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Losing 30 Minutes of Sleep Per Day May Promote Weight Gain and Adversely Affect Blood Sugar Control
Mar. 6, 2015 — Losing as little as 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, a new study ... full story -
Seniors' Hospital and ER Admission Rates Are Higher If They Have Obesity
Mar. 6, 2015 — Obesity is associated with substantial increases in older adults’ hospitalizations, emergency room admissions and use of outpatient health care services, according to a new study of 172,866 ... full story -
Mice Don't Need the Cortex to Sing Their Songs
Mar. 6, 2015 — The human language is unique in that we can refer to objects, events and ideas. The combination of syllables and words enables humans to generate an infinite number of expressions. An important ... full story -
Brain Treats Real and Imaginary Objects in the Same Way
Mar. 6, 2015 — The human brain can select relevant objects from a flood of information and edit out what is irrelevant. It also knows which parts belong to a whole. If, for example, we direct our attention to the ... full story -
Excess Sitting Linked to Coronary Artery Calcification, an Early Indicator of Heart Problems
Mar. 5, 2015 — Sitting for many hours per day is associated with increased coronary artery calcification, a marker of subclinical heart disease that can increase the risk of a heart attack, according to research. ... full story -
Hot Flashes at Younger Age May Signal Greater Cardiovascular Risk
Mar. 5, 2015 — Women who experience hot flashes earlier in life appear to have poorer endothelial function -- the earliest sign of cardiovascular disease -- than women who have hot flashes later in life or not at ... full story -
Women Don't Get to Hospital Fast Enough During Heart Attack
Mar. 5, 2015 — Women suffering a heart attack wait much longer than men to call emergency medical services and face significantly longer delays getting to a hospital equipped to care for them, putting women at ... full story -
Elusive El Niño Arrives: Forecasters Predict It Will Stay Weak, Have Little Influence on Weather and Climate
Mar. 5, 2015 — The long-anticipated El Niño has finally arrived, according to forecasters with NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. In their updated monthly outlook released today, forecasters issued an El Niño ... full story -
How Healthy Is Genetically Modified Soybean Oil?
Mar. 5, 2015 — Soybean oil accounts for more than 90 percent of all the seed oil production in the United States. Genetically modified soybean oil, made from seeds of GM soybean plants, was recently introduced into ... full story -
Snffing out Origins of Methane: Instrument Identifies Methane's Origins in Mines, Deep-Sea Vents, and Cows
Mar. 5, 2015 — Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide in its capacity to trap heat in Earth's atmosphere for a long time. The gas can originate from lakes and swamps, natural-gas ... full story -
Nutrient Pollution Damages Streams in Ways Previously Unknown, Ecologists Find
Mar. 5, 2015 — An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now. Ecologists reports that nutrient pollution causes a significant loss of forest-derived carbon from ... full story -
Restricting Fructose in Obese Latino and African American Children May Reduce Fat Accumulation in Their Liver
Mar. 5, 2015 — In obese Latino and African American children, restricting dietary fructose, but not calories, may decrease liver fat and the conversion of sugar to fat in the liver, a new study ... full story -
Mars: The Planet That Lost an Ocean's Worth of Water
Mar. 5, 2015 — A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean, and covered a greater portion of the planet's surface than the Atlantic Ocean does on Earth, according to new results ... full story -
Hubble Sees Supernova Split Into Four Images by Cosmic Lens
Mar. 5, 2015 — Astronomers have spotted for the first time a distant supernova split into four images. The multiple images of the exploding star are caused by the powerful gravity of a foreground elliptical galaxy ... full story -
Gut Microbial Mix Relates to Stages of Blood Sugar Control
Mar. 5, 2015 — The composition of intestinal bacteria and other micro-organisms -- called the gut microbiota -- changes over time in unhealthy ways in black men who are prediabetic, a new study ... full story -
Oxytocin Nasal Spray Causes Men to Eat Fewer Calories
Mar. 5, 2015 — A synthetic nasal formulation of the hormone oxytocin reduced caloric intake in healthy men, particularly consumption of fatty foods, after a single treatment, a new study finds. The results confirm ... full story -
Male Partner's Healthier Lifestyle May Help Infertile Obese Female Conceive
Mar. 5, 2015 — Male partners of infertile obese females may increase the odds of conceiving a child by improving their own weight and dietary habits, preliminary results from a pilot study ... full story -
Abnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems With Thinking in Schizophrenia
Mar. 5, 2015 — By studying specially bred mice with specific developmental and cognitive traits resembling those seen in schizophrenia, researchers have provided new evidence that abnormal rhythmic activity in ... full story -
Drug to Control Appetite Could Also Fight Anxiety
Mar. 5, 2015 — Did you know that our body produces its own marijuana-like compound to protect us against anxiety? A study reveals a new biological pathway that regulates this system and suggests that a drug ... full story -
In Vivo CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Sheds Light on Cancer Metastasis, Tumor Evolution
Mar. 5, 2015 — For the first time, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has been employed in a whole organism model to systematically target every gene in the genome. A team of scientists has pioneered the use of ... full story
- Losing 30 minutes of sleep per day may promote weight gain and adversely affect blood sugar control
- Seniors' hospital and ER admission rates are higher if they have obesity
- Mice don't need the cortex to sing their songs
- Brain treats real and imaginary objects in the same way
- Excess sitting linked to coronary artery calcification, an early indicator of heart problems
- Hot flashes at younger age may signal greater cardiovascular risk
- Women don't get to hospital fast enough during heart attack
- Elusive El Niño arrives: Forecasters predict it will stay weak, have little influence on weather and climate
- How healthy is genetically modified soybean oil?
