The 3rd crash of the modern F-22 Raptor draws attention again to the U.S. Air Force’s newest jet.

Shares in the Wi-Fi networking company Ruckus Wireless Inc. sank Friday during the company’s trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

• Himalayan Glaciers to Shrink by 10 Percent
• Postage Stamp-Sized Medical Vital-Sign Monitor
• One-Third of Marine Species Remain Undescribed
• Tenth of Creature’s Active Genes Foreign
• Nano-Yarn Like Super-Strong Muscle
• This Is Your Brain On Freestyle Rap
• How Insects Domesticate Symbiotic Bacteria
• Optimizing Light Sources for Vision
• Neurons from Stem Cells Drive Brain Activity
• Candidate for Most Distant Galaxy Discovered
• Cricket Key to Super-Sensory Hearing?
• Meteorites Reveal Warm Water Existed On Mars
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• Stem Cells; Leukemia; Heart Disease; Osteoporosis; Immune System; Stroke Prevention;

  Umbilical Cord Cells Outperform Bone Marrow Cells in Repairing Damaged Hearts

  November 15, 2012 — A new study has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord are more effective in restoring heart function after an acute myocardial infarction (in common parlance, a heart attack) in a pre-clinical model than a similar cell population derived … > full story
• Borderline Personality Disorder; Mental Health Research; Workplace Health; Today’s Healthcare; Diseases and Conditions; Pain Control;

  

  When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get…more Relief from a Placebo?

  November 15, 2012 — Are you good at coping when life gets tough? A straight-shooter? Will you help others without expecting anything in return? Those personality traits might do more than help you win a popularity contest. New neuroscience research suggests those … > full story
• Stem Cells; Lymphoma; Immune System; Skin Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Brain Tumor;

  

  Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Stem Cell Reprogramming Decoded

  November 15, 2012 — Thanks to some careful detective work, scientist better understand just how iPS cells form – and why the Yamanaka process is inefficient, an important step to work out for regenerative medicine. The findings uncover cellular impediments to iPS … > full story
• Multiple Sclerosis Research; Vitamin D; Vitamin; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Floods; Diseases and Conditions;

  Month of Birth Effect: Give Pregnant Women Vitamin D Supplements to Ward Off Multiple Sclerosis, Say Researchers

  November 14, 2012 — The risk of developing multiple sclerosis is highest in the month of April, and lowest in October, indicates an analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and … > full story
• Today’s Healthcare; Medical Imaging; Accident and Trauma; Personalized Medicine; Diseases and Conditions; Alternative Medicine;

  Hypothermia: Coming out of the Cold

  November 14, 2012 — New research provides clarity on the management and treatment of accidental hypothermia victims. The article reviews current knowledge of accidental hypothermia, along with a medical algorithm to help emergency medics make rapid on-site … > full story

• Neuroscience; Intelligence; Brain Injury; Psychology; Disorders and Syndromes; Dementia;

  

  Uncommon Features of Einstein’s Brain Might Explain His Remarkable Cognitive Abilities

  November 15, 2012 — Portions of Albert Einstein’s brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be related to his extraordinary cognitive abilities, according to a new … > full story
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Heart Disease; Diseases and Conditions; Depression; Intelligence; Psychiatry;

  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: System Under Stress

  November 15, 2012 — Evidence links autonomic functioning to cognitive impairment in chronic fatigue … > full story
• Infant’s Health; Down Syndrome; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Birth Control; Gynecology; Health Policy;

  Preterm Birth May Be Prevented With a Few Proven Treatments, Experts Say

  November 15, 2012 — Experts have set a target of lowering preterm birth rates by an average of 5 percent across 39 high-resource countries, including the United States, by 2015 to prevent prematurity for 58,000 babies a … > full story
• Genes; Human Biology; Fertility; Lung Cancer; Stem Cells; Cancer;

  

  Class of RNA Molecules Protects Germ Cells from Damage

  November 15, 2012 — Passing one’s genes on to the next generation is a mark of evolutionary success. So it makes sense that the body would work to ensure that the genes the next generation inherits are exact replicas of the originals. Biologists have now identified one … > full story
• Colitis; Crohn’s Disease; Gastrointestinal Problems; Monkeys; Bacteria; Infectious Diseases;

  Probiotic Worm Treatment May Improve Symptoms of Colitis by Restoring Gut Bacteria to Healthy State

  November 15, 2012 — A new study on monkeys with chronic diarrhea that were treated by microscopic parasite worm (helminth) eggs has provided insights on how this form of therapy may heal the intestine. This condition in monkeys is similar to the inflammatory bowel … > full story

• Diabetes; Vitamin; Vitamin D; Dietary Supplement; Vitamin A; Vitamin E;

  Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

  November 15, 2012 — A study has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels of nearly 2,000 individuals suggests a preventive role for vitamin D3 in this … > full story
• Alzheimer’s; Alzheimer’s Research; Dementia; Healthy Aging; Vitamin A; Diseases and Conditions;

  

  Quick Test Speeds Search for Alzheimer’s Drugs: Compound Restores Motor Function and Longevity to Fruit Flies

  November 15, 2012 — Researchers report that an efficient, high-volume technique for testing potential drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease uncovered an organic compound that restored motor function and longevity to fruit flies with the … > full story
• Parkinson’s Research; Parkinson’s; Nervous System; Disorders and Syndromes; Chronic Illness; Diseases and Conditions;

  

  Parkinson’s Disease Protein Causes Disease Spread and Neuron Death in Healthy Animals

  November 15, 2012 — Understanding how any disease progresses is one of the first and most important steps towards finding treatments to stop it. This has been the case for such brain-degenerating conditions as Alzheimer’s disease. Now, after several years of … > full story
• Robotics; Video Games; Today’s Healthcare; Robotics Research; Medical Technology; Artificial Intelligence;

  Using Skills Gleaned from Video Games, High School and College Students Outmatch Medical Residents in Surgical Simulations

  November 15, 2012 — What can high school and college-age video game enthusiasts teach young surgeons-in-training? According to a new study the superior hand-eye coordination and hand skills gained from hours of repetitive joystick maneuvers mimic the abilities needed … > full story
• Detectors; Dark Matter; Physics; Astrophysics; Quantum Physics; Astronomy;

  

  Searching for Elusive Dark Matter Material

  November 15, 2012 — Researchers are making key contributions to a physics experiment that will look for one of nature’s most elusive particles, “dark matter,” using a tank nearly a mile underground beneath the Black Hills of South … > full story

• Lung Cancer; Leukemia; Lung Disease; Diseases and Conditions; Mesothelioma; Cancer;

  Bone Metastases Treatment Can Improve Overall Survival

  November 15, 2012 — One of the most frequent sites of metastases is the bone, with an estimated 30 to 40 percent of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer developing bone loss. A study shows that the bone metastases drug denosumab was associated with improved overall … > full story
• Personalized Medicine; Lung Cancer; Diseases and Conditions; Today’s Healthcare; Lung Disease; Cancer;

  Large-Scale Genomic Testing Feasible, Impacts Therapy

  November 15, 2012 — Targeted cancer therapy has been transforming the care of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is now standard practice for tumor specimens from NSCLC patients to be examined for EGFR mutations and ALK rearrangements to identify … > full story
• Optics; Thermodynamics; Physics; Quantum Physics; Spintronics; Spintronics Research;

  

  Physicists Skirt Thermal Vibration, Transfer Optical Signal Via Mechanical Oscillator

  November 15, 2012 — Using tiny radiation pressure forces, physicists converted an optical field, or signal, from one color to another, aided by a “dark mode.” The conversion occurs through the coupling between light and a mechanical oscillator, without interruption by … > full story
• Stem Cells; Biology; Biotechnology; Skin Cancer; Immune System; Prostate Cancer;

  

  Bioprinting Has Promising Future: Scientists Building Structures for Cells to Grow On, in Order to Regenerate Tissue

  November 15, 2012 — The pioneering concept of bioprinting is delivering promising results according to one of the early champions of the … > full story
• Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Nature of Water; Organic Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Human Biology;

  New Injectable Gels Toughen Up After Entering the Body

  November 15, 2012 — Chemical engineers have now designed an injectable gel that responds to the body’s high temperature by forming a reinforcing network that makes the gel much more durable, allowing it to function over a longer period of … > full story

• Wounds and Healing; Skin Care; Diabetes; Nutrition; Diet and Weight Loss; Hypertension;

  Arginine and Proline Enriched Diet May Speed Wound Healing in Diabetes

  November 15, 2012 — A diet enriched with arginine and proline could speed diabetes-related wound healing, a new study … > full story
• Engineering; Disability; Language Acquisition; Neuroscience; Medical Technology; Energy Technology;

  

  Electrical Engineer Turns Brain Implant Research Into Products

  November 15, 2012 — An electrical engineering professor is developing products from technologies that assist in finding new approaches for treating nervous system disorders such as blindness, deafness, Parkinson’s and epilepsy, while another set of clients is using … > full story
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors; Cell Biology; Genetics; Molecular Biology; Mars; Solar System;

  

  NASA Innovator of Year Hunts for Extraterrestrial Amino Acids

  November 15, 2012 — The hunt for the organic molecules that create proteins and enzymes critical for life here on Earth has largely happened in sophisticated terrestrial laboratories equipped with high-tech gadgetry needed to tease out their presence in space rocks and … > full story
• Moon; Space Exploration; NASA; Space Missions; Solar System; Mars;

