Archive of feed items published on the 21st of January 2010

Winds carry Asian smog component to western U.S., study finds from LA Times - Science
Stain Repellent Chemical Linked to Thyroid Disease in U.S. Adults from Newswise - Scinews
U.N. Official Says Climate Deal Is at Risk from NY Times Science
Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly from NY Times Science
Guilty Plea in Sale of Products With Steroids from NY Times Health
Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt from NY Times Health
Skin Deep: Should Surgeons Meet Patients Online? from NY Times Health
Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Science Blog
Marshall Nirenberg, Biologist Who Untangled Genetic Code, Dies at 82 from NY Times Science
Climate change camp experiencing a cooling-off period from LA Times - Science
The Medical Minute: Sticking with New Year's weight loss resolutions from Physorg
Hydrogel self-heals in seconds from Chemistry World
Screw tightens on pay-for-delay drug deals from Chemistry World
Disilicate synthesis success from Chemistry World
Cancer detection by electrical signature from Chemistry World
Exploiting nanotubes for electrochemical sensors from Chemistry World
Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Physorg
Swiss pilots aim to circle world in a solar-powered plane from Physorg
Australia moving cancer-hit Tasmanian Devils to new islands from Physorg
Extreme makeovers in space from MIT Research
Explained: Gallager codes from MIT Research
Japan's NTT DoCoMo to launch Xperia smart phone from Physorg
SKorea's Hynix swings to profit as chip industry recovers from Physorg
PrEP treatment prevented HIV transmission in humanized mice from Physorg
Heart attack victims who have ECGs in the field experience shorter time-to-treatment from Physorg
Wales in crawfish plea to divers from BBC News: Science & Nature
Precious water from BBC News: Science & Nature
Llama proteins could play a vital role in the war on terror from Physorg
China: Google case not linked to ties with US from Physorg
Cadavers Made to Blink with Artificial Muscles from Live Science
Lawns May Contribute to Global Warming from Live Science
Charles Darwin: Family Man, Scientist and Skeptic from Live Science
King-sized fast food for fur seal from BBC News: Science & Nature
Dino departure fattened emu from Science Alert
Healthy roos breed males from Science Alert
Fake pills boost memory from Science Alert
Kids Spend 10+ Hours Daily on Electronic Media from Live Science
Multi-laser speeds computers from Science Alert
Humans were once an endangered species from Physorg
Bushfire warning comes cheap from Science Alert
Hunt for Earth-Like Worlds Looks in the Mirror from Space.com
Top court to rule on B.C. mine environment review from CBC: Technology & Science
Global IT spending to rise nearly 5 pct in 2010: Gartner from Physorg
No Signs of Life Yet From Silent Mars Lander from Space.com
Critics pan Ont.'s green energy deal with Samsung from CBC: Technology & Science
Auction helps water market from Science Alert
Clinton to Address China-Google Dispute from CBSNews - Science
Coconut palms bring ecological change to tropics, researchers say from Physorg
Brain size governs 'game prowess' from BBC News: Science & Nature
Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Science Blog
New way to generate abundant functional blood vessel cells from human stem cells discovered from Science Blog
Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, UW-led international study finds from Science Blog
Tropical depression 01W fading over Vietnam and Cambodia from Science Blog
Barrow researcher reports that slow breathing reduces pain from Science Blog
Older brains make good use of 'useless' information from Science Blog
Penn biologists explain how organisms can tolerate mutations, yet adapt to environmental change from Science Blog
Study links springtime ozone increases above western North America to emissions from abroad from Science Blog
UN climate report hurt by errors on glaciers from CBC: Technology & Science
Hungry immune guardians are snappier
Useless online student quizzes
Retail meat linked to urinary tract infections: Strong new evidence
Columbia researchers show link between lung disease and heart function
Can distractions really enhance motor performance? from Science Blog
Chemist named new CNRS head from Chemistry World
FDA shifts on BPA safety from Chemistry World
Cosmetic electrochemistry from Chemistry World
New Species Photos: Slug-Sucking Snake, Mini-Gecko, More from National Geographic
Space Photos This Week: Cat's Paw, Dwarf Galaxy, More from National Geographic
Flashier Great Tits Produce Stronger Sperm from National Geographic
Mammals "Rafted" to Madagascar, Climate Model Suggests from National Geographic
Quebec researchers solve isotope shortage from CBC: Health
Quebec researchers solve isotope shortage from CBC: Technology & Science
European space company wants solar power plant in space from Physorg
COPD, even when mild, limits heart function
New gene discovered for recessive form of brittle bone disease
A novel computational model - how Parkinson's medications affect learning and attention
Potential new class of drugs to combat hepatitis C identified by Stanford scientists
The human brain uses a grid to represent space
