• Sunquakes and starquakes: Astronomy conference at Yale in July 2004
• Venus transit 2004: A tremendous success!
• Venus transit 2004: Be ready for a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
• Satellites aiding disaster relief
• Micro nano breakthrough conference planned for Portland, Oregon
• Patient safety gets boost with $10 million grant
• Gestational diabetes not found to alter the metabolic processes in obese pregnant women
• Media Advisory 2 - Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
• Media Advisory 1 - Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
• Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program awards grants to three at Yale
• Bacteria spill their guts to aid researchers in quest for new antibiotics
• Bacterial protein recycling factor possible key to new class of antibiotics
• UNC scientists discover molecular pathway leading to nerve growth and regeneration
• Canada's first space telescope finds stellar 'Flat Liner'
• Technology Confidence Index reflects steady global optimism
• To grow, stars and planets need space dust . . . and formaldehyde?
• Releasing pet fish into the wrong ocean proves a diaster
• If the speed of light can change
• Northwestern Memorial named one of nation's top 12 hospital-affiliated infertility clinics
• Gene alteration points to longevity, thinness
• New $9 million NSF grant to fund creation of center at LSU
• LSU researchers examine 100+ years of hurricane hits along East Coast, Gulf Coast
• LSU professors developing 'superconducting microfibers' that could advance space travel
• Revisiting the Orion Nebula
• Why does cloning create abnormalities? Scientists take a step towards finding out
• Therapeutic cloning no longer a dream, says scientist who produced first cloned embryonic stem cell
• EU enlargement could lead to fertility tourism from West to East
• Scientists confront the challenges of the Arctic in support of ESA's ice mission
• Improving offset printing
• Floating university expedition to unravel ocean bed secrets of rapid climate change
• Engineering progress could cut pollution
• Book celebrates the Poets of Rock and Roll
• Electronic game use is associated with childhood obesity
• Telephone counseling helps snuff users kick the habit
• Race, regular exams influence elderly vaccination rates
• Creation of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration will boost clinical trials in UK
• Highlights of the July Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Antioxidant controversy: Scientists seek measurement standards
• Deserts and rainforests are equally productive during drought
• USC researcher named General Motors Cancer Research Scholar
• Herpes tool allows researchers to customize Alzheimer's vaccine
• Largest-ever air quality study poised to begin in seacoast N.H.
• Basic RNA enzyme research promises single-molecule biosensors
• It really doesn't take a rocket scientist! NASA to launch rocket students built from scratch
• Sound with space and motion
• Birds show superior listening skills
• $200 thousand Vetlesen Prize awarded achievement in climate sciences research
• New milestones on the path to conquering HIV drug resistance (AIDS)
• Grants from Research to Prevent Blindness to support eye researchers surpassed $8 million in 2003
• Study: Artificial sweetener may disrupt body's ability to count calories
• Prevention magazine special report: What you need to know about the new birth control ban
• NASA helps track global air quality
• Inaugural voyage of the integrated ocean drilling program sets sail
• 28-29 October conference on 'Ethics and Changing Energy Markets'
• Researchers win Green Chemistry Award from US EPA and ACS
• It's better in the shade
• Successes in frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women being treated for cancer
• Single embryo transfer - a new understanding of factors for success
• Significant differences in growth of male and female embryos after ICSI
• Pregnancies from frozen eggs may help couples trapped by Italian law
• Chromosomal chaos in early embryonic development linked to cell division abnormalities
• Satellites map volcanic home of Africa’s endangered gorillas
• Cassini-Huygens due to arrive at Saturn
• Low levels of breastfeeding putting children at risk
• In the obese, metabolic adaptations post-weight loss lead to regaining of shed pounds
• Infusion of two peptides acts to accelerate appetite satisfaction
• Endurance exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in improving cardiac health
• Early dexamethasone exposure has long-term neurodevelopment, neuroendocrine effects
• Brightness discrimination in the dog
• Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technology
• Soccer may be the crying game but historian reveals male tears were for centuries a class issue
• Treat the cancer, but take care to protect the heart, cancer cardiologists warn
• Scientists call for better protection for coral reefs
• Mice with hyperactive Wnt10b gene eat all they want, but have half the body fat of normal mice
• Women's breast health media briefing
• Purdue yeast makes ethanol from agricultural waste more effectively
• Countdown to Saturn orbit insertion
• Oxford Journals takes bold step towards free access to research
• Four NASA Marshall Space Flight Center employees honored by AIAA
• Graduate student enrollment and post-docs reach new peaks in science and engineering
• Innovative efforts target epigenetics, molecular imaging
• Darifenacin substantially improves quality of life for people with overactive bladder symptoms
• Hopkins to found first center for comprehensive study of epigenetics
• Earliest evidence of hereditary genetic disorder discovered by Hebrew University researchers
• PGD should be allowed in Germany: study reveals demand for a change in the law
• Leaves of the khat plant harbour a key to improving men's fertility
• High protein diet may be bad for women trying to conceive
• Gene chip technology will lead to quick and accurate genetic testing for cystic fibrosis
• A third of embryo donation families plan to tell children of their origins
• $6 million appropriation to focus Sandia research on drinking water desalination, removal of arsenic
• DOE scientists sample the skies
• Taking superconductors to new heights
• Clemson researcher places hope on pushy photons
• Carnegie Mellon U. imaging study reveals sex-based differences that persist as mice enter adulthood
• In young women, depression can mean literal heartbreak
• Identifying children at risk of abuse
• Design competition for new Antarctic Research Station
• ASU plays role in making spacecraft more autonomous
• Lack of insurance coverage, cost cited as reasons for not seeking mental health services
• World Heart Federation makes global plea to tackle CVD
• Md., N.J., Tenn., Texas students named to US Chemistry Olympiad team
• Measuring blood sugar with a wave of the arm
• Method for direct treatment of intestinal illnesses wins prize for Hebrew University student
• Computer technology developed by Hebrew University professor can save lives
• RSV can increase the risk of asthma, UT Southwestern researchers find
• Noah's modern ark: The role of ART in conserving endangered species
• Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era
• Endometriosis: Could angiostatic therapy be the new treatment of the future?
