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for the Week of July 4 to July 11, 2010
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Posted 2010-07-10:
- Saturn propellers reflect solar system origins
- Antibody may help treat and prevent influenza outbreaks
- Better barriers can help levees withstand wave erosion
- Protein that predicts prognosis of leukemia patients may also be a therapeutic target
- Novel ion trap with optical fiber could link atoms and light in quantum networks
- Moms' favoritism tied to depression in adulthood
- Researchers use robot to determine how human strangers develop trust
- Honey bee venom may help design new treatments to alleviate muscular dystrophy, depression and dementia
- New spin on drug delivery: Chemical engineers discover an enhanced delivery method of DNA payloads into cells
- Severe angina poses three times the coronary artery disease risk for women than men
- Rain of giant gas clouds create active galactic nuclei: New research explains how galaxy centers light up
- Homicide and suicide rates among mentally ill on the decline, UK study finds
- Fireflies blink in synch to send a clear message
- Scientists use computer algorithms to develop seasonal flu vaccines
- Heavy metal rock set to take the stage
- Simple diagnostic tool predicts Type 2 diabetes in Southeast Asians
- New system helps locate car park spaces
- Marijuana derivative could be useful for pain treatment
Posted 2010-07-10:
- Wild cat found mimicking monkey calls; Predatory trickery documented for the first time in wild felids in Americas
- Neural stem cells attack glioblastoma cells
- Mathematical formula predicts clear favorite for the FIFA World Cup
- Study suggests link between scleroderma, cancer in certain patients
- Tiny clays curb big earthquakes
- What do you want to be when you grow up, Mr. Doctor?
- Origins of multicellularity: All in the family
- Early Alzheimer's identification method discovered
- Miniature energy harvesting technology could power wireless electronics
- Extremely obese children have 40 percent higher risk of reflux disease of esophagus, study finds
- Nematodes vanquish billion dollar pest
- Executives who take the fewest risks have the most negative emotions, Spanish study finds
- Prospects for finding new Earths boosted by brand new planet-finding technique
- Biologists find a way to lower tumor risk in stem cell therapies
- Redwood forest ecosystem of northern California depends on fog to stay hydrated during rainless summers
- Intoxicating fragrance: Jasmine as valium substitute
- Adding nutrients to oceans could enhance transfer of carbon dioxide from atmosphere to deep ocean
- Who is likely to become a bully, victim or both? New research shows poor problem-solving increases risk for all
- Alternative evolution: Why change your own genes when you can borrow someone else's?
- HPV infection linked to increased risk of skin cancer
- Don't let your termites grow up to be mommies: Researchers find 'key ingredient' that regulates termite caste system
- New way diseases can develop: Previously unknown mechanism directs gene expression in cells
- New parallel found between cold gases and 'hot' superconductors
- Teen moms more likely to have premature babies, study finds
- Sweet way to detect prediabetes
- Starburst cluster shows celestial fireworks
- Researchers identify factors behind blood-making stem cells
- For lambs, a pasture a week keeps blood suckers away
- Better-looking politicians get more media coverage
- Heat waves could be commonplace in the US by 2039
- New way to slow the growth of malignant melanoma
- First research trip across western Amazon yields surprising results
- Researchers discover trigger to early, effective antibody response
- RFIDs: Smart little gizmos get even smarter
- Teens drink more during summer before college, study finds
- Antibodies found that prevent most HIV strains from infecting human cells
- Heart beat may provide clues to kidney health
- Changing climate could alter meadows' ecosystems, says researcher
- Protein inhibitor revives chemotherapy for ovarian patients
- New technology reduces storage needs and costs for genomic data
- Medicare policy may account for growing length of hospice stays in nursing homes
Posted 2010-07-09:
- Geoscientists find clues to why first Sumatran earthquake was deadlier than second
- Scientists reprogram triple-negative breast cancer cells to respond to tamoxifen
- Rosetta lines up for spectacular asteroid flyby
- Surgery linked to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, according to Spanish study
- Why some communities embrace environmental conservation and others don't
- One in five preschool children in the U. S. demonstrates mental health issues when entering kindergarten
- Mojoceratops: New dinosaur species named for flamboyant frill
- Baseline PSA predicts risk of death from prostate cancer
- How fast can microbes break down oil washed onto Gulf beaches?
