10 September 2010: Phoenix Mars
lander finds surprises about Mars’ watery past. Read more
10 September 2010: For the
first time, a team of MIT chemical engineers has observed single ions
marching through a tiny carbon-nanotube channel. Such channels could be
used as extremely sensitive detectors or as part of a new
water-desalination system. They could also allow scientists to study
chemical reactions at the single-molecule level. Read
more
10 September 2010: Scientists
from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have
discovered a mechanism that plays a critical role in the formation of
long-term memory. The findings shed substantial new light on aspects of
how memory is formed, and could lead to novel treatments for memory
disorders. Read
more
7 September 2010: Magnetism's
subatomic roots: Study of high-tech materials helps explain everyday
phenomenon.
Read more
26 August 2010: A 400 year-old
document shows how Peruvian natives used number. Read
more
25 August 2010: Pathogens delay
their entry into cells to ensure their survival. Upon cell contact,
bacteria trigger a local strengthening of the cellular skeleton with
the aid of signalling molecules, allowing them to remain outside the
cell. Researchers also show that this strategy, unknown until now, is
used by certain intestinal pathogens as well. Read
more
17 August 2010: A team of
scientists based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the
National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL) in Florida has discovered a
new and more efficient way to encode quantum information within silicon. Read more
13 August 2010: Three citizen
scientists - a German and an
American couple - have discovered a new radio pulsar hidden in data
gathered by the Arecibo Observatory. This is the first deep-space
discovery by Einstein@Home, which uses donated time from the home and
office computers of 250,000 volunteers from 192 different countries.
Read
more
12 August 2010: Scientists are
reporting development of a substance to enhance the visibility of skin
cancer cells during scans with an advanced medical imaging system that
combines ultrasound and light. The hybrid scanner could enable doctors
to detect melanoma, in its earliest and most curable stages. Read
more
10 August 2010: Advance in
metamaterials leads to a new
semiconductor laser suitable for security screening, chemical sensing
and astronomy. Read
more
10 August 2010: Nerve connections are regenerated after spinal
cord injury by deleting a cell growth inhibitor called PTEN. Read more
6 August 2010: Genome of
ancient sponge reveals origins of first animals, cancer.
Read more
6 August 2010: Boulders
deposited by an ancient glacier that once covered the summit of Mauna
Kea on the island of Hawaii have provided more evidence of the
extraordinary power and reach of global change. Read
more
6 August 2010: Scientists can
now watch electrons moving in real time. Through a process called
attosecond absorption spectroscopy, researchers were able to time the
oscillations between simultaneously produced quantum states of valence
electrons with great precision. These oscillations drive electron
motion.
Read more
3 August 2010: Women Attracted
to Men in Red. Read
more
28 July 2010: Engineers use
rocket science to make wastewater
treatment sustainable. Researchers encourage bacteria that produce
nitrous oxide and methane in sewage sludge. The gases can then be
cleanly burned to produce energy to run the plant. Read
more
22 July 2010: Longer summers
are causing mountain rodents
called marmots to grow bigger and be more likely to survive the winter,
according to a 33-year study. Read more
20 July 2010: Gene silencing
nano-particles may help control mosquitoes. Read
more
20 July 2010: A new
vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that
dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to
painlessly administer vaccines – while providing improved immunization
against diseases such as influenza. Read
more
14 July 2010: Radiation is the
driving force of physical proceses deep within plant leaves. This new
discovery in to plant pores has implications for weather forecasting,
agriculture and hydrology. Read
more
14 July 2010: Whisker
stimulation prevents strokes in rats with arterial obstruction. Read
more
13 July 2010: Fibers that can
hear and sing. Read
more
13 July 2010: Fundamental
forces in protein structure revisited. Read more
12 July 2010: In a fascinating
example of vocal mimicry,
researchers have documented a wild cat species imitating the call of
its intended victim: a small, squirrel-sized monkey known as a pied
tamarin. This is the first recorded instance of a wild cat species in
the Americas mimicking the calls of its prey. Read
more
12 July 2010: For decades, scientists have speculated about why
some fireflies exhibit synchronous flashing, in which large groups
produce rhythmic, repeated flashes in unison -- sometimes lighting up a
whole forest at once. Now, the first experiments on the function of
this phenomenon suggest that synchronous flashing preserves female
fireflies' recognition of suitable mates.
Read more
12 July 2010: Researchers use nanoparticles to shrink tumors in
mice.
Read
more
5 July 2010: Astronomers have
uncovered what appear to be 14 of the coldest stars known in our
universe. These failed stars, called brown dwarfs, are so cold and
faint that they'd be impossible to see with current visible-light
telescopes. Spitzer's infrared vision was able to pick out their feeble
glow, much as a firefighter uses infrared goggles to find hot spots
buried underneath a dark forest floor. Read
more
5 July 2010: Terrorist
de-radicalization shows promise, comprehensive study finds. Read
more
1 July 2010: Embryonic cell and
adult pig islet transplants cure diabetes in rats. Read more
1 July 2010: Reproducing
nanoscale surfaces with adhesion properties similar to gecko footpad.
Read more
29 June 2010: Underwater
sponges and worms may hold key to cure for malaria.
Read more
28 June 2010: A chain of events that began with the melting of
the large northern hemisphere ice sheets about 20,000 years ago
reconfigured the planet’s wind belts, pushing warm air and seawater
south, and pulling carbon dioxide from the deep ocean into the
atmosphere, allowing the planet to heat even further. This hypothesis
makes use of climate data preserved in cave formations, polar ice cores
and deep-sea sediments to describe how Earth finally thawed out. Read more
28 June 2010: An analysis of the scientific prominence and
expertise of climate researchers shows that the few who are unconvinced
of human-caused climate change rank far below researchers who are
convinced. Most news media accounts fail to include that context when
reporting claims from the doubters.
Read
more
28 June 2010: mRNAs can
be
targeted for destruction by several modes and molecules, highlighting a
previously unanticipated complexity in the control and regulation of
the cell’s genetic messages. Read
more
23 June 2010: Filtering foreign
white cells from donor blood is associated with dramatically fewer
cardiopulmonary complications for patients who received a transfusion.
Read more
23
June
2010: A new standard
from the World Wide Web Consortium brings the Web a step closer to
realizing the vision of its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee. Read
more
22 June 2010: Using carbon
nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy
capacity. Read
more
22 June 2010: Brain signs of
schizophrenia found in babies.
Read more
22 June 2010: Scientists have
succeeded in identifying one of the most complex organic molecules
found in the material between the stars, the so-called interstellar
medium. The discovery of anthracene could help resolve a decades-old
astrophysical mystery concerning the production of organic molecules in
space. Read
more
22 June 2010: The completion of
three pilot projects designed to determine how best to build an
extremely detailed map of human genetic variation begins a new chapter
in the international project called 1,000 Genomes. Read more
21 June 2010: Iron
nanoparticles are being tracked as they decontaminate groundwater. Read
more
21 June 2010: HIV patients with
lymphoma given new hope with a new treatment that uses their own stem
cells. Read more
11 June 2010: A dairy nutritionist in Penn State's College of
Agricultural Sciences is conducting genetic research with mice to
determine if cows can be influenced by diet to produce milk with a
higher fat content. Read more
8 June 2010: New treatment extends life of melanoma patients by
an average of four months in large clinical trial. Read
more
31 May 2010: The 'clumping' of rare isotopes of carbon and
oxygen in the bones and teeth of extinct animals offers a method for
determining their body temperatures. Read
more
31 May 2010: Allergic reactions to pet dander, dust mites and
mold may prevent people with allergic asthma from generating a healthy
immune response to respiratory viruses such as influenza. Read
more
31 May 2010: A new interaction between a cell signaling system
and a specific gene may be the cause of B-cell lymphoma. The finding
suggests a similar interaction could be occurring during the
development of other types of cancer, leading to further understanding
of how cancer works -- and how it might be stopped.
Read more
28 May 2010: Damselfish are killing head corals and adding
stress to Caribbean coral reefs, which are already in desperately poor
condition from global climate change, coral diseases, hurricanes,
pollution, and overfishing. Restoring threatened staghorn coral, the
damsels' favorite homestead, will take the pressure off the other
corals. Read
more
28 May 2010: Researchers create retina from human embryonic stem
cells. Read
more
28 May 2010: Using nanoporous silicon particles, two teams of
investigators have created drug delivery vehicles capable of ferrying
labile molecular therapies deep into the body. Both groups believe
their new drug delivery vehicles create new opportunities for
developing innovative anticancer therapies. Read more
19 April 2010: Approximately 10% of American Dads experience
post-partum depression. Read
more
19 May 2010: By increasing the amount of antigens appearing on
tumour cells floating through the bloodstream, researchers have
discovered a novel way of treating cancer. Read more
19 May 2010: Ravens console each each other after fights,
Read more
19 May 2010: Microsoft upgrade aims to make Hotmail cool again.Read more
19 May 2010: Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the
explosive spread of HIV? Read more
19 May 2010: Schooling fish provide inspiration for more efficient
wind farms.
Read more.
18 May 2010: Extinct giant shark nursery discovered in Panama. Read
more
17 May 2010: Avatar technology used in body image research by
turning men into girls.
Read more
17 May 2010: Lizards feel the heat from global warming.
Read more
11 May 2010: Consuming more nuts appears to be associated with
improvements in blood cholesterol levels. Read
more
11 May 2010: Scientists have unravelled the dynamics of a deadly
disease that is wiping out amphibian populations across the globe. Read more
11 May 2010: An analysis of the genomes of schizophrenic
patients reveals genetic pathways that can be targeted for treatment.
Read more
11 May 2010: A few layers of graphene may have unique thermal
properties, leading to new materials for electronics.
Read more
10 May 2010: Researchers use ultra centrifugations to create
carbon nanotubes. Read
more.
30 April 2010: Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed
sheets to match a patient’s skin colour could greatly enhance a
physician’s ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin
colour changes
Read more
28 April 2010: A university has agreed to pay 41 members of a
Native American tribe $700,000 after using DNA for purposes it was not
donated for. Read
more
28 April 2010: A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered
in Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying
reptile, Aetodactylus halli Read
more
27 April 2010: Reward-driven people win more, even when no
reward at stake. Read
more.
27 April 2010: The phosphorous in soda linked to accelerated
ageing. Read
more
27 April 2010: Social networking in hermit crabs.
Read more
27 April 2010: The eruption of Iceland’s volcano may help to
fertilise the ocean. Read more
26 April 2010: It pays to keep employees who are good friends
side by side in the workplace, as pals often help each other by working
closely on a job but can reduce productivity if they labour in separate
departments.
Read more
26 April 2010: New growth charts being developed for Down
syndrome children. Read
more
26 April 2010: Bio-control of Australian pest on the Galapagos
Islands deemed a success. Read
more
21 April 2010: Telephone counseling calls and a daily written
diet plan increases a person's success in improving fruit and
vegetables consumption. Read
more
21 April 2010: Gene therapy cures dog of inherited form of day
blindness. Read
more
21 April 2010: Micro RNA can move between cells in plants,
influencing gene expression on broader scale. Read
more
21 April 2010: Aspartic acid growing in water provides
insight into ‘left and right-handed’ proteins and the origins of life.
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21 April 2010: Was Lt Ripley from Alien an empowering female
heroine? Read
more
21 April 2010: An international team of researcher’s
investigations of the molecular pathways in Alzheimer's disease
find that the size of the anesthetic molecules do not affect peptide
aggregation. Read more
21 April 2010: First proof that nanoparticles can be used to
interfere with cancer cells. Read
more
20 April 2010: Algae soup could be the next step toward
biofuels. Read
more
19 April 2010: New marine creature discovered in recent census.
Read
more
19 April 2010: Robotic therapy helps stroke patients regain
function with the help of robots that can deliver high-intensity
interactive physical therapy. Read
more
13 April 2010: A tumor-causing maize fungus named "corn smut"
wields different weapons from its genetic arsenal depending on which
part of the plant it infects. Read
more
12 April 2010: A team of researchers from the United States and
Europe has identified more than a dozen genes that may play a role in
the etiology of common forms of kidney disease.
Read more
12 April 2010: Undersea larvae speed to new hydrothermal vents
recently rocked by volcanic activity. Scientists in California believe
this indicated a new ‘superhighway’ of life. Read
more
8 April 2010: A greener method of creating propylene that
eliminates the many environmentally unfriendly by-products. Read
more.
8 April 2010: The more obese a woman is when she becomes
pregnant, the greater the likelihood that she will give birth to an
infant with a congenital heart defect.
Read more
7 April 2010: Could our universe be located within the interior
of a wormhole which itself is part of a black hole that lies within a
much larger universe? Read more
7 April 2010: A new species of giant fruit eating lizard
discovered in the Philippines.
Read more
7 April 2010: Social influence plays a substantial role in the
surging number of autism diagnoses. Read more
7 April 2010: A simple cotton T-shirt may one day be converted
into tougher, more comfortable body armor for soldiers or police
officers. Read more
6 April 2010: A mysterious planet-like object orbiting a "brown
dwarf" is the most recent enigma discovered by astronomers with their
ever-more powerful telescopes. The discovery may change theories on how
long it takes to form a planet. Read more
6 April 2010: Carbon nanotubes show signs of breaking down
biologically according to Swedish and American scientists using an
enzyme found in white blood cells. Read
more
6 April 2010: A gene discovered in honey bees determines whether
to
bring protein or carbohydrate back to the colony. Read
more
5 April 2010: A robot that can fold towels.
Read more
1 April 2010: A new method to detect melamine in milk.
Read more
31 March 2010: The goal to achieve a practical quantum computer is
closer with a new trap demonstration which can process dozens of ions. Read
more
31 March 2010: An organic semiconductor may be a viable candidate
for creating large-area electronics, such as solar cells and displays
that can be sprayed onto a surface as easily as paint. Read
more
31 March 2010: Two per cent of people may have the ability
to perceive the geography of time according to a recent development in
the study of synaesthasia. Read
more
30 March 2010: Researchers have found a new mechanism by
which the photovoltaic effect can take place in semiconductor
thin-films which may overcome voltage limitations plaguing conventional
solid-state solar cells.
