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Analyzing Food and Beverages With Magnetic Levitation
Scientists are reporting
development of a new use for
magnetic levitation, or "maglev,"
the futuristic technology best
known for enabling high-speed
passenger trains to float above
the tracks. They describe putting
... > full story
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'Ghost Particle' Sized Up by Cosmologists
Cosmologists are a step closer to
determining the mass of the
elusive neutrino particle, not by
using a giant particle detector,
but by gazing up into space. ... > full story
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Evolution of Bird Bills: Birds Reduce Their 'Heating Bills' in Cold Climates
The evolution of bird bills is
related to climate, according to
latest research. ... > full story
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Discovery of How Coral Reefs Adapt to Global Warming Could Aid Reef Restoration
Discoveries about tropical coral
reefs are expected to be
invaluable in efforts to restore
the corals, which are succumbing
to bleaching and other diseases at
an unprecedented rate as ocean
... > full story
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Brave Brains: Neural Mechanisms of Courage Uncovered in Study of Fear of Snakes
A fascinating new study combines
snakes with brain imaging in order
to uncover neural mechanisms
associated with "courage." The
research provides new insight into
... > full story
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'Quantum Computer' a Stage Closer With Silicon Breakthrough
The remarkable ability of an
electron to exist in two places at
once has been controlled in the
most common electronic material --
silicon -- for the first time. The
research findings marks a
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First Superstorm on Exoplanet Detected
Astronomers have measured a
superstorm for the first time in
the atmosphere of an exoplanet,
the well-studied "hot Jupiter"
HD209458b. The very high-precision
observations of carbon monoxide
gas show that it is streaming at
... > full story
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Neuroscientists Can Predict Your Behavior Better Than You Can
In a study with implications for
the advertising industry and
public health organizations,
neuroscientists have shown they
can use brain scanning to predict
whether people will use sunscreen
... > full story
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Humans Have a Mighty Bite, New Research Shows
The robust jaws and formidable
teeth of some of our ancestors and
ape cousins may suggest that
humans are wimps when it comes to
producing a powerful bite: but a
new study has found the opposite
is true. The surprise findings
... > full story
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Researchers Create Self-Assembling Nanodevices That Move and Change Shape on Demand
By emulating nature's design
principles, researchers have
created nanodevices made of DNA
that self-assemble and can be
programmed to move and change
... > full story
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- Analyzing Food With Magnetic Levitation
- 'Ghost Particle' Sized Up by Cosmologists
- Birds Reduce 'Heating Bills' in Cold Climates
- Coral Discovery Could Aid Reef Restoration
- Brave Brains: Neural Mechanisms of Courage
- Quantum Computer Closer With Silicon Finding
- First Superstorm on Exoplanet Detected
- Neuroscientists Can Predict Your Behavior
- Humans Have a Mighty Bite
- Nanodevices That Change Shape on Demand
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Drug Mitigates Toxic Effects of Radiation in Mice
June 24, 2010 — Medical researchers have provided one of the first examples of successful radiomitigation in mammals. The investigators found that oral treatment of mice with a drug that inhibits enzymes involved in ... > full story -
Gut Bacteria Could Be Key Indicator of Colon Cancer Risk
June 24, 2010 — A new study suggests that a shift in the balance between the "good" bacteria and the "bad" bacteria that populate our gut could be a harbinger of colon ... > full story -
Language of RNA Decoded: Study Reveals New Function for Pseudogenes and Noncoding RNAs
June 24, 2010 — The central dogma of molecular biology holds that genetic information is transferred from DNA to functional proteins by way of messenger RNA (mRNA). This suggests that mRNA has but a single role, ... > full story -
Liquid Crystals Light Way to Better Data Storage
June 24, 2010 — Currently, most liquid crystal technologies rely on physical or chemical manipulation, such as rubbing in one direction, to align molecules in a preferred direction. In an important advance, ... > full story -
Gay Men's Bilateral Brains Better at Remembering Faces, Study Finds
June 24, 2010 — A Canadian study finds that gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual ... > full story
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How Lead Exposure Damages the Brain: New Research Fills in the Picture
June 24, 2010 — Exposure to lead during early childhood and even later in life has long been known to affect the release of critical neurotransmitters. However, the precise mechanism by which lead ions (Pb2+) impair ... > full story -
New Method of Peptide Synthesis Makes It Easier to Create Drugs Based on Natural Compounds
June 24, 2010 — A team of chemists has developed a novel method for chemically synthesizing peptides that promises to lower the cost and increase the availability of drugs based on natural ... > full story -
Obesity, Weight Gain in Middle Age Associated With Increased Risk of Diabetes Among Older Adults
June 24, 2010 — For individuals 65 years of age and older, obesity, excess body fat around the waist and gaining weight after the age of 50 are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new ... > full story -
'BC5' Material Shows Superhard, Superconducting Potential
June 24, 2010 — What could be better than diamond when it comes to a superhard material for electronics under extreme thermal and pressure conditions? Quite possibly BC5, a diamond-like material with an extremely ... > full story -
Pre-Stored Phrases Make It Easier to Be Part of a Conversation
June 24, 2010 — Researchers in Sweden have now developed a system where pre-stored phrases are used in addition to writing, with a view to making communication faster and more easy-going for people with serious ... > full story