Cave reveals Southwest's abrupt climate swings during Ice Age
Mountain plants unable to withstand onslaught from invasive species from Science Daily
UK Under Snow as Seen from Space from Science Daily
Gene essential for neuron development and contextual memory from Science Daily
Two worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies from Science Daily
New gene involved in autophagy -- the cellular recycling program from Science Daily
Haiti faces long road to recovery, expert warns from Science Daily
Heart attack victims who have ECGs in the field experience shorter time-to-treatment from Science Daily
Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Science Daily
Extreme makeovers in space from MIT Research
Simple scan spots stress disorder from BBC News: Science & Nature
7 steps to healthy heart released from CBC: Health
Clinton to address internet freedom in speech from CBC: Technology & Science
UI astronomers capture first-of-kind image at distant star
Siblings play formative, influential role as 'agents of socialisation'
Kentucky study advances new target for CNS drug development
PrEP treatment prevented HIV transmission in humanised mice
Excess DNA damage found in cells of patients with Friedreich's ataxia
University of Pittsburgh researchers launching trial of new osteoporosis drug
New UT Knoxville research finds new ways to understand bacteria's 'thinking'
Plan: Adopt Sumatran tigers to save them from UPI
Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths from Science Blog
Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis from Science Blog
Key piece of puzzle sheds light on function of ribosomes
Heart attack victims who have ECGs in the field experience shorter time-to-treatment
Nursing students twice as likely to smoke as the general population
Pregnant women who are overweight put their infants at risk
To see or not to see
UC San Diego researchers synchronise blinking 'genetic clocks'
Young men consuming an alarming amount of salt
Non-stick coating linked to thyroid disease from CBC: Health
Non-stick coating linked to thyroid disease from CBC: Technology & Science
Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths from Science Daily
Human brain uses a grid to represent space from Science Daily
Ability to Recognize Faces Is Inherited from Live Science
Asteroids 'change colour' when they make a pass of Earth from BBC News: Science & Nature
Breakup doesn't keep hydrogel down from Sciencenews.org
Clinton Blasts China on Internet Freedom from CBSNews - Science
Record number of manatees counted in Fla. from UPI
BioMed Analysis: Don't overlook nutrition in disease fight from SciDev
An alternative method of pancreatic biopsy
A novel and simple formula to predict treatment success in chronic hepatitis C
Does electro-acupuncture prevent prolonged postoperative ileus?
Oral sodium phosphate laxative inducing hyperphosphatemia relates with weight?
Patients with resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma benefit from neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Treatment for chronic hepatitis C: A phase II study
'Greenroads' rates sustainable road projects
Engineers Find Significant Environmental Impacts with Algae-Based Biofuel, Offer Alternative to Production from Newswise - Scinews
$1.3 million penalty for Calif. oil spill from UPI
Nabucco backers look to Egypt for gas from UPI
Tullow makes 'significant' find in Ghana from UPI
European energy policy worries Wintershall from UPI
Nabucco notes Oettinger's support from UPI
Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards from Science Blog
Teaching computer games from Science Blog
Bubble physicist counts bubbles in the ocean to answer questions about climate, sound, light from Science Blog
UVa engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel from Science Blog
Biosuccinic acid ready for take off? from Chemistry World
Counterfeit Internet drugs pose significant risks and discourage vital health checks
New genetic map will speed up plant breeding of the world's most important medicinal crop
Prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Bacterial phylotype alterations in irritable bowel syndrome
An aetiological role for H. pylori in autoimmune gastritis
Mind reading, brain fingerprinting and the law
Circumcising newborn males is a cost effective strategy for HIV prevention in Rwanda, study finds from Science Daily
Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis from Science Daily
Blueberry juice improves memory in older adults from Science Daily
Implantation of erectile prosthesis is complicated, study finds from Science Daily
Picture is worth a thousand words: Program uses art to engage at-risk kids and identify needs from Science Daily
New way to generate abundant functional blood vessel cells from human stem cells discovered from Science Daily
Retail meat linked to urinary tract infections: Strong new evidence from Science Daily
In journey from maggot to fruit fly, a clue about cancer metastasis from Science Daily
Protein supplements are often misused by athletes, study finds from Science Daily
Shorebirds shape up and ship out from Science Daily
Too many choices? New study says more is usually better from Science Daily
