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• Clay key to high-temperature supercapacitors
• Proteins in histone group might influence cancer development, study shows
• Breakthrough could make electronics smaller and better: Surprising low-tech tool -- Scotch tape -- was key
• Scientists encounter holes in tree of life, push for better data storage
• Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented
• Brain wiring quiets the voice inside your head
• Promiscuity and sperm selection improves genetic quality in birds
• Whole genome sequencing provides researchers with a better understanding of bovine TB outbreaks
• Multi-drug pills help people stick to heart disease prevention regimens
• Sleep boosts production of brain support cells
• Uncontrolled hypertension is common, but untreated, worldwide
• Massive storm pulls water and ammonia ices from Saturn's depths
• Disrupted heartbeat restored with regenerative intervention
• The 'weakest link' in the aging proteome
• 'We may be able to watch dark energy turn on': Unprecedented sky survey
• Computer model will help design flexible touchscreens
• Anterior cruciate ligament injuries may be prevented by different landing strategy
• Robotic surgery complications underreported
• Birds choose sweet-smelling mates
• Brain study uncovers vital clue in bid to beat epilepsy
• Blood pressure drug tends to slow coronary disease
• Blind mole-rats are resistant to chemically induced cancers
• An easier way to control genes
• Women happier when they gain weight, even though they are not as healthy, study suggests
• Ground breaking research identifies promising drugs for treating Parkinson's
• Atom-based analogues to electronic devices
• Life without insulin is possible, study suggests
• Hormone may help fight obesity and reduce cholesterol
• Making plants' inner qualities visible
• New evidence to aid search for charge 'stripes' in superconductors
• IT monitoring effective in deterring fraud by restaurant employees
• Save my limbs
• Lessons from the worm: How the elderly can live an active life
• Aging really is 'in your head:' Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process
• 2013 bedroom poll explores sleep differences among six countries
• Scientists edge closer towards first pancreatitis treatment
• New effective treatment for high blood pressure? Removing tiny organ
• Scientists fish for new epilepsy model and reel in potential drug
• New therapeutic approach to fight cancer: Inhibiting cancer cells' energy metabolism
• Solar cell performance improves with ion-conducting polymer
• Soccer matches and concerts from any angle you choose
• Can you predict complications with back surgery? Preoperative factors increase risk
• Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States
• Young people now at higher risk for stroke
• Bringing coral reefs back from the brink
• Cracking bacteria's secrets may lead to new treatments
• Oldest land-living animal from Gondwana found
• Mouse groups reveal complex relationships: Mice living together exhibited a social structure based on multiple-level interactions
• Language and tool-making skills evolved at the same time
• Canine remote control, using your smart phone? Hands-free dog walking for the digital age
• Level playing field for Clostridium difficile diagnosis
• Mediterranean diet is good for the mind, research confirms
• Synthetic polymer could stop the spread of HIV
• New system for quantum simulation proposed
• Death by asexuality: Biologists uncover new path for mutations to arise
• Lobster shell disease expanding north: One of several diseases of marine organisms causing worry
• Two new versions of the flu vaccine arriving soon
• Breakthrough model holds promise for treating Graves' disease
• Deep-sea squid with tentacle tips that 'swim' on their own
• Risk factors help predict outcomes for children with rare heart condition

Clay key to high-temperature supercapacitors Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:42 PM PDT Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures, according to researchers who have developed such a device.

Proteins in histone group might influence cancer development, study shows Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:42 PM PDT Spool-like proteins called histones play a crucial role in packaging the nearly seven feet of DNA found in most human cells. It has been thought that a particular group of histone isoforms were functionally identical. This study shows that these isoforms can have distinct functions, and that they might play a role in cancer development. The results provide a new mechanism for the regulation of chromatin structure.

Breakthrough could make electronics smaller and better: Surprising low-tech tool -- Scotch tape -- was key Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:41 PM PDT Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking technique in manufacturing nanostructures that has the potential to make electrical and optical devices smaller and better than ever before. A surprising low-tech tool of Scotch Magic tape ended up being one of the keys to the discovery.

Scientists encounter holes in tree of life, push for better data storage Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:41 PM PDT When it comes to public access, the tree of life has holes. A new study shows about 70 percent of published genetic sequence comparisons are not publicly accessible, leaving researchers worldwide unable to get to critical data they may need to tackle a host a problems ranging from climate change to disease control.

Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:41 PM PDT Any parent will tell you that there is no simple recipe for raising a child. Being a parent means getting hefty doses of advice -- often unsolicited -- from others. But such advice often fails to consider a critical factor: The child. A new review of dozens of studies involving more than 14,600 pairs of twins shows that children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented.

