Archive of articles published on the 29th of November 2010

Walking slows progression of Alzheimer's
Bridging between Earth and space: technology breakthroughs for scientific progress
Study suggests that being too clean can make people sick
Diagnosis uncertainty increases anxiety in patients
Women with personal history of breast cancer should be screened with MRI
Light exercise may prevent osteoarthritis
New study reports effects of endurance running
Emergency departments see substantial increase in CT exams
Researcher explores the evolution of largest mammals over the past 100 million years
Location, location, location: Some coral reefs less vulnerable to rising sea temperatures
Mammals grew 1000 times larger after the demise of the dinosaurs
Cassini reveals oxygen atmosphere of Saturn's moon Rhea
New prostate cancer imaging shows real-time tumor metabolism
New strategies for cancer drug development urgently needed
Experts demand better gender-equality training for the police
Severe asthma more prevalent than thought, related to pronounced nasal symptoms
Iron compounds synthesized to combat tuberculosis
The John Theurer Cancer Center to unveil 40 presentations at the 52nd ASH Annual Meeting
Up to 8 percent of Canadian children suffer from elevated blood pressure
Crucial sex hormones re-routed by missing molecule
NC State and IBM researchers discover new way to patch holes in the 'cloud'
Teenage girls face greater violence threat from poverty
Confronting sexism may be 'antidote' for workplace distress
Scientists identify gene linked to common birth defect in male genitalia
Superantigens could be behind several illnesses
Amazonian biodiversity much older than originally thought
UBC physicists make atoms and dark matter add up
Fitting a biological nanopore into a man-made one, new ways to analyze DNA
Scientists create highly ordered artificial spin ice using nanotechnology
Male reproductive problems may add to falling fertility rates
Ancient wind held secret of life and death
Scientists discover new mechanism for controlling blood sugar level
Prescriptions for teens and young adults on the rise
Research highlights the 'human face' of climate change
A molecular switch for memory and addiction
Scientists develop new DNA technique to aid crops and trees at risk from deadly 'honey fungus'
How to soften a diamond
Air above Dead Sea contains very high levels of oxidized mercury
SOFC micro CHP plants to be climate-friendly power stations in homes
Shape optimization of curved slots on 3-D surface
Soil microbes define dangerous rates of climate change
Bird-brained? Birds' personalities are correlated with their hormone levels
Forget Farmville, here's a game that drives genetic research
Number of HIV/AIDS cases in sub-Saharan Africa expected to greatly outpace resources
Neurological protein may hold the key to new treatments for depression
How to avoid employee depression in a recession
Color-changing 'blast badge' detects exposure to explosive shock waves
Clarity in short-term memory shows no link with IQ
Subsurface scattering in point-based rendering
Playing with building blocks of creativity help children with autism
Fire forecast technology could help rescue teams save lives
More lives saved with 24/7 enhanced staffing in medical ICU
Please blow
Broadening the base of publicly funded health care
From the brain of a locust
Cinnamon can replace harmful chemicals used to create nanoparticles
Blast from the past: Jack pine genetics support a coastal glacial refugium
Tempest in a teapot: International team of scientists describes swirling natural phenomena
A 'USB' for medical diagnosis?
Abnormal blood vessel function found in women with broken heart syndrome
Motivation to end racism relies on 'yes we can' approach
Study: Avoidance, poor coping challenge prisoners returning to society
Sporadic breast cancers start with ineffective DNA repair systems, Pitt researchers find
Study shows that blood stem cells are influenced by their offspring
Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food
Hormone oxytocin bolsters childhood memories of mom's affections
Tiny RNA shown to cause multiple types of leukemia
Moderate alcohol consumption lowers the risk of metabolic diseases
U of I scientists develop tool to trace metabolism of cancer-fighting tomato compounds
How authentic is your pomegranate juice?
How well is your doctor caring for people with Parkinson's disease? New AAN tool helps measure care
Marsupial embryo jumps ahead in development
Contact with dads drops when women ovulate
Evolutionary psychology: Why daughters don't call their dads
Apes unwilling to gamble when odds are uncertain
Duke scientists look deeper for coal ash hazards
New approach may help dialysis patients fight anemia
Rainforest collapse drove reptile evolution
New genomic technique reveals obesity gene variants
In Lancet: Artesunate suppositories are cost-effective intervention for severe childhood malaria
Developed world at risk of forgetting about AIDS pandemic