• Farnesyl transferase inhibitor can help patients at high-risk for developing AML
• More than half of relapsed CLL patients respond to two biologics with chemotherapy
• Researchers control chemical reactions one molecule at a time
• National Academies advisory CORRECTION: Adolescents in developing nations
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern U.S.
• Stowers researcher publishes DNA double-strand break repair discovery in Science
• New ocean drilling research findings presented at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
• Impact of 2002 Canadian forest fires felt 700 miles away in Baltimore, Maryland
• Experimental Biology/Congress of the IUPS meets March 31 - April 6 in San Diego
• Together for Christmas: The complexities and changing nature of our family gatherings
• Leibniz prizewinners 2005
• 2004's top 10 hot topics in plastic surgery
• APS announces 2005 Distinguished Lecturer Awards
• More than 41 million Americans need colorectal cancer screening
• 15-year study shows strong link between fast food, obesity and insulin resistance
• Frequent fast food meals increase weight, diabetes risk, NHLBI study says
• IEEE-USA urges 'safe servicing' of Hubble Space Telescope
• IEEE-USA provides backing to support ongoing engineering awareness projects
• What is driving the rise in over the counter drugs?
• BMJ turns missing murder case documents over to FDA
• Minority researchers receive AACR awards
• AACR supports faculty at minority-serving institutions
• AACR recognizes women in cancer research
• Mouse brain tumors mimic those in human genetic disorder
• Web-based tool to help clinicians make schizophrenia treatment decisions
• New painkiller was born in Utah
• $6.7 million for bionic war on disabilities
• Penn professor earns 2004 award from the American College of Psychiatrists
• 'Clusters' of earthquakes yield an ominous scenario
• Flame retardant exposure linked to house dust
• Chip-scale magnetic sensor draws on mini clock design
• Study explores antibiotic misuse
• Endoscopic sinus surgery is safe, effective in older patients
• LA BioMed Medical/Research briefs – January 2005
• US study highlights clear link between increased fast-food consumption and obesity
• Treating individuals: How generalisable are trial data?
• Repeated unexpected infant deaths most likely to be from natural causes
• Combining hormones with external, internal radiation helps high risk prostate cancer patients
• Cervical cancer treatment depends on patient age
• UT Southwestern researchers find calcium intake contributing factor in formation of kidney stones
• Poor response to chemotherapy does not mean poor outcome for patients with rare breast cancer
• 'From the Sidelines' describes the making of a scientific revolution
• Geologist comments on Oregon's tsunami hazard
• Heart failure patients treated for diabetes with insulin have increase in mortality
• Antarctic iced over when greenhouse gases - not ocean currents - shifted, study suggests
• UCLA-VA study names India dietary staple as potential Alzheimer's weapon
• Animal experiments more stressful than previously recognized
• Major advance made in transparent electronics
• OHSU researcher says FDA could broaden access to results of clinical drug trials
• Federal/private partners launch resource for diabetic kidney disease gene studies
• Mayo Clinic finds restless legs syndrome in children linked to family history, iron deficiency
• Special JAMA commentary on lessons learned from troubles with COX-2 inhibitors
• Triple-drug therapy promising against African HIV subtype
• Evidence that human brain evolution was a special event
• Pfizer's antifungal medicine VFEND® receives FDA approval
• Growth of common skin cancer blocked in gene-switch mice
• Mice with depression-like behaviors reveal possible source of human depression
• Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
• Catastrophic tsunami possible on West Coast
• Specialist available to discuss the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and patient quality of life
• Patients with cancer detected on screening mammography undergo less toxic treatment
• MDCT angiography can potentially help determine which patients are at greater risk of stroke
• Highlights of January Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Bound for destruction
• ESA's Huygens begins its final journey into the unknown
• Pegaptanib provides benefit for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
• Cumulative sperm whale bone damage and the bends
• UGA partners with U of Pennsylvania for bio-defense and infectious disease research project
• University of Chicago researchers discovered that humans are a 'privileged' evolutionary lineage
• Could your 'jigsaw strategy' lead to a Christmas argument?
• Non-narcotic treatment for migraines
• Sudden death from stress linked to wonky signals in the brain
• Antibiotic resistant bacterium uses Sonar-like strategy to 'see' enemies or prey
• NJIT professor discovers new mixing method for microchip-sized labs
• Ocean colour satellites guide research ship through South Pacific's watery desert
• New signaling step for key player in Crohn's Disease
• Ants' 'genetic engineering' leads to species interdependency
• Government solutions won't cure kids' obesity, survey says
• Drivers with epilepsy are on the road again
• Study suggests obesity has lesser financial impact on African-Americans
• UT Southwestern Medical Center acquires Zale Lipshy University, St. Paul University Hospitals
• Small band of nurses plays key role keeping germ threats at bay
• Research finds people with migraine headaches report more angina, but not more heart disease
• Evidence for sun-climate link reported by UMaine scientists
• Inexpensive, mass-produced genes at core of synthetic biology advances at UH
• HydroGlobe acquired by Graver Technologies
• World's most powerful infrared camera opens its eyes on the heavens
• Huygens descent to Titan's surface
• Archaeologists demonstrate widespread civilization flourished on Peru's coast 5000 years ago
• NSTI announces schedule for 8th Annual Nanotech 2005 Conference
• McMaster researchers develop test for rare bleeding disorder
• MSI reveals invention for detection and precise quantification of molecules
• Do cigarette additives pose additional risk to smokers?
