• Black Americans: U-M study documents differences within the community, part 2
• Smallpox in 50-year-old tissues detected by integrated diagnostics approach
• Media information note - First results from Mars Express
• National survey finds U.S. public enthusiastic about cancer screening
• Pittcon Heritage Award to Paul A. Wilks, Jr.
• CHF announces 2004-2005 academic fellowships
• Media Advisory 3: AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting
• Media Advisory 2 - AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting
• UI examines issues related to research involving prisoners
• Placebo-controlled clinical trials put children with asthma at risk
• A new direction for psoriasis research?
• Results of pivotal study for GlaxoSmithKline's Valtrex published in New England Journal of Medicine
• New act will restrict patient choice
• Low dose radiation in infancy may affect intellect
• Having a stable partner delays AIDS in HIV patients
• Drop in hormone therapy use shows physicians heed clinical trial findings, Stanford researchers say
• Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
• Study suggests widespread environmental presence of Enterobacter sakazakii
• Combination drug therapy offers hope for malaria treatment
• United States has highest prevalence of overweight teens in 15 country study
• Trials on hormone therapy and hypertension treatment change practice, medication usage of patients
• Study reveals teachers' attitudes about having chronically ill children in the classroom
• Nasal spray flu vaccine may help prevent influenza in healthy children
• Family members say dying patients need better end-of-life emotional and medical support
• Depression, other psychiatric illnesses common following traumatic brain injury
• New light-emitting transistor could revolutionize electronics industry
• A big surprise: Young nerve cells can rewind their developmental clocks
• Other highlights in the January 7 issue of JNCI
• BRCA mutations not associated with colorectal cancer risk, studies suggest
• Aspirin use may be associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer
• Active smoking associated with increased risk of breast cancer
• What do bad breath, hot dogs, and gastric blood flow have in common? The nitrite anion
• JCI table of contents, January 2, 2004
• East meets West with a traditional herbal cure for jaundice
• A viral cure for type 1 diabetes
• More sensitive test norms better predict who might develop Alzheimer's disease
• Malpractice reform must focus on reducing patient injury, not just limiting awards
• Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, January 6, 2004
• UA astronomers report the widest lensed quasar
• Economic impact of back pain substantial
• AMA Alzheimer's Media Briefing
• BRCA mutations do not increase risk of colorectal cancer
• A novel way to boost childhood immunizations: Use baby pictures on personalized calendars
• Patients recovering from depression with talk therapy show a 'distinct' pattern of brain changes
• Scientists at Brookhaven contribute to the development of a better electron accelerator
• New g-2 measurement deviates further from standard model
• Brookhaven scientist develops a safer way to make one class of superconductors
• New Georgia Tech Biosciences Center assists life-science startup companies
• Finding may help eczema sufferers tolerate smallpox vaccine
• New mode of action discovered for tamoxifen
• Want a side of algae with that? Hawaiian farmers sell seaweed by the seashore
• Moderate-fat diet is kinder to heart than low-fat diet, study by UB researcher shows
• Highlights of Tufts University nutrition research: January 2004
• Protein Data Bank receives $30 million grant
• RIT study benchmarks quality of digital archiving in American museums
• Lock to food-borne pathogen pathway may be key to vaccine
• Scientists discover where snakes lived when they evolved into limbless creatures
• Researchers discover that a virus can naturally target and kill tumors
• Stirring research provides recipe for nanotube success
• 'Kissing' RNA and HIV-1: Unraveling the details
• New cryogenic refrigerator dips chips into a deep freeze
• Monkey talk, human speech share left-brain processing
• American Statistical Association calls for nominations for Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award
• First auxiliary telescope for the VLT Interferometer installed at Paranal
• Envisat completes its ten thousandth orbit around Earth
• Dazzling new light source opens at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
• Study finds wide attitude gap on wolves
• New antioxidants are 100 times more effective than vitamin E
• Sex in the brain: How do male monkeys evaluate mates?
