• Gene from 1918 virus proves key to virulent influenza
• Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
• One in 6 chronically ill adults skip Rx drugs due to cost
• Sandbagging cancer in the bloodstream
• Scientists detail latest advances in development of prosthetic devices for paralyzed
• UK celebrates 50 years of CERN
• NIH awards 1,400 new student loan repayment contracts
• Cancer Vaccines: A Report from the World - Day Three
• Astronomers tackle 400-year-old heavenly mystery
• Radiotherapy + cetuximab significantly improve disease control and survival in head and neck cancer
• Cedars-Sinai October 2004 medical tipsheet
• Saturday, Oct. 9 news tips
• Sunday, Oct. 10 news tips
• $25 million funds health promotion studies at UT School of Public Health
• Virco establishes comprehensive set of clinical cutoffs for the virco®TYPE HIV-1 resistance test
• Breast cancer risk, prognosis and weight gain reduced with physical activity
• Some chest pain patients may benefit from more evaluation
• Democrats outgunning GOP in e-mail wars, researchers find
• Workplace smoking bans help smokers cut back, says study
• Sick kids researchers unmask the potential of stem cells found in adult skin
• Confusion surrounds bullying: Study
• Research uncovers role of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease
• Gene-silencing technique offers new way to fight drug-resistant leukemia
• Human embryonic stem cells promising for replacement of blood supply
• Actin muscles in on DNA transcription
• Wistar study demonstrates heritability of non-genomic information
• FOSRENOL (R) maintains bone health status of end-stage renal disease patients
• Gimli gobblers – Mercury scientists to conduct unique human experiment next week
• Stress impairs thinking via mania-linked enzyme
• Psychotherapy, meds best for youth with obsessive compulsive disorder
• Scientists discover enzyme crucial to HIV replication
• Support for fragile X syndrome needed
• The Virgo Cluster of galaxies in the making
• Measuring cosmic distances with stellar heart beats
• Study shows weight-based REBETOL dosing in combination with PEG-INTRON significantly improves ...
• AGI announces winners of the Earth Science Week contest
• Scientists closing in on nerve proteins' contributions to memory and hearing loss
• Diabetic damage to eyes, heart, nerves, kidneys may be explained by controversial theory
• Researchers describe how natural nuclear reactor worked
• Is the zebra fish leading us to new therapies?
• UIC receives $8.1m for public health research, training
• Study finds potential new cause of mental decline in old age
• 'Broken' gene reveals evolution of salt retention and possible ties to hypertension
• UCLA chemists report new nano flash welding
• Nicotine more addictive when combined with other tobacco smoke chemicals, UCI study finds
• Global climate change threatens reindeer, caribou
• Tufts Veterinary School scientists decode Cryptosporidium genome
• Common household fragrances may be harming aquatic wildlife, study finds
• Drug combination shows promise in treating hepatitis C
• Rice biologists elected AAAS Fellows
• CBEN launches partnership for sustainable nanotechnology
• Reed biology professor receives $227,500 for E. coli research
• New study says Wal-Mart presence may hinder local poverty reduction
• Negative media coverage of economy will trump a president's successes
• VYTORIN (TM) superior again to Lipitor at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
• PCRM asks ACS to cancel fundraisers
• The sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years
• Photons under control
• 100,000 excess civilian deaths after Iraq invasion
• First book to document automotive black box debate now available from Wiley
• Iraqi civilian deaths increase dramatically after invasion
• IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
• Hospital for Special Surgery's Boskey named AAAS fellow
• Scientists identify key mechanism in estrogen's role in preventing bone loss
• Duma ratifies Kyoto protocol
• Unique new platform offers European scientific community a common voice
• Journal of Alzheimer's disease to publish ISOA Catalyst Conference
• Researchers shed light on cancer susceptibility using 'supermice'
• Research to explore revolutionary gene sequencing: Threading the molecular needle
• ASU gets grant to develop high speed DNA sequence reader
• Red wine mist? Resveratrol shows potential effects against COPD, asthma, arthritis
• Hurricane damage creates pecan shortage
• DASH diet may do more than lower blood pressure
• New AAAS report cites 'serious concerns' with electronic voting
• Yale to study marijuana, ecstasy and teen cognitive deficits
• WSU scientists convert baby powder chemical for use as light emitting source
• Location of body fat important in predicting heart attack risk
• Exercise for special populations, sensory research, factors impacting rehabilitation top issues
• U.Va. Health System adds new cancer treatment center
• 'Going through the motions' to better treat dementia
• Cognitive behavioral therapy combined with antidepressant effective in treating adolescent OCD
• From pulp to polymers
• Academics work to help stressed-out cats
• New analysis links breastfeeding to reduced risk of childhood leukemia
• Warning from new SLU research: Usual test for vitamin deficiency can mislead doctors
• FDA approves Fosrenol(R) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients
• Update on TB therapies in development on November 1 teleconference
• NIH funds rare childhood disease to provide insights into the origins of adult cancer
• Humans and dolphins: If brain size is a measure, we're not that different
• Fetal tissue restores lost sight
• New software judges quality of scanned fingerprints
• NIST helps capital facilities industry join information revolution
• New research helps protect airplane engines from drizzle --system to be tested at DIA this winter
• Screening for virus RNA could increase safety of organ & tissue transplantation
• Improving child survival in Kenya: Strengthening of district hospitals essential
• Global strategies for improving child health under scrutiny
• Novartis receives European marketing authorization for Emselex(R)
• Some antibiotic resistance threat in hospitals could yield to hand washing
• Trojan-horse therapy blocks buildup of Alzheimer's plaque
• Old dogs, new tricks?
• Tennenbaum Institute at Georgia Tech founded to lead enterprise transformation
• Contract signed for GOCE data analysis and modelling
• Stellar survivor from 1572 A.D. explosion supports supernova theory
• Genetically endowed worm may substitute for rodents in some toxicology testing
• Study questions safety of heart procedures at hospitals without cardiac surgery programs
• NSF gives 'teeth' to biomaterials research
• Clemson to work on NSF Digital Library
• Physical inactivity costs millions in health care expenses
• Blacks less likely to start smoking, less likely to quit
• Will email consultations improve patient care?
• Selling smaller packs of painkillers slashes suicide risk
• Study questions whether NICE is delivering the goods
• Agrobiosecurity and You: Topic of scientific meeting in Seattle
• Higher radiation doses help some lung cancer patients live longer
• Military hazards are greater for Native Americans, according to sociological research
• Watts from wastewater: New device produces power while treating sewage
• Chimpanzee 'workshop' discovered in Congo
• Stimulating nerve cells with laser precision
• Moffitt doctor's talk on ovarian cancer receives international first place award
• Solutions to stop fishermen returning dead and dying marine animals back into sea - study
• Study: Inadequate physical activity worsens as teenagers become adults
• Smoking affects same 'feel good' brain chemical system as heroin
• Immune system in a bottle could help prevent flu vaccine shortage
• Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater
• Animal study suggests safer immunization approach to Alzheimer's
• Scientists zero in on why time flows in one direction
• Genetics testing saves health care dollars
• Findings challenge Darwinian theory
• Can't place a name to the face you just saw?
