Archive of articles published on the 9th of February 2009

Trailblazing rural community shows green heating oil a viable option
Study finds pregnancy has no impact on breast cancer survival, delays treatment, diagnosis
Pregnancy has no impact on breast cancer, but can delay diagnosis and treatment
Marijuana use linked to increased risk of testicular cancer
Black women with uterine cancers more likely to die than white patients
Case Western Reserve research finds that the lack of specific gene plays role in autism
Oncostatin M may be a promising drug for treating viral hepatitis and liver cancer
Unexplained chest pain can be due to stress
Iron on its route to the sea-floor: A new path
Anti-HIV gel shows promise in large-scale study in women
Carbon nanotube avalanche process nearly doubles current
Pediatrics study: Involve adolescents in end-of-life medical decisions
Study questions effectiveness of $80 million per year 'brain exercise' products industry
Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some
Tailor-made recombinant proteins in mammals
Batteries get a boost at Rice
New technique boosts protein NMR imaging speeds
New factor in teen obesity: Parents
Women who drink lots of soda at higher risk for early kidney disease
NYU Langone Medical Center researchers find micro RNA plays a key role in melanoma metastasis
Cancer diagnosis: Now in 3-D
UC San Diego engineer develops method to combat congenital heart disease in children
Happy hospitals make happy patients
New ORNL tool gets handle on cropland CO2 emissions
First laboratory experiment to accurately model stellar jets explains mysterious 'knots'
Accidental wireless
New test for breast cancer will help guide treatment choices
New genomic test can personalize breast cancer treatment
Multivitamin use may offer no benefit in postmenopausal women
Immunosuppressant medication may be cost-effective for dry eye syndrome
Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment
Study examines effects of exercise on quality of life in postmenopausal women
Multivitamin use not associated with women's risk of cancer, heart disease or death
Study finds multivitamins have no impact on risk of cancer or heart disease in postmenopausal women
Carbon acts like rustoleum around hydrothermal vents
High blood pressure control continues to improve in England
Chronic low-back pain on the rise: UNC study finds 'alarming increase' in prevalence
Minority health-care clinics separate but unequal
Physicians may face challenging workplace conditions in clinics serving minority patients
Tests may predict driving safety in people with Alzheimer's disease
Scientists uncover a dramatic rise in sea level and its broad ramifications
The Hsp90-Antifungal Combo, please: Compromising fungi in the immunocompromised
Scientists document salamander decline in Central America
Study proves that practice makes perfect in PCI for heart attack
High CO2 boosts plant respiration, potentially affecting climate and crops
Link found between influenza, absolute humidity
MIT: A possible treatment for Rett syndrome
Researchers learn why robots get stuck in the sand -- and how to keep them going
MIT: Multiple genes implicated in autism
Study suggests possible treatment for neurological disorder Rett syndrome
No joy in discoveries of new mammal species -- only a warning for humanity, Paul Ehrlich says
Body's defenses may worsen chronic lung diseases in smokers
UF study: Rapid burst of flowering plants set stage for other species
Autism Consortium members publish in PNAS: Mechanism, treatment for Rett syndrome -- top cause autism girls
First genome-wide expression analysis yields better understanding of how leukemia develops
UT Southwestern scientists identify potential key to Lyme disease
Camouflaging of viral DNA could be crucial step in progression of cancers
How an Antarctic worm makes antifreeze and what that has to do with climate change
Volunteer work in grade schools produces persistent health benefit for older black women
Pathologically elevated blood fat levels in obesity: Researchers discover molecular causes
Rise or fall of reef fish driven by both economy and ecology
Smokers would rather give up for their pooch's health rather than their own
Biologists find gene network that gave rise to first tooth
Diverse 'connectomes' hint at genes' limits in the nervous system
First-time mothers at a greater risk of psychosis in the month following childbirth