• Virginia Tech researchers creating moldable materials for fuel cell bipolar plates
• University celebrates 100 years of sociology in Liverpool
• Biologist to receive MacArthur grant for discovering species and revealing conservation needs
• Berkley researcher to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in learning and memory functions
• Women at heart: stop the bias
• Telemonitoring of multiple vital parameters in chronic heart failure
• Media advisory 2: AGU Fall Meeting
• Researched and refined, Virginia Tech's Cliff and Rocky ready for Grand Challenge victory
• UW-Madison small-scale research receives big boost
• Scientist uses form to explain function of key building blocks of life
• Promote use of drugs to prevent AIDS infection, researchers urge
• The interdisciplinary mandate: GSA's annual meeting to present new research on hot topics in aging
• Cassini's doubleheader flybys score home run
• Australia's medical institutes back Synchrotron
• Fast, accurate detection of explosives on airport luggage possible
• Leading genomic technology expert to present Dickson Prize Lecture at Pitt
• Late-breaking geoscience on hurricane Katrina, and more, at GSA Annual Meeting next month
• Ossur congratulates Hugh Herr on Popular Mechanics 2005 Breakthrough Leadership Award
• Adult stem cells aid recovery in animal model of cerebral palsy
• Mayo Clinic receives $15 million to launch innovative neuroscience research program
• Climate change more rapid than ever
• Applications open: The Max Weber Postdoctoral Programme
• Innovation in nanoporous chemistry
• Johns Hopkins hosts 2005 Annual Fall Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society
• Sun's direct role in global warming may be underestimated, Duke physicists report
• New Columbia University center aims to advance next generation of genomics, proteomics research
• Columbia wins major grant to examine genetic link to Alzheimer's Disease
• Speed of PSA rise helps predict survival for prostate cancer patients
• Nocturnal dialysis improves heart disease in patients with end-stage kidney failure
• New studies on bone marrow failure diseases presented at scientific symposium Oct. 18-19
• Science survey ranks top biopharma employers
• Bioceramic orbital plate implant
• Perceptions of peer opinion influences attitudes about obesity
• Myelin suppresses plasticity in the mature brain
• Greasing interferon's gears may pave way to greater therapeutic benefits, fewer side effects
• Frog peptides block HIV in lab study
• VCU researchers design new receptor and enhance bioassay to advance drug discovery process
• Researchers uncover mechanisms leading to portal hypertension
• New use of 64-slice CT scan to be studied at HUP to help diagnose coronary artery disease in the ED
• U-Michigan receives $18.7M for National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics
• Spider blood found in 20 million year old fossil
• First report of cancer drug Gleevec as new target therapy for pulmonary hypertension
• 'Aesthetic computing' turns algebra into art; teachers intrigued
• UC Davis external funding passes half billion dollars
• New lifespan extension genes found
• Predicting where flooding will occur in the West
• Beating the aging process naturally
• Research center for National Children's Study to be based in Queens
• Arranon cancer drug receives advisory committee support
• Rockefeller University's Titia de Lange receives NIH Pioneer Award
• Nanoscientists describe electron movement through molecules
• Satellites continue to see decline in Arctic sea ice in 2005
• For these bugs, walking on water is easy
• Autoimmune overload may damage HIV-infected brain
• 2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award recipients announced
• NHLBI funds new centers for cell-based therapy
• NCI/Fox Chase Cancer Center Science Writers' Seminar
• Only one-third of women take vitamin to help prevent serious birth defects, survey finds
• MGH named by NHLBI as Specialized Center for Cell-Based Therapy for Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases
• Nerve changes from diabetes begin earlier than previously known
• A biomolecule as a light switch
• National funding goes to Johns Hopkins to advance research on stem cell therapies for heart attack
• Newly discovered gene may predict aggressive ovarian cancer
• Maths and science education gets animated and collaborative online
• Harvard doc health habits
• Say what? Bacterial conversation stoppers
• Science commentary stresses need for collaboration at local level in HIV-prevention studies
• The colossal cosmic eye
• Launch milestone achieved: Last-ever look at CryoSat
• CryoSat ready to be launched
• EMBO honours leading Italian and Russian science communicators
• Transition metal selenites (Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Cu, Zn and Cd)
• New book explains age-old mystery of geometrical illusions
• Honouring Einstein: A science and art celebration at Canada's Perimeter Institute
• Opening the O-box
• Dark chocolate helps diarrhea
• Real-time MRI helps doctors assess beating heart in fetus
• Surveillance data suggest that preschoolers drive flu epidemics
• Image of myosin-actin interaction revealed in cover story of Molecular Cell
• Secrets to antibody's success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists
• Physicists say universe evolution favored three and seven dimensions
• Children whose parents smoked are twice as likely to begin smoking between 13 and 21
• Study casts doubt on 'Snowball Earth' theory
• First evidence of brain abnormalities found in pathological liars
• UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina
• Shredded tires a cheap, environmentally friendly way to cover landfills
• Illinois researchers to play key roles in study of emergence of life
• Arctic sea ice continues decline as temperatures rise
• Seniors with low age expectations likelier to lead sedentary lives, new UCLA study finds
• Smoking seems to increase brain damage in alcoholics
• NSF names Matthew Tirrell the Engineering Distinguished Lecturer for Fall, 2005
• Serving up suds a hazardous task
• Is rural Canada a good place to grow old?
• Novel mechanism for DNA replication discovered
• 'Missing' dark matter really there, says Hebrew University cosmologist
• New blood transplant method stops fatal side effect, Stanford study finds
• Time to burn: Getting a step ahead of wildland arsonists
• Gasoline demand doubled during evacuation for hurricane Rita
• Research offers new approach to developing treatments for cocaine and amphetamine addiction
• Putting viruses to work in vaccines
• Meteorites offer glimpse of the early Earth, say Purdue scientists
• MoMA showcases Penn State researcher's device
• Kidney transplant patients face higher skin cancer risk
• Urgent call for runway near-misses
• PRESERVE-ß 2-year study of initial combo therapy with nateglinide or glyburide + metformin
• NIH renews network focused on how genes influence drug responses
• Scientists show that tick-borne flaviviruses use a novel mechanism to evade host defenses
• It's a bug's life: MIT team tells moving tale
• Massachusetts General Hospital launches magazine that examines medicine's leading edge
• Chromium picolinate linked with reduced carbohydrate cravings in people with atypical depression
• WHO-AFRO should lead humanitarian aid efforts in Zimbabwe
• Women in Uganda have a higher risk of HIV infection during pregnancy
• Strategy to tackle obesity still evading health services
• Palm Pilots could change how health care is delivered
• Prevalence of drug-resistant gonorrhoea increasing in South Africa
• Pregnant women at higher risk for HIV, Uganda study finds
• Boston consortium awarded Center of Excellence grant for medical record surveillance systems
• October GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
• Math unites the celestial and the atomic
• 'Big baby' galaxy found in newborn Universe
• 'Cybertools' project receives $2 million NSF grant
• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to lead international study of acute liver failure in children
• When computers mimic us, we love what we hear
• Why are the best malaria drugs not being used in Africa?
• Why are so few HIV/AIDS trials conducted in Africa?
• Training local health workers improves TB control in South Africa
• Scrapping health care fees in Africa could prevent over 200,000 child deaths a year
• New strategy could prevent leading cause of maternal death in Africa
• Intermittent prophylaxis prevents malaria in infants
• Laboratory professionals in Africa receive training under AIDS Relief Plan
• Engineered molecule amplifies body's immune response
• 1 million expected to join in on Cutler Global Disaster Lecture
• Liver CRP production linked to atherosclerosis
• 'Secrets' of successful hospitals revealed
• Hospitals that follow guidelines save lives
• Flavanols key to potential chocolate benefits
• Ceramic/metal interface fracture toughness
• T. P. Ma, pioneer of integrated circuitry, receives IEEE award
• $7.5M NSF grant establishes a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
• Long-sought Maya City — Site Q — found in Guatemala
• Studying climate change in the Arctic: Scientists and students working together
• Survey of poultry workers shows high rate of injuries
• Eating foods with 'weak estrogens' may help reduce lung cancer risk
• Penn theorists to create optical circuit elements
• Cars, computer chips… and heart attacks?