Brain wiring quiets the voice inside your head Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:40 PM PDT Researchers have developed the first diagram of the brain circuitry that enables a complex interplay between the motor system and the auditory system to occur. The research could lend insight into schizophrenia and mood disorders that arise when this circuitry goes awry and individuals hear voices other people do not hear.

Promiscuity and sperm selection improves genetic quality in birds Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:39 PM PDT Research shows that females can maximize the genetic quality of their offspring by being promiscuous. Researchers studied red junglefowl and found that mating with different males helps females produce healthier offspring -- due to a mechanism in their reproductive tract which favors sperm from the most genetically different males. This is important for animal breeders because it shows that allowing multiple matings produces the most disease resistant and genetically healthy offspring.

Whole genome sequencing provides researchers with a better understanding of bovine TB outbreaks Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:39 PM PDT The use of whole bacterial genome sequencing will allow scientists to inexpensively track how bovine tuberculosis is transmitted from farm to farm, according to new research.

Multi-drug pills help people stick to heart disease prevention regimens Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:38 PM PDT People are much more likely to take preventive medicines if they're combined in one pill, an international study has found.

Sleep boosts production of brain support cells Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:38 PM PDT Sleep increases the reproduction of the cells that go on to form the insulating material on nerve cell projections in the brain and spinal cord known as myelin, according to an animal study. The findings could one day lead scientists to new insights about sleep's role in brain repair and growth.

Uncontrolled hypertension is common, but untreated, worldwide Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:36 PM PDT A global study has found that many patients don't know they have hypertension and, even if they do, too few are receiving adequate drug therapy for their hypertension.

Massive storm pulls water and ammonia ices from Saturn's depths Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:36 PM PDT Once every 30 years or so, or roughly one Saturnian year, a monster storm rips across the northern hemisphere of the ringed planet. In 2010, the most recent and only the sixth giant storm on Saturn observed by humans began stirring. It quickly grew to superstorm proportions, reaching 15,000 kilometers (more than 9,300 miles) in width and visible to amateur astronomers on Earth as a great white spot dancing across the surface of the planet.

Disrupted heartbeat restored with regenerative intervention Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:18 PM PDT Researchers have found a way to resynchronize cardiac motion following a heart attack using stem cells. Scientists implanted engineered stem cells, also known as induced pluripotent stem cells, into damaged regions of mouse hearts following a heart attack.

The 'weakest link' in the aging proteome Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:18 PM PDT Proteins are the chief actors in cells, carrying out the duties specified by information encoded in our genes. Most proteins live only two days or less, ensuring that those damaged by inevitable chemical modifications are replaced with new functional copies.

'We may be able to watch dark energy turn on': Unprecedented sky survey Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:17 PM PDT Moonless nights outside the Cerro Tololo astronomical observatory in Chile are so dark that when you look down, you can't see your feet. "You can't see your hands," said a physicist. "But you can hold them up to the sky and see a hand-shaped hole with no stars in it. It's really incredible."

Computer model will help design flexible touchscreens Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT New research has shown a new a way to design transparent conductors using metal nanowires that could enable less expensive -- and flexible -- touchscreens.

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries may be prevented by different landing strategy Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT Women are two to eight times more likely than men to suffer a debilitating tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee and a new study suggests that a combination of body type and landing techniques may be to blame.

Robotic surgery complications underreported Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:12 AM PDT Despite widespread adoption by hospitals of surgical robot technology over the past decade, a "slapdash" system of reporting complications paints an unclear picture of its safety.

Birds choose sweet-smelling mates Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:36 AM PDT For most animals, scent is the instant messenger of choice for quickly exchanging personal profiles. Scientists, however, have long dismissed birds as odor-eschewing Luddites that don't take advantage of scent-based communications. Scientists have now demonstrated that birds do indeed communicate via scents, and that odor reliably predicts their reproductive success.

Brain study uncovers vital clue in bid to beat epilepsy Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT People with epilepsy could be helped by new research into the way a key molecule controls brain activity during a seizure.

Blood pressure drug tends to slow coronary disease Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT Patients with clogged and hardened arteries who already have their blood pressure under control may benefit from an additional blood pressure-lowering medication, according to new research.

Blind mole-rats are resistant to chemically induced cancers Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT Like naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus gaber), blind mole-rats (of the genus Spalax) live underground in low-oxygen environments, are long-lived and resistant to cancer. A new study demonstrates just how cancer-resistant Spalax are, and suggests that the adaptations that help these rodents survive in low-oxygen environments also play a role in their longevity and cancer resistance.

