Archive of articles published on the 24th of November 2008

Stomach ulcer bug causes bad breath
Scientists discover 21st century plague
Smoking, teens and their parents: New research
New NC State study shows it pays to shop around online
Bittersweet milestones
Pregnancy study finds strong association between two antidepressants and heart anomalies
Mystery of missing hydrogen
Spinning into the future of data storage
Polymers 'battered' with nanoparticles could create self healing paints and clever packaging
Putting a green cap on garbage dumps
New type of vaccines deliver stronger and faster immune response
Health study in northern Uganda calls for improved services for internally displaced persons
Los Alamos observatory fingers cosmic ray 'hot spots'
New research helps explain genetics of Parkinson's disease
Global warming is changing organic matter in soil
Transporting broiler chickens could spread antibiotic-resistant organisms
Mineral oil contamination in humans: A health problem?
Race bigotry falling in Britain
A scientific breakthrough on the control of the bad cholesterol
TV: Not the only channel to early sex
Milagro detects cosmic ray hot spots
Inherited genetic cause, possible treatment found for complex lung disorder
Exercise helps overweight children reduce anger expression
Study identifies double-balloon enteroscopy as cost-effective approach for obscure GI bleeding
Mothers' mental games increase depressive symptoms in daughters
Studies show novel device may enhance chemotherapy treatment in brain tumors
Archeology of homelessness
Health care reform: No revolution in sight
76 percent of American middle-class households not financially secure
Single mothers spend less time with their children than married mothers
Chandrayaan-1 starts observations of the Moon
'Gray's Paradox' solved: Researchers discover secret of speedy dolphins
Expert says layoffs could worsen economic woes
14 drugs identified as most urgently needing study for off-label use, Stanford professor says
Penn scientists discover cells reorganize shape to fit the situation
Old flies can become young moms
Developing a neighborhood watch for the Internet
Researchers identify new leprosy bacterium
Dolphin population stunted by fishing activities, Scripps/NOAA study finds
Ocean growing more acidic faster than once thought
Scientists present 'moving' theory behind bacterial decision-making
Scripps Research scientists shed light on how DNA is unwound so that its code can be read
Getting warmer? Prehistoric climate can help forecast future changes
Scripps research team defines new painkilling chemical pathway
Nutrients in water may be a bonus for agriculture
Sealing off portion of intestinal lining treats obesity, resolves diabetes in animal model
Scientists build 'roach motel' for nasty bugs of the bacterial variety
New economic woes hit boomers, seniors hardest
Boosting the power of solar cells
Chinese forest project could reduce number of environmental disasters
Gasping helps cardiac arrest victims survive
Growth hormone not beneficial for ALS
Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells
Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers
Joslin researchers identify new source of insulin-producing cells
Robo-lizards help prove long-standing signaling theory
Potassium loss from blood pressure drugs may explain higher risk of adult diabetes
Escherichia coli bacteria transferring between humans and mountain gorillas
Telephone counseling may be as effective as face-to-face counseling in weight loss maintenance
Diabetes medications in same class carry different risks of heart failure, death
High blood pressure in the doctor's office may not predict heart risks
Mammograms may detect some cancers that would have otherwise regressed
Why women should eat less, move more and consider wearing transdermal HRT patches during menopause
Scientists show gene mutation may cause immature lungs in newborns
Adult brain neurons can remodel connections
MIT engineers show how tiny cell proteins generate force to 'walk'
Scripps Florida scientists find blocking a neuropeptide receptor decreases nicotine addiction
USC researchers identify novel approach for suppressing prostate cancer development
Flexibility trumps fitness in sexual reproduction, says new theory in evolutionary biology
UCSD researchers identify potential new drug target for chronic leukemia
Children with sickle cell disease receiving inadequate care
Transfusions increase clot risk in hospitalized cancer patients
Panamanian termite goes ballistic: Fastest mandible strike in the world
Genomic signature of colon cancer may individualize treatment
Light pollution offers new global measure of coral reef health
New study finds publication bias among trials submitted to FDA
Combination therapies may be almost as effective as treated bednets in preventing malaria
ACTs may achieve malaria transmission reductions comparable to insecticide treated nets
Superglue from the sea