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Building Trustworthy Big Data Algorithms
Jan. 29, 2015 — Much of our reams of data sit in large databases of unstructured text. Finding insights among emails, text documents, and websites is extremely difficult unless we can search, characterize, and ... full story -
Heavy Drinking in Middle-Age May Increase Stroke Risk More Than Traditional Factors
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day in middle-age raised stroke risks more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Heavy drinking in mid-life was linked to ... full story -
FDA Approves First-of-Kind Device to Treat Obesity
Jan. 29, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight loss treatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brain ... full story -
Complex Environments Push 'Brain' Evolution
Jan. 29, 2015 — Little animations trying to master a computer game are teaching neuroscience researchers how the brain evolves when faced with difficult tasks. Neuroscientists have programmed animated critters that ... full story -
Privacy Challenges: Just Four Vague Pieces of Info Can Identify You, and Your Credit Card
Jan. 29, 2015 — Just four fairly vague pieces of information -- the dates and locations of four purchases -- are enough to identify 90 percent of the people in a data set recording three months of credit-card ... full story -
Scientists Investigate Link Between Skyrocketing Sea Slug Populations, Warming Seas
Jan. 29, 2015 — A team of California scientists believes a far-flung Okenia rosacea bloom -- along with a slew of other marine species spotted north of their typical ranges -- may signal a much larger shift in ocean ... full story -
Structure of World's Largest Single Cell Is Reflected at the Molecular Level
Jan. 29, 2015 — Biologists used the world’s largest single-celled organism, an aquatic alga called Caulerpa taxifolia, to study the nature of structure and form in plants. It is a single cell that can grow to a ... full story -
Generating Mobius Strips of Light
Jan. 29, 2015 — Physicists have experimentally produced Möbius strips from the polarization of light, confirming a theoretical prediction that it is possible for light's electromagnetic field to assume this ... full story -
New Technique for Growing High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers have revealed a new solution-based hot-casting technique that allows growth of highly efficient and reproducible solar cells from large-area perovskite crystals. The researchers ... full story -
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Could Protect Liver from Sepsis-Induced Damage
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drugs that are on the market to treat erectile dysfunction could have another use: they might be able to protect the liver from damage caused by sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, ... full story -
In a Role Reversal, RNAs Proofread Themselves
Jan. 29, 2015 — Building a protein is a lot like a game of telephone: information is passed along from one messenger to another, creating the potential for errors. Enzymatic machines proofread at each step, and ... full story -
Where Did the Missing Oil Go? New Study Says Some Is Sitting on the Gulf Floor
Jan. 29, 2015 — Some 6 million to 10 million gallons of oil from the BP oil spill are buried in the sediment on the Gulf floor, about 62 miles southeast of the Mississippi Delta, researchers have ... full story -
CAT Scan of Nearby Supernova Remnant Reveals Frothy Interior
Jan. 29, 2015 — Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is one of the most well studied supernova remnants in our galaxy. But it still holds major surprises. Astronomers have now generated a new 3-D map of its interior ... full story -
First-Ever View of Protein Structure May Lead to Better Anxiety Drugs
Jan. 29, 2015 — When new medicines are invented, the drug may hit the intended target and nullify the symptoms, but nailing a bull's eye -- one that produces zero side effects -- can be quite elusive. New ... full story -
Global Warming Won't Mean More Storms: Big Storms to Get Bigger, Small Storms to Shrink, Experts Predict
Jan. 29, 2015 — Atmospheric physicists predict that global warming will not lead to an overall increasingly stormy atmosphere, a topic debated by scientists for decades. Instead, strong storms will become stronger ... full story -
Key Element in Circadian Clock Speed Discovered
Jan. 29, 2015 — In a discovery that may lead to new treatments for sleep disorders, jet lag and other health problems tied to circadian rhythms, researchers have identified a determinant of the circadian ... full story -
Baleen Whales Hear Through Their Bones
Jan. 29, 2015 — Understanding how baleen whales hear has posed a great mystery to marine mammal researchers. Biologists reveal that the skulls of at least some baleen whales, specifically fin whales in their study, ... full story -
Public and Scientists Express Strikingly Different Views About Science-Related Issues
Jan. 29, 2015 — Despite similar views about the overall place of science in America, the general public and scientists often see science-related issues through a different lens, according to a new pair of ... full story -
Research About Unique Cardinal Revealed
Jan. 29, 2015 — A biological sciences professor is receiving attention for his research and publication on a bilateral gynandromorph bird found in the wild. More specifically, the bird has the brownish-gray ... full story -
New Clues About a Brain Protein With High Affinity for Valium
Jan. 29, 2015 — Valium, one of the best known antianxiety drugs, produces its calming effects by binding with a particular protein in the brain. But the drug has an almost equally strong affinity for a completely ... full story
