GamerBeef: Science News http://science.gamerbeef.com Science News, Space News and Earth News Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Integral locates origin of high-energy emission from Crab Nebula http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/integral-locates-origin-of-high-energy-emission-from-crab-nebula/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/integral-locates-origin-of-high-energy-emission-from-crab-nebula/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:11 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/integral-locates-origin-of-high-energy-emission-from-crab-nebula/ Thanks to data from ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory, scientists have been able to locate where particles in the vicinity of the rotating neutron-star in the Crab Nebula are accelerated to immense energies.

]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/integral-locates-origin-of-high-energy-emission-from-crab-nebula/feed/ Cluster watches Earth’s leaky atmosphere http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cluster-watches-earth%e2%80%99s-leaky-atmosphere/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cluster-watches-earth%e2%80%99s-leaky-atmosphere/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:11 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cluster-watches-earth%e2%80%99s-leaky-atmosphere/ Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Now, ESA’s formation-flying quartet of satellites, Cluster, has discovered the physical mechanism that is driving the escape. It turns out that the Earth’s own magnetic field is accelerating the oxygen away.

]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cluster-watches-earth%e2%80%99s-leaky-atmosphere/feed/ Rosetta spacecraft meets asteroid Steins http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/rosetta-spacecraft-meets-asteroid-steins/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/rosetta-spacecraft-meets-asteroid-steins/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:11 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/rosetta-spacecraft-meets-asteroid-steins/ ESA PR 35-2008. ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft will make a historic encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September 2008. The doors of ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, will be open to the media as of 18:00 on 5 September to follow the fly-by events.

]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/rosetta-spacecraft-meets-asteroid-steins/feed/ XMM-Newton’s massive discovery http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/xmm-newton%e2%80%99s-massive-discovery/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/xmm-newton%e2%80%99s-massive-discovery/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:11 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/xmm-newton%e2%80%99s-massive-discovery/ ESA’s orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has discovered the most massive cluster of galaxies seen in the distant Universe until now. The galaxy cluster is so big that there can only be a handful of them at that distance, making this a rare catch indeed. The discovery confirms the existence of dark energy.

]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/xmm-newton%e2%80%99s-massive-discovery/feed/ Cosmic heavyweight http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cosmic-heavyweight/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cosmic-heavyweight/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:07 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cosmic-heavyweight/ Most distant, massive galaxy cluster discovered to date holds dark energy clues

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/cosmic-heavyweight/feed/ New insights on new neurons http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-insights-on-new-neurons/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-insights-on-new-neurons/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:07 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-insights-on-new-neurons/ Two studies on mice shed light on the role of neurogenesis in memory, olfactory sensing and antidepressant efficacy

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-insights-on-new-neurons/feed/ Science & the Public: Obama Likes Research http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-obama-likes-research/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-obama-likes-research/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:07 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-obama-likes-research/ The Obama campaign answers 14 questions posed by the Science Debate 2008 committee, and research figured prominently in most of them.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-obama-likes-research/feed/ Science & the Public: Candidates weigh in on biomedicine http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-candidates-weigh-in-on-biomedicine/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-candidates-weigh-in-on-biomedicine/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:07 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-candidates-weigh-in-on-biomedicine/ Obama and McCain weigh in on stem cells, federal research funding, and preventive medicine.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/science-the-public-candidates-weigh-in-on-biomedicine/feed/ Math Trek: Founder of the Secret Society of Mathematicians http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/math-trek-founder-of-the-secret-society-of-mathematicians/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/math-trek-founder-of-the-secret-society-of-mathematicians/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/math-trek-founder-of-the-secret-society-of-mathematicians/ Henri Cartan, one of the leaders of a revolution in mathematics, dies at 104

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/math-trek-founder-of-the-secret-society-of-mathematicians/feed/ Honey of a discovery http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/honey-of-a-discovery/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/honey-of-a-discovery/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/honey-of-a-discovery/ An ancient Israeli site yields the oldest known archaeological example of beekeeping

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/honey-of-a-discovery/feed/ Book Review : Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-central-park-in-the-dark-more-mysteries-of-urban-wildlife/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-central-park-in-the-dark-more-mysteries-of-urban-wildlife/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-central-park-in-the-dark-more-mysteries-of-urban-wildlife/ Review by Rachel Ehrenberg

