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Be Safe With Home Made Colon Cleanse

2008-11-25T02:59:00.001-08:00

Be Safe With Home Made Colon Cleanse
Being safe is better than trying to become safer from a hard situation. This holds true even for colon cleansing. Using home made colon cleanses can not be replaced by any other colon cleanse program,...

22 Heart Healthy Superfoods
1. Beets: Think of beets as red spinach because they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.
2. Cabbage: Loaded with nutrients like sulforaphane, ...

Strangulation Of Spiral Galaxies
Astronomers have uncovered a type of galaxy that represents a missing link in our understanding of galaxy evolution. Galaxy Zoo, which uses volunteers from the general public to classify galaxies, and the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey (STAGES) projects have used their vast datasets to disentangle the roles of "nature" and "nurture" in changing galaxies from one variety to another.

Why One Should Consider Taking Vitamin Supplements
It is a known fact that vitamins are essential to good health. In a perfect world we would obtain all needed vitamins directly from the food we eat on a daily basis. However, because this is not reali...

The Health Benefits of Probiotics
Lately, many magazines and other publications have widely reported on the health benefits of probiotics, which are dietary supplements that contain live bacteria and yeast. Researchers continue to stu...

Treadmill Desks Assist Small Businesses in Lowering Cost of Health Care
Treadmill desks combine the disease preventative benefits of walking while working and the potential reduction in the overall costs of medical care for small business. Walking has been shown clini...

Faster Disability Claim Process for Some Cancers

2008-11-25T00:59:00.001-08:00

Faster Disability Claim Process for Some Cancers
People with certain types of cancer and other diseases will now be able to get their federal disability claims processed much more quickly under the Social Security Administration's new Compassionate Allowances program.

How Eight Ingredients in the Soup Can Make You Feel and Look Fabulous
It is getting colder outside, and it means it is time to incorporate more soups in our cooking routine. Here are eight reasons / ingredients for making a simple squash soup to feel and look fabulous. ...

Quantum Computing Spins Closer
The steps needed to achieve speedy optical control of electron spin in a quantum dot are revealed in a new study published in the journal Nature. The instructions bring the prospect of fast quantum computers one step closer.

Fall Babies: Born To Wheeze?
It is said that timing is everything and that certainly appears to be true for autumn infants. Children who are born four months before the height of cold and flu season have a greater risk of developing childhood asthma than children born at any other time of year, according to new research.

Tanning beds and salons
Tanning beds are cosmetic equipments that rely on ultraviolet radiation to produce tan. Regular tanning beds include a varying number of phosphor bulbs that emit ultraviolets; depending on the size o...

Tanning beds and salons

2008-11-24T16:59:00.001-08:00

Tanning beds and salons
Tanning beds are cosmetic equipments that rely on ultraviolet radiation to produce tan. Regular tanning beds include a varying number of phosphor bulbs that emit ultraviolets; depending on the size o...

Smoking-related Cancers May Account for Narrowing Gap in Death Rates
A new study finds racial disparities in cancer death rates have been declining since the early 1990s, at least for certain cancer types.

Mineral Oil Contamination In Humans: A Health Problem?
From a quantitative standpoint, mineral oil is probably the largest contaminant of our body. That this contaminant can be tolerated without health concerns in humans has not been proven convincingly. An editorial in the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology reflects on this and concludes that this proof either has to be provided or we have to take measures to reduce our exposure from all sources, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and the environmental contamination.

What is Cervix Cancer and What You Can Do to Prevent It
There are a lot of women who worry about cervix cancer. However, what is cervix cancer? This is a type of cancer that grows from tissue that is in the cervix. Most of the time, it is a slow growing ca...

Ability To Quit Smoking May Depend On ADHD Symptoms, Researchers Find
Tobacco use is more prevalent and smoking cessation less likely among persons with attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder. In a study of smokers with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms, those who exhibited elevated hyperactivity and impulsivity, with or without inattention, showed lower quit rates after eight weeks than those with inattention symptoms alone or those without the ADHD symptoms.

Smoking Rate Declines For the First Time in Years
A new report shows that fewer Americans are lighting up -- a sign control efforts like taxation and legislation may be working.

New Species Of Ebola Virus Discovered

2008-11-24T12:59:00.001-08:00

New Species Of Ebola Virus Discovered
Scientists report the discovery of a new species of Ebola virus, provisionally named Bundibugyo ebolavirus. The virus, which was responsible for a hemorrhagic fever outbreak in western Uganda in 2007, has been characterized by a team of scientists.

