MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'NPR Health and Science' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673981&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2F146513894%2Fwhen-flu-pandemics-hit-closing-schools-can-slow-spread%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 When schools in Alberta, Canada, closed for summer in 2009, it put the breaks on the swine flu outbreak in the province, says research from McMaster University. But authorities have to weigh the costs and benefits of preemptive closure, and there isn't always a clear answer.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673981 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:22:00 +0100 5673981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673651&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fpictureshow%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2F146632822%2Fphotographing-earths-oldest-animals%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 What if a dinosaur was found in Africa? Would you consider it worthy of conservation? If so, why — and why not a horseshoe crab species that's even older? That's what photographer Piotr Naskrecki wants to know.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673651 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:00 +0100 5673651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5672592&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2F146631024%2Finternational-meeting-on-controversial-bird-flu-research-draws-near%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The scientists, journal editors and others who attend are expected to review the facts and the most pressing issues related to this specific work, rather than have a broader discussion about the possibility of international oversight of potentially worrisome biological research.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5672592 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:00 +0100 5672592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671654&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2F146619639%2Fdrilling-team-finally-hits-antarcticas-liquid-lake%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 After years of trying, Russian scientists say they have drilled into an Antarctic lake that is buried beneath more than two miles of ice. They are looking for signs of life that haven't been exposed to sky in 20 million years.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671654 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668524&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2F146589700%2Fa-new-weapon-against-nukes-social-media%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A top State Department official wants to unleash the power of Twitter, Facebook and other services to "crowdsource" the fight to control the world's nuclear weapons.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668524 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:38:00 +0100 5668524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668525&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2F146572456%2Famasia-the-next-supercontinent%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 More than 100 million years from now, the Americas and Asia might fuse together, squishing the Arctic Ocean shut in the process. That's according to a new model that predicts where the next supercontinent may form. But don't worry: Humans will likely be long gone by then.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668525 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:02:00 +0100 5668525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667130&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2F146534518%2Frasputin-was-my-neighbor-and-other-true-tales-of-time-travel%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 There are people who live long enough to create a link — a one generation link — to figures from what feels like a distant past. And their presence among us shrinks history.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667130 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:44:00 +0100 5667130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664294&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2F146482665%2Fshuttle-engineer-who-warned-of-challenger-dangers-dies%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The rocket scientist who argued vigorously against the fatal launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger has died. Roger Boisjoly led a group of five Morton Thiokol engineers who tried to stop the launch in a series of conference calls with NASA the night before the tragedy. Boisjoly presented data showing cold launch-time temperatures could cause the joints on the shuttle's booster rockets to fail catastrophically. He was also one of two whistleblowers who anonymously revealed the launch decision debate to NPR a few weeks after the launch.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664294 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5664294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663966&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2F146462524%2Frobots-encountering-socks%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Suppose you're a robot. If you had a camera in your head, and you could watch a human doing a simple task, like bunching a pair of socks, could you, just by watching, learn to do it too?» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663966 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:55:00 +0100 5663966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659484&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F02%2F05%2F146340911%2Ftwo-deaths-a-poet-and-a-beetle%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Poet Wislawa Szymborska had an eye for the smallest, the gentlest, the hard-to-notice creatures on Earth and this week she bid them all adieu. Krulwich remembers Wislawa Szymborska.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659484 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:58:00 +0100 5659484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658154&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2F146393720%2F20-million-years-later-russians-work-to-drill-into-lake%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Russian researchers in Antarctica are on the verge of piercing a hole through two miles of ice into an ancient lake, untouched by the light of day for some 20 million years. But it'll be a delicate process to break through without disturbing the pristine waters. Guest host David Green speaks with Antarctic researcher John Priscu about the process.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658154 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:25:10 +0100 5658154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656700&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2F146362936%2Farctic-oscilliation-responsible-for-mixed-winter-weather%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 For snow fans in the contiguous US, this winter has left much to be desired. The warm and mild season in the lower 48 and the wild snow dumps and cold weather up north in Alaska can be blamed largely on a weather pattern called "arctic oscillation." Audie Cornish gets an explanation of the weather phenomenon from meteorologist Jeffrey Masters.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656700 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5656700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656538&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2F146362936%2Farctic-oscilliation-responsible-for-mixed-winter-weather%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 For snow fans in the contiguous US, this winter has left much to be desired. The warm and mild season in the lower 48 and the wild snow dumps and cold weather up north in Alaska can be blamed largely on a weather pattern called "arctic oscillation." Audie Cornish gets an explanation of the weather phenomenon from meteorologist Jeffrey Masters.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656538 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5656538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656537&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2F146362934%2Fnew-usda-map-may-mean-earlier-planting-in-north%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A new map out from the USDA has some northern gardeners hoping to grow plants that used to be considered too fragile for cold weather zones. The hardiness zone chart is about a half zone warmer than the last one issued in 1990. The USDA says the changes are not due to global warming, but to more sophisticated mapping methods. Seed sellers and buyers say that, whatever the reason, the warmer temperatures expand possibilities for planting this spring.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656537 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5656537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656342&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2F146350507%2Fdrone-technology-reaches-new-heights%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are replacing boots on the ground in some wars. Commercially, UAVs are being used for things like crop-dusting and flood mapping. Experts discuss advances in drone technology and how to address legal and privacy concerns that stem from their use.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656342 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5656342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5653634&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2F146307907%2Faddicts-brains-may-be-wired-at-birth-for-less-self-control%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A study of cocaine addicts finds that they have abnormalities in areas of the brain involved in self-control. And these abnormalities appear to predate any drug abuse.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5653634 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5653634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649143&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2F146297284%2Fcould-cheap-gas-slow-growth-of-renewable-energy%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Politics will also factor into the equation as tax breaks for wind power expire at the end of this year. Says one energy expert: "Is there enough concern about environmental consequences to put in place incentives for renewable energy?"» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649143 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:00 +0100 5649143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5647971&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2F146280685%2Fclean-tech-industry-facing-lean-times-after-solyndra%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The once-booming clean-tech industry is facing hard times, in part due to cheaper natural gas prices, the effects of the financial crisis, China's growing solar industry and the Solyndra bankruptcy. Reporter Juliet Eilperin, who covers the industry's struggles in Wired's February issue, explains.