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Using Fruit Flies to Understand How We Sense Hot and Cold
Mar. 4, 2015 — Innately, we pull our hand away when we touch a hot pan on the stove, but little is known about how our brain processes temperature information. Scientists now have discovered how a fruit fly's ... full story -
Why Isn't the Universe as Bright as It Should Be?
Mar. 4, 2015 — A handful of new stars are born each year in the Milky Way, while many more blink on across the universe. But astronomers have observed that galaxies should be churning out millions more stars, based ... full story -
Direct Evidence That Drought-Weakened Amazonian Forests 'Inhale Less Carbon'
Mar. 4, 2015 — Direct evidence of the rate at which individual trees in the Amazonian basin 'inhale' carbon from the atmosphere during severe drought has been provided by an international research team. ... full story -
Discovery of 2.8-Million-Year-Old Jaw Sheds Light on Early Humans
Mar. 4, 2015 — For decades, scientists have been searching for African fossils documenting the earliest phases of the Homo lineage, but specimens recovered from the critical time interval between 3 and 2.5 million ... full storyMore: -
Strong Genetic Risk Factor for MS Discovered in Family of Five Affected Siblings
Mar. 4, 2015 — A genetic variation has been discovered that, in women, significantly increases their risk of developing multiple sclerosis, scientists report. The variant occurs almost twice as often among women ... full story -
Planet 'Reared' by Four Parent Stars
Mar. 4, 2015 — Growing up as a planet with more than one parent star has its challenges. Though the planets in our solar system circle just one star -- our sun -- other more distant planets, called exoplanets, can ... full story -
Time Management: Why We Feel Busier When Close to Reaching a Goal
Mar. 4, 2015 — Is there any worse time to be interrupted than right now? Regardless of what we're doing or the nature of the interruption, we often feel as if we have no time to spare at the moment. According ... full story -
Infant Gut Bacteria and Food Sensitization: Associations in the First Year of Life
Mar. 4, 2015 — New light has been shed on changes in intestinal bacteria of infants that can predict future development of food allergies or asthma. The research reveals that infants with a fewer number of ... full story -
X-Ray Imaging of a Single Virus in 3-D
Mar. 4, 2015 — By imaging single viruses injected into the intense beam of an X-ray free-electron laser, researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of the mimivirus. The technique could be applied ... full story -
Mechanism Behind Most Common Form of Inherited Alzheimer's Disease Revealed
Mar. 4, 2015 — For the first time, a study reveals exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer's disease produce the disorder's devastating effects. The paper upends ... full story -
Mental Health Soon After War-Zone Concussions Predicts Disability
Mar. 4, 2015 — Evaluating military personnel with blast-related mild traumatic brain injuries, researchers have found that early symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as anxiety, emotional numbness, flashbacks ... full story -
Advancing Multiple Approaches for Characterizing Permafrost Microbes in a Changing Climate
Mar. 4, 2015 — To better characterize the microbial activities in the thawing permafrost, scientists have reported on the application of multiple molecular technologies: ... full story -
Dog DNA Tests Alone Not Enough for Healthy Pedigree, Experts Say
Mar. 4, 2015 — Breeding dogs on the basis of a single genetic test carries risks and may not improve the health of pedigree lines, experts warn. Only a combined approach that makes use of DNA analysis, health ... full story -
Scientists Question Rush to Build Nicaragua Canal
Mar. 4, 2015 — A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of a controversial Central American canal across Nicaragua. The path of the Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal ... full story -
Treatment Guidelines for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Outlined
Mar. 4, 2015 — A guideline has been issued that outlines the use of 3-D computed tomography (CT)-based radiation therapy planning and volumetric image guidance to more effectively treat pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma ... full story -
Older, White Males With Advanced Bladder Cancer at High Risk for Suicide
Mar. 4, 2015 — Older, single white males with advanced bladder cancer have the highest suicide risk among those with other cancers of the male genitals and urinary system, researchers report. The review identified ... full story -
Insight Into Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mar. 4, 2015 — The development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) may be influenced through a protein in the gut leading to inflammation according to research. "These results provide further evidence to ... full story -
Making Night Vision, Thermal Imaging Affordable
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have created an electronic device using CMOS technology that detects electromagnetic waves to create images at nearly 10 terahertz, which is the highest frequency for electronic devices. ... full story -
Genome Replication May Hold Clues to Cancer Evolution
Mar. 4, 2015 — The more copies of a genome a cell holds, the more adaptable those cells are, scientists have discovered. This may have implications for cancer's evolution and ... full story -
New Models Yield Clearer Picture of Emissions' True Costs
Mar. 4, 2015 — New models calculate and compare the true costs of various fuels to health, climate and the environment. Viewed this way, a gallon of gas costs $3.80 more than the pump price. The social cost of a ... full story
- Using fruit flies to understand how we sense hot and cold
- Why isn't the universe as bright as it should be?
