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Rats Approach Food But Resist Eating: A Study on Binge Behavior

Scientists led a rat to the fatty food, but they couldn’t make it eat. Using an animal model of binge eating, University of Missouri researchers discovered…

Studies and Analyses

New research confirms potential deadly nature of emerging monkey malaria species in humans

Researchers in Malaysia have identified key laboratory and clinical features of an emerging new form of malaria infection. The research, funded by the Wellcome…

Awards Funding

2010 Kavli Prizes: Call for Nominations

The Kavli Prizes recognize scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The Academy will receive…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Looking for Genetic Predictors for Suicide

Monsheel Sodhi, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, says it is generally perceived that suicide…

Health & Medicine

Simple, Rapid Test Can Detect Tainted Milk Supply

Amer AbuGhazaleh, a researcher from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and Salam Ibrahim, a food microbiologist from…

Studies and Analyses

Science and Media Disconnect? Maybe Not, Says a New Study

However, a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, published in the current issue (summer 2009) of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly,…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Opens New Eyes on the Universe

Topping the list of new views are colorful, multi-wavelength pictures of far-flung galaxies, a densely packed star cluster, an eerie “pillar of creation,” and…

Life & Chemistry

Genome of Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Decoded

Published in the September 9 online issue of the journal Nature, the study reveals that the organism boasts an unusually large genome size — more than twice…

Social Sciences

Global Temperature Report – September 2009

August temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.23 C (about 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for August.Northern Hemisphere: +0.28 C…

Life & Chemistry

Potato Blight Reveals Some Secrets as Genome Is Decoded

This week (Sept. 9), the online edition of the scientific journal Nature will report on the full genetic sequence, or genome, of Phytophthora infestans, the…

Physics & Astronomy

Ben-Gurion University Develops Promising Thin Films for Solar

The films were synthesized at BGU by Prof. Yuval Golan and PhD student Anna Osherov of the Department of Materials Engineering and the Ilse Katz Institute for…

Studies and Analyses

Blindness Rates in Nigeria: 40% Increase Predicted by 2020

By 2020, 1.4 million Nigerians over age 40 will lose their sight, and the vast majority of the causes are either preventable or treatable, according to the…

Studies and Analyses

Houseplants Reduce Indoor Ozone Levels for Cleaner Air

Ozone, the main component of air pollution, or smog, is a highly reactive, colorless gas formed when oxygen reacts with other chemicals. Although ozone…

Earth Sciences

Benthic Rover: Monitoring Climate Change on the Seafloor

This robot, the Benthic Rover, has been providing scientists with an entirely new view of life on the deep seafloor. It will also give scientists a way to…

Earth Sciences

Exploring Sacred Maya Pools of Belize: A Unique Expedition

The expedition, made possible with a grant from the National Geographic Society and led by a University of Illinois archaeologist, will investigate the…

Health & Medicine

Seizure Drug Improves Sleep for Women With Hot Flashes

Approximately 40 percent of menopausal women experience sleep disruption, often in the form of difficulty with sleep initiation and frequent nighttime…

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