• Scientists solve 30-year-old mystery of mutant mouse's kidney woes
• National Academies advisory: May 3 launch of Iraqi Virtual Science Library
• The Gerontological Society of America awards new Hartford Doctoral Fellowships
• Herrington's annual 2006 'State of the Shore Report,' May 22
• Diabetes hits 275 Australians each day as pandemic spreads
• Mixed amphetamine salts extended release improves information processing in adults with ADHD
• Medical journals should ban drug advertisements, say researchers
• Intimate partner violence found widespread
• Carnegie Mellon researchers say use of switchgrass could solve energy woes
• One in 50 teenagers still wet the bed
• New data finds recalls of automated external defibrillators to be common
• CT colonography even safer than previously reported, says study
• An injury that heals
• Witchcraft can make you rich in Cameroon
• North Pole's ancient past holds lessons for future global warming
• Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold
• Calorie restriction appears better than exercise at slowing primary aging
• Moderate alcohol intake associated with better mental function in older women
• Virginia Tech student selected to meet Nobel Laureates
• Rhesus monkeys in Nepal may provide new alternative for HIV/AIDS research
• Segregated classrooms benefit some students, but stop others from reaching full potential
• Researchers conduct training in disaster mental health
• Amnesiac study offers insights into how working memory works
• Taking evolution's temperature: Researchers pinpoint the energy it takes to make a species
• When galaxies collide: Supercomputers reproduce fluid motions of cosmic duet
• Sectarianism is problem for religious right political partnerships according to new survey at UCSD
• Promising new metamaterial could transform ultrasound imaging
• New council promotes partnerships between UCSF and community
• Different forms of amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease harm neurons in different ways
• Sun's past strength took toll on tropical glaciers, worsens today's outlook
• Jefferson scientists identify gene mutation potentially involved in breast cancer initiation
• Hebrew University researchers uncover eight previously unknown species
• Americans support free access to research
• Another great boost to medical research
• Growing diabetes epidemic: Patient/physician disconnect on disease management
• Plant-cell-produced technologies-cutting edge approach to bringing solutions to the market
• AERA/APA exhibit: Coalition for national science funding
• Genetically altered mice no longer like cocaine
• Ecosystems with many plant species produce more and survive threats better
• Why water freezes faster after heating
• A code to keep your fingerprints secure
• New preservative increases shelf life of blood platelets - decreases risk of harmful reactions
• World Cup gets interactive with 21st century technology
• Record number of abstracts submitted for largest scientific congress devoted to osteoporosis
• Tests for 'face-blindness' reveal disorder may not be so rare
• June GEOLOGY media highlights
• ESC releases updated Guidelines for the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris
• Basque grammar in the brain
• Elsevier launches new online oncology journal
• Damaged Iraq marshes show renewed signs of life
• Address water scarcity, water quality issues around the world now, Sandia/CSIS report says
• Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute new study on pregnant women & iron
• When a child's heart stops, onset time of abnormal rhythms is crucial
• The great transformation of Central Eastern Europe; Success and disappointment
• Smoking, diabetes predict different forms of peripheral artery disease
• AGU journal highlights - 31 May 2006
• Chronic stress, depression and cortisol levels are potential risk indicators for periodontal disease
• Master planners in brain may coordinate other areas' roles in cognitive tasks
• UW-Madison professor to coordinate US fusion science effort
• Physicists persevere in quest for inexhaustible energy source
• New approach allows closer look at smoker lungs
• Combination of three new, high-powered MRI systems at PENN is a first in the US
• Sinking levees
• U of MN study finds health education helps African American light smokers kick the habit
• Trial success for diabetic nerve therapy
• Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings
• Colorful, rare-patterned male guppies have survival advantage in the wild
• Two UH grads a step closer to realizing 'The American Dream'
• UCLA/VA study: Many patients not receiving follow-up tests after positive screening for colon cancer
• UCI among recipients of $3.9 million grant advancing wound healing research
• Saturn's moon Enceladus may have rolled over to put a hot spot at the pole
• Tulane receives grant for study of tissue restoration after traumatic injury
• Smoking messages miss Asian Americans
• Striking the right balance between excitation and inhibition
• Australian of the Year wins top American honour
• Climate change responsible for increased hurricanes
• After the Hurricanes
• Epidemic of unneeded amputations
• Discovery may speed forest biotechnology
• ENERGY STAR®: Government rewards businesses and utilities with Market Transformation Awards
• Tramiprosate (Alzhemed™) preclinical results published in Neurobiology of Aging
• Interiors of extrasolar planets: A first step
• Knowledge of infection may prevent spread of herpes virus
• Research suggests cause of neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease
• On World NO Tobacco Day the ESC urges governments to spread smoking bans & tax tobacco
• Proba-2: Extending ESA's commitment to technological innovation
• Extending the reach of disaster relief from fire to flood
• The search for new applications for laser light beams
• The loss of a protein favors lung tumor growth
• Lurking lung cancer alleles
• Satellite images obtained by AAAS program provide strong evidence of Zimbabwe repression
• Climate history rewritten: Arctic ice an early arrival
• Voyager data may reveal trajectory of solar system
• Hypnotherapy improves quality of life for people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Mowing the lawn is not child's play
• Development of baking powder receives historical recognition
• ACS News Service weekly press package - May 30, 2006
• Chinese adoption marks new wave of migration to America
• New understanding of COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes could revise classification of pain meds
• Prince of Asturias Award for Professor Ignacio Cirac
• Nervous inhibitions
• A tumour suppressor in mice and men
• A catalogue of proteins
• Indonesia - disaster relief aid in action
• First study to show IVF single embryo transfer as successful as double transfer in older women
• New potential drug target in tuberculosis
• Health researchers working to improve the lives of the most vulnerable Canadians
• Differences in sexual desire can be attributed to genetic variances
• PBS stops growing
• International study launched testing new drug combination to cut cardiovascular disease
• Mice lacking key immune component still control chronic viral infections
• New technology detects risks of drugs to heart sooner
• Penn researchers start new clinical trial to examine ways to improve treatment of uterine fibroids
• Fulbright faculty
• Award winner
• Innovations needed to monitor kidney health
• UAB researchers find two surgical interventions for preemies have same effectiveness
• UAB researchers confirm HIV-1 originated in wild chimpanzees
• Technique speeds up detecting, treating wound bacteria
• 3-D insulator loses a dimension to enter magnetic 'Flatland'
• Stock performance tied to ease of pronouncing company's name
• Penn State research shows withdrawal drug offers relief for Crohn's sufferers
• Nobel Laureate Nüsslein-Volhard to discuss mysteries of genetics
• Study finds ways to improve detection of blood clots in the lung
• War and peace research gives voice to children
• Nature offers guidance on organising dynamic networks
• Ocean-drilling scientists cite history of Arctic climate change
• IEEE-USA disappointed with Senate bill increasing H-1B visas
• FSU research produces images of AIDS virus that may shape vaccine
• Highlands and mare landscapes on the Moon
• Dartmouth study finds that arsenic inhibits DNA repair
• Researchers open door to potential treatments for type 2 diabetes
• PPARC media invite: Aurora - UK prepares for return to Mars
• Opentrad, automatic translation project
• Algae's protein 'tails' create motion – and aid munching
• May/June 2006 Annals of Family Medicine Tip Sheet
• AAAS condemns British group's proposed academic boycott of Israel
• Two very different surgical procedures produce same results in often fatal intestinal disorder
• Reconstructing a healthcare system in Iraq
• New protein target may advance design of HIV and cancer drugs
• DNA: Bacteria's survival ration
• Vaccinate or not? Treat or not? Study looks at tricky health decisions
• Lower literacy means poor health and poor health care access for older people
• Historic Colorado River streamflows reconstructed back to 1490
• Stereotypically 'black-looking' criminals more likely to get death sentence, researchers find
