• Allergies affect 15 million people in UK, says Professor
• Imaging goes 3-D: 'exquisite' PET/CT image captures SNM's 2005 Image of the Year
• VCR - US patent litigation update
• ESC Congress 2005 to utilise studies, sessions and sunshine to shed light on women and CVD
• NHGRI selects 13 new targets for large-scale sequencing program
• A few 30 second sprints as beneficial as hour long jog
• Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
• Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
• New magnetic techniques for microstructural characterisation of steels
• TBJ celebrates 10th anniversary
• IUMS 2005
• New information on reproductive health in St Petersburg
• ARVO announces 2006 Friedenwald Award winner
• New alliance takes shape
• 'Perfume' to lure mosquitoes and control malaria
• Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative funds Yale project
• Does manganese inhaled from the shower represent a public health threat?
• Fighting malaria by manipulating mosquitoes' sense of smell
• Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research leads team in $14.3 million climate-change project
• Dirk Inzé receives the Francqui Prize for Biological and Medical Sciences 2005
• U-M scientists discover identifying markers for primitive blood-forming stem cells
• Prescription pain patch abuse blamed for increase in deaths
• Satellite images of wildfire smoke now available for Media
• Rockefeller University vaccine researchers selected for a grant offer from Foundation for NIH
• Purdue researchers find key to rice blast fungus
• NYU's Center for Comparative Functional Genomics helps to unravel the function of microRNAS
• NASA presents breakthrough discoveries on sea level change
• Electricity transmission: Governments and agencies cooperate to ensure reliability
• NIST World Trade Center investigation team calls for improvements
• NIST to accredit voting systems test labs
• NIST scientist honored for neutron probe advances
• New design developed for silicon nanowire transistors
• Final nightclub fire report urges code compliance
• Landscape corridors promote animal, plant dispersal
• UCAR training helps forecasters predict rip currents
• Measures can help save frontal sinuses
• LSU scientists develop new theory about human genome evolution by tracking 'stealth' DNA elements
• Is Cajun in the genes?
• Targacept compounds show long-lasting improvement in cognition
• Knowledge of Tuskegee study doesn't increase medical mistrust
• Steward T. A. Pickett, director of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, honored by CERC
• Time is running out for Mississippi's HIV-positive Medicaid beneficiaries
• 'Public is winner' in Supreme Court's electronic file-sharing case, says IEEE-USA
• Identifying blood stem cells is a SLAM dunk
• Einstein ring in distant universe
• Rosetta gets first glimpse of Deep Impact target
• ORNL wins three R&D 100s
• Team investigates Active Denial System for security applications
• Are aerosols reducing coastal drizzle and increasing cloud cover?
• A sharper focus for soft x-rays
• Stolen gene allows insect virus to enter cells
• Oceans turning to acid from rise in CO2
• Researchers discover novel pathway of inflammation that contributes to lung damage in CF patients
• Help for osteoporosis sufferers in the primary care office
• ASM to host 45th ICAAC in New Orleans
• ARRS president responds to NAS report on ionizing radiation
• Changing job criteria to discriminate in employment
• Amazon symposium to address large-scale conservation
• UT Southwestern researchers discover master switch in cell death
• Women's health suffers under welfare reform, study says
• Health professionals believe gender bias limits women's progression in NHS
• DVD-editing software raises ire of Hollywood, interest of courts
• Scientist refines cosmic clock to determine age of Milky Way
• E-mail can be good for you
• Scientists construct a physical map of the Drosophila buzzatii genome
• Molecular Profiling Institute, Inc. acquires NanoBiomics, Inc.
• Shark attack worries? Driving to the beach is more deadly
• Weight-loss surgery produces unexpected drop in heart disease risk, Stanford researchers find
• New drug candidate against HIV developed in Sweden
• Historic schooner carries Stevens technology to monitor NY Harbor
• New bipolar survey: Patients' satisfaction influenced
• Costly breeding programs for endangered species pay off
• Mountain-building process much faster – and cooler – than previously thought, say Queen's geologists
• Vigorous hurricane season expected to strike United States
• Research team receives $7.5 million to study cassava
• Oregon study confirms health benefits of cobblestone walking for older adults
• New drug is effective in reducing rejection in heart transplantation
• Genetic on-off switches pinpointed in human genome
• Black holes can't escape the phantom menace
• Are we on our way back to the Dark Ages?
• NCAR analysis shows widespread pollution from 2004 wildfires
• New research puts a fresh spin on current thinking of speech evolution in humans
• Urgent measures needed to tackle HIV epidemic in Moscow
• Roy Meadow should not be found guilty of serious professional misconduct
• Political prejudice preventing progress on prison health
• Change in prenatal genetic testing could reduce detection rate of abnormalities
• Takeda submits new drug application for combination type 2 diabetes medication
• Size matters: Friction, adhesion change on atomic level
• New chem-bio sensors offer simultaneous monitoring
• FDA approves new indication for Topamax as initial monotherapy for adults and children with epilepsy
• Florida Tech student team takes first place in digital signal processor contest
• Not all industrial sectors respond the same way to changes and shocks
• ESA 90th Annual Meeting
• Sunshine mapping from space means brighter solar energy future
• Hubble sees outburst from Deep Impact comet
• Salmon survival, cleaner hydropower focus of ORNL research
• ORNL establishes Shull Fellowship for neutron research
• The DFG and the German Science Council welcome agreement on the Excellence Initiative
• NASA probe could reveal comet life, scientists claim
• Children's Hospital Boston hosts live Webcast
• Three reasons not to believe in an autism epidemic
• Viagra shows potential vasopressin-independent cGMP signaling in certain diabetes
• Warmer air may cause increased Antarctic sea ice cover
• AMA recognizes UVa Health System's patient communication programs
• Researchers link nursing injuries to staffing levels
• Voice-to-voice translation machine perfects bedside manner
• Pitt, ADCUS, Inc., produce customized active RFID tags
• Extra-large 'atoms' allow Penn physicists to solve the riddle of why things melt
• £150K to find out why you're a slime ball
• DNA constraints control structure of attached macromolecules
• The health effects of weight loss need more research
• Research: Florida getting better at protecting homes from hurricanes
• Researchers create first nanofluidic transistor, the basis of future chemical processors
• Life detection instrument passes key test on road to Mars
• Anti-fungal drug may help treat cancer
• Saturated fats combined with genetic trait implicated in development of type 2 diabetes
• Study ties risk of problem gambling with proximity to casinos and other gambling opportunities
• NASA'S Cassini reveals lake-like feature on Titan
• Scripps research scientists discover new key to pulmonary edema in respiratory distress syndrome
• Global survey reveals personal impact of bipolar disorder
• San Francisco State University receives JavaOne award
• Rutgers, NEI Corp. establish nanotechnology research program with Indian materials center
• UQ leads $10m study to fight dengue
• Communication, ethics and the law in healthcare - international conference
• Welland's new Civic Square receives government of Canada incentive
• Mayo Clinic finds kidney disease associated with 'benign' prostate obstruction
• Global commitment of Max Planck researchers
• NASA, Lehigh University to share research, lab facilities
• Survey reveals women and doctors aren't talking about HPV
• Routine vaccination could eliminate Hib disease in children in developing countries
• Low birth weight of a baby entails risks for the baby's father
• ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl) significantly improved components of diabetic dyslipidemia
• The promise of a tetracycline antibiotic for treating osteoarthritis
• The impact of weight loss on osteoarthritis of the knee
• Supreme Court adopts IEEE-USA's balanced position in electronic file-sharing case
• Florida Tech, nine other universities create Florida Lambda Rail
• The future of nuclear energy: A boost for plasma physics at EPFL
• The diagnosis of tumours in children
• Best research work in the area of wine growing
• Brain scan study of smokers reveals signature of craving
• Aussie astronomers prepare for smash hit
• Hormone replacement therapy safe for women with menopause & cancer survivors
• Study shows how sleep improves memory
• ASU's Curtiss awarded $14.8M from Gates Foundation to develop new pneumonia vaccine for newborns
• Programming organic transistors with light; the unusual origin of peacock brown; rotating nanowires
• 4D proton therapy, radiation-resistant tumors, interpreting medical images
• Watching more TV increases seniors' negative views of aging
• New drug abuse treatment shows promise
• Groundbreaking study helps explain why preemie brains improve over time
• Pomegranate juice for moms may help babies resist brain injury
• Aerobic exercise helps find genetic regions linked to prediabetes
• Virginia Tech wins $2.7 million grant to protect people from malaria
• European patent awarded for anti-cancer vaccine technology
• Researchers discover key gene involved in bark beetle pheromone production
• UF, nine other universities complete ultrahigh-speed data network
• Unlike other mammals, newborn dolphins and orcas stay active 24/7 during first months of development
• Experimental vaccine protects nonhuman primates from Lassa fever
• Female butterflies go for sparkle -- not size -- when choosing to mate
• Survey finds women suffer in silence with pelvic floor disorders
• National Academies Keck Futures Initiative to co-sponsor life engineering symposium
• Communication during a terrorist attack; Workshop in Boston, Mass.
