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- Engineers create light-activated 'curtains'
- E-whiskers: Highly sensitive tactile sensors developed for robotics and other applications
- Large amounts of folic acid shown to promote growth of breast cancer in rats
- How the genetic blueprints for limbs came from fish
- Elevated blood pressure at home but not in clinic can indicate increased heart attack risk
- Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions
- Cochrane Review of malaria medication
- Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students
- Different sponge species have highly specific, stable microbiomes
- Where do international students of higher education come from; where do they go?
- Depression higher than previously reported in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis
- Researchers discover an epigenetic lesion in hippocampus of Alzheimer's
- Economic history: The long shadow of World War II
- Care managers in patient-centered medical homes increase improvements in diabetes patient outcomes, study shows
- Air pollution from Asia affecting world's weather
- Colonoscopy withdrawal times linked to polyp detection rates
- Possible new druggable target in Ewing's Sarcoma
- Engineering new properties on ultra-thin nanomaterials: Tool opens door for design of new phases of materials
- Understanding the functioning of a new type of solar cell
- Bio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation
- Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria
- Training the brain using neurofeedback
- Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
- Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins
- Seeing things: A new transparent display system could provide heads-up data
- Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires
- Baseball: Not safe at home
- Study finds decreased life expectancy for MS patients
- Ivory Burning and Cartels: Are Anti-Poaching Efforts Repeating the Mistakes of the 'War on Drugs'?
- Anti-swine flu vaccination linked to increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults
- Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot
- How to improve HPV vaccination rates? It starts with physicians
- Energy-dense sugar battery created
- High-protein diets, like the popular Dr. Dukan diet, increase the risk of developing kidney disease in rats, study suggests
- Changing landscapes not global warming to blame for increased flood risk
- Constructed wetlands save frogs, birds threatened with extinction
- The brain's RAM: Rats, like humans, have a 'working memory'
- Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests
- Combining health, environment in food production
- New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete
- Patients suffering from chronic pain should question certain tests, treatments
- Glaucoma: The 'silent thief' begins to tell its secrets
- Quinoa well tolerated in patients with celiac disease
- Great lakes evaporation study dispels misconceptions, points to need for expanded monitoring program
- A 21st century adaptation of the Miller-Urey origin of life experiments
- Rosetta: 'Sleeping beauty' wakes up from deep space hibernation
- British Muslims with diabetes need more healthcare support during Ramadan
- Dispersal patterns key to invasive species' success
- Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms
- Boosting vitamin D could slow progression, reduce severity of multiple sclerosis
- Schizophrenia in the limelight: Film-industry technology provides insights
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
- Access to guns increases risk of suicide, homicide
- Uninsured patients less likely to be transferred between hospitals, researchers find
- Vancouver: Nearby Georgia basin may amplify ground shaking from next quake
- Murder mystery remains: DNA rules out Briggs as Blazing Car victim
- Cocaine users enjoy social interactions less
| Engineers create light-activated 'curtains' Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:26 PM PST Forget remote-controlled curtains. A new development could lead to curtains and other materials that move in response to light, no batteries |
| E-whiskers: Highly sensitive tactile sensors developed for robotics and other applications Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:14 PM PST From the world of nanotechnology we've gotten electronic skin, or e-skin, and electronic eye implants or e-eyes. Now we're on the verge of electronic whiskers. Researchers have created |
| Large amounts of folic acid shown to promote growth of breast cancer in rats Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:34 PM PST Folic acid supplements at levels consumed by breast cancer patients and survivors in North America promoted the growth of existing breast cancer in rats, new research |
| How the genetic blueprints for limbs came from fish Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:34 PM PST Our first four-legged land ancestor came out of the sea some 350 million years ago. Watching a lungfish, our closest living fish relative, crawl on its four pointed fins gives us an idea of what the |
| Elevated blood pressure at home but not in clinic can indicate increased heart attack risk Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:34 PM PST Patients with masked hypertension, or normal BP in clinic but elevated BP when measured at home, had an increased risk of death and cardiovascular events compared with those who had normal BP in both |
| Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:38 AM PST A new study indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, sulfur |
| Cochrane Review of malaria medication Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:38 AM PST Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is more effective than artemether-lumefantrine as a malaria medication, and has fewer side effects than artesunate-mefloquine' concludes a systematic review |
| Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST Canadian schools with explicit anti-homophobia interventions such as gay-straight alliances may reduce the odds of suicidal thoughts and attempts among both sexual minority and straight students, |
| Different sponge species have highly specific, stable microbiomes Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST Scientists have shown that different species of Hexadella sponges each have a highly specific and stable microbiome, not only in terms of the most abundant members of the associated microbial |
