Archive of articles published on the 2nd of June 2009

Enhancing the effects of platinum-based anti-cancer drugs
Public health campaign associated with major reduction in antibiotic use
Study: Lack of capital not a 'death sentence' for start-ups
Most common brain cancer may start in neural stem cells
Experts reach consensus on diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorders in women
Improved DNA stool test could detect digestive cancers in multiple organs
SRI International announces findings from new upper atmospheric radar system for scientific research
Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement: Survey
I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer
Researchers call for new space headache category following astronauts' survey
The immune response to influenza virus isn't 'all good'
Semen quality depends upon antioxidants
New study shows people with mental health problems receive inadequate medical care
Researchers from the Institut Catala de Paleontologia describe a new hominid
Study shows new approach to prevent antibody-mediated damage in kidney transplants
Advances being made in the treatment of hepatitis
Easier access to media by children increases risk for influence on numerous health issues
Childhood health disparities can have life-long health effects
Likelihood of survival may be improving for extremely preterm infants
Researchers identify potential risks of therapies taken by the elderly
Advances being made with monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of GI disorders
Cognitive behavioral intervention helps prevent depression among at-risk teens
More stringent evaluation on the use of generic medications in thoracic transplantation
Cruel and inhuman treatment causes more mental damage than physical torture
Ethanol production could jeopardize soil productivity
Women faring well in hiring process for science faculty jobs at research universities
Study: Benefit to women not enough to sway men to get HPV vaccine
Scientists map penguins from space
Drug's epilepsy-prevention effect may be widely applicable
Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis
Enzyme involved in inflammatory bowel disease discovered at Penn State College of Medicine
Vision impairment costs billions lost in productivity
The first goal is the deepest
Scientists create metal that pumps liquid uphill
Magnetic tornadoes could liberate Mercury's tenuous atmosphere
Computer modeling shows strategies to rein in epidemics need to be retooled for rural populations
Trading energy for safety, bees extend legs to stay stable in wind
External beam partial breast irradiation most cost-effective treatment
Study further expands understanding of leptin's role in brain neurocircuitry
How to get obese mice moving -- and cure their diabetes
When evolution is not so slow and gradual
'Shunt' makes mice super fat burners
Scientists use bed bugs' own chemistry against them
First heart patients implanted with next-generation mechanical heart pump
More costly private model of foster care could save $6.3 billion in long term
New arenavirus discovered as cause of hemorrhagic fever outbreak in South Africa and Zambia
Weight management techniques reflect advances in the field
Researchers engineer metabolic pathway in mice to prevent diet-induced obesity
Study: Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds
CSHL researchers unravel how a protein helps nerve cells recycle synaptic vesicles
U of Minnesota study says confusion reigns over whole-grain claims in school lunches
NEJM study finds radiofrequency ablation can reverse Barrett's esophagus, reduce cancer risk
Improved techniques will help control heat in large data centers
Cell phone ringtones can pose major distraction, impair recall
NOTES advances suggest promising future for scarless surgery
Surgery in patients with RA is often 'too little, too late'
Rutgers research: Discoveries shed new light on how the brain processes what the eye sees
Skin lesion leads to more cancer types than once believed
Insomniac flies resemble sleep-deprived humans
Memory with a twist: NIST develops a flexible memristor
Report identifies early childhood conditions that lead to adult health disparities
Secret of sandcastle construction could help revive ancient building technique, researchers say
Calculating preventative medicine's return on investment
World first: Chinese scientists create pig stem cells
Be your best friend if you'll be mine: Penn's Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship
UF study finds that ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed
UF study finds ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed
Swedish study highlights hospital disaster potential
Oxygen + MRI might help determine cancer therapy success, researchers find