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• Trauma center launches portable electronic trauma health record application
• Research may unlock enzyme's role in disease
• Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity: Fluctuation 'adds insult to injury' for marine creatures
• Odor receptors discovered in lungs: Just like ones in your nose but instead of conjuring up a cup of coffee they might make you cough
• Patch outperforms Holter for prolonged heart rhythm tracking
• New technique enables patient with 'word blindness' to read again
• Men's, women's soccer: Physical or technical?
• Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier sensitive to climatic variability
• Methane hydrates and global warming
• Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory, neuropathic pain
• Jumping DNA in brain may be cause of schizophrenia
• Scientists uncover most detailed picture yet of muscular dystrophy defect then design targeted new drug candidates
• Turning off 'aging genes'
• Simulator recreates virtual taste online
• Study supports causal role in narcolepsy for common genetic variant
• Minimizing power grid disruptions from wind power
• No scrounging for scraps: Research uncovers diets of middle, lower class in Pompeii
• Money talks when ancient Antioch meets Google Earth
• Think you're an expert bettor? You're probably wrong
• Cognitive-behavioural therapy not effective treatment for symptoms of schizophrenia
• Under pressure: Harness for guide dogs must suit both dog, owner
• Novel exfoliation method paves the way for two-dimensional materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics
• Drivers engaged in other tasks about 10 percent of the time
• Novel non-invasive therapy prevents breast cancer formation in mice
• Study identifies factors associated with pain one year after breast cancer surgery

Trauma center launches portable electronic trauma health record application Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:57 PM PST Surgeons have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app.

Research may unlock enzyme's role in disease Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:57 PM PST Research on enzymes that regulate human biology has uncovered characteristics that could be used to identify predisposition to conditions such as heart disease, diabetic ulcers and some types of cancer.

Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity: Fluctuation 'adds insult to injury' for marine creatures Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST Seawater samples collected from the marine estuary Beaufort Inlet, N.C., weekly for a year and on a daily and hourly basis for shorter periods were used to track changes in pH and dissolved inorganic carbon. Short-term variability in acidity over one year exceeds 100-year global predictions for the ocean as a whole and may already be exerting added pressure on some of the estuary's organisms, particularly shelled organisms.

Odor receptors discovered in lungs: Just like ones in your nose but instead of conjuring up a cup of coffee they might make you cough Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists have showed that your lungs have odor receptors as well. The odor receptors in your lungs are in the membranes of flask-shaped neuroendocrine cells that dump neurotransmitters and neuropeptides when the receptors are stimulated, perhaps triggering you to cough to rid your body of the offending substance.

Patch outperforms Holter for prolonged heart rhythm tracking Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST Researchers have discovered that a small adhesive wireless device worn on the chest for up to two weeks does a better job detecting abnormal and potentially dangerous heart rhythms than the Holter monitor, which is typically used for 24 hours and has been the standard of care for more than 50 years.

New technique enables patient with 'word blindness' to read again Posted: 02 Jan 2014 12:23 PM PST A novel technique has enabled a patient with "word blindness" to read again. Word blindness is a rare neurological condition. (The medical term is "alexia without agraphia.") Although a patient can write and understand the spoken word, the patient is unable to read.

Men's, women's soccer: Physical or technical? Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST When the sports performance of elite men and women soccer players is compared using absolute criteria, the differences are significant.

Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier sensitive to climatic variability Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST The thinning of Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is much more susceptible to climatic and ocean variability than at first thought, according to new research.

Methane hydrates and global warming Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST Off the coast of Svalbard methane gas flares originating from gas hydrate deposits at depth of several hundred meters have been observed regularly. A new study shows that the observed outgassing is most likely caused by natural processes and can not be attributed to global warming.

Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory, neuropathic pain Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:36 AM PST A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new nonaddictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain, according to researchers.