An easier way to control genes Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT Researchers have shown that they can turn genes on or off inside yeast and human cells by controlling when DNA is copied into messenger RNA -- an advance that could allow scientists to better understand the function of those genes.

Women happier when they gain weight, even though they are not as healthy, study suggests Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT Body weight has a great influence on our quality of life. While physical health deteriorates when weight is gained, mental well-being seems to improve, especially in women. These results offer valuable information for preventive strategies in the fight against obesity.

Ground breaking research identifies promising drugs for treating Parkinson's Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT New drugs, which may have the potential to stop faulty brain cells dying and slow down the progression of Parkinson's, have been identified by scientists in a pioneering study which is the first of its kind.

Atom-based analogues to electronic devices Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:34 AM PDT Scientists have pushed back the boundaries of atom-based transport, creating a current by characterizing the many-body effects in the transport of the atoms along a periodic lattice. Scientists adopted a new analytical approach before comparing it to approximate numerical simulations.

Life without insulin is possible, study suggests Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT Several millions of people around the world suffer from insulin deficiencies. Insulin is a hormone, secreted by the beta cells in the pancreas, which plays a major role in the regulation of energy substrates such as glucose. This insufficiency, primarily caused by diabetes (types 1 and 2), has lethal consequences if it is not treated. As of now, only daily insulin injections allow certain patients to survive.

Hormone may help fight obesity and reduce cholesterol Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT Research has shown that giving obese rodents a recently identified circulating protein called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) helps improve their metabolism. Now investigators reveal that a variant of FGF21 has similar effects in obese people with Type 2 diabetes.

Making plants' inner qualities visible Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:31 AM PDT Not only psychologists would be happy to be able to look inside their patients' heads – a plant's "inner qualities" also supply plant researchers with valuable information. A special camera analyzes the constituents of grapevines, corn and other plants.

New evidence to aid search for charge 'stripes' in superconductors Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT Scientists have used an indirect method to detect fluctuating "stripes" of charge density in a material closely related to a superconductor. The research identifies a key signature to look for in superconductors as scientists seek ways to better understand and engineer these materials for future energy-saving applications.

IT monitoring effective in deterring fraud by restaurant employees Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT For many firms, losing significant revenue and profit to employee theft has been a cost of doing business. But a new study finds that information technology monitoring is strikingly effective in reducing theft and fraud, especially in the restaurant industry.

Save my limbs Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT Retrograde access gives surgeons the ability to go through the foot to open up blocked arteries and save the limbs of people whose only other option is amputation.

Lessons from the worm: How the elderly can live an active life Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT When the tiny roundworm C. elegans reaches middle age —- at about 2 weeks old -— it can't quite move like it did in the bloom of youth. But rather than imposing an exercise regimen to rebuild the worm's body-wall muscles, researchers can bring the wriggle back by stimulating the animal's neurons. And, they say, pharmaceuticals might have a similar effect in mammals.

Aging really is 'in your head:' Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly debated, driven by contradictory results from many different scientists. But new research may settle the dispute. Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a specific sirtuin protein called Sirt1 operates in the brain to bring about a significant delay in aging and an increase in longevity. Both have been associated with a low-calorie diet.

2013 bedroom poll explores sleep differences among six countries Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT The 2013 International Bedroom Poll, compares sleep times, attitudes, habits and bedtime routines of those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan between the ages of 25 and 55 years old.

Scientists edge closer towards first pancreatitis treatment Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT 20,000 people are admitted to UK hospitals annually with pancreatitis. One in five of these cases are severe, resulting in around 1000 deaths annually. Research has found that a calcium inhibiting compound offers unique and effective protection in isolated cells against the disease.

New effective treatment for high blood pressure? Removing tiny organ Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT Removing one of the tiniest organs in the body has shown to provide effective treatment for high blood pressure. The discovery could revolutionize treatment of the world's biggest silent killer.

Scientists fish for new epilepsy model and reel in potential drug Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:32 AM PDT According to new research on epilepsy, zebrafish have certainly earned their stripes. Results of a new study suggest that zebrafish carrying a specific mutation may help researchers discover treatments for Dravet syndrome, a severe form of pediatric epilepsy that results in drug-resistant seizures and developmental delays.

New therapeutic approach to fight cancer: Inhibiting cancer cells' energy metabolism Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT Resting cancer cells can be selectively destroyed by inhibiting their energy metabolism, according to a new study.

Solar cell performance improves with ion-conducting polymer Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT Researchers have found a way to make dye-sensitized solar cells more energy-efficient and longer-lasting.

