Top Science News April 15. Seasonal Patterns

Top Science News April 15.

• Seasonal Patterns of Tropical Rainfall Changes from Global Warming Revealed


• Cholesterol Increases Risk of Alzheimer's and Heart Disease


• Plant Protein Shape Puzzle Solved by Molecular 3-D Model


• Surprising Findings on Hydrogen Production in Green Algae


• New Training Package Could Help Doctors Cut Rates of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes


• Bad Decisions Arise from Faulty Information, Not Faulty Brain Circuits


• Shifts in Physiological Mechanisms Let Male Bats Balance the Need to Feed and the Urge to Breed


• Brain Development Is Guided by Junk DNA That Isn't Really Junk


• Titan's Methane: Going, Going, Soon to Be Gone?


• NASA-Funded Asteroid Tracking Sensor Passes Key Test


• Fish Prone to Melanoma Get DNA Decoded


• Medical Researchers Implant Telescope for Macular Degeneration


• New Light Shed on Traumatic Brain Injuries


• No Evidence Drugs, Vitamins, Supplements Help Prevent Cognitive Decline in Healthy Older Adults


• Excess Vitamin E Intake Not a Health Concern, Study Suggests


• Electroconvulsive Therapy Can Restore Quality of Life for Some Severely Depressed Patients


• Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat Than Previously Thought


• Photons Run out of Loopholes: Quantum World Really Is in Conflict With Our Everyday Experience


• Laser Liposuction Melts Fat, Results in Tighter Skin


• Nonsurgical Treatment Turns Back the Clock, Shrinks Enlarged Prostate


• Skin Cells Turned Directly Into the Cells That Insulate Neurons


• Musicians Who Learn a New Melody Demonstrate Enhanced Skill After a Night's Sleep


• In Sex, Happiness Hinges on Keeping Up With the Joneses


• Our Futures Look Bright, Because We Reject the Possibility That Bad Things Will Happen


• Taste of Beer, Without Effect from Alcohol, Triggers Dopamine Release in the Brain


• Blue Tits Provide Insight Into Climate Change, Bird Study Shows


• Following a Western Style Diet May Lead to Greater Risk of Premature Death


• NASA and JAXA's GPM Mission Takes Rain Measurements Global


• Where Are the Best Windows Into Europa's Interior?


• Update: Comet to Make Close Flyby of Red Planet in October 2014


• Ocean's Future Not So Bleak? Resilience Found in Shelled Plants Exposed to Ocean Acidification


• High Glucose Levels Could Impair Ferroelectricity in Body's Connective Tissues


• Picture This: A Dramatic Drop in Wrong Patient Errors


• Tulip Tree Reveals Mitochondrial Genome of Ancestral Flowering Plant


• Mathematics Provides a Shortcut to Timely, Cost-Effective Interventions for HIV


• Tourist's Trust Is Based on Social Media and the Web


• Teachers' Assessments Not Always Conducive to Fair Education, Researcher Says


• Ten-Year Follow-Up of Physical Activity Among Adolescents


• Color of OLEDs Can Now at Last Be Predicted Thanks to New Modeling Technique


• The Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Two Years On, the Fallout Continues


• Personalizing Prostate Specific Antigen Testing May Improve Specificity, Reduce Biopsies


• Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Uterine Fibroids


• Strong Urban Cores Promote Socializing in the City