Archive of feed items published on the 24th of December 2012

N.Y.U. and Others Offer Shorter Courses Through Medical School from NY Times Health
Is the Cure for Cancer Inside You? from NY Times Health
West Antarctic Warming Faster Than Thought, Study Finds from NY Times Science
Scientists aim to build a better Christmas tree from LA Times - Science
Richard J. Engler Nominated To Chemical Safety Board from C&EN
Whistle-Blower Wins $8 Million In Pigment Dumping Case from C&EN
Whole-Genome Sequencing Of Single Cells from C&EN
Fighting Soot In The Air from C&EN
Molecules Cooled To Near Zero from C&EN
Preliminary Hearing Ends In A Cliff-hanger For Chemistry Professor Charged With Felony Labor Code Violations from C&EN
Uptick Expected In U.S., European Chemical Output In 2013 from C&EN
PPG To Acquire AkzoNobel’s U.S. Paint Business from C&EN
Regulating Drug Compounders from C&EN
Gene Pollution In China’s Rivers from C&EN
Polymer Linkers Play Important Part In Mechanochemical Reactions from C&EN
Medical field works to reduce number of surgical mistakes from LA Times - Science
Catalina Island Conservancy loses 3 more board members from LA Times - Science
Project success in halting plant from BBC News: Science & Nature
Well: With Help Here and There, Preserving Independence in Old Age from NY Times Health
Excessive EIF4E Protein Synthesis Linked To Autism Spectrum Disorders
W. Antarctic warming among world's fastest from UPI
Disputed Asian islands once had strategic role from Physorg
The Year in Review 2012: North Korean rocket launch from UPI
The Year in Review 2012: Technologicial high -- and low -- points from UPI
Political scientist assesses impact of NYSE sale from Physorg
5 heroes of health in 2012 from CBC: Health
Masers in stellar nurseries from Physorg
UK teenagers without the internet are 'educationally disadvantaged' from Physorg
Zinn's influential history textbook has problems, says Stanford education expert from Physorg
Changes in population growth, consumption and farming begin to return former farmlands to nature from Physorg
Slow trumps fast in changing the summer monsoon from Physorg
Byrd Station Temperature Data Shows Warming On West Antarctic Ice Sheet
RSPCA centres close for Christmas from BBC News: Science & Nature
Hubble eyes the needle galaxy from Physorg
Average voter is unable to accurately assess politicians, new research shows from Physorg
A clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment from Physorg
Increasing competitiveness through equality from Physorg
U-M professor feeds hunger for online education with bite-size science from Physorg
Consumer confidence plunges in December from Physorg
AgriLife Research peanut breeding program offers new varieties from Physorg
Researchers discover earliest record of rugose coral from Physorg
Most Extreme Space Discoveries of 2012 from Space.com
Jupiter, Moon Align in Christmas Skywatching Treat from Space.com
LG to showcase two new models featuring Google TV at CES 2013 from Physorg
NASA's Space Launch System core stage passes major milestone, ready to start construction from Physorg
The salamander king from Physorg
The Most Popular Scientific American Stories of 2012 from Scientific American
Christmas sky show from Physorg
Expert: Basics on why going over fiscal cliff takes America down a dangerous path from Physorg
Simple opening page increases chance of website being used further from Physorg
Engraved stone artifact found at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site, Northwest China from Physorg
UV ray of hope for safer drinking water from Physorg
Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs from Physorg
X-ray laser research ranks in Science magazine's top 10 from Physorg
China survey reports fewer sightings of engangered porpoise from Physorg
The rings on the planet go 'round and 'round... from Physorg
British museum restores early 1900's domestic phonograph wax recordings from Physorg
