CHICAGO — For nearly 40 years a class of drugs known as beta blockers have been proven to increase patients’ survival prospects following a heart attack by decreasing the cardiac workload and oxygen demand on the heart. In a breakthrough study rel…
Temperature rhythms keep body clocks in sync, UT Southwestern researchers find
DALLAS — Oct. 14, 2010 — Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that fluctuations in internal body temperature regulate the body’s circadian rhythm, the 24-hour cycle that controls metabolism, sleep and other bodily functions.
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Researchers report advances vs. preeclampsia, including potential prediction
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In as many as 8 percent of pregnancies worldwide, women who seem fine for months develop preeclampsia, a serious complication causing symptoms including high blood pressure, severe swelling, and problems wi…
Researcher find fats galore in human plasma
Human blood is famously fraught with fats; now researchers have a specific idea of just how numerous and diverse these lipids actually are. A national research team, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine…
Need a study break to refresh? Maybe not, say Stanford researchers
It could happen to students cramming for exams, people working long hours or just about anyone burning the candle at both ends: Something tells you to take a break. Watch some TV. Have a candy bar. Goof off, tune out for a bit and come back to the t…
‘Incoherent excitations’ govern key phase of superconductor behavior: UBC research
New research by University of British Columbia physicists indicates that high-temperature superconductivity in copper oxides is linked to what they term ‘incoherent excitations’–a discovery that sheds light on the electronic response of these mater…
From handwritten CAPTCHAs to ‘smart rooms,’ tech solutions start with pattern recognition
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buy something online, enter your credit card number and mailing address. Simple. Then you come to the box with the CAPTCHA, the Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart. Here, the website attempts …
Astronomer leverages supercomputers to study black holes, galaxies
Columbus, Ohio (Oct. 14, 2010) — An Ohio State University astronomer is working to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the formation of vast galaxies and the evolution of massive black holes with his own large constellation of silicon waf…
UCSB physicists detect and control quantum states in diamond with light
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — – Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have succeeded in combining laser light with trapped electrons to detect and control the electrons’ fragile quantum state without erasing it. This is an important step toward using quantu…
Young children are especially trusting of things they’re told
Little kids believe the darnedest things. For example, that a fat man in a red suit flies through the air on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. A new study on three-year-olds, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychologi…
Perspectives on improving patient care: Genetics, personalized medicine, and behavioral intervention
Personalized medicine — improving the fit between patient and treatment — has become a major focus of research in fields from cancer treatment to the psychopharmacology of mental disorders. Genetic studies have suggested that an individual’s g…
UT Dallas researcher helps reveal more complete picture of Martian atmosphere
Instruments designed by a UT Dallas professor to measure atmospheric components on the surface of Mars have uncovered important clues about the planet’s atmosphere and climate history.
The findings, published in a recent issue of the journal Scien…
Anti-vomiting drug could prevent thousands of hospitalizations, save millions of dollars
CHAPEL HILL — Two years ago, a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that an anti-vomiting drug called ondansetron helps reduce vomiting, the need for intravenous fluids and hospital admissions in children with a…
I want to see what you see: Babies treat ‘social robots’ as sentient beings
Babies are curious about nearly everything, and they’re especially interested in what their adult companions are doing. Touch your tummy, they’ll touch their own tummies. Wave your hands in the air, they’ll wave their own hands. Turn your head…
Overseas nurses feel their skills are underused and they aren’t valued or respected
Many overseas nurses have negative experiences of living and working in the UK, particularly when it comes to feeling personally valued and professionally respected, according to the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Researchers fr…
Scientists perfect new nanowire technique
Scientists at the University of Leeds have perfected a new technique that allows them to make molecular nanowires out of thin strips of ring-shaped molecules known as discotic liquid crystals (DLCs).
The findings could be an important step in the …
New research results change the understanding of atmospheric aerosol properties and climate effects
Atmospheric fine particles affect the Earth’s radiation balance by interacting with solar radiation and by participating in cloud formation. Biogenic volatile organic compounds are key players in new particle formation processes. Hence, terrestrial …
A reinvention of agriculture is needed to meet global challenges
Des Moines, Iowa USA: World renowned scientists speaking at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue have called for a radical transformation in the agriculture sector to cope with climate change, food security and to transition towards sustainability.