• Yale researchers receive $4.5 million grant to study spinal cord repair
• Natural selection at work in genetic variation to taste
• Finding the hole in the defenses of cavity-creating microbes
• Sakai Project releases open source collaboration and learning environment software
• Most powerful laser to date produced at U-M; technology could revolutionize cancer treatment
• UCSF HIV mother/child education CD-ROM targets Third World
• A fly's taste experience is much like our own
• Underground carbon dioxide storage reduces emissions
• Biologists ID defense mechanism of leading fungal pathogen
• Kaposi's sarcoma virus 'reprograms' blood vessel cells into lymphatic cells
• Alternative hormone-blocker reduces side effects in prostate cancer patients
• PROactive investigates effect of ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl) on cardiovascular disease progression
• Open Access journals proven to compete on quality
• Perceptual Baggage
• Patients pick safety over effectiveness when choosing treatment for knee arthritis
• $2.9 million CDC grant to Yale for study of Lyme disease transmission to humans
• Vanderbilt Engineering to lead new defense nanotechnology program
• Triple therapy fights type 2 diabetes without weight gain
• Center for biosecurity at UPMC analyzes funding for U.S. government biodefense
• Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of torn shoulder tendons, study finds
• Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment
• UCLA scientists discover obesity disrupts appetite hormone
• On-screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke, says Moores UCSD Cancer Center study
• Alzheimer's disease, other dementias target of major NIH designation for UCSF
• Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections
• Helping employees cope with aggressive customers
• Researchers examine oleic acid in atmosphere
• Underusing medications because of cost may lead to adverse health outcomes
• NIH awards grant for cancer research to the University of Wisconsin
• NCAR computer modelers to use powerful new Linux system
• MUHC researchers look at the national impact of osteoporosis
• Story leads from the Mount Sinai Medical center
• Only 21 states offer newborn screening tests recommended by March of Dimes
• Study of accidental sand burials present information that could aid parents, health officials
• Blood pressure too high? You probably have cholesterol problems, too
• LSUHSC neurosurgical team discovers novel therapy for intractable hiccups
• Posttraumatic stress disorder linked with poor health
• Knee osteoarthritis patients and drug treatments
• Dietary supplement containing plant extract appears to reduce some hangover symptoms
• Hope Clinic of Emory Vaccine Center receives CDC contract
• Rare, tiny find in West Australian waters
• Tobacco control style tactics needed to fight obesity epidemic
• Massive disparities in medical school admission by social class
• Early predictor of breast cancer aggressiveness
• APS awards more than $200,000 to middle and high school science teachers
• Women with diabetes face higher risk of artery disease from hormones
• Repeat angioplasty, stenting significantly increases Medicare costs
• Boston cardiologist takes Circulation helm
• Scientist honored for studies of genetic influence on chemotherapy, tumor development
• 'Plants for the future': A European vision for plant biotechnology towards 2025
• Super sprouts could help reduce cancer risk
• People cocooning more, says study
• COPD is forgotten killer, says University of Toronto professor
• Common chemicals morphing into potential toxins in Arctic
• Anorexia nervosa often chronic, study finds
• The mother lode of mutations
• Study sheds new light on genetic risk for Parkinson's disease
• Hospital standards for high-risk surgeries save lives
• UA scientists help create spacecraft that think for themselves
• Cassini VIMS team finds that Phoebe may be kin to comets
• The first domesticated donkey was born in Africa
• Tulane opens doors to discovery
• Protein believed to control formation of memory identified by Scripps & UCSD scientists
• New honorary doctor: Joseph Juran—world nr 1 in quality development
• SEROQUEL: New data confirm SEROQUEL's efficacy in a broad range of schizophrenia symptoms
• Schizophrenia patients achieve further improvements in symptom control with Risperdal(R) Consta(TM)
• Dark days doomed dinosaurs, say Purdue scientists
• Conferences tackle key issues in air conditioning and refrigeration
• $5 million grant funds partnership, studies of minority-based issues in reproductive health
• Better videoconferencing requires less computer network jitter, new software tools
• 'Shhh'- A flip of a switch may one day quiet jet engines
• Scientists discover genetic marker responsible for two-fold increase in risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• NASA scientists get global fix on food, wood & fiber use
• New York City study shows newborns more susceptible to pollution than their mothers
• Intranasal SARS vaccine protects monkeys from infection
• Plane ticket taxes lower than airlines claim, study says
• Doubt over effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors for treatment of Alzheimer's disease
• Cytomegalovirus infection still associated with poor HIV/AIDS prognosis
• Call for removal of Crestor
• Animal studies show promise for development of human SARS immunisation
• Long history of missed opportunities plague Medicare prescription drug benefit
• Joslin researchers identify key molecule in Type 1 diabetes progression
• New computational tools to aid in protein research
• First light for a revolutionary supernova spectrograph
• Remote-controlled throwable robot developed by Carnegie Mellon with marines sent to Iraq for testing
• Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• AGU journal highlights - 23 June 2004
• Yale scientists decipher odor code
• Laos camera traps capture tigers
• UW Health Sports Medicine Center weighs in on body fat
• Study: Too few doctors ask teens about smoking
• Brick chimneys can double as strong-motion sensors in earthquakes
• Device that rapidly detects nerve agents named one of 'greatest army inventions' for 2003
• Bad teeth blamed on unhealthy adult lifestyle
• 'Search and destroy' protein turns tables on HIV
• U. of Colorado instruments approach Saturn aboard Cassini spacecraft
• Origin of West Indian insect eater much older than previously thought
• Novel camera set to produce first direct images of extrasolar planets
• Jefferson researchers develop microchip to track genetic signature of cancer and normal tissue
• Seafloor surface geometry may determine volcanic activity
• SEROQUEL: New data provides evidence for improvement in anxiety in bipolar depression
• Researchers induce temporary blindness to learn more about vision
• Targeted therapy for lung cancer patients shows promise in extending lives
• The protection of human subjects in gene transfer research explored at conference in July
• Computer-assisted navigation systems helps surgeons perfect minimally invasive joint replacement
• RIT launches partnership with fuel cell industry targeting life-cycle strategies
• Web searchers don't tune in with radio buttons
• Study: Cities may need to regulate yard signs as they become more common, potentially troublesome
• As stem-cell debate heats up, public still uninformed and undecided
• Chandra turns up the heat in the Milky Way center
• New version of premier global climate model released
• Tiny iron supplement has chilling effect
• Estrogen-alone hormone therapy could increase risk of dementia in older women
• NCAR releases new version of premier global climate model
• European Commission approves Herceptin + Taxotere as 1st-line therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer
• Common 'signature' found for different cancers
• Rapid urbanization in China warming region's climate faster than other areas
• Why white light is best for our town centres
• UK small firms pay lip service to green issues
• Floods policy is more than a knee-jerk response to crisis
• Energy conservation targets hit by notions of 'comfort'
• Clinical judgement still counts strongly alongside genetic testing
• The Valles Marineris canyon
• Greece to sign agreement on accession to ESA Convention
• ORNL, industry partnership could make summers more bearable
• Wireless nanocrystals efficiently radiate visible light
• The space simulator –– modeling the universe on a budget
• Sunbaking to make your car body stronger
