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Subject: Phys.org Newsletter Sunday, Dec 15
To: Pascal Alter <pascal.alter@gmail.com>
Dear Pascal Alter,
Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for December 15, 2013:
Spotlight Stories Headlines
- Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using light, nanoparticles- Regular exercise in middle age protects against muscle weakness later in life
- Lack of preciousss vitamin made Gollum a loser
- Lung lesions of TB variable, independent whether infection is active or latent
- Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves
- Silencing signals sent by parasite could aid sleeping sickness fight
- Deep-sea corals record dramatic long-term shift in Pacific Ocean ecosystem
- Climate change will endanger caribou habitat, study says
- Virus grows tube to insert DNA during infection then sheds it
- World's smallest Medtronic Micra pacemaker: Cardiac pacing game change?
- Mining the moon is pie in the sky for China, experts say
- China prepares for first lunar rover landing on the moon
- White House to keep NSA, cyber oversight together
- Facebook seeks to get smarter with big data
- Truly a web game, Monster Madness is unveiled
Astronomy & Space news
Iran sends second monkey into space
Iran said on Saturday that it had safely returned a monkey to Earth after blasting it into space in the second such launch this year in its controversial ballistic programme.
China prepares for first lunar rover landing on the moon
China will attempt to land a probe carrying the country's first lunar rover on the moon Saturday in a major breakthrough for its ambitious space programme.
China successfully soft-lands probe on the moon
China on Saturday successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, state media said, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese astronaut on the moon.
China's moon rover leaves traces on lunar soil
China's first moon rover has touched the lunar surface and left deep traces on its loose soil, state media reported Sunday, several hours after the country successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades.
Mining the moon is pie in the sky for China, experts say
China's moon rover will survey for minerals on a dusty, barren crater named the Bay of Rainbows, but experts say there may be no pot of gold on the Earth's natural satellite.
Medicine & Health news
Tighten up value for money appraisals of new drugs in England, urges DTB
The body that appraises the clinical and cost effectiveness of new drugs in England would do well to take a leaf out of its sister organisations' books in Wales and Scotland, says an editorial in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
New rule tweaks obamacare deadline
(HealthDay)—The Obama administration is taking steps to prevent consumers who buy health plans sold through state and federal exchanges from experiencing any gap in coverage this January.
Hong Kong study shows lower survival rates after second hip fractures
Research presented today at the 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting showed that second hip fractures are more deadly than first hip fractures. Based in Hong Kong, the study evaluated the overall incidence of a second hip fracture and subsequent mortality in 43,832 patients, aged 65 or above, with operatively treated first hip fracture during the years 2000-2011. The patients' mean age was 82±7.38 and the male to female ratio was 3:7. A total of 2,399 second hip fractures were identified.
Poll: Health law seen as eroding coverage
A poll finds that Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama's health care law for their rising premiums and deductibles.
Significant minority think doctors should help 'tired of living' elderly to die if that's their wish
One in five people believes that doctors should be allowed to help the elderly who are not seriously ill, but who are tired of living, to die, if that is their stated wish, reveals research published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Support for ultrasound first in pediatric appendicitis diagnosis
(HealthDay)—During the transition to an ultrasound-first paradigm for imaging acute appendicitis in pediatric patients, there does not seem to be any increase in complicated appendicitis diagnoses or a longer median hospital length of stay (LOS), according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Surgery found to be marginally better for discogenic pain
(HealthDay)—Surgical patients demonstrate greater improvement at one year compared to patients utilizing nonsurgical treatment for discogenic pain, although success rates for either group are only fair, according to a study published in the November issue of The Spine Journal.
JC metric accurate for elective early-term delivery
(HealthDay)—The exclusion criteria for the current Joint Commission (JC) measure PC-01 identify most valid indications, represented by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes, for planned early-term deliveries, according to research published online Dec. 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Food security status linked to cardiovascular risk
(HealthDay)—Food security status is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk, according to research published Dec. 5 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing Chronic Disease.
ASCO report highlights progress against cancer in last year
(HealthDay)—Progress against cancer is described in the ninth annual report of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, published online Dec. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Tips for stress-free winter breaks with college kids
(HealthDay)—That initial warm welcome from parents when college students return home for the holidays can turn frosty with unexpected tension and conflict, an expert warns.
Crimes against women grossly underestimated, report says
(HealthDay)—Violence committed against women by men is vastly under-reported in many countries, a large new study finds.
