Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stony ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes.img...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Self-regulation Game Predicts Kindergarten Achievement
Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Oil Platforms Vulnerable To Hackers
The current trend is in the direction of unmanned robot-controlled platforms, which leave electronic equipment more exposed to attack.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/BGhLEFGmgW4" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Animal Mating Choices More Complex Than Once Thought
When female tiger salamanders choose a mate, it turns out that size does matter -- tail size that is -- and that's not the only factor they weigh. Findings of a new study show that animals make more complex decisions about choosing mates than once...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Genetic Link Found Between Anxiety, Depression And Insomnia
The genes that play a role in adolescent insomnia are the same as those involved in depression and anxiety, according to a new research.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/TkopZJJ9izg" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Insights Into Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a critical message regarding...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Gene Therapy For Hemophilia A Mice
Hemophilia A is an inherited bleeding disorder caused by a lack of the blood clotting protein Factor VIII. Current gene therapy approaches to treat the condition have had little clinical success. However, hope is provided by researchers who have...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Are Socialists Happier Than Capitalists?
Do economic concerns outweigh political reforms in their impact on subjective well-being? A new study finds that overall well-being initially plummeted in countries directly affected by the fall of the Iron Curtain, driven by a decline in satisfaction...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Physiological Response May Explain Why Some Severely Obese Patients Overeat
Severely obese adults respond more slowly to repeated food exposure than normal weight individuals. Delayed response is linked to reduced rates of satiation, or fullness, during a meal. This study is first of its kind to compare severely obese patient...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Dose Measurement During Prostate Cancer Treatment
During radiation therapy, the physicians try to keep the dose in the tumor as high as possible to destroy as many cancer cells as possible. To avoid the damaging of healthy tissue, it is becoming more and more important to check the exact amount of the...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Mars Mission Could Ease Earth??™s Energy Supply Crisis
Techniques and instrumentation initially developed for ExoMars - Europe's next robotic mission to Mars in 2016 - but now due to fly on a NASA mission in 2018, could also provide the answers to the globally pressing issue of energy supply.img...
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General Science | Tuesday Jun 9
Gene That Regulates Tumors In Neuroblastoma Identified
Researchers have identified a gene that may play a key role in regulating tumor progression in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer usually found in young children. Scientists hope the finding could lead to an effective therapy to inhibit the expression of...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Colorectal Cancer Increasing In Young Adults
A new study finds that in sharp contrast to the overall declining rates of colorectal cancer in the United States, incidence rates among adults younger than age 50 years are increasing. The authors theorize that these increases may be related to rising...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Drinking Water From Air Humidity
Not a plant to be seen, the desert ground is too dry. But the air contains water, and research scientists have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The system is based completely on renewable energy and is therefore autonomous.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Television Watching Before Bedtime Can Lead To Sleep Debt
Television watching may be an important determinant of bedtime, and may contribute to chronic sleep debt.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/9h8NZG2Db8A" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Nanoscale Zipper Cavity Responds To Single Photons Of Light
Physicists have developed a nanoscale device that can be used for force detection, optical communication and more. The device exploits the mechanical properties of light to create an optomechanical cavity in which interactions between light and motion...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Lethal Cancer Knocked Down By One-two Drug Punch
Scientists have developed a new approach to treating leukemia, one that targets leukemia-proliferating cells with drugs that are already on the market. The research team identified a gene involved with the inflammatory response that could hold the key...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Prehistoric Whale Discovered On The West Coast Of Sweden
The skeleton of a whale that died around 10,000 years ago has been found in connection with the extension of the E6 motorway in Str?¶mstad. The whale bones are now being examined by researchers who, among other things, want to ascertain whether the...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
ChemTweets and Scientwists
I was interviewed by Faith Hayden for this week’s Chemical & Engineering News on the subject of, you guessed it, science on Twitter. This link is now free to view.
Here’s a transcript of my interview:
How long have you been...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Washing Hands Properly Helps Stop Spread Of Contagious Diseases
We all know that coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- and that we should wash our hands to prevent passing on nasty viruses and bacteria. But how many of us just flick our hands under a dribbling tap and think that will do? Now hopeless hand washers...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Archaeologists Locate Confederate Cannons, Naval Yard
Archaeologists have located two large cannon from a sunken Confederate gunboat in the Pee Dee River and have identified where the Mars Bluff Naval Yard once stood on the east side of the river in Marion County, S.C.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Basket Weaving May Have Taught Humans To Count
Did animals teach us one of the oldest forms of human technology? Did this technology teach us to count? These are just two of the themes being explored during a conference on basketry.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
New Center Aims To Improve Recovery Of Soldiers With Severe Injuries
When a soldier is wounded during combat, surgeons must focus on reducing infection and reconstructing damaged bone and tissues. Technologies that could improve the repair and regeneration processes are being developed in research laboratories across...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Midge Keeps Invasive Mosquito In Check, Aiding Native Mosquitoes
The larvae of a tiny fly can influence the fate of native and invasive mosquitoes, with implications for human health.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/3nnd7rnGoEE" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
New Lead For Autoimmune Disease From Chinese Medicine
A major challenge in treating autoimmune disorders has been suppressing inflammatory attacks on body tissues without generally suppressing immune function. Now, a drug from Chinese medicine shows potential for easing these disorders. In both mice and...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
3-D Structure Of Key Nuclear Pore Building Block Identified
New research into the molecular machine that filters all information traveling in or out of the cell nucleus contributes to an unfolding picture of cellular evolution that shows a common architecture for the nuclear pore complex and the vehicles that...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
The Immune Response To Influenza Virus Isn't 'All Good'
How infection with influenza virus makes an individual sensitive to pneumonia-causing bacterial infections is clinically important but not well understood. New research now indicates that key mediators of the antiviral immune response initiated by...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Skin Lesion Leads To More Cancer Types Than Once Believed
Dermatologists have found that sun-damaged rough patches on the skin known as actinic keratoses lead to more forms of skin cancer than previously thought. They also determined that lesions can become invisible and resurface over time.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Brain Irradiation In Lung Cancer
Scientists have found that a course of radiation therapy to the brain after treatment for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer reduced the risk of metastases to the brain within the first year after treatment.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Fatty Foods -- Not Empty Stomach -- Fire Up Hunger Hormone
New research suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat -- not those made in the body -- in order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the storage of body fat.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Family Obligation In Chinese Homes Lowers Teenage Depression Symptoms
A new study of Chinese-American youth has found that family obligation, for example caring for siblings or helping elders, plays a positive role in the mental health of Chinese-American adolescents and may prevent symptoms of depression. The study...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Confusion Reigns Over Whole-grain Claims In School Lunches
While most nutrition experts agree that school lunches should include more whole grain products, a new study finds that food-service workers lack understanding and the resources to meet that goal.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
New Pathway Found Underlying Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is an unremitting disease caused by a progressive increase in blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lung; it leads to heart failure and ultimately death. Currently there are limited treatment options. However, researchers...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
Pathway Linked To Breast Cancer Stem Cells
A gene well known to stop or suppress cancer plays a role in cancer stem cells, according to a new study. The researchers found that several pathways linked to the gene, called PTEN, also affected the growth of breast cancer stem cells.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
How Healthy Is Your River?
How do you know how healthy your local river is, and whether it is improving? Academics think they have come up with the answer ??“ a simple report card, like the one a schoolchild brings home at the end of the school year.img...
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General Science | Monday Jun 8
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