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In a new study, students whose sexual self-definition didn't fall into exclusively heterosexual or homosexual categories tended to misuse alcohol more frequently than people who had a firmly defined sexual orientation for a particular gender, according to new research.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142820.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142818.htm A lucky rabbit foot. A glass of wine. A pill. What do these things all have in common? Their effects -- whether we do well on a test, whether we mingle at the cocktail party, whether we feel better -- all depend on the power of suggestion.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142818.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142814.htm Maternal blood sampled at 18 weeks into a pregnancy and a paternal saliva specimen contained enough information for scientists to map the fetus' whole genome. Fetal DNA is in a pregnant women's bloodstream starting a few weeks after conception. Scientists assessed many and more subtle variations in the fetus' genome, down to a one-letter change in the DNA code, compared to current tests that screen for only a few major genetic errors.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142814.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142704.htm MRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn?t.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142704.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142701.htm Researchers say their examination of the fungi in the intestines suggests an important link between these microbes and inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis. In the new study researchers identified and characterized the large community of fungi inhabiting the large intestine in a model of the disease.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142701.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142658.htm Resident immune cells in intestinal tissues of healthy humans, mice, and non-human primates are critical in limiting the location of commensal bacteria. If the cells are depleted commensal bacteria move to peripheral tissues and promote inflammation. The bacteria were all members of a group called Alcaligenes, indicating a selective pathway to contain commensal bacteria.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606142658.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132426.htm Eating more fruits and vegetables may help you quit smoking and stay tobacco-free for longer, according to a new study. It is the first longitudinal study on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and smoking cessation.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:24:24 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132426.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132414.htm A new study puts some finishing touches on the 2,300-year history of the beak-like weapon that an ancient warship used to ram enemy ships in the First Punic War, the conflict between ancient Rome and Carthage. The report also identifies a major threat that conservators must address in preserving this archaeological treasure for future generations.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:24:24 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132414.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132316.htm A new voyage into "chemical space" ? occupied not by stars and planets but substances that could become useful in everyday life ? has concluded that scientists have synthesized barely one tenth of one percent of potential medicines. The report estimates that the actual number of these so-called "small molecules" could be one novemdecillion (that's one with 60 zeroes), more than some estimates of the number of stars in the universe.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132316.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132308.htm A group of 22 scientists worldwide argue that the Earth is frighteningly close to a tipping point that would send the globe irreversibly into a state that could spell disaster for humans. The group note that human pressures and climate change can irreversibly change local ecosystems. The fear is that Earth faces planet-wide change that will disrupt global animal and plant communities as well as water and food supplies.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132308.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132302.htm Vascular diseases are actually a type of stem cell disease, according to a new study. The discovery challenges a long-standing belief that smooth muscle cells contribute to clogged blood vessels, and could revolutionize research into therapies for heart attacks and strokes, which account for one in three deaths in the United States.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132302.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132200.htm Suppose someone told you that researchers had discovered that a major cause of vision loss is treatable, and that the most promising new treatment is?playing video games? It may sound far-fetched, but those are the conclusions of a new article.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:22:22 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132200.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606113146.htm In just a few decades shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic climate, creating patches of forest which, if replicated across the tundra, would significantly accelerate global warming.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:31:31 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606113146.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606111801.htm Scientists have carried out a complex analysis in an attempt to determine the "optimal" level of alcohol consumption that is associated with the lowest rates of chronic disease in the UK. They conclude that the intake of about one-half of a typical drink per day would result in the healthiest outcomes, and the authors conclude that the recommended alcohol intake for the UK should be reduced from the current advised level of drinking.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606111801.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606111759.htm According to some estimates, the average corporate email user sends 112 emails every day. About one out of every seven of those messages, says a new study, can be called gossip.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606111759.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102710.htm Gut microbes have a significant effect on nutrient absorption and energy regulation. The composition of microbial communities is shown to vary with age, body weight, and variety of food ingested; as well as in response to bariatric surgery for obesity, use of antibiotics and many other factors. Based on current findings, the authors suggest that therapeutic modification of the gut microbiome may offer an attractive approach to future treatment of nutrition-related maladies, including obesity and a range of serious health consequences linked to under-nutrition.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102710.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102708.htm Researchers have demonstrated that a relatively new microscopy technique can be used to improve our understanding of human tissues and other biomedical materials. The study focused specifically on eye tissues, which are damaged by scarring in diabetic patients.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102708.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102701.htm Researchers in Hong Kong have analyzed the incidence of maritime piracy during the last decade and have developed a way to predict whether or not a particular vessel, with a specific cargo, shipping in a given patch of water is likely to be a target for piracy and what degree of violence might be involved.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102701.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102659.htm Scientists have announced the first complete sequencing of pear genome. Pear (Pyrus spp.) is one of the major and oldest cultivated fruit trees in the temperate regions, which is likely to have originated during the Tertiary period (65-55 million years ago) in southwestern China. It is genetically diverse with more than 5,000 cultivars and accessions present all over the world that could be divided into two major groups, the European or "Occidental" pears and the Asiatic or "Oriental" pears.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102659.