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How Does Our Brain Know What Is a Face and What's Not?
Objects that resemble faces are
everywhere. Whether it’s New
Hampshire’s erstwhile
granite “Old Man of the
Mountain,” or Jesus’
face on a tortilla, our brains are
adept at locating images that look
like faces. However, the normal
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Clearest Picture Yet of Dark Matter Points the Way to Better Understanding of Dark Energy
Scientists have independently made
the largest direct measurements of
the invisible scaffolding of the
universe, using the gravitational
lensing effect known as "cosmic
shear" to build maps of the
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Graphene Reveals Its Magnetic Personality
Can organic matter behave like a
fridge magnet? Scientists have now
shown that it can. Researchers
took nonmagnetic graphene and then
either 'peppered' it with other
nonmagnetic atoms like fluorine or
removed some carbon atoms from the
chicken wire. The empty spaces,
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Hatcheries Change Salmon Genetics After a Single Generation
The impact of hatcheries on salmon
is so profound that in just one
generation traits are selected
that allow fish to survive and
prosper in the hatchery
environment, at the cost of their
ability to thrive and reproduce in
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Whiff of 'Love Hormone' Helps Monkeys Show a Little Kindness
Oxytocin, the "love hormone" that
builds mother-baby bonds and may
help us feel more connected toward
one another, can also make surly
monkeys treat each other a little
more kindly. ... > full story
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Hybrid Silkworms Spin Stronger Spider Silk
Silk produced by transgenically
engineered silkworms in the lab
exhibit the highly sought-after
strength and elasticity of spider
silk. This stronger silk could
possibly be used to make sutures,
artificial limbs and parachutes. ... > full story
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Down to the Wire for Silicon: Researchers Create a Wire Four Atoms Wide, One Atom Tall
The smallest wires ever developed
in silicon -- just one atom tall
and four atoms wide -- have been
shown by a team of researchers to
have the same current-carrying
capability as copper wires. ... > full story
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Now You See It, Now You Didn't: Researchers Cloak a Moment in Time
Think Harry Potter movie magic:
Researchers have demonstrated a
"temporal cloak" -- albeit on a
very small scale -- in the
transport of information by a beam
of light. ... > full story
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Flatworm Flouts Fundamental Rule of Biology: Worm Regenerates Without Centrosome, a Structure Long Thought Necessary for Cell Division
A tiny, freshwater flatworm found
in ponds and rivers around the
world that has long intrigued
scientists for its remarkable
ability to regenerate has now
added a new wrinkle to biology. ... > full story
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World’s First Primate Chimeric Offspring Produced: Research Demonstrates Not All Embryonic Stem Cells Are Equal
Scientists have shed new light on
how early embryonic stem cells
develop and take part in formation
of the primate species. The
research has also resulted in the
first successful birth of chimeric
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- How Our Brain Knows Faces
- Biggest Maps of Dark Matter Yet
- Graphene Reveals Its Magnetic Personality
- Hatcheries Alter Salmon Genetics
- Whiff of 'Love Hormone' Helps Monkeys Be Nice
- Hybrid Silkworms Spin Stronger Spider Silk
- Wire Four Atoms Wide, One Atom Tall Created
- Researchers Cloak a Moment in Time
- Flatworm Flouts Fundamental Rule of Biology
- First Primate Chimeric Offspring Produced
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The delivery of pharmaceuticals into the human body or the storage of voluminous quantities of gas molecules could now be better controlled, thanks to a new study. Chemists have posed an alternative approach toward building porous ... > full story
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The knowledge that bacteria possess adaptable immune systems that protect them from individual viruses and other foreign invaders is relatively new to science, and researchers across the globe are working to learn how these systems function and to ... > full story
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Cell Membrane Proteins Could Provide Targets for Broader Vaccines
January 9, 2012 — Vaccines with broader reach might be made by stimulating specialized immune cells to recognize foreign cell membrane proteins that are shared across bacterial species, say researchers. The approach could be particularly beneficial in preventing ... > full story -
Mystery of Car Battery's Current Solved
January 9, 2012 — Chemists have solved the 150 year-old mystery of what gives the lead-acid battery, found under the bonnet of most cars, its unique ability to deliver a surge of ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Research; Alzheimer's; Dementia; Medical Imaging; Disorders and Syndromes; Healthy Aging;
PET Effectively Detects Dementia, Decade of Research Shows