• Ancient Etruscans unlikely ancestors of modern Tuscans, statistical testing reveals
• News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
• New MRI technique shows emphysema in asymptomatic smokers
• MR spectroscopy significantly reduces need for breast biopsy
• Researchers explore using nanotubes as minuscule metalworking tools
• Revolution in the fight against cancer & viruses
• Still more accurate after all these years
• Neuronal cell cultures kept on the straight and narrow
• Mass spectrometry methods database gets major update
• Growing glowing nanowires to light up the nanoworld
• Parasitic worms used to fight bowel disease
• Desvenlafaxine data show significant improvement in symptoms of depression in adults vs. placebo
• H-1B program hurts small US businesses, New Jersey entrepreneur says
• Forsyth issues imperative for a vaccine against cavities
• Employers need highly skilled social science PhDs
• Scientists predict how to detect a fourth dimension of space
• Where we change our mind
• New mechanism explains glucose effect on wakefulness
• First trial on life-threatening condition finds two surgical approaches have same results
• WPI team receives $1.8 million to study atherosclerotic plaque progression and rupture
• Virginia Tech materials researchers selected to improve military armor
• Study: Super-sizing your food takes a hidden toll on your pocketbook
• Organ-recipients' deaths prompt call for suppliers of pet rodents to screen for LCMV disease
• Low carbohydrate diet did not increase bone loss, study finds
• If all drivers were polite, they would get where they're going faster
• £250,000 funding boost for research into eye disease
• A gene predisposing to pituitary tumors identified
• For the future hydrogen economy, a tiny, self-powered sensor
• UCF, Georgia researchers: New Orleans faces 3-in-10 chance of hurricane winds
• World to be even hotter by century's end
• Overfishing puts Southern California kelp forest ecosystems at risk, report scientists
• More effective reporting needed on spinal manipulation in children
• Dan David Prize awarded to two leading American cancer researchers
• Healthy fruits, vegetables highlight joint medical, agricultural research meet in Texas
• Firearms present 'triple threat' to battered women
• Patients, be patient: Brain images suggest new therapy for severe depression can take months to work
• Salk research suggests the existence of specialized neurons that distinguish swagger from sway
• Humboldt Research Award goes to Springer author
• Queensland scientists identify molecule that links both sides of the brain
• Purdue researchers find 'switch' for skeletal-muscle atrophy
• Top Ontario teachers to ponder curriculum at Perimeter Institute in Waterloo
• NRP104 significantly reduced symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children
• Mixed amphetamine salts most effective in the treatment of ADHD in youths
• DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system) significant reduces ADHD symptoms
• The results are in: Bacterial parasite strives for balance in host infection
• Study outlines eruption at undersea volcano
• Super-sized cassava plants may help fight hunger in Africa
• Malaria, potato famine pathogen share surprising trait
• New space observations poised to save lives from floods, landslides
• MIT material puts new spin on electronics
• What lies beneath: LSU researchers explore Gulf floor
• Include Indigenous communities in MDGs or watch them die a slow death, experts warn
• Millennium development goals ignore health of indigenous people worldwide
• Global health gains offset by HIV/AIDS epidemic and mortality in Eastern Europe
• Gap between death rates for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants widening
• Establishing trust between physicians and patients with rheumatic diseases
• Disparities among children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab to build NASA's radiation belt storm probes
• IEEE-USA President urges action on adoption of 'New Internet'
• May GEOSPHERE media highlights
• World fire maps now available online in near-real time
• ESA's SOHO will lead a fleet of solar observatories
• Turning the tables on drug discovery
• Theoretical blueprint for invisibility cloak reported
• Finding computer files hidden in plain sight
• If the chemistry is right … you might remember this
• New analysis showed UC patients in clinical remission had higher rates of employment
• Listening to music can reduce chronic pain and depression by up to a quarter
• RNAi Global Initiative members advance standards for genome-wide RNAi research in second meeting
• Findings on obesity among preschoolers, post partum depression among Hispanic women and more
• Enzyme defect leads to hyperinsulinism
• US hearing health, better telephone speech
• Iraq's marshes show progress toward recovery
• Report issued on US-Indo collaboration to advance vision research
• Toward a less expensive, more convenient treatment of Gaucher's disease
• New book looks at menstrual disorders in primary care
• Characteristics of caregivers may increase symptoms in dementia patients
• How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change
• When it comes to privacy, gender matters
• Utah hosts steel bridge contest
• RNA interference stops colon cancer spread in mice
• Penn researcher uses computer-based screening to help identify domestic violence victims
• Live via satellite: Scientists to track Caspian Sea sturgeons
• U of M researchers find immune-activating cells in intestines
• New analysis of networks reveals surprise patterns in politics, the web
• Cure for reading glasses may be in view
• The University of Helsinki to co-ordinate a major research project funded by the EU Commission
• UF addiction medicine chief honored for lifetime achievements
• Results of clipping and coiling of aneurysms are similar over time
• Many cleaners, air fresheners may pose health risks when used indoors
• Springer acquires Obesity Surgery from FD-Communications
• How did continents split? Geology study shows new picture
• Name can lead to housing discrimination
• Early treatment favored for multiple sclerosis
• Fear circuit flares as bipolar youth misread faces
• One-third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it
• MIT 'seeing machine' offers hope to blind
• Prestigious award for the generation of attosecond pulses
• New data show OAB therapy Enablex® does not impair memory function compared to alternative
• New biomarkers for improving treatment of spondylarthritis
• Exploring the potential of cholesterol-lowering drugs for patients with systemic sclerosis
• Robotic joystick reveals how brain controls movement
• Survival of the selfless - scientists find cheats don't always prosper
• Alcohol abuse increases the risk of suffering from pneumonia
• Harvard Medical signs agreement with Merck to develop potential therapy for macular degeneration
• Embargoed materials for Complementary & Integrative Medicine Conference
• US ports vulnerable to devastating earthquake damage
• New research links placenta praevia directly to assisted reproductive techniques
• Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons
• Hubble captures a 'quintuple' quasar
• Late-breaking Digestive Disease Week news
• Sweet success for pioneering hydrogen energy project
• Beyond the hype and the scare stories, how safe are nanoparticles?
• Genetic tug of war determines sexual differentiation
• 'Mercury sponge' technology goes from lab to market
• New survey reveals top summer health concerns
• Immune signals of variations of a single gene linked to more severe Crohn's disease
• Minerals go 'dark' near Earth's core
• Spacers have advantages over nebulizers for childhood asthma
• Lowering blood pressure doesn't prevent cognitive impairment, dementia
• 'Rhythm method' may kill off more embryos than other methods of contraception
• Ireland leads Europe for anti-tobacco policies while Luxembourg comes last
• Health benefits of Chlamydia screening programmes 'might have been overestimated'
• Compulsion to smoke after just one cigarette can lie dormant for more than three years
• Most extensive survey ever of world's tropical forests shows upward trend in sustainable management
• Fatty diet does not increase risk of skin cancer
• Medical response to Hurricane Katrina focus of 2006 European eHealth Conference and Exhibition
• APS physics tip sheet #62
• APS Comparative-Evolutionary Physiology Conference showcases relevance of animal diversity
• Carbon-based quantum dots could mean 'greener,' safer technology in medicine and biology
• Mary-Claire King to receive the 2006 Weizmann Women & Science Award
• New study reveals components of cocoa may enhance the appearance of the skin
• Plague agent helps UT Southwestern researchers find novel signaling system in cells
• Faster atmospheric warming in subtropics pushes jet streams toward poles
• Virginia study urges early emphasis on science
• ST. John's Wort relieves bladder pain in animal models
• Botox: Its not just for wrinkles anymore
• Deep-water discovery
• The vicious cycle of rainforest destruction
• Life's harsh lessons 'make you more gullible'-study
• Selenium-protein deficiency raises prostate cancer risk
• Engineering student 'electrified' to become first-ever UH Goldwater scholar
• Cysteine containing chewing gum for the prevention of upper digestive tract cancers?