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102605.htm Cocaine is one of the most commonly used (and abused) plant-derived drugs in the world, but we have almost no modern information on how plants produce this complex alkaloid. Researchers have just discovered a key reaction in cocaine formation in the coca plant from South America, and identified the responsible enzyme. This enzyme was shown to belong to the aldo-keto-reductase protein family revealing some exciting new insights into the evolution of cocaine biosynthesis. ?Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606102605.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092719.htm Archaeologists have used airborne laser mapping to unveil archaeological ruins in a Honduran rainforest. An initial analysis of the LiDAR survey has identified ruins that could be those of Ciudad Blanca or other long-hidden sites.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092719.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092717.htm Biomass gasification is being considered as a possible technology for converting at least 10 million acres of Texas brush into biofuel, according to a rangeland ecologist.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092717.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092715.htm A geoengineering solution to climate change could lead to significant rainfall reduction in Europe and North America, a team of European scientists concludes. The researchers studied how models of the Earth in a warm, CO2-rich world respond to an artificial reduction in the amount of sunlight reaching the planet's surface.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092715.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092619.htm Coeliac disease affects millions of people worldwide, but many sufferers are not aware they have the condition or may have been misdiagnosed with other illnesses. A pioneering new test should soon be available in hospitals, offering an accurate, quick, cost-effective diagnosis and monitoring solution.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092619.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092617.htm Swiss researchers have succeeded in generating detailed three-dimensional images of the spatial distribution of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice afflicted with Alzheimer?s disease. These plaques are accumulations of small pieces of protein in the brain and are a typical characteristic of Alzheimer?s. The new technique used in the investigations provides an extremely precise research tool for a better understanding of the disease.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092617.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092615.htm Artificial noses have, until now, been used to detect diseases such as urinary tract infection, Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis, ear, nose and throat conditions and even lung cancer. They have also been clinically tested for use in continuous monitoring of different disease stages.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092615.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092537.htm New research proposes novel therapeutic targets for treating Huntington?s disease. A new study found the toxic effects of the huntingtin protein on cells may not be driven exclusively by the length of the protein?s expansion, but also by which other proteins are present in the cell.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:25:25 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092537.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092535.htm People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those in people who are 20 years younger. Researchers have found that a key measure of the heart?s ability to adapt to physical activity, stress and other factors, doesn?t decline nearly as rapidly in people who have significantly restricted their caloric intake.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:25:25 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092535.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075345.htm A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075345.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075325.htm Scientists have developed a new technique to accurately measure the weight and size of dinosaurs and discovered they are not as heavy as previously thought.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075325.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075323.htm The reconstruction of 27 complete human limb bones found in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) has helped to determine the height of various species of the Pleistocene era. Homo heilderbergensis, like Neanderthals, were similar in height to the current population of the Mediterranean.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075323.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075321.htm Scientists have discovered new information about the origin of tumors. The scientists postulate that the initiation of a tumor and the type and aggressivity of the same depend on a specific combination of defects in several processes that safeguard cell integrity, such as DNA repair pathways and cell cycle check-points. The study also demonstrates that mice with a high degree of chromosomal instability and defective programmed cell death (apoptosis), two hallmarks of cancer, rarely develop tumors.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075321.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075319.htm Biogas plants, combined heat and power plants don?t just generate electricity, they also produce heat. However, unlike the electricity they yield, the heat generally dissipates unused. A new technology is set to change this: It will allow the heat to be stored lossfree in the smallest of spaces for lengthy periods of time, for use as and when required.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606075319.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605175256.htm A new study finds that the ear delivers sound information to the brain in a surprisingly organized fashion.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:52:52 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605175256.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172038.htm Research by optometrists supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. The study compared the effects of wearing and then not wearing no-line bifocals in children with myopia.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172038.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172021.htm In a single year, scientists at The New York Botanical Garden have discovered and described 81 new species of plants and fungi from around the world. Combining work in the field, laboratory research, and painstaking study in plant collections, scientists in 2011 correctly identified the palm species that Vietnamese villagers weave into hats, discovered more than a dozen new lichen species in America's most visited national park, and identified new species in a wide variety of plant families.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172021.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172019.htm Computational drug discovery allows researchers to target a small group of possible molecules for therapeutic use, saving significant time and money. Scientists have now reported on advances in image reconstruction that allow his group to detect the secondary structures of proteins from single particle cryo-electron microscopy.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172019.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172017.htm Among nearly 200,000 individuals, daily use of low-dose aspirin was associated with an increased risk of major gastrointestinal or cerebral bleeding, according to a new study. The authors also found that patients with diabetes had a high rate of major bleeding, irrespective of aspirin use.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172017.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172013.htm Patients with major depression who received telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) had lower rates of discontinuing treatment compared to patients who received face-to-face CBT, and telephone administered treatment was not inferior to face-to-face treatment in terms of improvement in symptoms by the end of treatment; however, at 6-month follow-up, patients receiving face-to-face CBT were less depressed than those receiving telephone administered CBT, according to a new study.