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for the Week of September 25 to October 2, 2011
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Posted 2011-10-01:
- Galaxy caught blowing bubbles
- Less is more for common cancer drug, study suggests
- Vicious queen ants use mob tactics to reach the top
- Cell-specific mechanism-based gene therapy approach to treat retinitis pigmentosa
- Pressurized vascular systems for self-healing materials
- How your brain reacts to mistakes depends on your mindset
- Mechanism uncovered for the establishment of vertebrate left–right asymmetry
- Scientists discover 'fickle' DNA changes in brain
- Koalas' bellows boast about size
- 'Master key' to unlock new treatments for autoimmune disorders discovered
- Hydrogen released to fuel cell more quickly when stored in metal nanoparticles
- Antisocial personality traits predict utilitarian responses to moral dilemmas
Posted 2011-10-01:
- Space telescopes reveal secrets of turbulent black hole
- Intrinsic aerobic exercise capacity linked to longevity
- Humans and sharks share immune system feature
- Experts propose new unified genetic model for human disease
- Researchers realize high-power, narrowband terahertz source at room temperature
- Female promiscuity can rescue populations from harmful effects of inbreeding, beetle study finds
- Autistic mice act a lot like human patients: Geneticists develop promising mouse model for testing new autism therapies
- Glucosamine-like supplement suppresses multiple sclerosis attacks, study suggests
- Small fish recover faster than large fish
- New approach to keeping coronary arteries open after angioplasties
- Building better catalysts
- Changes in attention and visual perception are correlated with aging: Older people find it harder to see the wood for the trees
- Engineers 'cook' promising new heat-harvesting nanomaterials in microwave oven
- Powerful antibody-based strategy suggests a new therapeutic approach to diabetes and obesity
- Complicated gene networks involved in fly aggression
- Proteins that control development of varicose veins discovered
- Closing of a collider . . . and opening of a new frontier: Fermilab moves toward new discoveries
- Early to bed and early to rise: Study suggests it's keeping kids leaner
- Scientists release most accurate simulation of the universe to date
- Promising drug treatment for improving language, social function in people with autism
- Unprecedented insight into fighting viral infections
- Smoking linked to chronic pain in women
- Scientists and engineers create the 'perfect plastic'
- High social status makes people more trusting, study finds
- Neuroscientists record novel responses to faces from single neurons in humans
- Large meta-analysis finds new genes for type 1 diabetes
- Technique to control light from nanoparticles
- Cocaine users have 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma
- New flavors emerge from Peruvian cacao collection trip
- Suffering of the poor may have helped societies with class structures spread across globe
- 'Superfast' muscles responsible for bat echolocation
- Knockout of protein prevents colon tumor formation in mice
- Researchers produce cheap sugars for sustainable biofuel production
- Oral steroids linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in nationwide US study
- Financial crisis: Calculating the probability of extreme events
- Women in science? Universities don't make the grade
- Sharks are in trouble, new analysis confirms
- Breakthrough in understanding white matter development
- Cancer detection from an implantable, flexible LED
- Computational modeling can help plan vaccine introduction, study finds
- Smartphones revolutionize psychological experiments
- End-of-life discussions do not affect survival rates, study shows
- 'Micro'-chemo and cancer pill combo tested in liver cancer patients
- Impediment to some cancer immunotherapy involves the free radical peroxynitrite
- New guideline outlines recommendations to reduce blood clots after hip and knee replacement
- Expandable prosthesis resolves advanced aortic valve disease
- Young adults want to recover from addiction but need help to make it happen, study suggests
Posted 2011-09-30:
- Single dose of 'magic mushrooms' hallucinogen may create lasting personality change, study suggests
- Researchers explain hormonal role in glucose and fat metabolism
- All-access genome: New study explores packaging of DNA
- Key protein causing excess liver production of glucose in diabetes identified
- 3-D microscope opens eyes to prehistoric oceans and present-day resources
- Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet, study suggests
- NASA space telescope finds fewer asteroids near Earth
- New technique identifies first events in tumor development
