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DNA Looping Damage Tied to HPV Cancer, Researcher Discovers
Apr. 16, 2014 — Certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are known to cause about five percent of all cancer cases, yet all the mechanisms aren't completely understood. Now, researchers have leveraged Ohio ... full story -
Trials of the Cherokee Were Reflected in Their Skulls
Apr. 16, 2014 — Researchers have found that environmental stressors -- from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War -- led to significant changes in the shape of skulls in the eastern and western bands of the Cherokee ... full story -
Making New Materials an Atomic Layer at a Time
Apr. 16, 2014 — Researchers have shown the ability to grow high quality, single-layer materials one on top of the other using chemical vapor deposition. This highly scalable technique, often used in the ... full story -
Irrigated Agriculture: Precious Habitat for the Long-Billed Curlew
Apr. 16, 2014 — Despite the recent rainfall, California is still in a drought, so not only are water supplies limited, but demand for water is increasing from a variety of uses. In a recent study, scientists ... full story -
Using Video Surveillance to Measure Peoples' Hand Washing Habits
Apr. 16, 2014 — Use of video surveillance to better understand essential hygiene behavior has been pioneered by researchers. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. ... full story -
Ant Colonies Help Evacuees in Disaster Zones
Apr. 16, 2014 — An escape route mapping system based on the behavior of ant colonies could give evacuees a better chance of reaching safe harbor after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by building a map showing ... full story -
How Toddlers Learn Verbs: New Insight
Apr. 16, 2014 — Parents can help toddlers' language skills by showing them a variety of examples of different actions, according to new research. Previous research has shown that verbs pose particular ... full story -
Global Scientific Team 'Visualizes' a New Crystallization Process
Apr. 16, 2014 — By combining a synchrotron's bright X-ray beam with high speed X-ray cameras, scientists shot a 'movie' showing how organic molecules form into crystals. This is a first. Their new ... full story -
Augmented Reality: Bringing History and the Future to Life
Apr. 16, 2014 — Have you ever wished you had a virtual time machine that could show you how your street looked last century? Or have you wanted to see how your new furniture might look, before you’ve even bought ... full story -
Progress in Understanding Immune Response in Severe Schistosomiasis
Apr. 16, 2014 — A mechanism that may help explain the severe forms of schistosomiasis, or snail fever, has been discovered by researchers. Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the ... full story -
Fighting Neuroblastomas by Blocking DNA Replication, Repair
Apr. 16, 2014 — PCNA is a protein essential to DNA repair and replication, and researchers are targeting it in neuroblastoma cells in order to halt tumor growth and induce cell death. Neuroblastoma is one of the ... full story -
Relieving Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety With Improved Batteries
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new nanomaterial called a metal organic framework could extend the lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries, which could be used to increase the driving range of electric vehicles. Researchers added ... full story -
Computer Software Analyzing Facial Expressions Accurately Predicts Student Test Performance
Apr. 16, 2014 — Real-time engagement detection technology that processes facial expressions can perform with accuracy comparable to that of human observers, according to new research. The study used automatic ... full story -
Diverse Gene Pool Critical for Tigers' Survival, Say Experts
Apr. 16, 2014 — Increasing tigers' genetic diversity -- via interbreeding and other methods -- and not just their population numbers may be the best solution to saving this endangered species, according to ... full story -
Body Mass Index Associated With Breast Cancer, Regardless of Body Shape
Apr. 16, 2014 — A larger waist circumference is associated with higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but not beyond its contribution to BMI, a new study of predominantly white women finds. The study fails to ... full story -
Scientists Achieve First Direct Observations of Excitons in Motion
Apr. 16, 2014 — A quasiparticle called an exciton -- responsible for the transfer of energy within devices such as solar cells, LEDs, and semiconductor circuits -- has been understood theoretically for decades. But ... full story -
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new article shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to training. Personal portable information technology is advancing at a breathtaking ... full story -
A Study in Scarlet: Hot Newborn Stars Formed out of the Clouds
Apr. 16, 2014 — An area of the southern sky, in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), is home to many bright nebulae, each associated with hot newborn stars that formed out of the clouds of hydrogen gas. The ... full story -
Warm U.S. West, Cold East: 4,000-Year Pattern; Global Warming May Bring More Curvy Jet Streams During Winter
Apr. 16, 2014 — Last winter’s curvy jet stream pattern brought mild temperatures to western North America and harsh cold to the East. A new study shows that pattern became more pronounced 4,000 years ago, and ... full story -
Functional Brain Imaging Reliably Predicts Which Vegetative Patients Have Potential to Recover Consciousness
Apr. 15, 2014 — A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to ... full story
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Trials of the Cherokee were reflected in their skulls
- Making new materials an atomic layer at a time
- Irrigated agriculture: precious habitat for the long-billed curlew
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- How toddlers learn verbs: New insight
- Global scientific team 'visualizes' a new crystallization process
- Augmented Reality: Bringing History and the Future to Life
- Progress in understanding immune response in severe schistosomiasis
- Fighting neuroblastomas by blocking DNA replication, repair
- Relieving electric vehicle range anxiety with improved batteries
- Computer software analyzing facial expressions accurately predicts student test performance
- Diverse gene pool critical for tigers' survival, say experts
- Body mass index associated with breast cancer, regardless of body shape
- Scientists achieve first direct observations of excitons in motion
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- A study in scarlet: Hot newborn stars formed out of the clouds
- Warm U.S. West, cold East: 4,000-year pattern; Global warming may bring more curvy jet streams during winter
- Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
- Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries
- Prolonged, heavy bleeding during menopause is common
- New study outlines 'water world' theory of life's origins
- Repeated self-healing now possible in composite materials
- New technique will accelerate genetic characterization of photosynthesis
- Brain anatomy differences between deaf, hearing depend on first language learned
- Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
- Neuroscientists disprove important idea about brain-eye coordination
- Chrono, the last piece of the circadian clock puzzle?
- Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults: More 'joints' equal more damage
- Thyroid disease risk varies among blacks, Asians, whites
- Mothers with higher BMI have increased risk of stillbirth, infant death
- Long-term predictions for Miami sea level rise could be available relatively soon
- Potent, puzzling and (now less) toxic: Team discovers how antifungal drug works
- Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life
- Pre-diabetes, diabetes nearly double over the past two decades
- SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys
- Real-time audio of corporal punishment shows kids misbehave within 10 minutes of spanking
- Breaking bad mitochondria: How hepatitis C survives for so long
- Kids' earliest memories might be earlier than they think
- Cultivating happiness often misunderstood
- Lifestyle determines gut microbes: Study with modern hunter-gatherers tells tale of bacteria co-evolution
- How mothers help children explore right and wrong
- Lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
- Biologists develop nanosensors to visualize movements and distribution of plant stress hormone
- Gut capacity limits bird's ability to adapt to rapid climate change
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- Osteoporosis risk heightened among sleep apnea patients
- Vitamin D deficiency contributes to poor mobility among severely obese people
- Genetic pre-disposition toward exercise, mental development may be linked
- New method of screening children for autism spectrum disorders works at 9 months old
- Targeting cancer with a triple threat: New nanoparticles can deliver three drugs at once
- New method isolates immune cells to study how they ward off oral diseases
- Bioarchaeologists link climate instability to human mobility in ancient Sahara
- Key to easy asthma diagnosis is in the blood
- Flaw in 'secure' cloud storage could put privacy at risk
- Regenerated esophagus transplanted in rats
- Sibling cooperation in earwig families provides clues to the early evolution of social behavior
- New insight into SIDS deaths points to lack of oxygen
- Vitamin D deficiency, cognition appear to be linked in older adults
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Sensitive detection method may help impede illicit nuclear trafficking
- Whooping cough bacterium evolving in Australia, research shows
- Engineers develop new materials for hydrogen storage
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- Outgoing behavior makes for happier humans: Across cultures, extroverts have more fun
- MRI pinpoints region of brain injury in some concussion patients
- European climate at the 2 degrees Celsius global warming threshold
- New therapy helps to improve stereoscopic vision in stroke patients
- Scientists come up with method of reducing solar panel glare
- New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
- Obesity: Are lipids hard drugs for the brain?
- Deforestation could intensify climate change in Congo Basin by half
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Intelligent prosthetic liners could ease pain for lower limb amputees
- Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into efficient viral inhibitor
- Outcome of stroke worse for people with infection
- Medieval slave trade routes in Eastern Europe extended from Finland and the Baltic Countries to Central Asia
- Moth study suggests hidden climate change impacts
- Experimental blood test spots recurrent breast cancers, monitors response to treatment
- Fiber-optic microscope will help physicians detect cancer, diseases at early stages
- Gene variant puts women at higher risk of Alzheimer's than it does men, study finds
- NASA Cassini images may reveal birth of a Saturn moon
- We're over the hill at 24, study says
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Brand/type of helmet, mouthguard may not significantly reduce risk of sport-related concussion in high school football players
- Dead wood alive with management information in old-growth Iranian forest
- Severe sleep apnea linked to increased risk of stroke, cancer, death
- Penicillin redux: Rearming proven warriors for the 21st century
- 'Problem wells' source of greenhouse gas at unexpected stage of natural gas production
- Faithful allies since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis between beewolves and protective bacteria originated millions of years ago
- Fire and drought may push Amazonian forests beyond tipping point
- Plugging an ozone hole: Extreme Antarctic ozone holes have not been replicated in Arctic
- Ferns borrowed genes to flourish in low light
- Air pollution over Asia influences global weather and makes Pacific storms more intense
- MicroRNA's role in breast cancer metastasis identified
- Lashing out at your spouse? Check your blood sugar
- Cosmic slurp: Supercomputers help astronomers understand and predict how black holes swallow stars
- Cybersecurity researchers roll out a new heartbleed solution: Red Herring creates decoy servers, entraps, monitors hackers
- Making dams safer for fish around the world
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