• FDA approves Enablex for treatment of overactive bladder
• Study investigates value of 'center of excellence' designation
• Immune system contributes to evolution of a new fluorescent protein
• Cells don festive holiday colors
• Getting pregnant while on the pill: Yet another health hazard of being overweight
• The president and the galaxy
• Needling chromosomes yields insights into cell division
• First 'atlas' of key brain genes could speed research on cancer, neurological diseases
• ASTRO patient education campaign wins award
• National Evolutionary Synthesis Center launches in Durham, North Carolina
• Blocking cell suicide switch fails to stop prion damage in mouse brains
• Weizmann Insitute scientists show how proteins beat the evolutionary stakes
• Nanotubes form along atomic steps
• Patient protection laws don't favor health providers
• Detoxification in nation's jails falls short
• 'Casanova' field crickets - live fast, die young
• Essential oils could help to stamp out MRSA
• Drilled shells show extinction's lasting effects
• Need a solution? In your dreams
• Human see, human do
• Discovery of key protein's shape could lead to improved bacterial pneumonia vaccine
• Vollum Institute discovery may unlock human genome
• Country's first 'simplified maze' using new ultrasound technology is done at Northwestern Memorial
• Clean and quiet snowmobiles: McGill leads the way
• Tracing the life cycle of a manmade disease
• Tobacco-company-sponsored parties with free cigarettes may encourage students to start smoking
• Mayo Clinic researchers find PDAs okay with pacemakers
• Race may be factor in doctor-patient communication style
• Exercise combats metabolic syndrome in older adults
• Genetically targeted therapies create opportunities to do business in new ways
• Journal of Dental Research: New editor, new content, new look, new access
• Researchers discover a stem-cell switch lurking within leukemias
• Violent ocean motion no magic potion for reefs
• Geosphere, new GSA Electronic Journal, to debut first quarter 2005
• Fundamental finding yields insight into stem cells, cancer; opens door to drug discovery
• Chromosome 16 publication fulfills DOE's human genome commitment
• Scientist discover the cellular roots of graying hair
• The scanner you can take anywhere
• Mars rover gets trip to the cleaners
• Women seeking treatment for even minimal 'male-type' hair growth need endocrine evaluation
• Radon in the home responsible for 9% of lung cancer deaths across Europe
• World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking honored
• Surgical treatment of migraines reduces sick days and increases employee productivity ASPS study
• Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• New guidelines for treating pediatric migraine released
• Maintaining physical activity linked to less cognitive decline in older men
• Blocking molecules protects health of implants
• International gathering at UH examines top computer code
• UCSD discovery shows how embryonic stem cells perform 'quality control' inspections
• National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
• Guidelines for following pediatric cancer survivors aim to reduce medical complications
• Rutgers-Newark researchers link early movement, brain development
• Scientists find impaired chromatin structure formation & imprinted gene involvement in Rett Syndrome
• Shedding feathers early may enhance sex appeal, new songbird study shows
• 'Attentive' cubicles help workers focus in busy offices
• Researchers find way to make internet video more appealing
• Potentially fatal toxicities occur with off-label use of cancer drugs
• Aspirin underused to reduce heart disease risk in diabetic women and young adults
• Researchers report early success using saliva to detect oral cancer
• Decreased sensitivity in the brain to estrogen may help explain menopausal changes
• Loyola sets another world record for smallest baby at 8.6 ounces
• Blood protein predicts risk of heart attack
• Just in time for New Year's: A proposal for a better calendar
• Size of myocardial infarct measured using MRI
• 'Jumping gene' helps explain immune system's abilities
• New dates confirm beginnings of civilization in South America
• Overweight, boozy and depressed: Why we need healthy new year's resolutions
• Energy-efficient house a wish come true for Santa
• New technique for tracking gene regulators
• Scientists identify protein critical to melanoma growth
• High-flying observatory reveals land changing to desert
• Poison and firearms stored in open endanger visiting kids
• Expert panel calls for raising the bar in treating schizophrenia
• CSIRO points the way to seafloor riches
• Body's biological clock found to affect cardiac rhythm patterns in healthy adults
• Young people face increasing risk of suicide in Scotland
• Breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy doesn't hurt survival chances
• Ending racial disparities in health care could save 5 times more lives than tech advances
• Chemicals found in cherries may help fight diabetes
• Moving admitted ER patients into inpatient beds faster could significantly increase hospital revenue
• ER patients with substance abuse treatment need incur higher health care costs
• Workshop looks at how science changed our lives forever: 'The Applied Science Problem,' Spring 2005
• Children's anxiety prior to surgery linked to behavioral changes
• Chemical process developed to use cotton gin residue
• New technique provides insights into gene regulation
• USF spin-out company Saneron CCEL wins federal award for cell therapy
• Combined stem cell-gene therapy approach seen as potential treatment for cystic fibrosis
• Your brain and you: Forecasting the ethical challenges ahead for neuroscience and society
• Mercury on the horizon
• Healthy mix of GI tract microbes are key to preventing allergies and asthma
• DNA may hold key to information processing and data storage
• Future chemical engineers race for finish line with fuel cell car
• UCSB scientists build nanoscale 'jigsaw' puzzles made of RNA
• Prentiss Foundation awards $5 million to University Hospitals
• No guessing game: Texas A&M team trying to predict earthquakes
• Early learning leaves lasting changes in brain, Stanford owl study shows
• Assuming leadership position on athletic team can help in performance
• NIH halts use of COX-2 inhibitor in large cancer prevention trial
• Few Americans are aware they have chronic kidney disease
• New compound could enhance cancer treatments
• Novartis announces collaboration with Bayer for EMSELEX®
• New test possible aid to overcoming barriers to colon cancer screening
• Stratospheric balloon launched from Antarctica's McMurdo base
• Risk of tuberculosis doubles in first year of HIV infection
• Emory chemists reveal challenge to reaction theory
• Demands for equal treatment between divorced parents may not be fair for the children
• Caribbean families embrace Kwaanza as Christmas becomes too materialistic
• Complex Christmases of Britain's growing number of step-families
• ESA presents space solutions at post-Kyoto climate summit
• ADE-BIOTEC present their first on-site plant for the treatment of pig purines
• DFG loosens eligibility requirements for the Emmy Noether Programme
• Case announces launch of gene expression analysis software
• 44% of Americans favor curtailing some Muslim liberties
• Fleeting images of fearful faces reveal neurocircuitry of unconscious anxiety
• Youki spray curbs spread of superbug MRSA
• Yo-yo diet redistributes toxins in body tissue; Olestra+caloric cut boosts toxic excretion
• Four teams awarded inaugural translational cancer research grants
• Catastrophic flooding from ancient lake may have triggered cold period
• A new twist on an old nebula
• Cassini scientist sees evidence that Saturn's outer rings could be disappearing
• Potent anticancer drug increases function of axons in mouse model of neurodegeneration
• Nevada seismology researchers develop model that estimates impact of large earthquake in Los Angeles
• Research studies effects of soy baby formula on intestinal development
• Researchers present Cassini findings at Saturn
• Report on health insurance coverage of Iowa children shows gaps
• UGA International Public Service and Outreach receives grant to encourage trade with Uganda
• UGA's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases receives grant to train Brazilian scientists
• New desalination technology taps waste heat from power plants
• Scientists study fish oil diet in bid to cut heart attack risks
• Saturn System driven by ice, says University of Colorado researcher
• UCSD bioinformatics researcher studies tumor genome architectures with career award
• Rapid progress reported in emerging field of molecular electronics
• New UCLA study develops links between socioeconomic status and poor health
• Hummingbirds lose power at high altitudes
• An unusual RNA structure in the SARS virus offers a promising target for antiviral drugs
• Scientists discover enzyme crucial to the transportation of proteins within cells
• The future's bright for diamond dust
• Herding with hockey sticks
• Drinking without food may set you up for high blood pressure
• Data on firearms and violence too weak to settle policy debates
• Is it ethical to use enhancement technologies to make us better than well?
