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- Myth of tolerant dogs and aggressive wolves refuted
- Five years after Gulf oil spill, survey shows Gulf coast residents are still impacted
- Tax-efficient mutual fund managers savvier than their peers, study shows
- Sensor detects when a driver is alcohol-impaired and blocks the vehicle
- New super-fast MRI technique demonstrated with song 'If I Only Had a Brain'
- New tabletop detector 'sees' single electrons
- Certain interactive tools click with web users
- Scientists identify brain circuitry responsible for anxiety in smoking cessation
- Likely cause of 2013-14 earthquakes: Combination of gas field fluid injection and removal
- Surprising contributor to Rett syndrome identified
- Strontium atomic clock accurate to the second -- over 15 billion years
- New gene therapy success in a rare disease of the immune system
- Parent training can reduce serious behavioral problems in young children with autism
- Battle in the gut: Immune cells help 'good bacteria' triumph over 'bad bacteria'
- Childhood cancer survivors more likely to claim social security support as adults
- Most cancer patients want tumor profiling, even if it reveals other genetic risks
- Re-engineering lupus into a cancer killer
- Electrons move like light in three-dimensional solid
- What happens when multiple sclerosis patients stop taking their medication?
- Messenger RNA-associated protein drives multiple paths in T-cell development
- Whiteboards of the future: New electronic paper could make inexpensive electronic displays
- Printing silicon on paper, with lasers
- Incidence of serious diabetes complication may be increasing among youth in U. S.
- Oral insulin shows potential for preventing type 1 diabetes in high-risk children
- No association found between MMR vaccine and autism, even among children at higher risk
- NASA's ATLAS thermal testing: You're hot, then you're cold
- Disproven: Rafts on the cell membrane
- Global warming more moderate than worst-case models, empirical data suggest
- Advancing development of Ebola vaccine trials
- When genes are expressed in reverse: regulatory mechanism of antisense DNA discovered
- Online discussion forums good for well-being, study shows
- Why some neurons 'outsource' their cell body
- Caring for blindness: A new protein in sight?
- Type 2 diabetes: Understanding regulation of sugar levels for better treatment
- Fishing impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
- Amazon rainforest losses impact on climate change, study shows
- Ability to identify 'killer' bees a boon to the honeybee industry
- Phytoplankton, reducing greenhouse gases or amplifying Arctic warming?
- Traffic emissions may pollute one in three Canadian homes
- Trial shows benefit of 'BRCA-targeting' drug in prostate cancer
- Cannabis consumers show greater susceptibility to false memories
- Technology could let women skip annual mammograms
- One in three young adults with autism disconnected from work and school
- New study unravels why common blood pressure medicine can fail
- Connecting three atomic layers puts semiconducting science on its edge
- How to approach your boss about a treadmill desk
- Babies feel pain 'like adults': Most babies not given pain meds for surgery
- Extending climate predictability beyond El Niño
- Making biotechnology interactive with games, remote-control labs
- Patients grapple with high cost of arthritis medications
- Labels on front of food packaging can enable healthier choices, new research finds
- Sex difference in competitiveness even among the fastest runners
- Genetic variance explains poor response to common asthma medications
- Maternal stress increases development of fetal neuroblastoma in animal model
- Regular consumption of yogurt does not improve health
- Psychologists explain why we are so apathetic about the UK general election
- Coffee protects against breast cancer recurrence, detailed findings confirm
- Zip me up! Zooming into wound healing
- Astronomers find new details about star formation in ancient galaxy protoclusters
- Bubbles dilemma solved after more than twenty years
Myth of tolerant dogs and aggressive wolves refuted Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:55 PM PDT The good relationship between humans and dogs was certainly influenced by domestication. For long, it was assumed that humans preferred particularly tolerant animals for breeding. Thus, cooperative and less aggressive dogs could develop. Recently, however, it was suggested that these qualities were not only specific for human-dog interactions, but characterize also dog-dog interactions. |
Five years after Gulf oil spill, survey shows Gulf coast residents are still impacted Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:55 PM PDT |
Tax-efficient mutual fund managers savvier than their peers, study shows Posted: 21 Apr 2015 01:33 PM PDT |
Sensor detects when a driver is alcohol-impaired and blocks the vehicle Posted: 21 Apr 2015 11:31 AM PDT |
New super-fast MRI technique demonstrated with song 'If I Only Had a Brain' Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:21 AM PDT With a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, the vocal neuromuscular movements of singing and speaking can now be captured at 100 frames per second. The sound of the voice is created in the larynx, located in the neck. When we sing or speak, the vocal folds--the two small pieces of tissue--come together and, as air passes over them, they vibrate, which produces sound. After 10 years of working as a professional singer in Chicago choruses, a researcher's passion for vocal performance stemmed into study to understand the voice and its neuromuscular system, with a particular interest in the aging voice. |
New tabletop detector 'sees' single electrons Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:21 AM PDT |
Certain interactive tools click with web users Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:21 AM PDT |
Scientists identify brain circuitry responsible for anxiety in smoking cessation Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:21 AM PDT |
