Archive of articles published on the 12th of December 2011

Breast cancer survivors struggle with cognitive problems several years after treatment
Penn study points to novel way to improve outcomes from umbilical cord blood transplants
10 years after attacks on World Trade Center, human health cost is still being counted
Tapping the brain orchestra
Study challenges decades-old treatment guidelines for anorexia
The disappearance of the elephant caused the rise of modern man
Early black holes grew big eating cold, fast food
A whole new meaning for thinking on your feet
Improved medication use could reduce severe asthma attacks
Researchers use new finding to clear bloodstream malaria infection in mice
Hundreds of threatened species not on official US list
The smallest conceivable switch
Working moms feel better than stay-at-home moms, study finds
Study of 2 sisters sheds light on lymphoma evolution
Gene mutation signals a high risk of recurrence in some older acute-leukemia patients
Study debunks myths about gender and math performance
A small step for lungfish, a big step for the evolution of walking
World's smallest frogs discovered in New Guinea
Rose torture: severe heat in Texas yields better varieties for research
Why do people defend unjust, inept, and corrupt systems?
The case of the dying aspens
Scientists develop vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice
U-M divers retrieve prehistoric wood from Lake Huron