• Evidence of 600-million-year old fungi-algae symbiosis discovered in marine fossils
• Researchers use 3-D imaging system to unveil swimming behavior of microscopic plankton
• New Seroquel data support benefits in bipolar disorder
• $10 million gift establishes Helen L. & Martin S. Kimmel Center for Stem Cell Biology
• News tips: NASA presentations at Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting
• Education magnified 100,000X
• Government of Canada and Purolator to unveil hybrid electric vehicles
• More than 250 experts attend NJIT's math conference
• Stem cell research at Weill Cornell, The Rockefeller University, and Sloan-Kettering
• Mayo researchers to announce new findings about promising early-stage breast cancer treatment
• Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
• JCI table of contents June 1, 2005
• Einstein Year 2005: Measuring the shape of distant stars using gravitational microlensing
• Study concludes primary IGF-1 deficiency is a frequent cause of short stature
• DRI awards 2005 Nevada Medal to University of Washington archaeologist Donald K. Grayson
• Ultrasound images transmitted over the phone allow radiologists to diagnose patients in real time
• Media advisory 5 - Joint Assembly: final press conference schedule
• Asian drought triggers surge in poverty
• Sex discrimination in parasitoid wasps
• Renewable energy can be a lot cheaper
• Natural electrical potential difference affects water transport in clay
• Moluccan history of religion and social conflict
• Employee with sleeping disorder has to work extra hard
• Arabic translation of doctoral thesis on Yemeni health workers
• Astronomers hot on the trail of nature's exotic flashers, the short gamma-ray bursts
• Evolution 2005 Conference
• Psychosocial aspects of genetic testing for hereditary cancers meeting at Jefferson June 9-10
• College of Nursing faculty member honored for excellence as nurse educator
• Harmful chemicals may reprogram gene response to estrogen
• New technique appears to stop abnormal blood vessel growth
• Mayo Clinic Proceedings studies risk factors for blood clots
• Health professionals should quit being passive about smoking
• Messenger peeks at Earth
• African HIV subtypes identified in Minnesota population
• ESC emphasizes underestimated effects of tobacco use
• Love's all in the brain: fMRI study shows strong, lateralized reward, not sex, drive
• Reservoirs may accelerate the spread of invasive aquatic species, researchers say
• Richer nations at more risk of schizophrenia
• First frozen egg baby born in Canada
• Observations reveal aspherical supernova explosion as possible source of gamma-ray burst
• Preparing for impact
• NASA sees orbiting stars flooding space with gravitational waves
• Super predators and mass extinctions; extreme NMR; and the world's smallest solenoids
• On the way to the perfect glass
• Cancer survivors may be at higher risk for cognitive dysfunction
• UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs
• Carina Nebula dust pillars harbor embedded stars, says research team
• Leading theories of cosmic explosions contradicted in a flash
• UCLA physiologist elected to prestigious British Royal Society
• Teenage depression can be enduring, but is more often short-lived
• Shift of weather patterns necessitates rethinking of reforestation methods
• PET/CT can identify new cancer lesions at early stage, allowing for prompt treatment
• Rutgers scientists perform 'materials magic' to simplify crystal-making for electronics
• Small species back-up giant marsupial climate change extinction claim
• Physicists control the flip of electron spin in new study
• Swedish researchers first in the world to gain access to BIMS
• Undergraduate engineers devise basketball system for the blind
• Leprosy microbes lead scientists to immune discovery
• Preparing for the impact
• A dedicated Ariane 5 to launch Jules Verne
• All about Phoebe
• Dartmouth Medical School researchers identify enzymatic activity of neurological disease gene
• Children in foster care may be underaccounted for in the Medicaid program
• CSIRO and MIT join forces in robotics
• Navigating an integrated yeast network
• Delirium in non-ventilated patients – predictor of longer hospital stay
• Pre–K students expelled at more than three times the rate of K–12 students
• New insight into potential cause of sexual dysfunction in women
• Clarke Prize for water science and technology to Yale's Elimelech
• New underwater volcano found near Samoa
• Largest red tide outbreak in 12 years in Massachusetts Bay monitored
• Ontario's mental health care evaluated
• New haptics systems challenge stroke patients to grasp, pinch, squeeze their way to recovery
• Penn study documents access to trauma centers in the United States
• Technique may allow cancer patients to freeze eggs, preserving fertility before starting treatment
• University looks to the past in fight against disease
• Midday sun holds the key to good health
• UK receives $6 million for Appalachia Community Cancer Network
• UCF, Ga. researchers: Hurricane winds most likely to hit N.C., Florida cities
• Non-dieters more successful at boosting health than dieters, study finds
• Home care patients suffering high rate of pneumonia, complications
• Resistance training benefits older Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes
• Preliminary data suggest that soda and sweet drinks are the main source of calories in American diet
• Pella brings home the art and science of windows
• Global analysis of membrane proteins
• Cancer as major cause of childhood death in developing countries not being adequately addressed
• Rice unveils 'green' microcapsule production method
• Solid-state lighting sources getting more energy efficient and smart
• Queen's poll - Ontarians don't want to close institutions for those with intellectual disabilities
• New opportunities from old chemistry in surface science, say Purdue chemists
• New birth defects study - animal tests accurate half the time
• Learning through laughter: New study supports use of humor in online courses
• Study: 'homemade' gene expression technology unreliable
• Research shows women's weight gain brings loss of income, job prestige
• NIEHS press conference for the environmental solutions to obesity in America's youth conference
• Tobacco companies designed cigarettes 'to addict women,' according to new study
• Depression is common in patients after heart attack, new Johns Hopkins study shows
• Tort reform associated with increase in physician supply
• Practice of defensive medicine widespread among physicians in specialties at high risk of lawsuits
• Newly developed treatment for severe grief shown more effective than standard therapy
• Location, access to trauma centers often inadequate, inefficient
• IEEE-USA launches compensation portal for employers of technical professionals
• Partnership focuses on compounds to protect against radiation exposure
• New data demonstrate that Benicar and Benicar HCT significantly reduces systolic hypertension
• ESRC - Building a strong and sustainable future for UK social science
• Duke engineers develop new 3-D cardiac imaging probe
• Hydrogen sensors are faster, more sensitive
• Live vaccines more effective against horse herpes virus
• Association between depression severity and poor glycemic control among Hispanics with diabetes
• Cardiff-Kyoto research vision
• Revolutionary nanotechnology illuminates brain cells at work
• Boston University psychologists find neurological mechanism for subliminal learning
• Feelings of threat lead to restricted civil liberties
• Yale professor honored for achievements in the history of physics
• Patients' favorite music during surgery lessens need for sedative
• Children develop cynicism at an early age
• Studies suggest that donation criteria can be expanded
• Study finds research participants concerned about genetic discrimination
• Researchers study natural products that may prevent certain cancers
• Study spells out new evidence for roots of dyslexia
• Psychologist: Make culture part of the new collaborative science
• New complicated grief treatment holds promise for millions, Pitt researchers report
• Protein helps regulate the genes of embryonic stem cells
• Breathing disorders during sleep are common among asthmatics, may help predict severe asthma
• Exposure to gun violence boosts odds of teens acting violently
• US Department of State names UCI atmospheric scientist a Jefferson Science Fellow
• Researchers discover underwater volcano
• Naked carbon/oxygen stars linked to gamma-ray bursts
• National Academy advisory: Nanotechnology conference summary available June 1
• Statins underprescribed to patients at higher risk of heart disease, Stanford study says
• Odd spot on Titan baffles scientists
• Vampires beware: Scripps scientists describe molecular basis of raw garlic's pungency
• Risk factors associated with elderly hospital deaths: Dependence on others and being too thin
• The evolutionary triumph of flower power
• Nuclear approach may help climate researchers pinpoint volcanic eruptions
• New data show the efficacy of EQUETRO in patients with Bipolar I Disorder
• Sickle cell and protection against malaria
• Population Action International to premiere award-winning film in Washington, D.C. on May 31
• NIH opens Safra Family Lodge
• Many patients at risk of cardiovascular disease not receiving statin treatment
• Large survey suggests schizophrenia less prevalent than textbooks say
• Longevity controlled by calorie quality, not quantity
• First technology to remove prions that cause vCJD from blood launched
• Protein essential for hearing also vital for pain perception
• Why 911 callers are left hanging
• Double triumph in stem cell quest
• Northwestern Memorial participates in trial to test effectiveness of drug to treat endometriosis
• People with diabetes more sensitive to cardiovascular effects from air pollution
• Mayo Clinic creates 'Office of the Future'
• Seventeenth-century Islamic brassmakers were far ahead of European peers, engineers say
• UK demand for overseas doctors severely affecting sub-Saharan Africa
• Easy access to nicotine patches could help more smokers to quit
• Corticosteroids do not help head injuries
• K-State professor studies how landscape dynamics affect extinction risk for migratory songbirds
• Protecting Europe from epidemics: official inauguration of ECDC on 27 May
• Liver transplant patients gain same benefits from CellCept® as kidney transplant patients
• Study examines NSAID use and breast cancer risk
• Shorter course of radiotherapy effective for palliation of painful bone metastases
• Other highlights in the June 1 JNCI
• Cancer patients have increased risk of cognitive dysfunction, study finds
• Bones don't pay a price when fat is lost through exercise
• Witnessing gun violence increases likelihood that a child will also commit violent crime
• Harvard Medical School and Project A.L.S. join forces to target ALS research
• Southern Co., Georgia Tech partner on Southeast's first wind power project
• A 'mind-reading' mum - rich or poor - is key to baby's progress
• Success for the first trans-African flight with EGNOS
• Toxic substances in the oxidation of fats and oils
• Risk factors in contracting cancer of the endometrium
• High blood pressure causes pathological scars in the heart
• Jefferson Lab builds first single crystal single cell accelerating cavity
• DFG approves additional six research training groups
• Drink less rather than shower less to save water
• CSIRO shines a light on mining's triple bottom line
• Bankers could lead the sustainability revolution
• When it comes to politics, reactions are often instant
• Is robotic technology reducing health care costs for cardiac patients?
