Archive of articles published on the 7th of October 2010

Americans' life expectancy continues to fall behind other countries'
Poverty grows in suburbs, but social services don't keep up
Study links large waist size to higher diabetes rates among Americans
Study shows faith-based interventions can encourage exercise in older African-American women
International Menopause Society calls upon medical community to improve the vaginal health of postmenopausal women
Call to heal the world's coral reefs
Scientists give extinct passenger pigeon a place on the family tree
Georgia Tech Information Security Center releases cyber threats forecast for 2011
Killer disease decimates UK frog populations
Gut microbes promote cell turnover by a well-known pathway
Mount Etna's mystery explained?
Venus Express finds planetary atmospheres such a drag
Bacteria to blame in asthma attacks in children
Einstein researchers find osteoporosis drug may help women with kidney disease
Childhood vaccines yes, but not at a cost
Crop failures set to increase under climate change
Real price of each pack of cigarettes is more than €100
The elusive intermediary
Patient personality hinders detection of depression
New computer switches handle heat that renders transistors useless
Greater priority should be given to stroke prevention in developing countries
Despite highest health spending, Americans' life expectancy falls behind other countries'
Doctors evaluating heart problems should consider checking fat deposits around the heart
Reducing blood transfusions improves patient safety and cuts costs
Life-saving in the bacterial world: How Campylobacter rely on Pseudomonas to infect humans
Tinnitus in the elderly is prevalent and impacts quality of life
Cheek swab may detect lung cancer
Queen's University discovery could impact how the body receives medicine
New deep-sea hot springs discovered in the Atlantic
You may not be able to say how you feel about your race
An X-ray for your genes
Stanford-led study disproves link between genetic variant, risk of coronary artery disease
Structure of plastic solar cells impedes their efficiency
Stem cells shape up to their surroundings
Water discovered on second asteroid, may be even more common
Childhood adversity may lead to unhealthy stress response in adult life
Neural responses indicate our willingness to help
Novel approach yields new insights into the causes of pre-eclampsia
Election forecasts favor Republican gains in midterm
Novel protein critical for cellular proliferation discovered
Deceitful lily fools flies
Colorado researcher discovers mechanism for changing adult cells into stem-like cells
New tool in the fight against tuberculosis
New study shows benefits of Bt corn to farmers
Transgenic corn suppresses European corn borer, saves farmers billions
Cell survival protein discovery rewrites immune system story
In Wisconsin, 75 percent of economic benefit of Bt corn goes to farmers who don't plant it
Scientists reveal first structure of a class of proteins that help guide blood cell movement
Too much of a good thing: Human activities overload ecosystems with nitrogen
Genetically modified crop resistance to pests benefits non-modified crop, U of Minnesota study finds
US invested $139 billion in health research in 2009
Thoughts about time inspire people to socialize
MIT researchers develop a better way to see molecules at work in living brain cells
Brown University chemists simplify biodiesel conversion
Melanoma uses body's immune system to spread to lungs
Saturn's icy moon may keep oceans liquid with wobble
NASA satellites see Otto become a tropical storm
In Parkinson's disease, brain cells abandon mitochondria, researchers report
Notre Dame researcher helps discover 'walking' properties of bacteria
Scientists trick bacteria with small molecules
Technique allows researchers to examine how materials bond at the atomic level
3-way control of fetal heart-cell proliferation could help regenerate cardiac cells
Brain changes found in football players thought to be concussion-free
Can you analyze me now? Cell phones bring spectroscopy to the classroom
Men perspire, women glow
Low Apgar score at birth linked to cerebral palsy
Ultrasound device improves poor bone healing
Female fish flaunt fins to attract a mate
Turtle, dugongs 'at risk under climate change'