Soccer matches and concerts from any angle you choose Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT In future, soccer and music fans will be able to choose the camera angle when watching live matches and concerts on TV, or even enjoy a 360-degree view of proceedings: all thanks to a new panorama camera that is small, robust, and easy to operate.

Can you predict complications with back surgery? Preoperative factors increase risk Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT For older adults undergoing surgery for spinal stenosis, some simple indicators of poor preoperative health predict a high risk of major medical complications.

Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT Medicaid paid for nearly half of the 3.8 million births in the United States in 2010 — an amount that has been rising over time.

Young people now at higher risk for stroke Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:29 AM PDT Fifteen percent of the most common type of strokes occur in adolescents and young adults, and more young people are showing risk factors for such strokes.

Bringing coral reefs back from the brink Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT Shocks caused by climate and seasonal change could be used to aid recovery of some of the world's badly-degraded coral reefs, scientists have proposed. Marine scientists suggest that it may be possible to restore living coral cover to a badly-degraded reef system -- though not easy.

Cracking bacteria's secrets may lead to new treatments Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT Scientists have found another chink in bacteria's armor, mapping for the first time the structure of a protein that plays an important role helping infection gain a foothold in the body.

Oldest land-living animal from Gondwana found Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT Scientists have discovered the oldest known land-living animal from Gondwana in a remote part of the Eastern Cape. It is a 350-million-year-old fossilized scorpion.

Mouse groups reveal complex relationships: Mice living together exhibited a social structure based on multiple-level interactions Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT In mouse groups, scientists find an inverse link between environmental and social complexity.

Language and tool-making skills evolved at the same time Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT The same brain activity is used for language production and making complex tools, supporting the theory that they evolved at the same time.

Canine remote control, using your smart phone? Hands-free dog walking for the digital age Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT That "best friend" can get a bit tiresome, all that rolling over, shaking paws, long walks and eating every crumb of food off the floor. But, what if there were a way to command your dog with a remote control, or even via your smart phone...or even without hands?

Level playing field for Clostridium difficile diagnosis Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:19 AM PDT The largest study of its kind has shown the most effective test for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile, a bacterial infection which causes 15,000-20,000 deaths a year in hospitals in the United States.

Mediterranean diet is good for the mind, research confirms Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:19 AM PDT Many pieces of research have identified a link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of age-related disease such as dementia. Scientists have carried out the first systematic review and their findings.

Synthetic polymer could stop the spread of HIV Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:19 AM PDT A precisely designed macromolecule that mimics the binding of HIV to immune system cells could be used to stop the virus from physically entering the body, according to a new study.

New system for quantum simulation proposed Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:18 AM PDT Researchers have proposed a new platform for quantum simulation. They show that a combined system of ultracold trapped ions and fermionic atoms could be used to emulate solid state physics. This system may outperform possibilities of existing platforms as a number of phenomena found in solid state systems are naturally included, such as the fermionic statistics of the electrons and the electron-sound wave interactions.

Death by asexuality: Biologists uncover new path for mutations to arise Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:15 AM PDT Ground-breaking new research from a team of evolutionary biologists shows for the first time how asexual lineages of a species are doomed not necessarily from a long, slow accumulation of new mutations, but rather from fast-paced gene conversion processes that simply unmask pre-existing deleterious recessive mutations.

Lobster shell disease expanding north: One of several diseases of marine organisms causing worry Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:15 AM PDT Recent reports that lobster shell disease has turned up along the coast of Maine have fisheries scientists worried. They have been working to understand what causes the disease that has, until recently, been confined primarily to the waters of southern New England and Long Island Sound.

Two new versions of the flu vaccine arriving soon Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:15 AM PDT Some of this year's flu vaccine will protect against four strains of the virus. There will also be vaccines which protect against three strains of the virus as well. This is the first year the four strain flu vaccine is available.

Breakthrough model holds promise for treating Graves' disease Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:15 AM PDT Researchers have developed the first animal model simulating the eye complications associated with the thyroid condition Graves' disease, a breakthrough that could pave the way for better treatments, according to a recent study.

Deep-sea squid with tentacle tips that 'swim' on their own Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:16 AM PDT Many deep-sea animals such as anglerfish use parts of their body as lures to attract prey. Researchers have now described a deep-sea squid whose tentacle tips flap and flutter as if swimming on their own. The researchers hypothesize that the motion of these tentacle tips may induce small shrimp and other animals to approach within reach of the squid's arms.

Risk factors help predict outcomes for children with rare heart condition Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:15 AM PDT A long-term study of children with a complex heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy found that risk factors identified at diagnosis helped predict outcomes.

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