• UGA study reveals a new way of looking at vaccine development
• How ancient whales lost their legs, got sleek and conquered the oceans
• Certain blood pressure-lowering drugs reduce diabetes risk in Hispanic patients
• UCLA study finds that simple lifestyle changes may improve cognitive function and brain efficiency
• Astrophysicists discover 'compact jets' from neutron star
• Inconsistent access to food in low-income households may contribute to weight gain
• Five surprising facts about starvation that could change the international agenda
• Stevens to host 2006 TMEDA Technology Mgmt. Workshop
• Tropical forests leak nitrogen back into atmosphere, say scientists
• First pictures from the map of the universe mission
• Research reveals control of potent immune regulator
• Worsening anemia signals poorer outcomes in men treated for advanced prostate cancer
• OHSU primate center research suggests multiple 'body clocks'
• Media invited to prepare for hurricane season at NASA Goddard
• Scientists uncover new clues to limb formation (and loss) in some sea mammals
• Researchers release draft final report on New Orleans levees
• The Netherlands must value its scientific sector
• MIT studies undersea channels for oil recovery
• MIT revamps energy system for more fuel-efficient cars
• High rates of caesarean delivery may harm mothers and newborns
• New study finds that Ramelteon shows potential for circadian phase shifting
• New study demonstrates that AMITIZA™ (lubiprostone) may help improve symptoms
• AMITIZA(TM) (lubiprostone) shown effective and well-tolerated in people older than age 65
• Embedded software made simpler yet more powerful
• Bayer HealthCare licenses Genomatix for microarray analysis
• Invisible scars: Verbal abuse triggers adult anxiety, depression
• Here comes the sun: New solutions for world's energy woes
• Akari delivers its first images
• Hubble captures a 'five-star' rated gravitational lens
• DOE JGI finishes 100th microbial genome
• Carnegie Mellon study demonstrates that lower income, education lead to greater stress levels
• Brazil creates buffer zone around coral reefs off Atlantic coast
• Young adults are fastest growing group of uninsured
• Canadian Blood Services scientist invents potential alternative for high-demand blood product
• Ritalin packs punch by elevating norepinephrine, suppressing nerve signal transmissions
• HHS report indicates two thirds of ICU patients receive suboptimal care
• Study investigates Nexium® benefits patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
• New study shows erosive esophagitis healing linked to acid control
• Conference celebrates ten years of transdisciplinary education and research
• Study finds stool testing novel technique for detecting colon cancer
• 'Super Broccoli' takes brassica family to Chelsea Flower Show
• The tropics may be expanding
• New approach to vaccine development provides potent, long-lasting immunity
• Marijuana-derived drug suppresses bladder pain in animal models
• Injecting stem cells from a woman's own muscle may effectively treat urinary incontinence
• U-M scientists target key cells and signals that trigger pulmonary fibrosis
• Pharmacists go beyond the counter to help hospitalized patients
• One fourth of older patients receive catheters for no reason
• HPV Vaccine: What's next
• Researchers uncover new mechanism of tumor suppressor
• Smithsonian to coordinate planning for Panama's Coiba National Park/World Heritage Site
• Scientific group endorses radical plan to save rainforests
• Patients and their doctors have different perceptions about HIV and its treatment
• Best/brightest in molecular imaging/nuclear medicine present advances at SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting
• Eyeballs vs footballs: The final
• RIT students design deep-sea explorer to search for Lake Ontario shipwrecks
• Giant deep-sea tubeworm's meal ticket comes in as a skin infection
• Researchers make vitamin E offshoot a potent cancer killer
• Nobel Laureates featured in symposium in honor of new research center at NYU School of Medicine
• NJIT and JPL physicists detail Earthshine's role in planet hunting and climate variables
• Mayo Clinic studies find association between acid reflux and esophageal cancer
• Deaths from rodent virus raise need for tracking system
• Treatment for anorexia nervosa appears to have improved outcome
• Poor adolescents more likely to be overweight today than 30 years ago
• Surgical plugs in ear's bone stops strange form of severe dizziness
• USPTO Genetic Sequence Database, USGENE, available on STN International
• ESA's new camera follows disintegration of a comet
• ESA's Cluster flies through Earth's electrical switch
• No link between short-term testosterone use and prostate cancer, study says
• Study identifies predictors of bipolar disorder risk
• CERN launches second phase of openlab industry partnership
• UCI to host conference on ancient knowledge
• Ecologists home in on how sperm whales find their prey
• New study finds key role for VEGF in onset of sepsis
• Key stress protein linked to toxicities responsible for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
• Baylor researchers develop 'bubble' technique for potential treatment of Type I diabetes
• Newly identified protein complex sheds light on axon growth mechanism
• Greenhouse gas/temperature feedback mechanism may raise warming beyond previous estimates
• Virtual colon screenings examined
• Study links obesity to liver failure
• Studies find cognitive therapy benefits IBS
• Procedures beat meds to help patients fight obesity, GERD
• New techniques ease colon cancer procedures for patients
• Novel therapy combinations gain ground in treating hepatitis
• New GI technologies improve internal organ visualization
• New compounds fight chronic symptoms of bowel disorders
• More than just genetics: Lifestyle choices impact GI health
• Diabetes, heart disease can herald early GI cancers
• Digestive Disease Week® 2006 highlights 'state of the art' research in GI health
• Biologic therapies lead evolution of Crohn's treatments
• Blood pressure drugs associated with reduced risk of esophageal, pancreatic and colon cancers
• AGA Institute presents cutting-edge research during DDW
• Alcohol consumption habits may threaten GI health
• Computerized atlas highlights 'plethora' of changes in brain disorder
• Test for dioxin sensitivity in wildlife could result from new study
• Linking climate change across time scales
• Just one nanosecond: Clocking events at the nanoscale
• Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure lowers IQ at age 10
• Patients need help finding medical information, U-M study finds
• Proteus mirabilis will give up its genetic secrets at ASM meeting
• University of Minnesota to house new $21 million research center
• Codeine may be no cure for cough
• Study shows schizophrenia limits understanding of body language
• How satellite tracking revealed the migratory mysteries of endangered Atlantic loggerhead turtles
• Hello? Their phones have changed, but teenaged girls have not
• UAB is participating in a project to design functional foods against Alzheimer's disease
• MAGIC discovers variable very high energy gamma-ray emission from a microquasar
• Symposium to examine 'Frontiers in Biological Systems'
• For Stanford scientists, RNAi gene therapy takes two steps forward, one step back
• SAGE partners with the National Association of Secondary School Principals
• Stevens' ASME student section wins three awards at conference
• News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
• Schepens scientists are first to discover angiogenesis switch inside blood vessel cells
• Experts urge industry and international donors to prepare pneumococcal vaccines
• Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery added to Springer's growing medical program
• National Science Foundation awards $15 million grant to Rutgers-led engineering research consortium
• New genetic test for breast cancer
• OHSU studying drug for bone-deforming disorder
• How healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites
• NASA presentations at American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly
• NIAID study finds higher dose of flu vaccine improves immune response in the elderly
• For patients with severe lung injury, less is more
• New book explores counter-terrorism technology and policy
• Use of breast MRI can be cost-effective for some women at high-risk of breast cancer
• Study provides evidence supporting recommended 10 year interval for colonoscopies for most patients
• Lower levels of physical performance associated with increased risk of dementia in older adults
• Living in poverty associated with increased risk for teens to be overweight
• High-dose flu vaccines appear to safely boost immunity in elderly
• Computer-based screening may encourage discussions about domestic violence
• Benefits of screening colonoscopy in very elderly may be limited
• Even when faint, ovary scent draws sperm cells
• Searching for the soul in the machine
• HIV Medicine Association applauds crucial HIV/AIDS bill
• Schepens scientists are first to discover angiogenesis switch inside blood vessel cells
• Drug discovery team to explore newly discovered deep-sea reefs
• Good physical function linked to Alzheimer's delay
• FSU scientist's biomolecular research published in Science, Nature
• New lifestyles, new data – planners need a modern definition of the 'family'
• Flooding in Suriname: International Charter activated
• ExoMars rover concept is a star attraction at ILA2006 Space Pavilion
• New century of thirst for world's mountains
• Nanotube membranes open possibilities for cheaper desalinization
• Dartmouth researchers test new technique to examine breast tissue
• Computer information systems in hospitals: What works and what doesn't?