• £1.7m to build world's first SIMS instrument combined with infra-red spectroscopy
• Hypnotherapy an effective treatment for IBS
• Secrets of the deep may hold key to life on other planets
• Brazil adopts new digital TV standard
• Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source
• Impact of somatization on health resource usage in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
• SCAI, NCQA partner to hold landmark conference on introducing complex medical therapies
• Bad hair day: Living with female hair loss
• Purdue engineers create safer, more efficient nuclear fuel, model its performance
• Preliminary data update from Betaseron 16 yr. long-term follow-up study in patients with MS
• Climate change transforming Alaska's landscape
• NASH clinical research network launches trial for treatment of liver disease in children
• MSU researchers receive $4 million grant to uncover gene functions
• Simulator can help stroke patients drive again
• Fever of unknown origin: a marker for occult cancer?
• Change in focus needed for progress in HIV-vaccine research
• Antibiotic resistance markers in GM plants not a risk to human health
• From aircraft aerodynamics to improved heart implants
• Unusual meteorite unlocks treasure trove of solar system secrets
• Long-term smoking is associated with up to 40 percent increased risk of breast cancer
• Preserving a 460 year old wreck
• Space test for Swiss-designed solar antennas
• Location system for wireless sensor networks
• Deflecting asteroids could lead to more versatile spaceprobes
• Inheritance, smoking spawn mysterious and deadly lung disease
• Duke scientists explain gaps in nutrient availability within North Atlantic
• Two Sandia microChemLab technologies soon to be checking for toxins in the nation's water supplies
• DFG intensifies cooperation with South Korea
• Unwed mothers are less likely to marry, study shows
• CU virologist finds contagious equine flu in dogs
• CERN receives prestigious Milestone recognition from IEEE
• Acting to prevent mild cognitive deficit after 60 may hinge on knowing levels of blood factor
• 'POZ parties' signal potential to spread HIV 'superinfection'
• Prevalence of 'risky' sex among gay men doubled in Scotland over six years
• Married women have more sexual difficulties than single women or married men
• Musical training might be good for the heart
• Quality fuels delays in judicial confirmations
• Exploring the avian biodiversity of Africa with different species concepts
• Gene therapy to lower blood pressure just enough
• Biodesign Institute and TGen awarded grants to help lessen threat of radiological terrorist event
• Experts urge reform of international patent system at eve of WIPO assembly
• New method for growing barium titanate films at atmospheric pressure
• How a zebra lost its stripes: Rapid evolution of the quagga
• Survival of heart patients on beta-blockers varies greatly with genetic variation
• Researchers: Deep sleep short-circuits brain's grid of connectivity
• Researchers discover gene mutations associate with a chronic pain syndrome
• Public to see live broadcast for first time of surreal seafloor off Washington
• Penguin chicks exposed to human visitors experience spike in stress hormone
• Inventors of plastic shield to stop cash machine skimming fear arrest
• Seaweed could make junk food healthier
• Study shows Hurricane Katrina affected 20,000 physicians, up to 6,000 may have been displaced
• Study shows new imaging tracer clarifies cause of chest pain up to 30 hours after pain stops
• Scientists launch new study into canine arthritis
• World's first international real-time streaming of 4k over gigabit IP networks
• New analysis puts dark matter back into elliptical galaxies
• Molecule walks like a human
• Investment in energy R&D declines despite supply problems, soaring prices
• Gang injunctions give communities short-term relief, study shows
• Effects of bacterial pneumonia no worse for HIV-positive patients
• Thomas Eisner to receive 2005 Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science
• Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member to receive distinguished alumna award
• Oxygen increase caused mammals to triumph, researchers say
• Study in Royal Society journal on first observation of giant squid in the wild
• Four new us patents granted to Acrux for transdermal drug delivery
• Purdue method will help industry design parts-search systems
• Photos reveal first tool usage in wild gorillas
• Researchers find how one genetic variation may leave some people vulnerable to addiction
• Death sentences linked to history of lynching in states
• Two human rights activists to receive Pagels Award from NY Academy of Sciences
• Science magazine and NSF announce 2005 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge winners
• Noted engineer, NSF leader, Penn professor Joseph Bordogna speaks at NJIT
• A slight difference and significant similarities
• Evidence of a new hereditary joint disorder
• Chronic arthritis pain and the disappointment of u-opioid therapy
• Drug resistance testing in treatment-naïve HIV patients is cost-effective
• USU students awarded fellowships
• Sailing the planets: Exploring Mars with guided balloons
• ESA selects targets for asteroid-deflecting mission Don Quijote
• Medieval pottery in the Basque Country (VIII-XIII centuries)
• Diverse synthetic methodologies for the synthesis of various isoquinolinic alkaloids
• September 27th telebriefing on premature health
• Beauty queens urge girls not to sacrifice their bones
• Looks matter to female barn swallows
• Transmission of tuberculosis is linked to historical patterns of human migration
• ASU secures $3.9 million to study spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
• Conference: A long and healthy life: The contribution of medical research to AU community health
• APS physics tip sheet #53
• Elevated GGT enzyme may predict risk of death from cardiovascular disease
• Groundbreaking consensus: pediatric cardiology training recommendations
• Sewerage sludge - A new raw material for cement production?
• Lithium battery cathodes being made using novel sol-gel method
• Hebrew University receives its largest NIH research grant ever -- $5.6 million biodefense award
• Mapping the risks of hurricane disasters
• Human beta-cell line offers hope for type 1 diabetes breakthrough
• Cancer vaccine under development using synthetic protein
• 'Keep cool to reduce friction,' suggests study of nanoscale water condensation
• Study to examine the effects of synthetic steroids
• Defect in gene causes 'neuralgic amyotrophy'
• Structures of marine toxins provide insight into their effectiveness as cancer drugs
• Study points to molecular origin of neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease
• Compound reveals new link between signaling protein and cell migration
• Mechanism regulating tooth shape formulation found
• Immigrants, Aboriginals needed to help educate about TB
• Artificial cervical disc replacement offered for neck and arm pain problems
• Optical imaging added to ultrasound improves breast cancer diagnosis
• Three Alberta projects qualify for Government of Canada incentives for new buildings
• NIST atomic fountain clock gets much better with time
• MCW Research Foundation licenses invention for stroke treatment
• Magnetic insoles do not provide pain relief, Mayo Clinic study reports
• From shared to distributed memory systems for applications
• Nanowires can detect molecular signs of cancer, scientists find
• Lombardi director receives international award for research achievements
• Researchers uncover E. coli's defense mechanism
• U.S. House introduces Microbicide Development Act of 2005
• 'Healthy weight, healthy shape' key in preventing heart disease
• Desert pathfinder at work
• MERIS monitoring tracks planetary photosynthesis levels
• Envisat and ERS-2 reveal hidden side of Hurricane Rita
• CryoSat launch will be blast from the Cold War past
• Spitzer and Hubble find a 'big baby' galaxy in the newborn Universe
• The characteristics of apples and ciders in the Basque Country
• Columbia study shows elderly with diabetes at increased risk for falling
• Air pollution linked to heart attack
• Left handedness may be linked to increased risk of breast cancer
• Neurologix announces positive results of gene therapy clinical trial in Parkinson's disease
• BIDMC investigators receive award to study pathways responsible for obesity, type 2 diabetes
• New research could help us deliver genes for new bone formation
• Fruit fly studies open new window on cancer research
• CAD helps detect smaller potentially more aggressive breast cancers in younger women
• ACPM to host web-based conference on adolescent drug use
• First Neurology EXPO comes to Atlanta on October 22
• Sept/Oct 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
• Worldfish Center honored as 2005 Tech Museum Awards Laureate
• Can pomegranates prevent prostate cancer? A new study offers promise
• Lands surface change on Alaska tundra creating longer, warmer summers in Arctic
• Tissue stiffness drives tumor formation
• Post-stroke tests not used often enough, especially in women
• UF researchers kill resistant bugs one bandage at a time
• Troubling trends converge
• 'Noise' affects how brain directs body to move
• Coming to the Arctic near you: The longer, hotter summer
• Physicists measure tiny force that limits how far machines can shrink
• Symposium highlights landscape, ecosystem interaction
• What the news and the movies leave out: Behind the scenes of disaster aid
• New nutritional challenges emerge for HIV care providers
• Leafy green vegetables may help keep brains sharp through aging
• 'The Great Influenza' wins 2005 Best Book Award from The National Academies
• Jefferson scientists design method to fight artificial implant infections with antibiotics
• Researchers predict infinite genomes
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Rutgers-Newark psychology researchers reveal link between body and action perception
• Scientists attempt to answer the question; who's number one?