First Comprehensive Map Of Genes Likely To Be Involved In Bipolar Disorder
Neuroscientists have created the first comprehensive map of genes likely to be involved in bipolar disorder.

Complex Systems Science: How Do Math And Intuition Help Us Understand Whole Systems?
The human brain may be the ultimate complex system, but other examples appear everywhere. Take army ants. Despite their name, they have no general, and their queen sends out no instructions. No ant is aiming to get across that gully, and there is no blueprint or traffic light. Yet millions of ants, following the same instinctive rules of individual behavior, can build bridges with their bodies and forage for food along vast efficient highways.

Monavie - Ingredients and Benefits
Monavie – “the tree of life” in Portuguese - is a delicious and healthy blend of 19 fruits, including the revolutionary acai berry. This drink delivers all the antioxidants and phyto...

The Real Dangers Of Lower Blood Pressure Medications
Most people taking medications for lower blood pressure are only too well aware of their side effects. Those with rising blood pressure but who are not on the drugs are justifiably wary of them. In he...

Pregnant Women Who Do Aquarobics Have Easier Deliveries, Study Finds

2008-11-24T07:00:00.001-08:00

Pregnant Women Who Do Aquarobics Have Easier Deliveries, Study Finds
A course of water aerobics classes has been shown to reduce the amount of pain-killing medication women request during labor. Research shows that, as well as being safe, the gentle exercise has the benefit of making it easier to give birth.

New Type Of Vaccines Deliver Stronger And Faster Immune Response
A new vaccine principle is being developed by scientists which – if it works to its full expected potential – could help to save millions of lives and revolutionize current vaccine technology. The ‘InVacc’ platform, as it is known, represents an advance on the original DNA vaccines and generates new vaccines with greatly enhanced properties. It could be used to protect against previously untreatable, deadly viruses and cancers.

Faster Disability Claim Process for Some Cancers
People with certain types of cancer and other diseases will now be able to get their federal disability claims processed much more quickly under the Social Security Administration's new Compassionate Allowances program.

Smoking Compromises Quality-of-Life in Old Age
Smoking doesn't just shorten your lifespan, it can make your golden years far less enjoyable, according to new research.

'Fish Technology' Draws Renewable Energy From Slow Water Currents
Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. Engineers have made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid flows into clean, renewable power.

The Dangers of Low Cholesterol

2008-11-23T21:00:00.001-08:00

The Dangers of Low Cholesterol
In today's society, cholesterol is considered a villain. Everyone "knows" that high cholesterol "causes" heart disease. TV ads warn us that "diet and exercise may not be enough," and drugs are increas...

Glacial Erosion Changes Mountain Responses To Plate Tectonics
Intense glacial erosion has not only carved the surface of the highest coastal mountain range on earth, the spectacular St. Elias range in Alaska, but has elicited a structural response from deep within the mountain.

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Study May Result In More Targeted Drugs
There is strong evidence that patients can have varying clinical responses to medications depending on the specific makeup of their cancer. A new study which focused on gastrointestinal stromal tumors, also called GIST, found that the genetic variations in their disease appear to determine which medications will be most effective.

Safety In Numbers For Community Hospitals Performing Emergency Angioplasty
Heart experts at Johns Hopkins have evidence that life-saving coronary angioplasty at community hospitals is safer when physicians and hospital staff have more experience with the procedure.

Behavior Very Similar In Distracted Humans And Rats On Neurotransmitter Blocker
When picking through a basket of fruit, it doesn't seem very difficult to recognize a green pear from a green apple. This is easy, thanks to "feature binding" -- a process by which our brain combines all of the specific features of an object and gives us a complete and unified picture of it.

Getting an Awareness of Shingles Signs and the Disease
Shingles disease is often known as Zoster or Herpes zoster. It's a condition in which painful blisters develop and show up on the skin. The root cause is the same virus that results in chicken pox. Th...

Safety In Numbers For Community Hospitals Performing Emergency Angioplasty

2008-11-23T18:59:00.001-08:00

Safety In Numbers For Community Hospitals Performing Emergency Angioplasty
Heart experts at Johns Hopkins have evidence that life-saving coronary angioplasty at community hospitals is safer when physicians and hospital staff have more experience with the procedure.

Pharmaceutical Testing: Test Identifies Toxic Platinum And Palladium Without Time-consuming Sample Pretreatment
The painstaking process of detecting toxic species of platinum and palladium mixed in with the form of platinum essential to certain pharmaceuticals could be reduced to one simple step, researchers report.

