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Mystery of the Reverse-Wired Eyeball Solved
Feb. 27, 2015 — Counter-intuitively, in vertebrates photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye. Now physicists explain why the neural wiring seems to be ... full story -
How Were Fossil Tracks Made by Early Triassic Swimming Reptiles So Well Preserved?
Feb. 27, 2015 — That swim tracks made by tetrapods occur in high numbers in deposits from the Early Triassic is well known. What is less clear is why the tracks are so abundant and well preserved. Paleontologists ... full story -
Enhancing Studies on a Possible Blood Biomarker for Traumatic Brain Injury
Feb. 27, 2015 — New technology could help advance blood biomarker capabilities for improved diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). An estimated 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic ... full story -
Physician-Industry Conflict of Interest Issue from MS Patient Perspective
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new study explores what multiple sclerosis patients know, or want to know, about their physician’s financial relationship with the pharmaceutical company sponsoring clinical ... full story -
Growth Signal Can Influence Cancer Cells' Vulnerability to Drugs, Study Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — In theory, a tumor is an army of clones, made up of many copies of the original cancerous cell. But tumor cells don't always act like duplicates, and their unpredictable behavior can create ... full story -
Aggressive Boys Tend to Develop Into Physically Stronger Teens
Feb. 27, 2015 — Boys who show aggressive tendencies develop greater physical strength as teenagers than boys who are not aggressive, according to new research. Research has suggested a link between male upper-body ... full story -
Study Challenges Theory on Unconscious Memory System in the Brain
Feb. 27, 2015 — A long-accepted scientific theory about the role the hippocampus plays in our unconscious memory is being challenged by new research. For decades, scientists have theorized that this part of the ... full story -
Zombie Outbreak? Statistical Mechanics Reveals the Ideal Hideout; And Informs Real Disease Modeling
Feb. 27, 2015 — A team researchers focusing on a fictional zombie outbreak as an approach to disease modeling suggests heading for the hills, in the Rockies, to save your brains from the ... full story -
Saving Energy: Increasing Oil Flow in the Keystone Pipeline With Electric Fields
Feb. 27, 2015 — A strong electric field applied to a section of the Keystone pipeline can smooth oil flow and yield significant pump energy savings. Once aligned with an electric field, oil retained its low ... full story -
Hiv Controls Its Activity Independent of Host Cells
Feb. 27, 2015 — A major hurdle to curing people of HIV infection is the way the virus hides in a reservoir composed primarily of dormant immune cells. It is generally believed that HIV does not replicate in these ... full story -
High Stress for New Mothers Increases Secondhand Smoke Risk for Infants
Feb. 27, 2015 — Mothers with a high level of prenatal social stressors -- including possibly less control over their own housing situation or economic distress -- had 2.5 times higher odds to have only a partial or ... full story -
Sun Has More Impact on the Climate in Cool Periods
Feb. 27, 2015 — The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant over time, but has greater ... full story -
Modern Logging Techniques Benefit Rainforest Wildlife
Feb. 27, 2015 — The value of a modern logging technique has been revealed for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production. The most comprehensive study of Reduced-Impact Logging ... full story -
Breakthrough in Understanding How Cancer Cells Metastasize
Feb. 27, 2015 — A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study. The finding focuses attention on a biological mechanism that ... full story -
New Breast Cancer Test Links Immune 'Hotspots' to Better Survival
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have developed a new test that can predict the survival chances of women with breast cancer by analyzing images of 'hotspots' where there has been a fierce immune reaction to a ... full story -
New Filter Could Advance Terahertz Data Transmission
Feb. 27, 2015 — For wireless communication in the long-sought terahertz range, engineers have devised a frequency filter that can be fabricated with an inkjet ... full story -
Submarine Data Used to Investigate Turbulence Beneath Arctic Ice
Feb. 27, 2015 — Using recently released Royal Navy submarine data, researchers have investigated the nature of turbulence in the ocean beneath the Arctic sea-ice. Recent decreases in Arctic sea ice may have a big ... full story -
The Biobattery: Turning Sewage Sludge Into Electricity and Engine Oil
Feb. 27, 2015 — Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement – with the biobattery‘s modular concept a much larger range of biomass can be utilized for energy ... full story -
Feast-and-Famine Diet Could Help Extend Life, Study Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — Think of it as interval training for the dinner table. Fasting has been shown in mice to extend lifespan and to improve age-related diseases. But fasting every day, which could entail skipping meals ... full story -
Transient Details of HIV Genome Packaging Captured
Feb. 27, 2015 — Once HIV-1 has hijacked a host cell to make copies of its own RNA genome and viral proteins, it must assemble these components into new virus particles. The orchestration of this intricate assembly ... full story
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- How were fossil tracks made by Early Triassic swimming reptiles so well preserved?
