Archive of articles published on the 2nd of April 2009

Autism linked with stress hormone levels
Death of a child in the neonatal intensive care unit
Source of major health benefits in olive oil revealed
How probiotics can prevent disease
Hemofiltration during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Omega-3 kills cancer cells
A new test for a deadly fungal infection in patients with damaged immune systems
Offsetting perceptions: Firms use charitable giving to clean up their international reputation
JCI online early table of contents: April 1, 2009
Active component of marijuana has anti-cancer effects
A hot solution to bean sprout safety
Targeting specific disease-causing bacteria in the mouth
Basic guides to PCR, labeling neurons featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Breast cancer: To screen or not to screen?
Diabetes drug class linked to vision-threatening complication
High-resolution image of the brightest Orion Trapezium star
Researchers find current drug can treat rare heart disorder
Keep on spinning
Parents' sexuality influences adoption choices
Researchers peer into nanowires to measure dopant properties
Mollusks taste memories to build shells
MDC researchers prevent virus induced myocarditis
Study finds that mothers' military deployment affects health of women and teens
Waking up during surgery: Low-cost prevention?
Naturally fluorescent molecules may serve as cancer biomarker
Supervised exercise therapy can lead to improvements in COPD symptoms
Effects of disease severity on autobiographical memory in semantic dementia revealed in new study
Beverage consumption a bigger factor in weight
Dealing with dwarfism
Astronauts may need more intense workouts to maintain muscle fitness in space
Gene discovery could lead to male contraceptive
New strategy improves stem cell recruitment, heart function and survival after heart injury
MIT: Novel needle could cut medical complications
Neuroscientists demonstrate link between brainwave acticity and visual perception
Artificial pump effectively backs up failing hearts
Bird can 'read' human gaze
Passover's matzoh ball soup may be good for your health
Modification of mutant huntingtin protein increases its clearance from brain cells
Protein protects neurons in brain from damage due to inflammation
Early family ties: No sponge in the human family tree
Prions serve as important source of variation in nature
Diseased cartilage harbors unique migratory progenitor cells
Cancer stem cells generated by cancer outgrowth
Redefining what it means to be a prion
UT Southwestern researchers reveal how the brain processes important information
More compelling evidence on why earlier HIV treatment lengthens survival
NASA satellites see Hispaniola was a tropical cyclone target five times in 2008
NJIT mathematician foresees tight races in Major League Baseball's Eastern divisions
Amalgam fillings are safe, but skeptics still claim controversy, researcher says
New storage system design brings hydrogen cars closer to reality
Milkshakes are medicine for anorexic teens in family-based outpatient therapy
Nuclear hormone receptors, microRNAs form developmental switch
Sleep may help clear the brain for new learning
MIT virus battery could power cars, electronic devices
Being Isaac Newton: Computer derives natural laws from raw data
Alzheimer's disease linked to mitochondrial damage
Robot scientist becomes first machine to discover new scientific knowledge
Researchers unravel role of priming in plant immunity
NYU, Harvard chemists create bipedal, autonomous DNA walker
Simulations and ancient magnetism suggest mantle plumes may bend deep beneath Earth's crust
Healing heart attack victims, one cell at a time
Gaining new insights into mentoring programs for adolescent girls
Penn study examines power of exercise to prevent breast cancer
Well-timed timeout effective in wiping out fear memory response
JHU researcher discovers brain cells have 'memory'
McGill researchers squeeze light out of quantum dots
'Green chemistry' could ease manufacture, boost usefulness of cancer drug
Orientation of antenna protein in photosynthetic bacteria described
Bone deformities linked to inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves
Food security for leaf-cutting ants: Workers and their fungus garden reject endophyte invaders
Lead in the blood increases women's mortality
Using nicotine replacement therapy could help some smokers quit gradually
Study links increased risk of suicidal behavior in adults to sleep problems