A new way to study Earth's past climate by analyzing the chemical composition of ancient marine fossils has been devised. The first published tests with the method further support the view that atmospheric carbon dioxide has contributed to dramatic climate variations in the past, and strengthen projections that human carbon dioxide emissions could cause global warming. Read more…

An unexpected link connecting schizophrenia and autism to the importance of covering your mouth whenever you sneeze has been discovered. It has been known for some time that schizophrenia is more common among people born in the winter and spring months, as well as in people born following influenza epidemics. Recent studies suggest that if a woman suffers even one respiratory infection during her second trimester, her offspring's risk of schizophrenia rises by three to seven times. Read more…

A new line of evidence ties the risk of obesity to genetics. The modern Pima Indians have an unusually high rate of obesity but the new findings could be extrapolated to other populations. Read more…

A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows cancer death rates decreased on average 2.1 percent per year from 2002 through 2004, nearly twice the annual decrease of 1.1 percent per year from 1993 through 2002. Read more…

Stress tests are good front-line tests indicators of heart disease, but just how good depends on ordering the right one, researchers say. Thirty percent of all women, for example, have a false positive exercise treadmill test, in which they walk for several minutes at a slightly increasing incline with an electrocardiogram measuring the electrical activity of the heart, they say. Read more…

Scientists studying biological systems at the molecular level now have a new hybrid technique to probe the dynamics of the Holliday junction. The Holliday junction is a four-stranded DNA structure that forms during a process known as homologous recombination, which occurs when damaged DNA is repaired. Understanding how DNA repairs itself is an essential step in ultimately developing therapies for genetic disorders. Read more…

Researchers reported that 18 percent of 500 candidates for bariatric surgery did not receive the initial psychiatry clearance for the surgery. The study is the first to examine the reliability of decisions to clear candidates for surgery, and the largest to determine the percentage of candidates who are not cleared, and detail the reasons for exclusion. Read more…

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but according to research conducted by a UBC medical student, eye candy fails to find a sweet tooth in patients with a rare disorder. Chris Waite, a third-year med student, has studied how patients with prosopagnosia -- the inability to recognize familiar faces, even family members, because of brain injury -- perceive facial attractiveness. The findings may provide another assessment tool to help clinicians localize areas of brain damage. Read more…

Two case studies from Japan point to a potential health problem as more Americans consume raw fish in the form of sushi. Anisakiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked seafood containing Anisakis larvae. The ingested larvae can lead to cramping, diarrhea, vomiting and small bowel obstruction warranting a trip to the emergency room. Read more…

Researchers have designed and demonstrated a transistor containing quantum dots that can count individual photons. The semiconductor device could be integrated easily into electronics for applications such as quantum key distribution for 'unbreakable' encryption using single photons. Read more…

Night-time acid reflux, along with some of the less typical manifestations or symptoms of GERD, is associated with significant sleep impairment. Cough, snore, wheeze, choke: Seemingly unrelated symptoms can cause sleepless nights. Read more…

Researchers have shown that nanodiamonds are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs to cells without the negative effects associated with current drug delivery agents. Their study is the first to demonstrate the use of nanodiamonds, a new class of nanomaterials, in biomedicine. In addition to delivering cancer drugs, the model could be used for other applications, such as fighting tuberculosis or viral infections, say the researchers. Read more…

Science has found one likely contributor to the way that some folks eat to live and others live to eat. Researchers have found that people with genetically lower dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps make behaviors and substances more rewarding, find food to be more reinforcing than people without that genotype. In short, they are more motivated to eat and they eat more. Read more…

AP - States and the federal government need to coordinate their efforts to monitor and protect the water of the Mississippi River, a new analysis urges. Read more…

AP - The skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species ? a 105-foot plant-eater that is among the largest dinosaurs ever found ? has been uncovered in Argentina, scientists said Monday. Read more…

AP - Julio and Mauricio Cabrera are gay brothers who are convinced their sexual orientation is as deeply rooted as their Mexican ancestry. They are among 1,000 pairs of gay brothers taking part in the largest study to date seeking genes that may influence whether people are gay. Read more…

AP - Innsbruck ? home to two Winter Olympics ? is hosting a conference on how to cope with the warm winters and lackluster snowfall caused by global warming. Read more…

AP - Yellowstone National Park's bison herd has bounced back to near-record levels following the slaughter of more than 1,000 animals two winters ago to guard against the spread of disease, park administrators said Monday. Read more…

AFP - A swimming sea cucumber, a Nemo-like orange fish and a worm with tentacles sprouting from its head are among dozens of possible new species found during a survey of the Celebes Sea, researchers said Tuesday. Read more…

AFP - Paleontologists from Argentina and Brazil on Monday unveiled a new giant dinosaur species that lived 88 millions of years ago in the Patagonia region of Argentina, where they found its fossils. Read more…

AP - The death toll in a natural gas explosion that rocked an apartment building in eastern Ukraine has reached 15, though rescue workers continued searching for more people possibly buried under the rubble, emergency officials said Monday. Read more…

Reuters - Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday. Read more…

Eris/Nibiru was also known under the name of 'The Planet of the Cross' because, in its passage between Mars and Jupiter, it crosses most of the orbits of the planets in our solar system. Being under the absolute control of the Anunnaki/Elohim/Gods, the first four satellites of the Station/Planet Eris/Nibiru (2003 EL 61, 2005 Fy9, Sedna, Orcus - with an approximate dimension of 1800 km.) are usually disposed around the planet in the shape of a huge celestial Cross. Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 15, 2007 Source: Challenger Center Challenger Center Webcast: Students Help Astronauts to Breathe Easier on the Moon Direct link to webcast participation information ALEXANDRIA, Va. Read more…

AP - China hopes to join an international space station project that already counts leading space powers like the United States and Russia as its members, a government official said Tuesday. Read more…