• UQ research to ease suffering from whiplash
• UQ researchers honoured for research excellence
• Breast-feeding still best despite environmental chemicals in human milk
• Cell signaling discovery yields heart disease clues
• Declining student enrolment in science & technology
• Ossur captures Frost & Sullivan Technology of the Year Award for breakthrough RHEO KNEE™
• Marine bacterium suspected to play role in global carbon and nitrogen cycles
• Bleach found to neutralize mold allergens
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center receives SPORE grant for breast cancer research from NCI
• Physicians ill-prepared to diagnose, treat bioterrorism diseases
• Johns Hopkins researchers discover key protein linked to transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis
• Hopkins scientists uncover 'tags' that force proteins to cell surface
• Hopkins geneticist discovers mutations in cancer cells that suggest new forms of treatment
• Statins use associated with lower risk of fractures
• Program may improve physicians' knowledge about diseases caused by bioterrorism agents
• Poor health literacy associated with poorer physical and mental health
• Heavy smokers who cut their smoking in half may reduce their risk of lung cancer
• Higher consumption of some soy products, grains and vegetables linked to reduced risk of lung cancer
• Gene variants linked with increased risk of death among heart patients treated with beta-blockers
• Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
• Squeezing out dune plants
• Polar explorer delivers rare snow-depth data to ESA for CryoSat validation
• Motorcyclists keep their cool
• Mars Express mission extended
• Collaborative Cross to provide powerful resource for mouse model researchers worldwide
• Tycho's remnant provides shocking evidence for cosmic rays
• Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis: A population-based study
• The economics of prescription drugs versus OTC
• Severe maternal morbidity in Canada, 1991-2001
• Panic disorder appears to increase risk of coronary heart disease
• Heart disease patients face greater risk of PTSD
• High blood pressure has stronger effect on mental function in blacks
• CERN/ITU/UNU help build momentum for African research and education networking
• Deep sea buffet for bone-devouring worms
• Media advisory: Background on Galveston 1900 Hurricane
• Yale procedure cuts recurrence of aggressive uterine cancer
• New online atlas provides collective maps of human brain folds
• Researchers create functioning artificial proteins using nature's rules
• UVa scientists discover new type of nerve cell that could be target for drugs to ease pain
• Women learn how to pierce the 'polycarbonate ceiling' in chemistry careers
• Univ. of Cincinnati receives $17.4 million grant to lead stroke study
• Scientists describe 'human world'
• Center of Excellence roundtable on Business Process Mgmt.
• Researcher finds new use for botox
• One stop shop for clinical trials open for business
• Emmy Award for Melbourne biomedical animator
• Researcher says Halloween no laughing matter for many youngsters
• Temperature regulates circadian clock in zebrafish
• Rick Weiss wins 2005 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Reporting
• A novel method to measure circadian cycles
• World's smallest universal material testing system
• NASA technology monitors wildlife habitats from the air
• US Army plans to bulk-buy anthrax
• Ministers' conference focuses on energy sustainability
• MailCall at NJIT offers first: Stock market reports over telephone
• Loss of body mass linked to development of Alzheimer's disease
• Seeing the eye: Weather model advances hurricane intensity prediction
• Study provides insight into virulent strain of clostridium difficile
• Resistance to anti-flu agents increasing worldwide
• MRSA is a global problem—perspectives from around the world
• Kidney transplant patients face higher cancer risk
• Family history alone can imply cancer mutation risk
• Potential new treatment for insulin-dependent diabetes
• Cancer drug might help kids with fatal 'aging' syndrome
• IODP Cascadia margins gas hydrates expedition underway
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting
• Study identifies gene in mice that may control risk-taking behavior in humans
• A cosmic baby-boom
• Pfizer unites cancer care leaders to introduce novel tool to improve cancer outcomes
• Tracking membranes of rupturing blood cells sheds light on malaria infection
• Requirement for high-level mental processing in subliminal learning
• Newfound roadblock to interferon effectiveness against malignant melanoma
• Insight into our sight: A new view on the evolution of the eye lens
• Hormones and growth: The control of body size and developmental growth rate in fruit flies
• How to avoid severe climate change discussed at CO2 conference
• Just one to four cigarettes daily triples risk of dying of heart disease or lung cancer
• Changing patient profile signals rising emergency care waits for seriously ill patients
• Default risk is not the only reason for corporate credit spreads
• Treat stuttering before children start school, say experts
• Should the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide be changed?
• Scrapping BCG vaccination in British schools is justified
• Airport screening unlikely to prevent spread of SARS or influenza
• Vineyard weeds found to host Pierce's disease of grapes
• Psychologists find more sensitive tests for predicting Alzheimer's as well as changes in cognition
• Water channel protein implicated in relative of multiple sclerosis
• Definitive gene screen confirms MS suspects
• Advances in brain imaging for epilepsy
• MRI pioneer wins national physics prize
• Detecting Alzheimer's in the eye, lifting fingerprints without touching the surface
• Aloe vera coating may prolong freshness, safety of fruits and vegetables
• The end of daylight savings time may harm your oral health
• Implant-supported overdentures are a successful solution for edentulous people
• Launch of AZojomo - AZo Journal Of Materials Online
• Yale School of Medicine Neuroscientist receives Javits Award
• Researchers pinpoint molecular basis for phantom pain
• Promising diagnostic tools for multiple sclerosis developed at Yale
• Gene that controls the severity of asthma identified
• VCU researcher leads international team in developing guidelines for treating hydrocephalus
• Scientists develop screening method for pancreatic cancer
• Impact of global warming on weather patterns underestimated
• UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes
• UCR biochemist goes to Washington with high-protein corn
• Stem cell ethical guidelines must be strengthened, UCSF team says
• Understanding IGF-1: Jefferson researcher sees drug potential in targeting enzyme
• Southern Appalachian landscapes: Preserving our heritage
• Suppression of FOXO1a gene might kill resistant ARMS tumors
• Targeting a key enzyme with gene therapy reversed course of Alzheimer's disease in mouse models
• Rutgers nursing professor edits book on health topics pertaining to persons with I/DD
• Scientists uncover why picture perception works
• UQ researcher tracking key to healing the brain
• Productivity Commission confirms value of medicines
• Largest ever Asian smoking study reveals cardiovascular health risks
• How can physicians assist in the investigation of bioterrorism or other biocrimes?
