• USGS at 2006 International Mercury Conference
• Pigment formulated 225 years ago could be key in emerging technologies
• University of Pittsburgh receives $1.3 million from NIH to develop promising avian flu vaccine
• Neural stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells carry abnormal gene expression
• Variation in 3 genes influences risk of age-related macular degeneration
• Sandia experimental package of piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment
• More than 3 percent of US teens have exchanged sex for money or drugs
• Renowned Egyptologist John Anthony West brings Emmy-winning research to UCI conference
• Announcing the launch of Open Access Central
• Psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth to address sociologists
• Projected costs of stroke highlight need for increased NIH funding
• Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens
• University of Pittsburgh to host Global Health Conference
• Global Text Project aims to create free, Wiki-based textbooks for developing nations
• Scientists: Wildlife corridors benefit plant biodiversity, native plants
• Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers
• 9/11 not a signpost in most North Americans' lives, study shows
• Smithsonian offers new tropical biodiversity data and tools on the Web
• Forest fires a real concern for areas hit hard by hurricanes
• Solution to bacterial mystery promises new drugs
• St. Jude first to describe new statistical method
• Dirac Medal goes to Springer author Peter Zoller
• Early warning test for Parkinson's receives national recognition
• Diode laser could be vital for safeguarding aircraft
• NASA study solves ocean plant mystery
• Real-time traffic routing from the comfort of your car
• Remembering Katrina
• Nano-signals get a boost from magnetic spin waves
• Gold nanoparticles prove to be hot stuff
• Obesity in men linked to infertility
• NDRI receives Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation grant
• Landscape corridors promote plant diversity
• High-flying balloons begin tracking hurricane formation
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center opens outpatient facility in Basking Ridge
• You (especially your bones) are what you eat
• SMART-1 maps its own impact site
• EMCare now available via Dialog and Datastar
• DOE JGI, VBI describe disease mechanisms of sudden oak death, related soybean pathogens
• More time in gym class doesn't mean more exercise, study finds
• CU, Scripps researchers provide evidence of how proteins fold
• Carnegie Mellon, General Motors will compete in 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge
• Sugar metabolism tracked in living plant tissues, in real time
• $18 million grant will boost ASU research into mysteries of fatal diseases
• Modern radiation therapy ups lung cancer survival
• PR54/06: Do we get what we pay for? Getting to grips with public service productivity
• 3rd Annual AIBS, BSCS, NESCent Evolution Science and Education Symposium
• Widespread elephant slaughter discovered in Chad
• JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke
• Orange juice is better than lemonade at keeping kidney stones away
• Cell's fight against cancer revealed
• The public face of mental illness -- is it a one-sided view?
• Molecular motor helps cells tell which way is up
• Researchers map out networks that determine cell fate
• Better after-school snack choices boost nutrition for low-income kids, UC Davis research confirms
• Racial achievement gap narrowed by sterotype stress reducers, says Colorado U. professor
• Scientist-astronaut sends T-cells into space
• Study confirms ammunition as main source of lead poisoning in condors
• Polymers show promise for lab-on-a-chip technology
• Physicists invent 'QuIET' - single molecule transistors
• Jefferson radiation oncologists among first to use cone beam CT to improve treatment accuracy
• Is it possible to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism?
• In a technical tour de force, Salk scientists take a global view of the epigenome
• SUNY Downstate scientists discover memory molecule
• Nanotube ink: Desktop printing of carbon nanotube patterns
• It's not fair! We are programmed to resist weight loss
• Deer-free areas may be haven for ticks, disease
• AKARI unveils the birth and death of stars
• Full-year results from Oxford Open show wide variation in open access uptake across disciplines
• High-performance steel used in new bridge
• Scandal grows over suspect body parts
• Governments agree to a renewed mining action plan for Canada
• Muscle cells self-destruct rather than grow with use
• The Lancet calls for transparency in the selection of a new executive director for the global fund
• MRSA – surveillance, rapid screening, and hospital hygiene key to preventing future transmission
• Human rights abuses frequent in Haiti's capital
• Unique results from Swedish study of HIV vaccine
• Electronic life extension
• Atmospheric ozone recovering in mid-latitudes, report shows
• Kasei Valles outflow channel system
• Cassiopeia A -- The colorful aftermath of a violent stellar death
• Study finds that vioxx reduces the risk of colorectal polyps
• Key industry players meet at the European Parliament's Life Science Circle
• Sister, can you spare a million?
• Vitamin D supplements should be given to Asian children for two years from birth
• Rates of eczema and hay fever may be in decline
• Anger and hostility speed up decline in lung power
• Society for Conservation Biology to provide free access to publications in developing countries
• Disabling a carbohydrate trigger reduces obesity and appetite
• Rofecoxib significantly reduces the risk of recurrence of colorectal polyps
• Time in space
• Silence of the amoebae
• Bacteria beat the heat
• A better water test
• Island ferries take on role of research vessels collecting data about Nantucket Sound
• Research team to analyze brain changes in schizophrenia
• Meet Europe's top neurobiologists in Leuven, Belgium
• Malpractice concerns may deter Florida medical students from entering obstetrics and gynecology
• Calling all teachers for Mars Rover model workshop at UH
• Study shows prenatal diagnostic tests have low risk of miscarriage
• Stress significantly hastens progression of Alzheimer's disease
• Chronic alcohol exposure can affect brain protein expression
• New study aims to uncover genetic factors for hearing loss
• New summary of Dietary Reference Intakes
• More than just pretty faces for this brain region, says Stanford researcher
• New device may improve vision and mobility for people with tunnel vision
• Springer and AOCS in publishing partnership
• New polymer-coating process developed at Rutgers-Camden
• NJ court decisions now online at Rutgers-Camden
• Death of a star
• Study shows how cancer drug aids anti-cancer virus
• Iron critical to ocean productivity, carbon uptake
• Ancient raptors likely feasted on early man, study suggests
• NASA satellites can see how climate change affects forests
• NASA announces media briefing about ocean plant growth
• Partners deliver mining kit for Aboriginal communities
• Energy ministers' conference focuses on energy collaboration
• Wiley partners with the International Society for Stem Cell Research
• September-October GSA Bulletin media highlights
• Chimpanzees can transmit cultural behavior to multiple 'generations'
• Pension Web sites: Does your scheme have one?
• Consumer hygiene fears keep food industry on its toes
• Turning technology into a business opportunity
• SMART-1 'star tracker' peeks at the approaching lunar surface
• AKARI's view on birth and death of stars
• For low-risk women, risk of death may be higher for babies delivered by cesarean
• Death rate in pensioners reduced by regular health worker visits
• AGU Journal Highlights -- Aug. 29, 2006
• Low birth weight babies with reduced occipital regional volumes at higher risk for visual impairment
• Harvard chemist wins national award for lifetime achievements in chemistry
• Doctors know best when it comes to treating chronic coronary artery disease
• Previously approved drugs may be helpful in fatal pediatric disorder
• Juices may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk
• UW-Madison researchers find new way to 'sweeten' key drugs
• Tiny shock absorbers help bacteria stick around inside the body
• Evolution of Old World fruit flies on three continents mirrors climate change
• Unlocking colon cancer with key of prevention
• USC research shows dogs and smog don't mix
• Study links lead exposure to brain cancer in adults
• Penn researchers to get 7 Tesla whole-body MRI system
• University of Pittsburgh named Parkinson Disease Center for Advanced Research
• Type A personality is not linked to heart disease in large study
• Hirsute-s you, Sir!
