All news dated 01/17/2008

Medicine & Health RSS

Monkey's Thoughts Make Robot Walk from Across the Globe

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | pda version

Newly discovered virus linked to deadly skin cancer

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | pda version

Alzheimer's molecule is a smart speed bump on the nerve-cell transport highway

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers reveal HIV peptide's possible pathway into the cell

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Diet and lifestyle critical to recovery, says study

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Discovery of 'creator' gene for cerebral cortex points to potential stem cell treatments

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists may have identified new target for HIV vaccine

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Selective reporting of antidepressant trials exaggerates drug effectiveness

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

New drug lets kids feel good in their skin

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Evidence found for genes that affect risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Lighting up the powerful global smoking lobby

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Short birth length more than doubles risk of violent suicide attempts

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Religious beliefs focus too much on self

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists find new genetic mutation that halts the development of lupus

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Bird flu spread through India

January 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

FDA OKs novel surgical clotting solution

January 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Relatives who decline organ donations face conflict and guilt

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Annual bone fracture rate almost 4 percent and double previous estimates

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

A tricky tumor virus

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

FDA issues edentate disodium drug warning

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Discovery opens door to 'personalized' asthma therapy

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Plant pathogen yields substance to fight neuroblastoma

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

New research finds some wood floor finishes are a likely source of PCB exposure

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Engineered mice provide insight into Alzheimer's disease

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Just hours apart, 2 brothers undergo robotic prostate cancer surgery

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Report identifies research to bolster knowledge of health effects of wireless communication devices

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Cancer stem cell marker also drives transcription in normal cells

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists uncover role of cancer stem cell marker: controlling gene expression

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

General Science RSS

Predators do more than kill prey

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Island monkeys do not recognize big cat calls

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Paired microbes eliminate methane using sulfur pathway

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Marsupial lion tops African lion in fight to death

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Watermark Leaves Criminals High and Dry

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists call for urgent research into 'real' impacts of invasive species

January 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Technology RSS

Optical fibre: secure in all the chaos

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

2008 fuel consumption guide released today

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

ISU scientist researches ways to squeeze two fuels from one kernel of corn

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science RSS

Deep-ocean researchers target tsunami zone near Japan

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Washington state sea levels could rise considerably by end of century

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | pda version