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• Astronomers Find Coldest, Driest, Calmest Place On Earth
• Surprising Rate Of Recurring Heart Attacks, Strokes Globally
• Listening To Rocks Helps Researchers Better Understand Earthquakes
• Mild Glucose Intolerance In Pregnancy May Be Associated With Cardiovascular Risk
• Up-scale: Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-high Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry
• Visits To Nana's May Keep Toddlers From Developing Negative Age Stereotypes
• No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups, Genetically Speaking, Researchers Say
• Non-coding RNA Called Evf2 Is Important For Gene Regulation
• Neural Nanoblockers Pinpointed In Carbon Nanotubes
• Antioxidants Not Associated With Increased Melanoma Risk
• Keeping Sights On Big Breakers With Radar: Scientists Study Waves On North Sea Research Platform
• Healthcare: The Road To Robotic Helpers
• Zebrafish Cloning Methods Improved
• Faster, Cheaper Way To Find Disease Genes In Human Genome Passes Initial Test
• Using Thread-like Fungi To Help High Elevation Pines Grow
• Cellular Crosstalk Linked To Lung Disease
• Modeling Nano-worlds: Slashing Production Development Time And Costs For Integrated Circuits
• Aging With GRACE: New Health Care Delivery Model Improves Outcomes, Saves Money
• Lost Sounds Of The Past Brought To Life
• Research Points To New Target For Stopping Colon Cancer
• High Sea Level Along U.S. Atlantic Coast Due To Ocean Current And Wind Changes
• High-dose Therapy For Liver Disease Not Effective, Study Suggests
• A New 'Bent' On Cellular Fusion
• Restoring The Ecology Can Boost The Economy
• Acoustic Tweezers Can Position Tiny Objects
• Type 1 Diabetes Linked To Immune Response To Wheat
• Cygnus X-1: Still A 'Star' After All Those Years
• Cardiac Arrest Casualties Form Valuable Source Of Donor Kidneys
• Scientists Identify Gene For Resistance To Parasitic 'Witchweed'
• Surprising Effect Of Economic Recessions On Population Health
• Is The Milky Way Doomed To Be Destroyed By Galactic Bombardment? Probably Not, Study Says
• Mouse Brain Rewires Its Neural Circuits To Recuperate From Damaged Neural Function After Stroke
• Marine Biomedicine Researchers Decode Structure Of Promising Sea Compound
• New Tool To Predict Risk Of Death In COPD May Help Physicians To Individualize Treatment
• Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass
• Psychological Link Between 'Weight' And 'Importance'

Astronomers Find Coldest, Driest, Calmest Place On Earth Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:00 AM PDT The search for the best observatory site in the world has lead to the discovery of what is thought to be the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth. No human is thought to have ever been there but it is expected to yield images of the heavens three times sharper than any ever taken from the ground.

Surprising Rate Of Recurring Heart Attacks, Strokes Globally Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:00 AM PDT Despite medicines for patients with vascular disease, a large international study shows these patients have a surprisingly high rate of recurring strokes, heart attacks and hospitalizations as well as mortality. Patients in North America experienced an above-average rate of these events. Patients in Eastern Europe had the highest rate, and those in Australia and Japan had the lowest.

Listening To Rocks Helps Researchers Better Understand Earthquakes Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:00 AM PDT Using a technique called "ambient noise correlation," seismologists have observed significant changes in the behavior of parts of Earth's crust that were disturbed by three major earthquakes.

Mild Glucose Intolerance In Pregnancy May Be Associated With Cardiovascular Risk Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:00 AM PDT Mild glucose intolerance in pregnancy may be an early identifier of women who are at increased risk of heart disease in the future.

Up-scale: Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-high Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:00 AM PDT In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers have developed a new, highly sensitive, low-cost technique for measuring light in the near-infrared range.

Visits To Nana's May Keep Toddlers From Developing Negative Age Stereotypes Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:00 AM PDT It's easy to list the negative stereotypes attributed to the elderly: they are considered forgetful, hard-of-hearing, absent-minded and confused. What's unsettling is that those stereotypes can be present in children as young as two or three.