• Frogs muscle-in on 'wasting' process
• Next best thing: wood chip bedding for cattle
• New study confirms process leading to disorder causing male characteristics in women
• Infertility treatment affects oral health
• Deep periodontal pockets increase the risk for electrocardiographic abnormalities
• Plant pathologists to discuss the future of organic farming
• Newly grown kidneys can sustain life in rats
• New insight into cancer metastasis
• New designed paclitaxel analog kills more cancer cells than natural product
• Virtual reality significantly reduces pain-related brain activity
• New test may provide answers for women with chest pain
• Stat3 controls inflammation, reducing tissue damage in rats after acute lung injury
• Half of head and neck cancer patients disabled by treatment
• First proof that cutting Rx drugs due to cost harms health
• Solutions to engineer shortage explored at UH
• CU-Boulder satellite instrument to provide new details on ozone
• UCSD chemists bring use of designer molecules to treat common diseases closer to reality
• New research demonstrates powerful new tool used to study landslides
• First IODP expedition will establish seafloor observatories for studying water flow in ocean crust
• National Academies Advisory: June 25 UN public briefing on agriculture in Africa
• Biocompatibility to widen scope of biomaterial applications
• Stanford researchers eye new chip's potential as an artificial retina
• Health benefits of snuffing out workplace smoking detailed by Stanford researcher
• Without disturbances in nature the world's forests will be impoverished
• Japanese researchers develop novel method of introducing transgenes into animals
• Scientists discover new role for tiny RNA in plant development
• Nanoshells cancer treatment proves effective in first animal test
• Rush neurosurgeons testing cooling method to treat brain aneurysms
• Partial breast radiation procedure may benefit cancer patients
• NASA research helps highlight lightning safety awareness week
• Scientists discover two new interstellar molecules
• NIH consensus development conference to assess evidence on Celiac disease
• Simple test can help detect common lung disease
• Echinacea may have no benefit in treating common cold
• Physicists reveal first 'nanoflowers'
• How left-handed amino acids got ahead
• Growing replacement teeth and dental tissues
• A step further on the EU-US relations on performance assessment
• Research supports theory that ocean currents redistribute heat during warming & cooling
• 'Space' car comes fourth at Le Mans
• Flies may taste bitter better, first map of insect 'tongue' reveals
• Brain cell death in Alzheimer's disease linked to protein accumulation and insulin biochemistry
• Journal Cancer: Protein shift predicts brain cancer grade, recurrence and patient survival
• Cardiac monitoring essential for preventing heart disease in patients with blood disorder
• Probing the world of alien abduction stories
• APS Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Translational Research Conference, Sept. 8-11
• Young adults' stress reaction predicts middle-age blood pressure risk
• Erectile dysfunction in diabetic men may predict silent heart disease
• Link discovered between Earth's ocean currents and Jupiter's bands
• The science and law of torture
• Two scans are better than one
• Targeting cancer
• Tracking Alzheimer's
• PET provides non-invasive index of carotid plaque inflammation
• One-stop shopping
• Oncological crystal ball
• New technique images gene expression in mice
• Innovative treatment approach to mantle cell lymphoma results in a high complete remission rate
• Food for thought
• Detecting infection
• Controlling ADHD
• Cancer cell detection technology wins Kaye Award for Hebrew University researchers
• Pain medications found to impair healing in shoulder surgery
• Cognitive decline can occur before chemotherapy treatment, as well as after
• UCI Chancellor wins prestigious Einstein award
• 'Blazar' illuminates era when stars and galaxies formed
• Researchers show 'clot-busting' at stroke site is viable option
• Drug tested at OHSU prevents MS-like disease in animals
• North Shore-LIJ research collaboration with Correlogic Systems to advance ovarian cancer blood test
• 150 US graduate students embark on exciting research experiences in East Asia and Australia
• Ugandans highly knowledgeable about HIV vaccine and willing to participate in future trials
• 'Mighty mouse' gene works the same way in people
• Stonehenge study tells pagans and historians it's good to talk
• Saharan people are falsely accused of terrorists acts
• How refugees and their families contribute to British life
• Five years on - no common understanding of 'institutional racism' among police
• New thermodynamic theory will help engineers 'go with the flow'
• Mutant mice lead to memory insights
• Evidence for fat hormone target in brain
• Melting ice cap gives urgency to new census of marine life project in Arctic Ocean
• CERN director general outlines seven-point strategy for European laboratory
• BU physicist receives Boltzmann Award for outstanding work in statistical physics
• The high price of fatigue
• Salmonella infects cells and saves itself by altering host membrane lipids
• National Center for Children Exposed to Violence begins annual conference today
• Estrogen therapy does not reduce dementia risk
• Rock 'face' mystery baffles experts
• Antioxidants during pregnancy may help prevent birth defects tied to alcohol
• Printable silicon for ultrahigh performance flexible electronic systems
• New national research effort needed to secure clean, adequate water supply in coming decades
• Natural, man-made mix promises biggest landscape plant growth
• Researcher issues caution on live virus vaccines
• NSF's North Pole researchers study climate change in the Arctic
• Northwestern Memorial leads research to help save people with thoracic aortic aneurysms
• Genetic basis for individual variations in the response to stress
• Environmental toxins can cause a model of Parkinson's disease in rats
• Stem cells commit to a future of fat with one signal
• Weight loss, lifestyle changes associated with improved sexual function in obese men with E.D.
• Use of estrogen does not reduce risk of dementia in older women
• Many US women who have had a hysterectomy are unnecessarily screened for cervical cancer
• Gold-tipped nanocrystals developed by Hebrew University
• Georgia Tech helps provide foundation for new justice information sharing initiative
• ESA and EADS-CASA sign contract to build instrument for the SMOS mission
• Research demonstrates new treatment options and possible risks associated with PCOS
• Prenatal thyroid screening proves beneficial to women and their children
• Cincinnati Children's researchers identify link between heart disease and neurodegenerative diseases
• Surprise: Fermilab's SELEX experiment finds puzzling new particle
• Myths surrounding Cuyahoga River fire 35 years ago
• Asthma drugs pose respiratory, cardiac dangers
• How should we combat racism in the NHS?
• Dummies do not affect success of breast feeding in premature babies
• Alcohol partly to blame for rising rates of pancreatitis
• Therapeutic cloning may be permitted at Newcastle University
• Denial of AIDS puts sailors and partners at risk
• CO2 fertilization is slowing global warming
• New multidisciplinary research tops chemists' meeting Aug. 22-26
• AAAS urges US to give scientists a voice in research misconduct cases
• AAAS 2004 salary survey: Despite long hours and low pay, life scientists love their work
• Adirondack Atlas
• University of Chicago instrument ready to begin four-year study of Saturn's rings
• Ultrasound for cancer treatment
• How many squares, Mr. Franklin?
• Mammoths stranded on Bering Sea island delayed extinction
• New public policy & aging report highlights facts and fiction about anti-aging medicine
• New combined PET/CT scanner shows significant improvement over CT and PET in staging tumors
• Mouse shows how Rituximab removes human B cells
• Abnormal chromosomes forecast leukemia relapse
• Brain development and puberty may be key factors in learning disorders
• NASA data shows hurricanes help plants bloom in 'ocean deserts'
• Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering 2004
• Stun weapons to target crowds
• Just add a chromosome
• Lupus Research Institute awards $3 million in novel research grants to further new science in lupus
• Who is responsible for adolescent health?
• 'VALUE' study results
• Study highlights burden of environment on child health in Europe
• Early signs that statins could help in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
• Study says widely reported side effect of chemotherapy may be overestimated
• Lifesaving potential of mammograms lost due to underuse
• Improved nutrition could prevent more than half of the world's child deaths annually
• Australian research identifies links between hormones mood, libido and wellbeing
• Patients with Parkinson disease and high homocysteine levels may be more likely to be depressed
• Did comets flood Earth's oceans?
• New studies reveal high levels of anabolic steroid use by teenagers
• New obesity research highlighted at ENDO 2004
• Team of ORNL 'agents' working to keep people safe
• Ambivalent relations between parents and adult children
• Carnegie Mellon announces 2004 Robot Hall of Fame inductees
• Cedars-Sinai's medical tipsheet - June 2004
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for June 2004 (second issue)
• Olfactory system matures in different stages
• Gala to benefit research, early detection and treatment of women's reproductive cancers
• Study probes ecosystem of tree holes
• Researchers show Io vaporizing rock gases into atmosphere
• Geologists map Cartwright country
• Monkey business: Studies show tiny callimicos have unusual characteristics
• Ancient maps and corn help track the migrations of indigenous people
• Asian Indians at greater risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, researchers find
• Manipulating master molecule shown to disrupt vascular environment for tumors in animal models
• Tumour suppression
• Gray matters
• Fresh mesh: A new route to smaller 3-D files
• UNC scientists uncover crucial mechanism for blood vessel development
• Pulsed dye laser therapy does not improve acne, U-M study finds
• Study helps explain island populations' susceptibility to exotic diseases
• Summer Institute at UH will be engineering a brighter future
• Professor and student among tops in technology at UH
• Teachers conduct space research this summer at New UCF Institute
• U. of Colorado to receive $20 million from NASA to study noctilucent clouds
• UCI chancellor Ralph Cicerone nominated to presidency of National Academy of Sciences
• Survival of the fastest: scientists 'selectively breed' winning Formula One cars
• Ralph J. Cicerone nominated to be next National Academy of Sciences president
• NAS requests nominations for outstanding scientists
• Mounting safety concerns emphasize the need for advanced solutions in Aviation Security
• Conflicting views on embryonic and adult stem cells complicate research in stem cell therapeutics
• Stanford researchers go from heaven to Earth in 'lifeguard' test
• Surgery far from top choice for doctors-in-training, says Stanford researcher
• Molecule that 'blocks' key bacterial enzyme may lead to new antibiotics
• Cheaper wastewater-fueled device produces more electricity
• To understand innate immunity, silence the genome
• Inadequate vaccines can help breed more vicious malaria strains
• Scientists learn how adjuvant makes vaccines effective
• Protein stops blood-vessel growth, holds promise as cancer therapy
• New tests for nut allergens
• Secondhand smoke found in 94 percent of public places in Latin America
• Home visiting program falls short of goal to prevent child maltreatment
• Australian researchers uncover new role for DHEA in signifying low libido
• Researchers make promiscuous animals monogamous by manipulating genes
• Global government health partners to meet in Atlanta, discuss emerging biologic threats
• Weighing ultra-cool stars
• UK researchers develop way of predicting a woman's 'reproductive' age
• Assisted reproduction can't compensate for waiting too long to start a family
• Cassini-Huygens looks at Phoebe's distant past
• 'Space and major disasters' - Charter members strengthen ties with UN
• Leaders in cancer care meet to address patient access to quality care
• First direct measurement of the mass of ultra-cool brown dwarf binary
• High quality AM radio
• New Yorkers' health will be affected by climate change, new study shows
• Largest USDA study of food antioxidants reveals best sources
• Study finds cannabis triggers transient schizophrenia-like symptoms
• Weakened immune system allows harmless virus to turn lethal
• A celestial surprise: Comet Wild 2 unlike any other body in solar system
• U.Va. doctors perform major diabetes procedure
• Quantum dots see in the dark
• URI oceanographer receives NSF grant to study long-term climate change in Ghana, Africa
• University of Pittsburgh hosts sports concussion research conference
• Self-regulation, board action can douse potential executive 'flameout'
• Fish story linked to climate cycle
• Early intervention lessens impact of autism
• Comet's dust clouds hit NASA spacecraft 'like thunderbolt'
• Long term relief from arthritis could evolve from B-cell targeted treatments
• Polycystic ovary syndrome treated with new approach in Stanford study
• Study shows how body dissatisfaction can lead to eating disorders
• Study: Daily eye drops hold key to glaucoma prevention
• Medical implants work better when you rough them up, study finds
• Tiny beads offer big hope to liver cancer patients
• NIST demonstrates 'Teleportation' of atomic states for quantum computing
• Ecosystem bounces back from hurricanes
• New method of preserving fertility in young women with cancer
• First Annual Medical Education Leadership Institute
• Parents can provide accurate reports of their children's ADHD symptoms
• New type of liquid crystal identified; Holds promise of faster, lower priced liquid crystal displays
• New treatment stops nasty side effects of thyroid cancer surgery, international study shows
• Fast-food beef tacos blamed for multi-state E coli outbreak
• Breast cancer patients failed by treatment with taxol and taxotere respond to abraxane
• Young black women have greater chance of fast-growing breast tumors than white women
• Crater on Phoebe in close-up
• The red planet – Dead or alive?
• Case seeks Bolton-Brush growth studies participants for follow-up 'health survey'
• Initiative launched to tackle future of communications
• Existing drug may prevent brain injury and seizures in newborns
• VELCADE(TM) data confirms long-term survival
• Scientists raise awareness of need for sound science in age of fad diets
• USA's built-up surfaces equal Ohio in area
• Neurologists go to Washington
• Climate change Qs & As
• Tip sheet for the June 22, 2004 Neurology journal
• After amnesia, brain lesions appear
• Harmless virus helps slow HIV by boosting immune proteins
• Yale researchers discover new potential asthma therapeutic targets related to parasites and insects
• Seeing is believing, even when what we see is ambiguous or misleading
• Brains at work: Learning a second language may not be as laborious as believed
• Earth has 'blueberries' like Mars
• UCLA researchers recreate patterns formed by mammalian cells
• New technique developed for deciphering brain recordings can capture thinking as it happens
• Skatepark pitfalls create 'guerilla tenants'
• Jefferson scientists show rabies has potential use in vaccines for other infectious diseases
• Study finds dramatic increase in thyroid cancer
• EDCTP welcomes G8 support for HIV/AIDS vaccine development
• Optimal time to treat migraine pain with Relpax®; is early in the attack, new study finds
• JCI table of contents, 15 June 2004
• Fox Chase Cancer Center's Alfred Knudson Jr. named 2004 Kyoto Prize winner
• Encounter with Phoebe
• European agreement on James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) signed
• Study finds over half of COX-2 patients take aspirin, possibly negating the COX-2 GI benefits
• Studies on electric polarization at Argonne
• Calcium supplements can lower risk of advanced colon polyps
• Pumping energy to nanocrystals from a quantum well
• Changes to insect-seeking calls of horseshoe bats may drive new species formation
• 3D technology pinpoints origins of irregular heart beats, improving patient treatment
• 190 end-stage renal disease patients die each day: Epogen usage questioned
• Txt ur dr. – are mobile phones the future of health monitoring?