• Brain scan of nuns finds no single 'God spot' in the brain, Université de Montréal study finds
• Researchers add crucial information on how the body's T cells react to parasitic diseases
• Sunscreens can damage skin, researchers find
• Pest control research leads to pain control discovery
• Modified home video game shows promise for stroke rehabilitation
• Brisbane teens receive first cancer vaccine shots
• 'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors
• First quantum cryptographic data network demonstrated
• New study seeks to lower diabetes risk in youth
• Quick diagnosis of flu strains possible with new microchip test
• March of Dimes: Drug to prevent preterm birth needs prompt FDA approval
• Mind over matter
• A novel mechanism of manganese-induced neurological dysfunction discovered
• The International Astronomical Union elects Catherine Cesarsky as new president
• Levels of serious mental illness in Katrina survivors doubled compared to earlier survey
• Katrina survey shows many suffered extreme adversity and show signs of post-traumatic stress
• Flying on hydrogen: Researchers use fuel cells to power unmanned aerial vehicle
• Teen career plans out of sync with reality, FSU study says
• Press update: The World Congress of Cardiology 2006, Barcelona Spain, September 2-6
• Long-lasting but dim brethren of cosmic flashes
• Rare high-altitude clouds found on Mars
• A switch between life and death
• Cassiopeia A -- The colorful aftermath of a violent stellar death
• Study shows fruit and vegetable juice consumption may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease
• Elsevier and UCLA announce the publication of Carranza's Clinical Periodontology
• Research partnership to protect the Coorong
• Biophysical Society names 2007 award recipients
• 'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for medical, green chemistry breakthroughs
• NOVA documentary honors pioneering African American chemist Percy Julian
• Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic
• Long acting insulin makes the grade
• Hopkins develops online tool to aid research on certain 'orphan diseases'
• American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting Sept. 6-9
• M. D. Anderson teaches the art of aromatherapy to soothe and heal
• Speedsters' traffic fines fund new research on spinal cord injury
• Remote island provides clues on population growth, environmental degradation
• Too many men could destabilize society
• Jefferson scientists explain cancer cell metabolism changes
• Surf's up -- and one coastal microbe has adapted
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Fields Medals awarded at the ICM2006 to three Springer authors
• Preoperative brain mapping alters tumor surgery
• Multiple sclerosis damage found in 'normal' brain tissue
• Planet Earth may have 'tilted' to keep its balance, say scientists
• PPARC media invite: press conference at the BA
• Keel laid for revolutionary dual-use catamaran vessel, M/V Susitna
• Study finds how organs monitor themselves during early development
• NIH unprecedented genetic study may help identify people most at risk for alcoholism
• Weather forecast accuracy gets boost with new computer model
• Iowa State researchers explore turning fuel ethanol into beverage alcohol
• Rising health expenses are a good value, researchers say
• September GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
• Low altitude flying with coarse maps -- determining the time of SMART-1 impact
• IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU resolution votes
• ORNL Jaguar supercomputer surpasses 50 teraflops
• New electronic resources to strengthen Germany as a center of research
• Cardiff's bees calculation sets industry buzzing
• ASTRO annual meeting again named a fastest growing tradeshow
• Exegy and Hyperfeed merge to form Exegy, Inc. in St. Louis
• Powell River Project Symposium highlights coal mine reclamation efforts
• Avian flu detection information on wild birds available
• Toxic molecule may cause most common type of muscular dystrophy
• New lab technique churns out fungus' potential cancer fighter
• Mountain climate change trends could predict water resources
• New genetic link to cot death identified
• HIV drug could be used to prevent cervical cancer, say University of Manchester researchers
• NIH/NIDA issues new guidelines to save communities money while treating drug abuse
• Synthetic molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct
• Leading economist joins Edinburgh enlightenment debate
• How modern were European Neanderthals?
• Study finds some faithful less likely to pass the plate
• Smart-1: Smackdown in the Lake of Excellence
• Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference
• A little TLC goes a long way toward reducing high cholesterol
• Mayo clinic finds aspirin, other NSAIDs, may prevent or delay enlarged prostate
• Wheezy, allergic children are more prone to asthma
• Prevalence of childhood allergies increasing worldwide
• Drug combination could reduce risk of severe asthma attacks
• Abolish the term 'asthma'
• Unusual rods
• Tumor necrosis factor blockers may not cause cancer after all
• New cell-based targets for treating autoimmune inflammatory diseases
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and congenital anomalies
• Waterborne infectious diseases could soon be consigned to history, says expert
• Chemical compounds restore normal glucose levels and insulin action in obese mice
• Catherine Cesarsky elected president of the International Astronomical Union
• ESA's Cluster mission establishes why Earth's aurorae shine
• Study shows aggressive students often lack psychological evaluations and effective treatment
• One-two particle punch poses greater risk for astronauts
• Dartmouth researchers find key player in immune system regulation
• Behind the scenes at the Welsh National Opera
• Better exam results?
• Microscopic passengers to hitch ride on space shuttle
• American College of Physicians expresses support for executive order on health care transparency
• Science researchers genetically transform immune cells into tumor fighters
• Yale helps organize conference to identify new treatments for Tourette Syndrome
• International conference on engineering education hosted by Virginia Tech
• First 'encyclopedia' of nuclear receptors reveals organisms' focus on sex, food
• Manatee traveler in northeastern waters not Chessie
• Viruses can jump between primates and humans, researchers warn
• Tiny ion pump sets new standard in cooling hot computer chips
• Adult stem cells are touchy-feely, need environmental clues
• New engineering tool is a dream
• PSA predicts treatment success in advanced prostate cancer
• Study: Rain forest insects eat no more tree species than temperate counterparts
• Experts add to growing warnings about asthma drug
• University of California, San Diego-led team discovers how we detect sour taste
• Researchers discover gut tissue to be a major reservoir harboring HIV
• Canada high in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's cases: Is Canada too clean?
• Tight-knit family: Even microbes favor their own kin
• Rensselaer researchers aim to close 'green gap' in LED technology
• New anthrax inhibitor could combat antibiotic-resistant strains
• Wound infections cheaper than we thought
• Oxygen deprived brains repaired and saved
• Water filtration technique removes dangerous freshwater algae toxins
• Astronomers use supercomputers to study atoms linked to black holes
• NASA looks back at Hurricane Katrina one year later
• Ether returns to oust dark matter
• Study provides first-ever look at combined causes of North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean freshening
• Microcapsules open in tumor cells
• Obesity leads to more aggressive ovarian cancer
• Government reports show significant H-1B wage violations
• Hurricane Katrina Community Aadvisory Group Survey Findings
• Everything in its place: Researchers identify brain cells used to categorize images
• Scientists uncover critical step in DNA mutation
• Biological pest control becomes an economic reality
• Gene variants reveal susceptibility to cardiovascular disease
• The challenge of reconciling science and society
• Obesity leads to more aggressive ovarian cancer, Cedars-Sinai research shows
• Cortical plasticity: it's time to get excited about inhibition
• Biophysical Society names 2007 award recipients
• Brave new world in life sciences
• Why are so many people dying on Everest?
• Mental health units should not be exempt from smoking ban
• Certification of UK doctors would improve quality of care
• Researchers identify antibiotic protein that defends the intestine against microbial invaders
• Protein clue to tailor-made antibiotics
• Pittsburgh professor named fellow of American Society for Engineering Education
• Scientists stop autoimmune disease without shutting off immune system
• Two strokes and you're out?