• Finding lymph node metastases in cancer
• Finding cures for tropical diseases: Is open source an answer?
• Does cancer run in families?
• Infants, children prefer sounds over pictures and only slowly become visually oriented, studies find
• Microbe's genome promises insight into Earth's carbon and sulfur cycling
• Iceberg poses no threat to Antarctic personnel
• Permanent resistance to antibiotics cannot be prevented
• Poison digs its own grave
• Major step forwards for vaccine against cervical cancer
• Model simulates dynamics of heart rhythm disorders
• LCD as a molecular magnifying glass
• Conquerors' hopes dashed
• Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
• McGill researchers identify new way to reduce cholesterol levels
• Timing appears essential to combining antiangiogenesis and radiation therapy
• Assessing the season: LSU hurricane experts learned lessons during Hurricane Season 2004
• Colonoscopy most reliable method for detecting colon cancer
• Few Americans aware they have chronic kidney disease
• Rare type of pneumonia occurring at higher than normal rate among US troops in Iraq
• Genetic predisposition can play an important role in development of lung cancer
• Evidence indicates cancer patients unable to intentionally postpone death for significant events
• Arsenic ingestion from well water associated with increased risk of lung cancer
• Lilly Endowment gives Indiana University $53 million for life sciences
• Church at Christmas: Hereford's 'come all ye faithful' v Manchester's 'silent night'
• Satellites plus software equal best-ever Mediterranean heat map
• A new vaccine against Salmonella
• Science names Mars discovery Breakthrough of the Year
• CDC: Update on current influenza season and vaccine supply in the United States
• TWAS, illycaffè launch Trieste Science prize
• UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering awards first Ph.D. degrees in nanoscale science
• Three Yale scientists receive Ellison Medical Foundation awards
• Latest census finds more American pika populations disappear as climate warms
• WSU engineer studies superconductors for electrical, defense, space, medical applications
• New monkey discovered in Northeastern India
• VA patients get better chronic, preventive care than similar US adults
• Research in yeast yields missing link in DNA maintenance machinery
• Researchers describe how human blood stem cells transform themselves to repair injured animal hearts
• Fair decisions more important when hospitals face crisis like SARS
• Medicare HMOs fail to control costs of colon surgery in elderly patients
• Study: Unsafe gun, poison chemical storage in homes can turn holiday visits deadly
• Canadian researchers' important discovery in HIV research
• Brain region identified that controls collecting behavior
• Contractor ignorance kills earthquake victims in sesmic zones, says U. of Colorado professor
• Inadequate sleep in late pregnancy may influence labor and delivery
• New effects of an antihistaminic against cerebral injury
• NSF funds Panikov's Alaskan Tundra Microbial Observatory project
• NSF grant to Rice will fund Math Leadership Institute
• Queen's biologist awarded Canada's top science prize
• Desires for fatty foods and alcohol share a chemical trigger
• Impact of repeated abuse can be as severe for bystanders as victims
• NASA helps visually impaired students touch the sun
• Earth's safe zone became hot during legendary solar storms
• NHLBI statement on oral contraceptive study
• Four Max Planck Partner Groups starting in India
• Paper of the Year 2004
• OTC treatment for acne as good as antibiotics
• Encouraging results of gene therapy for severe combined immunodeficiency
• Pacemakers could protect patients with epilepsy from sudden unexplained death
• 'Deep and crisp and eaten': The Scottish deep-fried Mars bar
• K-State civil engineering department awarded federal funding for transportation center
• Free nicotine patches increase short-term smoking quit rates
• New clue to nerve growth may help regeneration efforts
• Loss of fruit fly retina protein delays blinding light damage
• Hospital epidemiologists trace outbreak of organism to commonly used wound care equipment
• Patients with moderate or severe hand dermatitis responsive to drug therapy
• Patients with abdominal trauma at risk for intra-abdominal infections following surgery
• Home-based treatment as effective as hospital-based treatment for hand eczema
• NASA picks two IU devices to go to Mars
• Very high prevalence of virus linked to cervical cancer found in adolescent women
• Researchers develop MRI technique to study brain anatomy in invertebrates
• Rural roads in Southeast are deadliest in nation
• Emory biochemist writes lead essay describing Nobel Prize research on ubiquitin protein
• ESMO and Imedex announce partnership for the World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer
• ZYVOX(R) demonstrates high success rate for patients who develop MRSA surgical site infections
• Welder's electronic passport
• PNNL's body scanner garners federal commercialization award
• INEEL-designed system assists army with chemical weapon destruction
• Scientists 'PAD' their way to new metal-oxide film technology
• Requip tablets treat symptoms of primary RLS
• Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia affiliate, recognized for efforts to fight glaucoma
• £15 million cancer research coup
• The human eye cannot spot the offside rule
• Thanks for the memories: cinematic portrayal of amnesia is profoundly misleading
• Scientists discover recipe for life: eating the 'Polymeal' cuts heart disease by 76%
• Magnetic bracelets reduce the pain of osteoarthritis
• Data protection rules may risk patient safety on wards
• Democracy is good for your health
• BioMed Central announces publishing partnership with The Scientist magazine
• Bush's DOE secretary nominee good for science, say APS leaders
• National study finds second cesarean section safer than normal delivery
• Researchers find circulating tumor cells in long-term cancer survivors
• Gene vaccine for Alzheimer's disease shows promising results
• USC researchers highlight disparities in cancer rates among racial and ethnic groups in California
• Fewer calories may slow Alzheimer's
• Shutdown of circulation pattern could be disastrous, researchers say
• Portable sampling cart monitors emissions from wood-burning cookstoves
• Feminism has suffered because of its view on beauty and fashion, author says
• UGA researchers receive NIH contract to create a stem cell-based drug assay for SMA
• Research led by UGA professor reports first routine tool use by wild capuchin monkeys
• UCSB makes important advances in studies of retinal detachment
• Alcohol vulnerability linked to action of insulin
• Crochet some chaos for Christmas
• Stanford study finds new method improves chemotherapy survival in mice
• Balancing 'hysteria and suspicion': Doctors face new responsibilities in 'bioterrorism era'
• New model of rare childhood blindness holds promise for testing preventive therapies
• Vitamin E in plant seeds could halt prostate, lung cancer, says Purdue scientist
• Holidays, birthdays and postponement of cancer deaths
• NYU chemists create DNA translation machine
• NASA scientists discuss giant atmospheric brown cloud
• NASA's ICESat satellite sees changing world affecting many
• NASA finds trees and insect outbreaks affect carbon dioxide levels
• NASA eyes ice changes around Earth's frozen caps
• NASA's aura satellite sheds new light on air quality and ozone hole
• Exploring ocean life and color on the internet
• Research team discovers first evidence of microbes living in a rock glacier
• Researchers improve predictions of cloud formation for better global climate modeling
• International study shows select improvements in US math and science
• Dwarf mistletoe reveals its sexual secrets
• Mutant gene linked to treatment-resistant depression
• Risks from labor after prior cesarean delivery low, study reports
• Study sheds light on effectiveness of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis
• Acupuncture relieves pain and improves function in knee osteoarthritis
• Key to understanding how blood and blood vessel cells develop discovered
• MIT team engineers new approaches to understanding malaria, more
• First blood test to diagnose paralyzing, blinding disease
• Surprise! Cells have second source of phosphate
• New microscope boost for UK nanotechnology research
• More charter school students proficient on state exams than public school peers
• Success of experimental herpes vaccine builds momentum for human clinical trials
• Discovery of first demethylase molecule, a long-sought gene regulator
• Laser scalpel opens way for nerve regeneration studies in worms
• FSU leads charge to modernize America's power grid
• Screening for genetic disorders: Need to avoid anxiety
• Symphony of colours in the Tarantula
• Research on firearms
• Timing is everything for optimum combined cancer therapy
• Study finds women hesitant to take tamoxifen as preventive measure
• Decision to take tamoxifen difficult for many women
• CIGNA settlement favorable to psychologists
• Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, Dec. 21, 2004
• Drug to treat ADHD has similar effect on children with reading disorders
• Kinder, gentler procedure gives superior results for stem cell transplants
• Space scientist proposes new model for Jupiter's core
• Method removes MTBE from water
• Williams computer science professor wins award
• Historic Himalayan ice dams created huge lakes, mammoth floods
• Hudson's Bay Company fur trapping policies set stage for modern environmental struggles
• University of Vermont heads translatlantic cardiovascular research network
• UT Southwestern researchers locate gene family involved in determining potential for acquiring lupus
• Europe's fishermen should have marine 'stewardship' role, says study
• NSF taps University of Nevada, Reno to take national lead on study of bridge earthquake safety
• Study resolves doubt about origin of Earth's oldest rocks, possibility of finding traces of life
• $43 million from Gates Foundation to produce inexpensive antimalarial drug for Third World
• Femtosecond laser technique opens new opportunities for research on neural regeneration
• UA mirror lab to cast first mirror for giant Magellan telescope
• Growing cities in arid regions
• Dec. 16-18 evolution meeting in Irvine, Calif.