• Integrated animal model answers questions about environment
• Death-defying approach devised by Penn scientists to prevent cell apoptosis
• Teenage girls lacking in vitamin D
• Researchers create lung cancer 'cluster bombs'
• Researcher 'horrified' by physical stress put on X-ray technologists
• Pharmacists play role in cholesterol control
• New species of desert shrew found in southern Arizona
• Measuring perchlorate levels in lettuce
• Earth Institute at Columbia University hosts State of the Planet 2004
• CIESIN receives grant to establish government biological information site
• Reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes recommended for inclusion in Xenical's European label
• NASA satellites see ocean conditions in 3-D, improve forecasts
• During earthquakes, mineral gel may reduce rock friction to zero
• Largest brain repair initiative in MS will speed strategies to restore nerve function
• New guidelines for drug studies for relapsed prostate cancer patients
• The first results of Finuda will be announced on January 30th
• Study shows low risk of vaccinia transfer after smallpox immunization
• What stops Mars Express getting lost in space?
• Successful progress launch paves the way for further scientific utilisation of the ISS by Europe
• Something got me started
• Virtual reality helps breast cancer patients cope with chemotherapy
• DOE awards grants to evaluate technologies that reduce truck idling
• Counting atoms that aren't there, in stars that no longer exist
• Livermore scientists reveal details of reactive states of water-to-air interface
• Carnegie Mellon statistics student honored for technique to aid in brain imaging
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (first issue)
• How the cellular 'garbage disposal' grinds to a halt to cause Batten disease
• Brash western skylines younger than previously believed
• A new twist on the mad cow
• Findings could aid efforts to harness nature for making drugs
• Dieters decrease heart risk on moderate fat program
• Rare ant may help solve some mysteries of social evolution
• Pacific dictates droughts and drenchings
• Low free testosterone levels linked to Alzheimer's disease in older men
• Why results from genetic tests should be available to medical insurance companies
• UK study quantifies cancer risk from diagnostic X-rays
• No adverse effects of aluminium in vaccines
• Home-based therapy beneficial for stroke patients
• Call for increase in flu vaccination among young children
• Civil rights campaign issues at Harvard
• Artificial island arises off Dubai
• Expertise brings Roman splendour to your home
• Pain may interfere with depression improvement
• Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
• Emergency contraception issues featured during web-based conference
• Virginia Tech migrates supercomputer to Apple's new Xserve G5
• UI researchers discover new activity in cystic fibrosis protein
• UF study: World shark attacks sink again, may signal long-term trend
• American Stroke Association's 29th International Stroke Conference
• Physicians can help family members caring for dying loved ones
• 'Elves' makes protein crystallography easier
• Canadian leaders visit UC San Diego to forge technology research relationships
• Improving informed consent for children in cancer treatment studies
• NIST/University of Colorado Scientists create new form of matter: A fermionic condensate
• Commerce's NIST and CU-Boulder to announce major achievement in ultracold quantum physics
• A killer microbe as a living antibiotic
• LSU professor receives $1.8 million from NSF for cybersecurity research
• Study finds most pediatric residents satisfied with primary care training
• 'Grey goo' misconceptions could harm poor in developing world
• Researchers add new drug prophylactic option against flu
• X-ray shout echoing through space
• Rosetta – A new target to solve planetary mysteries
• Sandia, UNM researchers mimic photosynthetic proteins to manipulate platinum at the nanoscale
• Using a companion crop to control weeds organically
• New type of nanotube made of gold or silver created at the Weizmann Institute
• Endangered sea turtles make a dramatic turnaround
• Online subscriptions to scientific journals often no bargain for universities
• URI oceanographers investigate link between last Ice Age and Indonesian volcanic eruptions
• Global warming may cause songbirds to avoid certain foods
• Advanced motion-tracking camera developed for security, surveillance
• For leg-bypass patients, drugs can save lives and limbs, but many patients go without them
• Study: Muscles respond to getting on your feet after spinal cord injury
• Molecular level discovery could play role in development of new antibiotics
• Genomic changes reveal evolution of SARS virus
• Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western US
• Sustained technology development promises effective explosive detection systems to curb terrorism
• Chemical Science
• Earliest evidence of humans affecting aquatic ecology in Canada, United States
• Disappointment in search for Beagle 2
• Dazzling halos illuminate our dusty galaxy
• Statistics research offers new forecast of El Niño
