- June 14, 2013
- 05:00 PM
- 58 views
Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe
by Craig Payne in Running Research Junkie
Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe... Read more »
Nielsen, R., Buist, I., Parner, E., Nohr, E., Sorensen, H., Lind, M., & Rasmussen, S. (2013) Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe: a 1-year prospective cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092202
- June 14, 2013
- 04:45 PM
- 70 views
Yale researchers unravel genetics of dyslexia and language impairment
by Perikis Livas in Tracing Knowledge
A new study of the genetic origins of dyslexia and other learning disabilities could allow for earlier diagnoses and more successful interventions, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Many students now are not diagnosed until high school, at which point treatments are less effective.... Read more »
Karen N. Peart. (2013) Yale researchers unravel genetics of dyslexia and language impairment. Yale News. info:/
- June 14, 2013
- 03:24 PM
- 54 views
Mosaic Pathways Open Way to Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
by dailyfusion in The Daily Fusion
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, or LFP), findings that could lead to better performance in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, medical equipment and aircraft.... Read more »
Chueh, W., El Gabaly, F., Sugar, J., Bartelt, N., McDaniel, A., Fenton, K., Zavadil, K., Tyliszczak, T., Lai, W., & McCarty, K. (2013) Intercalation Pathway in Many-Particle LiFePO Electrode Revealed by Nanoscale State-of-Charge Mapping . Nano Letters, 13(3), 866-872. DOI: 10.1021/nl3031899
- June 14, 2013
- 11:08 AM
- 91 views
Getting Science Right: Social Psychology Credibility
by Andrew Porterfield in United Academics
s social psychology in a crisis? Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman sparked an online (and laboratory) dustup last fall when he accused certain social psychologists of undermining the credibility of their field. At issue is whether certain experiments can be replicated. Kahneman says they should be. Other scientists have reported that certain popular results can’t. And that’s a problem.... Read more »
Elms, A. (1975) The crisis of confidence in social psychology. American Psychologist, 30(10), 967-976. DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.30.10.967
Shanks DR, Newell BR, Lee EH, Balakrishnan D, Ekelund L, Cenac Z, Kavvadia F, & Moore C. (2013) Priming intelligent behavior: an elusive phenomenon. PloS one, 8(4). PMID: 23637732
- June 14, 2013
- 10:23 AM
- 91 views
5 Unusual Ways to Reduce Crime
by Anouk Vleugels in United Academics
For the past 70 years or so, crime has mainly been explained through socio-economic factors such as housing or level of education. Currently the focus has shifted more to neuroscience and biology – and the idea that a chemical imbalance might also cause someone to be more violent or prone to criminal behavior.... Read more »
Keizer, K., Lindenberg, S., & Steg, L. (2008) The Spreading of Disorder. Science, 322(5908), 1681-1685. DOI: 10.1126/science.1161405
- June 14, 2013
- 10:03 AM
- 84 views
Starting negative may help you be creative
by Alex Fradera in BPS Occupational Digest
Positive emotion has long been recognised as facilitating creativity, through broadening thinking and allowing exploratory mental wandering. Conversely, high negative emotion tends to lead to narrow focus on salient, possibly threatening environmental features (such as an impending deadline or difficult conversation), which has lead many to discount it as an impediment to creativity. But recent research suggests that prior states of negative emotion can improve subsequent creative activity.The p........ Read more »
Bledow, R., Rosing, K., & Frese, M. (2012) A Dynamic Perspective on Affect and Creativity. Academy of Management Journal, 56(2), 432-450. DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0894
- June 14, 2013
- 09:32 AM
- 76 views
Not Dead Yet: Medieval Versus Modern Leprosy
by Katy Meyers in Bones Don't Lie
The study of the DNA of vira is becoming increasingly popular to understand how it affected people in the past, how the disease evolved, and whether its modern equivalents are similar. Genomic studies of different variations of the plague have been in the news over the past few years. A recent study of the Justinian … Continue reading »... Read more »
Schuenemann, V., Singh, P., Mendum, T., Krause-Kyora, B., Jager, G., Bos, K., Herbig, A., Economou, C., Benjak, A., Busso, P.... (2013) Genome-Wide Comparison of Medieval and Modern Mycobacterium leprae. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.1238286
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- June 14, 2013
- 08:02 AM
- 57 views
Phototropism - or how plants lean towards the light
by Timothy Havenith in Notes of Nature
Many plants have a tendency to lean towards the light. Until Charles Darwin and his son performed what is now a famous experiment in botany, sparking detailed investigations into how plants grow towards the light, spanning three centuries.
