Archive of articles published on the 13th of November 2008

New survey: More than half of US chronically ill adults skip needed care due to costs
Plastic surgeons warn of malnutrition in body contouring patients
Safety in numbers for community hospitals performing emergency angioplasty
First live rhinoceros birth from frozen-thawed semen
Vitamin C lowers levels of inflammation biomarker considered predictor of heart disease
Measuring water from space
Networks of small habitat patches can preserve urban biodiversity
Relationship between prostate information and lower urinary-tract symptoms evident
Placebo acupuncture is associated with a higher pregnancy rate after IVF than real acupuncture
Nanoparticles trigger cell death?
Novel 4-drug combination proves safe for lung cancer treatment
Hope for treating relapse to methamphetamine abuse
Acrylic glass made of sugar
Research demonstrates differing genetic makeup of lung cancer in African-American patients
Chemotherapy plus targeted therapies shows improved survival in advance-stage lung cancer patients
Advanced lung cancer patients see improved, progression-free survival
Tissue analyses indicate survival benefits for some lung cancer patients
Proton therapy may reduce serious side effect of lung cancer treatment
Gender is key factor in determining overall survival of lung cancer patients
Patients with anxiety think they have more physiological problems than they really have
Survey highlights support for nanotech in health fields but disapproval elsewhere
Doctors' questions about end-of-life legalities may result in patient pain
Possible link between diabetes and pelvic girdle syndrome
Female embryonic sexual development driven by universal factor
How household bleach works to kill bacteria
Clean results: University of Michigan researchers learn how bleach kills bacteria
Fish choose their leaders by consensus
Breakthrough in cell-type analysis offers new ways to study development and disease
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute researcher: study may result in more targeted drugs for GIST
New research expected to improve laser devices and make photovoltaics more efficient
A single gene leads yeast cells to cooperate against threats
Teaching tools foster science and diabetes education in Native-American schools
The comparative mind-set: From animal comparisons to increased purchase intentions
MIT analysis shows how cap-and-trade plans can cut greenhouse emissions
High-normal phosphate levels linked to early atherosclerosis
Cancer treatment may result in bone loss
Iron-based materials may unlock superconductivity’s secrets
How cockroaches keep their predators 'guessing'
By combining technologies, researchers rapidly hunt down and find new genes that lead to cancer
UCLA study reveals smoking's effect on nurses' health, death rates
Space researchers developing tool to help disoriented pilots
Cold atoms could replace hot gallium in focused ion beams
Nanoparticles in the home: More and smaller than previously detected
NRL's SHIMMER successfully observes Earth's highest clouds
What the social lives of brewer’s yeast say about evolution
Heart disease patients may not benefit from depression screening
Dinosaur whodunit: Solving a 77-million-year-old mystery
Sicilian word enters British genetic language
Prehistoric pelvis offers clues to human development
UM researchers ID molecule linked to aggressive cancer growth, spread
Mysterious microbe may play important role in ocean ecology
The first pictures of not 1, not 2, but 3 planets orbiting a star
Mineral kingdom has co-evolved with life
Helping children and teens deal with stress in an uncertain time
Findings suggest nanowires ideal for electronics manufacturing
Hubble directly observes planet orbiting Fomalhaut
To widen path to outer space, UF engineers build small satellite
Proton therapy and concurrent chemotherapy may reduce bone marrow toxicity in advanced lung cancer
Astronomers capture first images of newly-discovered solar system
Antibodies to cockroach and mouse proteins associated with asthma and allergies risk
Corralling the carbon cycle
Raising alcohol taxes reduces deaths
How eating red meat can spur cancer progression
First at-home test for vasectomized men proves to be safe, accurate
Story tips -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory November 2008
'2-headed' antibody poses a double threat to breast cancer cells, say Fox Chase researchers
Alzheimer's gene slows brain's ability to export toxic protein
How the APOE gene can modify your risk for Alzheimer's disease
Iowa State physicists part of research team testing Nobel-winning theory
Hubble directly observes a planet orbiting another star
K-State theoretical physicist, colleagues steer electrons with laser pulses
Cigarette smoke could alter shape of heart
Wasabi receptor can sense ammonia that causes pain
Arsenic linked to cardiovascular disease at EPA-regulated drinking water standards
Protecting neurons could halt Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases
Traffic pollution worsens symptoms in asthmatic children
ECG tests no better than routine clinical assessment at predicting future heart disease
Improved measurements could mean safer, more reliable electroshock weapons
Novel regulatory step during HIV replication