All news dated 11/13/2006

Medicine & Health

Snail toxins reveal novel way to fight severe nerve pain

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | pda version

Contact lenses check blood sugar

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Even more people should benefit from statins, say Oxford researchers

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

Heavy smoking cuts women’s chance of pregnancy – even with donated oocytes

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

High-tech spectroscopy may be used to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Middle age no picnic for women

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Fatigue in women is reduced in stress-related cortisol study

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | pda version

Two drugs may stabilize plaques in atherosclerosis

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Test could help prevent arthritis

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Study: Anger could be deadly for some

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Hospital study accused of stealing data

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Harvard seeks to tap soul of leadership

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

General Science

Ancient Parasites Show that Cleanliness May Have Been Next to Sickliness

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s) | pda version

Three-dimensional polymer with unusual magnetism

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | pda version

Start from Frozen and Treat Turkey to a Rest Before Carving

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

High Resolution 4Pi Microscopy Reaches the Nucleus

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

A company's reputation is what gets fried when its books get cooked

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers developing molecular delivery vehicles for genetic therapies

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Cows may come home to Calif. preserves

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Teaching captive gorillas the ropes

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Technology

A medical micropump

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

SimCity for real

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science

Mars Global Surveyor lost in space

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Phosphorus Found to Be Another Culprit in Gulf of Mexico's 'Dead Zone'

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | pda version

Lesser Flamingos Find Refuge at Kenyan Lake

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Nanotechnology

Single-Dose Drug-Loaded Dendrimer Cures Mice of Colon Cancer

November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s) | pda version