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Posted May 14, 2013:

• Fossil Saved from Mule Track Revolutionizes Understanding of Ancient Dolphin-Like Marine Reptile


• Treatment With Two Osteoporosis Drugs Better at Increasing Bone Density Than Single-Drug Therapy


• Mum and Dad Dinosaurs Shared the Work


• 'Magic Bullet’ Nanomedicine Developed for Acute Lung Injury


• 'Owning' a Darker Skin Can Positively Impact Racial Bias, Study Finds


• Women's Immune Systems Remain Younger for Longer


• Slim Women Have a Greater Risk of Developing Endometriosis Than Obese Women: Study


• Nearly 50 Percent Increase in ICU Admissions in U.S., New Study Says


• New Uses for Tiny Carbon Nanotubes: Adding Ionic Liquid to Nanotube Films Could Build Smaller Gadgets


• Massage Therapy Shown to Improve Stress Response in Preterm Infants


• Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death


• Research Helps Paint Finer Picture of Massive 1700 Earthquake


• Cardio and Weight Training Reduces Access to Health Care in Seniors


• Male Testosterone Levels Increase When Victorious in Competition Against Rivals, but Not Friends


• Trying to Be Happier Works When Listening to Upbeat Music


• Getting a Grip on Sleep


• Newly Described Type of Immune Cell and T Cells Share Similar Path to Maturity


• Power of Prayer: Studies Find Prayer Can Lead to Cooperation, Forgiveness in Relationships


• No Significant Change Seen in Overall Smokeless Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youths


• Entrepreneur Giving Space Shuttle Truss New Uses


• Using Clay to Grow Bone: Researchers Use Synthetic Silicate to Stimulate Stem Cells Into Bone Cells


• Same Musicians Play a Brand New Tune: Unusual Interplay of Signaling Pathways Shapes Critical Eye Structure


• Passenger Car Drivers Are More Likely to Die in Crashes With SUVs, Regardless of Crash Ratings


• Chemists Demonstrate Nanoscale Alloys So Bright They Could Have Potential Medical Applications


• Engineered Biomaterial Could Improve Success of Medical Implants


• Studies Support Population-Based Efforts to Lower Excessive Dietary Sodium Intakes


• Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in New Species, the Banded Mongoose, in Africa


• Mining the Botulinum Genome


• First Precise MEMS Output Measurement Technique Unveiled


• Cutting-Edge Bacteria Research Leads to More Effective Treatment of Complex Infections


• When Green Means Danger: A Stunning New Species of Palm-Pitviper from Honduras


• New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-Attacks to Protect Networked Control Systems


• Cooling Ocean Temperature Could Buy More Time for Coral Reefs


• Making Gold Green: New Non-Toxic Method for Mining Gold


• Become a Marathon Runner With the Protein PGC-1alpha


• Learning to Recycle: Does Political Ideology Matter?


• Illusion of Control: Why Sports Fans Prefer 'Lucky' Products


• New Principle May Help Explain Why Nature Is Quantum


• Scientists Uncover Fundamental Property of Astatine -- Rarest Naturally Occurring Element on Earth


• Technique Helps Robotic Vehicles Find Their Way, Help Humans


• Alzheimer's Markers Predict Start of Mental Decline


• From Ocean to Land: The Fishy Origins of Our Hips


• Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child's Risk for Bipolar Disorder


• Alligator Stem Cell Study Gives Clues to Tooth Regeneration


• Fish Oil May Stall Effects of Junk Food on Brain


• IT Industry Ignores Silver Surfers at Its Peril: Design for Seniors to Tap Market, Industry Urged


• Do Potatoes Grow on Vines? A Review of the Wild Relatives of Some Favorite Food Plants


• Common Myths About Digital Piracy Busted


• Flower Power Fights Orchard Pests


• Advertising Product Results? Put Images Closer Together