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According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime. Researchers have now revealed a previously unknown mechanism underlying anxiety. Targeting this biochemical pathway may help develop new therapies for alleviating the symptoms of anxiety disorders. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QOvZpg

With each pass of the ICESat-2 satellite, the mission is adding to datasets tracking Earth's rapidly changing ice. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RPVvrr

Chemists have now synthesized a molecule that can perform the function of a computing unit in a quantum computer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ry3EW8

A new study supports body mass index as a useful tool for assessing obesity and health. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EbPb9X

A widely shared video showed officers trying to pull her baby out of her hands as she lay on the floor. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2C6tW7V

A new computational model gives a clearer picture of the structure and mechanics of soft, shape-changing cells that could provide a better understanding of cancerous tumor growth, wound healing, and embryonic development. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LbHSR9

Most parents would agree that one of the of the biggest modern parenting challenges is monitoring a child's online activity. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C3DWyO

Chemistry professors used the Google algorithm PageRank to identify key amino acids in the regulation of a bacterial enzyme essential for most microorganisms. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LhFwQN

A ground-breaking study has revealed how spending time in and around Hong Kong's 'blue spaces' (harbors, coastlines and beaches) is linked to better health and wellbeing, especially for older adults. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C5Th1R

Findings suggest that setting compensation goals can increase dishonesty when managers are also paid a bonus for hitting certain targets. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EeYypg

Earthquake hazard assessment often overlooks intra-slab earthquakes. EarthScope Transportable Array data for the 2016 Iniskin and Nov. 30, 2018 Anchorage earthquakes in Alaska offer new insight into potential causes of heavy shaking from these intra-slab events. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EpuTdS

Researchers have genetically transformed the Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris) for the first time in a development that could shed light on one of the plant world's most renowned reproductive systems. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2L8OjUO

Researchers developed an imitation comparable to mother-of-pearl, the physical properties of which can be specifically adjusted. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C5QLsy

Scientists who recently identified the molecular start of Alzheimer's disease have used that finding to determine that it should be possible to forecast which type of dementia will develop over time -- a form of personalized medicine for neurodegenerative diseases. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C4zOOR

A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth - this was discovered by researchers two years ago. In a follow-up study, scientists report that this drug cocktail induces cancer cell death by switching off their energy supply. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LaGeix

A team of chemists and physicists is offering a novel approach for the selective layer formation in perovskite solar cells. The molecule assembles itself into a monolayer, which can cover a variety of surfaces and can function as a hole transporting material in a perovskite solar cell. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C5hBRe

Mr Trump publicly argued with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer over a budget to keep the government open. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2EfXkdf

The president and Democratic leaders clash over border wall funding in a feisty Oval Office meeting. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2UzftZs

Regulators worldwide currently use honeybees as the sole model species failing to account for potential threats posed by agrochemicals to the full diversity of bee species from bumblebees to solitary bees, which are probably more important for pollination of food crops than managed honeybees. They are potentially more vulnerable to pesticides given they nest in the ground and bumblebee queens have different life cycles that could increase exposure. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LbyUmX

Red wolves, once nearly extinct, again teeter on the abyss. New research finds red wolf ancestry in Texas -- providing opportunities for additional conservation action and difficult policy challenges. Researchers have identified red wolf ''ghost alleles'' in canid population on Galveston Island. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zSr5hu

In a sweeping new study, psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms effectively reduce depression. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C69x2R

NOAA's annual report card on the Arctic, released today, shows that the Arctic region experienced the second-warmest air temperatures ever recorded; the second-lowest overall sea-ice coverage; lowest recorded winter ice in the Bering Sea; and earlier plankton blooms due to early melting of sea ice in the Bering Sea. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C3v9wO

The world's primary archive of tree ring data, which holds more than 52 million cost-free records spanning 8,000 years of history, has gotten a makeover by scientists from four countries committed to making science more accessible.   The International Tree Ring Data Bank, developed in 1974 and populated by hundreds of contributing scientists and agencies, had only been used for a handful of studies at a global scale due to inconsistent data accessibility and formatting. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LbBmd8

