• New research house to guide future home development
• U of M identifies cell line that is resistant to retroviruses, including HIV
• EU grants 2.5 million euros for research on childhood gut infections in Latin America
• Scientists identify 36 genes, 100 neuropeptides in honey bee brains
• New study explores role of theater in Maya political organization
• Alaskan storm cracks giant iceberg to pieces in faraway Antarctica
• National Academies advisory: Commuting Trends in America
• NSF awards 17 grants for research on biocomplexity in the environment
• Intergovernmental Forum on Sustainable Development for Mining, Minerals and Metals
• Winning the oil endgame in America to be discussed at NJIT forum
• Mets have 60 percent chance of winning league championship series, says Bukiet at NJIT
• Children's Hearing Health, Noise in Toys, Sound Levels in Music Players
• Study estimates 655,000 excess Iraqi deaths since start of war
• CAAT celebrates 25 years and still going strong
• Optimizing business in a data-driven world subject of INFORMS keynote by IBM's Pulleyblank
• Former Treasury Secretery O'Neill will urge scientists in Pittsburgh to speed social change
• Authors of obesity/gas consumption study to speak at Pittsburgh meeting of operations researchers
• America's energy and resource future
• Research for a better old age: Launch of the 'New Dynamics of Aging'
• Hubble finds 16 candidate extrasolar planets far across our Galaxy
• 'From Earth to Space and Back' -- IAC Valencia
• Hubble finds 16 candidate extrasolar planets far across our Galaxy
• The first 3 Teslas magnetic resonance imager for research
• World's biggest whoopee cushion helps kids understand the science of sound
• Astronomers weigh 200-million-year-old baby galaxies
• Faculty of 1,000 biology launch Pharmacology & Drug Discovery Faculty
• Fastest waves ever photographed
• Controversy-plagued element 118 finally created
• 2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium deadlines approaching
• How to promote interaction between science and policy?
• Third Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
• New study in JCSM shows effective treatment for elderly insomniacs
• New project on nature's 'capital'
• High-tech research shows cocaine changes proteins and brain function
• Bacteria could make new library of cancer drugs that are too complex to create artificially
• Urban sprawl not cause of human sprawl
• Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography decreases costs vs. digital subtraction angiography
• Businesses divided on training needs
• Researchers show that veins stiffen as we age
• Not just 'entertainment': Soft news coverage really affects voters' choices
• Light-sensitive photoswitches could restore sight to those with macular degeneration
• The CReSA is working on a new strategy to combat spongiforms
• National Academies advisory: Two-day stem cell symposium begins November 7
• Jefferson scientists show gene reverts cancer genes to normal, predicts breast cancer prognosis
• Scientists identify synthetic compound that keeps stem cells young
• Bone research that grows on you
• First sunrise on Hinode's instruments
• Shire investigational drug (SPD465) designed to reduce ADHD symptoms for up to 16 hours
• Electrochemical Society names NJIT electrical engineer Fellow For Achievement
• NC State start-up looks to turn 'lights out' on flu, other viruses
• MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns
• Nanotechnology goes out on a wing
• Joslin Diabetes Center study examines insulin pump therapy in adolescents
• IEEE-USA commends NASA decision to service Hubble Space Telescope
• New Hubble Servicing Mission to upgrade instruments
• Astrolab Industry Day to showcase European research technology on ISS
• New Hubble Servicing Mission to upgrade instruments
• Opening of the first German-Korean research training group
• Antiprotons 4 times more effective than protons for cell irradiation
• Boston University, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft form alliance to accelerate biomedical innovation
• Increased co-payments can decrease hospital stays
• Flu vaccines provided to older adults on election day through 'Vote and Vax' initiative
• Boston College to develop urban environmental science curriculum for use in urban high schools
• Breast cancer patients may benefit from new accelerated treatment
• New text focuses on microbes in the mouth
• News tips from ACS Chemical Biology
• New cancer-fighting virus kills invasive brain cells
• Periodontal therapy helps patients with type 2 diabetes
• Trying to control pain can be a double-edged sword, say scientists
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute receives $2 million in federal funds for biomedical research centers
• Analysis of breast-cancer gene role offers promising target
• Insect population growth likely accelerated by warmer climate
• Language center of the brain is not under the control of subjects who 'speak in tongues'
• Three new lung tumor subtypes identified in DNA profiling study
• Fathers influence child language development more than mothers
• U-M study offers new perspective on nitric oxide signaling in rheumatoid arthritis
• Tastes great! Study shows brain's response to pleasing -- and changing -- tastes
• New study shows teenage girls' use of diet pills doubles over five-year span
• Shopping still costs the Earth
• Scientists discover two-component lantibiotic with therapeutic potential
• Ghost protein leaves fresh tracks in the cell
• Governments should act now to save threatened turtles
• Tweedle coat fashions stocky flies
• Soccer referees do favor home teams, study shows
• Study reveals religious leader's silent secret
• Mount Sinai receives $5 million NCI grant to study impact of palliative care programs
• The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology looks at effects of smoking cessation drug, varenicline
• Control measures fail to stop spread of new H5N1 virus
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Lost in space no more
• Mary Frances Lyon to receive Rockefeller's Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
• Ohio University researchers discover evolutionary oddity in flamingos
• Deadly hypoxic event finally concludes
• OHSU School of Dentistry team discovers potential new target for treating craniofacial pain problems
• Energy science and technology: National advisory panel releases report
• Staph vaccine shows promise in mouse study
• Inventor helps grasslands go native
• MIT engineers probe spiders' polymer art
• Oral contraceptives increase risk for breast cancer in some women, meta-analysis finds
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center: Harnessing the measles virus to attack cancer
• STIs other than HIV are important global health issues
• Making good sexual and reproductive health a reality for all
• First global study of sexual behavior
• Europe should lead in promoting family planning in poor countries
• Conservative forces hampering progress in sexual and reproductive health
• Access to safe, legal abortion improves the health of women
• Newer approach urged in screening for aggressive prostate cancer
• Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins
• Hope remains for Alzheimer's sufferers
• Constraint-induced movement therapy is effective in rehabilitating stroke patients
• 3-D ultrasound scanner could guide robotic surgeries
• Phoenix rising: Scientists resuscitate a 5 million-year-old retrovirus
• New species and new records of marine species discovered in NW Hawaiian Islands
• Ralph J. Cicerone, president, NAS, to speak at Chemical Heritage Foundation
• Chemical Heritage Foundation to present first Roy G. Neville Prize to Robert E. Schofield
• Order of chemotherapy, radiation has no effect on breast cancer survival
• Computing catches up with theory
• Women testing negative for familial breast cancer gene still at increased risk
• Regular exercise can stave off degenerative eye disease
• Hair samples show babies can be exposed to 'crystal meth' while in the womb
• Faulty gene linked to prostate cancer risk
• ACP re-launches magazine for hospitalists
• Connection between depression and osteoporosis shown by Hebrew University researchers
• Interdisciplinary grant to Yale: Creating nanodevices for delivery of vaccines
• A Wellcome brain gain for world leading neuroscience lab
• White blood cells of cancer-resistant mice overwhelm natural defenses of cancer cells
• Key molecular signaling switch involved in allergic disease identified
• Drug prescribed for migraines and seizures increases risk of kidney stones
• Scientists' cell discovery unearths evolutionary clues
• UWM research helps industry make stronger, lighter and cheaper alloys
• Unique imaging uncovers the invisible world where surfaces meet
• UWM brain research supports drug development from jellyfish protein
• Researchers find that bumblebees' flower choice matters
• Profiles of serial killers have limitations
• Child pornography link to abuse of children unclear
• UC Davis scientists' groundbreaking research: Mate-attracting chemicals
• Race-based discrimination contributes to African-American health disparities
• Bee genome information housed at Texas A&M University
• Poor people in well-to-do neighborhoods face higher death rates
• Nightmares, demons and slaves: Study explores painful metaphors of workplace bullying
• Babies say 'thank you' as new research reveals breastfeeding boosts mental health
• For crying out loud -- pick up your baby
• Many adults with psychiatric disorders may also have undiagnosed ADHD
• Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in ADHD phase 3 data presented
• DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system) provides individualized ADHD symptom management
• Laurie Garrett on health workers sentenced to die in Libya
• NSF, NIH award Ecology of Infectious Diseases grants
• Bacterial 'switch gene' regulates how oceans emit sulfur into atmosphere
• Clean Air Act: Minister Lunn highlights clean energy and energy efficiency
• Turning a nuclear spotlight on illegal weapons material
• New Web-based system leads to better, more timely data
• New hybrid microscope probes nano-electronics
• Finding the right mix: A biomaterial blend library
• In most comprehensive study yet, two-week regimen helps stroke survivors regain arm control
• NIH completes Nanomedicine Network
• Nastech to host free Web cast on emerging RNAi programs and technology
• Michigan State researcher traces the evolution of honey bee gender
• Award to help MSU math prof add up really big solutions
• MIT's pint-sized engine promises high efficiency, low cost
• International Conference on Tularemia to be held in Woods Hole
• New insight into cell division
• Discovery of gamma rays from the edge of a black hole
• Pediatrics study shows no link between juice and children's weight
• Microwave pre-cooking of French fries reduces cancer chemicals
• Herbal medicine silymarin may help sugar-control in people with type II diabetes
• Fauci and Foege receive Richmond Awards for their lifelong efforts at protecting health
• Study shows cognitive decline is often undetected
• Latest views of the V838 Monocerotis light echo from Hubble
