Science Blog

Friday th 12th of November 2010

Vaccine for urinary tract infections is 1 step closer - 12:30

Fertility or powdery mildew resistance? - 11:10

New genetic marker makes fruit fly a better model for brain development and diseases - 11:10

Satellites provide up-to-date information on snow cover - 11:10

Hospital certification program for cardiovascular, stroke care needed - 11:10

Sandia effort images the sea monster of nuclear fusion: The Rayleigh-Taylor instability - 11:10

Specialized blood vessels jumpstart and sustain liver regeneration - 09:40

New equation calculates cost of walking for first time - 00:50

How diving leatherback turtles regulate buoyancy - 00:50

Thursday th 11th of November 2010

Efforts to combat pneumonia among 15 high-burdened countries fall short of recommended targets - 19:50

Consensus on TBI and PTSD will accelerate future research and improve patient care - 18:00

This faster-growing E. coli strain’s a good thing - 17:30

Scientific Grand Challenges identified to address global sustainability - 17:00

Cohabiting parents struggle with nonstandard work schedules - 16:00

Screening colonoscopy rates are not increased when women are offered a female endoscopist - 16:00

Yoga’s ability to improve mood and lessen anxiety is linked to increased levels of a critical brain chemical - 14:40

Invading weed threatens devastation to western rangelands - 14:40

Study shows brass devices in plumbing systems can create serious lead-in-water problems - 14:40

Hurdles ahead for health care reform primary care model, U-M study shows - 13:50

LSU oceanography researcher discovers toxic algae in open water - 13:50

New research provides effective battle planning for supercomputer war - 12:50

Additional cardiac testing vital for patients with anxiety and depression - 12:50

Common diabetes drug may halt growth of cysts in polycystic kidney disease - 12:50

Arsenic early in treatment improves survival for leukemia patients - 12:50

Scripps Research scientists identify new mechanism regulating daily biological rhythms - 11:50

Sugar and slice make graphene real nice - 11:50

Leaking underground CO2 storage could contaminate drinking water - 11:50

Alcohol damages much more than the liver - 11:50

African dust caused red soil in southern Europe - 11:50

UT professors find mixing business with politics pays off - 11:20

Scientists at IRB Barcelona and BSC publish the world’s largest video data bank of proteins - 11:20

Invasive species — the biggest threat to fish in the Mediterranean basin - 11:20

23 percent of young people get into fights when they go out at night - 11:20

Circuitry of fear identified - 10:50

Teens’ take on bullying - 10:50

Fortify HIT contracts with education and ethics to protect patient safety, say informatics experts - 09:51

NIAID media tipsheet: Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - 09:51

New data uncover common molecular pathways between Rett syndrome, autism and schizophrenia - 09:51

Campus-community interventions successful in reducing college drinking - 09:50

New forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology - 01:10

Wednesday th 10th of November 2010

Win some, lose some: U-M expert provides reapportionment projections - 19:00

JDRF clinical panel recommends next steps for artificial pancreas clinical testing - 19:00

Noninvasive brain stimulation helps improve motor function in stroke patients - 19:00

University of Minnesota leads team in discovery of novel type of magnetic wave - 18:00

New research from Psychological Science - 17:30

Economists reveal factors that help poor people lift themselves out of poverty - 17:30

Pleasurable behaviors reduce stress via brain pathways, research shows - 17:30

Primordial dry ice fuels comet jets - 17:30

Cassini’s CIRS reveals Saturn is on a cosmic dimmer switch - 17:30

NIH scientists unveil mechanisms of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome - 17:30