- Tree frogs chill out to collect precious water
- High-risk donor livers used with greater frequency in transplantations
- Labor-saving way to monitor vast rangelands
- If you're happy and you know it: Researchers trail Twitter to track world's mood swings
- Orbital observations of Mercury reveal flood lavas, hollows, and unprecedented surface details
- Instead of defibrillator's painful jolt, there may be a gentler way to prevent sudden death
- How normal cells become brain cancers
- Major HIV prevention trial in women to drop oral tenofovir arm
- Roads pave the way for the spread of superbugs
- Americans move dramatically toward acceptance of homosexuality: Young people lead the changes
- Correcting sickle cell disease with stem cells
- Even high-but-normal blood pressure elevates stroke risk
- Red wine ingredient resveratrol stops breast cancer growth, study suggests
- Risk factors for cat cancer could have human implications
- In unique fire tests, outdoor decks will be under firebrand attack
- Drug companies must report clinical trial results, even when they won't lead to a product, experts urge
- Stardust discovered in far-off planetary systems
- Commonly used supplement may improve recovery from spinal cord injuries
- Self-cleaning cotton breaks down pesticides, bacteria
- Key to survival of brain cells discovered
- Redefining the kilogram and the ampere
- Adolescents particularly susceptible to drinking habits of romantic partner's friends
- Fish uses tool to dig up and crush clams
- Modified vaccine shows promise in preventing malaria: Vaccine uses immune-stimulating gene
- Spontaneous combustion in nanobubbles inspires compact ultrasonic loudspeaker
- First detection of pregnancy protein in older people destined for Alzheimer's disease
- Breath-takingly simple test for human exposure to potentially toxic substances
- Prescribed stimulant use for ADHD continues to rise steadily
- Easily embarrassed? Study finds people will trust you more
- Pregnant women who exercise protect their offspring against long-term neurodegenerative diseases, study suggests
- Assessing California earthquake forecasts
- Control gene for developmental timing discovered
- 'Molecular wipe': Potential treatment for 'pink eye' epidemic
- Who's the best leader: The saint or the scrooge?
- Scientists reveal molecular sculptor of memories
- Alcohol in moderation can reduce asthma risk, study suggests
- Study uncovers a predictable sequence toward coral reef collapse
- Genetic variant linked to blocked heart arteries in patients with diabetes
- Testing cookstoves for Haiti
- Resisting peer pressure: Why adolescents respond differently to peer influence
- Hepatitis C patients likely to falter in adherence to treatment regimen over time, study shows
Posted 2011-09-29:
- Hide-and-seek: Altered HIV can't evade immune system
- Popular colorectal cancer drug may cause permanent nerve damage, study suggests
- Female mate searching evolves when mating gifts are important, katydid study finds
- New cancer drug combination significantly delays breast cancer progression, phase II study shows
- Matter shows abrupt escape from flatness: Lead made to undergo a rapid transition from 'pancake' to hemisphere
- Alcohol-related behavior changes: Blame your immune system
- Millisecond memory: 'Teleportation' of rats sheds light on how the memory is organized
- Gene may be good target for tough-to-kill prostate cancer cells
- Copper film could lower touch screen, LED and solar cell costs
- Vital protein complex and therapeutic possibilities revealed
- Managing future forests for water
- Teenage mind: First time evidence links over interpretation of social situations to personality disorder
- Light from galaxy clusters confirms general theory of relativity
- New stem cell activity identified in human brain
- Tendons absorb shocks muscles won't handle
- Saving heart attack victims with computer science
- Method for creating tiny diamond machines improved
- Dyslexia isn't a matter of IQ, brain imaging study shows
- Feast your eyes on the Fried Egg Nebula
- Additives meant to protect vitamin C actually cause more harm, study suggests
- Loss of 'lake lawnmowers' leads to algae blooms
- How dynamic changes in methylation can determine cell fate
- Scanner spies document secrets
- Children with autism benefit from early, intensive therapy
- Women have stronger immune systems than men -- and it's all down to X-chromosome related microRNA
- Alzheimer's protein kills nerve cells in nose; Animal study may suggest way to rescue cells from disease
- Like fish on waves, electrons go surfing
- Modern shift work pattern potentially less harmful to health
- Quantum teleportation analysed by mathematical separation tool
- What do infants remember when they forget?
