sciencedaily newslettersciencedailycom sciencedaily top science headlines thursday august 7 2008 welcome another edition sciencedailys email newsletter change subscription options unsubscribe time httpappicontactcomicpmmailmprofileplr1054488181l114071sc9krm30823861c67953 neurobiologists discover individuals hear movement individuals synesthesia crossactivated senses perceive world differently others perceiving numbers letters colors days week possessing personalities researchers discovered type synesthesia individuals hear sounds see things move flash scientists say auditory synesthesia never identified may represent enhanced form brain normally processes visual information full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806140209htm bacteria attach human tissues infection process new clues scientists helped reveal way bacteria attach human tissues researchers studied way protein found surface bacteria staphylococcus aureus binds human protein called fibronectin discovery important step understanding bacteria attach surface blood vessels infection full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806113143htm shape size impacts effectiveness emerging nanomedicine therapies budding field nanotechnology scientists already know size matter researchers shown shape matters even finding could lead new effective methods treating cancer diseases diabetes multiple sclerosis arthritis obesity full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804190641htm connection aids epidemic africa intestinal worms scientists beginning intensive program ethiopia august eradicate intestinal worms affect much 50 percent population africa researchers believe possible connection aids epidemic africa intestinal worms full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806081447htm metabolic insight illuminate causes iron imbalance new insight key players iron metabolism yielded novel tool distinguishing among root causes iron overload deficiency humans researchers report body needs iron produce hemoglobin substance red blood cells enables carry oxygen much iron build eventually damage organs full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805123955htm context personality key understanding responses emotional facial expressions wellappreciated facial expressions play major role nonverbal social communication among humans primates faces provide rapid access information identity internal states intentions others new data suggests social context persons facial expression certain facets viewers personality could affect brain interprets social meaning someone elses smile frown full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805214402htm water designer fluid helps proteins change shape according new research old ideas water behavior wet ubiquitous earth water also found comets mars molecular clouds interstellar space scientists say common fluid well understood thought full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806113314htm treatment isnt effective hiv researchers answered key question antiretroviral therapy isnt effective restoring immunity hivinfected patients person infected virus fibrosis scarring occurs lymph nodes home cells fight infection fibrosis occurs cells cant repopulate lymph nodes hiv therapy begins according professor medicine principal investigator study full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805153828htm switching first neutrons uks isis second target station uks isis second target station project moved major step closer completion first neutrons created isis second target station isis uses neutrons study materials atomic level suite instruments often described supermicroscopes scattering neutrons sample materials scientists visualize positions motions atoms make discoveries potential affect almost every aspect lives full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100250htm highly active antiretroviral therapy similar benefit hivinfected injection drug users contrary belief hivinfected injection drug users receive less benefit highly active antiretroviral therapy new research finds little difference survival rate idus nonidus 45 years receiving haart according study aug 6 issue jama theme issue hivaids full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100522htm evaluating ecosystem services environmental conservation efforts traditionally focused protecting individual species natural resources scientists discovering however preserving benefits whole ecosystems provide people economically environmentally valuable ecologists explore application ecosystem services approaches conservation full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805074603htm voluntary exercise appear alleviate anxiety depression voluntary physical activity appear cause reduction anxiety depression exercise mood may associated common genetic factor according new article full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165318htm olympic games researchers explore makes better athletes physiology performance worldrecord pace marathon continues improve men women men record pace marathon fast record pace 10000meter run world war ii today champion athletes running four times farther speeds well five minutes per mile full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200807080731173157htm exercise pill replacement real exercise expert cautions recent media reports described new substance potentially eliminates need exercise expert science inactivity says exercise pill study test commonly known benefits exercise taking pill considered replacement exercise full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805124013htm male circumcision efforts lag africa despite evidence dramatic impact preventing hiv millions lives stake next two decades researchers advocates aids 2008 conference today called global health community ramp male circumcision significantly reduce risk hiv infection africa move quickly integrate lifesaving procedure comprehensive efforts prevent transmission disease vulnerable nations eastern