- Enhancing studies on a possible blood biomarker for traumatic brain injury
- Physician-industry conflict of interest issue from MS patient perspective
- Growth signal can influence cancer cells' vulnerability to drugs, study suggests
- Aggressive boys tend to develop into physically stronger teens
- Study challenges theory on unconscious memory system in the brain
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
- Saving energy: Increasing oil flow in the Keystone pipeline with electric fields
- Hiv controls its activity independent of host cells
- High stress for new mothers increases secondhand smoke risk for infants
- Sun has more impact on the climate in cool periods
- Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife
- Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize
- New breast cancer test links immune 'hotspots' to better survival
- New filter could advance terahertz data transmission
- Submarine data used to investigate turbulence beneath Arctic ice
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
- Transient details of HIV genome packaging captured
- Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells
- Left or right? The brain knows before you move
- Urine test could lead to better treatment of bladder cancer
- Global health experts call into question sub-Saharan cancer data
- New ultrasensitive test for peanut allergies
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- Suicide rates rising for older US adults
- Experts warn of stem cell underuse as transplants reach one million worldwide
- Wind-powered freighters
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Quality control for adult stem cell treatment
- Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
- Synthetic biology breakthrough leads to cheaper statin production
- Cardiac and respiratory function supported by abdominal muscles in muscular dystrophy
- Calling the shots: Brain's decision-making structure
- Women veterans younger, more depressed when referred for heart test
- Adults wtih disabilities screened for cancer less often
- Top-precision optical atomic clock starts ticking
- Poor response to cholesterol drugs may indicate blocked arteries
- Statin use associated with reduced risk of liver cancer among those in the uk
- Urine test predicts heart failure patients' risk of kidney injury
- Study successfully screens for diabetes at dental visits using oral blood
- Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?
- Why debunked autism treatment fads persist
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes' sexual biology
- Novel gene variants discovered in a difficult childhood immune disorder
- Embrace unknowns, opt for flexibility in environmental policies, experts say
- 'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development
- People with disabilities experience unrecognized health disparities, new research shows
- Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics
- Interaction of Atlantic and Pacific oscillations caused 'false pause' in warming
- Role of specialized protein affirmed in assuring normal cell development
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- Fighting Colorado potato beetle with RNA interference
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Method for mapping neuron clusters developed
- GLP-1 secretion is reduced in overweight, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
- Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
- Bumblebees make false memories, too
- Building blocks of the future defy logic: New logic-defying mathematical model
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Protein pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth identified
- New research predicts when, how materials will act
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- New x-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
- Superatomic Nickel core and unusual molecular reactivity
- Teacher prejudices put girls off math, science, study suggests
- Chemo before breast cancer operation increases likelihood of breast-preserving procedure
- New insight found in black hole collisions
- Thinking of God makes people bigger risk-takers, study suggests
- The eyes have it: Cats put sight over smell in finding food
- Persistent Insomnia, Increased Mortality Risk: Link found by researchers
- Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
- Emergency doctors and paramedics commonly misinterpret documents for end-of-life care choices, study finds
- Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
- Pancreatic cancer patients who benefit from personalized treatment identified
- Marshaling the body's own weapons against psoriasis
- Criminologist's study shows lack of mental health care for prisoners
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- Aggressive plant fungus threatens wheat production
- MUSE goes beyond Hubble: Looking deeply into the universe in 3-D
- Research cracks code governing infections single-stranded RNA viruses
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Early signs in young children predict type 1 diabetes
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- New evidence helps health workers in the fight against Ebola
- Lake Tahoe research provides new insights on global change
- Pockets of calm protect molecules around a supermassive black hole
- Sticky protein hails new approach for treating Parkinson's
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Study maps extroversion types in the brain's anatomy
- One in 3 women could potentially be spared chronic pain after breast cancer surgery
- Million person study examines long-term effects of blocking inflammation
- Sharp rise in experimental animal research in US
- Bariatric surgery affects risk of pregnancy complications
- People with ADHD are twice as likely to die prematurely, often due to accidents
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