• US/African project deciphers deadly parasite genome
• Cancer related gene p53 not regulated as indicated by previous tissue culture research
• Medical malpractice concerns lead to more breast biopsies
• Study in Royal Society journal on holly as an indicator of climate change
• The first impact factor for PLoS Biology – 13.9
• Cancer drug slows poxvirus in mice
• Special scalpel reduces blood loss, facial nerve trauma in salivary surgery
• New approach to thyroid surgery reduces incision size
• Whole genome promoter mapping - Human Genome Project v2.0?
• K-State's institute for academic alliances receives congressionally directed grant
• $5.1 billion would save 6 million children
• Hopkins AIDS experts issue warning about global efforts to provide drug therapies
• Joslin Diabetes Center announces new national Joslin Vision Network affiliation program
• Earth System Processes 2: An updated look at how the Earth works
• Adsorbent materials for the storage of hydrogen
• Vascular disease most common cause of male erectile dysfunction
• Tai Chi can reduce falls in older people, says new research
• Determining prognosis in patients with chest pain now easier and more accurate
• Rheumatoid arthritis patients are more at risk of coronary artery disease
• Israeli critical care specialists advise on how to deal with victims of terrorist attacks
• Researchers confirm increasing risk for heart failure in aging US population
• A 'dimmer switch' for genes
• Children of divorced parents are more likely to end their own marriages
• Moffitt-USF head toward first human trials of anti-cancer drug that targets protein AKT
• Studies showcase superconductivity savvy at UH
• Antibiotics help combat dangerous tropical disease
• Growth secrets of Alaska's mysterious field of lakes
• Diabetics with high blood pressure benefit from 'water pills'
• Jefferson neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists wrap radiation around spine for cancer pain relief
• The Academy of Natural Sciences & team discover new catfish species
• Once in the doctor's office, racial and ethnic disparities in care nearly disappear: Stanford study
• 1001 Hawaiian nights dedicated to the cool and the far away!
• Gene changes linked to deficient immune suppression in MS
• New software changes wireless technology functions on demand
• New food allergy research consortium focuses on peanut allergy
• Diuretics effective for people with diabetes and high blood pressure
• Where China goes, the rest follow in the global neighborhood
• New book highlights status of research into carbon nanotubes
• National Academies advisory: June 29 public briefing on ionizing radiation
• Cebreros marks major readiness milestone
• Hubble captures outburst from comet targeted by Deep Impact
• Dept. of Energy's Mobile Atmospheric Laboratory starts worldwide tour at Pt. Reyes
• Mental processing is continuous, not like a computer
• Textbook explanation of mRNA translation may need rethinking
• What don't we know? Science presents the great unsolved scientific mysteries of our time
• Building strength in computer science: A new study from AAAS
• Breast cancer growth regulator holds promise for more targeted treatment
• Vaginal cancer detected more often with PET than CT scans
• Enzyme's newly discovered role may make it target for arthritis treatment
• Aging eye more susceptible to serious damage, scientists report
• Geologist receives prestigious National Science Foundation award for research and teaching
• New guidelines: Common drugs can calm essential tremor
• 'Laser tweezers' reveal microscopic mechanical properties of blood clots
• UNC plant researchers discover proteins interact to form hair-trigger protection against invaders
• Microbes found to produce miniature electrical wires
• End-of-life study to focus on needs of Sikh and Muslim patients
• 'X-factor' causes Scots to have higher heart disease rates, say scientists
• Infant abuse linked to early experience, not genetics
• Arsenic - not the same for everyone
• Leading researchers to discuss latest treatments for mental illness in children and adolescents
• Genome study of beneficial microbe may help boost plant health
• 'Apollo Program' for hydrogen energy needed, Stanford researcher says
• More women migrating to US from Mexico
• Online analytical toolbox for cancer and other biomedical research
• Webcast - Former MIT President to give next CMI Distinguished Lecture
• Thyroid-cancer test reveals recurrence early
• A giant step toward tiny functional nanowires
• NASA satellite data capture a big climate effect on tiny ocean life
• NASA researchers studying tropical cyclones
• The shifty nature of grains
• Researchers debut new X-ray resources for studying molecules
• A step forward in stem cell research
• Women want information, opportunity to participate in decision for first mammogram
• Most primary care physicians believe annual physical examinations are valuable
• Greater use of evidence-based medicine needed in US outpatient care
• Look to the future: Preparing for baby boomer dementia epidemic
• Study shows increased risk of common infections in diabetic patients
• HSPH student Kevin Chan awarded Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
• Doctors announce lawsuits against major food companies
• The hidden force of the ring
• Unlocking hydrogen's fuel potential
• Groundbreaking study shows adult stem cells have same ability to self-renew as embryonic
• What's inside a comet? Brown geologist helps NASA find out
• Gene testing doesn't increase anxiety, depression in children of people with Alzheimer's
• Open Access journals get impressive impact factors
• Neurology Now, patient magazine of American Academy of Neurology, wins national award
• Deep sea algae connect ancient climate, carbon dioxide and vegetation
• Task force to develop national standards for ocean aquaculture
• Researchers grow stem cells from human skin
• Runyon award goes to third Vanderbilt-Ingram scientist since 2002
• Oral rinse predictor of marrow transplant effectiveness
• Passion for technology: Three UH women honored
• Protein synthesis can be controlled by light, opening way for new scientific, medical applications
• UF's record-setting new chip has potential for bioterrorism detection
• Study shows how granular materials get themselves out of a jam
• Teacher's little helpers: Robots attend UCSD nursery school in research study
• Revueltosaurus skeleton unearthed at Petrified Forest upsets dinosaur tale
• Researchers discover stem cell 'guide' that may be key for targeting neural stem cell treatments
• Researchers discover mechanism that may enable stem cell-based treatment for eye disorders
• Researchers improve lung cancer survival rates
• New report calls for recovery units to boost surgery survival rates
• Molecular steps involved in the creation of gene-silencing microRNAs identified
• Scripps scientists identify target of an immune suppression molecule called CD22—itself
• Scripps research scientists solve structure of a critical innate immune system protein
• Late peak may have prevented severe flu season from becoming worse
• Genetically modified cells migrate to brain and treat neurodegeneration in St. Jude model
• First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
• CBEN: Buckyball aggregates are soluble, antibacterial
• Chiropractors aim to slash waiting times
• New material could improve fabrication of nanoscale components
• Smoking and inflammation
• PLoS Medicine refocuses world's attention on the tsunami, six months on
• Intention to lose weight and mortality
• How risky are twin pregnancies?
• Does vitamin C help prevent or treat the common cold?