• Case Western Reserve University hosts 100th Anniversary of Alzheimer's Disease Conference
• Looking to a new era in bee research
• Chemo drugs for treating breast cancer may cause changes in cognitive function
• Melting diamonds, fusion energy advances, lab astrophysics, and more at Philly Plasma Conference
• Saving salivary glands from the collateral damage of radiation therapy
• Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is emerging threat
• Test reveals effectiveness of potential Huntington's disease drugs
• Fat stem cells being studied as option for breast reconstruction
• U of MN Center for Drug Design awarded $2.5 million grant
• Scientists find gene target that may protect against Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
• New cancer drug hope
• Insights into honey bee sex gene could bring sweet success in breeding
• Scientists develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease
• Learning global solutions to local problems
• Credit cards' insidious effects may pose product liability issue
• New cost-benefit model will aid efforts to conserve wilderness: UBC researcher
• New genetic analysis forces re-draw of insect family tree
• Making headway against hepatitis C: SLU study shows new drug combo effective in nonresponders
• Key gene controlling eye lens development identified
• Towards predicting late-stage radiation toxicity
• Researchers cast doubt on hypothesis that stigma fuels HIV epidemic
• New mutation that causes atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome identified
• Dementia on the rise in aging populations
• Developing better methods of 'blinding' doctors and patients in clinical trials
• Ossur recognized with Frost & Sullivan 2006 Innovative Technology Award
• Adults who go to bed lonely get stress hormone boost next morning
• Novel laboratory model reveals clues to how blood starts clotting
• More than a meteor likely killed dinosaurs 65 million years ago
• New study has important implications for flu surveillance
• SIDS infants show abnormalities in brain area controlling breathing, heart rate
• Two national diabetes-related initiatives coordinated by MCG bioinformatics expert
• Vaccine against pneumococcal disease
• The Lancet assesses the five candidates running for the next executive director of the Global Fund
• Physician-led organizations should gain control over professional standards
• Press briefing to launch the Lancet's sexual and reproductive health series
• Huge unmet need for Caesarean sections in developing countries
• Drug could provide new treatment approach for overweight people with diabetes
• Videoconferencing is an innovative tool in pediatric oncology
• Statin use associated with lower risk of death and hospitalization for patients with heart failure
• Rehabilitation technique for stroke patients effective in improving arm, hand movement
• Blacks in US have suicide attempt rate higher than previously reported
• Brainstem abnormality link to SIDS stronger than previously indicated
• Women with mental disorders less likely to have mammograms
• Lightning research sparks $420,000 grant
• Receivers key to Galileo success
• Europe goes searching for rocky planets
• Latest views of the V838 Monocerotis light echo from Hubble
• Researchers identify key indicators for activity-friendly communities
• Journal of the American Medical Directors Association accepted into prestigious ISI Index
• New drug helps hepatitis C patients start antiviral therapy
• Clean Energy Alliance to expand NREL's business assistance model
• Scientists crack open stellar evolution
• Romania as a scientific partner
• Cedars-Sinai researchers on multicenter team linking gene mutation to Crohn's disease
• Survivors of organized violence often left with traumatic memories
• Healthcare staff under report child physical abuse and 1 in 5 worry about getting it wrong
• Feelings of self-worth impacted by advertisements
• South Dakota's abortion ban is a threat to women's health
• Industry tactics threaten to derail European alcohol strategy
• Are influenza vaccines worth the effort?
• Three-in-one virus killer prevents common, often fatal infections
• New study warns against linking ethnic identity to breast cancer genes
• Open Science Conference to focus on regional sustainability challenges to the Earth system
• AGU journal highlights -- Oct. 26, 2006
• Regular exercise helps obese youths reduce, reverse risk for heart disease, study shows
• Professor analyzes nuclear receptors in bee genome
• Earthquake swarms not just clustered around volcanoes, geothermal regions
• Penn physicists track the random walks of ellipsoids, test 'lost' theory of Brownian motion
• HFI-1 gene has key role in both oxygen sensing, heat shock pathway
• Nevada Terawatt Facility makes important advancement in unraveling mysteries of fusion energy
• Erotic images prove useful in coaxing out unconscious brain activity
• NSF awards UGA $4.1 million grant to study so-called 'jumping genes' in maize
• Women's education is strongly related to husband's income
• MRSA vaccine shows promise in mouse study
• Space radiation threats to astronauts addressed in federal research study
• Pollinators help one-third of the world's food crop production
• Origins, spread of honeybees determined
• HIV-positive individuals with inadequate outpatient care overwhelmingly minorities and poor
• Turmeric prevents experimental rheumatoid arthritis, bone loss, University of Arizona study shows
• Immune cell communication key to hunting viruses, Jefferson immunologists show
• The power behind insect flight: Researchers reveal key kinetic component
• Exposure to sunlight could reduce asthma
• Another form to fill in
• Wealthy 'amenity' ranchers taking over the West
• Moderate drinking may boost memory, study suggests
• NASA looks at sea level rise, hurricane risks to New York City
• Vitamin C and water not just healthy for people -- healthy for plastics, too
• Telescopes can tune in to alien TV
• Nuclear security: Disaster waiting to happen
• Alzheimer's alarm over anesthetics
• Minister Lunn speaks at the 7th Annual Forum on Hydropower
• Mouse DNA to aid biomedical research
• NC State receives $3.5 million to design new treatment strategies for HIV patients
• Big Bang theory saved
• Templeton Foundation announces positive psychology dissertation award
• Researchers find gene linked to Crohn's disease
• Change in IRRI's copyright policy to facilitate the free exchange of vital information
• Discovery of a molecular mechanism underlying limb architecture
• Eureka hearing 'SMEs and EUREKA'
• Pioneering study looks at p53's role in tumor-stroma interactions
• First evidence to show elephants, like humans, apes and dolphins, recognize themselves in mirror
• Communication is key to protecting public safety
• Scientists convert modern enzyme into its hypothesized ancestor
• Case Western Reserve University study links emotions in play and memories
• Alloy of hydrogen and oxygen made from water
• A potential biological cause for sudden infant death syndrome
• There's much more to bees than honey
• New research offers insight into Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• AACE/AIUM join forces to enhance quality and safety in thyroid/parathyroid ultrasound procedures
• Eye researchers develop new 3-D monitor vision test for children
• Nanodiamonds may be key to environmentally friendly coating replacement for chrome plating
• Yale journal identifies products that cause greatest environmental damage
• Crohn's disease gene identified
• 'Virtual' colonoscopy considerably more expensive
• UT Southwestern participating in nationwide study on leading cause of vision loss for seniors
• Electronic chip, interacting with the brain, modifies pathways for controlling movement
• Researcher at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center receives $250,000 carcinoid tumor research grant
• VIP's importance to temperature regulation may be pre-empted by substance P
• Secrets revealed in sequencing of honey bee genome
• A new research project to examine the impact of prenatal and childhood environmental factors
• UGA scientists discover bacterial 'switch gene' that regulates oceans' sulfur emissions into the air
• Keep your eyes on the puck
• SRI medication effective in treating compulsive hoarding patients
• Researchers use novel three-dimensional imaging technique
• Women feel less trusting at work than men do, study shows
• UAF anthropologists to study religion after socialism in Russia
• UA receives $3.5 million to improve advanced math education
• Is humanitarianism in a post 9/11 world headed for a crisis?
• National Academies advisory: Native African vegetables
• Killing brain tumors from within: A 'Trojan horse' approach
• Biological clock of honey bee more similar to humans than to insects
• Area creek studied for rangeland effects on water quality
• Significant amount of binge eating occurs in restaurants
• Childhood abuse can impact victims' adult relationships
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Springer and Hebrew University to collaborate on mathematics journals
• New, hands-on science demos teach young students how volcanoes 'blow their tops,' spew lava
• Viral marker of human migration suspect
• Ultraviolet light reveals secrets of nanoscale electronic materials
• Modeling alien invasions: Plasticity may hold the key to prevention
• Assessing ecosystem services to identify conservation priorities
• Law-abiding majority willing to engage in illegal and unfair practices in the market place
• Research discovers oldest bee, evolutionary link
• Cougar predation key to ecosystem health
• NASA satellite finds the world's most intense thunderstorms
• Women's skin tone influences perception of beauty, health and age
• New fertility guidelines limit embryo transfers
• Research selected for 2006 American College of Gastroenterology Governor's award
• High-tech ventilation fails to control secondhand smoke
• Always keeping a safe distance
• Lehigh scientist receives NHGRI grant to streamline, expand use of genome sequencing
• Chemistry professor named outstanding Louisiana researcher
• Consortium aimed at benefitting humanity
• Radiation increases risk of second primary tumors for childhood survivors
• Other highlights in the November 1 JNCI
• High PSA velocity linked with low survival rates
• Early Bronze Age mortuary complex discovered in Syria
• IEEE-USA president cites need for high-tech national strategy on offshoring
• In case of pandemic flu majority of Americans willing to make major changes in their lives
• Trotting with emus to walk with dinosaurs
• New theory for mass extinctions
• Amazon River reversed flow
• Hubble yields direct proof of stellar sorting in a globular cluster
• Olive Leaf report documents promising therapeutic interventions for 9-11 workers
• EUREKA project puts child safety first
• Genetic variation impacts aspirin's effectiveness in preventing colon cancer, Dartmouth study finds
• Leading cardiologists to address safety concerns surrounding drug-eluting stents
• Carotid stenting: An open question
• Blood markers predict risk for recurrent stroke and mortality
• When is a supersolid not quite so super?
• Researchers find 'zip code' spurs cargo transport in neurons
• Special report on the Khan network: Where is the justice?
• New behavior may use old genes
• AGU Fall Meeting abstracts and sessions now online, Gore to speak
• The AGA Institute releases report on the future of gastroenterology
• Soot from wood stoves in developing world impacts global warming more than expected
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Oct. 25, 2006
• Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to speak at Yale Dam Conference
• Naturally occurring enzyme can break down key part of Alzheimer's plaques
• VIB and Johnson & Johnson set up a new fund
• Bargain or waste of money? Consumers don't always agree
• Undergraduate helps discover beautiful quark combinations
• New gene found for Crohn's disease
• Computer-based 'games' enhance mental function in patients with Alzheimer's
• Researchers add to understanding of how brain cells communicate
• San Jacinto fault is younger than thought, rises in seismic importance
• NASA sun satellites, with UNH sensors aboard, poised to launch
• Analysis: Condition could predict life or death in heart patients
• Out of Africa: Scientists uncover history of honey bee
• Honey bee genome holds clues to social behavior
• Honey bee chemoreceptors found for smell and taste
• UGA study identifies North American wild bird species that could transmit bird flu
• Scientists find lamprey a 'living fossil'
• UCF professor drives scientific stake into the heart of ghost, vampire myths
• Gut check
• Tiny 'housekeeper' crabs help prevent coral death in South Pacific
• Stretching bone marrow stem cells pushes them towards becoming blood vessel
• Biodiversity controls ecological 'services,' report scientists in comprehenisive analysis
• Diabetes gene carries similar risk to obesity
• NIH scientists who helped develop FDA-approved cervical cancer vaccine to be honored
• Disappearing nest egg: Researcher studying declining numbers of macaws
• SAGE partners with the Society for Gynecologic Investigation
• Cell wall of pneumonia bacteria can cause brain and heart damage
• Blue eyes -- A clue to paternity
• Gulf bay double whammy: Rising seas, dammed rivers
• Mineral discovery explains Mars' landscape
• 'Fruit fly dating game' provides clues to our reproductive prowess
• Study: Media rarely notes when alcohol plays role in violent crimes and accidents
• Oldest complex organic molecules found in ancient fossils
• Geologists make better estimates of rock ages, study global climate change
• Appalachian Mountains, carbon dioxide caused long-ago global cooling
• Female pronghorns choose mate based on substance as well as show
• 454 Sequencing™ reveals new pathway in RNA interference
• Should patients undergoing surgery get ASA?
• Study demonstrated AMITIZA (lubiprostone) showed efficacy
• AMITIZA (lubiprostone) Phase III constipation trial results
• Turmeric supplements show promise in treating arthritis
• Osteoarthritis patients treated with acupuncture show improvement
• Popular ADHD drug safe and effective for pre-schoolers
• Hormone resistance of pituitary tumors and Cushing disease explained
• New evidence of early horse domestication
• Global warming and your health
• Far more than a meteor killed dinos
• Depression symptoms less likely in kids with accurate self-perceptions
• Further investment for genomics announced
• Study suggests evolutionary link between diet, brain size in orangutans
• ORNL launches trucks for nationwide DOE field operational test
• Experimenters at Fermilab discover exotic relatives of protons and neutrons
• Carnegie Mellon uses new imaging technique to discover differences in brains of people with autism
• Data show treatment with Remicade reduced hospitalizations for ulcerative colitis patients by half
• New experiment to investigate the effect of galactic cosmic rays on clouds and climate
• Further evidence that moderate drinking reduces men's heart attack risk
• Cancer survivors recognized for helping Philadelphia-area patients
• Regular, moderate exercise reduces the risk of colds in postmenopausal women
• American research finds twins more likely to have premature menopause
• New study indicates moderate exercise may protect against colds
• Ethnic identity gives teens daily happiness boost
• New lab mice pave way for novel studies of human infection
• Steep oxygen decline halted first land colonization by Earth's sea creatures
• Scientists find a key to immune system's ability to remember
• Mass extinction's cause: 'Sick Earth'
• Scientists find major susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease
• Research Dynamics
• Early detection
• Contending for coral
• Discovery about evolution of fungi has implications for humans, says U of M researcher
• Living laboratory found on shoreline statues
• UGA scientists unravel 'molecular inch-worm' structure of walking-pneumonia bacterium
• 18th annual clinical medical ethics conference to focus on health-care reform, decision making
• Groups and grumps: Study identifies 'sociality' neurons
• Insights into activity-dependent neuronal growth through RSRF-supported research
• FDA approves prescription Zaditor® for over-the-counter relief from itchy eyes
• Researchers share $900,000 in funding
• Hormonal link to obesity may save lives
• Battle against heart disease begins in childhood
• Alarming revelation: Women over 50 live in fear
• Two miles underground, strange bacteria are found thriving
• New biochip helps study living cells, may speed drug development
• New newscast offers virtual anchor, personalized content
• National center created for Materials World Modules program
• Researchers reveal mystery of bacterial magnetism
• Weather forecasting technique wins top prize in 2006 Collegiate Inventors Competition
• Lupus Research Institute awards $4.5 million to explore new approaches to lupus
• Civil society movement calls for transparency in the WHO director-general elections
• Good information? It's not all about the brain
• ESRF's upgrade features in the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures roadmap
• Dragon training in China focuses on atmosphere
• EMEA and FDA extend drug-label based on results of the EORTC 24971 trial
• People living in highly black concentrated neighborhoods more likely to report their health as poor
• Different strategies underlie the ecology of microbial invasions
• Orexigen reports positive phase II results for Excalia Combination-Therapy to treat obesity
• AIUM supports FDA decision to deny over-the-counter use of handheld doppler fetoscopes
• ADA applauds health claim for fluoridated bottled water
• Beaked whales perform extreme dives to hunt deepwater prey
• Asia's odd-ball antelope gets collared
• Asian Soybean Rust found in Virginia, but not a threat to current crop
• USGS presents a world of science at GSA in Philadelphia
• Despite popular belief, the world is not running out of oil, UW scientist says
• A road is more than a road
• Study finds race affects African American survival of breast cancer
• Grandparents play role in driving Chinese expansion
• Cogent co-founder Ming Hsieh makes record donation
• New research effort to translate basic science into faster bone healing
• Professor scoops top prize for remarkable scientific discovery
• Plutonium or greenhouse gases? Weighing the energy options
• Why the best things come to those who wait
• Researchers map spread of pathogens in the human body
• Disparities may limit patient access to surgical procedures at high-volume hospitals
• Grant to UA makes Kartchner Caverns a Microbial Observatory
• Research team identifies human 'memory gene'
• Education and the gerontological imagination: GSA's annual meeting to present new research on aging
• Study offers innovative profile of enzyme that aids tumor growth
• New study shows how genetic repair mechanism helps seal DNA breaks
• Targeted tumor therapy: When antagonists do the better job
• In early embryos, cilia get the message across
• Feds tap Rice to expand ranks of women in science and engineering
• Bone research strengthened in lead up to World Osteoporosis Day
• Geological feature key to finding, protecting tombs
• New experiment to investigate cosmic connection to clouds
• NASA and NOAA announce Antarctic ozone hole is a double record breaker
• Greenland ice sheet on a downward slide
• NIAID scientists identify human protein that helps chickenpox and shingles virus spread
• Expect a warmer, wetter world this century, computer models agree
• Making the connection between a sound and a reward changes brain and behavior
• Methane devourer discovered in the Arctic
• Fusion in the fast lane
• Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston establishes first affiliate in Canada
• Polycystic ovary syndrome more prevalent in overweight women
• Minorities, uninsured less likely to receive care at high-volume hospitals
• Healthy men who drink moderately have reduced risk of heart attack
• Flu vaccine appears safe for young children
• Elderly men with low testosterone levels more likely to fall
• Black patients have poorer outcomes on quality of care measurements in Medicare health plans
• Behavioral and emotional problems common among children with developmental disabilities
• Adhering to clinical guidelines decreases blood clots in the elderly
• Anxiety disorders linked to physical conditions
• Scientists prove that parts of cell nuclei are not arranged at random
• Immune system discovery could aid fight against TB
• Racial disparities high in Medicare plans
• It's in your head: The brain's own globin defends you from shock and stroke
• The tyranny of suburbia: How changing places is still a very middle class thing
• The star, the dwarf and the planet
• Decoding Mars's cryptic region
• Prominent hypertension specialists question results of TROPHY study on hypertension
• HYPER-CEST MRI breaks new ground in molecular imaging
• Sunflower speciation highlights roles for transposable elements in evolution
• Diversity promotes cooperation among microbes
• Circadian gene helps the brain predict mealtime
• Age-related changes in DNA repair illuminate the connection between age and genetic damage
• Carnegie Mellon awarded grant
• Rare disease benefits from specialized clinic in Italy
• Obesity a growing problem in the Indo-Asian population
• Canadian study demonstrates medical induction of labor increases risk of amniotic-fluid embolism
• Racial disparities universal in Medicare health plans, study finds
• Boston University biologists discover amphibian eggs use defenses against water molds
• Population trends, practices and beliefs could have adverse effect on HIV rates
• Physiotherapists and pharmacists can help reduce knee pain and reliance on painkillers
• Over 700,000 children die needlessly every year in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Malaria in the Middle East -- New study reveals worrying trend
• Lack of equipment and skilled doctors costing civilian lives in Iraq
• Affymetrix 500K array used to identify memory gene
• American College of Physicians publishes 'Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students'
• 2006 Canon National Parks Science Scholars announced
• Genetic repair mechanism clears the way for sealing DNA breaks
• Cigarette smoking impedes tendon-to-bone healing
• UT Southwestern tests new asthma medicine targeting vulnerable inner-city children
• Researchers discover new gene responsible for brittle bone disease
• Protein important in blood clotting may also play a role in fertility
• Pleasure and pain: Study shows brain's 'pleasure chemical' is involved in response to pain too
• U of M to help NASA 'follow the sun' -- in stereo
• Liverpool to be global cancer research hub
• Program aims to make reading easier, more fun, for children in China
• New theory explains enhanced superconductivity in nanowires
• Why would Cheerios sponsor a NASCAR race?
