Archive of articles published on the 18th of August 2008

Chemists make beds with soft landings
Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow
New speed record for magnetic memories
Piling on the homework -- Does it work for everyone?
When the patient can't decide
Green catalysts provide promise for cleaning toxins and pollutants
Mount Sinai researchers discover technology that silences genes
'Stereotype threat' could affect exam performance of ethnic minority medical students
Pesticide build-up could lead to poor honey bee health
Children's Hospital Oakland scientist finds potential Alzheimer's cure in century-old drug
Many US public schools in 'air pollution danger zone'
Johns Hopkins scientists discover what drives the development of a fatal form of malaria
Genes and nutrition influence caste in unusual species of harvester ant
Urologists report success using robot-assisted surgery for urinary abnormality
UCSD researchers' new algorithm significantly boosts routing efficiency of networks
UNC study: 'chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children
Switching it up: How memory deals with a change in plans
Study: Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge
Signals from the Atlantic salmon highway
Chewing gum associated with enhanced bowel recovery after colon surgery
Poor sleep in teens linked to higher blood pressure
Poor teen sleep habits may raise blood pressure, lead to CVD
Study examines association of smoking with hemorrhage after throat surgery
Epilepsy linked to higher risk of drowning
2007 hurricane forecasts took blow from winds and Saharan dry, dusty air
Researchers study facial structures, brain abnormalities to reveal formula for detection of autism
Chemical liberated by leaky gut may allow HIV to infect the brain, Einstein scientists find
Novel fungus helps beetles to digest hard wood
Fish cancer gene linked to pigment pattern that attracts mates
Catalyst mystery unlocked
Molecular sleuths track evolution through the ribosome
Aboriginal kids can count without numbers
Dirty smoke from ships found to degrade air quality in coastal cities
New method to overcome multiple drug resistant diseases developed by Stanford researchers
Groundbreaking research shows DEET's not sweet to mosquitoes
UT Southwestern researchers uncover attack mechanism of illness-inducing bacterium
Indigenous children don't need number words to 'count', says new study
Future impact of global warming is worse when grazing animals are considered, scientists suggest
Immune response to human embryonic stem cells in mice suggests human therapy may face challenge
Good long-term prognosis after West Nile virus infection
Limbs saved by menstrual blood stem cells
Mirror self-recognition in magpies
Algae: Biofuel of the future?
Study shows how daughter is different from mother
How daughter is different from mother in yeast cells