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Search for Survivors Races On as 91 Feared Dead in Tornado-Hit Oklahoma
Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: More Science,Society & Policy,Climate,Energy Sustainability,Health Source Type: research

Without Glia, the Brain Would Starve
The brain is voracious: compared with other organs, it consumes 10 times more oxygen and nutrients, receiving them by way of dense networks of blood vessels. Scientists know how these networks initially grow, but a surprising new study suggests that they are stabilized in early life by stem cells in the brain called radial glia. The finding could have significant implications for our understanding of Alzheimer's disease, a condition characterized in part by brainwide vascular problems. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Mind & Brain,Neuroscience,Everyday Science,More Science,Health,Mind Source Type: research

Matt Ridley has joined the real climate debate | Myles Allen
The climate sceptic's interpretation of my study as final endorsement of his position means we can move onIt isn't often, as a climate scientist, that you find your research being enthusiastically endorsed by climate sceptic Matt Ridley in the Times. We published a paper in the journal Nature Geoscience on Sunday giving a new best estimate of 1.3C for the warming expected at the time in the future when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaches double the level it did before the industrial revolution (known as Transient Climate Response, or TCR).Ridley is excited about this, because he feels it means that until his teenage c...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Myles Allen Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Climate change Climate change scepticism Environment Science Source Type: news

You Are Less Beautiful Than You Think
In April 15, 2013 Dove launched a 3-minute video entitled “Dove Real Beauty Sketches.” The video achieved instant popularity and has been watched millions of times -- a successful viral campaign which has been widely talked about . In the video, a small group of women are asked to describe their faces to a person whom they cannot see. The person is a forensic artist who is there to draw pictures of the women based on their verbal descriptions. A curtain separates the artist and the women, and they never see each other. Before all this, each woman is asked to socialize with a stranger, who later separately descr...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Mind & Brain,Thought Cognition,More Science,Psychology,Mind Brain,Everyday Science Source Type: research

Why Google Glass is Creepy
Every new technology causes initial public discomfort. It took society a long time to accept cell phones as commonplace. Before that, television. And before that, tractors. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Technology,Consumer Electronics,Computing,Technology,Communications Source Type: research

No-Kill, High-Resolution 3-D Movies of Cells Now Possible [Video + Infographic]
Lillian Fritz-Laylin is observing a strain of leukemia cell that zips along at about 10 to 20 microns per minute. She’s looking for the motive secret of how these speed demons of the cellular world get around, and she’s doing it by making a high-resolution 3-D micro movie. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Technology,Technology,Computing,More Science,Communications,Physics Source Type: research

Why Penguins Cannot Fly
From Nature magazine [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Evolution,Everyday Science,Evolutionary Biology,Evolution,Biology,More Science Source Type: research

Further Space Oddity: Jeremy Paxman grills British astronaut Major Tim Peake in weirdly aggressive Newsnight interview
If there were any doubt that a former Apache helicopter pilot and Britain’s first official astronaut could be cool under pressure, he proved it last night in the face of weirdly aggressive questioning by Jeremy Paxman. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Features Source Type: news

Twins conjoined at the liver separated in Peru – video
Two baby girls who shared a liver have been separated by doctors in Lima, Peru (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Peru Americas World news guardian.co.uk Medical research Source Type: news

Schmallenberg vaccine available to UK farmers this summer
Vaccine will prevent a disease that causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestockA new vaccine is being made available to prevent a disease which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock, it was announced today.Schmallenberg virus, which emerged in the Netherlands and Germany in 2011 and has been seen in cattle and sheep in the UK since early 2012, has been identified on more than 1,700 farms across the country.Adult animals infected during pregnancies in the autumn by virus-carrying midges, thought to have blown across the Channel, have given birth to deformed or stillborn lambs and calves.UK ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Farming World news guardian.co.uk Animals UK news Environment Agriculture Science Source Type: news

Build the Human Body by Richard Walker | Book Review | @GrrlScientist
This kit overcomes one of the main challenges for teaching anatomy by adopting a build-it-yourself approach. The book is concise, well-written and engaging and the kit is accurate and interesting and will provide many hours of enjoyment as children and adults work together to build the human body. Sometimes, the best way to learn is to wrap your hands around stuff and ... build it yourself! This perhaps is never more important than when trying to learn anatomy, which is the reason that these courses include models and a "wet lab". But what if you don't have access to squishy things that you can cut up? This is where Richar...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Science Source Type: news

