Archive of feed items published on the 24th of June 2008

Follow the Silt from NY Times Science
Basics: For Alien Life-Seekers, New Reason to Hope from NY Times Science
Homecoming of Odysseus May Have Been in Eclipse from NY Times Science
Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in Dementia from NY Times Science
Microbes Eating Away at Pieces of History from NY Times Science
Second Opinion: From a Prominent Death, Some Painful Truths from NY Times Science
Scientist at Work | John Kao: Where the Whole Agenda Is Innovation from NY Times Science
Books: Achieving Wellness, Whatever That Is from NY Times Science
Observatory: With New Sorter, the Worms Go in, the Worms Go Out from NY Times Science
Observatory: M.P.G. Can Mislead When Searching for Fuel Efficiency from NY Times Science
For 2 Geologists, Collaboration Blossomed Into More from NY Times Science
Years Later, Climatologist Renews His Call for Action from NY Times Science
Philadelphia Set to Honor Darwin and Evolution from NY Times Science
Arthur Galston, Agent Orange Researcher, Is Dead at 88 from NY Times Science
Observatory: Calls From Crocodile Eggs Serve as Alerts from NY Times Science
Q & A: Nasty Noises from NY Times Science
Personal Health: Fit, Not Frail: Exercise as a Tonic for Aging from NY Times Science
Really?: The Claim: Listerine Can Ward Off a Swarm of Mosquitoes from NY Times Science
Well: School Is Out, and Nutrition Takes a Hike from NY Times Science
Letters: Living With Cancer (1 Letter) from NY Times Science
Letters: World Wide Wonders (1 Letter) from NY Times Science
Letters: The Trials of Physicians (2 Letters) from NY Times Science
Letters: Truths, Convenient or Not (1 Letter) from NY Times Science
Automated MRI technique assists in earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis from Physorg
Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain from Physorg
Eczema in infancy may be linked to cat ownership in those with a specific gene mutation from Physorg
Better tools needed for assessing infant pain from Physorg
Guidelines for the reporting of health research are underfunded from Physorg
Discovery by UC Riverside physicists could enable development of faster computers from Physorg
Celestial clues hint at eclipse in Homer's Odyssey from Physorg
Educational video in clinic waiting rooms reduces new sexually transmitted infections from Physorg
Penned pigs prefer three square meals a day from Reuters:Science
McCain offers prize for cutting-edge battery from LA Times - Science
Visa business network boosts Facebook's ad efforts from Physorg
Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker from Physorg
Supreme Court weighs whales vs war preparation from Physorg
Canadians argue for polar bear hunt from Physorg
Crucial factors in lymphoma development and survival discovered from Physorg
Simple ultrasound exam may predict osteoporosis risk from Physorg
Pigs prefer 3 square meals a day from Physorg
NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance' from Physorg
Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths from Physorg
Virgin Mobile introduces unlimited calling plan from Physorg
Sun-loving frogs aid fungus fight from BBC News: Science & Nature
Astronaut selection test: Try this! from European Space Agency
Frog species sprout claws on demand from Reuters:Science
Mexico and Central America 'to have environmental plan' from SciDev
Brazil launches two varieties of GM soya from SciDev
Argentina approves first provincial law on science from SciDev
Binge drinking due to ‘copying` behaviour from Physorg
Astronomers on Verge of Finding Earth's Twin from Space.com
China's First Spacewalk: A Prelude of Things to Come from Space.com
Atlantic trees will be affected the most by climate change on the Iberian Peninsula from Physorg
EU to tighten pesticide controls from BBC News: Science & Nature
Japan blamed on Africa fish fall from BBC News: Science & Nature
DNA pioneers to get new £197m lab from BBC News: Science & Nature
Mothers’ influence is decisive in tots’ first year from Science Blog
How did the universe begin? from Physorg
World must manage water carefully: experts from Physorg
Astronomical clues point to eclipse in Homer's 'Odyssey' from Physorg
Russian businessmen book spaceship rides: report from Physorg
Baby beluga is under the weather from CBC: Technology & Science
Engineering Students' Airplane Research Is Crystal Clear from Newswise - Scinews
Panic therapy works as well online from Science Alert
Burrata cheese recall is expanded from UPI
Process brings nanoparticles into view from UPI
Protected fish populations recover from Science Alert
Palm-Reading Devices Get Smart about Security [News] from Scientific American
Cockroach bait kills multiple roach groups: study from Reuters:Science
New intellectual property plan to boost Chinese patents from SciDev
