Science & Technology - Aug 3, 2010 0:34 - 4 Comments

Membrane gets permeable in purple light

U. ROCHESTER (US)—A newly developed membrane blocks gas from flowing through it when one color of light is shined on its surface, and permits gas to flow through when another color of light is used. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 2, 2010 11:44 - 7 Comments

Ladies go gaga over guys in red

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Simply wearing the color red—or being bordered by the rosy hue—makes a man more attractive and sexually desirable to women, a new study finds. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 15, 2010 7:42 - 26 Comments

Evolution on the fly: Look, Ma! No genes!

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Researchers have identified a new mechanism for evolution that bypasses genes altogether. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2010 15:09 - 2 Comments

Vitamin D emerges from ‘gut flora’ murk

U. ROCHESTER (US)—The vitamin D receptor is a key player amid gut bacteria—what scientists refer to as the “gut flora”—helping to govern activity, responding to cues, and sometimes countering their presence. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 16:40 - 4 Comments

Original HIV infection morphs, but hangs on

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that caused the infection is still present in the body months later. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 25, 2010 16:42 - 1 Comment

Can emotion help a heart beat stronger?

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Emotions such as fear and rage are often accompanied by a strong heartbeat. New research suggests that those natural responses may also be used to combat heart failure. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 14, 2010 11:01 - 0 Comments

Flu’s evolution strikes perfect balance

U. ROCHESTER (US)—The flu’s secret formula for effectively evolving within and between species appears to be a balancing act—producing enough mutations to spread and adapt to its environment but not so many that they lead to its demise. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 4, 2010 11:14 - 5 Comments

Mother Nature issues a wake-up call

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive—and that sense of vitality exists above and beyond the energizing effects of physical activity and social interaction, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 17:11 - 0 Comments

Target platelets to fight cerebral malaria

U. ROCHESTER (US)— New research in the fight against cerebral malaria is focusing on platelets—known for their role in blood clotting—as playing an important role in stimulating the immune system and turning on molecules that increase inflammation. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 14:23 - 0 Comments

Genes let transplant recipients skip the drugs

EMORY (US)—To prevent rejection, kidney transplant recipients need to take immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives. A handful of people, out of the thousands who have undergone transplantation, have been able to stop taking these drugs without losing their kidneys. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 10:41 - 0 Comments

For blacks, inflammation signals heart risk

UC DAVIS (US)—A blood component linked with inflammation can predict coronary artery disease in African Americans more accurately than it can predict risk in Caucasians. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 1, 2010 11:26 - 9 Comments

Drug triples acupuncture’s painkilling effect

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Scientists have taken another important step toward understanding just how sticking needles into the body can ease pain. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 28, 2010 13:36 - 3 Comments

When good cholesterol goes bad

U. ROCHESTER (US)—HDL cholesterol, long thought of as “good” cholesterol actually places certain patients at high risk for recurrent coronary events, including chest pain, heart attack, and death. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 20, 2010 12:03 - 3 Comments

Autism not alleviated by restricted diet

U. ROCHESTER (US)—A gluten-free, casein-free diet appears to have no impact on the behavior, sleep habits, or bowel patterns of children with autism, according to the most controlled diet study in autism to date. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 4, 2010 12:48 - 3 Comments

Teens have trouble with Tylenol dosage

U. ROCHESTER (US)—The majority of teens say they have never heard of acetaminophen—or what the appropriate dosing of it is even with access to the label instructions—despite having taken the medication recently. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 3, 2010 10:19 - 2 Comments

Multiple brain regions wired for language

U. ROCHESTER (US)—A new study finds there is no single advanced area of the human brain that makes it suited to parse language. Instead, humans rely on several regions, each designed to accomplish different primitive tasks, in order to make sense of a sentence. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 29, 2010 17:13 - 2 Comments

Frog genome teeming with ‘jumping genes’

U. ROCHESTER (US)—The spotted green puffer fish, the honeybee, the human—and now add the African clawed frog to the list of more than 175 organisms that have had their genetic information sequenced. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2010 9:40 - 7 Comments

Senior road warriors losing the safety battle

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Continuing to ride a motorcycle may keep some senior citizens young at heart, but they are more likely to be injured or die as a result of a mishap when compared to their younger counterparts. (more…)

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