Video: Govt. officials furious at "Zero Dark Thirty" implications from CBSNews - Science
FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It? from PopSci
Google announces "Conversions" API for adding offline information to targeted online advertising from Physorg
Orion assemblage on track for 2014 launch from Physorg
Chinese medicine yields secrets to scientists from Science Blog
Fat influences decisions taken by brain cells for production and survival from Science Blog
Excessive protein synthesis linked to autistic-like behaviors from Science Blog
Rapid warming on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from Science Blog
Crazy cat lady parasite theory gets turned on its head from Science Blog
Gout study offers genetic insight into ‘disease of kings’ from Science Blog
Enzymes key to survival in newborn mammals from Science Blog
Data challenged old views about evolution of early life from Science Blog
1 in 3 kids with food allergies get bullied from Science Blog
Early Language Skills Help Kids Manage Anger from Live Science
9 Space Pictures That Look Like Santa, Rudolph, And Other Christmas Things from PopSci
The Hottest Climate Change Stories of 2012 from Live Science
Could Abe Lincoln Improve Your Snack Choices? from Live Science
The most debated stories of 2012 from SciDev
Insulin Plus Betacellulin Inhibitor Limits Diabetes-Related Vision Damage In Mice
Microsoft's Windows 8 not driving PC sales from UPI
Medical field works to reduce number of surgical mistakes from LA Times - Health
Genetically engineered salmon moves closer to FDA approval from LA Times - Health
Going to the light side from LA Times - Health
5 Questions: Jane Fonda on yoga for boomers from LA Times - Health
A Griffith Park hiking path for newcomers from LA Times - Health
Hélène Campbell says she was 'at peace' during lung surgery from CBC: Health
Tornado Alley Map, Stats (Infographic) from Live Science
Nearly one in three children with food allergies experience bullying, survey shows from Science Daily
How shrubs are reducing the positive contribution of peatlands to climate from Science Daily
Green Blog: On Our Radar: A Parched Southwest from NY Times Science
Green Blog: Protected Tigers, Burning Bright from NY Times Science
Dot Earth Blog: On Issues Like Climate Change, Can Urgency and Patience Coexist? from NY Times Science
Drug Design On The Fast Track from C&EN
Great Lakes Phragmites Map Visualizes Invasive Species Incursions
Sandia Lab building solar test centers across US from AP Science
Few tests done at toxic sites after Superstorm Sandy from CBSNews - Science
Fresh iPad rumor: thinner, lighter version due in March from CBSNews - Science
U.S. warns doctors on Canadian Botox from CBC: Health
Hashtag symbolizes end of an era for Newsweek from Physorg
The best feature stories of 2012 from SciDev
Sandia Lab building solar test centers across U.S. from CBSNews - Science
How shrubs are reducing the positive contribution of peatlands to climate from Physorg
Cellular metabolism arms T cells to battle viruses and tumors from Science Daily
How excess holiday eating disturbs your 'food clock' from Science Daily
Ultrasound diagnoses appendicitis without X-rays from Science Daily
The Year in Review 2012: Technological high -- and low -- points from UPI
MADD wants drivers' saliva tested for drugs from CBC: Health
Gene variants affect pain susceptibility in children from Science Daily
Most extreme space discoveries of 2012 from CBSNews - Science
Why some grasses evolved a more efficient photosynthesis and others didn't from Physorg
Study: Amazon deforestation brings loss of microbial communities from Physorg
Biologists identify proteins vital to chromosome segregation from Physorg
Fluctuating environment may have driven human evolution from Physorg
Bumblebees do best where there is less pavement, more floral diversity from Physorg
