Archive of articles published on the 21st of October 2010

Virtual colonoscopy and teleradiology bring colorectal cancer screening to patients in rural areas
Virtual colonoscopy option could improve colorectal cancer screening rates, patient survey suggests
Conventional, annual Pap smear cost-effective follow-up after cervical lesion treatment
Researchers develop first implanted device to treat balance disorder
Efforts underway to rescue vulnerable bananas, giant swamp taro, other Pacific Island crops
Berkeley Lab scientists open electrical link to living cells
A new way to weigh planets
Dad's weight and diet linked to offspring's risk of diabetes
New research provides insights into space weather, could benefit satellites, aircraft
The sound of the underground! New acoustic early warning system for landslide prediction
12 new epilepsy drugs usher in 'era of abundance'
Adverse neighborhood conditions greatly aggravate mobility problems from diabetes
Authoritarian behavior leads to insecure people
Value-added sulfur scrubbing
Malaria research begins to bite
Studies show everolimus-eluting stent implantation reduces restenosis and repeat revasculariztion
Telementoring may address need for surgical subspecialty expertise in remote locations
Study finds airbags reduce risk of kidney injury in car crashes
Researchers find better method to help mothers cope with child's cancer and related stress
Poor start in life need not spell doom in adulthood
Strategies for translational research in the UK
Too many sisters affect male sexuality
Light on silicon better than copper?
Carnegie Mellon researchers break speed barrier in solving important class of linear systems
Smaller is better in the viscous zone
AFM tips from the microwave
Forensic scientists use postmortem imaging-guided biopsy to determine natural causes of death
Teaching kids to work through trauma
Future offenses cause more intense feelings than past actions, Chicago Booth study finds
Coccolithophore blooms in the southwest Atlantic
Towards better explosives detectors
Chicago racial disparities in breast cancer mortality significantly higher than national average
Promising new 'antigene' therapy
Pitt researchers: Plant-based plastics not necessarily greener than oil-based relatives
Younger brains are easier to rewire
Egg meets sperm: The female side of the story
ER patients prefer ordering physicians discuss risks/benefits of CT with them before ordering exam
BUSM study shows patient navigations improve mammography rates in minority women
Peripheral induction of Alzheimer's-like brain pathology in mice
Malarial mosquitoes are evolving into new species, say researchers
Nightshades' mating habits strike uneasy evolutionary balance
NASA-engineered collision spills new Moon secrets
Study details molecular structure of major cell signaling pathway
Putting a bull's-eye on the flu: Detailing influenza's structure for drug targeting
Iowa State, Ames Lab chemists discover proton mechanism used by flu virus to infect cells
LRO's LAMP ultraviolet spectrograph observes LCROSS blast, detects surprising gases in impact plume
Offshore wind a 'mixed bag': University of Maryland study
Malaria-transmitting mosquito evolving, NIH grantees find
Barrow scientists uncover clues on inflammation in central nervous system
Scientists examine energy trends of communications equipment
Parent-only treatment may be equally effective for children who are obese
Plants play larger role than thought in cleaning up air pollution
Isotope near 'doubly magic' tin-100 flouts conventional wisdom
Evidence is weak for tropical rainforest 65 million years ago in Africa's low-latitudes
Cholesterol-lowering drug shrinks enlarged prostates in hamster model
Modeling study identifies characteristics of high elk-use areas in western Oregon, Washington
Population report: More Jews live in the US than in Israel
Treating metabolic syndrome, undergoing carotid angioplasty
Protein injection shows promise in lowering elevated triglycerides
Putting a bull's-eye on the flu: Paper details influenza's structure for future drug targeting
Electron billiards in nanoscale circuits
The impact of chronic diseases on patients also depends on their perception of the disease
Entire issue of scientific journal devoted to center headed by Scripps Research Scientists
Preschool promises: Starting early on a new educational agenda for the United States
Everglades show improvement in water quality
Scary chupacabras monster is as much victim as villain
Stanford study links cancer to loss of protein that hooks skin cells together
Mathematical model helps marathoners pace themselves to a strong finish
Simple blood test helps predict chronic kidney disease
Lean on me: Social support is critical to dialysis patients' health
Risk gene for severe heart disease discovered