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Jetting Off Without the Jet Lag
June 24, 2010 — Everyone hates the jet lag that accompanies travel to locations in different time zones. The symptoms of jet lag are caused by misalignment of a person's internal body clock and external time. New ... > full story -
Skins Prone to Sunburn May Be Capable of a Normal Tan
June 24, 2010 — As the beaches of Southern Europe prepare for this summer’s influx of pale skinned British sun worshippers, new research from the UK has found that redheads are just as capable of making the ... > full story -
Mechanism Explains Complications Associated With Diabetes
June 24, 2010 — New research uncovers a molecular mechanism that links diabetes with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and sudden cardiac death. The study finds that high blood sugar prevents vital ... > full story -
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PollutionStudies Confirm Presence, Severity of Pollution in US National Parks
June 24, 2010 — Toxic contamination from pesticides, the burning of fossil fuels, agriculture, industrial operations and other sources are a continuing concern in US national parks of the West, two new studies ... > full story -
Young Children Are Skilled Negotiators, Swedish Research Finds
June 24, 2010 — Young children are skilled negotiators when it comes to relationships and the content of play, reveals new research from ... > full story
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Polio Research Gives New Insight Into Tackling Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus
June 24, 2010 — A vaccine-derived strain of poliovirus that has spread in recent years is serious but it can be tackled with an existing vaccine, according to a new ... > full story -
New Areas Prone to Moderate Earthquakes Identified in Iberian Peninsula
June 24, 2010 — Some areas of the Iberian Peninsula, where earthquakes of moderate magnitude have never yet been recorded, such as certain parts of the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range, the far west of ... > full story -
Can START Stop Cholesterol Build-Up?
June 24, 2010 — A newly discovered group of proteins could help treat cholesterol build-up in ... > full story -
Asymetric Nanostructures for Early and More Accurate Prediction of Cancer
June 24, 2010 — Nanotechnology Researchers in Belgium have demonstrated biosensors based on novel nanostructure geometries that increase the sensitivity and allow to detect extremely low concentrations of specific ... > full story -
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Social PsychologyAbusive Mothering Aggravates the Impact of Stress Hormones
June 24, 2010 — In a new study, researchers have dissected the behavior of mother rats and their infant pups, modeling nurturing by stroking and abuse with electric shock. In this animal model of infant abuse, they ... > full story
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Structural Basis for Incidence of Skin Cancers in a Genetic Disorder Discovered
June 23, 2010 — Researchers have found why patients with a variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum (XPV), an inherited genetic disorder characterized by extreme sensitivity to the sun, are more susceptible to skin ... > full story -
Loneliness, Poor Health Appear to Be Linked
June 23, 2010 — Two studies have found that hoarding friends doesn't necessarily diminish forlorn feelings and that loneliness is a matter of perception. Superficial relationships, researchers say, can not only ... > full story -
Lowering Homocysteine Levels With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Finds
June 23, 2010 — Patients who had experienced a heart attack and lowered their blood homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation did not have an associated lower risk of heart attack, coronary ... > full story -
Early Results from the World's Brightest X-Ray Source
June 23, 2010 — The first published research to emerge from the SLAC linear collider since it was reconfigured as an ultra-bright, high-energy free electron laser offers a high speed closeup of ionizing nitrogen ... > full story -
US Ranks Last Among 7 Countries on Health System Performance, New Report Says
June 23, 2010 — Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranks last overall compared to six other industrialized countries -- Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, ... > full story
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Genetically Modified Cell Procedure May Prove Useful in Treating Kidney Failure
June 23, 2010 — A protein whose primary role is in the embryonic development of kidneys may play a future role in treating kidney failure. Researchers have successfully treated acute kidney injury in laboratory ... > full story -
Underwater Gliders May Change How Scientists Track Fish
June 23, 2010 — Tracking fish across Alaska's vast continental shelves can present a challenge to any scientist studying Alaska's seas. Researchers have successfully tested a possible solution in the form of ... > full story -
Exercise Trumps Creatine in Cardiac Rehabilitation
June 23, 2010 — Athletes have been enjoying the benefits of creatine supplements to gain stronger muscles since the 1990s, and the supplement has also proven beneficial among other groups. Could it help cardiac ... > full story -
New Medical Weapons to Protect Against Anthrax Attacks
June 23, 2010 — The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States are fostering development of a new generation of vaccines, antibiotics, and other medications to protect people against the potentially deadly bacteria ... > full story -
Computer Program Detects Depression in Bloggers' Texts
June 23, 2010 — Researchers have developed a computer program capable of identifying language that can indicate a writer's psychological state, which could serve as a screening tool. The software was used to scan ... > full story
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Imaging Reveals How Brain Fails to Tune out Phantom Sounds of Tinnitus
June 23, 2010 — About 40 million people in the US today suffer from tinnitus, an irritating and sometimes debilitating auditory disorder in which a person "hears" sounds, such as ringing, that don't actually exist. ... > full story -