- New technique maps twin faces of smallest Janus nanoparticles
- Removal of fibroids that distort the womb cavity may prevent recurrent miscarriages, study suggests
- Engineers simulate large earthquake on curved bridge
- 'Belly fat' linked to development of asthma, study finds
- Device 'sees' beneath the skin to spot circulation problems
- Two-dimensional learning: Viewing computer images causes long-term changes in nerve cell connections
- Jumping gene enabled key step in corn domestication
- Possible cardiovascular risk found with NSAID use, study suggests
- New advanced biofuel identified as an alternative to diesel fuel
- New discoveries in genetics of lung health
- Successful rainwater harvesting systems should combine new technology with old social habits
- Company stock prices jump before public announcements of oncology trial results
- Pigeon 'milk' contains antioxidants and immune-enhancing proteins
- Atypical antipsychotics appear to be effective for only few off-label uses, study suggests
- Insight into the architecture of life: Researchers discover supporting pillars of the structure of cellular power plants
- Foam injections for varicose veins better for patients and cheaper, study finds
- Chemists make first molecular binding measurement of radon
- Romance scams online hit hundreds of thousands of victims, UK study finds
- Hollywood thriller Contagion echoes real-life study
- Unexpected role of noise in spine formation
- Research and innovation: New modelling results link natural resources and armed conflicts
- Mammographic surveillance increases breast cancer survival
- CERN sets course for extra-low-energy antiprotons
- Experts advocate for new approaches to biomedical research
- Earthquake risk: Two faults exposed in eastern Sierra Nevada
- Cattle: Heifers don't have to be pigs at the feed bunk
- Students 'jump into action' for better health
- Homegrown solution for physician shortage in rural US
- Medical education needs more of a public health and prevention focus
- New report reveals the impact of global crises on international development
Posted 2011-09-28:
- Venus weather not boring after all, scientists discover
- New analysis of the cardiovascular risks of common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Do long-lived crops differ from annual crops in their genetic response to human domestication?
- Study examines whether age for initial screening colonoscopy should be different for men, women
- Researchers use carbon nanotubes to make solar cells affordable, flexible
- Central Asia's hidden burden of neglected tropical diseases: High rates of parasitic infection nearly 20 years after Soviet collapse
- People learn while they sleep, study suggests
- Increasing dosage of saw palmetto does not appear to reduce urinary symptoms from enlarged prostate
- New nanostructure-based process will streamline production of magnetic materials
- Biochemists identify new genetic code repair tool
- Sneaking up on the glassy transition of water
- Public ignorant about key messages concerning diet and cancer, research finds
- New 'FeTRAM' is promising computer memory technology
- Treatment of common virus can reduce tumour growth, study suggests
- Tracing an elusive killer parasite in Peru
- Aggressive glycemic control in diabetic CABG patients does not improve survival, study suggests
- Dust makes light work of vehicle emissions
- As minds get quicker, teenagers get smarter
- Feathered friends help wild birds innovate
- Low vitamin B12 levels may lead to brain shrinkage, cognitive problems
- Compression experiments lead to shocking results
- New hidden heart attack culprit identified in women
- Frankenstein’s moon: Astronomers vindicate account of masterwork
- Musical weather shows climate influence
- Giant star expels multiple dust shells, astronomers find
- Discovery of insulin switches in pancreas could lead to new diabetes drugs
- 'Heat-proof' eggs help turtles cope with hot beaches
- Researchers map genome of advanced, lethal prostate cancers and discover 'hypermutation'
- Climate change set to increase ozone-related deaths over next 60 years, scientists warn
- Learning and remembering linked to holding material in hands, new research shows
- Handling nanoscale particles: 'Next-generation' optical tweezers trap tightly without overheating
- Childless men more at risk of death from cardiovascular disease
- 'Illusion of plenty' masking collapse of two key Southern California fisheries
- New genetic region responsible for testicle development found
- Catalyst discovery potential has to revolutionize chemical industry
- Shape memory materials ready for mass production
