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• Predicting loaf volume without baking the bread
• New imaging method may predict risk of post-treatment brain bleeding after stroke
• New approach measures how much carbon dioxide comes from mine drainage
• New trick for controlling emission direction in microlasers
• Rapid Medicaid expansion in Michigan didn't reduce access to primary care
• Mothers with diabetes more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies
• researchers find new ways to make clean hydrogen, rechargable zinc batteries
• Ancient DNA shows perfect storm felled Ice Age giants
• Marrying superconductors, lasers, and Bose-Einstein condensates
• Professor helps track illegal drug use via social media
• Compound eye for high-density 3D imaging
• Gold dust to control stem cells
• Successful demonstration of nonvolatile memory sub-nanosecond operation spells good news for Internet of Things
• Unveiling the distinctive features of a promising industrial microorganism
• Rapid risk assessment outlines actions to reduce the spread of the mcr-1 gene
• Safety-net hospitals remain vital resource for minority patients following health reform
• E-cigarettes: Gateway or roadblock to cigarette smoking?
• When it comes to knowing your true self, believe in free will
• Research team engineers Landau-Zener-Bloch oscillations

Predicting loaf volume without baking the bread Posted: 17 Jun 2016 06:59 PM PDT When it comes to baking bread, the bigger the loaf, the better. But to determine the baking performance of wheat flour, food scientists had to bake a loaf of bread. That may not be necessary, thanks to a new mathematical model that uses specific dough parameters to predict loaf volume. That saves time and money.

New imaging method may predict risk of post-treatment brain bleeding after stroke Posted: 17 Jun 2016 06:58 PM PDT In a study of stroke patients, investigators confirmed through MRI brain scans that there was an association between the extent of disruption to the brain's protective blood-brain barrier and the severity of bleeding following invasive stroke therapy. The results of the National Institutes of Health-funded study were published in Neurology.

New approach measures how much carbon dioxide comes from mine drainage Posted: 17 Jun 2016 06:54 PM PDT The collective estimated amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines across Pennsylvania is the equivalent to that of a small power plant, a new study has found.

New trick for controlling emission direction in microlasers Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:04 PM PDT Researchers have found a way to give photons, or light packets, their marching orders. The researchers have capitalized on the largesse of an energy state in an optical field to make photons in their lasing system travel in a consistent mode, either clockwise or counterclockwise.

Rapid Medicaid expansion in Michigan didn't reduce access to primary care Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:04 PM PDT Despite predictions that expanding Medicaid would crowd doctor's offices with new patients, and crowd out patients with other kinds of insurance, a new study finds no evidence of that effect. In fact, the 600,000 Michiganders who signed up for the Healthy Michigan Plan in its first year faced better odds of getting an appointment, and similar wait times for a first appointment with a new clinic, before and after the expansion.

Mothers with diabetes more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:03 PM PDT Mothers of children with autism and were diagnosed with metabolic conditions during pregnancy, particularly gestational and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies in their blood compared to healthy women of children with autism. The presence of these anti-fetal brain autoantibodies has been previously found to be specific to some mothers of children with autism and rare among mothers of children without autism, researchers have found.

researchers find new ways to make clean hydrogen, rechargable zinc batteries Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:03 PM PDT New technologies have now been developed to tackle two of the world's biggest energy challenges -- clean fuel for transportation and grid-scale energy storage.

Ancient DNA shows perfect storm felled Ice Age giants Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:03 PM PDT Giant Ice Age species including elephant-sized sloths and powerful sabre-toothed cats that once roamed the windswept plains of Patagonia, southern South America, were finally felled by a perfect storm of a rapidly warming climate and humans, a new study has shown.

Marrying superconductors, lasers, and Bose-Einstein condensates Posted: 17 Jun 2016 01:03 PM PDT As superconductors, lasers, and Bose-Einstein condensates all share a common feature, it has been expected that it should be able to see these features at the same time. A recent experiment in a global collaborative effort with teams from Japan, the United States, and Germany have observed for the first time experimental indication that this expectation is true.

Professor helps track illegal drug use via social media Posted: 17 Jun 2016 11:10 AM PDT A professor has developed a tool that leverages social media data to help analyze use patterns of illegal drugs by young adults across the country.

Compound eye for high-density 3D imaging Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:38 AM PDT A system named "Compound eye for high-density 3D imaging" has now been developed by researchers. This innovation was inspired by the physiological structure of flies' compound eyes. Applying ultra-precision rolled plate machining technology, this low-cost system realizes higher quality of images, say the researchers.

Gold dust to control stem cells Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:38 AM PDT Modified gold nanoparticles can be used to control the differentiation of stem cells into bone, researchers have demonstrated.

Successful demonstration of nonvolatile memory sub-nanosecond operation spells good news for Internet of Things Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:38 AM PDT A research team has demonstrated he sub-nanosecond operation of a nonvolatile magnetic memory device.

Unveiling the distinctive features of a promising industrial microorganism Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT A research team has deciphered the genome sequence of C. tyrobutyricum and its proteome profiles during the course of batch fermentation. As a result, the research team learned that the bacterium is not only capable of producing a large amount of butyric acid but also can tolerate toxic compounds such as 1-butanol.

Rapid risk assessment outlines actions to reduce the spread of the mcr-1 gene Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT In a rapid risk assessment, researchers outline a number of actions that need to be considered to reduce identified risks of mcr-1 spread. These include improved laboratory methods for colistin resistance testing and mcr-1 detection, improved surveillance, options for appropriate clinical management, and actions to prevent transmission in healthcare settings as well as in the community.

Safety-net hospitals remain vital resource for minority patients following health reform Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT The proportion of discharges among minority patients receiving inpatient care at minority-serving hospitals in Massachusetts increased after the implementation of health insurance reform measures which expanded access to care in non-safety net hospitals. This research suggests that minority-serving hospitals remain an important and vital component of the health care system and may benefit greatly from interventions such as raising Medicaid reimbursement rates.

E-cigarettes: Gateway or roadblock to cigarette smoking? Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT New research on e-cigarettes and young people has been presented by experts. In detailed qualitative interviews with young people aged 16 to 25 across Scotland and England, the majority of participants viewed e-cigarettes as having reduced - not increased - the possibility of both themselves and other people smoking.

When it comes to knowing your true self, believe in free will Posted: 17 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT Diminishing a person's belief in free will leads to them feeling less like their true selves, according to recent research. In a pair of studies, researchers manipulated people's beliefs in free will to see how this would affect the subjects' sense of authenticity, their sense of self.

Research team engineers Landau-Zener-Bloch oscillations Posted: 17 Jun 2016 07:50 AM PDT A research team has engineered Landau-Zener-Bloch oscillations within an intricate lattice structure that demonstrated intriguing properties.

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