• Why we are such terrible judges of the relationship between price and quality
• Go with your gut, especially when shopping
• Feeling ripped off? How dynamic pricing affects perceptions of fairness
• International conference focuses on mesothelioma
• Compliance with medications lowers health care costs
• New study provides first guidelines for safe levels of iPod music listening
• UCLA engineering awarded grant from the NIH to establish Nanomedicine Development Center
• The NIH adds $4.5 million to UCLA's existing HIV microbicide research grant
• NASA approves construction of satellite to scan galaxies
• NSF awards $4.5 million to researchers for study of protein folding mechanisms
• Imaging experts perform cardiac scans by remote control
• For elders, too few drugs are as much a risk as too many
• Child soldiers
• Stanford engineers shed light on the crash of the USS Macon, last of the 'flying aircraft carriers'
• Putting a spin on it
• ICON issues review of nanotechnology practices
• Intelligent sensors gear up for real-time flood monitoring
• Body's virus fight wins Ph.D. researcher a Victoria Fellowship
• Fosrenol does not further impact cognitive function deterioration in CKD Stage 5 patients
• Social medicine in the 21st century
• Visual imagery technique boosts voting, study finds
• Color names: More universal than you might think
• Large subset of learning disabled children can be quickly identified by new diagnostic device
• Long-term ocean data confirm fishing puts species in 'double jeopardy'
• Gene variation affects pain sensitivity and risk of chronic pain
• NIEHS allocates $74 million to study environmental causes of disease
• West Australian fossil find rewrites land mammal evolution
• Receptor that enables clear corneas is identified
• Reporters struggle to cover comas in newspaper articles, Mayo Clinic study finds
• UK government needs to show support for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence
• Observation policy appropriate for most children with middle ear infection
• Drug-induced labor increases risk of rare but serious delivery complication
• The smell of iron
• Study identifies women with breast cancer most likely to benefit from aromatase inhibitor
• Racial disparity in breast cancer outcome linked to aggressive tumors
• Cancer stem cells linked to radiation resistance
• Earliest fungi may have found multiple solutions to propagation on land, new study infers
• Decisions on the first round of the excellence initiative announced
• Sweet yet sophisticated: Honey bee genome lends insight into sociality, sensation and sex
• How brain injury leads to seizures, memory problems
• Mammograms reduce breast cancer deaths, but increase overdiagnosis
• Anesthesia choices for C-section lead to similar outcomes for mom, baby
• Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic
• Stress fast tracks puberty
• Inclusion of too few women in clinical drug research puts them at risk
• Hospital food could lack nutritional value
• Embryo project investigates agents of change in science
• Leading scientists gather to discuss developments in infectious disease research
• Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
• New book uses ABCs to teach children microbiology
• Conference supports minority students to pursue biomedical careers
• High tech detectives screen thousands of genes, proteins to solve puzzle of lung disease
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Oct. 18, 2006
• Potential new therapeutic target for asthma, allergies and cancer
• NAE president and US Assistant Defense Secretary keynote USC software conference
• PNAS study reveals why organs fail following massive trauma
• U of MN earns $7.9 million NIH grant to expand neuroscience research
• Study finds that students in voc-ed classes with enhanced math performed better on tests
• 80 percent of migrant workers' skills 'wasted' by Northwest job sector
• Intrinsic eye protein halts angiogenesis
• Molecular mechanism provides intra-cellular traffic signal
• How will crop producers and Congress respond to higher prices?
• New data hint at oncoming cocaine epidemic
• UCSD receives $52 million to lead Alzheimer's disease study
• UCLA's J. Fraser Stoddart, colleagues make interlocked molecules
• Ocean data confirms fishing puts targeted species in 'double jeopardy'
• Researchers give name to ancient mystery creature
• New biomedical device uses nanotechnology to monitor hip implant healing, may reduce wait times
• Internet addiction: Stanford study seeks to define whether it's a problem
• NJ Assembly Telecoms Committee to hear Dr. Fallah
• A natural chemical found in strawberries boosts memory in healthy mice
• Springer expands life science program with In Vitro journals
• US Department of Transportation awards grant to Rutgers
• Virtual colonoscopy effective in preventing colorectal cancer
• Remote-control MRI exam performed over the Internet
• The truth about rumors and why we believe them
• Landmark study to define work-life balance across cultures
• 21-year Science Circus partnership wins Prime Minister's Award
• Our vision changes in the blink of an eye
• Folate supplement interacts with malaria treatment in pregnant women
• A little of what you fancy does you no good
• Stress triggers relapse in meth abuse, OHSU study finds
• Biakker can say a lot in just a few words
• Gene linked to autism in families with more than one affected child
• Experimental vaccine protects mice against deadly 1918 flu virus
• New MUHC study adds more evidence to clear measles mumps rubella vaccine as a risk factor for autism
• Ecosystem of vanishing lake yields valuable bacterium
• MIT designs portable 'lab on a chip'
• Molecule discovered to be key to pain sensitivity
• The American Legacy Foundation and Mayo Clinic announce collaboration to reduce smoking rates
• Popular anti-aging supplement has no beneficial effects, Mayo Clinic study finds
• Mayo Clinic study suggests that a central nervous system viral infection can lead to memory deficits
• Mayo Clinic researchers recommend embryo transfer delay for at-risk women
• Discovery's Edge is Mayo Clinic's online research magazine
• IUBMB selects Wiley to publish Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
• Center for Sensory Biology Inaugural Symposium
• Bacteria that use radiated water as food
• Hospital Clínic starts a home-care program for bone marrow transplanted patients
• Genetic mutation explains form of brittle bone disease
• Doctor urges health-care workers to be alert to suicide risk amongst cancer patients
• Colliding galaxies make love, not war
• Biofuel cells without the bio cells
• Dartmouth researchers find a neural signature of bilingualism
• The moon's south pole: Very high resolution, radar images find rocks abundant, but no ice sheets
• Metabolic disorder underlies Huntington's disease
• Increased risk of cancer for computer factory workers, large study shows
• New titles focus on food safety: Fresh produce and tracking contamination
• Political scientists' models predict Democratic takeover of House of Representatives
• Vegetables, not fruit, help fight memory problems in old age
• Many teens lose migraines as they reach adulthood
• Yale-BioHaven Entrepreneurship Seminar: 454 Life Sciences aiming for the $10K Human Genome
• Red tide models and forecasts to be expanded in Gulf of Maine
• Lessons from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami topic of public forum
• UVa researchers seek to unlock broccoli's cancer fighting secret
• New gene linked to macular degeneration risk
• New treatment approach holds promise for children infected by dangerous respiratory virus
• University of Kentucky Project AGE provides elder-care training to future social workers
• Study challenges belief that tree frogs depress metabolic rate after 'waxing' themselves
• Using chemistry to predict the dynamics of clotting in human blood
• Temperament linked to onset of cancer and early death in female rats
• Research links 'ecstasy' to survival of key movement-related cells in brain
• Growing up in a violent home: New study reveals secrets between sons and fathers
• UCSB's Glenn Fredrickson wins American Physical Society's Polymer Prize
• Cause of nerve fiber damage in multiple sclerosis identified
• Campaigns on young people's weight miss point, says research
• The Gerontological Society of America awards new Hartford Doctoral Fellowships
• Hartford Foundation awards grant to address geriatric social work shortage
• How much influence do medical publications have on your doctor? A great deal, says new SLU research
• New hope for children when leukemia treatment fails
• Vegetables, not fruit, help fight memory problems in old age
• Rush and UCSF found gene therapy appeared to reduce symptoms of Parkinson's by 40 percent
• Prescription pain medication abuse on surprising increase, with unexpected geographic distribution
• Orthopedics surgeons at Rush perform total knee replacement surgery on computer Web cast, October 16
• Stem Cell Conference in Washington
• HIV exploits competition among T cells
• Pfizer to fund doctoral study fellowships, seminars in biostatistics at Rutgers
• WEHI researchers awarded $51 million by National Health and Medical Research Council
• Medical student study to address workforce crisis
• Menzies receives $4.6 million funding boost
• GPs need to be prepared for flu pandemic
• Funding kicks off new treatments for diabetes and multiple sclerosis
• Funding confirms UQ as backbone of Queensland research
• First case of heart recovery with VentrAssist reported
• ANU medical research attracts major funding
• Changing length of days reverses how estrogen affects aggressiveness in mice
• Listening to the sound of skin cancer
• Women on hormone therapy regain emotion response
• Asthma linked to soot from diesel trucks in Bronx
• NIST physicists boost 'entanglement' of atom pairs
• Preschoolers with ADHD improve with low doses of medication
• Researchers report initial success in promising approach to prevent tooth decay
• Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities
• Hospital disaster preparedness in Los Angeles County
• High bread consumption is associated with increased risk of renal cell carcinoma
• Warning about strategic manipulation of Internet forums appears in October Management Insights
• New study gives further hope that vitamin D can fight breast cancer
• Commercial fishing causes dangerous fluctuations in fish populations
• Mass vaccination unnecessary in the event of a large bioterrorist US smallpox attack
• Mars Express and the story of water on Mars
• Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite ready for launch
• 18th EORTC -- NCI -- AACR Symposium
• Synchronous neuronal firing may underlie Parkinson's disease
• New genomic tests guide choice of chemotherapy in cancer patients
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2006
• Livermore scientists team with Russia to discover element 118
• Jefferson lab programmer a finalist in Google's Global Code Jam
• Genomic comparison of lactic acid bacteria published
• Scientists identify switch for brain's natural anti-oxidant defense
• Berkeley Cancer Genome Center to study tumor genomics
• Researchers discover key mechanism by which lethal viruses Ebola and Marburg cause disease
• Otherworldly bacteria discovered two miles down
• BG Group and Conservation International launch Conservation through Photography Alliance
• Children's Hospital Boston neurosurgeons to perform brain tumor removal during live Web cast
