Archive of articles published on the 31st of July 2008

Timing is everything: How vulnerable to flooding is New York City?
Like eavesdropping at a party
Protein made by fat cells may increase risk of heart attack in older adults
Simple lab test for bone disease linked to risk of death in dialysis patients
Visualizing open source software development
New insight on superconductors
Plant parasite 'wiretaps' host
Smart contact lenses
Caltech researchers find dual-use sexual attraction and population-control chemicals in nematodes
Penn scientists demonstrate potential of graphene films as next-generation transistors
Penn scientists carve functional nanoribbons using super-heated, nano-sized particles of iron
Genetic data promises new future for kiwi fruit
CSIRO wireless responds to emergencies
Rosella research could rewrite 'ring theory'
Mussels to determine how much contamination is in the ports
Carbon capture milestone for CSIRO in China
New study shows compounds from soy affect brain and reproductive development
Liver damage in hepatitis C patients could be treated with warfarin, says study
The amazing quantum world of ultra cold matter
ESA prepares for November's ministerial meeting
Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos
New discovery may lead to immunization against cardiovascular disease
Living with a partner reduces risk of Alzheimer's
Unusual chromosomal changes increase the risk of schizophrenia
In lean times, flies can't survive without their sense of smell
Exercise in a pill
Researchers identify drugs that enhance exercise endurance
Male fish deceive rivals about their top mate choice
Ivory poaching at critical levels: Elephants on path to extinction by 2020?
First disease-specific stem cells from human skin cells
'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution
Harvard-Columbia team creates neurons from ALS patient's skin cells
Neurons created from skin cells of elderly ALS patients
Treatment corrects severe insulin imbalance in animal studies
Gasoline stations set prices to match a small number of other stations
More acidic ocean could spell trouble for marine life's earliest stages
New treatment therapy helps inhibit hepatitis C
Syracuse University scientists discover how some bacteria may steal iron from their human hosts
Simian foamy virus found in several people living and working with monkeys in Asia
Brain tweak lets sleep-deprived flies stay sharp
Stanford fruit-fly study adds weight to theories about another type of adult stem cell
Dust and gas in the early universe
Watching too much TV is causing some university students to pack on the pounds
Viterbi Algorithm goes quantum
Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too
Factors that influence whether people define unwelcome sexual joking in the workplace as harassment
Communication gap exists between seniors and surgeons, study finds
'Small' research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics
Cold and ice, not heat, episodically gripped tropical regions 300 million years ago
UNH researchers tag first-ever free-swimming leatherback turtles in New England
How 'hidden mutations' contribute to HIV drug resistance
UNC study: Common vaginal infection may increase risk of HIV infection
ORNL researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity'
NY Stem Cell Foundation plays critical funding role in major new ALS research announced today
Microbe diet key to carbon dioxide release
Inherited form of hearing loss stems from gene mutation
Story ideas for health reporters covering the summer Olympic Games
Alcohol binges early in pregnancy increase risk of infant oral clefts
Monash fuels the next generation of hybrid cars
Free articles get read but don't generate more citations
Advances in the field of schizophrenia research: New genetic factors identified
New uses for old-line diabetes monitoring test: Screening and diagnosis
China becomes a physics powerhouse