• No medical benefit from liposuction
• Hospital falls study suggests ways to reduce risk
• Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researcher advances fight against sudden oak death disease
• Study offers new target to stop breast cancer growth
• Early hormone therapy best for men with aggressive prostate cancer
• Newly devised test may confirm strings as fundamental constituent of matter, energy
• Study shows eye drops can delay or prevent glaucoma in African Americans at high risk
• UCSD partners with Peru in NIH grant to battle malaria, world's number 2 killer
• Research discovery identifies new strategy against diabetes
• Hidden cost of Colorado River diversions is $2.4 billion annually
• Fat cells could provide the key to a longer life
• 52 thousand years of marine fertility sheds light on climate change
• Gemini mirror is first with silver lining
• Organization for Human Brain Mapping 2004 Annual Meeting
• Researchers seeing double on African monsoons
• 1st International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease
• How fat poisons livers of obese children and adults
• Study investigates breast cancer resistance to tamoxifen and possible way to reverse it
• Other highlights in the June 16 JNCI
• Calcium supplements associated with decreased risk of large bowel polyps
• Lead and cadmium levels not as safe as previously thought
• Use of laser therapy does not significantly improve acne
• Statins not as effective for individuals with certain genetic variations
• Suicide among elderly persons associated with illness
• Post-surgical pain may be age related
• Prostatitis associated with high medical costs
• Lean teens more likely to compensate for overeating fast food than overweight peers
• Latest report shows prevalence of overweight among children and obesity among adults not decreasing
• In-person driver's license renewal associated with lower death rate among elderly drivers
• Fruit may help prevent vision loss in older people
• Cholesterol-lowering medications may reduce risk of glaucoma
• Scientists receive awards, give lectures at the ASBMB/IUBMB meeting
• Elderly, diabetics, women at risk for post-surgery infection
• JGI, VBI help unravel sudden oak death & soybean disease
• World-class facility for X-ray research to be dedicated
• Carnegie Mellon offers program to train more minorities in cybersecurity
• The Mediterranean connection: ecological effects of El Niño in the Northern hemisphere
• Nutrients cause increase in parasites and frog deformities
• Manipulating biotope space can enhance beneficial biodiversity effects
• Limited climate tracking in European trees despite 10,000 years of postglacial warmth
• Deciphering the limits to human maximal exercise performance
• Stigma attached to lung cancer can have far reaching consequences
• No evidence for 'too posh to push' argument
• MRI scans could be 'acceptable alternative' to x-rays
• Home blood pressure monitoring improves control
• CSIRO research in greatest biotech show on earth
• Human subjects play mind games
• Top quark measurements give 'God particle' new lease on life
• Effectiveness of chest compression devise to be tested by University of Pittsburgh
• UO researchers learn to precisely control nanoparticle spacing
• Landmarks smaller than a pinhead
• Why grandparents prefer certain kin to others
• New non-aspirin pain drug proves effective against recurrent prostate cancer
• New genetic risk factor for colon cancer identified
• Espionage may have driven the evolution of bee language according to UCSD-led study in Brazil
• Team set to upgrade weather station on Mt. McKinley
• Cult experts converge on University of Alberta campus
• Volcanic soils yield new clues about the emergence of powerful chiefdoms in Hawaii
• Nitric oxide deficiency raises cardiovascular disease risk in African Americans
• Yoga reduces fatigue in MS patients, OHSU study finds
• NASA data shows deforestation affects climate in the Amazon
• Pepper prodigies pursue plants like those picked by parents
• The rush to pick a perfect embryo
• Spinal trial raises hope
• Memory fails you after severe stress
• NIH launches first center in Nationwide Chemical Genomics Network
• Eye drops may delay or prevent glaucoma in African Americans at higher risk
• MIT technology jump-starts human embryonic stem cell work
• UK study shows substantial reduction in stroke over past 20 years
• 'Second opinion' partly successful in reducing unnecessary caesarean sections in Latin America
• Is GSK guilty of fraud?
• Effective referral key to improving care for severely ill children in low-income countries
• Low-cost robot could locate land mines in rugged terrain
• NNii statement on new thimerosal study
• Novel 'delivery' method for nutrients wins Kaye Innovation Award for Hebrew university students
• Researchers develop better understanding of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer patients
• Evidence of flooding at Mangala Valles
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2004
• Fermilab results change Higgs mass estimate
• Strengthening independent junior research groups in collaborative research centres
• Enzyme containing selenium may promote type 2 diabetes
• Carnegie Mellon computational biologist Russell Schwartz receives prestigious CAREER award
• BU chemists debut online resource for researchers seeking to build new bioactive compounds
• Tongue studs cause more problems than chipped teeth
• Smile-saving devices help save face
• Soft drinks, especially non-colas and iced tea, hurt hard enamel
• Osteoporosis and oral health
• Age, race and sex disparity found in cancer research trial participation
• Virginia Tech earns international 21st Century Achievement Award in Science
• Secrets to life on Mars, predicting volcano eruption may be locked in tiny bubbles
• UK's Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is cloned in China
• Scientists identify cells that lead to retinoblastoma
• Health education PhD program ranked one of top in nation
• Researchers seek clues to healing radiation scars
• Many cancer patients turn to complementary therapies for healing
• Pay or go away: What would spammers do?
