All news dated 12/15/2006

Medicine & Health

Underground air might cause DNA damage

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Statistics don't lie -- Americans are fat

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | pda version

Obesity could bankrupt the health system, warn doctors

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Just how useful are animal studies to human health?

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Herceptin plus chemotherapy significantly increases disease-free survival in breast cancer

December 15, 2006 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Gene chip technology shows potential for identifying life-threatening blood infection

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers find two biomarkers with potential to predict breast cancer spread

December 15, 2006 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

New hope for wrinkles

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

Intelligent children more likely to become vegetarian

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Pair of microRNA molecules controls major oncogene in most common leukemia

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Too much Christmas cheer?

December 15, 2006 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Doctors: Defibrillators needed at resorts

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

'Clumping' protein linked to return of ovarian cancer

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

General Science

Sea monster search draws MSU scientist to land of polar bears

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Organic calf born in New Hampshire

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | pda version

Technology

A train on the street

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Panasonic Develops New Gallium Nitride Power Transistor with Normally-off Operation

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

As fast as a shark in water

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

New system will improve interaction between autopilots and pilots

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science

Overconfidence leads to bias in climate change estimations

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | pda version

El Nino may, or may not, soak California

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

ESA mission controllers react to solar flare

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Northern Lights thrill southern Norway

December 15, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version