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5647971 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0100 5647971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646370&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2F146211699%2Ftick-tally-reveals-lyme-disease-risk%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Researchers counted more than 5,000 ticks to calculate the risk of Lyme disease in the Eastern U.S. Turns out the risk is high in the Northeast and nearly zero in the South.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646370 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100 5646370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646371&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2F146231643%2Fis-todays-beef-better-for-the-environment%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A new study wants to rectify beef's image as an environmental miscreant. It says modern beef production is a lot kinder to the environment than it was 30 years ago.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646371 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:10:00 +0100 5646371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646168&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2F146092729%2Fwhose-fingers-are-on-the-victoria-secret-models-shoulder%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 From oppressive regimes to editors of magazines, manipulating photos is nothing new. And technology is making these edits easier and easier: A group of grad students built a computer program that stands to make such forgeries a cinch.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646168 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0100 5646168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5645361&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2F146168033%2Fnew-silica-rules-languish-in-regulatory-black-hole%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Last year it looked like stricter controls would be put in place to limit workers' exposure to dangerous silica dust. But for almost a year, the proposed regulations have been stalled at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Worker safety advocates are growing frustrated, but industry stakeholders say current regulations are sufficient.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5645361 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5645361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643135&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2F146124073%2Fpythons-blamed-for-everglades-disappearing-animals%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The Florida Everglades is infested with Burmese pythons. To keep them from spreading, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is making it illegal to import the pythons into the country, or transport them across state lines. Scientists have discovered the pythons are doing more damage than ever imagined.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643135 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:37:00 +0100 5643135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643792&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2F146096540%2Fi-wanted-to-live-new-depression-drugs-offer-hope-for-toughest-cases%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The anesthetic and club drug ketamine seems to lift depression symptoms in a matter of hours. But how does it work? Researchers are searching for the answer in an attempt to make a new class of depression medications. "We can take care of a migraine in hours," one researcher asks. "So why do we have to wait weeks or months with depression?"» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643792 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5643792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643136&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2F146096540%2Fi-wanted-to-live-new-depression-drugs-offer-hope-for-toughest-cases%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The anesthetic and club drug ketamine seems to lift depression symptoms in a matter of hours. But how does it work? Researchers are searching for the answer in an attempt to make a new class of depression medications. "We can take care of a migraine in hours," one researcher asks. "So why do we have to wait weeks or months with depression?"» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643136 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5643136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642556&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2F146083919%2Fpacific-mackerel-stocks-that-feed-farmed-salmon-in-decline%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 At current rates of overfishing, jack mackerel stocks in the southern Pacific could collapse soon, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reports.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642556 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0100 5642556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5642848&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2F146088909%2Finvasive-pythons-put-squeeze-on-everglades-animals%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Burmese pythons have been slithering around south Florida for decades, but scientists now say the invasive constrictors are so bad, they're eating their way through the swamps. The snakes have decimated populations of mammals like raccoons, possums and white-tailed deer.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5642848 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:31:00 +0100 5642848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5640285&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2F145992588%2Fcould-a-club-drug-offer-almost-immediate-relief-from-depression%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Currently, there's no quick fix for severe depression. Antidepressants usually take weeks to work, if they work at all. But patients who received experimental doses of ketamine — long used as an anesthetic, and an illegal club drug — report an astounding relief from their symptoms in less than a day.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5640285 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5640285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5636545&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F28%2F145865238%2Fdeception-diet-how-optical-illusions-can-trick-your-appetite%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Everything from the size of your plate to the color of your food may be telling you to eat more than you actually need. The good news is you can use psychology to your advantage, if you learn a few tricks of the trade.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5636545 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:12:00 +0100 5636545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635471&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145994266%2Fscratching-an-ankle-is-hard-to-beat%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Scratching an itchy ankle is more satisfying than relieving an itch on your back or arm. Even if you thought you knew that, scientists now have evidence to back up your hunch.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635471 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:25:00 +0100 5635471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635327&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145990101%2Fstem-cell-eye-therapy-shows-promise%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Reporting inThe Lancet, researchers write that a preliminary study shows embryonic stem cell therapy in two patients with macular degeneration was safe. Results suggest the patients' vision improved slightly. Dr. Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced Cell Technology and co-author of the study, discusses the trial.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635327 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5635327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635326&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145990094%2Fode-to-ice%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Discover the secret life of ice--what makes it cloudy or clear, why cracks form on ponds. Science Friday visited Queens ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto in his studio and spoke with ice researcher Erland Schulson, of Dartmouth University, to find out why ice is an interesting subject for artists and scientists.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635326 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5635326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635325&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145990089%2Fhow-space-weather-affects-planes-and-power-grids%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 This week solar flares sent a huge blast of X-rays and charged particles screaming towards the Earth. Solar astronomer David Hathaway and physicist Doug Biesecker discuss the sun's explosive behavior, and how that 'space weather' affects satellites, airplanes and the electric grid.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635325 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5635325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635324&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145990087%2Fmagnetic-soap-may-help-clean-up-spilled-oil%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 BP released millions of gallons of dispersants to break up oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But what if dispersants could be sucked up again after doing their job? Chemist Julian Eastoe talks about an iron-containing soap he's created that can be recaptured using a magnet.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635324 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5635324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635323&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145990105%2Fancient-skull-holds-clues-to-dog-domestication%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A 33,000-year-old skull of a "wolf on the way to becoming a dog" was found in a Siberian cave. Evolutionary Biologist Susan Crockford, co-author of a study about the skull in PLoS ONE, discusses why the discovery challenges common beliefs about dog domestication.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635323 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5635323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5635322&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2F145990103%2Fcan-science-be-done-without-secrecy%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 In his book, Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, Physicist Michael Nielsen discusses why scientists jealously guard their data and are slow to adopt online tools for collaboration. Nielsen talks about why attempts to create science wikipedias have failed.