• Obesity in developing countries compares to U.S. yo-yo dieting
• Lowly weeds may hold promise for curing host of common health woes
• New ice core record will help understanding of ice ages, global warming, CU prof says
• Key theory of galaxy formation no longer conflicts with observations
• UCI center finds perchlorate may be acceptable in drinking water at higher levels
• Earstones tell fishes' tale of early life in the Colorado River estuary
• Fuel efficiency stimulates use of lightweight materials in automobile industry
• Patient privacy at risk in hospitals' hallways, lobbies, cafeterias
• Purdue mathematician claims proof for Riemann hypothesis
• Exercise more critical than calcium for adolescent bones
• Gene mutation causes progressive changes to cell structure in children with Progeria
• Ecology drives the worldwide distribution of human diseases
• A protein's role in progressive renal disease
• A gene that keeps species apart
• OUP launch a new Open Access Journal on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Trapping carbon in soil key for protecting global food security, dealing with climate change
• National study shows 82 percent of U.S. homes have mouse allergens
• Kangaroo hops in line for genome sequencing
• Turning bone into nerve
• Astronomers detect molecular nitrogen outside Solar System
• LARGE protein can overcome defects in some types of muscular dystrophy
• Biogeosciences.org launches
• ESA's 37th parabolic flight campaign underway
• Towards intelligent assistants
• Tracking climate change
• Ultra-cold neutron source at Los Alamos confirmed as world's most intense
• Los Alamos helps industry by simulating circuit failures from cosmic rays
• Treatment blocks progression of diabetes in mice
• Scientists discover molecular target for treatment of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Keeping your peas and carrots safe to eat
• Some heart attack patients may be resistant to blood thinner
• News Conference & Telephone News Conference
• 'Safe' levels of lead, cadmium may raise risk of peripheral artery disease
• American Heart Association scientific statement
• Yale professor receives Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving award
• How genes get us wired
• Utah scientist helps discover new mouse species -- and maybe a new genus
• USC/Norris Cancer researchers show potential of fighting angiogenesis
• MRI better than mammography for detecting number & size of breast cancer tumors
• New way to tally death risk for heart patients could ease worry
• High mastectomy rates due to breast cancer patients' choices, UMHS study finds
• UIC tests diabetes drug in treatment of multiple sclerosis
• UF researcher: New low-carb potato to debut in January
• New UCF Entertainment Academy will train students to develop game software
• UCLA, Maryland awarded $6.4 million fusion center
• UCSB awarded patent for 'date rape' drug test
• Chemists retrieve clues to ancient ocean chemistry and global greenhouse from Cretaceous sediments
• New laboratory model can be used to test new treatments for pediatric eye cancer
• Rutgers professor receives Service Award from AIARD
• New study shows estrogen patches lower cholesterol in men with prostate cancer
• New patient tools needed to reliably report side effects in chemotherapy clinical trials
• NWO Spinoza prize for chemist, educationist, astronomer and geologist
• New technique to relieve pain after heart surgery
• NJIT named Homeland Security Center
• Nation's plant database falling behind, survey shows
• Mayo researchers find link between lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction in older men
• Small RNA surmounts large cancer problem
• Nanotechnology pioneer slays 'grey goo' myths
• OneWorld Health CEO outlines mutually beneficial collaborations between industry, nonprofits at BIO
• APP reports Abraxane(TM) is active in breast cancer patients who failed taxol or taxotere
• Encouraging interim results on BAY 43-9006 in advanced kidney cancer
• Encouraging data on BAY 43-9006 in combo w/ standard chemo as melanoma treatment presented at ASCO
• Synthetic hormone used in contraceptives and HRT produces negative effects in monkey studies
• New research shows that the seasons may be involved in onset of menopause
• Nature's ambush: pregnancy more likely from single unprotected intercourse than believed
• Generics slow rising cost of prescription drugs in 2003
• Why calcium improves a high-temperature superconductor
• Study of proteins offers insights into organization of biological networks
• Researchers find strong familial tendency in rare form of lymphoma
• Loss of circadian genes results in epilepsy
• Carnegie Mellon U biologists identify critical player in yeast ribosome assembly
• Four tourist destinations named best worldwide
• New study suggests insulin detemir as an alternative to currently available insulin therapy
• INITIATE study shows improved blood glucose-lowering effect of NovoLog Mix 70/30 compared to Lantus
• We weren't made to multitask
• Vision's touchy-feely side
• Obesity and hypertension: Two epidemics or one?
• Being bilingual protects against some age-related cognitive changes, says new research
• AGU journal highlights - 7 June 2004
• Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, June 15, 2004
• Why men with high levels of anger and low anger control should not drink alcohol
• Liver disease: it's not just how much you drink, but how and when you drink
• Highlights of the NIAAA position paper on moderate alcohol consumption
• College students mandated to take alcohol interventions: what works
• Lower risk of heart disease and stroke in people with Type 2 diabetes taking atorvastatin
• New study shows Xeloda after surgery significantly increases number of patients free of colon cancer
• Researchers unveil new clinical treatment in the fight against gastrointestinal cancer
• New study links common cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduced prostate cancer risk
• Negative prostate biopsy doesn't always mean cancer-free
• Increasingly used prostate cancer treatment less effective for younger men with higher grade tumors
• Estrogen boosts memory in men with prostate cancer
• Studies show ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) has positive effects on various components of dyslipidemia
• Pioglitazone HCI shown to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes
• ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) shows sustained efficacy over two years in type 2 diabetes
• Looking to nature for better sunscreens wins Kaye prize for Hebrew University graduate student
• Hebrew University researchers win Kaye prize for gastro sustained release drug delivery system
• Treatment advances in NSCLC presented today at ASCO
• Camptosar in combination with targeted therapies shows survival benefit
• Smart statistics for cancer diagnosis
• Phase III data at ASCO shows Saforis(TM) helps prevent and treat oral mucositis in cancer patients
• Breakthrough drug Tarceva delivers significant survival benefits in lung cancer
• Imaging the healing heart
• Latest results from international islet transplant study confirm potential patient benefits
• ASCO late breaker - breast cancer- dose dense
• Researchers develop blood test that can detect genetic changes in progressive breast cancer
• Patients who broke bones in traumatic accidents frequently suffer from stress disorder
• Tarceva and chemotherapy offer no advantage in lung cancer treatment except for group of non-smokers
• Recurrent endometrial cancer with a molecular alteration may respond to targeted therapy
• Patients with early stage, HER-2 positive breast cancer
