Archive of articles published on the 2nd of August 2011

Study finds smoke-free laws don't impact rural or urban economies
Man and the last great wilderness: Human impact on the deep sea
Bear bile chemical could help keep hearts in rhythm
Even with regular exercise, people with inactive lifestyles more at risk for chronic diseases
Brain chemical may explain why heavy smokers feel sad after quitting
Meth use fuels higher rates of unsafe sex, HIV risk in young men who have sex with men
Data are traveling by light
Sea squirt pacemaker gives new insight into evolution of the human heart
Parents' conflicts affect adopted infants' sleep
Long periods of estrogen deprivation jeopardizes brain receptors, stroke protection
Dramatic simplification paves the way for building a quantum computer
Researchers discover method to decrease harmful cyanogens and increase protein levels in key crop
Neighborhood status influences older women's cognitive function, study finds
Scientists show 'swamp gas' protects blood vessels from complications of diabetes
Pilot study suggests new approach to treat preeclampsia
Versatile compound examined in crops
A hot topic: Radioactive decay is key ingredient behind Earth's heat, research shows
Study assesses nations' vulnerabilities to reduced mollusk harvests from ocean acidification
New link found between obesity and insulin resistance
Why diets don't work? Starved brain cells eat themselves
Researchers map minority microbes in the colon
New study identifies emergence of multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella
Gender-based violence associated with lifetime risk of mental illness and disability, research shows
Treatment intervention for former child soldiers in Uganda associated with reducing symptoms of PTSD
Persons displaced by war at increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety
Use of antipsychotics for reducing military-related chronic PTSD symptoms does not appear effective
Women who experience gender-based violence have higher incidence of anxiety, substance use disorders
Study finds satisfaction in body function, body appearance differs in older men and women
Noninvasive fecal occult blood test effective screen for lower GI tract lesions
Regrowing blood vessels with a potent molecule
Digital photos can animate a face so it ages and moves before your eyes
Can eggs be a healthy breakfast choice?
COPD patients with sense of humor feel better, but laughter may be bad for lungs
Scientists probe the energy transfer process in photosynthetic proteins
Study: Inexpensive method detects ALK rearrangement in lung cancer patients
Academics 'guest authoring' ghostwritten medical journal articles should be charged with fraud
Guest authorship, a form of ghost writing, constitutes legal fraud
African rodent uses 'poison arrow' toxin to deter predators
Cooked green vegetables, dried fruit, legumes, and brown rice associated with fewer colon polyps
Chinese-English bilinguals are 'automatic' translators
Adverse childhood could raise adult heart disease risk
New IOF-ISCD review clarifies the use of FRAX in clinical practice
LSUHSC research with tropical frogs shedding light on human hearing and attention disorders
Evolutionary computation offers flexibility, insight
UT professor's pathogen research inspires robotics design for medicine and military
Georgia Tech proposes Internet consumer nutrition label
First large study to find HIV epidemic among gays in the Middle East
How do you stop tasting?
1 species of pathogen can produce 2 distinct biofilms
Emerging HIV epidemics in men who have sex with men in the Middle East and North Africa
Licence to smoke: Taking vitamin pills may undermine motivation to reduce smoking
Heart attack survivors from poorer neighborhoods get less exercise
Mice point to a therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Most would use genetic depression test results to reduce risky behavior, survey shows
Researcher tests promising drug on those with Down syndrome
Combo therapies tested to overcome drug resistance in melanoma patients
National policy change reduces racial disparity in kidney transplants