Archive of articles published on the 16th of December 2010

Bioethics Commission calls for enhanced federal oversight in new field of synthetic biology
Study shows caffeine negatively affects children
Doctors on Facebook risk compromising doctor-patient relationship
Software improves understanding of mobility problems
Light dawns on dark gamma-ray bursts
Liver cancer in cirrhotic patients effectively treated with radiofrequency ablation
No change in health gap between England's richest and poorest
Alcoholics beware -- genetic variation linked to liver cirrhosis in Caucasians
Lost images of 'human exhibits' in Britain discovered
Study shows garlic could protect against hip osteoarthritis
Scientists discover powerful biomarker panel for the early detection of breast cancer
Blocking the critical structure that lets cancer cells move -- their feet
Hemodynamic responses to the mother's face in infants by near-infrared spectroscopy
Films for façades
Evidence suggests e-cigs safer than cigarettes, researcher claims
Kids got the blues? Maybe they don't have enough friends
Report: Policies to spur renewable energy can lower energy costs
Scientists identify the largest network of protein interactions related to Alzheimer's disease
It's a pain to take care of pain
URI geologist develops improved seismic model for monitoring nuclear explosions in Middle East
Information technology needs fundamental shift to continue rapid advances in computing and help drive US competitiveness
Decades after childhood radiation, thyroid cancer a concern
New study suggests almonds may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease
Flu on the western front
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's
Teacher effort is linked to difficult students' inherited traits
Wind turbines may benefit crops
Tools used to decipher 'histone code' may be faulty
Fear discovery could lead to new interventions for PTSD
Immune cell plays unexpected role in autoimmune disease
When the brain knows no fear
Tiny 3-D images shed light on origin of Earth's core
Extinctions, loss of habitat harm evolutionary diversity
Emotional intelligence peaks as we enter our 60s, research suggests
Iowa State, Ames Lab physicist developing, improving designer optical materials
CHOP experts collaborate in gene survey of childhood brain cancer; intriguing clues found
Genome code cracked for most common form of pediatric brain cancer
Age doesn't matter: New genes are as essential as ancient ones
Using digitized books as 'cultural genome,' researchers unveil quantitative approach to humanities
Science's breakthrough of the year: The first quantum machine
A 'spin ratchet': A new electronic structure for generating spin current
Structural distortions emerge from nothing at the nanoscale
Computer memory takes a spin
First measurement of magnetic field in Earth's core
Key information about breast cancer risk and development is found in 'junk' DNA
PSA test better predicts cancer in men taking prostate-shrinking drug
Mapping faculty social networks helps female faculty move ahead at NJIT
Tennis star's hospitalization for altitude sickness
Researchers suggest diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder are lacking
Most Medicare stroke patients die or are rehospitalized within year after discharge
Most Medicare stroke patients rehospitalized or dead within year
Colossal fossil: Museum's new whale skeleton represents decades of research
UCSF team finds new source of immune cells during pregnancy
Brief clarifies Social Security's value for women
Why humans are more sensitive to certain viruses: Primate immune system differences identified
New test can predict complications from kidney disease
Simple blood test identifies persons at highest risk for kidney disease complications
More than 100 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2010
Don't trouble your heart: Naturally high hemoglobin OK in dialysis patients
Mount Sinai researchers develop mouse model to help find how a gene mutation leads to autism