- Building trustworthy big data algorithms
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat obesity
- Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas
- Structure of world's largest single cell is reflected at the molecular level
- Generating Mobius strips of light
- New technique for growing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
- Erectile dysfunction drugs could protect liver from sepsis-induced damage
- In a role reversal, RNAs proofread themselves
- Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor
- CAT scan of nearby supernova remnant reveals frothy interior
- First-ever view of protein structure may lead to better anxiety drugs
- Global warming won't mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
- Key element in circadian clock speed discovered
- Baleen whales hear through their bones
- Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues
- Research about unique cardinal revealed
- New clues about a brain protein with high affinity for valium
- Texting may be more suitable than apps in treatment of mental illness
- Gobal patterns of specialized feeding in insect herbivores revealed
- Bird watchers help federal agencies pinpoint conservation priorities
- Canceled flights: For monarch butterflies, loss of migration means more disease
- Genetically engineered antibody-based molecules show enhanced hiv-fighting abilities
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Parkinson's gene linked to lung cancer
- Among gut microbes, strains, not just species, matter
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Cancer fear can impact screening uptake
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- New deep-brain imaging reveals separate functions for nearly identical neurons
- Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change
- Ancient skull shows modern humans colonized Eurasia 60-70,000 years ago
- Invasive species in the Great Lakes by 2063
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- New research recommends treating elevated blood pressure during pregnancy
- The tell-tale signs of a galactic merger
- New potential therapeutic strategy against a very aggressive infant bone cancer
- Hydrogen sulfide could help lower blood pressure
- Rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- How poverty may affect memory
- Forecasting the flu better
- Novel eye-tracking technology detects concussions, head injury severity
- Nearly 2,500 women could benefit from mitochondrial donation in UK
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Outbreak of rare respiratory virus could be linked with paralysis in 12 Colorado children
- Can synesthesia be taught? Colored letters, tasty sounds?
- Vehicle body made from cotton, hemp, and wood
- Ultrasound technology made to measure
- Solar chip monitors windows
- Love and intimacy in later life: Active sex lives common in the over 70s
- Nanomedicines of the future will build on quantum chemistry
- Could a new proposed particle help to detect Dark Matter?
- Astronomers gain a new view of galaxy M 82
- 3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children
- Child maltreatment not a clear path to adult crime
- Gender roles: Men and women are not so different after all
- Building a better weather forecast? SMAP may help
- Cassini catches Saturn's moon Titan naked in the solar wind
- Researchers produce two bio-fuels from a single algae
- Long-necked 'dragon' discovered in China: Dinosaur's lightweight neck spanned half the length of its body
- Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds
- Engineer advances new daytime star tracker
- Erratic as normal: Arctic sea ice loss expected to be bumpy in the short term
- Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles
- To reassure electric car buyers, combine battery leasing with better charging
- Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change
- Why upper motor neurons degenerate in ALS
- Molecular alterations in head and neck cancers uncovered by study
- Quantum computer as detector shows space is not squeezed
- Missing link in metal physics explains Earth's magnetic field
- Concentrating on word sounds helps reading instruction and intervention
- Damaged DNA may stall patrolling molecule to initiate repair
- Protein pathway involved in nicotine-induced lung cancer metastasis found
- Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures
- Chimps with higher-ranking moms do better in fights
- Playing with puzzles, blocks may build children's spatial skills
- What's happening with your donated specimen?
- Holes in valence bands of nanodiamonds discovered: Potential catalysts for splitting water
- New model for preserving donor tissue will allow more natural joint repair for patients
- Demystifying nanocrystal solar cells
- The two faces of Mars: Moon-sized celestial object crashed into south pole
- New protein detonates 'invincible' bacteria from within
- Did genetic links to modern maladies provide ancient benefits?
- Picture this: Technology tightens focus on who's watching women
- Detecting chemical weapons quickly with a color-changing film
- Eyeglasses that turn into sunglasses -- at your command
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- News from the depths: A new cave-dwelling flatworm species from the Brazilian savanna
- Novel compound switches off epilepsy development
- New biological evidence reveals link between brain inflammation and major depression
- Slope on ocean surface lowers sea level in Europe
- Pacemakers with Internet connection, a not-so-distant goal
- A robot to help improve agriculture and wine production
- New instrument to study the extreme universe -- the X-Ray polarimeter X-Calibur
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