Archive of articles published on the 14th of August 2008

Durham scientist explores Sichuan fault
Blood pressure response to daily stress provides clues for better hypertension treatment
Timing of political messages influences voter preferences, U of Minnesota researcher finds
Drinking water in Gaza Strip contaminated with high levels of nitrate
Energy storage for hybrid vehicles
Trees, forests and the Eiffel tower reveal theory of design in nature
Radio 5.1
Psychologists show new ways to deal with health challenges in space
Towards understanding bluetongue outbreaks
Plastics suspect in lobster illness
Teens underestimate risk, overestimate vehicle, highway safety in motor vehicle accidents
Vegetable scales with a mind of their own
Model for Angelman syndrome developed by University of Texas at Austin biologists
Americans spending, gambling, saving
ESA ground team in simulation training for GOCE launch
Also in the August 12 JNCI
Peers versus parents in modern China
Family-based brand identity influences customers' purchasing decisions
Increased campaign spending improves citizen participation in state supreme court elections
Young children's 'theory of mind' linked to subsequent metacognitive development in adolescence
Toxoplasmosis found more severe in Brazil compared to Europe
Studying volcanoes with balloons
Scientists discover major genetic cause of colorectal cancer
Northwestern chemists take gold, mass-produce Beijing Olympic logo
Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones'
Computer users are digitizing books quickly and accurately with Carnegie Mellon method
Self-assembling polymer arrays improve data storage potential
Chronic ear infections linked to increased obesity risk
Leishmaniasis parasites evade death by exploiting the immune response to sand fly bites
Stress, anxiety can make allergy attacks even more miserable and last longer
NASA study improves ability to predict aerosols' effect on cloud cover
Women and war: The toll of deployment on physical health
Slipping through cell walls, nanotubes deliver high-potency punch to cancer tumors in mice
Lessons from yeast: A possible cure for Parkinson's disease?
Rheb's role in cancer
Big-brained animals evolve faster
Colon cancer linked to unequal gene activity