• Rehydrate -- your RNA needs it
• Cigarette smoke blocks cell repair mechanism, University of Florida study shows
• Major new osteoporosis study to recruit people in Orkney
• Terence Tao, 'Mozart of Math,' wins Fields Medal, called 'Nobel Prize in math'
• Engineers create gecko-inspired, high-friction micro-fibers
• One in 10 teenage girls have self-harmed, study shows
• Hispanic and young children with kidney disease likely to be short
• Book on birds the first to set English-language naming guidelines
• Grasso, Stevens alumni deploy next generation information systems platform
• Emeritus Director leading the way at Prince Henry's
• Queen's expert challenges 'corporatization' of breast cancer research
• Snap judgments decide a face's character, psychologist finds
• Sturgeon's general warning: stable for now, but beware
• Insect predation sheds light on food web recovery after the dinosaur extinction
• Researchers sequence the basal eukaryote Tetrahymena thermophila
• Mouse mimics chronic leukemia, will aid drug development
• NASA technology helping injured US troops
• Mitochondrial DNA sequencing tool updated
• NHGRI awards $54 million to three Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science
• 2006 Science-in-Society award winners announced
• Ever-happy mice may hold key to new treatment of depression
• Blood clots can be treated by injections at home
• MIT: Regional storage facilities could handle nuclear waste
• MIT provides first evidence for learning mechanism
• Study drug holds promise as alternative to castration for early prostate cancers
• Nanowire arrays can detect signals along individual neurons
• Exposure to PCBs may reduce the effectiveness of vaccines in children
• Imaging technique may prevent injury during ablation for atrial fibrillation
• August GEOSPHERE media highlights
• Robust, paper-like Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) evaluated for NASA applications
• Close-up on Cuvier crater ridge
• Update on AIDS vaccine R and D August 24 Web conference
• A wandering eye
• Elsevier to publish Mendeleev Communications
• Dartmouth research points to protein S14 in treating breast cancer
• Carbon fibers make tiny, cheap video displays
• Columbia researchers restore memory lost in mice with Alzheimer's
• Promising new research on hereditary diseases
• Parkes finds unexpected 'heartbeats' in star
• Could a pint of cider help keep the doctor away?
• Three cancer researchers win awards from ASTRO
• The Finnish government failed to address the adverse emotional impact of war
• Shame prevented soldiers from expressing war traumas
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- August 23, 2006
• Anxiety before surgery complicates recovery in children
• Survey shows many teens injured on the job
• Analysis shows blacks have poorer diabetes control than whites
• Researchers find nicotine withdrawal begins quickly
• Protein found to protect breast cancer tumors from chemotherapy
• U of Penn researchers identify gatekeeper involved in chronic inflammatory diseases
• Virus has 'catastrophic' affect on red squirrels, research shows
• Parents who punish antisocial kids penalize themselves
• Study identifies molecular process underlying leukemia
• Montreal researchers make a major strategic breakthrough in controling the AIDS virus
• Just breathe: Ozone forecaster unveiled at University of Houston, available via Web
• Everyday beliefs about food refuse to give way to scientific evidence
• 'Mint' pain killer takes leaf out of ancient medical texts
• UC Davis researchers move biotechnology closer to replacing electronic pacemakers
• UCI scientists first to predict air quality impact of small-scale power sources
• Researchers develop flood-tolerant California rice
• Astronomers report first direct evidence for dark matter
• Researcher brings space age to surgery equipment, procedures
• What's shaped like a pear and has two genomes? Check the pond
• Scripps research team reverses Friedreich's ataxia defect in cell culture
• Researcher hits bulls-eye for antibiotic target
• Sulfur signature changes thoughts on atmospheric oxygen
• Beyond science and economics: conference to examine the ethical dimensions of climate change
• Study rules out ancient 'bursts' of methane from seafloor deposits
• NSF awards $75.3 million for five new engineering research centers
• Burning wetlands unleash sequestered mercury in wake of climate change
• Scientists learn more about how roughage keeps you 'regular'
• Study aims to identify schizophrenics at risk for type 2 diabetes
• Valve disease study suggests new public health concern, say Mayo Clinic researchers
• LIAI scientists identify immune system trigger for fighting Lyme disease
• Alcohol increases sleep intensity in young women
• Largest review of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome to date
• African parasite makes component of fat differently from all other organisms
• Suspicion lingers over bisphenol A and breast cancer
• 'Frozen' natural gas discovered at unexpectedly shallow depths below seafloor
• Researchers identify the cells and receptor for sensing sour taste
• Forsyth scientists develop system for automated analysis of behavior
• Dads want flexibility, not shorter working hours
• Renewed volcanic activity at the Phlegrean Fields tracked by Envisat
• Increase in severe poverty in the US has serious implications for public health
• Elsevier sponsors a year of ScienceDirect and Scopus for Qinghai University and Tibet University
• New methods for screening nanoparticles
• Latest enhancements to the free Access Grid Toolkit are now available for download
• NASA finds direct proof of dark matter
• With few factors, adult cells take on character of embryonic stem cells
• Brain enzyme treatment relieves memory lapse in Alzheimer's mice
• BGSU biologist trying to crack microscopic code
• Announcing the launch of Chemistry Central
• Pam Henderson receives plant pathology journalism award
• Treating chest pain in the average woman tops $1 million over lifetime
• Insulin resistance in early teens may predict diabetes, heart disease for adults
• Consensus reached on new guidelines for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death
• Long-term abstinence may resolve many of the neurocognitive deficits associated with alcoholism
• Gene-on-gene interactions may influence risk for developing alcoholism
• First-of-its-kind Italian school study finds high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure
• Alcoholism-treatment medication acamprosate may help abstinent alcoholics sleep better
• Sydney harbor's seaweed a deadly diet for sea creatures
• UK Biobank gets unanimous backing from international experts after piloting phase
• Ventracor 2006 results
• $1 million Myers Fellowship brings US research techniques to Melbourne
• Ethics of indigenous health research explored in new guide
• Viral oncoprotein inactivation of p53
• NIH funds $2 million magnetic resonance system at Yale
• $18 million award to support Yale Center of Excellence in Genomic Science
• New company will seek drugs against diabetes and cancer
• A new tool against brain disease
• University of Pennsylvania student creates electric tweezers; now everyone can have a desktop lab
• San Diego supercomputer center staff help nation's archivists with digital-preservation expertise
• Ocean noise has increased considerably since 1960s, according to new Scripps analysis
• Exposure to toxins reduces the effectiveness of immunisation and more
• 'My life sucks!' The 10 most common causes of childhood unhappiness
• Stellar pinwheels at our Galaxy's core
• Exam nerves affects students' immune defense
• Two Applied Physics Library-built spacecraft set for August 31 launch
• SMART-1 on the trail of the Moon's beginnings
• Hubble sees faintest stars in a globular cluster
• New treatment -- first in years -- demonstrated for dangerous staph infections
• Loss of just one species makes big difference in freshwater ecosystem, study finds
• Case Western Reserve University chemist takes on HIV-1 virus with $1M support from NIH
• New objective criteria improve PET scan reliability in detecting breast cancer metastasis
• First study to show how immune cells 'speak' to each other in vivo
• Driving Australia's light metal dollar further
• Renowned astronomer, Dr. Geoff Marcy, to give rare presentation at UCI, October 13-15, 2006
• Even Superman couldn't win battle with pressure ulcers
• American Society of Human Genetics 56th annual meeting
• Remarkable physiology allows crucian carp to survive months without oxygen