- Fish oil may reduce risk of breast cancer
- 'Magical thinking' about islands an illusion? Biologist refutes conventional thinking on evolution
- Musical skill reflects working memory capacity in addition to practice time
- Chemical makes brain cells grow, thwarts mental decline in aging rats
- Stress of an enriched environment might curb cancer growth; Effect linked to a brain-fat-hormone pathway
- Two new species of pancake batfishes discovered from area engulfed by oil spill
- New surgery improves outcomes for severe flat foot deformity
- Drug delivery system uses nanoparticles triggered by electromagnetic field
- A healthy mind makes a healthy body in teens
- Black hole blows big bubble
- Genetically reprogrammed HSV given systemically shrinks distant sarcomas
- No substantial quality difference between organically and conventionally produced eggs, study finds
- Amid the murk of 'gut flora,' vitamin D receptor emerges as a key player
- Pinpoint precision: Delivering a biochemical payload to one cell
- Delayed school start time associated with improvements in adolescent behaviors
- Dig discovers ancient Britons were earliest North Europeans
- Biologists identify a new clue into cellular aging
- Fouls go left: Soccer referees may be biased based on play's direction of motion
- Cholesterol's other way out
- New computer program accurately simulates protein folding dramatically faster than previous methods
- Therapist competence matters -- and more for some patients than others
- Newborn stars discovered in dark cosmic cloud
- Previously unknown natural mechanism controls cocaine use
- Turning back the cellular clock: Method developed for tracking adult stem cells as they regress
- Knee arthritis? Flexible options can help keep you active
- Energy yield of ‘cheap’ solar panels raised from 7 to 9 percent
- Predicting relationship breakups with a word-association task
- Revolutionary medical dressing uses nanotechnology to fight infection
- Genetic ancestry data improve diagnosis in asthma and lung disease
- Robots preclude neck incision for thyroid surgery
- Women with gestational diabetes: Common glucose test also accurately predicts adult-onset diabetes, study finds
- Transformation optics make a U-turn for the better
- Muted emotions misleading in Alzheimer's disease, study suggests
- Inactivity 'no contributor' to childhood obesity epidemic, new report suggests
- Hospital hyperglycemia may predict future diabetes
- Map of herpes virus protein suggests a new drug therapy
- First transoral and transvaginal gallbladder removals performed as part of US multicenter human trial
- Road surface purifies air by removing nitrogen oxides, researchers in the Netherlands find
- Perfusion CT may be used as a noninvasive tool in detection of hepatic toxicity
- Functional MRI may predict response of hepatocellular carcinoma to chemoembolization
- One person's waste is another's resource
- Is biopsy avoidable on diagnosis of celiac disease?
- European Society for Medical Oncology publishes updated guidelines on cancer care
Posted 2010-07-08:
- How active immune tolerance makes pregnancy possible
- Link between brain activity and Parkinson's disease symptoms: New strategy for treating movement disorders identified
- Optical tweezers use holographic technology to manipulate 300 nanoparticles at a time
- New method for identifying the causes of X-linked genetic disorders
- Reversible watermarking for digital images
- Suicide attempt method affects prognosis, study finds
- Saturn system moves oxygen from Enceladus to Titan
- High blood levels of vitamin E reduces risk of Alzheimer's, Swedish study finds
- Cell development: How do plants and animals end up with right number of cells in all the right places?
