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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 -
New Study Outlines 'Water World' Theory of Life's Origins
Apr. 15, 2014 — Life took root more than four billion years ago on our nascent Earth, a wetter and harsher place than now, bathed in sizzling ultraviolet rays. What started out as simple cells ultimately transformed ... full story -
Brain Changes Associated With Casual Marijuana Use in Young Adults: More 'Joints' Equal More Damage
Apr. 15, 2014 — The size and shape of two brain regions involved in emotion and motivation may differ in young adults who smoke marijuana at least once a week, according to a new study. The findings suggest that ... full storyMore: -
Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-Worlds' Could Harbor Life
Apr. 15, 2014 — A fluctuating tilt in a planet's orbit does not preclude the possibility of life, according to new research. In fact, sometimes it may help. That's because such "tilt-a-worlds," ... full storyMore: -
SSRI Use During Pregnancy Linked to Autism and Developmental Delays in Boys
Apr. 15, 2014 — In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers found that prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a frequently prescribed treatment for depression, anxiety ... full story -
Lifestyle Determines Gut Microbes: Study With Modern Hunter-Gatherers Tells Tale of Bacteria Co-Evolution
Apr. 15, 2014 — The intestinal bacteria of present-day hunter-gatherers has for the first time been deciphered by an international team of researchers. Bacterial populations have co-evolved with humans over millions ... full story -
Gut Capacity Limits Bird's Ability to Adapt to Rapid Climate Change
Apr. 15, 2014 — An ornithologist has found that the capacity of a bird’s gut to change with environmental conditions is a primary limiting factor in their ability to adapt to the rapidly changing climate. And he ... full story -
Tiger Beetle's Chase Highlights Mechanical Law
Apr. 15, 2014 — If an insect drew a line as it chased its next meal, the resulting pattern would be a tangled mess. But there’s method to that mess: It turns out the tiger beetle, known for its speed and agility, ... full story -
New Method of Screening Children for Autism Spectrum Disorders Works at 9 Months Old
Apr. 15, 2014 — Researchers have identified head circumference and head tilting reflex as two reliable biomarkers in the identification of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children that are between 9 and 12 months ... full story -
Targeting Cancer With a Triple Threat: New Nanoparticles Can Deliver Three Drugs at Once
Apr. 15, 2014 — Chemists have designed nanoparticles that can deliver three cancer drugs at a time. Such particles could be designed to carry even more drugs, allowing researchers to develop new treatment regimens ... full story -
Regenerated Esophagus Transplanted in Rats
Apr. 15, 2014 — Tissue engineering has been used to construct natural esophagi, which in combination with bone marrow stem cells have been safely and effectively transplanted in rats. The study shows that the ... full story -
Hair from Infants Gives Clues About Life in Womb
Apr. 15, 2014 — Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. And, as a team of researchers show in a study of rhesus monkeys, it can also reveal the womb environment in which an infant ... full story -
Moth Study Suggests Hidden Climate Change Impacts
Apr. 15, 2014 — A 32-year study of subarctic forest moths in Finnish Lapland suggests that scientists may be underestimating the impacts of climate change on animals and plants because much of the harm is hidden ... full story -
NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon
Apr. 14, 2014 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has documented the formation of a small icy object within the rings of Saturn that may be a new moon, and may also provide clues to the formation of the planet's ... full story -
We're Over the Hill at 24, Study Says
Apr. 14, 2014 — It's a hard pill to swallow, but if you're over 24 years of age you've already reached your peak in terms of your cognitive motor performance, according to a new study. In one of the ... full story -
Fire and Drought May Push Amazonian Forests Beyond Tipping Point
Apr. 14, 2014 — Future simulations of climate in the Amazon suggest a longer dry season leading to more drought and fires. Scientists have published a new study on the impacts of fire and drought on Amazon tree ... full story -
Plugging an Ozone Hole: Extreme Antarctic Ozone Holes Have Not Been Replicated in Arctic
Apr. 14, 2014 — Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, scientists, policymakers, and the public have wondered whether we might someday see a similarly extreme depletion of ozone over the Arctic. But a new ... full story -
Ferns Borrowed Genes to Flourish in Low Light
Apr. 14, 2014 — During the age of the dinosaurs, the arrival of flowering plants as competitors could have spelled doom for primitive ferns. Instead, ferns diversified and flourished under the new canopy -- using a ... full story -
Air Pollution Over Asia Influences Global Weather and Makes Pacific Storms More Intense
Apr. 14, 2014 — In the first study of its kind, scientists have compared air pollution rates from 1850 to 2000 and found that anthropogenic (human-made) particles from Asia impact the Pacific storm track that can ... full story -
Cosmic Slurp: Supercomputers Help Astronomers Understand and Predict How Black Holes Swallow Stars
Apr. 14, 2014 — A 'tidal disruption' occurs when a star orbits too close to a black hole and gets usurped. Researchers are using supercomputers to simulate tidal disruptions to better understand the ... full story
- Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
- New study outlines 'water world' theory of life's origins
- Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults: More 'joints' equal more damage
- Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life
- SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys
- Lifestyle determines gut microbes: Study with modern hunter-gatherers tells tale of bacteria co-evolution
- Gut capacity limits bird's ability to adapt to rapid climate change
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- 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
- Regenerated esophagus transplanted in rats
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Moth study suggests hidden climate change impacts
- NASA Cassini images may reveal birth of a Saturn moon
- We're over the hill at 24, study says
- 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
- Cosmic slurp: Supercomputers help astronomers understand and predict how black holes swallow stars
- Neuroscientists: Brain activity may mark beginning of memories
- Wolves at the door: Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region
- Teaching to optimize learning or control misbehavior? Scale of disruptive behavior in schools seriously underestimated
- Neanderthals and Cro-magnons did not coexist on the Iberian Peninsula, suggests re-analysis of dating
- Does germ plasm accelerate evolution?
- Dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis: Pioneering findings
- Finding the switch: Researchers create roadmap for gene expression
- How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
- Faraway moon or faint star? Possible exomoon found
- Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients who also have cirrhosis
- Computer rendering: Graduate student brings extinct plants 'back to life'
- Odds that global warming is due to natural factors: Slim to none
- New form of matter: Exotic hadron with two quarks, two anti-quarks confirmed
- NASA's Hubble extends stellar tape measure 10 times farther into space
- Appearance of night-shining clouds has increased
- Nanostructures with applications in infrared and terahertz ranges
- Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of US Clean Air Act
- Sharks contain more pollutants than polar bears
- Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- 3-D printing cancer cells to mimic tumors
- Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
- Antennae help flies 'cruise' in gusty winds
- World ranking tracks evolutionary distinctness of birds
- Plants evolve ways to control embryo growth
- How the brain pays attention: Identifying regions of the brain dealing with object-based, spacial attention
- Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
- Uncovering a new angle on mental distance: Feeling closer leads to poor judgement of space
- Rare fossilized embryos more than 500 million years old found
- Ancient 'spider' images reveal eye-opening secrets
- Decades-old mystery solved of how cells keep from bursting
- Sunlight generates hydrogen in new porous silicon
- Reef fish arrived in two waves, before and after mass extinction 66 million years ago
- Extinct carnivorous marsupial may have hunted prey larger than itself
- Mars: Gusev Crater once held a lake after all, scientist says
- New 'switch' could power quantum computing: Light lattice traps atoms, builds networks of quantum information transmitters
- Genetic circuits: Bacterial 'FM radio' created
- Scientists reconstruct ancient impact that dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast
- Study tests theory that life originated at deep sea vents
- Chance meeting creates celestial diamond ring
- Neanderthals were no strangers to good parenting
- Novel ultra-fast electrical circuits use light-generated tunneling currents
- Scale model WWII craft takes flight with fuel from the sea concept
- Processing new information during sleep compromises memory
- Lipid levels during prenatal brain development impact autism, study shows
- Language structure: You're born with it
- Surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking
- DNA modifications measured in blood signal related changes in the brain
- Living organ regenerated for first time: Thymus rebuilt in mice
- How coughs and sneezes float much farther than you think
- Why auditory pitch and spatial elevation get high together: Shape of human ear may have evolved to mirror acoustics in natural world
- Humans and Neandertals interbred, new method confirms
- Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
- Saturn's hexagon: An amazing phenomenon
- Patients with paraplegia regain voluntary movement after spinal stimulation
- From athletes to couch potatoes: Humans through 6,000 years of farming
- Severe obesity on the rise among children in the U.S.
- Permafrost thawing could accelerate global warming
- Genes increase the stress of social disadvantage for some children
- New light shed on key bacterial immune system
- BOSS quasars track the expanding universe: Most precise measurement yet
- Trees go high-tech: Process turns cellulose into energy storage devices
- Slowdown of global warming fleeting
- Rage-quitting: Feelings of failure, not violent content, foster aggression in video gamers
- Procrastination and impulsivity genetically linked: Exploring the genetics of 'I'll do it tomorrow'
- Green tea extract boosts your brain power, especially the working memory, new research shows
- Ancient shrimp-like animals had 'modern' hearts and blood vessels
- Blood test could detect solid cancers
- Food quality will suffer with rising carbon dioxide, field study shows
- Key cells in touch sensation identified: Skin cells use new molecule to send touch information to the brain
- Self-assembled silver superlattices create molecular machines with hydrogen-bond 'hinges' and moving 'gears'
- Does a junk food diet make you lazy? Psychology study offers answer
- Light-activated neurons from stem cells restore function to paralyzed muscles
- More Earthquakes for Chile? Seismic gap has not been closed
- Tracking the transition of early-universe quark soup to matter-as-we-know-it
- 'Like a giant elevator to the stratosphere:' Newly discovered atmospheric layer may impact Earth's climate
- Watching for a black hole to gobble up a gas cloud: Gas cloud's fate illuminates growth of supermassive black holes
- Materials, electronics that dissolve when triggered being developed
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