mutation may cause early loss of sperm supply
- Scientists trick the light fantastic
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Environment may change, but microbiome of queen bees does not
- Why nitrate supplementation may increase athletic performance
- Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells: Unzipped nanotubes turned into possible alternative for platinum
- Preventing metabolic disease may start in the womb... of your grandmother
- Mitochondrial 'shield' that helps cancer cells survive identified
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Anticholinergic drugs linked to risk for pneumonia in elderly
- Lab-on-paper developed for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
- Oral swabs: New approach to diagnosing TB
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- Study identifies teens at-risk for synthetic marijuana use
- On-board school bus filtration system reduces pollutants by 88 percent
- New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
- Licorice manufacturers encouraged to state daily limit of consumption
- Norwegian mammals and birds have many different methods of surviving long, intense winter nights
- Black men less willing to be investigated for prostate cancer
- With kids' antipsychotic treatment on the rise, study looks at prescriber decision-making
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Pediatricians face increasing pressure to delay vaccinations, and more are giving in to parents' requests
- Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates
- 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
- Archaeologists open mysterious lead coffin found buried just feet from the former grave of King Richard III
- Kids who lack sympathy more likely to share with virtuous friends
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Preventing spread of cancer with copper molecules
- Measles vaccine in modified form also effective against Chikungunya virus
- Teachers become healthier when they learn
- Enhancing high-temperature tolerance in plants: Effective on rice and tomatoes
- Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor
- Treadmill performance predicts mortality
- Heart valve repair significantly improves emotional wellbeing in patients with mitral regurgitation
- Frequency of blood tests in heart surgery patients may lead to anemia, transfusions
- New views of enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol, other lipids
- Image-guided treatment shown to break the migraine cycle
- Genetics reveals where emperor penguins survived the last ice age
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