| Where do international students of higher education come from; where do they go? Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST The level of development of countries has a direct influence on the education system. By way of example, it is clear that the investment that countries like India and China have made in education |
| Depression higher than previously reported in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:09 AM PST Levels of depression and anxiety in people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are higher than previously reported, according to new research. As a result of their findings, a multi-center team says |
| Researchers discover an epigenetic lesion in hippocampus of Alzheimer's Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:09 AM PST New research demonstrates, for the first time, the existence of an epigenetic lesion in the hippocampus of the brain of patients with Alzheimer's |
| Economic history: The long shadow of World War II Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:07 AM PST World War II ravaged much of Europe, and its long-term effects are still being felt. A new survey shows that elderly people who experienced the war as children are more likely to suffer from |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:06 AM PST Patient centered medical homes have been found to be an effective way to help care for patients with chronic diseases such as |
| Air pollution from Asia affecting world's weather Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST Extreme air pollution in Asia is affecting the world's weather and climate patterns, according to a new study. Using climate models and data collected about aerosols and meteorology over the past |
| Colonoscopy withdrawal times linked to polyp detection rates Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST Researchers find a statistically significant correlation between longer normal withdrawal time and higher (overall) polyp detection rates, adenoma detection rates, and serrated polyp detection |
| Possible new druggable target in Ewing's Sarcoma Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST A new study shows that downstream from the oncogenic fusion of genes EWS with FLI1 is a signaling chain that includes microRNA-22 and the gene KDM3A. By targeting these links, researchers hope to |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:37 AM PST Physicists have engineered novel magnetic and electronic phases in the ultra-thin films of in a specific electronic magnetic material, opening the door for researchers to design new classes of |
| Understanding the functioning of a new type of solar cell Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST Scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which novel, revolutionary solar cells based on lead iodide perovskite light-absorbing semiconductor transfer electrons along their surface. The finding |
| Bio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders such as drop foot, said a robotics |
| Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST New research finds significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in the plumbing system. Contaminated water poses an |
| Training the brain using neurofeedback Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST A new brain-imaging technique enables people to "watch" their own brain activity in real time and to control or adjust function in predetermined brain regions. The study is the first to |
| Depressive symptoms linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST According to a new study, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women who reported fewer depressive |
| Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST Bioengineers looked to turkeys for inspiration when developing a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical vapors. They mimicked the way turkey skin changes color to create |
| Seeing things: A new transparent display system could provide heads-up data Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:34 AM PST Scientists have developed a new approach to produce transparent projection screens. Their result paves the way for a new class of transparent displays with many attractive features, including wide |
| Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:33 AM PST Physicists have demonstrated the capability of measuring temperature changes in very small 3-D regions of |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:33 AM PST Tag plays at home plate have the highest injury rate in professional baseball, occurring 4.3 times more often than other base-running plays, according to |
| Study finds decreased life expectancy for MS patients Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:42 AM PST The first large scale study in the US on the mortality of patients with multiple sclerosis has been published and provides new information about the life expectancy of people with the |
| Ivory Burning and Cartels: Are Anti-Poaching Efforts Repeating the Mistakes of the 'War on Drugs'? Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:42 AM PST Illegal poaching, fueled by the demand for alternative 'medicines' and luxury goods in Asian markets, continues unabated. In response, unprecedented levels of funding are being invested in |
| Anti-swine flu vaccination linked to increased risk of narcolepsy in young adults Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST Pandemrix is an influenza vaccination, created in 2009 to combat H1N1, known as Swine Flu. Now, a team of clinicians testing the vaccine for links to immune-related or neurological diseases have |
| Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST As smartphones, tablets and other gadgets become smaller and more sophisticated, the heat they generate while in use increases. This is a growing problem because it can cause the electronics inside |
| How to improve HPV vaccination rates? It starts with physicians Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:41 AM PST The risk of developing cervical cancer can be significantly decreased through HPV vaccination. Despite calls for universal vaccination for girls ages 11-12, the most recently published U.S. data |
| Energy-dense sugar battery created Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:30 AM PST A new sugar battery that could be on the market and powering the world's gadgets in three years has an energy density and order of magnitude higher than |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:30 AM PST An experiment done in rats shows a high-protein diet increases the chance of developing kidney stones and other renal |
