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Bacteria Show Capacity for Rapid, Beneficial Mutations
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- Written by Marc Airhart Marc Airhart
- Published: 08 August 2016 08 August 2016
Austin, Texas - Scientists studying how microbes evolve have long assumed that nearly all new genetic mutations get passed down at a predictable pace and usually without either helping or hurting the microbe in adapting to its environment. In a new study published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers studying tens of thousands of generations of E. coli bacteria report that most new genetic mutations that were passed down were actually beneficial and occurred at much more variable rates than previously thought. The finding could have implications for treating bacterial infections.
Purdue undergraduates uncover mechanism tied to plant height
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- Written by Brian Wallheimer Brian Wallheimer
- Published: 08 August 2016 08 August 2016
West Lafayette< Indiana - Dwarfed plants add color and a diversity of architectures to landscapes and gardens, and a Purdue University undergraduate class discovered a key mechanism that leads to their small stature.
Best & Worst States to Have a Baby
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- Written by WalletHub Study WalletHub Study
- Published: 08 August 2016 08 August 2016
Washington, DC - With August being one of the most popular months for newborn arrival in the U.S. and Americans paying the most expensive birthing costs in the world, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby.
Coordinated response cuts time to treatment for deadly heart attacks
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- Written by AHA AHA
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Dallas, Texas - When emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital providers worked together in a coordinated system, people suffering deadly heart attacks received life-saving treatment sooner, according to a new study in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Can Nature Videos Help Improve Prisoner Behavior?
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- Written by Michael Shulman Michael Shulman
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - Researchers have identified a simple intervention that may help reduce levels of violence in maximum security prisons. Inmates who viewed nature videos showed reduced levels of aggression and were less likely to be disciplined than those in similar cellblocks, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 124th Annual Convention.
"Media Contagion" Is Factor in Mass Shootings
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- Written by Super User Super User
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
Brain Training Reduces Dementia Risk Across 10 Years
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- Written by Audrey Hamilton Audrey Hamilton
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - While many companies have long promised that their brain-training products can sharpen aging minds, only one type of computerized brain training so far has been shown to improve people’s mental quickness and significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention.