ScienceDaily Top Science Headlines -- for the Week of June 12 to June 19, 2011

ScienceDaily Top Science Headlines

for the Week of June 12 to June 19, 2011

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Posted 2011-06-18:

• Progress using induced pluripotent stem cells to reverse blindness
• More evidence vitamin D boosts immune response
• Chirality: New method to consistently make left-handed or right-handed molecules
• New clues about protein linked to Parkinson's disease: Structural biologists measure energy difference between protein variants
• 'Ultrawideband' could be future of medical monitoring
• How many US deaths are caused by poverty and other social factors? About the same as deaths from heart attacks and stroke, study finds
• Dawn of agriculture took toll on health
• A better way to remember
• Phobos slips past Jupiter
• American Cancer Society report finds continued progress in reducing cancer mortality
• Ocean's harmful low-oxygen zones growing, are sensitive to small changes in climate
• The way you relate to your partner can affect your long-term mental and physical health, study shows

Posted 2011-06-18:

• Spectacular Hubble view of Centaurus A
• Tapeworm drug inhibits colon cancer metastasis
• Size matters -- in virulent fungal spores -- and suggests ways to stop a killer
• Surgeons perform first prosthetic bypass graft with patient's stem cells at point-of-care
• Nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbiont promises trove of natural products
• Look before you leap: Teens still learning to plan ahead
• Scientists turn memories off and on with flip of switch
• Shorter sleep durations may increase genetic risks for obesity
• Coming to TV screens of the future: A sense of smell
• Survival niche for cancer cells
• ATV preparing for fiery destruction
• Poor 'gut sense' of numbers contributes to persistent math difficulties
• Stretchable electronics: Wireless sensor measures and inputs intense body movements to computer
• Discovery of a new mechanism of gene control that is associated with cancer
• How the immune system fights back against anthrax infections
• No healing in a vacuum, study finds
• Graphene may gain an on-off switch, adding semiconductor to long list of material's achievements
• Low fertility in Europe reversed
• Noninvasive brain implant could someday translate thoughts into movement
• Vaccine study supports immune targeting of brain tumors
• Taking the 3-D measure of macromolecules
• Gatekeepers: How microbes make it past tight spaces between cells
• New sensor to measure structural stresses can heal itself when broken
• How we come to know our bodies as our own
• Where have all the flowers gone? High-mountain wildflower season reduced, affecting pollinators like bees, hummingbirds
• Heightened immunity to colds makes asthma flare-ups worse, study suggests
• Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes
• Surgeons successfully use artificial lung in toddler
• Firefighters' communications: Wireless 'breadcrumbs' that won’t become toast when baked ... or soggy when hosed
• Postnatal depression linked to depression in offspring until age 16, study finds
• Mercury: Messenger orbital data confirm theories, reveal surprises
• First diagnostic test for hereditary children's disease
• Landsat 5 satellite helps emergency managers fight largest fire in Arizona history
• Structural biologists reveal novel drug binding site in NMDA receptor subunit
• Zebra mussel invasion in Spain is irreversible, experts say
• Children as young as ten vomit to lose weight, with highest rates in boys
• Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'super bugs'
• Protein found that improves DNA repair under stress
• Plants teach humans a thing or two about fighting diseases
• Roadmap published for dynamic mapping of estrogen signaling in breast cancer
• Scientists learn how horseweed shrugs off herbicide
• Focusing heavily on a task results in experience of deafness to perfectly audible sounds
• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope completes first round of cryogenic mirror test
• European endorsement for ESA's space hazards programme
• Large Hadron Collider achieves 2011 data milestone
• Etanercept shows promise for treating dermatomyositis, study suggests
• Consumers express their concern about the EHEC bacteria
• Simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions
• For third consecutive year, Spanish Institute of Oceanography obtains massive bluefin tuna spawnings in captivity

Posted 2011-06-17:

• Comet Hartley 2 in hyperactive class of its own: CO₂ jets confirmed, new insight into composition, 'excited' rotation
• New sealant gel is effective in closing spinal wounds following surgery, study finds
• Important aspects of signaling across cell membranes in plants revealed
• Why ketamine produces a fast antidepressant response
• Fly larvae used to remove organic waste on an industrial scale
• Does driving a Porsche make a man more desirable to women?
• Metallic glass: A crystal at heart
• A stem cell target for expanding waistlines?
• A knockout resource for mouse genetics: Mouse gene knockout resource will empower mammalian gene studies for a generation
• Molecular imaging pinpoints source of chronic back pain
• Neutrons, simulations reveal details of molecule that complicates next-generation biofuels
• Bad sleep habits are associated with lower grades from high school through college
• Gamma-ray flash came from star being eaten by massive black hole
• Old, large, living trees must be left standing to protect nesting animals, study shows
• Healing times for dental implants could be cut
• Port of Athens was once an island, French-Greek team finds
• Weekend sleep fails to improve performance, but women handle workweek sleep loss better
• First self-powered device with wireless data transmission
• Using living cells as an 'invisibility cloak' to hide drugs
• What will climate change and sea level rise mean for barrier islands?
• Understanding alcohol's damaging effects on the brain
• Golden algae responsible for killing millions of fish is less toxic in sunlight
• Animal instincts: Why do unhappy consumers prefer tactile sensations?
• Scientists prove existence of 'magnetic ropes' that cause solar storms
• Effects of premature birth can reach into adulthood
• Life expectancy in most US counties falls behind world's healthiest nations
• Potential predictor of deadly cancer common in Asia
• Fish weight-watchers
• U.S. specialty physicians turn away two-thirds of children with public insurance, study shows
• Life after 'Snowball Earth': New fossils suggest rapid recovery of life after global freeze
• E. coli bacteria more likely to develop resistance after exposure to low levels of antibiotics
• What makes a plant a plant?
• Parkinson's disease: Why dopamine replacement therapy has a paradoxical effect on cognition
• Early French had a taste for beer
• Testing improves memory: Study examines why memory is enhanced by repeated retrieval
• Scientists override errant form of genetic signaling for first time: Changing genetic 'red light' to green holds promise for treating disease
• 'Glowing hands' in the waiting room improves kids' handwashing
• Dating an ancient episode of severe global warming
• Oral appliance therapy improves craniofacial growth direction and snoring, research finds
• Red-light cameras critical to public safety, traffic researcher finds
• When singing mice choose a mate, a skillful song gets the gal
• Leaky genes put evolution on the fast track, researchers find
• Using olive oil in your diet may prevent a stroke
• Several methods for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease developed
• Sugar-binding protein may play a role in HIV infection
• The mushroom with no name
• Sexy doesn't always sell: When do beautiful models help?
• International team works out secrets of one of world's most successful patient safety programmes
• Indication of a new type of neutrino oscillation at the T2K experiment
• Landsat 5 satellite sees Mississippi River floodwaters lingering
• EPOXI finds Hartley 2 is a hyperactive comet
• Fortifying corn masa flour with folic acid could prevent birth defects, March of Dimes says
• Risk factor identified for acute aortic dissections
• New stem cell research could aid in battle against bulging waistlines
• Searching for the 'perfect glass'
• Black hole kills star and blasts 3.8 billion light year beam at Earth
• Research priorities for minimally invasive treatments for multiple sclerosis patients
• When warming up for the cycling race, less is more
• Neutrinos can change 'flavors', scientists discover
• Depressed, pregnant women receive inconsistent treatment, have longer hospital stays
• Treatment gap leaves many older adults at unnecessary risk of fracture
• Don't stop anonymizing data: Report dispels myths of de-identification
• New supercomputer will chase novel genes
• Fetal electrocardiogram helps in early detection of neonatal acidosis, Spanish researcher find

Posted 2011-06-16:

• Recalculating the distance to interstellar space
• Potential cause of severe sleep disorder discovered, implications for Parkinson's disease
• NASA satellite gallery shows Chilean volcano plume moving around the world
• Immune response to tumour cells could aid cancer battle
• When size matters: Nanotechnology for energy efficiency
• White adolescent girls may be losing sleep from the pressure to be thin
• 'SpongeBob' mushroom discovered in the forests of Borneo
• Non-invasive brain stimulation helps curb impulsivity
• Evidence of a natural origin for banned drug that plumps up livestock
• Study hints at antibiotic overuse in home-care patients
• Researchers break light-matter coupling strength limit in nanoscale semiconductors
• 'Magical thinking' helps dieters cope with unrealistic expectations
• NASA's Chandra finds massive black holes common in early universe
• Drug significantly improves glycemic control in type 1 diabetics on insulin, study suggests
• Learning to count not as easy as 1, 2, 3: Working with larger numbers matters
• Malaria vaccination strategy provides model for superior protection
• European experts propose method to harmonize nuclear emergency plans
• Anxious searchers miss multiple objects
• Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk
• Sleep loss in early childhood may contribute to the development of ADHD symptoms
• Wild winds: Changes in weather patterns creating more severe storms
• Molecular mechanism for some anti-arrhythmia drugs discovered
• Internet could be 10 times faster than it currently is, researchers say
• What gamers want: Researchers develop tool to predict player behavior
• Neutrinos change flavors while crossing Japan: Findings shed light on why universe is made of matter instead of anti-matter
• Potential therapeutic target for controlling obesity discovered
• 'Casanova gene' in female songbirds: Females inherit 'infidelity gene' from their fathers
• Study estimates potential for ranibizumab to prevent blindness from age-related macular degeneration
• Using recycled cardboard in food packaging risks contaminating food with mineral oils, study finds
• The good life: Good sleepers have better quality of life and less depression
• Prolonged TV viewing linked to increased risk of type two diabetes, cardiovascular disease
• Safety concern with mist inhalers for delivering common drug for chronic lung disease
• Protecting medical implants from attack
• Sleep can boost classroom performance of college students
• Wired for sound: A small fish's brain illustrates how people and other vertebrates produce sounds
• Fluent English speakers translate into Chinese automatically
• Fear boosts activation of immature brain cells: Adult neural stem cells play role in creating emotional context of memory
• Copper folds protein into precursors of Parkinson's plaques
• New strategy to attack tumor-feeding blood vessels
• Molecular imaging finds link between obesity and low estrogen levels
• 'Thermal pollution' in rivers not fully mediated by gravel augmentation
• Daytime sleepiness is associated with an increased craving for carbs among teens
• Baby stars born to 'napping' parents
• Laminin's role in cancer formation illuminated
• 3-D tracking of single molecules inside cells using new multifocal plane microscopy method
• Pathology study tracks uterine changes with mifepristone
• Rainwater harvest study finds roofing material affects water quality
• Media character use on food packaging appears to influence children's taste assessment
• X-ray telescope finds new voracious black holes in early universe
• Researchers discover new type of neutrino oscillation
• X-ray analysis technique helps scientists determine that black holes grew voraciously in young galaxies
• Astronomers discover earliest black holes at dawn of universe
• Report reveals immense burden of osteoporotic fractures in Europe
• A grid approach to pandemic disease control
• UK first use of 3-D imaging derived from post-mortem computed tomography imaging in UK trial

Posted 2011-06-15:

