Space weather events linked to human activity
Human activities, like nuclear tests and radio transmissions, have been changing near-Earth space and weather, and have created artificial radiation belts, damaged satellites and induced auroras. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Important step taken toward an HIV vaccine
Researchers have developed a strategy that can revolutionize vaccine design. The new strategy is used to develop vaccines that can prevent HIV infection and the development of AIDS. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Why a crackly crust is essential to a baguette's aroma and taste
An authentic French baguette is one of those key staples that foodies hunt for. Now scientists have gained new insight into why a crisp crust is a must for this quintessential bread. They report their findings on how crumb and crust structure affect aroma -- and therefore, perceived taste -- in a new article. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Conductive paper could enable future flexible electronics
Roll-up computer screens and other flexible electronics are getting closer to reality as scientists improve upon a growing number of components that can bend and stretch. One team now reports another development that can contribute to this evolution: a low-cost conductive paper that would be easy to manufacture on a large scale. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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A third of high school students ride with drivers who have been drinking
One in three high school students reports riding with a driver who has been drinking, while nearly one in five was in a car where the driver had consumed marijuana, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Study results show reduction in disability from stroke up to 24 hours of onset
Results from a stroke trial provide compelling evidence that selected patients suffering a major ischemic stroke recovered significantly better with mechanical retrieval of the blood clot with medical therapy compared with medical therapy alone when initiated up to 24 hours of the stroke. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Parents with bipolar benefit from self-help tool
Online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child behavior. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Physicians' age linked to patients' mortality risk
Hospitalized patients have a slightly higher risk of dying when treated by older hospitalists -- internal medicine specialists who oversee the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients -- new research concludes. The results suggest the critical importance of continuing medical education throughout the span of a physician ' s professional career. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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New gene therapy for vision loss is safe in humans, study suggests
In a small and preliminary clinical trial, researchers and their collaborators have shown that an experimental gene therapy that uses viruses to introduce a therapeutic gene into the eye is safe and that it may be effective in preserving the vision of people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Novel device significantly reduces blood draw contamination, reduces risks to patients, study shows
A novel device can significantly reduce contamination of blood cultures, potentially reducing risky overtreatment and unnecessary use of antibiotics for many patients, new research concludes. This approach could also substantially reduce healthcare costs, according to the study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Finding traces of memory processing during sleep
Sleep helps us to retain the information that we have learned during the day. We know from animal experiments that new memories are reactivated during sleep. The brain replays previous experience while we sleep – and this replay strengthens memories overnight. Up to now, it was hard to demonstrate such a reactivation in humans, because the activity of individual neurons cannot be observed and most memories will activate entire networks of brain regions. Scientists have now applied new statistical pattern detection methods from the field of machine learning to get around these problems (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Sports medicine: Blood results help to predict fitness improvements in older marathon runners
Endurance sport has a beneficial impact on physical and mental performance and this can be seen in blood test results. A group of researchers has now shown, in a study conducted with older marathon runners, that these laboratory data could be used in the opposite way to predict future changes in fitness. This information can be used to optimize individual training programs. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality
A link between loneliness and poor sleep quality has been identified in a study of more than 2,000 British young adults. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Fostering motivation could help keep marginalized girls in school
A field study in Malawi reveals psychological factors played an important role in whether girls attended school, even under conditions of extreme poverty and deprivation: Girls were significantly more likely to attend class when they were intrinsically excited about school and learning, even when they struggled with a lack of basic resources at home. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Large volcanic eruption may have caused the first mass extinction
Researchers say they may have found the cause of the first mass extinction of life. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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