• Colombian frog believed extinct found alive
• National UK heart disease prevention threshold 'cheapest but least effective'
• Metabolic syndrome significantly boosts risk of heart failure in middle age
• Falls at home among elderly cost ambulance service £145 each time
• Common painkillers associated with increased risk of first hospital admission for heart failure
• Gossip creates friendships, it does not break them
• Use marketing to improve health, say experts
• Study suggests new human genotype may be prone to vCJD
• Safe sex messages in schools don't change behaviour
• Decent NHS care for older people still too patchy
• Highlights of APA annual convention
• Math prodigy wins $1,000 award
• Twenty high school students reach finals for US International Chemistry Olympiad Team
• Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy
• Stress, alcoholics, and post-traumatic stress disorder
• Light-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure can lead to cognitive deficits 10 years later
• Extreme drinking
• Lead exposure leads to brain cell loss and damage years later
• Producing high performace porous materials by Pulsed Electric Current Sintering
• Custom filler material produces excellent paint without common damage to mixing equipment
• Using satellite observations to study photosynthetic trends in northern circumpolar high latitudes
• Video wasted on toddlers, unless it's interactive
• Newborn hearing screening programs may benefit from the standardization of testing protocols
• UT Southwestern physician helps craft first guidelines for care, diagnosis of swimmer's ear
• New vaccines to prevent cervical cancer
• Blood test predicts success of quitting smoking using the nicotine patch
• Anxiety common in elderly, yet often undiagnosed and undertreated
• 'Pinball protons' created by ultraviolet rays and other causes can lead to DNA damage
• UF scientists restore sight to chickens with blinding disease
• Ancient tomb sheds new light on Egyptian colonialism
• Newly discovered protein could hold key to preventing heart disease
• UC Davis researchers reveal apples' protective ways
• Tobacco smoke linked to allergic rhinitis in infants
• Potential new treatment strategy for Alzheimer's disease and other brain and spinal cord damage
• Water shortages in Northeast linked to human activity
• Researchers assess risks associated with living in low-lying coastal areas
• Study details hepatitis C ability to block immune system response
• Ready, set, mutate… and may the best microbe win
• Broccoli, cauliflower and genetic cancer
• Depression in MS patients clue to better treatment
• Tackling the social roots of health inequities
• Gene therapy for chicken model of childhood blindness
• First characterization of chikungunya viruses from Indian Ocean outbreak
• Himalayan forests disappearing
• NIH panel urges more informed approach to multivitamin/mineral use for chronic disease prevention
• Polycystic kidney disease: MRI provides an early alert to progression
• Researchers link two more genes to sudden infant death syndrome
• More data needed to determine whether holes in heart lead to stroke
• Holes in heart not a common cause of stroke in general population, study finds
• Closing holes in heart important treatment for young stroke patients, study says
• Poor ability to slow heart rate predicts death after heart attack
• FDA should approve emergency contraceptive Plan B quickly to demonstrate its independence
• Aspirin + dipyridamole better than aspirin alone to prevent circulatory problems after minor stroke
• Autism topic of upcoming conference for families, professionals
• Survivors of childhood cancer face unemployment hardship
• Obesity linked to all types of breast cancer
• Millions squandered in unnecessary tests ordered in routine doctor visits
• ALOS satellite snaps Europe
• Is there a risk of transmitting genetic disorders to babies conceived by fertility procedures?
• How accommodating is our society to women who choose to breastfeed their babies?
• New study finds PET imaging value in tracking diabetes progression
• Targeting lung cancer
• Location, location, location: Transcriptional activity and nuclear position
• MetOp mission highlighted at workshop
• Gene expression becomes heterogeneous with age in humans and rats
• Fruit flies yield clues to clinical heterogeneity of early-onset Alzheimer's disease
• A dichotomy in migration patterns found for sea turtles in east Atlantic
• Carnegie Mellon's Carnegie Symposium on Cognition will explore 'embodiment, ego-space and action'
• Medicare Advantage plans not always a good deal
• Wal-Mart equals higher poverty rates
• New Medicare plan 'doughnut hole' to affect seriously ill seniors
• Dolphins at risk
• Bush's response to 9/11 mirrors Wilson era
• Women with COPD can fare worse than men
• Sleeping less linked to weight gain
• Study finds no link between marijuana use and lung cancer
• Nighttime breathing mask decreases blood pressure in people with sleep apnea
• Low levels of vitamin D in teens may affect lung function
• Inhaled anti-rejection drug preserves lung function in lung transplant patients
• Early occupational exposure can affect lungs later
• Early cat exposure can increase some children's eczema risk
• Air pollution increases death risk in people with certain diseases
• Research highlights how bacteria produce energy
• Microbes hitchhike across Atlantic on desert dust
• Innocuous intestinal bacteria may be reservoir for resistance
• Genes discovered that allow gum disease bacterium to invade arteries
• Despite acidity, orange juice could still be a source of foodborne disease
• Rep. Sherwood Boehlert to receive award from AIBS
• AIBS to present annual awards
• Some people would give life or limb not to be fat
• Cultural approach is key to tackling obesity
• Tunnell Consulting awarded contract to fight avian flu
• Damage from oxygen may be one cause of Parkinson's disease
• Flick of whiskers helps tease out brain's 'shadow' signaling system
• Penn receives $4 million to establish a Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology
• 'Bubble Bassets' cured of genetic disorder by in-vivo gene therapy technique
• Small molecule interactions were central to the origin of life
• Coral reef reveals history of fickle weather in the central Pacific
• Plant protection from cold decoded
• Is brain size linked to two common gene variants?
• Promising cell protein may play role in infection and dry eye
• Hebrew University researchers succeed in observing for 1st time how DNA damage is identified
• New study reveals signaling pathways required for expansion of pancreas stem cells
• New Queen's study of hand-brain function offers insight into recovery for stroke survivors
• Women's career choices influenced more by culture than biology
• Gold nanoparticles could improve antisense cancer drugs
• Study finds that a woman's chances of having twins can be modified by diet
• NASA looks at hurricane cloud tops for windy clues
• Lehigh professor garners NSF grant to study macro-ionic 'blackberries'
• Mild maternal stress may actually help children mature
• Lilly Foundation gift to Indiana University Cancer Center
• Indiana U researchers closer to finding a genetic cause of hearing loss in aging
• Studies shows device-guided paced breathing lowers blood pressure & peripheral resistance
• The ESC releases guidance document on Cardiac Rhythm Management product performance
• Manchester plays host to international genetics network
• African symposium to focus on how nature can help alleviate poverty
• Boston University School of Social Work receives grant to study post-foster care adolescents
• BU Health Policy Institute receives grant to study complex patient care, staffing, and cost issues
• Our memory wears rose-colored glasses
• Healthy human immune system cells can respond to HIV-1
• New name, enduring mission
• Helping hands
• Lost in thought: Brain research
• In the loop: Scientists reveal how signals travel through rat's whiskers
• And the mountain moved: Scientists study how Heart Mountain shifted
• First Canadian professorship in melanoma research established
• Study says Japan unable to produce low cost memory for personal computers
• Study: Exercise, diet may protect against colorectal cancer
• Infants or adults? NIH ethicists argue for new bird flu priorities
• Children's emotional distress after hurricane linked with parents' stress levels
• Penn Scientist receives first annual prize for scientific contributions to women's health
• Cholesterol-lowering drugs not associated with increased breast cancer risk
• Global warming may have damaged coral reefs forever
• Neural stem cell gene plays crucial role in eye development
• New laser technique that strips hydrogen from silicon surfaces
• Acidity in the brain could hold the key to stroke treatment
• No link between low air-pressure on long-haul flights and DVT says new study
• White House rhetoric runs counter to policy realities, speech experts say
• Federal testing for mad cow disease a failure, law review editor says
• Copyright, mass use and exclusivity
• South Pacific plant may be missing link in evolution of flowering plants
• UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children
• Seismologists detect a sunken slab of ocean floor deep in the Earth
• New compound unusually potent at blocking brain cancer growth
• French-German Group Verifies High-Temperature Superconductivity Theory Proposed by UCR Physicist
• For elderly, extra pounds may lower mortality rates
• Fabled equatorial icecaps to disappear
• Viral hitchhiker inhibits Wolbachia bacteria's ability to proliferate
• No evidence of 'Iraq War Syndrome'
• Deployment to Iraq War may not have affected health of UK armed forces
• Smell of success for nanobiosensors
• IEEE-USA offers resources to assist tech-based entrepreneurs
• Researchers look to nature for design inspiration
• Collaborative study successfully applies neutrons to study hydrogen transfer in biological systems
• Trio of Neptunes and their belt
• International workshop paves way to future cooperation for space exploration
• Contract for the innovative flexible broadband satellite HYLAS
• Astellas Pharma recipient of American Urological Association Health Science Award
• Putting healthcare dollars into the 'right' prevention services
• Intimate partner violence — the hidden burden is common
• Repeatable low-breakdown voltage antifuses enabled through a Sandia-developed dielectric thin film
• A ruler to measure the universe
• Center for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine receives $8 million from Third Frontier Program
• Gene first linked to rare disease may trigger skin cancer, other tumors
• Research uncovers signaling pathways related to brain-immune system links
• Fast pharmacy access to the morning-after pill could prevent 10% more unwanted pregnancies
• Protein connections: A network to understand disease
• Mapping 'self' and 'other' in the brain
• Slab of sunken ocean floor found deep within Earth
• Chimpanzee study reveals genome variation hotspots
• New compound reduces stroke damage
• Fabled equatorial African icecaps to disappear
• 2006 Joint Assembly: Final press conference schedule
• Exxon Valdez oil found in tidal feeding grounds of ducks, sea otters
• Hybrid coatings increase hardness of plastic and allow properties to be tailored
• Digital communications advance with simple CdS thin films
• Researchers achieve long-sought goal of using lasers to break specific molecular bonds
• Large NCI grant will test the effect of Tibetan yoga on women with breast cancer
• Improving solar cells, packaging among goals of UH prof's research
• How did cactuses evolve?