• First US tuberculosis vaccine trial in 60 years begins
• High cholesterol predicts lower mortality in dialysis patients but is not protective
• European Virtual Institute for Genome Annotation receives 12 million Euro
• New lease of life for archive film footage
• C-reactive protein – more than a heart disease marker
• Brain structure implicated in early onset depression
• Puzzling height of polar clouds revealed
• February 2004 Ophthalmology Journal
• Scientists and former military officials discuss the global nuclear threat in an age of terrorism
• News briefing, webcast and satellite feed
• Nonprofit pharmaceutical seeks drug approval next year
• Computer scientist designs immersive tools for designers
• Robotic surgery for young heart patients shortens hospital stay and speeds recovery, study indicates
• New algorithm speeds simulations of complex fluids
• Genetic screening recommended to detect new neurodegenerative disorder in men over age 50
• Physicists study mad cow-type diseases
• Handling satellite data in real time
• Gulf between rich, poor will grow if high-profile nanotechnology opponents prevail: ethics experts
• The pentaquark: The strongest confirmation to date
• Signal chemical primes plants for pest attack
• Bilingual approaches produce higher reading achievement, report says
• Mars Express sees its first water – scientific results
• Politicians are warned on dangers of 'spin'
• Gene predisposes infants to neurologic injury after heart surgery
• New research technique provides clues into cell growth
• WCS receives $8M grant from Moore Foundation to protect Amazon-Andes landscapes
• Award-winning research affirms use of hypnosis in eliminating pain
• Earthquakes kill thousands in 2003
• One type of carbon so resilient it skews carbon cycle calculations
• Black Americans: U-M study documents differences within the community, part 1
• UF research adds to evidence that unborn children hear 'melody' of speech
• Small-molecule inhibitors of anthrax lethal factor identified
• First ever guide to the care of women with disabilities now available
• Rice and M. D. Anderson establish Center for Computational Cancer Research
• New study shows Neanderthals were not our ancestors
• Ultrasound-guided liposomes boost imaging, target drug/gene therapy
• Scientists grow neurons using nanostructures
• Protein data bank opens new era with broader support
• Transgenic animals produced using cultured sperm
• Multiple sclerosis not as progressive or disabling as once thought
• Studies on statin use and fracture risk show mixed results
• Few hospitalized patients at low risk for pain
• Book explores how to break software security
• Desktop computers to counsel users to make better decisions
• Conservation International & Starbucks expand partnership, launch Verde Ventures loan program
• Many men would rather cope with STDs than use condoms
• Hospital star ratings are misleading the public
• Babies conceived with medical assistance face high risk at birth
• Oxygen triggered the evolution of complex life forms
• Cosmic rays are not the cause of climate change, scientists say
• AGU journal highlights - 28 January 2004
• Estrogen makes the brain more vulnerable to stress
• University of Pittsburgh imaging agent study suggests breakthrough in Alzheimer's research
• Long-term effects of embryo culture on behavior studied
• UC San Diego professor wins Academy Award for graphics breakthrough
• Reach of sigmoidoscopies inadequate in many older women
• Internet voting system set for upcoming elections not secure, computer experts say
• Human migration tracked in Stanford computer simulation
• Study rates road weather information Web sites' ease of use
• Pew report finds GM insects may offer benefits, but clear regulatory oversight is lacking
• Northeastern releases preliminary results of Massachusetts racial and gender profiling study
• Vietnam last on vaccine list
• How to second guess hack attacks
• Endoscope goes where none have gone before
• New vaccine for herpes in final trial phase
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine conducting clinical trials with gene therapy for colorectal cancer
• Issues in medical ethics: 2004 Special challenges for pediatrics
• Study calls for end to age thresholds for prenatal genetic testing
• Postnatal depression: A personal view
• Enrollment in cancer trials not linked to better health outcomes
• Doubling of steroid before severe asthma attack ineffective
• Avian influenza: The threat looms
• Some people with migraines have an increased risk for brain lesions
• Predicting risk of poor outcomes in patients with heart disease using certain biomarker
• Breast augmentation may interfere with mammography interpretation
• Colorful blessings and curses in Yiddish subject of new book by Hebrew University scholar
• GeoScience World to launch
• An efficient and environmentally friendly way of manufacturing gears
• Fish, FRAMES and sticky chemicals net technology award for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Livermore scientists unveil melting point of iron
• Do cancer patients in clinical trials have better outcomes than non-participants?