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605172013.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605171347.htm Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser design passed one of its most complex tests to date with a successful captive-carry test conducted near the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Jefferson County, Colo., on May 29. Just like the space shuttle before it, SNC's Dream Chaser will go through extensive testing to prove its wings will work. The company built a full-scale flight vehicle of the Dream Chaser spacecraft to carry out the evaluations.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:13:13 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605171347.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605171010.htm It's the final opportunity of the century to witness the rare astronomical reunion of the sun, Venus and Earth. On Tuesday, June 5 or 6, 2012, depending on your location, Venus will make its presence in the solar system visible from Earth's day side. Using special eye safety precautions, viewers may see Venus as a small dot slowly drifting across the golden disk of the sun.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:10:10 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605171010.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605155950.htm Current screening strategies for Down syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 21, and Edwards syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 18, have false positive rates of 2-3 percent, and false negative rates of 5 percent or higher. Positive screening results must be confirmed by amniocentesis or CVS, carrying a fetal loss rate of approximately 1 in 300 procedures. Now an international, multicenter cohort study finds that a genetic test to screen for trisomy 21 or 18 from a maternal blood sample is almost 100 percent accurate.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:59:59 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605155950.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605155948.htm US researchers are perfecting simulations that show a nuclear weapon's performance in precise molecular detail, tools that are becoming critical for national defense because international treaties forbid the detonation of nuclear test weapons.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:59:59 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605155948.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605155944.htm A study in rats suggests that mothers who use marijuana during their teen years -- then stop -- may put their eventual offspring at risk of increased sensitivity to opiates.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:59:59 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605155944.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605143424.htm During kidney surgery, Firefly fluorescence used with the da Vinci robot lights up in "firefly green" the blood supply to the kidney and helps differentiate cancerous from healthy tissue. More patients can keep the healthy part of their kidney rather than losing the entire organ.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:34:34 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605143424.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605143421.htm Researchers have for the first time simulated and quantified the early stages of radiation damage that will occur in a given material.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:34:34 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605143421.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130752.htm The cities that are most active in preparing for climate change are not necessarily the biggest or wealthiest. Instead, they are often places buffeted by natural disasters and increasing changes in temperature or rainfall.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:07:07 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130752.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130750.htm Researchers have demonstrated that adult fruit flies fed either high-carb or high-protein diets develop metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance, which is a hallmark of type 2 human diabetes. Fruit fly D. melanogaster has been used successfully to investigate multiple human diseases. The new study demonstrates that diet profoundly influences fruit fly physiology and health and that insulin-resistant flies provide a new research tool for investigating the molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:07:07 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130750.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130748.htm A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. The researchers liken this milk ingredient to a new kind of vitamin.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:07:07 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130748.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121704.htm In an early study, researchers found that the immune cells of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, may play a role in damaging the neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121704.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121702.htm The transformation of a fertilized egg into a functioning animal requires thousands of cell divisions and intricate rearrangements of those cells. That process is captured with unprecedented speed and precision by a new imaging technology that lets users track each cell in an embryo as it takes shape over hours or days.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121702.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121700.htm Cardiac patients living in high pollution areas were found to be over 40 percent more likely to have a second heart attack when compared to patients living in low pollution areas, according to a new study.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121700.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121658.htm A new meta-analysis reveals patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121658.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htm Halogens particularly chlorine, bromine, and iodine ? have a unique quality which allows them to positively influence the interaction between molecules. This ?halogen bonding? has been employed in the area of materials science for some time, but is only now finding applications in the life sciences.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113733.htm More than a dozen Gulf Coast bridges in or near Galveston, Texas, would likely suffer severe damage if subjected to a hurricane with a similar landfall as Hurricane Ike but with 30 percent stronger winds, according to researchers.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113733.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113725.htm Sex sells, or at least that is what advertisers hope. A recent study looked at sexual ads appearing in magazines over 30 years and found that the numbers are up.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113725.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113723.htm Wastewater from large dairy farms contains significant concentrations of estrogenic hormones that can persist for months or even years, researchers report in a new study. In the absence of oxygen, the estrogens rapidly convert from one form to another; This stalls their biodegradation and complicates efforts to detect them, the researchers found.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113723.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113719.htm In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, scientists say the brains of anxious girls work much harder than those of boys.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113719.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113630.htm Two analyses highlight the growing polarization of public attitudes toward climate change, as well as the role ?psychological distance? plays in levels of concern.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:36:36 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113630.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102846.htm To slow resistance of western corn rootworm beetles to genetically protected crops, much larger "refuge" acreages of conventional crops have to be planted, two experts ? including one from the University of Arizona ? warn in a paper published in the Journal of Economic Ecology.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102846.htm

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