• Female guppies risk their lives to avoid too much male attention
• Study suggests tension headache may actually be TMJD
• $5.8 million funds 2 new studies on best treatments for ADHD
• The Daily Show affects young voters
• Sick of being pregnant? Inducing labor carries risks, Saint Louis University research finds
• Obesity makes labor tougher on women, new research finds
• Advice for overweight moms: Lose weight before getting pregnant a second time, SLU study finds
• Toddlers learn better through interactive video
• Message to mom: Don't worry -- you're still number one with your toddler
• Moderate stress during pregnancy does not harm child development
• Length of deprivation in infants affects intellectual development for years
• How do children learn about science and God?
• Tracing the history of feeding bubs
• Penn State researchers look beyond the birth of the universe
• Middle class takes over muscles, motorcycles and tattoos, says Penn State researcher
• Methane-belching bugs inspire a new theory of the origin of life on Earth
• Wearable sensors to improve soldier post-action reports
• Precision biochemistry tracks DNA damage in fish
• NIST and NCI to collaborate on proteomics assessment
• Low-cost microfluidics can be a sticky problem
• In drug design, a loose fit may be best bet
• The molecular post office inside the cell
• One-dimensional diffusion accelerates molecular motors
• Call for countries tackling HIV epidemics to learn from one another on 25th anniversary
• Organizing dumbbells for nanotech devices
• Joslin-led study reveals new findings on insulin signaling in the liver
• Scientists develop first comprehensive theory explaining Madagascar's rich biodiversity
• Buckyballs make room for gilded cages
• $900,000 for first Canadian Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control
• Studies unclear whether spinal cement procedure improves back pain
• Hysterectomy type makes little difference in later sexual function
• Creating new insight into HIV-AIDS virus wins Canada's top student biotech prize
• New research finds surveys of larval-stage organisms effective for measuring marine biodiversity
• Funding and bureaucracy, not access to journals, are chief obstacles to scientific productivity
• Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• ACS news service weekly press package - May 15, 2006
• Coffee, black, decaf and a little llama on the side
• Fraternity/sorority members who get drunk weekly at higher risk of injuries
• New species of monkey discovered in Tanzania is a new genus
• USC engineering class creates tools to analyze musical expression
• Light's most exotic trick yet: So fast it goes … backwards?
• International Congress of Neuroendocrinology in Pittsburgh June 19-22
• Plazek's plastics: Pitt professor honored for materials research
• UNH researcher restoring oyster reefs to Great Bay
• $1 million in grants go to large pelagics research
• New technology will allow for flexible television and computer screens
• Ring-like formations in drying DNA drops could affect hybridization studies
• Most sexual assaults drug facilitated, UIC study claims
• U. Iowa research improves health care delivery for children
• Study shows frogs can play key role in stem cell research
• Scientists discover two genes linked to early heart attack risk
• Pollution, greenhouse gases and climate clash in South Asia, Scripps study shows
• International team of scientists discovers new primate genus
• National Academies advisory: May 22 meeting on OMB Risk Assessment Bulletin
• Rising price of oil highlights affordable energy alternatives
• Exercise during dialysis enhances results and overall physical performance, Queen's study
• The Public Library of Science launches the new open access journal PLoS Clinical Trials
• Studies shed new light on why exercise can protect against skin and bowel cancers
• Scientists create the first synthetic nanoscale fractal molecule
• High hepatitis B infection rate found among NYC's Asian American community
• West-African car dealers bet on a business jackpot
• One million for state-of-the-art chemical research facilities
• Kalashnikovs and marginalised youth in Sierra Leone
• Functionalised membranes for sustainable processes
• Choosy females make colourful males
• Chances for better care for addicts
• NIEHS researchers link gene variation to coronary heart disease
• NAU receives patent for technique that could stop TB in its tracks
• Rheumatoid arthritis drug linked to serious infections and cancers
• Science journalists awarded fellowships to study at the MBL in Woods Hole
• C-myc required by the immune system
• Study reports findings on lung cancer death rates in never smokers
• Radiation therapy is associated with lower risk of breast cancer recurrence in elderly women
• Pak1 expression increases tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer patients
• Other highlights in the May 17 JNCI
• JCI table of contents, May 18, 2006
• A non-invasive method for measuring beta cell mass during diabetes
• Packard scientists announce first international gene search for typical ALS
• How bad is malaria anemia? It may depend on your genes
• Study indicates widely-used nutritional supplement does not improve cholesterol levels
• Study examines reported outcomes of trials funded by for-profits vs. not-for-profits
• Long airplane flight does not appear to increase risk of blood clots
• Nature meets technology at Georgia Tech's conference on bio-inspired design
• Late-breaking clinical trials
• FSU to host national forum on the future of science education
• From geek to chic: The changing face of computing
• Scientists scuttle claims that 'Hobbit' fossil from Flores, Indonesia, is a new hominid
• Twin explosions in gigantic dusty potato crisp
• ESMO International Symposium on Sarcoma and GIST
• ESA selects prime contractor for Gaia astrometry mission
• Witnessing intimate partner violence as children does not increase risk of victimization as adults
• Reducing the damage caused by cardiac arrest
• Rapid diagnosis of mini-strokes saves time and money – with no harm to patients
• Reducing dose errors for children in cardiac arrest
• Emergency departments carry heavy loads
• Even a little cooling helps after cardiac arrest
• Conference to focus on healthcare systems' response to disasters and overloads
• Best settings for biphasic automated defibrillators investigated
• A simple protocol avoids unnecessary invasive procedures
• The brain's executive is an 'event planner'
• Brain study yields insight into machinery of prejudice
• 'Significant number' of parents of junior athletes adversely affect their child's development
• Combining work and motherhood is good for women's health
• Cardiovascular disease costs UK economy £29 billion a year
• Search for cancer genes unlikely to succeed, say experts
• Over 80 million Americans risking early death through smoking or obesity
• Family refusal is biggest obstacle to improving UK organ donor rate
• Human and chimp genomes reveal new twist on origin of species
• Record air pollution above the Arctic
• Research points to more effective catalyst materials for petrochemical industry
• Global team of scientists describes new genus of African monkey: First in 83 years
• New treatment for specific type of leukemia
• Pollutant haze heats the Arctic
• Scientists reveal fate of Earth's oceans
• Presidents, Pulitzer Prize winners join UH prof in high honor
• World's tiniest test tubes get teensiest corks
• School exam achievements rise but social inequalities remain, say experts
• The higher the hierarchy, the greater the aggression
• Study provides new understanding of spontaneous hybridization
• UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine receives gift from Dolbys
• Students feel safer in ethnically diverse schools, UCLA psychologists report
• Heal thyself: Systems biology model reveals how cells avoid becoming cancerous
• New treatment for food poisoning
• Young adults happier than adolescents
• Wasps queue for top job
• News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
• First high-flex knee replacement implant shaped specifically to fit woman's anatomy
• Nanotechnology shows early promise to treat cardiovascular disease
• New Supercomputing Center to advance the science of nanotechnology
• Dragonfly migration resembles that of birds, scientists say
• Art of Science exhibit opens at Princeton
• Massive duplication of genes may solve Darwin's 'abominable mystery' about flowering plants
• Plants tell caterpillars when it's safe to forage
• OHSU researcher develops first animal model to treat devasting head and neck cancers
• Fuel cells: Government supports general hydrogen at Vancouver Airport
• MSKCC received record gift of $100 million from Mortimer B. Zuckerman for cancer research facility
• Protein expression holds promise for head and neck cancer detection
• Surgeons need to be more aware of techniques to prevent postoperative pain
• Strong governmental leadership needed to tackle obesity epidemic
• New test for infection that causes blindness could be more effective than current detection method
• CMA should reinstate CMAJ editors unless they have a valid explanation for their dismissal
• Keeping cool in a war zone: Device promises relief for desert soldiers
• Help for elderly people to spark new research ideas
• Gladstone scientists prove neurons produce Alzheimer's-linked apolipoprotein E
• Heart Rhythm Society to host first ever live remote ablation demonstration
• XMM-Newton reveals the origin of elements in galaxy clusters
• Space technology to help hospitals contain spread of avian flu infection
• Victims of rape, especially children, failed by lack of referral centres and experienced doctors
• ORNL engineers take page out of nature's playbook
• NREL solar researcher honored with World PV Award
• Prozac's target revealed
• Factor isolated that regenerates nerve fibers
• Nanotechnology expert to visit New Zealand and Australia
• Species mapping revolutionized
• Our racial identity affects who we see
• Hospital inputs Shipman death rates to see how fast audit system would raise the alarm
• Affairs of the heart matter to boys, too, sociologists find
• Research at University of British Columbia receives historical recognition
• Home testing kit could help identify 'hidden' caffeine in beverages
• Carcinogens from parents' tobacco smoke found in their babies' urine
• The relationship between high thermal conductivity and grain orientation in ceramics
• JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke, Parkinson's treatment, wheelchair durability
• Monster hurricanes
• M. D. Anderson: Setting the benchmark in brain tumor treatment
• Evolutionary forces explain why women live longer than men
• Nature vs Nintendo: Video games or national parks
• Study examines impact of optional regulations on heart attack treatment
• New understanding of parasite cell structures may provide treatments for serious tropical diseases
• Study of nutrients' effects on brain provides insight into appetite regulation
• Indoor air purifiers that produce even small amounts of ozone may be risky for health
• Copying nature could save us energy, study shows
• Do testosterone patches help women with under-active pituitary glands?