Likely cause of 2013-14 earthquakes: Combination of gas field fluid injection and removal Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT A seismology team finds that high volumes of wastewater injection combined with saltwater (brine) extraction from natural gas wells is the most likely cause of earthquakes near Azle, Texas, from late 2013 through spring 2014. The team identified two intersecting faults and developed a sophisticated 3-D model to assess changing fluid pressure within a rock formation, and the stress changes induced by both wastewater injection and gas production wells. |
Surprising contributor to Rett syndrome identified Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT |
Strontium atomic clock accurate to the second -- over 15 billion years Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT |
New gene therapy success in a rare disease of the immune system Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT The efficacy of gene therapy treatment for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome has been demonstrated by researchers. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a rare congenital immune and platelet deficiency which is X-linked and has an estimated prevalence of 1/250,000. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the WAS protein (WASp) expressed in hematopoietic cells. This disease, which primarily affects boys, causes bleeding, severe and recurrent infections, severe eczema and in some patients autoimmune reactions and the development of cancer. |
Parent training can reduce serious behavioral problems in young children with autism Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:19 AM PDT |
Battle in the gut: Immune cells help 'good bacteria' triumph over 'bad bacteria' Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:19 AM PDT The body's immune system may be the keeper of a healthy gut microbiota, report scientists. They found that a binding protein on white blood cells could affect whether or not mice produced a balanced gut microbiota. Without the protein, harmful bacteria were more easily able to infect. Why this happens is unclear, but it may be that the immune system has a way to sense the presence of invading intestinal bacteria. |
Childhood cancer survivors more likely to claim social security support as adults Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:17 AM PDT Childhood cancer survivors are five times more likely to have enrolled in a Social Security disability assistance program than other citizens, a new American study concludes. "The long-term impact of cancer can affect other issues besides health outcomes," said the lead author on the study. "We need to do a better job of helping people function throughout their lives, not just when they're finishing their cancer therapy." |
Most cancer patients want tumor profiling, even if it reveals other genetic risks Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:17 AM PDT Most cancer patients would opt for tumor profiling even if the test revealed that they or their families were at risk for other genetic diseases, according to a study. The study showed that despite the risk for receiving information about other potentially serious health problems, 59% of the cancer patients would agree to tumor profiling if offered by their physician. In a scenario where tumor profiling was already ordered, 79% of patients stated they wanted to know all of the information obtained. |
Re-engineering lupus into a cancer killer Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:17 AM PDT |
Electrons move like light in three-dimensional solid Posted: 21 Apr 2015 10:17 AM PDT |
What happens when multiple sclerosis patients stop taking their medication? Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:16 AM PDT |
Messenger RNA-associated protein drives multiple paths in T-cell development Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT |
Whiteboards of the future: New electronic paper could make inexpensive electronic displays Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT |
Printing silicon on paper, with lasers Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT In seeking to develop the next generation of micro-electronic transistors, researchers have long sought to find the next best thing to replace silicon. To this end, a wealth of recent research into fully flexible electronic circuitry has focused on various organic and metal-oxide ink materials, which often lack all the favorable electronic properties of silicon but offer superior "printability." Recently, a group of researchers has pioneered a method that allows silicon itself, in the polycrystalline form used in circuitry, to be produced directly on a substrate from liquid silicon ink with a single laser pulse -- potentially ousting its pale usurpers. |
Incidence of serious diabetes complication may be increasing among youth in U. S. Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT The incidence of a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, in youth in Colorado at the time of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes increased by 55 percent between 1998 and 2012, suggesting a growing number of youth may experience delays in diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. |
Oral insulin shows potential for preventing type 1 diabetes in high-risk children Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT In a pilot study that included children at high risk for type 1 diabetes, daily high-dose oral insulin, compared with placebo, resulted in an immune response to insulin without hypoglycemia, findings that support the need for a phase 3 trial to determine whether oral insulin can prevent islet autoimmunity and diabetes in high-risk children, according to a new study. |
No association found between MMR vaccine and autism, even among children at higher risk Posted: 21 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT In a study that included approximately 95,000 children with older siblings, receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), regardless of whether older siblings had ASD, findings that indicate no harmful association between receipt of MMR vaccine and ASD even among children already at higher risk for ASD, according to a new study. |
NASA's ATLAS thermal testing: You're hot, then you're cold Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:57 AM PDT |
Disproven: Rafts on the cell membrane Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:57 AM PDT Proteins and lipids have been assumed to move through cell membranes as 'nano rafts'. This 'raft hypothesis' has now been disproved by scientists. "We should not think of the cell membrane as a static, solid surface," says one author of the study. "The membrane, the outermost layer of the cell, is fluid. Its molecules -- lipids and proteins -- are constantly in motion." |
