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Monday, October 15, 2012

ScienceDaily: Most Popular News

ScienceDaily: Most Popular News


Felix Baumgartner successfully lands after highest freefall from edge of space

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT

After flying to an altitude of 39 kilometers (24 miles) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed Sunday morning a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane. The 43-year-old Austrian skydiving expert also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight).

Solar wind particles likely source of water locked inside lunar soils

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 01:28 PM PDT

The most likely source of the water locked inside soils on the moon's surface is the constant stream of charged particles from the sun known as the solar wind, new research suggests.

Relapse or recovery? Neuroimaging predicts course of substance addiction treatment

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT

A new study has provided preliminary evidence that by measuring brain activity through the use of neuroimaging, researchers can predict who is likely to have an easier time getting off drugs and alcohol, and who will need extra help.

Chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT

A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression.

Botox injections reduce chronic neck and cervical muscle pain

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:41 PM PDT

A study revealed Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) injections significantly improve pain and quality of life in people with chronic bilateral posterior neck and shoulder myofascial pain syndrome.

X-ray satellites monitor the clashing winds of a colossal binary

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:26 AM PDT

The hottest and most massive stars don't live long enough to disperse throughout the galaxy. Instead, they can be found near the clouds of gas and dust where they formed -- and where they will explode as supernovae after a few million years. They huddle in tight clusters with other young stars or in looser groupings called OB associations, a name reflecting their impressive populations of rare O- and B-type stars.

Development of two tests for rapid diagnosis of resistance to antibiotics

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT

Two new tests capable of rapidly diagnosing resistance to wide-spectrum antibiotics have just been developed. Thanks to these tests, it now takes only two hours to identify certain bacteria that are resistant to the most used and the most important antibiotics in hospitals. The main targeted bacteria are enterobacteriacae (such as E. Coli), that are responsible for infections.

Illegal hunting and trade of wildlife in savanna Africa may cause conservation crisis

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 07:26 AM PDT

Widespread illegal hunting and the bushmeat trade occur more frequently and with greater impact on wildlife populations in the Southern and Eastern savannas of Africa than previously thought, and if unaddressed could potentially cause a 'conservation crisis,' new research shows. The report challenges previously held beliefs of the impact of illegal bushmeat hunting and trade in Africa with new data from experts.

New weapons detail reveals true depth of Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 04:47 AM PDT

The Cuban Missile Crisis took place 50 years ago this October, when US and Soviet leaders pulled back from the very brink of nuclear war. This was the closest the world has come to nuclear war, but exactly how close has been a matter of some speculation. The conflict, itself, has been analyzed and interpreted, but the number and types of nuclear weapons that were operational have not. According to fresh analysis senior experts calculate the nature of weapons capabilities on both sides, and write that the situation was even more perilous than history has previously acknowledged.

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