One giant leap for Britain: UK's first official astronaut Major Tim Peake on tweeting like Chris Hadfield and missing his wife and sons
Britain's first astronaut in more than 20 years, a 41-year-old Apache helicopter pilot called Major Tim Peake, said today that his biggest anxiety about spending six months on the International Space Station as a flight engineer was the thought of leaving his young family behind on Earth. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Singapore's First Home-Grown Influenza Vaccine In Phase 1 Clinical Trial
The vaccine based on Cytos' Virus-Like Particle technology may open the door to accelerated production of influenza vaccines in Singapore Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG today announced that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial with their H1N1 influenza vaccine candidate based on Cytos' proprietary bacteriophage Qbeta virus-like particle (VLP) technology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Flu / Cold / SARS Source Type: news

The science of webcomics| Dean Burnett
Do webcomics use an 'emergent system'? Maybe not but it's enough for Dean Burnett to shoehorn an interview with the authors/artists/web gurus behind Exterminatus Now in the Guardian science sectionWebcomics are increasingly widespread and popular. It could be argued their proliferation is linked to the decline of print comics, in the same way that free news sites and blogging are often blamed for the decline in newspapers. Webcomics don't get nearly as much mainstream publicity though (at least none that I've seen). Even the more popular examples like XKCD seemingly go largely unmentioned in other media formats, despite th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Dean Burnett Tags: Science fiction Psychology Comics and graphic novels Blogposts Web 2.0 Social media guardian.co.uk Fantasy Technology Sociology Internet Source Type: news

Good Gut Bacteria May Keep Bad At Bay
Most E. coli bacteria are harmless. It’s the rare, pathogenic strains that can cause bloody diarrhea, kidney disease, or death. But many of us may already be carrying the antidote--a healthy colony of gut bacteria. Because a study finds that when bad E. coli get in, beneficial microbes appear to keep them at bay. In mice, at least. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Science Tags: More Science,Infectious Diseases,Evolutionary Biology,Ecology,Biology,More Science Source Type: research

Child maltreatment increases risk of adult obesity
(King's College London) Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of seven cases of child maltreatment could avoid one case of adult obesity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Genetic variation in KCNA5: impact on the atrial-specific potassium current IKur in patients with lone atrial fibrillation
Conclusion This study is the first to present gain-of-function mutations in KCNA5 in patients with early-onset lone AF. We identified three gain-of-function and three loss-of-function mutations. We report a high prevalence of variants in KCNA5 in these patients. This supports the hypothesis that both increased and decreased potassium currents enhance AF susceptibility. (Source: European Heart Journal)
Source: European Heart Journal - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christophersen, I. E., Olesen, M. S., Liang, B., Andersen, M. N., Larsen, A. P., Nielsen, J. B., Haunso, S., Olesen, S.-P., Tveit, A., Svendsen, J. H., Schmitt, N. Tags: BASIC SCIENCE Source Type: research

Exercise levels may predict hospitalizations in COPD population
(American Thoracic Society) Clinical measurement of physical activity appears to be an independent predictor of whether or not patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will end up being hospitalized, according to a new study conducted by researchers in Connecticut. The study also corroborates an earlier investigation that linked higher levels of inactivity with an increased incidence of hospitalizations among patients with COPD. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Large 200 MPH Tornado Hits Suburb of Oklahoma City
[More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Tags: More Science,Everyday Science,Climate,More Science,Energy & Sustainability,Society Policy Source Type: research

Angelina Jolie and the One Percent
After learning that she had inherited a mutation on one of the so-called breast cancer genes, actress Angelina Jolie decided to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer. She also plans to have her ovaries removed to reduce her risk of ovarian cancer. It may sound like a drastic measure, but mutations on the breast cancer genes ( BRCA1 and BRCA2 ) increase the overall risk of developing several cancers, including prostate, pancreatic, testicular, ovarian, and breast. On average, a woman with a BRCA1 mutation (the one Jolie has) has a 65 percent risk of developing breast cancer and a 39 percent...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Health,More Science Source Type: research