• Mystery unwrapped: Texas A&M team uncovers mummy secrets
• Global Tech Confidence slips as China booms, report finds
• IC-medtech licenses promising cancer therapeutic from Summa Health System
• Several new techniques show promise for spinal cord repair
• New understanding of neural circuits may help development of thought-controlled prosthetic devices
• New insights into hormone therapy highlight when estrogen best aids brain
• Marijuana-like compounds may aid array of debiliating conditions ranging from Parkinson's to pain
• High-fat diets hammer memory, more than a waistline worry
• Early life stress harms mental function and immune system in later years
• Deciphering an autism mystery
• Brain differences in adolescents, psychopaths, lend to their impulsive, risk-taking behavior
• Research identifies patent barriers to drug importation schemes
• Multi-rate laser pulses could boost outdoor optical wireless performance
• New system 'sees' crimes on audiotape
• Nerve navigation findings prompt new direction for spinal cord research
• Paving the way to better roads: LSU Profs receive $600K for digital testing of road-top materials
• LSU FACES Lab building database of missing persons, unidentified remains
• New tool reveals molecular signature of cancer and HIV
• New radiotherapy regime benefits young women with breast cancer
• Increased investment in radiotherapy will improve cure rates for European cancer patients
• GENEPI: a tool to refine and fine-tune radiotherapy treatment for cancer
• Early disclosure: Post-operative radiotherapy improves progression-free survival in prostate cancer
• Paving the way for pioneers
• Powering the future
• Dr. John Deaton designs for peace
• Emory study details dolphin brain evolution for the first time
• Almost good enough to eat
• ESA joins European effort to create Digital Libraries for science
• Cassini-Huygens makes first close approach to Titan
• Darwin's greatest challenge tackled: the mystery of eye evolution
• Skin sterol provides new information about heart disease risk
• Family therapy reduces stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer
• Paratek Pharmaceuticals presents multiple sclerosis data at Society for Neuroscience annual meeting
• Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
• Toddlers' imitation predicts well-developed conscience
• A time to rhyme
• AGU Journal highlights - 26 October 2004
• AGU Fall Meeting - media advisory 3
• 'Aggregate and the Environment'
• Safer medical implants, more comfortable fabrics among research items at Rochester meeting
• Further evidence reveals the association between periodontal disease and coronary artery disease
• AAN, ANA announce support for embryonic and adult human stem cell research
• Martian meteorite measurements give information on planet evolution
• Enzyme linked to mania and schizophrenia impairs higher brain functions
• Gene for diabetes found
• Adults with dyslexia can improve with phonics-based instruction
• Tests begin of flu vaccine grown in insect cell lines
• Tea could improve memory, study shows
• Bug's-eye-view of urinary tract reveals E.coli infection genes
• Researchers detect methane on Mars
• Mellon grant to fund project to develop data-mining software for libraries
• UGA researchers receive $1.3 million CDC grant to study workplace physical activity intervention
• UGA professor receives $3 million grant from National Cancer Institute for breast cancer research
• UCLA and Univ. of Utah researchers identify how a hormone regulates iron
• Scripps atmospheric scientist appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
• Insects implicated in the evolution of new human infectious diseases
• More focus needed to prevent farm injuries, study says
• Jefferson scientists uncover new evidence to help explain statins' effects in Alzheimer's disease
• Jefferson scientists find new way to convert adult human stem cells to dopamine neurons
• Outstanding efficacy of Crestor (TM) in treating range of patient populations at risk of CVD
• Promise of stem cells amplified
• Pesticides may promote Parkinson's disease and exercise may offer protection
• New hope for ALS seen with genetic techniques, growth factors
• Mothers have brains primed for care
• Gender and sex hormones affect the brain's pain response and more, according to new studies
• Advances in understanding brain circuits responsible for tics in Tourette's shed light on disorder
• College of Nursing professor develops videos for computers to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior
• Farmers don't need a new superstar toxin to fight bugs
• Racial differences, poverty linked to mammography use
• OHSU study: Testosterone deprivation makes men forget
• LASER technology helps track changes in Mount St. Helens
• Researchers identify brain protein that halts progression of Alzheimer's
• New center to map DNA of key lab mice
• Six new Roybal Centers for Applied Gerontology established by National Institute on Aging
• NIA establishes new demography centers to enhance knowledge about older americans
• LA BioMed research briefs
• Study at Joslin shows ease of introducing technology to kids with diabetes
• New astronomical results refine the Geological Time Scale
• Medical informatics project targets ovarian, breast cancers
• IU Medical School poised to host global HIV/AIDS conference
• Network for European researchers in the US (ERA-Link)
• New Italian research links migraine and endometriosis
• Cars, not crops, should be chief targets in reducing greenhouse gases
• Research on 'holes' may unearth causes of superconductivity
• New oral vaccine for Alzheimer's disease
• DepoDur found to be innovative option for postoperative pain relief
• Worldwide approach tackles kidney disease
• Spread of HIV could slow if repeat testing is supported
• Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
• Interventional methods may increase the use of evidence-based practice
• Fatal attraction
• American College of Chest Physicians announces new Critical Care Institute
• Growing epidemic of wet AMD ushers in new era in treatment of the disease
• Jefferson neuroscientists find evidence of lead exposure affecting recovery from brain injury
• Yale professor named 2004 Biomedical Engineering Society Distinguished Lecturer
• Estrogen or stimulating environment boost memory
• Potential new oncogene may be missing link in cancer-causing chain
• Calorie restriction leads to some brain benefits but not others in mice
• Virginia Tech announces its rebuilt System X achieves 12.25 teraflops
• NIH funds new bioinformatics resources at UT Southwestern
• Retinal stem cells can regenerate after transplant
• Psychologist finds instance where 'two wrongs do make a right'
• Secret tobacco industry documents show Philip Morris worked to preserve ties with academic medicine
• Scientists raise concerns about second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection
• OHSU scientists identify key gene that delays female puberty
• Researchers discover gene mutations for Parkinson's disease
• Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
• Accelerated heartbeart mystery: Is odd electrical wave the key?
