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Lizard Moms: Preparing Babies for Stressful Environments

Stress changes the way animals allocate energy. During predator attacks or food shortages, hormones are released that help the body to access stored energy….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stable Electrodes Boosting Printed Electronics Innovation

Imagine owning a television with the thickness and weight of a sheet of paper. It will be possible, someday, thanks to the growing industry of printed…

Studies and Analyses

Neurological Changes in Crayfish Linked to Social Status

They found that dominant and subordinate crayfish differ in their behavioral responses when touched unexpectedly, and that those differences correlate with…

Materials Sciences

Plasma Technology Gains Ground in U.S. Packaging Market

“This technology is the best one available today on clear barrier polypropylene packaging films“. Gabriel Durana, Product Manager for Special Technologies at…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Effective AZM Alternatives for Codling Moth Control in Apples

Azinphos-methyl (AZM) has been the most used insecticide in apple production in the United States since the late 1960s, primarily as a control for the codling…

Life & Chemistry

Cholesterol-Binding Proteins May Combat Cancer Cell Growth

They describe how cholesterol-binding proteins called ORPs may control cell growth in A Detour for Yeast Oxysterol Binding Proteins, a paper published in the…

Earth Sciences

New CU-NOAA System Sheds Light on Atmospheric Measurements

The research team looked at atmospheric gas measurements taken every two weeks from aircraft over a six-year period over the northeast United States to collect…

Health & Medicine

Modest Alcohol Intake Linked to Lower Liver Disease Risk

The findings are published in the April 19, 2012 online issue of The Journal of Hepatology.NALFD is the most common liver disease in the United States,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

NIST Mini-Sensor Tracks Brain Magnetic Activity for Research

Experiments reported this week* verify the sensor's potential for biomedical applications such as studying mental processes and advancing the understanding of…

Studies and Analyses

Body Cooling Reduces Cardiac Arrest Deaths by Nearly 12%

The goal of therapeutic cooling is slowing the body's metabolism and preventing brain damage or death. It is believed that mild therapeutic hypothermia…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter brings 'earthrise' to everyone

The spacecraft rolls over, and you glimpse a sliver of intense light starting to climb over the rough horizon. It might be dawn, except that the bright sliver…

Earth Sciences

New System Tracks CO2 Emissions From Fossil Fuels

The team examined six years-worth of atmospheric gas measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gases, taken by aircraft every two weeks. Their method…

Materials Sciences

The First Seconds in a Building’s Life

No matter if it is a giant complex, a high-rise, or an underground project, modern architecture cannot get along without concrete. The component in concrete…

Health & Medicine

New Brain-Machine Interface Restores Movement to Paralyzed Hand

A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles — bypassing the spinal cord — to enable…

Health & Medicine

Global ignorance of tobacco's harm to cardiovascular health costing lives

A report released today at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai reveals significant gaps in public awareness regarding the…

Health & Medicine

Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Mitigate Smoking’s Physical Harm

Omega-3 fatty acids may help to reduce the physical harm caused by smoking, according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. The…

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