Archive of articles published on the 15th of July 2009

Brain emotion circuit sparks as teen girls size up peers
In adolescence, girls react differently than boys to peers' judgments
Parts of brain involved in social cognition may be in place by age 6
Study sheds light on social brain development
Tweens sensitive to others' perceptions of them
Fetal short-term memory found in 30-week-old fetuses
Foster care may boost brain activity of institutionalized children
Hospital workers smoking -- only the most addicted flout the rules
Touch typists could help stop spammers in their tracks
Parents fail to recognize their children's burgeoning weight
DACH1 a key protein for tumor suppression in ER+ breast cancer
Academic disengagement more common for US teens than Chinese
Experts critique JAMA studies on brain cancer linked to altered genes
The ultimate brow lift: HDAC8 in the epigenetic control of skull morhpgenesis
Context is key: Differential PI3K signaling and consequences for targeted therapy
United we stand; divided we fall
New genetic study of Asperger syndrome, autistic traits and empathy
Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?
Environmental factors instruct lineage choice of blood progenitor cells
Flu mortality formula is potentially misleading, say scientists
Nearly 1 in 5 university students experienced violence in last 6 months: UBC study
New insect on Balearic Islands
How the moon got its stripes
Capturing CO2 in a bowl
Fighting drug-resistant flu viruses
Developing a safer form of acetaminophen
Researcher investigates the basis of Einstein's first approximation in the theory of relativity
University of Michigan survey: Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say
Arctic sea ice images derived from classified data should be made public
Negligible impact on public safety from shark cage diving operations
Rejection for $500, please: Money and its symbolic powers
Market-style incentives to increase school choice have opposite effect
Surprising new insights into the repair strategies of DNA
Magazine touts NJIT idea to harness clean energy for NYC
On the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing today's scientists point to new frontiers
Vitamin D, curcumin may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's disease
Timing is everything: Growth factor keeps brain development on track
FSU scientists unveil new seasonal hurricane forecasting model
Classifying 'clicks'
Brain response to information about the future suggests that ignorance isn't bliss
Duke, UNC scientists create entirely new way to study brain function
New evidence that popular dietary supplement may help prevent, treat cataracts
Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
Primitive asteroids in the main asteroid belt may have formed far from the sun
'Sloppier copier' surprisingly efficient
Complete fluke? Genome sequencers crack parasite genome
Genomes of parasitic flatworms decoded
Primate archaeology sheds light on human origins
Early initiation of Arctic sea-ice formation
A ticking bomb: Novel UCLA procedure treats high-risk aortic aneurysms
MGH study identifies first molecular steps to childhood leukemia
Osteoporosis drug may save lives by strengthening immune system
UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads
Blind can take wheel with vehicle designed by university engineering design team
New map of genomic variations will enable disease research
St. Jude scientists discover a new mechanism controlling neuronal migration
Trojan horse for ovarian cancer -- nanoparticles turn immune system soldiers against tumor cells
Scientists decode genome of deadly parasitic worm
Wastewater used to map illicit drug use
Childhood adversity may affect processing in the brain's reward pathways
Can children outgrow chronic daily headache?
Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performance
Alzheimer's risk: Would you want to know?
Disclosing genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease does not cause psychological distress
Fossilized dung balls reveal secret ecology of lost world
Private and public insurance choices could help pay for national health care reform
Quantum goes massive
Social reasoning and brain development are linked in preschoolers -- Queen's study