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5635322 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5635322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630148&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2F145912986%2Fpanel-charts-path-to-new-home-for-nuclear-waste%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Community opposition helped sink plans for a nuclear waste repository in Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Meanwhile, thousands of tons of radioactive waste are piling up at temporary storage sites around the country. As the U.S. once again looks for a new permanent storage site, an expert panel says local buy in will be key.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630148 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:33:00 +0100 5630148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629771&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2F145918384%2Fobama-pitches-all-of-the-above-energy-strategy%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The president is promoting the sale of new oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico and the promise of cars running on natural gas in two key states for his re-election campaign, Nevada and Colorado. The push comes days after he drew sharp Republican criticism for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629771 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:03:00 +0100 5629771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629773&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2F145923396%2Fobama-discusses-details-from-his-energy-agenda%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The Obama administration released more details Thursday about the energy plan he previewed at the State of the Union this week. He announced an oil-and-gas-lease sale on nearly 38 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico — and proposals for new incentives to increase the use of natural gas in heavy trucks and buses.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629773 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5629773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629772&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2F145923400%2Fvucetich-discusses-long-running-predator-prey-study%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Melissa Block speaks with John Vucetich, a wildlife ecologist from Michigan Technological University who is leading the wolf-moose winter study at Isle Royale National Park. The park is located in the northwest corner of Lake Superior. The study is in its fifth decade.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629772 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5629772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629342&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2F145855948%2Fgardening-map-of-warming-u-s-has-plant-zones-moving-north%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Gardeners: Take heed. An updated plant map shows that the United States is getting warmer. That means spring planting may come earlier and some plants can tolerate new northern latitudes.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629342 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:04:00 +0100 5629342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5628714&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2F145854740%2Flets-play-history-as-a-list%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 History, they say, is "one damn thing after another," but when you look down any historical list, strange, curious patterns pop out.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5628714 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:14:00 +0100 5628714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627905&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2F145837380%2Fwant-to-make-a-giant-telescope-mirror-heres-how%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Astronomers want increasingly large telescopes to peer into the depths of space. To build a solid telescope mirror nearly 30 feet across, you need an oven that heats to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit and spins around like a top.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627905 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5627905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626621&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2F145847977%2Fthe-next-frontier-for-floridas-space-coast%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 NASA ended the U.S. shuttle program in 2011, leaving roughly 9,000 workers at the Kennedy Space Center without jobs. Many in Cape Canaveral hope the private space industry will blossom, and lead the way back into space, and back to work.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626621 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5626621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625688&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2F145785839%2Fis-the-booming-natural-gas-industry-overproducing%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, was once a small part of the natural gas industry. Then the technology improved and the production rush started. Now, there's so much gas on the market that the prices are at a 10-year low and producers are scaling back.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625688 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5625688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625243&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fitsallpolitics%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2F145817202%2Fobama-i-will-not-walk-away-from-the-promise-of-clean-energy%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for more domestic oil and gas production, saying that "a future where we're in control of our own energy" is within reach, where the nation's security and prosperity would not be so closely linked to unstable parts of the world.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625243 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0100 5625243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624719&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2F145719179%2Fforeign-oil-imports-drop-as-u-s-drilling-ramps-up%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 President Obama's critics say he has blocked domestic oil production. But under his administration, a steady uptick in U.S. drilling operations, combined with falling overall consumption, has led to a steep drop in the percentage of oil the U.S. imports. Analysts say by 2035, the U.S. will import a little more than a third of its oil, down from 60 percent in 2005.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624719 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:15:00 +0100 5624719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624720&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2F145745691%2Fcommon-chemicals-could-make-kids-vaccines-less-effective%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Researchers found that children whose blood contained high levels of chemicals used in nonstick coatings, stain-resistant fabrics were less responsive to vaccination. The finding suggests, but doesn't prove, that these chemicals may make some children more vulnerable to infectious diseases.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624720 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:05:00 +0100 5624720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624617&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2F145732719%2Fop-ed-the-verdict-is-in-on-climate-change%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 California became the only state to implement greenhouse gas emission controls in January 2012, but the debate there over climate change continues. University of California history and science professor Naomi Oreskes says the time for bickering over whether or not climate change is real is over.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624617 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5624617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5623827&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2F145664873%2Fthe-first-woman-to-go-round-the-world-did-it-as-a-man%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 For more than two years she traveled on a French naval vessel with linen bandages wrapped tightly around her upper body to flatten her chest. It was a small ship with 300 men who knew her as Jean. But she wasn't Jean. She was Jeanne. Then one day, they found her out.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5623827 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:58:00 +0100 5623827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5620684&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2F145650779%2F-op-ed-canada-must-change-xl-pipeline-debate%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 President Obama rejected Wednesday a proposal to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast — generating intense debate in both countries. Murray Mandryk, political columnist for the Leader-Post of Sasketchewan, offers a Canadian perspective on the controversy.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5620684 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5620684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5620818&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145535536%2Fgeoengineered-food-climate-fix-could-boost-crop-yields-but-with-risks%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Climate simulations show that massive technological interventions, known as "geoengineering," could protect food crops from some of the damaging effects of global warming. But researchers say local effects are hard to predict, so geoengineering may not be worth the risk.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5620818 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:09:00 +0100 5620818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5619104&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F22%2F145604966%2Fdog-gone-genetics-a-few-genes-control-fidos-looks%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Humans have complicated genetic structures — not so dogs. Almost every physical trait in canines is controlled by just a few genes, which means custom-breeding a dog is only a matter of flipping a few genetic switches.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5619104 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:47:00 +0100 5619104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5615782&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F21%2F145565089%2Fwait-just-a-second-and-other-things-to-do-with-it%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Every few years, official clocks around the world repeat a second. It's not much, but in an age of atomic clocks it's time enough to give the matter a second thought.