• A promising candidate for a Lassa fever vaccine
• Ancient DNA helps clarify the origins of two extinct New World horse species
• Researchers get clearer view of Earth's atmosphere --- from the laboratory
• Jimmy Buffett hosts event to benefit NYU Child Study Center
• Ultra-fast camera captures how hummingbirds hover
• NSF names seven distinguished teaching scholars
• MIT group creates a high-temperature superfluid
• The true cost of computer crime
• Sound turns liquid to jelly
• Residential energy-efficiency retrofit incentives expanded
• Electronic connectivity isn't all that great, warns computer guru at NJIT talk
• From network to system
• Saving six million children each year is affordable
• Postnatal depression in fathers may affect children's behavioural development
• Therapy may not be necessary for autoimmune hepatitis with no symptoms
• Study links race to risk of advanced colorectal cancer, death
• Polls finds many Americans believe cancer myths
• Johns Hopkins scientists use gene therapy to prevent heart arrhythmias from stem cell transplants
• High court decision in MGM vs. Grokster file-sharing case imminent
• Cancer researcher Susan Horwitz wins Alpert prize for Taxol work
• Hospital outcomes for women improve, but some hospitals fall far behind: Healthgrades study
• Field Museum gives prestigious Parker/Gentry Award to eminent New World ornithologist
• Mars Express radar ready to work
• High-powered gene profiles provide clues to genes involved in common form of lung cancer
• The making and breaking of microtubules
• BP Conservation programme marks 15th anniversary
• When it comes to cell entry, being average has its advantages
• Brown-Harvard team solves mobile DNA's surgical sleight-of-hand
• Speed limits may not be saving lives
• Unease over guidelines that label 9 out of 10 people as sick
• More training and supervision needed to cut meningitis deaths
• Evacuation not automatically best for health during chemical incidents
• Do singlehanded general practices have a future?
• A better understanding of gene flow
• Plant pathologists address next steps in combating soybean rust
• 'Hollow-face illusion' affects estimates of distance and reaching tasks
• Study finds parking lot sealcoat may be major source of PAHs
• 'Vicious cycle' of protein formation involved in Parkinson's disease
• Insomnia may precede and prolong major depression
• Young athletes' post-concussion migraine may signal greater neurocognitive impairment
• Pitt and Bell Labs researchers send 'heavy photons' over world-record distances
• Tahoe Coring Workshop
• Breakthrough: Scientists create world's tiniest organic particles
• Manatee eyes could be window to health status
• Survey shows that physicians are more religious than expected
• UC Davis researchers discover receptor pathway for C-reactive protein and its effects
• New findings show persistent El Niño-like conditions during past global warming
• Researchers find first evidence of venom system in extinct mammal
• Study strengthens link between Foxp2 gene and language development
• From butterflies to freshwater supplies
• Howe School is cited among 'World's Elite Institutions' in technology management
• A protein in the eye may prevent immune response and protect eyes from disease
• Functional MRI enables noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients
• NSF awards Rensselaer first-of-its-kind grant for fuel cell research education
• Study: Harmless virus kills some cancers
• Hummingbird flight an evolutionary marvel
• NYU, Salk Institute neuroscientists offer new path for measuring visual responses to complex images
• NASA helps highlight lightning safety awareness week
• A role for public and scientists in NIEHS research plan
• MIT physicists create new form of matter
• Antibiotic treatment not necessary for majority of children with conjunctivitis
• Multitasking: You can't pay full attention to both sights and sounds
• Georgetown cancer researchers develop high throughput method
• Foresight Nanotech Institute launches nanotechnology roadmap
• New clinical tool to help war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
• Value of IVF children to society outweighs their cost to healthcare systems
• Study sheds light on the developmental origins of polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Revealed: The true cost to the nation of multiple pregnancies
• Rise in ICSI cycles suggests infertility could be affecting more men than women
• Environmental chemical cocktail may sabotage sperm
• Conservative surgery preserves fertility in women with borderline ovarian tumours
• Pescarolo team makes fastest lap at Le Mans
• EGNOS system delivered to ESA by industry
• Jet skis and quad bikes help scientists predict and monitor storm damage
• Genomic sequences processed in minutes, rather than weeks
• Sandia develops secure wireless technology
• Synthetic aperture radar may soon be used for reconnaissance on small UAVs
• DISSCO makes 'music' for Argonne, UIUC researchers
• Young drug abusers suffer brain damage similar to early Alzheimer's, says new research
• University of Oregon experts create online resource for green chemistry
• Australia boasts one of the largest biotech IP pools
• Human rational and irrational buying behavior is mirrored in monkeys
• Assessing the Amazon River's sensitivity to deforestation
• Virginia Tech fisheries department releases cultivated mussels at Nature Conservancy site
• Fruit fly helps reveal the secrets of the fragile-X-syndrome
• Chickadees' alarm calls carry information about size, threat of predators
• Conflicts pitting doctors vs. patients / kin is #1 issue in medical ethics, Canadian experts say
• Women more afraid of dentists than men: University of Toronto study
• Study examines barriers to disclosure of childhood abuse
• Enzyme family plays role in Alzheimer's: University of Toronto study
• Classics, biblical studies need new intellectual tools
• Buying homes of tomorrow now saves money, energy
• Adjusting to custody tough for some male young offenders
• Researchers discover 'window on the brain' that could help treat disorders
• Scientists discover the body's marijuana-like compounds are crucial for stress-induced pain relief
• U. of Colorado geophysicists image rock layers under Himalaya
• UCI researchers create method for predicting most effective use of cancer-fighting drugs
• Scripps geophysicist elected Fellow of Royal Society
• Single cell recognition research at UCLA/Caltech finds a Halle Berry neuron
• Japanese doctors likelier than US counterparts to involve patients' families in decisions
• Brain's own marijuana-like chemicals play key role with stress-induced pain relief
• Does life exist on other planets?
• Advanced research in 'little world' of nanoscience brings awards to three at Hebrew University
• Patients may want to skip that cup of coffee before undergoing PET/CT scans
• Rice bioengineer wins ASME's Van C. Mow Medal
• Purdue scientists may have found key to halting spinal cord damage
• Elevated CRP can foil diet's ability to lower cholesterol
• Invasive parasite destroying fish species
• First experimental evidence of quantum monodromy
• Researchers shed new light on cause of bedsores and other chronic wounds
• NJIT small biz expert Bruce Kirchhoff supports high tech for jobs
• NIAID scientists unveil mechanism behind resistance to severe malaria
• MIT tissue engineers implant viable, vascularized 3D muscles
• Radiofrequency ablation is effective long-term treatment for kidney tumors
• PECASE Award boosts engineer's efforts to provide rural IT services
• Researchers develop way to identify individuals at high-risk of stroke after a 'mini-stroke'
• Keyhole surgery is a safe option for colon cancer
• Stem cells grown in lab mirror normal developmental steps
• The European Patent Office epoline® Annual Conference 2005
• European Patent Office Brussels epoline® User Day
• Inner structure of cells behaves much as molten glass
• Bioinformatics reveals new gene regulation system
• Liquid cooling with microfluidic channels helps computer processors beat the heat
• Unique genetic profile helps over-45s conceive naturally
• Italian law on ART brings problems for doctors and patients
• Imprinting disorders and ART – world's largest study results are reassuring
• Ill-health and unhappiness among the risks for older mothers
• Damage to sperm DNA affects older men's chances of fathering children
• Babies born after SET do as well as those conceived naturally
• SMART-1's tribute to Cassini
• Rosetta monitors Deep Impact
• Patients, caregivers to hear research on a potential treatment option for primary immune deficiency
• New magnetic herding technique proposed to manipulate the very small
• G-Zero finds that ghostly strange quarks influence proton structure
• Violent boys in unsafe conditions less prone to depression
• Restoring flow to all blocked areas of the heart improves 5-year survival rate, study says
• Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for June 2005
• Psychiatric illnesses are common in children with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
• CERN Council positioned as Europe's strategic body for particle physics
• Anthrax inhibitors identified by Burnham team
• Concept vehicle unveiled
• ASU researcher fashions DNA to further advances in nanotechnology
• Thalidomide treatment proves better than conventional chemotherapy for multiple myeloma
• VCR - US trial sites and key appointments named
• APNS sees abnormal cell division as possible precursor of Alzheimer's disease
• Arthritis: What Wnt wrong?
• AERA releases book on teacher education—proposes new research agenda
• Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technologies
• Drugs for blood pressure and seizures among treatments recommended for essential tremor
• UQ among world leaders in schizophrenia research
• Eggs from embryonic stem cells could benefit sterile women
• Some male breast cancer patients may have unnecessary radiotherapy
• World first: Scientists succeed in cloning human embryos from eggs matured in the lab
• Self-correcting embryos could be an ethically acceptable source of embryonic stem cells
• Recurrent miscarriages: Could prednisolone reduce the occurrence of this distressing condition?
