Why plants usually live longer then animals Ghent, 24 October –Stem cells are crucial for the continuous generation of new cells. Although the importance of stem cells in fuelling plant growth and development still many questions on their tight molecular ...

Foreign private patients provide a lucrative source of NHS income Foreign patients coming to the UK for private medical treatment are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, according to a new study by researchers at the London School ...

Study ties bone marrow transplant to negative sexual side effects Radiation, graft-versus-host disease cited as particularly damaging (WASHINGTON – October 24, 2013) – New research ties preparative procedures and complications associated with blood or bone ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Oct-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Ashlee Rowe roweashl@msu.edu 517-432-4468 Michigan State University Harold Zakon h.zakon@mail.utexas.edu University of Texas at Austin Grasshopper mice are numb to the pain of the bark scorpion sting The painful, potentially deadly stings of bark scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper mice, which ...

Behavior problems in preschool and child care centers may be an issue of genes BEND, Ore. – A new study suggests that some children may be genetically predisposed to developing behavioral problems in child care and preschool settings. Previous ...

NASA sees Super-typhoon Lekima ready to make the curve Super-typhoon Lekima is poised to "make the curve" in the northwestern Pacific Ocean today. The storm's track is expected to shift from a northwesterly direction, and curve to northeasterly direction because ...

Preclinical study finds drug helps against pancreatic cancer October 23, 2013—(BRONX, NY)—An investigational drug that disrupts tumor blood vessels shows promise against a rare type of pancreatic cancer, scientists at Albert Einstein College ...

Could the Colorado River once have flowed into the Labrador Sea? November 2013 GSA Today Boulder, Colorado, USA – In the November issue of GSA Today, James W. Sears of the University of Montana in Missoula advocates a possible Canadian connection for the early Miocene ...

Young, black women at highest risk for lupus, suffer more life-threatening complications Lupus disparities in southeastern Michigan: Black females develop disease during prime reproductive years, at higher risk for kidney and neurologic complications ANN ...

MTV, AP-NORC Center survey finds that online bullying has declined Report shows downward trend across 26 of 27 forms of digital abuse, incidence of sexting drops nearly 20 percent, less than half of young people report experiencing digital abuse New York, ...

ALMA reveals ghostly shape of 'coldest place in the universe' At a cosmologically crisp one degree Kelvin (minus 458 degrees Fahrenheit), the Boomerang Nebula is the coldest known object in the Universe – colder, in fact, than the faint afterglow of ...

Participation in mindfulness-based program improves teacher well-being Teacher well-being, efficacy, burnout-related stress, time-related stress and mindfulness significantly improve when teachers participate in the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) for ...

When scaling the quantum slopes, veer for the straight path Like any task, there is an easy and a hard way to control atoms and molecules as quantum systems, which are driven by tailored radiation fields. More efficient methods for manipulating quantum systems ...

Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke, say UTHealth researchers HOUSTON – (Oct. 24, 2013) – A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a ...

NASA sees rainfall in Tropical Storm Francisco

Does the timing of surgery to treat traumatic spinal cord injury affect outcomes? New Rochelle, NY, October 24, 2013—Performing surgery to take pressure off the spine after a traumatic injury soon after the event could prevent or ...

Reading this in a meeting? Women are twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use First empirical study of business etiquette and smartphones shows how mobile manners vary by gender, age and region &#8211 with important implications ...

Gold nanoparticles give an edge in recycling CO2 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — By tuning gold nanoparticles to just the right size, researchers from Brown University have developed a catalyst that selectively converts carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide ...

Aboriginal hunting practice increases animal populations Burning approach mixing practical philosophy and knowledge leads to near doubling of lizards and improves habitat

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression Findings may help to identify, treat children at risk of depression ORLANDO, Fla. —Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research ...

Portable vision screening devices accurately identify vision problems in young children New guidelines and technical advances likely to increase amblyopia screening in pediatric practice ORLANDO, Fla. —Portable screening devices allow pediatricians to successfully ...

Sleep apnea is associated with subclinical myocardial injury Obstructive sleep apnea is known to be associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Now a new study indicates that OSA is associated with subclinical myocardial injury, as indicated by ...

USC researcher reveals how to better master stem cells' fate USC scientist Qi-Long Ying and a team of researchers have long been searching for biotech's version of the fountain of youth — ways to encourage embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and epiblast stem ...

Using sound waves for remote bomb detection A remote acoustic detection system designed to identify homemade bombs can determine the difference between those that contain low-yield and high-yield explosives. That capability – never before reported ...

Study: Metformin for breast cancer less effective at higher glucose concentrations A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published online this month in the journal Cell Cycle shows that breast cancer cell growth, motility and aggression is promoted by excess ...