Archive of articles published on the 30th of October 2008

A card-swipe for medical tests
'New' estrogen receptor found to be key player in tamoxifen resistance
Severe gestational hypertension may protect against testicular cancer
Rhode Island Hospital study finds local retail meat safe from antibiotic-resistant organisms
A new Eph receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed in gastric cancer was found
Jefferson Department of Surgery announces new pancreas tumor registry
Media coverage affects how people perceive threat of disease: study
Clock-shifts affect risk of heart attack
Global methane levels on the rise again
Hubble scores a perfect 10
Study reveals marriage dowry as major cause of poverty in Bangladesh
Searching for primordial antimatter
MYH9 gene variations help explain high rate of kidney disease in African-Americans
Study shows difficult to read instructions decrease motivation
Kent State researchers and Barack Obama's 'rope-a-dope' style
Genetic link to gender identity
Stem cell therapies for heart disease -- 1 step closer
Case Western Reserve University professors call for regulation of electronic health records
Bee smart, bee healthy
Human diet gives deadly bacteria a target
Heart rate-lowering drug improves exercise capacity in patients with stable angina
World's rarest big cat gets a check-up
Interferon could be a key to preventing or treating multiple sclerosis
Well-known drug (AAT) could overcome obstacles to islet transplantation, BGU professor reports
Study: 2004 tsunami was not first of large scale, awareness may improve future tsunami estimates
Genographic scientists uncover new piece of Phoenician legacy
Gene scan of Alzheimer's families identifies four new suspect genes
Tiny fungi may have sex while infecting humans
Ancient mummy has no modern children
Complete mitochondrial genome of 5,000-year-old mummy yields surprise
Baby talk: The roots of the early vocabulary in infants' learning from speech
Gender biases in leadership selection during competitions within and between groups
Study of learning disabled mice shows balance in the brain is key
Scientists identify machinery that helps make memories
Eastern Pacific tuna hang in the balance
MIT researchers find clues to planets' birth
Without glial cells, animals lose their senses
Conclusive proof that polar warming is being caused by humans
New study explores social comparison in early childhood
Small islands given short shrift in assembling archaeological record
Ultrafast lasers give CU-Boulder researchers a snapshot of electrons in action
UC San Diego biologists discover a motor protein that rewinds DNA
Newly identified fungus implicated in white-nose syndrome in bats
Study identifies 3 effective treatments for childhood anxiety disorders
UC Davis researchers discover a key to aggressive breast cancer
Transplantation: 'molecular miscegenation' blurs the boundary between self and non-self
Optimal dose of vitamin E maximizes benefits, minimizes risk
Survey reveals extent of Hurricane Ike's underwater damage to galveston
Weight does not affect women's sexual behavior
Friend or foe? How the body's clot-busting system speeds up atherosclerosis
Cancer requires support from immune system to develop, UT Southwestern researchers report
Gleevec holds potential as first drug to successfully treat neurofibromatosis, IU scientists report
Researchers identify mechanism, possible drug treatment for tumors in neurofibromatosis
In decision to grow, bacteria follow the crowd
First evidence that prenatal exposure to famine may lead to persistent epigenetic changes
Research shows that the pill does not deserve its reputation for causing weight gain
Pre-election surveys show deep concern about state of health care
Type-1 diabetes not so much bad genes as good genes behaving badly, Stanford research shows
Drinking milk to ease milk allergy?
Studies of small water fleas help ecologists understand population dynamics
Personality shapes perception of romance, but doesn't tell the whole story
'Living fossil' tree contains genetic imprints of rain forests under climate change
Dramatic fall in malaria in the Gambia raises possibility of elimination in parts of Africa
Vigorous activity protects against breast cancer
A pretty face can make a difference in whom you vote for
Odor ID not disguised by diet
New mouse mutant contains clue to progressive hearing loss
UNC Lineberger launches 44-county study of breast cancer in black women