• New method of obtaining embryonic stem cells could reduce embryo wastage
• Increasing reproductive tourism in Europe is a 'safety valve' that promotes peaceful coexistence
• VCU study shows big-brained people are smarter
• New topical pain cream reduces pain
• UC San Diego undergraduates do cyberinfrastructure research in Asia, Australia
• Dust belt around nearby star clear sign of exoplanet
• A good game of golf—mind over matter
• Tufts researchers shine light on firefly mysteries
• TGen awarded $7.1 million to accelerate brain disease research
• SEROQUEL: An effective treatment option for aggression in patients with schizophrenia
• MicroRNAs play a big part in gene regulation - and evolution
• Mapping neuron connections in the brain
• New study: Why solar cells lose potency
• Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan to cost-share remediation of uranium mines
• Tight glucose control lowers CVD by about 50 percent in diabetes
• Gifts from the sea
• New study showed ramelteon helped adults with chronic insomnia fall asleep, sleep longer
• Scientists create artificial cricket hairs
• Personal debt: envy, penury or necessity?
• Northern Ireland: 'in-group' pride and 'out-group' prejudice
• Low election turnout reflects the failure of UK politicians
• Changing sexual behaviour in the UK
• Chief executive pay in the Unites States: Avarice or incentive?
• Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into eggs and sperm in the laboratory
• Street-level London air pollution warnings coming via mobile phones
• Smooth deployment for second MARSIS antenna boom
• FDA approves first blood test to predict risk for stroke
• Colorful math reveals how forces transmit through granular materials
• Insects develop resistance to engineered crops
• Reducing pain in children receiving intravenous cannulation
• Predicting serious cardiac outcomes
• BIDMC investigator receives Novartis Award in Diabetes
• Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• ACP publishes 'Hypertension'
• How much excess fresh water was added to the North Atlantic in recent decades?
• Siberian tigers hang tough
• Emerging diseases require a global solution
• Pioneering research on ALS muscle disease rewarded
• Study sheds light on why diabetes drug causes edema
• Pregnant women at risk for injury in summer
• Alzheimer's disease linked to inflammation
• Study confirms intensive treatment of diabetic patients significantly reduces heart disease
• Going to extremes to improve human health
• New base for North American cancer screening pioneers
• Study shows importance of exposure age for Hanford nuclear workers' cancer risk
• University of Maryland scientist wins 2005 Kettering Prize
• Why being a teenage mum could be good for you!
• Parasite whips up ideas for bowel cancer treatments
• Hybrids are becoming mainstream
• UK College of Public Health earns national accreditation
• 'Strange' physics experiment is unraveling structure of proton
• Silenced gene suggests greater risk, possible marker for African-Americans with prostate cancer
• Non-invasive MRI technique distinguishes between Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia
• Novel approach for eradicating prostate cancer wins award for young Hebrew University researcher
• Leukemia, infection tied to aging stem cells, Stanford researchers say
• NIH awards $10.4 million to Scripps Research Institute and Scripps Florida
• Scientists test the potential of integrated PET/CT for molecular imaging of the heart
• Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section names Jan Winn as outstanding educator
• Steven M. Larson named recipient of SNM's 2005 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
• SNM member David James Brooks receives 2005 Kuhl-Lassen Award for research in brain imaging
• SPECT imaging can evaluate stem cell therapy effectiveness in patients with coronary heart disease
• Study finds obesity is associated with an impairment of coronary circulatory function
• Patients undergoing PET/CT may want to pass on that cup of coffee, according to SNMTS study
• PET scans predict development of lung disease following trauma
• Positive effects of nuclear medicine, 'smart drugs' provide hope for non-hodgkin's lymphoma patients
• PET confirms changes at brain molecular level in bulimia nervosa patients after CB therapy
• Next level of camera development for molecular/nuclear imaging incorporates PET, CT, SPECT
• Michael R. Zalutsky named recipient of Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2005 Berson-Yalow Award
• Munich researchers discover exciting possible new application of PET imaging for ovarian cancer
• Expert system developed to enhance diagnostic accuracy of Alzheimer's disease with FDG PET scans
• 'Win-win' economic strategy for mobile PET/CT imaging reported at SNM's 52nd Annual Meeting
• David M. Goldenberg receives Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2005 Paul C. Aebersold Award
• Does gene therapy work? Nuclear medicine may provide the answers
• Fine tuning drug levels in neuroblastoma patients is effective, St. Jude researchers show
• 20th annual convention of US naturopathic physicians convenes Aug. 24, 2005 in Phoenix
• 'Bumpy space dust' explains origin of most common molecule in universe
• Winners of Nobel Essay Contest announced
• Women, space travel and infection: Bed-rest study investigates female immune response
• Northwestern Memorial neurologist is lead author of comprehensive stroke center recommendations
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital installs 64-Slice CT scanner, now available for clinical use
• Software advance helps computers act logically
• New NIST method improves accuracy of spectrometers
• New gene chip may be early cancer diagnosis tool
• Finding the true measure of nanoscale 'roughness'
• High rates of sexually transmitted infections found in young drug users
• Students revamp tractor for use by workers with disabilities
• Study examines characteristics of cancers of the esophagus
• Early detection of thick melanomas
• Children who are prone to ear infections have high rates of potential disease producing bacteria
• Fragment of yellow fever virus may hold key to safer vaccine
• July Geology media highlights
• Seven deadly sins: A new look at society through an old lens
• New research evidence on anger in children and adults
• 'Binge drinkers': Folk devils of the binge economy
• Pioneering technology to explore other planets
• Female volunteers prepare for a second 'bedrest'
• European experiments back on Earth with successful conclusion of Foton-M2 mission
• Assuring the supply of vaccines
• 'Biosensor' screens Air Force personnel and equipment
• Efficient 'can' lights open opportunities for energy savings
• Sandia, FAA, NASA create computer model for fire detection in airliner cargo compartments
• When it comes to sensation, our brain seems tuned to the unexpected
• The self's broken border: Tracing the role of agency attribution in schizophrenia
• Separating morning and evening in the circadian clock of mammals
• Early function of specialized neurons marks 'first light' in retinal maturation
• Could better mangrove habitats have spared lives in the 2004 tsunami?
• Cloning advance: Researchers demonstrate direct transfer of terminally differentiated cell nuclei
• Bumblebees copy one another when contending with unfamiliar flowers
• Children's Hospital Oakland Int'l thalassemia collaboration
• Only transplant center that developed comprehensive protocol for liver transplants in kids with MSUD
• NIH awards $11.9 M to The Burnham Institute to establish the San Diego Chemical Screening Center
• MRI can help predict breast cancer recurrence
• Joint green chemistry meeting in Washington, D.C., features top experts on environment
• 'Supersolid' or melted 'superfluid' film: A quantum difference
• Pitt receives $9 million to develop research tools that may aid drug discovery
• Avoiding amputation: Early infection intervention can save feet & legs
• Key milestone in antifungal treatment for severe asthma
• Fossils tell the hole story of killer drillers and their prey
• Macromolecules on surface control mobility in phospholipid bilayers
• Changes advocated in license renewals for elderly drivers
• Award-winning UH professor selected to organize alloys symposium
• Walk slowly for weight loss, according to University of Colorado study
• Experts to explore genetics, therapies for connective tissue diseases at Jefferson
• Design of neonatal intensive care units critical to infant health
• Oral liquid hydroxyurea promising for long-term use in babies with sickle cell anemia
• Promiscuous catalytic activity possessed by novel enzyme structure
• Research: Noise, visual cues affect infants' language development
• Physicists clarify exotic force, but no 'theory of everything' yet
• Senior citizen support for school spending is growing
• New tools help identify what works to encourage women in engineering
• Fossil Patagonian plants show high insect feeding diversity 52 million years ago
• Gene mutation responsible for lung and diaphragm defects
• Deconstructing the genome of a notorious yeast
• New computer program uses brain scans to assess risk of Alzheimer's
• GeoConnections: funding renewed
• Efford to make geomatics announcement
• Panel calls for a new look at treatments commonly used for chronic insomnia
• NWO/Spinoza prize to cancer research, cognitive sciences, physics and mathematics
• NJ grant helps small biz incubator at NJIT to expand offerings
• Improved water vapor sensor takes to the skies
• Ossur v. Bledsoe Brace Systems
• The Lancet calls for open debate on illegal drug use
• Scientists report tissue engineering success
• Antibiotic treatment successful against elephantiasis
• 10-year survival after minor stroke established
• Health effects from wet work are of great concern
• Maryland's poor, African-American communities suffer disproportionate cancer risk from air pollution
• For individuals with family history of lung cancer, risk greater for blacks than whites
• Endocarditis infection commonly related to health care factors, increasingly due to staph
• Antibiotics appear to have little benefit for uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections
• Five US technical job classifications show employment drop, one shows steep increase
• Geneticists oppose singling out Jewish women in European breast cancer patent
• New memory aid helps dementia sufferers remember as time goes by
• Dartmouth study reveals flaws in screening for TB; Cases in 3rd world HIV patients may go undetected
• A new model of quantum dots: Rethinking the electronics
• Scientists put the squeeze on electron spins
• The bigger the serving, the more young children will eat
• Columbia University launches multi-year campaign to support stem cell research
• Promoting hair growth
• Extreme melting event defines Earth's early history
• Cancer patients do better with surgeons, hospitals that treat higher volume
• National Service Framework for heart failure urgently needed
• Good friends, rather than close family ties, help you live longer in older age
• Gastric bug link to irregular heart rhythm
• Vietnam war technology could aid elephant conservation
• Rare chalk grassland takes 50 years to recover from military use
• Study finds strong link between epilepsy and risk of schizophrenia
• Should everyone over 50 be taking aspirin?
