Disney Research algorithms improve animations featuring fog, smoke and underwater scenes Method significantly reduces computation needed to remove grain, noise, unwanted effects A team led by Disney Research, Zürich has developed a method to more efficiently render ...

MicroObservatory catches comet ISON Hopes are high for Comet ISON, which has the potential to become the most spectacular comet seen in years. ISON is speeding through the inner solar system at about 120,000 miles per hour, on its way ...

Hybrid heart valve is strong, durable in early tests Abstract 15923 (Hall F, Core 6, Poster Board: 6078) A hybrid heart valve created from thin and highly elastic mesh embedded within layers of human cells was strong and durable in a study presented at the American ...

Early statin therapy helps kids with inherited high cholesterol Abstract 17837 (Hall F, Core 2, Poster Board: 2035) Children with inherited high levels of cholesterol who receive cholesterol-lowering statins in their early years have a lower risk of coronary ...

Texting heart medication reminders improved patient adherence Abstract 15249 (Room D162) Getting reminder texts helped patients take their heart medicines (anti-platelet and cholesterol-lowering drugs) more regularly, according to research presented at the American ...

Graphene nanoribbons for 'reading' DNA EPFL researchers improve the nanopore-based technology for detecting DNA molecules If we wanted to count the number of people in a crowd, we could make on the fly estimates, very likely to ...

Volcano discovered smoldering under a kilometer of ice in West Antarctica Its heat may increase the rate of ice loss from one of the continent's major ice streams It wasn't what they were looking for but that only made the discovery all the more exciting. In ...

Protein coding 'junk genes' may be linked to cancer By using a new analysis method, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) in Sweden have found close to one hundred novel human gene regions that code for proteins. A number ...

Paths out of uncertainty Long-term and average changes are in the focus of the discussion on climate change: globally, as the different scientific climate models all predict, it will be warmer on Earth at the end of the century. For decision-makers and people affected by ...

Novel gene variant found in severe childhood asthma CHOP genomics expert co-leads study, points to role in cell signaling, immune response An international scientific team has discovered a gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma. ...

Drug shows early promise in treating seizures A study out today in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a potential new treatment for the seizures that often plague children with genetic metabolic disorders and individuals undergoing liver ...

Scientists invent self-healing battery electrode Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening a new and potentially commercially viable path for making the next generation of lithium ion batteries for electric ...

Researchers identify main genes responsible for asthma attacks in children An international team spearheaded by researchers from the University of Copenhagen has identified the genes that put some children at particularly high risk of serious asthma attacks, ...

2 for 1 in solar power Solar cells offer the opportunity to harvest abundant, renewable energy. Although the highest energy light occurs in the ultraviolet and visible spectrum, most solar energy is in the infrared. There is a trade-off in harvesting this light, ...

Oxygen, phosphorous and early life on Earth Two billion years ago the Earth system was recovering from perhaps the single-most profound modification of its surface environments: the oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans. This led ...

Study compares outcomes of device for chest compressions vs manual CPR Chicago – Sten Rubertsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Sweden and colleagues assessed whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in which chest compressions are delivered ...

Effect of lowering of body temperature for adults with cardiac arrest prior to hospital arrival Chicago – Francis Kim, M.D., of Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, and colleagues evaluated whether early prehospital cooling (lowering body temperature) improved survival ...

Effect of reducing blood pressure with medications immediately following ischemic stroke Chicago – Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, and colleagues examined whether moderate lowering of blood ...

Human error most common cause of birth asphyxia Compensation claims cite poor fetal monitoring in 50 percent of cases Findings from a 15-year study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ...

Influence of pro-smoking media messages lasts 7 days, study finds Exposure to a single pro-smoking media message increases college-aged students' risk of using tobacco for seven days, providing new clues about the influence of media on smoking, according to a new RAND Corporation ...

Ancient, modern DNA tell story of first humans in the Americas CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois anthropology professor Ripan Malhi looks to DNA to tell the story of how ancient humans first came to the Americas and what happened to them once ...

New ISHLT nomenclature & diagnostic criteria: Antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplantation Experts issue consensus statement in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation New York, NY, November 18, 2013 – Antibody-mediated rejection of the transplanted ...

With board games, it's how children count that counts Boston College and Carnegie Mellon researchers find 'count-on' method yields learning gains CHESTNUT HILL, MA (Nov. 18, 2013) – Teachers and parents like to use board games to teach skills that range from fair play to ...

Body mass index may predict heart disease risk for type-2 diabetic patients new study finds DALLAS – Researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes ...

Childhood cancer treatment takes toll on hearts of survivors Abstract: 10400 (Poster 2186 - Hall F, Core 2) Cancer treatment takes a toll on the hearts of child survivors, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...