Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical...
Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer
Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more
powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been
scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for...
Costs of climate change, state-by-state: Billions, says UMD
Climate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of U.S. states, says a new series of reports from the University of Maryland's Center for...
Commercial bees spreading disease to wild pollinating bees
Bees provide crucial pollination service to numerous crops and up to a third of the human diet comes from plants pollinated by insects. However, pollinating bees are suffering widespread declines...
Paying to save tropical forests could be a way to reduce global carbon emissions
Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25...
NIST trumps the clumps: Making biologic drugs safer
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first systematic study* clarifies...
Cool! Nanoparticle research points to energy savings
Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of
lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an
energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and
others with...
Making patients move requires the right exercise advice
It is common knowledge that regular exercise supports physical and mental well-being. Despite this and recommendations from health care providers, the majority of patients with chronic illnesses remain inactive. In...
Scientists find new clues to explain Amazonian biodiversity
Ice age climate change and ancient flooding—but not barriers created by rivers—may have promoted the evolution of new insect species in the Amazon region of South America, a new study...
'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality
Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors
from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it
possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including...
Parasites outweigh predators in Pacific Coast estuaries
In a study of parasites living in three estuaries on the Pacific
coast of California and Baja California, researchers have
determined that biomass of these parasites exceeds that of top...
Licking your wounds: Scientists isolate compound in human saliva that speeds wound healing
A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer...
Security flaws in online banking sites found to be widespread
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves...
Use of sildenafil associated with improvement in antidepressant-related sexual dysfunction in women
Women with sexual dysfunction caused by the use of antidepressants experienced a reduction in adverse sexual effects with use of sildenafil, commonly known as the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra, according...
Slippery customer: A greener antiwear additive for engine oils
Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to
aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally
friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials scientists...
Scientists suspect omega-3 fatty acids could slow acute wound healing
A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as...
NIST membrane model may unlock secrets of early-stage Alzheimer's
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new
laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain
to study...
Exercise could be the heart's fountain of youth
Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but endurance exercise seems to make it younger. According to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, older...
Sex and lifespan linked in worms
A group of scientists who set out to study sex pheromones in a tiny worm found that the same family of pheromones also controls a stage in the worms' life...
Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009
Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of...
1 missing gene leads to fruitless mating rituals
Male fruit flies missing a gene for one particular odor receptor become clueless in matters of love, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered.
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