Minnesota's iconic moose population is falling from Physorg
Microsoft veteran strategy officer stepping down from Physorg
Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out? from Scientific American
Biologists Identify Proteins Vital to Chromosome Segregation from Newswise - Scinews
Cyberattack—the silent nightmare from Physorg
Jupiter, Moon align in Christmas skywatching treat from CBSNews - Science
Two Santa trackers competing this Christmas from CBSNews - Science
Severe drought has lasting effects on Amazon from News @ Nature
Breast cancer research pioneer dies from UPI
Oldest timber constructions unearthed from UPI
Satellites eye Great Lakes invasive plant from UPI
Queen's Christmas message in 3D this year from UPI
Klerokinesis: New Form Of Cell Division Found
Cyclone risk in Indonesia said increasing from UPI
Iran set to unveil new domestic satellite from UPI
2012: A memorable year for weather from CBSNews - Science
Is he here yet? Air Force tracks Santa for kids from CBSNews - Science
Polaroid to debut Android-based camera from UPI
Rumors tip lighter, thinner Apple iPad from UPI
Smaller Colorado River flows predicted from UPI
China shows electronic circuit advance from UPI
Instagram sued over contract changes from Physorg
U.S. Faces Shortage in Paying for Upkeep of Retired Chimps from NY Times Science
News Analysis: Scientists to Seek Clues to Violence in Genome of Gunman in Newtown, Conn. from NY Times Science
Mind: Understanding the Effects of Social Environment on Trauma Victims from NY Times Science
Measles: Measles Epidemic Is Spreading in Central Africa from NY Times Science
Los Alamos National Laboratory Studies Tree Deaths from NY Times Science
California Manufacturers Weigh Costs of New Greenhouse Gas Rules from NY Times Science
Q & A: Should Older Adults Be Vaccinated Against Chickenpox? from NY Times Science
Observatory: A Newly Discovered Mosasaur Adapted to Fresh Water from NY Times Science
The Well Column: Laws of Physics Can't Trump the Bonds of Love from NY Times Science
Well: Wright’s Law from NY Times Science
Green Blog: Food vs. Fuel in 2013 from NY Times Science
Letters: Overstating Roma History from NY Times Science
Secrets of stars' 'aging' revealed from UPI
Acer said to be readying $99 tablet from UPI
Scientists unravel secret of Rudolph's red nose from MSNBC: Science
Polar bear row splits campaigners from BBC News: Science & Nature
Oddballs: The strange worlds beyond our Solar System from BBC News: Science & Nature
Gifts That Keep Giving (if Not Exploding) from NY Times Health
Books: From Bang to Whimper: A Heart Drug’s Story from NY Times Health
News Analysis: Getting Polio Campaigns Back on Track from NY Times Health
Well: B.M.I. Found to Be Good Predictor of Risks from NY Times Health
Risks: Pedestrian Accidents More Deadly in Men from NY Times Health
Nutrition: Putting Numbers to Children's Milk Needs from NY Times Health
Recipes for Health: Spinach and Millet Timbale With Tomato Sauce from NY Times Health
Well: Really? The Claim: Green Tea Helps Burn Fat During Exercise from NY Times Health
The New Old Age Blog: Fudging the Facts, for Peace of Mind from NY Times Health
Letters: Violence and Mental Illness (2 Letters) from NY Times Health
Letters: Buried Emotions (2 Letters) from NY Times Health
A Brief History of Chemistry Sets from NY Times Science
These Were a Few of Their Favorite Things from NY Times Science
Bling For Christmas? It Depends On Your Social Status
Dueling trackers keeping tabs on Santa from CBSNews - Science
Muddled Ethics: Why Death Pathways Are Okay But Cognitive Enhancers Are Bad
Salmonella outbreak hits 30 in southwestern Alberta from CBC: Health
B.C. patients told to expect ER waits over holidays from CBC: Health
Photos: Humboldt Squid Have a Bad Day at the Beach from National Geographic
Photos: Contest Winners Capture the Beauty of Life Through a Microscope from National Geographic

