New research on sauropod gigantism summarized in publicly available collection Giants of Earth's history still pose a wealth of riddles / Publication in PLOS ONE Sauropods, the largest land animals in Earth's history, are still ...

Molecular nano-spies to make light work of disease detection A world of cloak-and-dagger pharmaceuticals has come a step closer with the development of stealth compounds programmed to spring into action when they receive the ...

Do cultural differences determine outcome of our activities? Not necessarily, say researchers Jerusalem, January 14, 2014 -- A generally held assumption in various academic disciplines is that the way people perform various everyday activities – ...

Cell division discovery could offer fresh insight into cancer New findings on how the cells in our bodies are able to renew themselves could aid our understanding of health disorders, including cancer. Scientists have explained a key part of the process ...

Physical reason for chromosome shape discovered This work gives a solution to a fundamental question in structural biology: Why do metaphase chromosomes have their characteristic elongated cylindrical shape? The proposed solution is consistent ...

What makes superalloys super -- hierarchical microstructure of a superalloy Researchers have observed for the first time in detail how a hierarchical microstructure develops during heat treatment of a superalloy This ...

What your candles and TV screen have in common New research finding will be of value to the plastics industry The next time you light a candle and switch on your television ready for a relaxing evening at home, just think. These two vastly different ...

Study: CT scans could bolster forensic database to ID unidentified remains A study from North Carolina State University finds that data from CT scans can be incorporated into a growing forensic database to help determine the ancestry and sex of unidentified ...

Fish derived serum omega-3 fatty acids help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes High concentrations of serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a University of Eastern Finland study published recently ...

Mindfulness helps undergraduates stay on track UM researchers find that mindfulness training significantly reduces mind wandering in college students, promoting learning and improving academic achievement Coral Gables, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2014) -- Few situations ...

New breast cancer stem cell findings explain how cancer spreads Researchers identify 2 types of cancer stem cells; both necessary to create metastasis ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Breast cancer stem cells exist in two different states and each state plays ...

American Chemical Society podcast: Small dams create greenhouse gas 'hot spots' The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series questions the "green" reputation of small hydroelectric ...

Short circuit in molecular switch intensifies pain While searching for novel painkillers, researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium came to the surprising conclusion that some candidate drugs actually increase pain. In a study published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, ...

Younger people have 'high definition' memories Researchers look at age-related differences on how memories are stored and retrieved It's not that younger people are able to remember more than older people. Their memories seem better because they are able to retrieve ...

UNC researchers harness sun's energy during day for use at night Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest. ...

Regenstrief and IU review finds lack of delirium screening in the emergency department INDIANAPOLIS -- Delirium in older patients in an emergency room setting can foretell other health issues. But according to a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, ...

Dance and virtual reality: A promising treatment for urinary incontinence in elderly women This news release is available in French. Virtual reality, dance and fun are not the first things that come to mind when we think of treating urinary ...

Brain structure shows who is most sensitive to pain WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 14, 2014 – Everybody feels pain differently, and brain structure may hold the clue to these differences. In a study published in the current online issue of the journal ...

Geriatric health professionals experience added burden when caring for own family members (Boston) --In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) ...

Georgia Tech researchers reveal phrases that pay on Kickstarter New study finds that pitch language plays major role in success of projects on popular crowdfunding site Researchers at Georgia Tech studying the burgeoning phenomenon of crowdfunding have ...

Potential future data storage at domain boundaries Scientists discover polar domain walls in antiferroelectric materials This news release is available in German. Storing more and more in an ever-smaller space – what sounds impossible is in fact just ...

Research shows early promise of new drug for cancers caused by viruses New Orleans, LA – Christopher Parsons, MD, Director of the HIV Malignancies Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the senior author of a paper that is the ...

Illinois study identifies 3 risk factors most highly correlated with child obesity URBANA, Ill. – A University of Illinois study has identified the three most significant risk factors for child ...

Scientists show how insulin-producing cells may fail in diabetes, how they might someday be restored These cells may sometimes revert to a non-functional state, but other pancreatic cells may someday step in to replace them Two new studies led ...

NASA sees rainfall from System 94S over Australia's Arnhem region The low pressure area designated as System 94S has been trying to organize off the northern coast of Australia's Northern Territory for a couple of days. NASA's TRMM satellite passed overhead on January ...