How to Get Control of Your Wired Kids from CBSNews - Science
Exxon reaches deep into eastern Russia from UPI
Nord Stream challenges Yanukovych from UPI
Iran, Pakistan sign off on pipeline in Feb from UPI
Gazprom, Hungary to sign South Stream deal from UPI
Drill, baby, drill, says Alaska's Parnell from UPI
Canadian website teaches perils of 'sexting' from CBC: Technology & Science
Iraq seeks to cash in on its gas from UPI
Nirenberg, who solved genetic code, dies from UPI
Q&A: Andreas Schild and the glacial retreat debate from SciDev
Glacier dispute reveals holes in research from SciDev
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how tendons shape developing bones
The pink gene
Parkinson's patients who are pathological gamblers also display abnormal social behaviour
Health care professionals failing to tell patients they are not fit to drive
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a diabetic patient
Incidental findings at MRI-enterography
Russia makes way for dumping waste, sewage into Lake Baikal
Dinosaur extinction grounded ancient birds from Physorg
Eagle Owls Send Sweeter Valentines When Moon Is Full from Physorg
Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon Has The Attention Of The USAF (w/ Video) from Physorg
Dye turns fabric into a battery from BBC News: Science & Nature
The drifters from BBC News: Science & Nature
Team finds childhood clues to adult schizophrenia from Science Blog
Study finds face masks and hand hygiene can help limit influenza's spread from Science Blog
Disease severity in H1N1 patients from Science Blog
Mountain plants unable to withstand invasion from Science Blog
How Important Is The Nuclear Family?
Ontario backs $7B renewable energy deal from CBC: Technology & Science
Teaching computer games from Physorg
Water still has a few secrets to tell from Physorg
Can modern-day plants trace their New Zealand ancestry? from Physorg
Engineers: New sensor could help treat, combat diabetes, other diseases from Physorg
Ultrasound plus proteomic blood analyses may help physicians diagnose early-stage ovarian cancer from Physorg
Bubble physicist counts bubbles in the ocean to answer questions about climate, sound, light from Physorg
Moving through time from Physorg
Do children need both a mother and a father? from Physorg
Doctor and Patient: Offering Care for the Caregiver from NY Times Health
Video gamers: Size of brain structures predicts success
Biologists explain how organisms can tolerate mutations, yet adapt to environmental change
Studies demonstrate link among Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome and atherosclerosis
Pitt researchers raise concern over frequency of surveillance colonoscopy
New treatment shown to reduce recurrence of debilitating diarrhoea
New finding in cell migration may be key to preventing clots, cancer spread
Self-control is contagious, study finds
Much of the early methane rise can be attributed to the spreading of northern peatlands
Moscow's Stray Dogs Evolving Greater Intelligence, Wolf-like Characteristics, and A Mastery of The Subway from PopSci
Egypt Mufti: Muslim Ringtones "Demeaning" from CBSNews - Science
Blame El Nino for Ariz., Calif. weather from UPI
Spirit Switches to Backward Drives from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Study Links Spring Ozone Over North America With Emissions Abroad from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Orbiter Listening for Phoenix Lander Hears Nothing from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL Scientist Receives American Meteorological Society Honor from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Public Invited To Pick Pixels on Mars from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's ASTER Instrument Observes Haiti Quake Aftermath from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL Scientist Honored by President Obama With Early Career Award from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Fault Responsible for Haiti Quake Slices Island's Topography from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Land Ho! Huygens Plunged to Titan Surface 5 Years Ago from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Infrared Hunt Begins: WISE Starts All-Sky Survey from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Resumed Mars Orbiter Observations Yield Stunning Views from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Just a Few More Approaches to Try for Extrication from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Asteroid To Fly By Earth Wednesday Is a Natural from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's New Museum Grant Allies will make the Universe Accessible from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini Returns to Southern Hemisphere of Titan from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA to Check for Unlikely Winter Survival of Mars Lander from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Martian Landform Observations Fill Special Journal Issue from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
