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Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young
How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? (2008-06-04)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38218/Agent_in_red_wine_found_to_keep_hearts_young.html

New research shows how aging brain brings a healthy dose of perspective
A University of Alberta researcher in collaboration with researchers from Duke University has proven that wisdom really does come with age, at least when it comes to your emotions. (2008-06-13)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38379/New_research_shows_how_aging_brain_brings_a_healthy_dose_of_perspective.html



Regular tipple may curb risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Alcohol cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%, reveals research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38258/Regular_tipple_may_curb_risk_of_rheumatoid_arthritis.html

Food Scientists Confirm the Effectiveness of Commercial Product in Killing Bacteria in Vegetable Washwater
Research conducted by food science faculty at the University of Idaho and Washington State University indicate that a commercially available fruit and vegetable wash, when used in a food-manufacturing setting, can dramatically decrease the number of disease-causing organisms in produce-processing washwater. (2008-06-26)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38671/Food_Scientists_Confirm_the_Effectiveness_of_Commercial_Product_in_Killing_Bacteria_in_Vegetable_Washwater.html

Rheumatoid arthritis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been found to be comparable to the risk of CVD in people with type 2 diabetes. (2008-06-16)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38402/Rheumatoid_arthritis_is_a_risk_factor_for_cardiovascular_disease.html

Human stem cells show promise against fatal children's diseases
Scientists have used human stem cells to dramatically improve the condition of mice with a neurological condition similar to a set of diseases in children that are invariably fatal, according to an article in the June issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38249/Human_stem_cells_show_promise_against_fatal_childrens_diseases.html

Watermelon May Have Viagra-Effect
A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day. (2008-07-01)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38738/Watermelon_May_Have_Viagra-Effect.html

Brief, intense exercise benefits the heart
Short bursts of high intensity sprints-known to benefit muscle and improve exercise performance-can improve the function and structure of blood vessels, in particular arteries that deliver blood to our muscles and heart, according to new research from McMaster University. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38264/Brief_intense_exercise_benefits_the_heart.html

Data show Antarctic ice stream radiating seismically
A seismologist at Washington University in St. Louis and colleagues at Pennsylvania State University and Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have found seismic signals from a giant river of ice in Antarctica that makes California's earthquake problem seem trivial. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38247/Data_show_Antarctic_ice_stream_radiating_seismically.html

Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young
How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called "French paradox" lies in red wine. Now, the results of a new study bring them closer to understanding why. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38266/Substance_in_red_wine_found_to_keep_hearts_young.html

Absence or low function of CHFR gene in breast cells sets stage for abnormal cell division and cancer
A University of Michigan study reveals in detail how breast cells produce new cells that are predisposed to become cancerous, unless they receive the protective action of the CHFR gene. (2008-06-20)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38551/Absence_or_low_function_of_CHFR_gene_in_breast_cells_sets_stage_for_abnormal_cell_division_and_cancer.html

Does this make me look fat?
The peer groups teenage girls identify with determine how they decide to control their own figure. (2008-07-02)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38772/Does_this_make_me_look_fat.html

Can we 'wipe out' MRSA?
Three basic principles is all it could take to reduce the incidence of MRSA in hospitals according to a new research by Cardiff University. (2008-06-04)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38217/Can_we_wipe_out_MRSA.html

Are microbes the answer to the energy crisis?
The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae, are biological factories that are proving to efficient sources of inexpensive, environmentally friendly biofuels that can serve as alternatives to oil, according to research presented at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Boston. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38255/Are_microbes_the_answer_to_the_energy_crisis.html

Discovery by UC Riverside physicists could enable development of faster computers
Physicists at UC Riverside have made an accidental discovery in the lab that has potential to change how information in computers can be transported or stored. Dependent on the "spin" of electrons, a property electrons possess that makes them behave like tiny magnets, the discovery could help in the development of spin-based semiconductor technology such as ultrahigh-speed computers. (2008-06-24)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38593/Discovery_by_UC_Riverside_physicists_could_enable_development_of_faster_computers.html