• Microbe's genome reveals insights into ocean ecology
• Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
• Stanford study questions accuracy of ads for body scans
• Study shows PET/CT imaging can help diagnose and define occult recurrent cancer
• Where there's smoke, there's money
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Research demystifies quantum properties of exotic materials
• 'Carol of the Bells' wasn't originally a Christmas song
• Study in Royal Society journal on first evidence for magnetic field detection in sharks
• Purdue scientists hunt for 'secret X' to treat liver cancer
• Study suggests Akt3 protein is key to melanoma's resistance to chemotherapy
• Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
• Strange ocean wave patterns raise questions about beach erosion
• Safety of childbirth after C-section examined
• Major climate change occurred 5,200 years ago: Evidence suggests that history could repeat itself
• Ice cores disagree on origin of White River ash deposit
• Greenland ice cores offer glimpse of weather system history
• 50,000-year-old plant may warn of the death of tropical ice caps
• Doctors link common chemotherapy drug to jawbone necrosis
• Carbon nanotubes yield a new class of biological sensors
• First US SARS vaccine trial opens at NIH
• Broad-based vaccination of wild mice could help reduce lyme disease risk in humans
• Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
• Study models impact of anthrax vaccine
• Alfred Sommer awarded prestigious Pollin Prize
• Animal studies show stem cells might make biological pacemaker
• Georgia Tech uses pentacene to develop efficient organic solar cells
• Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
• Glass reveals secrets under pressure
• Solving the mechanism of Rett Syndrome
• Going to extremes: Pulsar gives insight on ultra dense matter and magnetic fields
• Researchers discover new gene in colon cancer
• New study shows how mad cow prions hitch a ride into intestine
• Families inform roadmap to improve care for dying in nursing homes
• Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers
• Stereotypes can impact self-assessment and learning ability
• O Christmas tree: Your bark may fight arthritis
• False positive screening for cancer found to be frequent and costly
• Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
• A deep sea hydrocarbon factory
• New research into how past experience affects consumer choice
• Good (and bad) things come to those consumers who wait
• A new study into how African-Americans exhibit political and ideological beliefs through shopping
• U. of Colorado research team discovers life in Rock Glacier
• Permafrost warming a challenge to Tibetian train route, says U. of Colorado researcher
• Cloned gene from sea animal may prove key in cancer drug development
• Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
• Melatonin supplements offer little or no benefit for the sleep deprived - study says
• Scientists turn on the 'gender lens' on cardiovascular disease research
• Discovery about Vitamin C explains its metabolic value
• NASA study finds tiny particles in air may influence carbon sinks
• NJIT student project provides invaluable experience: Helps firms save money
• Conference at NJIT offers tips on ways to commercialize nanotechnology in greater NJ region
• New study links lead exposure with increased risk of cataract
• International HapMap consortium widens data access
• Molecular test predicts risk of breast cancer recurrence and who will benefit from chemotherapy
• Despite shortage, new nurses can't find full-time work
• Gastrointestinal disorders are associated significantly with sleepless nights
• Researchers show how botulism toxin ensnares its target
• Researchers improve predictions of cloud formation for better global climate modeling
• Study finds lemons, lilac among top 10 smells that predict Alzheimer's Disease
• New study shows early ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain
• Caught in the cobweb
• New data sets survival benchmark for Pfizer's ELLENCE®
• The secret life of acid dust
• DFG establishes three new clinical research units
• Anniversary of one of the largest hepatitis A outbreaks in the US brings experts together
• Where the brain harbors unconscious fears
• New route to Parkinson's found in cells' 'garbage disposal' system
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2004 (second issue)
• Strokes: Dental x-rays reveal more than cavities
• Hypertension: On the Pill? Tell your dentist
• Diabetes: A link between oral and overall health?
• New studies on Ritalin and Alzheimer's Disease highlight ACNP Annual Meeting
• Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Salty, acidic soup could have supported life on Mars
• Supporters of NIH policy see publishers' gambit as possible diversion
• Electric energy security, savings goals of power electronics research
• Whooping crane shot in Kansas dies
• Gene therapy reduces skin cancer to sunburn in mouse model
• M. D. Anderson researchers discover key protein in psoriasis
• Breast cancer may be 'uniquely sensitive' to inhibitors of PI3K pathway
• Global warming good news for coral reefs: research
• To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
• U-M study: Why men are attracted to subordinate women
• U of M research explores addiction as a computational process
• Chemical cousin of anti-anxiety drugs holds promise for psoriasis treatment
• Manipulating our memories of food can influence what we choose to eat, UCI study suggests
• Jefferson scientists find way to see breast cancer activity from outside the body
• Scientists solve the mystery of how Botox attacks nerves and eliminates wrinkles
• Rice cartilage experts win $1.5M NIH grant to bioengineer TMJ discs
• Nanotubes glow, even within biological cells
• Baby songbirds and human infants learn sounds in similar ways
• New easy-read road signs based on PSU research
• Hidden fault may contribute to Bay Area earthquake risk
• Nearsighted children may benefit from rigid contact lenses
• NIAID-sponsored clinical trial aims to boost flu vaccine supply
• Is fitness your New Year's resolution? You need professional help
• MIT creates new model of cancer syndrome
• Neural crest stem cells in skin could provide alternative to embryonic stem cell use
• Study examines impact of two-year screening interval for breast cancer
• Other highlights in the December 15 JNCI
• Little evidence that breast cancer diagnosis leads to employment discrimination, study concludes
• Return of the Staphylococcus aureus 'superbug'
• Oxidants link obesity to diabetes
• JCI table of contents, December 15 2004
• How platelets help cancer invade other tissues
• Screening for genital herpes should be targeted
• Study by US, Hebrew University scientists sheds light on how bacteria persist despite antibiotics
• Ice study could stop people slip-sliding away
• Genetic defect confers risk of major depression, resistance to SSRI drug therapy
• ORNL's Roberto receives National Materials Advancement Award
• Artist/scientist 'dream team' assembles with goal of capturing and displaying gigapixel-sized images
• Children's Hospital Boston launches major genetic study of autism
• Injectable gel could speed repair of torn cartilage
• New antibiotic target could mean the end of pneumonia
• Yale and Pfizer launch visiting professorship pilot program
• Vaccinating wildlife can reduce human risk for Lyme disease
• Elderly with advanced chronic diseases burdened with symptoms
• Delayed hospice care can increase depression among survivors after death of a loved one
• Who did voters pick on Nov. 2? In some cases, we'll never know
• Research points to new theory driving evolutionary changes
• Research gets to heart of advertising gender bias
• Ocean tides once spread massive icebergs: Study
• Foreign investment in Canada declines after NAFTA: Study
• Reducing anti-rejection meds after transplant shows less complications
• The North of England Education Conference, Manchester 2005
• Book celebrates centenary of city's advances in public health
• UCSD researchers derive lessons about human evolution from chicken genome
• Research finds genetic link to antidepressants
• Price promotions, who wins, who loses, and why?
• Deep tremors under San Andreas fault could portend earthquakes
• Researchers invent energy-saving computer chip
• What have scientists learned since Mount St. Helens erupted?