As The Crust Turns: Cassini Data Show Enceladus in Motion from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's WISE Eye Spies First Glimpse of the Starry Sky from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL Mourns Passing of Former Director Lew Allen Jr. from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Galaxy Exposes Its Dusty Inner Workings in New Spitzer Image from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Centuries-Old Star Mystery Coming to a Close from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Five Exoplanets from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Mars Rover has Uncertain Future as Sixth Anniversary Nears from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Chooses Three Finalists for Future Space Science Mission to Venus, an Asteroid or the Moon from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini Spacecraft to Monitor North Pole on Titan from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn's Moons from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Keck Telescopes Gaze into Young Star's 'Life Zone.' from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
As the World Churns from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Right-Front and Right-Rear Wheels Sit Out Latest Drive from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Prepping WISE to Pop Its Lens Cap from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
AcrimSat Celebrates 10 Years of Measuring the Sun's Energy from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California, Nevada Lakes Warming Rapidly from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Right-Front Wheel Rotations from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
New Results from a Terra-ific Decade in Orbit from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dark Heart of the Eagle from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Glint of Sunlight Confirms Liquid in Northern Lake District of Titan from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Resumes Observations from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Unexpected Wheel-Test Results from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's WISE Eye on the Universe Begins All-Sky Survey Mission from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Outlines Recent Breakthroughs in Greenhouse Gas Research from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Data Reveal Major Groundwater Loss in California from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE has launched! from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Climate Change Rains Down on JPL Undergrads from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Magnetic Dance of Titan and Saturn To Be Main Attraction during Flyby from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE Launch Rescheduled for December 14 from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Rear Wheel Trouble Continues from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE Launch Delayed 24 Hours from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Reddish Dust and Ice Migration Darken Saturn's Moon Iapetus from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Best (Meteor) Shower of 2009 - No Towel Required from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spacecraft Out of Safe Mode from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Further Tests Designed for Rover's Right-Rear Wheel from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Watch Live as Kids Test Their Inventions in Annual Challenge from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE Launch Scheduled for Dec. 11 from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spitzer Unveils Biggest Milky Way View at Adler Planetarium from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Another Stall of Right-Rear Wheel Ends Drive from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE Snug in Its Nose Cone from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Scientists Explain Puzzling Lake Asymmetry on Titan from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
No Wheel Stall in Diagnostic Drive from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
New Report Provides Update on Recent Climate Changes from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Team Plans Uplink of Protective Files from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance Of Saturn's Northern Lights from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE a Bit Closer to the Sky from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Popular Science and Popular Mechanics Magazines Honor Kepler from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Second Planned Extrication Drive is Straight Ahead Again from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tilt Parameters End First Extrication Drive from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's WISE Gets Ready to Survey the Whole Sky from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ghostly 'Spokes' Puff Out From Saturn's Ring's from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Rosetta Completes Final Earth Flyby from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