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5615782 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:57:00 +0100 5615782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5610842&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145524525%2Ffeeding-the-world-gets-short-shrift-in-climate-change-debate%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Weather changes wreak havoc on the global food supply. But efforts to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture haven't gotten much attention in climate change talks.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5610842 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:50:00 +0100 5610842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609647&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525325%2Fresearchers-agree-to-temporary-halt-for-bird-flu-experiments%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Scientists working with a highly contagious, lab-created strain of bird flu will suspend their research for 60 days. The pause will make possible an international debate on the merits of the work, they say.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609647 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:08:00 +0100 5609647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609648&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F19%2F145466010%2Fhow-tears-go-pac-man-to-beat-bacteria%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Each tear you shed contains an army of enzymatic Pac-Men, ready to chase down and gobble up germs before they infect the sensitive tissues around your eye. Now scientists have found just one molecule of the germ-fighting enzyme is a potent defender.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609648 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:27:00 +0100 5609648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609655&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525008%2Fsynthetic-windpipe-transplant-boost-for-tissue-engineering%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Surgeons in Sweden replaced an American patient's cancerous windpipe with a scaffold built from nanofibers and seeded with the patient's stem cells. Lead surgeon Dr. Paolo Macchiarini discusses the procedure and the benefits of tissue-engineered synthetic organs.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609655 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609654&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525004%2Fnewly-fallen-meteorites-offer-fresh-look-at-mars%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Scientists have confirmed that rocks collected recently in the Moroccan desert came from the Red Planet. University of Alberta meteorite expert Chris Herd, who has acquired one of the chunks, talks about how scientists analyze space rocks, and whether organic compounds might be found inside.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609654 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609653&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525002%2Fbe-here-now-meditation-for-the-body-and-brain%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 In his book Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Oxford University clinical psychologist Mark Williams talks about the brain and body benefits of mindfulness meditation, a cognitive behavioral therapy that can be as effective as drugs at staving off recurring bouts of depression.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609653 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609652&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525000%2Fdefending-climate-sciences-place-in-the-classroom%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The National Center for Science Education has long defended educators' right to teach evolution in public schools. Now climate science too is under attack. NCSE executive director Eugenie Scott talks about how teachers and parents can fight the push to get climate change denial into the classroom.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609652 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609651&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525014%2Fscience-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-moon%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Science historian Howard Markel discusses the origins of the word moon and some of the lore surrounding it, including a 1638 book by the English bishop Francis Godwin entitled The Man in the Moone, which recounts a science fiction-style voyage to the moon.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609651 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609650&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525012%2Fhow-large-ships-use-navigation-systems%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The International Maritime Organization has decreed that by 2015, all large deep sea ships will be required to carry the latest in electronic navigation equipment. But does state-of-the-art navigation technology prevent shipwrecks like last week's off the Italian coast? University of Southern Mississippi hydrographer Max van Norden talks about the technology.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609650 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609649&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2F145525010%2Finnovative-projects-tap-renewable-energy-sources%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Two projects aim to harness renewable energy using cutting-edge technology and engineering. AltaRock's Susan Petty discusses plans to turn hot rocks at a dormant volcano into a source of power. University of Maine's Habib Dagher talks about the potential of deepwater floating wind turbines.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609649 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5609649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5605964&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F01%2F18%2F145402318%2Fthe-pirate-botanist-returns%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 In the 17th century, finding plants and animals new to Europeans was a rough, ferociously competitive business. There were fortunes to be made — money enough to attract outlaws. Including William Dampier, a naturalist and real rough-and-tumble vagabond of the sea.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5605964 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:11:00 +0100 5605964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5605388&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F19%2F145433937%2Fkeystone-pipeline-becomes-hot-button-election-issue%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The Obama administration has rejected a Canadian company's permit request to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The president said he turned down the proposal because congressional Republicans gave him a 60-day deadline that did not allow for a thorough review of the project.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5605388 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5605388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5605387&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F19%2F145403625%2Fcheap-chinese-panels-spark-solar-power-trade-war%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 U.S.-based solar panel manufacturers say inexpensive panels from China are hurting their business and want a tariff slapped on the imports. But other parts of the industry, such as installers, say the cheaper panels are driving a solar power boom in the U.S.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5605387 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5605387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5604110&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fitsallpolitics%2F2012%2F01%2F18%2F145410841%2Fkeystone-dead-pipeline-lives-on-as-election-year-issue%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Now that President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, an obvious question is what will it mean for the 2012 presidential election? The key to Keystone is which side will have the most success in framing its case to enough voters for it to make a difference.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5604110 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:28:00 +0100 5604110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5602812&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F18%2F145339196%2Fthe-man-who-studies-the-fungus-among-us%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Botanist Nicolas Money's book Mushroom takes us inside the world of the fungal organisms which appear overnight on lawns, are occasionally poisonous and have appeared in everything from Alice in Wonderland to some lifesaving medications.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5602812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:45:00 +0100 5602812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600525&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F18%2F145347485%2Fblocking-keystone-wont-stop-oil-sands-production%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Oil from the Canadian north is already making its way into the U.S. market through existing pipelines and tanker shipments. Energy experts say that even if President Obama blocks the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, it may already be too late to stop Americans from relying on this dirty source of fuel.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600525 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5600525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5597736&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F10%2F144988133%2Fdrink-coffee-off-with-your-head%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 By now, many New Year's resolvers are finding out how difficult it is to give up caffeine. History brims over with coffee-lovers who couldn't bring themselves to quit the bean — even when they faced decapitation.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5597736 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:21:00 +0100 5597736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5597458&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F01%2F10%2F144991340%2Fdon-t-make-me-do-this-the-equations-screamed%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 If you've never been good at math and you love to draw, here's a little revenge exercise. You can torture numbers into very unmathematical contortions — contortions that will make you smile.