2014
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- Not just for the holidays, mistletoe could fight obesity-related liver disease
- Heat boosts phthalate emissions from vinyl crib mattress covers
- A new strategy for developing drugs to fight cancer and other diseases
- Could non-gluten proteins play a role in celiac disease?
- Is the label “hypoallergenic” helpful or just marketing hype?
- Honeybee hive sealant promotes hair growth in mice
- New ‘electronic skin’ for prosthetics, robotics detects pressure from different directions
- ‘Smart windows’ have potential to keep heat out and save energy
- Questions remain about Ebola’s survival in the environment
- A strong, year-end finish for the pharmaceutical industry
- As winter approaches, switching to cleaner heating oils could prevent health problems
- Can eating blueberries really help you see better in the dark?
- Paper electronics could make health care more accessible
- Discarded cigarette ashes could go to good use — removing arsenic from water
- Could hydrogen vehicles take over as the ‘green’ car of choice?
- Single-dose, needle-free Ebola vaccine provides long-term protection in macaques
- Electronic ‘tongue’ to ensure food quality
- Artificial retina could someday help restore vision
- An effective, cost-saving way to detect natural gas pipeline leaks
- Regulatory and scientific complexity of generic nanodrugs could delay savings for patients
- Could non-gluten proteins play a role in celiac disease?
- Longhorn beetle inspires ink to fight counterfeiting
- Breaking down BPA and similar pollutants with sunlight, nanoparticles and graphene
- An in-depth look at hydraulic fracturing’s possible effects on water, air and health
- Toward eliminating ‘sick-building syndrome’ with low-cost air purifiers
- Microrockets fueled by water neutralize chemical and biological warfare agents
- Why plants don’t get sunburn
- Scientists rank thousands of substances according to potential exposure level
- 'Electronic skin' could improve early breast cancer detection
- Can plants edge out petroleum as raw material for textiles and plastics?
- Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food
- Skin patch could replace the syringe for disease diagnosis
- An effective, cost-saving way to detect natural gas pipeline leaks
- ACS Ebola resources available to journalists
- Turning waste from whisky-making into fuel — close to commercial reality?
- Dolphin ‘breathalyzer’ could help diagnose animal and ocean health
- Discarded cigarette ashes could go to good use — removing arsenic from water
- A brighter design emerges for low-cost, ‘greener’ LED light bulbs
- Tonsil stem cells could someday help repair liver damage without surgery
- French growers up in arms over EU’s pending label requirements for lavender
- Dog waste contaminates our waterways: A new test could reveal how big the problem is
- Deconstruction of avant-garde cuisine could lead to even more fanciful dishes
- ‘Stealth’ nanoparticles could improve cancer vaccines
- A novel method for portable detection of potent drugs known as 'bath salts'
- Have our bodies held the key to new antibiotics all along?
- ‘Fracking’ wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds
- ‘Greener,’ low-cost transistor heralds advance in flexible electronics
- Tonsil stem cells could someday help repair liver damage without surgery
- Lead and cadmium found in some chocolate bought in Brazil
- Pressure mounts on FDA and industry to ensure safety of food ingredients
- Artificial ‘beaks’ that collect water from fog: A drought solution?
- Toward making lithium-sulfur batteries a commercial reality for a bigger energy punch
- Rooting out horse-meat fraud in the wake of a recent food scandal
- New study throws into question long-held belief about depression
- Environmentalists and industry duke it out over plastic bags
- ‘Electronic skin’ could improve early breast cancer detection
- A Mexican plant could lend the perfume industry more green credibility
- A natural way to monitor, and possibly control populations of, stink bug
- Scientists express concern over long-term vision for satellite-based research
- A novel method for portable detection of potent drugs known as ‘bath salts’
- Information Resources on Ebola
- Handheld scanner could make brain tumor removal more complete, reducing recurrence
- Lead and cadmium found in some chocolate bought in Brazil
- Lowering coal-fired power plant emissions may have saved 1,700 lives in one year
- ACS Ebola resources available to journalists
- A fix to our cell-phone waste problem?