El Nino Picking Up Steam from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distal Rampart of Crater in Chryse Planitia from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA to Begin Attempts to Free Sand-Trapped Mars Rover from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WISE Is Chilling Out from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Take Me Out to the Ballpark - On Mars! from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen in Winter Images from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Unsettled Youth: Spitzer Observes a Chaotic Planetary System from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL's 'Green' Space Flight Building Debuts with Ribbon-Cutting from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Astronomers Do It Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Team Runs Operational Test to Prepare for Extracting Spirit from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cassini Data Help Redraw Shape of Solar System from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Celebrates Earth Science Week from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA to Hold Symposium for Small Businesses from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgery: Obsession or Addiction? from Live Science
Saying goodbye at airports the green way from Physorg
Large medical center reduces CT scans and patient radiation exposure through a simple, educational intervention from Physorg
RFID tags to boost transit worker safety from Physorg
Mountain plants unable to withstand invasion from Physorg
Disease severity in H1N1 patients from Physorg
‘Iron snail’ inspires new armor from MSNBC: Science
Ontario farmer not guilty of selling raw milk from CBC: Health
Scientists Use Australian Lakes to Aid Search for Life on Mars from Space.com
Rogers wants rivals to pony up for unpaid cellphone bills from CBC: Technology & Science
Llamas: The Ultimate Counter-Terrorism Weapon
Doctor and Patient: Offering Care for the Caregiver from NY Times Science
Glaxo to share malaria drug data from SciDev
Communication problems in the brain
Going to the gym shouldn't be a workout for your eardrums
Some mouse sperm can identify, and even cooperate with, its brethren
MIT: New research suggests that near-Earth encounters can 'shake' asteroids
Chaperonins prompt proper protein folding - but how?
Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults
3 key factors to help children avoid social rejection identified
Little pill means big news in the treatment of MS
Identified: Switch that turns on allergic disease in people
Springtime ozone increases over western North America linked to emissions abroad
Spirit Switches to Backward Drives from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Nirenberg dies at 82 from AP Science
Nokia to offer free mobile navigation services from Physorg
EU clears Oracle takeover of Sun from Physorg
Cost cuts boost 4Q profit for Xerox during slump from Physorg
Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards from Physorg
Siemens Sets New Record for Wireless Data Transfer using White LEDs from Physorg
Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths from Physorg
Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis from Physorg
Lack of cellular enzyme triggers switch in glucose processing from Science Blog
How to live your life twice from Science Blog
Identification of the gene responsible for a new form of adult muscular dystrophy from Science Blog
Inflammation 'on switch' also serves as 'off switch' from Science Blog
Gorilla who kept dead baby in 2008 dies from MSNBC: Science
Marshall Nirenberg Dies At 82 from C&EN
Stalagmite Records Reveal Southwest's Abrupt Ice Age Climate Swings
New concoction reprograms differentiated cells into pluripotent stem cells from Physorg
Tobacco plant thwarts caterpillar onslaught by opening flowers in the morning from Physorg
Digital music sales rise but piracy is sour note from Physorg
Engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel from Physorg
Digital mammography delivers significantly less radiation than conventional mammography from Physorg
Obesity ups cancer risk, and here's how from Physorg
Combo treatment helps hospital infection from CBC: Health
N.B. woman with rare disease finds hope in Hollywood from CBC: Health
Stuck Rover on Mars Climbs Slightly in Escape Attempt from Space.com
Blinking Cadavers: Blindness Treatment? from CBSNews - Science
NASA Reveals One-Man Electric Plane from CBSNews - Science
'Useless' Information Becomes Useful As We Age
Electric Cars and Hybrids Ready to Go High End from Physorg
Lack of cellular enzyme triggers switch in glucose processing from Physorg
Stroke's 'death signal' discovered; may aid drug development from Physorg
Discovery of algae's toxic hunting habits could help curb fish kills from Physorg
Discovery of Algae's Toxic Hunting Habits Could Help Curb Fish Kills from Newswise - Scinews
Lack of cellular enzyme triggers switch in glucose processing from Science Blog
How to live your life twice from Science Blog
Identification of the gene responsible for a new form of adult muscular dystrophy from Science Blog
Inflammation 'on switch' also serves as 'off switch' from Science Blog
Team finds childhood clues to adult schizophrenia from Science Blog
Study finds face masks and hand hygiene can help limit influenza's spread from Science Blog
Disease severity in H1N1 patients from Science Blog
Mountain plants unable to withstand invasion from Science Blog
High-resolution gene technique zooms in on superbug from Reuters:Science
