Archive of articles published on the 8th of July 2008

Crawling the Internet to track infectious disease outbreaks
Guidelines for care of elderly patients ignored
HIV treatment in Africa as successful as in Europe, if started in time
Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less care
Children born from frozen embryos weigh more and do better than those born after fresh transfer
Failure of the 1st attempt at assisted reproduction justifies at least 1 additional cycle
European league-tables for antibiotic resistance revealed
Normal-looking sperm may have serious damage; scientists urge more care in selection
Kaiser Permanente study finds keeping a food diary doubles diet weight loss
Embryo biopsy does not affect early growth and risk of congenital malformations in PGD/PGS babies
IVF does not increase risk of developmental disorders in children
Arizona State University research team working to decode TB
Can tomatoes carry the cure for Alzheimer's?
Does a gene variant make women more prone to alcoholism?
Low back pain recovery slow; and worse for those on compensation
Jefferson researchers show antibody to breast cancer-secreted protein blocks metastasis
A scientific study confirms the usefulness of art therapy to treat mental disease
Bake, bake, bake a bone
Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don’t choose the right bike
Research helps understand factors that influence efficiency of organic-based devices
Senate resolution shines spotlight on the importance of soils
Improving swine waste fertilizer
Crop management: How small do we go?
MIT reports finer lines for microchips
Wake Forest researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination
Self-moisturizing contact lenses, naturally
Patients unaware of link between smoking and bladder cancer
Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet
Older workforce requires variety of recruitment strategies
Fish oil and red yeast rice studied for lowering blood cholesterol
Deep sequencing study reveals new insights into human transcriptome
New research reveals ultraviolet light therapy is as beneficial for darker skin as lighter skin
Argyrin: Natural substance raises hope for new cancer therapies
Duckweed genome sequencing has global implications
From foe to friend: Researchers use salmonella as a way to administer vaccines in the body
Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet
UNC study ties ending moderate drinking to depression
Study points to cocktail therapy for Alzheimer's
How the malaria parasite hijacks human red blood cells
Myostatin inhibitors may improve recovery of wartime limb injuries
Trans-fatty acids and insulin sensitivity
Protein marker for schizophrenia risk
New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change
Birth attendant and maternal hand-washing associated with reduced newborn death rate
Early-life nutrition may be associated with adult intellectual functioning
Child care factors associated with weight gain in infancy
Iowa State researchers study ground cover to reduce impact of biomass harvest
How intense will storms get? New model helps answer question
Androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer not associated with improved survival
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms do not substantially improve risk prediction for breast cancer
Higher education associated with greater gains in mortality reduction from common cancers
Elevated level of certain protein associated with increased risk for diabetes
Medicare Modernization Act not associated with major changes in access to chemotherapy
Liver protein associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults
Access to cancer care not affected by changes in doctors' reimbursement
Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
Insect warning colors aid cancer and tropical disease drug discovery
Pitt-led research provides insight into development of congenital circulatory defects
Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD
Brain chemical shown to induce both desire and dread
Awareness of epidemiology's limitations could reduce impact of false-positive cancer results
Antidepressants in suicide prevention
Breast asymmetry after cancer treatment affects quality of life, U-M study finds
Young women's breast cancers have more aggressive genes, worse prognosis
Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists
Superfast muscles in songbirds
Super-fast vocal muscles control song production in songbirds
Who dares sings and who sings wins: Bold birds get the girl
Size of a woman's uterus can predict whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF
Stepping up to the challenge: A tall order
Sex really does get better with age
Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed
Do we think that machines can think?