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17-Apr-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Antibody Helps Detect Protein Implicated in Alzheimer’s, Other Diseases
Washington University in St. Louis

Tangles of the protein tau dot the brains of people with diseases like Alzheimer’s. Now, researchers have found a way to measure tau in the blood that accurately reflects tau in the brain. The study, in mice and a small group of people, could be the first step towards a non-invasive test for tau.

Released: 18-Apr-2017 3:00 PM EDT
Study Shows High-Salt Diet Decreases Thirst, Increases Hunger
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

When you eat salty food, you get thirsty and drink water. Right? Maybe in the short-term -- but within 24 hours, you actually get less thirsty because your body starts to conserve and produce more water.

Released: 17-Apr-2017 3:45 PM EDT
Eye Expressions Offer a Glimpse Into the Evolution of Emotion
Cornell University

New research by Adam Anderson, professor of human development at Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, reveals why the eyes offer a window into the soul. According to the recent study, in Psychological Science, we interpret a person’s emotions by analyzing the expression in their eyes – a process that began as a universal reaction to environmental stimuli and evolved to communicate our deepest emotions.

   
Released: 17-Apr-2017 3:35 PM EDT
New Many-Toothed Clingfish Discovered with Help of Digital Scans
University of Washington

A set of curious researchers, state-of-the-art visual technology and a bit of good luck helped find a new fish whose tooth collection could put a shark to shame.

12-Apr-2017 3:00 PM EDT
Science Fiction Horror Wriggles Into Reality with Discovery of Giant Sulfur-Powered Shipworm
University of Utah Health

Our world seems to grow smaller by the day as biodiversity rapidly dwindles, but Mother Earth still has a surprise or two up her sleeve. An international team of researchers were the first to investigate a never before studied species a giant, black, mud dwelling, worm-like animal. The findings will be published online in the Apr. 17 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Released: 13-Apr-2017 3:00 PM EDT
NASA Missions Provide New Insights into 'Ocean Worlds' in Our Solar System
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Recent observations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered a probable plume of material erupting from the moon's surface at precisely the same location as a similar apparent plume seen two years earlier by Hubble. These images bolster evidence that the plumes are a real phenomenon, flaring up intermittently in the same region on the satellite.

Released: 12-Apr-2017 11:00 AM EDT
ALMA Investigates ‘DeeDee,’ a Distant, Dim Member of Our Solar System
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have revealed extraordinary details about a recently discovered far-flung member of our solar system, the planetary body 2014 UZ224, more informally known as DeeDee.

Released: 12-Apr-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Researchers Find Mushrooms May Hold Clues to Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Lawns
University of New Hampshire

Since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has rapidly increased. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire set out to determine how rising carbon dioxide concentrations and different climates may alter vegetation like forests, croplands, and 40 million acres of American lawns. They found that the clues may lie in an unexpected source, mushrooms.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Professors Discuss Consequences of 'Brain-Hacking' Software for Smartphones
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Anderson Cooper visited CSU Dominguez Hills for story about the effects of habit-forming smartphone applications.

Released: 7-Apr-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Scientists Watch a Molecule Protect Itself From Radiation Damage
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

When DNA is hit with ultraviolet light, it can lose excess energy from radiation by ejecting the core of a hydrogen atom — a single proton — to keep other chemical bonds in the system from breaking. To gain insight into this process, researchers used X-ray laser pulses from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to investigate how energy from light transforms a relatively simple molecule, 2-thiopyridone.

3-Apr-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Why Did We See “The Dress” Differently? The Answer Lies in the Shadows, Neuroscience Research Finds
New York University

When “the dress” went viral in 2015, millions were divided on its true colors: gold and white or black and blue? In a new study, an NYU neuroscientist concludes that these differences in perception are due to our assumptions about how the dress was illuminated.

6-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Image Release: ALMA Captures Explosive Star Birth
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Star birth can be a violent and explosive event, as dramatically illustrated in new ALMA images.

4-Apr-2017 10:05 AM EDT
For New Carbon Markets, Try Old Growth
University of Vermont

A fifteen-year study in Vermont shows that imitating old-growth forests enhances carbon storage in managed forestland far better than conventional forestry techniques.

