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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Diets High in Animal Protein May Help Prevent Functional Decline in Elderly Individuals
Mar. 11, 2014 — A diet high in protein, particularly animal protein, may help elderly individuals function at higher levels physically, psychologically, and socially, according to a study. The research suggests that ... full story -
Scientists 'Herd' Cells in New Approach to Tissue Engineering
Mar. 11, 2014 — An electrical current can be used to orchestrate the flow of a group of cells, engineers have discovered. This achievement sets the stage for more controlled forms of tissue engineering and for ... full story -
Link Between Missing DNA, Birth Defects Confirmed
Mar. 11, 2014 — The genetic basis for a particular human syndrome that involves cleft palate, epilepsy and respiratory difficulties has been identified by researchers. Better understanding of these genes could help ... full story -
Substance Naturally Found in Humans Effective in Fighting Brain Damage from Stroke
Mar. 11, 2014 — A molecular substance that occurs naturally in humans and rats was found to 'substantially reduce' brain damage after an acute stroke and contribute to a better recovery, according to a ... full story -
Ocean Food Web Is Key in the Global Carbon Cycle
Mar. 11, 2014 — Nothing dies of old age in the ocean. Everything gets eaten and all that remains of anything is waste. But that waste is pure gold to an oceanographer. In a study of the ocean's role in the ... full story -
Cellular Alchemy: How to Make Insulin-Producing Cells from Gut Cells
Mar. 11, 2014 — Introducing three proteins that control the regulation of DNA in the nucleus -- called transcription factors -- into an immune-deficient mouse turned a specific group of cells in the gut lining into ... full story -
Why Antisocial Youth Are Less Able to See Perspective of Others
Mar. 11, 2014 — Adolescents with antisocial personality disorder inflict serious physical and psychological harm on both themselves and others. However, little is yet known about the underlying neural processes. ... full story -
MRI to 'See Through' Metal Screws Developed to Follow Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery
Mar. 11, 2014 — People who sustain the most common type of hip fracture are at increased risk of complications. A special type of MRI has been developed that can show a detailed image following fracture repair, ... full story -
After Major Earthquake, Silence: Dynamic Stressing of a Global System of Faults Results in Rare Seismic Silence
Mar. 11, 2014 — In the global aftershock zone that followed the major April 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake, seismologists noticed an unusual pattern -- a dynamic 'stress shadow,' or period of seismic silence ... full story -
Improving Safety, Effectiveness of Lithium Therapy: Closer Than Ever
Mar. 11, 2014 — Lithium, one of the oldest and most widely used drugs to treat neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, has a serious drawback -- toxicity. In a continued effort to find a safer form of ... full story
- Breast cancer gene could play critical role in obesity, diabetes
- Bighead Carp: From 5 to 150 centimeters in 37 million years
- 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
- Acoustic cloaking device hides objects from sound
- Long-term warming likely to be significant despite recent slowdown
- Lignin breakthroughs serve as GPS for plant research
- Diets high in animal protein may help prevent functional decline in elderly individuals
- 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
- Ocean food web is key in the global carbon cycle
- Cellular alchemy: How to make insulin-producing cells from gut cells
- Why antisocial youth are less able to see perspective of others
- MRI to 'see through' metal screws developed to follow patients after hip fracture surgery
- 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
- 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
- Cancer cells don't take 'drunken' walks through body
- 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
- Speed trap for fish catches domestic trout moving too slow
- Personality predicts social learning in wild monkeys: Bold or anxious baboons learn to solve tasks from other baboons
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Doctors often uncertain in ordering, interpreting lab tests
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Emotional expressions in ancient funerary art served as therapy for the bereaved
- Computer system simulates the behavior of tax evaders
- Young skin cancer survivors at risk of other cancers later
- Feeding gut microbiota: Nutrition, probiotics key factors for digestive health
- Tricky balancing act: Antibiotics versus the gut microbiota
- Scents and sustainability: Renewable sources for artificial scents and flavors
- Alaska the Last Frontier ... not for long
- Healthy eating may reduce the risk of preterm delivery
- Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking
- Microwave radar monitors sliding slopes: Geodesists research in the Alps
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
- Loss of antioxidant protein Nrf2 represses regeneration of muscle lost to aging
- Aerosols from human activities tend to weaken hurricanes and cyclones
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- 'Death stars' in Orion blast planets before they even form
- Farm salmon pose clear reproductive threat to wild gene pools, researchers say
- IBS and bloating: When gut microbiota gets out of balance
- More than just bacteria: Importance of microbial diversity in gut health, disease
- Mapping behavior of charges in correlated spin-orbit coupled materials: Electronic disruption prods Mott insulator's conversion to metallic state
- PSA testing, early treatment decreases risk of prostate cancer death
- Sweet test to reduce false-positive cancer diagnoses
- Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later
- 'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spills
- Weirdness in cosmic web of the universe: Faint strings of galaxies in 'empty' space arranged in way never before seen
- Combination of sensory signals draw mosquitoes in for a bite
- 'Tree of life' distances are no shortcut to conservation
- Atomically thin, flexible, semi-transparent solar cells created
- Spread of antibiotic resistance understood by unravelling bacterial secretion system
- Mutations in leukemia gene linked to new childhood growth disorder
- First animals oxygenated Earth's oceans, study suggests
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