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Morning Digest: Insight: Portugal toughs it out as austerity bites

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Insight: Portugal toughs it out as austerity bites
GRANDOLA, Portugal (Reuters) - To every Portuguese, the town of Grandola is a cradle of the 1974 revolution that ended decades of dictatorship, but nowadays it is hard to find even a spark of revolt here against the worst economic hardship in the country's recent history..
Muslim, Buddhist mob violence threatens new Myanmar image
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Northwest Myanmar was tense on Monday after sectarian violence engulfed its largest city at the weekend, with Reuters witnessing rival mobs of Muslims and Buddhists torching houses and police firing into the air to disperse crowds..
Stock futures point to higher open
LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 1.0-1.3 percent..
Irish love story "Once" wins eight Tony Awards
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fairytale success of beloved indie Irish love story "Once" ballooned on Sunday when it scooped Broadway's highest honors, the Tony Awards, including a win for best musical..
Nadal and Djokovic must return to finish Paris duel
PARIS (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will have to come back to finish their French Open final after rain prevented a conclusion on Sunday with the match on a knife-edge..
Swiss court eases terms for Google's Street View
ZURICH (Reuters) - Technology giant Google can continue to provide its Street View service in Switzerland after a Swiss Court ruled the company was not bound to blur all faces and number plates before publishing images on the Internet..
U.S. pushes for more global cooperation in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants more global cooperation in space including joint war games and combined operations with allies, and is pushing for data-sharing deals with France, Japan and other countries, a U.S. defense official said in an interview..
Cameron left eight-year-old daughter in pub
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch with friends following a mix-up over which car she was meant to be going home in, his Downing Street office said on Monday..
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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.

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

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.

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

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.

Information processing: Adding a touch of color

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:07 PM PDT

An innovative computer program brings color to grayscale images.

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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.