• Planned home births in the United States are safe, say researchers
• European working time directive may put doctors' and patients' lives at risk
• Researchers find evidence of photosynthesis deep within the ocean
• Saved by a straw?
• New report indicates acupuncture provides relief for sufferers of dry mouth
• Holographic movies show promise for medical, military applications
• Research zeros in on bipolar disorder genes, link with thyroid condition
• Bipolar disorder more prevalent and costly than believed; Lithium could curb suicide rate
• Bipolar disorder linked to specific brain regions; certain drugs alter brain metabolism
• Penn receives $9.5 mllion NIH grant to create center for molecular discovery
• Thin films of silicon nanoparticles roll into flexible nanotubes
• Logging changed ecological balance for monkeys, damaged health
• Doctors argue for new ways to resolve health treatment choices
• UCLA engineering professor Jennifer Jay named recipient of Presidential Early Career Award
• Invention breathes new life into tennis balls
• Tetanus toxin found to have therapeutic properties
• Study explains why up to eight percent of cancers go undetected
• Can't serve an ace? Could be muscle fatigue
• Stem cell training program to make its Stanford debut
• Adults can be retrained to learn second languages more easily, says UCL scientist
• National medical and public health groups sue EPA
• Genes exert powerful effect on sexual behavior
• Twenty NSF-supported young scientists and engineers receive Presidential Early Career Awards
• Pediatric center to offer novel rehabilitation approach for spinal cord injury
• NIH creates nationwide network of molecular libraries screening centers
• Promising new TB drug enters clinical trial
• Canadian study demonstrates new approach to achieving diabetes control
• Marshfield Clinic researchers launch study of environmental causes of Alzheimer's disease
• K-State part of effort to completely sequence common wheat genome
• Gene variant linked to chronic kidney disease
• Most common lung cancers may begin in newly discovered cells
• July-August GSA Bulletin media highlights
• Better early diagnosis of relapsed prostate cancer
• A molecule impedes the destruction of the 'Brucella' bacteria
• Arteries bio-engineered from elderly cells
• Researchers track down cause of a disfiguring bone disorder
• Case finds oral health of residents in nursing homes needs more attention
• Food labels 'confuse' consumers
• New insight into autoimmune disease: Bacterial infections promote recognition of self-glycolipids
• New genetic test may detect risk of rare complication from anesthesia
• Two Children's Hospital Boston researchers win top presidential awards
• Even in Canada's universal health plan, wealth effects hospitalization
• A poor child may be left behind
• Lowell receives Smith Family Award for Excellence in Medical Resarch
• Regenerative ocular biology the focus of ARVO Conference
• Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, June 21, 2005
• 500 million years of errors: Brachiopod shells record shadow of arms race in ancient oceans
• Chinese Minister of Sciences visits Ghent biotechnologists
• Gene controlling circadian rhythms linked to drug addiction, UT Southwestern researchers find
• Researchers identify new catfish family
• Search for bipolar gene, toll of disease topics of conference call briefings June 16, 17
• Penn-led team to look to distant galaxies with balloon-borne telescope
• Cancer drug could aid premature labour
• Pediatricians lack confidence in managing obesity, and their own weight might be an important factor
• Nanoparticles carry cancer-killing drugs into tumor cells
• Superconducting nanowires show ability to measure magnetic fields
• Nutritious frozen foods can play role in weight-loss programs
• Tobacco linked to 63 percent of cancer death burden among African-American men
• Scientists devise way to measure RNA synthesis on the fly in a live cell
• UCSB professors among team awarded $13 million to mount nano-attack on plaque
• Scripps studies provide new details about Antarctic iceberg detachment
• Astronomers discover most Earth-like extrasolar planet yet
• GINA collaboration to boost response to summer fires
• What comes first…the chicken, the egg, or the bad attitude?
• Arthritis of the spine often overlooked in children
• Geneticists identify 'master switch' that causes female flies to behave like males
• GroPep infertility data presented at US meeting
• National medical, nursing and public health groups file suit
• Fish oil supplements may be harmful to patients with abnormal heart rhythms
• NCAR climate expert: Hurricanes to intensify as Earth warms
• Nature of industry changing around the world, K-State experts say
• Medicare's investment in quality improvement may not be paying off
• Journey begins for NASA's New Horizons Probe
• Holograms detect digital fraud
• Mass production of human papillomavirus could lead to gains against cervical cancer
• Scientists gain insight into spring onset, better forecasting expected
• Highlights in the June 2005 issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
• Large multinational general population study shows restless legs syndrome is common, under-diagnosed
• Tagging pathogens with synthetic DNA 'barcodes'
• How scanning your finger could save your life
• Van Buchem disease decoded
• 'Punctuated' evolution in the human genome
• Carnegie Mellon computational biologist wins PECASE Award
• Conservation International and SC Johnson partner again to offset carbon impacts
• Paul Barber, BU biologist, receives Presidential Early Career Award for research endeavors
• First test of predictions of climate change impacts on biodiversity
• Flight stockings significantly reduce DVT risk, says research review
• Burnham Institute awarded $13 M for Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology
• American Thoracic Society journal news tips for June 2005 (second issue)
• Plant pathologists evaluate eco-friendly alternatives to methyl bromide
• Oxytocin/vasopressin research sees new clinical applications, key role in social behavior
• Lance Armstrong through a physiological lens: hard training boosts muscle power 8%
• 'Plastic oil' could improve fuel economy in cars, chemists say
• Exposure to sunlight may decrease risk of prostate cancer
• Vanderbilt-Ingram scientists release findings at DoD 'Era of Hope' Breast Cancer Meeting
• MicroRNA tweaks protein that controls early heart development
• Tough child support laws deter single men from becoming dads
• Teen-agers with Type 1 diabetes already developing cardiovascular disease
• Lowering resistance to insulin may delay or prevent onset of type 2 diabetes
• Molecular miners find pain relief drugs from the sea
• Scientists advocate delaying medication for early epilepsy
• For first time, brain cells generated in a dish
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades
• True cancer-causing genes revealed by new technique, say Stanford researchers
• ASPB Annual Meeting July 16-20 in Seattle
• Discovery suggests why stem cells run through stop signs
• Vehicles of the future: Canadian team takes top honours
• $3.68 millon grant to boost public health 'informatics'
• Diabetic retinopathy occurs in pre-diabetes
• Smoking and obesity accelerate human ageing
• New study demonstrated add-on effects of ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl)
• Diabetes drug ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl) showed anti-inflammatory effects
• Immune cells' genetic 'jam session' is controlled by cell division machinery
• Joslin study shows weight control protects against low birth weight related glucose intolerance
• IEEE-USA President to be inducted into New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame
• Boost for international research evaluation
• New regulators of apoptosis and chemoresistance identified
• Discovery offers promising lead in prostate cancer diagnosis
• Space measurements of carbon offer clearer view of Earth's climate future
• Research linking obesity and asthma shows weight reduction may provide therapy for asthma sufferers
• New data show low testosterone more likely in men with diabetes
• Chemotherapy for brain tumors is boosted after vaccine targets resistance-related antigen
• Biodiversity works both ways
• The wonders of science on display at June 21 congressional exhibition
• Hot volcanic eruptions could lead to a cooler Earth
• Studying teacher education
• Yale poll reveals overwhelming public desire for new energy policy direction
• How cell suicide protects plants from infection
• Scientists see human kidney development through fruit fly eyes
• Gamers' brains no different than yours or mine
• Device traps, disables harmful bacteria
• Scientists map ocean floor near Palmer Station in Antarctica, reveal hidden dangers to passing ships
• Many drugs prescribed for chronic insomnia are not approved for that purpose
• Treating pregnancy-related diabetes is a win-win for mum and baby
• Exercise, weight control may help reduce risk of breast cancer, Meharry-Vanderbilt study suggests
• Quantum dots provide a faster, more sensitive method for detecting respiratory viral infections
• York scientists warn of dramatic impact of climate change on Africa
• Scientists streamline method for making key virus
• Pitt researchers see electron waves in motion for first time
• Adults and children use over-the-counter hydrocortisone creams in safe amounts
• U. Iowa finding speeds up immunization booster schedule
• Biological warfare, mad cow disease on UH student's hit list
• Sildenafil (Viagra™) approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as Revatio™
• World's fastest method for sending data in cell phones, computers created with nanotubes
• A vaccine approach to treating Parkinson's disease
• Medical advances, new discoveries highlighted at Society of Nuclear Medicine's 52nd Annual Meeting
• 'Jumping genes' contribute to the uniqueness of individual brains
• Shrinking brains but healthy memory - does brain matter matter?