• Habitat use by North Pacific right whales, Eubalaena japonica, in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
• Edible bivalves as a source of human pathogens: signals between vibrios and the bivalve host.
• More needs to be done to tackle heart disease among South Asians
• Everyone is entitled to a good doctor, says former GMC president
• A&E doctors call for ban on pointed kitchen knives
• Winners of first Trieste Science Prize announced
• Study links brain fatty acid levels to depression
• What's really making you sick? Plant pathologists offer the science behind Sick Building Syndrome
• Difference in talking louder, talking over noise depends on verbal cues, internal targets
• Applied NeuroSolutions biomarker may predict Alzheimer's disease progression
• ARVO Foundation and Alcon announce significant gift
• Horseradish, peroxide mixture dampens swine farm odors
• New Illinois coalition supports cigarette tax increase
• Polymer grid technology a boon for bridges
• Highway safety and transportation research
• Major losses projected for earthquake on little-known fault under Los Angeles
• Penn study points to how COX-2 inhibitors can eventually lead to heart disease
• Statins decrease risk of colon cancer
• A warning for women on HRT – don't skip your next mammogram
• UI's Don Gurnett says Voyager 1 reaches milestone on journey to interstellar space
• New anthropological research on gender
• Study shows Philip Morris pursued tobacco regulation to enhance its image
• New method for imaging Dec. 26 Indian Ocean earthquake yields unprecedented results
• VCR - First implant in Europe
• Cure for common cold will need to wiggle to work, scientists say
• In less dense neighborhoods
• Retina adapts to light changes by rewiring itself
• Experimental therapies and vaccines for Ebola and Marburg viruses focus of Academy meeting
• Voyager spacecraft enters solar system's final frontier
• Solar fireworks signal new space weather mystery
• NASA's rovers continue Martian missions
• Government and industry celebrate 30 years of energy-efficency success
• Energy-efficient companies celebrated
• MUHC scientists describe genetic resistance to rampant virus
• New national effort seeks a more rational organ allocation system for kidney transplants
• Personalized immunosuppression with leading organ transplant therapy may optimize patient care
• Tobacco use persists after liver transplant for alcoholic liver disease
• Severe sleep apnea may be a risk factor for liver damage
• Combating fatigue associated with liver disease
• Decreasing death anxiety
• RSVP to HMS/NIMH telecon 6/3: National Mental Health survey findings/policy implications
• Adaptive antenna array could improve access to NASA's Earth observing satellites
• Emory study finds health care use, work productivity linked to health levels
• Dogs get back in the action: New pet food improves mobility and quality of life for dogs
• Natural relaxant protects against asthma, may yield new therapy
• ORNL nanoscience center 'jump starts' medical compound device
• Post-9/11 foreign policy: traditional and dangerous
• Don't believe the hype – mineral oil won't give you zits
• Spiritual DNA? BGSU researchers seek sacred building block to family life
• Errors in intensive care units: medical staff report fewer unintended events than observers
• BioMed Central applauds Wellcome's leadership on Open Access
• Study shows adherence to pulmicort respules, results in fewer ER visits in asthmatic children
• Prejudices evolved, says ASU study
• Facial trauma may cause significant social and behavioral problems
• 'Embodiment awareness' research aim to help the blind learn math more quickly
• UW-Madison professor weaves Wisconsin idea into the chemistry of cloth
• The Inverse Doppler effect: ECE researchers add to the bylaws of physics
• In those genetically predisposed, 'developmental reprogramming' could explain cancer risk
• Children living near major roads at increased risk of asthma
• 'Wet' electrons provide easiest way to transport charge, Pitt researchers find
• First-ever dictionary aids campaign to save Native American languages
• Medical privacy vs. health care quality?
• Marine sponge yields nanoscale secrets
• Scientists use meteors to investigate climate change and giant waves at the 'edge of space'
• Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication
• Tiny bundles seek and destroy breast cancer cells
• Medical whistleblowers speak out
• Talalay receives Pauling Prize for Health Research
• Astronomers, amateur skywatchers find new planet 15,000 light years away
• Masters' students in pharmacology do exciting research testing equipment and purifying DNA
• Scientists observe infectious prion proteins invade and move within brain cells
• NCAR researcher sheds light on solar storms
• Stem cell research in New York City receives pivotal boost from The Starr Foundation
• Transplanting kidneys which have stones poses little risk to organ's viability
• AAAS calls for 'immediate repeal' of British boycott targeting Israeli universities
• Researchers find where brain learns to make decisions
• Study shows even limited training improves communication with patients from other cultures
• Different microarray systems more alike than previously thought
• Joslin Diabetes Center scientists find 'brown fat cells' hold clues for possible obesity treatments
• International committee of medical journal editors updates requirements for clinical trials registry
• Survey of academic medical centers' standards for clinical-trial agreements with industry
• Study helps doctors ID intimate partner violence abuse victims
• What types of physicians are best to treat patients with HIV?
• Does a family dinner guarantee slimmer kids?
• Building a human kinase gene repository
• Dietary supplement a potential treatment for Canavan disease
• Decoding the logic of olfaction
• Google's successful advertising model has roots in mathematics
• Burnt coal from the age of dinosaurs sheds light on today's global warming
• Most in high value homes have income to match and can afford local taxes
• The Bcl-2 family tree
• miRNA profiling
• Post-marketing analysis examines cholesterol-lowering drugs' side effects
• Federal NIH office clears Ohio State research program
• Study is first to show side-stream smoking is as damaging to IVF success as being a smoker
• Fluorescence device to diagnose atherosclerosis and tumors described at optics conference
• New understanding of DNA repair may pave way to cancer treatments
• Two Yale graduate students to receive Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowships
• Researchers develop assay that could be applied to drug screening
• Enhancing innate immunity improves Crohn's disease symptoms
• Bad metabolism in blood vessels linked to high blood pressure and atherosclerosis
• Oldest cranial, dental and postcranial fossils of early modern European humans confirmed
• Allergies increase risk for corneal transplant rejection, UT Southwestern study shows
• If 'big one' hits, how bad will it be?
• University of Pittsburgh study shows using expanded critera donors is safe
• Atlantic sturgeon researchers to release new information on hatchery stock
• Detecting biological threats top goal of UH project
• Workers exposed to Libby Vermiculite Ore have high rate of chest wall abnormalities
• UCLA study tackles aging issues of adults with developmental disabilities
• Study finds benefits, less organ rejection using immunosuppressive combination for heart transplants
• National Institute on Aging awards UCI $9 million to continue Alzheimer's disease research
• Grasping metaphors: UC San Diego research ties brain area to figures of speech
• Tendency to hair loss inherited from the mother
• Canada lags behind in caregiver support
• New Seroquel data show significant improvement in compliance and cognition in schizophrenia
• One gene links newborn neurons with those that die in diseases such as Alzheimer's
• Founding fathers & mothers: How many crossed the land bridge?
• Astronomers find new evidence for the violent demise of sun-like stars
• News tips: NASA-related news conferences at Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting
• NASA helps students in problem-solving competition
• Industrial energy efficiency: McGuinty to present awards
• Obesity is risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer
• Ramelteon demonstrates no abuse potential according to study results
• Steroid-free regimen with CellCept found comparable to standard therapy in liver transplantation
• ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations
• Data further examines Seroquel® (quetiapine fumarate) treatment for bipolar depression
• Cognitive function and compliance with Seroquel® examined in separate studies in schizophrenia
• Recreational use of an erectile dysfunction drug can be risky for some
• Increase in heart surgery mortality from SSRIs or depression?
