Archive of articles published on the 26th of September 2008

Social class dictates cancer risk
Are we spending too much on health?
Tsunami invisibility cloak, dark energy v. the void, sorting nanotubes with light, and more
Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions
Continuous glucose monitoring in diabetic pregnant women lowers risk of complications
Oldest known rock on Earth discovered
Scientists unmask key HIV protein, open door for more powerful AIDS drugs
All students proficient on state tests by 2014?
No oxygen in Eastern Mediterranean bottom-water
Lava flows reveal clues to magnetic field reversals
Researchers investigate impact of stress on police officers' physical and mental health
Carbon sinks: Issues, markets, policy
Wetlands restoration not a panacea for Louisiana coast
Foam reactor is 10 times more energy efficient
Research underway to give sleep apnea sufferers relief and rest
Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health
The making of Dig It! the Secrets of Soil exhibit
Field of the future -- ecological experiment simulates conditions in 2100
Optimism experts handicap the presidential election with about 6 weeks remaining until Nov. 4
Endoscopy may not be necessary in asymptomatic children after caustic ingestion
Engineer: Head-first slide is quicker
Penn biophysicists create new model for protein-cholesterol interactions in brain and muscle tissue
Physicists find that size matters when initiating an object's movement through grains
Advice from research: Market visiting rights to Antarctica
NASA's dirty secret: Moon dust
New way to make malaria medicine also first step in finding new antibiotics
Argonne scientists peer into heart of compound that may detect chemical, biological weapons
Naval Research Laboratory's HICO-RAIDS experiments ready for payload integration
Conaway Lab identifies novel mechanism for regulation of gene expression
Toddlers' focus on mouths rather than on eyes is a predictor of autism severity
Do 'light' cigarettes deliver less nicotine to the brain than regular cigarettes?
NASA data show Arctic saw fastest August sea ice retreat on record
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Looking for water on Mars
MU scientists go green with gold, distribute environmentally friendly nanoparticles
New research to help dogs with cancer may benefit people
OHSU Cancer Institute researchers study breathing during radiation
Tobacco movie industry ties traced to Hollywood's early years in Stanford/UCSF study
OHSU Cancer Institute researcher: radiation, immunotherapy gives greater effectiveness