Tissue Analyses Indicate Survival Benefits For Some Lung Cancer Patients
Taking small tissue samples from patients with lung cancer and examining them under a microscope, a procedure called histology, is now being utilized to better tailor the chemotherapy treatments to improve survival in some patients with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, cosponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University of Chicago.

Faster Disability Claim Process for Some Cancers
People with certain types of cancer and other diseases will now be able to get their federal disability claims processed much more quickly under the Social Security Administration's new Compassionate Allowances program.

Ultra-wideband Radio Rides A Beam Of Light
Multiple high-definition videos and other data-rich services may soon stream through homes, offices, ships and planes via new hybrid optical/ultra-wideband-radio systems developed by European researchers.

Networks Of Small Habitat Patches Can Preserve Urban Biodiversity
Sets of small and seemingly insignificant habitat patches that are within reach for mobile species may under certain circumstances, as a group, provide an acceptable alternative to larger and contiguous habitats. This finding can make preservation of important ecological functions possible even in urban and other heavily exploited areas.

Smoking-related Cancers May Account for Narrowing Gap in Death Rates

2008-11-23T05:00:00.001-08:00

Smoking-related Cancers May Account for Narrowing Gap in Death Rates
A new study finds racial disparities in cancer death rates have been declining since the early 1990s, at least for certain cancer types.

New Cause Of Fatal Brain Injury From Acute Viral Meningitis
What was once thought to be the culprit responsible for fatal brain damage in acute viral meningitis has now been found to be only an accomplice, say researchers at the Scripps Research Institute.

Widely Used Cancer Drug Associated With Significantly Increased Risk Of Blood Clots
The use of the cancer drug bevacizumab is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs), according to a new article.

Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking
Teens who have never done drugs, but engage in other risky behaviours such as drinking, smoking and being sexually active, are more likely to use crystal meth, medical researchers have concluded.

Does Growth Hormone Drug Slow Alzheimer's Disease?
A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in humans.

Crafting Your Image For Your 1,000 Friends On Facebook Or MySpace
Students are creating idealized versions of themselves on social networking websites -- Facebook and MySpace are the most popular -- and using these sites to explore their emerging identities, psychologists report. Parents often understand very little about this phenomenon, they say.

Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?

2008-11-23T02:59:00.001-08:00

Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?
Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they're stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited. The object in question? Stradivarius violins, constructed by famed Italian instrument-maker Antonio Stradivari between 1680 and 1720. Treasured for possessing sublime acoustic properties, these rare instruments have spawned dozens of theories attempting to explain their legendary tone, and luthiers, makers of stringed instruments, are still trying to reproduce it. The question remains: Are Stradivarius violins worth all the fuss?

Smoking Rate Declines For the First Time in Years
A new report shows that fewer Americans are lighting up -- a sign control efforts like taxation and legislation may be working.

Snow In The Arctic: An Ingredient In A Surprising Chemical Cocktail
In the Arctic in spring, the snow cover gives off nitrogen oxides. This phenomenon, the extent of which had not been previously realized, is the source of one third of the nitrates present in the Arctic atmosphere, according to researchers. Scientists made a quantitative study of the origin and evolution of nitrogen compounds in the Arctic atmosphere, in order to understand their environmental impact on this region.

Methanization On The Farm: Integrating Nitrogen Treatment
In Rennes, studies are being conducted to combine livestock liquid manure methanization processes with a biological nitrogen removal process. The expected benefits are measured in terms of energy savings and preservation of river water quality.

Complex Systems Science: How Do Math And Intuition Help Us Understand Whole Systems?
The human brain may be the ultimate complex system, but other examples appear everywhere. Take army ants. Despite their name, they have no general, and their queen sends out no instructions. No ant is aiming to get across that gully, and there is no blueprint or traffic light. Yet millions of ants, following the same instinctive rules of individual behavior, can build bridges with their bodies and forage for food along vast efficient highways.

Mesothelioma Incidence and Asbestos Cause - How Many People Are at Risk?

2008-11-22T19:00:00.001-08:00

Mesothelioma Incidence and Asbestos Cause - How Many People Are at Risk?
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer caused mainly by asbestos. It's a very serious type of cancer, and families who have been touched by mesothelioma have many challenges ahead. Treatment of Mesothelioma...

What is Mesothelioma Lung Cancer?
Mesothelioma is nothing but a cancer of mesothelium. It affects the abdominal cavity, chest cavity and the region surrounding the heart. It is basically the covering structure of most of the internal ...

Pregnant Women Who Do Aquarobics Have Easier Deliveries, Study Finds
A course of water aerobics classes has been shown to reduce the amount of pain-killing medication women request during labor. Research shows that, as well as being safe, the gentle exercise has the benefit of making it easier to give birth.

The Latest Weight Loss Diets
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Complex Systems Science: How Do Math And Intuition Help Us Understand Whole Systems?
The human brain may be the ultimate complex system, but other examples appear everywhere. Take army ants. Despite their name, they have no general, and their queen sends out no instructions. No ant is aiming to get across that gully, and there is no blueprint or traffic light. Yet millions of ants, following the same instinctive rules of individual behavior, can build bridges with their bodies and forage for food along vast efficient highways.

Mercury Tarnishes Louisiana Fish
Researchers are fighting to remove mercury from the environment. Mercury-containing pressure gauges in the natural gas fields, coal-fired power plants and chlorine plants are among the sources of mercury that concern scientists.

From Genes To Farmers' Fields: New 'Waterproof' Rice Developed

2008-11-22T16:59:00.001-08:00

From Genes To Farmers' Fields: New 'Waterproof' Rice Developed
"Waterproof" versions of popular varieties of rice, which can withstand two weeks of complete submergence, have passed tests in farmers' fields with flying colors. Several of these varieties are now close to official release by national and state seed certification agencies in Bangladesh and India, where farmers suffer major crop losses because of flooding of up to 4 million tons of rice per year. This is enough rice to feed 30 million people.

Lactic Acid Found To Fuel Tumors
A team of researchers has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new way to destroy the most hard-to-kill, dangerous tumor cells by preventing them from delivering lactic acid.

Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?
Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they're stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited. The object in question? Stradivarius violins, constructed by famed Italian instrument-maker Antonio Stradivari between 1680 and 1720. Treasured for possessing sublime acoustic properties, these rare instruments have spawned dozens of theories attempting to explain their legendary tone, and luthiers, makers of stringed instruments, are still trying to reproduce it. The question remains: Are Stradivarius violins worth all the fuss?

What is Mesothelioma Lung Cancer?
Mesothelioma is nothing but a cancer of mesothelium. It affects the abdominal cavity, chest cavity and the region surrounding the heart. It is basically the covering structure of most of the internal ...

Smoking-related Cancers May Account for Narrowing Gap in Death Rates
A new study finds racial disparities in cancer death rates have been declining since the early 1990s, at least for certain cancer types.

'Powerhouses' From Living Cells -- Mitochondria -- Power New Explosives Detector

2008-11-22T12:59:00.001-08:00

'Powerhouses' From Living Cells -- Mitochondria -- Power New Explosives Detector
Researchers in Missouri have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives. The experimental sensor, about the size of a postage stamp, represents the first of its kind to be powered by mitochondria, the microscopic "powerhouses" that provide energy to living cells, the researchers say.

Major Study of Supplements and Prostate Cancer Halted
The National Cancer Institute has stopped a major clinical trial studying whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer because early analysis suggests the supplements don't work.

Smoking Compromises Quality-of-Life in Old Age
Smoking doesn't just shorten your lifespan, it can make your golden years far less enjoyable, according to new research.

Concealed Glaciers Discovered On Mars At Mid-latitudes
Vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris persist today at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on Mars, says new research using ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The discovery is an encouraging sign for scientists searching for life beyond Earth. The water ice might also provide a useful resource for human explorers visiting the red planet.

Does Growth Hormone Drug Slow Alzheimer's Disease?
A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in humans.

Challenges To Environmentally Responsible Energy Use In Today's Society
Our society is rushing to escape the energy culture as we know it, in order to remake it as we don't know it. The irony is that a marginal amount of planning -- continual improvement in mileage standards, closing of the loophole in those standards that exempted light trucks, steady federal investment in renewable energy -- might have alleviated the energy and climate crunch facing us today.

Mesothelioma Incidence and Asbestos Cause - How Many People Are at Risk?

2008-11-22T10:59:00.001-08:00

Mesothelioma Incidence and Asbestos Cause - How Many People Are at Risk?
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer caused mainly by asbestos. It's a very serious type of cancer, and families who have been touched by mesothelioma have many challenges ahead. Treatment of Mesothelioma...

Smoking-related Cancers May Account for Narrowing Gap in Death Rates
A new study finds racial disparities in cancer death rates have been declining since the early 1990s, at least for certain cancer types.

What is Mesothelioma Lung Cancer?
Mesothelioma is nothing but a cancer of mesothelium. It affects the abdominal cavity, chest cavity and the region surrounding the heart. It is basically the covering structure of most of the internal ...

When Good Maples Go Red: Why Leaves Change Color In The Fall
On a hushed autumn morning, when leaves have ripened to the fall, who hasn't stood under a flaming maple and wondered why it goes red?