Read
more
30 March 2010: Outgoing, gregarious people who fill their lives
with deep, meaningful conversations may have found at least one key to
a happier life. Read
more
29 March 2010: Expression of inflammatory-related genes in
breast tissue of women who have previously given birth may explain the
aggressiveness and frequency of pregnancy-associated breast cancer. Read
more
29 March 2010: A Brazilian scorpion provides insight into the
understanding of diseases like pancreatitis or in targeted drug
delivery. Read More
29 March 2010: A new study suggests microorganisms that are able
to live in extreme environments are highly adapted to survive and
little else. Read
more
25 March 2010:Researchers
Create
'Handshaking'
Particles
-
Physicists
at New York
University
have created "handshaking" particles that link together based on
their shape rather than randomly. Read
more25 March 2010:Greenland Ice Sheet Losing
Mass on Northwest
Coast - Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been
increasing during
the past decade over its southern region, is now moving up its
northwest coast,
according to a new international study.Read
more
19
March
2010:Residency
match results not encouraging for adults needing primary care - The
number of
U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies inched
higher from
2009 but not enough to significantly impact the shortage of primary
care
physicians.Read
more
18 March
2010:Giant supernovae raise
new questions for astronomers
- An
international research team has
made a breakthrough discovery in astronomical research: the mass of a
particular type of supernova exceeds what was previously believed to be
its
limit. Read
more
18
March
2010:Prescribed
burns may help reduce US carbon footprint - Such burns release less
carbon
dioxide than wildfires, scientists find.The use of prescribed burns to manage western forests may help
the
United States reduce its carbon footprint.Results of a new study find that such burns, often used by
forest
managers to reduce underbrush and protect bigger trees, release
substantially
less carbon dioxide emissions than wildfires of the same size.Read
more
17
March
2010:UV Exposure
Has Increased Over the Last 30 Years, but Stabilized Since the
Mid-1990s - NASA
scientists analyzing 30 years of satellite data have found that the
amount of
ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching Earth's surface has increased
markedly over
the last three decades. Read
more
17
March
2010:Researchers
Convert Solar Energy To Sugars - Engineers from the University of
Cincinnati
devise a foam that captures energy and removes excess carbon dioxide
from the
air — thanks to semi-tropical frogs. Read
more
17
March
2010:Hand
Bacteria Could Help Forensic Scientists - A new study has revealed that
the
existence of "personal" hand bacteria, as unique as a person's
fingerprints and DNA, could become the latest weapon for forensics
experts in
their attempts to solve crimes and identify victims.Read
more
16
March
2010:Big Quakes
Trigger Small Quakes - Seismologists find large earthquakes can trigger
smaller
ones in unlikely locations.Read
more
16
March
2010:Why
Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source - Most any
journalism professor, upon mention of Wikipedia,
will
immediately
launch
into
a
rant
about
how
the
massively
collaborative
online
encyclopedia
can't
be
trusted.
Read
more
15
March
2010:Discovery of
Cellular 'Switch' May Provide New Means of Triggering Cell Death,
Treating
Disease - A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder
has
discovered a previously unknown cellular "switch" that may provide
researchers with a new means of triggering programmed cell death,
findings with
implications for treating cancer.Read
more
15
March
2010:Cassini Data
Show Ice and Rock Mixture Inside Saturn's Moon Titan - By precisely
tracking
NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its low swoops over Saturn's moon Titan,
scientists have determined the distribution of materials in the moon's
interior. Read
more
15
March
2010:New cancer
drug screening technique more closely mirrors reality - Improving on
traditional screening tests for potential anti-cancer drugs, scientists
at
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a laboratory technique that
more
closely simulates the real-world conditions in which tumor cells mingle
with
the body's normal cells. Read
more
15
March
2010:New analysis
of the structure of silks explains paradox of super-strength - Spiders
and
silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally
catching
up. Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less
brittle,
pound for pound, than steel.Read
more
15
March 2010:Strung-out
plastic
performs
heat
feat
-
Which
conducts
heat
better,
polyethylene
or
iron?
The
answer
depends
on
how
much
you
stretch
the
plastic.Read
more
11 March 2010:Gastric
bypass
surgery
increases
risk
of
kidney
stones
-
Patients
who
undergo
gastric bypass surgery experience changes in their urine
composition that increase their risk of developing kidney stones,
research from
UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators suggests.Read
more
10 March 2010:
Stormwater runoff is the main source of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon
pollutants to the NY/NJ Harbor - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) are
components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They
are also
produced as by-products of the combustion of fuels including petroleum
and fire
wood. Read
more 10 March 2010: Sushi restaurant
raided after Hollywood sting -
It's been a good couple days for the producers of The Cove,
an
exposé
on
illegal
dolphin
hunting
in
Japan.
Read
more 9 March 2010:Study finds
cancer mortality has declined since initiation of 'war on cancer - A
new
American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death
rates is
evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990.Read more 5 March 2010: Hydrothermal
Vents Discovered Off Antarctica - Scientists at
Columbia's
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have found evidence of hydrothermal
vents on
the seafloor near Antarctica, formerly a blank spot on the map for
researchers
wanting to learn more about seafloor formation and the bizarre life
forms drawn
to these extreme environments.Read
more
5 March 2010: Methane bubbling out
of Arctic Ocean – but is it new?A wide expanse of
Arctic Ocean
seabed is bubbling methane into the atmosphere. This is the first time
that the
ocean has been found to be releasing this powerful greenhouse gas into
the
atmosphere on this scale.Read
more
25 February
2010: Modified Adult Stem Cells May Be
Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury - Researchers at UTHealth have
demonstrated in
rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an
injured
spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with
movement.
The results are published in the February 24 issue of the Journal
of
Neuroscience.Read
more
25 February
2010:Sound of Melanoma: Ultrasound Can
Help Doctors Find Cancer More Accurately - Knowing the stage of a
patient's
melanoma is important when choosing the best course of treatment. When
the
cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes, a more aggressive treatment
is
needed. Examining an entire lymph node for cancer takes much effort and
time.
Now, a new technique might help make the process more efficient.Read
more
18 February 2010: Twins study at the University of Texas looks at genetic
influences on thinking. Read more
18 February 2010: Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that
our brains are constantly computing how much the experiences are worth
to us. Read more
7 February 2010: A team at Harvard has taken another step towards making
applications based on quantum science by creating diamond-based
nanowire devices. Read
more
16 February 2010: New solar-cell design at the California Institute of
Technology based on silicon rods could produce electricity at a
fraction of the cost. Read
more
16 February 2010: Researchers discover TB disease mechanism and molecule to
block it. Read more
16 February 2010: Gold and silver nanowires bond naturally, stay strong, at
Rice University. Read
more
15 February 2010: New fiber nanogenerators developed at the University of
Berkeley, could lead to electric clothing. Read
more
15 February 2010: Study at Berkeley Lab reveals new details on the dangers
of third-hand smoke. Read more
12 February 2010: 12 February 2010: Researchers create drug to keep tumor
growth switched off. Read
more
12 February 2010: Antarctic
ice
shelf
collapse
possibly
triggered
by
ocean
waves,
Scripps-led
study
finds.
Read
more
10 February 2010: A French-American team
is publishing new 3D maps of the
interstellar gas in the local area around our sun. Read more
8 February 2010: First germanium laser created, at MIT, that can produce
wavelengths of light useful for optical communication. Read
more
8 February 2010: Virus-free technique enables scientists to easily make
stem cells pluripotent, at Stanford. Read more
5 February 2010: Scientists have created
a soy substitute for chicken that
is much like the real thing. Read more
4 February 2010: Scientists from the Scripps Research institute in Florida
discovered that foods high in calories can be as addictive as drugs. Read
more
4 February 2010: Researchers
at North Carolina State University have developed a "smart coating"
that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off
infection. Read
more
4 February 2010: Researchers
from
the
US
and
China
have
shown
applied
electric
field
can
significantly
improve
hydrogen
storage
properties.
Read
more
3 February 2010: Researchers
at
UCLA
have
determined
that
the
brains
of
people
with
body
dysmorphic
disorder
have
abnormalities
in
processing
visual
input.
Read
more
2 February 2010: Scientists
at
Georgia
Tech
and
the
Ovarian
Cancer
Institute
have
further
developed
a
potential
new
treatment
against
cancer
that
uses
magnetic
nanoparticles
to
attach
to
cancer
cells.
Read
more
2 February 2010: A
scientist at Michigan State University has identified the cell
mechanism leading to diabetic blindness. Read more
1 February 2010: A
major
milestone
toward
the
harnessing
of
fusion
power
is
expected
within
the
next
year
or
two,
at
MIT.
Read
more
1 February 2010: Researchers,
from
Imperial
College
London
and
Harvard
University,
have
grown
a
crystal
that
reveals
the
structure
of
the
enzyme
called
integrase
that
will
lead
to
better
HIV
treatments. Read
more
1 February 2010:
Scientists at UC Berkeley are growing solar cell components in tobacco
plants. Read more
28 January 2010: A
study
at
the
University
of
Wisconsin
shows
flu
in
pregnancy
changes
fetal
brain
of
monkeys.
Read
more
28 January 2010: Researchers
from
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
may
have
figured
out
why
'good'
bacteria
keep
immune
system
primed
to
fight
future
infections.
Read
more
26 January 2010: Too
much
choice
leaving
us
bewildered
and
depressed
says
study
from
Stanford
University.
Read
more
26 January 2010: Researchers
in
California
have
come
up
with
a
system
that
deciphers
the
templates
a
botnet
is
using
to
create
spam.
Read
more
26 January 2010: Researchers
from
Purdue
University
have
developed
an
advanced
engine-control
system
reduces
biodiesel
fuel
consumption
and
emissions.
Read
more
26 January 2010: Researchers
at
MIT
and
Rockefeller
University
have
successfully
grown
hepatitis
C
virus
in
otherwise
healthy
liver
cells
in
the
laboratory.
Read
more
22 January 2010: Carbon
nanotubes
used
to
make
batteries
from
fabrics
at
Stanford.
Read
more
22 January 2010: New
visible
light
photocatalyst
at
the
University
of
Illinois
kills
bacteria,
even
after
light
turned
off.
Read
more
21 January 2010: Researchers
at
Rush
University
Medical
Center
have
found
three
key
factors
in
a
child's
behavior
that
can
lead
to
social
rejection.
Read
more
21 January 2010: Stanford
University
scientists
identify
potential
new
class
of
drugs
to
combat
hepatitis
C.
Read
more
19 January 2010: Researchers
at
MIT
and
Harvard
have
built
targeted
nanoparticles
that
can
cling
to
artery
walls
and
slowly
release
medicine.
Read
more
19 January 2010: University
of
California
scientists
have
demonstrated
that
artificial
muscles
can
restore
ability
to
blink,
save
eyesight.
Read
more
14 January 2010: Self-control
is
contagious,
study
at
University
of
Georgia
finds.
Read
more
12 January 2010: Researchers
at
the
University
of
Michigan
develop
faster
method
to
generate
new
antibiotics.
Read
more
12 January 2010: Chemists at
UC San Diego and statisticians at
Harvard University have developed a novel way to trace mutations in HIV
that lead to drug resistance. Read more
7 January 2010: Mobile
phone
radiation
'protects'
against
Alzheimer's
finds
Florida
Alzheimer's
Disease
Research
Centre.
Read
more
7 January 2010: Meat
not
linked
to
prostate
cancer
recurrence
risk
says
Harvard
study.
Read
more
5 January 2010: Yale
scientists
isolate
specific
tumor
cells
that
cause
cancer.
Read
more
5 January 2010: Researchers
at
MIT
and
Alnylam
Pharmaceuticals
use
RNA
interference
to
silence
multiple
genes
at
once.
Read
more
5 January 2010: A
team
of
researchers
at
Texas
Tech
University
Health
Science
Center
School
of
Medicine,
has
devised
a
new
way
to
study
a
human
protein
that
long
has
evaded close scrutiny. Read more
5 January 2010: Johns
Hopkins
University
researchers
have
created
biodegradable
nanosized
particles
that
can
slip
through
the
body's
mucus
secretions
to
deliver
a
sustained-release
medication.
Read
more
22 December 2009:
A Harvard
University-Massachusetts Institute of Technology study developed a
machine that translates thoughts into speech in real time. Read more
21 December 2009:
Case Western
Reserve University, Cleveland, team use nanotechnology to halt
bleeding. Read
more
21 December 2009:
Researchers at
Boston University have developed a faster, cheaper DNA sequencing
method. Read more
21 December 2009:
Duke University
engineers have created a new generation of lens that could greatly
improve the capabilities of telecommunications or radar systems. Read more
21 December 2009:
Researchers from
the University of Alabama have linked calorie intake to cell lifespan,
cancer development. Read
more
18 December 2009:
University of
Oregon chemists have captured actin-driven, mitochondrial movement
within a single cell. Read more
18 December 2009:
Chemists at the
University of Illinois say water droplets can shape graphene
nanostructures. Read
more
15 December 2009:
A University of
California team have made fake blood cells so agile they can carry
drugs. Read
more
15 December 2009:
A study from MIT
strengthens link between sirtuins proteins and life extension. Read more
14 December 2009:
Mayo Clinic
researchers say breast cancer survival improves Herceptin used with
chemotherapy. Read
more
14 December 2009:
The U.S.