NASA Climate Scientist Says "We're Toast" from CBSNews - Science
NASA looks at systems for lunar outposts from UPI
Social Networking: An Internet Addiction? from CBSNews - Science
Oscillate Wildly from PopSci
Overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals increases levels of MRSA infections from Physorg
'Neglected infections of poverty' in US disable hundreds of thousands of Americans annually from Physorg
Governors with greater institutional and personal powers more active in foreign relations from Physorg
Assessing domestic violence in custody disputes critical to assure safety in parenting plans from Physorg
Firm location determines equity issuance from Physorg
Individual trading positively related to future returns from Physorg
Religious beliefs significantly tied to national political participation from Physorg
'Directed thinking' increases time spent exercising from Physorg
Floridians believe global warming will have dangerous impacts on the state from Physorg
Cooperative system could wipe out car alarm noise from Physorg
Phoenix lander to analyze Martian soil from UPI
Phoenix Lander Prepares to Taste Martian Dirt from Space.com
Flip-Flops Bad For Feet from Live Science
YouTube attracts professionals from Science Alert
Bacteria could be coral's killer from Science Alert
Australia's health on the rise from Science Alert
Taxing time from BBC News: Science & Nature
Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth from Physorg
Anti-inflammatory drug blocks brain plaques from Physorg
Pharmacists as educators can improve asthma outcomes from Physorg
Cellular annoyance from Physorg
'X-Men' frogs sprout claws on demand from MSNBC: Science
NASA creates climate change info Web site from UPI
Method to make nanoscale patterns created from UPI
Wool to improve respirators from Science Alert
Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin from Reuters:Science
Lack of cervical cancer screening 'putting women at risk' from SciDev
Risk-averse researchers put mother's lives at risk from SciDev
Previously unknown regulator of fat and cholestoral production discovered in mice from Harvard Science
How Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention from Science Blog
Nokia to buy rest of Symbian, free its software from Physorg
Accuracy of ultrasound screening in pregnancy: Effects of examiner and device quality unclear from Physorg
New blood clot guidelines for pregnant women from Physorg
Millennials' medspa influence from Physorg
Cosmetic surgery procedures to exceed 55 million in 2015, ASPS study predicts from Physorg
Newly identified role for 'power plants' in human cells could lead to targeted therapies from Physorg
Penned pigs prefer three square meals a day from MSNBC: Science
Photo of Amazon Tribe Not a Hoax from Live Science
Feature: Whale of a time at Ningaloo from Science Alert
Opinion: Rich pickings for the slender from Science Alert
Studies of Cell Traits Nets Big Award for Researcher from Newswise - Scinews
Scientists Identify New Role for 'Power Plants' in Human Cells from Newswise - Scinews
Cells Have An Appetite For Micro-doughnuts from Science Daily
Eczema In Infancy May Be Linked To Cat Ownership In Those With A Specific Gene Mutation from Science Daily
Viruses Hitch A Ride In The Cell from Science Daily
Pigs Prefer Three Square Meals A Day from Science Daily
Anti-inflammatory Drug Blocks Brain Plaques from Science Daily
Men Share Their Creative Work Online More Than Women from Science Daily
Binge Drinking Due To 'Copying' Behavior from Science Daily
Drug-Resistant High Blood Pressure on the Rise from NY Times Health
Global Update: Tropical Diseases Add to Burden Among the Poor in the U.S. from NY Times Health
Consults: Heart Disease Without the Symptoms from NY Times Health
Simple doctor's exam may predict stroke risk: study from Reuters:Science
Subtle brain abnormalities predict mental decline: study from Reuters:Science
Richest Canadians have largest ecological footprint: study from CBC: Technology & Science
Singaporeans biggest online spenders: survey from Physorg
PHOTOS: Typhoon Wrecks Philippines, 100's Dead or Lost from National Geographic
Ancient Eclipse Found in "The Odyssey," Scientists Say from National Geographic
Nokia takes on Google with bid to control Symbian, make it free from CBC: Technology & Science
Study: Birds are migrating earlier from UPI
Genetic cause of dog variations sought from UPI
Previously unknown regulator of fat and cholesterol production discovered in mice from Harvard Science
Evidence Suggests Genes Are Indeed Selfish from PopSci
Cosmetic Surgery Expected to Soar from Live Science
Photo of Amazon tribe not a hoax from MSNBC: Science
Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Death From Cardiovascular, All Causes from Science Daily
Understanding The Migration Of Cancer Cells from Science Daily