January 9, 2012 — Scientists find that a method of positron emission tomography safely and accurately detects dementia, including the most common and devastating form among the elderly, Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Belize Protected Area Boosting Predatory Fish Populations
January 9, 2012 — A 14-year study in an atoll reef lagoon in Glover's Reef, Belize has found that fishing closures there produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish species. However, such closures have resulted in only minimal increases in ... > full story -
Listening to Music Can Be Effective for Reducing Pain in High-Anxiety Persons
January 9, 2012 — Distraction is an effective pain reliever, and a new study concludes that listening to music can be effective for reducing pain in high-anxiety persons who can easily become absorbed in cognitive ... > full story
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Proton Therapy Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
January 9, 2012 — Proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to two new ... > full story -
Alzheimer's; Alzheimer's Research; Nervous System; Disorders and Syndromes; Parkinson's Research; Biotechnology;
Nanoparticles Hold Promise as Potential Vehicle for Drug Delivery in Brain
January 9, 2012 — In the images of fruit flies, clusters of neurons are all lit up, forming a brightly glowing network of highways within the brain. It's exactly what researchers were hoping to see: It meant that ORMOSIL, a novel class of nanoparticles, had ... > full story -
Maintaining Balance: Blood Progenitor Cells Receive Signals from Niche Cells and the Daughter Blood Cells They Create
January 9, 2012 — Maintaining balance is crucial. In Drosophila, the common fruit fly, the creation and maintenance of the blood supply requires such balance. Stem cell scientists have now uncovered that two-way signaling from two different sets of cells is necessary ... > full story -
New Culprit in Earth's Massive Extinction: Mercury
January 9, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a new culprit likely involved in Earth's greatest extinction event: an influx of mercury into the ... > full story -
Mating and Breeding; Biology; Air Quality; Insects (and Butterflies); Environmental Science; Earth Science;
Fit Females Make More Daughters, Mighty Males Get Grandsons
January 9, 2012 — Females influence the gender of their offspring so they inherit either their mother's or grandfather's qualities. "High-quality" females -- those which produce more offspring -- are more likely to have daughters. Weaker females, whose own fathers ... > full story
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Research Demonstrating Link Between Virus and MS Could Point the Way to Treatment and Prevention
January 9, 2012 — A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into triggering inflammation and nerve cell damage in the brain, which is known to cause ... > full story -
Cell-CT: A New Dimension in Breast Cancer Research
January 9, 2012 — Medical researchers have examined normal, benign and malignant cells, using the only research Cell-CT apparatus -- a specialized instrument capable of imaging cells in vivid 3-D with true isotropic resolution. The technology permits the examination ... > full story -
Drug to Treat HIV in Children Shows Promise Via National Clinical Trial
January 9, 2012 — For children with HIV infection, the FDA approval of the use of raltegravir, an antiretroviral drug that slows the spread of HIV infection, offers a new weapon to treat HIV infection in ... > full story -
Newly Formed Plants Could Lead to Improved Crop Fertility
January 9, 2012 — A new study shows genomes of a recently formed plant species to be highly unstable, a phenomenon that may have far-reaching evolutionary ... > full story -
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Depression, Psychiatrists Report
January 9, 2012 — Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to ... > full story
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Mass Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn't Reduce Deaths, Study Suggests
January 9, 2012 — There's new evidence that annual prostate cancer screening does not reduce deaths from the disease, even among men in their 50s and 60s and those with underlying health conditions, according to new ... > full story -
Brain Injury; Intelligence; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Sports Medicine; Disorders and Syndromes; Fibromyalgia;
Concussion Testing Makes Everyone Tired
January 9, 2012 — Testing athletes for concussions may induce mental fatigue in subjects whether or not they have a head injury, according to ... > full story -
Major Variation in Bladder Cancer Subtype Trends Highlights Need for Focused Research
January 9, 2012 — A major study of 128,000 patients has found significant differences between the most common cancer tumors growing inside and on the surface of the bladder. Papillary transitional cell carcinoma rose by 56% between 1973 and 2007 and non-papillary ... > full story -
Pneumonia Outbreak in Endangered Markhor Goats
January 9, 2012 — If they didn't have enough to worry about from dodging poachers, snow leopards, and landslides in Central Asia's rugged mountains, a population of endangered markhor -- a majestic wild goat species -- has contracted ... > full story -
Researchers Create a Healthier Cigarette