• EPO continues to foster European innovation
• Field Museum 'reuniting' scattered collections from ancient Iraq site
• Yerkes researchers to present array of new data at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
• Reductions in blood oxygen levels in newborns could contribute to ADHD development
• South East may be 'too successful' to benefit from Government's devolution drive
• Government development policies, not communities, main threat to forest conservation projects
• Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
• Elderly experience long-term cognitive decline after surgery
• New method studies living bacterial cells
• One light beam switches another for photonic circuits
• Soaking up signal: Endocytosis controls spreading and effective signaling range of Fgf8 protein
• Singled out: Spotting mutant neurons in normal brains offers clues to Fragile X
• Promise for helping adults with dyslexia
• Nitric oxide is essential for animal development
• Fly gut's 'sticky spot' for leishmaniasis parasite
• Evidence that learning is consolidated during sleep
• Lab study defines and blocks mechanism that lets brain tumors sidetrack immune response
• Implantable heart defibrillators
• Changing prescribing behaviour through the mail
• Children's Hospital Boston geneticist awarded for research on muscular dystrophy
• New Yorkers' mental health visits rose little after 9/11
• Wendell Berry to give 'Renewing Husbandry' lecture during scientific meetings in Seattle
• Ancient sea spider fossils discovered in volcanic ash
• Arthur Galston to receive distinguished alumni award from University of Illinois
• New fiber optic sensors increase range
• New DNA repair enzyme makes mistakes to save lives of cells
• Development of working memory, allowing voluntary control of behavior, defined
• Discovery of two-dimensional fabric denotes dawn of new materials era
• Study finds nearly 60% of American adults may have elevated blood pressure
• UF scientist: 'Brain' in a dish acts as autopilot, living computer
• Strong Earth tides can trigger earthquakes, UCLA scientists report
• Significant pain relief following gastric bypass surgery
• Researchers monitor progression of Parkinson's disease by studying molecular changes in brain
• Mixed signals to blame for restless legs syndrome
• Scientists reveal significant behavioral impacts of early life stress, study therapies
• OHSU study: Bacterial switching mechanism key to survival
• Using over-the-counter drugs to treat upper respiratory infections may save $4.75 billion annually
• Molecular mechanism sheds light on neurodegenerative diseases
• Cruise ships -- An alternative to assisted living facilities for the elderly?
• Latin America shows rapid rise in published science and engineering articles
• Pediatricians need more training on environmental health
• ENCODE consortium publishes scientific strategy
• Ovarian cancer rates across Europe
• Olfactory bulb stem cells and Lou Gehrig's disease
• Mouse study: Signal overload in Alzheimer brains
• Human spinal cord cells help rats with Lou Gehrig's disease
• Techniques for making Barbie dolls can improve health care
• Procter & Gamble wins top decision-making award at operations research meeting
• IDSA offers policy Rx for influenza vaccine shortage
• Parkinson's patients get bilateral benefits with unilateral brain stim
• Turbulence in Saturn's atmosphere
• ESA looking for more European women to volunteer for WISE bed-rest study in Toulouse next year
• Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces macugen data on treating macular degeneration
• Therapy, medication combination superior for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Z's $61.7 million refurbishment to advance fusion machine's capabilities
• Study is looking at ways to help stroke survivors regain lost motor skills
• Schizophrenia risk higher in children of older fathers
• Sleep apnoea increases risks in general anaesthesia
• Misconceptions about sexual violence common among South African youth
• How can we combat MRSA?
• Tabletop DNA test laboratory
• Biopharmaceutical manufacturing efficiencies signal reduced healthcare costs
• Strong-flavored onions show promise for fighting cancer
• Research on electronic waste, venom-resistant squirrels featured at Sacramento ACS meeting
• One-third of all physician assistants work in hospitals
• Study reports genetic susceptibility to alcoholism in NMDA receptor
• Genetically modified parasite lets researchers probe immune system's memory
• Mollusk research center will propagate endangered species
• Sinusitis, bronchitis account for more than 30 million missed workdays each year
• Researchers develop neural prosthesis allowing a monkey to feed self using only its brain
• Leading scientists to discuss research applications for therapeutic cloning
• Gene therapy approach reverses diabetic neuropathy in animal model, Pitt study finds
• Better analyses of wind, damage models would help insurers anticipate hurricane costs
• Super-sizing Asian Americans
• UC Riverside professor organizes a workshop on vitamin D and cancer treatment and prevention
• Gene for Joubert syndrom with excessive brain folds discovered by UCSD researchers and Harvard team
• Early life stress can inhibit development of brain-cell communication zones, UCI study finds
• Genetic data crunching achieves milestone at Stanford
• SAMAB 15th Annual Conference
• Citizen environmental monitoring in Appalachia
• New genomic method can identify disease-causing genes
• Honey could be healthy alternative to high-fructose corn syrup in Halloween candy
• Long-term study demonstrated ADDERALL XR® is an effective option to treat adolescents with ADHA
• Supervised treatment interruptions fail to control HIV-1 viremia
• Malaria vaccine trial
• Northwestern University receives $7.5 million for regenerative medicine
• Babies born after surgery on eggs
• A bag that never forgets
• International human genome sequencing consortium describes finished human genome sequence
• p110 delta: A key player in the allergic response
• Teenage hormone therapy to reduce adult height of tall girls linked to reduced fertility
• Further evidence showing treatment benefits of beta interferon for MS
• Early reports of thrombosis after insertion of drug-eluting stents
• Aiding decision making for Baby Charlotte and Baby Luke
• Doctors can improve colorectal cancer screening rates
• Barriers preclude rural women from breast cancer screening
• Infection, not lack of oxygen, plays larger role in premature infant brain injury
• Use of stomach acid-suppressive medications associated with increased risk of pneumonia
• Studies examine risk factors and potential consequences associated with prehypertension
• Obese patients have higher health care costs than nonobese patients
• Combination therapy, not medication alone, most effective for treating children with OCD
• Appendix rupture in children associated with race and health insurance status
• Indiana a national leader in new federal funding for health information technology
• 'Science of better' convenes operations researchers in Denver
• New study ranks graduate decision programs
• Bacteria-killing vs. bacteria-inhibiting drugs in treating infections
• Single genetic defect links many risk factors for heart disease and stroke
• The 23rd Congress of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
• ORNL system eliminates perchlorate, helps scientists trace source
• DFG research training groups become increasingly international
• Study links warm offices to fewer typing errors and higher productivity
• Mining census data without violating privacy
• Incentives for US farmers reduce water waste
• Gene for common form of Parkinson's pinpointed
• Neurosurgeons looking at stem cells from skin to fight brain tumors
• Neurosurgeons identify growth of new adult brain cells, possible treatment for epilepsy
• Large-scale forces shape local ocean life, global study shows
• Academics find that finger of destiny points their way
• Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
• Newly discovered protein suggests novel tumorigenic pathway
• AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner statement on the UN cloning debate
• Mitochondrial mutation linked to blood pressure and cholesterol problems
• Are yeast cells bringing us a step closer in treating obesity?
