Archive of articles published on the 6th of February 2012

Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience
Children hospitalized at alarming rate due to abuse
Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity
Playing RFID tag with sheets of paper
Low levels of lipid antibodies increase complications following heart attack
East views the world differently to West
Wayne State study finds strategy shift with age can lead to navigational difficulties
A new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice found in Costa Rica
Hormel Institute study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal
It's not solitaire: Brain activity differs when one plays against others
Exercise triggers stem cells in muscle
Consumers willing to buy sustainable US cotton, MU researchers find
Researchers examine consequences of non-intervention for infectious disease in African great apes
Satellite tracking reveals sea turtle feeding hotspots
PET techniques provide more accurate diagnosis, prognosis in challenging breast cancer cases
Medical debt keeps rising, new report shows
Discovery predicts patient sensitivity to important drug target in deadly brain cancer
More environmental rules needed for shale gas, says Stanford geophysicist
Copper + love chemical = big sulfur stink
Gene mutation discovery sparks hope for effective endometriosis screening
Penn researchers uncover a mechanism to explain dune field patterns
School closures slow spread of pH1N1
MassGeneral, Jackson researchers find clues to common birth defect in gene expression data
Metabolic 'breathalyzer' reveals early signs of disease
3 'targeted' cancer drugs raise risk of fatal side effects
Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes