Archive of articles published on the 3rd of October 2008

Researchers reveal Epstein-Barr virus protein contributes to cancer
Should companies with unhealthy products be regulated to protect health?
Reason for sickness absence can predict employee deaths
Bee swarms follow high-speed 'streaker' bees to find a new nest
NIST/CSM sensor could help avert pipeline failures
Singing to females makes male birds' brains happy
Shift in bald eagle diet linked to sea otter decline
Bullying of teenagers online is common, UCLA psychologists report
Arctic sea ice annual freeze-up underway
Safer buildings are goal of new code changes based on recommendations from NIST WTC investigation
Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record
Research investment failing mental health
So-called 'sandfish' could help materials handling and process technology specialists
Survey confirms parents' fears, confusion over autism
Making metabolism more inefficient can reduce obesity
Why your boss is white, middle-class and a show-off
UCR researchers propose minocycline as a promising drug for patients with Fragile X syndrome
The structure of the Mre11 protein bound to DNA
Egalitarian revolution in the Pleistocene?
Obese diners choose convenience and overeating at Chinese buffets
Combined minimally invasive procedures offer new option for lumbar degenerative scoliosis
Researchers find household insecurity associated with food insecurity, poor health
Gene expression in alligators suggests birds have 'thumbs'
Discovery of a type of aerosols from Sahara which will be useful to study climate change
Medical student gender and self-confidence
SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging
Study: Government accommodates rich and poor alike
Traits produced by melanin may signal the bearer's capacity to combat free radicals
More research needed to make good on biofuel promise, experts say
World's biggest computing grid launched
Gas from the past gives scientists new insights into climate and the oceans
Viewers will receive greatest benefit in presidential town hall debate
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on growing role of molecular diagnostics
New study on effects of disclosing financial interests on participation in medical research
Discovery of natural compounds that could slow blood vessel growth
Newly identified cells make fat
Smoking and solid fuel use in homes in China projected to cause millions of deaths