Released: 4-Apr-2017 8:00 PM EDT
Probiotics Benefit in Schizophrenia Shaped by Yeast Infections
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System say they have evidence that adding probiotics -- microorganisms, such as bacteria found in yogurts -- to the patients' diets may help treat yeast infections and ease bowel problems. Probiotics may also decrease delusions and hallucinations, but in the study, these psychiatric benefits mostly affected those without a history of yeast infections.

Released: 3-Apr-2017 6:05 AM EDT
New Archaeological Evidence Throws Light on Efforts to Resist ‘the Living Dead’
University of Southampton

A new scientific study of medieval human bones, excavated from a deserted English village, suggests the corpses they came from were burnt and mutilated. Researchers from the University of Southampton and Historic England believe this was carried out by villagers who believed that it would stop the corpses rising from their graves and menacing the living.

Released: 31-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Video: Astronomers Discuss ALMA and the Next Generation VLA
Newswise

Watch our expert panel discussion featuring two astronomers as they disclose the latest discoveries of the Very Large Array, or VLA as its known, and ALMA, the trailblazing Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. Hear about future upgrades for these powerful instruments and the next generation of radio telescopes.

Released: 30-Mar-2017 1:00 PM EDT
Wispy Remains of Supernova Explosion Hide Possible Survivor
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Hubble Space Telescope astronomers searched the gauzy remains of a Type Ia supernova in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. They found a sun-like star that showed signs of being associated with the supernova. Further investigations will be needed to learn if this star is truly the culprit behind a white dwarf's fiery demise.

Released: 29-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Tackling Resilience: Finding Order in Chaos to Help Buffer Against Climate Change
University of Washington

A new paper by the University of Washington and NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center aims to provide clarity among scientists, resource managers and planners on what ecological resilience means and how it can be achieved.

Released: 29-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Journal: Researchers Can Track Hazardous Chemicals From Fast-Food Wrappers in the Body
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Just one month after major research findings showed dangerous PFAS present in more than one-third of fast food packaging tested, UAB and Notre Dame created a new technique to track PFASs in the body.

   
Released: 28-Mar-2017 11:00 AM EDT
Insurance Coverage for IVF Increases Chance of Having Baby
Washington University in St. Louis

Women who pursue in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant are more likely to give birth if they have health insurance that covers the procedure, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The key reason is financial rather than medical: For many people, the high cost for one IVF procedure prohibits women from seeking a second treatment if the first attempt fails. The study is published March 28 in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

23-Mar-2017 5:00 PM EDT
Mouse in the House Tells Tale of Human Settlement
Washington University in St. Louis

Long before the advent of agriculture, hunter-gatherers began putting down roots in the Middle East, building more permanent homes and altering the ecological balance in ways that allowed the common house mouse to flourish, new research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates.Findings suggest the roots of animal domestication go back to human sedentism thousands of years prior to what has long been considered the dawn of agriculture.

23-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Why Are Primates Big-Brained? Researchers’ Answer Is Food for Thought
New York University

Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of New York University anthropologists indicates. These results call into question “the social brain hypothesis,” which has posited that humans and other primates are big-brained due to factors pertaining to sociality.

Released: 23-Mar-2017 1:00 PM EDT
Gravitational Wave Kicks Monster Black Hole Out of Galactic Core
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

An international team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered a supermassive black hole that has been propelled out of the center of the distant galaxy 3C 186. The black hole was most likely ejected by the power of gravitational waves.

Released: 21-Mar-2017 7:05 AM EDT
People Afraid of Robots Are Much More Likely to Fear Losing Their Jobs and Suffer Anxiety-Related Mental Health Issues, Baylor Study Finds
Baylor University

“Technophobes” — people who fear robots, artificial intelligence and new technology that they don’t understand — are much more likely to be afraid of losing their jobs due to technology and to suffer anxiety-related mental health issues, a Baylor University researcher says.