- Direct evidence that drought-weakened Amazonian forests 'inhale less carbon'
- Discovery of 2.8-million-year-old jaw sheds light on early humans
- Strong genetic risk factor for MS discovered in family of five affected siblings
- Planet 'reared' by four parent stars
- Time management: Why we feel busier when close to reaching a goal
- Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life
- X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D
- Mechanism behind most common form of inherited Alzheimer's disease revealed
- Mental health soon after war-zone concussions predicts disability
- Advancing multiple approaches for characterizing permafrost microbes in a changing climate
- Dog DNA tests alone not enough for healthy pedigree, experts say
- Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
- Treatment guidelines for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma outlined
- Older, white males with advanced bladder cancer at high risk for suicide
- Insight into inflammatory bowel disease
- Making night vision, thermal imaging affordable
- Genome replication may hold clues to cancer evolution
- New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs
- Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly?
- Experiments support conductivity claims for microbial nanowires
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
- Pennies reveal new insights on nature of randomness
- Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds
- Novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer described by researchers
- Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially
- Determining recipes for some of the world's oldest preserved beers
- Obesity is associated with brain's neurotransmitters
- Retina protein that may help conquer blindness discovered
- How big data can be used to understand major events
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Where you live could mean 'greener' alternatives do more harm than good
- Cause of tree-killing fungus uncovered: Extra genes
- Function of an enzyme critical to male fertility described
- Oxytocin may enhance social function in psychiatric disorders
- Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate
- Marriages more likely to end in divorce when wives get sick
- Simulating the potential spread of measles
- Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
- Hurricanes helped accelerate spread of lionfish
- Men tend to be more narcissistic than women, study finds
- Wild yaks: Shaggy barometers of climate change
- Usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- Aneurysm screening should be revisited, say experts
- Agreement on best estimates of breast cancer overdiagnosis urgently needed to inform women
- How much overdetection is acceptable in cancer screening?
- Grand tree of life study shows a clock-like trend in new species emergence and diversity
- Analysis of spider venom reveals seven promising compounds with potential to relieve chronic pain
- Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time
- Widespread risk of infectious diseases to wild bees, new study reveals
- Why many similar species coexist within complex ecosystems, such as Amazon rainforest or coral reefs
- Vampire bats: Who bit whom?
- An alternative to medical marijuana for pain?
- Genetic study revives debate on origin and expansion of Indo-European languages in Europe
- New data provided by seabed sediments on the climate within the Mediterranean basin over the course of the last 20,000 years
- New information on Parkinson’s: GDNF not needed by the midbrain dopamine system
- Salt increases physical performance in resistance competitions
- Flexible sensors turn skin into a touch-sensitive interaction space for mobile devices
- New approach to analysis of unresolved controversy over nuclear power
- Solar cells to get growth boost, price cut
- Cities have a memory and interact with their neighbors
- Robots for stroke rehabilitation
- New type of biomarker shows promise in improving prostate cancer care
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- Newly discovered hormone mimics the effects of exercise
- Bird flu: New compound protects 100 percent of ferrets, mice, from H5N1
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- Neuroscientists identify new way several brain areas communicate
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Creative genius driven by distraction
- Far from home: Wayward star cluster is both tiny and distant
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- Highly sensitive detection of malaria parasites
- Researchers discover new material to produce clean energy
- Lasting severe weather impact found in feathers of young birds
- Adults only really catch flu about twice a decade, suggests study
- Bans don't help smokers quit, researchers say
- Poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer's disease
- A new level of earthquake understanding: Surprise findings from San Andreas Fault rock sample
- 3-D printed parts provide low-cost, custom alternatives for lab equipment
- Divorce fuels kids' sugary beverage consumption, study finds
- Researchers investigate possible colon cancer risk for new generation of weight-loss drugs
- High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
- Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed
- Pregnant women with asthma need to curb urge to ask for antibiotics
- Administering sedatives for patients receiving general anesthesia questioned
- Float like a mosquito: Mechanical logic may inspire aquatic robots, better boats
- Flower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
- Advisory about not feeding peanuts to infants and young children at risk for peanut allergy
- Cloudy, with a wisp of liquid rock: Clouds around exoplanets analyzed
- In a heartbeat: new model shows that filaments in heart muscle cells don't automatically keep the beat
- When age matters: precise dating of ancient charcoal found near skull is helping reveal unique period in prehistory
- Nice to sniff you: Handshakes may engage our sense of smell
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- Stress markers in unemployed linked to poor health
- Plants detect bacterial endotoxin in similar process to mammals
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
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