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5597458 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100 5597458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5595463&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2F145309330%2Fspanish-town-cheers-new-nuclear-waste-plant%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 You know Spain's unemployment rate is bad when villagers cheer the arrival of a nuclear waste facility in their backyard — because of the jobs it will bring. That's the case in one tiny Spanish hamlet. The town has been chosen to host a nuclear waste plant that's expected to create much-needed jobs. The mayor calls it "magnificent news."» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5595463 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5595463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5595366&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2F145305298%2Fdeciphering-mixed-messages-on-drinking-and-health%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that binge drinking, usually associated with young people, seems to be an issue among adults as well. And the University of Connecticut recently found Dr. Dipak Das, who studied on an ingredient in red wine, had falsified data on its benefits.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5595366 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5595366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5594702&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2F145182935%2Fthe-sleep-apnea-business-is-booming-and-insurers-arent-happy%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Sleep apnea is a condition that can raise the risk of several serious illnesses, including heart disease. Testing for the condition is a lucrative business, and sleep labs have sprung up across the country. But as spending skyrockets, insurers are rethinking how they pay for testing to curb costs.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5594702 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5594702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5594532&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2F145172737%2Flabs-size-up-new-guidelines-for-rodent-cages%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Mice and rats are the most common lab animals. That's why some influential new guidelines on how to house mother rodents and their babies have created an uproar. Some experts at research centers say there's no evidence that making costly changes will really benefit the animals.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5594532 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5594532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5593384&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F15%2F145262332%2Fski-resorts-blow-fake-snow-for-a-brown-winter%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Normally at this time of year, about 50 percent of the U.S. is snow-covered.These days, the figure is now more like 20 percent. It's hurting ski resorts and the local economies that thrive on seasonal winter tourism.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5593384 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0100 5593384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5590302&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F14%2F145235055%2Fmega-mirror-to-power-massive-new-telescope%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 One upon a time, the largest glass telescope mirror was 100 inches in diameter. Today, scientists are casting a mirror 27 feet in diameter that will be part of one of the most powerful telescopes on Earth. NPR's Joe Palca speaks with weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz from the mirror laboratory, located under the football stadium at the University of Arizona.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5590302 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5590302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581612&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2F145122021%2Fthe-andy-advantage%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 As we all know, there are many ways to win a political contest, but money really matters. Money buys those TV ads, money pays those consultants, money buys attention. But here's an inexpensive way for candidates to boost their appeal.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581612 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0100 5581612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581619&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175263%2Flawrence-krauss-on-a-universe-from-nothing%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Why is there something rather than nothing? That's the question cosmologist Lawrence Krauss tackles in his new book, A Universe from Nothing. In it, he surveys the discoveries that have led to scientists' current understanding of the universe, and explores what the future of the universe may be.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581619 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581618&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175261%2Fkepler-telescope-spots-tiniest-exoplanets-yet%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society, scientists talked about mapping dark matter, measuring the 'graininess' of spacetime, and discovering the smallest exoplanets ever, using the Kepler space telescope. Ron Cowen, who reported on the meeting for Nature, discusses those findings.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581618 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581617&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175273%2Ftalking-science-with-arianna-huffington%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The new year marks the creation of a science section at The Huffington Post. The Internet newspaper's editor-in-chief, Arianna Huffington discusses the story selection and vetting process. And why the launch coincides with what she calls the explosion of medieval thinking.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581617 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581616&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175271%2Fa-doctor-tells-all-in-confessions-of-a-surgeon%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 In a new book, surgeon Paul Ruggieri reveals the "good, the bad, and the complicated" about being a surgeon, and operating on patients. From cutting into a man who just killed his wife, to the headaches of running a small business, Ruggieri candidly discusses his career.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581616 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581615&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175269%2Fget-inked-for-science%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Writer Carl Zimmer became an "unintentional curator" of science-themed tattoos after noticing a double helix on a friend's arm. Sensing a trend, he asked his blog readers to send photos of their science tattoos. Some of those images are gathered in his new book Science Ink.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581615 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581614&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175267%2Fmaking-a-computer-from-bubbles%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Stanford professor Manu Prakash explains how bubbles can be used as bits to make a computer. By directing the bubbles through etched pathways, they act like electrons traveling through circuits. In this system, however, the computer is powered by gravity and the bubble bits can carry things inside of them as they compute.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581614 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5581613&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F145175265%2Fnew-tuberculosis-strain-thwarts-all-antibiotics%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Physicians in India have discovered a strain of tuberculosis they call 'TDR' for 'Totally Drug-Resistant'--meaning there is no antibiotic available to fight it. Maryn McKenna, author of Superbug, discusses the possible origins of the strain, and what options--if any--doctors have to treat it.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5581613 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5581613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580035&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2F145117068%2Fuconn-claims-resveratrol-researcher-falsified-work%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 After a three-year investigation, the University of Connecticut Health Center has told 11 scientific journals that studies they published by resveratrol researcher Dipak K. Das may not be trustworthy.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580035 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:19:00 +0100 5580035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579985&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2F145107755%2Fwhy-x-rayed-food-isnt-radioactive-and-other-puzzles%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 X-rayed food, radioactive food, irradiated food: They sound alike, and more than a little scary. But they're very different. And we talked to the experts to find out if there's any reason to fear.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579985 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:08:00 +0100 5579985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580036&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2F145117211%2Fscientists-turn-focus-to-ozone-soot-to-fix-climate%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 While carbon dioxide is indisputably a significant factor in the planet's changing climate, scientists and policy experts have faced major troubles in limiting production of the greenhouse gas. Now, some are focusing on other things that warm the planet, especially ozone and black carbon. And the tools to fight them are familiar.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580036 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:32:00 +0100 5580036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5638266&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2F145108456%2Fexploring-the-real-conflict-science-vs-naturalism%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Whether it's creationism vs. evolution, miracles vs. magic tricks, or faith vs. fact, religion and science have long been pitted against one another. But in a new book, Where the Conflict Really Lies, philosopher Alvin Plantinga argues that religion and science share more common ground than you might think. He discusses the book with NPR's Rachel Martin.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5638266 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:46:00 +0100 5638266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579150&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2F145032971%2Fprojects-promise-of-jobs-has-appalachia-seeing-stars%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are waiting to hear which state Shell Oil will pick to host a huge new chemical refinery. The project would turn ethane gas, produced through "fracking," into ethylene, which is used to make plastics. The venture could be the biggest investment in the region in decades.