• CP-675,206, a novel monoclonal antibody, enlists the immune system to fight advanced melanoma
• Biologic drug offers long-term, disease-free future to patients with rare leukemia-without chemo
• ASCO honors M. D. Anderson Cancer Prevention head
• U. Iowa muscular dystrophy discovery may lead to new treatment approaches
• All ecosystems are equally productive under drought conditions
• Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations
• Late invasion of infected cells into the brain causes HIV dementia say Temple researchers
• Jefferson scientists encouraged by trial results of next-generation vaccine for melanoma
• Glivec(R) should not be interrupted in patients with advanced GIST
• Tiny tango: Device sorts microscopic particles with speed and precision
• Questions on outdoor recreation not seen the same by men & women
• Choice of food helps hungry caterpillar
• Taxotere (R) offers significant survival benefits for head and neck cancer patients
• Two landmark studies show Taxotere (R) significantly improves survival in men with prostate cancer
• Regulatable gene therapy may advance treatment of Parkinson's disease
• A quantum mechanical 'tune up' for better measurement
• TrialNet launches first studies in type 1 diabetes
• Maybe not so sweet, after all…
• Listerine antiseptic proven as effective as dental floss
• Atorvastatin halves stroke risk in diabetes patients - UK researchers announce
• Study indicates early stage prostate cancer often develops into more aggressive disease
• Enrollment in cancer clinical trials is lower for minorities, women, and the elderly
• Certain symptom patterns may provide clues for presence of ovarian tumors
• Combination of factors helps estimate prognosis for patients with advanced dementia
• Susceptibility of mice to mousepox offers promise of smallpox protection
• Proteins transform DNA into 'molecular velcro'
• Alzheimer's may leave some forms of memory intact
• Advances in diagnosis and treatment of autism, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, fetal brain imaging
• SEEDS program sponsors field trip to Calgary
• 'Music2Titan': sounds of a spaceprobe
• New breast cancer drug shrinks tumors or slows growth in up to half of women
• Study finds Velcade major improvement over standard therapy for relapsed multiple myeloma patients
• Encouraging results for drug that steps up when Gleevec fails
• Attitudes may deter African Americans from receiving surgery for non-small cell lung cancer
• Private health care costs more
• Caregiver burden
• CERN recognizes UK's outstanding contribution to Grid computing
• DCI donor services begins distribution of tissue implants
• CSIRO to webcast rare astronomical event
• Mayo Clinic to host clinical research conference
• Canine word-learning research published in Science
• Study links diabetes and colorectal cancer
• Eyewitness memory poor in highly intense and stressful situations
• Avastin-Tarceva combo provides 'one-two' punch against lung cancer
• URI oceanographers find gulf stream migration affects biological productivity in unexpected way
• University of Pittsburgh presents sports injury research findings
• Adrenaline packs a powerful punch in the use of antidepressants
• Lifetime achievements and engineering contributions focus of UH awards dinner
• When combining new oral anti-cancer agents with standard chemotherapy, timing may be crucial
• Novel therapeutic bortezomib moves to phase II trial in lung cancer patients
• Lung cancer patients in Japan, United States react differently to the same chemotherapy regimen
• UC Riverside researchers discover new way to identify cell growth
• Need sex? It's probably something about stress
• Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
• Upgrading the US manufacturing sector
• Continents played key role in collapse and regeneration of Earth's early greenhouse, geologists say
• Poor glucose control in over 60% of type 2 diabetes patients increases risk of complications
• 'Brown bag' gives more complete picture of meds taken by older adults
• Single gene mutation muddying Parkinson's risk forecasts
• Scientists to view Venus' atmosphere during transit, search for water vapor on distant planet
• Rethinking the science of politics – Multiple methods strengthen scientific inference
• NCAR scientist to view Venus's atmosphere during transit, search for water vapor on distant planet
• Promising new treatment for aggressive kidney cancer
• Thimerosal, found in childhood vaccines, can increase the risk of autism-like damage in mice
• Cancer patients' genes may influence how they experience fatigue and quality of life
• Global study shows new breast cancer drug extends patients' overall survival
• K-State business researchers to help with major study on food supply veterinary medicine
• Prostate cancer pill may stave off disease and ease pain
• Gene mutation and use of certain antidepressants may decrease effects of breast cancer drug
• Docetaxel extends life in advanced prostate cancer patients
• School-based interpersonal psychotherapy seems to be effective for treating depressed adolescents
• Australian study examines association between autism and obstetric and perinatal risk factors
• Some adolescents do not get enough vitamin D
• Frequency of violent behavior among youths similar in different countries
• Saturn mission nearing crucial moment
• Whole body imaging allows better understanding of the immune system
• TIGR president discusses significance of finding anthrax toxin
• 'Rolling Store' provides model for overcoming barriers to healthy foods and better health outcomes
• Study finds first evidence COX-2 enzymes can regulate DNA damage
• Scientists characterize new breast tumor subtypes with poor clinical outcomes
• Genetic modification in mice lowers cholesterol and homocysteine by half
• Altered protein involved in a novel link to Alzheimer's disease
• Researchers identify two potential protein targets for new drug therapies for pancreatic cancer
• Researchers identify genetic markers to predict response to chemotherapy for colorectal cancer
• EU Council of Ministers declares European heart health a policy priority
• Charting the giants
• A 'swarm' of satellites for a unique look inside the Earth
• Childproof packaging – new designs could save lives
• Protein engineered to detect nerve gas
• Former smokers can regain health and improve quality of life
• Common worm provides insights into salmonella virulence
• New projects challenge, excite Jefferson Lab's Detector Group
• Gene therapy tested to protect bone marrow during chemotherapy
• Vision: how perceptions survive in the face of ambiguity
• Tamoxifen stimulates breast cancer growth following alteration of estrogen receptor
• Study suggests how Alzheimer's patients can be trained
• Sex-specific differences in gene expression related to drug metabolism and hypertension
• Molecular marker predicts success of breast cancer treatment
• Drunken worms reveal a genetic basis of alcohol response
• Emergency department may be an ideal setting for teaching home injury prevention
• Apathy threatens new NHS foundation trusts
• Anti-trafficking measures can increase exploitation
• Antibiotics can prevent meningitis outbreaks
• Advanced breast cancer diagnosis more likely for deprived women
• From lung to gut – the Wnt signaling pathway transforms cell fate
• Oldest Antarctic ice core reveals climate history
• Some heart attack patients may be resistant to blood thinner
• New guidelines announced for recreational physical activity for young people
• 'Safe' levels of lead, cadmium
• Film found on windows after 9/11 reveals higher level of pollutants
• European Society of Cardiology Congress 2004 - Have you registered yet?
