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Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
Physical Review Letters
Flipping a photonic shock wave
Physicists at Zhejiang University in China and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a new metamaterial structure that successfully demonstrates reverse Cerenkov radiation.
Contact: James Riordon
riordon@aps.org
301-209-3238
American Physical Society
Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
Science
Mapping the microbial communities of the human body
The Nov. 5 issue of Science reports that our bodies are home to countless microorganisms, and researchers say that results from a recent body-wide analysis of these diverse microbial communities could ultimately reveal how changes in those communities can cause (or prevent) diseases.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
Science
Scorpionflies push back earliest pollination
Insects called scorpion flies may have slurped the nectar of ferns, conifers and other gymnosperm plants through long, tube-like snouts, well before the evolution of flowering plants and the insects that pollinate them, researchers report in the Nov. 5 issue of Science.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
Science
Handling the horse genome
The Nov. 5 issue of Science reports that researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of a grey research horse named Twilight, and they say it sheds light on the domestication process and shows significant similarities to other sequenced placental mammals, like the bovine.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
Science
Gene therapy technique slows brain disease
A strategy that combines gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy may be a useful tool for treating a fatal brain disease, French, German, and U.S. researchers have found. Their research appears in the Nov. 5 issue of Science.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests ... including 100s of builders' thumbs
Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two toughest technical fingerprint tests. The technology is also being rapidly taken up by the UK building trade who are delighted to have fingerprint technology which can cope with the often worn and ravaged builders' thumbprints.
Contact: Dr. Li Wang
li.wang@warwickwarp.com
44-247-669-6869
University of Warwick
Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
JAMA
Report on H1N1 cases in california shows hospitalization can occur at all ages, with many severe
In contrast with some common perceptions regarding 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infections, an examination of cases in California indicates that hospitalization and death can occur at all ages, and about 30 percent of hospitalized cases have been severe enough to require treatment in an intensive care unit, according to a study in the Nov. 4 issue of JAMA.
Contact: Michael Sicilia
Michael.Sicilia@cdph.ca.gov
916-445-2108
JAMA and Archives Journals
Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Story ideas from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The highlights of the PNAS tipsheet for November 2-6: The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro; Designer cells may help protect the body from itself; Genetic component of metabolic syndrome; Cooperative social behavior in man-eating lions; Improving spinal cord injury recovery; Sleep likely consolidates observational learning.
Contact: PNAS News Office
PNASnews@nas.edu
202-334-1310
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
BioScience
Data point to some improvements in China's environment
An assessment published in the November issue of BioScience finds some positive trends among indicators of biodiversity loss in China, notably an increase in forests and recent improvements in marine ecosystems, although other indicators, such as the rate of discovery of invasive species, are worsening. Many animals are under growing threat.
Contact: Jennifer Williams
mailto:jwilliams@aibs.org
202-628-1500 x209
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Public Release: 1-Nov-2009
Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences
Scenario analysis on the global carbon emissions reduction goal of 2009 G8 Summit
A goal of a 50% reduction in global greenhouse gases emissions by 2050, with an 80% reduction by developed countries (hereafter referred to as the G8 Goal), was proposed at the G8 Summit held in L'Aquila, Italy, in July 2009. A study analyze the scientific and political implications of the G8 Goal and its equity and feasibility was published on the October issue of Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences.
Contact: Fang Jingyun
jyfang@urban.pku.edu.cn
Science in China Press
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
China Science Bulletin
The interaction between cognition and emotion
Rationality and affection were usually thought as independent. However, recent research suggests that they interact with each other. In the Vol 54 No 18 issue of Chinese Science Bulletin, scientists from Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reviewed the evidence from behavioral and neuroscientific research to support the interaction between cognition and emotion and tried to unveil the secret of the interaction between cognition and emotion.