Australian giants survived man for a time: study from Reuters:Science
Slime Mold Beats Humans at Perfecting Traffic Networks from Live Science
'Cooling' forests can heat too from Physorg
Tracking MRSA evolution and transmission from Physorg
Watching crystals grow provides clues to making smoother, defect-free thin films from Physorg
Scientists discover cells critical to childhood leukemia from Physorg
New evidence links humans to megafauna demise from Physorg
Identification of the gene responsible for a new form of adult muscular dystrophy from Physorg
Video of virus in action shows viruses can spread faster than thought possible from Physorg
San Andreas Fault study unearths new quake information from Physorg
Discovery of algae's toxic hunting habits could help curb fish kills from Science Blog
Himalayan Hype : Reading Between The Lines
How to live your life twice: Psychologist busts a myth and offers tips to counter a mid-life crisis from Physorg
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Nirenberg dies at 82 from Physorg
Slime design mimics Tokyo's rail system from Physorg
Scientists using X-ray vision to produce more nutritious flour from Physorg
Microsoft fixes browser flaw used in Google breach from Physorg
Researchers identify a new gene involved in autophagy, the cellular recycling program from Physorg
Researchers develop new bushfire warning device from Physorg
Fibromyalgia, H.I.V. and Chronic Fatigue from NY Times Health
Gates Weighs in on Energy, Environment from CBSNews - Science
Digital Piracy Stronger than Ever from CBSNews - Science
European OK Clears Way for Oracle-Sun Deal from CBSNews - Science
Climate panel apologizes for glacier error from UPI
Slime mould mimics Tokyo's railway from CBC: Technology & Science
How Plants Outsmart Their Two-Faced Pollinators
Technique 'tracks' spread of MRSA from BBC News: Science & Nature
The Energy Budget of a Forest Includes Significant Heat Reserves from Newswise - Scinews
Watching Crystals Grow Provides Clues to Making Smoother, Defect-Free Thin Films from Newswise - Scinews
Language structure is partly determined by social structure, says psychology study from Physorg
Go easy on the environment -- and our wallets, says Generation Y from Physorg
Inflammation 'on switch' also serves as 'off switch' from Physorg
Let's Save The Planet...As Long As It's Convenient
Warming Expected to Cut Atlantic Hurricane Tally but Boost Threat from NY Times Science
Brazil creates Latin America-wide university from SciDev
Volunteers sustaining TB fight in Mexico, says study from SciDev
4 nations clear hurdle for non-Latin Web names from Physorg
Popular handheld devices show promise in the field of emergency radiology from Physorg
New study focuses on protein dynamics from Physorg
Team finds childhood clues to adult schizophrenia from Physorg
Go easy on the environment -- and our wallets, says Generation Y from Science Blog
Language structure is partly determined by social structure, says Penn psychology study from Science Blog
AGU journal highlights -- January 21, 2010 from Science Blog
Science & Social Media (AAS 215)
Viruses spread faster than expected from CBC: Technology & Science
New App Translates Baby's Cries from Live Science
House Ear Institute Announces Betsy Weaver as Vice President of Development from Newswise - Scinews
The Science of Scaring a 300-Pound Black Bear in a National Park from Newswise - Scinews
Ask the non-experts: Psychologists use non-expert student observers in autism research from Physorg
New research explores how categories and environment create satisfied and well-informed consumers from Physorg
Study finds face masks and hand hygiene can help limit influenza's spread from Physorg
Kindle beefs up for what Apple has in store from Physorg
Making Braille music universally accessible from Physorg
SOFIA Telescope Assembly Activated In Flight from Physorg
Protein may be new target for obesity, diabetes therapies from Sciencenews.org
Observatory: Plant Switches Pollinators When Caterpillars Strike from NY Times Science
Viruses spread faster than expected from CBC: Health
Nokia to offer free GPS on phones from CBC: Technology & Science
Vaccinia Virus Spreads Four Times Faster Than Thought Possible
How does an outfielder know where to run for a fly ball? from Physorg
Explained: Gallager codes from Physorg
Russian firm to produce cheap electric cars from Physorg
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology from Science Blog
Ask the non-experts from Science Blog
Pitt research explores how categories and environment create satisfied and well-informed consumers from Science Blog
U.S. health overhaul bill likely to fail: Pelosi from CBC: Health
Soyuz spacecraft redocks to space station from UPI
NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record, 2009 One of Warmest Years from Physorg
Rover Gives NASA an 'Opportunity' to View Interior of Mars from Physorg
Managing Pacific Northwest dams for a changing climate from Physorg
Tropical Storm Magda puts North Western Australian on alert from Physorg
Slime mold beats humans in network design from MSNBC: Science
MRSA mutates quickly as it spreads from Sciencenews.org
Chemist Takes Helm Of French Research Society from C&EN