• Two novel agents work synergistically to treat lung cancer in animal experiment
• New protein associated with aggressiveness in breast and ovarian cancer
• Aviation-style checklist might solve operating room miscommunication: Researchers
• Unionized male visible minorities earn less: Study
• Multicultural teenagers' self-esteem high: Study
• Globetrotting pollutants turn up on Toronto street
• When good metals go bad
• To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
• PITT, OHSU: When early life stress occurs determines its impact later
• Exercising limbs protects brain cells affected by Parkinson's, study in rodents shows
• For inferring the biological tree of life, simple is better
• Posssible link between diabetes and liver cancer found
• Physically fit children appear to do better in classroom, researchers say
• $2.8 million NIH grant awarded to UH for bionano training
• Latest Asian-American tobacco use data reported
• Hmong face high rates of some cancers
• Breast cancer in Asian Americans is rising faster than in any other ethnic group
• UCLA medical student develops, markets communication board for intubated patients
• UCSD biologists discover chemical important in guiding visual system development
• Academics find that the finger of destiny points their way
• Lag-3 gene dampens immune responses by controlling regulatory T-cell function
• Swallowing multiple magnets poses danger to children
• MRI improves treatment of deforming birthmarks
• 'Knowledge discovery' could speed creation of new products
• State Ben Franklin funding awarded to PSU nanotechnology project
• Gender gap favors democrats when female-headed households increase
• Predicting infection risk of mosquito-borne disease
• Biodiversity: measuring up to the loss
• A clear view of mycobacterial infection
• Latest buzz in research: Intoxicated honey bees may clue scientists into drunken human behavior
• Anxiety good for memory recall, bad for solving complex problems
• Third year of NSF's math and science partnerships to focus on teachers
• Congress of Neuological Surgeons meets in San Francisco
• Large portion of late-stage breast cancers associated with absence of screening
• Dr. Harris receives NIH Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
• Mayo Clinic finds ketogenic diet may be started as an outpt treatment for children with epilepsy
• Max Planck Society to establish 25 new independent junior research groups
• Mouse study: 'Critical' Down syndrome region isn't
• Gene linked to greater risk of heart disease in type 2 diabetes
• Hebrew University archaeologists reveal additional sections of ancient synagogue in Albania
• Families and friends, not just business, can benefit from telephone conference calls
• Rim of crater Huygens on Mars
• Built via the internet, student satellite coming to life at ESA-ESTEC
• Endocrine Society and Hormone Foundation call for increased research
• The protective effects of heparin in preventing miscarriages in lupus patients
• Revolutionising panel production
• Clues to the puzzle of 'talking' root cells
• Scientists fear threat of second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection
• Why thin, flat things rise and glide on the way down
• ASPB opposes proposed ban of GMOs in Humboldt county ballot measure M
• The 'green' side of pumpkins — purging pollution from contaminated soils
• Sleep disorders often indicate multiple health conditions
• Mail-order drugs exposed to extreme heat become less effective
• Lung function regulated by circadian rhythms
• Minimally invasive surgery for heart rhythm abnormality proven effective
• Technology points to possible targets for epilepsy and Alzheimer's drugs
• Research on nerve cell circuitry reveals clue about schizophrenia
• New finding could make addiction treatment more effective
• Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
• Stimulating exercise leads to fitter, leaner figures
• UT Southwestern researchers uncover process for sugar-induced fat formation
• Two UT Southwestern physicians elected to National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
• Zebrafish may offer researchers powerful new tool for studying innate immunity
• Discovery might improve design, effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
• Molecule that helps DNA replicate may make good target for cancer therapy
• UIC tests two drugs for pediatric bipolar disorder
• UCSD medical researchers use brain cell transplants to correct muscle spasms after aneurysm surgery
• UC Irvine scientists develop world's longest electrically conducting nanotubes
• Researchers guide light through liquids and gases on a chip
• New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
• My favourite aunt is purple
• Excess dietary fat accelerates breast cancer by altering the activity of a group of genes
• 2000 years of North American drought
• UIC team develops new screening tool for pediatric bipolar disorder
• Michelle Trudeau wins 2004 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Reporting
• Rutgers is on the 'NIH Roadmap'
• Study in Royal Society journal on how relationship status influences sex ratios
• Experts debate benefits, dangers of chlorine in C&EN point-counterpoint
• Whites more likely to misidentify tools as guns when linked to black faces
• NYU Child Study Center researcher receives award from NARSAD
• Small business at NJIT's business incubator takes two awards
• Medical geneticists elected to Institute of Medicine
• Mayo Clinic research shows stroke rehabilitation best served by physical training
• Expert panel offers prelimary report on health effects of assisted reproductive technologies
• Identity thieves' 'phishing' attacks could soon get a lot nastier
• Insulin pumps effective for children with diabetes
• Errors in medicine: The patient's perspective
• Cancer patients in Europe unite with doctors
• Last ion engine thrust puts SMART-1 on the right track for its Moon encounter
• Leading MRSA experts address emergence of 'superbug'
• Gene-altered mouse is model for rare autoimmune syndrome
• A nanowire with a surprise
• The cancer patient's journey: An uphill climb
• Symposium highlights new emerging therapies for the treatment of lupus
• Lessons of Northern Ireland's shattered communities
• Gourmet cooking on the way to Mars
• Case Western Reserve University finds relaxation therapy reduces post-operative pain
• Biomedical engineers at case develop first sliver-sized sensor to monitor glucose levels
• Whooping cough makes a national comeback
• Robert W. Allington to receive Pittcon Heritage Award
• France and Australia resume Southern Ocean carbon dioxide research
• New technologies shed light on schizophrenia
• Tip sheet for the October 26, 2004 Neurology
• Launch of the Online Journal of Nanotechnology at AZoNano.com
• Antipsychotic drugs linked to insulin resistance in children
• Domestic violence recognized but not always investigated by medical students
• Physicists transfer information between matter and light; advancing quantum communications
• Frontiers in cancer prevention research: Defeating cancer before it strikes
• Soy likely doesn't affect fertility, according to research in monkeys
• Researcher says screenings vital to reduce stroke rate
• Researchers redrawing the Tree of Life
• Horse auction raises $75,000 for research
• M. D. Anderson receives SPORE grant for melanoma research
• Widely used breast cancer drug not linked to stroke
• Mini-Mouse is a bad mom
• Smarter ways to measure intelligence than IQ, says University of Alberta researcher
• National Academies advisory: Nov. 4-6 Frontiers of Science meeting in Irvine, Calif.
• Nov. 18-21 nanotechnology conference in Irvine, Calif.
• The long road to a promising malaria vaccine started at NYU School of Medicine
• Panel finds that scare tactics for violence prevention are harmful
• Sister study opens nationwide
• NIDA sponsors frontiers in addiction research mini-convention
• Scientists detect two decision-making pathways in human brain
• Magnetic stars
• Manipulation of epigenome turns off as many genes as it turns on
• Establishment of an International Council for Science Regional Office for Africa
• Study demonstrates Cenestin® reduces sleep disturbances/night sweats in post-menopausal women
• New study demonstrates co-administration
• Mice thrive despite massive genetic makeover
• Clues to improving TB treatment
• Scientists explain how morphogens work
• Major missile defense study published
• Research gaining momentum by silencing genes
• New propulsion concept could make 90-day Mars round trip possible
• Emotion coaching can help children overcome impacts of family violence
• Ancient Chinese folk remedy packs anti-cancer punch
• High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, say Keck School of Medicine researchers
• Study provides fresh insight on volcanic eruptions
• A new culprit in depression?