Jumping DNA in brain may be cause of schizophrenia Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:31 AM PST Stretches of DNA called retrotransposons, often dubbed "junk DNA", might play an important role in schizophrenia. In a study published, a Japanese team revealed that LINE-1 retrotransposons are abnormally abundant in the schizophrenia brain, modify the expression of genes related to schizophrenia during brain development, and may be one of the causes of schizophrenia.

Scientists uncover most detailed picture yet of muscular dystrophy defect then design targeted new drug candidates Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:30 AM PST Scientists have revealed an atomic-level view of a genetic defect that causes a form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 2, and have used this information to design drug candidates with potential to counter those defects—and reverse the disease.

Turning off 'aging genes' Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:34 AM PST Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to combat aging. Now researchers have developed a computer algorithm that predicts which genes can be "turned off" to create the same anti-aging effect as calorie restriction. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs to treat aging.

Simulator recreates virtual taste online Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:48 AM PST Online viewing and listening are now staples of those who live the digital life. But online tasting? This may be happening sooner than one expects, with a new taste simulator.

Study supports causal role in narcolepsy for common genetic variant Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system.

Minimizing power grid disruptions from wind power Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST Researchers have found that an increase in the use of wind power generation can make the power grid more fragile and susceptible to disruptions. But the researchers didn't just identify the problem -- they have also devised a technique for coordinating wind power generation and energy storage in order to minimize the potential for such power disruptions.

No scrounging for scraps: Research uncovers diets of middle, lower class in Pompeii Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST No fries, but how about a side of giraffe leg? Surprising discoveries result from an excavation site in the buried city of Pompeii.

Money talks when ancient Antioch meets Google Earth Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:23 AM PST Research puts a high-tech spin on studying the ancient world in a project that could affect how historians analyze data. Researchers use Google Earth to zoom along the boundaries of ancient Antioch in 30 seconds.

Think you're an expert bettor? You're probably wrong Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST If there's one thing you can bet on in horseracing, it's this: so-called successful bettors will always think that their little black books hold superior 'inside' knowledge that makes them experts. However, in the long run, the majority of horseracing punters will lose money at the track - and there will always be more losers than winners.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy not effective treatment for symptoms of schizophrenia Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST Health organizations around the world recommend a form of psychotherapy, known as cognitive-behavioral therapy or CBT, for patients with schizophrenia. Now, however, the most extensive study ever undertaken into its effect on the symptoms of the disorder finds little impact, according to a team of international researchers.

Under pressure: Harness for guide dogs must suit both dog, owner Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST Guide dogs require about four years of training and fully trained animals can cost over 30,000 Euro in Europe. It is thus important for financial reasons, as well as for animal welfare considerations, to ensure that guide dogs are comfortable in their work. A proper harness that enables good communication between the blind person and the dog is an important factor in the animal's well-being, while a poorly fitting harness may result in health problems and impaired communication between dog and owner.

Novel exfoliation method paves the way for two-dimensional materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:20 AM PST Scientists have successfully developed a method to chemically exfoliate molybdenum disulfide crystals into high quality monolayer flakes, with higher yield and larger flake size than current methods.

Drivers engaged in other tasks about 10 percent of the time Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:58 PM PST Drivers eat, reach for the phone, text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a study using video technology and in-vehicle sensors.

Novel non-invasive therapy prevents breast cancer formation in mice Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:19 PM PST A novel injectable therapy partially reverses cancer formation in cultured mammary-gland cells and prevents breast cancer development in mice, a team reports. The therapy silences a new cancer-causing gene that the scientists identified using a sophisticated systems biology approach. It could one day provide a new way to treat early stages of breast cancer without surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.

Study identifies factors associated with pain one year after breast cancer surgery Posted: 31 Dec 2013 01:39 PM PST In a study that included more than 800 women who had undergone surgery for breast cancer, the majority reported some level of pain 12 months after surgery, and factors associated with pain included chronic preoperative pain, chemotherapy, preoperative depression and pain in the area to be operated, according to a study.

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