http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uocp-idm062011.php
Informal daycare may harm kids' cognitive development, study finds
Formal daycare is better for a child's cognitive development than informal care by a grandparent, sibling, or family friend, according to a study of single mothers and their childcare choices published in the July issue of the Journal of Labor Economics.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uow-acd061911.php
Atmospheric carbon dioxide buildup unlikely to spark abrupt climate change
There have been instances in Earth history when average temperatures have changed rapidly, as much as 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) over a few decades, and some have speculated the same could happen again as the atmosphere becomes overloaded with carbon dioxide.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/nsf-fsr062011.php
Fastest sea-level rise in 2 millennia linked to increasing global temperatures
Rate is greater now than at any time during past 2,100 years
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/vu-dop062011.php
Discovery of parathyroid glow promises to reduce endocrine surgery risk
The parathyroid glands – four small organs the size of grains of rice located at the back of the throat – glow with a natural fluorescence in the near infrared region of the spectrum.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2011-06-19-bow-arrows-origin_n.htm
Arrow origins traced to Africa
Back in 1991, archaeologists unearthed the frozen body of a man who died some 5,300 years ago in the Alps.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uoc-dai062011.php
Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region
Research provides important insight into 'systemizing' theory of autism
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-japan-gadget-cellphone-campfire.html
Japan gadget charges cellphone over campfire
TES NewEnergy unveils a pot that can charge mobile phones while boiling water for use in other emergency situations
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-biologists-puzzling-parasite.html
Biologists shed light on a puzzling parasite
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that infects about one-third of the world’s population, comes in several strains. Some can have severe consequences such as encephalitis, while others produce no noticeable symptoms.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-context-short-words-year-old-language.html
Why context matters in the long and short of words: Researchers improve 75-year-old language theory
Why context matters in the long and short of words
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-natural-alzheimer-weapon-treatment.html
Natural Alzheimer's weapon suggests better treatment
Scientists have shown a molecular chaperone is working like a waste management company to collect and detoxify high levels of toxic amyloid beta peptide found in Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=rocking-increases-brain-activity-as-11-06-20
Rocking Increases Brain Activity Associated with Sleep
Volunteers were scanned when they napped in stationary and in rocking beds, revealing enhanced sleep brain activity when rocking.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uomm-chs062111.php
Can humans sense the Earth's magnetism?
New research shows that the human retina protein, CRY2, has the molecular capability to function as a light-sensitive magnetic sensor
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uosf-mii062011.php
Mystery ingredient in coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer's disease
A yet unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage's caffeine, which could be a surprising reason why daily coffee intake protects against Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uof-uro062111.php
UF review of resveratrol studies confirms potential health boost
A University of Florida review of research finds the polyphenol compound known as resveratrol found in red wine, grapes and other fruits may not prevent old age, but it might make it more tolerable.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13858115
Scarlet fever hits Hong Kong
Officials are warning of an outbreak of scarlet fever among children in Hong Kong.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-reveals-pigs-human.html
New study reveals pigs could grow human organs
At the annual European Society of Human Genetics conference, a group of researchers presented their newly discovered technique that may soon enable pigs to grow human organs for transplant.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028175.500-botclouds-a-cyberattackers-dream.html
Botclouds: a cyberattacker's dream
Editorial: "The cloud that hangs over cloud computing"
OFFLOADING your software and data to a cloud computing service has never been easier.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uoc - usa062011.php
UCLA scientists accurately predict age with saliva sample
Patented test could offer new tool for crime-scene investigation, personalized medicine
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uoc - btc062211.php
Breaking the chain: 'Molecular cap' blocks processes that lead to Alzheimer's, HIV
A new advance by UCLA biochemists has brought scientists one step closer to developing treatments that could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease and prevent the sexual transmission of HIV.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uoca-sey062211.php
Strongest evidence yet indicates icy Saturn moon hiding saltwater ocean
Samples of icy spray shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus collected during Cassini spacecraft flybys show the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a large-scale, subterranean saltwater ocean, says a new international study led by the University of Heidelberg and involving the University of Colorado Boulder.