  

  Robotic Explorers May Usher in Lunar ‘Water Rush’

  November 15, 2012 — The American space program stands at the cusp of a “water rush” to the moon by several companies developing robotic prospectors for launch in the near future, according to a NASA scientist considering how to acquire and use water ice believed to be … > full story
• Mars; NASA; Space Exploration; Space Missions; Solar System; Astronomy;

  

  NASA Rover Providing New Weather and Radiation Data About Mars

  November 15, 2012 — Observations of wind patterns and natural radiation patterns on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover are helping scientists better understand the environment on the Red Planet’s … > full story

• Energy Technology; Solar Energy; Petroleum; Electricity; Wind Energy; Thermodynamics;

  Technology Harvests Energy from Railroad Train Vibrations

  November 15, 2012 — Engineers have won a national award for an innovative energy harvester that has the potential to save millions of dollars in energy costs for railroads while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The team developed a new type of energy harvester that … > full story
• Urbanization; Land Management; Transportation Issues; Disaster Plan; Accident and Trauma; Workplace Health;

  Cellphone Bans Associated With Fewer Urban Accidents

  November 15, 2012 — Cellphones and driving go together like knives and juggling. But when cellphone use is banned, are drivers any safer? It depends on where you’re driving, a new study says. The study found that, long-term, enacting a cellphone ban was associated with … > full story
• Biology; Genetics; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; Organic Chemistry;

  Protein-Making Machinery Can Switch Gears With a Small Structural Change Process; Implications for Immunity and Cancer Therapy

  November 15, 2012 — For the past several years, research has focused on the intricate actions of an ancient family of catalytic enzymes that play a key role in translation, the process of producing proteins. In a new study, scientists have shown that this enzyme can … > full story
• Geography; Weather; Invasive Species; Animals; Birds; Nature;

  

  Researchers Use GPS Tracking to Monitor Crab Behaviour

  November 15, 2012 — Researchers used GPS satellites for a long-term behavioral monitoring of land crab migration on Christmas Island. The scientists used a GPS-based telemetric system to analyze movements of freely roaming robber crabs, which is the first large-scale … > full story
• Sustainability; Agriculture and Food; Acid Rain; Soil Types; Organic; Environmental Issues;

  Ingredient in Diarrhea Medicine Leads to Sustainable New Farm Fertilizer

  November 14, 2012 — The search for a sustainable slow-release fertilizer — a key to sustaining global food production at a time of burgeoning population growth — has led scientists to an ingredient used in some diarrhea medicines. They describe use of the substance, … > full story

• Fertility; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Women’s Health; Personalized Medicine; Prostate Cancer; Gynecology;

  High Sperm DNA Damage a Leading Cause of ‘Unexplained Infertility’, Research Finds

  November 14, 2012 — New research has uncovered the cause of infertility for 80 per cent of couples previously diagnosed with ‘unexplained infertility’: high sperm DNA … > full story
• Alzheimer’s; Alzheimer’s Research; Dementia; Disorders and Syndromes; Healthy Aging; Diseases and Conditions;

  Potential New Treatment to Stop Alzheimer’s Disease: Molecular ‘Tweezers’ Break Up Toxic Aggregations of Proteins in Mouse Model

  November 15, 2012 — Using a specific biological compound they call molecular “tweezers,” researchers report that, for the first time in a living mouse model for Alzheimer’s (AD), the compound cleared the existing amyloid ² and Tau aggregates, and proved protective … > full story
• Heart Disease; Electronics; Vioxx; Stroke Prevention; Cholesterol; Technology;

  

  Simplifying Heart Surgery With Stretchable Electronics Devices

  November 15, 2012 — A catheter made from stretchable electronics can serve triple-duty during heart surgery, researchers have found. The findings could make cardiac ablation surgeries simpler and … > full story
• Thermodynamics; Materials Science; Civil Engineering; Spintronics; Nanotechnology; Physics;

  

  Controlling Heat Flow Through a Nanostructure

  November 15, 2012 — Researchers found that heat moving in materials called superlattices behaves like waves; finding could enable better … > full story
• Tuberculosis; Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Extreme Survival; Human Biology; Biology;

  ‘Missing Link’ Discovered in Defense Mechanism of Tuberculosis Pathogen

  November 14, 2012 — Flemish biologists have discovered that Mycobacterium tuberculosis — the bacterium that causes tuberculosis — has an ingenious defense mechanism against oxygen. This knowledge is important in the search for a treatment for tuberculosis. Some 9.4 … > full story

• Nanotechnology; Water; Mating and Breeding; Nature of Water; Air Pollution; Nature;

  

  Nanoparticles Pose Greater Danger to Small Animals Than Previously Thought, Water Flea Study Suggests

