Archive of articles published on the 17th of December 2010

Better spaces for older people
Researcher finds proximity to freeway associated with autism
Scripps Research scientists show prions mutate and adapt to host environment
Beetroot juice could help people live more active lives
Study: Customers who participate in eBay's 'community' become better buyers and sellers
Study links emotional and neural responses to musical performance
Asthma disproportionately affects low-income populations
UTMB researchers find medical educational changes dramatically improves academic achievements
Samples of vital human tumor tissue irradiated with ions for the first time
Electric current moves magnetic vortices
The high price of sleep disorders
550 million years ago rise in oxygen drove evolution of animal life
Ben-Gurion U. researchers: High resistance rates among acute otitis media pathogens in children
How do you cut a nanotube? Lots of compression
How plants counteract against the shade of larger neighbors
Breakthrough in worm research has implications for human disease studies
Typically Italian, isn't it?
Study reveals major shift in how eczema develops
K-State research looks at pathogenic attacks on host plants
Ancient raindrops reveal a wave of mountains sent south by sinking Farallon plate
Novel drug offers hope for early intervention in cystic fibrosis patients
Effect of college on volunteering greatest among disadvantaged college graduates
You only live once: our flawed understanding of risk helps drive financial market instability
Efficient phosphorus use by phytoplankton
Ion channel responsible for pain identified by UB neuroscientists
Computer games and science learning
A total lunar eclipse and winter solstice coincide on Dec. 21
NASA satellite tracks soaking System 91S in western Australia
NASA's LRO creating unprecedented topographic map of moon