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Disease-Carrying Fleas Abound on New York City's Rats
Mar. 2, 2015 — In the first study of its kind since the 1920s, rats in New York City were found to carry a flea species capable of transmitting plague pathogens. Among them: 500-plus Oriental rat fleas, notorious ... full story -
BPA Exposure Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Mar. 2, 2015 — A newly published study is the first to report an association between bisphenol-A (BPA), a common plasticizer used in a variety of consumer food and beverage containers, with autism spectrum disorder ... full story -
Perfect NCAA Bracket? Near Impossible: Mathematician Says
Mar. 2, 2015 — The odds of picking a perfect bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball March Madness championship tournament are a staggering less than one in 9.2 quintillion (that’s 9,223,372,036,854,775,808), ... full story -
Is 'the Dress' White and Gold or Blue and Black? Visual Perception Expert Weighs in
Mar. 2, 2015 — On Feb. 26, a picture of a cocktail dress originally uploaded to the blog Tumblr swept the Internet and managed to divide the population over a simple question: What color is the dress? Some viewers ... full story -
Colon + Septic Tank = Unique, at Times Stinky, Study
Mar. 2, 2015 — What do a human colon, septic tank, copper nanoparticles and zebrafish have in common? They were the key components used by researchers to study the impact copper nanoparticles, which are found in ... full story -
Pens Filled With High-Tech Inks for Do-It-Yourself Sensors
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers ... full story -
Forbidden Atomic Transitions: Controlling Matter 1,000 Times More Precisely Using High-Resolution Spectroscopy
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible. Physicists have demonstrated ... full story -
Genetically Speaking, Mammals Are More Like Their Fathers
Mar. 2, 2015 — You might resemble or act more like your mother, but a novel research study reveals that mammals are genetically more like their dads. Specifically, the research shows that although we inherit equal ... full story -
Scientists Override Body's Inflammatory Response
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists who have discovered the mechanism of a protein that suppresses inflammation in the body, say the information could potentially be used to develop new drugs to control inflammation. The ... full story -
Low Sugar Uptake in Brain Appears to Exacerbate Alzheimer's Disease
Mar. 2, 2015 — A deficiency in the protein responsible for moving glucose across the brain's protective blood-brain barrier appears to intensify the neurodegenerative effects of Alzheimer's disease, ... full story -
Core Work: Iron Vapor Gives Clues to Formation of Earth and Moon
Mar. 2, 2015 — One of the world's most powerful radiation sources provides scientists clues about Earth's formation and how iron ... full story -
Scientists Crack Piece of Neural Code for Learning, Memory
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers describe how postmortem brain slices can be 'read' to determine how a rat was trained to behave in response to specific sounds, a new article suggests. The work provides one of ... full story -
Minors Easily Able to Purchase Electronic Cigarettes Online
Mar. 2, 2015 — Teenagers in North Carolina were easily able to buy electronic cigarettes online because both Internet vendors and shipping companies failed to verifying ages in a study that assessed compliance with ... full story -
Survey of Teen Dating Violence Among US High School Students
Mar. 2, 2015 — A survey of US high school students suggests that 1 in 5 female students and 1 in 10 male students who date have experienced some form of teen dating violence (TDV) during the past 12 months. ... full story -
Cerebral Blood Flow as a Possible Marker for Concussion Outcomes
Mar. 2, 2015 — Cerebral blood flow recovery in the brain could be a biomarker of outcomes in patients following concussion, a new imaging study suggests. Most of the 3.8 million sports-related traumatic brain ... full story -
Growth Screening Could Help Detect Celiac Disease in Kids
Mar. 2, 2015 — Screening for five growth parameters helped detect celiac disease (CD) with good accuracy in both boys and girls because growth falters in most children with CD, according to a new article. CD is an ... full story -
Healthy-Looking Prostate Cells Mask Cancer-Causing Mutations
Mar. 2, 2015 — Prostate cells that look normal under the microscope may be hiding genetic mutations that could develop into cancer, prompting new ways to improve treatment for the disease, according to research. ... full story -
Old-Looking Galaxy in a Young Universe: Astronomers Find Dust in the Early Universe
Mar. 2, 2015 — Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe -- both in the formation of planets and new stars. But the earliest galaxies had no dust, only gas. Now an international team of astronomers has ... full story -
NASA Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival
Mar. 2, 2015 — NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn will be the first mission to successfully visit a dwarf planet ... full story -
Important Step Towards Quantum Computing: Metals at Atomic Scale
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists report that they could observe experimentally the current flow along channels at the crystal surfaces of topological insulators. The channels are less than one nanometer wide and extend ... full story
- Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City's rats
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder
- Perfect NCAA Bracket? Near Impossible: Mathematician says