| Changing landscapes not global warming to blame for increased flood risk Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST A timely article considers the findings of an international report on flood risk, and the possible linkage with climate change/global warming and an increase in global and regional |
| Constructed wetlands save frogs, birds threatened with extinction Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST Over the last few decades, several thousands of wetlands have been constructed in Sweden in agricultural landscapes. The primary reason is that the wetlands prevent a surfeit of nutrients from |
| The brain's RAM: Rats, like humans, have a 'working memory' Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST Thousands of times a day, the brain stores sensory information for very short periods of time in a working memory, to be able to use it later. A research study has shown, for the first time, that |
| Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST A new study finds that testing for human papilloma virus (HPV) allows for longer time between screening tests when compared to cytology-based |
| Combining health, environment in food production Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST Healthy food products that are produced in an environmentally-friendly manner will boost the health of the Swiss population while protecting natural resources. A new study also aims to identify new |
| New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST In a move to reduce health care associated infections, certain attire for health care professionals, including the traditional white coat, could become a thing of the |
| Patients suffering from chronic pain should question certain tests, treatments Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Not prescribing opioids first or as a long-term therapy for chronic, non-cancer pain and avoiding MRIs, CTs and X-rays for low-back pain are among the tests and treatments that are commonly ordered |
| Glaucoma: The 'silent thief' begins to tell its secrets Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Glaucoma is a stealthy disease. It can cause irreparable damage to the eyes before there is any vision loss. It also has been known since antiquity, but its cause is a mystery in most cases. Glaucoma |
| Quinoa well tolerated in patients with celiac disease Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Adding quinoa to the gluten-free diet of patients with celiac disease is well-tolerated, and does not exacerbate the condition, according to new |
| Great lakes evaporation study dispels misconceptions, points to need for expanded monitoring program Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST The recent Arctic blast that gripped much of the nation will likely contribute to a healthy rise in Great Lakes water levels in 2014, new research shows. But the processes responsible for that |
| A 21st century adaptation of the Miller-Urey origin of life experiments Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:27 AM PST Scientists have developed a modern approach to a famed experiment that explored one of the most intriguing research questions facing scientists today —- the origin of life on |
| Rosetta: 'Sleeping beauty' wakes up from deep space hibernation Posted: 20 Jan 2014 08:11 AM PST It was a fairy-tale ending to a tense chapter in the story of the Rosetta space mission this evening as the European Space Agency heard from its distant spacecraft for the first time in 31 |
| British Muslims with diabetes need more healthcare support during Ramadan Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:24 PM PST British Muslims with diabetes may avoid attending GP surgeries to discuss fasting during the holy month of Ramadan – with potentially serious consequences for their future health, new research |
| Dispersal patterns key to invasive species' success Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:36 PM PST Using synthetic biology, engineers have tested the limits of the Allee effect, where a certain number of individuals are needed for a group to survive. While intuition suggests that the more places a |
| Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a |
| Boosting vitamin D could slow progression, reduce severity of multiple sclerosis Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis, low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its |
| Schizophrenia in the limelight: Film-industry technology provides insights Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST The first 30 seconds of a social encounter is crucial for people with symptoms of schizophrenia for establishing contact with people, according to new research. Using motion capture technology more |
| Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Chinese air pollution blowing across the Pacific is often caused by manufacturing of goods for export to the US and Europe, according to |
| Access to guns increases risk of suicide, homicide Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Someone with access to firearms is three times more likely to commit suicide and nearly twice as likely to be the victim of a homicide as someone who does not have access, according to a |
| Uninsured patients less likely to be transferred between hospitals, researchers find Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Uninsured patients with a variety of common medical diagnoses are significantly less likely to be transferred between hospitals for treatment, according to a new study. They also found that women, |
| Vancouver: Nearby Georgia basin may amplify ground shaking from next quake Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:34 PM PST Tall buildings, bridges and other long-period structures in Greater Vancouver may experience greater shaking from large earthquakes than previously thought due to the amplification of surface waves |
| Murder mystery remains: DNA rules out Briggs as Blazing Car victim Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:33 PM PST Investigation of the Blazing Car Murder of 1930 continues, with DNA evidence providing some useful |
| Cocaine users enjoy social interactions less Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:33 PM PST Regular cocaine users have difficulties in feeling empathy for others and they exhibit less prosocial behavior. A study now suggests that cocaine users have social deficits because social contacts |
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