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Monkeys 'understand' rules underlying language musicality This news release is available in German. Many of us have mixed feelings when remembering painful lessons in German or Latin grammar in school. Languages feature a large number of complex ...
Read the releaseBU study finds gymnasts' face high exposure to flame retardants (Boston) -- Competitive gymnasts have a higher exposure to potentially harmful flame-retardants than the general population, likely because such contaminants are present in foam used in gym ...
Read the releaseIsland biodiversity in danger of total submersion with climate change Sea level rise caused by global warming can prove extremely destructive to island habitats, which hold about 20% of the world's biodiversity. Research by C. Bellard, C. Leclerc and F. Courchamp ...
Read the releaseCompound stymies polyomaviruses in lab tests A team of scientists reports that a small molecule compound showed significant success in controlling the infectivity and spread of three polyomaviruses in human cell cultures. To date there has been no medicine ...
Read the release'Missing heat' discovery prompts new estimate of global warming An interdisciplinary team of researchers say they have found 'missing heat' in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade. Observational ...
Read the releaseMenstrual cycle influences concussion outcomes Study may reconcile recovery differences in male, female gender How well a woman recovers from a concussion may depend on that time of the month. Researchers found that women injured during ...
Read the releaseCarbon dioxide's new-found signalling role could be applied to blood flow, birth and deafness New research reveals exactly how the body measures carbon dioxide and suggests that far from being a metabolic waste product, it could play a key role as a biological signalling ...
Read the releaseSchools help kids choose carrots over candy bars When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids' diets improve. According to new research led by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, when ...
Read the releaseStudy finds few patients with newly-diagnosed hyperlipidemia receive recommended thyroid screening (Boston)--Despite current guidelines that recommend newly diagnosed high-cholesterol patients have a TSH blood test done to make sure they do not have ...
Read the releaseCVI puts research into practice on firearms and domestic violence HUNTSVILLE, TX (11/13/13) -- The Crime Victims' Institute (CVI) at Sam Houston State University initiated a new series of reports to help victim advocates translate the latest research in the field ...
Read the releaseGeneration length for mammals: An essential reference point for conservation studies Life history traits are the basic ecological descriptors of a species. These include physical traits, such as body mass and physiological traits, such as reproductive rate. Ecologists ...
Read the releaseClues to cocaine's toxicity could lead to better tests for its detection in biofluids A new study on cocaine, the notorious white powder illegally snorted, injected or smoked by nearly 2 million Americans, details how it may permanently damage proteins in ...
Read the releaseImproving detection of radioactive material in nuclear waste water As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the ...
Read the releaseBetter batteries through biology? CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Lithium-air batteries have become a hot research area in recent years: They hold the promise of drastically increasing power per battery weight, which could lead, for example, to electric cars with ...
Read the releaseBuilding a better tokamak by blowing giant plasma bubbles Research shows how magnetic reconnection -- the force behind solar flares -- could initiate fusion in a tokamak reactor Advanced computer codes are helping scientists reimagine how they might initiate a fusion ...
Read the releaseSmartphone accelerometers distinguish between different motorized transportation modalities Identifying the individual's transportation behavior is a fundamental problem, as it reveals information about the user's physical activity, personal CO2 -footprint ...
Read the releaseNew way to dissolve semiconductors holds promise for electronics industry Semiconductors, the foundation of modern electronics used in flat-screen TVs and fighter jets, could become even more versatile as researchers make headway on a novel, inexpensive way ...
Read the releaseMajor chemical companies turn to new specialties for growth Triggered by the recession that began in 2008, major chemical companies are aggressively re-inventing themselves through multi-billion dollar overhauls, reports Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly ...
Read the releaseTossed on the waves: Charting the path of ejected particles Scientists gain new understanding of the complex processes that can eject high-energy particles from fusion plasmas Fusion energy requires confining high energy particles, both those produced from fusion ...
Read the releaseTomato therapy: Engineered veggies target intestinal lipids, improve cholesterol UCLA researchers report that tiny amounts of a specific type of lipid in the small intestine may play a greater role than previously thought ...
Read the releaseMonitoring material changes in the hostile environment of a fusion reactor New particle beam diagnostic technique promises insights into materials used in fusion reactors Materials are widely recognized as one of the critical remaining challenges for making fusion ...
Read the releaseFinding antitumor T cells in a patient's own cancer Patients with tumors that contain increased numbers of T lymphocytes generally survive longer than those with tumors without T-cell involvement, suggesting that T cells with potent ...
Read the releaseFusion foe lends a helping hand Recent experiments breathe new understanding into oxygen's role in fusion devices Although oxygen is required to sustain life, oxygen sucks the life out of fusion by radiating away too much power from the high-temperature plasma. Accordingly, ...
Read the releaseHot lithium vapors shield fusion facility walls Novel lithium coating protects reactor components while preventing plasma contamination Recent experiments provide the first assessment of the toughness of a novel lithium coating in the face of intense bombardment by ...
Read the releaseMcMaster researchers test bandaging for swollen arm Cheap treatment for cancer treatment side effect found as good as expensive care Hamilton, Nov.13, 2013 – As a complication of treatment, breast cancer patients may develop swelling in the arm, called ...
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