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Yoga alleviates pain and improves function in fibromyalgia patients
Philadelphia, PA, October 14, 2010 — Fibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating condition affecting 11 million individuals in the US alone. FM carries an annual direct cost for care of more than $20 billion and drug therapies are generally only …
OHSU research suggests yoga can counteract fibromyalgia
PORTLAND, Ore — According to new research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University, yoga exercises may have the power to combat fibromyalgia — a medical disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain. The research is being published …
New materials could replace costly gold in electrical applications
Researchers at the University of Connecticut, partnering with United Technologies Research Center engineers, have modeled and developed new classes of alloy materials for use in electronic applications that will reduce reliance on costly gold and ot…
Florida State study finds watermelon lowers blood pressure
No matter how you slice it, watermelon has a lot going for it — – sweet, low calorie, high fiber, nutrient rich — — and now, there’s more. Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University suggests that wa…
Tungsten and Atomic hydrogen
In 2008 I became interested in the claims of Black Light founder, Randel Mills, regarding a new state of catalyst bound hydrogen he named the hydrino. This was when Rowan Univercity confirmed an anomalous amount of heat energy was being generated by a reactor full of hydrogen and a customized skeletal catalyst called Rayney nickel. I remain a fence sitter regarding the Mills theory VS researchers like Arata who also claims anomalous heat released in his Pd nanopowders also based on theoretical forms of condensed hydrogen such as “hydrogen clusters” or the isotope “deuterium ice”, or Naudts “relativistic hydrogen” or the team of Haisch and Model who also point to a synthetic form of skeletal catalyst based on Casimir effect that uses hydrogen caught in what they term a “Casimir-Lamb pinch”.
Gladstone scientists uncover mechanism for the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — OCT. 13, 2010 — Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an extremely complicated disease. Several proteins seem to be involved in its cause and progression. For example, the lipid-transport protein apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) is the major ge…
Pitt team finds protein that sets the stage for exchanges of DNA code in eggs and sperm
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 13 — A team led by a scientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has discovered a regulatory protein that influences where genetic material gets swapped between maternal and paternal chromosomes during the process…
Silicon strategy shows promise for batteries
A team of Rice University and Lockheed Martin scientists has discovered a way to use simple silicon to radically increase the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
Sibani Lisa Biswal, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, …
Americans rank jobs, research as priorities for candidates to address
WASHINGTON — October 13, 2010 — A majority of Americans (58%) said they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports increased federal spending on job creation, in a national poll commissioned by Research!America. In addition, support for …
Taming wild grapes for better wine
URBANA — When you think about “wine country,” Illinois may not be the first state that comes to mind. But it’s actually big business on the prairie. There are 90 wineries licensed in Illinois and 1,500 acres of wine grapes. One acre of wi…
Triple-mode transistors show potential
Rice University research that capitalizes on the wide-ranging capabilities of graphene could lead to circuit applications that are far more compact and versatile than what is now feasible with silicon-based technologies.
Triple-mode, single-transi…
Unexplained childhood disorders
New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2010 — Parents of children with undiagnosed learning disorders, developmental deficits, and congenital abnormalities face a host of psychological and social challenges, which are explored in detail in a reflective ar…
Soft drink could enhance effects of an anti-cancer drug
Experiments with an artificial stomach suggest that a popular lemon-lime soft drink could play an unexpected role in improving the effectiveness of an oral anticancer drug. The experiments produced evidence that patients will absorb more of the unna…
Electrified nano filter promises to cut costs for clean drinking water
With almost one billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent of disease-causing bacteria in wate…
Insights into environmental conditions that affect highly pathogenic bird flu virus survival
On the eve of the 2010-11 influenza flu season, scientists and engineers have identified the environmental conditions and surfaces that could enable a highly pathogenic (H5N1) bird flu virus to survive for prolonged periods of time — at least two…
New evidence that fat cells are not just dormant storage depots for calories
Scientists are reporting new evidence that the fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly pooches — far from being a dormant storage depot for surplus calories — is an active organ that sends chemical signals to other parts of the body, p…
Battling the force that wastes 1 out of every 10 gallons of gasoline in cars
Engine friction — the force that wastes almost 1.4 million barrels of oil per day in cars and trucks in the United States alone — could become less of a problem for fuel-conscious consumers thanks to promising new oils and other materials that…
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