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Facebook (and systems biologists) take note: Network analysis reveals true connections

Facebook (and Systems Biologists) Take Note: Network Analysis Reveals True Connections

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 3 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook figures out that you know Holly, although you haven't seen her in 10 years, because you have four mutual friends -- a good predictor of direct friendship. But sometimes Facebook gets ...


Delinquent boys at increased risk of premature death and disability by middle age

Medicine & Health / Health

created 8 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men who have a history of delinquency in childhood are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, and not just from the obvious consequences of antisocial behaviour, new research indicates.


New therapy targets for amyloid disease

New therapy targets for amyloid disease

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A major discovery is challenging accepted thinking about amyloids - the fibrous protein deposits associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - and may open up a potential new area for therapeutics.


Sleep changes predict the onset of physical changes associated with puberty

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that changes in children's sleep patterns that typically occur between the ages of 11 and 12 years are evident before the physical changes associated with the onset ...


Long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Intensive exercise prevented shortening of telomeres, a protective effect against aging of the cardiovascular system, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.


Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent (AP)

Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(AP) -- Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.


Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills

Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dehydration has long been known to compromise physical performance. Now, a new study provides insight into the effects of mild dehydration on young athletes, and possibly into the lives of ...


Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University.


After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape

After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals -- including such iconic creatures as mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, ground ...


Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these ...


People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous ...


Faithful mothers have healthier babies

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Faculty of 1000 reviewers examine a study from New Zealand on whether prolonged exposure to the father's semen protects new mothers against pre-eclampsia and having an undersized baby.


Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (20) | comments 0

A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres - the tip ends ...


Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques

Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 15

Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been ...


WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.