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for the Week of December 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010
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Posted 2010-01-03:
- Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease: Nervous culprit found
- Scientists identify DNA that regulates antibody production
- Small changes in protein chemistry play large role in Huntington's disease
- Molecular anchor links the two inheritable diseases Fanconi anemia and Bloom's syndrome
- Fungus contaminant in corn, peanuts, soybeans: Chlorophyll effective against aflatoxin
- The Skinny On 'Lean' Education
Posted 2010-01-03:
- How the Moon gets its exosphere
- High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon
- Imaging study shows HIV particles assembling around genome of infected cell
- Use of telemedicine for ICU patients not linked with improvement in survival
- Making payments via cell phones
- Earlier bedtimes may help protect adolescents against depression and suicidal thoughts
- Elusive protein points to mechanism behind hearing loss
- Will higher global temperatures make it easier for viruses to jump species?
- NASA's Mars rover Spirit has uncertain future as sixth anniversary nears
- Fewer left-sided colorectal tumors observed after colonoscopies
- Major offshore quake could surge inland to Seattle area
- Final moments of bee landing tactics revealed
- Genomic differences identified in common skin diseases may lead to better treatments
- NASA's WISE space telescope jettisons its cover
- Bacterial protein mimics its host to disable a key enzyme
- Explaining plasma motion around Saturn
- It's never too late to quit smoking and save your vision
Posted 2010-01-02:
- Fast pace of glacier melt in the 1940s: lower aerosol pollution
- New research could advance research field critical to personalized medicine
- New molecule identified in DNA damage response
- The cancer 'TRAP': protein may prevent cancer cell death
- Window opens into Moon's past volcanism
- Student sleuths using DNA reveal zoo of 95 species in NYC homes -- and new evidence of food fraud
- Quelling Casimir: Scientists to control quantum mechanical force
- Mutation leads to new and severe form of bacterial disease
- Protein link may be key to new treatment for aggressive brain tumor
- New suppressor of common liver cancer
- Northern South America rainier during Little Ice Age
- Obesity epidemic taking root in Africa
- Looking back in time 12 billion years with new instruments on Herschel Space Observatory
- Keeping hepatitis C virus at bay after a liver transplant
- Biofilms: Researchers discover new ways to treat chronic infections
- Genetic link to heart failure
- 'Land Grabs' For Rice Production Due To Supply Threats
- Influenza in Africa should not be ignored, researchers urge
Posted 2010-01-01:
- A facial expression is worth a thousand words
- NEDD9 Protein Supports Growth Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
- Drunk walking makes New Year's the deadliest day of the year for pedestrians
- New Function For The Protein Bcl-xL: It Prevents Bone Breakdown
- Springtime sheep grazing helps control leafy spurge
- Partners sculpt each other to achieve their ideal selves: If successful, relationship goes well
- Champagne is good for your heart, study suggests -- but only in moderation
- Putting limits on vitamin E
- Ophthalmologist calls for caution when popping bottles of bubbly this holiday season
- Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis together
- Moving video to 'captcha' robot hackers
- Young hunters most likely to be injured using tree stands
- Lithium-air batteries could displace gasoline in future cars
- Children more likely to catch swine flu, says new research
- Short-term school closures may worsen flu pandemics
- Chinese-American and Korean-American women at highest risk for diabetes in pregnancy
- Engineered tobacco plants have more potential as a biofuel
- Scientists develop technique to determine ethnic origin of stem cell lines
- Marseillevirus -- a new member of the giant viruses
- Small molecules found to protect cells in multiple models of Parkinson's disease
- New RNA interference technique can silence up to five genes
- Weakened Plasmodium generates protective immunity
- Permafrost thaw may accelerate Arctic groundwater runoff
- No rise of airborne fraction of carbon dioxide in past 150 years, new research finds
- New tool in the fight against mosquito-borne disease: A microbial 'mosquito net'
- Body's own veins provide superior material for aortic grafts
- Imaging tests identify role of allergies in chronic sinus disease
- How much ice needed to create Martian land formations?
