Science Headlines for August 6, 2008

Growth Hormone Treatment For HIV Patients Improves Abdominal Fat, But Worsens Glucose Level

For human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with treatment-related abdominal obesity and growth hormone deficiency, receiving low-dose growth hormone resulted in improvement in fat and blood pressure measurements but worsened glucose levels, according to a study in the Aug. 6 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Duck-billed Dinosaurs Outgrew Predators To Survive

With long limbs and a soft body, the duck-billed hadrosaur had few defenses against predators such as tyrannosaurs. But new research on the bones of this plant-eating dinosaur suggests that it had at least one advantage: It grew to adulthood much faster than its predators, giving it superiority in size.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Depression Found To Hasten Decline In Cancer Patients

Depression causes patients with advanced cancer to die sooner than they should, say scientists at the University of Liverpool.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Wind Powered Vehicle, Ventomobile, Ready To Race In The Netherlands

Students have constructed a vehicle that is solely powered by wind energy, the Ventomobile. It took them many months of intense construction work to reach this goal. First wind tunnel testing produced very promising results. The extremely stylish three-wheeler features a two-bladed rotor on top, with a diameter of two meters. The efficiency of this setup proved to be extremely good.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Gold Nanoshells Help Visibly Heat And Destroy Cancer

Most cancer tumors that have clear borders and are well defined have traditionally been treated successfully by surgical removal. But not all cancers respond to conventional surgery. More importantly, conventional surgery brings risks of complications and long recovery periods that can negatively impact a person's quality of life.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

New Gene Therapy Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Researchers report promising results for a new chemoprevention gene therapy for preventing and treating pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal and treatment-resistant forms of cancer.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Possible Cause Of Endometriosis Identified

Scientists have identified an enzyme that could be responsible for a condition called endometriosis – the most common cause of pelvic pain in women.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

First National Study Of Diving-related Injuries

Diving into cool, refreshing water is a favorite summer pastime for millions, and a fan favorite sport at the Olympics. Now, the first comprehensive study of diving board injuries is out, and it shows, on average, someone is injured on a diving board every hour of every day in the US.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Certain HIV Treatment Less Effective When Used With Anti-TB Therapy

Patients receiving rifampicin-based anti-tuberculosis therapy are more likely to experience virological failure when starting nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy, an HIV treatment that is widely used in developing countries because of lower cost, than when starting efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy, according to a study in the Aug. 6 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Antarctic Fossils Paint Picture Of Much Warmer Continent

Scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra -- in the form of fossilized plants and insects -- on the interior of the southernmost continent before temperatures began a relentless drop millions of years ago.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

New Gear to Boost Space Station Population (SPACE.com)

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Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 11:04 am

New Gear to Boost Space Station Population

The International Space Station is due for some new gear that will double its crew size.
Source: Livescience.com | 6 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

BTC pipeline fire in Turkey disrupts oil flow (AP)

AP - A fire on a Turkish section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline a major supplier of crude to Western markets disrupted the flow of oil, officials said Wednesday. Shipments were not affected.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 10:31 am

T-Rex prey grew 'like crazy' to avoid being dino dinner: study (AFP)

AFP - A duck-billed dinosaur which was a favourite prey of the Tyrannosaurus Rex grew "like crazy" from egg to adult-size to avoid being eaten by the king of the dino world, a study revealed Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 10:18 am

Edouard bring rain to Texas (weather.com)

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Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 10:06 am

The question: Vitamin C good or bad?

Helen Pidd There's no evidence that injecting vitamin C is effective in treating human cancer
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 6 Aug 2008 | 9:52 am

New AIDS vaccine blueprint calls for more focus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AIDS vaccine researchers should move to smaller, more focused trials and dump any vaccines that do not show strong promise, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 7:18 am

Booger is back: Woman receives 5 cloned puppies (AP)

AP - Booger is back. An American woman received five puppies Tuesday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, becoming the inaugural customer of a South Korean company that says it is the world's first successful commercial canine cloning service.

Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 5:02 am

Scientists: Salt in Mars soil not bad for life (AP)

AP - Traces of a rocket fuel ingredient found in the Martian soil would not necessarily hinder potential life, mission scientists said Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 2:34 am

Open promise for Phoenix

US space agency Nasa quashes any idea that it is hiding information related to discoveries made on Mars.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:59 am

Plant-Eating Dinos Grew Fast to Fend Off Tyrannosaurs (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - What some dinosaurs lacked in body armor, they made up for in size. The duck-billed hadrosaur grew to adulthood much faster than its predators, such as tyrannosaurs, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:25 am

Video: A yawning dog

A study has found that labradors and other pet dogs were more likely to yawn if they witness humans performing the action
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:21 am

Plant-Eating Dinos Grew Fast to Fend Off Tyrannosaurs

A duck-billed dinosaur grew lightning fast compared with its meat-eating enemies.
Source: Livescience.com | 6 Aug 2008 | 12:08 am

Let sleeping dogs yawn: Scientists study tired pooches

Yawning is known to be contagious in humans but now scientists have shown that pet dogs can catch a yawn, too.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:53 pm

Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots

Scientists say they have drawn up the first detailed map showing Arctic areas that could become the centre of border disputes.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:15 pm

Fido's not just yawning -- he's empathizing

LONDON (Reuters) - Dogs find human yawns contagious, suggesting they have a rudimentary capacity for empathy, British scientists said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:11 pm

The wilderness at risk from the latest dash for gas

Between two national parks lies a corridor rich in wildlife - but also in fossil fuels. Will protection follow now that the gas extraction drillers want to move in? Jim Giles reports
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:06 pm

Spacewatch

Alan Pickup: The Sun's disc has been pristine and spotless over many days of late
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:02 pm

Five puppies are cloned from a single pit bill

American woman receives five puppies from South Korean firm that were cloned from her dead pit bill
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:02 pm

Animals: Yawning is catching - and not just for humans

A yawn is likely to set off pets as well as those around you, psychologists say
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:02 pm

Obituary: Cecil Todes

Obituary: Psychiatrist who wrote a frank book about his battle with Parkinson's
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 5 Aug 2008 | 11:02 pm

NASA says Mars toxin find doesn't rule out life

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA scientists on Tuesday said the surprise discovery of a sometimes toxic chemical on the surface of Mars does not diminish the possibility of finding microbial life on the Red Planet and asked for patience while they study soil samples further.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:30 pm

Teacher finds new cosmic object

A new class of cosmic object has been found by a 25-year-old Dutch schoolteacher through an online astronomy project.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:23 pm

Congo gorilla bonanza doubles population estimates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A crowd of gorillas has survived in the northern part of the Republic of Congo -- so many that environmentalists can double population estimates, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 10:13 pm

Scientists cheer gorilla find, but warn of threats (AP)

AP - Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find announced Tuesday that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas in central Africa, scientists warned that hundreds of primate species remain in danger of extinction.

Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 9:40 pm

Major Discovery - Solar Revolution?

Scientists at MIT discover way to mimic plant storage system which may lead to major advancements in solar energy. Credit: MIT New Office
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 9:37 pm

Study shows why once is enough to hook some smokers

CHICAGO (Reuters) - For some people, one cigarette is all it takes to become hooked on nicotine, while others are repelled by it.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 9:05 pm

Amateur astronomer spies gassy "cosmic ghost"

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Dutch primary school teacher and amateur astronomer has discovered what some are calling a "cosmic ghost," a strange, gaseous object with a hole in the middle that may represent a new class of astronomical object.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 8:15 pm

Pet Pitbull Cloned in Commercial First

An American woman paid $50,000 to have her pet pitbull, Booger, cloned.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 5 Aug 2008 | 6:03 pm

Two More Storms Added to 'Active' 2008 Hurricane Forecast

Hurricane forecasters see an active season ahead.
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 4:53 pm

The Olympics: History, Controversy and Just Plain Strange

The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing seem to have generated more advance interest and pre-game controversy than any in recent memory. LiveScience is digging into the history of the Games and the offbeat aspects playing out this time around.
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 4:36 pm

For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside

Study finds managed care, more medications have led psychiatrists to drop this approach
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 4:22 pm

Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment

The nutrient shrunk brain, ovarian and pancreatic tumors in mice
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 4:21 pm

Booger the pit bull is back! All five of him...

SEOUL (Reuters) - The loss of Booger the pit bull terrier was almost more than Bernann McKinney could bear.

Source: Reuters: Science News | 5 Aug 2008 | 3:53 pm

Chameleons: Masters of Disguise or Display?

Which has driven the evolution of the chameleon's ability to change its livery — camouflage or communication?
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 3:45 pm

Dandelion Rubber Could Replace Rare Sources

The dandelion's bad rap could be due for a revision.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 5 Aug 2008 | 3:38 pm

Primate warning

The decline of primates shows time is running out
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 5 Aug 2008 | 3:07 pm

South Korean Firm Delivers Commercial Dog Clones

An American woman received five puppies Tuesday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, becoming the inaugural customer of a South Korean company that says it is the world's first successful commercial canine cloning service.
Source: Livescience.com | 5 Aug 2008 | 2:11 pm

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