- Toward unraveling the Alzheimer’s mystery
- How to avoid water wars between ‘fracking’ industry and residents
- In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells
- The science of champagne fizz: How many bubbles are in your bubbly?
- Chemical companies shore up supplement science
- Toward a home test for detecting potentially dangerous levels of caffeine
- Exploring 3-D printing to make organs for transplants
- Nature inspires a greener way to make colorful plastics
- ‘Green buildings’ have potential to improve health of low-income housing residents
- Fighting over proposed changes to food labels
- Toward an oral therapy for treating Alzheimer’s disease — using a cancer drug
- The geography of the global electronic waste (‘e-waste’) burden
- Rosemary and oregano contain diabetes-fighting compounds
- Squid sucker ring teeth material could aid reconstructive surgery, serve as eco-packaging
- Detecting concussion-related brain disease in its earliest stages
- Bubble wrap serves as sheet of tiny test tubes in resource-limited regions
- A natural way to monitor, and possibly control populations of, stink bugs
- Another concern arises over groundwater contamination from fracking accidents
- The race is on to power the next generation of electric cars
- An anti-glare, anti-reflective display for mobile devices
- Making a more healthful, low-fat hot dog without giving up texture
- Tiny DNA pyramids enter bacteria easily — and deliver a deadly payload
- One secret of ancient amber revealed
- Ban on pavement sealant lowered levels of potentially harmful compounds in lake
- Figuring out methane’s role in the climate puzzle
- Squid sucker ring teeth material could aid reconstructive surgery, serve as eco-packaging
- ‘Green buildings’ have potential to improve health of low-income housing residents
- Toward a new way to keep electronics from overheating
- White bread helps boost some of the gut’s ‘good’ microbes
- Bioelectronics could lead to a new class of medicine
- Fast, portable device for ‘on-the-go,’ laboratory-quality cocaine testing
- Another concern arises over groundwater contamination from fracking accidents
- New material improves wound healing, keeps bacteria from sticking
- Understanding mussels’ stickiness could lead to better surgical and underwater glues
- The lowdown on triclosans effects on health and the environment
- Ban on pavement sealant lowered levels of potentially harmful compounds in lake
- New method to identify inks could help preserve historical documents
- Nanoparticles from dietary supplement drinks are likely to reach environment, say scientists
- Coating stents with vitamin C could reduce clotting risks
- Developing an improved liposuction technique that melts fat
- Toward 24-7 glucose monitoring to help manage diabetes
- Gauging local illicit drug use in real time could help police fight abuse
- White bread helps boost some of the gut’s ‘good’ microbes
- A new solution for storing hydrogen fuel for alternative energy
- In the spotlight: The fight over preservatives in personal care products
- Preserving bread longer: A new edible film made with essential oils
- Understanding mussels’ stickiness could lead to better surgical and underwater glues
- How to tell when a sewage pipe needs repair — before it bursts
- Scientists link honeybees’ changing roles throughout their lives to brain chemistry
- Crop science booms in ‘The Triangle’ and strives to address population growth
- Coating stents with vitamin C could reduce clotting risks
- A more earth friendly way to make bright white cotton fabrics
- Sneaky bacteria change key protein’s shape to escape detection
- New smart coating could make oil-spill cleanup faster and more efficient
- Lethal injection comes under new scrutiny after botched execution
- Not just for the heart, red wine shows promise as cavity fighter
- Paper-based diagnostics, made with a scrapbooking tool, could curb hepatitis C pandemic
- A new solution for storing hydrogen fuel for alternative energy
- How to avoid water wars between ‘fracking’ industry and residents
- On the road to improvement: EPA’s troubled program on chemical hazards
- In the wake of high-profile battery fires, a safer approach emerges
- A new approach to treating peanut and other food allergies
- New smart coating could make oil-spill cleanup faster and more efficient
- Toward unraveling the Alzheimer’s mystery
- New efforts aim to shore up forensic science — but will they work?