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-central-park-in-the-dark-more-mysteries-of-urban-wildlife/feed/ Book Review : The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-gulf-stream-tiny-plankton-giant-bluefin-and-the-amazing-story-of-the-powerful-river-in-the-atlantic/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-gulf-stream-tiny-plankton-giant-bluefin-and-the-amazing-story-of-the-powerful-river-in-the-atlantic/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-gulf-stream-tiny-plankton-giant-bluefin-and-the-amazing-story-of-the-powerful-river-in-the-atlantic/ Review by Nathan Seppa

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-gulf-stream-tiny-plankton-giant-bluefin-and-the-amazing-story-of-the-powerful-river-in-the-atlantic/feed/ Book Review : The Complete Herb Book http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-complete-herb-book/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-complete-herb-book/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-complete-herb-book/ Jekka McVicar, Firefly Books, 2008, 304 p., .95

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-the-complete-herb-book/feed/ Book Review : DNA: Promise and Peril http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dna-promise-and-peril/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dna-promise-and-peril/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dna-promise-and-peril/ Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe, Univ. of California Press, 2008, 339 p., .95

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dna-promise-and-peril/feed/ Book Review : What’s the Big Idea? Four Centuries of Innovation in Boston http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-what%e2%80%99s-the-big-idea-four-centuries-of-innovation-in-boston/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-what%e2%80%99s-the-big-idea-four-centuries-of-innovation-in-boston/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-what%e2%80%99s-the-big-idea-four-centuries-of-innovation-in-boston/ Stephen Krensky, Charlesbridge, 2008, 64 p., .95

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-what%e2%80%99s-the-big-idea-four-centuries-of-innovation-in-boston/feed/ Book Review : Out of the Blue http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-out-of-the-blue/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-out-of-the-blue/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-out-of-the-blue/ John S. Friedman, Delacorte Press, 2008, 290 p.,

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-out-of-the-blue/feed/ Book Review : Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dire-predictions-understanding-global-warming/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dire-predictions-understanding-global-warming/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dire-predictions-understanding-global-warming/ Michael E. Mann and Lee R. Kump, DK Publishing, 2008, 208 p.,

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/book-review-dire-predictions-understanding-global-warming/feed/ Comment: Protecting the Internet from the criminal element, by Eugene Spafford http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/comment-protecting-the-internet-from-the-criminal-element-by-eugene-spafford/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/comment-protecting-the-internet-from-the-criminal-element-by-eugene-spafford/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/comment-protecting-the-internet-from-the-criminal-element-by-eugene-spafford/ From the September 13, 2008 issue of Science News

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/comment-protecting-the-internet-from-the-criminal-element-by-eugene-spafford/feed/ Issue for the week of September 13th, 2008 http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/issue-for-the-week-of-september-13th-2008/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/issue-for-the-week-of-september-13th-2008/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:58:06 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/issue-for-the-week-of-september-13th-2008/ The rest of the article can be read here.

