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Reducing Wait Times Could Improve Spinal Cord Stimulator Success for Chronic Pain
Mar. 6, 2014 — Success rates soared to 75% for patients who waited less than 2 years for a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant, compared with 15% for patients whose implants happened 20 years after the onset of ... full story -
Preschoolers Can Outsmart College Students at Figuring out Gizmos
Mar. 6, 2014 — Preschoolers can be smarter than college students at figuring out how unusual toys and gadgets work because they're more flexible and less biased than adults in their ideas about cause and ... full story -
Europe May Experience Higher Warming Than Global Average
Mar. 6, 2014 — The majority of Europe will experience higher warming than the global average if surface temperatures rise to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new ... full story -
Birds Display Lateralization Bias When Selecting Flight Paths
Mar. 6, 2014 — Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favor the left- or right-hand side. Researchers flew the budgerigars down a tunnel where ... full story -
Drug Protects Mice Against Malaria Brain Damage, Raises Levels of BDNF in Humans
Mar. 6, 2014 — Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of infection with the malaria parasite, affecting approximately one in a thousand children in areas where malaria is common. Many of the patients die, and ... full story -
Fighting for Survival in the Gut: Unravelling the Hidden Variation in Bacteria
Mar. 6, 2014 — Our intestines harbor an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, ... full story -
BPA Linked to Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have attempted to trace how bisphenol-A may promote breast cancer tumor growth with help from a molecule called RNA HOTAIR. "We can't immediately say BPA causes cancer growth, ... full story -
Colored Diamonds Are a Superconductor's Best Friend
Mar. 6, 2014 — Nitrogen-vacancy centers -- flaws in a diamond's crystal lattice that produce color -- have received much attention for their sensitivity to magnetic fields. Researchers have now used N-V ... full story -
Marijuana's Anxiety Relief Effects: Receptors Found in Emotional Hub of Brain
Mar. 6, 2014 — Cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, have been found in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response. This is the ... full story -
How River Networks Move Across a Landscape
Mar. 6, 2014 — Large river networks -- such as those that funnel into the Colorado and Mississippi rivers -- may seem to be permanent features of a landscape. In fact, many rivers define political boundaries that ... full story -
Plasma Plumes Help Shield Earth from Damaging Solar Storms
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have identified a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms. Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, ... full story -
Crystals Ripple in Response to Light: First Propagating Surface Phonon Polaritons in a Van Der Waals Crystal
Mar. 6, 2014 — Minuscule waves that propagate across atom -- thin layers of crystal could carry information, light, and heat in nanoscale devices. For the first time, the frequency and amplitude of these waves, ... full story -
Future Electronics With Super-Efficient Hard Drives: Electricity Controls Magnetism
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have demonstrated how a magnetic structure can be altered quickly in novel materials. The effect could be used in efficient hard drives of the future. Data on a hard drive is stored by ... full story -
Icy Wreckage Discovered in Nearby Planetary System
Mar. 6, 2014 — Astronomers have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star. The researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction of one of these icy bodies once ... full story -
Detailed Picture Created of Membrane Protein Linked to Learning, Memory, Anxiety, Pain and Brain Disorders
Mar. 6, 2014 — The most detailed 3-D picture yet has been created of a membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and autism. ... full story -
Warmer Temperatures Push Malaria to Higher Elevations
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have debated for more than two decades the likely impacts, if any, of global warming on the worldwide incidence of malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that infects more than 300 million ... full story -
Combatting Hospital-Acquired Infections With Protein Metal Complex
Mar. 6, 2014 — A protein containing a metal complex for blue paint inhibits growth of a pathogenic bacterium through iron deprivation. Scientists have found a new method using an artificial metalloprotein (a ... full story -
Smart Nanofibers to Treat Kidney Failure
Mar. 6, 2014 — A simple way to treat kidney failure. A new technique for purifying blood using a nanofiber mesh could prove useful as a cheap, wearable alternative to kidney ... full story -
Common Mutation Is Culprit in Acute Leukemia Relapse
Mar. 6, 2014 — Stem cell scientists have identified a mutation in human cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that likely drives relapse. The research could translate into improved patient care strategies for this ... full story -
'Seeing' Bodies With Sound (No Sight Required)
Mar. 6, 2014 — People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers. With a little ... full story -
Some People Really Just Don't Like Music
Mar. 6, 2014 — It is often said that music is a universal language. However, a new report finds that music doesn't speak to everyone. There are people who are perfectly able to experience pleasure in other ... full story
- Reducing wait times could improve spinal cord stimulator success for chronic pain
- Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos
- Europe may experience higher warming than global average
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- How river networks move across a landscape
- Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
- Crystals ripple in response to light: First propagating surface phonon polaritons in a van der Waals crystal
- Future electronics with super-efficient hard drives: Electricity controls magnetism
- Icy wreckage discovered in nearby planetary system
- Detailed picture created of membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders
- Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- Smart nanofibers to treat kidney failure
- Common mutation is culprit in acute leukemia relapse
- 'Seeing' bodies with sound (no sight required)
- Some people really just don't like music
- Warming temperatures are pushing two chickadee species -- and their hybrids -- northward
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra
- Storing extra rocket fuel in space for future missions?
