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• Felix Baumgartner successfully lands after highest freefall from edge of space
• Solar wind particles likely source of water locked inside lunar soils
• Relapse or recovery? Neuroimaging predicts course of substance addiction treatment
• Poor parents not encouraging high school completion
• Chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood
• Botox injections reduce chronic neck and cervical muscle pain
• 'Ancient dream' of pain-free labor for Chinese women becoming closer to reality
• Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking
• Development of two tests for rapid diagnosis of resistance to antibiotics
• Illegal hunting and trade of wildlife in savanna Africa may cause conservation crisis
• New weapons detail reveals true depth of Cuban Missile Crisis

Felix Baumgartner successfully lands after highest freefall from edge of space Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT After flying to an altitude of 39 kilometers (24 miles) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed Sunday morning a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane. The 43-year-old Austrian skydiving expert also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight).

Solar wind particles likely source of water locked inside lunar soils Posted: 14 Oct 2012 01:28 PM PDT The most likely source of the water locked inside soils on the moon's surface is the constant stream of charged particles from the sun known as the solar wind, new research suggests.

Relapse or recovery? Neuroimaging predicts course of substance addiction treatment Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT A new study has provided preliminary evidence that by measuring brain activity through the use of neuroimaging, researchers can predict who is likely to have an easier time getting off drugs and alcohol, and who will need extra help.

Poor parents not encouraging high school completion Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT Parents from poorer backgrounds are less likely to encourage their kids to finish high school, according to a new analysis.

Chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression.

Botox injections reduce chronic neck and cervical muscle pain Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:41 PM PDT A study revealed Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) injections significantly improve pain and quality of life in people with chronic bilateral posterior neck and shoulder myofascial pain syndrome.

'Ancient dream' of pain-free labor for Chinese women becoming closer to reality Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:41 PM PDT A new study revealed sometimes dramatic findings from a 10-year initiative called the "No Pain Labor N' Delivery China Mission."

Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:18 AM PDT In a new study published in Frontiers, Dr. Timothy Durazzo and colleagues from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, expand upon their decade of research showing that smoking while kicking the alcohol habit impairs memory, learning and other cognitive skills--ultimately making it more difficult to weather the long storm of sobriety.

Development of two tests for rapid diagnosis of resistance to antibiotics Posted: 12 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT Two new tests capable of rapidly diagnosing resistance to wide-spectrum antibiotics have just been developed. Thanks to these tests, it now takes only two hours to identify certain bacteria that are resistant to the most used and the most important antibiotics in hospitals. The main targeted bacteria are enterobacteriacae (such as E. Coli), that are responsible for infections.

Illegal hunting and trade of wildlife in savanna Africa may cause conservation crisis Posted: 12 Oct 2012 07:26 AM PDT Widespread illegal hunting and the bushmeat trade occur more frequently and with greater impact on wildlife populations in the Southern and Eastern savannas of Africa than previously thought, and if unaddressed could potentially cause a 'conservation crisis,' new research shows. The report challenges previously held beliefs of the impact of illegal bushmeat hunting and trade in Africa with new data from experts.

New weapons detail reveals true depth of Cuban Missile Crisis Posted: 12 Oct 2012 04:47 AM PDT The Cuban Missile Crisis took place 50 years ago this October, when US and Soviet leaders pulled back from the very brink of nuclear war. This was the closest the world has come to nuclear war, but exactly how close has been a matter of some speculation. The conflict, itself, has been analyzed and interpreted, but the number and types of nuclear weapons that were operational have not. According to fresh analysis senior experts calculate the nature of weapons capabilities on both sides, and write that the situation was even more perilous than history has previously acknowledged.

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