- Addictive effects of caffeine on kids being studied
- Natural variability led to extra-cold 2008, research finds
- Gene increases effectiveness of drugs used to fight cancer and allows reduction in dosage
- New video reveals secrets of Webb Telescope's MIRI
- Widely used device for pain therapy not recommended for chronic low back pain
- Safe, effective, minimally invasive mitral valve repair, suggested by study
- Saturn's auroral hiss is asymmetrical
- Consumers choose locally grown and environmentally friendly apples
- Severity of H1N1 influenza linked to presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Discovery of new function of prion protein improves understanding of epilepsy
- Handful of iron beads offer clues to solve mystery of ancient iron forges
- Why diseased heart muscle cells don't communicate properly
- Continental roots stress Earth's surface
- Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services
Posted 2009-12-31:
- Researchers demonstrate nanoscale X-ray imaging of bacterial cells
- Rapid flu testing differentiates strains of influenza
- New acoustic tools may reduce ship strikes on whales
- Cardiovascular devices often approved by FDA without high-quality studies, study suggests
- 'Spaghetti' Scaffolding Could Help Grow Skin In Labs
- Why powerful people -- many of whom take a moral high ground -- don't practice what they preach
- Transcription factors guide differences in human and chimp brain function
- New target for lymphoma therapy
- Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes To Humans Identified
- Obesity May Hinder Optimal Control Of Blood Pressure And Cholesterol
- Heme channel found: shuttles vital but vulnerable heme molecule across biological membranes
- Fish with attitude: Some like it hot
- Evolution experiments with flowers
- Scientists discover a controller of brain circuitry
- Mobilizing the repair squad: Critical protein helps mend damaged DNA
- Aerobic Exercise No Big Stretch For Older Adults But Helps Elasticity Of Arteries
- Learning From Insects: The Race Is On For New 'Bio-Resources'
- Born in beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula
- Ginkgo biloba does not appear to slow rate of cognitive decline
- Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health
- What Part Do Relapses Play In Severe Disability For People With MS?
- Mapping Nutrient Distributions Over The Atlantic Ocean
- Energy Gap Useful Tool For Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy
- Brain scans show distinctive patterns in people with generalized anxiety disorder
- Common mechanism underlies many diseases of excitability
- Drought Resistance Explained: Protein Structure Reveals How Plants Respond To Water Shortages
- New Genetic Cause Of A Fatal Immune Disorder
- Perfectly Proportioned: Evenly Distributed Powder Density For Manufacturing Parts
- Couples Say Relationships Damaged By Stroke
Posted 2009-12-30:
- First molars provide insight into evolution of great apes, humans
- Disinfectants may promote growth of superbugs
- How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span
- Exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood home associated with early emphysema in adulthood
- Molecular chaperone keeps bacterial proteins from slow-dancing to destruction
- Lighting can influence how wine tastes
- Superatoms mimic elements: Research gives new perspective on periodic table
- 'Fountain of youth' for stem cells?
- Mystery solved: How fine particulates are formed in the air
- Enzyme necessary for development of healthy immune system
- Divide and conquer: Splitting fluorescent protein helps image clusters in live cells
- There may be a 'party' in your genes
- Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots
- Citrus surprise: Vitamin C boosts the reprogramming of adult cells into stem cells
- Schizophrenia mouse model should improve understanding and treatment of the disorder
- Dispatcher-assisted bystander CPR best choice for possible cardiac arrest signs
- Climate Wizard makes large databases of climate information visual, accessible
- Accurate taste perception relies on a properly functioning olfactory system
- Seeing without looking: Brain structure crucial for moving the mind's spotlight
- Alzheimer's Disease: Amyloid Precursor Protein -- Good, Bad Or Both?
- Researchers design a tool to induce controlled suicide in human cells
- Relatives of boys with sexual birth defects not at risk for testicular germ cell cancer
- Study links real-time data to flu vaccine strategies
- Scientists isolate new antifreeze molecule in Alaska beetle
- Afib Triggered By A Cell That Resembles A Pigment-producing Skin Cell
- Deep sea anchors for offshore installations
- RORalpha, the orchestrator of neuron protection
- Researchers develop drug information interface to save lives
- Football (soccer) fights depression
Posted 2009-12-29:
- Why some continue to eat when full: Researchers find clues
- One step closer to closure: Neuroscientists discover key to spinal cord defects
- Seeing how evolutionary mechanisms yield biological diversity
- Genetic causes identified for disturbances in lipid metabolism; implications for diabetes
- Adjusting acidity with impunity
- Couples are better able to cope with health shocks than singles, study finds
- Ladder-walking locusts use vision to climb, show big brains aren't always best
- Microbes help mothers protect kids from allergies
- As the world churns: Earth's liquid outer core is slowly 'stirred' in a series of decades-long waves
- Miss whiplash with locking headrest, study suggests
- Protein that keeps stem cells poised for action identified
- Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science
- Neuroscientists store information in isolated brain tissue; possible basis of short-term memory
- 'Self-seeding' of cancer cells may play a critical role in tumor progression
- Genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans identified
- A mechanical model of vocalization
- Whiteflies sabotage alarm system of plant in distress
- Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you
- Giant planet set for cataclysmic show
- New agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers
- Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates
- Five exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers
- Scientists argue for a new type of climate target
- Aviation-based team training may influence clinicians' safety behaviors
- Women tend to have better sense of touch due to smaller finger size
- High-blood-pressure treatment for the over-80s too aggressive, warns expert
- Spider Mite Predators Serve As Biological Control
- Drug for Alzheimer's disease does not appear to slow cognitive decline
- How can evolutionary responses to climate change be measured?