Abandoned Farmlands Are Key To Sustainable Bioenergy from Science Daily
Scientifically Valid Prevention Programs Cut Rates Of Juvenile Delinquency from Science Daily
Refusal Of Suicide Order: Why Tumor Cells Become Resistant from Science Daily
Single Insecticide Application Can Kill Three Cockroach Generations from Science Daily
Paradox Discovered About General Anesthesia: It Can Increase Post-surgical Pain from Science Daily
Neural Implant That Learns With The Brain May Help Paralyzed Patients from Science Daily
When It Comes To Female Red Squirrels, It Seems Any Male Will Do, Even Close Relatives from Science Daily
Weight Gain Within The Normal Range Increases Risk Of Chronic Kidney Disease from Science Daily
New Study Raises Concerns About Proposed Mitigation Strategy For Marine Bycatch from Science Daily
Many ALS Patients Have High Quality Of Life, Studies Find from Science Daily
Peru creates serum to treat snakebites from SciDev
Google launches free web-tracking service from CBC: Technology & Science
New photo 'geolocation' method is created from UPI
Just in: Hidden fat key to youthful face from Science Blog
Scientists praise California car label law from UPI
American Airlines set to test in-flight Web access from Physorg
Kodak to buy back $1 billion in shares from Physorg
Bird watchers, space technology come together in Montana State University study from Physorg
The truth about drug innovation from Physorg
Alzheimer's disease as a case of brake failure? from Physorg
Hidden facial cheek fat compartments are key to youthful appearance from Physorg
New cardiovascular score developed to improve heart attack and stroke detection from Physorg
Genomics of large marine animals showcased in the biological bulletin from Physorg
Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention from Physorg
Argonne's Hard X-ray Nanoprobe provides new capability to study nanoscale materials from Physorg
Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain from Physorg
One big drug test: Analyzing a city's sewage can put a number on its vices from LA Times - Science
Supreme Court to hear case involving Navy sonar and whales from LA Times - Science
One fish, two fish, cosine of Q fish from LA Times - Science
New stem cells can regenerate heart tissue from UPI
'Grid computing' may help fight cancer from UPI
Mei Xian might be pregnant -- or not from UPI
Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Provides New Capability to Study Nanoscale Materials from Newswise - Scinews
Breakthrough for schools now possible from Physorg
Phoenix Lander Prepares for Microscopy, Wet Chemistry on Mars from Physorg
World weather expert says El Nino, La Nina outlook mild from Physorg
Red female squirrels not fussy about mates from UPI
In-Flight Web Access Gets Off The Ground from CBSNews - Science
Laser surgery probe targets individual cancer cells from Physorg
Marine organisms could hold the secret to reducing cancer from Physorg
High intensity training helps heart patients from Physorg
Microchip is helping restore vision to the blind from Physorg
Therapy Preventing Brain Damage in Cardiac Arrest Patients from Physorg
Pandas evacuated from quake-hit area from MSNBC: Science
Some cancer drugs bad for heart patients from UPI
Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor from Reuters:Science
"Arab" Found in Danish Iron-Age Grave from National Geographic
Marijuana Has Anti-Inflammatory That Won't Get You High from National Geographic
Whaling body agrees path to peace from BBC News: Science & Nature
Extension has tomato-handling tips for consumers from Physorg
Yahoo stock rebounds on reports of Microsoft talks from Physorg
Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable from Physorg
NAE identifies messages for improving public understanding of engineering from Physorg
Researchers describe hydrogen storage from UPI
Study: Gay men tied to population growth from UPI
Boning up on frogs' defenses from Harvard Science
Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices from AP Health
UCLA Medical Center preps for its biggest operation yet: moving day from LA Times - Science
Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible from Reuters:Science
Radio frequency identification in hospitals could pose risks from Reuters:Science
Washington Congressman Calls for Return to American "Science Diplomacy" in the Middle East from Newswise - Scinews
Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable from Science Blog
Where Did 'Separation of Church and State' Come From? from Live Science
Individual Genome Changes Over a Lifetime from Live Science
Why Are Tree Rings Lighter or Darker? from Live Science
Bizarre Lightning Storms Spawn 840 California Wildfires from Live Science
Astronomers on Verge of Finding Earth's Twin from Live Science