January 9, 2012 — From a health care perspective, the best cigarette is no cigarette, but for the millions of people who try to quit smoking every year, researchers may have found a way to make cigarette smoking less ... > full story
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New Hope for Diseases of Protein Folding Such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Diseases, ALS, Cancer and Diabetes
January 8, 2012 — Two related studies offer new strategies for tackling the challenges of preventing and treating diseases of protein folding, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, ALS, cystic fibrosis, cancer and type 2 diabetes. The research ... > full story -
First Hint of the Higgs Boson Particle
January 8, 2012 — The answer to one of the most exciting questions in particle physics seems almost close enough to touch: Scientists have observed first signs of the Higgs boson and now believe that they will soon be able to prove the existence of the elementary ... > full story -
Gunshot, Stabbing Victims Are Recovering Without Exploratory Surgery
January 8, 2012 — Although more patients with abdominal gunshot and stab wounds can successfully forego emergency “exploratory” surgery and its potential complications, new research suggests that choosing the wrong patients for this “watchful ... > full story -
Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method Into Mainstream
January 8, 2012 — An advance in sensor design could unshackle a powerful yet high-maintenance technique for exploring material, expanding the scope of neutron interferometry from a test of quantum mechanics to a tool for ... > full story -
Daily Show and Colbert Report Viewers Are 'Deep'
January 8, 2012 — Daily Show viewers are deep. That might be a shallow analysis of the research, but “there is a segment of the political satire audience that is motivated by a deeper level of processing,” according to new ... > full story
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How Poor Maternal Diet Can Increase Risk of Diabetes: New Mechanism Discovered
January 7, 2012 — Researchers have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a person at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later life. This finding could lead to new ways of identifying people who are at a ... > full story -
Graphene Rips Follow Rules
January 7, 2012 — Researchers may give science and industry a new way to manipulate graphene, which naturally rips along armchair and zigzag ... > full story -
Malignancy-Risk Gene Signature for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Found
January 7, 2012 — A malignancy-risk gene signature developed for breast cancer has been found to have predictive and prognostic value for patients with early stage non-small cell lung ... > full story -
Multi-Year Prediction of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5 °N Possible
January 7, 2012 — Climate scientists have now shown for the first time that the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5 °N can be skillfully predicted for up to four ... > full story -
Majority Groups Support Assimilation, Except When They're Not Majorities
January 7, 2012 — We generally think that views about how to integrate a diverse society depend on people's positions in that society -- that is, whether they're in the racial, religious, or cultural majority or a member of a minority. In the US, "people tend to ... > full story
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Moderate Red Wine Drinking May Help Cut Women’s Breast Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
January 6, 2012 — Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among U.S. women, new research ... > full story -
Salt Water Alone Unlikely to Halt Burmese Python Invasion
January 6, 2012 — Invasive Burmese python hatchlings from the Florida Everglades can withstand exposure to salt water long enough to potentially expand their range through ocean and estuarine ... > full story -
DNA Mismatch Repair Happens Only During a Brief Window of Opportunity
January 6, 2012 — In eukaryotes-the group of organisms that include humans –- a key to survival is the ability of certain proteins to quickly and accurately repair genetic errors that occur when DNA is replicated to make new cells. Researchers have solved part ... > full story -
Molecular 'Maturation Clock' Modulates Branching Architecture in Tomato Plants
January 6, 2012 — The secret to pushing tomato plants to produce more fruit might not lie in an extra dose of Miracle-Gro. Instead, new research suggests that an increase in fruit yield might be achieved by manipulating a molecular timer or so-called "maturation ... > full story -
Religious Beliefs Battle Hypertension, Norwegian Study of Church Attendance Suggests
January 6, 2012 — Does a belief in God confer any health benefits? Researchers in Norway have found a clear relationship between time spent in church and lower blood pressure in both women and ... > full story
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Sea Snails Help Scientists Explore a Possible Way to Enhance Memory
January 6, 2012 — Efforts to help people with learning impairments are being aided by a species of sea snail. The mollusk, which is used by researchers to study the brain, has much in common with other species including humans. Neuroscientists have used this animal ... > full story -
What Determines the Capacity of Short-Term Memory?
January 6, 2012 — Short-term memory plays a crucial role in how our consciousness operates. Several years ago a hypothesis has been formulated, according to which capacity of short-term memory depends in a special way on two cycles of brain electric activity. ... > full story -
New Drug Screening Identifies Chemical Agents With Potent Anti-Cancer Activity
January 6, 2012 — Drugs already approved for clinical use across a variety of therapeutic categories can be screened to identify effective agents for thyroid cancer, according to a recent study. These findings could rapidly be implemented into a clinical trial to ... > full story -
New System May One Day Steer Microrobots Through Blood Vessels for Disease Treatment
January 6, 2012 — Researchers use a magnetic field to generate both side-to-side and corkscrew-like motions of tiny ... > full story -
Why Young Couples Aren't Getting Married: They Fear the Ravages of Divorce
January 6, 2012 — With the share of married adults at an all-time low in the United States, new research by demographers unveils clues why couples don't get married -- they fear ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Proton Therapy Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
Proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to two new ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Research Demonstrating Link Between Virus and MS Could Point the Way to Treatment and Prevention
A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into triggering inflammation and nerve cell damage in the brain, which is known to cause ... > full story
Living Well
Researchers Create a Healthier Cigarette
From a health care perspective, the best cigarette is no cigarette, but for the millions of people who try to quit smoking every year, researchers may have found a way to make cigarette smoking less ... > full story
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- Moderate Red Wine Drinking May Help Cut Women’s Breast Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
- Religious Beliefs Battle Hypertension, Norwegian Study of Church Attendance Suggests
- Why Young Couples Aren't Getting Married: They Fear the Ravages of Divorce
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Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Nanoparticles Hold Promise as Potential Vehicle for Drug Delivery in Brain
In the images of fruit flies, clusters of neurons are all lit up, forming a brightly glowing network of highways within the brain. It's exactly what researchers were hoping to see: It meant that ORMOSIL, a novel class of nanoparticles, had ... > full story
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- Salt Water Alone Unlikely to Halt Burmese Python Invasion
- DNA Mismatch Repair Happens Only During a Brief Window of Opportunity
- Molecular 'Maturation Clock' Modulates Branching Architecture in Tomato Plants
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Earth & Climate
New Culprit in Earth's Massive Extinction: Mercury
Researchers have discovered a new culprit likely involved in Earth's greatest extinction event: an influx of mercury into the ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Leaping Lizards and Dinosaurs Inspire Robot Design
A new study of how lizards use their tails when leaping through the trees shows that they swing the tail upward to avoid pitching forward after a stumble. Theropod dinosaurs -- the ancestors of birds -- may have done the same. A robot model confirms ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Magnetically Levitated Flies Offer Clues to Future of Life in Space
Using powerful magnets to levitate fruit flies can provide vital clues to how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions in space, researchers ... > full story
Matter & Energy
First Hint of the Higgs Boson Particle
The answer to one of the most exciting questions in particle physics seems almost close enough to touch: Scientists have observed first signs of the Higgs boson and now believe that they will soon be able to prove the existence of the elementary ... > full story
Computers & Math
Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method Into Mainstream
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