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Business/Economics - 21.05
U-M study challenges notion that umpires call more strikes for pitchers of same race
ANN ARBOR-A University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball. - The study, a collaboration between researchers at U-M and the universities of Illinois and Florida, looks deeper into the controversial argument over whether MLB umpires discriminate by calling more strikes for pitchers of the same race.
U-M study challenges notion that umpires call more strikes for pitchers of same race
ANN ARBOR-A University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball. - The study, a collaboration between researchers at U-M and the universities of Illinois and Florida, looks deeper into the controversial argument over whether MLB umpires discriminate by calling more strikes for pitchers of the same race.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 21.05
Discoveries could change shape of battle against viruses
UAlberta medical researchers discover new ways to target, develop and design drugs to prevent and treat viral infection. - Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a new drug target, developed a new drug and identified a new way to design drugs—all of which could be a winning combination in the battle against viruses.
Discoveries could change shape of battle against viruses
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 21.05
Keeping Stem Cells Strong
When infections occur in the body, stem cells in the blood often jump into action by multiplying and differentiating into mature immune cells that can fight off illness. But repeated infections and inflammation can deplete these cell populations, potentially leading to the development of serious blood conditions such as cancer.
Keeping Stem Cells Strong
Life Sciences - 21.05
Potential brain ’switch’ for new behavior
ANN ARBOR-You're standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make the shift from passively waiting to taking action when your bag appears? - A new study from investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the brain's "switch" for new behavior.
Potential brain ’switch’ for new behavior
ANN ARBOR-You're standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make the shift from passively waiting to taking action when your bag appears? - A new study from investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the brain's "switch" for new behavior.
Medicine/Pharmacology - 21.05
Evaluating a new way to open clogged arteries
Computational model offers insight into mechanisms of drug-coated balloons. - Over the past few decades, scientists have developed many devices that can reopen clogged arteries, including angioplasty balloons and metallic stents.
Evaluating a new way to open clogged arteries
Computational model offers insight into mechanisms of drug-coated balloons. - Over the past few decades, scientists have developed many devices that can reopen clogged arteries, including angioplasty balloons and metallic stents.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 20.05
Leading explanations for whooping cough’s resurgence don’t stand up to scrutiny
ANN ARBOR-Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. - Some say the vaccine wears off quicker than public health officials had previously believed.
Leading explanations for whooping cough’s resurgence don’t stand up to scrutiny
ANN ARBOR-Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. - Some say the vaccine wears off quicker than public health officials had previously believed.
Astronomy - 20.05
Media Advisory: Lost in space -- Cancellation of NASA's Kepler mission would hinder exploration of extrasolar planets, Princeton's Bakos says
The potential cancellation of the NASA Kepler satellite mission would mark the end of an unparalleled source of information about planets and planetary systems outside of Earth's solar system, known as exoplanets, according to Princeton University astrophysicist Gáspár Bakos , who studies exoplanets and has discovered more than 40.
Media Advisory: Lost in space -- Cancellation of NASA's Kepler mission would hinder exploration of extrasolar planets, Princeton's Bakos says
The potential cancellation of the NASA Kepler satellite mission would mark the end of an unparalleled source of information about planets and planetary systems outside of Earth's solar system, known as exoplanets, according to Princeton University astrophysicist Gáspár Bakos , who studies exoplanets and has discovered more than 40.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 16.05
Article in 'Science' says returning genetic incidental findings without patient consent violates basic rights
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (05/16/2013) —Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results.
Article in 'Science' says returning genetic incidental findings without patient consent violates basic rights
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (05/16/2013) —Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results.
Medicine/Pharmacology - 16.05
Cholesterol not reliable indicator of heart attack risk in kidney-disease patients
Cholesterol testing fails to accurately predict high risk of heart attack in patients with kidney disease, UAlberta research shows. - In the mainstream population, high cholesterol typically pinpoints those at risk of heart attack.
Cholesterol not reliable indicator of heart attack risk in kidney-disease patients
Earth Sciences - 16.05
Earth’s iron core is surprisingly weak, Stanford researchers say
The researchers used a diamond anvil cell to squeeze iron at pressures as high as 3 million times that felt at sea level to recreate conditions at the center of Earth. The findings could refine theories of how the planet and its core evolved.
Earth’s iron core is surprisingly weak, Stanford researchers say
Physics/Material Science - Microtechnics/Electroengineering - 16.05
Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results
New experiments reveal previously unseen effects, could lead to new kinds of electronics and optical devices. - Graphene has dazzled scientists, ever since its discovery more than a decade ago, with its unequalled electronic properties, its strength and its light weight.
Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results
New experiments reveal previously unseen effects, could lead to new kinds of electronics and optical devices. - Graphene has dazzled scientists, ever since its discovery more than a decade ago, with its unequalled electronic properties, its strength and its light weight.
Life Sciences - Microtechnics/Electroengineering - 15.05
Evolution shapes new rules for ant behavior, Stanford research finds
Biologist Deborah M. Gordon's decades-long study of the collective behavior of harvester ant colonies has provided a rare real-time look at natural selection at work. - In ancient Greece, the city-states that waited until their own harvest was in before attacking and destroying a rival community's crops often experienced better long-term success.
Evolution shapes new rules for ant behavior, Stanford research finds
Biologist Deborah M. Gordon's decades-long study of the collective behavior of harvester ant colonies has provided a rare real-time look at natural selection at work. - In ancient Greece, the city-states that waited until their own harvest was in before attacking and destroying a rival community's crops often experienced better long-term success.
Chemistry - Medicine/Pharmacology - 15.05
Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from ’good’ to ’bad’
Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.
Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from ’good’ to ’bad’
Environmental Sciences - 15.05
Helping forests gain ground on climate change
UAlberta researchers look into future of climate change to develop forestry maps aimed at keeping trees in their ideal habitat. - University of Alberta researchers have developed guidelines that are being used by the timber industry and government foresters to get a jump on climate change when planting trees.
Helping forests gain ground on climate change
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 14.05
Study IDs key protein for cell death
Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death pathway. - When cells suffer too much DNA damage, they are usually forced to undergo programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
Study IDs key protein for cell death
Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death pathway. - When cells suffer too much DNA damage, they are usually forced to undergo programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 14.05
Engineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants
Posted under: Engineering , Health and Medicine , News Releases , Research , Science , Technology - It's a familiar scenario - a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve or device, causing complications to an already compromised system.
Engineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 14.05
DNA analysis unearths origins of Minoans, the first major European civilization
Posted under: Health and Medicine , News Releases , Research , Science , Social Science , Technology , UW and the Community - DNA analysis is unearthing the origins of the Minoans, who some 5,000 years ago established the first advanced Bronze Age civilization in present-day Crete.
DNA analysis unearths origins of Minoans, the first major European civilization
Posted under: Health and Medicine , News Releases , Research , Science , Social Science , Technology , UW and the Community - DNA analysis is unearthing the origins of the Minoans, who some 5,000 years ago established the first advanced Bronze Age civilization in present-day Crete.
Environmental Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 14.05
Racial minorities live on the front lines of heat risk, study finds
Some racial groups are more likely to bear the brunt of extreme heat waves because of where they live, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. - The findings, published today (Tuesday, May 14) in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives , highlight racial disparities at a time when the frequency and intensity of extreme heat waves is expected to increase with climate change.
Racial minorities live on the front lines of heat risk, study finds
Medicine/Pharmacology - Physics/Material Science - 13.05
Domestic production of medical isotope Mo-99 moves a step closer
Irradiated uranium fuel has been recycled and reused for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production, with virtually no losses in Mo-99 yields or uranium recovery. - Medical isotope production technology has advanced significantly now that scientists have made key advances in separating Mo-99 from an irradiated, low-enriched uranium (LEU) solution.
Domestic production of medical isotope Mo-99 moves a step closer
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 13.05
Penn Medicine Researchers Identify Four New Genetic Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer
A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today.
Penn Medicine Researchers Identify Four New Genetic Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer
A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 13.05
Akiko Iwasaki named HHMI investigator
Yale immunobiologist Akiko Iwasaki has been selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, one of the most prestigious designations in biomedical science. - She was one of 27 of the nation's top researchers to receive this honor, which recognizes their work and gives them the support necessary to move their research forward in new directions.
Akiko Iwasaki named HHMI investigator
Yale immunobiologist Akiko Iwasaki has been selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, one of the most prestigious designations in biomedical science. - She was one of 27 of the nation's top researchers to receive this honor, which recognizes their work and gives them the support necessary to move their research forward in new directions.
Astronomy - Physics/Material Science - 13.05
New Method of Finding Planets Scores its First Discovery
Cambridge, MA - Detecting alien worlds presents a significant challenge since they are small, faint, and close to their stars. The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for wobbling stars) and transits (looking for dimming stars).
New Method of Finding Planets Scores its First Discovery
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 12.05
Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects, Yale researchers find
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital heart disease, reveals a massive genomics study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine.
Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects, Yale researchers find
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 10.05
UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T).
UCLA stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T).
Earth Sciences - 10.05
Peabody expert confirms second meteorite fall in Connecticut
For the second time in less than a month, an expert from the Yale Peabody Museum has been called in to confirm that object found near a Connecticut home is a meteorite. - On May 8, only 19 days after a meteorite landed on a house in Wolcott, Connecticut, it was reported that an object hit a house only 0.78 miles away in the town of Waterbury.
Peabody expert confirms second meteorite fall in Connecticut
Medicine/Pharmacology - Social Sciences - 9.05
Children of addicted parents more likely to be depressed as adults
Children of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. - “These findings underscore the intergenerational consequences of drug and alcohol addiction and reinforce the need to develop interventions that support healthy childhood development,” said the study's lead author, Esme Fuller-Thomson , professor and Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair in the University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Children of addicted parents more likely to be depressed as adults
Children of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. - “These findings underscore the intergenerational consequences of drug and alcohol addiction and reinforce the need to develop interventions that support healthy childhood development,” said the study's lead author, Esme Fuller-Thomson , professor and Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair in the University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 9.05
Chuan He named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute on May 9 announced the selection of Chuan He , professor in chemistry and the current director of the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics at the University of Chicago, as a new HHMI investigator.
Chuan He named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute on May 9 announced the selection of Chuan He , professor in chemistry and the current director of the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics at the University of Chicago, as a new HHMI investigator.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 9.05
Helping the youngest stroke sufferers get a leg up
UAlberta researchers receive more than $1M for provincewide physiotherapy study after small pilot shows improved leg mobility. - Toddlers who suffered a stroke as babies are learning how to walk thanks to research being conducted at the University of Alberta.
Helping the youngest stroke sufferers get a leg up
Life Sciences - 9.05
Research in the news: Shedding light on mental illness, one brain synapse at a time
Yale researchers used light to probe the actions of the neurotransmitter GABA on single synapses along the branches of a neuron. The work provides new insight into the interactions of excitatory and inhibitory activity in brain cells - processes that appear to be disrupted in disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.
Research in the news: Shedding light on mental illness, one brain synapse at a time
Yale researchers used light to probe the actions of the neurotransmitter GABA on single synapses along the branches of a neuron. The work provides new insight into the interactions of excitatory and inhibitory activity in brain cells - processes that appear to be disrupted in disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.
Earth Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 9.05
Dust in the clouds
Cirrus clouds form around mineral dust and metallic particles, study finds. - At any given time, cirrus clouds - the thin wisps of vapor that trail across the sky - cover nearly one-third of the globe.
Dust in the clouds
Cirrus clouds form around mineral dust and metallic particles, study finds. - At any given time, cirrus clouds - the thin wisps of vapor that trail across the sky - cover nearly one-third of the globe.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 9.05
U-M’s Yamashita named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
U-M’s Yamashita named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
Physics/Material Science - Astronomy - 8.05
Exotic atoms hold clues to unsolved physics puzzle at the dawn of the universe
Exotic atoms hold clues to unsolved physics puzzle at the dawn of the universe
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 7.05
Possible trigger for spread of head and neck cancer cells
Possible trigger for spread of head and neck cancer cells
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 5.05
Divide and define: Clues to understanding how stem cells produce different kinds of cells
Divide and define: Clues to understanding how stem cells produce different kinds of cells
Physics/Material Science - Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics - 3.05
Unique engineering shop looks to another challenge of 21st century physics
Unique engineering shop looks to another challenge of 21st century physics
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 3.05
Study Maps Cancer's Metabolic Paths and Potential for Drugs to Starve Tumors
Study Maps Cancer's Metabolic Paths and Potential for Drugs to Starve Tumors
Astronomy - Education/Continuing Education - 3.05
Extreme Star Formation Reveals a Fleeting Phase of Galactic Evolution
Extreme Star Formation Reveals a Fleeting Phase of Galactic Evolution
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 2.05
Book: A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults
Book: A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults
Agronomy/Food Science - 2.05
Stanford-led research pushes back origins of agriculture in China by 12,000 years
Stanford-led research pushes back origins of agriculture in China by 12,000 years
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 2.05
Berkeley Lab Discoveries Open New Hope for MMP Cancer Therapies
Berkeley Lab Discoveries Open New Hope for MMP Cancer Therapies
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 2.05
Scientists make strides toward restoring bighorn sheep in the American West
Scientists make strides toward restoring bighorn sheep in the American West
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 1.05
Brain scans reveal which alcoholics at greatest risk of relapse
Brain scans reveal which alcoholics at greatest risk of relapse
Life Sciences - Agronomy/Food Science - 1.05
New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands
New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands
Medicine/Pharmacology - Chemistry - 1.05
Penn Vet Working Dog Center Collaborating on Ovarian Cancer Detection Study
Penn Vet Working Dog Center Collaborating on Ovarian Cancer Detection Study
Medicine/Pharmacology - Psychology - 30.04
Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth in UCLA pilot research study
Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth in UCLA pilot research study
Medicine/Pharmacology - 30.04
Women Who Drink Alcohol Before Pregnancy Less Likely To Take Multivitamins
Women Who Drink Alcohol Before Pregnancy Less Likely To Take Multivitamins
Medicine/Pharmacology - Chemistry - 30.04
Decoded: Molecular messages that tell prostate and breast cancers to spread
Decoded: Molecular messages that tell prostate and breast cancers to spread
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 29.04
Do you obsess over your appearance? Your brain might be wired abnormally
Do you obsess over your appearance? Your brain might be wired abnormally
Agronomy/Food Science - Medicine/Pharmacology - 29.04
Federal food assistance program encourages healthy beverage purchases
Federal food assistance program encourages healthy beverage purchases
Medicine/Pharmacology - Physics/Material Science - 26.04
Physicists, biologists unite to expose how cancer spreads
Physicists, biologists unite to expose how cancer spreads
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 25.04
Anti-Smoking Ads with Strong Arguments, Not Flashy Editing, Trigger Part of Brain That Changes Behavior
Anti-Smoking Ads with Strong Arguments, Not Flashy Editing, Trigger Part of Brain That Changes Behavior
Literature/Linguistics - History/Archeology - 25.04
What Did Alexander Graham Bell’s Voice Sound Like? Berkeley Lab Scientists Help Find Out
What Did Alexander Graham Bell’s Voice Sound Like? Berkeley Lab Scientists Help Find Out
Life Sciences - Social Sciences - 24.04
Psychopaths are not neurally equipped to have concern for others
Psychopaths are not neurally equipped to have concern for others
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 24.04
Discovery of Wound-Healing Genes in Flies Could Mitigate Human Skin Ailments
Discovery of Wound-Healing Genes in Flies Could Mitigate Human Skin Ailments
Earth Sciences - 24.04
Unique Chemistry Reveals Eruption of Ancient Materials Once at Earth’s Surface
Unique Chemistry Reveals Eruption of Ancient Materials Once at Earth’s Surface
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 23.04
Binge Eating Curbed by Deep Brain Stimulation in Animal Model, Penn Study Shows
Binge Eating Curbed by Deep Brain Stimulation in Animal Model, Penn Study Shows
Microtechnics/Electroengineering - Physics/Material Science - 22.04
Researchers capture wasted heat, use it to power devices
Researchers capture wasted heat, use it to power devices
Environmental Sciences - Earth Sciences - 22.04
Snail tale: Fossil shells and new geochemical technique provide clues to ancient climate cooling
Snail tale: Fossil shells and new geochemical technique provide clues to ancient climate cooling
Medicine/Pharmacology - Chemistry - 22.04
Method makes it easier to separate useful stem cells from ’problem’ ones for therapies
Method makes it easier to separate useful stem cells from ’problem’ ones for therapies
Astronomy - Computer Science/Telecom - 22.04
Researchers using supercomputer to improve satellite precipitation observation
Researchers using supercomputer to improve satellite precipitation observation
Astronomy - Computer Science/Telecom - 22.04
Reseachers using supercomputer to improve satellite precipitation observation
Reseachers using supercomputer to improve satellite precipitation observation
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 19.04
Quest for Edible Malarial Vaccine Leads to Other Potential Medical Uses for Algae
Quest for Edible Malarial Vaccine Leads to Other Potential Medical Uses for Algae
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 18.04
Neuroscientists ready to play leadership role in federal BRAIN Initiative
Neuroscientists ready to play leadership role in federal BRAIN Initiative
Environmental Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 17.04
A quarter of Angelenos breathe noxious freeway pollutants every morning
A quarter of Angelenos breathe noxious freeway pollutants every morning
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 16.04
Scientists ID new kidney cancer subtypes, clearing way for personalized treatment
Scientists ID new kidney cancer subtypes, clearing way for personalized treatment
Social Sciences - 16.04
Stronger reaction to masculinity threats tied to testosterone, Stanford sociologist says
Stronger reaction to masculinity threats tied to testosterone, Stanford sociologist says
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