Domestication of dogs may have elaborated on a pre-existing capacity of wolves to learn from humans
2013-12-04
Domestication of dogs may have elaborated on a pre-existing capacity of wolves to learn from humans
Wolves can learn from observing humans and pack members where food is hidden and recognize when humans only pretend to hide food, reports a study for the first time in the open-access ...
Antarctic fjords are climate-sensitive hotspots of diversity in a rapidly warming region
2013-12-04
Antarctic fjords are climate-sensitive hotspots of diversity in a rapidly warming region
UH Manoa scientists find rapid warming threatens rich seafloor communities
Deep inside the dramatic subpolar fjords of Antarctica, researchers from the University of ...
Integrated pest management for billbugs in orchardgrass
2013-12-04
Integrated pest management for billbugs in orchardgrass
Two weevil species, the bluegrass billbug and the hunting billbug, have caused widespread economic damage to orchardgrass, a cool season grass that is cultivated throughout the United States as a high-value ...
Exercise beneficial for dementia
2013-12-04
Exercise beneficial for dementia
Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the authors of the review ...
New study examines methods to reduce acute care costs without sacrificing quality
2013-12-04
New study examines methods to reduce acute care costs without sacrificing quality
WASHINGTON (Dec. 3, 2013) – The acute care system, which includes urgent care and retail clinics, emergency departments, hospitals, and doctors' offices, reflects the best and worst ...
New classification system for cardiomyopathy
2013-12-04
New classification system for cardiomyopathy
Mount Sinai Hospital's Cardiologists contribute to the creation of newly proposed MOGE(S) classification system for cardiomyopathy disorders, with an easy-to-use online diagnostic ...
Model: Ocean currents shape Europa's icy shell in ways critical for potential habitats
2013-12-04
Model: Ocean currents shape Europa's icy shell in ways critical for potential habitats
AUSTIN, Texas — In a finding of relevance to the search for life in our solar system, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics, the Georgia ...
Studies: Moral outrage may influence jurors
2013-12-04
Studies: Moral outrage may influence jurors
Studies: Anger and disgust produce moral outrage, may influence jurors' emotions in video age
Think about the last time you were morally outraged. Chances are you felt angry, but did you also feel disgust?
Consider ...
Silent stalkers of dark ocean waters
2013-12-04
Silent stalkers of dark ocean waters
Evidence that killer whales can hunt marine mammals at night in near total darkness suggests the animals listen to locate prey
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2013 – The mating roar of a male harbor seal is supposed to attract a ...
HIV-1 movement across genital tract cells surprisingly enhanced by usurping antibody response
2013-12-04
HIV-1 movement across genital tract cells surprisingly enhanced by usurping antibody response
UCI-led study results have important implications for HIV vaccine development
Irvine, Calif., Dec. 3, 2013 — Infectious disease researchers have identified a novel mechanism ...
Molecular sensor detects early signs of multiple sclerosis, Gladstone study finds
2013-12-04
Molecular sensor detects early signs of multiple sclerosis, Gladstone study finds
Innovative approach in animal models could one day serve as early indicator of disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 3, 2013—For some, the disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks ...
Accelerated corrosion testing of silver provides clues about performance in atmospheric conditions
2013-12-04
Accelerated corrosion testing of silver provides clues about performance in atmospheric conditions
Small test strips made of silver or other metals, called "coupons," are frequently used to assess and predict the speeds at which metals used in outdoor environments—pipelines, ...
Gene therapy bolsters enzyme activity to combat Alzheimer's disease in mice
2013-12-04
Gene therapy bolsters enzyme activity to combat Alzheimer's disease in mice
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists identify enzyme that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
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Screeners miss the really rare stuff
2013-12-04
Screeners miss the really rare stuff
Commonly found objects may be crowding out identification of the unusual items
DURHAM, NC -- A smartphone app that turns gamers into airport baggage screeners is showing that finding weapons and other illegal items isn't all that easy, ...
Development near Oregon, Washington public forests
2013-12-04
Development near Oregon, Washington public forests
Private development along the edges of most public forests in Oregon and Washington more than doubled since the 1970s, a new study conducted by the U.S. Forest Service Pacific's ...
Sounding tall
2013-12-04
Sounding tall
Listeners can distinguish the voices of tall versus short people, according to a study presented at a meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2013 – Our voice can reveal a lot about us: our age, our ...
'Spooky action' builds a wormhole between 'entangled' quantum particles
2013-12-04
'Spooky action' builds a wormhole between 'entangled' quantum particles
Quantum entanglement, a perplexing phenomenon of quantum mechanics that Albert Einstein once referred to as "spooky action at a distance," could be even spookier than Einstein perceived.
Physicists ...
Expedition yields unexpected clues to ocean mysteries
2013-12-04
Expedition yields unexpected clues to ocean mysteries
UH geoscientist leads international drilling mission to lower crust of pacific
HOUSTON, Dec. 3, 2013 – A University of Houston (UH) geoscientist and his colleagues are revealing new discoveries about the Earth's development, ...
Children's National researcher authors study on pediatric brain stem tumors
2013-12-04
Children's National researcher authors study on pediatric brain stem tumors
Washington, DC— Children's National researcher, Javad Nazarian, PhD, authored a new study entitled, "Comparative Multidimensional Molecular Analyses of Pediatric ...
Agricultural fires in Ecuador Dec. 3, 2013
2013-12-04
Agricultural fires in Ecuador Dec. 3, 2013
The fires (outlined in red) in this image of Ecuador taken by the Aqua satellite are most likely agricultural in nature. The location, widespread nature, and number of fires suggest that these fires were deliberately ...
Dispelling an urban legend, new study shows who uses emergency departments frequently
2013-12-04
Dispelling an urban legend, new study shows who uses emergency departments frequently
While it has often been said that the most frequent users of overburdened hospital emergency departments are mentally ill substance abusers, a study out today (Dec. 3) by researchers ...
Toxigenic C. difficile resides harmlessly in infants, poses risk to adults
2013-12-04
Toxigenic C. difficile resides harmlessly in infants, poses risk to adults
Infants and toddlers frequently carry toxigenic Clostridium difficile, usually with no harm to themselves, but can serve as a reservoir and spread the bacteria to adults in whom it can ...
Assessing dangerous climate change and call for climate change response papers
2013-12-04
Assessing dangerous climate change and call for climate change response papers
PLOS ONE publishes "Assessing Dangerous Climate Change: Required Reductions of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature" from James Hansen and ...
MR-guided ultrasound offers noninvasive treatment for breast cancer
2013-12-04
MR-guided ultrasound offers noninvasive treatment for breast cancer
CHICAGO – A technique that uses focused ultrasound under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance to heat and destroy tumors may offer a safe and effective treatment for breast cancer, according ...
Mammography screening intervals may affect breast cancer prognosis
2013-12-04
Mammography screening intervals may affect breast cancer prognosis
CHICAGO – In a study of screening mammography-detected breast cancers, patients who had more frequent screening mammography had a significantly lower rate of lymph node positivity—or cancer ...
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