• Latest weight-loss pill offers modest results, blocks 'munchies'
• Boston University biomedical engineers win major grant for pursuit of the '$1,000 Genome'
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists taps Sarah Chayes
• Pediatric heart condition's origin, prevalence mirror adults
• 'Drunk' fruit flies could shed light on genetic basis of human alcohol abuse
• Brain protein improves stroke symptoms in rats, even when injected after 3 days
• Radar opens new window into the ice for Antarctic scientists
• First direct evidence that human activity is linked to Antarctic ice shelf collapse
• How ants find their way
• New biologic treatment for tennis elbow may replace surgery for chronic sufferers
• DNA computing targets West Nile Virus, other deadly diseases
• Study: Antibiotic gives hope to patients with IBS
• The glutamate decarboxylase 1 gene may play a pivotal role in developing alcoholism
• Heavy, chronic drinking can cause significant hippocampal tissue loss
• Alcoholism may cause decreased density of neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex
• Adolescent brains are insensitive to alcohol for a short time, but at great cost
• Grape seed extract halts cell cycle, checking growth of colorectal tumors in mice
• New study evaluates methods to prevent importation of illicit nuclear materials
• New mechanism underlying pain found
• Gates Foundation awards $15 million to support science-based effort to end poverty in Africa
• Study shows that targeted antibiotics lead to prolonged improvement in IBS symptoms
• UT Southwestern recruiting patients for heart-failure device study
• Women scientists' better deal at the University of York
• Commonplace sugar compound silences seizures
• USC groups present at Neuroscience 2006
• NSF awards Pitt $1 million to develop cybersecurity professionals
• ASME nuclear technology forum hosted by Pitt
• Research could lead to new treatments for birth defects
• UI researchers studying novel therapy for prostate cancer
• Software helps doctors calculate heart attack risk
• Researchers discover mechanism that determines when detailed memories are retained
• Women's math performance affected by theories on sex differences: UBC researchers
• Successful one year gene therapy trial for Parkinson's disease announced by Neurologix
• Mental tests reveal fall risk for older Australians
• Northwestern researchers develop bistable nanoswitch
• Challenge X featured at Natural Resources Canada's Science FunFest
• Bell Canada invests $1 million in engineering entrepreneurship at McMaster University
• Research holds promise for herpes vaccine
• A boost for solar cells with photon fusion
• Research file on TGN1412 missing essential data before start of trial
• Over 78 million Asians below the poverty line because of health care payments
• New approach to treat malaria in pregnant women in Africa is safe and effective
• International pandemic influenza preparedness plans lack prioritization
• Science survey ranks top Biopharma employers
• More Internet users may be taking phishing bait than thought
• InHealth awards two research grants to Stanford University
• Duke researchers find physician resistance hinders diabetics use of cutting edge technology
• Resistance and genetic sensitivity to sleeping sickness
• Malaria: Efficacy of monotherapies in Cameroon
• Understanding climate change: Public forum in Philadelphia next week
• Researchers mimic lotus leaves for self-cleaning PV arrays, non-stick MEMS
• Giant pandas see in color
• Marine life stirs ocean enough to affect climate, says FSU study
• Study recommends fix to digital disconnect in US education and workforce training
• Parkinson's disease impacts brain's centers of touch and vision
• Complex meteorology at Venus
• Briefing on discovery of new superheavy element by LLNL scientists
• Detecting microalgae in coastal waters
• A salinity study in the Mobile Delta region
• Case Western Reserve University licenses methoxyamine to Tracon
• Insight into dopamine role suggests new treatment pathway for Parkinson's
• How Rett Syndrome mutation targets the brain
• Critical hearing gene helps send auditory messages to brain
• Occupational therapy improves independence in stroke survivors
• Hemorrhoid stapling has more long-term risks than surgical removal
• Cognitive behavioral therapy helps children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
• NHS should not encourage commercial blood banking
• Concern over new rules on mobile phones in hospitals
• Arthritis self-management does not reduce pain levels or GP visits
• ASU embarks on NSF grant for Nanotechnology Solar Energy Initiative
• Yale and NFCR launch Research Center for Cancer Drug Design and Discovery
• Symposium at Yale to honor Mary Helen Goldsmith and auxin research
• Antique whale oil provides insights to origin of pre-industrial chemicals
• Women's Bioethics Project unveils 'The Scientist & the Ethicist' podcast series
• Low doses of anti-depressant may help some women suffering from moderate-to-severe PMS
• UW-Madison joins Google's worldwide book digitization project
• Effective booster shot a bit of good news against bird flu
• Penn researchers provide insights into how the immune system avoids attacking itself
• Early use of nicotine could increase susceptibility for life-long addiction
• Discovery of post-stimulus activated release implies new mechanisms for dopamine release
• University of Penn chemists reinvent the science and industry of making plastics
• Scientists make atomic clock breakthrough
• Stylish launch for new textile print center
• New research to cut animal testing
• First detailed pictures of asteroid reveal bizarre system
• Polarized particles join toolbox for building unique structures
• It's 2006, but 'coming out' is still difficult for Korean American daughters
• UCF, UCLA astronomers first to measure night and day on extrasolar planet
• New method edges closer to holy grail of modern chemistry
• Northern bogs may have helped kick-start past global warming
• How can we make nanoscale capacitors even smaller?
• Extreme environment changes fish appearance
• Comparing chimp, human DNA
• Shrinking ponds signal warmer, dryer Alaska
• National Academies advisory: Pollinators in North America
• Physicians have cure for senior's medication bill woes
• After North Korea test, what can be done to reduce the growing nuclear threat?
• Vax and Pax: Taking turns to build an eye
• Algae provide new clues to cancer
• Down syndrome: It's not just the age factor
• Latest buzz: Marijuana may slow progression of Alzheimer's disease
• NIST releases new standard for semiconductor industry
• NIST issues 4-pack of computer security pubs
• New fertilizer SRM can help control heavy metal content
• Molecular spintronic action confirmed in nanostructure
• Fossilized liquid assembly: Nanomaterials research tool
• NIH director announces 2007 Pioneer Award competition
• Updates on pandemic flu vaccine trials to be presented at 44th annual IDSA meeting
• New tool helps identify mysterious viruses that caused New York respiratory illnesses in 2004
• NIH launches largest long-term health study of Hispanic/Latino populations
• Mayo Clinic study could lead to safer pesticides
• NIH grant to K-State a Bridge to Future for minorities in biomedical sciences field
• Lennart Nilsson Award for outstanding photography of the world of insects
• The dietary history locked up in strands of hair can help diagnose eating disorders
• Killing resistant germs
• American College of Rheumatology and Wiley to launch the Rheumatologist
• Other highlights in the October 18 JNCI
• Childhood cancer survivors may have low birth weight children
• Bacteria increase risk of lower stomach cancer, decreases risk of upper
• The neurobiology behind why eating feels so good
• JCI table of contents: October 19, 2006
• Double trouble for RA patients: PLC-gamma-2 regulates osteoclastogenesis and B cell differentiation
• Leading reason for corneal transplants comes into focus
• Hopkins joins Ugandan researchers to study pediatric AIDS vaccine
• Small but substantial proportion of surgeons interested in part-time training
• Review of previous studies indicates health benefits from eating fish outweigh risks
• Risk factors for developing complications from sleep apnea surgery
• Pre-operative breathing training helps decrease risk of complications following bypass surgery
• Older breast cancer patients may be under-diagnosed and under-treated
• Most beachgoers accurately report their sun habits
• Large number of adverse drug events lead to emergency department visits
• Heart transplant from organ donor with hepatitis C associated with decreased survival
• New minority fellowships tackle shortage of physicians from hardest-hit communities
• New study shows the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks
• Launch of the HFSP journal
• It's not just rocket science -- businesses need many different kinds of knowledge to compete
• Satellites help ensure safe sunning
• Flies in a spider's web: Galaxy caught in the making
• New guidelines for postoperative nausea and vomiting
• Kidney damage after heart surgery on the rise
• New engineered drug may offer prolonged arthritis relief
• First demonstration of a working invisibility cloak
• Tissue geometry plays crucial role in breast cell invasion
• Nerve cell software keeps track of brain change
• Binghamton University researcher makes major biofilm dispersion breakthrough
• Special chip provides better picture of salmon health
• ASU discovery may aid counter-terrorism efforts
• 'Umbrella' valve provides a potential alternative to lung surgery
• Rapid sea level rise in the Arctic Ocean may alter views of human migration
• Tipsheet: Focus on gait training, pain relief, pressure ulcers and hearing aid training
• Novel mechanism of action of new drug for MS identified
• We need better yardstick to measure digital divide, researcher says
• Pitt receives $2.75 million to prevent spread of flu in public schools
• Speed is the name of the game for researchers
• Maths provides answer to airport security puzzle
• Does missing gene point to nocturnal existence for early mammals?
• Lighting the way: UH, AboveNet flip the switch to enormous bandwidth
• UCF researchers' breakthrough may help industry create more powerful computer chips
• Children of allergy sufferers prone to same problem
• Molecular 'signature' protects cells from viruses
• New treatment for post-concussion syndrome pioneered at UB
• NSF awards Temple $3.5 million to establish Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center
• Researchers publish largest genome-wide study of prostate cancer in African American men
• Jefferson scientists find high glucose before surgery raises risk of dangerous complications
• Patchwork strategies may be best for restoring Texas rangelands
• Harvesting machine driving mesquite-to-ethanol potential
• Composting may be alternative in wake of horse slaughter bill
• Friendly bacteria in alcoholic milkshake could fight food allergies
• Gene therapy research switches off joint inflammation; switches on genetic process of joint repair
• Bad blood between boys and girls
• Telemedicine robots help improve health
• Stroke rates falling in the West
• Micro-robots take off as ARC announces funding
• Internet of long-term benefit for depression
• 'Yarning about Mental Health' during International Mental Health Week
• Who should receive vaccines and antiviral drugs in the event of a flu pandemic?