• RIKEN-BNL Research Center dedicates new supercomputer for physics research
• New playground equipment safer
• STN Expreses Version 8.0 gives information professionals advance analysis and security capabilities
• STN AnaVist is powerful new analysis & visualization software
• Boston University engineers develop low-cost, highly sensitive underwater listening device
• The better educated a woman is, the better she sleeps at night
• Lifestyle, rather than fetal or childhood factors, critical for adult bone health
• Breastfeeding as good for children's blood pressure as exercise and salt restriction
• A diet high in milk may cut heart disease and stroke risk
• Surgery no better than rehabilitation for low back pain
• New scientific and conservation institute launched in Florida
• BC scientists coax gold particles to emit light strong enough to view single nanoparticles
• Study finds drug works against scleroderma lung disease
• Moderate to severe sleep apnea significantly raises stroke risk, study finds
• Measuring hormone cuts antibiotic use in half in pneumonia patients
• Laughter-induced asthma: It's no joke
• Female lung transplant recipients at greater risk of acute lung injury
• Depression common in people with chronic cough
• Children living near major roads at higher asthma risk
• 'Virtual' asthma clinic helps patients manage disease online
• Secret of smallpox's success may lead to bioterror cure
• New polysaccharide may help combat multidrug resistance in cancer
• Racehorses, asthmatics, meatpackers may have similar etiology of airway disturbances
• Red delicious, Northern Spy apples have most antioxidants, chemists find
• International medical journals amplify call for registration of drug trials
• May/June 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
• Low back pain relief, causes, measurement & prosthetic fit, production, comfort
• Study depicts peril, hope for children of jailed mothers
• Injury rates decrease at Toronto school playgrounds due to safer equipment: Study
• Disease progression model of pancreatic cancer developed by Penn researchers
• The bladder does not shrink as you get older
• Muscle-derived stem cell culture doesn't need to be pure for incontinence treatment
• Common incontinence drug could have an additional topical effect on the bladder itself
• Biomarkers for interstitial cystitis identified, could lead to the first test
• U of MN researchers discover novel way estrogen affects the brain
• Flexible tactile sensors could help robots work better
• Fibromyalgia patients may benefit from cough remedy, UF study finds
• Scripps scientists find potential for catastrophic shifts in Pacific ecosystems
• Short on time, long on feeling: Study suggests deadlines intensify emotions
• Discovery at UCSB may lead to new drugs to treat cancer, control fertility
• Birth weight and breastfeeding in infancy may affect premenopausal breast cancer risk
• Society of Nuclear Medicine professionals explore molecular imaging, present research highlights
• The ultimate spa: embryonic body wash controls left-right development
• Empathetic voice improves doctor-patient communication
• Clinical trial proves link between chiropractic and migraines
• Road salt affects mitigation wetlands
• ARL leads NASA effort to develop smarter machines for space missions
• $77 billion in lost income is attributed to ADHD annually in the United States
• Tracking a killer: Observing liver invasion by malarial parasites
• New World founders small in number
• Web site explains how climate change affects New York City
• President Bush honors excellence in mentoring
• NSB announces recipients of the 2005 Vannevar Bush and Public Service Awards
• Diamonds: Bill introduced to strengthen Canada's role in Kimberley Process
• Polymer expert writes text about better, inexpensive ways to create plastic
• Human cells can 'silence' HIV genes
• Immune factor GM-CSF significantly improves Crohn's disease symptoms
• Arthur Frommer tells America where to stop when they need to go
• Within six months, one in three patients fail to take medications as prescribed
• Patients at high risk of stroke may need to continue warfarin after heart rhythm is controlled
• Metabolic syndrome prevalent in heart attack patients
• Medication errors continue even in highly computerized hospital
• At long last, scientists figure out how plants grow
• OneWorld Health drug receives 'Orphan' designation from U.S. and European regulatory agencies
• HHMI awards first Gilliam Graduate Fellowships
• Gene keeps neural cells on correct developmental path
• ESC releases new chronic heart failure guidelines
• Women rising to the challenge of weightlessness
• ESA issues first Jules Verne payload list
• NexMed announces positive Femprox study results at American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Migratory songbirds have a specialized night-vision brain area
• Sandia helps small company with automatic tire pressure maintenance system
• 'Cornell dots' for tagging, imaging and optical computing
• Patients with metabolic syndrome, moderate coronary calcium have greater risk of blocked arteries
• Ecosystems, economic choices and human well-being
• Children need better cancer drugs, says expert panel
• Asthma drug fluticasone works as well as other drugs at half the dose
• Neutrality and the National Security Council adviser
• Bad teeth may signal risk for heart attack
• ASU's decision theater ushers in new age in public policy
• Long-term outcomes studied for stem cell transplant recipients
• Los Angeles 'big squeeze' continues, straining earthquake faults
• Levels of bacteria in plaque beneath the gum line may increase risk for heart attacks
• AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner urges US to continue collecting job data on women workers
• Nature as important as nurture in developing ability for flexible self-control
• Trumpeting vaccination may only entrench opposition
• Searching for the Queen of Sheba
• Dye to pinpoint diseases and pathogens
• Book argues for change in society's view of pregnancy
• Pilot studies to look at how mind drives or prevents disease
• Researchers largely at fault for health risk studies that influence and confuse the public
• Media invited to international conference on bipolar disorder June 16-18 in Pittsburgh
• New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer
• U-M study shows devotion to Islam is not linked to terror
• University of Manchester develops vision chip for new generation of 'human' robots
• International alliance to unlock secrets of Egyptian mummies
• As morphine turns 200, drug that blocks its side effects reveals new secrets
• Indian Ocean earthquake data suggest disaster warnings too conservative
• UCSD research reveals mechanism involved with type of fatal epilepsy
• Men with spouses, partners, fare better after prostate cancer treatment
• Hidden costs and invisible contributions of adults characterized as dependent
• 'Cool' blood stem cell research leads to licensing deal
• Comprehensive biodefense text published
• German-American Frontiers of Science Meeting
• Stanford bioethicists want stronger protections for women donating eggs for stem cell research
• To stop evolution: New way of fighting antibiotic resistance demonstrated by Scripps scientists
• Report that delayed motherhood decreases life expectancy of mouse offspring
• Physiotherapists cure incontinence
• Judges think children more honest but less reliable than adults, says Queen's study
• Same fold in viral shells point to common ancestry
• New purification process joins high throughput with high selectivity
• NIMH research showcased at APA meeting
• NYU chemist wins teaching & research award
• Marshes tell story of medieval drought, little ice age, and European settlers near NYC
• Particle smasher gets a super-brain
• Patient receives heart turbocharger
• Lighting of the future among topics at BGSU Emerging Technology Forum
• World's first UV 'ruler' sizes up atomic world
• Rock on! Indiana limestone: NIST's first and latest SRM
• NIST method improves timing in oscilloscopes
• Colleagues, friends gather to commemorate Nobel Laureate Axelrod
• Imaging may not be major driver of hospital cost increases
• Small, open-label study shows potential use of novel antibiotic rifaximin for Crohn's disease
• Penn researchers find relief for gastrointestinal illnesses
• World Bank and IMF preventing transfer of foreign aid to HIV/AIDS programmes
• The role of the Royal Society should be reviewed
• Lack of funds hampering important child health study
• GM rice will not end hunger in China
• Dietary vitamin E may lower risk of Parkinson's disease
• Risks outweigh benefits of shark cartilage as anti-cancer treatment
• Relationships improve quality of life for prostate cancer patients
• Physical activity associated with improved survival for women with breast cancer
• No strong evidence of an increased risk of cancer among personal hair dye users
• Little change in suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts in US
• International adoptees have fewer behavior problems than domestic adoptees
• Computed tomography has potential to offer accurate, safer method for detecting artery disease
• Calif. institute wins 10-year contract with international research program
• 'Sister Mary' the robo-doc to start making ward rounds at St Mary's Hospital
• Brain may be less plastic than hoped
• Virtual reality therapy may ease fear of public speaking
• Satellites join watch on Naples' volcanic hinterland
• An-Pang Tsai wins inaugural Dubois Award
• Scientists develop novel multi-color light-emitting diodes
• Robotic telescope discovery sheds new light
• DuPont announces additional $25 million funding for DuPont MIT alliance
• Researchers find first gene for inherited testicular cancer in mice
• Nanoscale switch links electronics to photonics
• New institute for artificial intelligence studies
• NEMS device detects the mass of a single DNA molecule
• The lopsided brain: Attention bias is shared by humans and birds
• Activation of thermoreceptors mediates raw garlic's burning pungency
• After a time-shift, mixed signals from the circadian clock
• NSF grant to Carnegie Mellon establishes research experiences for undergraduates site
• Group-based education improves diabetes self-management, studies find
• Alarm pheromone causes aphids to sprout wings
• Premature use of stem cell therapy could put patients at risk
• New study questions benefits of aspirin for the over 70s
• Eight aspects of early life put UK children at risk of obesity
• Hydroxycitric acid slows glucose uptake, cuts insulin peaks/valleys a la South Beach Diet
• Academic, science groups urge accelerated visa reforms
• Yale immunologist studying host responses to infection named 2005 Searle Scholar
• Tsunami earthquake triggered Earth's free oscillations
• Newly discovered 'branding' process helps immune system cells pick their fights
• Photos reveal new primate species
• Testicular cancer gene in mice may offer clues to origins of cancer in men
• Study shows Erbitux may fight colorectal cancer after other therapies fail
• New stomach cancer therapy potentially more convenient and better tolerated
• Penn Robotics Lab receives $5 million grant to develop robot swarms from MARS
• Epilepsy by the numbers
• New kidney test better elder mortality predictor
• Narcotic drugs effective for severe, chronic pain in older patients
• Geophysicists upgrade Dec. 26 Sumatran quake responsible for deadly tsunami
• Referees's decisions are influenced by spectator pressure
• New research on endocrine disrupting chemicals to be presented at ENDO 2005 – 87th Annual meeting
• Sugar beet virus mutation requires Texas touch
• Unrestrained retina too much of a good thing
• Diagnostic imaging in line with other hospital costs
• Cancer like colonisation for Aboriginal women
• Bee mites suppress bee immunity, open door for viruses and bacteria
• Data confirm panitumumab single-agent antitumor activity in patients with mCRC
• Researchers find gene that may be at root of potato blight
• NYU Child Study Center presents third Annual Adam Katz Memorial Lecture series
• Sustainable energy technologies: Efford announces national panel members
• A continent split by climate change: New study projects drought in southern Africa, rain in Sahel
• World's largest study on changes to Earth's ecosystems released on May 19
• Too stressed to think?