Global warming more moderate than worst-case models, empirical data suggest Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:56 AM PDT A study based on 1,000 years of temperature records suggests global warming is not progressing as fast as it would under the most severe emissions scenarios outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Natural decade-to-decade variability in surface temperatures can account for some much-discussed recent changes in the rate of warming. Empirical data, rather than climate models, were used to estimate this variability. |
Advancing development of Ebola vaccine trials Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:56 AM PDT As the current Ebola outbreak wanes, scientists have to make the most of every opportunity to prepare for future outbreaks. One such opportunity involves the identification of a safe and effective Ebola vaccine. Texas supercomputers have aided researchers in modelling which types of clinical trials will provide the best information, according to experts. |
When genes are expressed in reverse: regulatory mechanism of antisense DNA discovered Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:56 AM PDT Researchers have uncovered new clues to help understand the functions of antisense DNA and its alterations in cancer. Antisense transcripts are DNA sequences that 'rebel,' DNA that are activated in reverse: from right to left. Very little of the function of these is known, but new work provides new clues and mechanisms to understand their functions and their alterations in cancer. |
Online discussion forums good for well-being, study shows Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:56 AM PDT |
Why some neurons 'outsource' their cell body Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT |
Caring for blindness: A new protein in sight? Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT Blocking another protein, Slit2, prevents the pathological blood vessel development that causes blindness diseases, a team of Inserm researchers has demonstrated in an animal model. Vasoproliferative ocular diseases are the main cause of blindness in the industrialized countries, the researchers note. |
Type 2 diabetes: Understanding regulation of sugar levels for better treatment Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT |
Fishing impacts on the Great Barrier Reef Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT |
Amazon rainforest losses impact on climate change, study shows Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT |
Ability to identify 'killer' bees a boon to the honeybee industry Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT A genetic test that can prevent the entry of 'killer' bees into Australia and their spread around the world has been created by researchers. "A number of countries have export conditions aimed at preventing any possible introduction of killer bees. Now our test will provide them with certainty and allow the safe import of bees without this biosecurity risk," a researcher said. |
Phytoplankton, reducing greenhouse gases or amplifying Arctic warming? Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT |
Traffic emissions may pollute one in three Canadian homes Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT Air pollution could be spreading up to three times farther than thought, contributing to varying levels of air quality across cities, a trio of recently published studies from a team of engineers has found. One in three Canadians, and half of all Torontonians, lives within 250 meters of at least one major roadway. Poor air quality from traffic pollution is associated with a number of health issues. |
Trial shows benefit of 'BRCA-targeting' drug in prostate cancer Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:53 AM PDT |
Cannabis consumers show greater susceptibility to false memories Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:49 AM PDT Consumers of cannabis are more prone to experiencing false memories. One of the known consequences of consuming this drug is the memory problems it can cause. Chronic consumers show more difficulties than the general population in retaining new information and recovering memories. The new study also reveals that the chronic use of cannabis causes distortions in memory, making it easier for imaginary or false memories to appear. |
Technology could let women skip annual mammograms Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:44 AM PDT |
One in three young adults with autism disconnected from work and school Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:44 AM PDT Scientists have delved into critical questions about life outcomes beyond clinical interventions for young people with autism spectrum disorder. New results show a wide range of experiences and outcomes of youth on the autism spectrum between high school and their early 20s, including new safety and risk indicators for young adults with autism. The report describes the indicators now available and serves as a call to action to fill the remaining large gaps in knowledge. |
New study unravels why common blood pressure medicine can fail Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:44 AM PDT Every year, more than 120 million prescriptions are written worldwide for thiazide drugs, a group of salt-lowering medicines used to treat high blood pressure. These drugs are often very effective. But in some patients, they don't work. The reasons for this have remained a mystery. Now, a new study has revealed a key mechanism for this failure. |
Connecting three atomic layers puts semiconducting science on its edge Posted: 21 Apr 2015 07:44 AM PDT A new semiconducting material that is only three atomic layers thick exhibits electronic properties beyond traditional semiconductors. Two nano-engineered configurations of the material have shown an enhanced response to light, possibly leading to new modes of solar energy conversion and associated devices. |