Department of Interior plots a new use for public lands by using them
as carbon sinks to abate global warming. Read
more
14 December 2009:
A team led by
Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer
biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Read more
11 December 2009:
Princeton
University scientists find way to catalog all that goes wrong in a
cancer cell. Read
more
9 December 2009: An
Arizona State University research team has developed a process that
removes a key obstacle to producing lower-cost, renewable biofuels. Read
more
9 December 2009: Stanford
scientists coated ordinary paper with ink infused with nanotubes and
nanowires to create an instant battery. Read
more
9 December 2009: Social
scientists at the University of California build case for 'survival of
the kindest'. Read
more
8 December 2009: Ancient HIV
stowaway may hold clue to transmission reports University of Rochester
Medical Center, New York. Read more
8 December 2009: Emotions an
overlooked key to whistle-blowing, University of Illinois study says. Read more
4 December 2009: MIT
researchers propose new type of natural-gas electric power plant. Read more
3
December 2009: Harvard and
MIT researchers demonstrate a better way for computers to 'see'. Read more
3 December 2009: Newly
explored bacteria reveal some huge RNA surprises, at Yale. Read more
3 December 2009: Rush
University Medical Center, Illinois, study suggests adult stem cells
may help repair hearts damaged by heart attack. Read more
3 December 2009: University
of Illinois studies report that the byproduct soy peptide lunasin may
have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties. Read more
2 December 2009: North
Carolina State University has created shape shifter antennas of liquid
metal injected into elastomeric microchannels. Read more
2 December 2009: Idaho
National Laboratory researchers have developed a new type of nuclear
fuel that leaves less waste and could help burn fewer carbon-emitting
fossil fuels. Read
more
1 December 2009: A
University of Pittsburgh team have demonstrated of high-temperature
stability in metallic nanoparticles. Read more
30 November 2009: University
of Maryland researchers have created a virtual world they hope
intelligence analysts will use to develop antiterrorism policies. Read
more
30 November 2009: US food
waste impacts climate, say scientists. Read
more
30 November 2009: Tiny
magnetic discs could kill cancer cells, says a study at Argonne
National Laboratory. Read more
26 November 2009: Magnetic
resonance elastography (MRE), developed at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic,
uses low frequency sound waves in diagnosing diseased tissue. Read
more
26 November 2009: Harvard
University Scientists use implant-based cancer vaccine is to eliminate
tumors in mice. Read
more
26 November 2009: University
of Georgia researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune
system'. Read more
26 November 2009: Cycles of
feeding and fasting drive circadian gene expression in the liver, says
Salk Institute. Read
more
25 November 2009: Tulane
University, New Orleans, surgeon pioneers 'scarless' thyroid surgery. Read
more
25 November 2009: Alaskan
beetle produces a nonprotein "antifreeze" molecule shows research at
University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Read more
25 November 2009: Researchers
at
the
University
of
Cincinnati
have
documented
that
serotonin
is
made
in
breast
cancer
cells.
Read
more
24 November 2009: Gene
mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants, at Harvard
Medical School. Read
more
23 November 2009: New
hydrogen-storage method discovered at the Carnegie Institution. Read more
23 November 2009: Research
at the University of California shows how surface bacteria maintain
skin's healthy balance. Read more
20 November 2009: Scientists
at Johns Hopkins have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that
selectively kills off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy
and asthma attacks. Read
more
20 November 2009: Researchers
at
UCLA
have
created
'fly
paper'
to
capture
circulating
cancer
cells.
Read
more
20 November 2009: Research
from the USC Marshall School of Business and Stanford University has
found shifting blame is socially contagious. Read more
20 November 2009: Researchers
at
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
have
developed
a
polymer-coated
gold
nanocage
that
opens
and
closes
in
response
to
light
to
release
a
small
amount
of
a drug. Read
more
19 November 2009: Beyond
genomics, Princeton biologists and engineers decode the next frontier. Read more
19 November 2009: Northwestern
University
researchers
using
nanotechnology
have
detected
previously
undetectable
levels
of
prostate-specific
antigen.
Read more
18 November 2009: MIT-based
technology will use bacteria to turn corn into biodegradable plastics. Read more
18 November 2009:
Magnetic nanotags developed at Stanford University spot cancer
in mice earlier than current methods. Read more
18 November 2009:
The team at Rockefeller University have images showing HIV
particles assembling around its genome. Read more
18 November 2009:
How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3
fatty acids, study at University of Hawaii. Read more
17 November 2009:
A US government panel of doctors and scientists concluded that
women should wait until age 50 to get mammograms and then have one
every two years. Read
more
17 November 2009:
Harvard University scientists have been working with an
international team to develop a laser that offers multibeam emission. Read more
17 November 2009:
Researchers at UC Irvine create compound that boosts
anti-inflammatory fat levels. Read more
17 November 2009:
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania discovered a dietary
antioxidant found in such vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower
protects cells from damage caused by inflammation-based disorders. Read more
17 November 2009:
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy &
Immunology find previous seasonal flu infections may provide some level
of H1N1 immunity. Read
more
16 November 2009:
Findings from Stanford University on the ideal nanoparticle
cancer therapies surf the bloodstream. Read
more
16 November 2009:
Examining only protein-coding genes finds cause of Miller
syndrome, at Bethesda, Maryland. Read
more
16 November 2009:
Scientists demonstrate 'universal' programmable quantum
processor. Read
more
13 November 2009:
Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics at University of
Washington. Read
more
13 November 2009:
Researchers at the University of Tennessee turn algae into
high-temperature hydrogen source. Read more
13 November 2009:
Berkeley Lab researchers have engineered devices that capture,
filter and steer light at the nanoscale. Read more
13 November 2009:
Junk food binge alters community of microbes in the gut in less
than a day, says Washington University research. Read more
12 November 2009:
University of Missouri scientists found that children with
autism have slower pupil responses to light change. Read
more
12 November 2009:
Researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative
Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, report the most complete
functional replacement of erectile tissue to date. Read
more
12 November 2009:
Laser photography shows vibrations key to efficiency of green
fluorescent protein, at University of California. Read more
11 November 2009:
Research at the University of Texas shows avatars can negatively
affect users. Read
more
11 November 2009:
Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power. Read more
11 November 2009:
Improving security with face recognition technology from the
University of Miami. Read more
10 November 2009:
Scientists at the University of Rochester create 'Golden Ear'
mouse with great hearing as it ages. Read
more
10 November 2009:
As the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a
new Cornell study. Read
more
10
November 2009: Researchers from the University of
Washington report that Fructose sweeteners may promote Syndrome X. Read
more
9
November 2009: MIT economists find a new reason to think
that environment, not innate ability, determines how well girls do in
math class. Read more
9
November 2009: MIT's Media Lab developing voice-analysis
software to screen for depression over the phone. Read
more
9 November 2009: Researchers
at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules trigger immune
response to HIV and prostate cancer. Read
more
9 November 2009: Researchers
at
Purdue
University
have
shown
nanomedicine
promising
for
treating
spinal
cord
injuries.
Read
more
6 November 2009: Human
microbes
are
picky
about
neighbourhoods
on
body
says
study
from
University
of
Colorado.
Read
more
5 November 2009: Cornell
researchers
have
developed
a
method
of
compressing
photonic
signals
for
greater
bandwidth.
Read
more
4 November 2009: Researchers
have
created
replacement
knee
ligaments
from
recipients'
own
cells.
Read
more
4 November 2009:
Researchers at
the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Ca., have identified an
essential cellular pathway in zebrafish that paves the way for limb
regeneration. Read
more
3 November 2009: Scientists
in
the
McEwen
Centre
for
Regenerative
Medicine,
University
Health
Network
have
successfully
used
gene
therapy
to
repair
injured
human
donor
lungs.
Read
more
3 November 2009: Groundbreaking
method
used
to
replicate
the
wings
of
butterflies
and
the
colours
of
insects
on
a
nanometric
scale.
Read
more
3 November 2009: Rice
University
scientists
today
unveiled
a
method
for
the
industrial-scale
processing
of
pure
carbon-nanotube
fibers.
Read more
3 November 2009:
Researchers at
the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new type of
three-dimensional photovoltaic system. Read more
3 November 2009:
Robot fish at
Michigan State University could monitor water quality. Read more
30 October 2009: Stem cells
changed into precursors for sperm, eggs, at Stanford. Read
more
30 October 2009: University of
Pittsburgh researchers create nanoparticle coating to prevent freezing
rain buildup. Read
more
30 October 2009: A
team
of
researchers
at
MIT
have
developed
new
software
that
automatically
patches
errors
in
deployed
software
in
a
matter
of
minutes.
Read
more
30 October 2009: New
technology
may
cool
the
laptop,
at
Texas
A&M
University.
Read
more
29 October 2009:
Researchers
at
the
University
of
Cincinnati
create
all-electric
spintronics.
Read
more
29 October 2009: Why
fish
oils
help
and
how
they
could
help
even
more,
study
from
University
of
London
and
Harvard
Medical
School.
Read
more
29 October 2009: Researchers
at
Baylor
College
of
Medicine,
Texas,
found
that
dendritic
cells
spark
lung
damage.
Read
more
29 October 2009: Scientists
at
the
University
of
California
report
that
regeneration
of
central
nervous
system
axons
can
be
achieved
in
rats
even
when
treatment
is
delayed.
Read more
29 October 2009: Scientists
in
California
are
reporting
development
of
next-generation
microcapsules
that
deliver
'chemicals
on
demand'.
Read
more
28 October 2009: US
FDA
says
omega-3
oils
from
GM
soya
are
safe
to
eat.
Read
more
28 October 2009: Idaho
National
Laboratory
scientist
putting
plasma
to
work.
Read
more
28 October 2009: Students
at
Cornell
demonstrate
flux
pinning
in
low
gravity.
Read
more
28 October 2009: Scientists
at
the
University
of
Rochester,
New
York,
have
discovered
a
gene
that
'cancer-proofs'
rodent's
cells.
Read
more
28 October 2009: Ohio
State
University
researchers
have
identified
how
the
motions
of
an
enzyme
are
related
to
correctly
copying
genetic
instructions.
Read
more
28 October 2009: Scientists
at
the
University
of
California
have
identified
the
dominant
odor
that
attracts
the
Culex
mosquitoes.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Peter
and
Patricia
Gruber
Foundation
invites
nominations
for
neuroscience
prize.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Clean
smells
promote
moral
behavior,
study
from
Brigham
Young
University,
Utah,
suggests.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Biofuel
displacing
food
crops
may
have
bigger
carbon
impact
than
thought,
report
by
Marine
Biological
Laboratory
(MBL),
Massachusetts.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Neuroscientists
at
Stanford
University
in
California
found
sudden
moves
spark
a
neuron
battle.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Researchers
at
the
California
Institute
of
Technology
have
created
a
nanoscale
crystal
device
that
confines
both
light
and
sound
vibrations.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Researchers
at
Ohio
State
University
have
discovered
that
volcanoes
played
a
pivotal
role
ancient
ice
age,
mass
extinction.
Read
more
27 October 2009: Scientists
at
the
Oklahoma
Medical
Research
Foundation
have
discovered
an
antibody
that
could
counter
the
internal
bleeding
process.
Read
more
23 October 2009: Harvard University
scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight
nanowires. Read
more
23 October 2009: Researchers at the
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have been able to
demonstrate the ability of humans to control the activity of individual
brain cells. Read
more
23 October 2009: Protein is linked to lung
cancer development at MIT. Read more
22 October 2009: Cornell University and
six other institutions will use a $12.2 million grant to develop a
Facebook-style professional networking system to link biomedical
researchers across the country. Read more
22 October 2009: A neuroscientist at
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, is studying why the brain
perceives scary situations in slow motion. Read
more
22 October 2009: Researchers from the
University of Pittsburgh and the National Cancer Institute find way to
protect healthy cells from radiation damage. Read
more
22 October 2009: A Georgia State University
professor is using naturally occurring microorganism to extend the
ripening time of fruits and vegetables, and keeps the blooms of flowers
fresh. Read
more
22 October 2009: Sugary drinks linked to
Alzheimer's, says study by the American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology. Read
more
22 October 2009: Ohio State University
study shows that normal cells influence tumor growth. Read more
22 October 2009: Single-stranded
DNA-binding protein is dynamic, critical to DNA repair says University
of Illinois study. Read
more
21 October 2009: Don't worry so much about
limiting sodium, University of California researchers say. Read more
21 October 2009: Scientists at the U.S.
Department of Energy identify enzyme that could help grow biofuel crops
in harsh environments. Read
more
21 October 2009: Spiraling flight of maple
tree seeds inspires new surveillance technology at University of
Maryland. Read more
21 October 2009: Researchers at the Broad
Institute and Harvard Medical School exploit genetic 'co-dependence' to
kill treatment-resistant tumor cells. Read more
20 October 2009: A study at Cornell
uncovers the details of how the world's toughest bacterium survives
lethal radiation exposure. Read more
20 October 2009: UCLA scientists who found
that first-time Internet users find boost in brain function after just
one week. Read more
20 October 2009: Major advance in organic
solar cells at University of California. Read more
20 October 2009: The numbers from a
Stanford Professor for shifting the world to 100 percent clean,
renewable energy as early as 2030. Read more
19 October 2009: Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center replaced boy's missing cheekbones, in part by
repurposing stem cells from his own body. Read
more
19 October 2009: Rare procedure pinpoints
the location, speed and sequence of the brain's language processes, at
University of California. Read
more
19 October 2009: Placebo effect caught in
the act in spinal nerves, at University of Florida. Read
more
19 October 2009: Chemical imaging of
deep-sea microorganisms at Caltech may help explain lingering nitrogen
mystery. Read
more
19 October 2009: Epilepsy and heart
arrhythmia probably have a common molecular cause say researchers at
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Read
more
19 October 2009: Stanford University
researchers have identified one pathway where the cellular mechanism
causes lupus-like symptoms in mice. Read more
19 October 2009: Georgetown University
research clarifies how neurotransmitters are regulated - a finding that
may help fine-tune therapies for depression. Read more
19 October 2009: Scientists from The
Scripps Research Institute have improved the efficiency of creating
stem cells from human adult tissue, without the use of embryonic cells.
Read more
19 October 2009: Georgetown University
researchers have a new
understanding of why seizures occur with alcohol withdrawal. Read more
15 October 2009: Scientists in Houston
find 'molecular trigger'
for sudden death in epilepsy. Read
more
15 October 2009: Researchers
at
Rutgers,
New
Jersey,
have
shown
electronic
properties
are
possible
in
two-dimensional
sheets
of
carbon
atoms
called
graphene.
Read
more
15 October 2009: University
of
Delaware
researchers
find
the
mechanism
behind
plant
sibling
recognition.
Read
more
15 October 2009: A
University
of
California
study
shows
earlier
flu
viruses
provided
some
immunity
to
current
H1N1
influenza.
Read
more
14 October 2009: Candy
bar
or
healthy
snack?
Free
choice
not
as
free
as
we
think,
says
study
at
University
of
Miami.
Read more
14 October 2009: Researchers
at
Arizona
State
University
create
molecular
diode.
Read
more
14 October 2009: No
such
thing
as
'junk
RNA',
say
Pitt
researchers.
Read
more
14 October 2009: MIT
researchers
teach
computers
to
recognize
objects.
Read
more
14 October 2009: Magnetic
nanotags
spot
cancer
in
mice
earlier
than
methods
now
in
clinical
use,
at
Stanford.
Read
more
14 October 2009: Using
RNAi-based
technique,
scientists
at
Cold
Spring
Harbor
Laboratory,
NY,
find
new
tumor
suppressor
genes
in
lymphoma.
Read
more
14 October 2009: A
Duke
University
assistant
professor
of
computer
science,
worries
about
the
possible
privacy
problems
of
social
networks.
Read
more
13 October 2009:
University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio
transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. Read
more
13 October 2009: High-speed
genetic
analysis
looks
deep
inside
primate
immune
system
at
the
University
of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Read
more
12 October 2009: A
study
by
a
graduate
student
researcher
from
the
University
of
Michigan
has
shown
just
one
exercise
session
speeds
fat
metabolism.
Read
more
9 October 2009: Cleveland
Clinic
Lerner
Research
Institute
has
linked
chronic
fatigue
link
to
a
retrovirus.
Read
more
9 October 2009: The
Cleveland
Clinic
Lerner
Research
Institute
has
linked
chronic
fatigue
link
to
a
retrovirus.
Read
more
9 October 2009: University
of
Florida
chemists
have
pioneered
a
method
for
capturing
energy
that
could
speed
the
development
of
more
efficient,
cheaper
solar
cells.
Read
more
9 October 2009: A
team
of
recent
MIT
graduates
has
developed
roof
tiles
that
change
color
based
on
the
temperature.
Read
more
9 October 2009: Researchers
at
Stanford
have
identified
a
key
molecular
player
in
guiding
the
formation
of
synapses.
Read
more
9 October 2009: University
of
Florida
study
finds
the
simple
act
of
exercise
and
not
fitness
itself
can
convince
you
that
you
look
better.
Read
more
8 October 2009:
University of Missouri researchers create smaller and more efficient
nuclear battery. Read
more
8 October 2009: Florida
State
University
researcher
solves
mystery
about
proteins
that
package
the
genome.
Read
more
8 October 2009: University
of
Washington
researchers
have
made
major
improvements
made
in
engineering
heart
repair
patches
from
stem
cells.
Read
more
7 October 2009: Researchers
at
Virginia
Tech
and
at
the
University
of
Cincinnati
designed
a
novel
polymer
that
delivers
genetic
medicine,
allows
tracking.
Read
more
7 October 2009: Prostate
cancer
treated
at
Memorial
Sloan-Kettering
Cancer
Center,
New
York,
using
microfluidics
technology.
Read
more
7 October 2009: University
of
Alabama
researchers
say
soil
bacteria
shows
potential
neuron
toxicity;
has
possible
Parkinson's
implications.
Read
more
7 October 2009: New
findings about brain proteins suggest possible way to fight
Alzheimer's. Read
more
6 October 2009: Aging
studies
from
the
Trudeau
Institute
in
Saranac
Lake,
New
York,
may
improve
vaccine
efficacy
for
the
elderly.
Read
more
6 October 2009: Researchers
at
the
University
of
Utah
have
found
Wi-Fi
signals
can
see
through
walls.
Read more
6 October 2009: Rapid
DNA
detection
quickly
diagnoses
infections,
at
MIT.
Read
more
6 October 2009: Research
at
Ohio
State
University
shows
body
posture
affects
confidence
in
your
own
thoughts.
Read
more
5 October 2009: Scientists
at
Duke
University
develop
antidote
for
new
class
of
drugs.
Read
more
5 October 2009: Washington
researchers
have
demonstrated
that
a
protein
may
be
required
for
some
of
the
most
aggressive
forms
of
breast
cancer
to
grow.
Read
more
2 October 2009: Call
for 2-year paid fellowship in public health informatics in Atlanta,
Georgia. Read
more
2 October 2009: A
new
ceramic
material
developed
at
the
Georgia
Institute
of
Technology
could
help
expand
the
applications
for
solid
oxide
fuel
cells.
Read
more
2 October 2009: Researchers
at
the
University
of
California
have
identified
networks
of
nerve
cells
in
the
brains
of
male
mice
that
are
controlled
by
the
female
hormone
estrogen.
Read more
1 October 2009: University
of
Cincinnati
researchers
have
successfully
developed
an
artificial
pore
able
to
transmit
nanoscale
material
through
a
membrane.
Read
more
1 October 2009: University
of
Washington
researchers
have
found
microorganisms
called
archaea
can
digest
ammonia,
a
key
environmental
function.
Read more
1 October 2009:
Researchers at MIT sharpen photographs by capturing multiple
low-quality images. Read
more
1 October 2009: A
study
at
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley,
has
identified
critical
biochemical
pathways
linked
to
the
aging
of
human
muscle.
Read
more
30 September
2009: University of Missouri researchers have found young
adults may outgrow bipolar disorder. Read
more
30 September
2009: Social isolation worsens cancer, mouse study at the
University of Chicago suggests. Read
more
30 September
2009: A step toward better brain implants using conducting
polymer nanotubes, at the University of Michigan. Read more
30 September
2009: A study at the University of South Carolina has solved a
ten-year-old mystery about phytoplankton. Read more
29 September
2009: An Indiana University study about orgasms, sexual health
and attitudes about female genitals. Read more
28 September
2009: A study at MIT and Caltech on the impact of global
climate change concludes heavier rainstorms lie in our future. Read
more
28 September
2009: Scientists at the University of Utah have copied the
natural glue secreted by the sandcastle worm to develop a long-sought
medical adhesive needed to repair bones. Read
more
28 September 2009:
Yale engineers have for the first time observed and tracked E. coli
bacteria moving. Read
more
28 September
2009: Discovery at UC San Diego brings new type of fast
computers closer to reality. Read more
28 September
2009: Children who are spanked have lower IQs, new research at
the University of New Hampshire finds. Read more
25 September 2009: Biomedical
researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed golden
nanotubes to detect tumour cells and map sentinel lymph nodes. Read more
24 September
2009: A study
from the University of Michigan suggests that genetic risk of prostate
cancer can be reduced by rescuing critical immune system cells. Read
more
24 September
2009: An
engineering team at MIT report a prototype retinal implant they hope to
start testing in blind patients within the next three years. Read
more
23 September
2009: Cornell
researchers have calculated the exact mechanism by which diamond
conducts heat. Read
more
23 September
2009: Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and
Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home into
the Solar Decathlon competition. Read more
23 September
2009: Fabrics, launched by two Cornell researchers, that fight
germs, find explosives go to market. Read more
22 September
2009: Teams
from the Environmental Health Clinic at New York University have
deployed buoys in the Bronx and East rivers that show the public what
the city's submerged wildlife is up to. Read
more
22 September
2009: A fossil supervolcano has been discovered in the Italian
Alps by a team from Southern Methodist University, Texas. Read more
22 September
2009: Springs built from nanotubes at MIT could provide big
power storage potential. Read more
22 September 2009:
Scientists at the University of Texas Medical School, Houston, report
they have created the first antigen that induces protective antibodies
capable of blocking infection of human cells by genetically-diverse
strains of HIV. Read
more
22 September
2009: Scientists
at University of Iowa use blood brain barrier as therapy delivery
system. Read more
22 September
2009: MIT
researchers develop initial step toward carbon sequestration. Read more
22 September 2009: A team of MIT students have come up
with a prototype portable Braille label maker. Read more
21 September 2009: Research at the Scripps Research
Institute in La Jolla, California, involves "zinc fingers" - proteins
that bind to DNA. Read
more
21 September 2009: A study at Harvard Medical School
showed evidence that altruistic acts spread through social networks. Read
more
21 September 2009: New rabies vaccine from Thomas
Jefferson University may require only a single shot, not six. Read
more
21 September 2009: Georgia State University researchers
are finding that adolescent rats appear to be less vulnerable to the
long-term effects of withdrawal and relapse in certain drug use than
rats in adulthood. Read
more
21 September 2009: Magnetism observed in gas for the
first time, at MIT. Read
more
21 September 2009: Genetically encoded mouse cells
controlled by light at the University of North Carolina. Read
more
21 September 2009: A new study led by the University of
Colorado at Boulder indicates most of the world's low-lying river
deltas are sinking from human activity. Read more
21 September 2009: New genetic link between cardiac
arrhythmias and thyroid dysfunction identified at Weill Cornell Medical
College. Read more
21 September 2009: Scientists
at UCLA make paralyzed
rats walk again after spinal-cord injury. Read more
21 September
2009: A company from Seattle predicts its electron stimulated
luminescence (ESL) bulbs light bulbs will eventually replace CFLs and
LEDs. Read more
21 September
2009: University of Buffalo research shows evidence that
animals share functional parallels with human conscious metacognition. Read more
21 September
2009: Research from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
(CHPR) and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA)
provides the first scientific evidence of the potent role soda and
other sugar-sweetened beverages play in obesity. Read more
18 September
2009: Call for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Grand
Challenges: Explorations. Read more
18 September
2009: Buffer gas cooling research at Harvard could open up the
field of ultracold physics. Read more
17 September
2009: New antituberculosis compounds discovered by researchers
from Weill Cornell Medical College. Read
more
17 September
2009: Colour blindness in monkeys corrected by gene therapy at
University of Washington, Seattle. Read
more
17 September
2009: Study at Florida State University sheds new light on
human chromosomal birth defects. Read more
17 September
2009: Researchers from North Carolina State University have
learned how to consistently create hollow, solid and amorphous
nanoparticles of nickel phosphide. Read more
16 September
2009: According to research by psychologists at UC Santa
Barbara and the University of British Columbia, reading a book by Franz
Kafka or watching a film by director David Lynch could make you
smarter. Read
more
16 September
2009: Oxygen-saturated blood reduces levels of damaged heart
tissue following a heart attack, in a trial at Columbia University
Medical Center. Read
more
16 September 2009:
U.S. and Australian conservation geneticists say they have discovered a
new tool to aid in the tracking of migratory and endangered sea
turtles. Read
more
16 September 2009:
Scientists can climb inside the
University of California, Santa Barbara's three-story high AlloSphere
for a life-size interaction with their research. Read
more
16 September 2009: A popular stomach-acid reducer used to
prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients on breathing support
increases the risk of pneumonia, study at Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center. Read
more
16 September 2009: Researchers
at EmoryUniversity,
Atlanta,
are studying ancient man to learn to prevent disease. Read more
16 September
2009: Researchers at the University of Delaware can now
pinpoint what happens as harmful environmental contaminants such as
arsenic begin to react with soil and water under various conditions. Read more
15 September
2009: A team of scientists at the University of California,
Riverside has found that even second-hand tobacco smoke exposure can
result in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Read
more
15 September
2009: Gold electrical contacts on the ends of cadmium-selenide
rods holds much promise for the future of solar cells made from
nanocrystals, developed at U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Read
more
15 September
2009: Scientists from the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center report that fat, and palmitic acid in particular, may
signal the body’s cells to ignore the appetite-suppressing signals of
leptin and insulin. Read
more
15 September 2009:
Treating
second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial
growth and reduces inflammation, University of Michigan scientists have
shown. Read more
15
September
2009:
Whitehead Institute, Ma, scientists report
amputations trigger a molecular response that determines if a head or
tail will be regrown a flatworm studied for its regenerative
capabilities. Read
more
15
September
2009:
Whitehead Institute, Ma, scientists report
amputations trigger a molecular response that determines if a head or
tail will be regrown a flatworm studied for its regenerative
capabilities. Read
more
15
September
2009:
A University of Colorado at Boulder study
indicates that biofilms clinging to the inside of bathroom showerheads
can harbor up to 100 times the levels of pathogens found in background
municipal water. Read
more
14
September
2009:
Researchers at the American Society for Bone and
Mineral Research in Denver have found an existing osteoporosis drug is
the first ever found to prevent cartilage loss. Read
more
14
September
2009:
Researchers
at Southern Illinois University and North Carolina Agricultural
and
Technical State University have developed a test to detect
tainted milk in few hours. Read
more
14 September 2009: A team from
Medtronic of Minneapolis, Minnesota reported their smart implants may
alleviate neurological conditions. Read
more
14
September
2009:
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine have discovered a molecular circuit involving heme
that helps maintain proper metabolism in the body. Read
more
14
September
2009:
Advances at Rice University, Texas, have brought
graphite’s potential as a mass data storage medium a step closer to
reality. Read
more
14 September 2009: An
international team of researchers based at Duke University, NC, argues
for a new look at the way nanoparticles are selected when studying the
potential impacts on human health and the environment. Read more
14 September 2009:
Researchers
at the University of Illinois at have developed a postage stamp size
optical sensor can detect toxic industrial chemicals that pose serious
health risks in the workplace or through accidental exposure. Read more
11 September 2009:
Researchers
at New York University have exposed how bacteria resist antibiotics. Read more
11 September
2009: Groundbreaking
work in ‘metamaterials' used to look at effects of black holes, other
celestial objects at Louisiana Tech University. Read more
10 September
2009: Oklahoma
researchers hope 1,000-acre switchgrass experiment turns up a
cash-making biofuel. Read more
10 September
2009: The Environmental Working Group says U.S. consumers
should be aware that certain cell phones emit more radiation than
others. Read
more
10 September
2009: Scientists
at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
built completely flat, two-layer ice vital to understanding protein
folding. Read more
10
September 2009: A study
from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and
Women's Hospital has found a link between Trichomonas sexual infection
and risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Read more
9 September 2009: Researchers
at
from
Arizona
State
University
(ASU)
and
the
Hong
Kong
University
of
Science
and
Technology
(HKUST)
have
recently
constructed
a
nanometer-sized
tetrahedron
from
a
single
strand
of DNA. Read
more
9 September 2009: A
scientist at the University of Missouri is using bacteria to make
radioactive metals inert. Read more
9
September 2009: Researchers at the Carnegie
Institution's Department of Plant Biology have discovered a key missing
link in the so-called signaling pathway for plant steroid hormones. Read more
8
September 2009: A
drug now used to treat cancer may also be able to restore memory
deficits in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study
conducted by scientists at Columbia University Medical Center. Read
more
8 September 2009:
Scientists
at the University of California have found a possible link between a
retrovirus and aggressive prostate cancer. Read more
8 September 2009:
Researchers
at Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Alabama have found
a new method for “recycling” hydrogen-containing fuel materials. Read
more
8 September 2009:
Biologists
at the University of California report new evidence for evolutionary
change recorded in both the fossil record and the genomes of living
organisms. Read
more
8 September 2009:
A scientist
at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has pinpointed the
precise molecule that makes up the mysterious protein, zonulin, that is
related to a series of inflammatory disorders. Read
more
8 September 2009:
Researchers
at the Whitehead Institute, Ma., have found the unique mechanism behind
the evolutionary survival of the human Y chromosome may also be
responsible for a range of sex disorders. Read
more
8 September 2009:
Water
electrolysis used to produce hydrogen energy from waste water at Ohio
University. Read
more
8 September 2009:
Analysis was
done by scientists at Oregon State University, Indiana University, the
University of Florida and University of New Hampshire showed genetic
mutations have oxidative stress as an underlying cause. Read more
7 September 2009:
Research at
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), in Norfolk, Va. shows a
harmless
shard of a common childhood virus may halt what's known as the
complement response. Read
more
7 September 2009:
Using brain
scans in monkeys, researchers at Duke University Medical Center are now
able to predict when monkeys will switch from exploiting a known
resource to exploring their options. Read
more
7 September 2009:
A new study
from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, shows that mice
that eat when they should be sleeping gain more weight than mice that
eat at normal hours. Read
more
4 September 2009:
The Citrus
Research and Development Foundation Request for Proposals. Read more
4 September 2009:
Researchers
at the University of North Carolina have found the use of
insecticide-treated bed nets can substantially reduce the number of
malaria-caused infant deaths. Read
more
4 September 2009:
Rewarding the helpful can be more effective than punishing
wrongdoers, a new experiment in game theory at Harvard University
suggests. Read
more
3 September 2009:
Researchers
at the University of California at Berkeley claim to have created the
smallest semiconductor laser ever. Read more
3 September 2009:
Barth Syndrome Foundation, Massachusetts, seeking proposals for
research. Read more
3 September 2009:
University
of Georgia have shown for the first time that one component of clouds
emitting unusual infrared light know as the Unidentified Infrared Bands
(UIRs) is a gaseous version of naphthalene. Read
more
3 September 2009:
An experimental drug developed at Genentech in South San
Francisco, California shows promise for several cancers. Read
more
3 September 2009:
Scientists
from the U.S. National Institutes of Health have isolated a group of
genetic mutations involved in the growth of melanoma, the deadliest
form of skin cancer. Read
more
2
September
2009:
Medical
College of Georgia researchers have some of the first information about
how fat increases blood pressure may help identify those at risk. Read
more
2 September 2009:
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist in Peoria, Ill.
has determined that corn germ can be used as a protein extender for
plywood glues. Read
more
1 September 2009:
Researchers
at the University of Tennessee have a better understanding of what
causes an abnormal number of chromosomes in offspring. Read
more
1 September 2009:
Researchers from the Wistar Institute identified
protein-telomere interactions that could be key in treating cancer. Read
more
1 September 2009:
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering issuing
guidelines on acrylamide content in food and has published a notice in
the Federal Register seeking comments from industry on the issue. Read
more
1 September 2009:
Scientists in the US are planning a trial of a drug already
licensed for breast tumours for certain kinds of malignant melanoma,
after genetic research suggested their tumours might be susceptible to
it. Read
more
1 September 2009:
A team at
NASA has found that a star's motion through interstellar gas can
account for difficult-to-understand shapes of some dust-filled disks
where new planets may be forming around other stars.Read
more
31 August 2009: Researchers
at
the
Washington
University
School
of
Medicine
in
St.
Louis
have
created
a
potential
new
type
of
anticancer
therapy
encapsulating
the
potent
peptide
toxin
in
bee
stings, called melittin, within a
nanoparticle. Read
more
31 August 2009:
A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new,
more efficient way of cloning zebra fish. Read more
28 August 2009: Researchers
at
MIT's
Picower
Institute
for
Learning
and
Memory
have
found
that
rats
use
a
mental
instant
replay
of
their
actions
to
help
them
decide
what
to
do next, shedding new light on how animals and humans learn and
remember. Read
more
28 August 2009: The
University
of
Miami
Miller
School
of
Medicine
announced
it
received
a
$20
million
gift
that
will
be
used
for
research
into
the
causes,
prevention
and
treatment
of
autism and other common but complex
diseases. Read
more
28 August 2009:
Researchers at
Baylor College of Medicine in Texas and Kyoto University in Japan
searching for a cure for obesity said they have developed a
drug that not only makes mice lose weight, but reverses diabetes and
lowers their cholesterol, too. Read
more
28 August 2009: Scientists
at
the
University
of
Georgia
have
designed
an
effective
filtration
system
by
coating
structures
made
of
activated
carbon
with
a
nanoscale
film
made
of
cobalt
or
nickel
oxides to remove odor-causing pollutants. Read
more
28 August 2009:
A hybrid of
silicon nanocircuits and biological components that mimics some of the
processes that control the passage of molecules into and out of cells
has been created by a team of scientists from UC Davis, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory and UC Berkeley. Read more
27 August 2009:
Stanford researchers have developed a method of stacking and purifying
crystal layers that may pave the way for three-dimensional microchips.Read more
27 August 2009: Biomedical researchers at the University of
Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock
have developed a special contrast-imaging agent that is capable of
molecular mapping of lymphatic endothelial cells and detecting cancer
metastasis in sentinel lymph nodes.Read more
27 August 2009: Researchers at Northwestern University in
Evanston developed a new concept that can be used to produce
self-erasing pictures. Light-reactive coatings make metal nanoparticles
into inks for self-erasing paper. Read more
27 August 2009: Scientists
at
UC
Santa
Barbara
have
discovered
a
potential
new
drug
delivery
system.
The
finding
is
a
biological
mechanism
for
delivery
of
nanoparticles
into
tissue.
Read
more
27 August 2009:
A team of paleontologists and ornithologists led by Yale University has
now discovered evidence of vivid iridescent colors in feather fossils
more than 40 million years old. Read
more
27 August 2009:
New research by
scientists at UC Santa Barbara indicates a possible Antarctic location
for ice that seemed to be missing at a key point in climate history 34
million years ago. Read
more
26 August 2009: A team of scientists from Stanford University in
Palo Alto, have conducted what they say is the first-ever study
of chronic multitaskers found that cognitive performance declines when
people try to pay attention to many media channels at once. Read
more
26 August 2009: Interview
with
engineers
Joseph
Franceschi
and
James
Condela
of
Universal
Lubricants,
which
just
completed
a
45.4
million
liter
refinery
in
Wichita,
Kans.,
to
convert
used
oil
into
usable motor oil. Read
more
26 August 2009: Beekeepers
have
seen
hive
after
hive
fall
prey
to
colony
collapse
disorder
(CCD).
Now
insights
by
researchers
at
the
University
of
Illinois
from
the
honeybee
genome
could
overthrow guesswork in the effort to diagnose the
cause of the die-offs. Read
more
25 August 2009: A
new Northwestern University study reports that
protein damage can be detected much earlier than we had thought, long
before individuals exhibit symptoms. But the study also suggests if we
intervene early enough, the damage could be delayed. Read more
25 August 2009: A small Irvington, N.Y.-based medical device maker
may have a better approach. Electro-Optical Sciences has developed a
computer-assisted device, currently under expedited review by the Food
and Drug Administration, that could revolutionize the way doctors
screen patients for cancer. Read
more
25 August 2009: Immunology
researchers
at
UT
Southwestern
Medical
Center
have
found
that
bacteria
present
in
the
human
gut
help
initiate
the
body's
defense
mechanisms
against
Toxoplasma
gondii,
the
parasite
responsible for toxoplasmosis.Read more
25 August 2009: Researchers at MIT are
using carbon nanotubes to detect nitric oxide. Read more
21 August 2009: In
the first study to look at what happens
over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in
the
world's oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics — reputed to be
virtually indestructible — decompose with surprising speed and release
potentially toxic substances into the water.Read
more
21 August 2009:Mention rosemary,
thyme, clove, and mint and
most people think of a delicious meal. Think bigger…acres bigger. These
well-known spices are now becoming organic agriculture's key weapons
against
insect pests as the industry tries to satisfy demands for fruits and
veggies
among the growing portion of consumers who want food produced in more
natural
ways.Read
more
21 August 2009: New
Zealand
is the site of one of the world's youngest subduction zones, where the
Pacific
Plate of Earth's crust dives beneath the Australian Plate. Now, a University
of Utah study shows how
water deep
underground helps the subduction zone mature and paves the way for it
to
generate powerful earthquakes.Read
more
21 August 2009: Warming
oceans could cause Earth's axis to tilt in the coming century, a new
study
suggests. The effect was previously thought to be negligible, but
researchers
now say the shift will be large enough that it should be taken into
account
when interpreting how the Earth wobbles. Read
more
17 August
2009: Researchers
at Oregon State University have discovered that the circadian rhythms
or
biological "clocks" in some insects can make them far more
susceptible to pesticides at some times of the day instead of others.Read
more
17 August 2009:A
protein specialist that opens the genomic door for DNA repair and gene
expression also turns out to be a multi-tasking workhorse that protects
the
tips of chromosomes and dabbles in a protein-destruction complex, a
team lead
by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
reports
in the August 13 edition of Molecular Cell. Read
more
30 June 2009: Researchers
have
now
identified
the
main
trigger
for
the
development
of
lupus.
There
are
more
than
1.5
million
Americans
with
systemic
lupus
erythematosus
(or
lupus).
Read
more
29 June 2009: More
Americans are getting multiple chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and
high
blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has
helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses. Read more
29 June 2009: Private stock exchanges are emerging to
fight what venture capitalists call a liquidity crisis. These exchanges
give stakeholders an alternative way to trade their shares in hot
startups like Facebook for cold, hard cash - without having to wait
years for an IPO. Read
more
29 June 2009: Researchers analyse and report findings
about the Academies programme. Amongst the issues addressed are whether
Academies are leading to improved student performance and higher levels
of student satisfaction. Read more
26 June 2009: US seniors
performed significantly better than their counterparts in England on
standard tests of memory and cognitive function. Read more
25 June 2009: The first
acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' is created -- an innovation that
could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound
imaging, non-destructive structural testing of buildings and bridges,
and novel underwater stealth technology. Read more
25 June 2009: Despite recent declines in cigarette use in
the US, nicotine dependence has remained steady among adults and has
actually increased among some groups. Read more
25 June 2009: The weed-whacking herbicide, Roundup,
proves deadly to human cells. Glyphosate, Roundup’s active ingredient,
is the most widely used herbicide in the United States. Read
more
24 June 2009: Swine flu
gives rise to Internet hucksters plying questionable treatments. Read more
23 June 2009: A new
Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV
cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in
the South. Read
more
23 June 2009: Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota,
crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab - a
place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles
known as dark matter. Read more
22 June 2009: A
discovery could provide new ways to fight HIV, through a combination of
targeted chemotherapy and current Highly Active Retroviral (HAART)
treatments. This new therapy could destroy both the viruses circulating
in the body as well as those playing hide-and-seek in immune system
cells. Read more
22 June 2009: The connection between chronic pain and
depression is strongest in middle-age women and African Americans. Read more
19 June 2009: Researchers
have successfully edited the genome of human-induced pluripotent stem
cells -- altered a gene responsible for causing the rare blood disease
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or PNH -- making possible the
future development of patient-specific stem cell therapies. Read more
19 June 2009: Scientists have found evidence that
shellfish are being harmed by the effects of global warming.
Already endangered by overfishing and disease, oysters are becoming
smaller and less robust as greenhouse gases alter the acidity of water
in estuaries and ecosystems. Read more
19 June 2009: An image is captured for the first time of
a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies
long-term memory formation. Read more
19 June 2009: Researchers predict the Gulf of Mexico
"dead zone" in 2009 could be one of the largest on record. Read more
19 June 2009: The first study of US health care workers
with Influenza A (H1N1), swine flu, found that many didn't do enough to
protect themselves against the virus. Read more
19 June 2009: 9200 uncatalogued pathogens found at a US
army lab. It raises questions about whether anyone would notice if some
of the lab's pathogens went missing. Read
more
18 June 2009: More must
be done to combat the lucrative trade in malicious software, which
threatens sensitive government networks and personal data. Read more
18 June 2009: A first detailed look at the progress of
Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Read more
17 June 2009: Extreme
weather, drought, heavy rainfall and increasing temperatures are a fact
of life in many parts of the U.S. as a result of human-induced climate
change. Read more
17 June 2009: Autistics
are up to 40% faster at problem-solving than non-autistics. Read more
17 June 2009: Consumers
should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products
because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health
regulators said. Read
more
16 June 2009: With an
estimated 40% of the 100 million US singles trying online dating,
researchers are skeptical of claims by online dating sites. Read more
16 June 2009: Rhinosinusitis
(infection
and
inflammation
in
the
sinus
passages
surrounding
the
nose)
appears
to
be
a
primary
factor
in
about
1/5
of
toxic
shock
syndrome
cases
in
children.
Read
more
16 June 2009: A cognitive shortcut, "Unit Bias" which
causes people to ignore vital information in their decision-making
process, points to a fundamental flaw in the modern, evolved mind and
may also play a role in the American population's 30 years of weight
gain. Read more
15 June 2009: A new
target for the diagnosis and treatment of age-related macular
degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in older Americans. Read more
15 June 2009: Over half
(63%) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also suffer from
psychiatric disorders, with the majority of these (87%) occurring in
the depressive spectrum. Read more
15 June 2009: Stanford
Hospital does the nation’s first drive-through pandemic exercise with a
different triage model. Read more
12
June 2009: In Hixson, Tennessee, a teenager has
'miraculous' recovery
from unusual tumor disorder, teratomas -- tumors in each ovary that
contained hair follicles, cartilage and brain tissue. Read more
12 June 2009: The US petroleum industry accounted
for 1/4 of toxic
pollutants recorded across North America in 2005. Read more
11
June 2009: A single gene, called MYH9, may be responsible for many
cases of kidney disease among African-Americans, instead of high blood
pressure. Read
more
11 June
2009: Global
warming
has
already
changed
oceans.
