Archive of articles published on the 17th of August 2010

New screen offers hope for copper deficiency sufferers
Fittest hepatitis C viruses infect transplanted livers
Dysphagia found to increase length of hospital stay and mortality risk
Black patients, women miss out on strongest medications for chronic pain
Can the international science community find the proper balance between cooperation and competition?
Lung stem cells vital to lung repair associated with poor cancer prognosis when found in tumor
New method for estimating cost of small hydropower projects
Powering Australia with waves
Major hurdle cleared for organic solar cells
World record data density for ferroelectric recording
Nearly 1 million children potentially misdiagnosed with ADHD, study finds
Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain
Developmental problems: Some exist in the genes
New system developed to test and evaluate high-energy laser weapons
Survey shows many are still clueless on how to save energy
Pharmaceuticals: A market for producing 'lemons' and serious harm
Study shows birth dates, school enrollment dates affect ADHD diagnosis rates
Sundews just want to be loved
Passing in the night: Examining work schedules, gender and marital quality
The importance of workplace relationships post-retirement
Heavy drug-use among bad boys curbed by parental monitoring and peers
Einstein scientist discovers stem cell 'partnership' that could advance regenerative medicine
Kihansi spray toads make historic return to Tanzania
Marriage and committed romance reduce stress-related hormone production
Mother of all humans lived 200,000 years ago
Building a bridge with cross-cultural cancer education
Study examines risks, rewards of energy drinks
Special yoga classes aimed at breast cancer survivors improves recovery
Trauma center care cost-effective
Preschoolers use statistics to understand others
Saving the brain's white matter with mutated mice
New mechanisms of tumor resistance to targeted therapy in lung cancer are discovered
People with no religious affiliation have less favorable views of the US
Possible discovery of earliest animal life pushes back fossil record
Boston Univ., Veterans Affairs find sports brain trauma may cause disease mimicking ALS
B vitamins and the aging brain examined
CLASS Act analysis reveals America's long-term care future
NASA satellites see Tropical Depression 5's remnants giving the Gulf a wet encore
Discovery of possible earliest animal life pushes back fossil record
Eclipsing pulsar promises clues to crushed matter
MRSA policies differ among hospitals, study shows
Cosmic accelerators discovered in our galaxy by UCLA physicists, Japanese colleague
Researchers identify breast cancer culprits
Which politicians do voters blame for the down economy?
Health care system delay may increase risk of death for heart patients receiving reperfusion therapy
Prediction model may help determine risk of critical illness after out-of-hospital emergency care
Use of surgically implanted antibiotic sponge does not reduce rate of sternal wound infections
Prevalence of hearing loss among US adolescents has increased significantly
ISU researchers discover cause of immune system avoidance of certain pathogens
Evolution may have pushed humans toward greater risk for type 1 diabetes, Stanford study shows
Can clonal plants live forever?
Substantial costs associated with scientific misconduct should prioritize prevention efforts
Combined data for estimating insecticide-treated bed net coverage in Africa
Targeted disease campaigns can be detrimental to general health
Probabilistic modeling of verbal autopsy data is best for public health decision making
Moderate chocolate consumption linked to lower risks of heart failure
Why drunk drivers may get behind the wheel
Astronaut muscles waste in space
Long-term sick could be identified 3 years prior to going on benefit
Novel diabetes hope comes from Chinese herbs
Postnatal depression can be prevented by health visitors, says pioneering new study
Moderate drinking, especially wine, associated with better cognitive function
Are there too many stem cell journals?