]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/issue-for-the-week-of-september-13th-2008/feed/ Study shows subjective sensitivity skin temperature change is decreased in older insomniac adults http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-subjective-sensitivity-skin-temperature-change-is-decreased-in-older-insomniac-adults/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-subjective-sensitivity-skin-temperature-change-is-decreased-in-older-insomniac-adults/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-subjective-sensitivity-skin-temperature-change-is-decreased-in-older-insomniac-adults/ A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the subjective interpretation of temperature change is decreased in older adults, particularly those who suffer from insomnia.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-subjective-sensitivity-skin-temperature-change-is-decreased-in-older-insomniac-adults/feed/ BioScience tip sheet, September 2008 http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/bioscience-tip-sheet-september-2008/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/bioscience-tip-sheet-september-2008/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/bioscience-tip-sheet-september-2008/ The press release lists research articles that will be published in the September 2008 issue of BioScience and provides a brief description of each one.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/bioscience-tip-sheet-september-2008/feed/ Brain imaging links chronic insomnia to reversible cognitive deficits without changes in behavior http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/brain-imaging-links-chronic-insomnia-to-reversible-cognitive-deficits-without-changes-in-behavior/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/brain-imaging-links-chronic-insomnia-to-reversible-cognitive-deficits-without-changes-in-behavior/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/brain-imaging-links-chronic-insomnia-to-reversible-cognitive-deficits-without-changes-in-behavior/ A neuroimaging study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to find that cognitive processes related to verbal fluency are compromised in people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioral deficit. These specific brain function alterations can be reversed, however, through non-pharmacological treatment with sleep therapy.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/brain-imaging-links-chronic-insomnia-to-reversible-cognitive-deficits-without-changes-in-behavior/feed/ Thawing permafrost likely to boost global warming http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/thawing-permafrost-likely-to-boost-global-warming/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/thawing-permafrost-likely-to-boost-global-warming/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/thawing-permafrost-likely-to-boost-global-warming/ A new assessment more than doubles previous estimates of the amount of carbon stored in permafrost, and indicates that carbon dioxide emissions from microbial decomposition of organic carbon in thawing permafrost could amount to roughly half those resulting from global land-use change during this century.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/thawing-permafrost-likely-to-boost-global-warming/feed/ Periodic limb movement during sleep is less common in African-Americans; associated with insomnia http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/periodic-limb-movement-during-sleep-is-less-common-in-african-americans-associated-with-insomnia/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/periodic-limb-movement-during-sleep-is-less-common-in-african-americans-associated-with-insomnia/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/periodic-limb-movement-during-sleep-is-less-common-in-african-americans-associated-with-insomnia/ A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to objectively determine the prevalence of periodic limb movements during sleep in a population-based sample, finding a lower prevalence of PLMS in African-Americans and a higher rate of insomnia complaints in people with PLMS.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/periodic-limb-movement-during-sleep-is-less-common-in-african-americans-associated-with-insomnia/feed/ Noninvasive test accurately identifies advanced liver disease without biopsy http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/noninvasive-test-accurately-identifies-advanced-liver-disease-without-biopsy/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/noninvasive-test-accurately-identifies-advanced-liver-disease-without-biopsy/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/noninvasive-test-accurately-identifies-advanced-liver-disease-without-biopsy/ Noninvasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/noninvasive-test-accurately-identifies-advanced-liver-disease-without-biopsy/feed/ Study shows heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-heavy-snoring-is-an-independent-risk-factor-for-carotid-atherosclerosis/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-heavy-snoring-is-an-independent-risk-factor-for-carotid-atherosclerosis/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-heavy-snoring-is-an-independent-risk-factor-for-carotid-atherosclerosis/ A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that objectively measured heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-shows-heavy-snoring-is-an-independent-risk-factor-for-carotid-atherosclerosis/feed/ More daytime sleeping predicts less recovery during rehabilitation for older adults http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/more-daytime-sleeping-predicts-less-recovery-during-rehabilitation-for-older-adults/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/more-daytime-sleeping-predicts-less-recovery-during-rehabilitation-for-older-adults/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/more-daytime-sleeping-predicts-less-recovery-during-rehabilitation-for-older-adults/ A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that daytime sleeping during a rehabilitation stay predicts less functional recovery for older adults, with effects lasting as long as three months.