• Mutation may raise prostate-cancer risk in African Americans
• Energy ministers to meet
• NIH establishes National Commission on Digestive Diseases
• Vaccine may protect babies from lethal infection
• Sugar helps control cell division
• Hopkins experts highlight strategies to raise levels of so-called good HDL cholesterol
• New tools used to control foodborne hepatitis A outbreaks related to green onions
• Leading experts discuss how to protect premature infants against RSV, a potentially dangerous virus
• Vo-Dinh sees new journal advancing nano-bio field
• Case astronomers find vast stellar web spun by colliding galaxies
• Northeast Sun Grant Institute at Cornell spurs 'green revolution'
• Experts develop global action plan to save amphibians facing extinction
• Research finds poor sleep affects student's school performance
• Genetically engineered animals help in scientific research that may benefit children
• High exposure to motor oil increases chances of developing arthritis
• Agronomy society makes $5,000 donation for hurricane aid
• Supportive spouse may reduce effect of job strain on blood pressure
• Lead exposure plus high blood pressure may impair mental ability
• Homing in on blood pressure genes may lead to targeted therapy
• Updated guideline: Carotid endarterectomy beneficial for stroke prevention in some patients
• Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia™
• Smoking may increase risk of diabetes
• Scientists breed special rats to learn more about hypertension
• Enhanced imaging techniques could improve medical diagnosis
• Hanging baskets of sex and death help fruit growers
• UVa participates in landmark breast cancer screening trial
• Researchers link childhood asthma to exposure to traffic-related pollution
• Air pollution found to pose greater danger to health than earlier thought
• Study: Second-generation antidepressants
• U-M researchers identify new blood test for prostate cancer
• Room-temperature transistor laser is step closer to commercialization
• Researcher: Toxic flood lifts lid on common urban pollution problem
• Researchers identify new target in fight against obesity
• Ants, not evil spirits, create devil's gardens in the Amazon rainforest, study finds
• Defective lymphatic vessels identified as a novel cause of adult-onset obesity
• Study of new treatment for short stature underway at Rush University Medical Center
• New non-surgical approach showing great promise in the treatment of challenging brain aneurysms
• Findings relate aspirin-induced ulcers, hearing loss
• Clearing jams in copy machinery
• Study in Royal Society journal on possiblity of human organ regeneration
• First national conference on diversity and disparity in organ transplantation
• Doctors survey hospital food, reveal current trends
• Ministers work toward viable mining communities
• Mining and energy ministers to meet
• Canada-wide promotions encourage energy efficiency in the home
• NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
• Questionnaire identifies women at risk of inherited breast or ovarian cancer
• Mayo Clinic boosts immune system
• Wiley publishes 'The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math'
• Injury prevention could save Maryland at least $700 million per year
• At Johns Hopkins: Emphasis on improved care and faster access to services shortens hospital stays
• Cleaner diesel sensing a lucrative market
• One in every hundred Londoners could be crack cocaine users, claim researchers
• Preschool children display innate skill with numbers, addition
• Gaining ground in the race against antibiotic resistance
• Genomatix, AAAS ink agreement
• Hubble finds mysterious disk of blue stars around a black hole
• Output of e-Science project helps GSK speed up drug discovery
• New network pools visualisation expertise
• e-Science makes weather forecasts available for search and rescue
• Database of cancer records now available for research
• Owner receives keys to Net Zero Energy Habitat for Humanity House
• 'Six Years of Science with Chandra' symposium open to media
• Protein structure key for AIDS, cell function
• Columbia scientists develop cancer terminator viruses
• Telling axons where to go – and grow
• Different but equal: Settling the dosage compensation debate
• Canadian cancer researchers win prestigious award for their stem cell research
• Emergency-room visits dip during key Red Sox games
• CPAK 2005 - 2nd Annual Conference
• Status and reproduction in humans: New evidence for the validity of evolutionary explanations
• Kids at risk of TV / videogame seizures - Experts release new recommendations on reducing risk
• Healthcare workers who don't have flu injections could be risking patients' lives
• Breakthrough in micro-device fabrication combines biology and synthetic chemistry
• Cytokinetics presents data on CK-1827452
• Adult sickle cell drug proves effective in young children
• Women better at hand hygiene habits, hands down
• American Neurological Association 130th Annual Meeting in San Diego
• Public patients denied effective obesity treatment
• Wheelchair technology & spinal cord injury
• First link found between obesity, inflammation and vascular disease
• Penn researchers discover a molecular pathway that leads to recurrence of breast cancer
• Surprising new study shows periodontal disease affects young adults, boosts pregnancy problems
• Believe it or not, more rain would benefit New Orleans, ecologist says
• The roots of civilization trace back to ... roots
• Research on salmonella in the poultry industry may result in safer food for consumers
• Cellular dumping site is not garbage after all
• Ghostly spokes in Saturn's rings spotted by Cassini
• Pediatricians may fail to diagnose obesity in kids, Saint Louis University research shows
• Wright to study incentive-compatible protocols through NSF grant
• BRAVE program – Help available for children with anxiety
• Neanderthal teeth grew no faster than comparable modern humans'
• Molecular defect found that may cause heart failure
• Researchers discover how malaria parasite disperses from red blood cells
• Digital mammography trial results announced
• Mayo Clinic researchers invent 'hitchhiking' viruses as cancer drug delivery system
• Delivering on digital content's full potential
• Scientists develop life-saving chrome
• Diamonds are a doctor's best friend
• Earliest meteorites provide new piece in planetary formation puzzle
• Survey finds many Katrina evacuees had chronic health problems and no health insurance
• MERIS/AATSR Workshop: Focus on Envisat sensors measuring heat and light
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2005
• Children's Hospital Pittsburgh doctors at Cardiac World Congress; Only US doctors to present in Spanish
• Brandeis leads collaborative team in researching chemical processes in brain
• Breast cancer screening trial shows digital mammogram benefits
• 2005 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge winners announced
• Timing of women's labor may determine effectiveness of pain medication
• Study charts origins of fear
• Green tea ingredient prevents Alzheimer's-like brain damage in mice
• Researchers create DNA-based sensors for nano-tongues and nano-noses
• Staying alert during class: Self-applied acupressure may reduce sleepiness
• Genetic testing helps physicians zero in on eye disease
• Skull study sheds light on dinosaur diversity
• Gaps in intestinal barrier could cause Crohn's disease
• University of Kentucky professor receives Young Investigators Award
• Professor receives prestigious award in nuclear chemistry
• Breast cancer advance
• UCF researchers studying storm surge effects of hurricanes on Florida cities
• UCI neurobiologists find treatment to block memory-related drug cravings
• UCSD discovery may provide novel method to generate medically useful proteins
• Tobacco industry weakened pesticide regulations, UCSF study shows
• Mental declines can be reversed - report shows
• Life's origins were easier than was thought
• National study shows black immigrants' health erodes the longer they live in US
• Rensselaer researchers awarded NSF grant to study nano springs, rods, beams
• What causes psoriasis?
• New studies shed light on stroke prevention and management
• Purdue scientists see biochemistry's future - with quantum physics
• FDA expands Neulasta label
• The mechanics of foot travel
• Water management in cells
• Marine researcher wins prestigious chemistry prize
• How the Internet influenced Indonesian politics
• Hidden sponges determine coral reef's nutrient cycle
• Food devours energy
• Acid water in East Java threatens biodiversity and local welfare
• Researchers discover how compounds prevent viruses from entering cells
• Hurricanes are getting stronger, study says
• Increased ovarian cancer risk not found in women with breast cancer family history
• Pharmacist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant in reducing medication error
• MacArthur Fellowships of $500,000 awarded for genius in reducing cervical and breast cancer
• Laser technologist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in innovative laser applications
• Geophysicist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in predicting seismic activity
• Chemist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in computing models for molecular reactions
• Computer scientist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in research on searchable networks
• Biochemist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in drug research
• Biologist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in innovative gene, molecule studies
• Other highlights in the September 21 JNCI
• Change in gene may be underlying molecular defect in some colorectal cancers, study suggests
• Beta-carotene assoc. with higher risk of some cancers in women smokers but not nonsmokers
• JCI table of contents October 1, 2005
• A cytokine not kind to an injury of the spine
• Prevent prostate cancer with antioxidants? Gene pathway may reveal more clues
• Use of antibiotics for acne may increase risk of common infectious illness
• Surgeons lack training in palliative surgical options
• New programs restore interest in physician-scientist research careers
• Funding for biomedical research doubles in last decade
• Evolving trends in the treatment of vascular birthmarks
• Americans think commitment to health research should be stronger
• Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
• Link suggested between regions on two chromosomes and bipolar disorder
• Bullies who are bullied are not a special type of person
• RNA – all set to become a superstar
• Black hole without a home
• Solution to 'legionella'
• Science on the Grid: e-Science projects deliver for science, industry and engineering
• Materials scientists get the whole picture with new e-Science technique
• e-Science records Roman finds
• 'Quasicrystal' metal computer model could aid ultra-low-friction machine parts
• Ethnicity and culture shape but do not define entrepreneurship
• Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• Are Americans washing up?
• Men and women found more similar than portrayed in popular media
• AGU journal highlights - 15 September 2005
• NIH launches National Commission on Digestive Diseases
• Scans may help pin down tricky diagnosis
• Research focus on aspirin
• An apple or a pear?
• Popular kids more likely to smoke than less popular classmates
• Breast tumors in mice eradicated using cancer vaccine
• Scavenger cells could be key to treating HIV-related dementia
• UC faculty members break new ground while treading gently on the Alaskan tundra
• Key strategy to limit managed care drug costs failing, survey shows
• Adult human neural stem cell therapy successful in treating spinal cord injury
• No risk, no fun?
• National Academies advisory: Sept. 19 meeting on wind energy projects
• VA Community College to help biotech economic development with link to global biotech training firm
• Wetzel and Wright awarded grant for cybersecurity lab
• Stevens' Wright participates in DHS panel
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Rice researchers gain new insight into nanoscale optics
• Innovating through e-Science
• Nation's experts to answer questions about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
• Study shows how respiratory disorder slows some racehorses
• New plant finds in Andes foretell of ancient climate change
• Small, unmanned aircraft search for survivors
• NMSU Physical Science Laboratory helps put the ICE on explosives in Iraq
• Robot exhibition to highlight WTEC international study of robotics
• MIT researchers map city by cellphone
• New Herceptin results confirm impressive reduction in risk of cancer returning
• New study shows SARS can infect brain tissue
• Learning how SARS spikes its quarry
• Computers close in on protein structure prediction
• Experts from CHB and NAAN discuss premature babies lung health
• Black hole in search of a home
• New crystal structure of Alzheimer's drug predicted
• ORNL, Princeton partners in five-year fusion project
• Helping out a high-temperature superconductor
• New tooth enamel dating technique could help identify disaster victims
• Making plant cells work like miniature factories
• Study finds Tarceva benefits older lung cancer patients
• Dartmouth researchers build world's smallest mobile robot
• miRNAs and musculature
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research, GlaxoSmithKline Inc. and University of Ottawa partner to fund the new J. David Grimes Research Chair
• Spouses in bad marriages face greater risk for serious health problems
• Potential new treatment approach for severe asthma
• Patriarchal attitudes and practices explain half the discrepancy in life expectancy between sexes
• Excluding deprivation from heart disease risk is jeopardising thousands of lives
• Downward mobility quadruples risk of depression in men, but not women
• Delaying having children risks heartbreak, say experts
• Both mother's and father's genes can trigger pre-eclampsia
• Stressed cells spark DNA repair missteps and speed evolution
• Exercise helps reduce pain in old age
• Researcher to demonstrate soda pop can-sized Scout robots at robotics conference
• Cornell to celebrate the life of Hans Bethe Sept. 18
• Quick identification needed to save Florida's citrus industry from devastating disease
• APS physics tip sheet #53
• Research on the development of the battery receives historical recognition
• AACR launches 'Saving the Science' initiatives
• Eating and body weight regulated by specific neurons
• Aortic aneurysm associated with decreased incidence of atherosclerosis
• Study will examine legal, ethical implications of patients paying for more of their medical costs
• UW-Madison tools help track Hurricane Ophelia
• Key neural system at risk from fetal alcohol exposure
• Secrets of the whale riders
• The doctor said: No more children jumping on the bed
• 'Underground' tunnels discovered as means for communication between immune system cells
• Men who lose social status much more likely to suffer depression than women
• New trigonometry is a sign of the times
• Birds and bats sow tropical seeds
• UCLA Stem Cell Institute receives $3.75-million training grant from state
• Study of faulty fingerprints debunks forensic science 'zero error' claim
• High-vegetable diet linked to protection against pancreatic cancer
• Prof probes impact of post 9/11 surveillance
• New drug effective for rheumatoid arthritis, Stanford scientist finds
• World leaders seek cure for a pain in the neck
• Research Australia welcomes NEMIC shift to community-driven health and medical research
• Perth researchers receive national suicide prevention awards
• FDA approves expanded patient profile for non-hormonal intrauterine device
• Monitoring the response to vaccination against melanoma
• Failure to suppress irrelevant brain activity in Alzheimer disease
• Options for Parkinson's patients abundant
• Mutation rate in a gene on the X chromosome holds promise for testing cancer risk
• Tiny avalanche photodiodes target bioterrorism agents
• Tropical deforestation affects rainfall in the US and around the globe
• Satellites spot mighty Mississippi - in the Atlantic
• NASA satellite data provides rapid analysis of Amazon deforestation
• Space Cycle tests artificial gravity as solution to muscle loss
• NIST improves accuracy of 'watt balance' method for defining the kilogram
• NIEHS awards $37 million to train emergency and hazardous waste workers
• Internet-based stroke exam speeds treatment in rural areas
• Sitagliptin, a new investigational treatment for type 2 diabetes, may offer new hope for patients
• Researchers gain support from Merck Sharp & Dohme for novel area of diabetes research
• Researchers create meta-search engine to help locate displaced people
• Suicide among male prisoners 5 times that of general population
• New treatment option for childhood cholera
• High blood sugar levels a risk factor for heart disease
• Exercise stress testing helps identify people at risk of developing coronary heart disease
• A friendly reminder for HIV patients
• Less virulent strains of avian influenza can infect humans
• GEOSPHERE, new GSA electronic journal, now available online
• The ESRF tests the hardest and least compressive material in the world
• Black hole in search of a home
• Israeli scientists successfully transplant frozen-thawed ovaries in sheep
• Mars Express instrument under investigation
• Hygienic surfaces, biocidal and self-cleaning coatings
• DFG to fund nine clinical trials
• Hurricane aftermath: Infectious disease threats from common, not exotic, diseases
• Shuttle foam, dolphin drumming, chorus singing
• Tip sheet for Annals of Internal Medicine, Sept. 20, 2005 issue
• Yale study reconciles two models of schizophrenia
• Most embryos produced during IVF do not result in live births
• Common pesticide may reduce fertility in women
• Study: Abused children stay highly attuned to anger
• Scientists identify two key genes linked to aggressive breast cancers
• University of Kentucky awarded $6 million for GDNF and related research
• Researcher at UGA College of Veterinary Medicine identifies new way of combating viral diseases
• Discovery confirms explosive prediction made by astrophysicists in 1999
• Women with atrial fibrillation face a higher risk of ischemic stroke than men
• Computer modeling reveals hidden conversations within cells
• Researchers call for end to pharmaceutical industry's 'cynical use' of drug studies
• International conference on death, dying and disposal
• UCL study shows beans beat cancer
• Microtubules critical to development of mental disorders
• Epigenetic activity silences Rb2/P130 gene in lung cancer
• No single gene for ageing
• President Raveché participates in high-level UN Roundtable
• Warm, nurturing parents have well-adjusted adolescents
• Environment, not genes, key in family relationships
• Determining causes of long-term effects of harassment
• Immune system has evolved to prevent autoimmune disease
• Rutgers entomologist honored by Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Rensselaer researchers create tiny magnetic diamonds on the nanoscale
• Combination treatment enhances tetanus vaccination
• Unusual RNAs linked to chronic leukemia, may help treat it
• Scientists get first glimpse at how plants, most animals repair UV-damaged DNA
• Japan and US National Science Foundation to collaborate on disaster prevention research
• Northwestern Memorial named one of '100 Best Places for Working Mothers'
• NIST shielding data help launch shuttle
• Like fireflies and pendulum clocks, nano-oscillators synchronize their behavior
• A new structural view of organic electronic devices
• Medical College of Wisconsin to develop drug countermeasures for radiological terrorism
• Research provides first whole genome map of genetic variability in Parkinson's disease
• Obese patients with coronary artery disease can consider bariatric surgery
• Study shows ACTOS® reduced heart attacks, strokes and deaths in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Postmenopausal hormone therapy increases breast cancer risk across all ethnicities
• Johnson & Johnson names selection committee for Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
• PSA remains best indicator of prostate cancer progression
• UN General Assembly urged to strengthen worldwide capacities in science, technology, and innovation
• Researcher's work to compute how a brain 'sees' wins NSF award
• Research shows how water may enhance nanocatalysis
• Native plant eaters have gourmet palates
• Gladstone Institutes assists with Exploratorium stem cell exhibit
• CIRM awards $2.4 million training grant to the Gladstone Institutes
• $1.3 million NIH grant awarded to Florida Tech chemistry professor
• Study finds overall health and quality of life intact 10 years after stem-cell transplantation
• Teachers are wary about using IT in the classroom
• European Commission funds EBI to research synergies between bio- and medical informatics
