Archive of articles published on the 20th of May 2008

Retraining immune cells to kill tumors
Teaching evolution: Legal victories aren't enough
Researchers bring new meaning to the term 'computer bug'
Farm moms may help children beat allergies
First-born babies' higher asthma and allergy rates due to pregnancy conditions
Clue to mystery crustacean in parasite form
'Blood-free' monitoring as good as blood tests in predicting the course of AIDS
Monitoring whether patients take medicines can help anticipate HIV treatment failure in Africa
New treatment gives hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients
A loving partner can save your skin
Plant flavonoid found to reduce inflammatory response in the brain
With age comes a sense of peace and calm
New process could cause titanium price to tumble
Study identifies trends of vitamin B6 status in US population sample
Do chemicals in the environment affect fertility?
Scientists 'paint' viruses to track their fate in the body
Tool creates personalized catch-up immunization schedules for missed childhood vaccinations
Determining genetic signature of lung tumors can help guide treatment
Research tool can detect autism at 9 months of age
Incense is psychoactive: Scientists identify the biology behind the ceremony
Noninvasive oxygen therapy eases final hours, days for lung cancer patients
How are pancreatic stellate cells activated?
Overweight in adolescence gives increased mortality rate
Grocery boost
Tuberculosis not the only risk from new immunological drugs
Joint NASA-French satellite to track trends in sea level, climate
Data re-analysis shows drug finasteride reduces risk for most prostate cancers
Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos
Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix landing
New technology puts biomedical imaging in palm of hands
What else may probiotics do in adults?
Heterotopic gastric tissue simulating acute appendicitis
A new indicator for esophageal varix in alcoholic disease
Protein key to neuro-regeneration
Study reveals link among childhood allergies, asthma symptoms, and early life exposure to cats
Invasive methods unnecessary for prostate cancer radiation therapy treatment planning
U of M study: New blood test reveals risk for metabolic syndrome
Sepsis guideline compliance improves, rate of death declines after educational effort
Higher oxidized LDL levels associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome
Teen blood donors have higher risk of donation-related complications
Gene mutations in mice mimic human-like sleep disorder, UT Southwestern researchers find
Global menopause summit concludes HRT is safe for healthy women entering menopause
Intensive care units' prevention of pneumonia in critically-ill patients generally strong
Scientists discover a molecular scaffold that guides connections between brain cells
Sleep deprivation affects ability to make sense of what we see
Sleep-deprived brains alternate between normal activity and 'power failure'
Study finds that recalled Aqua Dots did contain poisonous chemical
Cancer drug may help patients with heart-lung disease
Astronomers search for orphan stars using newly upgraded telescope
Pulmonary rehab on call: TELEHEALTH offers dial-up help for the rural and remote
COPD patients benefit more from pulmonary rehab in earlier stages
How can we measure the emotional states of animals?
Scientists find first dinosaur tracks on Arabian Peninsula