- New target for treatment of advanced prostate cancer
- Shocking results from diamond anvil cell experiments
- Virtual food causes stress in patients affected by eating disorders
- Thousands of undiscovered plant species face extinction worldwide
- Cancer deaths continue to drop
- Multicolor quantum dots aid in cancer biopsy diagnosis
- Autism-related study discovers how drug interferes with neuronal cell function
- Gender gap persists at highest levels of math and science testing, 30-year study finds
- Bilingualism associated with brain reorganization involving better efficiency in executive functions, research finds
- Nano-sized light mill drives micro-sized disk
- Scientists design new delivery device for gene therapy
- Isolation a threat to Great Barrier Reef fish
- Protein must exist in specific brain cells to prevent diet-induced obesity
- Next Mars rover sports a set of new wheels
- Rhythm of life: Music shows potential in stroke rehabilitation
- Brain's energy restored during sleep, suggests animal study
- Want to slow aging? New research suggests it takes more than antioxidants
- Deaths in the family cause bacteria to flee
- Brain chemical boosts body heat, aids in calorie burn, UT Southwestern research suggests
- New adhesive for tape, label industry, developed
- Rudeness at work causes mistakes
- TV viewing, video game play contribute to kids' attention problems, study finds
- Fetal X-ray exposure interferes with memory in adulthood, monkey study finds
- Of moose and men: 50-year study into moose arthritis reveals link with early malnutrition
- New insights into link between anti-cholesterol statin drugs and depression
- New type of light-matter interaction: Advance in quantum computing and energy conversion technology
- Suicide barriers may fail to cut suicide rates as people go elsewhere
- Lone whales shout to overcome noise
- Scientists reveal the mystery of sudden cardiac death
- Secrets of nutritious corn breed that withstands rigors of handling
- Patients with treatment-resistant CLL respond positively to stem cell transplants
- NASA satellite adds carbon dioxide to its repertoire
- Many mephedrone alternatives just as risky, warn experts
- Researchers measure single-molecule machines in action
- Best tests for predicting Alzheimer's disease identified
- How T cells make a commitment
- Short-term kidney failure in heart patients may not be as detrimental, study shows
- Cleaner water mitigates climate change effects on Florida Keys coral reefs, study shows
- Why are blacks more likely to die from cancer diagnosis? Patient, doctor, hospital factors all contribute to worse survival, review finds
- One in four Californian children have never seen a dentist, study finds
Posted 2010-07-07:
- Bridge to the quantum world: Darwinian concept of natural selection figures into theory about core of physical reality
- Cocoa flavanols improve vascular and blood pressure measures for coronary artery disease patients
- Hips don't lie: Researchers find more accurate technique to determine sex of skeletal remains
- Head and spine trauma from ATV accidents cost .24 billion annually, study finds
- Team devises technique to predict dust storms with infrared satellite
- Anxiety may be at root of religious extremism, researchers find
- Rare creatures from the deep: Findings may revolutionize thinking about deep-sea life in Atlantic Ocean
- Bacterial communication encourages chronic, resistant ear infections
- Can you make a snail forget?
- Aerobic exercise safe and effective for rheumatoid arthritis patients, experts say
- Multi-layered images projected onto water droplets with new technology
- Romantic rejection stimulates areas of brain involved in motivation, reward and addiction
- With magnetic nanoparticles, scientists remotely control neurons and animal behavior
- Maternal diet and genes interact to affect heart development
- Infrared camera may provide a better view for night driving
- Nna proteins play role in catastrophic neuron death in mice, flies -- and perhaps people
- Barrier to faster integrated circuits may be mere speed bump, scientists say
- Many English speakers cannot understand basic grammar
- Thermal-powered, insect-like robot crawls into microrobot contenders' ring
- Revolutionary therapy slows tumor growth in advanced breast cancer, research reports
- Watch while an asteroid eats a star
- Doctors to treat septic patients with hypothermia
- More fish than thought may thrive in the ocean's depths, study suggests
- Memory links to 40 winks
- Long-term fate of Gulf oil spill: Computer simulations show oil reaching up the Atlantic coastline and toward Europe
- Antioxidants do help arteries stay healthy
- Environmental toxins affect the body's hormone systems
- New key to corneal transplant success
- Breath of the Earth: Cycling carbon through terrestrial ecosystems
- Adolescent cyberbullies and their victims may have physical, mental health problems
- For female baboons, too, it's good to have friends
- Cognition and memory improve dramatically in mice when brain compound levels were decreased
- Benchtop biofuels: Fine-tuning growth conditions helps cyanobacteria flourish
- Low vitamin D linked to the metabolic syndrome in elderly people
- Optical imaging could create pathway for radiotracers, study finds
- Abused children appear likely to have mental disorders as young adults
- 'Digital embryo' gains wings: Now possible to film development of fruit fly and of zebrafish's eyes and brain
- Virgin olive oil and a Mediterranean diet fight heart disease by changing how our genes function
- Chromosomal abnormality found for inherited clubfoot
- New research model of human prostate cancer shows cancer development
- 3,200-year-old bronze tablet identified as battle chariot linchpin
- Kids now see fewer television ads for sweets and beverages, but more for fast food
- Planck unveils the Universe -- now and then
- Experimental nonsteroidal treatment of asthma shows promise
- Histone H1 regulates gene activity throughout the cell cycle
- Antagonizing atherosclerosis
- Simulation-based matchmaking for shape memory alloys
- Heart patients with anxiety disorder experience more cardiovascular events, deaths
- Use of local anesthetics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
- Should specialist medical training be more flexible?
