الأحد، 24 نوفمبر 2013

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'Doctor Who' Review: The Day That Changed Everything

"The Day of the Doctor" -- the feature-length 50th-anniversary episode of 'Doctor Who' -- threw us a TARDIS full of curveballs.

Photographer Wins $1.2 Million Lawsuit Over Images Taken From Twitter

Daniel Morel won $1.2 million after suing Getty Images and AFP over photos they obtained from Twitter.

Jony Ive Reveals the Link Between Apple Design and 'Star Wars'

Apple design chief Jony Ive reveals the aesthetic influence the Stormtrooper armor in Star Wars had on him at an early age.

9 Gift Ideas for Food Lovers

From smart thermometers that sync with your phone to presses to make the perfect bacon, these 9 gifts will surely satisfy the foodie friends in your life.

How Sharing Other People's Content Makes You an Irresistible Job Candidate

Creating your own content isn't the only way to get noticed. Becoming a go-to curator of quality information for your industry can also earn you a spot on a hiring manager's hit...

Top 10 Tech This Week

This week's top 10 tech includes a sleep mask that can help us understand our dreams, and medical glasses to help doctors and nurses see veins.

20 Geeky Secret Santa Gifts Under $20

The perfect Secret Santa gift is a true challenge. Don't worry, we have 20 suggestions perfect for whoever you picked out of the hat.

Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Which Game Console Is Right For You? [VIDEO]

Mashable hosted a MashTalk Hangout on Air, featuring experts from 'Inside Gaming' and 'Rev3Games,' to talk Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4.

Italians Face Criminal Charges for Negative Facebook Post, TripAdvisor Review

Two Italian women are facing criminal charges for publishing a negative Facebook post and Tripadvisor review in separate incidents.

Onion Review of 'Hunger Games' Declares Allegiance to Team Gale

In a review for The Hunger Games, The Onion reporter Peter K. Rosenthal disses Peeta and advocates for Gale and Katniss to get together.

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News


Epigenetic changes may explain chronic kidney disease

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 04:48 PM PST

Researchers found, in a genome-wide survey, significant differences in the pattern of chemical modifications on DNA that affect gene expression in kidney cells from patients with chronic kidney disease versus healthy controls. This is the first study to show that changes in these modifications – the cornerstone of the field of epigenetics – might explain chronic kidney disease.

Lessons to be learnt about influenza A, four years after the public alarm

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:55 PM PST

With autumn just around the corner and a new flu strain lying in wait for us, the presentation of a study analyzing the management of the 2009 influenza A crisis could not, if anything, be better timed.

Link between allergies, increased risk of blood cancers in women

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

A team of scientists looking into the interplay of the immune system and cancer have found a link between a history of airborne allergies – in particular to plants, grass and trees – with risk of blood cancers in women.

Tell-tale genes linked to eating disorders

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

Until recently, no one knew how eating disorders occur or what triggers them. Recently published research suggests a new strategy to understand eating disorders, and it may lead to innovative treatments.

Stuck on flu

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

Researchers have shown for the first time how influenza A viruses snip through a protective mucus net to both infect respiratory cells and later cut their way out to infect other cells.

Notch signaling pathway keeps immature T cells on the right track

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

One protein called Notch, which has well-known roles in the development of multiple tissues, plays an essential role in triggering T-cell development. Notch signaling induces expression of genes that promote the maturation of T cells and discourage alternative cell fates. Deficiency of the Notch target gene Hes1 in blood stem cells results in extremely low T-cell numbers, and could shed light on how normal cells are transformed in the context of cancer.

Oatmeal beats ready-to-eat breakfast cereal at improving appetite control

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 10:24 AM PST

While obesity is a complex and multifaceted problem, much of the strategy behind combating it boils down to healthy eating habits. Taking into account the primary role of subjective appetite sensations in said habits, a group of researchers recently compared the satiety impact of two popular breakfast choices: oatmeal and ready-to-eat breakfast cereal.

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption increases endometrial cancer risk

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 10:23 AM PST

Postmenopausal women who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages were more likely to develop the most common type of endometrial cancer compared with women who did not drink sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a study published.

Chemotherapy: When intestinal bacteria provide reinforcement

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 08:57 AM PST

Research has led to a rather surprising discovery on the manner in which cancer chemotherapy treatments act more effectively with the help of the intestinal flora (also known as the intestinal microbiota).

Extent of obesity not strongest factor for patients when choosing weight loss operation

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 08:27 AM PST

A new study investigating why obese patients choose one type of weight loss operation over another reveals that the main factors influencing decision making are whether patients have type 2 diabetes, how much weight they want to lose, and their tolerance for surgical risk to achieve their ideal weight.

Why some ear, respiratory infections become chronic

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 07:39 AM PST

Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear, likely contributing to chronic or recurrent infections in adults and children.

Researchers pioneer first patient-specific 3-D virtual birth simulator

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:45 AM PST

Computer scientists are working to create a virtual birthing simulator that will help doctors and midwives prepare for unusual or dangerous births. The new program will take into account factors such as the shape of the mother's body and the positioning of the baby to provide patient-specific birth predictions.

'Immune gene' in humans inherited from Neanderthals, study suggests

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:44 AM PST

Scientists have discovered a novel receptor, which allows the immune system of modern humans to recognize dangerous invaders, and subsequently elicits an immune response. The blueprint for this advantageous structure was in addition identified in the genome of Neanderthals, hinting at its origin. The presence of this receptor in Europeans but its absence in early humans suggests that it was inherited from Neanderthals.

Lowering three risk factors could cut obesity-related risk of heart disease by more than half

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:52 PM PST

Controlling blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose may substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke associated with being overweight or obese.