• Low-cost climate-change insurance could help ensure better future
• Science, art, societal support debated by UH physics professors
• First-ever Texan/German symposium opens doors
• UF study: Brown-nosing works better than boasting in job interviews
• Scientists find new clues underlying mood disorders
• UCLA scientists discover new way to fix defective gene
• Scientists prepare for space probe's plunge into Titan's atmosphere
• Research news from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
• Oct. 22-24 Chinese-American frontiers of science meeting
• National Academies advisory: Oct. 26 crisis communications workshop in Philadelphia
• Telephone follow-up does not reduce rehospitalization for low-risk heart failure patients
• Exercise prevents Parkinson's symptoms in lab model mimicking human form of the disease
• Time-lapse movies show brain cells move like a two-stroke engine
• Study explores treatment for urinary incontinence among prostate cancer surgery patients
• Purdue chemists give an old laboratory 'bloodhound' a sharper nose
• Normal cells in tumors may aid cancer growth
• Herbal, nutritional supplements linked to ocular side effects
• OECD develops policy recommendations for a new generation of large projects in astronomy
• Northeastern University and Massachusetts Biotechnology Council to host drug discovery day
• Northwestern researchers pinpoint how false memories are formed
• Biotech breakthrough in islet cell replacement for type 1 diabetes
• Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer
• New Jersey Institute of Technology environmentalist receives Fulbright Chair award
• Super slow light may help speed optical communications
• NIST-led forum helps industrial networks protect against cyber attacks
• NIST fire data/simulations aid Chicago fire investigation
• Mass metrology CD-ROM now available in Spanish
• Perceptual decision-making hub pinpointed in human brain
• NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
• How to use math and a CT scanner to see how trees intercept light
• Bioaerosols: New element in climate mystery
• Arctic mystery no longer: Dinosaurs walked Canada's great north
• Report: US criminal justice system unfair, unjust for Hispanics
• Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
• MIT's novel fabrics see the light
• Mayo Clinic finds effective treatment with minimal side effects for non-renal lupus
• Study examines reasons for late-stage breast cancers
• Other highlights in the October 20 JNCI
• Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer, study finds
• Chemotherapy, but not tamoxifen, associated with stroke risk after breast cancer treatment
• 'Energy blocker' kills big tumors in rats
• Mechanism discovered for muscle wasting seen in diabetes, AIDS and other diseases
• Weight loss surgery can help reduce metabolic syndrome in obese patients
• Patients with chronic sinus do not necessarily develop antibiotic resistance
• Patients undergoing weight loss surgery have high rates of H pylori bacteria
• Pigment cell transplantation appears helpful for treating patients with stable vitiligo
• MRI appears to have advantages over CT scan for detecting bleeding in the brain in stroke patients
• Lack of improvement 24 hours after stroke treatment associated with poor outcome at 3 months
• Certain factors associated with higher risk of death in hospital after treatment for stroke
• Abdominal fat indicates severity of metabolic syndrome in obese, postmenopausal women
• Livermore scientists join DOE consortium
• DOE labs, universities and second sight partner to speed development of 'artificial retina'
• Sniffing out the culprits of dust allergies
• Pushing the envelope to overcome HIV drug resistance
• New version of tumor-suppressor linked to progression of childhood cancer
• New insight into progression of colorectal cancer
• Urinary incontinence runs in the family
• The dangers of NHS reorganisation
• Drug companies should disclose adverse events before licensing
• Statement: Implantable medical identification chip
• AGU Fall Meeting - media advisory 2
• National Chemistry Week celebrates health and wellness in Washington, D.C., area
• Nanotech and crystal engineering featured at ACS meeting Oct. 20-22 in Manhattan, Kan.
• Urine testing might prove to be an alternative screening test for cervical cancer
• Study in male smokers continues to provide clues into the causes and prevention of multiple cancers
• Study confirms link between head and neck cancer and common Asian nut
• Stony Brook University medical researcher developing new medication to prevent colon cancer
• Promising new preventative treatment option for population of men at high risk of prostate cancer
• Men with prostate permalignant lesions have increased likelyhood of invasive prostate cancer
• Hormone therapy's effect on breast density is not the same for all women, Group Health study finds
• High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, according to researchers
• Hepatitis C virus linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Diabetes hikes risk for liver, pancreatic cancers
• Combination hormone therapy doubles breast density and quadruples risk of abnormal mammograms
• Common gout drug shown to reduce risk from colorectal cancer
• Consuming fruits and vegetables lowers risk of developing NHL
• Bloodroot alkaloid aids in exterminating sun-damaged skin cells in culture
• An old adage about apples finds scientific backing
• Melanin makes skin vulnerable to harmful ultraviolet rays
• Technology award presented to Weizmann Institute scientist
• Reconstituted blood is better for infants' heart surgery than fresh blood
• Department of Energy announces new agreement with USC, national labs and private company
• Blacks report better sexual, urinary function after prostate surgery than whites
• Discovery is a step towards pollution-free cars
• UMHS researchers help hone use of substance to improve lung function in premature infants
• U-M professor to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side
• Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
• Oct. 15-17 Bioinformatics meeting in Irvine, Calif.
• Mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma
• Summa study finds portion control induces greatest weight loss
• Energy and nanotechnology workshop to focus on solar energy
• Purdue professor puts new spin on quantum computer technology
• UK astronomers scan the skies for threat from space
• Plastic fantastic - bringing space composites down to Earth
• The brain science behind 'A beautiful mind'
• NASA experiment celebrates 20 years in orbit
• Liquid universe
• Flu crisis need not cost lives
• Researchers find protein that makes long-term memory possible
• McMaster University researchers find simple handgrip exercise lowers blood pressure
• Vaccine preparedness, or not
• Promising results for malaria vaccine trial
• Mental incapacity among patients in medical wards more widespread than doctors realise
• Call for randomised criminal-justice trials
• Novel drug-antidote strategy provides greater control of drug action
• Angiogenesis therapy successful for peripheral arterial disease
• INEEL uses extremophile bacteria to ease bleaching's environmental cost
• Award-winning INEEL probe to help safely monitor hazardous waste sites
• Los Alamos instrument yields new knowledge of Saturn's rings
• Phillip A. Sharp to present 2004 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture at Chemical Heritage Foundation
• The CF Foundation urges all states to include newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in test panels
• Australian expertise helps resurrect Iraq's ancient marshlands
• Johns Hopkins team wins British biotech business plan competition
• Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• The American Psychological Association recognizes ten companies' commitment to employee health
• Original research presented at AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Oct. 19, 2004
• Experimental lupus drug may also work against atherosclerosis
• Effort to control trade in great white sharks gets teeth from international community
• Touching research: How white blood cells navigate
• UNC scientists identify sticky protein in sickle cell red blood cells
• Texas universities expanding new information network
• Scientists identify new cause of obesity
• Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
• When will Mount St Helens erupt?
