Archive of articles published on the 17th of June 2008

Aging and bone mineral density
Plasmodium vivax -- challenging the dogma of being 'benign'
Discovery will assist treatment and research into fatal brain disorder
Computer predicts anti-cancer molecules
Only 1 in 5 women in developing world receive effective cervical cancer screening
Obese women in Canada are less likely to be screened for cervical cancer
Health varies widely across different regions of Mexico
Better treatments for malaria in pregnancy are needed
Availability of 2 options for repair of ruptured aneurysm associated with reduced mortality
Ultrasonic instruments associated with improved outcomes for some surgical procedures
Cornell efficiency experts seek to save precious minutes in deploying ambulances
Hebrew University research on octopuses sheds light on memory
Wavelets crunch through doctors' day long struggle to diagnose brain tumors
Rong Li Lab identifies new role of inflammatory protein in PKD and a possible treatment
PET imaging focuses on medication's purported ability to improve mental performance
USC School of Dentistry researchers use a patient's own bone to accelerate orthodontics
MIT researchers see alternative to common colorectal cancer drug
US could face shortage of 44,000 primary care physicians by 2025
Tracking prions
First successful reverse vasectomy on endangered species performed at the National Zoo
EuroDYNA leaves healthy genomic research ecosystem as legacy
Socio-demographic factors influence costs of back pain
UNH researchers test sediment-scrubbing technology in NH river
Scientists find potential protein biomarkers for growth hormone
Athletic benefit of growth hormone doping: Is it all in the athlete's mind?
Blood proteins may be future markers for growth hormone doping
Gesture interface device developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Claims linking health problems and the strength of cannabis may be exaggerated
Testosterone replacement benefits older men with low testosterone
Low testosterone appears to increase long-term risk of death
Gene mutation improves leukemia drug's effect
Hypertension treatment effective in reversing vascular damage
Urologists identify 7 biomarkers that may help pinpoint prostate cancer recurrence
Scientists discover DNA knot keeps viral genes tightly corked inside shell
Study shows 'being fat in today's world' invites social discrimination
Exercise reduces hunger in lean women but not obese women
Latrines trounce toilets
New weight loss diet recommends high-carb and protein big breakfast
Penn researchers find key developmental pathway activates lung stem cells
Inherited melanoma risk: What you do know does help you
Weight loss after gastric bypass surgery may protect against infection and cancer
Laparoscopic weight-loss surgery improves health of morbidly obese teens
Radiation therapy prolongs life in men with recurrent prostate cancer
Researchers urge focus on distributors, not users, of growth hormone
Radiation treatment for cancer after radical prostatectomy linked with increased survival
Researchers seek to focus attention upon the distributors of human growth hormone
The mystery of mass extinctions is no longer murky
Steroids in female mouse urine light up nose nerves of male mice
Depression and diabetes: fellow travelers, researchers say
Having certain type of herpes virus antibodies linked with form of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans
Treated diabetes associated with increased risk for depression
Stowers Institute's Shilatifard Lab identifies new role for factor critical to transcription
Potential new role for red grape seeds in treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Study indicates grape seed extract may reduce cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease
Gene variants linked to metabolic syndrome and HDL cholesterol levels
Falls, depression and antidepressants in later life
How female chimps call off the competition
Patterns of normal brain activity may predispose individuals to different symptoms of psychosis
New study shows potential to treat or prevent viral cancers
New study shows shallow water corals evolved from deep sea ancestors
Study shows male homosexuality can be explained through a specific model of Darwinian evolution