http://news.discovery.com/history/earliest-american-art-mammoth-110622.html
Earliest American Art: Mammoth on Mammoth
The first known art object from America is a 13,000-year-old carving of a mammoth on mammoth bone.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028185.300-red-wines-heart-health-chemical-unlocked-at-last.html
Red wine's heart health chemical unlocked at last
FANCY receiving the heart protecting abilities of red wine without having to drink a glass every day?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13859049
Nazis 'planned gas attack' during UK war invasion
Germany planned to use chemical and biological attacks during a wartime invasion of Britain, according to documents from the National Archives.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/06/110623-iceman-mummy-otzi-meal-goat-stomach-science/
Iceman's Stomach Sampled - Filled With Goat Meat
Missing until 2009, mummy's stomach found to contain lumps of last meal.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/uob-atf062211.php
A thermometer for dinosaurs
Researchers identify body temperature of these long-extinct giant saurians
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/vph-ctf062211.php
Cautionary tale for people with diabetes: Dog consumed part of a sleeping patient's toe
Valley Presbyterian specialist co-authors case study to highlight the danger of pets in the presence of open wounds
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/hms-nii062311.php
New insights into origin of deadly cancer
Barrett’s esophagus, often a precursor to esophageal cancer, results from residual, embryonic cells
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/health/research/23ecoli.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Unusual Traits Blended in Germany E. Coli Strain
The E. coli bacteria that killed dozens of people in Germany over the past month have a highly unusual combination of two traits and that may be what made the outbreak among the deadliest in recent history, scientists there are reporting.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028184.300-lab-yeast-make-evolutionary-leap-to-multicellularity.html
Lab yeast make evolutionary leap to multicellularity
IN JUST a few weeks single-celled yeast have evolved into a multicellular organism, complete with division of labour between cells. This suggests that the evolutionary leap to multicellularity may be a surprisingly small hurdle.
http://news.discovery.com/human/driving-may-influence-left-sided-skin-cancers.html
Driving Triggering Left-Sided Skin Cancers?
Since the days of Driver's Ed, we've been conditioned to buckle up and check our mirrors before driving a car.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13887909
Type 2 diabetes in newly diagnosed 'can be reversed'
An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a Diabetologia study.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/bifa-lpp062011.php
Lithium profoundly prevents brain damage associated with Parkinson's disease
Buck Institute research in mice moves into preclinical stage; working toward human trials
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/iuso-cdl062411.php
Common drugs linked to cognitive impairment and possibly to increased risk of death
A large, long-term study confirms that medications with anticholinergic activity, which include many drugs frequently taken by older adults, cause cognitive impairment.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-states-circumcisions-funds-crisis.html
States stop circumcisions funds amid budget crisis
A nationwide debate about circumcisions for newborn boys, combined with cash-strapped public health budgets, has Colorado taking sides with 17 other states that no longer fund Medicaid coverage of the once widely accepted procedure.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-diet-reverses-diabetes.html
Diet reverses type 2 diabetes
A Newcastle University team has discovered that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by an extreme low calorie diet alone.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=special-report-japans-throwaw
Special Report: Japan's "Throwaway" Nuclear Workers
A decade and a half before it blew apart in a hydrogen blast that punctuated the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was the scene of an earlier safety crisis.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-world-aircraft-serial-hybrid-electric.html
World's first aircraft with serial hybrid electric drive
Electromobility is now making inroads into the world of aircraft.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13905331
Breast cancer prostate drug hope
Drugs used to treat prostate cancer in men may also be useful for difficult-to-treat breast cancers in some women, a Cancer Research UK study suggests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/us/26cable.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain Runs Nonstop
Those little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes, with some typical home entertainment configurations eating more power than a new refrigerator and even some central air-conditioning systems.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/qmuo-rbc062311.php
Rogue blood cells may contribute to post-surgery organ damage
A study from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, sheds new light on why people who experience serious trauma or go through major surgery, can suffer organ damage in parts of the body which are seemingly unconnected to the injury.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/hsif-gss062311.php
Genetic study shows that low body fat may not lower risk for heart disease and diabetes
Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an international consortium of investigators.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/chop-gea062411.php
Genome editing, a next step in genetic therapy, corrects hemophilia in animals
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia study advances new strategy for gene therapy
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20615-first-evidence-that-birds-tweet-using-grammar.html
First evidence that birds tweet using grammar
They may not have verbs, nouns or past participles, but birds challenge the notion that humans alone have evolved grammatical rules.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hope-for-premature-babies-with-brain-injuries
Discovery Suggests Drugs Can Prevent Brain Injuries Common in Premature Babies
Identification of key protein for nerve repair opens avenue for potential therapy.