Archive of articles published on the 21st of March 2011

Life expectancy of severely mentally ill dramatically reduced due to poor physical health
Traffic accidents linked to increased risk of chronic widespread pain
Ethnic minorities are 'silent sufferers' of chronic fatigue syndrome
Multiple sclerosis: Risk factors in children
The drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorter
New research shows Transcendental Meditation improves standardized academic achievement
Stanford researchers discover molecular determinant of cell identity
Computerized systems reduce psychiatric drug errors
Teenagers, parents and teachers unaware of social networking risks
Climate change hits home
Medically underserved girls receive less frequent evaluation for short stature
Feeling angry? Say a prayer and the wrath fades away
Study suggests alternative treatment for bacteria in oysters
Capitalizing on corruption: Not all companies harmed by corruption
The informant: a jumping gene
Study shows Native Americans modified American landscape years prior to arrival of Europeans
A dose of safflower oil each day might help keep heart disease at bay
Fault-finding coral reefs can predict the site of coming earthquakes
Allergy vaccine is nothing to sneeze at
Stress affects the balance of bacteria in the gut and immune response
Avalanche victims buried in Canada die significantly quicker than those buried in Switzerland
Children of women who smoked during pregnancy at increased risk of becoming smokers
Time lived with obesity linked with mortality
Princeton engineers make breakthrough in ultra-sensitive sensor technology
Seeing in stereo: Engineers invent lens for 3-D microscope
K-State research channels powerful Kansas wind to keep electricity running
MU researchers use motion sensors to determine equine lameness
MU researcher works to save one of the world's most endangered birds
Open-source software designed to minimize synthetic biology risks
When it comes to the environment, education affects our actions
Adolescent offspring of women who drank alcohol during first trimester
Ancient trash heaps gave rise to Everglades tree islands
One fish, two fish … reef fish
Combination ACE inhibitor therapy increases risk of kidney failure and death
Health information technology 'control tower' could improve earthquake response
Huge ocean 'Frisbees' spin off Brazil's coast
Chicken soup for the soul: Comfort food fights loneliness
How the lily blooms
Primordial soup gets spicier
Webb sunshield like an umbrella on the shores of the universe
Spacebound bacteria inspire earthbound remedies
Templated growth technique produces graphene nanoribbons with metallic properties
Breakthrough in Niemann-Pick Type C research reported by Notre Dame and Cornell scientists
New statement offers advice on treating dangerous, deep blood clots
Periocular treatment improves eye comfort and quality of life for patients with facial paralysis
Changes in taste function related to obesity and chronic ear inflammation
NASA infrared satellite imagery shows Cyclone Cherono dwindling
Scientists grow personalized collections of intestinal microbes
Study shows polypill to be safe and accepted by physicians and patients in developing countries
Trauma patients protected from worse outcomes associated with so-called 'weekend effect'
Newborn hearing screenings do not appear to identify all children at risk for hearing loss
Melanoma diagnosis in women associated with higher socioeconomic status
Study suggests gastric banding associated with relatively poor long-term outcomes
Stem cells may show promise for people with rapidly progressing MS
New treatment may desensitize kids with milk allergies, say researchers at Stanford and Boston
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
New technique could help solve mystery of vanishing bees