• Solutions to abrasion and erosion in wind generator vanes
• Reforestation of burnt earth: Use truffles
• Climate researchers meet to simulate flight operations for storm cloud experiment
• Dartmouth Flood Observatory tracks the aftermath of Katrina
• Making the power grid secure is focus of NSF project
• Tissue rigidity promotes tumor progression
• Molecular pathway linked to breast cancer recurrence
• Sun has binary partner, may affect the Earth
• Women heart attack sufferers face longer hospital delays than men, says new study
• Budesonide provides lasting relief for Crohn's disease patients
• 4th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference - Roll Back Malaria Partnership's Forum V Global Partners Meeting
• Earthquake briefing on Capitol Hill
• Star-shaped metal clip takes novel approach to closing artery punctures
• Drug-eluting stents succeed after bare metal stents fail
• Concept vehicle illustrating new options for military combat vehicles to be unveiled
• Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
• USC recipient of stem cell training grants from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• Rapid-born planets present 'baby picture' of our early solar system
• The (cell) matrix reloaded
• Ocean instrument program led by Scripps set to achieve world coverage
• Old drug shows new promise for Huntington's Disease
• Rapid one-pot syntheses developed for quantum dots
• Help for foreign scientists and students affected by Hurricane Katrina
• Drug resistant avian influenza viruses more common in Southeast Asia than North America
• Purdue scientists treat cancer with RNA nanotechnology
• New study shows high-carb, vegan diet causes major weight loss
• Study links obesity, urban sprawl
• Television viewing of Katrina will have psychological effects on children around the country
• NIEHS launches website with information for assessing environmental hazards from Hurricane Katrina
• Prematurity experts call for targeted research
• Radiation, chemotherapy with liver transplant improves cancer survival
• LIAI scientists make major finding on potential smallpox treatment
• Afghan refugee children and young adults prone to injury
• Blood test for colon cancer risk to be goal of Hopkins project
• Medical Research -- State of the Science
• Extreme challenges await electrical engineers' efforts to restore power on Gulf Coast
• Hurricanes are getting stronger, study says
• Star death beacon at the edge of the universe
• Visceral fat build-up is the high cost of inactivity
• Argonne theorist gains new insight into the nature of nanodiamond
• DOE's Office of Science sets up program to aid scientists displaced by Hurricane Katrina
• $25 million NIH grant funds new technologies for rapid mass screening of radiation exposure
• Disrupting cocaine-memories to battle addiction
• Risks of having a cardiac death or heart attack after non-cardiac surgery
• Risk factors for childhood obesity
• Adverse birth outcomes associated with homelessness and substance abuse
• How to best protect children in side-impact crashes
• New study shows link between heavy drinking and atrial fibrillation
• Morphology of fossil salamanders reflects climate change
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September 2005 (second issue)
• $2,000 Katrina grants for New Orleans physiology students, post-docs offered through APS
• Discovery that bacterium is phosphate gourmet key clue to what makes it most social of bacteria
• The Einstein emitter: NSF funds single photon computer system at USC and UTexas
• Grammar lost translation machine in researchers fix try will
• Penn awarded $1.8 million to look for new mood-disorder drugs, with Wyeth research labs
• Researchers zero in on estrogen's role in breast-cancer cell growth
• UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses
• Methane gyrations last 2,000 years show human influnece on atmosphere
• UCLA/NIH scientists block viruses from entering cells
• UCI neurobiologists uncover evidence of a 'memory code'
• Memory loss in older adults due to distractions, not inability to focus
• Dusty old star offers window to our future, astronomers report
• Cancer gene MYC shown to activate gene involved in metastasis
• PUMA protein coordinates the cell-suicide activities of p53 in the nucleus and cytoplasm
• Teacher quality important for at-risk children
• Physically abused children highly distracted by anger
• Good parenting in kindergarten increases chances of good kids in fourth grade
• Treating mental health in general practice
• Proteome Systems raises $10m through a private placement to institutional and professional investors
• Obesity in kids: New research funded in W.A.
• New research to examine at health services
• New research on closer health relationships
• New research into health of aboriginal kids
• New funding for health research in N.S.W.
• Medical research poll cannot be ignored
• Funding for South Australian health research
• Children being put at risk by improper seat belt use
• Australians speak: Find us a cure for cancer - fast!
• Novel material may demonstrate long-sought 'liquid' magnetic state
• Does the workplace damage your brain?
• Number of babies born prematurely nears historic half million mark in US
• Formula against infertility
• LIAI scientists discover cellular switch for controlling immune system function
• JCI table of contents October 1, 2005
• CD32a and CD32b: A balancing act to generate immunity or tolerance
• Research shows where brain interprets 'pitch'
• Johns Hopkins launches study to determine if heart angioplasty is safe in community hospitals
• Study reveals trends in US death rate, leading causes of death over 30 years
• Prevalence of cataract causing vision problems appears high among US hispanics
• Oral contraceptives associated with reduced risk of multiple sclerosis
• Medication-releasing stent reduces risk of artery re-narrowing following angioplasty
• Insurance status affects ability to secure necessary, timely follow-up medical appointments
• Interferon does not affect duration of 'black hole' lesions in multiple sclerosis
• High-dose radiation reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence
• Heart failure patients at greatest risk of death least likely to receive appropriate medications
• Genetic factors influence propensity to bone fractures in elderly
• Consumption of soy may reduce risk of fracture in postmenopausal women
• Coming to grips with robot learning
• New surgical device for bloodless operations gets first US outing
• New microchip design could be the key to expanding mobile phone memory
• Confronting Influenza: Are We Prepared?
• Georgia Tech receives $4.16 M to create better tools for making photonic crystals
• Subproducts resulting from disinfecting drinkable water
• Analysis of Katrina's health, environmental effects to be aided by website with layers of data
• Closing in on quantum chemistry
• Cornell Web site will aid Gulf Coast recovery
• Healthcare workers in NY may be unable or unwilling to report to work during certain catastrophes
• Children's receives one of only two national pediatric rheumatology training grants
• Rare eye-movement disorder may shed light on brain and cardiovascular development
• Does surgery induce angiogenesis in dormant breast cancer?
• MELT data sheds new and surprising light on birth of oceanic plates
• Treatments for alcohol abuse save society five times as much as they cost
• Medicine still a white male preserve, but those days are numbered
• Latest government report on health inequalities 'hushed up'
• High levels of daily stress may result in lower risk of breast cancer
• Government's alcohol strategy will fail because of partnership approach with drinks industry
• Funding the 'war on terror' could cost millions of lives
• A quarter of hospital MRSA bacteraemia occurs in new arrivals
• Evidence-based review on radiation for brain tumors consolidates information for researchers
• Ultralight plane migrating with monarch butterflies to land in Washington
• Water detection method at Gusev crater described
• Field guide for confirming new earth-like planets described
• Free access service allows remote networking
• Calculations favor reducing atmosphere for early Earth
• Researchers discover key to human embryonic stem-cell potential
• Bronx Zoo bears are new Samsonite gorillas
• UTSA researchers awarded $6.4 million to study tularemia
• New study to explore cellular circuitry
• Scientists discover new way to look at how molecules twist and turn on water
• New support for disabled research students
• Leading educationalist criticises UN proposals for global state primary schooling
• Old people aren't rude, just uninhibited: new research
• Liverpool to host World Dental Congress
• When cave crickets go out for dinner, they really go, researchers say
• Climate change will affect carbon sequestration in oceans, model shows
• Study suggests simple way to make near-perfect lenses
• UCSD study of nuclear receptors could change anti-inflammatory treatments
• 'Ephedra-free' dietary supplements pose potential health risks
• Bose-Einstein condensate runs circles around magnetic trap
• Simple idea could revolutionise safety devices
• Software 'agents' could help unmask reality of disease clusters
• The shadow over consumers
• Trial at Jefferson shows new drug may help cancer patients who need stem cell transplants
• Method slashes quantum dot costs by 80 percent
• Detecting brain infections without surgery
• Making practical markets for vaccines
• Millenium Development Goals ignore mental health
• Is the UN leadership turning the Millenium Development Goals from an opportunity into a liability?