Plot Of The Week - Supersymmetric Higgs Bosons Of The Third Kind
Potential of Dairy-Based Package Wraps Outlined from Newswise - Scinews
Managing Pacific Northwest Dams for a Changing Climate from Newswise - Scinews
How Does an Outfielder Know Where to Run for a Fly Ball? from Newswise - Scinews
YouTube streamlines its video-viewing page from Physorg
Google rides rising online ad sales to big 4Q from Physorg
NASA Announces Designs for Personal Flying Suit from NY Times Science
Seattle to increase 'garbage power' from UPI
Big 4Q Earnings Pop for Google from CBSNews - Science
US Embassy Seeks Facebook Friends from CBSNews - Science
MRSA bacteria mutates quickly as it spreads from Sciencenews.org
Rover Gives NASA an "Opportunity" to View Interior of Mars from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Study finds US birth weights inch down a bit from AP Health
U.S. Babies Are Getting Smaller from Live Science
Researchers Study Link Between Pollutants, Health Issues in Detroit Neighborhoods from Physorg
Researchers suggest new memory storage mineral from Physorg
US birth weights on the decline from Physorg
How does an outfielder know where to run for a fly ball? from Science Blog
Tropical Storm Magda puts North Western Australian on alert from Science Blog
Zebrafish swim into drug development from Science Blog
NASA research finds last decade was warmest on record, 2009 one of warmest years from Science Blog
A computer per student leads to higher performance than traditional classroom settings from Science Blog
Study finds decline in birthweight of full-term infants from Harvard Science
January Listening Period Ends with No Word from Phoenix Mars Lander from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Endometrial Cancer Most Common, Least Talked About Gynecologic Cancer from Physorg
Meteorite Crashes Through Virginia Doctor's Office from Space.com
Ride the Slime Mold Express! from Science NOW
Flowering by Day Keeps the Caterpillars Away from Science NOW
Books of The Times: Conservation as a Matter of Managing People from NY Times Science
Herbicide-Tolerant Cotton Creates Growing Weed-Control Issues for Farmers from Newswise - Scinews
Supercomputer Flexibility Increased by Virtualized Operating System from Newswise - Scinews
A computer per student leads to higher performance than traditional classroom settings from Physorg
Study shows value of sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction from Physorg
Zebrafish swim into drug development from Physorg
2000-2009: Warmest Decade On Record
New Space Telescope to Target Sun Storms from Space.com
Monarch butterfly migration in jeopardy from UPI
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News from UPI
Black bear about to bear cubs live on Internet from MSNBC: Science
Black bear about to bear cubs live on Internet from AP Science
Degree of obesity raises risk of stroke, regardless of gender, race from Physorg
Water hits and sticks: Findings challenge a century of assumptions about soil hydrology from Physorg
Research finds first oral bacteria linking a mother and her stillborn baby from Physorg
NYSCF Fellow lead author on study that creates blood vessel cells from stem cells from Science Blog
Water hits and sticks: Findings challenge a century of assumptions about soil hydrology from Science Blog
Sequencing Staph: New Genetic Analysis Tracks MRSA Mutations from Scientific American
Severe H1N1 patients benefit from early care from CBC: Health
UFC champ takes punch at Canadian health care from CBC: Health
Senators Want to Bar E.P.A. Greenhouse Gas Limits from NY Times Science
Feature: Leaving a good taste in your mouth from Science Alert
How Do Outfielders Catch Fly Balls?
Jostling balls reveal secrets of ultrathin films from Physics World
Tech Use Up In Kids, Parents Losing Ground from CBSNews - Science
Nobel-winning scientist Nirenberg dies at 82 from MSNBC: Science
Slime mold is master network engineer from Sciencenews.org
Black bear about to bear cubs live on Internet from Physorg
AMD posts a profit, thanks to $1.25B Intel payment from Physorg
South Korea aims for nuclear power deals from UPI
Smokers with cancer could quit and double survival from AP Health
Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations from AP Health
High vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of colon cancer from Physorg
Malnutrition higher in children born to child brides from Physorg
Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations from Physorg
Smokers with cancer could quit and double survival from Physorg
Brazil's ethanol-fueled plant on stream from UPI
Phoenix craft lifeless, Spirit inches free from UPI
How Obesity Promotes Liver Cancer
Genetics helps to crack down on chimpanzee smuggling from Physorg
Can the Eastern U.S. get a fifth of its power from wind by 2024? from Physorg
NASA: Last decade warmest on record from UPI
The Himalayan Glacier Conspiracy
Chimp smuggling crisis in Cameroon from UPI
U.S. newborns are weighing less, study finds from LA Times - Science
Strange "Comet" May Be Asteroid Collision Debris from National Geographic
Photos: Queen's Cat Goddess Temple Found in Egypt from National Geographic
Coal baron debates Kennedy over mountaintop mining from AP Science
South African consulate to sponsor NY World Cup from AP Science