- Energy device for flexible electronics packs a lot of power
- Scientists link honeybees’ changing roles throughout their lives to brain chemistry
- Matching the expertise of perfumers to create new scents
- Toward a faster, more accurate way to diagnose stroke
- Blogosphere exerts new consumer influence on food industry
- Whey beneficially affects diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese adults
- Flexible pressure-sensor film shows how much force a surface ‘feels’ — in color
- Sustainable barnacle-repelling paint could help the shipping industry and the environment
- Promising agents burst through ‘superbug’ defenses to fight antibiotic resistance
- Capturing carbon to produce more oil: Climate solution or folly?
- Researchers question emergency water treatment guidelines
- New type of barcode could make counterfeiters’ lives more difficult
- A greener source of polyester — cork trees
- '3D’ test could reduce reliance on animals for testing asthma and allergy medications
- Making radiation-proof materials for electronics, power plants
- Toward a faster, more accurate way to diagnose stroke
- Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water
- Promising agents burst through superbug defenses to fight antibiotic resistance
- Special air filter blocks small particles called UFPs from getting inside cars
- Pharma firms turn attention to hearing loss
- Key chocolate ingredients could help prevent obesity, diabetes
- ‘3D’ test could reduce reliance on animals for testing asthma and allergy medications
- The science of champagne fizz: How many bubbles are in your bubbly?
- A wristband for a different kind of cause — environmental health
- From Martian rocks, a planet’s watery story emerges
- Real-life CSI: What can investigators really tell from gunshot residue?
- An answer to the perennial question: Is it safe to pee in the pool?
- Beer marinade could reduce levels of potentially harmful substances in grilled meats
- Improving explosives detectors for remote sensing: The beginning of the end of full-body scanners?
- Health concerns swirl around electronic cigarettes
- A wristband for a different kind of cause — environmental health
- Hop leaves — discarded in beer brewing — have substances that could fight dental diseases
- Rough surface could keep small electronic parts from sticking together
- Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects
- Synthetic spider silk strong enough for a superhero
- Improving explosives detectors for remote sensing: The end of full-body scanners?
- Don’t throw out old, sprouting garlic — it has heart-healthy antioxidants
- Caffeine-based gold compounds are potential tools in the fight against cancer
- Rise in wildfires may significantly degrade air quality, health in the future
- Personalized medicine has finally arrived — or has it?
- Special air filter blocks small particles called UFPs from getting inside cars
- Advance in energy storage could speed up development of next-gen electronics
- Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, ‘cyborgs’
- A faster way to flag bacteria-tainted food — and prevent illness
- Chemical leak in W.Va. shows gaps in research, policy
- How to tell when bubbly goes bad before popping the cork
- Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects
- Approach helps identify new biofuel sources that don’t require farmland
- Suburban sprawl accounts for 50 percent of U.S. household carbon footprint
- Mounting evidence links lead’s toxic effects to criminal behavior
- A faster way to flag bacteria-tainted food — and prevent illness
- Rise in wildfires may significantly degrade air quality, health in the future
- New analysis finds hempseed oil packed with health-promoting compounds
- Metal ink could ease the way toward flexible electronic books, displays
- Capitol chemistry: How Congress will alter the science landscape in 2014
- Seashells inspire new way to preserve bones for archeologists, paleontologists
- Toward fixing damaged hearts through tissue engineering
- Suburban sprawl accounts for 50 percent of U.S. household carbon footprint
- Picturing pain could help unlock its mysteries and lead to better treatments
- Emerging class of therapeutics represents a coming wave for developers and manufacturers
- Finally, a way to authenticate premium chocolate
- New strategy emerges for fighting drug-resistant malaria
- First comprehensive test to detect genetic modification in food
- Personal care products are possible sources of potentially harmful parabens for babies
- Cover story: The chemical industry heads into 2014 on solid footing
- Laundering money — literally — could save billions of dollars
- Metal ink could ease the way toward flexible electronic books, displays
- Green space can make people happier for years
- New way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Target human cells instead
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