Fatherhood can help change a man's bad habits
After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study.
Physical functioning declines more rapidly among the poor, study finds
A new national study shows that wealthier Americans and those with private health insurance fare better than others on one important measure of health -- and this health gap only...
Process important to brain development studied in detail
Knowledge about the development of the nervous system is of the greatest importance for us to understand the function of the brain and brain disorders. Researchers at Uppsala University have...
Decrease in observed rate of TB at a time of economic recession
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the U.S. is reported as being on the decrease, however untreated infected people act as a reservoir for disease. Any pool of the world's...
Model of enzyme's structure could spur new therapies
In many pharmaceutical company and university laboratories, scientists are looking closely at kinase complexes because the enzymes play key roles in essential cell functions. By taking unusual steps to examine...
Study identifies factors linked with better medication response for treatment of juvenile arthritis
Among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who initiated treatment with the drug etanercept, one-third achieved an excellent response, and this response was associated with low measures of disability at...
ICRISAT-led team cracks pigeonpea genome
Once referred to as an "orphan crop" mainly grown by poor farmers, pigeonpea is now set to join the world's league of major food crops with the completion of its...
University of Toronto engineers solve energy puzzle
University of Toronto materials science and engineering (MSE) researchers have demonstrated for the first time the key mechanism behind how energy levels align in a critical group of advanced materials....
Study identifies an expanded role for PKM2 in helping cancer cells survive
It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly reemerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the...
Unique bipolar compounds enhance functionality of organic electronics
Researchers often work with a narrow range of compounds when making organic electronics, such as solar panels, light emitting diodes and transistors. Professor Tim Bender and Ph.D. Candidate Graham Morse...
Polio still a threat to public health
Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a devastating virus which can lead to paralysis and death. Despite successful eradication in most countries, there are still four countries where the virus...
Forest Service part of team sequencing 1,000 fungal genomes
A 79-year-old collection of fungal cultures and the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Stationare part of a team that will sequence 1,000 fungal genomes in the next 5 years.
An incredible shrinking material
They shrink when you heat 'em. Most materials expand when heated,
but a few contract. Now engineers at the California Institute of
Technology (Caltech) have figured out how one of...
HIV study identifies key cellular defence mechanism
Scientists have moved a step closer to understanding how one of our body's own proteins helps stop the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) in its tracks.
Most lupus nephritis patients with end-stage renal disease opt for hemodialysis therapy
Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and preemptive kidney...
Vintage leather football helmets often as protective as modern helmets in common, game-like hits
Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as -- and sometimes better than -- modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine, game-like collisions,...
Scripps research team achieves critical step to opening elusive class of compounds to drug discovery
Taxanes are a family of compounds that includes one of the most
important cancer drugs ever discovered, Taxol®, among other cancer
treatments. But the difficulty producing these complex molecules in...
Stress triggers disease flares in patients with vasculitis
In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a greater likelihood of the disease flaring, according to a new study by...
Biodiversity can promote survival on a warming planet
Whether a species can evolve to survive climate change may depend
on the biodiversity of its ecological community, according to a new
mathematical model that simulates the effect of climate...
Concurrent chemo and radiation confers survival benefit in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
The combination of chemotherapy and radiation significantly improved the 5-year overall survival of patients with stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), according to a phase III study published Nov. 4 in...
Nitrogen fertilizers' impact on lawn soils
Nitrogen fertilizers from farm fields often end up in aquatic ecosystems, resulting in water quality problems, such as toxic algae and underwater 'dead zones'. There are concerns that fertilizers used...
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- Ice age horse painters really did see spots, scientists say
- White House: there is no evidence that aliens exist
- Global Warming: One if by land, two if by sea?
- Seeing sound: Team develops noninvasive method to visualise sound propagation
- School Soda Bans Don't Curb Kids' Consumption of Sugary Drinks
- Study finds wide variation in best-estimate clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders
- ELI Super Laser To Tear Space Time Apart So Ghost Particles Can Enter From Other Dimensions?
- Using a phone to fly a drone (w/ video)
- Advanced mathematical techniques enable AUVs to survey large, complex and cluttered seascapes
- Babies on obesity path? New sign may offer answer
- Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries No Longer Dominated by the Very Young
- Ancient whale was done in by shark
- Zuckerberg ‘friends’ Harvard during visit
- White and Hispanic teens more likely to abuse drugs than African-Americans
- Spinal bleeding with brain injury may suggest abuse in young children
- Clean indoor air laws encourage bans on smoking at home
- Cooking in the classroom to fight childhood obesity
- Study suggests increased risk of schizophrenia in heavy methamphetamine users
- Northeast power outages hit many businesses hard
- Australia passes controversial carbon pollution tax
- Researchers ink nanostructures with tiny 'soldering iron'
- Adding warm-ups for girls may deter injuries
- Study finds stroke risk factors may lead to cognitive problems
- Novel surface triples stem-cell growth in culture
- Monkey Mothers Found to be Key to Sons' Reproductive Success
- Paper Uncovers Power of Foldit Gamers' Strategies
- How parasites modify plants to attract insects
- Experts: Okla. quakes too powerful to be man-made
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- Peanut allergy turned off by tricking immune system
- Astronomers pin down galaxy collision rate with Hubble data
- First Google.org-funded geothermal mapping report confirms vast coast-to-coast clean energy source
- Physicists turn liquid into solid using an electric field
- Eating your greens can change the effect of your genes on heart disease, say researchers
- Peanut allergy turned off by tricking immune system
- Eating your greens can change the effect of your genes on heart disease, say researchers
- Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk
- Strawberries protect the stomach from alcohol
- Study uncovers clues to young children's aggressive behavior
Astronomy & Space
- Astrobiologists discover 'sweet spots' for the formation of complex organic molecules in the galaxy
- Landsat's TIRS instrument comes out of first round of thermal vacuum testing
- Planets smashed into dust near supermassive black holes
- Astronomers pin down galaxy collision rate with Hubble data
- Astronomers discover complex organic matter in the universe
Earth & Climate
- Coasts' best protection from bioinvaders falling short
- How should society pay for services ecosystems provide?
- The human cause of climate change: Where does the burden of proof lie?
- Arabian Sea tropical cyclones are intensified by air pollution, study shows
- Thousand-color sensor reveals contaminants in Earth and sea
Health & Medicine
- UBC researchers devise new technology to monitor brain aneurysms
- Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry
- Dead of winter is tough on arthritis sufferers
- Loyola nurse practitioner reduces unnecessary emergency department visits
- GP receptionists help safeguard patients in repeat prescribing, finds study
Paleontology & Archaeology
- 11/11/11: Anthropologist debunks doomsday myths
- UofL scientist discovers first known mammalian skull from Late Cretaceous in South America
- Jawbone found in England is from the earliest known modern human in northwestern Europe
- Hospital tests reveal the secrets of an Egyptian mummy
- Digging up clues: Research on buried blow flies to help crime scene investigators
Psychology & Sociology
- Commercial weight loss programs more effective than NHS-based services
- X marks the spot -- TBL1X gene involved in autism spectrum disorder
- Impulsive versus controlled men: Disinhibited brains and disinhibited behavior
- Adolescent amphetamine use linked to permanent changes in brain function and behavior
- The cerebellum as navigation assistant