• Nutrition gene key in regulating immune system
• K-State researcher discovers compliments go a long way to improve body self-image in women
• Birth factors associated with risk for autism
• Language cues provide 'glue' for visual learning in children
• Weighing the evidence: A forum to examine the latest news about overweight, obesity and mortality
• Lack of coherent cloning policies reflects polarized debate, limited understanding, study says
• Like the famous doughboy, nanotubes give when you poke 'em
• What makes someone your sister or brother? No easy question in 2005
• 2nd ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
• New collision looks imminent for B-15A iceberg
• Latest generation lineal accelerator for radiotherapy
• Scientists team up for multiyear studies of microbial mysteries
• New partnership launched to accelerate and evaluate national malaria control program in Africa
• Mother birds increase progesterone to hatch females
• Science study holds implications for gene therapy and stem cell biology
• CSIRO defends its intellectual property
• Yoga takes a bite out of eating disorders
• Studies on HRT for breast cancer patients can give false hopes
• Over-feeding in infancy might set the stage for childhood obesity
• Misinformation: Seeing is believing
• The anatomy of sarcasm: Researchers reveal how the brain handles this complex communication
• The AIUM celebrates 50 years at the 2005 AIUM Annual convention and preconvention
• Richard A. Meyer, MD, receives the 2005 AIUM William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award
• AIUM to honor ultrasound pioneers at the 2005 AIUM 50th Anniversary convention
• Magnetic stimulation may improve stroke recovery
• Precise timing enabled pig-to-rat transplants to cure diabetes
• Students who get drunk weekly have higher risk of injuries
• Multiple views from CT scans may improve diagnosis
• Engineers improve plastic's potential for use in implants by linking it to biological material
• Researchers find way to streamline new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
• New therapy may give options to those with neuroendocrine tumors
• While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
• Research marks giant step in potential of using stem cells to treat human disorders
• Managing maternal depression during pregnancy presents significant challenge to clinicians
• Combo drug controls hypertension in hard-to-treat patients
• An alternative to prevent UC-associated colon cancer
• Noise and carbon monoxide exposure increases hearing loss according to Université de Montréal study
• Deeply held values fuel debate over offshore wind power
• Stegosaur plates and spikes for looks only, researchers say
• Scripps Nierenberg Prize awarded to nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough
• Social amoeba sheds light on communication in human brain
• Face value: Hidden smiles influence consumption and judgment
• Tiny toads fitted with backpacks
• Huygens team releases first enhanced mosaics of Titan
• Early cities: New perspectives on pre-industrial urbanism
• Blocking the Odc gene is effective in preventing cancers
• Rice, Iowa state biologists search for 'half-fusion'
• Sumatra-Andaman earthquake modeled and mapped
• PNAS highlights for the week of May 16 - 20
• Large community-based clinical trial in older cancer patients suggests benefits of Neulasta®
• Final results demonstrate Aranesp dosed every two weeks is comparable to Epoetin alfa dosed weekly
• Aranesp dosed every three weeks achieved and maintained target hemoglobin levels
• Presence of high-risk prostate cancer can be predicted without a biopsy, new study says
• NASA postpones satellite launch
• President Bush honors excellence in mentoring
• Ape computers introduced in the US
• New kidney function test better than standard at predicting death and cardiovascular outcomes
• Those at high-risk for skin cancer burnt by own behaviour
• Mayo Clinic researchers develop new treatment for incurable recurring form of adult brain cancer
• Failed lung cancer drug could help shrink breast tumors
• Babies' cries linked to their health
• Phase III clinical program evaluates lubiprostone
• Researchers find genetic link to cerebral hemorrhage and porencephaly
• U.N. mulls the protection of Earth's forests
• Homeland Security Committee among most partisan in the House says math study
• Fox Chase study shows that weakened T-cell receptor signals change T-cell lineage
• Infants with rare genetic disease saved by cord blood stem cells
• Tobacco brands still common in PG-13 movies, despite '98 Master Settlement
• Study finds maternal exposure to parasitic infection may increase risk of schizophrenia in offspring
• Very large diamonds produced very fast
• Radioactive isotope is effective against neuroblastoma
• Chromosome deletion predicts aggressive neuroblastoma
• St. John's Wort only minimally effective in relieving major depression, review confirms
• Boston University engineering team wins first place for vision-based parking monitoring system
• Minority youths self-esteem grows, not shrinks over time
• A hope for oil spill bioremediation
• 60 per cent of first-time mums say prolonged labour will affect them for life
• More than 'SNARE' needed for proper synapse
• UCLA researchers find common gastrointestinal condition keeps patients up at night
• Study compares stomach acid control of three proton pump inhibitors in chronic NSAID users
• Quantifying network vulnerability, and the best way to find hidden items
• New Orleans-area presentations at Joint Assembly
• Global wind map may provide better locations for wind farms
• Top chemical producers, sales jump 23 percent in 2004, C&EN survey reports
• The fat connection
• Targeted cancer drug combined with low-dose chemotherapy shrinks tumors, slows ovarian cancer
• Anti-depressant use linked to increased GI bleeding
• Vitamin D, taxotere combination promising for advanced prostate cancer
• New preoperative chemotherapy and radiation regimen yields encouraging results for sarcoma
• Molecular testing in patients with rare cancer predicts response to Gleevec
• Yale scientist studying virus infections named Burroughs Wellcome Investigator
• Size matters: fish genitalia attractiveness vs. predatory escape value
• Galvani to receive Young Investigators' Prize from American Society of Naturalists
• Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
• Study finds medication prevents travelers' diarrhea
• Tamoxifen shows no benefit, risk for breast cancer survivors' heart health
• Chemo-radiation therapy treatment gives head-and-neck cancer a 1-2 punch
• New 'nuclear battery' runs 10 years, 10 times more powerful
• PENN researchers use robotic surgery
• Zevalin safe and effective for non-Hogdkin's lymphoma patients with advanced disease
• Two-thirds of patients brush off their dentist's advice, study suggests
• Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder
• Heart scan surprises: CT reveals many non-heart problems, too
• High overnight blood pressure linked to increased blood sugar levels
• Colonoscopy: A woman's best defense against colon cancer
• Social Security not in peril as President Bush suggests, expert says
• Study demonstrates longest reported survival rate for locally advanced lung cancer patients
• Seismologists publish detailed analysis of the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
• Making states work
• In war on terrorism, new search engine seeks hidden vulnerabilities
• Mount Sinai study shows Hispanics have worse lung cancer survival rate
• Jefferson researcher's results show promise for metastatic eye melanoma
• Experiment station researchers to explore genome of disease-fighting fungus
• Study explains mystery of mars icecaps
• Innovative coating could give medical implants a longer life
• NASA satellite launch rescheduled for May 14
• Sensor warns of gastrointestinal problems
• Sponges as drugs
• Function of cancer genes discovered
• National Inventors Hall of Fame welcomes 2005 inductees
• Two pioneers in genetic research win $250,000 March of Dimes prize
• Mayo researchers to announce new findings about promising early-stage breast cancer treatment
• Mayo researchers seek methods to make new cancer therapies available more quickly
• Combined MRI and mammography more effective at detecting breast cancer in high-risk women
• Two new retroviruses—transmitted from animals—identified
• Leading patient safety advocates assess progress in reducing medical error
• Plunge into warmer waters this summer with ESA's Mediterranean heat map
• First full mosaics of Titan's surface
• Crossing Africa with EGNOS
• Genome of a social amoeba sequenced for the first time
• €50,000 for German-Polish cooperation in the promotion of young researchers
• Finding an Alzheimer's switch
• Scientists unexpectedly discover enols in flames
• Man, chimp difference may have made us prone to cancer
• Columbia University researchers create mouse model that develops a human-like lymphoma
• Boys, too, suffer long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse
• American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for May 2005 (second issue)
• Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• Scientific Integrity text adds website support to new edition
• New book explains antibiotic resistance for a broad audience
• Lipids get new comprehensive classification system
• Protein prevents detrimental immune effects of bacterial sepsis
• Scientists generate patient-specific stem cells, Science study says
• Disabling gene defuses rheumatoid arthritis in mice
• Ablation therapy improves survival for patients with inoperable liver tumors
• Understanding how bacteria communicate may help scientists prevent disease
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities funds research to develop conductive ceramic materials
• Can rice bran oil melt away cholesterol?