• American College of Physicians to release 'How To Report Statistics in Medicine'
• Radical 'ballistic computing' chip bounces electrons around like billiards
• Some online video games found to promote 'sociability,' researchers say
• Liver-kidney transplant reduces organ rejection, boosts recovery
• Cause of ischemic stroke analyzed for the first time
• Astronomers see faintest stars in a globular cluster
• Botox injections may improve facial-wound healing, minimize scars
• 3-D forms link antibiotic resistance and brain disease
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Rutgers receives National Science Foundation grant for port efficiency, security
• 'Techno Addicts' pose employer liability, says Rutgers researcher
• New Queen's study offers environmentally friendly solution to oil industry needs
• Why piglets shudder to keep warm
• Venous thrombosis after travel
• Neurological effects of childhood sleep apnea
• Artificial muscles may enable more life-like color displays
• Study will explore genetics of congenital limb and heart malformations
• Structure of key enzyme in plague bacterium found
• New Web database improves access to ionic liquid data
• NIST's new advanced imaging facility peers inside hydrogen fuel cells
• Global study shows all tobacco bad for the heart
• Researchers discover genetics markers to help predict risk for preterm birth
• Adolescent condom use with 'casual' versus 'main' partners
• Osteoporosis treatment now approved in Europe and US for men
• Wiley and the Royal Meteorological Society expand publishing partnership
• The biggest isn't always best when it comes to treating cancer
• JCI table of contents: August 24, 2006
• An irregular heartbeat makes exercise deadly
• Report issued on outbreak of serious eye infection linked with use of certain contact lens solution
• Positive parenting helps encourage healthy sun habits in children
• Prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in US decreasing
• Metabolic disorder not well-suited for inclusion in newborn screening programs
• Less expensive anti-clotting medication appears as safe and effective as more expensive treatment
• Imaging technique helps predict breast cancer spread before surgery
• Facial resurfacing treats precancerous skin lesions, may help prevent skin cancer
• Combined liver-kidney transplant beneficial for patients with dual organ disease
• Acne medication associated with abnormal blood test results
• The European Patent Office Online Services Annual Conference 2006
• Major genetic risk factor found for prostate cancer
• How HIV 'exhausts' killer T cells
• SMART-1 impact: last call for ground-based observations
• US ITER project completes management team
• AIDS debate launches Lancet podcast
• Spinal cord bridge bypasses injury to restore mobility
• Be still my beating heart: Ilk gene underlies heart failure
• 'Signature' of chromosome instability predicts cancer outcomes
• Research reveals inner workings of immune system 'thermostat'
• Global Environmental Change: Regional Challenges
• Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• Geoscience students missing job opportunities
• MRI scans in premature infants can predict future developmental delays
• Genetic variant is associated with higher rate of premature delivery in African-American women
• Program works to build diverse new generation of computer scientists
• Idursulfase is effective treatment for Hunter syndrome, clinical trial concludes
• Rapid-fire jaws propel ants to safety
• Healing potential discovered in everyday human brain cells
• Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively
• UA physicist discovers exotic superconductivity
• Community model effective in allotting anti-AIDS meds, Stanford doctor says
• Friendly bacteria in chewing gum that bites back
• Nickitas Georgas honored with ASBPA 2006 Education Award
• Hubble images some of galaxy's dimmest stars
• Two Rutgers nursing professors to explore nursing work environment
• Mystery of Quintuplet stars in Milky Way solved
• Medicines Australia committed to Code of Conduct will appeal the condition imposed by ACCC
• No hobbits in this shire
• Breaks in hibernation help fight bugs
• Ammonia-loving archaea win landslide majority
• Northwestern receives Gates Foundation grant for medical diagnostics
• The key to the Pioneer anomaly?
• Molecular switch may turn off immune cells that target HIV
• The Lancet calls on research community to address neglected disease that causes heart failure
• Researchers discover how acid reflux leads to esophageal cancer
• BMI cannot predict outcome for people with heart disease
• All forms of tobacco exposure are bad for the heart
• Anthrax detector developed
• Study shows long-term health effects from West Nile illnesses
• Study provides insight into how the brain loses plasticity of youth
• FSU geographer charting new territory with hurricane relief mapping
• FSU biologists uncover mechanisms that shape cells for better or worse
• Hubble sees faintest stars in a globular cluster
• Cancer survivors at risk for suicidal thoughts, attempts
• Use of stone hammers sheds light on geographic patterns of chimpanzee tool use
• On the track of tiny larvae, a new model elucidates connections in marine ecology
• Daytime light exposure dynamically enhances brain responses
• Cooling analgesia harnessed to relieve chronic pain
• Bumble bees can estimate time intervals
• UK hospitals poorly prepared for a 'major incident,' say researchers
• TV effective 'painkiller' for kids
• Internal body clock dictates timing of different types of stroke
• 100 percent plus increase in illegal blood alcohol levels in emergency care patients over five years
• Genetic clues to cardiomyopathy's origins revealed in mice
• African Americans have lower response rate to standard therapy for hepatitis C
• Constant lighting may disrupt development of preemies' biological clocks
• Climate change was major factor in erosion of Alps 6 million years ago
• Link between autism and abnormal blood-vessel function and oxidative stress
• Common anti-depressants similarly safe and effective for treating postpartum depression
• U of M professor explores spooning, snoring and sheet stealing
• Scientists find 'pinwheels' in Quintuplet cluster
• Mathematician uses topology to study abstract spaces, solve problems
• Trap-jaw ants have fastest recorded strike in animal kingdom
• New ultrasonic technology could help prevent train derailments
• Molecules spontaneously form honeycomb network featuring pores of unprecedented size
• How secondhand smoke injures babies' lungs
• Brain gene shows dramatic difference from chimp to human
• Comparative Environmental Politics
• Rare, historic medical cartoons to be featured in film series
• Study finds gene related to brain development and function plays causal role in schizophrenia
• Boosting key protein in brain could improve seizure treatment, Stanford study finds
• Experts review current and future approaches to dementia diagnosis
• India-Australia cancer care research headed up by CQU academic
• GP'S providing fewer consultations
• GroPep and Novozymes announce merger proposal
• Charter offers ResearchChannel programming on VOD
• Media invite: Smart-1 prepares for smackdown!
• Evolving defenses rapidly suppress male killers
• NIH funds 14 High-End Instrumentation grants
• Researchers seek to solve mystery of natural HIV control
• Survivors of childhood polio do well decades later as they age
• Mexican Americans have higher risk of stroke recurrence
• Mathematicians maximize knowledge of minimal surfaces
• Childhood sleep apnea linked to brain damage, lower IQ
• Polio outbreak from oral vaccine identified -- and controlled -- in China
• The IAU draft definition of 'planet' and 'plutons'
• $6.5 million gift to establish hereditary cancer center at Georgetown University
• New light microscope may help unlock some of cells' secrets
• International AIDS Vaccine Initiative calls for new measures to search for an AIDS vaccine
• More carbon dioxide may help some trees weather ice storms
• Sandia's rapidly deployable chemical detection system tested at McAfee Stadium
• Location, location, location!
• Completed genome set to transform the cow
• Study shows combination of sight and sound helps adults learn basic visual tasks more rapidly
• Vultures at risk from deadly traces of pain killer
• Core needle biopsy gives an accurate picture of gene expression in whole tumor
• A third of the world population faces water scarcity today
• Have you ever seen an elephant ... run?
• Atoms looser than expected
• Establishing a connection between global warming and hurricane intensity
• Schepens Eye Research Institute scientist is ARVO's 2007 Friedenwald Award recipient
• Media registration now open for special nanotechnology tour Sept. 12 in San Francisco
• ACS news service Weekly PressPac -- August 16, 2006
• Ph.D. students get clinical training, focus on translational research
• Current desires distort children's choices about the future
• Bacteria can help predict ocean change
• Two-thirds of pregnant women with depression aren't getting treatment for it
• Strokes will cost US $2.2 trillion by 2050 if prevention & treatment don't improve
• Kids with OCD bullied more than others, study shows
• UC Davis study finds brain cell regulator is volume control, not on/off switch
• Surprising telescope observations shake up galactic formation theories
• Study links asthma to increased risk for sleep apnea in young women
• New study examines children's exposure to neighborhood poverty
• Mobilizing against unemployment: Unions, the unemployed and a precarious balance of interests
• Bison hunters more advanced than thought: archaeologist
• New approach assesses risk of water-borne pathogen disease
• Decrease in progression of prostate cancer
• Combating anthrax: Results of study published this month as researchers look for a better vaccine
• Rush researchers explore nanotechnology as diagnostic and treatment tool
• High-fat, copper-rich diets associated with increased rates of cognitive decline in older adults
• Research pinpoints West Nile virus antibody binding site
• 'Bachelorette' viewers aren't seeking reality
• Embedded Reporting influences war coverage, study shows
• Hearing loss and high-speed dental tools
• High-maintenance dynamics at work may affect subsequent performance
• A science or engineering bachelor’s degree is good for you
• NIST scientists use electron beam to unravel the secrets of an 'atomic switch'
• Study provides evidence that autism affects functioning of entire brain
• New findings offer more complete view of breast cancer gene mutations in US population
• Updated International AIDS Society guidelines recommend new goal of undetectable viral load
• 'Hidden' Milky Way deuterium found
• First human study confirms that immune cells can be a primary cause of bone loss in gum disease
• Far away galaxy under the microscope
• Large and small stars in harmonious coexistence
• Cosmic Background Explorer team wins Gruber Prize
• Cohabitators are traditional, contrary to alternative living style
• Unravelling our cosmic ancestry
• Carnegie Mellon, Ohio State get grant to study link between antidepressants and suicidality in teens
• Two-fifths of US adults report experiencing unsafe, wasteful or poorly coordinated health care
• US satellite protection scheme could affect global communications
• Weight loss found to reduce cellulite in some overweight women
• 102nd American Political Science Association Annual Meeting examines role of power in politics
• The sleep of babes
• Researchers discover brain abnormality in kids with autism
• Projected costs of stroke in the United States top $2 trillion dollars
• Cancer stem cells spur glioma angiogenesis, could hold key to brain tumor therapy
• Ancient Arctic water cycles are red flags to future global warming
• University of Washington researchers discover novel genomic disorders
• New biomarkers could help doctors spot Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases
• Mercury pollution threatens health worldwide, scientists say
• Fatty spheres loaded with siRNA shrink ovarian cancer tumors in preclinical trial
• Remote control for human growth hormone gene expression
• Spineless tales provide strong backbone to human brain research
• Nurses should play larger role in helping smokers quit
• New book shows pessimists how to be positive
• No butts about it: Unique UH database shows Texas is crushing out smoking
• Skin tone more important than educational background for African Americans seeking jobs
• Discovery of metabolic pathway for parasite could lead to new controls for diseases
• UCSB announces $2.75 million NSF grant
• Study finds MRSA most common cause of skin infections in patients presenting in nation's ER's
• New study links higher income with lower disability rates
• New CD-ROM distills HIV/AIDS information for developing world
• UBC-led team uncovers faintest stars ever seen in ancient star cluster
• Going to church to lose weight
• Scientists discover age-regulated cellular activities that protect against protein aggregation
• When the going gets tough, slime molds start synthesizing
• Digital surgery with touch feedback could improve medical training
• Montana State University creates one of nation's largest databases for wind energy research
• Americans less likely to accept evolution than Europeans
• New method shows that neocortical nerve cells are not renewed
• More is not always better: routine screening not always beneficial
• Crafting messages with meaning for HIV testing and research
• New type of optical microscopy attains near-molecular resolution
• New study provides a clearer picture of breast-cancer gene mutations in American women
• Change needed to ensure women secure business loans
• Danish expedition ship tracked by Envisat satellite
• Adverse effects and costs of chemotherapy greater than previously thought
• Where are medical graduates practising and why?
• Is coronary revascularization the best treatment option for heart failure?
• Wildlife conservation society joins climate, community & biodiversity alliance
• Rapamycin shown to inhibit angiogenesis
• Specimen radiography confirms success of MRI-guided breast biopsy
• Aging stars reveal secrets of the universe
• Researchers continue studies into aging and cognition
• Parental cigarette use is 'double whammy' for children
• Study finds cardiac toxicity rates high with herceptin use
• Greenland's ice loss accelerating rapidly, gravity-measuring satellites reveal
• Penn researchers find many commercial drivers have impaired performance due to lack of sleep
• Unusual data shed new light on brain and inhibiting behavior
• When pregnancies fail early, many woman choose office procedure rather than OR
• U-M study finds some prostate cancer patients potentially overtreated
• UCLA chemists' study of protein may provide insights into heart disease and cancer
• Newly discovered gene may hold clues to evolution of human brain capacity
• Childhood obesity caused by 'toxic environment' of Western diets, study says
• Actor Richard Gere presents altarpiece highlighting South African response to AIDS
• Alternative kidney test reveals hidden health risks
• More fires, droughts and floods predicted
• UAF hosts symposium on human-fire interactions
• Forest fires a huge cost to health
• Draft environmental impact statement prepared for USAMRIID facilities at Fort Detrick
• Study finds parental time to be key in fight against childhood obesity
• Natural resources and the economy: hand in hand
• Ancient war paint in fight against breast cancer
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Medscape review supports effectiveness and safety of new non-drug blood pressure treatment
• Springer acquires BioTribune Magazine and Biotribune.com
• Study reveals details of mussels' tenacious bonds
• Herceptin effective in breast cancer cells with low HER-2 levels
• Overall Antarctic snowfall hasn't changed in 50 years
• NSF announces six new Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials
• Arthritis drug helps debilitating inflammatory disease
• Mayo Clinic: New recommendations for use of bisphosphonates in treatment of multiple myeloma
• Computer automated e-counseling improves weight loss
• Breast cancer survivors change lifestyle after diagnosis
• Encoded metallic nanowires reveal bioweapons
• PSA test has higher accuracy for patients taking finasteride
• Other highlights in the August 16 JNCI
• Low-risk prostate cancer patients face overtreatment
• Adverse effects of chemotherapy may be under-reported
• PTEN: the Treg's handbrake
• JCI table of contents: August 17, 2006
• Study shows promise for simplified treatment of HIV infection
• Rapid expansion of HIV treatment services in Africa feasible, with good patient outcomes
• Panel updates guidelines for treatment of adult HIV infection
• Physicians more likely to disclose medical errors that would be apparent to the patient
• Pigments in corn, squash and other vegetables may help protect against age-related vision loss
• New medication appears effective in helping smokers kick the habit
• No advantage for four-drug antiretroviral regimen vs. three-drug for initial treatment of HIV-1
• Medication may promote opening of arteries following stroke
• Low testosterone levels associated with increased risk of death in men
• High-fat, copper-rich diets associated with increased rates of cognitive decline in older adults
• Iowa State University food scientist is changing the way we look at pork
• New flood-tolerant rice offers relief for world's poorest farmers
• UC Riverside/JD Power team wins 2006 INFORMS Society for Marketing Science Practice Prize
• Researchers identify human DNA on the fast track
• GSA conference to address managing drought and water scarcity
• 1000th sungrazing comet discovered by SOHO
• Experimental RNA-based drug kills prostate cancer cells effectively and safely
• Mapping the neural landscape of hunger
• Brain's cannabinoid system 'mellows' seizures
• Map sheds light on ocean floor
• Insect 'noses' the key to cybernose collaboration
• New treatment model for bipolar disorder shows promise
• Studies highlight need to monitor heart function in breast cancer patients
• Genetic snooze button governs timing of spring flowers
• Multiple Sclerosis in genetically susceptible twins is augmented by the northern environment
• Antioxidants may protect against tick-borne illness
• Study reveals how cells destroy faulty proteins in cystic fibrosis
• U of M study shows teen body dissatisfaction predicts use of behaviors that can lead to poor health
• Texts to reveal 'Whodunnit'
• Kodak pianos? Buick aspirin?