• ANU medical researcher wins national award
• Exercise helps recovery from chemotherapy for breast cancer
• Top Canadian scientist to speak in Guelph
• Patients with disease, cancer of the esophagus benefit from new technique developed by OHSU surgeons
• Discovery may prevent life-threatening wasting disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
• 'Sinkers' provide missing piece in deep-sea puzzle
• K-State professors issue call to mandate new curriculum for accounting degree programs
• Occupational and Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals-2005
• Study examines cost-effectiveness of HPV testing in four European countries
• Phase I study examines biomarkers for response to erlotinib in glioma
• Other highlights in the June 15 JNCI
• New memory drug works best in combination with older remedy
• Johns Hopkins team finds 'ancestral' hepatitis-C virus at the root of evolution in infections
• Johns Hopkins AIDS expert says global strategy needed to combat 'feminization' of HIV/AIDS
• Joslin scientists confirm link between PKC enzyme and kidney disease in diabetes
• Study examines reasons for suboptimal outcomes following deep brain stimulation surgery
• Report describes details of four transplant recipients who contracted rabies from donor
• Quality of care not necessarily better in hospitals that participate in quality improvement program
• Obese women with breast cancer may be undertreated
• Medication orlistat appears helpful in improving weight management for obese adolescents
• Invasive treatment may be more effective for heart attack patients presenting late to hospital
• Fish oil does not lower risk of heart problems for patients with implantable defibrillators
• Diets rich in calcium and vitamin D may decrease risk of PMS
• Children born prematurely at risk for poorer vision
• Media violence linked to concentration, self-control
• HIV treatment programs in poor countries as effective as in developed countries
• Ultra-fast movies of the sky
• ESO receives Computerworld Honors Program 21st Century Achievement award in science category
• Titan's volcano may release methane
• Mars Express discovers aurorae on Mars
• Microbiology organization elects Zhou fellow
• New advances may slow tumor growth in pancreatic cancer
• Research results from the 'Era of Hope' Department of Defense breast cancer research program meeting
• Education is key to preventing loss of life during tsunamis
• Placebos can bring emotional relief
• Nicotine triggers the same brain reward circuitry as opiates
• Variations in four inflammatory genes may predispose Mexican Americans to insulin resistance
• When believing becomes seeing, or how the brain learns to fill in the blanks
• When in danger humans are similar to a deer in the headlights
• MicroRNA study opens potential revolution in cancer diagnosis
• Launch of Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
• AMS news - study shows radars save lives
• AGU journal highlights - 9 June 2005
• 30 years later, epilepsy surgery shows good results
• Key to breast cancer prevention could hang in the balance
• Veterans of first Gulf War have more chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia
• New hope for treating heart rhythm irregularity that often follows surgery
• Study shows eutrophic lakes may not recover for a millennium
• Mount Sinai Hospital researcher develops Canada's first embryonic stem cell lines
• UIC developing drug for SARS
• TV confuses children about which foods are healthy, new study finds
• New U. of Colorado polymer has applications for dentistry, electronics, automobiles
• Crime victims may benefit from UC PhD recipient's findings
• 'Molecular zipper' may hold important clues to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and mad cow disease
• New strategy for protecting brain against Alzheimer's disease: Enhancing the innate immune system
• New report on human security in war-torn societies contrasts local views with outside personnel
• Researchers determine temperature-driven rootworm forecast
• Mayan stingless bee keeping: Going, going, gone?
• Several minute intermediate stage in virus-cell fusion discovered; opportunity for drug development
• Deadly infectious entity of prions discovered
• Home care managers should implement strategies to reduce high nurse turnover
• Consumers suspicious of sponsored links
• College students have evolved from clients to consumers
• Plant pathologists explore using fungi to control plant diseases
• The universe, appearing at a reactor near you
• Can two killers make a cure?
• NJIT student named Fellow by NJ Commission on Science and Technology
• Rodent social behavior encoded in junk DNA
• Digging in the dirt for life's biochemical foundations
• Mayo Clinic case series illuminates connection between welding, brain damage
• Physiotherapist' advice may be as good as physical treatment for low back pain
• Information on child illness and death lacking in poor countries
• Delaying medication for infrequent seizures may be the best option
• Social support linked to prognostic marker for ovarian cancer
• Delaying radiation for prostate cancer does not affect outcome
• Transplantation of sperm stem cells restores fertility after chemotherapy
• JCI table of contents, July 1, 2005
• Claudin-1: A potential biomarker for colon cancer progression
• Pentagon agency cuts in support for basic computing research analyzed
• Phthalates found in infants treated in NICUs that use devices containing phthalates
• Researchers get first peek at amyloid's spine
• Engineered skin offers clues to melanoma development
• FSU meteorologists' work may lead to better tracking of hurricanes
• Florida Tech receives $430,000 from NASA for lunar oxygen project
• Symposium honors achievements of Fox Chase Cancer Center Nobel Laureate Baruch Blumberg
• World Ocean Day: How satellites safeguard our waters
• SMART-1 detects calcium on the Moon
• New program focuses on the sometimes neglected needs of siblings of sick children
• Increasing the success of liver transplants by managing levels of anti-rejection drugs
• Autism and X-fragile syndrome
• Van Berkel earns Biemann Medal for contributions to mass spec field
• CI launches unprecedented marine conservation initiatives
• It's never too late to start exercising
• Despite WHO/UNICEF push for 'rooming-in,' mothers and babies being separated at birth
• Chronic infection may contribute to frailty in older women
• Risk of heart attack may increase with certain anti-inflammatory drugs
• Use of high hydrostatic pressure to inactivate Hepatitis A virus in oysters studied
• Study of high-pressure process to inactivate Norwalk virus underway
• African-Americans more prone to higher heart weight than whites, study shows
• Measuring a monster
• Mutation in mouse circulatory gene mimics a form of congenital heart disease
• Men, women disagree on number of guns at home, new study finds
• Endocrine Society honors UNC physician for key contributions to hormone research
• Scientists help develop first single molecule transistor
• New benefits of soy revealed
• Raisins fight oral bacteria
• Possible treatment found for 'chemobrain'
• UCSD computer scientists develop ubiquitous video application for 3D environments
• Temple virologist receives $6.1 million NIH grant for neuro-AIDS research
• Temple engineers recieve NSF grant to develop interactive high school biology curriculum
• SHRO signs agreement with Temple to continue biomedical research
• New eye treatment technology wins Kaye Award for Hebrew University researcher
• Prehistoric decline of freshwater mussels tied to large-scale maize cultivation
• Researchers create infectious hepatitis C virus in a test tube
• Rensselaer opens new $20 million center for future energy systems
• Tibetan monks yield clues to brain's regulation of attention
• Research links heavy drinking and increased mental health risk
• 3D atlas will help navigate the spinal cord
• Arm swelling common among young breast cancer patients
• Ozone levels drop when hurricanes are strengthening
• Goddard technologist proposes sensitive high-tech robot skin
• Waterloo engineering students in race to the future
• MIT's nanoprinter could mass-produce nano-devices
• Breast cancer uses growth factors to lure stem cells
• New technology can boost bottom lines for US hospitals
• Geckos: It's not always about sex
• Study shows ramelteon reduced insomnia symptoms in elderly
• French Chemical Society award for Peter Gölitz
• Once given 'no respect,' cells' tiny RNAS take driver's seat
• Joslin's new textbook is leading source for advances in diabetes care
• Diabetics susceptible to compromised cardiovascular function from high levels of air pollution
• Are microRNAs oncogenes?