1880 - The Darwin Experiments
Most famous for his seminal...
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Willige BC, Ahlers S, Zourelidou M, Barbosa IC, Demarsy E, Trevisan M, Davis PA, Roelfsema MR, Hangarter R, Fankhauser C.... (2013) D6PK AGCVIII Kinases Are Required for Auxin Transport and Phototropic Hypocotyl Bending in Arabidopsis. The Plant cell. PMID: 23709629
- June 14, 2013
- 05:45 AM
- 81 views
A New Biomarker for Treatment Response in Major Depression? Not Yet.
by The Neurocritic in The Neurocritic
Is a laboratory test or brain scanning method for diagnosing psychiatric disorders right around the corner? How about a test to choose the best method of treatment? Many labs around the world are working to solve these problems, but we don't yet have such diagnostic procedures (despite what some might claim). A new study by McGrath et al. (2013) might be a step in that direction, but the results are very preliminary and await further validation.The principal investigator of that study is Dr. Hel........ Read more »
McGrath CL, Kelley ME, Holtzheimer PE, Dunlop BW, Craighead WE, Franco AR, Craddock RC, & Mayberg HS. (2013) Toward a Neuroimaging Treatment Selection Biomarker for Major Depressive Disorder. JAMA psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.), 1-9. PMID: 23760393
- June 14, 2013
- 03:00 AM
- 51 views
Wellcome Trust Monitor – Public opinion about medical research
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
The Wellcome Trust Monitor documents the views of adults and young people in the UK about science and medical research. The survey is conducted every three years, in order to capture how public opinion is changing over time and also … Continue reading →... Read more »
Genetic Alliance, & The New England Public Health Genetics Education Collaborative. (2010) Understanding Genetics:. A New England Guide for Patients and Health Professionals. PMID: 23586107
Marrie RA, Salter AR, Tyry T, Fox RJ, & Cutter GR. (2013) Preferred sources of health information in persons with multiple sclerosis: degree of trust and information sought. Journal of medical Internet research, 15(4). PMID: 23635393
Wilson SM. (2013) Professional development for science teachers. Science (New York, N.Y.), 340(6130), 310-3. PMID: 23599481
- June 13, 2013
- 07:33 PM
- 131 views
The Daddy Chronicles II: Parenting Boosts Immune Function
by Psych Your Mind in Psych Your Mind
I've been doing this whole parenting thing for almost three months now and it has been simultaneously gratifying, terrifying, exhausting, and fascinating. One thing I haven't been doing is sleeping, and because of this I have had a lot of time to read up on some neat research on new parents. Last time I wrote about how parenting reduces Testosterone in men. Today I blog about the relationship between parenting and immune function.
Can parenting boost the immune system?
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Sneed, R., Cohen, S., Turner, R., & Doyle, W. (2012) Parenthood and Host Resistance to the Common Cold. Psychosomatic Medicine, 74(6), 567-573. DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31825941ff
- June 13, 2013
- 05:00 PM
- 92 views
Risk of injury from ‘foot type’ – back to ‘overpronation’
by Craig Payne in Running Research Junkie
Risk of injury from ‘foot type’ – back to ‘overpronation’... Read more »
Tong JW, & Kong PW. (2013) Association Between Foot Type and Lower Extremity Injuries: Systematic Literature Review With Meta-analysis. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. PMID: 23756327
- June 13, 2013
- 04:31 PM
- 42 views
Halogenated Graphene Catalyst May Replace Platinum in Fuel Cells
by dailyfusion in The Daily Fusion
A group of scientists from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea, has developed a new metal-free fuel cell catalyst using edge-halogenated graphene nanoscale platelets. As a replacement for the expensive platinum-based catalysts this graphene application opens a way to affordable fuel cells.... Read more »
Jeon, I., Choi, H., Choi, M., Seo, J., Jung, S., Kim, M., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., Xia, Z., Dai, L.... (2013) Facile, scalable synthesis of edge-halogenated graphene nanoplatelets as efficient metal-free eletrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/srep01810
- June 13, 2013
- 03:59 PM
- 77 views
Putting the Social back... and forth
by Aurametrix team in Health Technologies
In the year 2006 'google' was officially declared a verb in Oxford Dictionary and Merriam Webster. But startups have not given up on building search engines. That same year Facebook opened its doors to users over the age of 13, preparing for exponential growth spurt. The list of startups working on yet another social network and lining up to present their sites at Silicon Valley New Tech Meetup kept growing too. And so were the crowds attending the meetups - as everybody wanted to see the next ........ Read more »