• Stanford to test effects of drug widely used for pediatric hypertension
• Doctors miss chances to provide diet, exercise counseling to patients at risk of heart disease
• Technique for genetically modifying blood stem cells brings cure for blood diseases closer
• Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
• Study: Brain battles itself over short-term rewards, long-term goals
• Printer forensics to aid homeland security, tracing counterfeiters
• Oats not safe for all patients with celiac disease
• Nevirapine is better than efavirenz at raising 'good' cholesterol
• Mouse model of osteoarthritis
• Getting the fluid balance right in malaria
• OHSU researchers study sixth-graders to prevent type 2 diabetes
• Researchers find frozen north may accelerate climate change
• Study using robotic microscope shows how mutant Huntington's protein affects neurons
• New study on smallpox in monkeys reveals tactics of a killer
• National Institute on Aging, industry launch Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative
• Gastric bypass and stomach-stapling patients should recognize risk of nerve injury post-surgery
• Mitochondria findings may help beat wide range of disease
• Flies have morning and evening clocks
• Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
• New system translates improved diagnostic information to target radiation at tumors
• FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
• Promethei Terra, southern highlands of Mars
• PNNL set to take advantage of new high-speed network connection
• Healthy foods choices highlighted during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 17-23
• Where in the brain decisions are made
• People are of 'two minds' on moral judgments
• Coke versus Pepsi: It's all in the head
• Anti-cholesterol drug treats Alzheimer's disease in mice
• Delay in cutting the cord helps premature babies
• Circumcised newborns respond best to anesthetic relief
• Sealing corneal incisions with a drop of chemistry, BU researchers develop gel for cataract surgery
• Severe pain relief may be possible with a common anesthetic drug
• Epilepsy study shows memory loss after brain surgery
• Epilepsy associated with higher risk for learning disabilities
• Concerns about fertility affect treatment decisions in one-third of young breast cancer patients
• Acoustics meeting in San Diego
• Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
• Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
• Research shows liquid water may have been on Mars briefly
• Defense provides additional $4.9 million for pathogen research tool
• Oct. 14 Web cast: Reporter's Workshop -- Covering Vaccines & Immunizations
• Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms
• UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
• Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
• Timing, preconditions critical for post-conflict elections, UN University experts warn
• Workshop on Responsible Stem Cell Research
• Seroquel: The patient's choice
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
• When looking isn't seeing: Is cockpit design flawed?
• Study in Royal Society journals presents evidence for inherited factors in homosexuality
• New method identifies chromosome changes in malignant cells
• Northwestern receives $2.1 million grant for Parkinson's disease research
• Cells in retina found to behave like soap bubbles
• Wound healers cause skin disease
• Resistance genes discovered in ancestral tomato species
• Problematic behaviour of dementing patients exacerbated
• Indigenous local law fights for its right to exist
• Healthy eating reduces the chance of spina bifida
• Cow's claw benefits from cushioned floor
• VitalSense(R) - Wireless vital signs monitoring
• Wiley-VCH forms publishing partnership with Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Hunt for autism genes to be led by Hopkins researchers
• Interactive breathing device found effective in lowering high systolic blood pressure
• Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY
• Dartmouth study suggests caution against using certain drugs to unclog heart arteries
• Cleveland stem cell investigators awarded $3.1 million
• Protein protecting brain from toxins also blocks some chemotherapy from reaching tumors
• Phoning home from the ocean floor - by computer
• Whole blood may do more harm than good in pediatric heart surgeries
• Lithium may protect neurons from radiation therapy
• Under the surface, the brain seethes with undiscovered activity
• Study describes basic mechanism in cell growth control involving damaged DNA
• Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
• Pioneering spirit wins UH geophysics professor kudos at international meeting
• Researchers provide road map for generating B cells from stem cells
• Eight New Hartford doctoral fellows in Geriatric Social Work selected
• Texas Children's Hospital specialists say proactive approach best defense against flu season
• Smoking and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• New Jersey Institute of Technology professor to develop supersized virtual library
• Cooperation to create a new tuberculosis vaccine
• Going from a 'Web of links' to a 'Web of meaning' could be a matter of semantics
• S1P1 essential for tumor growth and is blocked by RNA interference
• Intracellular protein localization involved in new tumor progression pathway
• Biological importance of basal activity of appetite suppressor
• Antibiotic identified as potential anti-cancer candidate
• Mentally ill have higher odds of developing brain, lung cancers
• Long-sought key to hearing may be found in protein discovery
• Emory chemists develop bacteria that may help decaffeinate coffee
• Leading MRSA experts address emergence of 'superbug'
• Slightly increased risk of Ischemic stroke found with tamoxifen
• Limiting angioplasty to experienced hospitals will not reduce access to care
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
• Children's Hospital Boston wins $2.5 million in health surveillance grants
• International MRC trial finds a routine treatment for head injury may do more harm than good
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for October 2004 (second issue)
• Study identifies target for preventing sexual transmission of HIV
• New survey reveals treatment goals of people with schizophrenia
• National Institute on Aging Neuroimaging Initiative for Alzheimer's disease
• Nazis and medical ethics: Context and lessons
• Life saving option replaces open heart surgery in newborns
• Lying and deceit – The Wizards Project
• Intra-abdominal fat in older women
• Ephedrine and unheralded sudden cardiac death
• A controlled study of peripheral neuropathy after bariatric surgery
• Presidential candidates speak out on science policies
• Glue-like polymer could replace sutures used for cataract surgery
• Foundation to honor physicians and community health initiatives around the world
• Research into the sense of touch in worms wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
• Experimental drug prevents vaginal simian HIV transmission in monkeys Science study says
• Yale recognizes vital role of Bristol-Myers Squibb in biomedical research and education
• Center refutes finding that added sugars displace vitamins and minerals
• Association of American Railroads selects Virginia Tech to host new research lab
• U. Va. researchers unravel a central mystery of how hearing happens
• Muscling in on a deadly cancer
• T cell's memory may offer long-term immunity to leishmaniasis
• In South, Hispanics pass blacks in deaths from injuries at work
• U-M scientists see ubiquitin-modified proteins in living cells
• Université de Montréal study shows superior sound-location skills in the blind
• Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
• Illinois to play lead role in project to preserve digital information
• UF researchers shine light on new explosives detection method
• UCR researchers identify key plant enzyme that defends against multiple infections
• New UCI institute will uncover how water droplets influence air pollution & global warming
• Author Robert Zimmerman receives American Astronautical Society's prestigious Emme Award
• Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
• Switch of a gene turns cancer cells healthy in mice, Stanford scientists find
• Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
• Society for Psychophysiology Research
• Radio astronomers remove the blindfold
• Cogtest plc seals deal with Lundbeck: Cogtest battery for use in multinational schizophrenia trial
• New York Academy of Sciences celebrates New York as a world science center
• Mechanism found that 'protects' aggressive melanoma from angiogenesis inhibitors
• NASA software enables satellite self-service options in space
• Why rocks curl
• Technologies companies at NJIT receive $500,000 in funding from state
• HHS awards $232 million in biodefense contracts for vaccine development
• Chronic sinusitis sufferers have enhanced immune responses to fungi
• New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects
• New risks for bladder cancer identified by MIT team
• MIT: Recycling of scrapped electronics studied
• New way of controlling cholesterol may help treat Alzheimer's
• Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy sessions
• Imaging studies clarify brain changes associated with language deficits in autism
• Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
• Research shows correlation between values and salary preferences of business executives
• K-State's Walter Schumm has analyzed whether defeat of Hussein reduced suicide attacks in Israel
• Revolutionary HIV drug Fuzeon wins most prestigious award for innovation
• MRI can measure early benefits of cholesterol-lowering drugs and plaque reduction
• Topical medication effective in relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis
• Surgical treatment for obesity appears effective for weight loss and related disorders
• Study documents adverse events of pneumococcal vaccine in children
• Prescriptions for antibiotics to prevent anthrax uncommon after the 2001 anthrax attacks
• Length of stay for inpatient medical rehab decreasing, efficiency increasing; death rate on the rise
• Immune therapy appears to reduce risk of second attack of multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Change in polio vaccine policy eliminates cases of vaccine-associated polio in US
• Alcohol consumption may be associated with irregular heart beat in men
• Electronics recycling made easy
• Is more better: Counting birds may only tell part of the story
• NREL theorist recognized for highest citation impact
• Telling a salty tale of martian water
• Amphibians in dramatic decline; Up to 122 extinct since 1980
• New model shows calcium control is key for synapse homeostasis
• ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
• Using fruitflies to examine alcohol tolerance
• Not all beers are created equal
• Identifying genes that contribute to a low level of response to alcohol
• Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
• Yale scientists find cooperative RNA switches in nature
• US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
• Forum at Virginia Tech to address issues of human cloning
• A watch that's smarter than you?
