Archive of articles published on the 17th of December 2008

Some climate impacts happening faster than anticipated
GPs 'could do more' to help obese avoid surgery
Engineering algae to make fuel instead of sugar
The Green (and blue, red, and white) lights of the future
The more you take the more you lose
Multi-faceted strategy improves nutritional support for ICU patients, but not outcomes
VCU survey: US public supports genetic research, testing and government spending on research
Traditional Dutch landscape under threat
Autism and schizophrenia share common origin
Strange travels
A BBVA Foundation project comes up with a system enabling detection of cetacean hearing loss
Global challenges and global collaborations -- lessons learned from global change
Women double fruit, veggie intake with switch to Mediterranean diet plan
Fast food meals are smaller, have fewer calories than food served at restaurants
Annals colonoscopy study underscores importance of quality standards
Researchers compile 'molecular manual' for 100s of inherited diseases
Research into the contrast sensitivity of persons with varying levels of visual acuity
Decreased activity of basal ganglia is the main cause of abnormal muscle constrictions in dystonia
Circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection in heterosexual US men
Male circumcision may decrease risk of HPV infection and cervical cancer
New scientific knowledge on juvenile diabetes
Narrative entertainment programming can lead to persuasive outcomes
Women prefer prestige over dominance in mates
Gut instinct: Salmonella bacteria's molecular tactics to cause illness
More can be done to prevent lung disease in Southeast-Asian babies
Cap and trade policies limiting CO2 can increase value of some electricity generating firms
Growing income gap among US families suggests increasing economic insecurity
Cry me a river: The psychology of crying
Selflessness, core of all major world religions, has neuropsychological connection
Study: Prejudice could cost a black worker thousands
Stakeholders and public should use 20 specific health indicators
Racial tension in a 'split-second'
Lean muscle mass helps even obese patients battle cancer
Lower-dose fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy results in better hearing preservation
Supply of board-certified emergency physicians unlikely to meet projected needs
Sex difference on spatial skill test linked to brain structure
Are power and compassion mutually exclusive?
'Hobbit' fossils represent a new species, concludes University of Minnesota anthropologist
Researchers use satellites to measure inland floods
'Seeing' the quantum world
Most women report satisfaction with egg donation; some claim problems
Patient consent forms should educate not intimidate
Earth's original ancestor was LUCA, not Adam nor Eve
A microscale system to study frustration in buckled monolayers of microspheres at Penn
Primary cilium as cellular 'GPS system' crucial to wound repair
Molecular marker identifies normal stem cells as intestinal tumor source
Researchers find nature's shut-off switch for cellulose production
Modified gene targets cancer cells a thousand times more often than healthy cells
No quick or easy technological fix for climate change, researchers say
MIT finds climate change could dramatically affect water supplies
Study: Did early climate impact divert a new glacial age?
Are older antidepressants better for depression in Parkinson's disease?
'Smart' surveillance system may tag suspicious or lost people
Ocean acidification could have broad effects on marine ecosystems
University of Denver uses 'gross' messaging to increases handwashing, fight Norovirus
Fears of promiscuity pose barrier to cervical cancer vaccinations
Ancient soil replenishment technique helps in battle against global warming
Medical myths for the holiday season: True, false or unproven?
Moon's polar craters could be the place to find lunar ice, scientists report
Stem cells drug testing predicted to boom under Obama
New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed