Archive of articles published on the 3rd of August 2011

What's in a kids meal? Not happy news
UNH researchers help find natural products potential of frankia
Cape Cod Bay holds hidden risk for dining North Atlantic right whales
BGU researchers develop webcam tool to improve office worker posture
Are pet owners healthier and happier? Maybe not…
New antidepressants increase risks for elderly
Newer antidepressants not necessarily safest for older people
TV time: Why children watch multi-screens
Research into eating disorders and fertility reveals mixed picture
Atmospheric simulations will help NASA interpret data from the Juno Mission to Jupiter
First observational test of the 'multiverse'
Combination of existing safety checks could greatly reduce radiotherapy errors
VISTA finds 96 star clusters hidden behind dust
University of Miami scientists find way to identify manmade biofuels in atmosphere
Plant biologists dissect genetic mechanism enabling plants to overcome environmental challenge
Crop breeding could 'slash CO2 levels'
25 percent of Ontarians hospitalized for depression required ER visit or readmission within 30 days
B.C. researchers find quick, low-cost tests can accurately identify childhood developmental delays
Stray-bullet shootings most often harm women and individuals at low-risk for violence
Lifestyles of the old and healthy defy expectations
Progress made in understanding breast cancer risk
Research explores how breast cancer spreads and new ways to treat it
Fighting breast cancer from new angles
IT solution to improve hospital workflow and schedules
Scientists identify what makes us feel 'bad' when we're sick, how to treat it
Armchair science: DNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical 'quantum wire'
Novel coatings show great promise as flame retardants in polyurethane foam
NIST finds that ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels
Research helps breeders really know their onions to enhance global food security
University of Miami business professor helps create a successful scheduling method for umpires in Major League Baseball
Basis for battery-powered skin patch for wider range of protein-based medicines
An advance toward an 'electronic nose' urine test for TB
First opal-like crystals discovered in meteorite
Predicting perilous plaque in coronary arteries via fluid dynamics
Aggressive drug therapy aids superbug evolution
Virginia Tech professors publish research on post-traumatic stress
Finding could reduce antibiotic use in critically ill patients
'Big splat' may explain the moon's mountainous far side
What steers vampires to blood
UI biologist finds one species of pathogen can produce two distinct biofilms
Getting to the heart of the appeal of video games
Urine test shows prostate cancer risk, U-M study finds
Raptor usurpers in neighboring habitats reshape the conventional wisdom
Web search is ready for a shakeup, says UW computer scientist
Calcifying microalgae are witnesses of increasing ocean acidification
Natural killer cells participate in immune response against HIV
Unconventional hunt for new cancer targets leads to a powerful drug candidate for leukemia
6 million years of savanna
USDA scientists study effects of rising carbon dioxide on rangelands
Stanford study identifies potential anti-cancer therapy that starves cancer cells of glucose
'Watermark ink' device identifies unknown liquids instantly
Competition with humans responsible for decline of New Zealand's endangered sea lions, study shows
National survey reveals widespread mistaken beliefs about memory