• VIB presents its annual results at BIO2004 in San Francisco
• Margaret Foti to be honored for significant contributions to cancer care
• Albany high school student adds to understanding of breast cancer gene
• Study finds high rate of genetic mutation in younger Korean women with breast cancer
• Prevalence of pediatric metabolic syndrome increases as children become more obese
• Partnership gives federal, local fire managers a powerful tool
• Revolutionary antenna technology reduces size dramatically
• Therapeutic vaccine for pancreatic cancer appears safe and stimulates immune activity
• Study finds that only half of a commonly used cancer drug is activated in cancer patients
• Multicenter melanoma vaccine study demonstrates promising results
• When blood can't get to brain, special CT scan helps
• Patients not sticking to cholesterol drugs -- and the higher their co-pay, the lower their use
• An eye on the tongue
• UIC assessing spinal cord stimulator in treatment of chronic pain
• Research gives hope to preemies and Crohn's patients
• Investigational drug shows promise in kidney cancer patients
• UCSD study shows how we perceive world depends on precise division of labor among cells in brain
• UCI School of Information and Computer Science named in honor of Donald Bren
• First national survey measures parents' opinions on the quality and content of well-child visits
• Parting genomes: UA biologists discover seeds of speciation
• Experts weigh need to overhaul environmental governance system as world ecosystems worsen
• Temple virologist receives NIH grant to continue investigation of HIV dementia complex
• SLU scientists have identified the first gene regulating programmed cell death in plant embryos
• IPR from Chalmers to Konarka can convert light to energy
• Lab mice rescued from Type 1 diabetes via dendritic cell-assisted therapy
• Avastin, first anti-angiogenic agent approved for cancer, shows 30% increase in survival
• NIH awards 1.8 million for study on coping with HIV/AIDS
• Origin of enigmatic Galactic-center filaments revealed
• Smoking gun found for gamma-ray burst in milky way
• Programs that put your personal details at risk
• Life goes on without 'vital' DNA
• Nerac delivers journal tracking solution through TOC Journal Watch
• Report to the nation finds cancer incidence and death rates on the decline
• Study of ProCord for neurologically complete spinal cord injury
• Researchers establish first molecular link between eating and aging
• Antibody detection in Alzheimer's may improve diagnosis, treatment
• Why lung cancer in women is different from men
• Study casts doubt over widely practised surgical procedure to reduce premature birth
• Surgery best option for preventing recurrence of venous leg ulcers
• Heart enlargement is a common cause of sudden death in young people
• Debunking the myths surrounding asylum seekers and health care
• Elderly leukemia patients benefit from intensive treatment
• Changing practices may raise African American women's breast cancer risk
• Doctors don't agree on diagnosis of uterine cancer
• Scientists discover way to regulate the body's energy expenditure
• Children with ADHD experience greater reduction of symptoms with higher doses of Concerta...
• EMBL Director-General receives high German honour: the Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse
• How brain gives special resonance to emotional memories
• Fluid 'stripes' may be essential for high-temperature superconductivity
• JGI helps unravel sudden oak death
• New ways into space
• First ever standards linking climate change, biodiversity and poverty seek global peer review
• 2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
• Damaged genes in aging human brain provide clues to cognitive decline
• Biology of aging
• APA offers materials that can help children deal with disturbing images from Iraq
• World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting June 6-9 in Logan, Utah
• Weight loss may help obese women breathe easier
• News briefs from the journal Chest, June 2004
• Helpful or harmful? Medicinal value of marijuana remains unclear
• Epilepsy drugs cause bone loss
• Yale scientists visualize molecular detail of RNA splicing complex
• Researchers report major advance in gene therapy technique
• Folds at surface show ancient seismic stresses still at work in Washington
• Engineers visualize electric memory as it fades
• Beware cancer, insomnia and liver disease – UH students are taking aim
• Major galactic mystery solved by CU astronomers
• Biologists discover nerve activity, not just genetics controls kinds of neurotransmitters produced
• 17th century solar oddity believed linked to global cooling is rare among nearby stars
• Read my lips: UCL launches centre for human communication
• Corals can reestablish symbiosis with algae from their environments after bleaching
• Tufts researchers identify a novel target for cancer therapy
• $5.5 million awarded to tree-ring research and climate studies
• Cream may ward off jellyfish stings, Stanford study suggests
• 'Controlling light with light': Making optics history at Stevens
• Joseph M. Grogan selected as Tau Beta Pi Fellow 2004-2005
• Virtual reality program to teach doctors, therapists about human back problems
• Study explores link between depression, anxiety and asthma in Puerto Rican children
• Study: Business people win when they apologize, take personal blame for mistakes
• Neighborhoods may influence whether residents have asthma
• Bringing the Martian landscape to the silver screen
• NASA researchers customize 'lab-on-a-chip' technology
• Tree-Ring Laboratory receives $5.5 million to study climate dynamics
• 'Imagination' helps older people remember to comply with medical advice
• Spartans go to the Olympics – not on the field, but with the field
• Umbilical cord blood transplants, bone marrow transplants save lives
• K-State researchers share $1 million grant to study insect pests
• Stem cells can convert to liver tissue, help restore damaged organ
• Yo-yo dieting may have a long-term negative effect on immune function
• Study finds no association between marijuana use and incidence of oral cancer
• Researchers identify biomarker to predict response of colon cancer patients to chemotherapy regimen
• The Venus Transit - One week to go!
• Micro-satellite steers by the stars to return views of Earth
• Scanning blood flow during operations
• Jefferson Lab completes 100th experiment
• International research conferences at the Villa Vigoni
• Retaliation for violence plays a larger role for preteen girls than preteen boys
• Water: Key to a healthy country
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for June 2004
• New CT-based classification proposed for acetabular fractures
• D-dimer test may eliminate need for 60% of CT angiograms of the lungs
• Expressing yourself isn't always ideal
• Challenges to worldview trigger distress and revenge
• Chess masters are quick on the trigger
• Affirmative Action gets an affirmative
• FUSE pierces the Veil
• GOODS uncovers hidden black holes in the distant universe
• Seeing stars and a lot more: Photos of nearby galaxy open new era of discovery
• New theory finds middle ground between conflicting evidence for first stars
• Drug that cuts off tumor's blood supply extends lives of colorectal cancer patients
• Junk DNA yields new kind of gene
• COX-2 inhibitors reduce complications after laparoscopic surgery
• Cornell joins high-speed scientific computer network
• Highlights of June Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Study: Economic growth boosting women's obesity in poorer nations
• Two dinosaurs from Africa give clues to continents' split
• Concerns remain about UVB damage to amphibians
• Gene expression ratio identifies risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients receiving tamoxifen
• Other Highlights in the June 2 JNCI
• World mental health surveys find mental disorders highly prevalent and often untreated
• Incentive-based intervention with nutritional component improves health status of children in Mexico
• Handwashing program decreases incidence of diarrhea among children in Pakistan
• Chronic diseases need global health attention
• Largest study suggests more women have polycystic ovary syndrome than previously estimated
• Beneficiaries with chronic conditions still face high costs under new Medicare drug law
• Variations in DNA repair genes may predict survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients
• Articles on remote sensing in ecology published in BioScience
• UCLA/UC Santa Cruz study offers new perspectives on NCAA coaching legend John Wooden
• Flavonoid-rich dark chocolate boosts blood vessel function, study suggests
• Study measures risks of exclusive pipe smoking
• Male and female smokers have similar lung cancer risk
• 'Reduced exposure' tobacco products lessen carcinogen exposure, but medicinal nicotine better
• Cells from fat tissue turned into functional nerve cells
• RNAi delivery system crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain cancer
• UNC scientists block cellular enzyme activity involved in cancer progression
• After natural disasters, the risk of infection, epidemics from dead bodies is negligible
• Nanosphere announces genetic detection advance in Nature Biotechnology
• June 2004 Ophthalmology Journal
• With fat, women have a more visceral response
• The skinny on diagnosing skin disease
• JCI table of contents, 1 June 2004
• Atherosclerosis treatment needs to go with the flow
• Status syndrome: How your social standing directly affects your health and life expectancy
• Global health - A JAMA theme issue media briefing

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