UT Southwestern urologists identify seven biomarkers that may help pinpoint prostate cancer recurrence
A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. (2008-06-18)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38477/UT_Southwestern_urologists_identify_seven_biomarkers_that_may_help_pinpoint_prostate_cancer_recurrence.html

Erectile dysfunction lower in men who have intercourse more often
Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED. (2008-07-02)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38774/Erectile_dysfunction_lower_in_men_who_have_intercourse_more_often.html

Are you a different person when you speak a different language?
People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. (2008-06-26)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38673/Are_you_a_different_person_when_you_speak_a_different_language.html

Pitt-led Researchers Find Source of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis Possibly Behind TB Relapses, Intensity of Treatment
University of Pittsburgh-led researchers discovered that the primary bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow on surfaces and that drug-tolerant strains flourish in these bacterial communities, the research team recently reported in "Molecular Microbiology." (2008-06-12)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38364/Pitt-led_Researchers_Find_Source_of_Drug-Tolerant_Tuberculosis_Possibly_Behind_TB_Relapses_Intensity_of_Treatment.html

Geologists discover signs of volcanoes blowing their tops in the deep ocean
A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions deep beneath the ice-covered surface of the Arctic Ocean. (2008-06-26)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38661/Geologists_discover_signs_of_volcanoes_blowing_their_tops_in_the_deep_ocean.html

Surgeons complete the first Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas using single incision as entry point
UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have completed the first single-incision Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas. (2008-06-16)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38406/Surgeons_complete_the_first_Lap-Band_weight-loss_surgery_in_Texas_using_single_incision_as_entry_point.html

Family stress and child's temper extremes contribute to anxiety and depression in children and young people
Small children who grow up in a family where the mother has psychological distress, the family is exposed to stress or is lacking social support, are at higher risk of developing anxious and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. (2008-06-23)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38563/Family_stress_and_childs_temper_extremes_contribute_to_anxiety_and_depression_in_children_and_young_people.html

NASA Scientists Pioneer Method for Making Giant Lunar Telescopes
Scientists working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have concocted an innovative recipe for giant telescope mirrors on the Moon. To make a mirror that dwarfs anything on Earth, just take a little bit of carbon, throw in some epoxy, and add lots of lunar dust. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38251/NASA_Scientists_Pioneer_Method_for_Making_Giant_Lunar_Telescopes.html

Study finds healthy intestinal bacteria within chicken eggs: Finding could have important implications for poultry industry, food safety
The conventional wisdom among scientists has long been that birds acquire the intestinal bacteria that are necessary for good health from their environment, but a new University of Georgia study finds that chickens are actually born with those bacteria. (2008-06-04)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38226/Study_finds_healthy_intestinal_bacteria_within_chicken_eggs_Finding_could_have_important_implications_for_poultry_industry_food_safety.html

Cancer 'cure' in mice to be tested in humans
Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has proven to be in mice. (2008-06-30)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38697/Cancer_cure_in_mice_to_be_tested_in_humans.html

Does everyone really want to be a macho man?
Traditional attitudes of masculinity, such as physical toughness and personal sacrifice, are valued in Mexican culture. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38274/Does_everyone_really_want_to_be_a_macho_man.html

Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution
What makes a human different from a chimp? Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute [EMBL-EBI] have come one important step closer to answering such evolutionary questions correctly. (2008-06-20)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38534/Scientists_fix_bugs_in_our_understanding_of_evolution.html

Taking the temperature of the no-fly zone
Flies, unlike humans, can't manipulate the temperature of their surroundings so they need to pick the best spot for flourishing. New Brandeis University research in this week's Nature reveals that they have internal thermosensors to help them. (2008-06-12)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38352/Taking_the_temperature_of_the_no-fly_zone.html

