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Teens of Epileptic Moms Show Poor School Performance, Study Finds

A large population-based study revealed that multiple antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used by pregnant women to control seizures may cause poor school performance…

Health & Medicine

Testosterone’s Short-Term Benefits for Frail Older Men

The beneficial effects of six months of testosterone treatment on muscle mass, strength and quality of life in frail elderly men are not maintained at six…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker Identified for Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis

Researchers may have identified a promising novel diagnostic biomarker for ectopic pregnancy, according to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine…

Studies and Analyses

Single Shot of Morphine Affects Testosterone Levels Long-Term

The study, led by Anna Maria Aloisi, M.D., of the Department of Physiology – Section of Neuroscience and Applied Physiology at the University of Siena, Italy,…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Nanotechnology Oversight: Voluntary Initiatives and Regulation

A new report from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars explores a variety of voluntary…

Studies and Analyses

Study Suggests Experience Does Not Help Novice Investors

But the study also found that institutional investors do not have such a steep learning curve, said researcher Yiming Qian, an associate professor of finance…

Physics & Astronomy

Water, Blood, Wind, Movies, Robots, and Coffee Rings: Highlights of APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting

Many of nature's most fascinating phenomena involve various forms of fluid flow, and scientists who study fluid dynamics investigate everything from the way…

Earth Sciences

'Coolest' Month in 2010 Ties Second Warmest October

Global climate trend since 1978: +0.14 C per decadeOctober temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.42 C (about 0.76 degrees Fahrenheit) above…

Life & Chemistry

Girl Power: No Male? No Problem for Female Boa Constrictor

More strikingly, the finding shows that the babies produced from this asexual reproduction have attributes previously believed to be impossible. Large litters…

Information Technology

Software monitors topology, availability and performance of industrial Ethernet networks

The Sinema Server (Simatic Network Manager) software automatically recognizes changes in the network and helps to identify and clear malfunctions quickly and…

Life & Chemistry

Insects Adapt: Learning to Choose the Right Mate

“It is fascinating to see that even small insects can learn these things”, says Professor Erik Svensson at the Department of Biology at Lund University. Erik…

Life & Chemistry

Spontaneous GMOs: Nature’s Own Genetic Innovation Explained

The debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is heated. One of the arguments against them is that it is unnatural to mix genes from different species….

Materials Sciences

Beryllium Oxide’s Surprising Behavior Under Heavy Ion Bombardment

Scientists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) observed exotic be-haviour from beryllium oxide (BeO) when they bombarded it with high-speed heavy ions: After…

Technology Offerings

New Method Detects KRAS Gene Mutations in Cancer Fast

Mutations in the KRAS-Gen influence the development of cancer diseases. A fast, robust and cheap method for detection of mutations in the KRAS gene has been…

Earth Sciences

Uncovering the Mystery Behind Australia’s Secretive Marsupial Moles

The mysterious origins of Australia's bizarre and secretive marsupial moles have been cast in a whole new and unexpected light with the first discovery in the…

Studies and Analyses

Ancient Plants and Soil Fungi: How They Made Earth Green

The research, which was published today (2 November 2010) in Nature Communications, has provided essential missing evidence showing that an ancient plant group…

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