May 22, 2013
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When turned on, the gene p53 turns off cancer. However, when existing drugs boost p53, only a few tumors die — the rest resist the challenge. A new study shows how: tumors that live even in the face of p53 reactivation create more of the protein p21 t… Continue reading
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Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby could face a fivefold increase in the risk of crib death, even if the parents do not smoke, according to a new study. Continue reading
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Clam fossils from the middle Devonian era now yield a better paleontological picture of the capacity of ecosystems to remain stable in the face of environmental change, according to new research. Continue reading
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A new documentary by Pace University students highlights the threat sea turtles face from fishing nets and what should be done about it. Continue reading
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We don’t think twice about recycling glass, aluminum and paper. But the idea of recycling urine, dirty diapers and cigarette butts might make some pause, if not turn green in the face on the spot.
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Patients with increasing buildups of coronary artery calcium face a six-fold increase in risk of heart attack or death from heart disease. Continue reading
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We’re headed for historic milestones in solar power production. These will change the face of human civilization. Continue reading
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Cooperative behavior is widely observed in nature, but there remains the possibility that ‘cheaters’ can exploit the system, with uncertain consequences for the social unit as a whole. A new study has found that a yeast colony dominated by non-producer… Continue reading
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Dog bites to the face are a relatively common injury in young children, and often require repeated plastic surgery procedures to deal with persistent scarring, according to a new report. Continue reading
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A new study concludes that problems with antibiotic resistance faced by outpatients may be as bad as those in hospitalized patients, and that more studies of outpatients are needed — both to protect their health and to avoid inappropriate or unnecessa… Continue reading
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In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage conservation. Continue reading
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Adding a photo of a face to X-ray images can reduce “wrong-patient” errors five-fold, a new study finds. Continue reading
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In the latest achievement in efforts to see what may lie underneath the surface of great works of art, scientists today described the first use of an imaging technology like that used in airport whole-body security scanners to detect the face of an anc… Continue reading
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According to several studies, more and more children around the world are separated from their homes and placed in residential facilities. However, most of them are neither orphaned nor abandoned: they are placed into these institutions due to financia… Continue reading
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A new study has measured the nerves responsible for the super-sensitive skin on a crocodile’s face, which will help biologists understand how today’s animals, as well as dinosaurs and crocodiles that lived millions of years ago, interact with the envir… Continue reading
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One of the major obstacles to growing new organs — replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys — is the difficulty researchers face in building blood vessels that keep the tissues alive, but new findings could help overcome this roadblock. Continue reading
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A new study examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks and how those periods of economic uncertainty draw down financial resources. The report studies families across race and income levels, revealing different experiences r… Continue reading
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Professor of Sociology Jennifer Glass makes some very good points about telecommuting Continue reading
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Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a recent study. Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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