• Free HIV medicines must be given to all, not just to some
• Symptoms of depression may worsen heart failure
• Nanotechnology confronts the 'bad hair day,' tests new conditioner
• Acute-leukemia sign may signal need for different therapy
• NYU researchers discover mechanism linking color vision and cancer genes
• Emerald Spectre haunts Ontario's ash forests
• The right drug at the right time
• Bacteria in household dust may trigger asthma symptoms
• Emerging staph strains found to be increasingly deadly and deceptive
• US investment in tuberculosis control abroad pays off at home
• Many women who get mammograms failing to return for routine screenings
• Childhood cancer survivors face social challenges
• Researchers take 'LEAD' to improve hurricane, tornado predictions
• Scientists develop 'clever' artificial hand
• More capacity needed for public health, claim researchers
• Harvard Medical school offers family disaster planning guide
• FSU chemist's ultrathin films promise a multitude of uses
• Curriculum targets affect children's playtime
• First Internet-built student satellite ready for launch
• Obesity strongly linked to pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis
• Aspirin might prevent Vioxx cardiac damage
• Study examines role of cannabinoid receptors in alcohol abuse
• Sandia conducts tests at Solar Tower to benefit future NASA space explorations
• New DFG Research Centre established in Dresden
• The making of a fat cell
• Chemical imbalance may explain painkiller's cardiac danger
• 'Turbos to speed!' Boston University gains 59th spot on world supercomputer list with new IBM unit
• Boston University biologist honored for leadership in estuarine education
• Why are birds' eggs speckled?
• Scientific breakthrough will help protect astronauts and spacecraft
• ASHG 55th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, October 26-29, 2005
• Academics, industry experts launch Internet innovation symposium
• American Dietetic Association 2005 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
• Nitric oxide could extend fertility
• Odd behavior and creativity may go hand-in-hand
• UT Southwestern researchers develop screening test for cells that activate immune system
• Symbols can help children control impulses, get more of what they want
• Looking to the future: Helping 33 million smokers quit
• Can ancient rocks yield clues about catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina?
• New search engine 'revolutionary'
• Manchester develops new wave energy device: The Manchester Bobber
• Anthrax stops body from fighting back, study shows
• UC Davis study asseses impact of smoking in California's Korean and Chinese communities
• New study suggests the 'buddy system' wins results for African-American women and exercise
• Study suggests racial discrimination harms health
• Investors behave like ostriches in choosing bank deposits over T-bills
• Key regulator of blood glucose levels discovered
• Rensselaer researcher to showcase new solar underwater robot technology
• RIT receives National Science Foundation grant to model rumor propagation
• US government grant funds PXL 'scavenger drugs' to treat radiation damage
• Acrux reports progress in development of Testosterone MD-Lotion(R) for men
• Robots: An exhibition of US automatons from the leading edge of research
• Postmortem data support link between gene and schizophrenia
• New method for predicting risk of emergency caesarean section after a previous caesarean
• Severe hypoglycemia is rare after islet transplantation
• NIAID scientists characterize the most infectious prion protein particles
• Part of drug trial for patients with atrial fibrillation discontinued
• Markers of brain cell development may help success of stem cell transplants
• Mayo Clinic develops new coma measurement system
• Solexa and collaborating scientists illuminate the small RNA component of the transcriptome
• Cellular antacids give vaccines a boost
• Driving improved automotive chip design
• Human brain is still evolving
• Compounds found in cruciferous vegetables block lung cancer progression
• Nanohelix structure provides new building block for nanoscale piezoelectric devices
• The Basel stent kosteneffektivitäts trial (BASKET)
• STEEPLE: Safety and efficacy of enoxaparin in percutaneous coronary intervention patients
• Results of the ELISA II trial
• JUPITER II trial
• Star eats companion
• Prenatal exposure to marine toxin causes lasting damage
• Sandia, task force to study ways ocean and wastewater can be desalinized in California
• Prions rapidly 'remodel' good protein into bad, Brown study shows
• NASA's Deep Impact team releases first snapshot of Comet Tempel 1
• Researchers recommend multidisciplinary approach of low back pain
• Contaminated water presents bigger crisis in the Gaza strip
• Two-thirds of meta-analyses in the critical care literature are of poor quality
• Grant to study work options as boomers reach retirement
• A 'translation factor' protein over-expressed in breast cancer cells might be an oncoprotein
• Soy protein reduces effects of diabetes on liver
• Northwest Indians continue efforts to revive languages at UW workshop
• 'Batch reading' mammograms lowers recall rates
• 3D MRI useful in detecting most lethal of all major cancers
• Academy and Tekes launch new funding programme
• National critical care program benefits families, patients, and hospitals
• News briefs from the journal Chest, September 2005
• Treating individuals with substance-abuse disorders who have attempted suicide
• College drinking is just as bad as researchers thought, but not worse than expected
• Alcoholics have a greater chance of infection following cardiac surgery
• Adolescents and young adults with alcohol-use disorders have a smaller prefrontal cortex
• New guideline: Blood test can help determine type of seizure
• Liverpool leads new European tissue engineering project
• Cassini reveals new details about Saturn's rings
• UQ researcher awarded top international honour
• Telemonitoring of multiple vital parameters in chronic heart failure
• SOFA study reveals no effect of fish oil on life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia
• Study on acute coronary syndromes shows new anti-thrombotic therapy effective, safer for patients
• Social gradient in the metabolic syndrome – explained by psychosocial and behavioural factors?
• Percutaneous aortic valve replacement
• NORVIT
• Metabolic Syndrome, a map of the cardiovascular damage
• Interventional therapy of aortic diseases by stent-graft placement
• IMAGINE shows important new findings in the early phase post-CABG patient population
• ESC Congress 2005: ISSUE II
• Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome in Europe
• Epidemiology in Europe: the problem starts in childhood
• EuroAction demonstrates reduction in CVD
• Catheter interventions help to prevent stroke
• Cedars-Sinai's 'Coach for Kids' heading to Houston
• New observations show dynamic particle clumps in Saturn's A ring
• Daddy's little girl: what's it like to grow up without a father in the family home?