Cell biologists have developed a new method for measuring how mechanical forces in cells are processed. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EfoX6g

Researchers have developed a new theory to better predict how nanoclusters will behave when a given metal is introduced to their structure. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Eq5Hnw

For the first time, researchers have identified that an immune cell subset called gamma delta T cells that may be causing and/or perpetuating the systemic inflammation found in normal aging in the general geriatric population and in HIV-infected people who are responding well to drugs (anti-retrovirals). from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Lbwbdd

A new terahertz laser is the first to reach three key performance goals at once -- high constant power, tight beam pattern, and broad electric frequency tuning -- and could thus be valuable for a wide range of applications in chemical sensing and imaging. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RMwoG5

The proposal targets wetlands and seasonal streams, removing federal protections against pollution. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2ROApd2

Seventy percent of the current infrastructure in the Arctic has a high potential to be affected by thawing permafrost in the next 30 years. Even meeting the climate change targets of the Paris Agreement will not substantially reduce those projected impacts, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GdthWx

The effects of a supernova -- and possibly more than one -- on large ocean life like school-bus-sized Megalodon 2.6 million years ago are detailed in a new article. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SEYenB

An analysis of nearly 20,000 cancer patient histories and genetic data has revealed that knowing the genetic cause of a cancer does not help predict how deadly the disease will be. Instead, researchers have discovered that copy number variations in specific gene sites are far more informative, providing new opportunities to improve prognosis. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QL84Hb

Researchers have found a possible connection between the intensity of oil and gas exploration in an area and early indicators of cardiovascular disease among nearby residents. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SKj9WF

For the first time, researchers have fabricated light-guiding structures known as waveguides just over one micron wide in a clear silicone commonly used for biomedical applications. The tiny, flexible waveguides can be used to make light-based devices such as biomedical sensors and endoscopes that are smaller and more complex than currently possible. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QKbw5a

Relationship impairment (difficulty managing expectations and requirements within an intimate relationship) plays a role in explaining the association between symptom severity and those seeking treatment among post-9/11 military veterans. However, the role it plays is different for men and women. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SHGt7s

US lawmakers accused firm of "programming" bias against conservative views into its algorithms. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Edqkm4

Industry consumes large quantities of crude oil to produce basic substances for drugs, cosmetics, plastics, or food. However, these processes consume a lot of energy and produce waste. Biological processes with enzymes are far more sustainable. The protein molecules can catalyze various chemical reactions without auxiliary materials or solvents being required. But they are expensive and, hence, have been economically unattractive so far. Researchers have now developed a new biomaterial that considerably facilitates the use of enzymes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EfZEB5

Investigators from the UEx have developed a methodology with new algorithms to analyze the location of the centriole in a model cell. Thanks to this technology, they have been able to discover how the actin cytoskeleton, is involved in the polarised placement of centrioles in Drosophila, just as happens in vertebrates. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EnMK4R

Researchers have discovered a link between meditation and how individuals respond to feedback. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EdGEDi

Researchers have used a bioinformatics approach to integrate information from multiple studies on insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and uncovered a number of important resistance mechanisms that had not previously been recognized. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ep4wET

Researchers have shed light on how catnip -- also known as catmint -- produces the chemical that sends cats into a state of wanton abandon. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ec2KpQ

Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long term and prevented from becoming a permanent stress-related disorder? Researchers have recently shed new light on these questions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UA9rYE

For the first time ever, biomedical researchers have unveiled cellular defects that lead to the rare disease hereditary angioedema (HAE), where patients experience recurrent episodes of swelling that requires immediate treatment. This new understanding is an important step towards gene therapy for patients. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2B9y9pJ

A new study shows that living or moving to a neighborhood with a higher socioeconomic status is clearly associated with better adherence to dietary recommendations. Researchers studied the connection between neighborhoods' socioeconomic status and dietary choices from data covering over 16,000 Finnish adults. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zWewBA

Scientists have developed a new technique that uses light to understand how cells communicate in human disease. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PwDZXa

