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NASA Completes LADEE Mission With Planned Impact on Moon's Surface
Apr. 19, 2014 — Ground controllers at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., have confirmed that NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface ... full story -
SpaceX-3 Launches Science Cargo to International Space Station
Apr. 18, 2014 — A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft full of NASA cargo, experiments and equipment blazed into orbit Friday, April 18, aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket. The astronauts aboard the International Space ... full storyMore: -
Counterfeit Contraceptives Found in South America
Apr. 18, 2014 — A survey of emergency contraceptive pills in Peru found that 28 percent of the batches studied were either of substandard quality or falsified. Many pills released the active ingredient too slowly. ... full story -
Researchers Rethink 'Natural' Habitat for Wildlife
Apr. 18, 2014 — Protecting wildlife while feeding a world population predicted to reach nine billion by 2050 will require a holistic approach to conservation that considers human-altered landscapes such as farmland, ... full story -
MRI, on a Molecular Scale: System Could One Day Peer Into the Atomic Structure of Individual Molecules
Apr. 18, 2014 — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that can produce nano-scale images, and may one day allow researchers to peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules, has been developed by ... full story -
Finding Turns Neuroanatomy on Its Head: Researchers Present New View of Myelin
Apr. 18, 2014 — Neuroscientists have made a discovery that turns 160 years of neuroanatomy on its head. Myelin, the electrical insulating material long known to be essential for the fast transmission of impulses ... full story -
Proteins Conspire to Make Breast Cancer Cells Resistant to Drug Treatment
Apr. 18, 2014 — The interaction between two proteins called BCAR1 and BCAR3 is responsible for resistance to antiestrogen drugs, paving the way for improved diagnostic and treatment strategies. “Drug resistance is ... full story -
Future Heat Waves Pose Risk for Population of Greater London
Apr. 18, 2014 — The effects of future heat waves on people living in Greater London in 2050 has been modeled in a study, which concludes that the risk of heat-related deaths could be significantly reduced if ... full story -
ADHD: Scientists Discover Brain's Anti-Distraction System
Apr. 18, 2014 — Psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors' perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. This discovery opens up the possibility that ... full story -
'Dressed' Laser Aimed at Clouds May Be Key to Inducing Rain, Lightning
Apr. 18, 2014 — The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it" may one day be obsolete if researchers further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam ... full story -
Plants With Dormant Seeds Give Rise to More Species
Apr. 18, 2014 — Seeds that sprout as soon as they're planted may be good news for a garden. But in the wild, a plant whose seeds sprouted at the first warm spell or rainy day would risk disaster. More than just ... full story -
Better Way to Deal With Bad Memories Suggested
Apr. 18, 2014 — A simple and effective emotion-regulation strategy that has neurologically and behaviorally been proven to lessen the emotional impact of personal negative memories, researchers have shown. ... full story -
'Exotic' Material Is Like a Switch When Super Thin
Apr. 18, 2014 — Researchers have shown how to switch a particular transition metal oxide, a lanthanum nickelate, from a metal to an insulator by making the material less than a nanometer thick. Ever-shrinking ... full story -
Gecko-Like Adhesives Now Useful for Real World Surfaces
Apr. 18, 2014 — The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a ... full story -
Impact Glass from Asteroids and Comets Stores Biodata for Millions of Years
Apr. 18, 2014 — Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring ... full story -
Under Some LED Bulbs Whites Aren't 'Whiter Than White'
Apr. 18, 2014 — For years, companies have been adding whiteners to laundry detergent, paints, plastics, paper and fabrics to make whites look 'whiter than white,' but now, with a switch away from ... full story -
Innovative Strategy to Facilitate Organ Repair
Apr. 18, 2014 — A significant breakthrough could revolutionize surgical practice and regenerative medicine. Researchers have demonstrated that the principle of adhesion by aqueous solutions of nanoparticles can be ... full story -
Impurity Size Affects Performance of Emerging Superconductive Material
Apr. 18, 2014 — Impurities can hurt performance -- or possibly provide benefits -- in a key superconductive material that is expected to find use in a host of applications, including future particle colliders. The ... full story -
Chronic Inflammation Linked to 'High-Grade' Prostate Cancer
Apr. 18, 2014 — Men who show signs of chronic inflammation in non-cancerous prostate tissue may have nearly twice the risk of actually having prostate cancer than those with no inflammation, according to results of ... full story -
Boomers' Dark Secret: Booze; What Their Caregivers Don’t Know or Don't Ask Could End Up Hurting Aging Patients
Apr. 18, 2014 — By 2015, all baby boomers will be 50 or older. In an editorial, one expert writes that, unlike members of previous generations, many of these individuals have been using alcohol (and other drugs) for ... full story
- SpaceX-3 launches science cargo to International Space Station
- Counterfeit contraceptives found in South America
- Researchers rethink 'natural' habitat for wildlife
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- Finding turns neuroanatomy on its head: Researchers present new view of myelin
- Proteins conspire to make breast cancer cells resistant to drug treatment
