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• 350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals the scale of global epidemic
• Fermilab experiment weighs in on neutrino mystery
• Are the French becoming bored with wine?
• Getting more innovative with Facebook?
• Towards the safer use of nanoparticles
• Global plant database set to promote biodiversity research and Earth-system sciences
• Scientists discover how to control fate of stem cells
• Rotavirus vaccine greatly reduced gastroenteritis hospitalizations in children
• Terahertz light to illuminate cell biology and cancer research
• Biodiversity in a changing Middle East
• Borrelia infection in ticks in Norway
• Precise assembly of engines
• Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties
• Menthol cigarettes marketed in 'predatory' pattern, study shows
• Experts seek reforms to prevent errors from medical resident fatigue, lack of supervision
• Adolescents' dieting and disordered eating behaviors continue into young adulthood, study finds

350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals the scale of global epidemic Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008.

Fermilab experiment weighs in on neutrino mystery Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:23 PM PDT Scientists have just announced the results from a search for a rare phenomenon, the transformation of muon neutrinos into electron neutrinos. The result is consistent with and significantly constrains a measurement reported 10 days ago by the Japanese T2K experiment, which announced an indication of this type of transformation.

Are the French becoming bored with wine? Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT One of the most familiar aspects of French culture - its love of wine - might be lost as successive generations abandon the imaginative representations of wine linked to national identity, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the transmission of French wine heritage to future generations is in terminal decline.

Getting more innovative with Facebook? Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT Digital meeting places are one of the initiatives that can provide more innovative workplaces, according to new study.

Towards the safer use of nanoparticles Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT What kind of HSE know-how do we really need to manage the new substances now found in everything from our clothes to cosmetics and electronics? Are nanoparticles harmful to the environment – or are these invisible particles safer than we think?

Global plant database set to promote biodiversity research and Earth-system sciences Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT The world's largest database on plants' functional properties, or traits, has been published. Scientists compiled three million traits for 69,000 out of the world's ~300,000 plant species. The achievement rests on a worldwide collaboration of scientists from 106 research institutions.

Scientists discover how to control fate of stem cells Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT Scientists have discovered how the body uses a single communication system to decide the fate of stem cells. The study paves the way for the development of new methods of stem cell therapy with fewer side effects.

Rotavirus vaccine greatly reduced gastroenteritis hospitalizations in children Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT Vaccination against rotavirus, a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children, dramatically decreased hospitalization rates for the infection among infants in three U.S. counties, according to a new study.

Terahertz light to illuminate cell biology and cancer research Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT Unique research is set to trigger a new era in research into cancer diagnosis and our understanding of how living things function, researchers say. Scientists are using Europe's most intense terahertz light source to understand the effects of terahertz (THz) rays on human cells.

Biodiversity in a changing Middle East Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT Biologists emphasize the importance of biodiversity and conservation in the Middle East. A recent article highlights the importance of the future of conservation in the region and biodiversity of the largest island of Arabia, Socotra.

Borrelia infection in ticks in Norway Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT The most common tick-borne disease in humans is Lyme borreliosis. Extensive field and laboratory tests have revealed that the Borrelia bacterium is present in a larger proportion of ticks than has been shown by earlier studies. Another finding is that migratory birds play an important role in the spreading of ticks and pathogenic agents borne by ticks.

Precise assembly of engines Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT In the automotive industry, combustion engines are still assembled mostly manually. Researchers from Germany are developing procedures and methods to automate assembly processes to continuously improve the quality of the engines. The use of the latest technologies helps to eliminate uncertainties during engine assembly.

Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Synthetic collagen has a wide range of applications in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and in the food industry. For proper function in animals a certain number of prolines within the protein need to be hydroxylated. Researchers report that for the first time the alpha 1 chain of type 1 collagen has been produced in maize with similar levels of proline hydroxylation to human collagen.

Menthol cigarettes marketed in 'predatory' pattern, study shows Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes in stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students, according to a new study.

Experts seek reforms to prevent errors from medical resident fatigue, lack of supervision Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT A group of 26 of the nation's leaders in medicine, health care, patient safety, and research today called for sweeping changes in the design, supervision and financing of US hospital residency care programs to protect patients from serious, preventable medical errors, and end dangerously long work hours for physicians in training.

Adolescents' dieting and disordered eating behaviors continue into young adulthood, study finds Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Adolescents who diet and develop disordered eating behaviors (unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors and binge eating) carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, according to a new study.

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