No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups, Genetically Speaking, Researchers Say Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers found that overall there are more genetic differences within ethnic groups than between them, indicating that separate "ethnic groups" exist in the mind more than the blood.

Non-coding RNA Called Evf2 Is Important For Gene Regulation Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT Can mental disorders result from altered non-coding RNA-dependent gene regulation during embryonic development? Researchers have found for the first time that a non-coding RNA called Evf2 is important for gene regulation and the development of interneurons that produce GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.

Neural Nanoblockers Pinpointed In Carbon Nanotubes Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT Scientists have pinpointed why carbon nanotubes tend to block a critical signaling pathway in neurons. It's not the tubes, the researchers find, but the metal catalysts used to form the tubes. The discovery means carbon nanotubes without metal catalysts may be useful in treating human neurological disorders.

Antioxidants Not Associated With Increased Melanoma Risk Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT Antioxidant supplements do not appear to be associated with an increased risk of melanoma, according to a new report.

Keeping Sights On Big Breakers With Radar: Scientists Study Waves On North Sea Research Platform Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT Scientists in Germany have developed a radar system with which it is possible to study the behavior of sea waves. This technology will be used immediately on the North Sea on the FINO3 research platform in order to determine the interactions between offshore wind power machines and swells.

Healthcare: The Road To Robotic Helpers Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT Robots are whirring away in factories all over the world, building cars, phones and cookers. Yet they can do so much more. Robotics for healthcare has been tipped as the next big wave, according to a road-mapping study.

Zebrafish Cloning Methods Improved Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research.

Faster, Cheaper Way To Find Disease Genes In Human Genome Passes Initial Test Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:00 PM PDT Researchers have successfully developed a novel genomic analysis strategy for faster, cheaper discovery of gene-disease links. The strategy was tested on the genomes of unrelated individuals with the same inherited disorder. The method might be extended to common medical conditions with complex genetics by making it possible to study the genomes of large groups of people.

Using Thread-like Fungi To Help High Elevation Pines Grow Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:00 PM PDT Thread-like fungi that grow in soils at high elevations may play an important role in restoring whitebark and limber pine forests in Canada. Researchers are looking for ways to use fungi to help pine seedlings get a strong start.

Cellular Crosstalk Linked To Lung Disease Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:00 PM PDT Crosstalk between cells lining the lung and airway smooth muscle cells is important in lung development. However, it has also been shown to contribute to several lung diseases, including asthma and pulmonary hypertension. Researchers have now molecularly characterized one crosstalk pathway in mice, providing potential new therapeutic targets for treating individuals with lung diseases caused by affects on airway smooth muscle cells, such as asthma and pulmonary hypertension.

Modeling Nano-worlds: Slashing Production Development Time And Costs For Integrated Circuits Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:00 PM PDT Modeling the fabrication processes for integrated circuits can slash production development time and costs by up to 40%. But as transistors, already at nano-scales, become ever smaller, researchers are modeling new worlds.

Aging With GRACE: New Health Care Delivery Model Improves Outcomes, Saves Money Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:00 PM PDT A team approach to preventive health care delivery for older adults developed by researchers improves health and quality of life, decreased emergency department visits and lowered hospital admission rates. By the second year the new model saved money for the sickest (those with three to four chronic diseases), and in the third year, a year after the home-based intervention ended, it saved even more.

Lost Sounds Of The Past Brought To Life Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:00 PM PDT Ancient instruments can be lost because they are too difficult to build, or too difficult to play, but they can be heard again thanks to the ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application) team. These researchers accomplish this feat using computer modeling and grid technology -- the shared resources of a distributed network of hundreds of computers.

Research Points To New Target For Stopping Colon Cancer Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:00 PM PDT New research has found a drug target that suggests a potent way to kill colon cancers that resist current drugs aimed at blocking a molecule found on the surface of cells.

High Sea Level Along U.S. Atlantic Coast Due To Ocean Current And Wind Changes Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:00 PM PDT Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new report.