- Future heat waves pose risk for population of Greater London
- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species
- Better way to deal with bad memories suggested
- 'Exotic' material is like a switch when super thin
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Under some LED bulbs whites aren't 'whiter than white'
- Innovative strategy to facilitate organ repair
- Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material
- Chronic inflammation linked to 'high-grade' prostate cancer
- Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
- Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
- Multitarget TB drug could treat other diseases, evade resistance
- Better thermal-imaging lens from waste sulfur
- Bright points in sun's atmosphere mark patterns deep in its interior
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Target for treating dengue fever discovered
- Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter northern forests in 50 years
- How the immune system protects children from malaria
- Malaria pathogen's cellular skeleton under super-microscope
- Gene variant raises risk for aortic tear, rupture
- Novel stapled peptide nanoparticle combination prevents RSV infection, study finds
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- New pain relief targets discovered by researchers
- First genetic link discovered to difficult-to-diagnose breast cancer sub-type
- Our brains are hardwired for language
- Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
- Proteomics discovers link between muscle damage and cerebral malaria
- Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder linked to R-loop formation
- Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
- Prenatal risk factors may put children at risk of developing kidney disease
- Live cell imaging reveals distinct alterations of subcellular glutathione potentials
- Building 'smart' cell-based therapies
- Weight gain in children occurs after tonsil removal, not linked to obesity
- Findings shed light on seagrass needs
- Mutant enzyme RECQ4 connected to cancer's 'Warburg effect'
- Inhibited children become anxious adults: Examining the causes and effects of early shyness
- New perspective on sepsis published
- More, bigger wildfires burning western US over last 30 years
- Is Parkinson's an autoimmune disease?
- Loud talking, horseplay in car results in more serious incidents for teen drivers
- Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers fail to cover all types of contaminants
- First potentially habitable Earth-sized planet confirmed by Gemini and Keck observatories
- Thinnest membrane feasible has been produced
- Alternative identification methods for threatened species urged
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- Fewer sources for self-cleaning air: Study overturns existing knowledge on nitrous acid, HONO
- Boosting depression-causing mechanisms in brain increases resilience, surprisingly
- There's something ancient in the icebox: Three-million-year-old landscape beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
- Anti-seizure drug may reduce alcohol consumption, study shows
- Trisomy 21: How an extra little chromosome throws entire genome off balance
- New cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke identified
- New orchid: 'Lophiaris silverarum' is known to grow only in central Panama
- Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide
- Food shortages could be most critical world issue by mid-century
- How vision makes sure that little fish do not get carried away
- Surprising material could play huge role in saving energy: Tin selenide is best at converting waste heat to electricity
- East African honeybees safe from invasive pests ... for now
- Wireless power transfer achieved at 5-meter distance
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- Adrenaline does little to increase patient's survival after cardiac arrest, study finds
- Refining language for chromosomes
- A cross-section of the universe
- Discovery could lead to novel therapies for Fragile X syndrome
- Neurons in brain tune into different frequencies for different spatial memory tasks
- For resetting circadian rhythms, neural cooperation is key
- Recommendations on climate change mitigation
- Patented research remotely detects nitrogen-rich explosives
- Pocket-sized anthrax detector created
- Atom probe assisted dating of oldest piece of Earth
- Dual role: Key cell division proteins also power up mitochondria
- Surprise: Lost stem cells naturally replaced by non-stem cells, fly research suggests
- Fighting malaria drug resistance: Scientists find new way
- Some immune cells defend only one organ
- Biologists help solve fungal mysteries, inform studies on climate change
- Radiation therapy for cervical cancer increases risk for colorectal cancer
- Methane climate change risk suggested by proof of redox cycling of humic substances
- In sex-reversed cave insects, females have the penises
- 'I spy' used to show spoken language helps direct children's eyes
- Rapid, accurate mRNA detection in plant tissues
- New technique detects microscopic diabetes-related eye damage
- Study shows lasting effects of drought in rainy Eastern U.S.
- Study finds adverse respiratory outcomes for older people with COPD taking benzodiazepines
- The story of animal domestication retold: Scientists now think wild animals interbred with domesticated ones until quite recently
- Genetic study tackles mystery of slow plant domestications
- Key milestone for brown fat research with ground-breaking MRI scan
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- 'Brain training' overcomes tics in Tourette syndrome, study finds
- Chiral breathing: Electrically controlled polymer changes its optical properties
- Conceptual representation in the brain: Towards mind-reading?
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