How to approach your boss about a treadmill desk Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:49 AM PDT People walking on treadmill desks perform cognitive tasks nearly as well as those at sitting desks, new research finds. An exercise science professor and a neuroscientist report their findings after putting treadmill desks to the test. The duo compared the cognitive performance of healthy adults sitting at a desk to those using treadmill desks while carrying out the same tasks. |
Babies feel pain 'like adults': Most babies not given pain meds for surgery Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults. As recently as the 1980s it was common practice for babies to be given neuromuscular blocks but no pain relief medication during surgery. In 2014 a review of neonatal pain management practice in intensive care highlighted that although such infants experience an average of 11 painful procedures per day 60% of babies do not receive any kind of pain medication. |
Extending climate predictability beyond El Niño Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT Tropical Pacific climate variations and their global weather impacts may be predicted much further in advance than previously thought, according to research by an international team of climate scientists. The source of this predictability lies in the tight interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere and among the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. Such long-term tropical climate forecasts are useful to the public and policy makers, researchers say. |
Making biotechnology interactive with games, remote-control labs Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT |
Patients grapple with high cost of arthritis medications Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT |
Labels on front of food packaging can enable healthier choices, new research finds Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT Front of package nutrition labels can enable consumers to make healthier food choices, a team of researchers has found. "Front of package food labeling is an important tool in helping consumers to make healthier choices and to encourage the industry to provide healthier foods," said the study's leader. |
Sex difference in competitiveness even among the fastest runners Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT Sex differences in some behaviors are well established, but it's unclear whether differences still occur within highly selective sub-populations, such as expert financial decision makers or elite athletes. Researchers assessed the competitiveness of over 1,100 collegiate distance runners and tested whether the already-known sex difference in competitiveness narrowed when considering the fastest runners. They found the difference between genders was just as large among the fastest as it was among the slowest runners. |
Genetic variance explains poor response to common asthma medications Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:48 AM PDT Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatment -- currently the most effective treatment for chronic asthma and acute asthma attack. The study also identifies a genetic pathway that could open the possibility of new therapies for difficult-to-treat patients. |
Maternal stress increases development of fetal neuroblastoma in animal model Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:47 AM PDT |
Regular consumption of yogurt does not improve health Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:45 AM PDT Dietary recommendations support the consumption of dairy products as part of a healthy diet. However, after a Spanish study involving more than 4,000 people analyzed the relationship between the regular intake of yogurt and health-related quality of life, it declared that there was no link with the improvement of the physical and mental parameters analyzed. |
Psychologists explain why we are so apathetic about the UK general election Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:45 AM PDT If you are not feeling enthused by the general election, you are not alone. A new article quotes research finding that, in the UK, 31 per cent of people trust the government and only 20 per cent trust political parties. The article interviews several psychologists and other academics about possible reasons for this disillusion with politics. |
Coffee protects against breast cancer recurrence, detailed findings confirm Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:45 AM PDT Coffee helps to protect against breast cancer, a number of research studies have shown. A new study is added to that research, confirming that coffee inhibits the growth of tumors and reduces the risk of recurrence in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with the drug tamoxifen. |
Zip me up! Zooming into wound healing Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:45 AM PDT Scientists explain skin fusion at a molecular level, and pinpoint the specific molecules that do the job. "In order to visualize this orchestra of healing, a very high-resolution picture of the process is needed. For this purpose we have recorded an enormous amount of data that surpasses all previous studies of this kind," says one researcher. |
Astronomers find new details about star formation in ancient galaxy protoclusters Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:44 AM PDT Ongoing studies of distant galaxy protoclusters using the Multi-Object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph (MOIRCS) instrument on the Subaru Telescope is giving astronomers a closer look at the characteristics of star-forming regions in galaxies in the early universe. A team of astronomers is tracking velocity structures and gaseous metallicities in galaxies in two protoclusters located in the direction of the constellation Serpens. These appear around the radio galaxies PKS 1138-262 and USS 1558-003. The clusters appear as they would have looked 11 billion years ago, and the team concluded that they are in the process of cluster formation that has led to present-day galaxy clusters. |
Bubbles dilemma solved after more than twenty years Posted: 21 Apr 2015 05:44 AM PDT It was a question that has kept physicists and chemists busy for more than twenty years. Why can tiny bubbles in a liquid supersaturated with gas remain stable for weeks, while according to theoretical expectation they should disappear in a fraction of a second? Now researchers have found the answer. |
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