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• Trauma center launches portable electronic trauma health record application
• Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity: Fluctuation 'adds insult to injury' for marine creatures
• Odor receptors discovered in lungs: Just like ones in your nose but instead of conjuring up a cup of coffee they might make you cough
• Patch outperforms Holter for prolonged heart rhythm tracking
• New technique enables patient with 'word blindness' to read again
• Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier sensitive to climatic variability
• Methane hydrates and global warming
• Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory, neuropathic pain
• Jumping DNA in brain may be cause of schizophrenia
• Scientists uncover most detailed picture yet of muscular dystrophy defect then design targeted new drug candidates
• Turning off 'aging genes'
• Simulator recreates virtual taste online
• Study supports causal role in narcolepsy for common genetic variant
• Minimizing power grid disruptions from wind power
• Money talks when ancient Antioch meets Google Earth
• Cognitive-behavioural therapy not effective treatment for symptoms of schizophrenia
• Novel exfoliation method paves the way for two-dimensional materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics
• Novel non-invasive therapy prevents breast cancer formation in mice
• Study identifies factors associated with pain one year after breast cancer surgery
• Genetic discovery points to bigger yields in tomato, other flowering food plants

Trauma center launches portable electronic trauma health record application Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:57 PM PST Surgeons have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app.

Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity: Fluctuation 'adds insult to injury' for marine creatures Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST Seawater samples collected from the marine estuary Beaufort Inlet, N.C., weekly for a year and on a daily and hourly basis for shorter periods were used to track changes in pH and dissolved inorganic carbon. Short-term variability in acidity over one year exceeds 100-year global predictions for the ocean as a whole and may already be exerting added pressure on some of the estuary's organisms, particularly shelled organisms.

Odor receptors discovered in lungs: Just like ones in your nose but instead of conjuring up a cup of coffee they might make you cough Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists have showed that your lungs have odor receptors as well. The odor receptors in your lungs are in the membranes of flask-shaped neuroendocrine cells that dump neurotransmitters and neuropeptides when the receptors are stimulated, perhaps triggering you to cough to rid your body of the offending substance.

Patch outperforms Holter for prolonged heart rhythm tracking Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST Researchers have discovered that a small adhesive wireless device worn on the chest for up to two weeks does a better job detecting abnormal and potentially dangerous heart rhythms than the Holter monitor, which is typically used for 24 hours and has been the standard of care for more than 50 years.

New technique enables patient with 'word blindness' to read again Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST A novel technique has enabled a patient with "word blindness" to read again. Word blindness is a rare neurological condition. (The medical term is "alexia without agraphia.") Although a patient can write and understand the spoken word, the patient is unable to read.

Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier sensitive to climatic variability Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST The thinning of Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is much more susceptible to climatic and ocean variability than at first thought, according to new research.

Methane hydrates and global warming Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST Off the coast of Svalbard methane gas flares originating from gas hydrate deposits at depth of several hundred meters have been observed regularly. A new study shows that the observed outgassing is most likely caused by natural processes and can not be attributed to global warming.

Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory, neuropathic pain Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:36 AM PST A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new nonaddictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain, according to researchers.

Jumping DNA in brain may be cause of schizophrenia Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:31 AM PST Stretches of DNA called retrotransposons, often dubbed "junk DNA", might play an important role in schizophrenia. In a study published, a Japanese team revealed that LINE-1 retrotransposons are abnormally abundant in the schizophrenia brain, modify the expression of genes related to schizophrenia during brain development, and may be one of the causes of schizophrenia.

Scientists uncover most detailed picture yet of muscular dystrophy defect then design targeted new drug candidates Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:30 AM PST Scientists have revealed an atomic-level view of a genetic defect that causes a form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 2, and have used this information to design drug candidates with potential to counter those defects—and reverse the disease.

Turning off 'aging genes' Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:34 AM PST Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to combat aging. Now researchers have developed a computer algorithm that predicts which genes can be "turned off" to create the same anti-aging effect as calorie restriction. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs to treat aging.

Simulator recreates virtual taste online Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:48 AM PST Online viewing and listening are now staples of those who live the digital life. But online tasting? This may be happening sooner than one expects, with a new taste simulator.

Study supports causal role in narcolepsy for common genetic variant Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system.

Minimizing power grid disruptions from wind power Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST Researchers have found that an increase in the use of wind power generation can make the power grid more fragile and susceptible to disruptions. But the researchers didn't just identify the problem -- they have also devised a technique for coordinating wind power generation and energy storage in order to minimize the potential for such power disruptions.

Money talks when ancient Antioch meets Google Earth Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:23 AM PST Research puts a high-tech spin on studying the ancient world in a project that could affect how historians analyze data. Researchers use Google Earth to zoom along the boundaries of ancient Antioch in 30 seconds.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy not effective treatment for symptoms of schizophrenia Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST Health organizations around the world recommend a form of psychotherapy, known as cognitive-behavioral therapy or CBT, for patients with schizophrenia. Now, however, the most extensive study ever undertaken into its effect on the symptoms of the disorder finds little impact, according to a team of international researchers.

Novel exfoliation method paves the way for two-dimensional materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:20 AM PST Scientists have successfully developed a method to chemically exfoliate molybdenum disulfide crystals into high quality monolayer flakes, with higher yield and larger flake size than current methods.

Novel non-invasive therapy prevents breast cancer formation in mice Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:19 PM PST A novel injectable therapy partially reverses cancer formation in cultured mammary-gland cells and prevents breast cancer development in mice, a team reports. The therapy silences a new cancer-causing gene that the scientists identified using a sophisticated systems biology approach. It could one day provide a new way to treat early stages of breast cancer without surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.

Study identifies factors associated with pain one year after breast cancer surgery Posted: 31 Dec 2013 01:39 PM PST In a study that included more than 800 women who had undergone surgery for breast cancer, the majority reported some level of pain 12 months after surgery, and factors associated with pain included chronic preoperative pain, chemotherapy, preoperative depression and pain in the area to be operated, according to a study.

Genetic discovery points to bigger yields in tomato, other flowering food plants Posted: 27 Dec 2013 07:04 AM PST Researchers announced that they have determined a way to dramatically increase tomato production. Their research has revealed a genetic mechanism for hybrid vigor, a property of plant breeding that has long been exploited to boost yield. Teasing out the hidden subtleties of a type of hybrid vigor involving just one gene has provided the scientists with means to extend the length of time that specific tomato varieties can produce flowers, substantially raising fruit yield.

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