• Penn study shows liver receptor key to diet-dependent differences in blood lipid levels
• Novel stem cell trial in heart failure patients to begin
• Study finds Herceptin may have role in bladder cancer treatment
• Counting cells in blood samples may predict cancer treatment's effectiveness
• Barriers prevent many Hispanics from participating in research studies
• Older people are better at picking their battles, studies show
• Work fatigue and working overtime are associated with weight gain
• Unlocking mysteries of brain, grooming future med students goals of UH prof
• Tackling 10,000-foot ice cap next for UH space architecture program
• Professor criticises medicine's 'blind spot'
• New research presents reserve selection using nonlinear species distribution models
• Chaos is rare
• Changes in community size affect the outcome of competition
• UCLA study assesses cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis B drugs
• Surgery to treat vocal-cord spasms shows high success rate
• Study reveals smog clearing properties of atmosphere
• Changes in brain receptors linked to seizures and anxiety during the menstrual cycle
• Study finds ADHD improves with sensory intervention
• Teen's ability to multi-task develops late in adolescence
• Maladapted children change goals during conflicts
• Genetic factors partly influence differences in language development
• Children of incarcerated mothers exhibit poor attachment to caregivers, mothers
• News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
• Kennedy elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Atmosphere may cleanse itself better than previously thought
• Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies
• Mice brains shrink during winter, impairing some learning and memory
• Black children more likely to die from traumatic injury than white children
• Organization for Human Brain Mapping's 11th Annual Meeting
• Active vaccine prevents mice from developing prion disease
• NJIT plastics expert who develops safer explosives for soldiers gets honor
• Sabin Gold Medal awarded to vaccine developer Dr. Albert Z. Kapikian
• Randomized trial of two therapies for acute lymphocytic leukemia finds survival advantage
• New kidney cancer drug response rate is more than double that of standard treatment
• Mayo Clinic researchers use pharmacogenetic test prior to chemotherapy to reduce toxic side effects
• Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
• Concurrent radiation, chemo, followed by surgery lengthens lung cancer patients survival
• Tiny new control device improves lateral stability of airplane
• Familiar songs act as strong memory cues, K-State researcher finds
• Sex differences in the human brain
• Protein targets tumor vasculature, delays tumor growth in animal study
• Other highlights in the May 18 JNCI
• Iodine deficiency, supplements affect thyroid cancer risk in children exposed to radioactive iodine
• New test for early detection of prostate cancer shows promise
• Joslin hosts conference on diabetes in American Indian/Alaska Natives, May 16-19 in Denver
• Timing of introduction of gluten into infant's diet associated with appearance of celiac disease
• Survival rates higher for children receiving living donor liver transplant
• Several factors can increase risk for recurrent blood clot
• Improvements in critical care decrease risk of post-injury multiple organ failure
• High levels of estrogen during pregnancy associated with improvement in psoriasis
• Dermatologists use immunotherapy to treat warts
• Certain acne treatment does not increase symptoms of depression in adolescents
• Breast cancer chemotherapy regimen associated with life-threatening complications
• German Scholars Organization announces conference & career fair for US midwest region
• Moderate alcohol use linked to increase in breast cancer risk
• Study shows doctors and patients think differently about clinical trials
• Study finds prostate cancer in 25% of high-risk men with 'normal' PSA levels
• Cassini observations present glimpse into Titan's relationship with Earth
• DOE JGI announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program portfolio
• Test predicts risk of blood clots in women receiving tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer
• Exercise reduces risk of recurrence and death in early stage colon cancer patients
• Drug combination boosts survival rate in head and neck cancers
• Breast tumor's biological traits guide hormone therapy
• Aspirin use may protect against colon cancer recurrence, reduce risk of death
• Ralph Horwitz, M.D., to receive Society of General Internal Medicine's highest honor
• Alien woodwasp, threat to US pine trees, found in N.Y.
• Scientists identify genes responsible for 'black rot' disease in vegetables
• Words influence smells
• Discovery of a 'drug anticipation' brain signal
• Gene 'archeology' gets easier using Carnegie Mellon University software
• Your heart could indicate whether you have kidney problems
• Why embryos need a good diet
• The effects of prenatal cocaine exposure
• Type 2 diabetes may begin with Grandma's diet
• Scientists map the world for nature conservation
• Surprise fed policies have big impact on the market
• Early origins of obesity: Programming the appetite regulatory system
• Consequences of exposure to an energy rich diet during development
• Waggle dance controversy resolved by radar records of bee flight paths
• Sonic flashlight puts ultrasound images in physician's line of sight for catheter placement
• Radiology residents can accurately assess after-hours patients for stroke
• New MRI techniques may help patients avoid knee surgery
• Enlarged prostate drug allows for less invasive prostate biopsies
• Chest CT can be first step to identifying if patient has had a heart attack
• Botox stops severe drooling in children with neurologic conditions
• Heart failure wall stress drops 38% with moderate thyroid hormone therapy
• Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
• New procedures more accurate in early diagnosis of GI cancers
• Cutting-edge technologies signify a new era for colorectal cancer screening
• Program finds lost genes in nematode genome
• Map of life on Earth could be used on Mars
• Majority of parents don't actively limit children's media time
• Scientists discover odd-ball rodent
• ENERGY STAR®: Participants to receive awards
• Blocking blood vessels provides new option for large group of advanced lung cancer patients
• 'Scientists@work' gives over 1800 Flemish students the chance to work in a biotech lab
• Massey Cancer Center researcher helps to identify a piece of the cancer puzzle
• Spinoff company receives $2.5 million NIH grant to build prototype scanner
• Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists
• UNC scientists develop promising new X-ray device using carbon nanotubes
• Creation of gene targeting earns Smithies March of Dimes honor
• WHO centre calls for global action on cleft palate
• Robot walks, balances like a human
• Saving virtual lives with nanobots goal of UH-led project
• University of Chicago researchers reveal secrets of snake flight
• Tamoxifen-like drug suggests new ways to selectively block estrogen
• Scripps scientists describe protein used by bacteria and cancer cells to resist drugs
• Study: Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise
• Vitamin A's paradoxical role in influencing symmetry during embryonic development revealed
• Salk Institute scientist Rusty Gage elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Whimpers from the Sun?
• NASA postpones satellite launch
• Teamwork will beat spammers
• Instant messaging falls prey to worms
• ENERGY STAR®: Bagnell presents national awards
• International team determines geographic origin of leprosy
• Sex, gender and heart disease—MUHC researcher leads Canada-wide team
• MIT student studies disaster relief logistics
• New class of drugs may treat lung tumors resistant to Iressa and Tarceva
• Still have to swab those tonsils, Mayo Clinic study finds
• Hyperhidrosis and its treatment becoming better understood
• The Lancet calls for higher tax on cigarettes
• Statin therapy cost-effective for a wider range of individuals
• Substantial 15-year survival gains from standard breast cancer treatments
• Keyhole surgery set to become the new gold standard for colon cancer treatment
• Older adults with insomnia report falling asleep faster with ramelteon
• American Urological Association honors Novartis Pharmaceuticals with annual health science award
• Wiley to publish UICC TNM Atlas in July 2005
• Younger is better when implanting cochlear implants, IU study finds
• White-coat effect is virtually eliminated using a non-drug hypertension
• A new look at theory, evidence and policies in innovation
• Researchers prevent post-traumatic brain damage
• Climate change, ground water sustainability, and more at GSA North-Central Section Meeting
• Bridging the digital divide by making computers for kids as common as pencils
• AACE media teach-in
• New moon making waves
• First MARSIS boom successfully deployed
• NIH funds DOE lab for cellular studies
• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine gets $4 million to make 'smart nanoparticles'
• Mitigating ethical stress of government financial managers
• How exactly does the brain control breathing?