• $5 million grant awarded to U.VA health system targets leukemia drug development, creates new jobs
• Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
• University of Edinburgh hosts European conference on childhood disability
• World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
• Researchers find chemosignal that encourages women's sexual desire
• Irwin Rose wins 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Next step to the quantum computer
• Bovine genome completed
• Discovery of the oldest remains of a woman who died in childbirth
• Friction stir processing research center created
• New Military Biomaterials R&D Center to hold first meeting
• For some TV apparel shoppers, program hosts may help lead to impulse buys
• Study shows potential for Antarctic climate change
• Vein camera keeps injections on target
• Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and young children
• Bovine genome assembled
• Endoscopic approach best for repairing bone defect between brain, nasal cavity
• Viruses found in untreated city water
• Mayo Clinic research shows common airborne fungi cause chronic stuffy nose
• Marine Biological Laboratory summer investigator wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Widely used treatment for head injuries found to be harmful
• Vioxx: An unequal partnership between safety and efficacy
• Health and politics: Lessons learned from the Iraq conflict
• Dutch study highlights crying as risk factor for child abuse
• Air rather than oxygen for babies requiring ventilation after delivery
• Support groups aid women with 'breast cancer gene mutations'
• MRI shows brain changes underlying language deficits in autism
• Sopping salts could reveal history of water on Mars
• Brain circuit may permit scientists to eavesdrop on memory formation
• New study shows sinus surgery can improve chronic fatigue
• Doctors and patients call on politicians to save lives of cancer patients
• NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology
• Primary instrument is delivered for ESA's CryoSat mission
• Scientific organizations unite to influence science policy and promote the ERC
• New EUREKA project doubles intermodal freight train capacity
• $12.5 million in subcontracts awarded for fusion experiment at Princeton
• Livermore scientists predict novel melt curve of hydrogen
• Clemson, mathematicians count on future
• 'Immediately open access' option for the leading journal Genome Research
• 'Junk' DNA may be very valuable to embryos
• Carnegie Mellon researchers challenge popular decision-making theory
• Carnegie Mellon co-hosts second annual Robot Hall of Fame induction
• Bovine genome sequence available
• CERN to host EnviroInfo 2004
• Tar measurements on cigarette packets are misleading
• Should medical students have earlier contact with patients?
• Radiological risks are not explained well
• GMC is right to appeal over life prolonging treatment
• Child heart deaths at Bristol fall below national average
• Plastic surgeons perform first entire face reconstruction
• Americans pay for unethical medical expert witnesses
• Sedentary overweight people get insulin boost from short term exercise; CVD risks trend down
• New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
• Muscle-building hand-grips aid systolic blood pressure, carotid AD, endothelial function
• Is Interleukin-6 the 'holy grail' of exercise mediation?
• After flu exposure, mild exercise protects mature mice from dying
• Democrats or Republicans: Who is better for physical science?
• School development program celebrates 35th anniversary with symposium October 11-12
• Book chronicles evolution and success of world renowned school development program
• Black and Hispanic patients wait longer for heart attack treatment
• Virginia Tech to create digital archive of Southern history, culture
• East coast lacks necessary ingredients for volcanic activity
• VA study finds rural veterans in poorer health
• Most promising clinical uses for stem cells from fat agreed on by international society
• University of Oregon professor wins 2004 Spiers Medal
• U-M team treating mouth wounds by engineering tissue grafts
• Technology at UH holds promise for multibillion dollar data storage industry
• New study will tackle three major killer diseases
• Kavli Institute director David Gross awarded 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics
• UCI's Brain Imaging Center chosen to help advance nation's Roadmap for Medical Research
• $11.5 million grant to UC Riverside prepares more & better science teachers
• Stanford scientists help bring study of smallpox virus into 'molecular age'
• Research out this week helps us understand basics of how neurons communicate
• Protein energy profiles offer clues about amyloids
• Postmenopausal women have lower grip strength than premenopausal women
• New biosensor rapidly detects deadly foodborne pathogen
• Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
• Scientists begin validation study of test to detect recurrence of bladder cancer
• NIH funds first nationaL SNP genotyping center at Broad Institute
• Genetic link to risky pregnancy
• Study lays down genetic basis for sinus disease and nasal polyps
• Child health improvement through computer automation
• Bugs in the gut could play key role in understanding human disease and drug toxicity
• Denver physician patents minimally invasive technology for hair transplantation surgery
• Dying cells encourage neighbors to grow
• Robotics experts gather for 25th anniversary of Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute
• News and Terrorism: Communicating in a Crisis
• Faces age due to fat loss, skin changes - not gravity
• Running not swimming or biking is best kind of loading exercise for childrens bone growth
• Putting physiology into the Nobel Prize: 2004 marks 100th anniversary of Pavlov's award
• Good news: As you age, leg blood vessels adapt so you can still exercise without fainting
• Respiratory therapists twice as likely to have asthma than other therapists
• News briefs from the journal Chest, October 2004
• Environmental exposures before and after birth can harm children's lungs
• Chest 2004 hosts world experts in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine
• World's largest medical eye meeting to be held in New Orleans
• Research aims to improve health, safety of construction workers
• Plants provide model for new shape-changing materials
• Men with advanced, incurable prostate cancer can benefit from docetaxel
• Eli J. Glatstein, MD, wins a 2004 Gold Medal from ASTRO
• High blood pressure related decline in cognitive function affects adults young and old
• Clinical trial of botanicals for memory loss in menopause
• UF study: Only holders of brainy jobs get paid for emotional toil
• U of Colorado team finds security flaws in chess web site
• Arctic sea ice declines again in 2004, according to U. of Colorado study
• Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
• Old bones unearth new date for giant deer's last stand
• Research team develops nonhuman primate model of smallpox infection
• Drought in the West linked to warmer temperatures
• Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures
• Stanford cooling tool may improve performance of athletes, soldiers
• New Stanford center probes nanoscale material
• Daphne Koller named MacArthur Fellow
• Testosterone may help in recovery from strokes, suggests preliminary findings in study
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Biologists ID molecular block for social 'cheaters'
• New biomaterials improve medical devices
• Researchers examine recurrence of low back pain
• Warning: NYPD Blue may affect your opinion of the President
• NIH convenes state-of-the-science conference on preventing youth violence
• NIH funds centers to study islet transplantation
• Mount Sinai researchers present findings on treatments for prostate and breast cancer
• Embryonic stem cells correct congenital heart defect in mouse embryos
• Mayo Clinic awarded major NIH contract for smallpox genomics research