Better prediction for epileptic seizures through adaptive learning approach

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:33 PM PST

An engineering professor has developed a computational model that can more accurately predict when an epileptic seizure will occur next based on the patient's personalized medical information.

Research paves path for hybrid nano-materials to replace pills, human tissue

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:32 PM PST

A team of researchers has uncovered critical information that could help scientists understand how protein polymers interact with other self-assembling biopolymers. The research helps explain naturally occurring nano-material within cells and could one day lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue, bio-sensing, or cancer diagnosis.

Heavy drinking bad for marriage if only one spouse drinks

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:32 PM PST

Do drinking and marriage mix? That depends on who's doing the drinking -- and how much -- according to a recent study.

Worldwide trends show oropharyngeal cancer rates increasing

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:56 AM PST

Scientists report that the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer significantly increased during the period 1983-2002 among people in countries that are economically developed.

How alcohol impairs the immune system

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:36 AM PST

Leading alcohol researchers from the United States and Europe are presenting the latest findings on how alcohol impairs the immune system.

Cancer researchers translate new findings to enhance melanoma treatment

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:36 AM PST

Drugs called BRAF inhibitors shrink most melanoma tumors quickly. Despite good responses, melanoma tumors do not shrink away completely. Left-behind cancer cells allow tumors to grow back drug resistant. However, using Multiple drugs that simultaneously target the different tumor resistance mechanisms may prevent drug resistance and tumor regrowth.

Growth stunted in lower-income youth with kidney disease

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:15 AM PST

Even with more prescriptions for growth hormone, children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease were less likely to grow to normal height ranges if they came from lower-income families, according to research.

Rotavirus vaccination may also protect children against seizures

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:15 AM PST

A new study suggests an additional -- and somewhat surprising -- potential benefit of vaccinating children against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and vomiting. Besides protecting kids from intestinal illness caused by rotavirus, immunization may also reduce the risk of related seizures, according to findings published.

HIV, parenting needs to be discussed

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:15 AM PST

A new study has found that young people who were born HIV positive want to have children, but are concerned about the effect this will have on their relationships, particularly the need to tell partners they are HIV positive.

ScienceDaily: Top News

ScienceDaily: Top News


Epigenetic changes may explain chronic kidney disease

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 04:48 PM PST

Researchers found, in a genome-wide survey, significant differences in the pattern of chemical modifications on DNA that affect gene expression in kidney cells from patients with chronic kidney disease versus healthy controls. This is the first study to show that changes in these modifications – the cornerstone of the field of epigenetics – might explain chronic kidney disease.

Acid rain, ozone depletion contributed to ancient extinction

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:56 PM PST

Around 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, there was a mass extinction so severe that it remains the most traumatic known species die-off in Earth's history. Some researchers have suggested that this extinction was triggered by contemporaneous volcanic eruptions in Siberia. New results show that the atmospheric effects of these eruptions could have been devastating.

NASA's solar observing fleet to watch Comet ISON's journey around the sun

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:56 PM PST

It began in the Oort cloud, almost a light year away. It has traveled for over a million years. It has almost reached the star that has pulled it steadily forward for so long. On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013, Comet ISON will finally sling shot around the sun. Here its inward journey through the solar system will end -- either because it will break up due to intense heat and gravity of the sun, or because, still intact, it speeds back away, never to return.

Greenland's shrunken ice sheet: We've been here before

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:55 PM PST

Think Greenland's ice sheet is small today? It was smaller — as small as it's been in recent history — from 3-5,000 years ago, according to scientists who studied the ice sheet's history using a new technique they developed for interpreting the Arctic fossil record.

Link between allergies, increased risk of blood cancers in women

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

A team of scientists looking into the interplay of the immune system and cancer have found a link between a history of airborne allergies – in particular to plants, grass and trees – with risk of blood cancers in women.

Tell-tale genes linked to eating disorders

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

Until recently, no one knew how eating disorders occur or what triggers them. Recently published research suggests a new strategy to understand eating disorders, and it may lead to innovative treatments.

Stuck on flu

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

Researchers have shown for the first time how influenza A viruses snip through a protective mucus net to both infect respiratory cells and later cut their way out to infect other cells.

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption increases endometrial cancer risk

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 10:23 AM PST

Postmenopausal women who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages were more likely to develop the most common type of endometrial cancer compared with women who did not drink sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a study published.

Chemotherapy: When intestinal bacteria provide reinforcement

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 08:57 AM PST

Research has led to a rather surprising discovery on the manner in which cancer chemotherapy treatments act more effectively with the help of the intestinal flora (also known as the intestinal microbiota).

Why some ear, respiratory infections become chronic

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 07:39 AM PST

Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear, likely contributing to chronic or recurrent infections in adults and children.

Researchers pioneer first patient-specific 3-D virtual birth simulator

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:45 AM PST

Computer scientists are working to create a virtual birthing simulator that will help doctors and midwives prepare for unusual or dangerous births. The new program will take into account factors such as the shape of the mother's body and the positioning of the baby to provide patient-specific birth predictions.

'Immune gene' in humans inherited from Neanderthals, study suggests

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:44 AM PST

Scientists have discovered a novel receptor, which allows the immune system of modern humans to recognize dangerous invaders, and subsequently elicits an immune response. The blueprint for this advantageous structure was in addition identified in the genome of Neanderthals, hinting at its origin. The presence of this receptor in Europeans but its absence in early humans suggests that it was inherited from Neanderthals.

Better prediction for epileptic seizures through adaptive learning approach

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:33 PM PST

An engineering professor has developed a computational model that can more accurately predict when an epileptic seizure will occur next based on the patient's personalized medical information.

Growth stunted in lower-income youth with kidney disease

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:15 AM PST

Even with more prescriptions for growth hormone, children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease were less likely to grow to normal height ranges if they came from lower-income families, according to research.