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- Mental 'map' and 'compass' are two separate systems, researchers say
- Mood instability common to mental health disorders, associated with poor outcomes
- Smoking, drug abuse could more than triple annual ER visits
- Protein seen 'quaking' after chemical bond breaks
- Significant cost savings found in pediatric telemedicine consults
- Lowly 'new girl' chimps form stronger female bonds
- Savannahs slow climate change, experts say
- Obese teens' brains unusually susceptible to food commercials, study finds
- New model predicts fish population response to dams, other ecological factors
- Flames fan lasting fallout from Chernobyl
- Seismic signals used to track above-ground explosions
- For pollock surveys in Alaska, things are looking up
- New chemical technology boosts potency of targeted cancer therapy
- Epstein-Barr virus co-infection may boost malaria mortality in childhood
- Intuitive control of robotic arm using thoughts alone
- Tara Oceans expedition yields treasure trove of plankton data
- New insights into global ocean microbe-virus interactions, drivers of Earth's ecosystems
- Sudden onset of ice loss in Antarctica so large it affects Earth's gravity field
- Partly human yeast show a common ancestor's lasting legacy
- Can a viral co-infection impair immunity against Plasmodium and turn malaria lethal?
- Proteins may slow memory loss in people with Alzheimer's
- Mosquito sex-determining gene could help fight dengue fever
- Cutting e-waste: Device will self-destruct when heated
- Genetic maps help conservation managers maintain healthy bears
- Bacteria cooperate to repair damaged siblings
- International study of advanced prostate cancer genome finds potential targets for drug therapy
- Scientists unveil prostate cancer's 'Rosetta Stone'
- New biotechnology for high efficiency purification of live human cells
- Fossil of 425-million-year-old parasite with host discovered in England
- Memories influence choice of food
- Researchers discover molecular approach to promote cancer cell death
- Thunder god vine used in traditional Chinese medicine is a potential obesity treatment
- Why you need one vaccine for measles and many for the flu
- Our bond with dogs may go back more than 27,000 years
- Most luminous galaxy in universe discovered
- One-of-a-kind star discovered, nicknamed 'Nasty'
- Compound has potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis
- Premature aging: Scientists identify, correct defects in diseased cells
- Dental researchers find some immune cells change to prolong inflammation
- Emoticons may signal better customer service ;)
- Fine particulate air pollution linked to risk of childhood autism
- Workplace intervention improves sleep of employees' children
- Snacking on protein can improve appetite control, diet quality in teens
- Personalized care during eye visits didn't lower HbA1c levels for diabetics
- Pliability, elasticity of skin increase following wrinkle treatment with Botox
- Precision nanobatteries by the billions
- Advertising: Most people feel alienated when viewing ultra-thin models
- Experts map surgical approaches for auditory brainstem implantation
- Imaging technique identifies early metastasis in lymph nodes
- Injury rates from wearing high-heeled shoes have doubled
- Blood to feeling: Scientists turn adult human blood cells into neurons
- Symbiosis turns messy in 13-year cicadas
- Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes' quest for fire
- Hiding your true colors may make you feel morally tainted
- Brain tumors: Millimeter by millimeter towards a better prognosis
- Field study shows how a GM crop can have diminishing success at fighting off insect pest
- Odds are that chronic gamblers are often also depressed
- Shape-shifting plastic developed
- Twin boundaries in lithium-ion batteries: Turn that defect upside down
- Safe long-term storage of large amounts of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers?