• Low dose radiation evades cancer cells' protective 'radar'
• A treatment, not a cure: Calcium silicate neutralizes an acidic stream
• HHMI researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck win 2004 Nobel Prize
• Lipids vary by race, gender
• Terrorist warnings boost Bush's approval ratings
• Internet data-mining of natural history
• Columbia University scientist wins 2004 Nobel Prize
• Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh receive NSF grant to create Science of Learning Center
• Long thought inflexible, personality disorders show evidence of change
• Sedentary children at higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome
• Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
• BIDMC PatientSite portal to study ways to improve patient quality of life
• New ASU research reveals the dynamic inner workings of Earth
• Fungus knocks a frog down but not out, raising questions about amphibian declines
• Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
• Modifications to body contouring techniques for post-bariatric patients
• Barbed sutures, wrinkle fillers give patients more innovative, non-surgical options
• Botox could play a key role in pain control during breast reconstruction
• Marital satisfaction affected by both spouse's mental health
• Saliva samples offer potential alternative to blood testing
• Blood pressure drugs may slow deterioration of Alzheimer's
• Analysis of tamoxifen studies reveals slight increase of stroke risk
• College students recognized & rewarded for their innovative work
• Commandeering cellular machinery: recognition mechanism to detect small molecules
• Type of hormone therapy may affect heart attack severity
• Soy could be good for the heart and bones of premenopausal women
• Animal research suggests benefits of low-dose estrogen therapy
• Williams to share in NSF award in support of undergraduate research in astronomy
• Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
• New therapy for specific form of leukemia
• Offspring at risk from maternal occupational exposure to solvents
• Penn receives grant for initiative to help understand genes' effects on medications
• National Science Foundation awards $2 million grant to UC Riverside
• Fixing anemia doesn't improve survival for head and neck cancer patients
• NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
• Second International Workshop on Microplasmas
• Hydrogen Day: Research on hydrogen production, storage and use
• Amgen investigational therapy, AMG 162, increased bone mineral density with twice yearly injection
• NSF funds first nanoscale center for learning and teaching
• World Trade Towers design exceeded wind load codes
• Studying the chemistry of drugs in wastewater
• Helping investigators gather crime evidence from PDAs
• 32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
• Teaching skills, instilling confidence best ways to prevent child abduction
• Cancer Vaccines: A Report from the World - Day Two
• Sibling history predicts early heart disease better than parental history
• Don't stand so close to me: A new view on how species coexist
• October GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
• Data show ZYVOX is more effective and reduces costs
• Diatom genome reveals key role in biosphere's carbon cycle
• Study showed vitamin D inadequacy highly prevalent among women treated for osteoporosis
• The more you have on your plate, the more you overeat
• Elder abuse is pervasive and requires urgent response
• Clemson holds the golden brick seminar
• Most US malaria deaths preventable: CDC
• Promising new imaging technology precisely tracks lung tumor motion
• Intensity modulated radiation therapy reduces radiation dose to healthy breast tissue
• Cyberknife radiosurgery is a safe and effective treatment for benign tumors
• Young women with low CVD risk have lower death rate when aged
• Mayo Clinic finds effective remedy for blood pressure drop when standing up
• Smoking and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Knee injury in women soccer players linked to early osteoarthritis
• Other highlights in the October 6 JNCI
• Breast density, rapid tumor growth contribute to mammogram failure in women in their forties
• Arylamine exposure related to bladder cancer risk
• Women with favorable cardiovascular risk factor levels as young adults have lower death rate
• Use of estrogen plus progestin associated with increased risk for certain type of blood clot
• Mother's exposure to solvents while pregnant is associated with negative effects on child
• Minority boys appear to get the least amount of sleep among 8- to 11-year-old children
• Heart attack patients who receive blood transfusions have higher death rate
• Differences between hospitals account for much of the racial/ethnic treatment differences
• Certain types of schizophrenia may be linked to summer birth
• Acute decrease in testosterone level has few negative effects on healthy men
• Antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy appear equally effective in treating social phobia
• Heart failure patients at increased risk during non-cardiac surgery
• Blood transfusions increase mortality of hospitalized heart patients
• DNA sequence controls expression of gene involved in cancer
• RFA effective for easing lung cancer symptoms; CT findings identified that verify successful RFA
• Insulin resistance in teens raises high blood pressure risk as adults
• Folate intake lowers women's risk of high blood pressure
• Latest Public Policy & Aging Report forecasts possible US labor shortage
• Postpartum home nurse visits improve infant health, reduce costs
• Episiotomies do not prevent shoulder injury to infants stuck in birth canal
• US researchers show cottonseed drug is cancer treatment booster
• Talented sniffer: A receptor known for guiding sperm to egg plays a role in the nose
• Early- and late-onset blind individuals show supra-normal auditory abilities in far-space
• Below the surface: New clues to plant signaling from the roots
• Time running out for South Asian vultures, ecologists warn
• Study recommends education level be added to CHD treatment guidelines
• September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
• Fewer arrests, auto accidents and ER visits among young adults counseled for high-risk drinking
• Expensive new meds increase drug expenditures in the North Carolina Medicaid program
• Study shows CRC risk higher in people with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes
• U-M researchers show cottonseed drug boosts cancer treatment in mice
• Attention to detail can make kids' hospital stays shorter, less costly & less frequent
• Head lice reveal contact between modern and ancient humans
• Endangered frogs coexist with fungus once thought fatal
• An embryonic stem cell model for Parkinson's disease
• Use of aspirin or other NSAIDs increases survival
• The PSA bounce – Does it have clinical significance?
• Study finds IMRT is cost-effective compared to previous conformal technique
• Obese women with early-stage breast cancer more likely to die than women of normal weight
• Do prostate cancer patients not at high risk need long-term hormone therapy with radiation?
• Does a time delay between prostate cancer diagnosis and start of radiation treatment matter?
• Spring-fall flu shots safe, protect children
• Study finds chance of appendicitis 'very low' if appendix is not visible on CT
• Radiologists call for judicious use of CT for detecting pulmonary embolism
• MR is better than mammography for detecting additional disease in women with breast cancer
• Of lice and men
• How roots control plant shoots
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for October 2004 (first issue)
• Stress and aggression reinforce each other at the biological level
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Oct. 5, 2004
• Multi-species herbivore outbreak follows El Niño drought in Panama

Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 21 Feb 2009
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