Released: 20-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Less Radiation in Inner Van Allen Belt Than Previously Believed
Los Alamos National Laboratory

The inner Van Allen belt has less radiation than previously believed, according to a recent study in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Observations from NASA’s Van Allen probes show the fastest, most energetic electrons in the inner radiation belt are actually much rarer and harder to find than scientists expected. This is good news for spacecraft that are orbiting in the region and can be damaged by high levels of radiation.

Released: 17-Mar-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Human Skull Evolved Along with Two-Legged Walking, Study Confirms
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

The evolution of bipedalism in fossil humans can be detected using a key feature of the skull — a claim that was previously contested but now has been further validated by researchers at Stony Brook University and The University of Texas at Austin.

15-Mar-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Untreated Sleep Apnea in Children Can Harm Brain Cells Tied to Cognition and Mood
University of Chicago Medical Center

A study comparing children 7 to 11 years old with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea to children the same age who slept normally found significant reductions of gray matter – brain cells crucial to most cognitive tasks – in several regions of the brains of children with sleep apnea. The finding points to connections between this common sleep disturbance and the loss of neurons or delayed neuronal growth in the developing brain.

Released: 16-Mar-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Better Sleep Feels Like Winning the Lottery
University of Warwick

Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to health and happiness as winning the lottery, according to research by the University of Warwick.

   
Released: 15-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EDT
China's Severe Winter Haze Tied to Effects of Global Climate Change
Georgia Institute of Technology

China's severe winter air pollution problems may be worsened by changes in atmospheric circulation prompted by Arctic sea ice loss and increased Eurasian snowfall – both caused by global climate change.

Released: 14-Mar-2017 10:00 AM EDT
New Study Links Opioid Epidemic to Childhood Emotional Abuse
University of Vermont

A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse and childhood emotional abuse, a new finding that suggests a rethinking of treatment approaches for opioid abusers.

   
6-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EST
First Fully Artificial Yeast Genome Has Been Designed
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Working as part of an international research consortium, a multidisciplinary team at The Johns Hopkins University has completed the design phase for a fully synthetic yeast genome.

   
Released: 8-Mar-2017 1:45 PM EST
Probiotic Found in Yogurt Can Reverse Depression Symptoms
University of Virginia Health System

Researchers have reversed depression symptoms in mice simply by feeding them a probiotic bacteria found in yogurt. They also discovered a specific mechanism for how the bacteria affect mood, providing a direct link between gut health and mental health.

6-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EST
Dental Plaque DNA Shows Neandertals Used ‘Aspirin’
University of Adelaide

Ancient DNA found in the dental plaque of Neandertals – our nearest extinct relative – has provided remarkable new insights into their behaviour, diet and evolutionary history, including their use of plant-based medicine to treat pain and illness.

Released: 7-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EST
Caffeine Boosts Enzyme That Could Protect Against Dementia
Indiana University

A study by Indiana University researchers has identified 24 compounds -- including caffeine -- with the potential to boost an enzyme in the brain shown to protect against dementia. The research appeared March 7 in the journal Scientific Reports.

Released: 3-Mar-2017 1:05 PM EST
Help Astronomers Find Elusive Muons Disguised as Gamma Rays
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

A new citizen science project, led by astronomers at the University of Minnesota, is asking for help from the public to identify and categorize hundreds of thousands of ring patterns within images produced by VERITAS gamma-ray observatory cameras.

Released: 1-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EST
Research Shows Nature Can Beat Back Scientific Tinkering with Genes of Entire Species
University of Kansas

A University of Kansas researcher and colleagues from Cornell University have revealed daunting challenges to changing the DNA of entire populations of species via the most promising techniques available today to produce “gene drive.”

Released: 28-Feb-2017 10:35 PM EST
How Artificial Intelligence Will Save Lives in the 21st Century
Florida State University

A groundbreaking study offers a fascinating finding: machine learning can predict with 80-90 percent accuracy whether someone will attempt suicide as far off as two years into the future.

Released: 27-Feb-2017 1:45 PM EST
Acidification of Arctic Ocean May Threaten Marine Life, Fishing Industry
University of Delaware

An international research team found a rapid rise in acidification in the western Arctic Ocean, a potential threat to shellfish, the marine ecosystem and the fishing industry. Since the 1990s, acidified waters have expanded north about 300 nautical miles from Alaska to just below the North Pole.