• Scientists identify cell defects that limit immune system's impact on late-stage tumors
• Diploma or not, high school students who learn more will earn more
• Bacterium that causes food poisoning may lead to better anti-viral vaccines
• Tip sheet for the January 27, 2004 Neurology Journal
• Neurologists take on challenge of advocacy work
• Beagle 2 - Press Briefing on latest communication attempts
• Two proteins may help prevent Alzheimer's brain plaques
• Twitching whiskers tell all
• Resilience through improvisation
• Nerves, heal thyselves
• Researchers develop computer application to 'read' medical literature, find data relationships
• Getting older = lower self-esteem, say researchers
• Flexible screen technology ready to roll
• Book scribbles reveal public, private histories
• Brain receptor switches addiction on, off
• JAMA study confirms drug can help improve memory and cognition in advanced Alzheimer's patients
• 'Ding' concussions require removal from the game
• Computer resources help doctors answer patient care questions
• U. Chicago study overturns conclusion of historic human genome data
• Jan. 23-26 conference in Oakland, Calif., to discuss aneuploid theory of cancer
• Alzheimer's researchers begin unique study of tangles
• Spruce bark beetle outbreaks examined at Alaska Symposium
• Stanford launches public lecture series on genomic medicine
• Incidental PET findings may reveal undetected cancer
• Simple sugars make cell walls like steel
• Fat cells fight disease, Purdue University researchers find
• NASA satellites improve response to global agricultural change
• Most people with diabetes do not meet treatment goals
• Dr. Brenda Milner – first foreign associate of the NAS to receive Award in the Neurosciences
• Collaborative research initiative aims to cut drug development time in half
• MBL scientists confirm evolutionary exception
• Thailand dengue hemorrhagic fever epidemics spread in waves emanating from Bangkok
• The first module of CMS superconducting magnet is leaving towards Cern
• The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meets in Boston
• Reward mechanism involved in addiction likely regulates pair bonds between monogamous animals
• New advance to combat antibiotic-resistant pneumonia and malaria
• JGI launches community sequencing program
• Breakthrough laser technology produces major savings
• Carnegie Mellon uses AFM to discover effects of experimental drugs on Alzheimer's plaques
• Search for screening method to help decide when early-Alzheimer's patients should stop driving
• Jan/Feb 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
• American College of Chest Physicians to offer developing nations free access to medical journal
• Drug prevents diabetes recurrence after islet cell transplantation
• Small defects have large impact
• New dressing for wounds developed at Hebrew University
• Europe's eye on Mars: First spectacular results from Mars Express
• One-size-fits-all approach to nutrition recommendations may soon be outdated
• Census finds mountain gorillas increasing
• Understanding urinary tract infections
• Online calculator improves analysis of chemical data
• New standard on the menu, certified slurried spinach
• Cell phone still too big? Micro-oscillators may help
• Advice for designing reliable nanomaterials
• Emotion-regulating protein lacking in panic disorder
• Getting closer to the Lord of the Rings
• ESA's DG meets the press
• American Phytopathological Society accepting technical submissions for 2004 Annual Meeting
• Carnegie Mellon enhances Quantum Dot Corp. technology for long-term, live-animal imaging
• AGI announces the winners of Earth Science Week 2003 contests
• Artificial snow creates winter all year round
• Coffee-shop research probes understanding of politics
• 7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
• UCSD researchers describe cell activity leading to disruption of neuron migration
• Successful, rapid protein crystallization possible with technique developed by UCSD researcher
• If airbags work well, then Mars landing sites can be chosen more boldly, says UB geologist
• Long-awaited debate on school vouchers
• Study finds huge variability in vitamin E absorption
• Study pinpointing origins of Siberian peat bogs raises concerns
• Mining for cosmic treasures with GEMS
• Radiotherapy improves survival after breast-conserving surgery
• Other highlights in the January 21 issue of JNCI
