New Gene Linked To Autism Risk, Especially In Boys
Scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child's risk of developing autism, particularly in boys.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/0K1LuMpwiQU" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Plastic That Grows On Trees
To turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil, scientists have to learn how to convert plant biomass into a building block for plastics and fuels cheaply and efficiently. In new research, chemists have successfully converted...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Light, Trials, Balls
In my SpecNOW science news column this week:
C60, C80, C0, Go! - X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and other techniques have allowed German chemists to demonstrate their synthesis of the first non-carbon analogue of...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Exposure To Two Languages Carries Far-reaching Benefits
People who can speak two languages are more adept at learning a new foreign language than their monolingual counterparts, according to researchers. And their bilingual advantage persists even when the new language they study is completely different...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
NASA Tests Largest Rocket Parachutes Ever For Ares I
NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes Wednesday. The parachutes -- the largest rocket parachutes ever manufactured -- are designed to slow the rapid descent of the rocket's spent...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Proteins Underlying Devastating Brain Diseases Uncovered
Scientists have discovered a set of brain proteins that underlie some of the most devastating brain diseases including epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disease, mental retardation and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
World's Observatories Watching 'Cool' Star
The Whole Earth Telescope, a worldwide network of observatories, is synchronizing its lenses to provide round-the-clock coverage of a cooling star. As the star dims in the twilight of its life, scientists hope it will shed light on the workings of our...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Of Body And Mind, And Deep Meditation
Chinese researchers have unlocked the mechanism of an emerging mind-body technique that produces measurable changes in attention and stress reduction in just five days of practice.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/o6V2Tk_HmV0"...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Microscopic Manufacturers Produce Eco-friendly Plastics
Last year's energy crisis highlighted an unforeseen by-product of the looming fuel shortages of the 21st century. Petroleum-based products such as plastics that society takes for granted but now requires to function will run out with the oil....
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Why Eczema Often Leads To Asthma
Many children who get a severe skin rash develop asthma months or years later. Doctors call the progression from eczema to breathing problems the atopic march. Now scientists have uncovered what might be the key to atopic march. They've shown that a...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
How Crabs That Live In Hydrothermal Vents Reproduce
New observations of the reproductive biology of crabs living around hydrothermal vents help explain their distribution and provide clues about the selection pressures prevalent in these hostile environments.img...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Drug Deliver With Nanotechnology: Capsules Encapsulated
When cells cannot carry out the tasks required of them by our bodies, the result is disease. Nanobiotechnology researchers are looking for ways to allow synthetic systems take over simple cellular activities when they are absent from the cell. This...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Climate Change Odds Much Worse Than Thought
The most comprehensive modeling yet carried out on the likelihood of how much hotter the Earth's climate will get in this century shows that without rapid and massive action, the problem will be about twice as severe as previously estimated six years...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Cocaine: Perceived As A Reward By The Brain?
Scientists demonstrate a link between cocaine and the reward circuits in the brain and also associates the susceptibility to addiction with these mechanisms.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/DPFPdH0rpK8" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Pandemic Passenger Screening For Airports
Four major US national laboratories have worked together to develop a computer model to help airport authorities screen passengers for pandemic influenza. The tool can help estimate false negatives, people with influenza who slip through the screening...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Trace Elements Unbalanced In Dialysis Patients
Abnormal levels of trace elements may explain dialysis morbidity. A systematic review has shown that, compared to healthy controls, dialysis patients have significantly different blood concentrations of trace elements.img...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
River Delta Areas Can Provide Clue To Environmental Changes
Sediments released by many of the world's largest river deltas to the global oceans have been changed drastically in the last 50 years, largely as a result of human activity.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/NyO3e9q-NI4"...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
New Way Of Treating The Flu
What happens if the next big influenza mutation proves resistant to the available anti-viral drugs? This question is presenting itself right now to scientists and health officials this week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as they...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Even In Hostile Working Environments, Employees Reluctant To Leave Jobs
Researchers have found that almost half of employees in hostile work environments had no definite plans to leave their current job. In addition, 59 percent indicated that they either liked or did not dislike their current job.img...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Discovery In Colon Cancer Prevention
A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the "Celebrex gene," 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent colon cancer.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/tjOEB4FYcao" height="1"...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Mars And Earth Activities Aim To Get Spirit Rover Rolling Again
NASA's rover project team is using the Spirit rover and other spacecraft at Mars to begin developing the best maneuvers for extracting Spirit from the soft Martian ground where it has become embedded.img...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Children Raise Their Parents
Values are learnt at home; but not only from parents. Researchers studied the role of the family in passing on personal values. Parents influence their children. But children also influence their parents. And parents influence each other.img...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
How Glucocorticoid Drugs Protect The Heart
Synthetic glucocorticoids are used clinically in many situations, such as to treat asthma, and have been shown in animals and humans to help protect the heart from the damaging effects of heart attack. This has previously been attributed to their...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Special Protein Helps Maintain An Efficient Brain
The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a new study.img...
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General Science | Wednesday May 20
Cerebral Neurons Assist Adjacent Neurons
After retinal lesions, the affected cerebral neurons suddenly no longer receive input signals. However, they do remain inactive: they receive signals from neighboring cells, strengthen these and then transmit them. For this purpose, they form new...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Heart Disease Patients Carrying Extra Pounds Do Better, Live Longer
Being overweight or obese is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors; however, in patients with established CVD, obesity appears to play a protective role. In fact, data suggest obese patients with heart...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Sleep May Be Factor In Weight Control
Could sleep be a critical component to maintaining a healthy body weight? According to new research, body mass index is linked to length and quality of sleep in a surprisingly consistent fashion.img...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Combination Of Old And New Media Deepens Mathematical Understanding
By combining the trusty old book, pen and paper with the possibilities offered by the computer and the interactive whiteboard, information and communication technologies can help to improve students' understanding in maths education. So conclude a team...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Nitrogen From Human Activities May Be As Damaging As Phosphorus
Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although historically the priority has been to control phosphorus, researchers...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Surprise 'Spark' For Pre-cancerous Colon Polyps
Researchers have studied the events leading to colon cancer and found that an unexpected protein serves as the "spark" that triggers formation of colon polyps, the precursors to cancerous tumors.img...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
'Singing Brain' Offers Epilepsy And Schizophrenia Clues
Studying the way a person's brain "sings" could improve our understanding of conditions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia and help develop better treatments, scientists have discovered.img...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Surgery May Not Be Necessary For Achilles Tendon Rupture
The two ends of a ruptured Achilles tendon are often stitched together before the leg is put in plaster, in order to reduce the risk of the tendon rupturing again. However, new research now suggests that surgery may be unnecessary. Patients who do not...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Using High-precision Laser Tweezers To Juggle Cells
Researchers have developed a new method to study single cells while exposing them to controlled environmental changes. The unique method, where a set of laser tweezers move the cell around in a microscopic channel system, allows the researchers to...
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
Breakthrough In Radiotherapy Promises Targeted Cancer Treatment
A new development in radiotherapy will enable a far more precise and accurate treatment for cancerous tumors by using real-time images to guide the radiation beam.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/02ZWcajmQL4" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Tuesday May 19
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