China's First Spacewalk: A Prelude of Things to Come from Live Science
Stem Cells Could Replace Plastic Surgery from Live Science
Genomics of large marine animals showcased in the Biological Bulletin from Biology News Net
Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain from Biology News Net
Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention from Biology News Net
Overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals increases levels of MRSA infections from Biology News Net
Viruses hitch a ride in the cell from Biology News Net
Idle computers offer hope to solve cancer's mysteries through grid computing project from Biology News Net
General Anesthesia: Sleep During Surgery, Wake up in Pain [News] from Scientific American
Tough to play by differing toy rules, companies say from LA Times - Health
U.S. man attacked, eaten by mountain lion from Reuters:Science
Lose the iPod, pay attention, urge traffic experts from CBC: Technology & Science
Hurricane Center director talks forecasting in interview from AP Science
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News from UPI
Lemurs handed advantage by smelly trick from News @ Nature
Nerve Cells Derived from Stem Cells May Lead to Brain Treatment from Newswise - Scinews
Are honeybees gullible? from News @ Nature
European Cargo Ship Gets Longer Stay at Space Station from Space.com
Phoenix Lander Prepares to Taste Martian Dirt from Live Science
European Cargo Ship Gets Longer Stay at Space Station from Live Science
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Frogs Pierce Skin With Claws of Bone from National Geographic
Ban Spurs Dramatic Fish Recovery in Australia from National Geographic
VIDEO: World Whaling Meeting Opens from National Geographic
VIDEO: Gorilla Massacre Investigation from National Geographic
VIDEO: Flying Fish Hunters' Ritual from National Geographic
Top 5 Science Standards to Make Carbon Offsets Work Better from Science Blog
MIT-led team finds language without numbers from MIT Research
Infection strikes full, understaffed wards from Science Alert
Lifetime lessons of DNA change from News @ Nature
Conflicts Investigation Turns to Stanford from Science NOW
Don't Judge a Plant by Its Species from Science NOW
More study of heart imaging agent risks urged from Reuters:Science
Fla. To Spend $1.8B On Everglades Rescue from CBSNews - Science
Warming May Make 'Perfect Storm' of Disease from Live Science
Climate Modeling Shows California's Native Plant Species in Peril from Global Warming from Newswise - Scinews
Floods, droughts make mild diseases deadly: study from Reuters:Science
Doomsday lawsuit dissed from MSNBC: Science
CDC: About 8 percent of Americans have diabetes from AP Health
Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible from Reuters:Science
Weather extremes can turn mild ills deadly from MSNBC: Science
To Find Out What's Eating Bats, Biologist Takes To Barn Rooftops from Science Daily
Crucial Factors In Lymphoma Development And Survival Discovered from Science Daily
Physicists Develop 'Impossible' Technique To Study And Develop Superconductors from Science Daily
Cosmetic Surgery Procedures To Exceed 55 Million In 2015, Study Predicts from Science Daily
When Threatened, A Few African Frogs Can Morph Toes Into Claws from Science Daily
Certain Anticancer Agents Could Be Harmful To Patients With Heart Disease from Science Daily
Phoenix Lander Prepares For Microscopy, Wet Chemistry On Mars from Science Daily
Tethered Molecules Act As Light-driven Reversible Nanoswitches from Science Daily
How Low Blood Flow Promotes Vascular Disease: Better Understanding To Lead To New Therapies from Science Daily
Engineers Reveal What Makes Diamonds Slippery At The Nanoscale from Science Daily
From The Egg, Baby Crocodiles Call To Each Other And To Mom from Science Daily
Accidental Discovery Could Enable Development Of Faster Computers from Science Daily
Potential Role Of Fish-based Fatty Acids In Resolving, Preventing Asthma from Science Daily
Systems Properties Of Insulin Signaling Revealed from Science Daily
Exploited Fish Make Rapid Comeback In World's Largest No-take Marine Reserve Network from Science Daily
Life On The Edge: To Disperse, Or Become Extinct? from Science Daily
Overcoming Resistance To A Cancer Drug from Science Daily
Researchers To Simulate And Analyze Brain, Immune System Activity And Apply Math To Medical Problems from Science Daily
A Doorman In Plant Cells: Important Signalling-protein For The Stress-response Of Plant Cells Identified from Science Daily
Better Tools Needed For Assessing Infant Pain from Science Daily
Power lines prove deadly for birds from UPI
Online healthcare marketplace started from UPI
Neglected diseases linked to poverty from UPI
FDA delays decision on blood thinner from UPI
Plastics expert wins $500K Lemelson-MIT award from AP Science