Oysters
in
some
areas
haven't
reproduced
for
4
years.
In
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
falling
oxygen
levels
in
the
water
have
forced shrimp to migrate elsewhere. Read more
10
June 2009: Biodiesel blend performs as well as ultra-low sulfur fuel.
There is almost no statistical performance difference in semitrailer
trucks using B20, a 20-percent blend of biodiesel, and No. 2 ultra-low
sulfur diesel, the current standard. Read more
10 June 2009: For the first time, scientists have detected a highly
toxic form of mercury in groundwater flows at two coastal sites in
California. Read
more
9
June 2009: Researchers have found the first archeological evidence of
human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes: More than 100 feet
deep in Lake Huron, a land bridge 9,000 years ago. Read more
9 June 2009: Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at
least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not
smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their
cognitive skills through their 70s and 80s. Read more
9 June 2009: Alzheimer's disease and its precursor, mild cognitive
impairment, appear to be associated with an increased risk of death
among both white and African American older adults. Read more
9 June 2009: A superconducting sheet of lead only 2 atoms thick, the
thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, has been developed
by physicists at The University of Texas at Austin. Read more
9 June 2009: Both boys and girls have issues. In a study, the issues
characterizing American boyhood are compared to those affecting girls.
There seems to be a lack of initiatives in place to address the boys’
issues. Read more
8
June 2009: Alternative medicine goes mainstream, such as Reiki
therapy which claims to heal through invisible energy fields. Read more
8 June 2009: Researchers develop the first climate-based model to
predict Dengue fever outbreaks by using global climatological data and
vegetation indices from Costa Rica, Central America. Read more
8 June 2009: A new study shows how neighborhood characteristics play a
significant role in childhood asthma. Read more
8 June 2009: An estimated 1.1 million American men and 800,000 women
aged 25 to 45 who have never had sex. Read
more
5
June 2009: Tourette's syndrome occurs in 3 out of every 1,000
school-aged children, and is more than twice as common in white kids as
in blacks or Hispanics, according to the largest U.S. study to estimate
how many have the disorder. Read more
5 June 2009: 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 in later teenage
years. Read more
4
June 2009: The number of minutes Americans spent on social networking
sites nearly doubled. Read more
3
June 2009: The most popular Web sites in the US all share data with
their corporate affiliates and allow third parties to collect
information directly by using tracking beacons known as "Web bugs" -
despite the sites' claims that they don't share user data with third
parties. Read more
3 June
2009: Economist's
research
sheds
light
on
the
consumption
patterns
of
the
nation's
poorest
families
so
policies
can
be
crafted
to
help
them.
Read
more
3 June 2009: A truly disastrous epidemic scenario could take place in
cities as well as in the wide-open spaces of the Great Plains. Computer
scientists are working on complex network approach to epidemic
spreading in rural regions. Read more
3 June
2009: 3
patients were among the first in the US to be implanted with a
next-generation artificial heart pump called the DuraHeart™
Left-Ventricular Assist System. Read more
29
May 2009: The joint Japan-U.S. Suzaku mission is providing new
insight into how assemblages of thousands of galaxies pull themselves
together. For the first time, Suzaku has detected X-ray-emitting gas at
a cluster's outskirts, where a billion-year plunge to the center
begins. Read more
29 May 2009: A new study provides some of the strongest evidence to
date that Americans prefer to read political articles that agree with
the opinions they already hold. Read more
28
May 2009: Under Western US: a hidden drip, drip, drip beneath
Earth's surface, where dynamic activity takes place undetected. Read
more
28 May 2009: Melanoma - The dark side of the sun. Sunlight is very
likely the reason malignant melanoma incidence has doubled since the
1970’s with an estimated 69,000 new cases expected this year and almost
9,000 deaths. Read
more
28 May 2009: In the first comprehensive comparison between the genes of
mice and humans, scientists from institutions across America, Sweden
and the UK reveal that there are more genetic differences between the
two species than previously thought. 1/5 of mouse genes are new copies
that have emerged in the last 90 million years of mouse evolution. Read more
28 May 2009: A Silicon Valley-based venture called CircLabs aimed at
financing online news. Read more
27
May 2009: Stem cells that respond after a severe injury in the lungs
of mice may be a source of rapidly dividing cells that lead to lung
cancer. Read more
27 May 2009: During the power shortage after Hurricane Ike roared
ashore in Texas, 75% of children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
were playing video games. The poisoning was caused by using electronic
gadgets rather than home appliances. Read more
27 May
2009: With
temperature
rise
in
Hawaii's
mountains,
deadly
non-native
bird
diseases
will
likely
invade
most
of
the
last
disease-free
refuges
for
honeycreepers
-
a
group
of
endangered
and
remarkable birds. Read
more
26
May 2009: An estimated 35 % of US adults aged 40 and older have
vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do
may have a higher risk of falling. Read more
25
May 2009: Drinking on college campuses in the United States is a
pervasive problem, leading to numerous problems. Heavy drinkers with a
sensation-seeking disposition had the greatest risk of alcohol-related
injuries. Read more
25 May
2009: Forestry
officials
in
the
Northeast
are
on
an
urgent
mission,
tracking
thousands
of
Massachusetts
residents
as
they
search
for
tree-eating
stowaway
insects
--
the
Asian
longhorned
beetle
that has devastated trees in
Worcester, Mass., and surrounding communities. Read more
25 May 2009: A new study finds that nearly one in four African American
women with late stage breast cancer refused vital treatments such as
chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Read more
22
May 2009: There have been no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral
infection, despite the fact that over 80 percent of Americans now use
these devices. Read
more
22 May 2009: Scientists in Sydney and Boston believe they may have
identified a gene that controls abnormal production of sugar in the
liver, a very troublesome problem for people with diabetes. Read more
21
May 2009: New 'broadband' cloaking technology simple to manufacture.
Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is
simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible
spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and
possibly leading to practical applications in "transformation optics.” Read more
21 May
2009: A
long-awaited advance toward making the workplace safer for more than
one million machinists who may be exposed to airborne disease-causing
bacteria in contaminated metalworking fluids. Read more
20
May 2009: Americans fall into 6 distinct groups regarding their
climate change beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors: The Alarmed,
Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, Dismissive. Read more
20 May 2009: An international team has identified specific molecules
that could block the means by which the deadly HIV virus spreads by
taking away its ability to bind with other proteins. Read more
19
May 2009: Summer haze cools southeastern US. Global warming may
include some periods of local cooling. Read more
18
May 2009: Handling or even contemplating money can relieve both
physical pain and the distress of social rejection, according to a
study by Chinese and American psychologists. Read
more
18 May 2009: Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the
list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States. Read
more
18 May 2009: Genes that influence start of menstruation identified for
first time. Read
more
18 May 2009: According to an opinion poll, US abortion views shift for
the first time in nearly 15 years, a narrow 51-percent majority
identifying themselves as 'pro-life'. Read more
14
May 2009: Europium becomes superconducting at 1.8 K (-456 °F)
and 80 GPa (790,000 atmospheres) of pressure, making it the 53rd known
elemental superconductor and the 23rd at high pressure. Read more
14 May 2009: Prescription drug use in the U.S. fell last year, although
total spending on drugs increased as prices rose sharply on brand-name
products. Read more
14 May 2009: According to research, people who closely follow both
political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content
on blogs is more accurate. Read more
13
May 2009: The largest tornado research project in history hit the
road on 11 May 2009. More than 100 meteorologists and students in more
than 40 vehicles will roam the Great Plains for the next 5 weeks,
hoping to extend the average warning time for tornadoes. Read more
13 May 2009: US federal regulators are scolding the maker of Cheerios,
saying it made inappropriate claims about the popular cereal's ability
to lower cholesterol and treat heart disease. Read more
13 May 2009: The first commercially available test is now here to
identify U.S. patients infected with the new H1N1 flu virus. Read
more
13 May
2009: Spatial
Variability
in
Mercury
Cycling
and
Relevant
Biogeochemical
Controls
in
the
Florida
Everglades.
Read
more
12
May 2009: US wildlife trade poorly regulated, failing to accurately
list more than four in five species entering the country, threatening
food supply chains, human health, and ecosystems. Read
more
12 May 2009: Conservationists seek to identify prime stopover sites for
migrating birds. Read
more
12 May 2009: Cyber Millenials: High-tech and highly educated young
adults, who drink way too much. The term is a method of “audience
segmentation” widely used in social-marketing. Read more
11
May 2009: A team of researchers from the United States, the
Netherlands and Iceland has identified 3 genes containing common
mutations that are associated with altered kidney disease risk. The
UMOD gene produces Tamm-Horsfall protein, the most common protein in
the urine of healthy individuals. Read more
11 May
2009: When
stress
increases
blood
pressure,
a
natural
mechanism
designed
to
bring
it
down
by
excreting
more
salt
in
the
urine
doesn't
work
well
in
about
one-third
of
healthy, black adolescents. Read more
11 May 2009: A recently completed international multi-center clinical
trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and
effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which
is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of
HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.
Read more
11 May 2009: Study finds African Americans at greater risk after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Read more
8 May
2009: NASA
is
running
out
of
nuclear
fuel
needed
for
its
deep
space
exploration
--
plutonium-238.
Read
more
8 May 2009: California saw a 12-fold increase during the past two
decades in the number of autism cases. Read more
7 May
2009: One
of
the
dozen
candidates
for
increasing
risk
of
the
Alzheimer's
disease
is
a
protein
called
neuroglobin.
Alzheimer's
disease
affects
more
than
5
million
Americans
over
the
age of 65. Read
more
7 May 2009: Mountain-dwelling pika, a tiny mammal that can't handle
warm weather could become the first animal in the lower 48 states to
get Endangered Species Act protection primarily because of climate
change. Read more
6 May
2009: For
at
least
a
decade,
thyroid
cancer
is
the
fastest
increasing
cancer
among
women
and
men
--
not
breast,
prostate,
lung,
or
colon
cancer
--
in
the
United States. Read
more
6 May 2009: Fuel efficiency of vehicles on the road in USA: Little
progress -- 14 miles per gallon in 1923 and 17.2 mpg in 2006. Read more
6 May 2009: Inequalities are rooted in many areas of the U.S.
education system, and the current system's relationship with poverty
has not improved. Read
more
5 May
2009: Scientists
learn
why
the
flu
may
turn
deadly.
Researchers
from
the
Children's
Hospital
of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
have
discovered
important
clues.
Read more
5 May 2009: Scientists studying submerged sinkholes in the Great Lakes
in Michigan have found life forms -- primitive purple microbes --
cousins to bacteria that live in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and
ice-locked Antarctic lakes. Read more
5 May 2009: New approach promises greater success for predicting drug
safety. Adverse reactions to drugs represent one of the leading causes
of death in the US. Read
more
4 May
2009: 'Invisibility
cloak'
successfully
hides
objects
placed
under
it.
Read
more
4 May 2009: The new H1N1 influenza virus that continues to spread
around the U.S. has ancestry in a swine flu outbreak that first struck
a North Carolina hog farm in 1998. Read
more
4 May 2009: US health officials warned dieters and body builders to
immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a supplement linked to cases of
serious liver damage and at least one death. Read more
4 May 2009: The kind of job a woman has may be just as important as
whether she works or not when it comes to the well-being of her child. Read more
1 May
2009: Influenza
A
-
H1N1
(Swine
Flu):
statistical
model
predicts
1,000
cases
in
U.S.
within
3
weeks.
Read
more
1 May 2009: Influenza A - H1N1 (Swine Flu): Large-scale computer
simulations run by Northwestern University researchers show worst-case
scenario projections of approximately 1,700 cases of swine flu for the
entire United States 4 weeks from now. Read more
1 May 2009: In 1918 a human influenza virus known as the Spanish flu
spread through the central United States while a swine respiratory
disease occurred concurrently. Unlike in other mammalian hosts like
monkeys, mice and ferrets, the virus did not kill pigs. Read more
1 May
2009: Nearly
48
million
Americans
have
a
disability,
an
increase
of
three
million
from
1999,
and
arthritis
tops
the
list
of
most
common
causes
of
disability.
Read
more
1 May 2009: A team of social psychologists from USA and Mexico have
found that Mexicans are more outgoing, talkative, sociable and
extroverted. Read
more
30
April 2009: Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group,
DNA study confirms. Read
more
30 April 2009: Iron-arsenic superconductor is unique compared to all
other known classes of superconductors. This may open a door to
exciting possible applications in zero-resistance power transmission. Read more
30 April 2009: Scientists in Washington State are reporting the first
discovery of potent mutagenic substances in smoke from forest fires
that often sweep through huge stands of Ponderosa pine in the western
United States and Canada. Mutagens are substances that can damage the
genetic material DNA. Read more
30 April 2009: A new study finds that most young people consider civic
activity to be obligatory, but their judgments and justifications about
different types of civic involvement vary by gender and a variety of
other factors. Read
more
29
April 2009: Findings uncover new details about a mysterious virus. The
mimivirus has been called a possible "missing link" between viruses and
living cells. Read
more
29 April 2009: Toward constructing a systems biology map of iron
metabolism. A ressearch team has put together a general network of
chemicals and reactions important for the many steps and reactions that
constitute iron metabolism. Read more
29 April 2009: Smoking, high blood pressure, being overweight -- top 3
preventable causes of death. Read more
28
April 2009: 20 percent of American deaths each year are caused by
heart attack or angina, sometimes without any warning. By looking at
the electrical activity coupling 2 types of heart muscle cells, a new
way of identifying an impending attack is discovered. Read more
28 April
2009: The
latest
daily
circulation
figures
for
US
newspapers
provided
more
bad
news
for
the
embattled
industry.
