Health
New technique to see neurons of the deep brain for months at a time developed at Stanford
Travel just one millimeter inside the brain and you'll be stepping into the dark.
Jan 16, 2011
Earth & Environment
NASA satellite: Tropical Storm Vania brought heavy rains to southeastern New Caledonia
Tropical Storm Vania moved through southeastern New Caledonia on January 14 and NASA's TRMM satellite noticed heavy rainfall occurring.
Jan 14, 2011
Health
Study provides molecular rationale for combining targeted agents to treat breast cancer
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study by Ohio State University cancer researchers provides a rational for treating breast cancer by combining two kinds of targeted…
Jan 14, 2011
Health
100-year-old specimens at California museum help determine when avian pox hit Galapagos
A research team from across the United States and Ecuador has pinpointed 1898 as the year the avipoxvirus, or avian pox, hit the Galapagos Islands and started infecting its birds.
Jan 13, 2011
Health
Inverse benefits due to drug marketing undermine patient safety and public health
GALVESTON, TX -- Drugs that pharmaceutical companies market most aggressively to physicians and patients tend to offer less benefit and more harm to most…
Jan 13, 2011
Blog Entry
Breaking point: LSU professor discovers method to determine when metals reach end of life
BATON ROUGE -- We live in a world almost completely dependent upon machinery. Since the creation of the simple wheel, humans have found ways to increase quality of life and advance scientific knowledge using these devices.
Jan 13, 2011
Blog Entry
Women less interested than men in jobs where individual competition determines wages
Men are more likely than women to seek jobs in which competition with coworkers affects pay rates, a preference that might help explain persistent pay differences between men and women, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
Jan 13, 2011
Brain & Behavior
MIT neuroscientists explain 'Proustian effect' of small details attached to big memories
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute of Learning and Memory have uncovered why relatively minor details of an episode are sometimes inexplicably linked to long-term memories.
Jan 13, 2011
Earth & Environment
MU scientists find new farming method to reduce greenhouse gases, increase farm yields
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- U.S. agricultural practices create 58 percent of nitrous oxide in the world, which is the third most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
Jan 13, 2011
Health
Women with false-positive mammograms report high anxiety and reduced quality of life
Doctors are calling for women to receive more information about the pitfalls of breast cancer screening, as well as the benefits, after some women who received false-positive results faced serious anxiety and reduced quality of life for at least a year.
Jan 13, 2011
Health
Virus might fight brain tumors better if armed with bacterial enzyme, study shows
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New research shows that oncolytic viruses, which are engineered to destroy cancer cells, might be more effective in treating deadly brain tumors if equipped with an enzyme that helps them penetrate the tumor.
Jan 13, 2011
Physics
Study highlights flaw in common approach of public opinion surveys about science
A new study from North Carolina State University highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues.
Jan 13, 2011
Health
Room light before bedtime may impact sleep quality, blood pressure and diabetes risk
Chevy Chase, MD -- According to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)…
Jan 13, 2011
Health
New guidelines for preventing falls in the elderly include: start tai chi, cut-back on meds
In the first update of the American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society's guidelines on preventing falls in older persons since 2001, they now…
Jan 12, 2011