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/more-daytime-sleeping-predicts-less-recovery-during-rehabilitation-for-older-adults/feed/ TGen and Washington University researchers discover new approach to treating endometrial cancer http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/tgen-and-washington-university-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-treating-endometrial-cancer/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/tgen-and-washington-university-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-treating-endometrial-cancer/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/tgen-and-washington-university-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-treating-endometrial-cancer/ Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute today announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells.In a potentially major breakthrough, TGen scientists and collaborators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discovered that introducing a particular inhibitor drug can turn “off” receptors responsible for the growth of tumors in a significant number of patients with endometrial cancer.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/tgen-and-washington-university-researchers-discover-new-approach-to-treating-endometrial-cancer/feed/ New master switch found in the brain that regulates appetite and reproduction http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/ Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other — women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, and researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies say it may work the same way in humans.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-master-switch-found-in-the-brain-that-regulates-appetite-and-reproduction/feed/ Analysis of past glacial melting shows potential for increased Greenland ice melt and sea level rise http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/analysis-of-past-glacial-melting-shows-potential-for-increased-greenland-ice-melt-and-sea-level-rise/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/analysis-of-past-glacial-melting-shows-potential-for-increased-greenland-ice-melt-and-sea-level-rise/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/analysis-of-past-glacial-melting-shows-potential-for-increased-greenland-ice-melt-and-sea-level-rise/ Researchers have yet to reach a consensus on how much and how quickly melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet will contribute to sea level rise. To shed light on this question, scientists at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University’s Center for Climate Systems Research analyzed the disappearance of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, the last ice sheet to melt completely in the Northern Hemisphere and the closest example of what can be expected to happen to the Greenland Ice Sheet in the next century.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/analysis-of-past-glacial-melting-shows-potential-for-increased-greenland-ice-melt-and-sea-level-rise/feed/ ‘Superbug’ breast infections controllable in nursing mothers, UT Southwestern researchers find http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/superbug-breast-infections-controllable-in-nursing-mothers-ut-southwestern-researchers-find/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/superbug-breast-infections-controllable-in-nursing-mothers-ut-southwestern-researchers-find/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/superbug-breast-infections-controllable-in-nursing-mothers-ut-southwestern-researchers-find/ Many nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians, conservative treatment can deal with the problem.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/superbug-breast-infections-controllable-in-nursing-mothers-ut-southwestern-researchers-find/feed/ Neurogenesis in the adult brain: The association with stress and depression http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/neurogenesis-in-the-adult-brain-the-association-with-stress-and-depression/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/neurogenesis-in-the-adult-brain-the-association-with-stress-and-depression/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/neurogenesis-in-the-adult-brain-the-association-with-stress-and-depression/ At the 21st Congress of the ECNP 2008 in Barcelona, Professor Fuchs from the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center in Goettingen, presented the latest findings on how brain cells can be adversely affected by stress and depression. He explained how the adult brain is generating new cells and which impact these findings will have on the development of novel antidepressant drugs.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/neurogenesis-in-the-adult-brain-the-association-with-stress-and-depression/feed/ Global study shows telmisartan reduces outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/global-study-shows-telmisartan-reduces-outcome-of-cardiovascular-death-heart-attack-or-stroke/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/global-study-shows-telmisartan-reduces-outcome-of-cardiovascular-death-heart-attack-or-stroke/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/global-study-shows-telmisartan-reduces-outcome-of-cardiovascular-death-heart-attack-or-stroke/ An international study led by Canadian researchers has found that telmisartan, a medication used to lower blood pressure, reduced the outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke in people who are unable to tolerate a widely available and effective standard treatment. Dr. Salim Yusuf and Dr. Koon Teo, professors in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University and clinicians at Hamilton Health Sciences, led the study.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/global-study-shows-telmisartan-reduces-outcome-of-cardiovascular-death-heart-attack-or-stroke/feed/ Ice Age lesson predicts a faster rise in sea level http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/ice-age-lesson-predicts-a-faster-rise-in-sea-level/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/ice-age-lesson-predicts-a-faster-rise-in-sea-level/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/ice-age-lesson-predicts-a-faster-rise-in-sea-level/ If the lessons being learned by scientists about the demise of the last great North American ice sheet are correct, estimates of global sea level rise from a melting Greenland ice sheet may be seriously underestimated. Writing this week (Aug. 31) in the journal Nature Geoscience, a team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison geologist Anders Carlson reports that sea level rise from greenhouse-induced warming of the Greenland ice sheet could be double or triple current estimates over the next century.