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Experiences at Every Stage of Life Contribute to Cognitive Abilities in Old Age
July 25, 2014 — Early life experiences, such as childhood socioeconomic status and literacy, may have greater influence on the risk of cognitive impairment late in life than such demographic characteristics as race ... full story -
Intensity of Hurricanes: New Study Helps Improve Predictions of Storm Intensity
July 25, 2014 — While predicting the path of hurricanes has gotten better, little has been done to improve predicting a storm's intensity. That is, until now. "The air-water interface -- whether it had ... full story -
Magnets for Fusion Energy: High-Temperature Superconductor Achieves New World Record for Electrical Current
July 25, 2014 — Scientists have achieved an electrical current of 100,000 amperes, which is by far the highest in the world, by using the new idea of assembling the state-of-the-art yttrium-based high-temperature ... full story -
Could Heart Attack Patients Could Be Treated More Quickly?
July 25, 2014 — Clinical judgement, combined with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood test on arrival, is effective in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions for chest pain, a new study shows. The findings of a ... full story -
Bacteria Manipulate Salt to Build Shelters to Hibernate
July 25, 2014 — For the first time, researchers have detected an unknown interaction between microorganisms and salt. When Escherichia coli cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water that is left to dry, ... full story -
Breakthrough Laser Experiment Reveals Liquid-Like Motion of Atoms Within an Ultra-Cold Cluster
July 25, 2014 — A new study has furthered our understanding of how tiny nanosystems function, unlocking the potential to create new materials using nanosized ‘building ... full story -
Dementia Carers Need More Medication Support, Report Says
July 25, 2014 — Family carers of people with dementia may need more support with medication management, according to a recent study. "Family carers have a key role in supporting medication management ... full story -
'Light Pollution' May Affect Love Lives of Birds in the Viennese Forests
July 25, 2014 — Artificial light in cities exerts negative effects on humans, animals, and their environment. In an ongoing research project, behavioral biologists are investigating how blue tits in the Viennese ... full story -
Vulnerable Populations Disproportionately Affected by Food Security, Despite Public Programs
July 25, 2014 — Vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, and low-income households are disproportionately affected by food security, despite the extensive private and public food ... full story -
New Hope for Powdery Mildew Resistant Barley
July 25, 2014 — New research has opened the way for the development of new lines of barley with resistance to powdery mildew. "Powdery mildew is a significant problem wherever barley is grown around the ... full story -
Brain Tumor Causes, Risk Factors Elude Scientists
July 25, 2014 — Today, nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. are living with a brain tumor, and yet, when it comes to pinpointing causes or risk factors, scientists are still searching for answers. "Unlike the ... full story -
Steam Energy from the Sun: New Spongelike Structure Converts Solar Energy Into Steam
July 24, 2014 — A new material structure generates steam by soaking up the sun. The structure -- a layer of graphite flakes and an underlying carbon foam -- is a porous, insulating material structure that floats on ... full story -
Common Blood Thinner for Pregnant Women Proven Ineffective
July 24, 2014 — A daily injection to the belly commonly prescribed for pregnant women at risk of developing blood clots is found to be ineffective. As many as one in 10 pregnant women have a tendency to develop ... full story -
Overweight, Obese Preschoolers Lose More Weight When Parent Is Also Treated
July 24, 2014 — Primary care treatment of overweight and obese preschoolers works better when treatment targets both parent and child compared to when only the child is targeted. The study results suggest that ... full story -
Earlier Stone Age Artifacts Found in Northern Cape of South Africa
July 24, 2014 — Excavations at an archaeological site at Kathu in the Northern Cape province of South Africa have produced tens of thousands of Earlier Stone Age artifacts, including hand axes and other ... full story -
Parched West Is Using Up Underground Water: Study Points to Grave Implications for Western U.S. Water Supply
July 24, 2014 — A new study finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a ... full story -
Biologist Warn of Early Stages of Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event
July 24, 2014 — The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. Scientists ... full story -
New Characteristics of Complex Oxide Surfaces Revealed
July 24, 2014 — A combination of microscopy and data processing has given researchers an unprecedented look at the surface of a material known for its unusual physical and electrochemical ... full story -
How to Power California With Wind, Water and Sun
July 24, 2014 — New research outlines the path to a possible future for California in which renewable energy creates a healthier environment, generates jobs and stabilizes energy ... full story -
Pesticide Linked to Three Generations of Disease: Methoxychlor Causes Epigenetic Changes
July 24, 2014 — Researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future ... full story
- Experiences at every stage of life contribute to cognitive abilities in old age
- Intensity of hurricanes: New study helps improve predictions of storm intensity
- Magnets for fusion energy: High-temperature superconductor achieves new world record for electrical current
- Could heart attack patients could be treated more quickly?
- Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate
- Breakthrough laser experiment reveals liquid-like motion of atoms within an ultra-cold cluster
- Dementia carers need more medication support, report says
- 'Light pollution' may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests
- Vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by food security, despite public programs
- New hope for powdery mildew resistant barley
- Brain tumor causes, risk factors elude scientists
- Steam energy from the sun: New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam
- Common blood thinner for pregnant women proven ineffective
- Overweight, obese preschoolers lose more weight when parent is also treated
- Earlier Stone Age artifacts found in Northern Cape of South Africa
- Parched West is using up underground water: Study points to grave implications for Western U.S. water supply
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's sixth mass extinction event
- New characteristics of complex oxide surfaces revealed
- How to power California with wind, water and sun
- Pesticide linked to three generations of disease: Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes
- Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific preceded abrupt warming, end of ice age
- DNA mostly 'junk?' Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is 'functional', study finds
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- Protein couple controls flow of information into brain's memory center
- Artificial intelligence identifies the musical progression of the Beatles
- New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
- Joblessness could kill you, but recessions could be good for your health
- Fukushima accident underscores need for U.S. to seek out new information about nuclear plant hazards
- Corn and soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in midwest U.S. rivers
- A reward is valued more if you choose it yourself: New quirky byproduct of learning from reward
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- Tiny new species of frog from Brazil with a heroic name
- Metastatic brain tumor treatment could be on the horizon with use of SapC-DOPS
- Key molecule in flies identified that adjusts energy use under starvation conditions
- Annual financial cost of COPD $36 billion in U.S.: CDC report
- Nearly 50 years of lemur, other primates data now available online
- Mechanism that clears excess of protein linked with Type 2 diabetes
- Cost-effective, solvothermal synthesis of heteroatom (S or N)-doped graphene developed
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- New mass map of distant galaxy cluster is most precise yet
- Background TV can be bad for kids
- Dream come true for chemists? Creating organic zeolites
- Discovery is key to metal wear in sliding parts
- Chemist develops X-ray vision for quality assurance
- Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population
- Paracetamol no better than placebo for lower back pain
- Unleashing the power of quantum dot triplets
- Four-billion-year-old chemistry in cells today
- Nano-supercapacitors for electric cars
- Formula calculates thickness of bombproof concrete
- New drugs to combat asthma, similar illnesses
- Genome analysis helps in breeding more robust cows
- Wireless home automation systems reveal more than you would think about user behavior
- One route to malaria drug resistance found
- Hubble finds three surprisingly dry exoplanets: 'Hot Jupiters' had only one-tenth to one one-thousandth the amount of water predicted
- Why don't genetically identical cells behave identically? Cellular noise
- Smarter than a first-grader? Crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks
- Greater odds of adverse childhood experiences in those with military service, study finds
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Unsuspected characteristics of new cystic fibrosis drugs found, offering potential paths to more effective therapies
- Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury in rodents
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- The birth of topological spintronics: New material combo could lead to more efficient computers
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- The physics of lead guitar playing
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- 3-D image of Paleolithic child's skull reveals trauma, brain damage
- Combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HCV in patients co-infected with HIV
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent 'imprinted' genes are inherited from
- Genetics of cancer: Non-coding DNA can finally be decoded
- How much magma is hiding beneath our feet? Mysteries of Earth's crust pierced
- How stress hormones promote brain's building of negative memories
- Physicians seeing increase in brown recluse spider bites
- Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
- Protein evolution follows modular principle
- Brown fat protects against diabetes, obesity in humans
- Calcification in changing oceans
- Voyager spacecraft might not have reached interstellar space
- Ketamine can be a wonder drug for ER patients, physicians
- New model helps explain how provisions promote or reduce wildlife disease
- Stress can make hard-working mongooses less likely to help in future
- Research charts ecological impact of microbial respiration in oxygen-starved ocean
- New approach in search for extraterrestrial intelligence: Target alien polluters
- Researchers unlock protein puzzle using brightly hued dyes
- Nano-sized chip picks up scent of explosives molecules better than dog's nose
- Statin use decreases risk of Barrett's esophagus, study shows
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chip
- Scientists find way to maintain quantum entanglement in amplified signals
- Atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon
- Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
- Lives and deaths of sibling stars
- Can machines think? Misidentification of humans as machines in Turing tests
- Satellite galaxies put astronomers in a spin
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