Brain Reorganizes To Adjust For Loss Of Vision
A new study shows that when patients with macular degeneration focus on using another part of their retina to compensate for their loss of central vision, their brain seems to compensate by reorganizing its neural connections. Age--related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. The study appears in the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience.

Evolution Of The Visual System Is Key To Abstract Art

2008-11-22T08:59:00.001-08:00

Evolution Of The Visual System Is Key To Abstract Art
Famous works of abstract art achieve popularity by using shapes that resonate with the neural mechanisms in the brain linked to visual information, a psychologist has discovered.

New Nano Satellite Mission To Examine Link Between Lightning And Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes
Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Lightning may give rise to these bursts of radiation. However, unlike the well-known flashes of light and peals of thunder familiar to Earth-dwellers, these energy releases are channeled upward and can be detected only from space. Our atmosphere protects us from the effects of this radiation, but the mechanisms at work can impact Earth's upper atmosphere and its space environment.

Converting Sunlight Into Electricity: European Project Breaks Efficiency Record
Scientists have developed photovoltaic multi-junction solar cells which are able to convert 39.7% of the energy of sun light into electricity. This is the highest percentage ever reached in Europe, according to researchers.

Prostate Cancer Prevention � Strategies You Can Implement
It should be a priority for you to protect your body against prostate cancer. You may think that it is all genetically related but studies show a man can significantly reduce his risk. Having positive...

Short Term Effects Of Marijuana
The short-term effects of marijuana can include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate. Res...

Iconic Rings And Flares Of Galaxies Created By Violent, Intergalactic Collisions

2008-11-22T06:59:00.001-08:00

Iconic Rings And Flares Of Galaxies Created By Violent, Intergalactic Collisions
The bright pinwheels and broad star sweeps iconic of disk galaxies such as the Milky Way might all be the shrapnel from massive, violent collisions with other galaxies and galaxy-size chunks of dark matter. New findings challenge a longstanding theory.

How Nicotine Is Absorbed Through The Body
Nicotine provides an almost immediate "kick" because it causes a discharge of epinephrine from the adrenal cortex. This stimulates the central nervous system and endocrine glands, which causes a sudde...

Major Study of Supplements and Prostate Cancer Halted
The National Cancer Institute has stopped a major clinical trial studying whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer because early analysis suggests the supplements don't work.

'Powerhouses' From Living Cells -- Mitochondria -- Power New Explosives Detector
Researchers in Missouri have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives. The experimental sensor, about the size of a postage stamp, represents the first of its kind to be powered by mitochondria, the microscopic "powerhouses" that provide energy to living cells, the researchers say.

Burying Greenhouse Gases: New Tool Could Aid Safe Underground Storage Of Carbon Dioxide
To prevent global warming, researchers and policymakers are exploring a variety of options to significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide that reaches the atmosphere. One possible approach involves capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide at the source, then injecting them underground. Now engineers have come up with a new software tool to determine how much carbon dioxide can be sequestered safely in geological formations.

Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Associated With A Reduced Breast Cancer Risk

2008-11-22T00:59:00.001-08:00

Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Associated With A Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Isolated Breast Cancer Cells In Sentinel Lymph Node Associated With Non-Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases
Women who are found to have isolated breast cancer cells upon sentinel lymph node biopsy have a risk of having metastases in other lymph nodes.

Race Guides Neighborhood Evaluation, Study Says
Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study. The investigation indicates that neighborhood evaluations are socially constructed and contribute to ongoing racial segregation.

Research Sheds Light On Benefits Of Multiple Mates
New research could explain why females of many species have multiple partners. Females of most species, including many mammals, mate with multiple partners. The driving forces for this practice, known as 'polyandry', have been a mystery for evolutionary biologists for decades. This research suggests that polyandry could be the result of females adapting to avoid producing offspring carrying selfish genetic elements that reduce male fertility.

Major Study of Supplements and Prostate Cancer Halted
The National Cancer Institute has stopped a major clinical trial studying whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer because early analysis suggests the supplements don't work.

Shellfish Inspire New Adhesives
Adhesive shellfish proteins bind regardless of how many binding elements they contain. This has potential for the development of new kinds of binding agents.

Converting Sunlight Into Electricity: European Project Breaks Efficiency Record

2008-11-21T16:59:00.001-08:00

Converting Sunlight Into Electricity: European Project Breaks Efficiency Record
Scientists have developed photovoltaic multi-junction solar cells which are able to convert 39.7% of the energy of sun light into electricity. This is the highest percentage ever reached in Europe, according to researchers.