- Computers used to 'see' neurons to better understand brain function
- Earth's mantle plasticity explained: Missing mechanism for deforming olivine-rich rocks
- E-cigarettes: Gateway to nicotine addiction for U.S. teens
- Hubble witnesses an asteroid mysteriously disintegrating
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Heart failure unknowns a roadblock to managing health
- Japanese Town: Half the survivors of mega-earthquake, tsunami, have PTSD symptoms
- Addressing the rapid increase in cesarean birth rates
- Computational tool offers new insight into key biological processes
- Energy drinks linked to teen health risks
- Going nuclear -- in a small way
- Santorini tree rings support the traditional dating of the volcanic eruption
- Target for shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells identified
- Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
- Testis size matters for genome evolution
- Love or kill thy neighbor? New study into animal social behavior
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Waiting for donor heart: Motion prolongs survival
- Eating red, processed meat: What scientists say
- Catalog of massive stars: Only one on two million qualify
- New research could help make 'roll-up' digital screens a reality for all
- Elephant age estimated from voice: A powerful conservation tool?
- Learning how to listen with neurofeedback
- Atypical development in siblings of children with autism is detectable at 12 months
- New robotic refueling technologies tested
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- Look back at US soybeans shows genetic improvement behind increased yields
- New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- New structure in dogs' eye linked to blinding retinal diseases
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- Human activity influences beach bacterial diversity
- Long-lasting device protects against HIV, pregnancy
- The Eurasian lynx as a key to the conservation and future viability of the endangered Iberian lynx
- Potential target found for drug to treat allergic asthma
- Alzheimer's disease much larger cause of death than reported, study shows
- Personalized gene therapy locks out HIV, paving the way to control virus without antiretroviral drugs
- Thirty percent of adults with attention deficit disorder report childhood physical abuse
- A small step toward discovering habitable Earths
- Study suggests non-uniform climate warming globally
- First-ever 3-D image created of the structure beneath Sierra Negra volcano
- Cocaine, pleasure principle explored in new rat study
- Drug therapy could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
- Biomarkers of cell death in Alzheimer's reverse course after symptom onset
- Chandra and XMM-Newton provide direct measurement of distant black hole's spin
- Warm rivers play role in Arctic sea ice melt
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- A single gene, doublesex, controls wing mimicry in butterflies
- Seeking quantum-ness: D-Wave chip passes rigorous tests
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Some metallic toys, low-cost jewelry present health risks for young children
- Rough surface could keep small electronic parts from sticking together
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- Newly engineered molecules doom proteins with kiss of death
- Your face says it all? Not so fast
- Banana plant fights off crop's invisible nemesis: Roundworms
- Plumes in the sleeping avian brain
- Pigment or bacteria? Researchers re-examine the idea of 'color' in fossil feathers
- First light for MUSE: Powerful 3-D spectrograph successfully installed on Very Large Telescope
- Copied from nature: Detecting software errors via genetic algorithms
- Climate change: Improving heat tolerance in trees
- Shadows of Petra awaken its astronomical orientation
- Determination might be a very human expression
- Smart grid for electric vehicle fleet
- Security tools for Industry 4.0
- Birdsong is not all about sexual selection: Female birds sing much more often than previously thought
- Remote sensing moisture model could aid farmers
- Convergent evolution: New fins evolve repeatedly in teleost fishes
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