Science Posted April 12, 2013: Could New Flu Sp

Science Posted April 12, 2013:

• Could New Flu Spark Global Flu Pandemic? New Bird Flu Strain Seen Adapting to Mammals, Humans


• Vocal Cord Disorder Often Mistaken for Asthma in Elite Athletes


• Compact Multipurpose Scooter for Crowded Megacities


• New Device Could Cut Costs on Household Products, Pharmaceuticals


• Arctic Nearly Free of Summer Sea Ice During First Half of 21st Century, Experts Predict


• Scientists Map Elusive 3-D Structure of Telomerase Enzyme, Key Actor in Cancer, Aging


• Reactivating Memories During Sleep: Memory Rehearsal During Sleep Can Make a Big Difference in Remembering Later


• Secrets of Bacterial Slime Revealed


• Scientists Use 'the Force' (Atomic Force Microscopy) to Decode Secrets of Our Gut


• Clues to Heart Disease in Unexpected Places


• Alternative Way to Explain Life's Complexity Proposed


• Disappearing Nannies Force Parents to Accept Their Duties


• Carbon Dioxide Removal Can Lower Costs of Climate Protection


• Teenage Smoking Behavior Influenced by Friends' and Parents' Smoking Habits


• L-Carnitine Significantly Improves Patient Outcomes Following Heart Attack, Study Suggests


• Can One Buy the Right to Name a Planet? A Response to Recent Name-Selling Campaigns


• The Power of Cocoa Polyphenols Against Neurodegenerative Diseases


• Exercise or Make Dinner? Study Finds Adults Trade One Healthy Act for Another


• Study on Patients With Disc Prolapse: Same Gene Variant Promotes Pain in Women, Suppresses Pain in Men


• Simple Test to Screen for Hospital Bugs


• Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis, and Smoking Combined Greatly Increase Lung Cancer Risk


• Are Human Genes Patentable?


• Bad Behavior in Kids With Hearing Implants Doesn't Predict Slowed Language Development


• Romantic Comedies Affect Beliefs About Relationships Less Strongly Than Expected