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Subject: Science X Newsletter Sunday, Dec 21
To: Pascal Alter <pascal.alter@gmail.com>

Dear Pascal Alter,

Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for December 21, 2014:

Spotlight Stories Headlines

- First direct evidence that a mysterious phase of matter competes with high-temperature superconductivity
- Japan scientists develop micro-fine adhesive sensors
- Cyclist's helmet, Volvo car to communicate for safety
- Video gives astronaut's-eye view inside NASA's Orion spacecraft
- California puzzles over safety of driverless cars
- First successful vaccination against 'mad cow'-like wasting disease in deer
- Ancient clay seals may shed light on biblical era
- Off-world manufacturing is a go with space printer
- Cadillac CT6 will get streaming video mirror
- Unique entry complex discovered at Herodian Hilltop Palace

Astronomy & Space news

Video gives astronaut's-eye view inside NASA's Orion spacecraft New video recorded during the return of NASA's Orion through Earth's atmosphere this month provides a taste of the intense conditions the spacecraft and the astronauts it carries will endure when they return from deep space destinations on the journey to Mars.

Medicine & Health news

First successful vaccination against 'mad cow'-like wasting disease in deer Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere say that a vaccination they have developed to fight a brain-based, wasting syndrome among deer and other animals may hold promise on two additional fronts: Protecting U.S. livestock from contracting the disease, and preventing similar brain infections in humans.
Concerns raised about variable performance of some UK personal use breathalyzers The ability of some breathalyzers widely sold to the UK public to detect potentially unsafe levels of breath alcohol for driving, varies considerably, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
FDA OKs Cubist antibiotic for serious infections The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medicine to fight complex infections in the abdomen and urinary tract, the fourth antibiotic the agency has approved since May.
	Recorded Ebola deaths top 7,000 The worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed more than 7,000 people, with many of the latest deaths reported in Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization said as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continued his tour of Ebola-affected countries in West Africa on Saturday.
	Sierra Leone urges safe burials to stem Ebola The radio announcement is chilling and blunt: "If I die, I want the deaths to stop with me."
	Shared medical appointments beneficial in geriatric care (HealthDay)—For older patients, a shared medical appointment (SMA) program facilitates early detection and referral for geriatric syndromes, according to an article published online Nov. 29 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
	Evidence plays limited role in OTC decision making (HealthDay)—For pharmacy graduates and tutors, evidence seems to play a limited role in over-the-counter decision making, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
	SLNB doesn't up survival in melanoma arising in head, neck (HealthDay)—For patients with melanoma arising in head and neck subsites (HNM), there is no association between sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and disease-specific survival (DSS), according to research published in the December issue of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
	Risks ID'd for referral-warranted retinopathy of prematurity (HealthDay)—Predictors have been identified for referral-warranted (RW)-retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to research published online Dec. 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
	Tips offered to docs, spouses for maintaining happy marriage (HealthDay)—Simple tips can help physicians and their spouses maintain marital happiness, according to an article published in the American Medical Association (AMA) Alliance magazine Physician Family.
Liberia holds Senate vote amid Ebola fears (Update) Health workers manned polling stations across Liberia on Saturday as voters cast their ballots in a twice-delayed Senate election that has been criticized for its potential to spread the deadly Ebola disease.
	New Dominican law OKs abortion if life at risk The Dominican Republic on Friday approved a law that for the first time decriminalizes abortions if the mother's life is at risk.
Restrictions lifted at British bird flu farm Britain on Sunday lifted all restrictions at a duck farm in northern England after last month's outbreak of H5N8 bird flu, the same strain seen in recent cases across Europe.

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