Milky Way a swifter spinner, more massive, new measurements show
Fasten your seat belts -- we're faster, heavier, and more likely to collide than we thought. Astronomers making high-precision measurements of the Milky Way say our home Galaxy is rotating about 100,000 miles per hour faster than previously understood.
Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome
Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one...
Molecular insight into how a heart failure drug in clinical trials works
Individuals who have persistent high blood pressure are at increased risks of a number of serious medical conditions, including heart failure. One of the factors that contributes to such heart...
Removing user fees does not improve health outcomes in Ghana
Removing user fees for primary health care changed health utilization behaviour but did not improve health outcomes among households with children under the age of five in Ghana, says a...
Study: Can nature's leading indicators presage environmental disaster?
Economists use leading indicators — the drivers of economic performance – to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future.
Stars forming just beyond black hole's grasp at galactic center
The center of the Milky Way presents astronomers with a paradox: it holds young stars, but no one is sure how those stars got there. The galactic center is wracked...
Tackling climate change with new permits to pollute
A new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and tackle climate change had been unveiled by leading economists.
IU physicist offers foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics
Physicists at Indiana University have developed a promising new way to identify a possible abnormality in a fundamental building block of Einstein's theory of relativity known as "Lorentz invariance." If...
Pneumococcal vaccine does not appear to protect against pneumonia
Commonly used pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines do not appear to be effective for preventing pneumonia, found a study by a team of researchers from Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Doubts make consumers more willing to reevaluate brands, study finds
Most consumers crave a clear understanding of brand images, making them more receptive to new marketing messages if anything clouds their vision of companies or products, according to a new...
Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes
In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to...
Studies reveal lifelong gender difference in physical activity
Females of all ages are less active than their male peers. Two studies, presented today (Tuesday 6 January) at a major academic conference, reveal the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over 70s. Both studies show...
Volcanoes cool the tropics, say researchers
Climate researchers have shown that big volcanic eruptions over the
past 450 years have temporarily cooled weather in the tropics—but
suggest that such effects may have been masked in the...
California study shows shade trees reduce summertime electricity use
PORTLAND, Ore. January 5, 2009. A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime...
Iowa State astrophysicist helps map the Milky Way's 4 spiral arms
Iowa State University's Martin Pohl is part of a research team that has developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms.
Burnham researchers discover 'on switch' for cell death signaling mechanism
Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have determined the structure of the interactions between proteins that form the heart of the death inducing signaling complex (DISC), which is...
Team finds breast cancer gene linked to disease spread
A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of...
Burnham researchers illuminate mechanisms that regulate DNA damage control and replication
Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have demonstrated important new roles for the protein kinase complex Cdc7/Dbf4 or Cdc7/Drf1 (Ddk) in monitoring damage control during DNA replication and...
Teens frequently mention risky behaviors on social networking sites
About half of teens reference sex, substance use or other risky behaviors on their publicly available online profiles, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics...
Baby Jupiters must gain weight fast
The planet Jupiter gained weight in a hurry during its infancy. It
had to, since the material from which it formed probably
disappeared in just a few million years, according...
New insight into aggressive childhood cancer
A new study reveals critical molecular mechanisms associated with the development and progression of human neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in young children. The research, published by Cell Press in...
Understanding extinct microbes may influence the state of modern human health
The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research at the University of Oklahoma has implications for the state of modern human health. Cecil Lewis, assistant...
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- Hubble views galactic core in unprecedented new detail
- Ideas Sought to Protect Earth from Space Rocks
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- Dead Stars Harbor Asteroids
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- Sunlight could stop short-sightedness
- Why creationism is not the biggest threat to schools
- Bird flu re-emerges in China and Vietnam, one dead
- Argonne scientists reach milestone in accelerator upgrade project
- Google launches Picasa for Mac
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- Scientists can now differentiate between healthy cells and cancer cells
- Religion may have evolved because of its ability to help people exercise self-control
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- USC dentist links Fosamax-type drugs to jaw necrosis
- 6 North American sites hold 12,900-year-old nanodiamond-rich soil
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- Mothers pass on disease clues to offspring
- Scientists can now differentiate between healthy cells and cancer cells
- 'Recovery coaches' effective in reducing number of babies exposed to drugs
- Religion may have evolved because of its ability to help people exercise self-control
- USC dentist links Fosamax-type drugs to jaw necrosis
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- Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells, proving value of natural compounds
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Astronomy & Space
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Biology & Nature
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- Scientists can now differentiate between healthy cells and cancer cells
- Salk researchers develop novel glioblastoma mouse model
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Health & Medicine
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Mathematics & Economics
- Flawed deposit insurance programs need reform, banking expert says
- Experts uncover weakness in Internet security
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- New study calls for global project finance reform
- Electronic methods potentially secure for sending blank ballots overseas
Paleontology & Archaeology
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- 6 North American sites hold 12,900-year-old nanodiamond-rich soil
- Study shows competition, not climate change, led to Neanderthal extinction
- Life on Earth got bigger in 2-million-fold leaps, says Stanford researcher
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Psychology & Sociology
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