Archive of articles published on the 16th of October 2008

Fructose sets table for weight gain without warning
Listening to dark matter
Gene screen to identify causes of autism
New therapy for heart failure
Brain structure provides key to unraveling function of bizarre dinosaur crests
CSIRO to help provide 'live' video of Mars mission
SRNL's microbes useful for for environmental cleanup and oil recovery
Man's best friend recruited in the hunt for disease genes
Call for choice between Medicare or private health cover
Key to function of dinosaur crests found in brain structure
New hope for the red squirrel
6 of 9 presidential election forecasts predict Obama will win 2008 popular vote
Integrating antiretroviral therapy with TB treatment for co-infections reduces mortality
Genes hold secret of survival of Antarctic 'antifreeze fish'
High-altitude climbing causes subtle loss of brain cells and motor function
Prostate cancer gene test provides new early detection
Early exposure to drugs, alcohol creates lifetime of health risk
Colossal black holes common in early universe
MIT: Computer model reveals cells' inner workings
Genes that control cell death fingered in age-related hearing loss
Racial disparities in cardiovascular health linked to birth weight, slavery
New class of antibiotics may lead to therapy for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Rutgers researchers identify new antibiotic target and new antibiotic mechanism
New solar energy material captures every color of the rainbow
Persuading novice voters with abstract or concrete messages: Timing is everything
Could Dr. House be replaced by a computer?
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Gene therapy restores vision to mice with retinal degeneration
UGA study reveals ecosystem-level consequences of frog extinctions
When it comes to forest soil, wildfires pack 1-2 punch
Genetic based human diseases are an ancient evolutionary legacy
Duke innovations improve accuracy of MRI as internal 'thermometer'
Classic experiments give new insight on life's origin
First gamma-ray-only pulsar observation opens new window on stellar evolution
Novel genetic screens provide panoramic views of cellular systems
Brain signals less satisfaction for obese people, research shows
Obesity, abnormal 'reward circuitry' in brain linked by imaging studies
Yale researchers tie genes, lower reward response to weight gain
'Lost' Miller-Urey experiment created more of life's building blocks
Blunted activation of brain reward circuitry increases risk for future weight gain
Volcanoes may have provided sparks of first life
Scientists use light to control proteins
Border control: Study shows how proteins permit entry to a cell
New research field promises radical advances in optical technologies
Volcanoes may have provided sparks and chemistry for first life
NASA's Fermi telescope discovers first gamma-ray-only pulsar
ER staffs: Gaps exist in hospital preparedness for dirty bombs
Study reveals embolic neuroprotection system reduces risk of cardiac events
Study shows safety and efficacy of blood flow reversal system used during carotid stenting
Experiments at CSHL support alternative theory of information processing in the cortex
Better beer: College team creating anticancer brew
Emotion and scent create lasting memories -- even in a sleeping brain
World's largest household longitudinal study launches
Radiation in your backyard...sometimes
Study finds value in 'junk' DNA