Archive of articles published on the 29th of October 2008

Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors, animal study finds
Researchers find new way of measuring 'reality' of virtual worlds
Abducted children: Conventional photos alone don't aid the search
Supercomputer provides massive computational boost to biomedical research at TGen
3.4 million deaths averted through GAVI-funded immunization programs
Pay for performance has improved blood pressure monitoring and reduced health inequalities
Researchers find new chemical key that could unlock hundreds of new antibiotics
Scientist clears hurdles for muscular dystrophy therapy
Bipolar disorder involves a lower quality of both mental and physical life
Credit crisis could mean bleak future for the NHS, warns expert
Ultrasound shown to exert remote control of brain circuits
Mounting evidence shows health benefits of grape polyphenols
3-substituted indolones as novel therapeutic compounds for neurodegenerative conditions
Gender affects perceptions of infidelity
A glacier's life
If the diabetes has a direct carcinogenetic effect?
A potential targets for the prevention or treatment of esophageal carcinoma
Israelis have abandoned belief of peacefully integrating into the Middle East
Homosexual men have significantly lower personal incomes than heterosexual individuals
The upside to allergies: cancer prevention
Households significantly reduce electricity use when prices rise
Predatory bacterial swarm uses rippling motion to reach prey
Endorsement effects: Are voters influenced by newspaper picks?
2 Dutch researchers analyze striking behavior of Web surfers
Future of plant sciences explored in new primer
Methane gas levels begin to increase again
Men are better at detecting infidelities
Scientists find evidence of tsunamis on Indian Ocean shores long before 2004
1,000 tags reveal mysteries of giant bluefin tuna
MU study identifies patient strategies for managing symptoms of lymphedema
Our cheatin' brain: The brain's clever way of showing us the world as a whole
Genetic clock makers at UC San Diego publish their 'timepiece' in Nature
Eating red meat sets up target for disease-causing bacteria
Workplace obesity program shows modest effects after just 1 year
New study indicates that exercise prevents fatty liver disease
New drug target in obesity: Fat cells make lots of melanin
Play at your own risk
'Second China' offers foreign service workers first impression
Caltech-led researchers find negative cues from appearance alone matter for real elections
Facing fears early may reduce childhood anxiety
Obesity, other health problems delay MS diagnosis
Nanoscale dimensioning is fast, cheap with new NIST optical technique
Sniffing out a better chemical sensor
FSU Historian's Arctic research has him sitting on top of the world
Researchers find aggressive phototherapy can improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in some preemies
African-American Canadians who receive kidney transplants fare better than those in US
In first national survey, patients give low scores to hospitals
A picture is worth a thousand locksmiths
Membrane fusion at the synapse: Janus faced synaptotagmin-1 helps to keep the fast pace
Metal hazard from table wines
Powered by olive stones? Turning waste stones into fuel
Progress toward new storage media
European computer scientists seek new framework for computation
Vaginal/Caesarean combo delivery of twins safe, UT Southwestern-led research finds
Predicting boom and bust ecologies