• Exposure to carcinogens not proportionally decreased by reduction in smoking
• Vitamin supplement use may reduce effects of Alzheimer's disease
• Risk of death in car crashes reduced if all occupants wear seat belts
• Patients with diabetes have poor control of risk factors for vascular disease
• New drug improves outcomes when added to existing therapy for Alzheimer's disease
• Medication reduces angina attacks, increases exercise capacity for patients with chronic angina
• Ebola virus a threat to great ape populations
• Coronary heart disease risk assessment improves with coronary artery calcium scoring
• Space technology in new technique to fight breast cancer
• Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)
• Beta blockers cost effective to society for heart failure treatment
• Carnegie Mellon technology will help prepare students for high-stakes tests
• Tanning devices - Fast track to skin cancer?
• Women are displacing men in healthcare services in New Zealand
• Measures of healthcare quality are of little use to patients
• Healthcare watchdog calls for government rethink on public role in NHS decision-making
• Action needed to prevent spread of vCJD
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2004 (second issue)
• Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• Century of research confirms impact of psychosocial factors on health
• One dose of 'designer' gene therapy may target specific body area
• Melatonin may have an effect on nocturnal blood pressure
• Chemical sciences scholarships for minorities: Application deadline – Feb. 15
• A blood test may reveal systemic factors that relate to periodontal disease, especially in men
• Ebola outbreaks are simultaneous 'mini-epidemics'
• Progress in probing the mosquito's sense of smell
• Pediatricians and parents key to improving quality of children's health care
• Heavy drinkers use narcotics to relieve back pain, despite possible interactions, UMHS study finds
• Transgenic mosquitoes are less fertile than their counterparts in nature
• New study finds evolutionary diversification in Hawaiian spiders
• Monitoring Nuclear Explosions: Why, How, and What is Learned?
• Corn earworm moths get a lift from the wind
• No cow left behind
• Chemists learn to build curved structures with nanoscale building blocks
• A possible new form of 'supersolid' matter
• The BESST way to judge IVF success
• Instant start-up for PCs
• LSU part of massive cosmic ray study
• Sedentary lifestyle in early childhood identified as major risk factor for obesity
• Major risk factors identified for sudden infant death syndrome
• Funding and distribution of inappropriate drugs add to rising global childhood malaria deaths
• Nobel prize winner Dr. Anthony Leggett merges quantum computing theory and application in new book
• Using vitamin E and C supplements together may reduce risk of Alzheimer disease
• Skin photographs may help patients detect new or changed moles
• Novel technique may help detect certain head and neck cancers
• Discussion plus pamphlet better than just discussion for informed consent
• Florida Tech grant funds hacker attack models
• Blood clot risk not treated preventively, study finds
• Many children with autism may receive complementary or alternative treatments
• Phone counseling helps smokers quit
• Heavy smokers see cigarettes as 'friends'
• Heart patients want more information from their doctors
• Squirty star imitates black hole
• Waste motor oil management may pose threat to health and the environment
• Scientists restore crucial myelin in brains of mice
• Ecstasy affects memory, new international study shows
• Sediment samples suggest how plants would fare in hotter, drier future
• Keck Foundation grant launches interdisciplinary brain research at Illinois
• Farming gets contentious on the rural-urban fringe
• Gene-disabling techniques simplified by Stanford team
• Stanford University Program on Energy and Sustainable Development receives grant from BP
• Scientists at Scripps Research describe new strategy for the synthesis of glycoproteins
• OHSU-led research examines role of copper, iron in diseases
• NASA satellite surface wind data improve 2-5 day weather forecasts
• From neighborhoods to globe, NASA looks at land
• If we are what we eat, some lake fish are made of maple leaves
• NIEHS and UNC to collaborate on registry of 20,000 subjects
• Mars on Earth?
