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Mild winter triggers early maple sugar season

Lighter than normal snow accumulation, warmer than normal temperatures earlier in the season and an earlier than normal start of the maple syrup season are making some weather watchers wonder if there is a new “normal.”

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists achieve high temperature milestone in silicon spintronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the Materials Science and Technology division of the Naval Research Laboratory have recently demonstrated electrical injection, detection and precession of spin accumulation ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Retirement funds affected by depression and mental illness

(PhysOrg.com) -- Depression and mental illness have a significant financial impact on people who retire early due to these conditions, a study led by the University of Sydney has revealed.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tracing families' escape from poverty

For all the detailed tools developed to study finance in past decades, relatively few scholars have brought those methods to bear on a pressing social question: How do poor people manage their finances?

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Scientists probe Earth's core

We know more about distant galaxies than we do about the interior of our own planet. However, by observing distant earthquakes, researchers at the University of Calgary have revealed new clues about the top ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (20) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Research reveals early steps in Parkinson's pathology

Although the cause of Parkinson's disease remains a mystery, scientists now have a better understanding of the earliest stages of abnormal aggregation of a key disease-associated protein. The research, published by Cell Press ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientist says slimming soybeans are on the horizon

If you're serious about losing weight, check out recent studies done in Elvira de Mejia's University of Illinois laboratory. Her research provides insight into the way a certain type of soy protein inhibits fat accumulation ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body's immune system response to dental plaque varies by gender and race

Will neglecting to brush your teeth damage more than just your smile? Can failing to attack dental plaque increase your risk of heart damage?

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Novel mechanism revealed for increasing recombinant protein yield in tobacco

Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) cause plants to store GM proteins in special 'protein bodies', insulating them from normal cellular degradation processes and increasing the overall protein yield. Researchers writing in the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is rapid transition through menopause linked to earlier onset of heart disease?

An evaluation of 203 women as part of the multifaceted Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study (LAAS) found that those who transitioned more quickly through menopause were at increased risk for a higher rate of progression of "preclinical ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0