grants from 973 Program，the National Natural Science Foundation of China , the Young Scientists Fund, Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Contact: Fu Xiaolan
fuxl@psych.ac.cn
Science in China Press
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
Science
Bracing for the Hajj during a global pandemic
The upcoming 2009 Hajj pilgrimage -- the world's largest and densest gathering of people -- presents a serious public health challenge in the face of a global H1N1 pandemic. However, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World Health Organization worked together this past summer in Jeddah to produce a list of prevention efforts and medical strategies that could help to stem the transmission of H1N1 virus around the world during this global event, researchers report in the Oct. 29 issue of Science.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
Science
Throughout the world, inheritance builds inequality
Trust funds, family homes and other forms of inherited wealth give people a leg up in modern, industrialized societies, widening the gap between the haves and have-nots. New research suggests that inheriting wealth also encourages inequality in other societies--though it depends on the type of wealth in question, researchers report in the Oct. 29 issue of Science.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
Science
The affecting dance of gas and aerosol
The actual effects of gas emissions on the Earth's atmosphere are significantly different from those predicted by the Kyoto Protocol and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, researchers report in the Oct. 29 issue of Science.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
Science
How flu bug's evolution affects disease spread
The Oct. 29 issue of Science reports that a new study may help researchers predict how specific molecular changes in the influenza virus will help the bug to outwit the flu vaccine and cause disease outbreaks.
Contact: Natasha Pinol
npinol@aaas.org
202-326-7088
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 28-Oct-2009
JAMA
Alternative to pap test does not appear to be better for detecting cervical cancer
A Dutch study that included nearly 90,000 women finds that liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to conventional Pap tests, is not superior to Pap tests for the detection of cervical cancer precursors or cancer, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of JAMA.
Contact: Albertus G. Siebers
b.siebers@pathol.umcn.nl
JAMA and Archives Journals
Public Release: 28-Oct-2009
JAMA
Use of antipsychotic medications by children and adolescents associated with significant weight gain
Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglyceride levels and other metabolic measures, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of JAMA.
Contact: Jamie Talan
jtalan@nshs.edu
516-562-1232
JAMA and Archives Journals
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
BMC Public Health
Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks
High temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.
Contact: Charlotte Webber
charlotte.webber@biomedcentral.com
44-020-319-22129
BioMed Central
Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Story ideas from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The highlights of the PNAS tipsheet for Oct. 26–30: Climate change can begin at home; Chemical may attract West Nile Virus-harboring mosquitoes; Lack of contact, lack of cancer; Genes altering nicotine response found in fish and humans; Moving a phantom limb; Mapping the use of metals; The indirect cost of viral resistance in transgenic squash
Contact: PNAS News Office
PNASnews@nas.edu
202-334-1310
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Public Release: 25-Oct-2009
Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences
Zooarchaeological perspective on the hominid meat-eating in the Chinese terminal late Pleistocene
Animal bones are the most direct clues to reconstruct the ancient hominids’ meat-eating behaviors. In the Sep. 9 issue of science in China Series D: Earth sciences archaeologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology have studied the animal bones unearthed from the Ma’anshan Paleolithic site by zooarchaeological method and found that there were differences of the meat-eating behaviors between the earlier and the later hominid groups at the site.
Major Basic Research Projects of MST of China (Grant 2006CB806400), the National Natural Science Foundation (40602006，40672119) of China (NNSFC).
Contact: Gao Xing
gaoxing@ivpp.ac.cn
86-108-836-9258
Science in China Press
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
China Science Bulletin
Latest advances on the function and evolution of the bitter taste receptor gene (T2R) family
In the evolution of animals, the perception of bitter taste as a defensive mechanism against ingestion of toxins plays a very vital role because it can help animals avoid the intake of poisonous substances. A review focus on the latest advances in the function and evolution of the T2R gene family in vertebrates was published in Volume 54, Issue 17 (Sept. 2009) of the Chinese Science Bulletin.
One Hundred Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Contact: Peng Shi
ship@mail.kiz.ac.cn
Science in China Press
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
WHO Bulletin
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr. Robert Stewart from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London together with scientists from Tongde Hospital Zhejiang Province.
WHO
Contact: Melanie Haberstroh
Melanie.haberstroh@kcl.ac.uk
44-020-784-83076
King's College London
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Science
Fresh waters favor small algae
Climate-driven changes to the Arctic Ocean are making "ecological winners" out of the region's smaller ocean algae, William Li and colleagues report in a Brevium in the Oct. 23 issue of Science.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Science
Life in the dead zone
Ocean dead zones harbor a microbe with a metabolically specialized tool kit that allows it to thrive in these oxygen-poor waters, according to a new analysis by David Walsh and colleagues.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Science
Secrets of a deadly frog disease
The skin fungus that has laid waste to amphibian populations around the world does its damage by hindering the flow of sodium and other electrolytes across the skin, leading to heart failure, according to new research in the Oct. 23 issue of Science.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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