• A hospital stay can make an older person more likely to commit suicide
• African Americans just as likely to be diagnosed with depression
• UK is in the grip of a nationwide mumps epidemic
• MMR vaccine does not increase risk of Crohn's disease
• Many HIV patients are not diagnosed early enough
• GMC needs to get its head out of the sand over revalidation
• Clincal trials indicate NEXIUM® can reduce upper GI symptoms in patients using NSAIDS
• U.S. ranks highest worldwide in use of high-tech imaging
• Ultrasound-guided biopsies are safe alternative to endoscopic biopsies of the pancreas
• Go to the tape: Video replay improves radiology residents' performance
• Don't skip chest CT in the ER just because x-ray checks out okay, warns study
• CAD system makes breast MRI more effective, efficient
• Statin use associated with reduced risk of pancreatic and esophageal cancers
• Study shows grapefruit extract can heal stomach ulcers
• Smoking increases risk for liver, pancreatic and colorectal cancers
• Procedure setting, technique and cost are key for effective colorectal cancer screening
• OTC treatments for reflux fail to match relief of prescriptions
• Obesity linked to colorectal and esophageal cancers
• New methods offer alternatives for patients undergoing obesity surgery
• Biologic therapies for bowel disease show promise in clinical trials
• New findings may help preserve rare Gutenberg Bibles
• 'Environmentalism: Retrospect and Prospect' symposium to be held in Woods Hole on June 3
• Wake Forest scientists find new combination vaccine effective against plague
• Genes may influence nutritional composition of breast milk
• Molecular spies illuminate drug resistance proteins
• Magnetic stimulation treatment for depression helping difficult-to-treat cases at UT Southwestern
• Shared computing grid cuts data mountains down to size
• Chemical engineer receives $264,000 to investigate ways to help plastic conduct electricity
• Researchers find up to 70 percent chance of a big quake in southern California in next 30 years
• University of Manchester launches new anti-MRSA product
• Research cruise to understand major changes in Atlantic
• Liverpool placenta study could save lives
• UCI epilepsy researcher receives nation's top neuroscience prize
• UCLA cancer researchers shake loose hidden biomarker
• Nurses receive new tool to help patients quit smoking
• Ocean climate predicts elk population in Canadian Rockies
• Cassini finds new Saturn moon that makes waves
• The dark side of adolescent popularity
• New research finds children understand the emotional benefits of following the rules
• Children's peer group influences ethnic/racial prejudice
• World renowned social evolution theorist Robert Trivers to be honored
• Purdue study finds races react differently to dietary salt, calcium
• Study suggests antibiotic may limit or prevent vision problems caused by diabetes
• New mathematical model better describes transistor behavior
• Event showcases atomic resolution microscopy
• Too much knowledge can be bad for some types of memory, study finds
• Changing medication packages could help patients follow prescriptions, study suggests
• OHSU study says national injury prevention program working
• Silicon solution could lead to a truly long-life battery
• NIAID awards first $27 million using new bioshield authorities
• Lack of sleep can affect athletic performance in teens
• Scientists levitate heaviest elements with help from cold oxygen
• Discovery of key inflammation mechanism in COPD could lead to new treatments
• New Medicare policy allows seniors access to Crystalens™
• Satellites monitoring dust storms linked to health risk
• ESA's Epidemio and Respond assist during Angolan Marburg outbreak
• DFG to fund 14 new research training groups
• NASA'S Chandra S-ray observatory catches x-ray super-flares
• Ancient immune defense mechanism is no match for HIV-1
• Should the mental health evaluator decide child custody?
• Genetic testing divides families
• Whole-body MRI takes less than 20 min to scan a patient's entire body for cancer spread to bone
• Ultrasound images transmitted over phone allow real-time diagnosis of patients in poorer countries
• Patients with suspicious axillary breast lymph nodes should undergo fine-needle aspiration
• New ultrasound technique could reduce number of diagnostic procedures for breast lumps
• New specially coated 'non-stick' tips stents help keep blood vessels open for cirrhosis patients
• MDCT overtakes ventilation-perfusion lung scan for diagnosing pulmonary embolism
• Expandable electrodes safe and effective for radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors
• Digital mammography decreases 'call-back' appointments, reducing patient anxiety and cost
• High-capacity hydrogen storage for future vehicles, and the best angle for skipping stones
• Given misleading cues, older adults are more likely to 'remember' that misinformation
• Digestive Disease Week® 2005 spotlights breakthrough research in digestive health
• Research on antibiotics receives historical recognition
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 17, 2005
• Researchers observe predictors of natural immunity to ovarian cancer
• Past AACR president Susan B. Horwitz elected to National Academy of Sciences
• New fat is needed to clear old fat from the system
• St. Louis is host city for premiere software engineering conference
• Scientists find unusual use of metals in the ocean
• Research shows upbringing affects discipline choices
• Lower doses of chemotherapy equally effective in most children
• Marijuana withdrawal reported by teens seeking treatment
• UI researcher studies deafness in fruit flies, humans
• Newly identified enzyme group converts protein into cellular traffic signal
• Breast CT reaches clinical testing: May improve on mammography
• Stem cell treatment improves mobility after spinal cord injury
• African-Americans and Caucasians have similar emotional brain activity when seeing African-Americans
• Hand gestures linked to better speaking
• Physical pain aggravates majority of Americans, according to poll
• Obese workers' pay lower due to health costs, Stanford study finds
• Asymptomatic HIV-infected newborns may benefit from early drug treatment, Stanford study shows
• Fear of falling: It's not only grandpa's phobia
• Immune system lab model overcomes ethical limits on human hematopoietic stem cells studies
• News tips from the journal of Neuroscience
• For young canaries learning their song, freedom in youth gives way to rules in adulthood
• UQ researcher journeys to the centre of the cell
• Melbourne trailblazer scoops medical research award
• As world warms, vegetation changes may influence extreme weather
• PNAS highlights for the week of May 9 - 13
• Top math & physics prize winner in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• Intrinsic motivation doesn't exist, researcher says
• Girl juvenile offenders exhibit more problems, risks than boys
• NIST demonstrates key step in use of quantum computers for code-breaking
• High fidelity keeps human DNA assembly line humming
• Previously unknown fault provides new insights on Himalayan mountain building
• MIT profs, colleagues propose plan for nuclear energy
• New treatments for common vaginal infection being studied
• Nutritional advice improves health of children in developing countries
• Combination treatment improves survival for pancreatic cancer
• Diabetes medication pioglitazone HCl may significantly improve predictors of cardiovascular risk
• The link between physical activity and ovarian cancer
• Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment
• Surf not up for Palaeozoic creatures - new model reveals ancient sea was a giant lake
• Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Ehlers honored for contributions to science, engineering and technology
• Gold nanoparticles may simplify cancer detection
• Season of birth influences age of menopause, say Italian researchers
• Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed
• Crater Holden and Uzboi Vallis
• Reconstruction of the lower jaw with a fibula autotrasplant
• Securing the future
• Two studies offer clues about how alcoholic behavior is 'switched' on
• Parental conflict can affect school performance
• MMP inhibitors may offer hope in the fight against prostate cancer-induced bone disease
• B cells are required for development of epithelial cancer associated with chronic inflammation
• Carnegie Mellon University chemists adapt casting technique to make ordered nanocarbons
• Is the vaccine industry ailing?
• Science, AAAS select two for new minority internship
• Significant non-coronary findings found during heart CT scans
• Radiologists play key role in child abuse cases: Electronic exhibit outlines signs of abuse
• New breast shield reduces radiation to female breast during chest CT by up to 73%
• CT colonography 'excellent' for colorectal cancer screening
• Are CT angiograms overused?