• New forest technologies for small-diameter timber
• Columbia team shows how stratospheric conditions affect weather
• Stanford biologist working to restore native forests to Hawaii
• Researchers discover direct link between agricultural runoff and massive algal blooms in the sea
• Global bird populations face dramatic decline in coming decades, study predicts
• Method ranks impact of computer and information science funding agencies, institutions & individuals
• CALIPSO monitors pulse of Soufriere Hills volcano
• Wolves gone, western ecosystems suffer
• NYU Child Study Center raises a record $3.4 million at Seventh Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner
• NASA announces science news conferences at AGU fall meeting
• NIH panel issues State-of-the-Science statement on end-of-life care
• Senators Lautenberg and Corzine secure $1 million to accelerate smart gun development at NJIT
• Software tool finds 'needles' in data 'haystacks'
• Microchip industry strives to perfect its timing
• Identifying top quality CD and DVD media for archiving
• Researchers compare chicken, human genomes
• NC State gets $1.59M grant to map genome of parasitic worm
• Carbon sink or carbon source? Aerosols play role in shifts
• NIH provides $32.8 million to enhance biomedical informatics research network
• First-ever safety study of medical cannabis use in Canada launched
• In wake of Lyme disease vaccine for people, mice may be next in line for shots
• MIT team aims to mend broken hearts
• European study highlights persistent 3 decade increase in childhood cancer incidence
• Child health must become UNICEF's priority over next decade
• Another step towards understanding the causes of narcolepsy
• Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
• Silent risk of osteoporosis in men with prostate cancer
• Study provides clues to alcohol's cancer connection
• Stressed mice quicker to get skin cancer
• Some herbal medicine products contain potentially toxic amounts of heavy metals
• Prevalence of obesity among immigrants increases with longer residency in US
• Certain high blood pressure combination therapies elevate risk for death from cardiovascular disease
• Success of new treatment halts international blood pressure drug trial
• Brain activity reflects complexity of responses to other-race faces
• International team finds gene variants that affect response to HIV infection
• Dream home: Malaria parasite renovates to suit its tastes
• Nuclear-powered mission to Neptune could answer questions about planetary formation
• Updated adjuvant data presented at SABCS show 30 percent reduction in recurrence
• New approach studying protein structure could advance drug development
• INEEL and NASA launch UAVS to evaluate Earthbound missions
• Scientists find atomic clues to tougher ceramics
• New study in NEJM suggests levodopa may slow progression of Parkinson's disease
• Cardiff experts set world standards in micro-engineering
• Surprise mechanism behind light-induced blindness
• Genes tied to abnormal immune response in mice with lupus
• DNA breaks and genomic instability: Broken ends stick together
• Multi-center study finds therapy boosts kidney transplants in 'highly sensitized' patients
• Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for Dec. 2004
• Slip of the tongue
• Scientists stalk PPAR-gamma, find novel cancer connection
• Scientists align billion-year-old protein with embryonic heart defects
• New weapon in germ warfare: 'Jamming' bacteria signals stops cholera
• UNC study finds some schools better than others at curbing smoking at high school football games
• Selective coatings create biological sensors from carbon nanotubes
• UC Riverside extension earns $1.2 million in grants for early childhood studies
• Marine snail study gives insights into human brain
• Chicken genome analysis unlocks secrets of mammalian and bird evolution
• The Molecular Profiling Institute named US provider of genetic breast cancer test
• National Academies advisory: Dec. 8 news conference on Hubble Space Telescope
• Jefferson and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. scientists create vaccine for wildlife rabies
• Bulimic teens also likely to suffer from depression
• Protein 'key' could aid search for cancer drugs
• Regional recovery more rapid following late Ordovician extinction
• Minority teens' views of drug use differ from reality
• Molecular chains line up to form protopolymer
• Red wine lovers, take heart: More evidence points to the drink's cardiac heath benefits
• New pathway identified in angiogenesis
• 'Signal' identified that enables malarial parasites to target blood cells
• Immigrants, beware: Living in the United States is fattening
• Daily social/physical activity improves sleep and cognition in the elderly
• NIDCR launches unique initiative on oral biofilm
• New breast cancer study shows hormonal therapy not enough
• Little evidence to link mercury fillings to human health problems
• Transplanted bone marrow cells reduce liver fibrosis in mice
• Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease varies by ethnicity
• Brain imaging reveals new language circuits
• Magnetic resonance imaging helps detect breast cancer but does not eliminate need for biopsy
• Can the standard course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy be shortened?
• Second space Christmas for ESA: Huygens to begin its final journey to Titan
• Sandia to begin testing innovative arsenic-removal technologies in Socorro, N.M.
• Idaho lab, Utah company achieve major milestone in hydrogen research
• INEEL honors five scientists as Laboratory Fellows
• Scientists uncover clues to the mystery of 'gene deserts'
• Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
• Newborns with heart defect have low blood flow in brain before surgery
• Day-long drivers at risk of cardiovascular problems as a result of traffic pollution
• Chicken genome will help our understanding of humans and improve agriculture
• Money issues leading cause of holiday stress for Americans
• December 2004 Ophthalmology journal
• SIDS risk linked to lack of experience with tummy-sleeping
• First analysis of chicken genome offers many new insights
• Study urges caution in contaminant source tracking
• Two-thirds of school-age children have an imaginary companion by age 7
• Pharmaceutical marketing tactics hold little sway with prescribing physicians
• Birds, butterflies, bacteria – same law of biology appears to apply
• Pitt research shows NASA sleep-wake scheduling guide may need to be changed
• Impulsive behavior may be relict of hunter-gatherer past
• Cigarette smoke a culprit in poor healing and increased scarring
• Does the lack of sleep make you fat?