southern africa full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155120htm keeping migrant workers children healthy ohio michigan fruit vegetable farms yield years harvest also provide data eating choices latino migrant children case western reserve university researcher information gathered summer help migrant families understand children part growing national obesity epidemic contribute new interventions combat serious health issue full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155123htm bacterial persistence streams ecological researchers completed study east tennessee river determine connection watershed hydrology fecal bacteria statistical time series analysis new article presents study temporal patterns statistical persistence total coliform based data gathered little river near intake public water supply plant full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805150810htm risk unintentional injury death high young children living unrelated adults new study university missouri professor found children living households unrelated adults six times likely die maltreatmentrelated unintentional injuries compared children living two biological parents risk maltreatment death double children living foster stepparents related adults however risk higher children living households single biological parent adults full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155131htm acidification sea hampers reproduction marine species absorbing carbon dioxide atmosphere human use fossil fuels worlds seas function giant buffer earths life support system chemical balance sea long regarded immovable today researchers know ph seas surface water gone 01 25 percent since beginning industrialization century ago acidification process affects marine animal life full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200807080728111400htm less rem sleep associated overweight among children teens children teens get less sleep especially spend less time rapid eye movement sleep may likely overweight according report archives general psychiatry full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165314htm rock art marks transformations traditional peruvian societies peru one latin american countries like argentina brazil rock art thought developed throughout period stretching 10000 bc 1500 ad wealth diversity series pictorial representations made period beginning appreciated archaeologists recent investigations given insights daily lives human communities lived coastal mountainous areas peru era full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804111634htm researchers find differences swallowing mechanism rett syndrome patients researchers wake forest university baptist medical center found reflux swallowing problems common symptoms patients rett syndrome neurological impairments may caused different mechanism healthy individuals finding leaves researchers wonder patients truly benefit antireflux surgery commonly performed children full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804155127htm slowpaced world could make difficult catch ball researchers uncovered new information perceive fast moving incoming objects tennis cricket balls new research studies human brain difficulty perceiving fast moving objects coming straight ahead something key survival skill implications understanding sportspeople make decisions playing shot could also important improving road safety development robotic vision systems full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804190639htm us immigrant children may less physically active usborn children immigrant children united states appear less physically active less likely participate sports usborn children according report august issue archives pediatrics adolescent medicine one jamaarchives journals full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804165324htm arctic map plots new gold rush researchers drawn first ever arctic map show disputed territories states might lay claim future new map design follows series historical ongoing arguments ownership race resources frozen lands seas arctic full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805192723htm hiv drug persist mothers milk increasing risk babies drug commonly used developing world prevent transmission hiv mother child persists breast milk blood mothers putting babies risk developing drugresistant strains virus according researchers stanford university school medicine full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805150806htm mobile phone technology brings robot swarm research labs new low cost platform swarm robotics research makes possible produce robots little 24 presented first european conference artificial life full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805155626htm rectal gel prevents transmission aidslike virus macaques hiv drug tenofovir may prevent aids transmission applied rectally gel according results macaque study published plos medicine full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804222858htm guiding lasers target like treatments laser therapy benefit image guidance houstonbased company developed mriguided system tested fdaapproved full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805160316htm students food allergies often prepared many students food allergies arent taking threat reaction seriously enough regularly environments could properly treated emergency full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080806081451htm massive numbers critically endangered western lowland gorillas discovered republic congo worlds population critically endangered western lowland gorillas recently received huge boost wildlife conservation society released census showing massive numbers secretive great apes alive well republic congo full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805124007htm novel method create personalized immunotherapy treatments researchers new process developing dendritic cellbased immunotherapies hiv demonstrated loading monocytederived dendritic