Archive of articles published on the 14th of October 2008

Farmers can spot lame sheep, but fail to prevent footrot spread
Vitamin K does not stem BMD decline in postmenopausal women with osteopenia
Intensive support programs can help hospitalized smokers stay smoke-free
Cancer screening rates among older Medicaid patients fall short of national objectives
Scripps Oceanography scientists discover cause of weakness in marine animal hybrids
Modern genetics vs. ancient frog-killing fungus
New fossil reveals primates lingered in Texas
Why do women get more cavities than men?
Research confirms it: Noxious gas stove emissions worsen asthma symptoms in young children
Scientists develop new cancer-killing compound from salad plant
AAT protein restores blood glucose in type 1 diabetes model
Death rate 70 percent lower at top-rated hospitals: HealthGrades annual hospital quality study
Biofuels center director: Next president should take page from JFK
What do you know? Not as much as you think
Research says singling out sheep will save 1.3 million from lameness
Methamphetamine enters brain quickly and lingers
New tools that model 3D structure of amorphous materials to transform technology driven R&D
Why sufferers from Alzheimer's disease might have lower blood pressure
Primary care records improve public health information
Critical genetic link found between human taste differences and nicotine dependence
'Plant-eating predator to fight superweed is not magic bullet'
Transforming the 1930s house into an energy efficient home of the future
Florida's 'worm grunters' collect bait worms by inadvertently imitating mole sounds
Landmark study links sleep, memory problems in elderly African-Americans
More Americans have, get treated for high blood pressure
Looking through the broken mirror
UCLA study finds that searching the Internet increases brain function
People lacking vital antioxidants and exposed to sunlight more likely to develop AMD
Celebrity adoption of charitable causes oversold
Facebook is 'social glue' for university freshers
Exports may not rescue UK economy
Extreme nature helps scientists design nano materials
Which way 'out of Africa'?
Unpicking the complexity of human disease
Researchers continue to find genes for type 1 diabetes
Resveratrol prevents fat accumulation in livers of 'alcoholic' mice
Researchers uncover world's oldest fossil impression of a flying insect
New properties of skin stem cells
New comet discovered in Canada
Strong elasticity size effects in ZnO nanowires
Resveratrol, red wine compound linked to health, also found in dark chocolate and cocoa
Research finds that marijuana use takes toll on adolescent brain function
Pleasure seekers: Clubbing is a controlled rave experience
Filling in the blanks: Consumers want complete information to make choices
Worms' nervous system shown to alert immune system in Stanford studies
Obese teenagers face higher metabolic syndrome risk in South America than Europe
Why are T cells tolerant to hepatitis B virus?
New approach to genetic testing could halve deaths from inherited bowel cancer
New kids on the block: Latecomers must be unique to outperform pioneer brands
Subconscious encounters: How brand exposure affects your choices
Pajama gamblers could lose their shirts: Online gambling can be dangerously comfortable
Did termites help Katrina destroy New Orleans floodwalls?
Being altruistic may make you attractive
Larger labs report kidney function routinely
Iowa State University researcher developed forerunner of Nobel research in 1986
Single-pixel camera has multiple futures
Black patients with chronic pain less likely to have obesity assessed
Efavirenz-based initial therapies associated with better outcomes in HIV-infected adults
Biomarkers for identifying infant infections
Brown scientist finds coastal dead zones may benefit some species
NJIT professor's research suggests changes in underwater data communications
Lunar prospecting robot to be field tested on Hawaii's Mauna Kea
More flexible method floated to produce biofuels, electricity
Steroids aid recovery from pneumonia, UT Southwestern researchers say
Caltech scientists engineer supersensitive receptor, gain better understanding of dopamine system
Model predicts a system's remaining life and links info to inventory decisions
Vitamin B does not slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's
Vitamin B supplementation did not slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease
Study finds high mortality of endangered loggerhead sea turtles in Baja California
US-led, international AGAP team poised to probe 1 of Antarctica's last unexplored places
Stress tests to confirm need for cardiac stent not occurring in most patients, new study finds
Most patients do not undergo recommended test to confirm need for elective angioplasty
Herbicide-resistant grape could revitalize Midwest wine industry
Lessening medication for atrial fibrillation does not reduce side effects
UT public health experts discover new information about diabetes' link to tuberculosis
Blindsight: How brain sees what you do not see
New insight into Bloom's syndrome
Study looks at the lives of boys who commit dating violence
As sticky as a gecko... but 10 times stronger!
Northerners' hands up to 3 times dirtier than those living in the South
Earliest known human TB found in 9,000 year-old skeletons
Study links nicotine with breast cancer growth and spread