• Two-fold higher mortality from cardiovascular disease in older people with diabetes
• Potassium limitation, ammonium toxicity and amino acid excretion in yeast
• Comparing chimp and human DNA
• Brain changes in patients with migraine
• People who self-censor opinions also avoid public politics
• NRC team uses new Quantum Technology to control molecules
• A film of the heavens
• A new approach to the treatment of malaria in pregnant women in West Africa
• Mouse tests predict drug response in relapsing pancreatic cancer patients
• Convening kidney health in Copenhagen
• Researchers stress the need to educate consumers about hazards of tire aging
• Early life key to handling dilemmas for UK's community regeneration workers
• The day LISA Pathfinder hung in the balance
• Flies in a spider's web: Galaxy caught in the making
• Nano competition debuts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Nanoparticle assembly enters the fast lane
• Altered perception of reward in human cocaine addiction
• A ruler of gold and DNA
• Three Columbia psychiatry researchers receive top awards from largest psychiatric philanthropy
• Cell Press to launch new journal, Cell Host & Microbe
• Study by Children's Hospital and Carnegie Mellon explains crucial deficit in children with autism
• Saturn's rings show evidence of a modern-day collision
• Cassini finds more rings highlighted by telltale small particles
• Learning to live with oxygen on early Earth
• Day and night temps measured on an extrasolar planet
• Study could help transplant surgeons predict rejection/tailor medications
• Widely prescribed diabetes drug falls short of promise, says new review
• Adolescent but not adult hamsters are more aggressive on low dose of fluoxetine
• AGU journal highlights -- Oct. 11, 2006
• 16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
• Einstein's Dr. Susan Band Horwitz elected to Institute of Medicine
• Einstein College of Medicine receives $10 million grant to study health of Hispanic population
• Development of Tide laundry detergent receives historical recognition
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- October 11, 2006
• CHEST 2006 abstract briefs
• Teenager moves video icons just by imagination
• Innovative surgery corrects vision in kids with neurological disorders
• High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
• WPI professor is the first mathematician to be named a Jefferson Science Fellow
• Statistical association honors WPI's Mathematical Sciences Department for building partnerships
• UT Southwestern researchers refocus studies on patients with HIV, hepatitis
• Histamine tied to changes in blood pressure during exercise-recovery period
• UNH researcher uncovering mysteries of memory by studying clever bird
• Researchers make nanosheets that mimic protein formation
• Of I robots go solar; new system could drastically reduce herbicide use
• Gene involved in common birth defect also regulates skin biology
• UF experts: Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free
• Orange juice beverage fortified with plant sterols lowers indicators of heart disease risk
• UCLA musicology professor sings praises of America's musical theater
• Four UCSD students win prestigious scholarship from the US Department of Defense
• Childcare tug-of-war influences shorebird breeding systems
• Software tool helps protect Nation's drinking water: Now available in all 50 states
• Jefferson cardiologists find drug is effective in reversing deadly problem in coronary angioplasty
• Key gene controlling kidney development found
• Squeeze play: Protein's grip like a baseball bunter's
• HIV gets a makeover
• New hope for an 'untreatable' mental illness
• Most important actors in the growth process of neurons identified
• Sending secret messages over public Internet lines can take place with new technique
• Central American fires impact US air quality and climate
• New nationwide study will evaluate effect of antioxidants and fish oil on progression of AMD
• MIT student makes dough -- in the lab
• Poultry consumption, handling are risk factors for antibiotic resistance in humans
• Statement released on the assessment of coronary artery disease by computed tomography
• Omega-3 fatty acids may slow down early Alzheimer's in some cases
• Updated Iraq survey affirms earlier mortality estimates
• Key to lung cancer chemo resistance revealed
• Human stem cells delay start of Lou Gehrig's disease in rats
• Embryo fossils reveal animal complexity 10 million years before Cambrian Explosion
• Spring in your step helps avert disastrous stumbles, scientists say
• Resident work-hour restrictions yield little improvement in perceived quality of patient care
• Study reveals ways to improve systems using new weather technology
• Simulation in a virtual combat environment puts surgical skills to the test
• Prototype just-in-time medical device enables untrained bystanders to save lives
• Lane departure warning systems help drowsy drivers avoid crashes
• Economic pressures can lead to unequal treatment of patients
• HealthGrades 2007 hospital-quality study and ratings released; chasm widens between best and worst
• Breast Cancer Month story tips from Georgetown University Medical Center
• Forsyth scientists find linkages between serotonin reuptake inhibitors and bone mass
• Sandia researchers develop contaminant warning program for EPA to monitor water systems in real time
• Study of NYC transit system noise levels finds daily rides can result in hearing loss
• Columbia pediatricians, Anne Gershon and Richard Polin, awarded top honors
• Adult survivors of childhood cancer face long-term health problems, says co-author of national study
• Vaccine against early stage malaria shows real potential, review finds
• Allergy drugs more harmful than helpful for chronic ear inflammation
• Burnham awarded $12.7 million from NIH to create one of nation's top neuroscience research centers
• Social support improves mental health after a traumatic health care intervention
• Effective preventive drug against bird flu developed in the mouse
• BioMed Central's Deborah Saltman awarded the Rose-Hunt Award
• Caterpillars tell us how bacteria cause disease
• Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, October 17, 2006
• Statins reduce risk of stroke in heart patients
• Statins protect smokers from lung damage
• Large community spirometry screening proves successful
• Smoking cessation therapy may be harmful for ICU patients
• Pulmonary hypertension discriminates by race, gender
• Genetic disorder linked to rapid lung function decline in some World Trade Center rescue workers
• Drug combo improves survival in patients with COPD
• New evidence finds an association between periodontal disease and stroke
• Yale environment school professor to receive research award
• Possible evidence of cell division, differentiation found in oldest known embryo fossils
• Study reveals mechanism for cancer-drug resistance
• Dust may dampen hurricane fury
• Brain regions do not communicate efficiently in adults with autism
• UVA researchers to develop office-based cancer screening test
• A new way to treat colon cancer?
• Venomous cone snail biologist named to Institute of Medicine
• USC-led study suggests little benefit from antipsychotics in Alzheimer's
• Powerful genome ID method extended to humans
• Environmental toxicology experts to convene at Penn symposium
• Teens half as likely to smoke if they are wise to subliminal messages in cigarette ads
• Study IDs protein that inhibits HIV from growing in cell cultures
• Three UCSF faculty elected to Institute of Medicine
• Scientists win grants to develop $1,000 genome sequencing technology
• Forget basal body temperature -- check out her clothes
• Early family experience can reverse the effects of genes, UCLA psychologists report
• Five Catalan universities form Europe's first inter-university network of business angels
• Institute of Medicine elects 65 new members, 5 foreign associates
• First major study of mammalian 'disorderly' proteins
• Verizon praised for support of 'Engineering Our Future NJ'
• First Quantum Grant to fund stem cell repair of damage from stroke
• New study reveals postcode lottery for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
• OHSU eye doctor says laser surgery safer than contacts
• Genetic Association Information Network announces genotyping awards for 6 common diseases
• Scientists discover toxin that causes gastro disease
• Mayo discovers protein as potential tactic to prevent tumors
• Mayo Clinic discovers potential link between celiac disease and cognitive decline
• William Tierney elected to Institute of Medicine
• Controlling antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in hospitals
• Senadhira Rice Research Award for 2006
• Study exposes weaknesses in Congress' approach to high-tech immigration
• 'Trapped wave' caused unexpected Dennis surge, scientists say FSU
• Regular exercise, keeping weight in check reduces breast-cancer risk in postmenopausal women
• Judging Science: Prague conference to address future of peer review
• Hubble observations confirm that planets form from disks around stars
• LOGIIC helps keep oil, gas control systems safe
• Nanocrystals are hot
• Ear infection expert from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads interactive demo on diagnosis
• Cincinnati Children's researchers publish findings on potential target for leukemia treatment
• A new vision for International Rice Research attacks the roots of poverty
• Longer-lived rodents have lower levels of thyroid hormone
• Giant insects might reign if only there was more oxygen in the air
• Ethnic variations in hormone levels may cause differences in breast cancer risk
• University of Rochester spin-off secures $2 million in funding
• Penn researchers find psoriasis patients at increased risk for heart attack
• Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's
• UC Davis breast cancer researchers report new insights into ductal carcinoma in situ
• New technology to speed up research into Huntington's disease
• UCR's Xuemei Chen receives the 2006 Charles Albert Shull Award
• UCR-led research team receives $5 million grant to study interaction of ecology and evolution
• UA researchers find smallest cellular genome
• LSD treatment for alcoholism gets new look
• HiRISE Camera on NASA orbiter gets detailed view of opportunity at Victoria Crater
• Prescribe exercise for older adults for better health
• Genes and diet linked to risk factors for heart disease
• Obesity tied to higher risk of complications in spinal surgery, Jefferson neurosurgeon finds
• Vegetables, like people, urged to live up to potential
• 'Urban Wildlife Management' book something to crow about
• Texas researchers casting for answers to stop algae problem in Texas lakes
• Science of healthy foods subject of grant aimed at university students
• Galaxy gardening more than hobby for future moon, Mars residents
• More than meets the eye
• German Environment Prize awarded to Ernst-Detlef Schulze
• IBM awards Rice $700K for shared university research project
• Researchers to develop active nanoscale surfaces for biological separations
• Robotic whiskers can sense three-dimensional environment
• Antipsychotic medications used to treat Alzheimer's patients found lacking
• Rearing an army to save wheat
• Car manufacturers acting in the interest of profits rather than safety in poor countries
• Daily weighing and quick action keeps pounds off
• Electromagnetic miniatures
• Faster, more accurate tuberculosis test developed
• Patent protection 'key to Europe's knowledge economy'
• Energy resources, climate change, coastal issues at GSA this month
• Report on Games and Learning
• New dwarf buffalo discovered by chance in the Philippines
• Cluster muscles back from deep hibernation
• A measure of excellence
• Few clues about African ancestry to be found in mitochondrial DNA
• Naked mole-rat unfazed by oxidative stress
• Have traits, will travel: Some butterflies travel farther, reproduce faster
• Moffitt research on myelodysplastic syndromes appears in New England Journal of Medicine
• Proposal calls for sweeping changes at US Food and Drug Administration
• Global warming to be addressed at public forum
• Emotionally ambivalent workers are more creative, innovative
• Blood cells linked to heart attacks, other inflammatory diseases
• Researchers identify new weapon to fight deadly bacterial sepsis
• USC researchers discover breast cancer stem cells in bone marrow
• Raytheon engineer wins USC software honor
• Pitt hosts international conference on e-government Oct. 12-13
• Study finds plenty of carbon dioxide storage capacity underground in Kentucky
• Child custody with abusive ex-spouse? Study shows how women decide
• Oil experts discuss the hunt for hydrocarbons in forum at UH
• Tabletop experiment yields bubbly surprise
• UAF professor awarded polar science education grant
• Nearly $2 million granted to Geophysical Institute for tsunami education
• Alaska study offers strategies to mitigate climate warming
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• Springer author Alan Hastings wins Robert H. MacArthur Award
• Rutgers-led group lands $2.55 million to advance high school biology and math
• Novel workflow language tackles climate change computing challenge
• Infants targeted in the fight against skin disease
• Study: Nation's air-transportation system must become more 'agile'
• Researchers develop technologies to devour food pathogens
• Images develop clinical applications for new DESI technology
• NASA'S live tropical sea surface temperature Web site gives climate, hurricane clues
• NASA data captures El Niño's return in the Pacific
• Fortress America?