• Rutgers College of Nursing hosts International Nursing Computer Conference
• Exercise can protect against skin cancer
• Free access to science speeds its use
• OHSU study says stem cell 'fusion' occurs in tumors
• NYU algorithm enhances ability to detect cancer genes
• In undersea habitat, aquanauts learn about teamwork and task performance for the moon and Mars
• Study finds most Americans have good vision, but 14 million are visually impaired
• New method confirms importance of fungi in Arctic nitrogen cycle
• Early human trial shows encouraging results for H5N1 influenza vaccine
• Researchers share insights on ubiquitous computing and the classroom
• K-Staters design and build a low-cost remote sensing tool for environmental studies
• Pediatricians fail to screen for autism, Hopkins study finds
• Exubera: So far no evidence available of an additional therapeutic benefit
• Europe wide study to examine causes of asthma
• Tibet provides passage for chemicals to reach the stratosphere
• World Hypertension League calls for urgent action to get more hypertensive patients to goal
• Tropical depression: Hurricane linked to long-term mental distress
• Venus Express has reached final orbit
• Evolving Issues in the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza: A media forum
• Summer sun safety
• How Internet addiction is affecting lives
• Scientists unlock more secrets of HIV and SARS
• Acetaminophen safe to use after heart attack but doesn't protect the heart
• Whale bubble nets, saxophone sounds, ultrasonic laser
• AIBS to hold annual meeting May 24-25 in Washington, DC
• 2006 Joint Assembly: Press conferences planned
• Health Partnership Act endorsed By American College of Physicians
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 16, 2006
• Smokers seven times more likely to receive jolt from heart devices
• Antidepressant drug may prevent recurrence of depression in patients with diabetes
• Ethnobotanist says non-regulated herbs pose risks
• Vanderbilt engineers to help Air Force use Global Information Grid
• A new math model finds that the cochlea's spiral shape enhances low frequencies
• Scientists develop ENDEAVOUR − a computer program for identifying disease genes
• Nanotubes used for first time to send signals to nerve cells
• UNH earns nation's first EPA ENERGY STAR rating for efficient dorms
• Study identifies substances in grapefruit juice that interact dangerously with some drugs
• Diabetes research at UH 'crystalizes' with major finding
• Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damage
• Our brand is better than their brand
• Beauty and the beholder: Why pretty faces don't always help sales
• Full year of treatment helps infants and children with toxoplasmosis
• Where have all the butterflies gone?
• UCSD to host public conference on 'Social Justice and Stem Cell Research'
• The Allergan Foundation donates $2 million to advance eye research and treatment
• New capture scenario explains origin of Neptune's oddball moon Triton
• SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting: Research brings new world of diagnosing, treating illness
• Genetic insights may explain retinal growth, eye cancer
• Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge winning solutions papers available online
• SCAI Hildner Lecture highlights innovative techniques for plaque imaging
• A 'Guinness book' of biological records
• Nanotube sandwiches could lead to better composite materials
• Positive results for ACRUX's lead product in US Phase 3 trial
• 12-Qubits reached in quantum information quest
• US infant mortality rate fails to improve
• Despite laws, many pregnant women lack HIV testing
• Doctorate in medicine at KI celebrates 100 years
• Continuity + Change: Perspectives on Science and Religion
• Bedsores and bald hides: Novel roles revealed for a 'scaffolding' protein
• Robots manipulating animal behaviour
• First global integrative medicine conference in North America
• Human Factors research highlights ways to improve patient safety
• Heart Rhythm Society holds town hall meeting
• Fox Chase study sheds light on cancer susceptibility and disease involving bone-marrow failure
• College freshmen at high risk for chlamydia infection
• Physics in universe's youth
• Extensional tectonics in Tempe Terra
• Biological motors sort molecules one by one on a chip
• New 'metal sandwich' may break superconductor record, theory suggests
• May 2006 story tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• NREL, Xcel Energy sign wind to hydrogen research agreement
• Laboratory scientists study soot in megacity pollution
• Study shows rapid return to menses once oral contraception stopped
• Unique dual target specificity of kinase inhibitor key for success against cancer
• Turning green into yellow
• Medical society hosts simulation training to help reduce medical complications
• Allergy/asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF) focus of awareness in May
• Interfering RNA silences genes in 'slippery' immune cells
• Childhood arthritis raises risk of broken bones
• Mothers use evasive action to protect sick children from smoking fathers
• Learning the lessons of the world's oldest ecological experiment
• Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting XXIX and Discover Antarctica! come to Edinburgh
• Arizona State University hosts 'Genomes, Evolution, and Bioinformatics' conference
• Just like us, social stress prompts hamsters to overeat, gain weight
• Sri Lanka water supply still suffers effects of 2004 tsunami
• Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have identified some basic principles of communication
• Statins prove life-saving in patients with acute coronary syndromes
• Quick trip to cath lab best for women with acute coronary syndromes
• Desensitization protocol overcomes allergy to clopidogrel
• Knowledge of dendritic cells branches out
• Acclaimed fire protection engineer headlines AAES' Awards Ceremony
• SCAI Founders' Lecture traces impressive progress in interventional cardiology
• Electronic medical record boosts quality, efficiency
• Vaccine shown effective against chancroid
• Novel enzyme offers new look at male hormone regulation
• Insulin research builds on Nobel Laureate's work
• UCSD researchers link novel mutated gene to meal retardation and imbalance
• New technique offers relief for patients with spinal tumors
• Lying is exposed by micro-expressions we can't control
• Delta Dental donates $5M to Tufts Dental School to expand care to underserved populations
• Bold three-stage brain operation for intractable seizures appears promising
• Inhaled steroids help young children breathe but do not prevent chronic asthma
• Therapeutic communities: A three country comparison
• NDRI researchers report on transitions to injecting drug use among noninjecting heroin users
• Joslin Diabetes Center partners with St. John Health's Providence hospital in Michigan
• Making adult language learning child's play
• Study casts doubt on claims that the medical malpractice system is plagued by frivolous lawsuits
• Research shows how visual stimulation turns up genes to shape the brain
• What controls stickiness of 'smart' chromosomal glue
• No-mow grass may be coming to your yard soon
• Scientists describe new African monkey genus – first in 83 years
• Polar explorers use satellite broadband to stay in touch
• Landing on Titan – the new movies
• ESA to host Atmospheric Science Conference
• Improvement of the treatments against brucellosis and ovine salmonella
• 2006 Alzheimer Award to P. Hemachandra Reddy, PhD
• Non-coding RNAs help silence the mammalian transcription
• Modeling head and neck cancers
• Balancing male fertility and disease resistance
• 2006 European eHealth Conference and Exhibition unveils in Malaga, Spain
• Employees in small firms pay 18 percent more for health insurance when adjusted for value of plan
• Binghamton University geographers edit new book focusing on race, ethnicity in America
• New treatment against persistent ulcer-inducing bacteria successful
• Alveolar type I cells
• APS physics tip sheet #61
• New guidelines offer power to prevent stroke
