Newest Science News Blog 20140217

Massive neutrinos solve a cosmological conundrum
Mass of ghostly sub-atomic particles called neutrinos deduced by combining data
Giant mass extinction may have been quicker than previously thought
MIT researchers find that the end-Permian extinction happened in 60,000 years -- much faster than earlier estimates
Young, unvaccinated adults account for severest flu cases
Patients who had not been vaccinated had severe cases and needed the most intensive treatment
Manga comics may help promote fruit consumption among youth
According to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Do Some Drugs Become Dangerous After Expiration?
Q. Are there drugs that turn into toxic substances as they age?
Deadliest Mushroom Is Spreading Worldwide
The death cap is spreading. It looks, smells, and tastes delicious.
Breast cancer drug fights fungal disease
Tamoxifen, a drug currently used to treat breast cancer, also kills a fungus that causes a deadly brain infection in immunocompromised patients.
University of Tennessee study finds crocodiles climb trees
Vladimir Dinets, a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, is the first to thoroughly study the tree-climbing and -basking behavior
Could pizza herb prevent winter vomiting disease?
Scientists have found that carvacrol - the substance in oregano oil that gives the pizza herb its distinctive warm, aromatic smell and flavour - is effective against norovirus, causing the breakdown of the virus' tough outer coat.
Fewer doses of HPV vaccine still results in reduced risk of STD
Two doses of vaccine was associated with considerable reduction in risk
What makes memories last?
Stowers researchers identify protein that initiates the formation of stable, long-term memories
Could statins be used to fight a deadly viral infection?
A way to use statins to fight the hantavirus
Males and females differ in specific brain structures
First meta-analysis of the evidence from research into sex differences in brain structure
New process can reduce energy consumption of paper industry by 40 percent
New solvent may enable the paper industry to make big energy savings in production
New research uncovers debilitating effects of disease on toy dog breeds
New study has identified the specific effect Chiari malformation has on the shape of a dog's skull
Common infections linked to stroke in children; vaccines may reduce risk
Common infections are associated with a significantly higher chance of stroke in children, but routine vaccinations may help decrease risk
Doctors are missing chance to diagnose COPD in up to 85 percent of cases, study finds
Missed opportunities occur commonly in both primary and secondary care
Revision to rules for color in dinosaurs suggests connection between color and physiology
New research that revises the rules allowing scientists to decipher color in dinosaurs may also provide a tool for understanding the evolutionary emergence of flight and changes in dinosaur physiology prior to its origin.
Quality of acupuncture needles is less than perfect and must improve
Standards currently high, but surface irregularities and bent tips have not been completely eliminated
America's only Clovis skeleton had its genome mapped
Clovis people were not the first humans in America, but they represent the first humans with a wide expansion on the North American continent
Drug References Found on Walls of Ancient Egyptian School
Archaeologists working in the western desert of Egypt have discovered a school dating back about 1,700 years
X-Ray Glasses Help Surgeons See Cancer
High-tech glasses developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear.
We’re One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion Energy
Scientists with the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced today that they have achieved a critical step in fusion research: For the first time, their hydrogen fuel has given off more energy than it took in.
Tracing Ancestry, Researchers Produce a Genetic Atlas of Human Mixing Events
Geneticists applying new statistical approaches have taken a first shot at both identifying and dating the major population mixture events of the last 4,000 years
Ambulance magnesium treatment fails to improve stroke outcome
Intravenous magnesium to stroke patients soon after the start of symptoms failed to improve stroke-related disability 3 months later
Stanford psychologist shows why talking to kids really matters
Fifty years of research has revealed the sad truth that the children of lower-income, less-educated parents typically enter school with poorer language skills than their more privileged counterparts.
Green Tea, Blueberry Supplement May Improve Cognition
Nutraceutical supplement composed of, among other ingredients, green tea and blueberries led to modest improvements in cognitive processing speed in older, cognitively healthy adults
Penn study: Topiramate reduces heavy drinking in patients seeking to cut down on alcohol consumption
Findings have important implications for the personalized treatment of alcohol abuse
Researchers find brain's 'sweet spot' for love in neurological patient
A region deep inside the brain controls how quickly people make decisions about love, according to new research at the University of Chicago.
Impaired recovery from inflammation linked to Alzheimer's
New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that the final stage of the normal inflammatory process may be disrupted in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Growing number of chemicals linked with brain disorders in children
Toxic chemicals may be triggering the recent increases in neurodevelopmental disabilities among children-such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and dyslexia
To Stop Lyme, Vaccinate...the Mice?
Field trials of a new oral vaccine against Borrelia burgdorferi in mice significantly reduced the level of infected ticks
Medicines Made in India Set Off Safety Worries
India, the second-largest exporter of over-the-counter and prescription drugs to the United States, is coming under increased scrutiny by American regulators for safety lapses, falsified drug test results and selling fake medicines.
Jet stream 'may be changing'
New research suggests that the main system that helps determine the weather over Northern Europe and North America may be changing.
Weed Could Block H.I.V.’s Spread. No, Seriously.
But the U.S. government won't let scientists try out this promising treatment on humans.
NASA solves mystery of jelly doughnut-shaped rock on Mars
Opportunity drove over it.
Loneliness is a major health risk for older adults
Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person's chances of premature death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Study on flu evolution may change textbooks, history books
A new study reconstructing the evolutionary tree of flu viruses challenges conventional wisdom and solves some of the mysteries surrounding flu outbreaks of historical significance
GM potatoes defeat 'biggest threat'
Scientists have developed a variety of Desiree potatoes that are resistant to late blight
New eye layer has possible link to glaucoma
A new layer in the human cornea plays a vital role in the structure of the tissue that controls the flow of fluid from the eye
'Cancer monorail' can kill tumours
Cancer "monorails" can be used to kill tumours by luring them into toxic pits or areas of the body that are safer to operate on, say US researchers.

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