(e) Science News

Archive of feed items published on the 24th of June 2008

Follow the Silt from NY Times Science

Basics: For Alien Life-Seekers, New Reason to Hope from NY Times Science

Homecoming of Odysseus May Have Been in Eclipse from NY Times Science

Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in Dementia from NY Times Science

Microbes Eating Away at Pieces of History from NY Times Science

Second Opinion: From a Prominent Death, Some Painful Truths from NY Times Science

Scientist at Work | John Kao: Where the Whole Agenda Is Innovation from NY Times Science

Books: Achieving Wellness, Whatever That Is from NY Times Science

Observatory: With New Sorter, the Worms Go in, the Worms Go Out from NY Times Science

Observatory: M.P.G. Can Mislead When Searching for Fuel Efficiency from NY Times Science

For 2 Geologists, Collaboration Blossomed Into More from NY Times Science

Years Later, Climatologist Renews His Call for Action from NY Times Science

Philadelphia Set to Honor Darwin and Evolution from NY Times Science

Arthur Galston, Agent Orange Researcher, Is Dead at 88 from NY Times Science

Observatory: Calls From Crocodile Eggs Serve as Alerts from NY Times Science

Q & A: Nasty Noises from NY Times Science

Personal Health: Fit, Not Frail: Exercise as a Tonic for Aging from NY Times Science

Really?: The Claim: Listerine Can Ward Off a Swarm of Mosquitoes from NY Times Science

Well: School Is Out, and Nutrition Takes a Hike from NY Times Science

Letters: Living With Cancer (1 Letter) from NY Times Science

Letters: World Wide Wonders (1 Letter) from NY Times Science

Letters: The Trials of Physicians (2 Letters) from NY Times Science

Letters: Truths, Convenient or Not (1 Letter) from NY Times Science

Automated MRI technique assists in earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis from Physorg

Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain from Physorg

Eczema in infancy may be linked to cat ownership in those with a specific gene mutation from Physorg

Better tools needed for assessing infant pain from Physorg

Guidelines for the reporting of health research are underfunded from Physorg

Discovery by UC Riverside physicists could enable development of faster computers from Physorg

Celestial clues hint at eclipse in Homer's Odyssey from Physorg

Educational video in clinic waiting rooms reduces new sexually transmitted infections from Physorg

Penned pigs prefer three square meals a day from Reuters:Science

McCain offers prize for cutting-edge battery from LA Times - Science

Visa business network boosts Facebook's ad efforts from Physorg

Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker from Physorg

Supreme Court weighs whales vs war preparation from Physorg

Canadians argue for polar bear hunt from Physorg

Crucial factors in lymphoma development and survival discovered from Physorg

Simple ultrasound exam may predict osteoporosis risk from Physorg

Pigs prefer 3 square meals a day from Physorg

NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance' from Physorg

Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths from Physorg

Virgin Mobile introduces unlimited calling plan from Physorg

Sun-loving frogs aid fungus fight from BBC News: Science & Nature

Astronaut selection test: Try this! from European Space Agency

Frog species sprout claws on demand from Reuters:Science

Mexico and Central America 'to have environmental plan' from SciDev

Brazil launches two varieties of GM soya from SciDev

Argentina approves first provincial law on science from SciDev

Binge drinking due to ‘copying` behaviour from Physorg

Astronomers on Verge of Finding Earth's Twin from Space.com

China's First Spacewalk: A Prelude of Things to Come from Space.com

Atlantic trees will be affected the most by climate change on the Iberian Peninsula from Physorg

EU to tighten pesticide controls from BBC News: Science & Nature

Japan blamed on Africa fish fall from BBC News: Science & Nature

DNA pioneers to get new £197m lab from BBC News: Science & Nature

Mothers’ influence is decisive in tots’ first year from Science Blog

How did the universe begin? from Physorg

World must manage water carefully: experts from Physorg

Astronomical clues point to eclipse in Homer's 'Odyssey' from Physorg

Russian businessmen book spaceship rides: report from Physorg

Baby beluga is under the weather from CBC: Technology & Science

Engineering Students' Airplane Research Is Crystal Clear from Newswise - Scinews

Panic therapy works as well online from Science Alert

Burrata cheese recall is expanded from UPI

Process brings nanoparticles into view from UPI

Protected fish populations recover from Science Alert

Palm-Reading Devices Get Smart about Security [News] from Scientific American

Cockroach bait kills multiple roach groups: study from Reuters:Science

New intellectual property plan to boost Chinese patents from SciDev

NASA Climate Scientist Says "We're Toast" from CBSNews - Science

NASA looks at systems for lunar outposts from UPI

Social Networking: An Internet Addiction? from CBSNews - Science

Oscillate Wildly from PopSci

Overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals increases levels of MRSA infections from Physorg

'Neglected infections of poverty' in US disable hundreds of thousands of Americans annually from Physorg

Governors with greater institutional and personal powers more active in foreign relations from Physorg

Assessing domestic violence in custody disputes critical to assure safety in parenting plans from Physorg