• How angry customers get revenge (and create civic protest)
• Fair price hikes vs. unfair price hikes
• Defense peptide found in primates may block some human HIV transmissions
• Researchers explore how religious garment defines a new generation of women
• Two UCSF faculty named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
• Chronically high blood sugar linked to risk of cognitive impairment
• Virtual communities may foster mental health in severely ill kids
• When the doctor is out, nurses next line of defense for heart patients
• Experts challenge popular belief that today's children are 'over-scheduled'
• Multiracial congregations offer different social ties
• Expression of 'Blimp1' gene leads to the discovery of cells responsible for skin's sebaceous gland
• New hope for Hepatitis C research
• ACRUS broadens contraceptive spray strategy
• 'Senseless' turf battles between health development and relief agencies
• Role for macrophages in age-related macular degeneration
• Cycles of Cutaneous leishmaniasis are linked to climate
• 'Dead Zone' causing wave of death off Oregon coast
• NYU professor emeritus wins Royal Society award for work in semiconductor field
• NJIT offers new certificate to fight digital and physical terrorism
• Humanitarian response urgently needed to address Lebanese health crisis
• Heart failure drugs may be beneficial for patients with hardening of the arteries
• Eliminating blindness the safe way
• Doctors warn of the dangers of Internet-bought drugs
• Terrorism and mental health focus of NIMH-funded study
• Checklist improves assessment of aggressive boys' needs
• Racial differences in communication impact medical care
• Medication errors affect children's leukemia treatment
• Joslin awards Victory Medal to New York man living 75 years with type 1 diabetes
• Arctic coring expedition continues to yield new clues
• 'Sticky' mice lead to discovery of new cause of neurodegenerative disease
• Testing time for teachers as well as students
• An oblique look on the north lunar far west
• EMBL scientists found start-up company to develop anti-cancer drugs
• Sandia National Laboratories and Monsanto Company announce cooperative research agreement
• Amphibian declines, disease ecology, biodiversity are highlighted at conference
• SNAP wins NASA support for Joint Dark Energy Mission
• A new window into the deformation of nanoscale materials
• Case Western Reserve University paleontologist discovers South American mammal fossils
• Cardiff research could lead to fairer pay-outs for accident victims
• With few factors, adult cells take on character of embryonic stem cells
• Carnegie Mellon develops new mobile robot that balances, moves on ball instead of wheels or legs
• Schools should take the lead in increasing kids' activity
• Weizmann Women & Science Award presented to Dr. Mary-Claire King
• AAAS book explores evolution and Christianity's response
• Scientists learn how the brain 'boots up' to process information from the senses
• Light guides flight of migratory birds
• Sociologists dissect doctor-patient dialogue
• What's nature worth? New computer models tell all
• A nursery for hurricanes
• Unique Huntington's study moves forward
• Digital cameras and Internet ease the pain of oral disease
• T cells activated to fight HIV basis for dendritic cell therapeutic vaccine
• New research examines genetics of successful aging
• HIV infection requires an accomplice: B cells with special protein direct HIV to T cells
• Clinical trial evaluates first-line approaches for treating HIV
• True colors are in the brain of the beholder
• Cancer in the workforce: mapping the Australian experience
• Different gene-expression predictors of breast cancer agree, UNC study shows
• Invasive species alter habitat to their benefit
• Agriculture and tropical conservation: rethinking old ideas
• As heart procedures increase, quality and cost controls are critical
• Arctic nations' wealth key to management of climate change
• University of Alberta program wins computer poker championship
• Smoking out the links between nutrition and oral cancer
• Get to know your world
• Stevens Systems Engineering Dept. to launch annual publication
• Life and death in the hippocampus: what young neurons need to survive
• Study breaks ice on ancient Arctic thaw
• New study reveals Rett syndrome can strike males
• Purdue research helps advance new rocket technology
• Research paper illuminates how light pushes atoms
• Women who accept their bodies more likely to eat healthy
• Pressure to be more muscular may lead men to unhealthy behaviors
• Failure of 'scout cells' may lead to cancer in transplant patients
• NHLBI offers complete guide to physical activity for a healthy heart
• Kids need more time than adults give them, study finds
• Finding paves way for better treatment of autoimmune disease
• Zebrafish show advantages in assessing human cancer cell-induced angiogenesis in vivo
• Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
• HIV Science and Responsible Journalism Satellite Meeting
• Frank M. Richter to receive GSA 2006 Arthur L. Day Medal
• Elizabeth Catlos to receive GSA 2006 Young Scientist Award
• MatBase -- A new transcription factor knowledge base released by Genomatix
• Researchers find controls to gold nanocatalysis
• Emory scientists develop new map of genetic variation in human genome
• Proba-3: ESA's first step towards formation flying
• Sandia experimental package of piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment
• Diamond technology to revolutionize mobile communications
• Chandra independently determines Hubble constant
• Do college sports enhance future earnings?
• Violence at work significantly boosts clinical depression risk
• Teens who do use condoms often don't use them properly
• Never marrieds run highest risk of early death
• Drug addiction treatment sees drop in success rate
• Study reveals sleepiness and performance impairment in commercial drivers
• Reducing the high post-surgical pneumonia rate in alcoholics
• Zoller wins Dirac Medal 2006
• Being obese and a couch potato may have a biological basis in the brain
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- August 9, 2006
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Aug. 15, 2006, issue
• Unmasking nutrition's role in genes and birth defects
• Researcher gives hard thoughts on soft inheritance
• Researchers find new learning strategy
• Engineer designs system to put wastewater to work
• Brain imaging identifies best memorization strategies
• Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells
• Wildlife Conservation Society joins Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance
• Moving wildlife detrimental to oral rabies vaccination project
• Ancient bison teeth provide window on past Great Plains climate, vegetation
• Penn researchers use the abdomen to deliver oxygen to assist ailing lungs
• University of Pennsylvania computer scientists put social network theory to the test
• Pitt awarded $2.4 million by U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop computing technology
• JitterBugs could turn your keyboard against you, warn UPenn engineers
• Mussels evolve quickly to defend against invasive crabs
• Time of day tempers tadpoles' response to predators
• The 'Good Life' elusive for middle class working couples with children
• Recombination protein dynamics observed with single monomer resolution
• Polynesia explorers created worldwide web of scientific knowledge
• Brain chemical plays critical role in drinking and anxiety
• Prenatal health strongly influences future economic success
• Cincinnati surgeon's pediatric laparoscopic liver surgery a world first
• UCSB's Tony Evans elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
• New bird flu drug promises to beat the problem of resistance
• Evolution of the penis worm
• Researcher studies sleep deprivation's effect on decisions
• Contagious canine cancer
• Nicotine found to protect against Parkinson's-like brain damage
• Laccetti and Agere Systems technical expert to present at prestigious Oxford Round Table
• New research points toward mechanism of age-onset toxicity of Alzheimer's protein
• Computational analysis shows that plant hormones often go it alone
• Aggressive reduction in cholesterol levels can reduce risk for stroke by 16 percent
• New study supports major change in diet treatment for diabetes
• SAT test prep tools give advantage to students from wealthier families
• Study shows snowfall hasn't increased over Antarctica in last 50 years
• Depressed people benefit more from marriage than others
• Spinoff company based on technology developed at OHSU enters new business phase
• National Science Board to meet August 9-10
• Imaging study may help point toward more effective smoking cessation treatments
• Transcendental Meditation reduces the brain's reaction to pain
• Three at MIT conceive cell-shaped building
• MIT: Kayaks adapted to test marine robotics
• Strong evidence of a genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease
• Waist-hip ratio should replace body mass index as indicator of mortality risk in older people
• IU informatics researchers throttle notion of search engine dominance
• New light microscope sharpens scientists' focus
• Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., to receive GSA 2006 Penrose Medal
• Elizabeth Cochran to receive GSA 2006 Subaru Outstanding Woman in Science Award
• SWAN system to help blind and firefighters navigate environment
• Test drive your e-type
• Straus Family Creamery receives award for ecological practices
• MetOp to be launched in October
• American Egg Board responds to proposed USDA rule to revise WIC food package
• Making heart surgery intervention safer
• Scientists solve sour taste proteins
• Popular statin reduces recurrent stroke risk
• First-ever genomic test predicts which lung cancer patients need chemotherapy to live
• ORNL hybrid lighting technology gaining momentum around nation
• Nanowire 'barcode' system speeds up bio detection in the field
• Surprise finding for stretched DNA
• Tissue microenvironment implicated in susceptibility to liver cancer metastases
• Novel pathway identifies rapamycin as tumor angiogenesis inhibitor
• Contagious cancer in dogs confirmed; origins traced to wolves centuries ago
• Carnegie Mellon develops curriculum for LEGO® MINDSTORM® robot-building set
• The shape of life: research sheds light on how cells take shape
• Automated external defibrillators are frequently recalled
• Groundbreaking studies to be presented at top cancer meeting
• New textbook uses real disease outbreaks to teach undergraduate microbiology
• Snakes' virtual glasses, leopard spots and all-optical transistors
• Standard developed for collection of suspicious powders
• Salaries higher for new chemistry grads, but job market still soft, C&EN reports
• Meals high in saturated fat impair 'good' cholesterol's ability to protect against clogged arteries
• Appropriateness criteria issued for cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
• Ultrasound affects embryonic mouse brain development
• Washington University researchers find almost half of kids with ADHD are not being treated
• Reversing malnutrition a spoonful at a time
• High blood pressure induces low fat metabolism in heart muscle
• Current technology for brain cooling unlikely to help trauma patients
• A humble aquarium fish may be the key to new therapies for birth defects
• Gabriela Cezar's stem cell research targets birth defects and cancer
• New hope in cancer vaccines emerges as novel therapies are developed and tested
• Penn researchers determine structure of smallpox virus protein bound to DNA
• Infants, as early as six months, do see errors in arithmetic
• Alzheimer's medication shows promise in treating nerve agent and pesticide poisoning
• $14.6 million NIH Grant will build on macular degeneration findings
• UGA's Cox Center finds job market recovery continues for journalism and mass communication graduates
• Researchers appeal for new regulations to save coral reefs from live fish trade
• Dominant meerkats render rivals infertile
• UC San Diego cognitive scientist wins $100,000 Rumelhart Prize
• San Francisco's homeless population is getting older
• UAF to host arctic change symposium
• Geophysical Institute purchases unmanned aircraft system
• Meth promotes spread of virus in HIV-infected users
• Elders suffer disproportionately during heat waves, other disasters
• Stevens' Professor Manu Malek keynotes SECRYPT 2006
• PSL: the emerging industry standard
• Computer scientists lay out vision for a 'science of the Web'
• Mayo Clinic links allergies to Parkinson's disease
• Routine use of Hib vaccine could lead to virtual elimination of killer disease in Africa
• The influence of money on medical science
• Deep-sea sediments could safely store man-made carbon dioxide
• Extreme heat: Who is most likely to die?
• Movie spies on malaria parasite's sneaky behavior
• SMART-1 toward final impact
• Uranium 'pearls' before slime
• USGS Science at Ecological Society of America
• Germans do well in the third round of EURYI Awards
• Angst and the rail commuter: longer the trip, greater the stress
• Study shows escalators as source of injury to children
• First large-scale study addressing augmentation treatment for resistant major depressive disorder
• Einstein's Dr. E. Richard Stanley receives 2006 E. Donnall Thomas Prize
• Oral bisphosphonate risk slight, but dental patients should be aware, ADA says
• UW-Madison research part of international mercury conference
• Researchers identify gene as protector of DNA, enemy of tumors
• Researchers find 'secret weapon' used by SARS virus
• Loosen up, DNA: Leukemia gene changes genetic packaging
• Strategies that teach a caregiver to manage a loved one's illness also helps in coping with death
• UNC study shows ingredient commonly found in shampoos may inhibit brain development
• Study demonstrates successful HIV-prevention program for Latino youth
• First UK research into civil partnerships shows 'general level of acceptance'
• Disabled technologies pave the way for next generation mobile Web
• Technique used commonly in physics finds application in neuroscience
• Researchers devise new tools to help pinpoint treatments for heart failure
• Low literacy increases risk of death and misunderstanding of medical consent forms
• Scientists develop artwork that changes to suit your mood
• Irrational decisions driven by emotions
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• One in five crashes caused by distraction
• Compound in dairy products targets diabetes
• Race affects medication adherence in type 2 diabetes
• Astronomers crunch numbers, universe gets bigger
• Proprio Foot™ stands and delivers for amputees
• Washington, DC getting a summertime air quality exam
• NASA assists search for woodpecker thought to be extinct
• NJIT researchers seed, heat and grow carbon nanotubes in long tubing
• New X-ray microbeam answers 20-year-old metals question
• Links between DNA damage and breast cancer studied
• Protein-added sports drinks don't boost performance during exercise, study finds
• Research finds vigorous exercise equals better academics
• Biofuels researcher searches for new sources
• Brownfields may turn green with help from Michigan State research
• Immune system police learn early and sometimes badly
• Lab bits -- August 2006
• Sequencing the genome of a new kind of methane producer
• Protein plays broader role than originally thought in neurofibromatosis
• JCI table of contents: August 10, 2006
• Variability in certain gene associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease
• Tailored HIV-prevention program effective for Latino youth
• Study suggests anesthetic agent may have rapid antidepressant effects
• Socially isolated children may become unhealthy adults
• Sub-Saharan Africans with HIV may achieve favorable levels of antiretroviral therapy adherence
• Parents of teens more likely than parents of younger children to store firearms unsafely
• FDA safety alerts for automated external defibrillators occur frequently
• Children and teens taking antidepressants might be more likely to attempt, complete suicide
• Study finds firearms are stored less safely in homes with older children
• Today's babies are fatter babies
• Hunt for DNA amplified in cancers uncovers important target gene
• The Center of Nutrigenomics of the TU Munich licences Genomatix Microarray Analysis Pipeline
• FSU professor documents how rising gas prices affect wallets, psyches
• Doing one's duty: Why people volunteer in a deprived community
• Rewiring the mammalian brain -- neurons make fickle friends
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2006
• Miscarriage significantly associated with increasing paternal age
• Study shows lawn mowers injure thousands of US children annually
• Rebel historians coming to Orange County
• Research ethics requirements compromising quality of health research
• Patients receiving treatment with radioisotopes may trigger security alarms
• Longer needles best for infant immunization
• Examination not sensitive enough to detect breech babies
• Women's rights activist and author Gloria Steinem to address sociologists
• Early exposure to synthetic estrogen puts 'DES Daughters' at higher risk for breast cancer
• Tiny inhaled particles take easy route from nose to brain
• Gout increases risk of heart attack, according to University of Pittsburgh study
• New method of using nanotube X-rays creates CT images faster than traditional scanners
• Predators prefer to hunt small-brained prey
• Smokers with chronic pain smoke more, but show desire to quit
• Studies examine physician disclosure of medical errors
• New system provides power, water and refrigeration from one source
• San Diego supercomputer team backs firefighters in recent 'Horse' wildfires
• Study documents marathon migrations of sooty shearwaters
• New flood-tolerant rice offers relief for world's poorest farmers
• Cat parasite may affect cultural traits in human populations
• Africans much better than North Americans at taking anti-HIV meds
• Academics from around the world to discuss animal welfare
• More regulations make Web sites less trustworthy, study shows
• Mapping system tells skin cells whether to become scalp, palm tissues, Stanford study finds
• SNM expands mission to improve patient care by advancing molecular imaging and therapy
• Deadly latex evading lax food labelling laws
• All work, no perks for Hispanic forest labor in the US
• Research leads to first treatment for drug-resistant HIV
• Voluntary household interventions can reduce death and disease burden from pandemic influenza
• Patent laws and US trade agreements are hindering access to HIV treatment
• Immune responses in trachoma, and more
• Uterine cancer may be clue to inherited syndrome
• Study shows how protein raises antibody output
• Satellite data reveals gravity change from Sumatran earthquake
• Heat waves kill in areas without businesses to draw older citizens
• The secret life of semen
• Experimental medication kicks depression in hours instead of weeks
• College women at risk for eating disorder may benefit from online intervention
• The Lancet goes red to support fight against AIDS
• Poorer countries better at health grant implementation
• Interrupting HIV treatment could be beneficial
• HIV/AIDS treatment remains successful 10 years on but rise in TB cause for concern
• Big companies should provide HIV treatment to employees
• AIDS depleting health workforce more than brain drain in some African countries
• Proteins as parents
• Poor countries with least-developed health systems best able to make rapid use of grants
• Key fat and cholesterol cell regulator identified, promising target
• GSA announces three recipients of 2006 Distinguished Service Award
• Dick Kerr to receive GSA 2006 Public Service Award
• Optical breakthrough makes 'Lab-on-a-Chip' possible
• Stroke risk should determine anti-clotting treatment
• Huygens scientific archive data set released
• Alleviating the burden of Multiple Sclerosis
• Sandia researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces
• DOE to invest $250 million in new bioenergy centers
• Imaging challenges theory of high-temperature superconductivity
• Columbia U receives $16.9M award to study origin and health effects of arsenic in ground water
• Study finds safety intervention increases use of child safety restraints in shopping carts
• Stimulation of the semicircular canals can artificially control human walking and balance
• Study illuminates birth defects caused by copper deficiency
• How the adrenal 'clock' keeps the body in synch
• Brain stimulation that may boost vision from the corner of your eye
• Puerto Rican and African-American children show different patterns of asthma care
• Commonwealth Fund commission says the US health care system needs thorough transformation
• UK recommendations on the availability of common painkillers are being contravened
• Only poor pay and low status of pediatrics helped women doctors buck discrimination
