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Unconventional Brain Circuits Offer Clues To Insomnia-obesity Connecti Unconventional wiring of the brain circuits that govern sleep and waking might explain the prevalence of insomnia and the condition's association with obesity, according to new work published in the April issue of Cell Metabolism. Characterized by a chronic inability to fall asleep or remain sleeping, insomnia is estimated to affect one in every eight Americans. By finding ways to interfere with that unconventional wiring, scientists may advance on new treatments for insomnia, the researchers said. New Light Trap Captures Larval Stage Of New Species; DNA Barcode Techn Researcher's new light trap captures larval stage of new species of goby fish; this discovery marks the first vertebrate to have its genetic barcode included in its original species description. The scientists used new light traps in the deep tropical waters on a remote coral reef atoll off Mexico's Costa Maya to trap the new species of fish. Gilmer Civil Wars Maps Collection "The Gilmer maps are an extensive group of Civil War maps, including both manuscript maps and printed maps with manuscript annotations and engineers' drawings of military construction,"housed in the Manuscripts Department of the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The site "includes 161 maps representative of the entire southern region, with particularly large groupings of North Carolinaand Virginia maps. Most of the maps are dated 1861-1865." Family Environment Is A Significant Predictor Of Adolescent Obesity Parents have a strong influence over whether or not their children will become overweight or obese, and it's not just their genes that they pass on. Alternatives to animal testing Despite the claims of extremist animal protesters, scientists do not in fact relish the use of animals in tests of new pharmaceutical and other chemical products and are continually searching for valid alternatives that might reduce the numbers of small mammals, for instance used in pesticide safety tests.According to Jennifer Rohn writing in this week’s [...] Hello, Hello, Earth? If ET ever phones home, chances are Earthlings wouldn't recognize the call as anything other than random noise or a star. New research shows that highly efficient electromagnetic transmissions from our neighbors in space would resemble the thermal radiation emitted by stars. Crystal gas tank Porous storage for greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide Genes Tied To Abnormal Immune Response In Mice With Lupus Scientists have uncovered a link between a family of genes and abnormalities of the immune system that are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a devastating disease that affects over 1 million Americans. Bypassing the blues: Telephone treatment for depression post-bypass su Coronary artery bypass graft patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported improved quality of life and physical function compared to those who received their doctors' usual care, according to a new study. Fanning Fears of a Space War U.S. space hawks seize on China's anti-satellite missile test. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
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