• Fruit fly study identifies gene mutation that regulates sensitivity to alcohol
• Sperm banks unpopular with patients – MUHC researchers investigate why
• Leveling the field for babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension
• Male contraceptive study expands to 4 US cities
• First quantum teleportation between light and matter
• Louisiana Tech receives $400,000 grant to purchase research equipment
• LIAI scientists make major advance in the fight against chronic virus infections
• Fruit juice intake among preschool children not associated with weight
• New data reinforce safety profile of ENBREL® (etanercept)
• FUZEON with investigational HIV drug results in remarkable number of patients achieving undetectable
• Child-proof: Brain mapping safer for children than previously thought, Hopkins study shows
• Vision and hearing loss often occur together in older age
• Transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria linked to previous intensive care unit room occupants
• States that easily grant immunization exemptions have higher incidence of whooping cough
• Stroke symptoms common among general population
• Smoking ban associated with rapid improvement in health of bar workers
• Psoriasis associated with increased risk for heart attack
• Omega-3 fatty acids may slow cognitive decline in some patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease
• Mediterranean diet associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
• Latest influenza science and recommendations presented in new release
• Discovery of the first resistance gene to rice yellow mottle virus
• Coral reef conservation by means of the global network of Marine Protected Areas
• Secondhand smoke in cars may lead to dangerous levels of contaminants for children
• Vega upper composite passes tests at ESTEC
• MetOp to be launched on 17 October
• Through Saturn's atmosphere
• Train your brain to hear your friends at a party
• DOE selects Sandia as National Laboratory Center for Solid-State Lighting Research and Development
• Chandra reviews black hole musical: Epic but off-key
• New technique boosts size of proteins that can be analyzed
• microRNA function in neurogenesis
• Driving diversification
• A means to an end: Telomere maintenance and bone marrow failure
• Sensory feedback during speech: The brain attunes to more than just sound
• Pheromone from mother's milk may rapidly promote learning in newborn mammals
• Archerfish tune their shots to universal properties of prey adhesion
• Suffer the children
• Accountability after adverse medical events
• New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain
• Carnegie's endowment achieves 16.2 percent return
• Rescuing injured hearts by enhancing regeneration
• Children's Hospital Boston presents at the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference
• CSIRO boasts Ig Nobel laureates
• Computer-driven system reduces patient mechanical ventilation time significantly
• Antioxidant protects against lung damage in silicosis
• Use, as well as 'meth mouth,' on the rise
• Tongue scrapers only slightly reduce bad breath
• Oral lesions are commonly associated with the disease
• A tumor suppressor that promotes cancer cell growth?
• Eating walnuts with high-fat meals helps to protect arteries against short-term damage
• 'Protecting virus' offers instant flu protection and converts flu infections into their own vaccines
• Study suggests earlier crop plantings could curb future yields
• New drug blocks influenza, including bird flu virus
• 'Failed' experiment yields a biocontrol agent that doesn't trigger antibiotic resistance
• UTSA awarded $3.1 million for cyber-security program development
• Hail to the hornworts: New plant family tree sheds light on evolution of life cycles
• Award winning research offers hope for back pain sufferers
• Marie-Antoinette: The French revelation
• U of I study: Parent's conversational style contributes to child's security
• Supernova radioisotopes show sun was born in star cluster, scientists say
• Remains of St. Louis founder's home believed to have been located
• UD scientists use carbon nanotube networks to detect defects in composites
• Human brain region functions like digital computer, says CU-Boulder professor
• Social work expert authors vital handbook for mental health professionals
• Study sheds light on how young adult children of immigrants assimilate
• Black tea soothes away stress
• Discovery in the evolution of the immune system absorbing cells
• Tufts launches university-wide center to enhance learning and teaching
• Jefferson Orthopaedic surgeons leading international study of timing of spinal surgery
• Rising temperatures will lead to loss of trout habitat in the southern Appalachians
• Identifying the 'nuclear' in nuclear medicine as high benefit
• Gene therapy for inherited childhood blindness tested in mice
• Cost-effectiveness study of three antimalarial drug combinations in Tanzania
• Burmese junta responding too slowly on HIV, TB, malaria and avian flu
• Alcohol and high-risk sexual behaviors in Botswana
• Researchers link Ice Age climate-change records to ocean salinity
• Worms under stress
• Ultrafast star escapes black hole
• Improved child care prevents increase in number of problem pupils
• Feminist view of the body
• DNA highly promising predictor for successful treatment of alcoholics
• Winning the oil endgame in America to be discussed at NJIT forum
• Drug prevents postpartum hemorrhage in resource poor settings
• Scientists show drug can counteract muscular dystrophy in mice
• Experimental ragweed therapy offers allergy sufferers longer relief with fewer shots
• Tibetan refugees face human rights abuses: Study
• Breakthrough by MUHC researcher has major implications
• MIT material stops bleeding in seconds
• New study finds chocolate chip cookies lower cholesterol
• Women worldwide more at risk of violence from an intimate partner than from other people
• Julio Frenk should be the front-runner in elections for Director-General of the WHO
• EU should make vaccination against cervical cancer virus mandatory for adolescent girls
• Drug can reduce severe bleeding in mothers who have just given birth
• Obesity independently impacts prostate cancer screening
• Exercise helps breast cancer patients avoid anemia
• Waste not, want not: Role for caveolin-3 in muscular dystrophy
• JCI table of contents: Oct. 12, 2006
• A valuable fly for research into disease
• NSF awards Harvard Forest $4.9 million to study landscape change
• Two medical devices win HFES Product Design Award
• Increasing the odds of the sweep
• EURYI to showcase the future of European science in Prague
• ESA's Planck satellite builds on Nobel Prize-winning science
• EMBO honors triple talents of UK scientist, author, broadcaster
• Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome
• Elsevier announces the winner of the first Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences
• Dopamine imbalances cause sleep disorders in animal models of Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia
• Alaskans feel the heat of global warming
• Columbia University Medical Center receives major new NIH Clinical Science 'investment' funds
• Columbia University awards 2006 Horwitz Prize to biologist who explained gene transcription
• First Biodiversity Census of coral reef ecosystems in the NW Hawaiian Islands
• First-ever CANADA-HOPE Scholarships awarded
• Biophysical Society awards Quhuan Li a visiting student travel grant
• Overweight children at increased risk for adult cardiovascular diseases
• People should be paid for donating an organ
• Physical exercise has little impact on obesity in young children
• Drug company reports should be read with caution, warn doctors
• Fantastic Voyage: A new nanoscale view of the biological world
• Continued warming of the Arctic Ocean
• Some patients stop needing antidepressant medication after having plastic surgery
• Read my lips: Not all fillers are safe for lip augmentation, rejuvenation
• Insurance companies deny medically necessary breast reductions based on random, unproven criteria
• Breast asymmetry surgery improves quality of life, self-esteem
• Comments, experts and background on the 2006 Nobel Prize in chemistry
• Newsbriefs from the journal Chest: October 2006
• Yale School of Medicine awarded $57 million for bench-to-bedside research
• Fisheries linked to decline in galapagos waved albatross population
• Uncovering DNA's 'sweet' secret
• Study unveils how West Nile virus evades immune defenses, points to vaccine development
• Natural anti-viral enzyme helps keep cancer cells alive, researchers find
• UVA studies potential target for skin cancer treatment
• Three molecular triggers threaten leukemia patients
• Researchers seek to design first treatment for neuroAIDS
• Penn researchers find Lou Gehrig's, FTD disease protein
• Penn leads $98 million translational medicine collaboration
• $83.5 million NIH grant to Pitt establishes Clinical and Translational Research Institute
• Tiny Tampa Bay fish key to evolution of immune system
• Drug may help women stop smoking
• UC Davis at forefront of national initiative to transform research to improve human health
• Arctic sea ice declines again in 2006, say University of Colorado researchers
• UCSF set to transform itself into engine of translational research
• Chemical found in curry may help immune system clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's disease
• New gene linked to bipolar disorder
• Humble shoelace tag carried more currency than gold on Columbus's travels
• Consuming cola may up osteoporosis risk for older women
• Williams Syndrome, the brain and music
• Rockefeller University receives $45 million from NIH for clinical and translational science
• Genome archaeology illuminates the genetic engineering debate
• Medical experts launch global campaign against salt
• Friends have greater sway on college students' beliefs on drinking behavior
• Evolutionary harmony for stinkbugs and their gut bacteria: A perfect match
• Optics tests for early Alzheimer's diagnosis make significant advances
• German researchers develop first non-invasive test to measure skin aging
• NASA satellite data helps assess the health of Florida's coral reef
• 'Killer' B cells provide new link in the evolution of immunity
• Minister Lunn releases energy outlook
• NJIT math professor uses model to predict Yanks and Twins to advance to league championship
• NHGRI aims to make DNA sequencing faster, more cost effective
• Genome X Prize press conference
• NIH launches national consortium to transform clinical research
• Pine tree bark reduces diabetic microangiopathy
• Long-term effects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• Higher levels of cells originating in bone marrow may be useful in prognosis of liver cancer
• Studies identify food sources of disease and drug resistance
• Researchers identify a key regulator for skin stem cells
• Can further studies lower the cost of preserving vision?
