Archive of articles published on the 27th of January 2009

Can payment and other innovations improve the quality and value of health care?
Controlling neglected tropical diseases may be key to US foreign policy
Top hospitals have 27 percent lower mortality: Annual HealthGrades study
Gene-engineered flies are pest solution
Fast-food diet cancels out benefits of breastfeeding in preventing asthma
The pseudogap persists as material superconducts
Hoarding rainwater could 'dramatically' expand range of dengue-fever mosquito
Human induced plurtipotent stem cells reprogrammed into germ cell precursors
Emperor penguins march toward extinction?
Roadkill study could speed detection of kidney cancer
Billion-year revision of plant evolution timeline may stem from discovery of lignin in seaweed
First comprehensive paper on statins' adverse effects released
New insights into a leading poultry disease and its risks to human health
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
New liquefaction hazard maps of Santa Clara Valley, Northern California
Pharmaceutical disobedience
Exercise no danger for joints
New twist on old medical technology may prevent amputations
Fake internet drugs risk lives and fund terrorism, warns journal editor
Game provides clue to improving remote sensing
Repeat pregnancies among teenagers on the increase
'Fishy' clue helps establish how proteins evolve
Most inactive physicians retain licenses, return to practice without competency review
Researchers identify a cell type that limits stroke damage
Easing regulations does not mean lower quality of cardiac care
New generation of orthopedic, dental and cardiovascular prostheses
Magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal dissection shows promise for gastric cancer
Ethical evaluations of nanotechnology
Researchers iron out new role for serotonin
Assessing the real risk of heart disease in young people with low short-term risks
Daily school recess improves classroom behavior
Physician use of HIT in hospitals linked to fewer deaths and complications, lower costs
Health information technologies associated with better outcomes, lower costs
Rape in war demands more attention from medical editors and health professionals
New study sheds light on higher adherence to HIV drugs in Africa than in North America
Dog owners more likely to share germs with pets by not washing hands than by sleeping with dog
DNA component can stimulate and suppress the immune response
Nuclear fusion-fission hybrid could contribute to carbon-free energy future
Researchers find lack of trust in leaders, institutions is major factor in US economic crisis
Twin study: Diabetes significantly increases risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementia
Penn study identifies how ebola virus avoids the immune system
Big cats, wild pigs and short-eared dogs -- oh, my!
Is rapid transition through menopause linked to earlier onset of heart disease?
Avoiding secondhand smoke during pregnancy
Smallest ever quantum dots bring real world applications closer
Biomarkers as a guide to therapy in heart failure patients
Many women who survived childhood cancer do not undergo recommended breast cancer screening
Using heart biomarker levels to guide therapy does not improve outcomes for heart failure patients
St. Jude finds more than 100 gene variations linked with response to leukemia treatment
Genetic variations associated with treatment response for childhood leukemia
Helicobacter pylori can multiply in autophagic vesicles
HPV18 DNA levels are not prognostic for precancerous cervical lesions
Imaging study illustrates how memories change in the brain over time
Sociability traced to particular region of brain by Stanford scientists
Stress disrupts human thinking, but the brain can bounce back
The numerate honey bee
Preferential treatment: How what we like defines what we know
An individualized approach to breast cancer treatment
Also in the Jan. 27 JNCI
Concussion in former athletes can affect mental and physical processes later in life
Regular sprint boosts metabolism
Geoengineering could complement mitigation to cool the climate
Predicting the future spread of infectious-disease vectors
Ancient wounds reveal Triceratops battles