The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. (2008-07-02)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38782/The_benefits_of_green_tea_in_reducing_an_important_risk_factor_for_heart_disease.html

Scientists from the University of Navarra find 5 genes involved in the metastasis of breast tumours to the lung
The identification of five genes involve in the metastasis of breast tumours to the lung is the principal finding of a scientific team made up of two bodies from the University of Navarra, the Applied Medical Research Centre (CIMA) and the University Hospital of the University of Navarra. (2008-06-23)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38561/Scientists_from_the_University_of_Navarra_find_5_genes_involved_in_the_metastasis_of_breast_tumours_to_the_lung.html

NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits Linked to Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Depression
New findings from research supported by NARSAD, the world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research, and conducted by Harvard-affiliated scientists are providing important clues into how genes work to impair various aspects of attention, memory and perception -- the behaviors associated with many psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. (2008-06-04)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38236/NARSAD_Researchers_Identify_Specific_Genes_and_Family_Traits_Linked_to_Schizophrenia_Bipolar_Disorder_and_Depression.html

Taking a cue from breath fresheners, researcher develops new method for taste testing
Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a Temple University researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing. (2008-06-10)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38295/Taking_a_cue_from_breath_fresheners_researcher_develops_new_method_for_taste_testing.html

Record boost for ATV to raise ISS orbit
For the second time since April, ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used to raise the orbit of the International Space Station yesterday. (2008-06-23)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38564/Record_boost_for_ATV_to_raise_ISS_orbit.html

Math could help cure leukemia
When kids complain that math homework won't help them in real life, a new answer might be that math could help cure cancer. (2008-06-20)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38527/Math_could_help_cure_leukemia.html

Tiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers
Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops and personal computers, a cooling technology that would boost performance while shrinking the size of computers. (2008-06-20)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38525/Tiny_refrigerator_taking_shape_to_cool_future_computers.html

Developing unique brain maps to assist surgery and research
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne are developing new technology to create individualised brain maps that will revolutionise diagnosis of disease and enhance the accuracy of brain surgery. (2008-06-17)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38439/Developing_unique_brain_maps_to_assist_surgery_and_research.html

Sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infections may be bad combination for birth defect Chances of gastroschisis increase fourf
Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during early pregnancy were four times more likely to have babies with gastroschisis-a severe birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines and other internal organs outside the abdomen, University of Utah researchers report in the online British Medical Journal. (2008-06-23)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38587/Sexually_transmitted_disease_urinary_tract_infections_may_be_bad_combination_for_birth_defect_Chances_of_gastroschisis_increase_fourf.html

Virginia Tech researchers find human virus in chimpanzees
After studying chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania's Mahale Mountains National Park for the past year as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Virginia Tech researcher Dr. Taranjit Kaur and her team have produced powerful scientific evidence that chimpanzees are becoming sick from viral infectious diseases they have likely contracted from humans. (2008-06-04)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38243/Virginia_Tech_researchers_find_human_virus_in_chimpanzees.html

New blood clot guidelines for pregnant women
New evidence-based guidelines address the prevention and management of thrombosis in key patient populations and reinforce recommendations related to the routine use of preventive therapies. (2008-06-25)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38658/New_blood_clot_guidelines_for_pregnant_women.html

Holistic Study Approach Expands Understanding of Agricultural Chemicals in the Environment
An understanding how environmental processes and agricultural practices interact to determine the transport and fate of agricultural chemicals in the environment is essential for effectively addressing the widespread degradation of surface and ground waters from past, present, and future agricultural activities. While considerable research has been conducted at field or smaller scales, the holistic understanding of processes at the watershed scale, encompassing multiple environmental compartments, is generally lacking. (2008-06-04)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38240/Holistic_Study_Approach_Expands_Understanding_of_Agricultural_Chemicals_in_the_Environment.html

Initiating drinking at younger age heightens women's risk for alcohol dependence
Women born after 1944 began drinking alcohol at younger ages than their elders, and that appears to have put them at greater risk for alcoholism, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38253/Initiating_drinking_at_younger_age_heightens_womens_risk_for_alcohol_dependence.html

NIST chemists get scoop on crude 'oil' from pig manure
After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are certain about a number of things. Most obviously, "This stuff smells worse than manure," says NIST chemist Tom Bruno. (2008-06-13)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38375/NIST_chemists_get_scoop_on_crude_oil_from_pig_manure.html

Pitt Team Receives $2.5 Million to Simulate and Analyze Brain, Immune System Activity and Apply Math to Medical Problems
In an effort to promote the application of mathematics to medical treatment, researchers in the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Mathematics will undertake a $2.5 million project to create models of how the brain and immune system function and change over time in response to certain illnesses, infections, and treatment. (2008-06-25)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38648/Pitt_Team_Receives_25_Million_to_Simulate_and_Analyze_Brain_Immune_System_Activity_and_Apply_Math_to_Medical_Problems.html

Study suggests a little milk could go a long way for your heart
Grabbing as little as one glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that adults who had at least one serving of lowfat milk or milk products each day had 37 percent lower odds of poor kidney function linked to heart disease compared to those who drank little or no lowfat milk. (2008-06-26)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38686/Study_suggests_a_little_milk_could_go_a_long_way_for_your_heart.html

Achieving top grades in science subjects more difficult, proves research
Schoolchildren studying science and technology subjects like Maths, Physics and Chemistry find it much harder to achieve the top exam grades than candidates of similar ability studying subjects like Media Studies and Psychology, proves a new report. (2008-07-01)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38742/Achieving_top_grades_in_science_subjects_more_difficult_proves_research.html

Newly Compiled Online Bee Checklist Allows Biologists To Link Important Information About All Bee Species
n time for National Pollinator Week, June 22 through June 28, biologists have completed an online effort to compile a world checklist of bees. They have identified nearly 19,500 bee species worldwide, about 2,000 more than previously estimated. (2008-06-19)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38515/Newly_Compiled_Online_Bee_Checklist_Allows_Biologists_To_Link_Important_Information_About_All_Bee_Species.html

New superconductors present new mysteries, possibilities
Johns Hopkins University researchers and colleagues in China have unlocked some of the secrets of newly discovered iron-based high-temperature superconductors, research that could result in the design of better superconductors for use in industry, medicine, transportation and energy generation. (2008-06-05)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38273/New_superconductors_present_new_mysteries_possibilities.html

Fair and adequate reimbursement is vital to developing life-saving medical treatments
Reimbursement of molecular imaging and therapies-leading to the early detection and diagnosis of many life-threatening diseases-remains an urgent and critical need as consumers face ever-increasing healthcare costs. (2008-06-18)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38486/Fair_and_adequate_reimbursement_is_vital_to_developing_life-saving_medical_treatments.html

New discoveries from Harvard and Baylor get to the heart of cardiovascular disease
Even if you eat right and exercise regularly, chances are high that you'll still die of a heart attack or stroke. But thanks to new findings by researchers from Harvard and Baylor, the odds may finally shift in your favor. (2008-06-19)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38510/New_discoveries_from_Harvard_and_Baylor_get_to_the_heart_of_cardiovascular_disease.html

Study shows male homosexuality can be explained through a specific model of Darwinian evolution
Reporting in this week's PLoS ONE, an Italian research team, consisting of Andrea Camperio Ciani and Giovanni Zanzotto at the University of Padova and Paolo Cermelli at the University of Torino, found that the evolutionary origin and maintenance of male homosexuality in human populations could be explained by a model based around the idea of sexually antagonistic selection, in which genetic factors spread in the population by giving a reproductive advantage to one sex while disadvantaging the other. (2008-06-18)
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38481/Study_shows_male_homosexuality_can_be_explained_through_a_specific_model_of_Darwinian_evolution.html
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