• LSU professors receive National Science Foundation grants
• The Lions of Tsavo: Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-eaters
• Evidence that memories are consolidated during sleep
• Leading AIDS experts criticize US-sponsored HIV vaccine trial in Thailand
• AGA launches Obesity and Nutrition Education Initiative
• Chemical outlook positive for U.S., Canada, Asia-Pacific; modest for Europe
• Alcohol-dependence gene identified
• Rapidly evolving genes providing new insights in plant evolution
• Why is this year's flu so severe?
• Transition to adulthood delayed, marriage and family postponed, study finds
• UC San Diego computer theorist and mathematician Ronald Graham elected to AAAS Council
• Ancient DNA mutations permitted humans to adapt to colder climates, UCI researchers find
• Wound-healing genes influence cancer progression, say Stanford researchers
• Haresh Shah to deliver the annual John A. Blume Distinguished Lecture on Jan. 15
• PET scans superior in revealing response to treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
• Rutgers scientists discover protein in brain affects learning and memory
• A history of beer and brewing
• Purdue chemist 'mussels' in on secrets of natural adhesives
• To avoid detection, HIV disrupts immune cell migration
• Primates trade smell for sight
• Brain reverberations during sleep
• Are our brains wired for race or gender bias?
• A 'hot tower' above the eye can make hurricanes stronger
• Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
• Medical students inadequately prepared for clinical rotations, caring for chronically ill
• Discovery changes ideas about damage from strokes
• Gene may be key to evolution of larger human brain
• Overweight Hispanic youth face increased risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome
• World's first 'robot scientist' proves a major success in the lab
• ACS ProSpectives conferences on thin film, polymorphism planned
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Jan. 20, 2004
• Are fish made of maple leaves?
• New device can help defend against novel biological agents
• Rice centromere, supposedly quiet genetic domain, surprises
• Cosmic ray observatory planned
• Cancer markers news backgrounder: Future of cancer diagnosis, treatment lies in tumor 'barcode'
• Researchers unlock key secrets showing how tumors hide from immune system
• Medium to large quakes peak every three years on central San Andreas Fault
• Researchers show evolutionary theory adds up
• Researchers develop model to help control West Nile outbreak
• Evolutionary Genomics meeting in Tucson
• Probable discovery of a new, supersolid, phase of matter
• Can satellites help bridge the digital divide?