• Increased odds of rheumatoid arthritis in women smokers without genetic risk factor
• Breastfed babies cope better with stress in later life than bottle fed babies
• BIDMC's Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center receives American College of Surgeons accreditation
• Insulin pathway component explains insulin resistance, age-associated metabolic syndrome
• Metal homeostasis research in plants will lead to nutrient-rich food and higher yielding crops
• CVD patients should be tested for chronic kidney disease
• AGU Fall Meeting: News media registration and hotel booking now open
• New method for producing catalyst materials to reduce sulfur content in petroleum fuels
• Chemical warfare ravages mental health of Iranian civilians
• Flavanol-rich cocoa improves blood vessel function in aging baby boomer study participants
• Association between famine and schizophrenia may yield clues about inherited diseases and conditions
• Study provides new insights into brain organization
• Big kids are getting too big
• Lung disease study hope for premature babies
• Trees appear to respond slower to climate change than previously thought
• Scientists identify gene involved in stem cell self-renewal in planaria
• At an underwater volcano, evidence of man's environmental impact
• Radiocarbon testing challenges understanding of ancient Hawaiian architecture, social complexity
• Some (bumblebees) like it hot
• UCSD's supercomputers cast light on cloudy puzzle of global weather
• Older age a risk factor for brain hemorrhage in patients on and off common blood thinner therapy
• Focus on weight undermines motivation for healthy lifestyle changes among people of all sizes
• Confusion -- not stress -- keeps CPR volunteers from responding
• UMass Lowell research shows benefits of apple juice on neurotransmitter affecting memory
• Key event in cell death occurs as single, quick event
• Discovery in 'Bubble Boy' disease gene therapy
• Evidence of rapid evolution is found at the tips of chromosomes
• Ninety-eight percent of Gaza's children experience or witness war trauma -- Queen's study
• Underwater robots work together without human input
• Purdue engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics'
• Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders
• New report says human tampering threatens planet's life-sustaining surface
• Forecast: Showers and thunderstorms
• Osteoarthritis initiative releases first data
• Media availability: New results show some severe emphysema patients continue to benefit from surgery
• New radar technique locates storm-fueling moisture
• New discovery about Parkinson's at the Montreal Neurological Institute
• Quick -- what’s that smell?
• Young teens see pregnancy as a way to enhance relationships
• Rhode Island physician honored nationally for establishing first HIV menopause clinic
• Researchers develop risk predictor for dementia
• Long-term safety results released for breast cancer drugs
• How tumors respond to treatment prior to liver transplants may be useful in selecting recipients
• Domestic violence during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood mortality
• Dengue virus reveals its circular secret
• Getting America really ready
• Landscapes and human behavior
• Ecosystem services and invasive species
• Ecological effects of Gulf Coast hurricanes
• Biodiversity, Ecosystem Processes and Human Health
• IAVI to propose new scientific and policy initiatives to advance the search for an AIDS vaccine
• Tracking diseases by bait, plane, insects and fowl
• RNA interference methods highlighted in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
• Human embryonic stem cells display a unique pattern of chemical modification to DNA
• Genetic research at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh reinforces theory of evolution
• NYPD targets black, Hispanic and poor neighborhoods for arrests for smoking marijuana in public
• Knee bone marrow lesions may be hereditary
• Do close surgical margins predict if breast cancer will return?
• Study evaluates effectiveness of sonographically guided therapy in professional soccer players
• Study compares difference between MDCT and digital radiography in orthopedic patients
• Computer-aided detection improves early breast cancer identification
• Wear and tear of stress: the psychoneurobiology of aging
• Research shows no direct association between anxiety symptoms and adverse pregnancy outcomes
• Religious beliefs can protect psychological well-being during stressful experiences
• Personality predictors of intelligence change from younger to older adulthood
• Exercise helps sustain mental activity as we age, may prevent dementia-like illnesses
• AGU journal highlights -- August 1, 2006
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- August 2, 2006
• A new study drives home the importance of tooth brushing and flossing
• Epilepsy drug poses high risk for fetal death and birth defects
• Wastewater treatment and concrete construction chemical produced using a new process
• Superalloy joining for extreme applications using Transient Liquid Phase diffusion bonding
• Nanotechnology being used to improve biocompatibility of human prosthetics and implants
• Watching wrestling associated with date fighting and other violence
• Blood clot fibers more elastic than spider's web
• Progress in battle against life-threatening acute allergy
• Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus
• Scientists reverse evolution
• Novelty aids learning
• Innovative method for creating a human cytomegalovirus vaccine outlined
• Stress imaging tests predict prognosis of heart disease in obese persons
• Higher blood pressure associated with decline in walking ability in older persons
• A single sugar found responsible for an antibody's ability to treat inflammation
• Transmission rates of vCJD
• Call for data on reuse of surgical instruments to allay fears over vCJD transmission
• No cell walls, no new cancer cells
• Chemicals in curry and onions may help prevent colon cancer
• The 'planemo' twins
• A sub-stellar Jonah
• New data demonstrate effectiveness of LAMICTAL (lamotrigine) as adjunctive therapy
• NSF grant aids ASU biodiversity exploration in China
• Severe sleep apnea raises risk of ischemic stroke in elderly
• Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, August 2006
• Fitness level affects bariatric surgery outcomes
• Apes -- not monkeys -- ace IQ tests
• DNA to the defense
• What determines body size?
• Scientific issues associated with carbon-neutral energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol
• UCLA study shows altering fatty acid levels in diet may reduce prostate cancer growth rate
• Transgenic goat's milk offers hope for tackling children's intestinal disease
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Ossur takes another giant step in prosthetic technology
• Ossur's POWER KNEE widely available in September
• Persistence of HPV infection depends on a patient's race
• Other highlights in the August 2 issue of JNCI
• Addition of topotecan to standard treatment is not recommended for ovarian cancer patients
• Screening method can play role in disclosure of intimate partner violence
• Elevated rates of mental health problems among survivors of tsunami
• Deployment to Iraq war associated with increased risk for adverse neuropsychological effects
• Pure novelty spurs the brain
• Brain's 'gambling circuitry' identified
• Keep the baby, toss the bathwater: How kidneys retain proteins, discard waste
• Placebo study frames depression treatment puzzle
• Hispanic and African American adults are uninsured at rates 1 1/2 to three times higher than whites
• Species unique to tidal marshes face threats
• Mayo Clinic researchers enhance safety and effectiveness of therapeutic virus that fights cancer
• Marijuana use causes early pregnancy failure
• JCI table of contents: August 1, 2006
• HIV's cellular kiss of death explains loss of uninfected T cells in AIDS
• All the eggs in one basket
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Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 21 Feb 2009