• The platonic form of stalactites
• Surgeons pinch more than an inch from the arm to rebuild a micropenis
• Proof positive: Mars once had water, researchers conclude
• New marrow transplant method developed at Stanford may eliminate fatal side effects
• New tipifarnib (R115777) data in AML presented at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Purdue method to help engineers design systems for Mars, moon missions
• Grab 'n' go breakfast better serves middle school children
• Novel antibiotic shows promise in shortening treatment duration of tuberculosis
• Less fat makes better process for designing new drugs
• Distinguished economist and NASA expert examine climate change
• Academy meeting highlights advances in detecting Amish, Jewish, and Icelandic genetic diseases
• Encryption, data hiding and watermarking: Subject of new book by NJIT expert
• Canola study solves seed oil mystery
• Chicken genome analysis will benefit human health and agriculture
• MIT, Columbia begin new energy experiment
• Study identifies key aspect of immune response against HIV
• Mayo Clinic researchers announce promising next generation treatments for multiple myeloma
• Aromatase inhibitors should be first-line treatment for certain type of breast cancer
• Updated press release to October 2004 Cochrane Review
• Timing scavenging to prevent age-related blindness
• Old T cells cripple immune function in the elderly
• Diabetics with mental disorders at increased risk for diabetic complications
• Scientists discover how rate of tectonic plate separation controls geologic processes
• US researchers warn of possible fertility risk to men using laptop computers on their laps
• Encouraging results from validation study of trial of personalized treatment in breast cancer
• Darfur aid workers receiving assistance from orbit
• Draft sequence of chicken genome completed
• Innovative take-off system could lead to safer, cleaner air travel
• Science to restore the nation's ecosystems
• Blacks and poor more likely to donate than receive many types of transplant organs
• Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
• Free radicals and fertilization: Study reveals egg protection secret
• Psychological support helps adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome
• Month of birth linked to risk of MS
• Next edition of textbook ushers cellular microbiology out of infancy
• Tumor size alone not always best for gauging treatment response
• Bone marrow fat may indicate bone weakening
• Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years
• Race may affect weight and fitness level
• News briefs from the Journal CHEST, December 2004
• Anger, negative emotions may trigger stroke
• Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
• Cigarette smoking exacerbates alcohol-induced brain damage
• A genetic difference at the opiate receptor gene affects a person's response to alcohol
• Alcoholism and excessive food intake may share chemical pathways in the brain
• US tech firms bullish on re-election of Bush
• Howe School ranked among top 10 for research excellence in management of technology
• Singing in the brain
• Physicians may need to dig deeper when treating HIV-related lymphomas
• Low platelet counts linked to decreased survival in HIV-infected women
• HHS Secretary names UO researcher to national health advisory panel
• Studies reveal physicians' attitudes on end-of-life care
• Revisiting the vertebrate invasion of the land
• New system reduces risk of burns during interventional X-rays
• Ryan is Co-PI for $900K NSF grant to study 'Dynamic Intelligent Management' of the spectrum
• Dr. Stephen T. Boswell receives The Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. Entrepreneur Award 2004
• Chandramouli and partners use US Air Force STTR grant
• Long-term benefits for newly diagnosed patients with CML receiving first-line therapy with imatinib
• TV ads during sports depict unsafe behavior and violence
• UO Index of Economic Indicators shows improving Oregon economy
• Re-analysis of large trials shows greatest benefit of chemotherapy in ER-negative tumors
• Novel p53 gene-based therapy boosts immune system and reduces tumor size
• New molecular classification of breast cancer predicts response to chemotherapy
• Celecoxib shows surprising activity against estrogen receptors
• Cell marker identifies patients who are more likely to respond to taxol
• New study discovers why 'persister' cells never say die
• NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study
• Wobble hypothesis stands up, NC state researcher finds
• Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with sickle cell disease
• Got heart disease? The answer may be in your fingertips
• Quantum memory for light
• Human gland probably evolved from gills
• Rob DeSalle and Michael Yudell to appear at the American Museum of Natural History
• Multidrug-resitant bacteria found to be airborne in concentrated swine operation
• Yerkes researchers discover baisis for determining handedness in chimpanzees
• There are no 'bog standard comprehensives' when it comes to what GCSE's students sit
• Wolfgang Heckl awarded Descartes Prize for Science Communication
• Carnegie Mellon scientist develops way to deliver promising genetic tool into living cells
• Stem cell research: The new medicine of the future
• AGU Fall Meeting - Media Advisory 5
• New tuberculosis antibiotic may shorten treatment time, fight drug-resistant strains
• UT Southwestern researchers trace how virus that causes AIDS spreads following oral exposure
• Novel drugs help solve Gleevec resistance
• Peptide vaccine can produce complete remission in myeloid leukemia patients
• Penn epidemiological study shows difference in cardiovascular effects between Vioxx and Celebrex
• 9,000-year history of Chinese fermented beverages confirmed
• UNH scientist co-authors report in Nature showing movement of glacier has doubled speed
• U of MN researchers set new standard of care for adult cord blood transplant patients
• Study shows haploidentical natural killer cells may provide hope for some patients with AML
• New method measures emotional quality of daily experience
• Obesity gets you where you live, UH study finds
• Employees bring bad moods home, but they disappear by morning
• UCLA/VA research explains Alzheimer's link to diabetes; shows protective effect of low-fat diet
• Two-fisted assault on dopamine transport system may be foundation of Parkinson's disease
• Stanford study links obesity to hormonal changes from lack of sleep
• Good results with only one egg in in-vitro fertilization
• New research tool aids study of national well-being
• Study gives US a 'C' for lagging support of international reproductive health and population efforts
• Establishing pediatric stroke trials
• VGTI researchers help uncover why aging reduces immune system function
• Northwestern and Chicago Botanic Garden join forces to train botanists
• Salt-water minnow research helps explain human cardiology
• Exercise doesn't work for us all
• Cyber detective links up crimes
• Immigration & psychiatric disorders
• Progress in cardiovascular disease
• Replicating an eel's nerve circuitry may aid paralyzed people
• Younger children in the child welfare system could benefit from specialty mental health services
• Prevalence of overweight increasing in young children from low-income families
• Bosons crystallize in 2-D traps
• Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
• Endocrine Society calls for clinical guidelines on androgens for women
• Choosing the kind of fat to avoid obesity
• 2004 Science-in-Society Award winners announced
• Meridiani Planum could have been suitable for life on Mars
• Save up your energy reserves for a longer life!