• Talking robot, TV speech, and more
• New research raises questions about buckyballs and the environment
• Side effects
• Live reporting
• Embryonic law and order
• Three-fold risk of sudden cardiac death from some non-cardiac drugs
• Neuroimaging confirms the greater vulnerability of women's brains to alcohol
• Investigating the appropriateness of current alcohol-use disorder criteria for adolescents
• Integrated chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment best for adolescents
• Cigarette smoke exacerbates alcohol's effects on defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Employing ecology to predict and manage emerging infectious diseases
• Scientists inhibit cancer gene
• CPR instructions should focus on continuous chest compressions, UT Southwestern physicians recommend
• Recombinant DNA technology may enable oral, rather than injectable, delivery of protein drugs
• USDA forecasts still accurate, but with room for improvement
• Children at risk, says Illinois agricultural economist who helped assess the world's ecosystem
• By creating molecular 'bridge,' scientists change function of a protein
• UCR chemist part of team identifying new areas of gene regulation
• Researchers map 'circuitry' of yeast genes using technique that could be applied to humans
• Five Ph.D. candidates receive Graduate Research Awards
• American Film Institute announces screenwriting workshop for scientists and engineers
• School violence worldwide linked to competitive test scores
• Little microbe inside sea squirt makes big splash
• Mining research lab reopens
• Study calls for earlier use of ICDs in patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy
• End-of-life care involves a more holistic approach
• Gender and sexual orientation influence preference for human body odors
• Mayo Clinic study determines surgery is best remedy for hammer hand
• Health geography study finds health care resources distributed unevenly in Kansas
• House science committee chair addresses engineering jobs, education and Hubble
• Electrotechnology consultants fees rise, incomes drop
• AAES honors outstanding engineers, recognizes top reporting at 26th annual awards ceremony
• Researchers consider possible mechanistic links between obesity and asthma
• Fragile US vaccine system needs improvement despite dramatic gains in health over past century
• Mechanism for the captation of nutrients in plants- unknown to date
• ORNL technologies win maximum Federal Laboratory Consortium awards
• PNNL seeks maxi space exploration via mini technology
• Governor's distinguished CEBAF Professorship Awarded to Jefferson Lab chief scientist
• Simple but seminal: Building a robot that can reproduce
• Study backs effectiveness of thrombolysis after stroke
• Promises made, promises kept?
• BMI just part of ischemic heart disease risk picture
• Researchers develop promising new gene network analysis method
• Leprosy genome tells story of human migrations, French researchers report in Science
• New blood test for ovarian cancer screening
• Animal study: Compounds in cranberries may have heart-healthy effects
• Pitt professor wins prestigious NSF CAREER award
• Pitt Professor awarded competitive Sloan Research Fellowship
• Pitt math researcher wins prestigious NSF CAREER Award
• Clutch hitters and choke hitters: Myth or reality?
• Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds
• Stroke drug still meets resistance from doctors wary of its risks
• Study: Americans willing to pay more for greater vaccine coverage
• Kids at risk for lead poisoning don't get necessary testing
• Hopeful results from interrupted Alzheimer's vaccine study
• University of Minnesota to host international whole grains conference
• Small glaciers in Northern California buck
• New study suggests older patients have high rates of unmet eye care needs
• Executives from AMO, Broadcom, Boeing, Toyota, others to speak at UCI's annual symposium
• Physicists detect the undetectable: 'baby' solitary waves
• Medication combined with behavior therapy works best for ADHD children, study finds
• National Academies advisory: critical technologies for US military
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine establishes Stem Cell Institute
• Mosaic mouse technique offers a powerful new tool to study diseases and genetics
• Society of Nuclear Medicine to offer $10,000 William L. Ashburn, M.D., Pilot Research Grant for 2006
• Researchers discover new longer-living flower
• Misunderstanding real cost a barrier to mammography
• Check colon tumors for signs of syndrome, study suggests
• NYU researchers explain how organic molecules bind to semiconductor surfaces
• Federal agencies partner to document endangered languages
• Study examines measurement of service sector R&D
• NIST fire analysis tools featured in online training
• Jin elected to National Academy of Sciences
• Scientists reveal how disease bacterium survives inside immune system cell
• More effort needed to prevent pattern of child abuse
• Low-fat dairy foods may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
• Green laser pointer can cause eye damage
• SPARCing chemotherapy success
• JCI table of contents June 1, 2005
• Tollbooth ventilation system effective in protecting workers from traffic air pollution
• US Latinos may develop Alzheimer's disease symptoms at earlier age than white, non-Latinos
• Regular vigorous physical activity could slow progression of prostate cancer
• Older adults with diabetes in managed care networks have higher rates of untreated eye disease
• Low-fat dairy may lower risk of type 2 diabetes in men
• Atorvastatin shows promise in small trial for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
• Envisat making sharpest ever global Earth map
• Type 2 diabetes is increasing among children all over the world
• Soft drinks consumption may increase the risk of childhood obesity
• Morphine for chest pain increases death risk
• Monkeys adapt robot arm as their own
• Shake and stir to make granular materials change phases
• ORNL, UC Berkeley unravel real-world clues to Earth's mysteries
• Health and environmental sciences director named DuPont 'Distinguished Scientist'
• Columbia dedicates new 300,000 sq. ft. Irving Cancer Research Center
• Location, location, location: Effect of nuclear organization on transcriptional status
• Eye candy: Transcriptional control of vertebrate eye development
• A whole lot of shaking goin' on triggers early hatching in red-eyed tree frogs
• Physician assisted suicide and why patients are motivated to seek death
• More love, more hurt
• Drug safety in the doctor's office: Nearly half of patients have lapses in monitoring
• Certain fish have a special mating preference
• Internet program launched to prevent blindness in diabetic patients
• Researchers extend mouse lifespan by protecting against free radicals
• Innovative study finds way to 'bio-synthesize' an anti-cancer compound
• Keeping cancer in check
• Connecting to cure spinal cord injury
• Exercise in cold water may increase appetite, UF study finds
• UCLA scientists pinpoint region of autism gene on chromosome 17
• Three UCSD scholars elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
• Scientists call for research aimed at better understanding Earth's energy 'balance'
• Bomb blast mitigation technologies to be tested at new UCSD blast simulator
• Study agrees, just do it!
• Brain chemical serotonin involved in early embryo patterning, Forsyth scientists find
• Rutgers present Sussman Award to Rutgers faculty member Mary Ann Scoloveno
• Oxford Journals launches Oxford Open – a new open access initiative
• Two Ohio state researchers named to National Academy of Sciences
• Three NYU faculty named to the National Academy of Sciences
• Latest research and emerging treatments for osteoporosis focus of NYAS conference
• NASA & NOAA set to launch new environmental satellite
• Where will they go when the sea rises?
