Archive of articles published on the 9th of May 2011

Large study finds CT scans are frequently unnecessary after head injury in children
Sexual orientation affects cancer survivorship
For UCLA expert on Chumash Indians, roughly hewn beads are child's play
UCSF heart doctors uncover significant bias in TASER safety studies
The ethics of biofuels
Most nurses don't use recommended intramuscular injection site despite potential risks
Zombie ants have fungus on the brain, new research reveals
Celiac disease vaccine shows promising results in Phase I trial
USC research reveals surprising clues about communication in hair stem cell populations
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CIC nanoGUNE develops Nano-FTIR-nanoscale infrared spectroscopy with a thermal source
iPhone can diagnose stroke: study
A study analyzes the legal problems of social networks
Coroners wrong to say no to post-mortem tissue collection, academics argue
Flying the flag: Does it matter?
Mayo Clinic studies how much practice makes perfect when performing colonoscopies
One-third of Spanish children do not wake up feeling refreshed
Post-traumatic stress disorder common following significant orthopedic trauma
Smokers undergo the same changes in gene expression as patients with COPD
Raging storms sweep away galactic gas
New test could give SLE patients a more tolerable life
Sexy clothes: Too much, too young
Sound research at Acoustical Society meeting
Report: Direct removal of carbon dioxide from air likely not viable
How did debt and credit become the 'American way'?
Virtual possessions have powerful hold on teenagers, Carnegie Mellon researchers say
The skinny on how shed skin reduces indoor air pollution
Fundamental question on how life started solved
Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?
Study finds teens often willing to accept free or low-cost rapid HIV testing
How do creative ads shake up the way we think?
Go for broke: Consumers who set conservative goals feel less satisfied
Henry Ford Hospital study: Open-access colonoscopy is safe
Faking it: Can ads create false memories about products?
For older heart-transplant patients, hospitals doing the most operations yield better outcomes
APS releases new technical assessment: Direct air capture of CO2 with chemicals
Constrained consumers: When do people consider what they have to give up in order to buy something?
Johns Hopkins scientists reveal nerve cells' navigation system
Obesity creates wimpy rats
Stem cell technology used in unique surgery
FDA could analyze public health consequences of its decisions better
Do you think liposuction will get rid of that fat forever?
Researchers get new view of how water and sulfur dioxide mix
Parsley, celery carry crucial component for fight against breast cancer, MU researcher finds
NY Presbyterian/Columbia research presented at Digestive Disease Week meeting
Are words weighing down the development of policy for better health?
Reducing the side effects of a multiple sclerosis drug
Aboriginal youth use tobacco, illicit drugs and alcohol more than non-Aboriginal youth
Diabetes levels in Canadian Inuit similar to those in general population
Step in breakdown of HIV proteins essential to recognition, destruction of infected cells
Availability of local food key to improving food security
Supply of hospice services strongly associated with local area's median household income
UNC research highlights at 2011 Digestive Disease Week
Columbia engineers develop new method to diagnose heart arrhythmias
Vanderbilt biologists discover a new class of insect repellent
UT Southwestern scientists unmask mysterious cells as key 'border patrol agents' in the intestine
New marker offers hope for more reliable detection of prostate cancer
Immature skull led young tyrannosaurs to rely on speed, agility to catch prey
Methane levels 17 times higher in water wells near hydrofracking sites
Restaurants cherry pick parties by size
Mind/body program increases pregnancy rates in IVF treatment
A tiltable head could improve the ability of undulating robots to navigate disaster debris
'Fool's Gold' from the deep is fertilizer for ocean life
Latest advances in gene therapy for ocular disease are highlighted in Human Gene Therapy
A grim dilemma: Treating the tortured prisoner
Model developed to improve combination vaccine accessibility worldwide
Nitric oxide impacts source of sickle cell pain crisis
USDA researchers, collaborators sequence genomes of fungi that threaten wheat, poplars
We actually 'become' happy vampires or contented wizards when reading a book
MIT news: New sensor can detect tiny traces of explosives
Teenage alcohol consumption associated with computer use
More effective and less risky when you paint the hull of your boat
Single bioptic telescope for low vision driving may not obscure road view of second eye
Blood test for colon cancer screening beneficial for some seniors, but not for many others
Heart medication best at bedtime, study reveals
Health-care providers are prescribing nontraditional medicine
High rates of unemployment does not decrease insurgent attacks against government, allied forces
1 in 7 strokes occurs during sleep, many go without clot-busting treatment
Screening tool appears to increase pulmonary embolism diagnosis rate; no decrease in related deaths
Study evaluates cost-effectiveness of strategies to treat infant tear-duct obstruction
Evidence insufficient on relationship of modifiable factors with risk of Alzheimer's disease
Estrogen-lowering drugs reduce mastectomy rates for breast cancer patients
Evidence of over-diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms as a result of CTPA
Short term use of painkillers could be dangerous to heart patients
Health professionals appear concerned about bias in commercially funded continuing medical education
Research identifies risk factors associated with progression of glaucoma
Dementia, mild cognitive impairment common in 'oldest old' women
Genome of marine organism reveals hidden secrets
Consumption, carbon emissions and international trade
NIH study describes fast, sensitive blood test for human prion disease
Study of health in Brazil highlights major progress
Bats lend an ear to sonar engineering
Genes, not race, determine donor kidney survival
Virginia Tech announces football helmet ratings for reducing concussion risk