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Dietary amino acids improve sleep problems in mice with traumatic brain injury PORTLAND, Ore. — Scientists have discovered how to fix sleep disturbances in mice with traumatic brain injuries — a discovery that could lead to help for hundreds of thousands ...

Liquid to gel to bone Rice U. develops temperature-sensitive gelling scaffolds to regenerate craniofacial bone HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2013) – Rice University bioengineers have developed a hydrogel scaffold for craniofacial bone tissue regeneration that starts as a liquid, solidifies ...

Pilot program study finds that pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services For youth dealing with obesity who need extra help losing weight, experts suggest a multidisciplinary approach in which care is provided by several ...

Orbital samples with sight-saving potential Those who travel to space are rewarded with a beautiful sight - planet Earth. But the effects of space travel on the human sense of sight aren't so beautiful. More than 30 percent of astronauts who returned from two-week ...

US risks losing clean electricity if nuclear plants keep closing WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four nuclear power plants, sources of low-emissions electricity, have announced closings this year. If plants continue to shut down instead of extending operations the nation ...

Central to evaluating researchers, publication citations reflect gender bias, barrier to women Research analyzed 5.5 million research papers, 27.3 million authorships worldwide BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Whether from the trickle-down effects of having fewer female elders in ...

Study links nonconcussion head impacts in contact sports to brain changes and lower test scores

Older mice fed wolfberries show reduced risk for flu virus with vaccine BOSTON (December 11, 2013) — In a study of older mice, wolfberries appear to interact with the influenza vaccine to offer additional protection against the flu virus. The research, led by scientists ...

Overcoming linguistic taboos: Lessons from Australia (Washington, DC) – Grammar is sometimes shaped by restrictions on language use. This is the key finding of a new study to be published in the December issue of the scholarly journal Language, demonstrating how ...

Brain trauma raises risk of later PTSD in active-duty Marines Deployment-related injuries are biggest predictor, but not the only factor In a novel study of U.S. Marines investigating the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the ...

A new material for solar panels could make them cheaper, more efficient ARGONNE, Ill. – A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing ...

NASA reveals new results from inside the ozone hole NASA scientists have revealed the inner workings of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica and found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ...

Targeted antibody, immune checkpoint blocker rein in follicular lymphoma Combination therapy sparks complete responses in 52 percent of patients in clinical trial HOUSTON -- One drug attacks tumor cells directly, the other treats ...

Study demonstrates that indigenous hunting with fire helps sustain Brazil's savannas BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indigenous use of fire for hunting is an unlikely contributor to long-term carbon emissions, but it is an effective environmental management and recovery tool against ...

Trained airport checkpoint screeners miss rare targets Study suggests prevalence effect as the cause Rockville, Md. — Holiday travelers will be relieved to know that security threats are rarely encountered at airport checkpoints. But ...

Enzyme BACE1 may be important in predicting onset of Alzheimer disease Elevated BACE1 activity in mild cognitive impairment could be early indicator of Alzheimer disease, according to new research published in the American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, ...

Study sheds light on risk of life-threatening blood clots in hospitalized children Life-threatening blood clots occur so rarely in children that the condition, known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), is often not on pediatricians' mental radar screens — an absence ...

Study results inform discussions regarding US policy on lung transplantation in children A new analysis has found no evidence that children aged 6 to 11 years seeking a deceased donor lung transplant are disadvantaged in the current US lung allocation system. The findings, ...

New diagnostic test can detect chlamydia trachomatis in less than 20 minutes Assay offers potential for high sensitivity testing at point-of-care settings, say researchers in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics Philadelphia, PA, December 12, 2013 – Researchers ...

Environment drives genetics in 'Evolution Canyon'; discovery sheds light on climate change Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researchers find climate differences drive gene changes Interplay between genes and the environment has been pondered at least since the phrase "nature versus ...

Re-envisioining clinical science training A group of eminent psychological scientists articulates a cutting-edge model for training in clinical science in a new special series of articles in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of ...

Scientists map food security and self-provision of major cities Wealthy capital cities vary greatly in their dependence on the global food market. The Australian capital Canberra produces the majority of its most common food in its regional hinterland, while Tokyo primarily ...

Recipe for a universe Apply heat and stir; an expanding universe can emerge in a remarkably simple way, say scientists at the Vienna University of Technology This news release is available in German. When soup is heated, it starts to boil. ...

Researcher finds way to identify aggressive cancers in black women African-American women who get breast cancer often get more aggressive forms of the disease and at younger ages than other women. But a Georgia State University researcher has found a way to ...