cells combinations hiv antigen rna stimulates expansion hivspecific cells attack kill hivinfected cells full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805165805htm labonachip technology microfluidics aids major advance environmental testing microfluidics experts announced development new generation microfluidicsbased environmental testing equipment use air quality monitoring full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075616htm preventing friendly fire role thymic cortex stopping body attacking new study investigates inner mechanics thymus organ creates foot soldiers immune system study helps shed light timing regulation negative selection crucial developmental process full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804222908htm physicists provide guiding hands proton therapy proton therapy offers great benefits treatment modality radiation oncology variety hard treat tumors physicians manage treatment people behind scenes proton physicists play crucial role providing support guidelines treatment planning calculation dose distributions measurements radiation delivery measurements proton beam data quality assurance measuring equipment proton accelerator calibration proton beams essential successful treatment outcomes full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805160431htm smokers become addicted first cigarette new research reveals brain processes rewarding addictive properties nicotine providing better understanding people seemingly become hooked first smoke research could lead new therapies prevent nicotine dependence treat nicotine withdrawal smokers try quit full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805192727htm duckbilled dinosaurs outgrew predators survive long limbs soft body duckbilled hadrosaur defenses predators tyrannosaurs new research bones planteating dinosaur suggests least one advantage grew adulthood much faster predators giving superiority size full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805192720htm new gene therapy kills pancreatic cancer cells researchers report promising results new chemoprevention gene therapy preventing treating pancreatic cancer one lethal treatmentresistant forms cancer full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805124009htm wind powered vehicle ventomobile ready race netherlands students constructed vehicle solely powered wind energy ventomobile took many months intense construction work reach goal first wind tunnel testing produced promising results extremely stylish threewheeler features twobladed rotor top diameter two meters efficiency setup proved extremely good full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804123039htm growth hormone treatment hiv patients improves abdominal fat worsens glucose level human immunodeficiency virusinfected patients treatmentrelated abdominal obesity growth hormone deficiency receiving lowdose growth hormone resulted improvement fat blood pressure measurements worsened glucose levels according study aug 6 issue jama theme issue hivaids full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100520htm gold nanoshells help visibly heat destroy cancer cancer tumors clear borders well defined traditionally treated successfully surgical removal cancers respond conventional surgery importantly conventional surgery brings risks complications long recovery periods negatively impact persons quality life full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805160209htm depression found hasten decline cancer patients depression causes patients advanced cancer die sooner say scientists university liverpool full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804123041htm antarctic fossils paint picture much warmer continent scientists working icefree region antarctica discovered last traces tundra form fossilized plants insects interior southernmost continent temperatures began relentless drop millions years ago full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805124052htm possible cause endometriosis identified scientists identified enzyme could responsible condition called endometriosis common cause pelvic pain women full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075612htm first national study divingrelated injuries diving cool refreshing water favorite summer pastime millions fan favorite sport olympics first comprehensive study diving board injuries shows average someone injured diving board every hour every day us full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100152htm certain hiv treatment less effective used antitb therapy patients receiving rifampicinbased antituberculosis therapy likely experience virological failure starting nevirapinebased antiretroviral therapy hiv treatment widely used developing countries lower cost starting efavirenzbased antiretroviral therapy according study aug 6 issue jama theme issue hivaids full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804100516htm sesame seed extract konjac gum may help ward salmonella e coli new study journal science food agriculture shows konjac gum sesame seed extract may offer protection different strains e coli salmonella bacteria full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080805075618htm one ten children using cough cold medications researchers found approximately one ten us children uses one cough cold medications given week pediatric cough cold medications widely marketed us surprisingly little known often used children information especially important light recent revelations cough cold medications responsible serious adverse events even deaths among children full story httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200808080804111648htm copyright 19952008 c sciencedaily llc rights reserved message sent sciencedaily 2 wisconsin circle suite 700 chevy chase md 20815 powered icontact httpfreetrialicontactcom updatechange account click httpappicontactcomicpmmailmprofileplr1054488181l114071sc9krm30823861c67953 forward 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