Mental 'map' and 'compass' are two separate systems, researchers say Posted: 21 May 2015 06:06 PM PDT |
Mood instability common to mental health disorders, associated with poor outcomes Posted: 21 May 2015 06:06 PM PDT |
Smoking, drug abuse could more than triple annual ER visits Posted: 21 May 2015 01:05 PM PDT |
Protein seen 'quaking' after chemical bond breaks Posted: 21 May 2015 01:04 PM PDT |
Significant cost savings found in pediatric telemedicine consults Posted: 21 May 2015 12:18 PM PDT |
Lowly 'new girl' chimps form stronger female bonds Posted: 21 May 2015 12:18 PM PDT Low-ranking 'new girl' chimpanzees seek out other gal pals with similar status, finds a new study. The results are based on 38 years' worth of daily records for 53 adult females in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, where Jane Goodall first started studying chimpanzees in the 1960s. The researchers are still working out whether the low-ranking pairs are true buddies, friends of convenience, or merely acquaintances. |
Savannahs slow climate change, experts say Posted: 21 May 2015 11:41 AM PDT Tropical rainforests have long been considered the Earth's lungs, sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thereby slowing down the increasing greenhouse effect and associated human-made climate change. Scientists in a global research project now show that the vast extensions of semi-arid landscapes occupying the transition zone between rainforest and desert dominate the ongoing increase in carbon sequestration by ecosystems globally, as well as large fluctuations between wet and dry years. This is a major rearrangement of planetary functions. |
Obese teens' brains unusually susceptible to food commercials, study finds Posted: 21 May 2015 11:41 AM PDT |
New model predicts fish population response to dams, other ecological factors Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT Researchers have developed a model to assess how dams affect the viability of sea-run fish species that need to pass dams as they use both fresh and marine waters during their lifetimes. The aim is to test how varying passage efficiency at dams related to survival rates for these species, using a model of endangered Atlantic salmon as a case study. |
Flames fan lasting fallout from Chernobyl Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT |
Seismic signals used to track above-ground explosions Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT Researchers have determined that a tunnel bomb explosion by Syrian rebels was less than 60 tons as claimed by sources. Using seismic stations in Turkey, the scientists created a method to determine source characteristics of near earth surface explosions. They found the above-ground tunnel bomb blast under the Wadi al-Deif Army Base near Aleppo last spring was likely not as large as originally estimated and was closer to 40 tons. |
For pollock surveys in Alaska, things are looking up Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT Scientists have turned their view of the nation's largest fishery upside down with upward-facing sonar systems that are mounted to the seafloor and monitor the passage of fish above. They just completed their first experimental deployment of the new system, and the data, though upside down, looked great. In the future, these systems might augment traditional, ship-based acoustic surveys. |
New chemical technology boosts potency of targeted cancer therapy Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT A new chemical technology uses cancer cells' own protein-degrading machinery to destroy, rather than merely inhibit, cancer proteins. Researchers developed the strategy as a way to develop inhibitors of "undruggable" proteins and overcome drug resistance, a common shortcoming of targeted therapies. Resistance arises when tumors that originally responded to a particular therapy manage to circumvent the drug's effects and resume their growth. |
Epstein-Barr virus co-infection may boost malaria mortality in childhood Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT |
Intuitive control of robotic arm using thoughts alone Posted: 21 May 2015 11:40 AM PDT Through a clinical collaboration between Caltech, Keck Medicine of USC and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, a 34-year-old paralyzed man is the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device implanted in a region of the brain where intentions are made, giving him the ability to perform a fluid hand-shaking gesture, drink a beverage, and even play 'rock, paper, scissors,' using a robotic arm. |
Tara Oceans expedition yields treasure trove of plankton data Posted: 21 May 2015 11:39 AM PDT |
New insights into global ocean microbe-virus interactions, drivers of Earth's ecosystems Posted: 21 May 2015 11:39 AM PDT Ocean microbes are vital to the Earth's ecosystems, and their interactions with ocean viruses can have dramatic effects on processes ranging from oxygen production to food supply. Marine biologists have now uncovered new information about the way marine viruses and microbes interact on a global scale, which may allow researchers to predictively model their complex interactions. |
Sudden onset of ice loss in Antarctica so large it affects Earth's gravity field Posted: 21 May 2015 11:39 AM PDT |
Partly human yeast show a common ancestor's lasting legacy Posted: 21 May 2015 11:39 AM PDT Despite a billion years of evolution separating humans from the baker's yeast in their refrigerators, hundreds of genes from an ancestor that the two species have in common live on nearly unchanged in them both, say biologists. The team created thriving strains of genetically engineered yeast using human genes and found that certain groups of genes are surprisingly stable over evolutionary time. |
Can a viral co-infection impair immunity against Plasmodium and turn malaria lethal? Posted: 21 May 2015 11:39 AM PDT It is known that infections with certain viruses can weaken the immune response to another pathogen. A new study reports provocative findings in mice that infection with the mouse equivalent of Epstein-Barr virus can turn infections with certain parasites that cause malaria in mice (which are normally quickly suppressed by the immune system) into a lethal disease. |
Proteins may slow memory loss in people with Alzheimer's Posted: 21 May 2015 11:38 AM PDT Certain proteins may slow the devastating memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease, according to a groundbreaking new study. The researchers found evidence that an elevated presence of a protein called neuronal pentraxin-2 may slow cognitive decline and reduce brain atrophy in people with Alzheimer's disease. |
