Newest Science News Blog 20111024

Some hair professionals report looking for skin cancer lesions on customers' scalp, neck and face
In a survey of hair professionals, some reported that they look at customers' face, scalp and neck for suspicious skin lesions
Sea levels will continue to rise for 500 years
Rising sea levels in the coming centuries is perhaps one of the most catastrophic consequences of rising temperatures.
Archaeologists find blade production earlier than originally thought
Blade manufacturing 'production lines' existed as much as 400,000 years ago, say Tel Aviv University researchers
Whether we know it or not, we can 'see' through one eye at a time
Although portions of the visible world come in through one eye only, the brain instantaneously takes all that information and creates a coherent image.
'Pea Shooter' Theory Would Rewrite Solar System History
Researchers are now suggesting that all the planets in the solar system began forming at roughly Earth's distance from the Sun
Study Finds Clues to Sneaky Protein Linked to Pre-eclampsia
In mother-and-child paintings and Henry Moore sculptures, mothers and babies meld together with such ease they appear as one. But in the course of some pregnancies, the embryo's struggle for nutrients can escalate into all-out war with the mother, a dangerous condition called pre-eclampsia.
Global Update: Australian Man’s Illness Prompts Warning on Eating Slugs
An Australian man has been hospitalized for more than a month in serious condition as a result of eating two garden slugs on a dare, according to Australian news media and ProMED , an online service that tracks disease outbreaks.
Shift work in teens linked to increased multiple sclerosis risk
Researchers from Sweden have uncovered an association between shift work and increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).
When did the giant impact that formed the Moon take place?
Most dating methods place this collision at 30 million years after the formation of the solar system, but a few recent measurements have suggested it might have occurred as late as a hundred million years after its formation
Research group finds ancient deep sea mud volcano as possible site for origin of life
An international consortium of scientists and researchers has been studying some ancient rocks found on the southwestern coast of Greenland.
Forgetting is part of remembering
It's time for forgetting to get some respect, says Ben Storm, author of a new article on memory in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
21st century database of traditional Chinese medicine released
A comprehensive database developed by King's College London researchers that features the chemical components found in traditional Chinese medicines has been released to market this month, allowing researchers to explore age-old remedies in the search for tomorrow's new drugs.
Cells are crawling all over our bodies, but how?
Biologists at Florida State devise new way to watch how cells move
Tricking resistant cancer cells into committing suicide
Oncolytic virology uses live viruses to sense the genetic difference between a tumor and normal cell.
Engineer Turns Wood into Oil, in 2 Simple Steps
Efficiency and simplicity have long eluded renewable-fuel researchers, but a Maine scientist has developed a two-step process he says can make oil from the cellulose in wood fiber.
Heart disease linked to evolutionary changes that may have protected early mammals from trauma
A new study suggests that cardiovascular disease may be an unfortunate consequence of mammalian evolution
Study links pollutants to a 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects
Many other congenital conditions, including autism, may one day prove to be related to environmental pollutants
Preliminary Human Experiments to Test Safety of Paralysis Treatment Using Nerve Cells
The new approach, currently being studied by the FDA for phase I trials, avoids the problems of immunological rejection and the controversy around the use of embryonic stem cells
Research proposes common link between autism, diabetes
A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades.
Longevity Shown for First Time to Be Inherited via Non-DNA Mechanism
Experiments with worms show that altering an enzyme can not only lengthen their life spans, but that the longevity effect can be carried across several generations
Comet Armageddon Detected in Nearby Star System
A nearby star system is currently going through hell, as hinted at by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Solving the mysteries of short-legged Neandertals
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that lower leg lengths shorter than the typical modern human's let them move more efficiently over the mountainous terrain where they lived
Tracing the first North American hunters
This new study concludes that the first-known hunters in North America can now be dated back at least 14,000 years
Alternating training improves motor learning: Study suggests varying practice sessions may benefit people with motor disorders
The findings may help improve therapy for people relearning how to walk following stroke or other injury.
More evidence that allergies may help in fighting brain tumors
Some new but qualified support for the idea that the immune system's response to allergies may reduce the risk of developing deadly brain tumors
Long-held belief debunked: Cycad is not a 'Dinosaur Plant'
The widely held belief today's cycads are 'dinosaur plants' and were around during dinosaur times has been categorically debunked in a breakthrough study of international significance.
Plate tectonics may control reversals in Earth's magnetic field
Over the last 300 million years, reversal frequency has depended on the distribution of tectonic plates on the surface of the globe
Measles cases up in U.S. and Canada
Both countries report highest numbers in 15 years
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Commonly used three-drug regimen for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis found harmful
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has stopped one arm of a three arm multi-center, clinical trial studying treatments for the lung-scarring disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) for safety concerns.
Lung cancer vaccine shows promise
A vaccine which triggers the immune system to attack the most common type of lung cancer has shown promise in early clinical trials, say researchers.
Burden of osteoporotic fractures increases dramatically in the Middle East and Africa
New report shows enormous human, social and economic cost of fractures in the region
Scathing Report: Polio Eradication “Not… Any Time Soon”
An independent monitoring board convened by the worldwide polio-eradication initiative has delivered a report on the global effort that is striking for its brutally frank and even frustrated tone.
GPS shoes for Alzheimer's patients to hit US
The shoes will sell at around $300 a pair
Bioengineered protein shows preliminary promise as new therapy for hemophilia
A genetically engineered clotting factor that controlled hemophilia in an animal study offers a novel potential treatment for human hemophilia and a broad range of other bleeding problems.
Researchers identify mysterious life forms in the extreme deep sea (w/ video)
A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations on Earth.
A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter
Hearing loops are being placed in subway fare booths in New York in what will be the largest installation in the United States.

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