Archive of articles published on the 12th of May 2011
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Fake cigarettes increase success rate for quitting smoking
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Increase in Internet access parallels growth in prescription drug abuse
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How ants tame the wilderness: Rainforest species use chemicals to identify which plants to prune
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Study challenges concerns on effectiveness of administering pneumococcal, shingles vaccines together
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Penguins continue diving long after muscles run out of oxygen
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UT Southwestern researchers find protein that might be key to cutting cancer cells' blood supply
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Guilt, cooperation linked by neural network
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Galaxy NGC 4214: A star formation laboratory
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Water for Mongolia
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Dalhousie biologists interpret the language of sperm whales
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Africa's sea turtles need passports for protection
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Treating HIV-infected people with antiretrovirals significantly reduces transmission to partners
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MIT control theory research: How to control complex networks
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Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice
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Discovery of DNA silencing mechanism reveals how plants protect their genome
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Study reveals origins of a cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow
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Coping with climate change
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Significant inverse association between public spending on health and pandemic influenza mortality
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Sharing musical instruments means sharing germs
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Lack of exercise linked to higher heart disease risk in healthy children as young as 9
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Synthetic mesh can improve outcome of prolapse surgery
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Economist studies how higher gas prices affect consumer behavior
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Salinity in Outer Banks wells traced to fossil seawater
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CAMH researcher discovers new gene that causes intellectual disability
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'Fasting pathway' points the way to new class of diabetes drugs
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Evolutionary conservation of fat metabolism pathways
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Estrogen receptors play anti-inflammatory role in the brain
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Sex hormone precursor inhibits brain inflammation
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Expectant fathers should receive prenatal care, support, study finds
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NASA's Galileo reveals magma 'ocean' beneath surface of Jupiter's moon
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Interactive teaching methods double learning in undergraduate physics class: UBC research
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Pluripotent adult stem cells power planarian regeneration
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Ancient gene gives planarians a heads-up in regeneration
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From a single adult cell, Flatworm crafts a new body
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Smarter treatment for killer infections
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Genetic clue to common birth defects found
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Stanford discoveries about tumor-suppressing protein could help to reduce treatment side effects
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Reining in nicotine use
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Mixing fluids efficiently in confined spaces: Let the fingers do the working
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Latitude and rain dictated where species lived
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Shaking down frozen helium: In a 'supersolid' state, it has liquid-like characteristics
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Activated graphene makes superior supercapacitors for energy storage
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Enhanced electrical energy storage may result from professor's research
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Action needed to manage climate change risks -- new report
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Strong, tough and now cheap: Caltech researchers develop a new way to process metallic glass
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Bacterium found to kill malaria in mosquitoes
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Study gives clue as to how notes are played on the genetic piano
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Cats pass disease to wildlife, even in remote areas
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Yale scientists discover new method for engineering human tissue regeneration
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Disruption of nerve cell supply chain may contribute to Parkinson's
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CU method projected to meet DOE cost targets for solar thermal hydrogen fuel production
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Study finds youth-mentor relationships particularly helpful for those experiencing hardship
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States vary in children's health, gaps exist in insurance, quality care across sectors
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Findings could lead to a blood test for lung cancer
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University of Alaska Fairbanks installs first ocean acidification buoy in Alaska waters
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Stem cells from bone marrow save the day
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African Americans and the general public support banning menthol in cigarettes
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Risking one's neck for better grog: Mutinies reveal tipping points for collective unrest
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Wildlife Conservation Society recommends health measures for Argentina's caiman ranches
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Patients with language barriers take almost twice as long to get to the hospital
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Younger patients, those with lower health literacy less likely
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Smaller proportion of Medicare patients hospitalized for heart problems
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Movement without muscles
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Eucalyptus tree genome deciphered
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Software reveals critical crop growth stages
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Perfect welds for car bodies
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Scientists suggest independent monitoring of deep-sea hydrocarbon industry
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A new program for neural stem cells
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Humanity can and must do more with less: UNEP
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Existing drug treatment reduces pain in young sickle cell anemia patients
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Sickle cell anemia drug safe and effective for infants and toddlers, adds treatment option
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Elevated protein levels in cardiac muscles could predict mortality following angioplasty