Archive of articles published on the 16th of April 2009

Prenatal meth exposure linked to abnormal brain development
Singapore scientists synthesize gold to shed light on cells' inner workings
Vegan Buddhist nuns have same bone density as non-vegetarians
Pelvic pain as prevalent in teens as older males, Queen's researchers discover
Singapore researchers first to transform carbon dioxide into methanol
'First aid' for brain cells comes from blood
Immigrant women may be at higher risk of having a baby with a birth defect
Safe exercise for migraine sufferers
Cosmic heavyweights in free-for-all
Cold and brown fat raise the prospect of a new method of treating obesity
Novel CU-Boulder technique shrinks size of nanotechnology circuitry
Jet lag disturbs sleep by upsetting internal clocks in 2 neural centers
How to deflect asteroids and save the Earth
Yale researchers uncover secrets of salmonella's stealth attack
World premiere in stem cell research in Montreal
How life-threatening blood clots take hold
A secret to night vision found in DNA's unconventional 'architecture'
The story of X -- evolution of a sex chromosome
Emory study yields clue to how stem cells form
Features of early Martian environment and presence of water drive search for life forms
Scorpion venom with nanoparticles slows spread of brain cancer
Putting the squeeze on an old material could lead to 'instant on' electronic memory
JILA/NIST scientists get a grip on colliding fermions to enhance atomic clock accuracy
West African droughts are the norm, not an anomaly
Ancient ecosystem thrives millions of years below Antarctic glacier
Severity, length of past megadroughts dwarf recent drought in West Africa
Megadroughts in sub-Saharan Africa normal for the region
Shedding some light on Parkinson's treatment
Penn scientists use RNA to reprogram 1 cell type into another
Study explores roots of ethnic violence
Worms control lifespan at high temperatures, UCSF study finds
Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging
New nucleotide could revolutionize epigenetics
Study shows simple writing assignment improves minority student grades
Origins of sulfur in rocks tells early oxygen story
Unusual Antarctic microbes live life on a previously unsuspected edge
Researchers find lack of key molecule leads to deafness
A step closer to an ultra precise atomic clock
UI chemists' DNA biosynthesis discovery could lead to better antibiotics
Huntington disease begins to take hold early on
Implementing sustainable technology to monitor the integrity of the nation's bridges
Researchers tie crest size to seabirds' suitability as a mate
Museum specimens aid conservation effort in Madagascar
UT Southwestern researchers pinpoint where 'bad' cholesterol levels are controlled
Inexpensive drug appears to relieve fibromyalgia pain in Stanford pilot study