Archive of feed items published on the 21st of January 2010

Winds carry Asian smog component to western U.S., study finds from LA Times - Science

Stain Repellent Chemical Linked to Thyroid Disease in U.S. Adults from Newswise - Scinews

U.N. Official Says Climate Deal Is at Risk from NY Times Science

Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly from NY Times Science

Guilty Plea in Sale of Products With Steroids from NY Times Health

Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt from NY Times Health

Skin Deep: Should Surgeons Meet Patients Online? from NY Times Health

Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Science Blog

Marshall Nirenberg, Biologist Who Untangled Genetic Code, Dies at 82 from NY Times Science

Climate change camp experiencing a cooling-off period from LA Times - Science

The Medical Minute: Sticking with New Year's weight loss resolutions from Physorg

Hydrogel self-heals in seconds from Chemistry World

Screw tightens on pay-for-delay drug deals from Chemistry World

Disilicate synthesis success from Chemistry World

Cancer detection by electrical signature from Chemistry World

Exploiting nanotubes for electrochemical sensors from Chemistry World

Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Physorg

Swiss pilots aim to circle world in a solar-powered plane from Physorg

Australia moving cancer-hit Tasmanian Devils to new islands from Physorg

Extreme makeovers in space from MIT Research

Explained: Gallager codes from MIT Research

Japan's NTT DoCoMo to launch Xperia smart phone from Physorg

SKorea's Hynix swings to profit as chip industry recovers from Physorg

PrEP treatment prevented HIV transmission in humanized mice from Physorg

Heart attack victims who have ECGs in the field experience shorter time-to-treatment from Physorg

Wales in crawfish plea to divers from BBC News: Science & Nature

Precious water from BBC News: Science & Nature

Llama proteins could play a vital role in the war on terror from Physorg

China: Google case not linked to ties with US from Physorg

Cadavers Made to Blink with Artificial Muscles from Live Science

Lawns May Contribute to Global Warming from Live Science

Charles Darwin: Family Man, Scientist and Skeptic from Live Science

King-sized fast food for fur seal from BBC News: Science & Nature

Dino departure fattened emu from Science Alert

Healthy roos breed males from Science Alert

Fake pills boost memory from Science Alert

Kids Spend 10+ Hours Daily on Electronic Media from Live Science

Multi-laser speeds computers from Science Alert

Humans were once an endangered species from Physorg

Bushfire warning comes cheap from Science Alert

Hunt for Earth-Like Worlds Looks in the Mirror from Space.com

Top court to rule on B.C. mine environment review from CBC: Technology & Science

Global IT spending to rise nearly 5 pct in 2010: Gartner from Physorg

No Signs of Life Yet From Silent Mars Lander from Space.com

Critics pan Ont.'s green energy deal with Samsung from CBC: Technology & Science

Auction helps water market from Science Alert

Clinton to Address China-Google Dispute from CBSNews - Science

Coconut palms bring ecological change to tropics, researchers say from Physorg

Brain size governs 'game prowess' from BBC News: Science & Nature

Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Science Blog

New way to generate abundant functional blood vessel cells from human stem cells discovered from Science Blog

Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, UW-led international study finds from Science Blog

Tropical depression 01W fading over Vietnam and Cambodia from Science Blog

Barrow researcher reports that slow breathing reduces pain from Science Blog

Older brains make good use of 'useless' information from Science Blog

Penn biologists explain how organisms can tolerate mutations, yet adapt to environmental change from Science Blog

Study links springtime ozone increases above western North America to emissions from abroad from Science Blog

UN climate report hurt by errors on glaciers from CBC: Technology & Science

Can distractions really enhance motor performance? from Science Blog

Chemist named new CNRS head from Chemistry World

FDA shifts on BPA safety from Chemistry World

Cosmetic electrochemistry from Chemistry World

New Species Photos: Slug-Sucking Snake, Mini-Gecko, More from National Geographic

Space Photos This Week: Cat's Paw, Dwarf Galaxy, More from National Geographic

Flashier Great Tits Produce Stronger Sperm from National Geographic

Mammals "Rafted" to Madagascar, Climate Model Suggests from National Geographic

Quebec researchers solve isotope shortage from CBC: Health

Quebec researchers solve isotope shortage from CBC: Technology & Science

European space company wants solar power plant in space from Physorg

Mountain plants unable to withstand onslaught from invasive species from Science Daily

UK Under Snow as Seen from Space from Science Daily

Gene essential for neuron development and contextual memory from Science Daily

Two worlds of Drug Consumption in Late Modern Societies from Science Daily

New gene involved in autophagy -- the cellular recycling program from Science Daily

Haiti faces long road to recovery, expert warns from Science Daily

Heart attack victims who have ECGs in the field experience shorter time-to-treatment from Science Daily

Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults from Science Daily

Extreme makeovers in space from MIT Research

Simple scan spots stress disorder from BBC News: Science & Nature