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Archive of feed items published on the 24th of December 2012

N.Y.U. and Others Offer Shorter Courses Through Medical School from NY Times Health

Is the Cure for Cancer Inside You? from NY Times Health

West Antarctic Warming Faster Than Thought, Study Finds from NY Times Science

Scientists aim to build a better Christmas tree from LA Times - Science

Richard J. Engler Nominated To Chemical Safety Board from C&EN

Whistle-Blower Wins $8 Million In Pigment Dumping Case from C&EN

Whole-Genome Sequencing Of Single Cells from C&EN

Fighting Soot In The Air from C&EN

Molecules Cooled To Near Zero from C&EN

Preliminary Hearing Ends In A Cliff-hanger For Chemistry Professor Charged With Felony Labor Code Violations from C&EN

Uptick Expected In U.S., European Chemical Output In 2013 from C&EN

PPG To Acquire AkzoNobel’s U.S. Paint Business from C&EN

Regulating Drug Compounders from C&EN

Gene Pollution In China’s Rivers from C&EN

Polymer Linkers Play Important Part In Mechanochemical Reactions from C&EN

Medical field works to reduce number of surgical mistakes from LA Times - Science

Catalina Island Conservancy loses 3 more board members from LA Times - Science

Project success in halting plant from BBC News: Science & Nature

Well: With Help Here and There, Preserving Independence in Old Age from NY Times Health

Excessive EIF4E Protein Synthesis Linked To Autism Spectrum Disorders

W. Antarctic warming among world's fastest from UPI

Disputed Asian islands once had strategic role from Physorg

The Year in Review 2012: North Korean rocket launch from UPI

The Year in Review 2012: Technologicial high -- and low -- points from UPI

Political scientist assesses impact of NYSE sale from Physorg

5 heroes of health in 2012 from CBC: Health

Masers in stellar nurseries from Physorg

UK teenagers without the internet are 'educationally disadvantaged' from Physorg

Zinn's influential history textbook has problems, says Stanford education expert from Physorg

Changes in population growth, consumption and farming begin to return former farmlands to nature from Physorg

Slow trumps fast in changing the summer monsoon from Physorg

Byrd Station Temperature Data Shows Warming On West Antarctic Ice Sheet

RSPCA centres close for Christmas from BBC News: Science & Nature

Hubble eyes the needle galaxy from Physorg

Average voter is unable to accurately assess politicians, new research shows from Physorg

A clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment from Physorg

Increasing competitiveness through equality from Physorg

U-M professor feeds hunger for online education with bite-size science from Physorg

Consumer confidence plunges in December from Physorg

AgriLife Research peanut breeding program offers new varieties from Physorg

Researchers discover earliest record of rugose coral from Physorg

Most Extreme Space Discoveries of 2012 from Space.com

Jupiter, Moon Align in Christmas Skywatching Treat from Space.com

LG to showcase two new models featuring Google TV at CES 2013 from Physorg

NASA's Space Launch System core stage passes major milestone, ready to start construction from Physorg

The salamander king from Physorg

The Most Popular Scientific American Stories of 2012 from Scientific American

Christmas sky show from Physorg

Expert: Basics on why going over fiscal cliff takes America down a dangerous path from Physorg

Simple opening page increases chance of website being used further from Physorg

Engraved stone artifact found at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site, Northwest China from Physorg

UV ray of hope for safer drinking water from Physorg

Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs from Physorg

X-ray laser research ranks in Science magazine's top 10 from Physorg

China survey reports fewer sightings of engangered porpoise from Physorg

The rings on the planet go 'round and 'round... from Physorg

British museum restores early 1900's domestic phonograph wax recordings from Physorg

Video: Govt. officials furious at "Zero Dark Thirty" implications from CBSNews - Science

FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It? from PopSci

Google announces "Conversions" API for adding offline information to targeted online advertising from Physorg

Orion assemblage on track for 2014 launch from Physorg

Chinese medicine yields secrets to scientists from Science Blog

Fat influences decisions taken by brain cells for production and survival from Science Blog

Excessive protein synthesis linked to autistic-like behaviors from Science Blog

Rapid warming on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from Science Blog

Crazy cat lady parasite theory gets turned on its head from Science Blog

Gout study offers genetic insight into ‘disease of kings’ from Science Blog

Enzymes key to survival in newborn mammals from Science Blog

Data challenged old views about evolution of early life from Science Blog

1 in 3 kids with food allergies get bullied from Science Blog

Early Language Skills Help Kids Manage Anger from Live Science

9 Space Pictures That Look Like Santa, Rudolph, And Other Christmas Things from PopSci

The Hottest Climate Change Stories of 2012 from Live Science

Could Abe Lincoln Improve Your Snack Choices? from Live Science

The most debated stories of 2012 from SciDev

Insulin Plus Betacellulin Inhibitor Limits Diabetes-Related Vision Damage In Mice

Microsoft's Windows 8 not driving PC sales from UPI

Medical field works to reduce number of surgical mistakes from LA Times - Health