Archive of articles published on the 23rd of October 2008

Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery
UK teen suicide rates on the decline
NIAID scientists to speak on range of infectious disease topics at major scientific meeting
Mediator in communication between neurons and muscle cells found
Mapping a clan of mobile selfish genes
Leeds engineers' crucial role in land speed record attempt
Mouse genes guide search for human anxiety disorder genes
UCSF Fresno leading-edge study lends hope to emphysema patients
Childhood environmental health
Greenhouse gas auction revenues can help cut Md. electric use significantly, says study
Memory function varies after damage to key area of the brain
Study finds genomic changes in the brains of people who commit suicide
The risk factors of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in HCV patients
Secrets from within planets pave way for cleaner energy
Novel marker of colon cancer
Magic solar milestone reached
Racialization of drugs mobilizes prior conceptions of identity
International Council for Science launches major research program on natural disasters
ICSU launches new program to understand the human impact on Earth's life-support systems
Researchers downplay MRSA screening as effective infection control intervention
Avian flu threat: New approach needed
Natural and social sciences: ICSU embraces the need to work more closely together
Global science community affirms its responsibilities in science and its role in society
International science community to establish global virtual library for scientific data
Green practices: When do corporations respond to stakeholders' pressure?
Why binge drinking is bad for your bones
Study: Elderly Women can increase strength but still risk falls
Could your initials influence where you choose to work?
Female plant 'communicates' rejection or acceptance of male
Civic education conducive to a more democratic America
Post-cardiac arrest care key to survival
Overweight women find health care access and attitudes a constant struggle
New research could save lives and millions of dollars
The science of speed -- how world-class UK research is behind the fastest car in the world
A new insight on ethanol-induced gastric mucosa injury
The groundbreaking science behind what aims to be the fastest vehicle of all time
Nearly half of US states fail on emergency plan communication, new study shows
Novel treatments and current clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease therapies show promise
Spirituality protects against depression better than church attendance
UCLA develops safer, more effective TB vaccine for HIV-positive people
Potent greenhouse gas more prevalent in atmosphere than previously assumed
Major source of radon exposure overlooked at former Ohio uranium-processing plant
DNA research taking guesswork out of finding the 'therapeutic window'
JHU chemists devise self-assembling 'organic wires'
Research uncovers new steps on pathway to enlarged heart
First gene for clubfoot identified at Washington University School of Medicine
Protein compass guides amoebas toward their prey
Early trial of new multi-kinase inhibitor shows impressive activity in thyroid cancer
Green tea may delay onset of type 1 diabetes
Study finds that practice makes perfect in lung cancer surgery
If your systolic stinks, 'rotten egg' gas may be why
With hot coffee, we see a warm heart, Yale researchers find
Origin of root offshoots revealed
The good vibrations of nearby stars
Wetlands expert: China should think outside the flooding box with Three Gorges Dam
Diversity of trees in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest defies simple explanation
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers help find that hypnosis can induce synesthesia
Making flies sick reveals new role for growth factors in immunity
IT outsourcing could benefit rural hospitals, researchers find
Cardiac risk estimates differ for Christian and Muslim patients
News bits about qubits
Cancer vaccine shows promise in patients with bowel, kidney and prostate cancer
US doctors regularly prescribe real drugs as placebo treatments
Deprived of a sense of smell, worms live longer
Tiny juvenile dinosaur fossil sheds light on evolution of plant eaters
The HPV vaccine that doctors would recommend