Scientists Reach Milestone for Quantum Networks

Using clouds of ultra-cold atoms and a pair of lasers operating at optical wavelengths, researchers have reached a quantum network milestone: entangling light with an optical atomic coherence composed of interacting atoms in two different states.

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Structure from Disorder

In this week’s issue of Nature, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute report their discovery of an important trick that a well-known intrinsically disordered protein uses to expand and control its functionality.

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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs

Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic researchers say.

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Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has provided important validation of maps of the brain at rest that may offer insights into changes in the brain that occur in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

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Sports Concussions Debate: Does CTE Really Exist?

Sports concussions are said to cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which causes depression, aggression, dementia, etc. But some researchers debate this. "I don't think CTE exists,"said Christopher Randolph, PhD, a leading expert in sports concussions.

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States Show Large Racial Disparities in Drug Treatment Success

A University of Iowa study reveals significant disparities between minority and white clients in success rates for completing substance abuse treatment programs. Moreover, these disparities vary widely from state to state.

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Experts Needed: 1) SCOTUS Decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 Imminent 2) Uprising in Turkey 3) G8 Summit 4) NSA Surveillance Debate

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ASU Professor Named Ecological Society of America Fellow

The Ecological Society of America has named Osvaldo Sala, an Arizona State University professor of life sciences and sustainability, as a 2013 Fellow. Sala is also a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist in ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability, where he researches human-environment interactions. He is an expert in biodiversity scenarios and his work appears in more than 180 peer-reviewed publications.

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Extended Primary Care Office Hours Might Help Keep Kids Out of the Emergency Department

But few parents know whether their child’s office is open after hours, according to new study from U-M, Johns Hopkins.

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