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Protecting Crops from Radiation-Contaminated Soil
Mar. 5, 2015 — A chemical compound that prevents plants from taking up cesium, thus protecting them -- and us -- from the harmful effects of soil contaminated with radiocesium, has been discovered by ... full story -
Antibodies to Brain Proteins May Trigger Psychosis
Mar. 5, 2015 — Antibodies defend the body against bacterial, viral, and other invaders. But sometimes the body makes antibodies that attack healthy cells. In these cases, autoimmune disorders develop. Immune ... full story -
'Life-Prolonging' Research for Cystic Fibrosis Patients Underway
Mar. 5, 2015 — Preventing lung infections in childhood could stop later life-threatening infections for people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to recent research. Scientists are investigating how bacteria ... full story -
Medical Nanoparticles: Local Treatment of Lung Cancer
Mar. 5, 2015 — Nanoparticles can function as carriers for medicines to combat lung cancer, scientists say, after developing nanocarriers that site-selectively release medicines/drugs at the tumor site in human and ... full story -
Choice of Monitoring Method Could Be Key for Babies With Poor Growth in the Womb
Mar. 4, 2015 — In some pregnancies, there is an abnormal blood flow from the placenta and the fetus does not grow adequately in the womb, putting it at risk of being stillborn. Babies that grow poorly in the womb ... full story -
Sun Damage Causes Genetic Changes That Predispose Children and Adolescents to Melanoma
Mar. 4, 2015 — Melanoma in some adolescent and adult patients involves many of the same genetic alterations and would likely respond to the same therapy, researchers have found. "Until now the genetic basis of ... full story -
Longer-Term CMV Treatment Effective for Symptomatic Babies, Study Shows
Mar. 4, 2015 — Babies treated for symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection for six months, instead of the standard six weeks, have better hearing and developmental outcomes, according to a new study. One in 150 ... full story -
Novel Approach Helps Prevent Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
Mar. 4, 2015 — Early menopause can be prevented and fertility may be preserved in young women with early stage breast cancer, according to a study. A major international clinical trial has found that the risk of ... full story -
Breakthrough Discovery Made in Cancer Treatment
Mar. 4, 2015 — Supplemental oxygenation could shrink tumors and improve cancer immunotherapy, researchers have discovered. "The anti-tumor effects of supplemental oxygen can be further improved by the natural ... full story -
Full-Annual-Cycle Models Track Migratory Bird Populations Throughout the Year
Mar. 4, 2015 — Many birds spend only a few months of the year in their breeding range before leaving to spend the winter in another region or even on another continent, and models that only make use of data from ... full story -
New Protein Booster May Lead to Better DNA Vaccines and Gene Therapy
Mar. 4, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a new way to manipulate how cells function, a finding that might help advance an experimental approach to improving public health: DNA vaccines, which could be more ... full story -
Big Box Stores Could Ditch the Grid, Use Natural Gas Fuel Cells Instead
Mar. 4, 2015 — Natural gas powered solid oxide fuel cells, located at the point of use to produce electricity for facilities the size of big box stores, could provide economic and environmental benefits, with ... full story -
Activating Genes on Demand: Possible?
Mar. 4, 2015 — A new approach can help uncover how tandem gene circuits dictate life processes, such as the healthy development of tissue or the triggering of a particular disease, and can also be used for ... full story -
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Appear to Protect Damaged Heart After Heart Attack
Mar. 4, 2015 — Taking omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower inflammation and guard against further declines in heart function among recent heart attack survivors already receivingoptimal standard care, according to ... full story -
L.A. Story: Cleaner Air, Healthier Kids
Mar. 4, 2015 — A 20-year study shows that decreasing air pollution in Los Angeles has led to healthier lungs for millennials when compared to children in the '90s. The gains in lung function paralleled ... full story -
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk by Nearly Half
Mar. 4, 2015 — Adults who closely followed the Mediterranean diet were 47 percent less likely to develop heart disease over a 10-year period compared to similar adults who did not closely follow the diet, according ... full story -
Excavation Reveals Ancient Town and Burial Complex in Diros Bay, Greece
Mar. 4, 2015 — Recent research has uncovered the remains of an ancient town and burial complex that date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. In addition to the Neolithic 'spooning' couple that has been ... full story -
New Materials Discovered to Detect Neutrons Emitted by Radioactive Materials
Mar. 4, 2015 — A new research paper reveals how specially prepared carbon foam can be used in the detection of neutrons emitted by radioactive materials -- a task of critical importance to homeland security, as ... full story -
New Research Could Lead to More Efficient Electrical Energy Storage
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored. The research could lead to ... full story -
Metabolic Path to Improved Biofuel Production
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have found a way to increase the production of fuels and other chemicals from biomass fermented by yeast without the need of environmentally harsh pre-treatments or expensive enzyme ... full story
- Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil
- Antibodies to brain proteins may trigger psychosis
- 'Life-prolonging' research for cystic fibrosis patients underway
- Medical nanoparticles: local treatment of lung cancer
- 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 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
- Genome replication may hold clues to cancer evolution
- New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs
- Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly?
- Experiments support conductivity claims for microbial nanowires
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
- Pennies reveal new insights on nature of randomness
- Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds
- Novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer described by researchers
- Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially
- Determining recipes for some of the world's oldest preserved beers
- Obesity is associated with brain's neurotransmitters
- Retina protein that may help conquer blindness discovered
- How big data can be used to understand major events
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Where you live could mean 'greener' alternatives do more harm than good
- Cause of tree-killing fungus uncovered: Extra genes
- Function of an enzyme critical to male fertility described
- Oxytocin may enhance social function in psychiatric disorders
- Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate
- Marriages more likely to end in divorce when wives get sick
- Simulating the potential spread of measles
- Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
- Hurricanes helped accelerate spread of lionfish
- Men tend to be more narcissistic than women, study finds
- Wild yaks: Shaggy barometers of climate change
- Usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- Aneurysm screening should be revisited, say experts
- Agreement on best estimates of breast cancer overdiagnosis urgently needed to inform women
- How much overdetection is acceptable in cancer screening?
- Grand tree of life study shows a clock-like trend in new species emergence and diversity
- Analysis of spider venom reveals seven promising compounds with potential to relieve chronic pain
- Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time
- Widespread risk of infectious diseases to wild bees, new study reveals
- Why many similar species coexist within complex ecosystems, such as Amazon rainforest or coral reefs
- Vampire bats: Who bit whom?
- An alternative to medical marijuana for pain?
- Genetic study revives debate on origin and expansion of Indo-European languages in Europe
- New data provided by seabed sediments on the climate within the Mediterranean basin over the course of the last 20,000 years
- New information on Parkinson’s: GDNF not needed by the midbrain dopamine system
- Salt increases physical performance in resistance competitions
- Flexible sensors turn skin into a touch-sensitive interaction space for mobile devices
- New approach to analysis of unresolved controversy over nuclear power
- Solar cells to get growth boost, price cut
- Cities have a memory and interact with their neighbors
- Robots for stroke rehabilitation
- New type of biomarker shows promise in improving prostate cancer care
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- Newly discovered hormone mimics the effects of exercise
- Bird flu: New compound protects 100 percent of ferrets, mice, from H5N1
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- Neuroscientists identify new way several brain areas communicate
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Creative genius driven by distraction
- Far from home: Wayward star cluster is both tiny and distant
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- Highly sensitive detection of malaria parasites
- Researchers discover new material to produce clean energy
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