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Monday, June 11, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Health News

New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy
Brain scans show specific neuronal response to junk food when sleep-restricted
New studies challenge established views about development of children raised by gay or lesbian parents
Four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine
Overwhelming evidence of hidden heart disease in hypertensive African-Americans

New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Scientists have gained a new understanding of how the growth of the placenta is regulated before birth, which has important implications for a healthy pregnancy. The research shows that the controlled release of a specific molecule, called miR-675, slows down growth of the placenta before birth.

Brain scans show specific neuronal response to junk food when sleep-restricted

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain less active than with adequate sleep, a new study using fMRI scans shows. Previous research has shown restricted sleep leading to increased food consumption in healthy people and increased desires for sweet and salty food. Results from this study provides additional support for the role of inadequate sleep in appetite-modulation and obesity.

New studies challenge established views about development of children raised by gay or lesbian parents

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

New Studies Challenge Established Views about the Development of(Children Raised by Gay or Lesbian Parents

Four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Scientists have identified four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine, migraine without aura. About 2/3 of migraine sufferers belong to this group.

Overwhelming evidence of hidden heart disease in hypertensive African-Americans

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT

A new study has found that an overwhelming majority of African-American patients with hypertension also suffered hidden heart disease caused by high blood pressure even though they displayed no symptoms.

ScienceDaily: Most Popular News

New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy
Undersea volcano gave off signals before eruption in 2011
Brain scans show specific neuronal response to junk food when sleep-restricted
Researchers watch tiny living machines self-assemble
New studies challenge established views about development of children raised by gay or lesbian parents
Predicting the formation of new species
Four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine
Mapping volcanic heat on Jupiter's moon Io
Overwhelming evidence of hidden heart disease in hypertensive African-Americans
Information processing: Adding a touch of color

New insight into placental growth and healthy pregnancy

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Undersea volcano gave off signals before eruption in 2011

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

A team of scientists that last year created waves by correctly forecasting the 2011 eruption of Axial Seamount years in advance now says that the undersea volcano located some 250 miles off the Oregon coast gave off clear signals hours before its impending eruption.

Brain scans show specific neuronal response to junk food when sleep-restricted

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Researchers watch tiny living machines self-assemble

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a new study. Scientists have developed a new approach to visualize how proteins assemble, which may also significantly aid our understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which are caused by errors in assembly.

New studies challenge established views about development of children raised by gay or lesbian parents

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

New Studies Challenge Established Views about the Development of(Children Raised by Gay or Lesbian Parents

Predicting the formation of new species

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Why do some groups of species diversify – in just a few thousand years – to the point of forming a wide variety of new species, while others remain essentially unchanged for millions of years? This is one of the key questions for scientists investigating the emergence and decline of biodiversity. From various studies, it is known that speciation is influenced both by environmental factors (e.g. habitat diversity, climate) and by species-specific traits (e.g. coloration, behavior patterns). However, little is known about how the extrinsic and intrinsic factors interact. These interactions have now been explored in more detail.

Four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Scientists have identified four new gene loci predisposing people to the most common subtype of migraine, migraine without aura. About 2/3 of migraine sufferers belong to this group.

Mapping volcanic heat on Jupiter's moon Io

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 02:47 AM PDT

A new study finds that the pattern of heat coming from volcanoes on Io's surface disposes of the generally-accepted model of internal heating. The heat pouring out of Io's hundreds of erupting volcanoes indicates a complex, multi-layer source. These results come from data collected by NASA spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.

Overwhelming evidence of hidden heart disease in hypertensive African-Americans

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT

Information processing: Adding a touch of color

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:07 PM PDT

An innovative computer program brings color to grayscale images.

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

Undersea volcano gave off signals before eruption in 2011

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Predicting the formation of new species

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

Researchers watch tiny living machines self-assemble

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

Brain scans show specific neuronal response to junk food when sleep-restricted

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

The Cynical Girl: The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead

Posted: 10 Jun 2012 03:45 AM PDT

Bessie the Cow

Happy Sunday, everyone. Did you have a nice weekend? Anything new and fun in your lives? I found this cow at an arcade.

I know. Weird.

Did I tell you that I received an email from a coworker who asked me, “Laurie, are you okay? What has happened to you?” I can’t remember if I blogged about it. Apparently, this former coworker of mine just discovered the internets and found my blog. And he’s SHOCKED that I’m so vulgar and in a career death spiral.

It’s cute. I’ve been thinking about his email message all weekend because we often don’t know when our careers are over. We think that we are fully unemployable until one day we look up and say — Jesus, nobody wants to hire me and I’m out-of-touch with the modern day workforce.

Thankfully, I am 100% self-aware about my career. No death spiral here. Other people should be so lucky. Now pass the champagne.

I’m working on my blog posts for the week and I really wish I could write about the Latino vote, the big bank payoff in Madrid and how I really feel about Union Rags winning the Belmont Stakes. Instead, I’ll blog about boring HR and work-related stuff.

Thanks (in advance) for sticking around!