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Ground-Breaking Lung Cancer Breath Test in Clinical Trial

Feb. 14, 2015 — Medical researchers are evaluating a revolutionary device which detects lung cancer in early stages. It is hoped that the LuCID (Lung Cancer Indicator Detection) program will lead to a non-invasive ... full story

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Lung Cancer;
Lung Disease;
Breast Cancer;
COPD

Ground-Breaking Lung Cancer Breath Test in Clinical Trial

Feb. 14, 2015 — Medical researchers are evaluating a revolutionary device which detects lung cancer in early stages. It is hoped that the LuCID (Lung Cancer Indicator Detection) program will lead to a non-invasive ... full story
Today's Healthcare;
Parkinson's Research;
Diseases and Conditions;
Disability

Twitter the Right Prescription for Sharing Health Research

Feb. 14, 2015 — Using Twitter can help physicians be better prepared to answer questions from their patients, according to new ... full story
Materials Science;
Nanotechnology;
Chemistry;
Graphene

The Future of Electronics, Now in 2-D

Feb. 14, 2015 — The future of electronics could lie in a material from its past, as researchers work to turn germanium -- the material of 1940s transistors -- into a potential replacement for ... full story
Origin of Life;
Fossils;
Paleontology;
Lost Treasures

Light Reveals New Details of Paul Gauguin's Creative Process

Feb. 14, 2015 — French artist Paul Gauguin is well known for his colorful paintings, but he also was a highly experimental printmaker. Little is known, however, about how he created his complex graphic works. Now a ... full story
Neuroscience;
Intelligence;
Mental Health;
Brain-Computer Interfaces

Exploring the Teenage Brain, and Its Drive for Immediate Reward

Feb. 14, 2015 — Teenage exploration and risk taking could be explained by dramatic brain changes that allow planning and encourage the need for immediate reward, according to a ... full story
Global Warming;
Grassland;
Soil Types;
Air Quality

Can Cattle Grazing Management Technique Help Capture and Store Carbon in Soil?

Feb. 14, 2015 — Can beef production help restore ecosystems? Scientists are examining the adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing management technique that involves using small-sized fields to provide short periods of ... full story
Privacy Issues;
Hacking;
Encryption;
Computers and Internet

Social Network Analysis Privacy Tackled

Feb. 14, 2015 — Protecting people's privacy in an age of online big data is difficult, but doing so when using visual representations of such things as social network data may present unique challenges, ... full story
Climate;
Environmental Awareness;
Global Warming;
Environmental Issues

Iconic Graph at Center of Climate Debate

Feb. 14, 2015 — The 'Hockey Stick' graph, a simple plot representing temperature over time, led to the center of the larger debate on climate change, and skewed the trajectory of at least one ... full story
Climate;
Global Warming;
Energy and the Environment;
Environmental Policy

Going Negative With Carbon

Feb. 14, 2015 — A growing number of scientists warn that low-carbon technologies might not be enough to curb global warming. The solution, they say, could require a new suite of carbon-negative technologies that ... full story
Mathematics;
Computers and Internet;
Computer Programming;
Computational Biology

Formula for Predicting Innovation

Feb. 14, 2015 — Researchers are developing a mathematical technique to predict the emergence of scientific innovation, based on research citations and historical ... full story
3-D Printing;
Computers and Internet;
Technology;
Computer Modeling

World’s First Compact Rotary 3-D Printer-Cum-Scanner

Feb. 14, 2015 — The the world’s first compact 3-D printer that can also scan items into digitized models. will be delivered to the United States in March. This user-friendly device allows users without much ... full story
Pharmacology;
HIV and AIDS;
Pharmaceuticals;
Immune System

Structure-Based Design Used as Tool for Engineering Deimmunized Biotherapeutics

Feb. 14, 2015 — In the first experimental use of algorithms that employ structure-based molecular modeling to optimize deimmunized drug candidates, researchers complement their prior sequence-based deimmunizing ... full story
Microbes and More;
Bacteria;
Obesity;
Evolutionary Biology

Mapping the Gut Microbiome to Better Understand Its Role in Obesity

Feb. 14, 2015 — Several recent science studies have claimed that the gut microbiome -- the diverse array of bacteria that live in the stomach and intestines -- may be to blame for obesity. But one expert says it is ... full story
Quantum Physics;
Physics;
Materials Science;
Nature of Water

What’s New for LHC Run II

Feb. 14, 2015 — The most powerful particle accelerator on Earth soon will reawaken for its second run. Scientists explain how the upgraded capabilities of the Large Hadron Collider and its experiments will give ... full story
Wildfires;
New Species;
Wild Animals;
Nature

Bat Populations in Post-Wildfire Habitats

Feb. 14, 2015 — Researchers are measuring bat populations in post-wildfire forests of Arizona. Bats are considered an indicator species of habitat ... full story
Saturn;
Space Exploration;
NASA;
Astronomy

A New Way to View Titan: 'Despeckle' It

Feb. 13, 2015 — During 10 years of discovery, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has pulled back the smoggy veil that obscures the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Cassini's radar instrument has mapped ... full story
NASA;
Space Missions;
Space Exploration;
Solar System

'Pale Blue Dot' Images Turn 25

Feb. 13, 2015 — Valentine's Day is special for NASA's Voyager mission. It was on Feb. 14, 1990, that the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back at our solar system and snapped the first-ever pictures of the ... full story
Dieting and Weight Control;
Social Psychology;
Relationships;
Nutrition Research

Would You Take Dieting Advice from a Friend?

Feb. 13, 2015 — Is a new diet or exercise program working for a friend? If so, there's a good chance that you will try it, too. A person who finds success in a wellness program is more influential in getting ... full story
Vaccines;
Cancer;
Cervical Cancer;
Women's Health

HPV Vaccine Highly Effective Against Multiple Cancer-Causing Strains

Feb. 13, 2015 — According to a multinational clinical trial involving nearly 20,000 young women, the human papilloma virus vaccine, Cervarix, not only has the potential to prevent cervical cancer, but was effective ... full story
Anthropology;
Geography;
Ancient Civilizations;
Cultures

Larger Area Analysis Needed to Understand Patterns in Ancient Prehistory

Feb. 13, 2015 — Archaeologists need to study larger areas of land and link those studies to measurable environmental, societal and demographic changes to understand variations in prehistoric societies, according to ... full story