Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2012 17:42 - 3 Comments

Why patients with cancer don’t quit smoking

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Over half of cancer patients don’t quit smoking after their diagnosis, according to a new review paper that identifies the reasons why. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 28, 2012 15:29 - 3 Comments

Forecast: US will regain 9M jobs by 2014

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Over the next two years, the US economy will regain the rest of the nearly 9 million jobs lost in the Great Recession, economists predict. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 28, 2012 10:33 - 0 Comments

To save energy: take dirt, add heat

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers have developed a new thermoelectric material by using common minerals found pretty much anywhere there’s dirt. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2012 12:47 - 2 Comments

Placebo effect varies by personality type

U. MICHIGAN (US) — New research links specific personality traits with a person’s susceptibility to the placebo effect from a sham pain medicine. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 14, 2012 14:46 - 4 Comments

After divorce, many women lose health insurance

U. MICHIGAN (US) — More than 100,000 women lose their private health insurance every year because of divorce. And the loss isn’t temporary—overall rates of coverage remain depressed for more than two years. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2012 13:12 - 1 Comment

Cat fang fossils reveal overlap with bear dogs

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The fossilized fangs of saber-toothed cats hint at how the extinct mammals shared space and food with other large predators 9 million years ago. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 25, 2012 16:06 - 2 Comments

Presidential candidates: Image trumps issues

U. CHICAGO / U. MICHIGAN (US) — The wide swings in debate performances by this year’s presidential candidates reflect the fact that in modern campaigns, a candidate’s image is the message, say linguistic anthropologists. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 23, 2012 15:50 - 0 Comments

Motherhood may dilute effects of cocaine

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Mother rats respond much differently to cocaine than female rats that have never given birth, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 23, 2012 8:55 - 0 Comments

OMG: Peer pressure just as strong online

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Peer pressure concerning alcohol and drugs is just as influential if it’s communicated via Facebook or Twitter as in person, new research suggests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2012 15:47 - 0 Comments

In Alzheimer’s, protein ‘hole punch’ may kill cells

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Midsized clumps of proteins that prick holes in neurons appear to be particularly toxic to cells, a potential clue to how Alzheimer’s disease progresses. (more…)

Solar winds the likely source of ‘moon water’

U. MICHIGAN / CALTECH (US) — Water trapped in soils on the moon’s surface was likely produced by solar winds, researchers report. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 11, 2012 11:25 - 1 Comment

Malawi farmers swap fingerprints for loans

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A high-tech method of fingerprinting is a simple, cost-effective way to encourage farmers in developing countries to apply for and repay micro loans, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 10, 2012 11:14 - 2 Comments

For people with depression, mad and sad may blur

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Clinically depressed people have a hard time telling the difference between negative emotions such as anger, guilt, and embarrassment, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 9, 2012 15:34 - 0 Comments

CT ‘maps’ show lung damage by type

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new way to analyze CT scans can distinguish between early-stage damage to the small airways of the lungs and more severe damage known as emphysema. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 9, 2012 14:15 - 0 Comments

Different microbes evolve in Earth’s polar oceans

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Both of Earth’s polar regions are icy, but scientists report that there’s a clear difference between the microbes in the Southern and Arctic oceans. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 8, 2012 15:15 - 2 Comments

Long after Title IX, girls still say ‘Put me in, coach’

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports increased during the 1990s, but progress toward equality with boys slowed, and maybe even reversed direction, in the last decade. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2012 10:40 - 0 Comments

Missing data skew clinical trials

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Large amounts of missing data in clinical trials undermine the scientific credibility of the studies and can lead to unjustified conclusions about the efficacy of drugs, biologic products, and medical devices. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2012 15:10 - 3 Comments

Web tool balances online political news

U. WASHINGTON (US) — A new tool gauges if you’re getting a balanced view of the political news—and if not, it suggests sites that offer opinions from the other side of the political spectrum. (more…)

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