Archive of articles published on the 14th of January 2009

Biodiversity passes the taste test and is healthier too
Genetic variation cues social anxiety in monkeys and humans
Meta-analysis confirms value of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy for women with BRCA mutations
Glitches in DNA repair genes predict prognosis in pancreatic cancer
AGnES supports general practitioners
High-tech imaging of inner ear sheds light on hearing, behavior of oldest fossil bird
Little or no evidence that herbal remedies relieve menopausal symptoms
Moves to make more prescription drugs available over the counter won't help patients or doctors
Paper refutes notion that eating a certain cereal will result in more male babies
Scientists uncover evolutionary keys to common birth disorders
World breakthrough in treating premature babies
Contraceptive use may be safe, but information gaps remain
University of Leicester archaeologist uncovers evidence of ancient chemical warfare
Telephone support after traffic accidents reduces problems and improves quality of life
Calories from homecooked recipes grow over time
Researchers identify new protein that triggers breast cancer
Cenozoic sedimentary records and geochronological constraints of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau uplift
Most support Alzheimer's research based on family consent
Web site design affects how children process information
Physical activity, mood and serious mental illness
Morbidly obese patients face high risk for complications after colectomy
Violence and values in the Middle East: Lebanon survey
Nanotech in your vitamins
Science learning at museums, zoos, other informal settings
Economic status affects obesity rates in Mexican-American and white women
New report on science learning at museums, zoos, other informal settings
New model system may better explain regulation of body weight
Game of two halves leads to brain asymmetry
Brain mechanisms of social conformity
More chip cores can mean slower supercomputing, Sandia simulation shows
Learning science in informal environments
Nations that sow food crops for biofuels may reap less than previously thought
Study finds that odors can alter gene expression in an olfactory neuron
Repressive protein plays unexpected role in odor adaptation
New drug holds out promise of normal diet for sufferers of devastating PKU genetic disease
Even stars get fat
'Stellar cannibalism' is key to formation of overweight stars
University of Toronto physicists resolve a paradox of quantum theory
Study uses bone marrow stem cells to regenerate skin
Early childhood diet may influence future health
First ground-based detection of light from transiting exoplanets
Exoplanet atmospheres detected from earth
Exercise improves walking in peripheral arterial disease patients
Energy-efficient water purification made possible by Yale engineers
Pediatric vaccine effectively prevents pneumococcal meningitis
Results show surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than one third
Hospitals demonstrate surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than a third
New tool could prevent needless stents and save money, Stanford cardiologist says
Yale survey: Americans eager to reduce their energy use
Study examines live birth rates following in vitro fertilization
Einstein researchers discover a protein that amplifies cell death
Study shows how defective DNA repair triggers 2 neurological diseases
Zebrafish journal publishes skin pigmentation studies that shed light on the evolution of race