• Mayo Clinic researches ways to better treat patients with heart defects
• Understanding nerve degeneration in spastic paraplegia
• JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
• Inhibition of Borrelia burgdorferi protein may reduce Lyme disease transmission
• Bone marrow–derived stem cells active in pulmonary fibrosis
• Inadequate water and sanitation adversely effects child growth
• Study suggests more cancer patients receiving aggressive care at end of life
• Farm-raised salmon presents greater health risks
• California pistachio industry threatened by potentially devastating disease
• Ethnicity may affect allergies in children with asthma
• Researchers seek to clone 'mad cow disease' resistant cattle strain
• NIH funds project to help senior citizens access health care
• Study finds new antibiotic effective for diabetic foot infections
• Historian reveals spiralling debt has shaped consumer culture for centuries
• Many Latino children well on their way to diabetes, heart disease
• Study shows how well heartburn sufferers follow directions for over-the-counter Prilosec OTC
• Study finds genital pain more common than believed
• Mystery particle may hold clues to universe
• UF study suggests life on Earth sprang from borax minerals
• UCSD, Salk researchers define role of abnormal muscle, fat & liver in common metabolic disorder
• New UCI center promotes diversity in technology fields
• Gene essential for development of normal brain connections resulting from sensory input discovered
• Media alert: Mideast briefing
• Salk news: Understanding organ placement
• PDF invites scientists pursuing Parkinson's research to apply for funding
• Gene affecting bone mass, osteoporosis risk identified
• Nation's immigrants account for bulk of labor force growth since 2000
• Astronomers see era of rapid galaxy formation
• Mayo researchers observe genetic fusion of human, animal cells -may help explain origin of AIDS
• Bacteriophage genomics approach to antimicrobial drug discovery published in Nature Biotechnology
• Risks of outpatient surgery vary with patient characteristics, surgical setting
• Patient outcomes are better indicator than patient volume for selecting hospitals for VLBW babies
• Morning headaches associated with depression, anxiety disorders
• Informed consent does not seem to influence decision-making process for cataract surgery
• Hospital volume may not be best criteria for selecting hospital for coronary bypass surgery
• Even moderate amounts of exercise can prevent weight gain
• Dietary supplements containing ephedra and caffeine may cause heart problems
• Hebrew University young researcher award goes to Dr. Nayef Jarrous
• New insight into control of parental gene expression in eggs
• Jan/Feb GSA Bulletin media highlights
• Social stress adversely affects digestive function in subordinate cichlid fish
• Herceptin gives disappointing results in lung cancer trial
• First supernova companion star found
• ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
• Book on youth development for practitioners
• Risk for lowered cognitive performance is greater in people at high risk for stroke
• New method of distinguishing Alzheimer's from Lewy body dementia
• Normal aging versus Alzheimer's disease and the potential for prevention
• Cells' ability to open blood's floodgates hinges on unexpected factors
• Tiny heaters may pave way for easier tissue engineering, medical sensors
• 'Science' showcases research on forgetting
• DNA registry to study links among genetics, environment, disease
• UCF testing way to communicate to soldiers on battlefield through vibrations
• UCSD Medical Center receives NIH contract to set up National Tuberculosis Educational Curriculum
• Arm position matters in blood pressure readings according to UCSD medical researchers
• Feeder-free system for maintaining pluripotency in embryonic stem cells pioneered
• Purdue research suggests 'nanotubes' could make better brain probes
• Purdue engineers develop quick, inexpensive method to prototype microchips
• Beagle 2 fails to call Mars express
• Predicting progression of common cancers
• Cobblestone mat walking shows health benefits for elderly
• Chandra locates mother lode of planetary ore in colliding galaxies
• Chemists crack secrets of nature's super glue
• Software that minimises facial disfigurement
• Pioneering implants for deaf people
• Scientists identify genes that regulate allergic response to diesel fumes
• Honey bee genome assembled
• Water and sanitation key to health of infants in developing countries
• Study suggests possible clue to miscarriage
• Overweight and obesity thresholds may be misleading for Asian populations
• Monkeypox in the USA
• Hopkins researchers identify transplantation antigens among Sioux Indians
• Farmed salmon more toxic than wild salmon, study finds
• Mars Express: no signal from Beagle 2 so far
• One-shot addiction treatment shows promise
• Tackling brake noise
• Promising drug fails to thwart fatal lung disease in large trial
• Modest exercise can prevent weight gain