• Treat the woman, not her age
• Gateway to Nanoscience: The convergence of disciplines
• GIOVE-A laser ranging campaign successful
• Details of solar particles penetrating the Earth's environment revealed
• Technique to arrest urinary incontinence
• Report challenges common ecological hypothesis about species abundance
• Phase diagram of water revised by Sandia researchers
• Berkeley Lab's George Smoot wins Nobel Prize in physics
• Clemson researchers develop nanotechnology
• Scientists debate the neurobiological underpinnings of amnesia
• CSH Protocols publishes cutting-edge methods for analyzing complex molecular interactions
• Smoke-filled cars: New fodder for the next clean air fight
• Stephen Hawking tours the future of particle physics at CERN
• Triple threat: World fin trade may harvest up to 73 million sharks per year
• October MCP: A special issue on Clinical Proteomics
• Why some people react aggressively without provocation while others don't
• High blood pressure in kids linked with sleep breathing problems
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Oct. 4, 2006
• High BMI Tied to Poor Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Adults
• Fitness and childhood IQ indicators of cognitive ability in old age
• Appetite changes, depression signal impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease
• Broadband's high altitude 'revolution' to gather pace at York
• Study recommends strategies for distributing flu vaccine during shortage
• Evolutionary first: Parasite reaches beyond host to play havoc with others' sex lives
• Pitt to receive $8.4 million from NIH to determine best treatments for sepsis
• Anthropologist challenges species identification of ancient child skeleton found in Ethiopia
• Why don't all moles progress to melanoma?
• How low should we go? Researchers find no clear evidence for ultra-low cholesterol targets
• Drug used for advanced cancer could cause exposed bone in jaw
• Negative effects of caffeine are stronger on daytime sleep than on nocturnal sleep
• Foodborne pathogens hard to remove from produce, research is ongoing
• One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
• Why do cold animals make bigger babies?
• The Anthropology of Christianity: Continuity thinking and the problem of Christian culture
• New study explains why hotter is better for insects
• Home, home on the range: How much space does an animal really need?
• How did bilaterally symmetric flowers evolve from radially symmetric ones?
• A plan for reintroducing megafauna to North America
• Childhood lead exposure linked to increased injuries as teens
• Tropics source of much of world's biodiversity
• Ice Age North Atlantic temperatures, tropical oceans linked
• Compound eyes, evolutionary ties
• British cattle give TB to badgers, finds UC Davis expert
• Ghengis Khan wonder berry could conquer heart disease
• Encouraging results in pancreatic cancer research
• Rice's single-pixel camera takes high-res images
• World Extend CEO earns top Rutgers-Camden Law Alumni honor
• Rutgers College of Nursing to host Preparing for Natural Disasters Forum November 3
• Ohio University researchers create improved magnetic-semiconductor sandwich
• Unique gene regulation gives chilly bugs survival advantage at bottom of the world
• New wood-plastic composites to boost industry, help use waste products
• Astronomers see inside a quasar for the first time
• OHSU researchers demonstrate how white blood cells cannibalize virus-infected cells
• NYU, Pratt Institute researchers find why ultramarine blue fades
• Method could help carbon nanotubes become commercially viable
• 2003 power outage: Minister Lunn and Secretary Bodman release final report
• New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks
• Researchers discover misfolded protein clumps common to dementia, Lou Gehrig's disease
• You can teach an old brain new tricks
• Study identifies possible mechanism for brain damage in Huntington's disease
• Physicians slow to integrate information technology into patient practice
• International Conference on Evidence for Health System Reform
• New hominid species may be early version of Homo sapiens
• Cracking the egg
• New allergy vaccine provides long-lasting hay fever relief after just 6 weeks of shots
• Hopkins researchers uncover critical player in cell communication
• Updated guidelines on diagnosis, treatment of Lyme disease
• Compelling evidence demonstrates that 'Hobbit' fossil does not represent a new species of hominid
• Brief, high-dose steroid treatment offers extended relief to giant cell arteritis patients
• Stellar vampires unmasked
• Record ozone loss during 2006 over South Pole
• MetOp launch postponed
• Improving textile hygiene
• Molecular atlas provides new tool for understanding estrogen-fueled breast cancer
• Animals resistant to drunken behavior offer clues to alcoholism's roots
• American Andrew Z. Fire shares Nobel Prize for discovering RNAi
• Researchers receive $12.8 million NIH grant to improve diagnosis/treatment of chronic lung disease
• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC surgeons save two lives with domino transplant
• Repealing 'Blue Laws' on Sunday alcohol sales increased alcohol-related crashes and crash fatalities
• Plastic surgery reflects on its past; Highlights innovations for the future of the specialty
• Plastic surgery patients honored for courage, altruism
• One-third of breast cancer patients unhappy with cosmetic outcome of lumpectomy
• Cialis improves sexual function for prostate cancer survivors
• Everybody dance: The energy you use won't shorten your life
• Super chow, laced with semi-synthetic vitamin E derivative, inhibited spread of cancer in mice
• Italian public smoking ban leads to fall in hospital heart attack admissions in under 60s
• Study finds 1 in 523 children and adolescents have diabetes
• Short episodes of manic symptoms may indicate bipolar disorder in some youth
• Fossils pinpoint tropics as Earth's most fruitful biodiversity spawning ground
• Scientists find 'chemo brain' no figment of the imagination
• Magic marker monitors malicious movements
• New prostate cancer marker helps identify men whose cancer is likely to spread
• Study links receptor to stress-induced alcohol relapse
• Study shows six-injection allergy vaccine tames hay fever for at least 2 years
• Virtually essential: Why voluntary and community groups must embrace the Internet
• Carnegie Mellon scientists use 'green' approach to transform plastics manufacturing
• Double jeopardy: Obese smokers at higher risk of death
• Osteoarthritis may be sign of faster 'biological ageing'
• Free drug samples influence prescribing, say one in three doctors
• Almost half of men who pay for sex already have a partner
• Rising ocean temperatures, pollution have oysters in hot water
• 'Sewer gas' induces suspended animation without decreasing blood pressure
• Highlights from the October 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Brain cell and face perception research wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
• Stellar birth control in the early universe
• Association between neuroticism and risk for depression may be genetic
• Serotonin receptor: A rheostat in brain for emotion that may be linked to depression
• Salmon farms kill wild fish, study shows
• Resistance to chemotherapy in lung cancer, optimizing flu vaccination strategies
• RELM-beta: A new link in the chain between bacteria and inflammatory bowel disease
• JCI table of contents: Oct. 5, 2006
• Screening program yields decline in sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes
• Study identifies factors correlated with cerebral palsy
• Second-generation antipsychotic medications appear to offer little advantage over older drugs
• One-third of US youth not physically fit
• Low birth weight infants may have cognitive and physical problems when they reach adolescence
• Effects of new sleep medication appear unlikely to have potential for abuse or cognitive impairment
• Effectiveness of certain antidepressants may be influenced by gene variations of individuals
• ADHD costly before and after diagnosis
• Progesterone shows promise as treatment for traumatic brain injuries
• Bypass surgery tops angioplasty for sickest heart patients
• Study offers new clues to brain-stomach interaction in overeating
• Promising antiobesity drug fails to produce clinically meaningful weight loss
• Food or its expectation sparks brain's hunger centers
• Novel pathway regulates timing of brain cell development
• Seals protect brain, conserve oxygen by turning off shivering response on icy dives
• Antibiotic inhibits cancer gene activity
• Gladstone investigators identify a new protective action for the powerful anti-HIV factor, APOBEC3G
• News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
• New study: Preterm birth causes one-third of all infant deaths
• Pooled data examines if SNPs add to breast cancer risk
• Other highlights in the Oct. 4 Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• Antibiotic treats lymphoma of the eye
• Conflict over rearing young shapes breeding systems
• Scientists stop colon cancer growth in mice by blocking just one enzyme
• Impaired gene helps non-small cell lung cancer resist drug
• Cloned mice created from fully differentiated cells, a milestone in cloning research
• When two mutants collide: How XPD disorders can be partially rescued in compound heterozygotes
• A new player in nuclear import of HIV-1
• New blood tests aid detection of latent tuberculosis
• Monoclonal antibody reduces exacerbations in asthmatics
• Breast reconstruction not as safe for obese patients
• Nicotine receptors on kidneys may speed kidney damage
• ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- September 27, 2006
• Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for October 3, 2006, issue
• New studies in the journal Sleep focus on helping children, women sleep better
• Researchers estimate significant fatty liver disease in children
• Study shows unique garlic product works like the real thing
• 10 top Australian scientists predict major medical advances
• Looking for new approaches to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• JCI table of contents: Oct. 2, 2006
• Fighting cancer with aspirin?
• Researchers lift a corner of the veil of depression

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