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Unique Extrasolar Planet Orbits Fast-rotating Hot Star
Three undergraduate students, from
Leiden University in the
Netherlands, have discovered an
extrasolar planet. The
extraordinary find, which turned
up during their research project,
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Robot That Jumps Like A Grasshopper And Rolls Like A Ball Created For Space Exploration
The first robot that can jump like
a grasshopper and roll like a ball
could play a key role in future
space exploration. The 'Jollbot'
is shaped like a spherical cage
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Blast From The Past: Astronomers Resurrect 16th-Century Supernova
Astronomers have used light echoes
as a time machine to unearth
secrets of one of the most
influential events in the history
of astronomy -- a stellar
explosion witnessed on Earth more
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How To Destroy An Asteroid: Blowing Up Killer Space Rocks Without Dangerous Debris
Astrophysicists agree that the
best method for avoiding a
catastrophic collision would be to
change the path of the asteroid
heading toward our planet. But to
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Gene Therapy Corrects Sickle Cell Disease In Laboratory Study
Using a harmless virus to insert a
corrective gene into mouse blood
cells, scientists have alleviated
sickle cell disease pathology. In
their studies, the researchers
found that the treated mice showed
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Dogs Chase Efficiently, But Cats Skulk Counterintuitively
A new study suggests that
evolution can behave as
differently as dogs and cats.
While the dogs depend on an
energy-efficient style of
four-footed running over long
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Omega Centauri: Glittering Giant Of Southern Skies
Omega Centauri is one of the
finest jewels of the southern
hemisphere night sky, as ESO's
latest stunning image beautifully
illustrates. Containing millions
of stars, this globular cluster is
located roughly 17,000 light-years
... > full story
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Evidence From Dirty Teeth: Ancient Peruvians Ate Well
Starch grains preserved on human
teeth reveal that ancient
Peruvians ate a variety of
cultivated crops including squash,
beans, peanuts and pacay. Starch
grain analysis of human dental
remains should prove to be a
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Mammals Can Be Stimulated To Regrow Damaged Inner Retina Nerve Cells
For the first time the mammalian
retina has now shown the capacity
to regenerate new neurons after
damage. This research in mice
shows that at least some types of
retinal damage can be repaired.
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Sun's Magnetic Field May Impact Weather And Climate: Sun Cycle Can Predict Rainfall Fluctuations
The sun's magnetic field may have
a significant impact on weather
and climatic parameters in
Australia and other countries in
the northern and southern
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- Unique Extrasolar Planet Orbits Fast Hot Star
- Robot Jumps Like Grasshopper, Rolls Like Ball
- Astronomers Resurrect 16th-Century Supernova
- How To Destroy An Asteroid -- Safely
- Gene Therapy Fixes Sickle Cell Disease In Lab
- Dogs Chase Efficiently, Cats Creep Up On Prey
- Omega Centauri: The Glittering Giant
- Dirty Teeth Show Ancient Peruvians Ate Well
- Mice Made To Regrow Damaged Retina Nerve Cells
- Sun's Magnetic Field May Impact Weather
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Protein That Determines Cell Polarity Prevents Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
December 4, 2008 — A team of scientists has found that a protein called Scribble, originally discovered as a cell-shape regulator in fruit flies and worms, is an important regulator of breast cancer. They report that ... > full story -
How Tiny Cell Proteins Generate Force To 'Walk'
December 4, 2008 — Researchers have shown how a cell motor protein exerts the force to move, enabling functions such as cell ... > full story -
Pediatric Obesity May Alter Thyroid Function And Structure
December 4, 2008 — In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new ... > full story -
'Stress Tests' Probe Nanoscale Strains In Materials
December 4, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10nm across. Their recent results not only will ... > full story -
Myth About 'Dirty Old Men' Supported By Science
December 4, 2008 — Middle-aged men want younger women, often touting their intelligence and their high income. This is shown in research that studied 400 lonely hearts ads to see how men and women choose ... > full story
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What’s Good For The Mouse Is Good For The Monkey: Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Stem Cells