Average
daily
circulation
at
395
US
newspapers
fell
7.09
percent
in
the first quarter of the year. Read more
28 April 2009: Houston is a reflection of where most of America's cities
will be in the next 20 years. Read more
28 April 2009: A large national study examining the genes of 10,000
patients with schizophrenia and 10,000 healthy individuals in an effort
to pinpoint genetic variants in schizophrenia. Read more
27
April 2009: Organic semiconductors: n-channel semiconductors transport
negatively charged electrons, but lag behind in performance their
p-channel counterparts. Now, Korean and US researchers improve the
performance of n-channel organic semiconductors in transistors. Read more
27 April 2009: Swine flu worse in Mexico than US. Nearly all those who
died in Mexico were between 20 and 40 years old, and they died of
severe pneumonia from a flu-like illness believed caused by a unique
swine flu virus. Read
more
27 April 2009: Former Vice President Al Gore, a leading voice on climate
change, urged lawmakers to overcome partisan differences and pass
legislation to curb greenhouse gases. Read more
27 April 2009: US to fund research with some embryonic stem cells.
Scientists must use cells culled from fertility clinic embryos that
otherwise would be thrown away. Read more
23
April 2009: Researchers from the United States and Canada have found a
fossil skeleton of a newly discovered carnivorous animal, Puijila
darwini. New research suggests Puijila is a "missing
link" in the
evolution of the group that today includes seals, sea lions, and the
walrus. Read more
23 April 2009: Americans ambivalent toward single-parent families. The
increase in single-parent families was a dramatic social change of the
20th century. However, relatively little is known about the evolution
of attitudes toward single-parent families. Read more
22
April 2009: Membrane filters are key to future of public water supply.
Read more
22 April 2009: Adolescent Risk-Taking Has Major Consequences When It
Comes To Marriage. A national study of data collected over 12 years
finds that delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers, while
substance-abusing teens marry later than peers. Read more
21
April 2009: A new study at Iowa State University is the first to
actually report that pathological patterns of video game addiction
exist in a national sample of youth, aged 8 to 18 -- nearly 1 in 10
youth gamers. Read
more
21 April 2009: U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have
legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into
waterways that contaminated drinking water. Read more
21 April 2009: Bridging the gap in nanoantennas -- an innovative method
for controlling light on the nanoscale by adopting tuning concepts from
radio-frequency technology. Read more
21 April 2009: The first version of a free online toolkit is aimed at
standardizing measurements of research subjects' physical
characteristics and environmental exposure. It is the first product of
the Consensus Measures for Phenotypes and eXposures (PhenX) initiative,
USA. Read more
20
April 2009: In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind in
the US, researchers have found that almost 26 percent of women studied
who have breast cancer have mutations in a gene known as p53. Read more
17
April 2009: NASA to improve navigation systems to accurately track and
direct its crew members and exploration vehicles on the Moon. Read more
17 April 2009: TerraWorld, an island in the social networking website
Second Life, is designed to help high school students to learn geology
in an interactive way. It is part of the larger GeoWorlds project. Read more
17 April 2009: Twin 5-year-old girls living with Niemann-Pick Type C
disease – also called childhood Alzheimer's which has no cure – are
being treated with the drug cyclodextrin. Read more
16
April 2009: US researchers Build World's Largest Disease Association
Network. Many diseases are related to one another. Read more
16 April 2009: Why do blacks with advanced kidney disease live longer
than whites? Mainly due to a lower prevalence of cardiovascular
disease. Read more
16 April 2009: For the first time in the United States, a stroke patient
has been intravenously injected with his own bone marrow stem cells as
part of a research trial. Read more
16 April 2009: US scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses
on the Moon. Read
more
15
April 2009: Salamanders in shops in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico
are infected with ranaviruses, and those in Arizona, with a chytrid
fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Read
more
15 April 2009: Researchers in Wisconsin, USA, have just made the very
expensive and promising area of protein research more accessible to
scientists worldwide. They have developed a set of free tools called
ViPDAC (virtual proteomics data analysis cluster), to be used in
combination with Amazon's inexpensive "cloud computing" service. Read
more
15 April 2009: The use of genetically engineered corn and soybeans in the
United States for more than a decade has had little impact on crop
yields despite claims that they could ease looming food shortages. Read more
15 April
2009: Where
you
live
may
affect
your
state
of
mind.
Frequent
Mental
Distress
(FMD),
defined
as
having
14
or
more
days
in
the
previous
month
when
stress,
depression
and emotional problems were not good , is not evenly
distributed across the United States. Combining data from annual
large-scale surveys in 1993-2001 and 2003-2006… Read more
14
April 2009: Scientists want to study the health effects of an
asbestos-like mineral used widely in western North Dakota and linked to
cancer elsewhere – erionite. Read
more
14 April 2009: For the first time, lasers in which the direction of
oscillation of the emitted radiation, known as polarization, can be
designed and controlled at will. The innovation opens the door to a
wide range of applications in photonics and communications. Read more
9
April 2009: In late March 2009, researchers for the first time began
recording data on lightning in a volcanic eruption--right from the
start of the eruption, by using the multi-station, ground-based
Lightning Mapping Array. Read more
9 April
2009: Cyber-spies
have
hacked
into
the
US
electricity
grid
and
inserted
programs
that
could
be
used
to
disrupt
the
system,
a
report
said.
Read
more
9 April 2009: More than half of non-smoking New Yorkers have elevated
levels of cotinine in their blood. Cotinine, a by-product of nicotine
breakdown, is a sign of recent exposure to second-hand smoking. Read more
9 April 2009: Geoengineering, the concept of using technology to
purposely cool the climate. One option raised is to shoot pollution
particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect the sun's rays. Read more
9 April 2009: After 2 years spent analyzing data from the Balloon-borne
Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope (BLAST) project, an
international group of astronomers and astrophysicists from Canada, the
U.S. and the U.K. reveals that half of the starlight of the Universe
comes from young, star-forming galaxies several billion light years
away. Read more
9 April 2009: Researchers from the University of Missouri School of
Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen
journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web
sites. They found that legacy media are more comprehensive than citizen
media and bloggers. Read
more
8
April 2009: A new high-energy cathode material that can greatly
increase the safety and extend the life-span of future lithium
batteries has been developed through the international collaboration of
researchers of the U.S. and South Korea. Read more
8 April
2009: Largest
attempt
in
history
to
explore
the
origin,
structure
and
evolution
of
tornadoes
will
take
place
from
May
10-June
13,
2009,
across
the
central
United
States.
Read
more
7
April 2009: Difference in fat storage may explain lower rate of liver
disease in African-Americans. Read
more
7 April 2009: According to a recent study in the Archives of Internal
Medicine, 75 percent of Americans do not get enough Vitamin D. Such
deficiency may have negative impact : vitamin D deficiency is
associated with increased inflammation in healthy women. Read more
7 April 2009: Obesity is twice as common in young American Indian/Native
Alaskan children as it is in white and Asian children, according to new
research offering the first nationally representative analysis of
obesity prevalence among preschool-aged kids in 5 major racial/ethnic
groups. Read more
6
April 2009: US is pushing to protect Antarctica's fragile environment
by imposing mandatory limits on the size of cruise ships sailing there
and the number of passengers they bring ashore. Read
more
6 April 2009: Medieval climate over Europe was heated by the North
Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). This oscillation pattern, defined as the
pressure difference between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High, also
influences modern-day weather conditions and has contributed to the
recent droughts in North Africa and floods in North-Central Europe. Read more
6 April 2009: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the
chemical perchlorate -- a rocket fuel chemical -- in baby formula. It
could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with
water also contaminated with the ingredient. Read more
6 April 2009: Researchers have developed and tested a technology that
can alert the medical community about public health crises in
seamlessly and instantly pushing out information critical to patient
care. Read more
3
April 2009: By controlling the collective spin state of highly mobile
electrons in semiconductors, researchers have taken a major step
forward in the technology of spintronics. They have also discovered a
new conservation law, an important advance in fundamental physics. Read more
3 April 2009: The federal government would for the first time have
regulatory powers over the tobacco industry under a bill the House
approved. Read more
2
April 2009: US scientists analyzed a number of caffeine-containing
products to explore caffeine levels in segments of the U.S. dietary
supplement market. Read
more
1
April 2009: It is the first time that researchers have honed in on the
exact genes driving migratory behaviour in any animal. A group of 40
genes appears to make North America's monarch butterflies fly thousands
of miles south each autumn. Read
more
1 April 2009: How do we get more young people interested in science?
Leading the way are a number of college courses that focus on the
science in science fiction. Superheroes may teach us about the answer
to life and the universe. Read more
1 April 2009: US federal food officials are now warning people not to
eat any food containing pistachios, which could carry contamination
from the same bacteria. Read more
1 April
2009: The
US
has
finished
constructing
a
huge
physics
experiment
aimed
at
recreating
conditions
at
the
heart
of
our
Sun.
Read
more
31
March 2009: American birds sending troubling message about the
environment, according to analysis based on 40 years of data. Read
more
31 March 2009: Observations in Bermuda and the Caribbean in the 1990s
noted that hurricanes can trigger enhanced CO2 release from the ocean.
A new study shows that hurricanes are not likely to disrupt ocean
carbon balance. Read
more
31 March 2009: Survey experts have identified several reasons why the
Presidential primary 2008 polls picked the wrong winners. The study is
believed to be the most comprehensive analysis ever conducted of
presidential primary polls. Read more
31 March 2009: A first study to report that birth defect rates in the
United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and
summer. It iss also found that this period of increase risk correlated
with increased levels of pesticides in surface water across the
country. Read more
31 March 2009: The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on
30 March 2009 to detect whether a computer is infected by the conficker
worm which is suspected to attack many computers on April 1. Read more
30
March 2009: Even taking the 3 factors – lifestyle, age and weight --
into consideration, black women face 3 times the risk of developing an
aggressive 'triple negative tumour' compared to women of other racial
backgrounds. Read
more
30 March
2009: US
announced
updated
automobile
fuel
efficiency
standards
for
new
vehicles
starting
with
the
2011
model
year
that
aim
to
reduce
gasoline
consumption
and
emissions.
Read
more
27
March 2009: The impact fish stocking has on aquatic insects in
mountain lakes can be rapidly reversed by removing non-native trout,
according to a study completed by U.S. Forest Service. Read more
27 March 2009: The Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) gained
another 4.77 teraflops of computing power recently with the activation
of the "Painter" supercomputer. A teraflop is equal to a trillion
floating point operation per second. Read more
26
March 2009: A new anti-cancer agent that is about 200 times more
active in killing tumor cells than similar drugs used in recent
clinical trials. Read
more
26 March 2009: Alternative teacher certification programs (ATCP) do not
meet expectations. Began in the 1980s as a possible way to relieve
teacher shortages and improve instructional qualitye, the
programs have become a widespread strategy used in almost every
state. Read more
26 March 2009: Morbidly obese sedentary for more than 99 percent of day
and, on average, walked less than 2,500 steps per day - far below
healthy living guidelines of 10,000 steps per day. Read more
25
March 2009: Einstein@Home, based at the University of
Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) and the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in
Germany, is one of the world's largest public volunteer distributed
computing projects. More than 200,000 people have signed up to search
gravitational wave data for signals from unknown pulsars. Read more
25 March 2009: Ownership of electronic health information must be
addressed. Clarifying legal rights of patient control over electronic
health records could be the key to making the best use of the huge
amount of electronic medical information. Read more
25 March 2009: DNA from human papilloma virus type 16 (HPV16) and HPV
type 18 (HPV18) were found in the majority of invasive cervical cancers
in New Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s. Read more
25 March 2009: Genomic variations in African-American and white
populations. Copy number variations (CNV) account for a substantial
portion of human genetic diversity. Read more
24
March 2009: A research team is investigating the effects of a
decade-long requirement to fortify all cereals in the United States
with folic acid, and its link with a chemical believed to play a role
in cardiovascular disease. Read more
24 March 2009: High concentrations of blood
fats known as triglycerides are common in the United States. Lifestyle
changes are the preferred initial treatment for hypertriglyceridemia
(the resulting condition). Read more
24 March
2009: The
National
Science
and
Technology
Council
(NSTC)
released
a
report
describing
a
strategy
to
promote
preservation
and
access
to
digital
scientific
data.
Read
more
24 March 2009: Hillary Clinton, e-diplomat, embraces new media, using the
Web to promote the agency and her role as the nation's top envoy. Read more
23
March 2009: The first comprehensive survey of American birds has found
that about a third of the 800 species living in the country are
endangered, threatened or in decline. Read more
23 March 2009: Hawaii's native avian population is in peril, with nearly
all the state's birds in danger of becoming extinct. Read more
20
March 2009: A prototype of what is being touted as the world's first
practical flying car took to the air for the first time this month. Read
more
20 March 2009: A newly-laid, 32-mile underwater cable finally links
California 's only seafloor seismic station with the University of
California, Berkeley's seismic network, merging real-time data from
west of the San Andreas fault with data from 31 other land stations. Read more
19
March 2009: Tree-eating bugs seen by satellite as they denude invasive
tamarisk trees In Southwest U.S. Read
more
19 March 2009: The prevalence of diabetes is at least twice as high in
some ethnic groups as it is in whites, even among people with similar
body mass index (BMI) numbers. Read more
19 March 2009: Historical bird files give insight into climate change,
such as a male and female ivory-billed woodpecker in Texas, 1933, and a
ruby-throated hummingbird in Michigan, 1938. Read more
18
March 2009: The energy required to produce bottled water is 2,000
times of that for tap water. The consumption of bottled water continues
to grow, far surpassing the US sales of milk and beer, and second only
to soft drinks. Read
more
17
March 2009: Gum makers must continue initiatives for a sustainable
solution to gum litter, with new research finding discarded chewing gum
makes up more than three-quarters of the litter found on UK streets. Read
more
17 March 2009: Chinese and American paleontologists excavated a site in
the Gobi Desert in western Inner Mongolia. A herd of young birdlike
dinosaurs roamed together, and met their death on the muddy margins of
a lake some 90 million years ago. Read
more
17 March 2009: In the largest study of its kind, researchers in the
United States set out to test the association between migraine and
vascular diseases during pregnancy. Read
more
17 March
2009: Mini
Dinosaurs
Prowled
North
America.
Hesperonychus
elizabethae
resembled
a
miniature
version
of
the
famous
bipedal
predator
Velociraptor.
