New research has uncovered a mechanism that regulates the reproduction of plants, providing a possible tool for engineering higher yielding crops. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/R...

A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern US and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resist changes in acidity. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/3...

New research finds insufficient support from hospital management to improve the patient experience by engaging physicians and nurses in the process. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/n...

Even in the face of a disaster, we remain optimistic about our chances of injury compared to others, according to a new study. Residents of a town struck by a tornado thought their risk of injury from a future tornado was lower than that of peers, both a month and a year after the destructive twister. Such optimism could...

Scientists looking for clues about why Earth did not warm as much as scientists expected between 2000 and 2010 now thinks the culprits are hiding in plain sight -- dozens of volcanoes spewing sulfur dioxide. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/T...

Psiquiatras españoles documentan el caso de una enferma de esquizofrenia que abandonó la medicación tras someterse a exorcismos a manos de un sacerdote. Los expertos denuncian más casos de enfermos mentales 'tratados' por posesión demoniaca ||| Fuente :...

A University of Iowa study of women's feet during and after pregnancy shows that arch height and arch rigidity decrease significantly from early pregnancy to five months after childbirth, causing corresponding increases in foot length that appear to be permanent. Fuente :...

The interplay between an infection during pregnancy and stress in puberty plays a key role in the development of schizophrenia, as behaviorists from ETH Zurich demonstrate in a mouse model. However, there is no need to panic. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/ez-...

A panel of experts in diabetes management and research met to explore the challenges of standardizing glucose reporting, and their conclusions and recommendations for how to improve care and optimize clinical decision-making are presented in a white paper in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics....

A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine has identified epigenetic mechanisms that connect a variety of diseases associated with inflammation. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/bum...

A study of older patients with advanced head and neck cancers has found that where they were treated significantly influenced their survival. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/fhc...

A study published in the journal Science reveals a decline in bee species since the late 1800s in West Central Illinois. The study could not have been conducted without the work of a 19th-century naturalist. The new article shows a considerable decline in the number of bee species in the...

UNC researchers announce the discovery of a chemical probe that can be used to investigate the L3MBTL3 methyl-lysine reader domain. The probe, named UNC1215, will provide researchers with a powerful tool to investigate the function of malignant brain tumor domain proteins in biology and disease....

Colon Cancer Awareness Month is about encouraging more people to get tested for colorectal cancer. Colonoscopy is the most reliable screening test. A current study from the German Cancer Research Center confirms that, contrary to what some critics say, it is also safe. If more people made use of screening tests, about half of...

Construction in Montreal is under a microscope. Now more than ever, municipal builders need to comply with long-term urban planning goals. The difficulties surrounding massive projects like the Turcot interchange lead Montrealers to wonder if construction in this city is headed in the right...

A new study demonstrates that bacteria can quickly and catastrophically clog medical devices by forming slimy ribbons that tangle and trap other cells. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/pu-...

Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by researchers at the University at Buffalo. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uab...

3D printing lets anyone make almost anything with a simple machine and a roll of plastic filament. Now Michigan Tech's Joshua Pearce has found a way to drive costs down even further by recycling empty milk jugs into filament. The process reduces landfill waste, saves on energy compared with traditional recycling, and makes 3D...

A new technique for solving 'graph Laplacians' is drastically simpler than its predecessors, with implications for a huge range of practical problems. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/mio...

A team of German and Belgian researchers has succeeded in gaining new insights into the causes of certain movement disorders and forms of dementia. Scientists including Bettina Schmid and Christian Haass from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Munich and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität were able to...

As the national power-grid network becomes larger and more complex, achieving reliability across the network is increasingly difficult. Now Northwestern University scientists have identified conditions and properties that power companies can consider using to keep power generators in the desired synchronized state. The design...

A new satellite that will detect the lightning inside storm clouds may lead to valuable improvements in tornado detection. The GOES-R satellite is currently being built with new technology that may help provide earlier warnings for severe weather. Fuente :...

Studies screening the genome of hundreds of thousands of individuals (known as Genome-wide association studies or GWAS) have linked more than 100 regions in the genome to the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Researchers are taking these results one step further by pinpointing the exact...

A transplanted kidney has a finite life expectancy because it often becomes the target of the recipient's immune system, which may mount antibodies that attack the organ. Because there is a critical need to extend the life of transplanted organs -- especially in children, who can face two to three...

Lung ultrasound can detect asymptomatic lung congestion in dialysis patients and can predict their risk of dying prematurely or experiencing heart attacks or other cardiac events. Treating asymptomatic lung congestion may help improve cardiovascular health and prevent cardiovascular deaths in...

A treatment that's similar to kidney dialysis is removing cholesterol from the blood of patients who cannot control cholesterol through diet, exercise and medications. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/V...

Combining hospital MRIs with the mathematical tool known as network analysis, a group of researchers has mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains of seven adults who have genetic malformations that leave them without the corpus callosum, which connects the left and right...

Mineral evolution is a new way to look at our planet's history. It's the study of the increasing diversity and characteristics of Earth's near-surface minerals, from the dozen that arrived on interstellar dust particles when the Solar System was formed to the more than 4,700 types existing today....

A new study found that adult sleepwalking is a potentially serious condition that may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/h...