• Stress may lead to better bird parenting
• Prostate cancer gets around hormone therapy by activating a survival cell signaling pathway
• Scientists image beginning stages of ovarian cancer growth with time-lapse technique
• Patient safety risks outside hospital walls
• Flooding of farmland does not increase levels of potentially harmful flame retardants in milk, study suggests
• Note to dads: Good parenting makes a difference
• Why hair turns gray: Communication between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells key to mystery
• New cell type offers immunology hope
• Salivating over wheat plants may net Hessian flies big meal or death
• Ovarian cancer cells bully their way through tissue
• Two-state dynamics recorded in glassy silicon
• Poorer families have more sedentary children, Spanish study suggests
• 'Hidden' galaxies of the universe have lower amounts of heavier elements
• Ancestry plays vital role in nutrition and disease, study shows
• Major flooding on the Mississippi River likely to cause large Gulf of Mexico dead zone
• Sickle cell anemia drug safe and effective for infants and toddlers, adds treatment option, study suggests
• 'Catch and release' program could improve nanoparticle safety assessment
• Single moms entering midlife may lead to public health crisis, study suggests
• New insights on how solar minimums affect Earth
• Nanotubes could pose health risk to production line staff, study suggests
• Poplar tree leaf bud extract could fight skin aging
• Sniffing out a new source of stem cells
• Algal turf scrubbers clean water with sunlight
• Money can't buy happiness: Individualism a stronger predictor of well-being than wealth, says new study
• Proving Darwin right: New study supports hypothesis that competition is stronger between more closely related species
• Brain structure adapts to environmental change
• Blood simpler: Researchers parse the origins of hematopoietic stem cells
• Researchers discover Sonic Hedgehog protein’s mechanism of action
• First telecommunications wavelength quantum dot laser grown on a silicon substrate
• Tool developed to predict violence and aggression in children and teens
• Brain state affects memory recall
• Dietary changes appear to affect levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease
• Deadly amphibian disease found in the last disease-free region of central America
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Pacemaker implantation for heart failure does not benefit nearly half of the patients, analysis finds
• New software 'hearing dummies' pave the way for tailor-made hearing aids
• Daily acts of sexism go unnoticed by men, women
• New clues about aging: Genetic splicing mechanism triggers both premature aging syndrome and normal cellular aging
• New light shed on how blood clots form
• Brain scan identifies patterns of plaques and tangles in adults with Down syndrome
• Type 2 diabetes associated with increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular problems, but metabolic syndrome is not
• NASA spacecraft captures video of asteroid approach
• Wives' sleep problems have negative impact on marital interactions, study finds
• Life-history traits of extinct species may be discoverable, large-scale DNA sequencing data suggest
• Undernourishment in pregnant, lactating females found key to next generation's disease
• Controlling starch in sugar factories
• Sleep apnea may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes
• The energy debate: Coal vs. nuclear
• Ten-fold increase in open access scientific publishing during the last decade
• Oregon program aimed at helping patients with advanced illness
• Forecast: Tough times ahead for daily deal sites
• How serious is son preference in China?
• Food coloring and ADHD: No known link, but wider safety issues remain, researcher says
• Are physician-rating websites biased? Study examines bias in picking doctors, exaggerating consumer opinions
• Use of social media on the rise in Sweden
• Palm oil insulation could transform transformers

Posted 2011-06-14:

• Clever tool use in parrots and crows
• Heart attack death rates linked to ambulance diversion
• Under pressure, sodium, hydrogen could undergo a metamorphosis, emerging as superconductor
• Simple analysis of breathing sounds while awake can detect obstructive sleep apnea
• Entry, descent and surface science for 2016 Mars mission
• Preteens surrounded by smokers get hooked on nicotine, study suggests
• Faster computer graphics: Digitally mimicking photographic blur caused by moving objects
• Dengue virus circulating between monkeys and mosquitoes could emerge to cause human outbreaks
• Birdsong independent of brain size: Sex difference in the brain varies according to social status
• Key component in lethal lung cancer complication identified
• New study of storm generation could improve rainfall prediction in West Africa
• Sleep type predicts day and night batting averages of Major League Baseball players
• Tiny marine animals found to share 'diver's weight belt' technique with whales
• Promising new target for stifling the growth and spread of cancer
• Sleepiness may impair the brain's inhibitory control when viewing high-calorie foods
• One in five heart-attack deaths could be prevented with new drug, findings show
• First X-ray lasing of SACLA: Next-generation facility up and running with powerful new X-ray laser
• Income disparity makes people unhappy
• Single GFP-expressing cell is basis of living laser device
• Cooling the brain during sleep may be a natural and effective treatment for insomnia
• In very narrow spaces, liquids behave more like gels
• High-impact radiopeptide therapy halts neuroendocrine cancer
• New computer algorithm improves method for finding genetic mistakes that fuel cancer
• Teen brain data may predict pop song success, study finds
• How spiders breathe under water: Spider's diving bell performs like gill extracting oxygen from water
• Stem cell treatment may become option to treat nonhealing bone fractures
• First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production
• New 3-D tumor model: Step toward speeding cancer drug research
• Engineering new weapons in the fight against juvenile diabetes

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