Northeastern Australia has been watching two tropical low pressure areas over the last several days, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured both in one infrared image. Tropical Storm Edna developed on February 4, while Fletcher, known also as System 94P continued to have a medium chance for...

That fruit fly appearing moments after you poured that first glass of cabernet, has just used a poppy-seed-sized brain to conduct a finely-choreographed search and arrive in time for happy hour. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/uow...

Clinicians and patients should use shared decision-making to select individualized treatments based on the new guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a commentary by three Mayo Clinic physicians published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. Fuente :...

University of Colorado Cancer Center study reports locations of most-missed pockets of prostate cancer. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/uoc...

The following highlights summarize research papers that have been recently published in Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, and Paleoceanography. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/agu...

People who feel in control and believe they can achieve goals despite hardships are more likely to live longer and healthier lives, especially among those with less education, according to a new study by Brandeis University and University of Rochester. The study was published online in the journal...

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory attacked a tangled problem by developing a new technique to grow tiny "hairy" materials that assemble themselves at the microscale. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/dnl...

This release focuses on 1) LEDs to light UT arena. 2) Self-cleaning solar panel. 3) Bioenergy researchers defeating lignin. 4) Protection for utilities. 5) New tool for first responders. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/drn...

A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals engage in risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe sex, it's probably not because their brains' desire systems are too active, but because their self-control systems are not active enough....

Sochi will be the first "fully mobile Olympics," as more viewers rely on phones and tablets to stream live events, access sports news and highlights, participate in social media and view less-popular "niche" sports. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/uoa...

Researchers have found that exposure to short wavelength, or blue light, during the biological day directly and immediately improves alertness and performance. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/b...

While the origin of life remains mysterious, scientists are finding more and more evidence that material created in space and delivered to Earth by comet and meteor impacts could have given a boost to the start of life. Some meteorites supply molecules that can be used as building blocks to make...

Los cada vez más numerosos desastres naturales en el Caribe, causados por el cambio climático, afectan en forma dispar a hombres y mujeres, en ...El artículo El género cuenta tras un desastre en el Caribe fue publicado originalmente en IPS Agencia de Noticias.Los cada vez más numerosos desastres...

A new coral species, Psammogorgia hookeri, has been collected by scuba divers from rocky ledges at depths to 25 meters in Peru's Paracas National Reserve. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/o...

Personality researchers find having a sense of control over one's life can reduce mortality rates in people who have little education, but a sense of control does not influence mortality rates in people with higher levels of education. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/x...

Gasoline-like fuels can be made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste using a new process. The process could open up new markets for plant-based fuels, beyond existing diesel substitutes. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/2...

Opening up a can of worms is a good way to start hunting for new drugs. In a study published, researchers demonstrate how they used a primitive worm model to show that a drug typically used to treat agitation in schizophrenia and dementia has potential as a treatment for ±-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Fuente :...

Researchers have developed a statistical method for genetic screens that improves the classic genome-wide association screen, and, applying to autism, have uncovered genes related to the disorder that had not been suggested in previous analyses. The scientists offer evidence that beginning treatment in infants at the first...

A new study has found that malignant astrocytoma patients whose tumors carry a specific genetic mutation benefit greatly from surgical removal of the largest possible amount of tumor. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/x...

In a new study, researchers address shortcomings in transitional care in the Canadian healthcare system. The team identified important challenges in the transition from pediatric to adult health care, especially among youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (such as autism spectrum disorders,...

It may be the simple telephone that helps save lives. Researchers have found that personalized cancer screening messages over the phone can better help promote preventive cancer measures. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/O...

Researchers have discovered a genetic function that helps one of the most important "tumor suppressor" genes to do its job and prevent cancer. Finding ways to maintain or increase the effectiveness of this gene could offer an important new avenue for human cancer therapies. Fuente :...

Surgeons report they have devised a better, safer method to replace bone removed from the skull after lifesaving brain surgery. The new technique, they say, appears to result in fewer complications than standard restoration, which has changed little since its development in the 1890s. Fuente :...

Big data is changing the field of ecology. The shift is dramatic enough to warrant the creation of an entirely new field: macrosystems ecology. "Ecologists can no longer sample and study just one or even a handful of ecosystems," said author and macrosystems ecology pioneer. Fuente :...

A breakthrough in the use of renewable raw materials in chemical production has been achieved by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and its industrial partner AVA Biochem: In January this year, a facility at AVA Biochem in Muttenz (Switzerland) has started production of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural. The KIT has developed an...

Profesionales de Tecnalia han inaugurado WiMi5, la primera empresa del sector de los videojuegos que presenta una plataforma basada en la nube para crear, publicar y comercializar juegos. La herramienta es inicialmente gratuita para los desarrolladores y funciona con HTML5 a través de cualquier...

Bideo-jokoen sektorearen aldeko apustua egin du Tecnaliak WiMi5en sorrerarekin. Oinarri teknologikoko enpresa berri bat da, Raúl Otaolea du buru, eta Tecnaliako beste bost profesionalen talde batek —guztiak bideo-jokoen munduan ibilbide luzea dutenak— osatzen du. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Tecnalia ha decidido apostar por el sector de los videojuegos con la creación de WiMi5. Se trata de una nueva empresa de base tecnológica liderada por Raúl Otaolea y formada por un equipo de otros cinco profesionales de Tecnalia, todos ellos con una amplia trayectoria en el mundo de los videojuegos. Fuente :...

Tecnalia has committed to the videogames sector with the creation of WiMi5. This is a new technology-based enterprise led by Raúl Otaolea and made up of a team of five other professionals from Tecnalia, all with wide-ranging experience in the world of videogames. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...