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For Cells, Internal Stress Leads to Unique Shapes
Apr. 16, 2014 — A cell's unique shape results from an internal tug-of-war: the cell needs to maintain structural integrity while also dynamically responding to the pushes and pulls of mechanical stress, ... full story -
Red Moon at Night: Stargazer's Delight
Apr. 16, 2014 — Monday night's lunar eclipse proved just as delightful as expected to those able to view it. On the East Coast, cloudy skies may have gotten in the way, but at the National Science ... full story -
Information Storage for the Next Generation of Plastic Computers: Efficient Conversion from Magnetic Storage to Light Is Key
Apr. 16, 2014 — Inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips may be one step closer to reality, thanks to new research. Scientists have made a new proposal ... full story -
How Kids' Brain Structures Grow as Memory Develops
Apr. 16, 2014 — Our ability to store memories improves during childhood, associated with structural changes in the hippocampus and its connections with prefrontal and parietal cortices. New research is exploring how ... full story -
Mars: Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet's Early Atmosphere
Apr. 16, 2014 — Geologists analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars to understand the history of the Martian atmosphere. Their new article shows the atmospheres of Mars and Earth diverged in important ... full story -
Eavesdropping on Brain Cell Chatter
Apr. 16, 2014 — Everything we do -- all of our movements, thoughts and feelings -- are the result of neurons talking with one another, and recent studies have suggested that some of the conversations might not be ... full story -
Theoretical Biophysics: Adventurous Bacteria Decide How to Preserve Species?
Apr. 16, 2014 — To reproduce or to conquer the world? Surprisingly, bacteria also face this problem. Theoretical biophysicists have now shown how these organisms should decide how best to preserve their ... full story -
Quantum Computing? Progress in the Fight Against Quantum Dissipation
Apr. 16, 2014 — Scientists have confirmed a 50-year-old, previously untested theoretical prediction in physics and improved the energy storage time of a quantum switch by several orders of magnitude. High-quality ... full story -
Cancer Drugs Block Dementia-Linked Brain Inflammation, Study Finds
Apr. 16, 2014 — A class of drugs developed to treat immune-related conditions and cancer -- including one currently in clinical trials for glioblastoma and other tumors -- eliminates neural inflammation associated ... full story -
How Smells Stick to Your Memories: Your Nose Can Be a Pathfinder
Apr. 16, 2014 — Waves in your brain make smells stick to your memories and inner maps. Researchers have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns out, connects smells to memories ... full story -
Ancient Shark Fossil Reveals New Insights Into Jaw Evolution
Apr. 16, 2014 — The skull of a newly discovered 325-million-year-old shark-like species suggests that early cartilaginous and bony fishes have more to tell us about the early evolution of jawed vertebrates -- ... full story -
Searching for Dark Energy With Neutrons: With Neutrons, Scientists Can Now Look for Dark Energy in the Lab
Apr. 16, 2014 — It does not always take a huge accelerator to do particle physics: First results from a low energy, table top alternative takes validity of Newtonian gravity down by five orders of magnitude and ... full story -
Crucial New Information About How the Ice Ages Came About
Apr. 16, 2014 — Scientists have discovered new relationships between deep-sea temperature and ice-volume changes to provide crucial new information about how the ice ages came about. The researchers found, for the ... full story -
Sperm Meets Egg: Protein Essential for Fertilization Discovered
Apr. 16, 2014 — Interacting proteins on the surface of the sperm and the egg have been discovered by researchers. These are essential to begin mammalian life. These proteins, which allow the sperm and egg to ... full story -
Scientists Capture Ultrafast Snapshots of Light-Driven Superconductivity
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new study pins down a major factor behind the appearance of superconductivity -- the ability to conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency -- in a promising copper-oxide material. Scientists ... full story -
Scientists Re-Define What's Healthy in Newest Analysis for Human Microbiome Project
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new look at the Human Microbiome Project shows wide variation in the types of bacteria found in healthy people. Based on their findings, there is no single healthy microbiome. Rather each person ... full story -
HIV-Positive Women Respond Well to HPV Vaccine, Study Shows
Apr. 16, 2014 — A vaccine can safely help the vast majority of HIV-positive women produce antibodies against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus, even if their immune system is weak and even if they've had ... full story -
Synapses: Stability in Transformation
Apr. 16, 2014 — Synapses are the points of contact at which information is transmitted between neurons. Without them, we would not be able to form thoughts or remember things. For memories to endure, synapses ... full story -
Shade Grown Coffee Shrinking as a Proportion of Global Coffee Production
Apr. 16, 2014 — Over the past couple of decades, global coffee production has been shifting towards a more intensive, less environmentally friendly style, a new study has found. That's pretty surprising if you ... full story -
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
- For cells, internal stress leads to unique shapes
- Red moon at night: Stargazer's delight
- Information storage for the next generation of plastic computers: Efficient conversion from magnetic storage to light is key
- How kids' brain structures grow as memory develops
- Mars: Meteorites yield clues to Red Planet's early atmosphere
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- Theoretical biophysics: Adventurous bacteria decide how to preserve species?
- Quantum computing? Progress in the fight against quantum dissipation
- Cancer drugs block dementia-linked brain inflammation, study finds
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Ancient shark fossil reveals new insights into jaw evolution
- Searching for dark energy with neutrons: With neutrons, scientists can now look for dark energy in the lab
- Crucial new information about how the ice ages came about
- Sperm meets egg: Protein essential for fertilization discovered
- Scientists capture ultrafast snapshots of light-driven superconductivity
- Scientists re-define what's healthy in newest analysis for human microbiome project
- HIV-positive women respond well to HPV vaccine, study shows
- Synapses: stability in transformation
- Shade grown coffee shrinking as a proportion of global coffee production
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Floating nuclear plants could ride out tsunamis: New design for enhanced safety, easier siting and centralized construction
- Trials of the Cherokee were reflected in their skulls
- Expect changes in appetite, taste of food after weight loss surgery
- Pressure relief valve in cellular membrane identified
- Making new materials an atomic layer at a time
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Multiple births don't have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments
- 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
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Gate for bacterial toxins found in cells
- EU must take urgent action on invasive species, experts urge
- At the origin of cell division: The features of living matter emerge from inanimate matter in simulation
- 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
- Lemurs match scent of a friend to sound of her voice
- 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
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