Social pressure drives teens to sext despite personal attitude
(HealthDay)—Preventive efforts to reduce sexting among adolescents need to address what significant others in teenagers' lives think about them engaging in sexting, according to a study published in Behaviour & Information Technology.
FDA warns against nipple test for breast cancer screening
(HealthDay)—A new test marketed as an alternative to a mammogram for breast cancer detection is not an effective screening TOOL, U.S. health officials say.
Data unclear for heart failure outcomes in US versus Canada
(HealthDay)—Evidence for the difference in outcomes for heart failure patients in Canada versus the United States differs depending on the source of the data, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure.
Exercise counters the physiological effects of Christmas excess
Daily exercise lessens many of the harmful physiological effects of short-term overeating and inactivity, shows a new study [published 15 December] in The Journal of Physiology, which is well timed with the Christmas holiday approaching.
Up to one in four female prisoners in England and Wales self-harm
Led by Dr Seena Fazel and Professor Keith Hawton from the University of Oxford in the UK, the study examined the prevalence of self-harm in all prisoners in England and Wales between 2004 and 2009—a total of 139 195 incidents of self-harm, involving 26 510 inmates. Risk factors for self-harm were assessed and compared with those of the general prison population, and associations with suicide examined.
Spontaneous fusion with macrophages empowers cancer cells to spread
Cancer cells that spontaneously fuse with macrophages, the immune system's healthy scavenger cells, play a key role in the metastasis, or spread of the cancer to other areas of the body, according to research to be presented Sunday, Dec. 15, at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting in New Orleans.
Nicotine drives cell invasion that contributes to plaque formation in coronary arteries
Nicotine, the major addictive substance in cigarette smoke, contributes to smokers' higher risk of developing atherosclerosis, the primary cause of heart attacks, according to research to be presented Sunday, Dec. 15, at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
High-resolution 3-D imaging draws new picture of Golgi's whereabouts during cell division
Resolving a fundamental question in cell biology and showing off the powers of new high-resolution 3-D imaging, NIH scientists have discovered where the Golgi apparatus, which sorts newly synthesized proteins for transport inside and outside the cell, goes when it disassembles during cell division, according to research to be presented on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the American Association for Cell Biology (ASCB) annual meeting in New Orleans.
Uncovering first molecular missteps that drive neurons in pathway leading to Alzheimer's disease
Much of the debate in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on whether the protein amyloid-beta or the tau protein is the symptom or the cause of the disease.
Glucose: Potential new target for combating annual seasonal influenza
Reducing glucose metabolism dials down influenza viral infection in laboratory cell cultures, providing an entirely new approach for combating seasonal flu, according to research that will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) annual meeting in New Orleans.
Blocking tumor-associated macrophages decreased glioblastoma's growth, extended survival in mice
An experimental drug that targets macrophages, a type of immune cells, in the microenvironment surrounding the lethal brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme decreased the cancer's growth and extended survival of laboratory mice with the cancer, scientists will report on Tuesday Dec. 17, at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) annual meeting in New Orleans.
FDA approves new magnet device to treat migraines
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first device aimed at easing the pain of migraines preceded by aura—sensory disturbances that occur just before an attack.
Regular exercise in middle age protects against muscle weakness later in life
A cross-sectional study by investigators from Tokyo University has found that exercising in middle age is a protective factor against sarcopenia and effective in maintaining muscle strength and physical performance. Sarcopenia is a disease associated with the ageing process, resulting in loss of skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength and/or function in the elderly. The multiple adverse health outcomes include physical disability, poor quality of life and premature death.
World's smallest Medtronic Micra pacemaker: Cardiac pacing game change?
(Medical Xpress)—Device maker Medtronic has accomplished a feat in device miniaturization, this time in the form of an implantable cardiac device the size of a large vitamin. Earlier this month, Minneapolis-based Medtronic said the first in-human implant of the world's smallest pacemaker, without surgery, has taken place in Linz, Austria, as part of a global clinical trial.
Silencing signals sent by parasite could aid sleeping sickness fight
A new discovery by scientists could help combat the spread of sleeping sickness.
Lung lesions of TB variable, independent whether infection is active or latent
The lung lesions in an individual infected with tuberculosis (TB) are surprisingly variable and independent of each other, despite whether the patient has clinically active or latent disease, according to a new animal study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, published online today in Nature Medicine, could point the way to new vaccines to prevent the hard-to-treat infection.
Lack of preciousss vitamin made Gollum a loser
Think kindly of the dragon Smaug. Shed a tear for Gollum. And give an orc a hug.
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