Archive of articles published on the 22nd of April 2009

Remote or rural residence not associated with increased time to kidney transplantation
'Nature vs. nurture' study of deceased donor pairs in kidney transplantation
Afghanistan declares its first national park
How house-hunting ants choose the best home
Lip-reading computers can detect different languages
Remembrance of things past influences how female field crickets select mates
Sexual harassment from males prevents female bonding, says study
Biofuel crops pose invasive pest risk
Researchers report 'moderately large' potential for red tide outbreak in Gulf of Maine region
Rifampin kinetics poor in children
Why you may lose that loving feeling after tying the knot
Mayo Clinic researchers find agents that speed up destruction of proteins linked to Alzheimer's
Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is associated with lower risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome
New hope for advances in treating malaria
Diabetes, obesity and hypertension increase mortality in hepatitis C patients
Publication in peer-reviewed journal highlights RESPeRATE as effective hypertension treatment
New 167-processor chip is super-fast, ultra energy-efficient
Prison punishes more people than just the inmates
Adolescent risk-taking has major consequences when it comes to marriage
Vitamin K with sorafenib showed anti-tumor effects in pancreas cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma
Test for hormones in blood not reflective of hormones in breast tissue; breast cancer risk
A warm TV can drive away feelings of loneliness and rejection
Palliative care skills training needed for health-care staff in sub-Saharan Africa
Instead of fighting breast cancer, immune cell promotes its spread
Hormone therapy offers potential protective effect against colon cancer in older women
Humanin peptide linked to neuronal cell survival and regulation of glucose metabolism
Commonly used ulcer drugs may offer treatment potential in Alzheimer's disease
DNA of uncultured organisms sequenced using novel single-cell approach
Animals that seem identical may be completely different species
Using combinatorial libraries to engineer genetic circuits advances synthetic biology
If not for the Holocaust, there could have been 32 million Jews in the world today
LSUHSC public health researcher finds reason for weight gain
Breaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuels
Media ignores health consequences of drinking and driving among young celebrities
Sea Grant report synthesizes recent research on New York's clams
German researchers make significant strides in identifying cause of bacterial infections
Americans ambivalent toward single-parent families
Early-bird commenters well-positioned to frame public policy
Solar wind tans young asteroids
California high school exit exam gets a failing grade in Stanford study
NIST develops powerful method of suppressing errors in many types of quantum computers
Scientists identify host factors critical to dengue virus infection
Researchers identify missing target for calcium signaling
New understanding of dengue virus points way to possible therapies for dengue fever
Fossil evidence of missing link in the origin of seals, sea lions, walruses found in Canadian Arctic
Plants absorb more carbon under hazy skies
If it works in London's streets, it can work in our skies
UBC research finds molecular "key" to successful blood stem cell transplants
Antibody gives cancer the recognition it deserves
Caltech scientists show why anti-HIV antibodies are ineffective at blocking infection
Developmental drug helps protect against radiation damage
Mysterious space blob discovered at cosmic dawn
Self-healing concrete for safer, more durable infrastructure
The price of pain and the value of suffering
Financial barriers to attending college affect academic goals in young students
NC State researchers 'clear away the dust,' get better look at youngest supernova remnant
PDAs, more education help doctors follow cholesterol treatment guidelines
Continent-sized radio telescope takes close-ups of Fermi active galaxies
Pain relievers seem not to prevent Alzheimer's disease in the very elderly
Pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen may delay -- not prevent -- Alzheimer's disease
Plants could override climate change effects on wildfires
Benefit of grapes may be more than skin deep
IUPUI study reports inherited impulsivity predicts alcoholism
Do good looks get high school students good grades?
The herbal remedy: Teens use cannabis for relief, not recreation
Majority of doctors skeptical of organ transplantation practices in China
Researchers discover that gene switches on during development of epilepsy
Vitamin D levels linked to asthma severity