• CVD's impact varies according to age, gender, other factors
• ACS weekly press package — May 8, 2006
• Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, May 2006
• Gender may impact lung function in patients with lung cancer
• Researchers find protein that silences genes
• Chemists get electrons to 'break on through to the other side'
• UW licenses innovated cardiovascular software to VPDiagnostics
• Scientists find gene in obese mice that increases type 2 diabetes
• Embryos exposed in 3-D
• Researcher wins award from American Diabetes Association
• Pitt trains budding engineers to 'think green'
• Founding member of Pitt's Biology Department to be honored in Harrisburg, Pa., ceremony
• Study provides first look at the 'birth' of a retina cell
• Breast conservation a good option for non-invasive, 'early' breast cancer, U-M study shows
• Eminent inventor of DNA fingerprinting gains new recognition
• Kentucky vies for FutureGen power plant project
• Unique soybean lines hold promise for producing allergy-free soybeans
• Man may have caused pre-historic extinctions
• Women attracted to men when they see interest in children refected in their faces
• UCLA researchers discover how drug binds to neurons to stop drunken symptoms of alcohol
• Researchers map links between size of hippocampus and progression to Alzheimer's dementia
• New study reveals structure of E. coli multidrug transporter protein
• Important gene controlling tree growth and development found
• H5N1 threat puts human flu back in spotlight
• Blood-compatible nanoscale materials possible using heparin
• Unsung heroes recognised in 2006 Australian Nursing Awards
• Independent review process welcomed by pharmaceutical industry
• Genetic variants and breast cancer risk, genetics and suicidal behavior, and more
• New technology enables faster, more efficient cell harvest: Cell therapy meeting study
• New strategy developed to combat West Nile Virus
• La Nina will have no effect on 2006 Atlantic hurricanes
• Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn to participate in trilateral energy meeting
• NIH holds state-of-the-science conference on multivitamin/mineral supplements, May 15 - 17, 2006
• NAU researchers chirping over discovery of new cricket genus
• New male contraceptive targets sperm, not hormones
• Mayo Clinic study finds coma grossly misrepresented in the movies
• New bridges for the next generation
• K-State professors study risk attitudes and consequences of college drinking
• Karolinska Institute and Harvard in a unique training initiative
• Statins may improve circulation in the retina
• Post-mortem brain studies reveal features of mild cognitive impairment
• National study finds off-label prescribing common, often not backed by data
• Long-term estrogen therapy linked to breast cancer risk
• Impaired vision common in US
• Increase in thyroid cancer in US attributed to improved early detection
• Corticosteroid therapy may be associated with irregular heartbeat
• Collaborative care decreases some symptoms of dementia for patients with Alzheimer disease
• Antiviral drugs may help relieve nerve pain related to shingles
• Less agitation in AD patients, less stress and depression in caregivers with collaborative care
• A rice future for Asia
• What users really want from online public services
• IOF announces Strong Bones Strong Women participants
• Five Spanish hospitals in international phase III trial with H5N1 influenza pandemic vaccine
• Webcast: Media coverage of health
• Varying effects of fish consumption on atrial fibrillation
• Studies determine patient risk from ICD replacement
• News briefs from Heart Rhythm 2006
• Fire ants: Their true story told by the scientist who loves them
• Mutation in deafness gene can help heal wounds and prevent infection
• 'Smart' genetic therapy helps the body to heal itself
• Research into salt, oil, ice and fossils
• Evolution reveals an independent route for diversity in animal form
• Carnegie Mellon researchers develop new method to monitor aircraft lifespan
• Social mealtimes boost wellbeing of nursing home residents
• Some ethnic groups more susceptible to adverse drug reactions
• 'Puppy fat' is a myth which puts children's health at risk
• Broad Institute scientists awarded $18M CARE grant
• Ghrelin: A player in diabetes but not obesity?
• Patients positively weigh in on liposuction
• Stomach receptor for H. pylori discovered
• AGU journal highlights - 4 May 2006
• WWU receives $720,000 for 5-year harbor seal study
• White blood cells from cancer-resistant mice cure cancers in ordinary mice
• Scientists discover that ancient genes dictate flowering, fall bud set
• First social scientist selected as Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wigner Fellow
• Award supports Virginia Tech research to reduce vehicle emissions, create biofuel
• 'Cellular antennae' on algae give clues to how human cells receive signals
• Follow the nitrogen to extraterrestrial life
• Man-made climate change
• Illinois professor to address global warming at book launching
• Inhibiting cell process may give cancer drug a boost
• New study finds similarities between monkey business and human business
• Selectively blocking inflammatory signals may protect mice from MS
• Fringe religions helped propel rise of Nazis
• UCLA engineers announce breakthrough in semiconductor spin wave research
• In túngara frogs, female choice for complex calls led to evolution of unusual male vocal cord
• The hunt for a hepatitis C vaccine is under way at Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• Could a popular HIV drug benefit hepatitis B patients?
• Salk scientists untangle steroid hormone signaling in plants
• Researchers report technique for freezing and preserving genetically enhanced pig embryos
• News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
• Perfect timing: Cardiologists meet in Chicago during May's National Stroke Awareness Month
• Rutgers-Newark student conducts research abroad as part of $1.3 million NSF grant
• Rutgers-Newark chemistry professor earns Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
• UK grid helps fight avian flu
• How long is a day on Saturn?
• A tiny protein plays a big role in DNA repair
• A new view on Lyme disease: Rodents hold the key to annual risk
• Scientists discover new regulating mechanism in cells
• Few gay man regret disclosing HIV status to friends, family
• NIH launches clinical studies nationwide to investigate rare diseases
• Mayo Clinic finds physical proof of mild cognitive impairment
• The secret lives of sea slugs
• Urgent action required to tackle escalating road-traffic crashes worldwide
• Excess folate linked to increased birth of twins after in-vitro fertilisation
• Young men with prostate cancer benefit from radiation therapy
• Lobular breast cancer can be managed as ductal cancer
• JCI table of contents, May 11, 2006
• A bone of contention in drug-induced osteomalacia
• Online calculator and chemotherapy order systems reduce medication errors in children
• Infrared system helps pilots and drivers see in fog and at night
• XMM-Newton 'spare-time' provides impressive sky survey
• FAO workshop highlights sharing of satellite data
• Free access to world-class biological databases for European science thanks to FELICS
• Strong cooperation forges global advances in semiconductor processing
• Key root-development pathway mapped using advanced genomic technique
• ORNL poised to help nation reach goals outlined in study
• Screening tool to help detect explosives nets technology transfer award for LLNL researchers
• Nanosecond-scale release of stinging jellyfish nematocysts
• See Jane run for president and then see girls become political
• New kind of drug could increase number who quit smoking
• Israel crosses the threshold
• Medical organizations gather for ultrasound practice forum hosted by AIUM
• Tequila! Chemists help assure quality of popular Mexican beverage
• American Chemical Society first to join Iraq Virtual Science Library
• Scientist works to improve treatment for brain tumors
• Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute sign agreement...
• Is a Russian peninsula really part of North America?