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579150 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5579150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5578708&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F11%2F145062991%2Fscience-desk-experiments-with-twinkies%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The NPR science desk was inspired to take part in the fine, and longstanding, tradition of experimenting with Twinkies.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5578708 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:49:00 +0100 5578708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5578658&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F11%2F145056854%2Fstudy-links-hospital-water-wall-legionnaires-disease%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Audie Cornish talks with Thomas Haupt, respiratory disease epidemiologist for the Wisconsin Division of Public Health. He's the lead author of the study that helped uncover the source of a mysterious and large uptick in Legionnaires' disease. The study, "An Outbreak of Legionnaires Disease Associated with a Decorative Water Wall Fountain in a Hospital" was published in the online journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5578658 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:17:08 +0100 5578658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5578709&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F11%2F145056854%2Fstudy-links-hospital-water-wall-legionnaires-disease%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Audie Cornish talks with Thomas Haupt, respiratory disease epidemiologist for the Wisconsin Division of Public Health. He's the lead author of the study that helped uncover the source of a mysterious and large uptick in Legionnaires' disease cases. The study, "An Outbreak of Legionnaires Disease Associated with a Decorative Water Wall Fountain in a Hospital" was published in the online journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5578709 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:17:00 +0100 5578709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5578657&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthetwo-way%2F2012%2F01%2F11%2F145052073%2Fepa-creates-website-to-id-biggest-emitters-of-greenhouse-gases%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Ever wondered who the big greenhouse-gas emitters are in your neck of the woods? The answer is now just a click away.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5578657 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0100 5578657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5577863&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F10%2F144984615%2Fcoast-guard-tries-to-lead-fuel-tanker-to-nome%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Melissa Block speaks with Capt. Beverly Havlik, from the Coast Guard ice-breaker Cutter Healy, who talks about the challenges of helping a Russian tanker make its way through the Arctic ice to Nome, Alaska.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5577863 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5577863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576608&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F09%2F144923156%2Fmining-industry-contests-grand-canyon-moratorium%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The U.S. Department of the Interior is placing a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims in and around the Grand Canyon. Environmentalists say the ban is crucial to protecting the region. However, the mining industry and some Republicans say the moratorium will be harmful to Arizona's economy and the nation's energy independence.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576608 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5576608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576433&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F09%2F144923156%2Fmining-industry-contests-grand-canyon-moratorium%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The U.S. Department of the Interior is placing a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims in and around the Grand Canyon. Environmentalists say the ban is crucial to protecting the region. However, the mining industry and some Republicans say the moratorium will be harmful to Arizona's economy and the nation's energy independence.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576433 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5576433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5575859&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F09%2F144914748%2Ffaa-rules-may-interrupt-endangered-crane-migration%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Operation Migration uses ultralight planes to guide whooping cranes in migration from Wisconsin to their winter home in Florida. But a Federal Aviation Administration investigation has grounded a flock of whooping cranes and an ultralight guiding plane.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5575859 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5575859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5570819&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F07%2F144752385%2Fdog-trained-as-ultimate-whale-pooper-snooper%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Scientists aren't sure what's wrong with the orcas in Puget Sound, but they're hot on the trail. A team of researchers is relying on a secret weapon with a killer nose to sniff out the mystery.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5570819 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0100 5570819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5570236&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F07%2F144829259%2Fcollapsing-honey-bee-colonies-blame-the-parasites%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The honey bee population of North America is declining and new research may help answer why. It shows the bees can become hosts of a fly parasite, which causes them to become disoriented and leave their nests. Scott Simon talks with San Francisco State University's Andrew Core, who authored the study.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5570236 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5570236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5570093&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F07%2F144798282%2Fmystery-solved-why-the-cat-craves-mushrooms-and-people-do-too%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Why would a cat crave mushrooms? A scientist says it's the umami. Though cats can't taste sweetness like people can, they are aces at sniffing out the amino acids that signal protein-rich foods.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5570093 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:53:00 +0100 5570093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567479&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144789046%2Fwhy-overpriced-japanese-sushi-is-bad-for-bluefin-stocks%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A Japanese sushi magnate paid $736,000 this week for one 593-pound bluefin tuna, the highest amount ever paid for a single fish. But environmentalists say this extravagant sale may encourage fishermen to continue to exceed set quotas for catching bluefin.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567479 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:16:00 +0100 5567479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567278&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144801675%2Fnear-icy-waters-marine-life-gets-by-swimmingly%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Hairy-chested yeti crabs, seven-armed sea stars, white octopuses — all these creatures were seen for the first time by researchers in the Antarctic. Robert Siegel talks to biologist Alex Rodgers of the University of Oxford, who led the expedition.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567278 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5567278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567277&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144801653%2Fkodak-tries-to-buy-time-by-selling-patents%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Kodak may be preparing to file for bankruptcy. Its last hope, according to published reports, is to raise cash by selling valuable patents. The patents tell an interesting story of a company that failed to capitalize on its own ideas.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567277 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5567277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567166&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144794986%2Fwinter-wonderland-wonder-no-longer%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The winter solstice has come and gone, making it officially winter in the U.S., with cooler temperatures, less sunlight, and, in some places, snow, ice, and frost. A panel of experts discusses the different phenomena that combine to make up the season we call winter, and give tips for how best to appreciate the natural world in wintertime.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567166 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:42:00 +0100 5567166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567170&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144794041%2Fparasitic-fly-threatens-honey-bee-populations%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Honey bee colonies around the United States are in decline, threatened by several different diseases and parasites. John Hafernik, a professor of biology at San Francisco State University, describes how a parasitic fly that was thought to prey upon bumblebees may pose a new threat to honey bee populations in the U.S.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567170 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5567170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567169&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144794039%2Flevitating-fruit-flies-to-learn-about-space-travel%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Physicist Richard Hill and colleagues at the University of Nottingham have a powerful magnet that they have used to levitate fruits, beer and most recently, fruit flies. It's a low-cost way to study the effects of zero gravity on biological systems, Hill says.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567169 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5567169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567168&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144794037%2Fdebate-persists-over-publishing-bird-flu-studies%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A federal advisory board has urged scientific journals not to publish the research from two labs that have developed an airborne flu virus. Microbiologist Vincent Racaniello discusses why the move sets a bad precedent. Biosecurity expert D.A. Henderson talks about the risks of publishing the research.