- Snffing out origins of methane: instrument identifies methane's origins in mines, deep-sea vents, and cows
- Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
- Restricting fructose in obese Latino and African American children may reduce fat accumulation in their liver
- Mars: The planet that lost an ocean's worth of water
- Hubble sees supernova split into four images by cosmic lens
- Gut microbial mix relates to stages of blood sugar control
- Oxytocin nasal spray causes men to eat fewer calories
- Male partner's healthier lifestyle may help infertile obese female conceive
- Abnormal brain rhythms tied to problems with thinking in schizophrenia
- Drug to control appetite could also fight anxiety
- In vivo CRISPR-Cas9 screen sheds light on cancer metastasis, tumor evolution
- From chick to bedside: Removing the Wnt barrier
- Twin copies of gene pair up in embryonic stem cells at critical moment in differentiation
- Phthalates potentially alter levels of a pregnancy hormone that influences sex development
- Nine steps to survive 'most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history'
- Menopausal whales are influential and informative leaders
- Molecule found in tree leaves helps female mice combat weight gain; males unaffected
- Biomolecular force generation based on principle of a gas spring
- Baby mantises harness mid-air 'spin' during jumps for precision landings
- Autistic features linked to prenatal exposure to commonly found fire retardants, phthalates
- Exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy affects the brain two generations later, rat study shows
- Protein's pivotal role in heart failure discovered
- Flood and drought risk to cities on rise even with no climate change
- Smoking when pregnant increases cancer risk for daughters
- Family interventions reduce smoking rates in children, adolescents
- Breakthrough in nonlinear optics research
- Hidden hazards found in 'green' products
- Energetic immune cells vital for fighting disease
- Reliance on smartphones linked to lazy thinking
- Magnetic material attracts attention for cancer therapy
- Yucatan Peninsula hit by tsunami 1,500 years ago, evidence indicates
- Turning a vole into a mighty rodent
- Neuropathy: Relief for diabetics with painful condition
- Significant facial variation in pre-Columbian South America
- Human brains age less than previously thought
- Semi-veggie diet effectively lowers heart disease, stroke risk
- Einstein put to the test: Satellite mission on dark energy and theory of gravitation
- Neuroscientists perform important step towards cell therapy for diseases of the cerebral cortex
- Weight loss surgery can be a safe option for obese children, experts say
- Simple sideline test shown effective in diagnosing concussion in student athletes as young as 5 years old
- Chemists develop 'looking glass' for spotting sound molecular structures
- 'Extinct' bird rediscovered: Last seen in 1941
- Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil
- Antibodies to brain proteins may trigger psychosis
- Cardiovascular disease kills 51% of women in Europe and breast cancer kills 3%
- 'Life-prolonging' research for cystic fibrosis patients underway
- Space technology investigates large-scale changes to Africa's climate
- Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power 'life on Mars'
- Printing custom touch-sensitive displays yourself
- Medical nanoparticles: local treatment of lung cancer
- New flavors for lager beer: successful generation of hybrid yeasts
- Rapid changes observed in a comet’s plasma tail
- Male images seen by left side of the brain
- Choice of monitoring method could be key for babies with poor growth in the womb
- Sun damage causes genetic changes that predispose children and adolescents to melanoma
- Longer-term CMV treatment effective for symptomatic babies, study shows
- Novel Approach Helps Prevent Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
- Breakthrough to take the pain out of catheters
- Breakthrough discovery made in cancer treatment
- Full-annual-cycle models track migratory bird populations throughout the year
- New protein booster may lead to better DNA vaccines and gene therapy
- Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead
- Activating genes on demand: Possible?
- Omega-3 fatty acids appear to protect damaged heart after heart attack
- L.A. story: Cleaner air, healthier kids
- Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk by nearly half
- Excavation reveals ancient town and burial complex in Diros Bay, Greece
- New materials discovered to detect neutrons emitted by radioactive materials
- New research could lead to more efficient electrical energy storage
- Metabolic path to improved biofuel production
- Strength in numbers: First-ever quantum device that detects and corrects its own errors
- Galactic 'rain' explains why some galaxies are better at creating stars
- Deadly frog fungus dates back to 1880s, studies find
- 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
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