Archive of articles published on the 12th of November 2008

UD researchers show that plants can accumulate nanoparticles in tissues
Hypertension: A worrying European scenario
Nation gets a 'D' as March of Dimes releases premature birth report card
Light-speed computer connection will slash genetic data transfer time between TGen-ASU
Computers make sense of experiments on human disease
Osteoporosis care at risk in the United States
Deep heat solution to 500-million year mystery
Hormone shows promise in reversing Alzheimer's disease and stroke
Over 50 percent of people with high blood pressure unaware they have condition
New technique enables assessment of drought performance
Design of system that will revolutionize control of influenza epidemics
Heart failure patients have more doctor visits, medications than others on Medicare
Brain implants may help stroke patients overcome partial paralysis
Major study of Chinese-Americans debunks 'model minority' myth
Exercise improves quality of life for heart failure patients
New biomarker for heart failure identified
Vest monitors show air pollution is dangerous indoors and out
Improved spectrometer based on nonlinear optics
Global warming link to amphibian declines in doubt
Shifts in soil bacterial populations linked to wetland restoration success
Regulation of tobacco products favors big tobacco, makes US farms less stable
Stem cells with potential to regenerate injured liver tissue identified by Penn researchers
In the war against diseases, nerve cells need their armor
Sweepstakes are for the lucky, not every customer
Queen's University Belfast researchers trace octopuses' family tree
Gender matching aids long-term survival after heart transplants
Heart Association call for routine screening of heart patients for depression is premature
Screening heart patients for depression not effective: McGill, Johns Hopkins study
Increased nonfasting triglyceride levels associated with higher risk of stroke
Mandatory HPV vaccination is unwarranted and unwise
UBC study establishes formula for predicting climate change impact on salmon stocks
Researchers present new theory that may lead to effective heart failure treatments
Women experience more sexual harassment in work groups with male, female balance
Heating heart with catheter works better than drugs for heart rhythm disorder
Benign or cancerous?
Messages of hope work better in motivating black patients to seek early screening for cancer
Certain types of thinking are best suited to certain types of problem-solving
Parasite-resistant peppers green alternatives to chemical pesticides
New study shows reduction in high quality educational programming for children
Those were the days: counteracting loneliness with nostalgia
Decisions, decisions: Feedback influences decision making
Common anesthetic induces Alzheimer's-associated changes in mouse brains
Dual treatment for stroke leads to improved recovery rates, reduced mortality
Super-tough sunshield to fly on the James Webb Space Telescope
The relative risk of brain cancer
Einstein researchers develop a new way to study how breast cancer spreads
Electronic heat trap grips deep Earth
Risky decision-making essential to entrepreneurialism
Light triggers a new code for brain cells
World leaders must be more open about their health
Quality, quantity lacking in children's educational TV, study says
Radical changes needed to increase number of sperm donors in the UK
Doctors must look after their health too
Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms
Survey finds wide public support for nationwide study of genes, environment and lifestyle
Sex differences narrow in death after heart attack, study shows
Study a step toward disease-resistant crops, sustainability
How our senses combine to give us a better view of the world
African-Americans with depression and heart attack have greater risk of death
Hormones and brain activity: Kinsey Institute study sheds light on facial preferences
US 'super bugs' invading South America, according to UT Medical School at Houston researchers
A large waist can almost double your risk of premature death, says huge Europe-wide study
Results of landmark study of HIV vaccine published in the Lancet