Children Of Centenarians Live Longer, Have Lower Risk Of Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes
Centenarian offspring (children of parents who lived to be at least 97 years old) retain important cardiovascular advantages from their parents compared to a similarly-aged cohort.

Concealed Glaciers Discovered On Mars At Mid-latitudes
Vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris persist today at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on Mars, says new research using ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The discovery is an encouraging sign for scientists searching for life beyond Earth. The water ice might also provide a useful resource for human explorers visiting the red planet.

Rock Avalanches And Landslides: Modeling When The Mountain Slides Down Into The Valley
Rock avalanches and landslides, rock falls and slope slips are all contained in the concept of mass movements. The ever more intensive usage of the mountainous regions and the climate change are some of the causes for these natural erosion processes from high alpine regions to the hill country, and they are not insignificant causes. Engineering geologists are modeling mass movements with specially adapted computer programs. Their know-how is helpful for the risk assessment of imminent landslides and slope slips.

Evolution Of The Visual System Is Key To Abstract Art
Famous works of abstract art achieve popularity by using shapes that resonate with the neural mechanisms in the brain linked to visual information, a psychologist has discovered.

Smoking Compromises Quality-of-Life in Old Age

2008-11-21T04:59:00.001-08:00

Smoking Compromises Quality-of-Life in Old Age
Smoking doesn't just shorten your lifespan, it can make your golden years far less enjoyable, according to new research.

What Controls Critical 'Go-to' Enzyme: Findings May Hold Key To Better Treatments For Many Disorders
Scientists have gained new insights into regulation of one of the body's enzyme workhorses called calpains. As the cell's molecular overachievers, calpains function in many cellular processes, including the movement of cells in tissues, the death of damaged cells, insulin secretion, and brain cell and muscle function. The downside of this broad set of responsibilities is that defective or overactive calpains have been linked to an array of disorders, including a form of muscular dystrophy, Type 2 diabetes, gastric cancers, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, cataracts, and the death of both heart muscle in heart attacks and of brain tissue in stroke and traumatic brain injury.

Concealed Glaciers Discovered On Mars At Mid-latitudes
Vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris persist today at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on Mars, says new research using ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The discovery is an encouraging sign for scientists searching for life beyond Earth. The water ice might also provide a useful resource for human explorers visiting the red planet.

Gene Silencing May Improve Success Of Islet Cell Transplants For Diabetes
Scientists in Tennessee are reporting that a gene therapy technique called gene silencing shows promise for improving the effectiveness and expanded use of transplants of insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes.

'4-D' Microscope Revolutionizes The Way We Look At Nano World
More than a century ago, the development of the earliest motion picture technology made what had been previously thought "magical" a reality: capturing and recreating the movement and dynamism of the world around us. A breakthrough technology based on new concepts has now accomplished a similar feat, but on an atomic scale by allowing, for the first time, the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure and shape of matter barely a billionth of a meter in size.

Major Study of Supplements and Prostate Cancer Halted
The National Cancer Institute has stopped a major clinical trial studying whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer because early analysis suggests the supplements don't work.

Potential Sources Of 'Rain-Making' Bacteria In The Atmosphere Identified

2008-11-21T02:59:00.001-08:00

Potential Sources Of 'Rain-Making' Bacteria In The Atmosphere Identified
Scientists recently found evidence that bacteria and biological cells are the most efficient ice-forming catalysts in precipitation from locations around the globe. The formation of ice in clouds is important in the processes that lead to snow and rain. Ice-nucleating bacteria -- which have been referred to as "rain-making bacteria" -- may be significant triggers of freezing in clouds and influence the water cycle.

Researchers Make New Electronics -- With A Twist
Scientists have made electronics that can bend. They've made electronics that can stretch. And now, they've reached the ultimate goal -- electronics that can be subjected to any complex deformation, including twisting. Researchers have improved their so-called "pop-up" technology to create circuits that can be twisted. Such electronics could be used in places where flat, unbending electronics would fail, like on the human body.

Neurons Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Muscle Function After Injury
Researchers have discovered that embryonic stem cells may play a critical role in helping people with nerve damage and motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), regain muscular strength.

Biomarkers Used To Predict Chronological And Physiological Age
How old are you really? Chronological age is easy -- count forward from birth. But establishing physiological age is purely subjective, based on how someone looks, feels and functions. Research in nematode worms is providing a crucial first step toward the development of biomarkers to predict chronological and physiological age in humans. This technology could facilitate testing of anti-aging therapies as well as give physicians a means of tracking how individuals "withstand the tests of time."