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/ice-age-lesson-predicts-a-faster-rise-in-sea-level/feed/ New approach, old drug show promise against hepatitis C, Stanford research shows http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-approach-old-drug-show-promise-against-hepatitis-c-stanford-research-shows/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-approach-old-drug-show-promise-against-hepatitis-c-stanford-research-shows/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-approach-old-drug-show-promise-against-hepatitis-c-stanford-research-shows/ Using a novel technique, medical and engineering researchers at Stanford University have discovered a vulnerable step in the virus’ reproduction process that in lab testing could be effectively targeted with an obsolete antihistamine.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-approach-old-drug-show-promise-against-hepatitis-c-stanford-research-shows/feed/ New genes found for inflammatory bowel disease in children http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-genes-found-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-children/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-genes-found-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-children/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-genes-found-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-children/ Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in childhood. Continuing discovery of genes that interact with each other and with environmental influences in this complex disease helps build the foundation for personalized IBD treatments tailored to a patient’s genetic profile.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/new-genes-found-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-children/feed/ Sex hormones link to heart risk http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/sex-hormones-link-to-heart-risk/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/sex-hormones-link-to-heart-risk/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/sex-hormones-link-to-heart-risk/ New research led by University of Leicester into why men are more prone to heart disease.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/sex-hormones-link-to-heart-risk/feed/ The ECNP consensus statement on bipolar depression http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/the-ecnp-consensus-statement-on-bipolar-depression/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/the-ecnp-consensus-statement-on-bipolar-depression/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/the-ecnp-consensus-statement-on-bipolar-depression/ The highlights of the recently published ECNP consensus statement on bipolar depression were presented by the renowned British researcher Guy M. Goodwin, Oxford. The apparent differences between unipolar and bipolar depression arise in diagnosis and epidemiology, bipolar depression in children as well as adults, the use of rating scales, and finally treatment studies to optimize pharmacotherapy and clinical outcome.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/the-ecnp-consensus-statement-on-bipolar-depression/feed/ Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/landmark-study-opens-door-to-new-cancer-aging-treatments/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/landmark-study-opens-door-to-new-cancer-aging-treatments/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/landmark-study-opens-door-to-new-cancer-aging-treatments/ Researchers at the Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door to the creation of new, broadly effective cancer drugs, as well as anti-aging therapies. The study will be published online in Nature on Aug. 31.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/landmark-study-opens-door-to-new-cancer-aging-treatments/feed/ ‘Racetrack’ for fast electrons in semiconductor structures http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/racetrack-for-fast-electrons-in-semiconductor-structures/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/racetrack-for-fast-electrons-in-semiconductor-structures/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/racetrack-for-fast-electrons-in-semiconductor-structures/ To be prepared for future developments in quantum metrology PTB has set up a new molecular beam epitaxy system optimized for the fabrication of highest purity semiconductor structures. Already the first structures have shown ex-treme high electron mobility with a value five times better compared to the ones from the conventional epitaxy system. With this, PTB extends its leading position in electrical quantum metrology with semiconductor structures.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/racetrack-for-fast-electrons-in-semiconductor-structures/feed/ Growth factor predicts poor outcome in breast cancer http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/growth-factor-predicts-poor-outcome-in-breast-cancer/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/growth-factor-predicts-poor-outcome-in-breast-cancer/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/growth-factor-predicts-poor-outcome-in-breast-cancer/ The response to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) in breast cancer cells predicts an aggressive tumor that is less likely to respond to treatment, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The finding gives impetus to the movement to tailor cancer treatments to attributes of the various tumors.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/growth-factor-predicts-poor-outcome-in-breast-cancer/feed/ Physical and sexual abuse linked to asthma in Puerto Rican kids http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/physical-and-sexual-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-puerto-rican-kids/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/physical-and-sexual-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-puerto-rican-kids/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/physical-and-sexual-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-puerto-rican-kids/ Children who are physically or sexually abused are more than twice as likely to have asthma as their peers, according to a recent study of urban children in Puerto Rico. In fact, physical and sexual abuse was second only to maternal asthma in all the risk factors tested, including paternal asthma and indicators of socioeconomic status.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/physical-and-sexual-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-puerto-rican-kids/feed/ Flu shot does not reduce risk of death http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/flu-shot-does-not-reduce-risk-of-death/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/flu-shot-does-not-reduce-risk-of-death/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/flu-shot-does-not-reduce-risk-of-death/ The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does confer protection against specific strains of influenza, but its overall benefit appears to have been exaggerated by a number of observational studies that found a very large reduction in all-cause mortality among elderly patients who had been vaccinated.