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Public Release: 3-Jul-2009
PLoS ONE
Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, says Stanford study
The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa". It's the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, which is to be published July 3 in PLoS ONE, finds that not only are these ruminants low-maintenance and parasite-resistant, they're also perfect blood donors for the microbiology tests necessary to diagnose infectious disease in the developing world.

Contact: Jonathan Rabinovitz
jrabin@stanford.edu
650-724-2459
Stanford University Medical Center

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Cancer Research
Study identifies how tamoxifen stimulates uterine cell growth and cancer
University of California - San Francisco researchers have identified a new "feed-forward" pathway linking estrogen receptors in the membrane of the uterus to a process that increases local estrogen levels and promotes cell growth.

Contact: Kristen Bole
kbole@pubaff.ucsf.edu
415-476-2557
University of California - San Francisco

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
American Journal of Human Genetics
Perfect pitch study offers window into influences of nature and nurture
Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there's new evidence that genes may influence one's ability to get there, as well.
National Science Foundation

Contact: Jennifer O'Brien
jobrien@pubaff.ucsf.edu
415-476-2557
University of California - San Francisco

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Journal of Neuroscience
Learning from locusts
A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these conditions.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Contact: Nancy Dorrance
nancy.dorrance@queensu.ca
613-533-2869
Queen's University

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
New focus on the moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has taken and received its first images of the Moon, kicking off the year-long mapping mission of Earth's nearest celestial neighbor. The LROC imaging system is under the watchful eyes of Arizona State University professor Mark Robison, the principal investigator.
NASA

Contact: Nicole Staab
nstaab@asu.edu
602-710-7169
Arizona State University

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Ecology Letters
Plants' internal clock can improve climate-change models
The ability of plants to tell the time, a mechanism common to all living beings, enables them to survive, grow and reproduce. In a study published in the latest issue of the prestigious journal Ecology Letters, an international team has studied this circadian clock from a molecular viewpoint, and has found an ecological implication: It makes climate change scenarios and CO2 level figures more accurate.

Contact: SINC
info@plataformasinc.es
914-251-820
FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Association for Computer Machinery's Conference on Electronic Conference
Second Life data offers window into how trends spread
Do friends wear the same style of shoe or see the same movies because they have similar tastes, which is why they became friends in the first place? Or once a friendship is established, do individuals influence each other to adopt like behaviors?
National Science Foundation

Contact: Nicole Casal Moore
ncmoore@umich.edu
734-647-1838
University of Michigan

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Science
A question of height
Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links between habitats would counteract a moderate temperature increase, and give threatened species more time to adapt better and/or to migrate to cooler regions. This is the conclusion drawn by scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research from a British study on saving the Large Blue butterfly.

Contact: Tilo Arnhold
press@ufz.de
49-341-235-1635
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Geophysical Research Letters
AGU journal highlights - July 2, 2009
Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Ancient supervolcano's eruption caused decade of severe winters"; "Understanding fault movement during Wenchuan earthquake"; "First direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind"; "Reducing uncertainty in estimates of global sea level rise"; "Boost in freshwater content of Arctic Ocean "; "Data gaps in records hinder detection of climate trends"; "Glaciers cause seismic activity in Iceland"; and more.
Various

Contact: Maria-Jose Vinas
mjvinas@agu.org
202-777-7530
American Geophysical Union

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Lab on a Chip
Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health

Contact: Tim Stephens
stephens@ucsc.edu
831-459-2495
University of California - Santa Cruz

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
LRO's first moon images
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, were activated June 30. The cameras are working well, and have returned images of a region in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds).
NASA

Contact: Nancy Neal Jones
Nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov
301-286-0039
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Science
Many characteristics of Mars, including ice, are similar to Earth, paper says
Mars gets as far as 250 million miles away, but many parts of it closely resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a Texas A&M University researcher in the current issue of Science magazine.
NASA

Contact: Mark Lemmon
lemmon@tamu.edu
979-458-8098
Texas A&M University

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics
Prostate cancer patients disease free after 5 years likely to be disease free after 10 years
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Contact: Beth Bukata
bethb@astro.org
703-839-7332
American Society for Radiation Oncology

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Pediatric Research
Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows
New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations.
National Institutes of Health, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Pratt Family Foundation

Contact: Jessica Guenzel
jguenzel@wfubmc.edu
336-716-3487
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Applied Developmental Science
Overweight kids experience more loneliness, anxiety, MU study finds
As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.
US Department of Agriculture, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Programs

Contact: Emily Smith
SmithEA@missouri.edu
573-882-3346
University of Missouri-Columbia

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Ecological Applications
Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues
The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages.
US Department of Energy

Contact: Beverly Law
bev.law@oregonstate.edu
541-737-6111
Oregon State University

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Genome Research
Ben-Gurion U. researchers reveal connection between cancer and human evolution
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research.

Contact: Andrew Lavin
andrewlavin@alavin.com
212-290-9540
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Academic Medicine
UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science
Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by the University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found.

Contact: Jade Waddy
jade.waddy@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-3307
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Diabetes
Natural compound stops retinopathy
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States.
American Diabetes Association and the National Institutes of Health

Contact: Diane Clay
diane-clay@ouhsc.edu
405-271-2323
University of Oklahoma

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Report calls for new initiative to improve math education for preschoolers
To ensure that all children enter elementary school with the foundation they need for success, a major national initiative is needed to improve early childhood mathematics education, says a new report from the National Research Council.

Contact: Sara Frueh
news@nas.edu
202-334-2138
National Academy of Sciences

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Lancet
Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty
Health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. These factors remain even after the "typical" social problems facing the poor, such as inadequate housing, unemployment, and low education levels are addressed, according to Dr. Malcolm King, lead author of a paper to be published tomorrow in The Lancet,.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Contact: David Coulombe
medialrelations@cihr.gc.ca
613-941-4563
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Psychological Science
The problem with self-help books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements
In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation. The positive self-statements suggested in these books, such as "I am a lovable person" or "I will succeed," are designed to lift a person's low self-esteem and push them into positive action. According to a recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science; however, these statements can actually have the opposite effect.

Contact: Katie Kline
kkline@psychologicalscience.org
202-293-9300
Association for Psychological Science

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Psychological Science
In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind
Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm.

Contact: Katie Kline
kkline@psychologicalscience.org
202-293-9300
Association for Psychological Science

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Ferns took to the trees and thrived
As flowering plants like giant trees quickly rose to dominate plant communities during the Cretaceous period, the ferns that had preceded them hardly saw it as a disappointment.
National Science Foundation

Contact: Karl Leif Bates
karl.bates@duke.edu
919-681-8054
Duke University

Public Release: 2-Jul-2009
International Multisensory Research Forum
Children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups, pilot study confirms
Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise. Today, at the annual meeting of the International Multisensory Research Forum being held at the City College of New York, neuroscientists announced conclusive evidence to verify this fact.

Contact: Ellis Simon
esimon@ccny.cuny.edu
212-650-6460
City College of New York

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