All news dated 04/24/2008

Medicine & Health

New gene discovered for new form of intellectual disability

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act clears Senate

New 3-D ultrasound could improve stroke diagnosis, care

Higher wealth linked to lower stroke risk from age 50 to 64

Advance made in growing heart cells

Proof that men and women activate stereotypes of competence and sociability respectively

Study Shows Suicide Rates Significantly Higher Among Veterinarians

New adult ADHD drug receives FDA approval

Teenager to have giant tumor removed

Silk-brand chocolate soymilk recalled

New technology for boosting vaccine efficiency

New lymphoma therapies targets diverse and difficult cancer

Study finds racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment

Study shows positive findings in treating patients with advanced hepatitis C

Massachusetts issues a soy sprout warning

Pretermers bounce back from pain with a cuddle

Metabolic genes tied to inflammatory predictor of heart disease and stroke risk

Smokers have a 41 percent higher risk of suffering depression

National survey reveals 80 percent of Americans claim docs need better bedside manners

General Science

Early human populations evolved separately for 100,000 years

Technological breakthrough in the fight to cut greenhouse gases

Scientists call for more access to biotech crop data

Proteins that stop a major signaling pathway can also generate new proteins

Shock at pump stems from high crude oil prices

Are Ice Age relics the next casualty of climate change?

AMPK signaling: Got food?

Washed-up sea snake rescued in New Zealand

Researcher to Study Gene Flow 'Hot Spots' in Canola

Invention gives improved gene technology analysis

Technology

European power plants boosting coal use

Baker College wins cyber defense contest

Electronic Devices

AMD Delivers Three New AMD Phenom X3 8000 Series Processors

Space & Earth science

Earthquake in Illinois could portend an emerging threat

On shaky ground: UH Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston

Stratospheric injections to counter global warming could damage ozone layer

Scientists say biodiversity is crucial to ecosystem productivity

GIOVE-B on the launch pad

Researchers recommend ways to fight lake trout invasion in Glacier National Park

Desalination can boost US water supplies, but environmental research needed

Scientists urged to make a stand on climate change

In computer models and observations, researchers see potential for significant 'red tide' season

ISU researcher works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite

Physics

Giant laser system is under construction

European light research opens door for optical storage and computing

Nanotechnology

New nanotech products hitting the market at the rate of 3-4 per week