Interventions to Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review
Conclusions: Evidence is very limited regarding best practices to treat trauma-exposed individuals. Brief cognitive behavioral therapy may reduce PTSD symptom severity in people with acute stress disorder; collaborative care may help decrease symptom severity post-injury. (Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Catherine A. Forneris, Gerald Gartlehner, Kimberly A. Brownley, Bradley N. Gaynes, Jeffrey Sonis, Emmanuel Coker-Schwimmer, Daniel E. Jonas, Amy Greenblatt, Tania M. Wilkins, Carol L. Woodell, Kathleen N. Lohr Tags: Review and Special Articles Source Type: research

Forecasters Had Chance To Warn Moore, Okla., Before Tornado
Melissa Block talks to Jon Hamilton about the science of tornadoes.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Measuring The Power Of Deadly Tornadoes
Tornado strength is currently measured on what is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which gives the tornado a rating from 0 to 5 based on estimated wind speeds and the severity of the damage.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

In praise of … the Tim takeoff | Editorial
As the first official British astronaut, Major Tim Peake will surely rescue his first name from derisionThe sickly child in Dickens and the dog in Blyton – the literary canon was never especially kind to Tims but it was Harry Enfield who finally did for them. After the "nice but dim" caricature, the "Come on, Tim" mantra that accompanied the annual Henman heroics in SW19 was waspishly dismissed as the three most depressing words in the language; and the highbrow likes of Will Self and Martin Amis felt free to trade lowbrow gags about the life-chances of Tims being constrained. Stemming from Chichester, Major Tim Peake wi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Comment The Guardian Charlatans European Space Agency Harry Enfield Editorials Comment is free Source Type: news

Development of the Knee Numeric‐Entity Evaluation Score (KNEES – ACL): A condition‐specific questionnaire
Patient‐related outcome measures (PROMs) are commonly used to gauge treatment effects in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. Valid measures of specific conditions depend on relevant item content. While item content can be derived either from clinicians (face validity) or from patients, item relevance and comprehensiveness can only be confirmed by the patient (content validity). Focus group and single interviews were conducted with patients' pre‐ and post‐ACL reconstruction in order to construct a condition‐specific PROM for the target patients. One hundred fifty‐seven items from a previousl...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports - May 20, 2013 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: J. D. Comins, M. R. Krogsgaard, J. Brodersen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Should we send animals into space? | Poll
Almost half the animals onboard a Russian spacecraft died during a study of the long-term effects of weightlessness. Should space agencies experiment on animals? (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Comment United States World news guardian.co.uk Animals Science Space Comment is free Source Type: news

Friendly Viruses Protect Us Against Bacteria
Viruses in mucus may be important line of defense against disease (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

ScienceShot: Why Most Snails Coil to the Right
Researchers uncover evolutionary explanation for lack of "lefties" (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Why Penguins Don't Fly
Study of penguin look-alike reveals advantages to being a ground-based bird (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Country diary: Coombs Dale, Derbyshire
Coombs Dale, Derbyshire: The land is scarred and nicked, like the face of a veteran fighter, but the blackthorn is smothered in blossomThe high limestone country north of Longstone Edge has its own strange energy, a consequence perhaps of the quarrying there, both ancient and modern. The land is scarred and nicked, like the face of a veteran fighter, a blue-collar countryside.It's also rich with tales of horror, now recruited for the purposes of tourism. The notorious highwayman Black Harry, hanged at nearby Wardlow Mires, has lent his name to a network of bridleways for horse riders to explore.Running across this landscap...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ed Douglas Tags: The Guardian Derbyshire Peak District Spring Travel Rural affairs Wild flowers United Kingdom Features UK news Plants Mining Environment England Source Type: news

Tim Peake's space station mission could put a rocket under Britain's economy
UK space businesses set sights on £1bn orders as Major Tim becomes first official British astronaut chosen to visit ISSThere is the urge to explore the endless heavens, there are the mysteries of the starry cosmos to solve, but above all there is the faltering economy to revive.Of all the reasons nations give for sending their citizens into space, making money has always mattered. For British ministers, high hopes now rest on Tim Peake, the UK's first official astronaut, to inspire the next generation and boost further an industry that has defied gravity throughout the financial doldrums.Major Peake, a former helicopter t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: The Guardian News UK news International Space Station European Space Agency Business Science Source Type: news