Separation Between Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens Might Have Occurred 500,000 Years Earlier, DNA from Teeth Suggests
June 23, 2010 — The separation of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago, more than 500,000 years earlier than previously believed, according to recent research in Spain ... > full story -
New Vaccine Strategies Could Safely Control Rift Valley Fever
June 23, 2010 — Two new approaches could form the basis for the first-ever human vaccine for Rift Valley fever, an infectious disease that threatens both farm animals and people, say researchers. Experimental ... > full story -
Chicken Litter Has Advantages Over Conventional Fertilizers
June 23, 2010 — Chicken litter is much more valuable as a fertilizer than previously thought, according to an agricultural study showing its newfound advantages over conventional ... > full story -
REM Sleep Deprivation Plays a Role in Chronic Migraine
June 23, 2010 — New research shows that sleep deprivation leads to changes in the levels of key proteins that facilitate events involved in the underlying pathology of ... > full story
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Getting Estrogen's Benefits Without Cancer Risk
June 23, 2010 — Researchers have pinpointed a set of biological mechanisms through which estrogen confers its beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, independent of the hormone's actions on ... > full story -
Amniotic Membrane Used to Repair Human Articular Cartilage
June 23, 2010 — Spanish scientists have proposed using human amniotic membrane as a new tool for repairing damaged human articular cartilage, which heals very poorly because of its low capacity for self-repair. ... > full story -
Going Barefoot in Home May Contribute to Elderly Falls
June 23, 2010 — Going barefoot in the home, wearing slippers, or socks with no shoes may contribute falls among the ... > full story -
Supercomputer Provides New Insights Into the Vibrations of Water
June 23, 2010 — Using Terahertz spectroscopy, chemists recently detected the surprisingly long-ranged influence of solvated biomolecules on the "dance" of surrounding water molecules. With extensive simulations on a ... > full story -
Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Frequent Headache in Adults
June 23, 2010 — Children who experience maltreatment such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse are more likely to experience frequent headaches, including chronic migraine, as adults, say ... > full story
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Obesity, Weight Gain in Middle Age Associated With Increased Risk of Diabetes Among Older Adults
For individuals 65 years of age and older, obesity, excess body fat around the waist and gaining weight after the age of 50 are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new ... > full story
- Mechanism Explains Complications Associated With Diabetes
- Can START Stop Cholesterol Build-Up?
- Structural Basis for Incidence of Skin Cancers in a Genetic Disorder Discovered
- Lowering Homocysteine Levels With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Finds
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How Lead Exposure Damages the Brain: New Research Fills in the Picture
Exposure to lead during early childhood and even later in life has long been known to affect the release of critical neurotransmitters. However, the precise mechanism by which lead ions (Pb2+) impair ... > full story
Living Well
Striped Mice -- The Neighbors from Hell
Fighting, paternity tests and infidelity. No, not a daytime talk show, but the results of new research examining why the fur will fly if a four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) wanders into ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Polio Research Gives New Insight Into Tackling Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus
A vaccine-derived strain of poliovirus that has spread in recent years is serious but it can be tackled with an existing vaccine, according to a new ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Skins Prone to Sunburn May Be Capable of a Normal Tan
As the beaches of Southern Europe prepare for this summer’s influx of pale skinned British sun worshippers, new research from the UK has found that redheads are just as capable of making the ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Separation Between Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens Might Have Occurred 500,000 Years Earlier, DNA from Teeth Suggests
The separation of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago, more than 500,000 years earlier than previously believed, according to recent research in Spain ... > full story
- More Than Skin Deep, Tanning Product of Sun's Rays
- Ultimate Cold Case: Anthropologist 'Bones Up' on Site of Ancient Invasion
- 3.6 Million-Year-Old Relative of 'Lucy' Discovered: Early Hominid Skeleton Confirms Human-Like Walking Is Ancient
- Understanding Genetic Mixing Through Migration: A Tool for Clinicians as Well as Geneaologists
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Hubble Captures Bubbles and Baby Stars
A spectacular new Hubble Space Telescope image — one of the largest ever released of a star-forming region — highlights N11, part of a complex network of gas clouds and star clusters ... > full story
Matter & Energy
New Method of Peptide Synthesis Makes It Easier to Create Drugs Based on Natural Compounds
A team of chemists has developed a novel method for chemically synthesizing peptides that promises to lower the cost and increase the availability of drugs based on natural ... > full story
Computers & Math
Computer Program Detects Depression in Bloggers' Texts
Researchers have developed a computer program capable of identifying language that can indicate a writer's psychological state, which could serve as a screening tool. The software was used to scan ... > full story
- Supercomputer Provides New Insights Into the Vibrations of Water
- Bioengineers Create Simulator to Test Blood Platelets in Virtual Heart Attacks
- Ocean Stirring and Plankton Patchiness Revealed by Computer Simulation
- Electronic Health Records Could Give Rise to More Liability Risk, Experts Argue
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