Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2011 16:43 - 2 Comments

Exercise may curb eating disorders

U. FLORIDA (US) — Although it may seem counterintuitive, exercise could be used as an intervention for—or even a way to prevent—eating disorders. (more…)

Moths decode evolutionary give-and-take

U. ARIZONA (US) — Just as there is no free lunch, nearly every evolutionary trait comes with a trade-off in energetic demands. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2010 9:47 - 2 Comments

Men’s hip fractures linked to thyroid

UC DAVIS (US) — Screening and treatment for thyroid dysfunction in older men could reduce the incidence of hip fractures. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 3, 2010 15:41 - 1 Comment

3-D hologram moves in real-time

U. ARIZONA (US) — A new type of holographic telepresence allows the projection of a 3-D moving image without the need for 3-D glasses or other auxiliary devices. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 22, 2010 11:20 - 0 Comments

Fly me to the icy moon

U. ARIZONA (US) — Frozen water just inches below the moon’s surface has been confirmed by an international team of scientists. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 15, 2010 11:42 - 1 Comment

Reduce star glare. Find hidden planets

U. ARIZONA (US) — Astronomers have obtained images of a planet on a much closer orbit around its parent star than any other extrasolar planet previously found. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2010 13:19 - 0 Comments

HIV’s 30,000-year-old ancestor

TULANE / ARIZONA (US) — The HIV-like virus that infects monkeys is thousands of years older than previously thought, according to a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 17, 2010 11:30 - 0 Comments

Glaciers act as mountains’ armor

YALE (US)— Glaciers in the southern reaches of the Patagonian Andes have acted as a kind of protective shield throughout the mountain range’s 25-million-year history. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 10, 2010 14:04 - 3 Comments

Why Americans believe Obama is a Muslim

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—A study that examined the psychological effects of smear campaigns finds there’s more than ignorance that motivates Americans to believe U.S. President Barack Obama is a Muslim. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 5, 2010 12:03 - 0 Comments

Taking twinkle, twinkle out of night sky

U. ARIZONA (US)—A breakthrough in adaptive optics allows astronomers to obtain space-telescope quality images over a wide field of view—here on Earth. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2010 11:20 - 0 Comments

The first malaria-proof mosquito

U. ARIZONA (US)—Entomologists have succeeded in genetically altering mosquitoes in a way that renders them completely immune to the malaria-causing parasite called Plasmodium. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 25, 2010 10:02 - 12 Comments

Reusable grocery bags carry E. coli

U. ARIZONA (US)—They’re good for the environment, but reusable grocery bags can be a breeding ground for dangerous food-borne bacteria and pose a serious risk to public health, according to a new report. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 22, 2010 11:26 - 0 Comments

For gumbo, oil spill’s a recipe for disaster

U. ARIZONA (US)—Add to the list of threats from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico the potential and real loss of unique regional foods and the hardships that loss creates for the often economically disadvantaged people who depend on them. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 21, 2010 12:00 - 13 Comments

Lonely? It all depends on your perception

U. ARIZONA (US)—Hoarding friends on Facebook—or followers on Twitter—won’t do much to stave off loneliness if those relationships lack any kind of strong connection, new research finds. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 14, 2010 11:01 - 0 Comments

First look deep inside infant solar systems

U. ARIZONA (US)—Astronomers have observed in unprecedented detail the processes giving rise to stars and planets in nascent solar systems. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 3, 2010 9:20 - 0 Comments

Searching for exoplanets that stay in the zone

U. WASHINGTON (US)—New computer models suggest that some planets orbiting nearby stars similar to the sun might fluctuate between being habitable and being inhospitable to life because of the forces exerted by giant neighbors with eccentric orbits. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 1, 2010 16:06 - 0 Comments

Forget the forest. Prehumans lived in savannas

JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Prehumans in East Africa 4.4 million years ago lived among grassy, tree-studded plains, not in the forests, according to a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 1, 2010 11:03 - 1 Comment

Pupfish reaction caught on ‘tsunami’ video

U. ARIZONA (US)—For the first time, an earthquake was recorded live in Devils Hole, home to the only population of a critically endangered pupfish species. (more…)

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