- Majority of Ontarians suffering from rheumatoid arthritis not receiving needed speciality care, study finds
Posted 2010-07-06:
- Our brains are more like birds' than we thought
- Ultrafine particles in air pollution may heighten allergic inflammation in asthma
- Worm bites off enough to chew: Ingenious evolutionary trick
- Treating tongue tie could help more babies breastfeed
- Nano-sized advance toward next big treatment era in dentistry
- More than 2 billion people worldwide lack access to surgical services
- Super-high pressures used to create super battery: 'Most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy'
- Personalized approach to smoking cessation may be reality in 3-5 years
- Mountain mice show adaptation to altitude
- Cancer stem cells are not 'one size fits all,' lung cancer models show
- Graphene 2.0: A new approach to making a unique material
- High BMI linked to proximity to convenience stores
- Oil spills raise arsenic levels in the ocean, says new research
- Reprogrammed human blood cells show promise for disease research
- Nanomachines in the powerhouse of the cell: Architecture of the largest protein complex of cellular respiration elucidated
- Air pollution doesn't increase risk of preeclampsia, early delivery, study finds
- Is your flashy school website safe?
- Terrorist de-radicalization shows promise, comprehensive study finds
Posted 2010-07-05:
- Wallabies and bats harbor 'fossil' genes from the most deadly family of human viruses
- Gene regulating human brain development identified
- Brain atrophy responsible for depression in people battling multiple sclerosis
- Muscular problems in children with neonatal diabetes are neurological, study finds
- Molecules found in blue jean and ink dyes may lead to more efficient solar cells
- Memory problems not the only predictor of later mild cognitive impairment
- Coolest stars come out of the dark: Spitzer spies frigid brown dwarfs
- Report examines whether statins prevent death in high-risk individuals without heart disease
- Nutrition's potential to save sight
- How loss of key protein promotes aggressive form of leukemia
- Genetic inspiration could show the way to revolutionize information technology
- Bicycling, brisk walking help women control weight; Researchers call for more bike-friendly environments to combat obesity
Posted 2010-07-04:
- How rules of physics in quantum world change when applied to classical world
- Childhood malnutrition could weaken brain function in elderly
- Excess nitrogen favors plants that respond poorly to rising CO<sub>2</sub>
- Scientists uncover novel role for DNA repair protein linked to cancer
- Volcanic ash research shows how plumes end up in the jet stream
- People with depression eat more chocolate, a mood food
- Scientists find direct line from development to growth
- Subtle mutations in immune gene may increase risk for asthma
- Cell phone microscope poised to begin trials in Africa
- Cellular and molecular events that restrict HIV transmission identified
- Molecular prosthesis against gout
- Looking back key to moving forward: Counterfactual reflection is critical to institutional prosperity, study finds
Posted 2010-07-03:
- Genetic signatures of human exceptional longevity discovered
- New drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats
- Feathered friends: Ostriches provide clues to dinosaur movement
- Discovery of a hepatitis C-related virus in bats may reduce outbreaks in humans
- Warmer is better: Invasive cane toads set to thrive under global warming
- Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers
- Tibetan adaptation to high altitude occurred in less than 3,000 years
- High fructose diet may contribute to high blood pressure, study finds
- Three-legged dogs boost robot research
- Stroke complications may subtract additional two years of healthy life
- Scrubbing CO<sub>2</sub> from atmosphere could be a long-term commitment
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