• Georgia Tech develops mass spectrometry device that analyzes proteins faster and at a lower cost
• Tercica presents two pharmacokinetic studies in an oral session at Endocrine Society Meeting
• Supernova remnant menagerie
• Sandia researchers develop unique 'surfactant' material
• Methane doesn't necessarily mean life on Mars, says Dartmouth study
• Physical and functional interaction of key cell growth molecules linked to cancer
• First annual Global Conservation Award announced at World Ocean Day
• NC woman is now insulin-free after series of three islet cell transplants
• Minorities receive less diabetes-related prevention care
• Digital mammography does not improve breast cancer detection rates, study finds
• Study links regions of two chromosomes to susceptibility for type of autism
• Resettling the 'Lost Boys of Sudan' in the United States
• A baby face forecasts election outcomes
• Eliminating affirmative action would devastate most minority college enrollment
• Omega-3 offers hope for new anti-breast cancer drugs
• Tsunami research shows destructive path worse in developed areas
• CT significantly reduces the need for appendectomy
• Sleep therapy may protect against death from heart disease
• News briefs from the journal CHEST June 2005
• Homeless prefer aggressive medical treatment
• New finding in studying dopamine transporter
• Ancient DNA confirms single origin of Malagasy primates
• Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action
• Leading sleep expert at Wake Forest to speak at NIH Consensus Conference
• Soil emissions are much-bigger-than-expected component of air pollution
• UVa Health System doctors study surgery to stop epileptic seizures
• University of Oregon scientist wins American Society for Microbiology award
• Tourism offers lifeline to fishing communities
• Women overestimate breast cancer risk, U-M study finds
• Research to investigate links between Ancient Greeks and modern science fiction
• Experts hope policy breathes life into asthma treatment method
• UCLA awarded more than $6 million for biodefense and infectious disease research
• Study shows new method of growth hormone dosing improves height
• New research provides evidence that Rh proteins act as CO2 gas channels
• Blood-based TB test matches up to old skin test in study among health workers in India
• College students think favorably, but act timidly about organ donation
• What do 'ecolabels' tell about food?
• For disabled parents, extra family services could improve entire family's health
• Derivatives of cannabis for anti-cancer treatment win Kaye Award for Hebrew University student
• 'Dr. Chef' improves quality of life for patients
• Studying glial cells in the roundworm may provide insight into human brain diseases
• Study in Royal Society journal on heritability of female orgasm
• OHSU researchers uncover cause, possible treatment for abdominal fat in postmenopausal women
• Unlocking the mystery behind lightning's puzzling friend
• NRL develops self-cleaning 'smart' fabrics
• Alcohol may lower risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
• A virus-like hitchhiker may trigger bacterial meningitis
• Johns Hopkins study shows home test kits highly effective against sexually transmitted diseases
• Permanent deep-sea seismic sensors
• Centres of Excellence as a response to the problem of access to water in Africa
• Cell's power plants also sense low oxygen
• Junk DNA shapes social behavior
• Control of TB epidemic requires more effective drugs, better tests, and focus on latent infection
• US specialists call for heart patients to be screened for psychological distress
• Tercica presents pharmacokinetic and safety data from several studies at Endocrine Society Meeting
• Pacemakers and defibrillators for the survival of patients suffering from heart insufficiency
• Z fires objects faster than Earth moves through space
• New technique helps identify multiple DNA regulatory sites
• Astronomers find evidence supporting theory of quasars
• World-first technology enables study of ancient bacteria
• Study establishes new class of cancer-causing genes
• Public release of pig genomic sequences
• A new insight into breast cancer: Breast density is directly related to breast cancer
• NASA: Earth and space sciences at risk
• ACPM to host web-based conference on adolescent binge drinking
• Maternal alcohol use increases the risk of newborn infections
• Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics
• Drinking for just eight weeks impairs learning and memory in mice
• 'Hazardous' drinking and drug use have serious health implications
• Institute for OneWorld Health to exhibit at BIO
• Survey seeks top scientists for study of research creativity and innovation
• Test accurately predicts aggressiveness of breast cancer
• One-a-day tablet treats common infection among head and neck cancer patients
• 'Real life' study clarifies risk of recurrence for high-risk breast cancer patients
• Gene linked to lower breast cancer risk
• Chemotherapy options improve for patients with advanced colorectal cancer
• Cancer killing virus shows early promise against colorectal cancer
• Unweaving amyloid fibers to solve prion puzzles
• 2005 Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award: George J. Flick Jr.
• 'Just in time' avian influenza program offered June 16
• Dyslexia redefined
• $3 million NIH grant focuses on workplace obesity
• University of Chicago study overturns conventional theory in evolution
• Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research
• Multi-university team builds a model for environmental tourism in Greece
• Researchers demonstrate use of gold nanoparticles for cancer detection
• New findings show a slow recovery from extreme global warming episode 55 million years ago
• How chronic exposure to tiny levels of carbon monoxide damages hearing in young ears
• Disappearing Arctic lakes linked to climate change
• Researchers develop gene therapy to reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Researchers report breakthrough against world's deadliest viruses
• Listen! Comfort a cornerstone for many female friendships
• Students heed parents on credit card advice
• NYU chemists use computer simulation to enhance understanding of DNA transcription
• NIH convenes panel to assess evidence on chronic insomnia
• Northwestern Memorial researchers aim to find answer to halting the progression of fatty liver
• European funding for research on biomolecular nanomachines
• The latest U.S. mental health tracking survey shows mixed results of progress
• June GEOLOGY media highlights
• More research funding needed to improve cancer care, oncologists say
• Zero increase in prescription drug spending with generic promotion programs
• IBM and EPFL join forces to uncover the secrets of cognitive intelligence
• New radiofrequency device
• Understanding DNA drug delivery for lung diseases
• Vitamin B12 deficiency as heart risk
• A clinical return-to-work rule for patients with back pain
• Overly tired teen? Sleepiness may signal serious health problem
• Oslo press event launches 46664 Arctic and spearheads a four-day spotlight on Africa
• Increased Vitamin B consumption reduces women's risk of colorectal cancer
• Royal Society elects Tom Curran as Fellow
• New plant DNA libraries provides massive boost to world's plant researchers
• Mosquito study shows new, faster way West Nile can spread
• Baby, you can drive my song
• JAMA study finds whooping cough vaccine effective, safe for teens and adults
• Results of world's first gene therapy trial for arthritis show approach safe, feasible
• Doctor 'report cards' may keep some heart patients from getting angioplasties
• A radical solution for environmental pollution
• Vanilla vs. rocky road
• The consumer's cache
• Penny pinching
• Making up your mind
• Love thy stuff
• Is a picture really worth a thousand words?
• How you feel drives how you choose
• How constraints influence consumer behavior
• Good, bad and indifferent
• Dealing with dying
• Consumer literacy
• Cueing in on quality
• Charge it!
• Crazed by consumption!