December 4, 2008 — Scientists have successfully created the first induced pluripotent stem cell lines from adult monkey skin cells. The research, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, demonstrates that the method of ... > full story -
Sea Eagles May Be Re-Introduced To England
December 4, 2008 — The magnificent sea eagle, missing from England for more than 200 years, could be soaring along the Norfolk coast next summer if a proposed reintroduction scheme gets the go ... > full story -
Potential New Drug Target For Chronic Leukemia
December 4, 2008 — Researchers have discovered what could be a novel drug target for an often difficult-to-treat form of leukemia. The investigators have identified a unique "signature" or pattern of a specific family ... > full story -
Recycling Manure Safely To Avoid Polluting Rivers and Streams
December 4, 2008 — Researchers have come up with an advice system to help farmers recycle manure safely and avoid polluting ... > full story -
Drug Marketing Techniques May Be Risking Patient Safety
December 4, 2008 — With new drugs being reviewed by regulatory agencies and then released onto the market faster than ever before, patients' safety is being compromised, warns a new ... > full story
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Genes Determine Whether Sugar Pills Work
December 4, 2008 — It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well to placebos, sugar pills, as to the active drug. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain why only certain people ... > full story -
New Holographic Method Could Be Used For Lab-on-a-chip Technologies
December 4, 2008 — Researchers have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or ... > full story -
Gene Required For Radiation-induced Protective Pigmentation Also Promotes Survival Of Melanoma Cells
December 4, 2008 — Scientists have new insight into the response of human skin to radiation and what drives the most aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer. The research may be useful in the design of new strategies ... > full story -
Boosting The Power Of Solar Cells
December 4, 2008 — New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and ... > full story -
New Image Processing System Detects Moods
December 4, 2008 — Researchers are developing a computer image processing system that detects and classifies human facial expressions. The aim of this system is to take and analyze photos of individuals, potentially in ... > full story
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Treating Sleep Apnea In Alzheimer's Patients Helps Cognition
December 4, 2008 — Continuous positive airway pressure treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer's disease who also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a ... > full story -
Polymers 'Battered' With Nanoparticles Could Create Self Healing Paints And Clever Packaging
December 4, 2008 — Research chemists have devised an elegant process which simply and cheaply covers small particles of polymer with a layer of silica-based nanoparticles. The final result provides a highly versatile ... > full story -
Genetic Screening No Better Than Traditional Risk Factors For Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
December 4, 2008 — Screening for a panel of gene variants associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes can identify adults at risk for the disorder but is not significantly better than assessment based on traditional ... > full story -
Another Large Earthquake Off Coast Of Sumatra Likely
December 4, 2008 — The subduction zone that brought us the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami is ripe for yet another large event, despite a sequence of quakes that occurred in the Mentawai Islands area in ... > full story -
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Attention Deficit DisorderSpoonful Of Sugar? Barriers That Prevent Children From Taking Medicines
December 4, 2008 — The widespread problem of children failing to take their medication for a range of life-threatening illnesses is to be tackled as part of a new university research ... > full story
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Researchers On Quest To Cure Disfiguring Parasitic Disease
December 4, 2008 — Researchers are hot on the trail of a totally new approach to treating Leishmania and related diseases like African sleeping sickness and Chagas' ... > full story -
Nutrients In Water May Be A Bonus For Agriculture
December 4, 2008 — Agriculture producers may find they don't have to bottle their water from the Seymour Aquifer in the Rolling Plains to make it more valuable, according to Texas ... > full story -
More Data On Key Genes In Diabetes
December 4, 2008 — One of the most reliable indicators to predict that a person will develop type 2 diabetes is the presence of insulin resistance. Insulin is produced in the pancreas and is the hormone responsible for ... > full story -
Why Is The Earth’s Mantle Conductive?