Being able to voluntarily regulate our attention is crucial for mental processes such as intelligence and learning in children. With this in mind, researchers have carried out a study in which they evaluated the influence of a computer-based attention-training intervention on intelligence scores and brain functioning on a group of pre-school age children. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zTtubv

Scientists have been able to boost current super-resolution microscopy by a novel tweak. They coated the glass cover slip as part of the sample carrier with tailor-made biocompatible nanosheets that create a 'mirror effect'. This method shows that localizing single emitters in front of a metal-dielectric coating leads to higher precision, brightness and contrast in Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM). from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pwfh9u

A fibroadenoma is a noncancerous lump that can develop in the breast. Learn about the causes, diagnosis, complications, and possible treatment of fibroadenomas in this article. from Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today https://ift.tt/2C5nRsr

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It is well known that poorer Americans are more likely to be obese or suffer from diabetes; there is a strong negative correlation between household income and both obesity and diabetes. This negative correlation, however, has only developed in the past 30 years, according to researchers. Since 1990, the rise of obesity and diabetes was fastest among the poorest US regions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LcPm6f

Researchers draw connections between people's social activity and the spread of epidemics through a mathematical model. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QOHq0c

Sundar Pichai, in his public debut in Congress, is expected to address privacy, allegations of anti-conservative bias, a censored search tool for China and a scuttled Pentagon contract. (Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2B8hLFX

Findings in new article indicate that when academics work with business, government, and/or NGO partners they produce more cited, higher impact research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ruFJXH

Human norovirus is a major cause of infections that can be particularly dangerous to children and elderly people. Here, a research team found that human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal epithelial cells allowed for efficient growth of human norovirus in the laboratory, without requiring human tissue or bile. This method raises fewer practical and ethical issues than conventional systems and should prove useful for industrial applications such as testing new potential vaccines. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Gap7OV

A new study shows that several species of bats are giving Madagascar's rice farmers a vital pest control service by feasting on plagues of insects. And this, a zoologist believes, can ease the financial pressure on farmers to turn forest into fields. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ru0F0R

Music is known to evoke emotions through a range of mechanisms. A new study gives insights into the way positive emotional reactions can be triggered by music and pictures. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rEQJ4V

A new tool will assist clinicians to assess people suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GbjD6I

A molecular pathway that's frequently mutated in many different forms of cancer becomes active when cells push parts of their membranes outward into bulging protrusions, researchers report. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rvn0eo

A future warmer world will almost certainly feature a decline in fresh water from the Sierra Nevada mountain snowpack. Now a new study that analyzed the headwater regions of California's 10 major reservoirs, representing nearly half of the state's surface storage, found they could see on average a 79 percent drop in peak snowpack water volume by 2100. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GbkaFw

Education researchers at MIT are developing a way to assess students to measure skills such as creativity, critical thinking  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2B8Bq8U

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In January, Maine will start a program to help foreign-trained teachers earn the credentials they need to teach in state scho - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2B7Oz1J

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Offering students equal access to technology in the classroom is key to addressing achievement gaps, writes Kevin Ghost, dire - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2rweb47

Learning disabilities may not be an additional risk factor contributing to the higher rates of suspension of black students,  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2G99ck8

An Idaho school district has partnered with a YMCA chapter to teach the Everyday Leadership program to fifth- and sixth-grade - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2ru1fM5

The Federal School Safety Commission will suggest eliminating a discipline rule, adopted during former President Barack Obam - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Gcry3t

A North Carolina school district's decision to close schools after a snowstorm this week sparked debate about whether the lar - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2rwwQwz

Two policies approved by the Atlanta Public Schools system pertain to sex trafficking, including one that mandates reporting  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2GcjLmt

Boredom can be a surprising component of the creative process -- even in the classroom, says John Spencer, in this feature ar - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2ru2Cu2

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Researchers have identified another reason to limit red meat consumption: high levels of a gut-generated chemical called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), that also is linked to heart disease. Scientists found that people who eat a diet rich in red meat have triple the TMAO levels of those who eat a diet rich in either white meat or mostly plant-based proteins, but discontinuation of red meat eventually lowers those TMAO levels. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EnWH2l