- Physician-assisted suicide: A perspective from advocates for people with disability
- Orchids' sexual trickery explained: Leads to more efficient pollinating system
- Modifying Neural Stem Cells Improves Their Therapeutic Efficacy
- Phragmites partners with microbes to plot native plants' demise
- Antibiotic unsuccessful in preventing preterm labor
- Wet Ethanol Production Process Yields More Ethanol And More Co-products
- How Differing Asian Cultures And Attitudes Impact Cancer Screening Rates
Posted 2009-12-28:
- Synesthetic experiences, such as seeing a certain color associated with a number, are real and automatic
- Secrets of the Brain: Researchers decipher parts of the neuronal code
- Helping vegetable plants make a less stressful transition from the greenhouse to the field
- Targeted therapy prolongs life in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer
- Microscopic gyroscopes, the key for motion sensing
- Happy Flies Look For A Place Like Home
- Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet
- Rise in drug resistance of dangerous infection in US hospitals
- Milk thistle herb protects cancer patients from chemotherapy-associated liver toxicity
- 'Garbage disposal' role of VCP and implications for degenerative disease
- An easy way to see the world's thinnest material
- Structured reporting software creates less complete and accurate radiology reports than free text
- Exposure to young triggers new neuron creation in females exhibiting maternal behavior
- Physician urges changes in diagnosis for sore throat in young adults
- New clues emerge for understanding morphine addiction
- Researchers find evidence of survival gains in bone marrow disease
- Flowering powers genetic understanding
- Iranian Scholars Share Avicenna's Medieval Medical Wisdom
Posted 2009-12-27:
- Vampires and collisions rejuvenate stars
- Further progress toward AIDS vaccine: Rabies-virus vaccine protects monkeys
- How the daisy got its spot: Insect mimicry
- Physical activity associated with lower risk of mortality in men with history of colon cancer
- Magnetic field measurements of the human heart at room temperature
- Calorie restriction: Scientists take important step toward 'fountain of youth'
- Genomic toggle switches divide autoimmune diseases into distinct clusters
- Tourists in Antarctica cause of major concern
- Signaling decreases blood pressure, study finds
- Certain genes boost chances for distributing variety of traits, drive evolution
- Do consumers always approach pleasure and avoid pain? New study suggests an alternative
- The past matters to plants
- Antibody-guided drug shows encouraging activity in metastatic breast cancer
- New warning system warns of driver drowsiness and distraction
- Bone control of glucose levels
- Low-cost temperature sensors: Tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
- Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of two nations
Posted 2009-12-26:
- Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault
- New inherited eye disease discovered
- Microscopic flower petal ridges flash to attract pollinating insects; scientists now know how ridges form
- Growing evidence suggests progesterone should be considered a treatment option for traumatic brain injuries
- Weir in space and dimmed sun creates 200-million-mile-long lab bench for turbulence research
- Do computers understand art?
- How the brain encodes memories at a cellular level
- Cause of nonallergic itch identified
- Ski runs are not created equal
- Sensitizing leukemic cells to death-inducing compounds
- Method makes refineries more efficient
- Could acetaminophen ease psychological pain?
- Keck telescopes gaze into young star's 'life zone'
- Novel gene found for childhood-onset asthma
- Hatchery-raised salmon too crowded
- Chicago Cancer Genome Project studies genetics of 1,000 tumors
- Fungal footage yields insight into plant, animal disease
- Wii Fit may not help families get fit
Posted 2009-12-25:
- Santa’s sleigh: Researcher explains science of Christmas magic
- Genetic study reveals the origins of cavity-causing bacteria
- Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn's Moons
- Good cholesterol not as protective in people with type 2 diabetes
- Canopy giants and miniature fungi among 250 new species discovered in Kew's 250th anniversary year
- Psychologists show that future-minded people make better decisions for their health
- Herschel Space Telescope uncovers sources of cosmic infrared background
- Alzheimer's disease may protect against cancer and vice versa
- New insights into mushroom-derived drug promising for cancer treatment
- Fight infection by disturbing how bacteria communicate
- Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance
- Santa Claus at risk? Unhealthy lifestyle, unreasonable working conditions, and stress
- World's first molecular transistor created
- How flu succeeds
- Dental delight: Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals
- Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths
- How do you improve mammogram accuracy? Add noise
- Brain training can help improve specific abilities in older people
- Youthful appearance of stars known as blue stragglers explained
- Two genes discovered that drive aggressive brain cancers
- Chemical energy influences tiny vibrations of red blood cell membranes
- Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?
- Conservation areas threatened nationally by housing developments
- Fine-tuning Treatments For Depression
- Scientists map speed of climate change for different ecosystems
- Key protein helps control blood pressure
- New warbler discovered in Laos
- Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers
- Consumers 'Key Part Of Solution' To Global Warming
- Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities
- Opening new frontiers: First volume of microbial encyclopedia published
- Synergistic interaction enhances pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
- Genetic study clarifies African and African-American ancestry
- IKK may act as both inhibitor and promoter of Huntington's disease
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