- Increased caffeinated coffee consumption associated with decreased risk of depression in women, study finds
- Changing race by changing clothes? Stereotypes and status symbols impact if a face is viewed as black or white
- High blood pressure is linked to increased risk of developing or dying from cancer
- New method cleans up textile industry’s most dangerous chemicals
- Chemotherapy during pregnancy does not seem to cause developmental problems in children
- Wind power: Long-term wind speed changes estimated
- Wanna save? Keep it simple, says new research
- Fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling: Youngest nodosaur ever discovered
- Researchers uncover gene associated with blood cancers; New genetic insights could facilitate screening for mutation
- Plant 'body clock' observed in tropical rainforest; Research to aid ozone pollution predictions
- Hip fracture is associated with increased short-term death rates for some older women, study finds
- Reducing costs of metal casting with plasma technology
- Role of gender in workplace negotiations
- Cancer screening rates lower among those with fatalistic attitudes
- Postcode lotteries in preventative health care: Not necessarily all bad news
- Eating balanced meals, farm-fresh produce benefits families, communities, nutrition researchers say
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory launches TacSat-4 to augment communications needs
- Better planning required if Europe is to meet energy targets, expert argues
- New online learning module gives children of domestic violence a voice
- U.S. poll finds 89 percent of women said mammograms vital to their health
- Living donor liver transplantation improves survival over deceased donor transplants
- Therapy via Internet yields good results
- Liver cancer incidence lower in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients than in those with hepatitis C
- Rethinking animal and plant disease for the 21st century and beyond
- European experts follow satellite reentry
Posted 2011-09-27:
- Deep brain stimulation studies show how brain buys time for tough choices
- Mice stem cells guided into myelinating cells by the trillions
- Bimetallic nanoantenna separates colors of light
- Zoledronic acid reduces the recurrence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, study finds
- Researchers develop optimal algorithm for determining focus error in eyes and cameras
- Many U.S. physicians believe their own patients are receiving too much care, survey shows
- Salty water and gas sucked into Earth's interior helps unravel planetary evolution
- Marker for Alzheimer's disease rises during day and falls with sleep
- How graphene's electrical properties can be tuned
- Cardiac rehabilitation improves heart rate recovery, boosts survival, study suggests
- Public image of chemistry: Breaking chemistry's bad rap
- Is gallows humor in medicine wrong?
- Scientists discover an organizing principle for our sense of smell based on pleasantness
- Diabetics' coronary calcium levels strongly linked to heart attack risk
- Glow-in-the-dark millipede says 'stay away'
- Poisonous effect of intestinal bacteria explained: Researchers identify site of action of cytotoxin produced by 'hypervirulent' intestinal flora
- Cheap and efficient solar cell made possible by linked nanoparticles
- Older fathers no detriment to their children's grades, study suggests
- Climatic fluctuations drove key events in human evolution, researchers find
- People hospitalized with asthma 'less likely to die from swine flu', study finds
- Better lithium-ion batteries are on the way
- Breast cancer tumor make-up changes through the course of disease
- Structure of a molecular copy machine: How mitochondrial genes are transcribed
- Feathered friends are far from bird-brained when building nests
- Invasion of genomic parasites triggered modern mammalian pregnancy, study finds
- Compound kills highly contagious flu strain by activating antiviral protein
- Neuroimaging reveals how brain uses objects to recognize scenes
- Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders
- E-textiles get fashion upgrade with memory-storing fiber
- Non-verbal clues guide doctor-patient relationships, clinical judgments, study finds
- Asia was settled in multiple waves of migration, DNA study suggests
- New spin on ibuprofen's actions
- Scientists find H1N1 flu virus prevalent in animals in Africa
- Cardiac rehabilitation programs benefit patients after mini or mild stroke, study suggests
- Gold nanowires in engineered patches enhance electrical signaling and contraction
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