Brain Compound 'Throws Gasoline Onto The Fire' Of Schizophrenia
New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia. The finding suggests that drugs used to suppress the compound, called kynurenic acid, might be an important supplement to antipsychotic medicines, as these adjuncts could be used to treat the disorder's most resistant symptoms -- cognitive impairments.

Toward A New Generation Of Paper-thin Loudspeakers

2008-11-20T22:59:00.001-08:00

Toward A New Generation Of Paper-thin Loudspeakers
In research that may redefine ear buds, earphones, stereo loudspeakers, and other devices for producing sound, researchers in China are reporting development of flexible loudspeakers thinner than paper that might be inserted into the ears with an index finger or attached to clothing, walls, or windows. Their report on what may be the world's thinnest loudspeakers, made from transparent carbon nanotube films, is scheduled for the December 10 issue of Nano Letters.

Smoking-related Cancers May Account for Narrowing Gap in Death Rates
A new study finds racial disparities in cancer death rates have been declining since the early 1990s, at least for certain cancer types.

Works Of Art Shed New Light On Climate Change
Paintings, watercolors and prints can be used by those who manage Britain's coastlines to look back in time and better understand the threat of rising sea levels and climate change.

New Life Beneath Sea And Ice
Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us.

Dangerous 'Two-faced' Protein Crucial To Breast Cancer Spread And Growth Identified
Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites. Now, researchers have found a protein they say acts as a deadly master switch, both freeing cancer cells from a tumor while ramping up new growth.

Major Study of Supplements and Prostate Cancer Halted

2008-11-20T20:59:00.001-08:00

Major Study of Supplements and Prostate Cancer Halted
The National Cancer Institute has stopped a major clinical trial studying whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer because early analysis suggests the supplements don't work.

Elderly People Require Better Fire Prevention, Report Finds
If you are over seventy years old, your chances of dying in a fire at home are four times as high as they are for the rest of the population. It is also a fact that half of all women who die in house fires are 70 or older. These are among the results of a report from SINTEF Norwegian Fire Laboratories.

What Causes ADD or ADHD?
While many people consider ADD or ADHD to be caused by many 'social factors', i.e. bad parenting, video games, poor schools, etc., research is clear that the social causes have no merit with Attention...

Pure Insulin-producing Cells Produced In Mice
Researchers have developed an unlimited number of pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells. The cells, which have the same sub-cellular structures as the insulin-producing cells naturally found in the pancreas, were highly effective in treating diabetes in the mouse model.

Birds Singing In Slow Motion Help Reveal Brain Locations Responsible For Timing
As anyone who watched the Olympics can appreciate, timing matters when it comes to complex sequential actions. It can make a difference between a perfect handspring and a fall, for instance. But what controls that timing? Scientists are closing in on the brain regions responsible, thanks to some technical advances and some help from songbirds.

Extreme Makeover: Photos Realistically Embedded Within Videos

2008-11-20T18:59:00.001-08:00

Extreme Makeover: Photos Realistically Embedded Within Videos
Stanford artificial intelligence researchers have developed software that makes it easy to reach inside an existing video and place a photo on the wall so realistically that it looks like it was there from the beginning. The photo is not pasted on top of the existing video, but embedded in it. It works for videos as well; you can play a video on a wall inside your video.

'4-D' Microscope Revolutionizes The Way We Look At Nano World
More than a century ago, the development of the earliest motion picture technology made what had been previously thought "magical" a reality: capturing and recreating the movement and dynamism of the world around us. A breakthrough technology based on new concepts has now accomplished a similar feat, but on an atomic scale by allowing, for the first time, the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure and shape of matter barely a billionth of a meter in size.

Put On A Happy Face: It Helps You See The Big Picture
That photo of your smiling kids on the refrigerator door might do more than just make you feel good; you might make healthier food choices after looking at it. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that positive moods can increase our ability to understand the big picture.

What Causes ADD or ADHD?
While many people consider ADD or ADHD to be caused by many 'social factors', i.e. bad parenting, video games, poor schools, etc., research is clear that the social causes have no merit with Attention...

Rational Or Random? Professor Models How People Send E-mails
How do people respond to e-mails? Rationally, responding to the most important first, making sure the process is efficient? Or randomly, when they are at their computers or when they have time, without any regard to efficiency? After studying e-mails sent and received from more than 3,000 e-mail accounts at a European university over a three-month period,scientists created a mathematical model that shows people send e-mail randomly, but in cycles.

Bottoms Up: Individualists More Likely To Be Problem Drinkers
What makes residents of certain states or countries more likely to consume more alcohol? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, high levels of individualism lead to more problem drinking.