Scientists have developed a technique that enables analysis of DNA-protein interactions using very small numbers of cells, ranging from 100 to 1,000. Their method could capture previously unexamined epigenomic information, facilitate biomarker discovery and open new avenues for precision medicine. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ee5Fya

A large clinical study assesses how clinicians are treating sepsis. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EraZiN

Jamal Khashoggi and others "in pursuit of greater truths" are named 2018's Person of the Year. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2ry24Ug

If you are wondering how long you personally are willing to stand in line to buy that hot new holiday gift, scientists say the answer may be found in the biological rules governing how animals typically forage for food and other rewards. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C5i8D4

While other animal embryos grow outside the mother, their embryonic cells can get right to work accepting assignments, such as head, tail or vital organ. By contrast, mammalian embryos must first choose between forming the placenta or creating the baby. New research has pinpointed two proteins that are the keys to this decision making. The process of assigning cells to placenta or baby is important because that is when pluripotent cells are made. These adaptable pluripotent cells are critical to stem cell research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zUXpAf

Users' name, date of birth, email address, work history, and other information were exposed for nearly a week in November, Google says. (Image credit: Google+ /Screenshot by NPR) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2C5utXK

Women are being urged to call an ambulance immediately if they have heart attack symptoms, following research showing they wait longer than men to get help. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pywf7g

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste -- with lasting results, a new study has found. Study participants who played the game received immediate feedback on their sorting choices. The second time they played -- when feedback was no longer provided -- players still improved their average accuracy from 69 per cent to 84 per cent. Even when a week passed between games, players still improved their accuracy. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zUktz8

Researchers have developed a method to observe the electrical activity of neurons by analyzing the behavior of surrounding water molecules. This simple and non-invasive method, which could eliminate the need for electrodes and fluorophores, can be used to monitor the activity within a single neuron or potentially on an entire region of the brain. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PvQ2nK

A new way to diagnose, treat and protect against stealth fungal infections that claim more than 1.5 million lives per year worldwide has been moved a step closer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QuFKtG

A low-salt diet may be more beneficial in lowering blood pressure in females than males, report scientists who found that while actual salt retention isn't higher in females, there is still an effect that drives pressure up. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ROTPhT

A large scale expansion in bioenergy crop production could be just as detrimental to biodiversity as climate change itself, according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QuFOcU

Tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment have been shown to help maintain psychological well-being despite age related challenges and losses. A recent study demonstrates that tenacity and flexibility are beneficial for out-of-home mobility as well. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RQ8FF7

Patricio Manuel becomes the first transgender boxer to fight in the United States as he beats Hugo Aguilar in a super-featherweight bout. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2zVMCFV

A massive search operation had been launched after two planes collided off Japan on 6 December. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2zRQfNe

The woman hit out after a US judge decided against jail time for the man she accuses of rape. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2QO96Cg

The statue famous for staring down Wall Street's bull is now outside New York's stock exchange. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2B8qSq5

Actress Sarah Hyland says two kidney transplants left her "contemplating suicide". from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2C1RtXJ

Two Catholic sisters who worked at a California school express remorse after stealing about $500,000. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SDr480

The US and Russia are both questioning a Cold War arms treaty - but can it or should it be saved? from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2UAJAzx

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada for allegedly breaking US sanctions against Iran. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2RQS3gb

Google chief Sundar Pichai will answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2C4pDtX

Staff are given tyres as part of their severance payment, as the US firm pulls out of Venezuela. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2L9Hend

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's basketball moved up five spots to No. 19 in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll released Monday night, Dec. 10. - D3hoops.com Poll from Saint John's University Athletics https://ift.tt/2EhEdzs

The increased risk for breast cancer that occurs after childbirth can last more than 20 years. The risk may be enhanced when a woman is older at first birth or has a family history of breast cancer, and is not mitigated by breastfeeding. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Edw4wb

A new study indicates that lifespan extension at lower temperatures is not just a matter of turning down the thermostat: it's under active genetic control. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rt3XBk

Small, local patches of habitat could be playing a much bigger role in conserving biodiversity than you think, according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EpjfzJ