Cantor M, & Whitehead H. (2013) The interplay between social networks and culture: theoretically and among whales and dolphins. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 368(1618), 20120340. PMID: 23569288
- June 13, 2013
- 03:53 PM
- 42 views
Cells reach out their “hands” to create new limbs
by Gal Haimovich in Green Fluorescent Blog
Communication between cells takes many forms. There could be communication by sending out microvesicles with important messages inside, by sending out free molecules (like hormones) or by special structures (e.g. synapses). Sonic hedgehog (SHH) is a signaling protein that is important … Continue reading →... Read more »
Sanders TA, Llagostera E, & Barna M. (2013) Specialized filopodia direct long-range transport of SHH during vertebrate tissue patterning. Nature, 497(7451), 628-32. PMID: 23624372
- June 13, 2013
- 12:47 PM
- 44 views
UH Astrobiologists Find Martian Clay Contains Chemical Implicated in the Origin of Life
by Perikis Livas in Tracing Knowledge
Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa NASA Astrobiology Institute (UHNAI) have discovered high concentrations of boron in a Martian meteorite. When present in its oxidized form (borate), boron may have played a key role in the formation of RNA, one of the building blocks for life.... Read more »
University of Hawaii at Manoa. (2013) UH Astrobiologists Find Martian Clay Contains Chemical Implicated in the Origin of Life. University of Hawaii at Manoa. info:/
- June 13, 2013
- 12:01 PM
- 48 views
Blinkers and non-blinkers have differences in attentional blink
by Usman Paracha in SayPeople
Main Point:
Blinkers and non-blinkers have individual differences in selective attention and the ability of the non-blinkers to sense the targets presented in close temporal succession might be due to fairly quicker and exact target selection process.
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PLoS ONE
Study Further:
Many people are unable to respond to the second target when presented in close time to the first (200-500 ms interval) and this phenomenon is known as attentional blink (AB). This concept is in r........ Read more »
Willems, C., Wierda, S., van Viegen, E., & Martens, S. (2013) Individual Differences in the Attentional Blink: The Temporal Profile of Blinkers and Non-Blinkers. PLoS ONE, 8(6). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066185
- June 13, 2013
- 11:22 AM
- 49 views
Body Dysmorphic Disorder puts ugly in the brain of the beholder
by Ben Buchanan in United Academics
When people think of mental problems related to body image, often the first thing that comes to mind is the thin figure associated with anorexia. Body dysmorphic disorder is less well known, but has around five times the prevalence of anorexia (about 2% of the population), and a high level of psychological impairment. It’s a mental disorder where the main symptom is excessive fear of looking ugly or disfigured. Central to the diagnosis is the fact that the person actually looks normal.... Read more »
Buchanan, B., Rossell, S., Maller, J., Toh, W., Brennan, S., & Castle, D. (2013) Brain connectivity in body dysmorphic disorder compared with controls: a diffusion tensor imaging study. Psychological Medicine, 1-9. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713000421
- June 13, 2013
- 10:53 AM
- 64 views
Down the wrong path : Book details psychiatry’s lack of objective science
by Perikis Livas in Tracing Knowledge
Psychiatry — which uses well-intentioned coercion, unscientific diagnoses and psychoactive drugs that do as much harm as good — is a science that is off course, according to a new book co-written by Tomi Gomory, an associate professor in the Florida State University College of Social Work.... Read more »
Jeffery Seay. (2013) Down the wrong path : Book details psychiatry's lack of objective science. Florida State University. info:/
- June 13, 2013
- 10:04 AM
- 39 views
New Picture of Ice Could Revolutionize Gas Hydrates Understanding, Hydrogen Storage
by dailyfusion in The Daily Fusion
A collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers and a team led by the Carnegie Institution for Science’s Malcolm Guthrie has led to discoveries about how ice behaves under pressure, changing ideas that date back almost 50 years. The findings could alter scientists’ understanding of how the water molecule responds to conditions found deep within planets and could have implications for energy science.... Read more »
Guthrie, M., Boehler, R., Tulk, C., Molaison, J., dos Santos, A., Li, K., & Hemley, R. (2013) Neutron diffraction observations of interstitial protons in dense ice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1309277110
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