• Branded young
• Hebrew University researcher develops compounds to control bacteria
• Developing nervous system sculpted by opposing chemical messengers
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• GroPep news: Key psoriasis patent granted in Japan and new asthma patent filed for GroPep drug
• Government must crank up medical research investment
• GroPep announces US FDA approval of biopharmaceutical that uses its cell culture product
• Millennium simulation
• Research into the role of friendship among gay and lesbians
• Native lands issues to be highlighted at 8th World Wilderness Congress
• Study recommends new guidelines for air bag safety in children
• Tiny zebrafish teaches researchers how to fight off a deadly cancer
• Infection-fighting strategy backfires in cystic fibrosis
• Shadow technique improves measurement of micro holes
• Software addresses terrorist building threats
• NIST photon detectors have record efficiency
• New authentication code urged for digital data
• Meeting slated to discuss structural steel and fire
• Dinosaur fossil bone leads to gender, age determinations
• Mayo collaboration: Discovery blocks breast cancer growth, stimulates immunity
• New law for resolution allows unprecedented sharpness in fluorescence microscopy
• Loyola researchers discover congestive heart failure biological marker
• Loyola employs high-tech software to target irregular heartbeat more accurately
• Cancer research finds targets for new cholesterol-lowering therapies
• Knee injury causes decrease in lubrication, has implications for arthritis
• The link between passive and active smoking and breast cancer
• Monkeying around to improve organ transplantation
• JCI table of contents July 1, 2005
• Treatment helps in preventing TB among those at high risk
• Resettling the 'Lost Boys of Sudan' in the United States
• Risk factors for tuberculosis and homelessness often overlap in US
• Perceptions of weight important risk factor for suicidal behavior in adolescents
• Prevalence and severity of mental illness in the United States
• Multi-drug resistant TB persists in California
• JAMA editorial: Tuberculosis – a global problem
• Housing subsidies may help prevent children's undernutrition
• Goals for TB control reachable for most of world
• Chest x-rays not effective in determining when TB acquired
• Booster vaccine for adolescents and adults that includes protection against pertussis shows promise
• Fungal contamination in breast implant surgery: A rare, preventable complication
• Study supports whooping cough booster shot for adolescents
• 'Watch and wait' - a shift in approach to kids' ear infections
• Virus uses tiny RNA to evade the immune system
• Fitter by degress? Higher education no panacea for adult health
• Inventory established for European space test facilities
• Diabetes knowledge has little effect on improving outcomes
• Monkeys understand numbers across senses
• From sound analysis to nicotine addiction
• From memory formation during sleep to novel components for physics
• Novel combination overcomes drug-resistant myeloma cells
• Pathogens shape evolution of humans' most diverse genes
• Opiate cocktail may spare cells from morphine's dark side
• Meditation skills of Buddhist monks yield clues to brain's regulation of attention
• Overweight and obesity: Clearing the confusion
• Higher medicaid payments are good, but not great
• Greater risk of death for cardiac surgery patients with long ICU stay
• Genes linked to treatment resistance in children with leukemia
• ARC solar thermal building product demonstrates energy savings of 48 per cent
• AGU statement on future of Earth and space science research at NASA
• ARVO presents Ocular Cell and Molecular Biology Conference
• Yale scientists identify structure for RNA quality control
• Removing the spleen may help fight leukemia, mouse model suggests
• Scientists use gene transfer technology and common virus to block neuropathic pain
• Newly published summer camp health guideline advises parents, camp directors
• Airbags associated with increased automobile accident deaths, according to new UGA study
• UC Davis Cancer Center awarded $4.5 million
• UCI awarded $40 million to establish regional biodefense and infectious disease research center
• Scripps-led global ocean warming research paper published in Science
• Drugs from the deep blue
• Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU
• The Gerontological Society of America chooses 2005 Hartford faculty scholars
• International conference on bipolar disorder June 16-18 a forum for new research
• Healthy buildings go beyond green
• Traditional models underestimate extinction rates
• Study: Plants use dual defense system to fight pathogens
• Stress may increase long-term success of vaccinations
• Most heart failure cases are discovered after patients are admitted to hospital
• Brain networks change according to cognitive task
• Pay up or the PC gets it
• Cities lead the way to greener world
• Research cluster to improve competitiveness of B.C. forest industry
• Canada Wood: New funding announced to strengthen markets
• Mental illness exacts heavy toll, beginning in youth
• New NIAID grants strengthen national biodefense and emerging infectious diseases research network
• New NHLBI-sponsored study shows programs can teach children to eat healthier
• Rapid-scanning doppler on wheels keeps pace with twisters
• Visual screening could prevent 37,000 deaths from mouth cancer worldwide
• Home-based intervention increases physical activity in breast cancer survivors
• Exposure to carcinogenic crop toxin lowered by simple intervention
• Exposure to aircraft noise may affect children's reading and memory
• Animal model demonstrates course of epilepsy
• Drug to block mother-to-child HIV transmission induces resistance more often than previously thought
• Air pollution raises risk for dangerous arrhythmias among people with ICDs
• Alternatives to conventional solder help electronics manufacturers get the lead out
• European experiments successfully launched aboard Foton spacecraft
• ESA and ECMWF sign agreement to exchange information and expertise
• Ancient floods on Mars: Where Iani Chaos opens into Ares Vallis
• Elusive salamanders have role in developing new sampling models
• DOE JGI sequences DNA from extinct cave bear
• DOE JGI releases latest version of IMG
• Dartmouth professor finds prescription drug advertising 'walks a communications tightrope'
• Lactose intolerance linked to ancestral environment
• Status of US citizens influences economic aid to Mexico/Asia
• Better screening for sexual and physical abuse could improve the health of minority adolescent women
• Prescription of heroin is less costly for society
• Is there a link between childhood cancer and overhead power lines?
• AGU Journal highlights - 1 June 2005
• June 2005 Ophthalmology journal
• Suppressing growth hormone in early adulthood may prevent cancer
• High cost of malpractice insurance threatens supply of ob/gyns, especially in some urban areas
• Water quality a major focus of $14 million grant to the University of Arizona
• New study has surprise findings on childhood depression
• Variant prion protein causes infection but no symptoms
• Supercomputer simulations explain the formation of galaxies and quasars in the universe
• Chemical that triggers hibernation may protect muscles
• Stress, mood and other factors may affect mom's diet during pregnancy
• Gram-negative bacteria shoot their way into cells
• Skin infections caused by MRSA are cured more often when treated with Pfizer's ZYVOX®
• Pfizer's antifungal VFEND® provides significant cost advantages when used as initial therapy
• American Indians and Alaska Native veterans have higher mortality rate after surgery than Caucasians
• Studies reveal how cells sense oxygen
• Link between mothers' poor diets, kids' obesity
• Looking deep in Earth, researchers see upwellings that could be root of volcanic islands
• Shampoo detergent added to paint makes surfaces self-sterilizing
• Raisins as a functional food for oral health
• Pollution-eating bacteria produce electricity
• New processing method reduces peanut allergenicity
• Cranberry juice inactivates intestinal viruses
• Bacteria can survive for weeks on hospital surfaces
• After the yeast is gone bacteria continue to develop flavor of sparkling wine
• Einstein researchers identify new way that bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics
• Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, June 7, 2005
• Researchers develop new concept for single molecule transistor
• New technique aids nano-electronic manufacturing
• Treating autism 'right the first time'
• NIEHS brings researchers and leaders together to find environmental solutions to childhood obesity
• Genetic variation alters response to common anti-clotting drug
• Experimental shingles vaccine proves effective in nationwide study
• Single gene is genetic switch for fly sexual behavior
• Launch of BMC Veterinary Research
• Highlights of the June 2005 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Washington State University study points to role of toxins in inherited disease
• Scientists find a maturity gene
• Despite alternatives, addictive drugs most often prescribed for sleep problems
• Day care settings are a significant source of indoor allergens
• MSKCC researchers uncover structure of key protein complex in cells
• New insights into role of tumor necrosis factor on sex hormone production in rheumatoid arthritis
• Benefits of continuous NSAID use in ankylosing spondylitis
• Vaccine targets tumors where they live
• Protease inhibitors reach beyond HIV
• JCI table of contents July 1, 2005
• Diabetes, hypertension and obesity negatively effect joint replacement outcomes
• Where life's memories are stored
• Exploring the 'corner-of-your-eye' phenomenon
• Green diesel: New process makes liquid transportation fuel from plants
• High school start times deprive teens of sleep, affect academic performance
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for June 2005 (first issue)
• Optimizing cell therapy against tumors is a balancing ACT
• JCI table of contents June 1, 2005
• Eleven gene 'signature' reliably predicts cancer prognosis
• International commissions and the power of ideas

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