Archive of articles published on the 20th of August 2009

Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries, study finds
Less than 50 percent of women with abnormal paps receive follow-up care: study
Increased climate volatility expected to worsen poverty vulnerability in developing countries
Disparities in cancer care reflect hospital resources, U-M study finds
Smokeless tobacco increases risk of heart attack and stroke
Diabetes drug linked to increased risk of heart failure
Little known type of cholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk
Acupuncture may bring relief for a common condition in women
Moms-to-be warned over use of fetal heart rate monitors
Study: Contrary to popular belief, parents OK with kids' homework loads
Type 1 diabetes linked to immune response to wheat
'Housekeeping' genes play important role in developmental pathways of cells
Don't sack the manager
Princeton team learns why some drugs pack such a punch
Disrupting a destructive duo: U of T Mississauga researchers inhibit cancer proteins
A new 'bent' on fusion
The ends of mRNAs may prevent the beginnings of cancer
Night home hemodialysis shown to be as good as transplant in treating kidney failure
Nostrils alternate to process competing odors
Walking in circles
With nothing to guide their way, people really do walk in circles
Our nostrils share a rivalry too, study finds
Switching on the power of stem cells
Blood test can detect brain damage in amateur boxers
City dwellers bear disproportionate federal tax burden
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums projected to double by 2020
Reliability and benefit of diagnostic procedure for asthma in young children is unclear
Study: Young Arctic muskoxen better at keeping warm than scientists thought
Increase in visceral fat during menopause linked with testosterone
Millionths of a second can cost millions of dollars: A new way to track network delays
Aphids saved from gruesome death by virus-infected bacteria
Scientists discover bioluminescent 'green bombers' from the deep sea
Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around
Population segments differ on perceptions of cognitive health
NASA researcher nets first measure of Africa's coastal forests
NASA's QuikScat sees category 3 Hurricane Bill's winds go a long distance
Unlocking the secret of the bladder's bouncers
Ultrathin leds create new classes of lighting and display systems
Why sleep? UCLA scientist delves into one of science's great mysteries
Yale researcher questions federal guidelines for seasonal and swine flu vaccines
Optimal flu vaccine priorities developed at Clemson University
Chinese culture at the crossroads
Single host gene may hold key to treating both ebola and anthrax infections
Hello wearable kidney, goodbye dialysis machine
Increasing the number of kidney transplants
Study finds low risk in treating previously coiled aneurysm
Universal influenza vaccination may reduce antibiotic use
Research supports calls to study health benefits of nitrate, nitrite
Alcohol advertising reaching too many teens on cable TV, researchers say
Evolution of the appendix: A biological 'remnant' no more
Genetically engineered bacteria are sweet success against IBD
Neural networks mapped in dementia patients
Parasites persuade immune cells to invite them in for dinner, says new research
Chronic kidney disease linked to malfunctioning mitochondria