  November 14, 2012 — Nanoparticles are more harmful to small animals than tests have indicated to date, according to a new study. The offspring of water fleas (Daphnia magna) exposed to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide reacted significantly more sensitively than the … > full story
• Foodborne Illness; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology; Biology; Genetics; Bacteria;

  

  How Bacteria Inactivate Immune Defenses

  November 15, 2012 — Scientists have identified a way in which Salmonella bacteria, which cause gastroenteritis and typhoid fever, counteract the defense mechanisms of human … > full story
• Cultures; Human Evolution; Early Humans; Anthropology; Origin of Life; Ancient Civilizations;

  

  Archaeologists Identify Oldest Spear Points: Used in Hunting Half-Million Years Ago

  November 15, 2012 — A collaborative study found that human ancestors were making stone-tipped weapons 500,000 years ago at the South African archaeological site of Kathu Pan 1 — 200,000 years earlier than previously … > full story
• Biochemistry; Civil Engineering; Engineering; Materials Science; Artificial Intelligence; Chemistry;

  

  These Mini-Bots Were Made for Walking: Cells Power Biological Machines

  November 15, 2012 — They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long — and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature “bio-bots” are making tracks in synthetic biology. The walking bio-bots demonstrate forward-engineering functional machines using only … > full story
• Bacteria; Microbes and More; Agriculture and Food; Soil Types; Organic; Veterinary Medicine;

  New Way for Antibiotic Resistance to Spread

  November 15, 2012 — Researchers have found an unlikely recipe for antibiotic resistant bacteria: Mix cow dung and soil, and add urine infused with metabolized antibiotic. The urine will kill off normal E. coli in the dung-soil mixture. But antibiotic-resistant E. coli … > full story

Health & Medicine

• Letter from Doctor Boosts Cholesterol Medication Use
• Low Levels of Donor-Specific Antibodies Increase Risks for Transplant Recipients
• Survival Rates Improve for in-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Military Should Reassess Reproductive Health Care for Women, Researcher Argues
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Mind & Brain

• Fear of the Dentist Is Passed on to Children by Their Parents
• Innovative Sobriety Project Reduces DUI and Domestic Violence Arrests, Study Finds
• Classroom Entrepreneurs Almost Twice as Likely to Run Own Business, Study Suggests
• Researchers Outline Effective Strategies to Prevent Teen Depression and Suicide
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Living Well

• Matching Brands: Why Do Consumers Prefer Tostitos Salsa With Tostitos Tortilla Chips?
• Babies Born to Stressed Mothers More Likely to Be Bullied at School
• PCBs, Other Pollutants May Play Role in Pregnancy Delay
• Even Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Can Affect a Child’s IQ
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Plants & Animals

• Resistant Parasites in Sheep in Norway
• Why Yawning Is Contagious in Bonobos: As With Humans, Yawning Is More Contagious When Individuals Are Closely Related
• Captive Animals Show Signs of Boredom, Study Finds
• How Cells in the Nose Detect Odors: Braking Mechanism in Olfactory Neurons Helps Generate Amazing Diversity of Sensors
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Earth & Climate

• Airborne Particles Smuggle Pollutants to Far Reaches of Globe
• Changing Climate, Not Tourism, Seems to Be Driving Decline in Chinstrap-Penguin Populations
• BPA Shown to Disrupt Thyroid Function in Pregnant Animals and Offspring
• Pacific Fishing Zones: Lifeline for Overfished Tuna?
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Fossils & Ruins

• Oldest Fossil of Giant Panda Family Discovered
• New Ancient Shark Species Gives Insight Into Origin of Great White
• Mongolia and the Altai Mountains: Origins of Genetic Blending Between Europeans and Asians
• Colorful Wall Hangings Can Contain Toxic Substances
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Space & Time

• NASA’s Kepler Wraps Prime Mission, Begins Extension
• Life and Death in a Star-Forming Cloud
• Lost in Space: Rogue Planet Spotted? Orphaned World May Help to Explain How Planets and Stars Form
• Total Solar Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012: Hinode to Support Ground-Based Observations
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Matter & Energy

• Thermogenerator from the Printer
• Boosting the Sensitivity of Airport Security Screening
• Bond’s New Crime-Fighting Device Launched: ‘Bullet Fingerprint’ Visualization Technique
• Paper-and-Scissors Technique Rocks the Nano World: Future Nanofluidic Devices for Batteries, Water Purification Systems
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Computers & Math

• Governing Economic Growth in the Cloud
• Enhancing Breast Cancer Detection: Computer Algorithm Analyzes Thermal Images of Breasts
• Georgia Tech Releases Cyber Threats Forecast for 2013
• Computer Science Helping the Aged Stay Home
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  Pro-family groups are going on the offensive to stop an incoming barrage of internationalists’ treaties as voters approve ballot measures on “children’s rights.”

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