- Is 'the dress' white and gold or blue and black? Visual perception expert weighs in
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Genetically speaking, mammals are more like their fathers
- Scientists override body's inflammatory response
- Low sugar uptake in brain appears to exacerbate Alzheimer's disease
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Scientists crack piece of neural code for learning, memory
- Minors easily able to purchase electronic cigarettes online
- Survey of teen dating violence among US high school students
- Cerebral blood flow as a possible marker for concussion outcomes
- Growth screening could help detect celiac disease in kids
- Healthy-looking prostate cells mask cancer-causing mutations
- Old-looking galaxy in a young universe: Astronomers find dust in the early universe
- NASA spacecraft nears historic dwarf planet arrival
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
- Breakthrough in organic light emitting diodes technology
- Basal cell carcinoma drug encourages both cancer regression and loss of taste in patients
- Peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases
- Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information
- Key to tuberculosis resistance found
- New genetic syndrome found, arising from errors in 'master switch' during early development
- Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
- Guidelines suggest blood thinners for more women, seniors with AFib
- Sleep-walking neurons: Brain's GPS never stops working -- even during sleep
- Study on adolescent bariatric surgery safety concludes
- Insulin resistance in the brain, behavioral disorders: Direct link found
- Lycopene may ward off kidney cancer in older women
- Clever application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery
- Smart crystallization
- Conservative treatment normalizes head shape in most infants with skull flattening, reports article
- Use of new systemic adjuvant therapy in gastrointestinal tumors increasing
- Mutation may cause early loss of sperm supply
- Scientists trick the light fantastic
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Environment may change, but microbiome of queen bees does not
- Why nitrate supplementation may increase athletic performance
- Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells: Unzipped nanotubes turned into possible alternative for platinum
- Preventing metabolic disease may start in the womb... of your grandmother
- Mitochondrial 'shield' that helps cancer cells survive identified
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Anticholinergic drugs linked to risk for pneumonia in elderly
- Lab-on-paper developed for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
- Oral swabs: New approach to diagnosing TB
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- Study identifies teens at-risk for synthetic marijuana use
- On-board school bus filtration system reduces pollutants by 88 percent
- New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
- Licorice manufacturers encouraged to state daily limit of consumption
- Norwegian mammals and birds have many different methods of surviving long, intense winter nights
- Black men less willing to be investigated for prostate cancer
- With kids' antipsychotic treatment on the rise, study looks at prescriber decision-making
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Pediatricians face increasing pressure to delay vaccinations, and more are giving in to parents' requests
- Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates
- 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
- Archaeologists open mysterious lead coffin found buried just feet from the former grave of King Richard III
- Kids who lack sympathy more likely to share with virtuous friends
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Preventing spread of cancer with copper molecules
- Measles vaccine in modified form also effective against Chikungunya virus
- Teachers become healthier when they learn
- Enhancing high-temperature tolerance in plants: Effective on rice and tomatoes
- Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor
- Treadmill performance predicts mortality
- Heart valve repair significantly improves emotional wellbeing in patients with mitral regurgitation
- Frequency of blood tests in heart surgery patients may lead to anemia, transfusions
- New views of enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol, other lipids
- Image-guided treatment shown to break the migraine cycle
- Genetics reveals where emperor penguins survived the last ice age
- First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
- Crohn's disease not exempt from racial disparities
- Research of plain wren duets could help further understand fundamentals of conversation
- Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
- Introverts prefer mountains
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
- New compounds protect nervous system from the structural damage characteristic of multiple sclerosis
- Reviving drugs with anti-stroke potential, minus side effects
- Robust evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a biological illness
- Bringing clean energy a step closer
- Energy use in buildings: Innovative, lower cost sensors and controls yield better energy efficiency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Predicting human crowds with statistical physics
- How were fossil tracks made by Early Triassic swimming reptiles so well preserved?
- Cryptochrome protein helps birds navigate via magnetic field
- 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
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