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567168 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5567168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5567167&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144794035%2Fone-scholars-take-on-the-power-of-the-placebo%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A placebo can take the form of a sugar pill or even a fake surgery. It's often used to test the effectiveness of a trial drug. Ted Kaptchuk, director of Harvard University's Program in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter, discusses potential applications for the healing power of placebos.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5567167 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5567167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5566872&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144789189%2Fmiddle-aged-brains-are-already-past-their-prime%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A study of more than 7,000 British civil servants finds that age-related declines in cognitive ability start as early as 45. The results suggest that efforts to head off mental problems late in life need to begin in middle age, the study's authors write at the end of their paper.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5566872 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +0100 5566872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5564891&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144778146%2Fmonkey-experiments-boost-hope-for-human-aids-vaccine%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The vaccine protected 80 percent of monkeys from infection with SIV, the simian version of HIV. By comparison, an experimental HIV vaccine was 31 percent effective in protecting people against infection in a large-scale study unveiled in 2009.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5564891 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:50:00 +0100 5564891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5563505&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F144774479%2Ffda-agrees-to-limit-antibiotics-in-livestock%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The FDA is increasing regulations on a class of antibiotic drugs commonly used by livestock producers. The drugs are great for treating infections in animals and humans. Food safety advocates say the over-use of cephalosporin in animals has contributed to the development of diseases that tolerate the antibiotic.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5563505 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:53:00 +0100 5563505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561823&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2F144335946%2Fzoo-crafts-love-nest-to-save-ozarks-salamanders%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The large, flat, slimy, river-dwelling hellbenders are among the world's largest salamanders — and they're quickly disappearing. But thanks to a new conservation program and a high-tech ecosystem at the Saint Louis Zoo, scientists say 2012 could be a year of resurgence for the animals.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561823 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:11:00 +0100 5561823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561195&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2F144737372%2Fthe-race-to-dig-deeper-ports-for-bigger-cargo-ships%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Many environmental concerns are starting to surface as East Coast cities plan to dredge their ports — like in Miami, where engineers would drill for two years to deepen Biscayne Bay's limestone bottom. But like many cities, Miami wants business from new cargo ships from the Panama Canal.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561195 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:33:00 +0100 5561195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561052&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2F144694550%2Fman-made-quakes-blame-fracking-and-drilling%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Small earthquakes in Ohio and Arkansas associated with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have taken many people by surprise. Gas industry executives say there's no hard evidence that their activities are causing these quakes. But some scientists say it's certainly possible; in fact, people have been causing quakes for years.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561052 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5561052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5560795&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2F144694550%2Fman-made-quakes-blame-fracking-and-drilling%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Small earthquakes in Ohio and Arkansas associated with hydraulic fracturing for gas have taken many people by surprise. Gas industry executives say there's no hard evidence that their activities are causing these quakes. But some scientists say it's certainly possible; in fact, people have been causing quakes for years.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5560795 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5560795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5560065&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2F144694550%2Fman-made-quakes-blame-fracking-and-drilling%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 With recent earthquakes near a well in Ohio, there's renewed focus on activities like drilling and mining that are known to cause earthquakes. It's all about water: adding, moving or removing water from underground environments changes the stability of the earth and can actually create some sizable quakes.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5560065 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5560065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559942&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2F144697155%2Fstudy-parasitic-fly-could-explain-bee-die-off%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The symptoms mirror colony collapse disorder, in which all the adult honey bees in a colony suddenly disappear. Interaction among the parasite and multiple pathogens could be one possible factor in colony collapse, says the latest study by researchers at San Francisco State University.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559942 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:10:00 +0100 5559942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559943&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2F144688809%2Fkeystone-deadline-puts-transcanada-in-a-pinch%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Congress gave the White House a tight, 60-day deadline for approving or rejecting the controversial pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. If the president rejects the project, he's likely to be assailed on his commitment to job creation. But approving it raises real legal concerns.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559943 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:22:00 +0100 5559943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5558067&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2F144633252%2Ffracking-byproducts-may-be-linked-to-ohio-quakes%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Melissa Block interviews John Armbruster, a seismologist with Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University, about why he believes the waste from fracking in Ohio has led to the earthquakes there. He says the injection of waste water from the fracking process created pressure on nearby faults, and he expects the quakes to continue — even after the process is stopped.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5558067 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5558067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5558018&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2F144633252%2Fresearcher-discusses-ohio-fracking-earthquakes%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Melissa Block interviews John Armbruster, a seismologist with Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University, about why he believes the waste from fracking in Ohio has led to the earthquakes there. He says the injection of waste water from the fracking process created pressure on nearby faults, and he expects the quakes to continue — even after the process is stopped.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5558018 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5558018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557934&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fkrulwich%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2F144453374%2Fflying-robots-build-a-tower-near-paris%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Robots will create new job opportunities in computing, repair and policing. Of course it will be years, maybe generations before they can do what high-rise construction workers do. Something seemingly outlandish just ten years ago, is suddenly, demonstrably possible.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557934 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:50:00 +0100 5557934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557876&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2F144312546%2Fstephen-hawking-exploring-an-unfettered-mind%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The scientist is known as much for his contributions to theoretical cosmology and quantum gravity as for his willingness to make science accessible for the general public. His work is the topic of a new biography by science writer Kitty Ferguson.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557876 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +0100 5557876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557784&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2F144312546%2Fstephen-hawking-exploring-an-unfettered-mind%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Stephen Hawking is known as much for his scientific contributions to theoretical cosmology and quantum gravity, as he is for his willingness to make science accessible for the general public. His work is the topic of a new biography by science writer Kitty Ferguson.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557784 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +0100 5557784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557403&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fdeceptivecadence%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2F144482863%2Fdouble-blind-violin-test-can-you-pick-the-strad%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Researchers presented a group of professional violinists with a set of violins and asked them to play and then determine — based on sound alone — which were made by the famed Italian violin-maker Stradivari. The results surprised everyone, including the pros themselves.