Read
more
13
March 2009: An international team of physicists from the United States
and China this week offered a new theory to both explain and predict
the complex quantum behavior of a new class of high-temperature
superconductors. Read
more
13 March 2009: A new national survey commissioned by the California
Academy of Sciences reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even
a basic scientific literacy test. Read more
13 March 2009: The White House's first chief information officer, Vivek
Kundra, wants Americans to have access to more government data to drive
innovation and help stimulate the economy. Read more
12
March 2009: Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology
(Caltech) have conducted the most comprehensive brain mapping to date
of the cognitive abilities measured by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale (WAIS), the most widely used intelligence test in the world. Read more
12 March 2009: A Rice University study of microbes from a Houston-area
cow pasture has confirmed once again that everything is bigger in
Texas, even the single-celled stuff. The tests revealed the first-ever
report of a large, natural colony of amoebae clones. Read more
12 March 2009: One in seven US teens is vitamin D deficient. Read more
12 March 2009: Ageism is still rampant in America, and many old people
themselves trade in unflattering stereotypes of the elderly, including
helplessness and incompetence. Young, healthy people who stereotype old
people may themselves be at risk of heart disease many years down the
road. Read more
11
March 2009: For more than an estimated million Americans, the saving
of memorabilia and collectibles may get out of hand and cross over to a
psychiatric condition known as compulsive hoarding. Read
more
11 March 2009: Scientists say their new study shows it is feasible to use
satellite data to monitor the extent of the saltcedar leaf beetle's
attack on tamarisk. Read
more
11 March 2009: American carnivores evolved to avoid competing for the
same lunch, or becoming each other's meal. Read more
11 March 2009: Researchers analyzed the type of wheat commonly used to
make bread in an effort to understand why it is versatile enough to be
used around the world and across different climates. This analysis
provides important insights into why the wheat’s genetic structure
gives it a tremendous advantage over other competing species. Read more
10
March 2009: The use of snuff and chewing tobacco by American
adolescent boys, particularly in rural areas, has surged this decade.
The report showed a 30 percent increase in the rate of smokeless
tobacco use among boys aged 12 to 17 from 2002 to 2007. Read
more
10 March 2009: Fermilab collider experiments discover rare single top
quark. The discovery confirms important parameters of particle physics,
including the total number of quarks, and has significance for the
ongoing search for the Higgs particle. Read more
10 March 2009: Iowa State University researchers are working to produce
clean, renewable energy by developing a new, low-emissions burner and a
new catalyst for ethanol production. Read more
10 March 2009: Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone. In a related
study, radiologists examined just how ozone relieves the pain
associated with herniated disks. Read more
10 March
2009: Arizona
State
University,
USA,
will
be
home
to
one
of
the
world's
most
advanced
electron
microscopes,
one
that
will
enable
researchers
to
do
work
essential
to
making
significant advances in nanoscale aspects of solid
state science and materials science and engineering. Read more
9
March 2009: NASA has successfully launched its first planet-hunting
telescope, Kepler. Read
more
6
March 2009: Geologists point to an abundant supply of carbon-trapping
rock in the US that could be used to help stabilize global warming. Read more
6 March 2009: Politicians using Twitter in growing numbers. Twitter is
the social networking site that allows you to send short messages to
followers. Read
more
5
March 2009: Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has increased
rapidly in the United States in recent years. Read more
5 March 2009: Cellulosic biofuels offer similar, if not lower, costs and
very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to
petroleum-derived fuels. Read more
4
March 2009: President Barack Obama restored rules requiring assessment
by wildlife experts on the impact of government projects on endangered
species, revoking the policy of the former Bush administration. Read more
4 March 2009: Americans are exposed to seven times more radiation from
diagnostic scans than in 1980. Read
more
2
March 2009: Many middle-aged and older Americans not getting adequate
nutrition. Micronutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and
vitamin C play essential roles in maintaining health. Read more
27
February 2009: Will large amounts of soil carbon be released if
grasslands are converted to rnergy crops? Read
more
27 February 2009: Study finds hemlock trees dying rapidly, affecting forest
carbon cycle. Read
more
26
February 2009: Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems. Researchers
are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for
extremes. Read more
26 February 2009: All prejudice isn't created equal; whites distribute it
unequally to minorities. Read more
26 February 2009: Researchers have documented that a variety of North
American bird species are extending their breeding ranges to the north.
Read more
23
February 2009: US considers a national climate service. Programme would
merge climate-change data from multiple agencies. Read
more
23 February 2009: Marine biologists have discovered lush forests of deep-sea
corals and sponges growing on seamounts (underwater mountains) offshore
of the California coast. Read
more
23 February 2009: American scientists unveiled an interactive Google Earth
map showing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels across the
United States. Read
more
23 February
2009: Food
poisoning
strikes
1
in
4
Americans
each
year.
Read
more
20
February 2009: Carbon dioxide map of US released on Google Earth. Read more
19
February 2009: Skyrocketing coastal erosion occurred in Alaska between
2002 and 2007 along a 64 kilometer (40 mile) stretch of the Beaufort
Sea. This surge of erosion is threatening coastal towns and destroying
Alaskan cultural relics. Read more
19 February
2009: Liver
cancer
incidence
has
tripled
in
USA
since
1970s,
but
survival
rates
improving.
Read
more
19 February 2009: San Diego Supercomputer Center begins cloud computing
research using the Google-IBM CluE cluster. Extremely large data sets
hosted on massive, Internet-based commercial computer clusters –
“clouds”… Read more
18
February 2009: The fireball that streaked across the sky and alarmed
numerous Texas residents was likely just a big meteor and not wreckage
from colliding satellites. Read more
17
February 2009: Scientists found that what previous researchers had
labeled as tubeworms in Colorado are actually 70 million-year-old
escape hatches for methane. Read
more
17 February 2009: U.S. gives green light for first commercial spaceport. Read
more
17 February 2009: NASA study predicted the 2006-2007 outbreak of the deadly
Rift Valley fever in northeast Africa. Read more
16
February 2009: Chemists at New York University and China's Nanjing
University have developed a two-armed nanorobotic device that can
manipulate molecules within a device built from DNA. Read more
11
February 2009: Researchers identify a mutation that causes inflammatory
bowel disease, represented in humans as Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis, which together are estimated to affect more than a million
people in the United States. Read more
10
February 2009: A mystery about a disease that can destroy up to 15
percent of a cotton crop in the southeastern US has been solved. The
work could save cotton crops and prevent unnecessary insecticide
spraying. Read
more
9
February 2009: U.S. approves first drug from DNA-altered animals. The
drug for anti-clotting therapy, Atryn, is an intravenous therapy made
using a human protein gathered from female goats specially bred to
produce it in their milk. Read
more
9 February 2009: The first U.S. case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever has been
confirmed in Colorado. The patient - who contracted the rare
illness while traveling in Uganda - has since recovered. Read more
9 February 2009: Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in
collaboration with the Ethiopian government, have completed the first
high-resolution CT scan of the world's most famous fossil, Lucy, an
ancient human ancestor who lived 3.2 million years ago. Read more
5
February 2009: Newly described contaminant sources in Katrina-flooded
homes pose health risks. Read
more
5 February
2009: Octuplets'
birth
raises
bioethical
questions.
Read
more
4
February 2009: Researchers have shed new light on the chemical
communication when light strikes the retina. Read
more
4 February 2009: The U.S. Government has contracted out IBM to build a
massive supercomputer bigger than any supercomputer out there. The
supercomputer system, called Sequoia, will be capable of delivering 20
petaflops (1,000 trillion sustained floating-point operations per
second). Read more
4 February 2009: Vitamin D is significantly associated with muscle power
and force in adolescent girls in the United States. Read more
4 February 2009: A mysterious and deadly bat disease discovered just two
winters ago in a few New York caves has now spread to at least six
northeastern states, and scientists are scrambling to find solutions
before it spreads across the country. Read more
3
February 2009: E. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and
salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? Isn’t it about time the
slices of the US food safety pie… Read
more
3 February 2009: Treatment promising for slowing beetle spread. Read more
3 February 2009: Salmonella outbreak: what you need to know. Read more
2
February 2009: North American and German researchers announced a
breakthrough on Friday toward a cheap, fast blood test for BSE,
or so-called "mad cow disease" in livestock. Read
more
2 February 2009: Changes in the upper atmosphere link the greenhouse effect
to the lack of rainfall on the US Pacific coast. Read
more
30
January 2009: Controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) may be key
to US foreign policy. Medical diplomacy as well as a means to combat
terrorism. Read
more
30 January 2009: A study of college freshmen in the United States and in
China found that Chinese students know more science facts than their
American counterparts -- but both groups are nearly identical when it
comes to their ability to do scientific reasoning. Read more
30 January 2009: Scientists see the light: How vision sends its message to
the brain. Read
more
30 January 2009: Youths rule Internet, but elderly making gains. Growing
numbers of American seniors are going online, chipping away at the
dominance of 18- to 44-year-olds who comprise half the Web population. Read more
30 January 2009: The first real-world, demonstration-scale project in
Nevada, USA, for turning algae into biofuel has successfully completed
the initial stage of research. The project is to show its being an
economical, commercially viable renewable energy source. Read more
29
January 2009: Researchers define challenging carbon-emissions targets
for U.S. auto industry. Read more
28
January 2009: Geithner Is Exactly Wrong on China Trad. Treasury
Secretary-designate Tim Geithner's charge that China "manipulates" its
currency proves only one thing. Three decades after Deng Xiaoping's
capitalist rise, America's misunderstanding of China remains a key
source of our own crisis and socialist tilt. Read
more
28 January
2009: President
Barack
Obama
ordered
reviews
that
could
lead
to
tougher
auto
emission
standards
in
states
and
higher
pressure
on
automakers
to
produce
more
fuel-efficient
cars.
Read more
27
January 2009: 'Happiness gap' in the US narrows. Happiness inequality in
the U.S. has decreased since the 1970s. Read more
27 January
2009: Research
identifies
risk
factors
that
affected
World
Trade
Center
evacuation.
A
research
methodology
known
as
participatory
action
research
(PAR)
was
used
to
identify
individual,
organizational,
and
structural
(environmental)
barriers to safe and rapid evacuation. Read more
27 January 2009: New survey results show huge burden of diabetes. In USA,
nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, according
to epidemiologists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whose
study includes newly available data from an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
(OGTT). Read more
27 January 2009: The use of telemedicine can dramatically improve the
quality of child sexual assault examinations in rural communities where
rates of abuse and neglect are highest — sometimes more than double the
statewide rate. Read
more
27 January 2009: New data disproves the theory that a large comet exploded
over North America 12,900 years ago, causing a shock wave that
travelled across North America at hundreds of kilometres per hour and
triggering continent-wide wildfires. Read more
26
January 2009: Rates of first infection following kidney transplant in
the United States. Read
more
26 January 2009: US approves 1st stem cell study for spinal injury. Read more
26 January
2009: FDA:
31M
lbs
of
peanut
products
recalled,
due
to
salmonella.
Read
more
23
January 2009: Tree deaths in the West's old-growth forests have more
than doubled in recent decades, likely from regional warming and
related drought conditions. Read more
23 January 2009: A new, late-ripening apple named WineCrisp™ which carries
the Vf gene for scab resistance was developed over the past 20 plus
years through classical breeding techniques, not genetic engineering. Read more
22
January 2009: First Americans arrived as two separate Migrations,
according to new genetic evidence. Read
more
22 January 2009: African-Americans have worse prognosis at colorectal
cancer diagnosis. Read
more
22 January
2009: Agricultural
Research
Service
research
explains
link
between
stink
bug
and
cotton
disease.
Read
more
22 January 2009: The popular antidepressant Lexapro may ease anxiety in
older adults, according to a US study. Read
more
22 January 2009: A Native American language goes extinct, as the last
speaker of the Eyak language passed away… he gloomy prediction that
half of all languages will disappear this century. Read
more
21
January 2009: Five Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests in 2009
Identified. Read
more
21 January 2009: 44% say
gloab warming due to planetary trends, not people. Read
more
21 January 2009: Native fence lizards in the southeastern United States are
adapting to potentially fatal invasive fire-ant attacks by developing
behaviors that enable them to escape from the ants, as well as by
developing longer hind legs, which can increase the effectiveness of
this behavior. Read
more
21 January 2009: African-Americans have worse prognosis at colorectal
cancer diagnosis. Read
more
15
January 2009: Tusk believed to be of a prehistoric mammoth was found on
Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California coast. It would mean the
beast roamed more widely than previously thought. Read more
14
January 2009: Organic Soils Continue To Acidify Despite Reduction In
Acidic Deposition. Read
more
14 January 2009: The official State Dinosaur of Texas is up for a new name,
based on Southern Methodist University research that proved the
titleholder has been misidentified. Read more
14 January 2009: Largest-ever study of US child health begins. Read more
14 January 2009: U.S. Civil War illustrates costs, benefits of diversity,
say UCLA economists. Diversity is a double-edged sword… Read more
13
January 2009: Astronomers from Europe and the US have teamed together to
study violent flares that are emanating from the super-massive black
hole in the centre of the Milky Way. Read
more
13 January 2009: A new mechanism regulates type I interferon production in
white blood cells. Read
more
12
January 2009: Southerners die from stroke more than in any other U.S.
region, but exactly why that happens is unknown. Read
more
12 January
2009: Obese
America
gets
bigger.
Statistics
show
that
more
than
34%
of
Americans
are
obese,
compared
to
32.7%
who
are
overweight.
It
said
just
under
6%
are
"extremely"
obese. Read
more
9
January 2009: Women on welfare who suffer from social anxiety find it
harder to work—and leave welfare—than women without the disorder,
according to a new University of Michigan study. Read more
9 January
2009: An
outbreak
of
salmonella
has
sickened
at
least
388
people
across
the
United
States,
including
67
who
required
hospitalization.
Read
more
9 January 2009: Study reveals surprisingly high tolerance for racism. This
indifference helps explains why racism persists even as the United
States prepares to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama. Read more
8 January 2009: Teens prepared for math, science
careers, yet lack
mentors. Lemelson-MIT Invention Index uncovers teens' views.. Read
more
8 January 2009: Preterm
births rise 36 percent since early 1980s. The decades-long rise in the
United States preterm birth rate continues, putting more infants than
ever at increased risk of death and disability. Read more
