All news dated 02/19/2008

Medicine & Health RSS

Tumor-killing virus selectively targets diseased brain cells

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Study identifies new patterns of brain activation used in forming long-term memories

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists shed light on long-distance signaling in developing neurons

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Study suggests antibiotic may prevent dreaded brain fever

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

In-hospital cardiac arrest occurring during night, weekends may lower patient survival rate

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Siblings of schizophrenia patients display subtle shape abnormalities in brain

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

HSP90: New point of view on melanoma of the eye

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Suicide spikes for U.S. middle-aged

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

FDA asked to drop soy health claims

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | pda version

Women who suffered child abuse spend more on health care

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Two Hawaii schools tested in TB scare

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Michelina's sweet-sour chicken recalled

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Overweight and obese men have lower PSA values, even before they get prostate cancer

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Gene therapy 'trains' immune system to destroy brain cancer cells and reverses behavioral deficits

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Effective ADHD treatment found for children with fragile X syndrome

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Huge proportion of maternal deaths worldwide are preventable

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

HIV patients still stung by stigma from health-care providers

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Purdue lab works to improve conditions at indoor swimming pools

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Study: low-income women more likely to suffer from postpartum depression

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Different treatments for acute kidney failure appear to often have similar outcomes

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Menopausal women need better health care and community support in rural areas

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

General Science RSS

Study suggests disaggregate earnings better predict stock prices than aggregate earnings

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers create first chikungunya animal model

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

New technique promises to aid doctor's ability to identify, treat bacterial infections

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Oregon moose herd thriving in winter

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists testing oral contraceptives for animals

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Technology RSS

Grad student invents gravity lamp

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 88 vote(s) | pda version

Ubiquitous broadband, more than optical illusion

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Put trust in your pocket: CSIRO's trust extension device

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Digital frame virus traced to China

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

UI develops free, easy-to-use web tool kit for archivists

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Sniffing out insider threats

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Reduced noise allows clearer mobile phone conversations

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Electronic Devices RSS

Intel Delivers 'Hard-Core' Eight-Core Platform for PC Performance Aficionados

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science RSS

NASA MidSTAR-1 successful technologies may be revolutionary

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

MIT to lead development of new telescopes on moon

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Hubble Discovers 67 New Gravitationally Lensed Galaxies in the Distant Universe

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Get Ready For Total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday Night

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | pda version

Turtle studies suggest health risks from environmental contaminants

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Physics RSS

'NMR on a chip' features magnetic mini-sensor

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | pda version

Nanotechnology RSS

Chemists measure copper levels in zinc oxide nanowires

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Federal nanotech risk research plan still comes up short

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Clicking synthetic and biological molecules together

February 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version