• Women at heart: Stop the bias
• The intriguing problem of arrhythmias in competitive athletes
• ESSENTIAL: The studies of oral enoximone therapy in advanced heart failure
• SIRIUS II trial
• Resynchronization therapy for chronic heart failure
• PREAMI: Perindopril and remodelling in elderly with acute myocardial infarction
• ESC Congress 2005: epidemiology and risk factors
• Chronic heart failure guidelines
• Cardiac benefits of sport
• Benefits of starting CHF treatment with beta-blocker
• Advice to cardiac patients regarding sports and exercise
• Acute heart failure: reality and recommendations
• Arrhythmias and sport
• Using satellite observations to investigate 'greening' trends across Canada and Alaska
• Adult stem cells from adipose tissue could save lives
• Shoe leather as a renewable resource: Penn biologists invent power-generating backpack
• Chemists perfect fast way to synthesize libraries of gold nanoparticles
• Fresh water affected by salt from deicing roads
• University of Chicago researchers find human brain still evolving
• Communicating science through film
• There's a storm brewing: Hurricane forecasting
• Pizza and prose with author Robert Hazen
• Oct. 27-29 US Frontiers of Science Symposium
• Lunchtime discovery: Impact of the Earth-sun system
• Communicating science through print and radio
• Pizza and prose with author Julie Wakefield
• Chinese-American Frontiers of Science Nov. 2 - 4
• Scientists must offer solutions for conserving tropical forests in a rapidly changing world
• Protein behind autumn color splendor identified
• Implantable pacemaker-like device sends pulses to the brain to treat chronic depression
• Discovery will aid identification of misregulated genes in Rett Syndrome
• New insights into the software of life
• Physical fitness cuts men's heart disease risk in half, new Queen's study shows
• Zebrafish may hold key to improved cancer research
• A new twist on power walking
• Newer drugs to reduce high blood pressure better than standard treatments
• Hopkins researchers develop new way to track migration of stem cells used to treat damaged hearts
• Roadways and parking lots threaten freshwater quality in the northeastern US
• Researchers to test if cannabis ingredient can help COPD patients
• How 'dirt' could educate the immune system and help treat asthma
• CryoSat arrives safely at launch site in Russia
• A new link between stem cells and tumors
• The Antarctic Ocean floor
• Tiny computers go where no computer has gone before
• Nano-machines achieve huge mechanical breakthrough
• Study finds mixed results on teen sexual behavior from abstinence-only intervention
• Neighborhood safety concerns boost TV time, but not necessarily obesity, in preschoolers
• Children using community health centers are more likely to be overweight
• Hand sanitizer gel works
• JAMA study: Long hours equal to alcohol in impairing young doctors
• Stroke sufferers at increased risk of developing epilepsy
• Vegetation growth may quickly raise Arctic temperatures
• GABA halts stem cell production in the brain
• Researchers discover why melanoma is so malignant
• Chemicals entering coastal waters: Freshwater and saltwater interactions in coastal groundwater
• A new player in the battle against hepatitis prevents inflammation and the death of liver cells
• Giant optical telescope in Africa comes online
• Study holds promise for new way to fight HIV
• Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy proven to be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder
• Wake up, doc: Lack of sleep affects young doctors just like alcohol does
• Canadian-led study shows amnioinfusion does not reduce risk of meconium aspiration syndrome
• Delaware scientists make significant advance in study of small RNAs
• UCF, Georgia researchers project hurricane effects on oil, gas production
• UCSF study points to link to neurodegenerative disease target
• UCLA study helps ER physicians identify previously undetectable spinal injuries
• Mouse genome much more complex than expected
• Dangerous tricksters: Some bacterie use immune cells to reproduce
• Extinct giant deer's descendant found in UK
• Institute of Medicine news: Quarantine stations at ports of entry
• Researchers find chemotherapy, radiation better for patients with locally advanced lung cancer
• Southern African Large Telescope makes its debut
• Institutions without walls still institutions, says mental health researcher
• A new era of hope for neglected diseases
• New anti-thrombotic therapy effective, safer for patients
• MIT researchers find clue to start of universe
• Study's final report confirms letrozole's benefit for breast cancer patients
• Many resident physicians feel unprepared to care for culturally diverse patients
• Mayo Clinic research shows promise for myeloma patients
• K-State researchers study insects' immune system
• K-State researchers designing better drug to treat cystic fibrosis
• JCI table of contents October 1, 2005
• Fatty acids – Good for the brain, good for Alzheimer disease
• Transplant rejection drug holds promise for inflammatory eye disease
• Patients treated with respect more likely to follow medical advice
• Cochlear implants' performance not affected by amount of hearing loss in the implanted ear
• Medical end-of-life decisions for children in the Netherlands
• Movies and parents' behavior may influence preschoolers perceptions about cigarettes and alcohol
• Depression improved during telephone therapy in multiple sclerosis patients
• Alterations in brain serotonin activity may be associated with anorexia nervosa
• 'Nanospheres' that block pain of sensitive teeth
• Reducing antibiotic use lowers rates of drug-resistant bacteria
• Deep-sea exploration beneath Katrina's wake
• Breath of the dragon: ERS-2 and Envisat reveal impact of economic growth on China's air quality
• Two proteins for the diagnosis of lung diseases
• Simulation of mechanical systems
• Rapid and effective diagnosis of infectious diseases
• Bioinsecticide for combating a pest that affects the tomato and the green bean
• DOE JGI releases latest version of IMG
• Findings on plummeting salmon populations at 8th World Wilderness Congress
• Losing sleep over heartburn? Treating nighttime heartburn improves sleep and boosts quality of life
• Cancer drug target Chk1 may also be source of drug resistance
• Stevens' online learning expert to speak in Beijing
• ARVO's Cogan Award to macular degeneration scientist
• US task force does not recommend routine screening for breast cancer gene mutations
• Calcium scans help predict heart disease in healthy men
• Expectations about pain can affect its intensity, research shows
• New international fellowships, scholarships for biomedical engineering students
• Competing proteins influence strength of tooth enamel
• Illinois research zeroing in on optimum soil nitrogen rates
• New way to assess risk of breast cancer recurrence developed at Stanford
• Immune cells known as macrophages linked to growth of lymph vessels in eyes, scientists discover
• Rutgers-Newark researchers link individual preferences to neuronal activity in brain
• Protein found to be more common in patients with lung fibrosis
• Lymph nodes harbor information on whether breast cancer will recur
• Computerized alerts could improve physicians' prescribing practices
• New theory suggests that BSE may have originated from a human form of the disease
• Drug can reduce hot flashes for women with breast cancer
• Coil treatment better than brain surgery for burst aneurysms
• Recent improvements in prostate cancer outcomes may be result of shift in classification
• Other highlights in the September 7 JNCI
• Letrozole following tamoxifen may benefit women with breast cancer
• Resident physicians report that training often not adequate to treat patients from other cultures
• Number of students in US medical schools remains constant over 10 years
• Medical students at risk for influence from pharmaceutical companies' marketing efforts
• Medication reduces risk of heart attack and cardiovascular death before and after angioplasty
• Long residency hours linked with impaired performance similar to effects of drinking alcohol
• One shot: A molecular movie of events that enable sperm to penetrate egg's coating
• Researchers find new mechanism governing particle growth in nanocomposites
• Smoking damages key regulatory enzyme in the lung
• Survey discovers potential threat to Maine's fishing
• New book explores economic sociology of capitalism
• Displaced songbirds navigate in the high Arctic
• Animal model of Parkinson's disease reveals striking sensitivity to common environmental toxins
• First-light for Africa's giant eye: First color images from SALT
• Good news: Video games without violence or sex!
• Breast cancer gene increases risk of several cancers in men
• Pricey new versions of old drugs fuelling huge rise in drug spending
• Coronary heart disease is under-diagnosed and under-treated in women
• Avoid animals when visiting developing countries, warn experts
• High doses of vitamin E boost rat survival rate 40%; brain function, neuromuscular gains
• A water tale for all seasons: When it comes to hydration and exercise, the system works
• Most chronic hepatitis C sufferers will develop cirrhosis in later life
• Highlights from the September Journal of the American Dietetic Asociation
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Sept. 6, 2005
• Prostate cancer uses Wnt signaling proteins to promote growth of bone tumors
• Undiagnosed high blood pressure commonly found in ER patients
• Vitamin D, NSAIDS provide double whammy against prostate cancer, Stanford study finds
• Smoking damages key regulatory enzyme in the lung
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Casting a wide net to fight coronaviruses
• Embryonic stem cells accrue genetic changes
• Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident
• Pomegranate fruit shown to slow cartilage deterioration in osteoarthritis
• People with IBD more likely to suffer from debilitating respiratory and nerve disorders
• Dye imaging ID's oral lesions likely to become cancer
• Breast cancer risk increased for African-Americans with mitochondrial DNA variant
• Activated vitamin D and NSAIDs form one-two punch against prostate cancer cells
• Researchers find drug that blocks spread of lung cancer in mice
• Mammalian transcriptome mapped, and it makes antisense
• Mysterious molecules begin to yield their secrets
• Teenage boys may not plan on pregnancy, but believe it might happen anyway
• Joint pain and estrogen deprivation
• Is rheumatoid arthritis becoming milder?
• New method rapidly detects potential bioterror agent
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September 2005 (first issue)
• Researchers identify molecular anchor that allows bacterial invasion of central nervous system
• New bacterial gene provides meningitis mechanism
• JCI table of contents September 1, 2005
• Growing lymph vessels with macrophages? Surprisingly, yes!
• Lethal needle blight epidemic may be related to climate change
• 'Patient-choice' C-section rate rises 36%: HealthGrades study
• Scientists develop fungus-fighting vaccine
• Super sulfur soaker material may help control diesel emissions
• System drastically cuts down botulism detection time
• Highlights of chemical society meeting in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28-Sept. 1
• New research shows folic acid in grains has reduced birth defects
• The role of titanium in hydrogen storage
• Ways to detect, thwart terrorist acts scrutinized during ACS national meeting

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