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557403 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:01:00 +0100 5557403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557404&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2F144583977%2Ftwins-data-reshaping-nature-versus-nurture-debate%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Scientists have long pointed to identical twins to show that genes reign supreme in the battle of nature versus nurture. But a growing body of research suggests another factor, called epigenetics, may change how those genes are expressed. National Geographic's Peter Miller explains what science is learning from twins.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557404 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5557404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557319&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2F144583975%2Fop-ed-364-day-calendar-intriguing-but-unnecessary%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 It's 2012 — time to throw out the 2011 calendar. But professors Richard Conn Henry and Steven Hanke say it's time to trash the Gregorian calendar altogether. The Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar would make holidays fall on a particular day of the week each year. Wired's Brandon Keim explains why the plan is not a good idea.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557319 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5557319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557030&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fhealth%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2F144431794%2Fwhat-vietnam-taught-us-about-breaking-bad-habits%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 In the 1970s, a sizable number of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam self-identified as heroin addicts. But when they returned stateside, the number of these soldiers who continued their addiction was surprisingly low. Why? Turns out a massive disruption in their environment and routine played a big role in helping them change their behavior.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557030 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5557030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5557029&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2F144330629%2Fbiotech-firms-caught-in-regulatory-no-mans-land%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Companies making genetically modified animals face a regulatory morass in this country. It's not always clear which federal agency has responsibility for regulating a particular animal, and even when one agency does take the lead, the approval process can drag on for years.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5557029 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0100 5557029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556797&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F01%2F144552478%2Fnasas-2nd-probe-en-route-to-moon%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 The Grail spacecraft — short for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory — are on a hunt to learn what's inside the moon by meticulously mapping its lumpy gravity field from orbit.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556797 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:55:00 +0100 5556797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556385&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2012%2F01%2F01%2F144552478%2Fnasas-2nd-probe-en-route-to-moon%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Twenty-four hours after a NASA probe safely entered orbit around the moon, its twin was poised to do the same on Sunday. The back-to-back arrivals would cap a roundabout journey spanning 3 1/2 months and covering 2.5 million miles.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556385 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:55:00 +0100 5556385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556006&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthetwo-way%2F2012%2F01%2F01%2F144545799%2Fnew-year-how-about-a-new-calendar%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have devised a different way to count our days — with a leap week every few years to keep the calendar on track.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556006 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:31:00 +0100 5556006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553458&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F31%2F144520685%2Fmoon-countdown-hours-until-nasa-probes-arrive%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A NASA spacecraft fired its engine and slipped into orbit around the moon Saturday in the first of two planned back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553458 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:42:00 +0100 5553458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553302&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F31%2F144520685%2Fmoon-countdown-hours-until-nasa-probes-arrive%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A NASA spacecraft fired its engine and slipped into orbit around the moon Saturday in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553302 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:42:00 +0100 5553302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553023&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F31%2F144520685%2Fmoon-countdown-hours-until-nasa-probes-arrive%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 NASA is counting down the seconds until its twin spacecraft bound for the moon make back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553023 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:42:00 +0100 5553023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5552958&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F31%2F143862860%2Ffor-lab-mice-the-medical-advances-keep-coming%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Before therapies are tested in people, they are often tested in mice. This year, scientists reported progress in melting away all sorts of tumors in mice, as well as promising treatments for a variety of other ailments.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5552958 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:23:00 +0100 5552958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551785&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthesalt%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2F144488824%2Fthe-perfect-champagne-pour-its-a-science-not-an-art%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 When it comes to champagne, scientists have found it's best to chill it and tilt it to preserve the fizz.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551785 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:58:00 +0100 5551785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551694&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2F144485202%2Fyear-in-review-science-stories-of-2011%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 From the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant to the end of NASA"s shuttle program, a great deal of science stories made headlines this year. Science writers Mariette DiChristina, Matt Crenson, Steven Levy, and Paul Raeburn join Ira Flatow to discuss the year's top stories in science.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551694 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5551694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551693&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2F144485208%2Fmaking-resolutions-that-stick-in-2012%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Many have fallen of the new year's resolution bandwagon soon after adopting a new diet or quiting smoking. So how can you achieve year-end goals and start the year on a positive note? Roy Baumeister, co-author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength , has some tips.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551693 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5551693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551692&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2F144485206%2Fexploring-science-at-the-end-of-the-earth%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Every year thousands of scientists visit Antarctica. Some study the gas plume from the active volcano, Mount Erebus. Others map the ever-changing ice caves. But they all face the same challenges of working on extreme terrain. Two researchers and a photojournalist discuss how research is done on the frozen continent.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551692 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5551692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551691&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2F144485204%2Fnasa-probes-to-enter-moons-orbit-over-new-years%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Twin GRAIL spacecraft on a mission to study lunar gravity are nearing the end of their almost four month journey. The probes are expected to reach the moon on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. GRAIL's principal investigator, Maria Zuber of MIT talks about the data they hope to collect.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551691 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5551691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5550452&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2F144458016%2Fcalif-low-carbon-fuel-standard-blocked-in-court%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 A federal judge says the rules favor biofuels produced in the state. The California Air Resources Board adopted the first-in-the-nation mandate as part of the state's landmark 2006 global warming law.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5550452 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:18:00 +0100 5550452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5550236&cid=s_38572_26_f&fid=38572&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2F144449812%2Fgoogle-science-fair-winner-discusses-her-project%3Fft%3D1%26f%3D1007 Robert Siegel speaks with Shree Bose, the winner of this year's Google Science Fair. Bose investigated why cancer cells become resistant to the chemotherapy drug Cisplatin. Through her research, she discovered a specific protein that makes cancer cells resistant to the drug.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science) NPR Health and Science news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5550236 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5550236