Mosquito sex-determining gene could help fight dengue fever Posted: 21 May 2015 11:38 AM PDT A gene responsible for sex determination in mosquitoes that can transmit yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya viruses has been identified by researchers. Only female mosquitoes bite because they need blood for developing eggs, and researchers believe that a higher ratio of males could reduce disease transmission. |
Cutting e-waste: Device will self-destruct when heated Posted: 21 May 2015 10:37 AM PDT Where do electronics go when they die? Most devices are laid to eternal rest in landfills. But what if they just dissolved away, or broke down to their molecular components so that the material could be recycled? Researchers have developed heat-triggered self-destructing electronic devices, a step toward greatly reducing electronic waste and boosting sustainability in device manufacturing. They also developed a radio-controlled trigger that could remotely activate self-destruction on demand. |
Genetic maps help conservation managers maintain healthy bears Posted: 21 May 2015 10:37 AM PDT A comprehensive genetic study of American black bears throughout North America has been completed by scientists. They discovered that black bears in Alaska are more closely related to bears in the eastern regions of the US and Canada than those located in western regions. The study revealed ancient movement patterns of black bears and provide detailed 'genetic maps' that could help conservation management officials maintain healthy bear populations throughout North America. |
Bacteria cooperate to repair damaged siblings Posted: 21 May 2015 10:37 AM PDT A certain type of soil bacteria can use their social behavior of outer membrane exchange to repair damaged cells and improve the fitness of the bacteria population as a whole, new research demonstrates. This is the first evidence that a bacterium can use cell-content sharing to repair damaged siblings, the authors say. |
International study of advanced prostate cancer genome finds potential targets for drug therapy Posted: 21 May 2015 10:37 AM PDT First study of the genomic composition of prostate cancer shows many patients have gene mutations that can be targeted with existing or potential drugs. The finding is based on an analysis of tumor samples from 150 men with metastatic prostate cancer that no longer responded to standard hormone-blocking therapy. |
Scientists unveil prostate cancer's 'Rosetta Stone' Posted: 21 May 2015 10:37 AM PDT Almost 90 percent of men with advanced prostate cancer carry genetic mutations in their tumors that could be targeted by either existing or new cancer drugs, a landmark new study reveals. Scientists now have created a comprehensive map of the genetic mutations within lethal prostate cancers that have spread around the body, in a paper being hailed as the disease's 'Rosetta Stone.' |
New biotechnology for high efficiency purification of live human cells Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT Cell therapies require a purification step that isolates the desired cell types from contaminating cells. Normally cell surface receptors are used as markers to distinguish cell types, but undesired cell types also show these receptors, compromising purification. Evidence suggests microRNA may be a better marker. |
Fossil of 425-million-year-old parasite with host discovered in England Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT Scientists have discovered a new species of fossil in England -- and identified it as an ancient parasitic intruder. The fossil species -- a 'tongue worm', which has a worm-like body and a head and two pairs of limbs -- is actually a parasite whose representatives today live internally in the respiratory system of a host, which it enters when it is eaten. |
Memories influence choice of food Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT The stronger our memory is of a certain food, the more likely we are to choose it -- even if it is the more unattractive option. Psychologists conducted a study on how memory influences our choices by offering various foods and using scans to track brain activity. The researchers were able to show that the influence of memory is mediated by increasing communication between the relevant brain areas. |
Researchers discover molecular approach to promote cancer cell death Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT |
Thunder god vine used in traditional Chinese medicine is a potential obesity treatment Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT An extract from the thunder god vine, which has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine, reduces food intake and causes up to a 45 percent decrease in body weight in obese mice. The weight-loss compound, called Celastrol, produces its potent effects by enhancing the action of an appetite-suppressing hormone called leptin. The findings are an early indicator that Celastrol could be developed into a drug for the treatment of obesity. |
Why you need one vaccine for measles and many for the flu Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT While the influenza virus mutates constantly and requires a yearly shot that offers a certain percentage of protection, old reliable measles needs only a two-dose vaccine during childhood for lifelong immunity. A new study has an explanation: The surface proteins that the measles virus uses to enter cells are ineffective if they suffer any mutation, meaning that any changes to the virus come at a major cost. |
Our bond with dogs may go back more than 27,000 years Posted: 21 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT |
Most luminous galaxy in universe discovered Posted: 21 May 2015 10:35 AM PDT A remote galaxy shining brightly with infrared light equal to more than 300 trillion suns has been discovered using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The galaxy, which belongs to a new class of objects recently discovered by WISE -- nicknamed extremely luminous infrared galaxies, or ELIRGs -- is the most luminous galaxy found to date. |
One-of-a-kind star discovered, nicknamed 'Nasty' Posted: 21 May 2015 10:35 AM PDT Astronomers have spent decades trying to determine the oddball behavior of an aging star nicknamed "Nasty 1" residing in our Milky Way galaxy. Looking at the star using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers had expected to see a bipolar outflow of twin lobes of gas from the star. The astronomers were surprised, however, to find a pancake-shaped disk of gas encircling the star. The vast disk is nearly 1,000 times the diameter of our solar system. |