Brain Reorganizes To Adjust For Loss Of Vision

2008-11-20T16:59:00.001-08:00

Brain Reorganizes To Adjust For Loss Of Vision
A new study shows that when patients with macular degeneration focus on using another part of their retina to compensate for their loss of central vision, their brain seems to compensate by reorganizing its neural connections. Age--related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. The study appears in the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience.

Formula For Predicting Climate Change Impact On Salmon Stocks Established
Scientists have found a way to accurately predict the impact of climate change on imperiled Pacific salmon stocks that could result in better management strategies.

Biomarkers Used To Predict Chronological And Physiological Age
How old are you really? Chronological age is easy -- count forward from birth. But establishing physiological age is purely subjective, based on how someone looks, feels and functions. Research in nematode worms is providing a crucial first step toward the development of biomarkers to predict chronological and physiological age in humans. This technology could facilitate testing of anti-aging therapies as well as give physicians a means of tracking how individuals "withstand the tests of time."

Two New Compounds Show Promise For Eliminating Breast Cancer Tumors
Two new compounds show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors. Researchers have observed no negative side effects so far. The compounds disrupt bonding of a cancer-related protein.

Potential Sources Of 'Rain-Making' Bacteria In The Atmosphere Identified
Scientists recently found evidence that bacteria and biological cells are the most efficient ice-forming catalysts in precipitation from locations around the globe. The formation of ice in clouds is important in the processes that lead to snow and rain. Ice-nucleating bacteria -- which have been referred to as "rain-making bacteria" -- may be significant triggers of freezing in clouds and influence the water cycle.

Researchers Make New Electronics -- With A Twist
Scientists have made electronics that can bend. They've made electronics that can stretch. And now, they've reached the ultimate goal -- electronics that can be subjected to any complex deformation, including twisting. Researchers have improved their so-called "pop-up" technology to create circuits that can be twisted. Such electronics could be used in places where flat, unbending electronics would fail, like on the human body.

Gene That Regulates Mold's Resistance To Drugs Identified

2008-11-20T08:59:00.001-08:00

Gene That Regulates Mold's Resistance To Drugs Identified
Researchers have found a gene that regulates mold's resistance to anti-mold drugs.

Gene Silencing May Improve Success Of Islet Cell Transplants For Diabetes
Scientists in Tennessee are reporting that a gene therapy technique called gene silencing shows promise for improving the effectiveness and expanded use of transplants of insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes.

New Theory Of Visual Computation Reveals How Brain Makes Sense Of Natural Scenes
Computational neuroscientists have developed a computational model that provides insight into the function of the brain's visual cortex and the information processing that enables people to perceive contours and surfaces, and understand what they see in the world around them.

Faster Disability Claim Process for Some Cancers
People with certain types of cancer and other diseases will now be able to get their federal disability claims processed much more quickly under the Social Security Administration's new Compassionate Allowances program.

Mysterious Source Of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered: Nearby Exotic Object?
Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified nearby source of high-energy cosmic rays. The finding was made with a NASA-funded balloon-borne instrument high over Antarctica.

Rural Women Are At Higher Risk Of Blood Pressure Disorders During Pregnancy

2008-11-20T04:59:00.001-08:00

Rural Women Are At Higher Risk Of Blood Pressure Disorders During Pregnancy
Several factors, such as older age and high weight gain, are known risk factors for pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders. Now a new report suggests that social factors -- including living in a rural county -- may also increase the risk of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension, according to new research.

Mysterious Source Of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered: Nearby Exotic Object?
Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified nearby source of high-energy cosmic rays. The finding was made with a NASA-funded balloon-borne instrument high over Antarctica.

How Household Bleach Kills Bacteria
Developed more than 200 years ago and found in households around the world, chlorine bleach is among the most widely used disinfectants, yet scientists never have understood exactly how the familiar product kills bacteria.

General Anesthesia For Hernia Surgery In Children And Risk Of Later Developmental Problems
Children under the age of three who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to children who had not undergone the surgery.

Kids From Juvenile Justice System 7 Times More Likely To Commit Criminal Acts, Study Finds
A new study shows that juvenile delinquents sentenced to either a juvenile retreat, probation or unsupervised community service were seven times more likely to commit criminal acts as adults than youngsters from the control group who managed to avoid the juvenile justice system.

Faster Disability Claim Process for Some Cancers
People with certain types of cancer and other diseases will now be able to get their federal disability claims processed much more quickly under the Social Security Administration's new Compassionate Allowances program.