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Heat Waves Becoming More Prominent in Urban Areas, Research Reveals
Jan. 30, 2015 — The world’s urban areas have experienced significant increases in heat waves over the past 40 years, according to new research. These prolonged periods of extreme hot days have significantly ... full story -
Biomaterial Coating Raises Prospect of More Successful Medical Implants
Jan. 30, 2015 — A novel, bacteria-repelling coating material that could increase the success of medical implants has been created. The material helps healthy cells 'win the race' to the medical implant, ... full story -
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Temperature Counts
Jan. 30, 2015 — One of nature's fascinating questions is how zebras got their stripes. A team of life scientists has found at least part of the answer: The amount and intensity of striping can be best predicted ... full story -
Scientists Home in on Reasons Behind Cancer Drug Trial Disappointment
Jan. 30, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a 'hidden' mechanism which could explain why some cancer therapies which aim to block tumor blood vessel growth are failing cancer trials. The same mechanism ... full story -
Skip the Dip! Super Bowl Team Cities See Spike in Flu Deaths
Jan. 30, 2015 — Having a team in the Super Bowl correlated to an average 18 percent increase in flu deaths among those over 65 years old, according to a study of health data covering 35 years of championship ... full story -
Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified
Jan. 30, 2015 — A drug already approved for treating other diseases may be useful as a treatment for cerebral malaria, according to researchers who discovered a novel link between food intake during the early stages ... full story -
Totality of Trials Data Confirm Tamiflu Reduces Length of Symptoms, Complications, and Hospital Admissions from Influenza
Jan. 30, 2015 — The most thorough analysis of oseltamivir (marketed as Tamiflu) data to date, including all available published and unpublished randomised treatment trials of adults, suggests that the antiviral drug ... full story -
Updating Satellite Data on Seas Could Dramatically Reduce Search and Rescue Times for Lost Planes, Ships
Jan. 30, 2015 — A new satellite imaging concept could significantly reduce search areas for missing boats and planes. Researchers have been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve ... full story -
New Technologies to Help Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Jan. 30, 2015 — New wearable sensor networks and mobile phone applications are being tested for their potential to monitor and manage patients with Parkinson’s disease. The research aim is the usage of low-cost ... full story -
Water Purification: Running Fuel Cells on Bacteria
Jan. 30, 2015 — Researchers in Norway have succeeded in getting bacteria to power a fuel cell. The "fuel" used is wastewater, and the products of the process are purified water droplets and electricity. ... full story -
Pinholes Are Pitfalls for High Performance Solar Cells
Jan. 30, 2015 — The most popular next-generation solar cells under development may have a problem – the top layer is full of tiny pinholes, researchers have ... full story -
Hot on the Trail of Hepatitis-Liver Cancer Connection
Jan. 30, 2015 — Using whole genomic sequencing, scientists have for the first time demonstrated the profound effect that chronic hepatitis infection and inflammation can have on the genetic mutations found in tumors ... full story -
Building Trustworthy Big Data Algorithms
Jan. 29, 2015 — Much of our reams of data sit in large databases of unstructured text. Finding insights among emails, text documents, and websites is extremely difficult unless we can search, characterize, and ... full story -
Heavy Drinking in Middle-Age May Increase Stroke Risk More Than Traditional Factors
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day in middle-age raised stroke risks more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Heavy drinking in mid-life was linked to ... full story -
FDA Approves First-of-Kind Device to Treat Obesity
Jan. 29, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight loss treatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brain ... full story -
Crystal Light: New Family of Light-Converting Materials Points to Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Power and LEDs
Jan. 29, 2015 — Engineers have shone new light on an emerging family of solar-absorbing materials that could clear the way for cheaper and more efficient solar panels and LEDs. The materials, called perovskites, are ... full story -
Complex Environments Push 'Brain' Evolution
Jan. 29, 2015 — Little animations trying to master a computer game are teaching neuroscience researchers how the brain evolves when faced with difficult tasks. Neuroscientists have programmed animated critters that ... full story -
Privacy Challenges: Just Four Vague Pieces of Info Can Identify You, and Your Credit Card
Jan. 29, 2015 — Just four fairly vague pieces of information -- the dates and locations of four purchases -- are enough to identify 90 percent of the people in a data set recording three months of credit-card ... full story -
Scientists Investigate Link Between Skyrocketing Sea Slug Populations, Warming Seas
Jan. 29, 2015 — A team of California scientists believes a far-flung Okenia rosacea bloom -- along with a slew of other marine species spotted north of their typical ranges -- may signal a much larger shift in ocean ... full story -
Structure of World's Largest Single Cell Is Reflected at the Molecular Level
Jan. 29, 2015 — Biologists used the world’s largest single-celled organism, an aquatic alga called Caulerpa taxifolia, to study the nature of structure and form in plants. It is a single cell that can grow to a ... full story
- Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas, research reveals
- Biomaterial coating raises prospect of more successful medical implants
- Why do zebras have stripes? Temperature counts
- Scientists home in on reasons behind cancer drug trial disappointment
- Skip the dip! Super Bowl team cities see spike in flu deaths
- Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified
- Totality of trials data confirm Tamiflu reduces length of symptoms, complications, and hospital admissions from influenza
- Updating satellite data on seas could dramatically reduce search and rescue times for lost planes, ships
- New technologies to help patients with Parkinson's disease
- Water purification: Running fuel cells on bacteria
- Pinholes are pitfalls for high performance solar cells
- Hot on the trail of hepatitis-liver cancer connection
- Building trustworthy big data algorithms
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat obesity
- Crystal light: New family of light-converting materials points to cheaper, more efficient solar power and LEDs
- Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas
- Structure of world's largest single cell is reflected at the molecular level
- Generating Mobius strips of light
- New technique for growing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
- Erectile dysfunction drugs could protect liver from sepsis-induced damage
- In a role reversal, RNAs proofread themselves
- Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor
- CAT scan of nearby supernova remnant reveals frothy interior
- First-ever view of protein structure may lead to better anxiety drugs
- Global warming won't mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
- Key element in circadian clock speed discovered
- Baleen whales hear through their bones
- Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues
- Research about unique cardinal revealed
- New clues about a brain protein with high affinity for valium
- Texting may be more suitable than apps in treatment of mental illness
- Gobal patterns of specialized feeding in insect herbivores revealed
- Bird watchers help federal agencies pinpoint conservation priorities
- Canceled flights: For monarch butterflies, loss of migration means more disease
- Transgender kids show consistent gender identity across measures
- Genetically engineered antibody-based molecules show enhanced hiv-fighting abilities
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Parkinson's gene linked to lung cancer
- Among gut microbes, strains, not just species, matter
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Cancer fear can impact screening uptake
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- New deep-brain imaging reveals separate functions for nearly identical neurons
- Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change
- Ancient skull shows modern humans colonized Eurasia 60-70,000 years ago
- Invasive species in the Great Lakes by 2063
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- New research recommends treating elevated blood pressure during pregnancy
- The tell-tale signs of a galactic merger
- Future of oil and gas development in the Western Amazon
- New potential therapeutic strategy against a very aggressive infant bone cancer
- Hydrogen sulfide could help lower blood pressure
- Rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- How poverty may affect memory
- Forecasting the flu better
- Novel eye-tracking technology detects concussions, head injury severity
- Nearly 2,500 women could benefit from mitochondrial donation in UK
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Outbreak of rare respiratory virus could be linked with paralysis in 12 Colorado children
- Can synesthesia be taught? Colored letters, tasty sounds?
- Vehicle body made from cotton, hemp, and wood
- Ultrasound technology made to measure
- Solar chip monitors windows
- Love and intimacy in later life: Active sex lives common in the over 70s
- Nanomedicines of the future will build on quantum chemistry
- Could a new proposed particle help to detect Dark Matter?
- Astronomers gain a new view of galaxy M 82
- 3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children
- Child maltreatment not a clear path to adult crime
- Gender roles: Men and women are not so different after all
- Building a better weather forecast? SMAP may help
- Cassini catches Saturn's moon Titan naked in the solar wind
- Researchers produce two bio-fuels from a single algae
- Long-necked 'dragon' discovered in China: Dinosaur's lightweight neck spanned half the length of its body
- Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds
- Engineer advances new daytime star tracker
- Erratic as normal: Arctic sea ice loss expected to be bumpy in the short term
- Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles
- To reassure electric car buyers, combine battery leasing with better charging
- Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change
- Why upper motor neurons degenerate in ALS
- Molecular alterations in head and neck cancers uncovered by study
- Quantum computer as detector shows space is not squeezed
- Missing link in metal physics explains Earth's magnetic field
- Concentrating on word sounds helps reading instruction and intervention
- Damaged DNA may stall patrolling molecule to initiate repair
- Protein pathway involved in nicotine-induced lung cancer metastasis found
- Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures
- Chimps with higher-ranking moms do better in fights
- Playing with puzzles, blocks may build children's spatial skills
- What's happening with your donated specimen?
- Holes in valence bands of nanodiamonds discovered: Potential catalysts for splitting water
- New model for preserving donor tissue will allow more natural joint repair for patients
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