High-dose Therapy For Liver Disease Not Effective, Study Suggests Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:00 PM PDT Scientists have found that a common treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease, is not helpful for patients.

A New 'Bent' On Cellular Fusion Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:00 PM PDT Success in cellular fusion -- as occurs at the moment of conception and when nerve cells exchange neurotransmitters -- requires that a membrane be bent before the merging process can begin, researchers have shown.

Restoring The Ecology Can Boost The Economy Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:00 PM PDT New research shows that ecological restoration in areas of environmental degradation can help reverse global biodiversity losses, as well as promoting recovery of ecosystem services. However the research also showed that measures of biodiversity and ecosystem services are higher in pristine land, freshwater and marine systems than in restored systems. Examples of ecosystem services include improved water quality and increased carbon storage, services which benefit human well-being.

Acoustic Tweezers Can Position Tiny Objects Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Manipulating tiny objects like single cells or nanosized beads often requires relatively large, unwieldy equipment, but now a system that uses sound as a tiny tweezers can be small enough to place on a chip, according to engineers.

Type 1 Diabetes Linked To Immune Response To Wheat Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Scientists have discovered what may be an important clue to the cause of type 1 diabetes. Scientists tested 42 people with type 1 diabetes and found that nearly half had an abnormal immune response to wheat proteins.

Cygnus X-1: Still A 'Star' After All Those Years Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Since its discovery 45 years ago, Cygnus X-1 has been one of the most intensively studied cosmic X-ray sources. About a decade after its discovery, Cygnus X-1 secured a place in the history of astronomy when a combination of X-ray and optical observations led to the conclusion that it was a black hole, the first such identification.

Cardiac Arrest Casualties Form Valuable Source Of Donor Kidneys Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT A pilot study of a system for harvesting kidneys from non-heart-beating donors where attempts of resuscitation after a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have failed (uncontrolled NHBDs) resulted in 21 successful kidney transplants -- a 10 percent increase in the transplantation rate -- over 17 months. Researchers have shown that retrieval from uncontrolled NHBDs may provide a valuable source of organs and could help counter the shortage of kidney grafts in France.

Scientists Identify Gene For Resistance To Parasitic 'Witchweed' Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Scientists have identified a gene in cowpea (black-eyed pea) that confers resistance to attack from witchweed, a parasitic plant. This discovery will help researchers better understand how some plants can resist Striga, while others, such as corn and sorghum, are susceptible.

Surprising Effect Of Economic Recessions On Population Health Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Paradoxically, mortality rates during economic recessions in developed countries decline rather than increase, according to a new analysis.

Is The Milky Way Doomed To Be Destroyed By Galactic Bombardment? Probably Not, Study Says Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT As scientists attempt to learn more about how galaxies evolve, an open question has been whether collisions with our dwarf galactic neighbors will one day tear apart the disk of the Milky Way. That grisly fate is unlikely, a new study now suggests.

Mouse Brain Rewires Its Neural Circuits To Recuperate From Damaged Neural Function After Stroke Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT A Japanese research group has found that after a cerebral stroke in one side of a mouse brain, another side of the brain rewires its neural circuits to recuperate from damaged neural function.

Marine Biomedicine Researchers Decode Structure Of Promising Sea Compound Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT A novel natural product yields potential new ways to fight diseases. Researchers have deciphered the highly unusual molecular structure of a naturally produced, ocean-based compound that is giving new understanding of the function of mammalian nerve cells.

New Tool To Predict Risk Of Death In COPD May Help Physicians To Individualize Treatment Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed an index scale to help physicians predict a patient's risk of dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The ADO index can help physicians assess the severity of a patient's illness to determine the appropriate level of treatment. COPD is a major public health problem and it is the fourth leading cause of death in the US.

Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT Bluegrass hybrids ideal for pasture and for lawns could be developed faster using recently developed genetic markers.

Psychological Link Between 'Weight' And 'Importance' Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT Weighty. Heavy. What do these words have to do with seriousness and importance? Why do we weigh our options, and why does your opinion carry more weight than mine?

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