December 4, 2008 — Researchers in France have found that the high conductivity of the Earth’s upper mantle is due to molten carbonates. They have demonstrated the very high conductivity of this form of carbon. ... > full story -
Shortage Of General Surgeons By 2010, New Research Projects
December 4, 2008 — In less than two years, there may not be enough surgeons in US hospitals to treat the critically injured or chronically ill. A new study suggests that the number of available general surgeons, who ... > full story
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Scientists Developing Safer Food Allergy Treatment
December 4, 2008 — A European team of scientists are embarking on new research to develop food allergy treatments. Classical treatment with allergen-specific immunotherapy, where a patient received monthly injections ... > full story -
How Wildlife Corridors Work Over Time
December 4, 2008 — At the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, there are five strange looking "patches" cleared out of the surrounding forest. No, they're not crop circles carved by aliens. They're actually budding ... > full story -
Benefits Of Early HIV Testing And Treatment For Infected Infants Defined
December 4, 2008 — Testing very young babies for HIV and giving antiretroviral therapy immediately to those found infected with the virus dramatically prevents illness and death, according to a report in the New ... > full story -
Finding Baby Critically Endangered Goliath Grouper Fish Hiding In Mangroves With Help Of High-tech Sonogram
December 4, 2008 — Researchers have announced the world's first use of an acoustic underwater camera to survey juveniles of goliath grouper in mangrove ... > full story -
More Evidence Needed To Show ‘What Works’ In Prevention Of Child Abuse
December 4, 2008 — More evidence is needed to discover ‘what works’ to prevent child maltreatment, new research shows. Researchers examined all five major subtypes of child maltreatment – physical ... > full story
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Gene Associated With Age-related Hearing Loss Identified
December 3, 2008 — Researchers discovered a common variant in the GRM7 gene, which they believe may be associated with susceptibility to glutamate excitotoxicity and hearing ... > full story -
Agriculture: Gray Mold's Killer Gene Discovered
December 3, 2008 — Gray mold is a gardener’s nightmare. The fungus, also known by its scientific name Botrytis cinerea, is a scourge to more than 200 agricultural and ornamental plant species, including staples ... > full story -
Crohn's Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances
December 3, 2008 — Thousands of Americans suffering from the chronic inflammatory bowel condition known as Crohn's disease are leading longer, healthier lives due to innovative new surgeries, according to ... > full story -
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World DevelopmentMost U.S. Organizations Not Adapting To Climate Change, Report Finds
December 3, 2008 — Organizations in the United States that are at the highest risk of sustaining damage from climate change are not adapting enough to the dangers posed by rising temperatures, according to a Yale ... > full story -
Psychiatric Disorders Common Among College-age Individuals; Few Seek Treatment
December 3, 2008 — Psychiatric disorders appear to be common among 18- to 24-year-olds, with overall rates similar among those attending or not attending college, according to a new report. Almost half of college-aged ... > full story
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Diet May Regulate Obesity Health Risks, But Genes Decide, Says New Research
December 3, 2008 — The risk of obese people developing the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, can not be solved by a one-size-fits-all diet program, according to new scientific ... > full story -
Hands Free Mobile Phone Conversations Add Five Meters To Drivers' Braking Distances
December 3, 2008 — Psychology researchers reveals that mobile telephone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 meters to the braking distance of a car traveling at 60 ... > full story -
Curbing Hormones' Effects In Obese Patients Could Aid Against Breast Cancer
December 3, 2008 — Results from cell culture studies suggest a class of anticancer compounds called EGFR inhibitors, largely written off for breast cancers, could be effective in obese patients. The hormones leptin and ... > full story -
How Mosquitoes Avoid Succumbing To Viruses They Transmit
December 3, 2008 — Mosquitoes can spread viruses which cause disease without themselves getting sick. Scientists long thought that the mosquito didn't care whether it had a virus hitchhiker, but have now discovered, ... > full story -
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Depression
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Diseases and ConditionsNearly 5 Percent Of U.S. Population Suffers From Persistent Depression Or Anxiety
December 3, 2008 — In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have developed estimates for both the prevalence of chronic psychiatric illness in the general population and how often individuals suffering from such ... > full story
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Potential New Drug Target For Chronic Leukemia
Researchers have discovered what could be a novel drug target for an often difficult-to-treat form of leukemia. The investigators have identified a unique "signature" or pattern of a specific family ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Genes Determine Whether Sugar Pills Work
It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well to placebos, sugar pills, as to the active drug. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain why only certain people ... > full story
Living Well
Too Much Commitment May Be Unhealthy For Relationships, Professor Says
Researchers report that partners who base their self-worth solely upon the outcomes of romantic interactions may experience depression and anxiety and ultimately undermine their ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
What’s Good For The Mouse Is Good For The Monkey: Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Stem Cells
Scientists have successfully created the first induced pluripotent stem cell lines from adult monkey skin cells. The research, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, demonstrates that the method of ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Sea Eagles May Be Re-Introduced To England
The magnificent sea eagle, missing from England for more than 200 years, could be soaring along the Norfolk coast next summer if a proposed reintroduction scheme gets the go ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
New Giant Toothless Pterosaur Species Discovered
A new species of pterosaur, the largest of its kind to ever be found, has been discovered. It represents an entirely new genus of these flying reptiles that ruled the skies 115 million years ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Fragments Of 10-tonne Space Rock Located In Canada From Nov. 20 Fireball
The remains of a 10-tonne asteroid that exploded in the sky near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border on November 20, 2008 have been located in a rural area near the city of ... > full story
Matter & Energy
New Holographic Method Could Be Used For Lab-on-a-chip Technologies
Researchers have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or ... > full story
Computers & Math
New Image Processing System Detects Moods
Researchers are developing a computer image processing system that detects and classifies human facial expressions. The aim of this system is to take and analyze photos of individuals, potentially in ... > full story