• International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Peregrine falcons may face new environmental threat
• Researchers find an association between alcohol dependence and the GABAA receptor gene GABRG3
• Rodents bred for alcohol preference live longer than rats bred for alcohol avoidance
• Bridging the gap between genetics and motivations to drink alcohol
• Adolescent rodents experience milder hangover effects than do adult rodents
• Anti-eosinophil therapy shown to be effective in treating hypereosinophilic syndrome
• Researchers identify key risk factor for cataracts
• Wright State biologist studies birds to learn how our stomachs convey thoughts of hunger
• Air pollution may significantly worsen respiratory allergies in individuals with genetic risk
• FarSounder, URI researcher develop first sonar for marine navigation, obstacle avoidance
• Urban areas organized in well developed partnering 'markets'
• Scientists find new way to store hydrogen fuel
• Study by UCSD gives new insight into how anthrax bacteria can evade a host's immune response
• Researchers develop first integrated silicon circuit with nanotube transistors
• New drug combination might be more effective pain reliever
• Research reveals brain has biological mechanism to block unwanted memories
• Changes in shape of single protein plays key role in the spread of cancer cells
• Nutrition 21 seeks FDA approval of diabetes-related health claims
• 'Camera pill' promising for diagnosis of small bowel disease
• Friendships play key role in suicidal thoughts of girls, but not boys
• 50-year-old magnetic mystery solved; quantum structure obeys classical physics
• Too fast, too furious: A galaxy's fatal plunge
• Magnetars, the most magnetic stars known, more common than previously thought
• Asthma could be several diseases masquerading as one
• New report presents options for oversight of genetic testing of human embryos
• Chagas' disease: virulence factor identified
• Araucariaceae of New-Caledonia: endemic species in danger
• January GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
• Medically supervised injecting centres should be piloted in the UK
• Low tar cigarettes do not cut lung cancer risk
• AGU journal highlights - 6 January 2004
• Taking vitamin D supplements lowers risk of multiple sclerosis
• Metastasis of colon cancer cells reversed in vitro
• Dance of the molecules
• Winter weather turns on flowering gene
• Aeroplanes would be safer if cockpits were more human-friendly, says new study
• Astronomers: Star may be biggest, brightest yet observed
• New study suggests El Niño-related fires may be significant source of greenhouse gases
• Old equation may shed new light on planet formation
• Study on toxic exposures in urban environments
• Vegetables that prevent may ultimately cure some cancers
• Translational repression in germline development
• Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2
• Faintest spectra ever raise glaring question
• Gene targeting prevents memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
• El Nino-related fires increase greenhouse gas emissions
• RNA lariat may tie up loose ends to decades-old mystery of retrovirus life cycle
• Enzyme fully degrades mad cow disease prion
• MUHC researchers develop new way to test for sleep apnea in children
• Effect of diabetes case management among low-income minority populations
• Using fMRI technology to understand hyperlexia
• Endurance of plants under quartz rocks possible model for life on early Earth, Mars
• Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2004
• Outpatient medical settings differ in educational experiences
• National survey finds U.S. public enthusiastic about cancer screening
• Parasite's enzyme structure helps address a public health issue
• American Lung Association calls on governors and legislatures to stand up for public health
• Old galaxies in a young universe: Finding stumps astronomers
• Climate change may threaten more than one million species with extinction
• Petrochemical Heritage Award to William A. McMinn, Jr.
• Chemical Heritage Press releases new book by Peter H. Spitz
• Largest multistate study finds end-of-life care still 'woefully inadequate'
• Abilities required for success in school don't differ greatly from those required in the real world
• Ozone standards pose health risk, scientists report
• MTBE alternatives could pose similar environmental threat
• Beagle 2 team still hopes to repeat Mars landing success
• Close encounter of a cometary kind
• Study looks at students' drinking misperceptions, behavior
• African Americans, especially women, build up their numbers in architecture
• Researchers find key gene in production of egg and sperm
• Running afowl: NU researchers first to measure energy used by leg muscles
• Methamphetamine withdrawal associated with brain changes seen in mood disorders
• Persistently abnormal liver function tests: Marker of occult hepatitis C?
• Carnegie Mellon to unveil robot vehicle competing in $1 million desert race for robots

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