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New Rehabilitation Methods for Amputees, Stroke Patients Developed
Mar. 12, 2014 — When use of a dominant hand is lost by amputation or stroke, a patient is forced to compensate by using the nondominant hand exclusively for precision tasks like writing or drawing. Presently, the ... full story -
'Ultracold' Molecules Promising for Quantum Computing, Simulation
Mar. 12, 2014 — Researchers have created a new type of 'ultracold' molecule, using lasers to cool atoms nearly to absolute zero and then gluing them together, a technology that might be applied to quantum ... full story -
Water-Rich Gem Points to Vast 'Oceans' Beneath Earth's Surface, Study Suggests
Mar. 12, 2014 — The first terrestrial discovery of ringwoodite confirms the presence of massive amounts of water 400 to 700 kilometers beneath Earth's surface. Ringwoodite is a form of the mineral peridot, ... full story -
Quantum Chaos in Ultracold Gas Discovered
Mar. 12, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that even simple systems, such as neutral atoms, can possess chaotic behavior, which can be revealed using the tools of quantum mechanics. The ground-breaking research ... full story -
New Fossil Species: Origin of Toothed Whale Echolocation
Mar. 12, 2014 — A new fossil species, Cotylocara macei, shows evidence of echolocation and the complex anatomy underlying this unique behavior that has evolved in toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises. "Its ... full story -
Key Heart Failure Culprit Discovered in Tiny Piece of RNA
Mar. 12, 2014 — A small, but powerful, new player in the onset and progression of heart failure has been discovered by cardiovascular researchers. The researchers have also shown how they successfully blocked the ... full story -
Building New Drugs Just Got Easier
Mar. 12, 2014 — A method for modifying organic molecules has been developed that significantly expands the possibilities for developing new pharmaceuticals and improving old ones. The innovation makes it easier to ... full story -
'Master Regulator' of Obesity? Distant IRX3 Gene Appears to Interact With Obesity-Related FTO Gene Mutations
Mar. 12, 2014 — Mutations within the gene FTO have been implicated as the strongest genetic determinant of obesity risk in humans, but the mechanism behind this link remained unknown. Now, an international team of ... full story -
Microbes Help to Battle Infection: Gut Microbes Help Develop Immune Cells, Study Finds
Mar. 12, 2014 — Beneficial gut bacteria are necessary for the development of innate immune cells -- specialized types of white blood cells that serve as the body's first line of defense against invading ... full story -
Material Rivaling Graphene May Be Mined out of Rocks
Mar. 12, 2014 — Will one-atom-thick layers of molybdenum disulfide, a compound that occurs naturally in rocks, prove to be better than graphene for electronic applications? There are many signs that might prove to ... full story -
Bacterium, Fungus Team Up to Cause Virulent Tooth Decay in Toddlers
Mar. 12, 2014 — Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious ... full story -
Large Study Identifies Exact Gut Bacteria Involved in Crohn's Disease
Mar. 12, 2014 — While the causes of Crohn's disease are not well understood, recent research indicates an important role for an abnormal immune response to the microbes that live in the gut. In the largest ... full story -
Blood Sugar Testing With No Sharps
Mar. 12, 2014 — Measuring blood sugar when you have diabetes usually involves pricking your finger and using a glucose monitor for the test. While this approach can give people with diabetes vital information about ... full story -
Good Vibes for Catalytic Chemistry: A Way to Make Better Catalysts for Meds, Industry and Materials
Mar. 12, 2014 — Chemists have discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and ... full story -
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 -
A Plague of Fleas: Tiny Eurasian Exotic Is Upending Watery Ecosystems Across the Northern Great Lakes
Mar. 12, 2014 — The spiny water flea, aka Bythotrephes, is devouring its way through the Great Lakes and into the surrounding inland waters, including Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park, disrupting an entire ... 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 -
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 -
Wishing to Be Another Gender: Links to ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mar. 12, 2014 — Children and teenagers with an autism spectrum disorder or those who have attention deficit and hyperactivity problems are much more likely to wish to be another gender. This is the conclusion of the ... full story
- New rehabilitation methods for amputees, stroke patients developed
- 'Ultracold' molecules promising for quantum computing, simulation
- Water-rich gem points to vast 'oceans' beneath Earth's surface, study suggests
- Quantum chaos in ultracold gas discovered
- New fossil species: Origin of toothed whale echolocation
- Key heart failure culprit discovered in tiny piece of RNA
- Building new drugs just got easier
- 'Master regulator' of obesity? Distant IRX3 gene appears to interact with obesity-related FTO gene mutations
- Microbes help to battle infection: Gut microbes help develop immune cells, study finds
- Material rivaling graphene may be mined out of rocks
- Bacterium, fungus team up to cause virulent tooth decay in toddlers
- Large study identifies exact gut bacteria involved in Crohn's disease
- Blood sugar testing with no sharps
- Good vibes for catalytic chemistry: A way to make better catalysts for meds, industry and materials
- Breast cancer gene could play critical role in obesity, diabetes
- Bighead carp: From 5 to 150 centimeters in 37 million years
- A plague of fleas: Tiny Eurasian exotic is upending watery ecosystems across the northern Great Lakes
- Large waist linked to poor health, even among those in healthy body mass index ranges
- Immune system's redesigned role in fighting cancerous tumors
- Chronic pain research delves into brain: New insight into how brain responds to pain
- Wishing to be another gender: Links to ADHD, autism spectrum disorders
- 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
- New fossil find: Precursor of European rhinos found in Vietnam
- Acoustic cloaking device hides objects from sound
- Long-term warming likely to be significant despite recent slowdown
- Antibody could be used to target tumor-causing protein, study shows
- New biomarker holds promise for monitoring heart disease
- Lignin breakthroughs serve as GPS for plant research
- Crowdsourced rain samples map Hurricane Sandy's evolution
- 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
- Higher levels of cerebrospinal fluid predict faster cognitive loss in Parkinson's disease
- More secure communications thanks to quantum physics
- New gene for bipolar disorder discovered
- 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
- Parkinson's disease: Quickly identifying patients at risk of dementia
- 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
- Cellular shipping port: New mechanism found by which proteins are transported to outer membrane in epithelial cells
- Diagnosing diseases with smartphones in real time
- Serpentine ecosystems shed light on nature of plant adaptation, speciation
- 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
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