• Targeted virus compels cancer cells to eat themselves
• How the US drug safety system should be changed
• DARPA grant supports research toward realizing tissue regeneration
• Expanding waistlines triggered by your genes
• Study shows newborns with jaundice at no greater risk
• San Francisco VA Medical Center invites public to celebrate VA Research Week
• Titan's seas are sand
• Landing on Titan: The new movies
• Fear of 'cooties' keeps shoppers from the till — study
• The Gerontological Society of America chooses 2006 Hartford Faculty Scholars
• Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny, Stanford scientist finds
• American and Dutch experts to discuss risk of catastrophic levee failure in California
• Taxpayer Alliance supports senate bill broadening access to federal research
• Concerned Black Nurses of Newark honors Rutgers College of Nursing Professor Robert Atkins
• Startling new facts about what Australians are eating for lunch
• Stem cell research
• New research reveals Australians too busy for lunch
• Making a healthy lunch a greater national priority
• Learning the language of DNA
• New engineering center to transform sensor technology
• Nanotubes act as 'thermal velcro' to reduce computer-chip heating
• Diuretic may not be best way to reduce CHF water retention
• White House honors America's best
• Nice guys do finish first in lizards' evolutionary race, says MSU professor
• A Humboldt Award for Lehigh University's Martin Harmer
• Pandemic challenges for Asia-Pacific region
• Incarcerated women more likely to use birth control when given in jail
• Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have an increased risk of heart disease
• Chronic hepatitis in pediatric liver transplant patients
• BabyBot takes first steps
• Warner Robins Air Logistics CTR wins Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research
• Mobile DNA part of evolution's toolbox
• Hormones may affect how brain listens, Emory study finds
• Italian researchers find fenretinide cuts the risk of second breast cancers in young women
• African wetland managers armed with new technology
• Climatic change and environmental functions of forests
• World-leading microscope shows more detail than ever
• Launch of the Lancet Asia Medical Forum
• Imbalance may trigger advance from fatty liver to liver failure
• Gene linked to rare disease activates fat breakdown
• Diverse sea 'bugs' revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplankton
• Neighborhood safety may play role in obesity
• Nanotechnology expert analysis: Huge impacts from tiny tech
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces 2006 winners of Leonard M. Rieser Fellowship
• Imaging technique sheds new light on the composition of the brain of moderate cannabis users
• Biodesign Institute participates in first-of-its-kind 'coyote' disaster preparedness drill
• Early myocardial enhancement defects on multidetector CT predicts future myocardial viability
• The American Physiological Society names first-ever minority outreach fellow
• Weizmann Institute scientists discover a molecular security mechanism for keeping mutations in check
• Periodontitis may increase C-reactive protein levels in pregnancy
• Coma misrepresented in movies
• Media alert: Hazelden's chief medical director available to comment on drug treatment for alcoholics
• Children's Hospital uses latest CT technology in ER for better diagnoses
• Multiracial youth more likely to engage in violent behavior, substance abuse
• Children living near major roads face higher asthma risk
• Inability to complete quarter-mile walk is significant predictor of death and poor health in elderly
• International study investigates early biology of HIV infection
• Deviant peer groups and street gangs
• Physicians and engineers pool resources to prevent stroke
• Prenatal cocaine exposure not linked to bad behavior in kids
• New study explores how a school's organizational structure can influence graduation rates
• Ozone recovering, but unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, says study
• UCI researchers to study health effects of exercise in children
• UCSB researchers discover new biotechnology to identify and engineer substrates for proteases
• The greenbeards have blue throats in a breakthrough study of the evolution of altruistic behavior
• Research shows that policy defaults are seen as recommendations on important issues
• Vaccine combined with short-term postexposure antibiotics protects monkeys from inhalational anthrax
• National Academies advisory: Balance in NASA's science programs
• Study results offer guidance in treatment
• St. Jude test of bird flu vaccine proves successful
• Small Business grant helps Chadwick Optical bring Schepens Institute invention to patients
• Rutgers School of Engineering awards first alumni medals of excellence
• Overcoming Health Disparities: The Changing Landscape
• Heart risks from Vioxx happen much earlier than believed, says Queen's researcher
• Perfectionist fathers can reinforce tendencies
• New software protects confidentiality of data while enabling access and sharing
• What is the sound of one person talking? New speech collection tells all, syllable by syllable
• Melatonin improves mood in winter depression
• NIEHS Director unveils new strategic plan for environmental health sciences
• Slowdown in tropical Pacific flow pinned on climate change
• MUHC study reveals Vioxx related heart attacks can occur within the first two weeks of use
• Co-workers hoard their best ideas
• MIT nanoparticles may help detect, treat tumors
• Minimally invasive approach can take the pain out of herniated disks
• Patent awarded for LSUHSC-developed peptide that blocks lethal toxins of anthrax
• Liver transplants can be successful in HIV patients with Hepatitis B
• Study of operating room safety shows nurses rate first, surgeons last
• Eat less, weigh more? Enzyme makes lean mice 'susceptible' to dietary fat
• Study reports newborn screening tests can save both lives and money
• Obesity levels in US are grossly underestimated
• Epstein-Barr virus might kick-start multiple sclerosis
• Neurobiology of dread gives scientists clues about human decision making
• Plants' role in global warming re-examined in ORNL Science paper
• First neutrons produced by DOE's Spallation Neutron Source
• Does IQ drop with age or does something else impact intelligence?
• Kids who cut are finding each other on the Internet, study finds
• Meteorites discovered to carry interstellar carbon
• Hurricane Katrina reshaped political map of New Orleans, report says
• Combining PET and CT scans makes cancer treatment more accurate
• Gains in the fight against acid aspiration lung injury
• UCSD study reveals how plants respond to elevated carbon dioxide
• OHSU research reveals possible future target for delaying or stopping Alzheimer's
• Effective alcohol dependence treatments defined
• New findings help pinpoint autism's genetic roots
• Middle-aged English people are healthier than their American counterparts
• Flu news: Study in 8,475 young children points to a more effective influenza vaccine
• Experiment on monsoon season rainfall lives up to its 'name'
• Shared theories on thought could lead to smart machines
• Study finds middle-aged Americans not as healthy as English counterparts
• The Lancet Neonatal Series at one year of age – has anything changed?
• Study indicates when to discuss early mortality risk in patients with epilepsy
• Born dead: Over 3 million stillbirths every year
• Residents report less fatigue, better care under 80-hour work week mandate
• In 3D, early fat development first requires 'remodeling'
• Successful treatment of alcoholism found in the doctor's office
• ACS weekly press package — May 1st, 2006
• 30-year study of type 1 diabetes finds no improvement in heart disease rates
• PMS – a fact of life or all in the mind?
• To avoid stomach upset in arthritis patients, drug combination more effective
• Immune systems in breast cancer survivors who suffer from fatigue fail to shut off after therapy
• News tips from The Journal of Neuroscience
• Melatonin most effective for sleep when taken for off-hour sleeping
• Results with newer bladeless LASIK equivalent to standard microkeratome LASIK
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy associated with better quality of life in breast cancer patients
• Other highlights in the May 3 JNCI
• New study identifies factors associated with incomplete chemotherapy for colon cancer
• JCI table of contents: May 4, 2006
• Halting histamine action means hallelujah for hay fever sufferers
• Underage drinkers account for about 17 percent of consumer expenditures for alcohol
• Survey suggests parents' perceptions about children's access to household guns are often inaccurate
• Some nonhormonal therapies may offer relief from hot flashes, but with possible adverse effects
• Particular treatments effective for alcohol dependence
• National survey estimates prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adolescents
• Mild neurologic deficits appear to increase vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder
• Maternal difficulties may increase risk of behavior problems in children
• Lack of health insurance associated with decreased use of health care services
• Early use of statins after coronary syndromes does not reduce risk of heart attack, stroke or death
• Antidepressant medication may prevent recurring depression in diabetics
• Americans less healthy than English
• 'Virginity pledges' by adolescents may bias their reports of premarital sex
• Simple formula predicts blood needs in heart surgery
• The brain's motivation station
• Mutant mice show key autism traits
• Fussy babies and postpartum depression linked, study finds
• Rapid lung function decline raises risk of death and hospitalization
• Bronchial thermoplasty offers significant improvement for asthmatics in small study
• FDG-PET accurate for evaluating lung tumor destruction from radiofrequency ablation
• Highlights from the May 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Inflammation markers identify fatigue in breast cancer survivors
• Onset of psychosis may be delayed by medication
• T cell 'brakes' lost during human evolution
• Biotech cotton provides same yield with fewer pesticides
• Stem cell expansion
• Seasonal childhood anaemia in West Africa is associated with the haptoglobin 2-2 genotype
• Medical journals should ban drug adverts, say researchers
• Air travel and pandemic flu
• Low estrogen levels in men linked to increased risk for hip fracture
• Study links ADHD cognitive and behavioral problems to genetic and environmental interactions
• Short term follow-up proves to be helpful
• Radiologist's body CT readings quicker, more efficient with coronal reformatted images
• Patients have high expectations about screening mammography
• PET-CT highly accurate for detecting ovarian cancer recurrence
• New technique reduces radiation exposure by 60 percent in abdominal CT of children
• New treatment allow patients to return to pre-injury activity
• New radiation protection technique results in reduced physician exposure
• New MRI guided technique makes fibroid treatment 60 percent faster
• New MRI clues identify stroke victims at risk of skull hemorrhaging
• Near 100 percent mammagraphy recall compliance costs less than a quarter per patient
• MDCT shows potential for detecting bladder cancer without surgery or contrast
• More careful 'aiming' of CT cuts down on radiation without compromising image quality
• MRI accurate and safe for diagnosing ureteral reflux
• Low radiation dose still means successful interventional procedures, a new study shows
• Image guided biopsy may help patients avoid kidney removal
• Image-guided biopsy can help patients avoid unnecessary kidney removal
• Higher strength MRI can help patients avoid arthroscopy for shoulder injuries
• Freezing kidney tumors is a safe alternative to surgery
• Concurrent PET/CT for radiation therapy planning shows promise over separate PET and CT
• Combined contrast enhanced MRI shows promise
• CT and ultrasound equally valuable in diagnosing pelvic pain in women
• CT angiography 'highly accurate' for detection of high-grade artery stenosis
• By combining different CT views, radiologists can better evaluate the GI tract
• Physician approaches to patient spirituality vary according to doctors' religious characteristics
• Should older men be screened for prostate cancer?
• Why mice don't get cancer of the retina
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 2, 2006
• Children's Hospital Boston presents at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting
• Protowings may have helped bird ancestors cover rough terrain
• ACS weekly press package – April 24th, 2006
• The odd couple: Unlikely receptor pair key to failed asthma treatments
• JCI table of contents: May 1, 2006
• Enzyme inhibitor may help lower cholesterol and unclog arteries
• Project highlights priorities for global disease control

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