Compound has potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 21 May 2015 09:11 AM PDT A new study outlines a chemical compound with potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects an estimated 1.3 million people in the world. Characterized by stiff, swollen joints, it's a progressive disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own cells. Inflammation in the lining of the joints leads to loss of bone and cartilage. People who have rheumatoid arthritis lose mobility and joint function without adequate treatment. |
Premature aging: Scientists identify, correct defects in diseased cells Posted: 21 May 2015 09:11 AM PDT |
Dental researchers find some immune cells change to prolong inflammation Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT |
Emoticons may signal better customer service ;) Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT |
Fine particulate air pollution linked to risk of childhood autism Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during pregnancy through the first two years of the child's life may be associated with an increased risk of a child developing autism spectrum disorder, a condition that affects one in 68 children, according to an investigation of children in southwestern Pennsylvania. |
Workplace intervention improves sleep of employees' children Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT |
Snacking on protein can improve appetite control, diet quality in teens Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT Although eating high-protein, afternoon snacks can aid appetite control in adults, little information exists to guide parents on what types of snacks might benefit their adolescent children. Now, researchers have found that afternoon snacking, particularly on high-protein-soy foods, reduces afternoon appetite, delays subsequent eating and reduces unhealthy evening snacking in teenagers. |
Personalized care during eye visits didn't lower HbA1c levels for diabetics Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT |
Pliability, elasticity of skin increase following wrinkle treatment with Botox Posted: 21 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT Human skin has three biomechanical features: strength, pliability (the ability to stretch) and elasticity (the ability to recoil). As people age, these properties change and the loss of skin elasticity appears to be the most prominent. Now researchers report that skin pliability and elasticity improved after treatment with onabotulinum toxin (Botox) for mild facial wrinkles, and the effect lasted for up to four months. |
Precision nanobatteries by the billions Posted: 21 May 2015 09:09 AM PDT |
Advertising: Most people feel alienated when viewing ultra-thin models Posted: 21 May 2015 09:09 AM PDT |
Experts map surgical approaches for auditory brainstem implantation Posted: 21 May 2015 09:09 AM PDT |
Imaging technique identifies early metastasis in lymph nodes Posted: 21 May 2015 09:09 AM PDT |
Injury rates from wearing high-heeled shoes have doubled Posted: 21 May 2015 09:09 AM PDT New research shows that high-heeled-shoe-related injuries doubled between 2002 and 2012. The frequency and severity of those injuries were sufficient to make the investigators suggest that wearing the appropriate shoes for the appropriate occasion and being aware of one's surroundings are good ideas. |
Blood to feeling: Scientists turn adult human blood cells into neurons Posted: 21 May 2015 09:09 AM PDT Stem cell scientists can now directly convert adult human blood cells to both central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) neurons as well as neurons in the peripheral nervous system (rest of the body) that are responsible for pain, temperature and itch perception. This means that how a person's nervous system cells react and respond to stimuli, can be determined from his blood. |
Symbiosis turns messy in 13-year cicadas Posted: 21 May 2015 07:49 AM PDT |
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes' quest for fire Posted: 21 May 2015 07:49 AM PDT The eastern diamondback rattlesnake has lost 97 percent of its habitat since becoming an American icon on the Revolutionary-era 'Don't Tread on Me' flag. New research demonstrates the critical nature of one element of the diamondback's home range, pine savanna. For conservationists seeking surrogate habitats for the now-rare species' dwindling population, the results underscore the need for prescribed fire management to maintain the open-canopy forest and its ecosystem. |
Hiding your true colors may make you feel morally tainted Posted: 21 May 2015 07:49 AM PDT The advice, whether from Shakespeare or a modern self-help guru, is common: Be true to yourself. New research suggests that this drive for authenticity -- living in accordance with our sense of self, emotions, and values -- may be so fundamental that we actually feel immoral and impure when we violate our true sense of self. This sense of impurity, in turn, may lead us to engage in cleansing or charitable behaviors as a way of clearing our conscience. |
Brain tumors: Millimeter by millimeter towards a better prognosis Posted: 21 May 2015 07:49 AM PDT A method known as navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has been gaining importance in neurosurgery for some time now. Among other applications, it is used to map brain tumors before an operation and to test whether important regions of the brain, for example motor and language areas, are affected. Doctors have now shown that preoperative nTMS analysis of motor areas improves the prognosis of patients with malignant brain tumors. |
Field study shows how a GM crop can have diminishing success at fighting off insect pest Posted: 21 May 2015 07:49 AM PDT A new study finds the toxin in a widely used genetically modified (GM) crop is having little impact on the crop pest corn earworm -- which is consistent with predictions made almost 20 years ago that were largely ignored. The study may be a signal to pay closer attention to warning signs about the development of resistance in agricultural pests to GM crops. |
Odds are that chronic gamblers are often also depressed Posted: 21 May 2015 07:48 AM PDT |
Shape-shifting plastic developed Posted: 21 May 2015 07:47 AM PDT |
Twin boundaries in lithium-ion batteries: Turn that defect upside down Posted: 21 May 2015 07:47 AM PDT |
Safe long-term storage of large amounts of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers? Posted: 21 May 2015 07:46 AM PDT |
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