Released: 23-Feb-2017 12:00 AM EST
Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills, Including Fracking Wastewater, Alter Microbes in West Virginia Waters
Rutgers University

Wastewater from oil and gas operations – including fracking for shale gas – at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published recently in Science of the Total Environment, showed that wastewater releases, including briny water that contained petroleum and other pollutants, altered the diversity, numbers and functions of microbes. The shifts in the microbial community indicated changes in their respiration and nutrient cycling, along with signs of stress.

Released: 22-Feb-2017 5:00 PM EST
Organ-on-a-Chip Mimics Heart’s Biomechanical Properties
Vanderbilt University

Scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart’s amazing biomechanical properties in order to study cardiac disease, determine the effects that different drugs have on the heart and screen for new drugs to treat heart ailments.

   
20-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST
From Rocks in Colorado, Evidence of a ‘Chaotic Solar System’
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Plumbing a 90 million-year-old layer cake of sedimentary rock in Colorado, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University has found evidence confirming a critical theory of how the planets in our solar system behave in their orbits around the sun. The finding, published Feb. 23, 2017 in the journal Nature, is important because it provides the first hard proof for what scientists call the “chaotic solar system.”

Released: 16-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST
India's Big Cats and Wild Dogs Get Along Really Well
Wildlife Conservation Society

A new WCS study in India shows that three carnivores – tigers, leopards, and dholes (Asian wild dog) – seemingly in direct competition with one other, are living side by side with surprisingly little conflict.

Released: 15-Feb-2017 11:05 AM EST
Emotions Are Cognitive, Not Innate, Researchers Conclude
New York University

Emotions are not innately programmed into our brains, but, in fact, are cognitive states resulting from the gathering of information, New York University Professor Joseph LeDoux and Richard Brown, a professor at the City University of New York, conclude.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2017 4:15 PM EST
Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Defective Brain Cells Spreading Disease
Rutgers University

Rutgers scientists say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick. In a study published in Nature, Monica Driscoll, distinguished professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences, and her team, found that while healthy neurons should be able to sort out and rid brain cells of toxic proteins and damaged cell structures without causing problems, laboratory findings indicate that it does not always occur.

Released: 9-Feb-2017 2:05 PM EST
Prof Digs Up Truths About Zombies
Texas A&M University

Just like the flesh-eating creatures themselves, the zombie phenomenon is showing no signs of dying anytime soon. We asked Professor of Anthropology Vaughn Bryant, who has studied the real-life origins of zombies, to drop some knowledge on the “undead.”

Released: 9-Feb-2017 10:00 AM EST
Hubble Witnesses Massive Comet-Like Object Pollute Atmosphere of a White Dwarf
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found the best evidence yet of the remains of a comet-like object scattered in the atmosphere of a white dwarf. The icy object, which has been ripped apart, is similar to Halley's Comet in chemical composition, but it is 100,000 times more massive.

Released: 9-Feb-2017 9:00 AM EST
Broken Pebbles Offer Clues to Paleolithic Funeral Rituals
Universite de Montreal

Researchers from Canada, the U.S. and Italy uncover evidence that people in the Upper Paleolithic Period used stone spatulas to decorate the bodies of the dead with ochre

Released: 7-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST
Three New Uranium Minerals From Utah
Michigan Technological University

Three new minerals discovered by a Michigan Tech alumnus are secondary crusts found in old uranium mines in southern Utah. They're bright, yellow and hard to find. Meet leesite, leószilárdite and redcanyonite.

Released: 7-Feb-2017 5:05 AM EST
Mobile Phone and Satellite Data to Map Poverty
University of Southampton

An international team has, for the first time, developed a way of combining anonymised data from mobile phones and satellite imagery data to create high resolution maps to measure poverty.

Released: 6-Feb-2017 2:05 PM EST
UNH Researcher Discovers a Black Hole Feeding Frenzy That Breaks Records
University of New Hampshire

A giant black hole ripped apart a nearby star and then continued to feed off its remains for close to a decade, according to research led by the University of New Hampshire. This black hole meal is more than 10 times longer than any other previous episode of a star’s death.



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