• Chicken genomic sequence yields insight into vertebrate evolution
• Nursing homes register 41 percent drop in residents' pain
• Adults taking eplileptic medications more likely to be unemployed
• Prediction of gene function in mammals
• Sacrificial burial deepens mystery at Teotihuacan, but confirms the city's militarism
• Dec. 7 tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine
• Say goodbye to Rudolph and other reindeer if global warming continues
• UU research pushing back the frontiers of space
• Study reveals developing countries with recipe for thriving health biotech industries
• Study suggests nutrient decline in garden crops over past 50 years
• Racial disparities noted in immune system genes
• Molecular tailoring of chemotherapy with novel imaging techniques
• UCLA physicist applies physics to best-selling books
• Argo robotic instrument network now covers most of the globe
• Student nurses need better understanding of poverty-stricken patients
• Vaccination with anthrax capsule protects against experimental infection in animals
• Methylphenidate improves attention, behavior of children surviving leukemia, brain tumors
• Purdue research offers hope for canine, human spinal injuries
• Sleep duration affects appetite-regulating hormones
• Add an 'E' to the alphabet for identifying melanoma
• NU researcher finds missing atmospheric carbon dioxide
• Findings show how toxic proteins rob Alzheimer's patients of memory
• NASA satellites witnessed El Nino creep in from the Indian Ocean
• Northwestern Memorial HealthCare CEO named to medicare technology commission
• NIAID seeks applicants to lead revamped HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
• Thinking beyond deworming
• No long-term harm from repeated prenatal ultrasound examination
• Direct payments to households in poor countries could improve maternal & child health
• Nerve damage from alcoholism reversed after liver transplantation
• Higher incidence of rejection following early steroid withdrawal
• Health care charges higher for older adults who were overweight or obese when younger
• Breast MRI moderately useful for detecting breast cancer, but does not eliminate need for biopsy
• Accumulated lead exposure may be an important risk factor for cataracts
• Temporary weight gain over the winter holidays... might be a good thing
• All Earth wants for Christmas? A sock for its coal
• CERN awards the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics for its role in grid development
• Drinking water could be beneficial to patients with low blood pressure
• Science and medicine - bridging the gap
• Explosions in majestic spiral beauties
• Perfect packaging
• New technique scans electrical 'brainscape'
• Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2004
• Dartmouth Medical School receives $1.6 million in AIDS funding
• Researchers debate recreational use of PDE-5 inhibitors
• Dairy Council of California program receives high marks from teachers & students
• Small social circles tied to heart disease death in women
• Medical negligence system is 'secretive, unaccountable and unregulated'
• Medication errors in sick children may be higher than previously thought
• Is the internet encouraging suicide pacts?
• Guidance on chaperones hard to implement in general practice
• Emergency departments failing to meet essential standards for children
• Cannabis increases risk of psychosis
• Artery variations increase complication risk in liver transplants
• News from the Industrial Physicist
• Global assessments of biodiversity argue for expansion of protected areas in key regions
• Virtual colonoscopy shows significant promise as colorectal cancer screening option
• Applying Multiple Social Science Research Methods to Educational Problems
• USC-led team of scientists recreates DNA-mending pathway in test-tube
• Read your shampoo's label: Study finds common ingredient stunts developing neurons of rats
• Efforts to clone primates move forward
• Zebrafish study yields observation of muscle formation
• Sea-level clue to climate change
• Sleep loss boosts appetite, may encourage weight gain
• UCSD biologists identify gene in corn plants that may have paved way for development of maize
• Common lineage suggested for viruses that infect hosts from all three domains of life
• Jefferson scientists use gene therapy to rescue failing hearts in animals
• A complex agricultural society in Uruguay's La Plata basin, 4,800-4,200 years ago
• Tracking orangutans from the sky
• A new tiger subspecies?
• The impact of body weight on the progression of knee osteoarthritis
• Eating red meat may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• New drug sidesteps Gleevec resistance in human trials
• Scientists discover key egg enzyme for blocking sperm entry after fertilization
• Virtual colonoscopy can help patients avoid conventional colonoscopy
• MRI-guided ultrasound therapy relieves symptoms in patients with uterine fibroids
• Dental x-rays could be first step in osteoporosis screening
• Stem cells of limited use for cardiac muscle repair
• Study: Eat leafy green veggies to help prevent cataracts
• Obesity in middle age may drastically raise future medicare expenditures
• NIST demonstrates data 'repair kit' for quantum computers
• How are we doing? Researchers aim to measure national well being
• Lab study: Protein delivered via genetically engineered virus slowed glioblasoma multiforme growth
• Chimpanzee brains are asymmetrical in key areas and their handedness reflects it
• Green tea polyphenols thwart prostate cancer development at multiple levels
• Did our Sun capture alien worlds?
• UCSD researchers identify new role for drugs in prevention, treatment of atherosclerosis
• Stem cells may hold promise as multiple sclerosis cure
• Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
• Outpatient lung cancer procedure promising for inoperable disease
• Obesity hinders imaging quality, diagnosis
• New stroke prevention therapy as effective as invasive surgery
• International trial finds benefits of breast MRI in women at high risk
• Colon cancer screening with CT may also identify heart attack risk
• Shark cartilage cancer 'cure' shows danger of pseudoscience
• American Thoracic Socety journal news tips for December 2004 (first issue)
• How the brain is wired for faces
• Brain surface stimulation alleviates Parkinson's symptoms
• Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
• November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
• Understanding how prostaglandin prevents gut injury during radiation therapy
• Stem cells to the rescue - or not?
• Rolipram - a potential new treatment for Alzheimer disease
• New drug protects against the hardening of arteries
• JCI table of contents, December 1 2004

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