• A mission to conquer Venus
• NTP roadmap for the future, celebration of 25 years
• Slow balls take the swing out of young ball players
• Some primary care residents feel unprepared to provide preventive counseling
• Mayo Clinic first to use pharmacogenomics to treat inherited kidney disorder of children
• Arm lift surgery generally safe, minor risks need to be considered, Mayo Clinic finds
• WHO's HIV initiative at risk of failing
• More effort needed to prevent pattern of child abuse developing in families
• Health benefits of quitting smoking could be improved by controlling weight gain
• Untreated low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ poses long-term risk
• Poor understanding of coverage deters breast cancer screening
• Researchers develop new method for facile identification of proteins in bacterial cells
• Scalpel-free surgery could reduce risk of HIV and hepatitis exposure for health care workers
• Lag-time often occurs before new treatments for pediatric HIV infection are used
• Earlier treatment of perinatal HIV associated with decreased HIV progression, better outcomes
• Drug lowers inflammatory markers associated with risk for heart attack
• Children with high blood lead levels often do not receive follow-up tests
• Soliciting organs over the Internet
• National Academies advisory: May 10 public briefing on foreign-born researchers in the US
• Epilepsy Foundation announces free forum
• Gene variants predict bleeding after heart surgery
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2005
• InSitech licensed to commercialize PPPL-developed antiterrorism device
• Microbes yield secrets of survival
• Researcher gets NSF grant to create mutant maize lines
• Fungus-farming termites descend from an African rain forest Eve
• Audiovisual integration of speech falters under competing demands for attention
• New GP contract may not improve treatment for heart failure patients
• Different consultants mean different lengths of stay in hospitals
• Politicians bury their heads in the sand while global flu threat mounts
• Doctor voices concerns over new NHS IT system
• Decline in major heart disease offset by rise in diagnosed angina among British men
• Drug combinations improve survival for patients with heart disease
• Human eggs can develop from ovarian surface cells in vitro
• ASU researchers team with Kinetic Muscles, Inc. to develop robotic arm for stroke rehabilitation
• Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
• Aeras and UCLA announce license deal for new TB vaccine
• Researchers discover mechanism for multiplying adult stem cells
• Cancer exploits the body's wound-healing process
• VaxGen and EndoBiologics form collaboration to pursue early stage research for meningitis B vaccine
• University of Kentucky researcher wins American Heart Association award
• New frontiers in molecular bioscience topic of UD symposium
• UCI eye doctors invent laser-assisted cornea-transplant surgery
• New tool reveals secrets of migrating cells
• MRI study shows hormone leptin alters brains, may ease cravings of people with obesity gene
• National Academies news: 72 new members chosen by academy
• Jefferson scientists create plant factories churning out antibodies against tumor cells
• Israeli, U.S., German researchers unveil remarkable behavior of ocean plankton
• Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities
• Research takes big picture of wheat streak mosaic
• Rutgers' Tabasco Sauce connection
• The Ape in the Tree: An intellectual and natural history of proconsul
• Diabetes and pizza: Slow and steady insulin delivery wins the race
• New studies released at the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Meeting
• Deep thoughts of a birdbrain
• Combating antibiotic resistance
• Adapting to climate change: Natural Resources Canada sponsors national conference
• NJIT digital poetry expert receives Fulbright to study in Malaysia
• Depression gene may weaken mood-regulating circuit
• Therapy to overcome fears helps children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Motor transport in bio-nano systems
• Mailman School shares new virus identification technologies
• Museum rescues 'endangered' recordings
• Scientists take aim at virulent bacteria by decoding machinery of key control enzyme
• Earth and Moon through Rosetta's eyes
• PPPL physicist Davidson Garners 2005 Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award
• Earth lightens up
• FDA approves Boostrix® a new US vaccine for adolescents against pertussis
• Fat's fate depends on its source
• Excess liver gene protects against high-fat diet
• Molecular change occurring during brain tumor progression also evident in breast cancer
• Rock hounds sleuth rise of Earth's atmosphere
• Scientists find microRNAs regulate plant development
• MDCT accurate for diagnosing coronary artery disease in patients with no to moderate calcification
• Low-dose MDCT 'better option' than x-rays for imaging children's sinuses
• Study evaluates Alzheimer's patients' ability to make decisions about treatment
• From photovoltaics to solar thermal collectors: Evaluating and improving green design
• VIB top scientist receives major research grant & VIB presents 2004 results
• VCU engineers develop new polymer
• Earth's reflectivity a great unknown in gauging climate change impacts
• Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
• Metal stents are safe and effective for treatment of obstructions from pancreatic cancer
• UT Southwestern researchers show new drug may help treat certain forms of leukemia
• Identification of specific genes predicts which patients will respond to Hepatitis C treatment
• Health-care ethics practical, smart: U of T study
• Treat depression and chronic pain separately, U-M researchers say
• Food fried in vegetable oil may contain toxic compound
• Researchers estimate polluted O.C. beaches cost public $3.3 million annually
• New insights into how Huntington's disease attacks the brain
• Discovery of an American salamander where it shouldn't be: Korea
• Biologists determine genetic blueprint of social amoeba
• Astronomers confirm the first image of a planet outside of our solar system
• The clustering of Hox genes is not necessary for their proper function
• Computer test for specific maladaptive traits offers hope for clearer diagnosis, treatment
• Giving children access to drug clinical trials is crucial, clofarabine approval shows
• Taxpayers commend precedent set by NIH public access policy
• African-American connection to attract Earth sciences students
• PNAS highlights for the week of May 2 - 6
• RIM founder increases research donation to $50 million
• Major advance made on DNA structure
• Monitoring program finds serious, unreported adverse drug reactions
• Northwestern's cancer genetics program ID's gene variant that increases colon cancer risk
• Excess oxygen worsens lung inflammation in mice
• International conference probes the origins of life beyond Earth
• Exercise training in ordinary people affects the activity of 500 genes
• Nation's leading researchers, scientists reveal findings at occupational therapy conference
• Treating children with chronic hepatitis C
• HIV treatment not affected by hormonal birth control
• OneWorld Health awarded Sapling Foundation grant
• NIH awards Georgia Tech/Emory $11.5 M for nano cardiology research
• A common bacterium leads to serious blood infection in many seniors, new study finds
• Babies show ripple effects of mothers stress from 9/11 trauma
• Gene implicated in chronic kidney disease
• Gamma rays from thunderstorms?
• Why are coyotes getting more aggressive?
• Study shows how retinoic acid enters a cell's nucleus
• Grandparent at home buffers single-parenthood
• Using RNA as your guide
• Return to normalcy
• Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases, best studies find
• CONRAD receives $24 million from Gates Foundation and USAID for HIV microbicide trials
• Genome of social amoeba shows its importance as research model
• Latest gene therapy research to be presented in St. Louis, June 1-5, 2005
• Scientists report strong evidence of alterations in blood samples of children with autism
• Children with autism have distinctly different immune system reactions compared to typical children
• Several years in small classes in elementary school yields big rewards at graduation time
• Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
• Risk assessments urged for fish escaping from net-pen aquaculture
• Highlights of the May 2005 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• News briefs from the journal Chest, MAY 2005
• Carbonated soft drinks and sleeping pills cause heartburn during sleep
• Six previously blind patients detect light, motion, identify objects with retinal prostheses
• Research suggests molecular approaches to brain tumor treatment
• Blocking COX-1 slows tumor growth in mice
• USC researchers determine mechanism of action of chemotherapy drug
• Discoveries by UAB and Florida scientists may help transplanted organs survive longer
• Newly discovered genetic disease sheds light on body's water balance
• Scripps research scientists identify infertility molecule
• Study reveals new data on how lyme disease is spread
• Mayo Clinic researchers discover genetic glitch in the heart's electrical system
• Trampoline injuries on the rise
• Microbicide partners receive $5.7 million from Gates Foundation
• New insight into Huntington's disease pathology
• How monarch butterflies are wired for navigation
• May 2005 Ophthalmology journal
• Journal study suggests many glaucoma patients don't take medication properly
• New NSF-AAAS report highlights 'learning communities,' other STEM educational strategies
• Neandertal femur suggests competition with hyenas and a shift in landscape use
• Killer dinosaurs turned vegetarian
• Unexpected lock and key mechanism found for the assembly of tumor blood vessels
• Motion picture ratings fail to distinguish violent content
• New thermometer reveals wet conditions on earliest Earth
• 3 questions may provide good clues to smoke exposure
• K-State professor researching whether simulators help young teenagers become better drivers
• The relationship between clinical depression and chronic pain
• A candidate biomarker to improve treatment of lupus patients
• Study identifies possible marker for efficacy of gefitinib in lung cancer patients
• Study examines influence of celebrity endorsements of cancer screening
• Other highlights in the May 4 JNCI
• Seeing what protein C is all about
• Finding the function of fish ferroportin
• Stents that release medication appear more effective than traditional stents
• Simple questions may determine children's exposure to smoke
• Response of New York City public school children to September 11
• Parents who don't vaccinate their children may believe vaccines cause harm
• Medication or psychotherapy effective in treating depressed patients when the other is not
• Long-term outcomes promising for patients with localized, low-grade prostate cancer
• Fracture risk lower for black women than white women at all bone mineral density levels
• Drug-releasing stents showing higher complication rate than clinical trials indicated
• Acupuncture treatment no more effective than sham treatment in reducing migraine headaches
• Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
• Prevalence of concussion effects linked to 'pot of gold' lawsuits, researcher says
• American Thoracic Society journal news tips for May 2005 (first issue)
• Japanese women found to have lower recurrence of breast cancer
• Researchers feed tiny pills of RNA to planarians to identify genes essential for regeneration
• Study is first to implicate dietary fat in 'fatty liver'
• All low-fat diets are not equal, Stanford study shows
• Real time microscopy tracks the course of developing T cells
• Hypoxia can offset the potentially damaging effects of oxygen therapy
• Can our genes tell the story of our divergence?
• Burden of cardiovascular disease will shift to the developing world
• 3-D study of immune cell interactions reveals details of an effective antibody response
• Researchers induce heart cells to proliferate
• OHSU research shows vitamin C counteracts some negative impacts of smoking on unborn babies
• Scientists track 'stealth' DNA elements in primate evolution
• First-year college students who feel lonely have a weaker immune response to the flu shot
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 3, 2005
• Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
• United Nations University calls for world help to repair Iraqi higher education system
• Medical-errors gap widens between best and worst hospitals: Healthgrades study
• Stem cells and regeneration: Opening up a new can of worms
• Fundamental genes regulate human blood stem cells
• Transcendental Meditation extends lifespan
• Liver metabolism goes to pot
• JCI table of contents May 2, 2005
• Finding the origin of fats in fatty liver disease
• FGF-21 finds itself as a new therapy for type 2 diabetes
• Social connections: Could heartwarming be heart-saving?
• Obesity spreading out to all income levels
• Attention full-time workers: Get off the computer and out to exercise in your free time!
• Study shows non-children's hospitals serve majority of US children

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