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/flu-shot-does-not-reduce-risk-of-death/feed/ Researchers devise means to create blood by identifying earliest stem cells http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/researchers-devise-means-to-create-blood-by-identifying-earliest-stem-cells/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/researchers-devise-means-to-create-blood-by-identifying-earliest-stem-cells/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:55 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/researchers-devise-means-to-create-blood-by-identifying-earliest-stem-cells/ Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered the earliest form of humanblood stem cells and deciphered the mechanism by which these embryonicstem cells replicate and grow. They also found a surprising biologicalmarker that pinpoints these stem cells, which serve as the progenitorsfor red blood cells and lymphocytes.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/researchers-devise-means-to-create-blood-by-identifying-earliest-stem-cells/feed/ Engineers create bone that blends into tendons http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/engineers-create-bone-that-blends-into-tendons/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/engineers-create-bone-that-blends-into-tendons/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:54 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/engineers-create-bone-that-blends-into-tendons/ Engineers at Georgia Tech have used skin cells to create artificial bones that mimic the ability of natural bone to blend into other tissues such as tendons or ligaments. The artificial bones provide for better integration with the body and handle weight more successfully.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/engineers-create-bone-that-blends-into-tendons/feed/ Study points to 1 cause of higher rates of transplanted kidney rejection in blacks http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-points-to-1-cause-of-higher-rates-of-transplanted-kidney-rejection-in-blacks/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-points-to-1-cause-of-higher-rates-of-transplanted-kidney-rejection-in-blacks/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:54 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-points-to-1-cause-of-higher-rates-of-transplanted-kidney-rejection-in-blacks/ A Johns Hopkins research team reports it may have an explanation for at least some of the higher organ rejection rates seen among black — as compared to white — kidney transplant recipients.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/study-points-to-1-cause-of-higher-rates-of-transplanted-kidney-rejection-in-blacks/feed/ Blood vessel cells are instructed to form tube-like structures http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/blood-vessel-cells-are-instructed-to-form-tube-like-structures/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/blood-vessel-cells-are-instructed-to-form-tube-like-structures/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:54 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/blood-vessel-cells-are-instructed-to-form-tube-like-structures/ A research group from Uppsala University shows for the first time that a special type of “instructor” molecule is needed for blood vessel cells to organize in tubes and not in layers. to accomplish this. This might be an important step towards using stem cells to build new organs.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/blood-vessel-cells-are-instructed-to-form-tube-like-structures/feed/ National study shows magensium sulfate reduces risk of cerebral palsy in premature births http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/national-study-shows-magensium-sulfate-reduces-risk-of-cerebral-palsy-in-premature-births/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/national-study-shows-magensium-sulfate-reduces-risk-of-cerebral-palsy-in-premature-births/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:54 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/national-study-shows-magensium-sulfate-reduces-risk-of-cerebral-palsy-in-premature-births/ Results of a 10-year study published in the August 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine found that magnesium sulfate administered to women delivering before 32 weeks of gestation reduced the risk of cerebral palsy by 50 percent. The Beneficial Effects of Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate trial was conducted in 18 centers in the US, including Northwestern Memorial, and is the first prenatal intervention ever found to reduce the instance of cerebral palsy related to premature birth.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/national-study-shows-magensium-sulfate-reduces-risk-of-cerebral-palsy-in-premature-births/feed/ Antidepressants in suicide prevention http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/antidepressants-in-suicide-prevention/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/antidepressants-in-suicide-prevention/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:54 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/antidepressants-in-suicide-prevention/ At the 21st Congress of the ECNP 2008 in Barcelona, professor Erkki Isometsä, a renowned expert in psychiatric suicide research, presented the state of evidence concerning the relation of antidepressants and suicidal behavior and critically commented on the current discussion with regard to the role of antidepressive treatment in real-life clinical practice.

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]]> http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/antidepressants-in-suicide-prevention/feed/ Caltech scientists create DNA tubes with programmable sizes for nanoscale manufacturing http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/caltech-scientists-create-dna-tubes-with-programmable-sizes-for-nanoscale-manufacturing/ http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/caltech-scientists-create-dna-tubes-with-programmable-sizes-for-nanoscale-manufacturing/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:54 +0000 admin http://science.gamerbeef.com/2008/09/caltech-scientists-create-dna-tubes-with-programmable-sizes-for-nanoscale-manufacturing/ Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical — and precisely programmable — circumferences. The technological feat may allow the use of the molecular tubes in a number of nanotechnology applications.

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