All news dated 03/31/2008
Medicine & Health
Researchers develop tool that 'sees' internal body details 1,000 times smaller
First evidence that blocking key energy protein kills cancer cells
Hybrid Cars Are Harder to Hear
Chloroform provides clue to 150 year old medical puzzle
New research provides insight into menopause
Neurons hard wired to tell left from right
Researchers identify a gene responsible for Lou Gehrig's disease
Psychologist offers tips to remember more in today's high-tech world
Replacing absent microRNAs could make tumors less invasive, more treatable
Vaccine for Ebola virus
Lingering Bacteria Don't Indicate Chronic Lyme Disease
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Brain lesions more common than previously thought
Significant reductions in mortality shown using blood pressure-lowering treatment in very elderly
Hormone that controls hunger and appetite also linked to reduced fertility
Most people believe smallpox not an extinct disease
New blood pressure medication has fewer side effects: Global study
The Holocaust was not experienced in the same way by everyone
Researchers publish MRI images of genes in action in the living brain
Cantaloupe recall continues to expand
New research shows benefits of ultrasound contrast agents outweigh potential risk to heart patients
Fatality rates increase with repeal of helmet laws, study finds
Childhood leukemia survivors struggle with long-term comorbidities
Uterine stem cells create new neurons that can curb Parkinson's disease
2-drug blood pressure therapy lowers cardiovascular risk
Lung transplants not dangerous for children with cystic fibrosis, after all
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Some Total Body-brand products recalled
Study shows why synthetic estrogens wreak havoc on reproductive system
Study indicates diabetes medication may help slow plaque build-up in coronary arteries
Norwegian Tooth Bank seeks milk teeth from 100,000 children
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Are blood thinners post-op killers?
Angina drug potentially useful against heart rhythm disorders
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Pensioners relaxed in front of the computer
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General Science
Study questions 'cost of complexity' in evolution
Electric shocks boost plants' production of commercially useful chemicals
Virtual smash-ups show teenaged dome-skulled dinos could knock heads
Writing for Friends and Family: The Interpersonal Nature of Blogs
Historic grounds may be probed for ghosts
Self-organization of sandpile models
Boosting self-esteem can backfire in decision-making
Study finds concerns with biofuels
Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?
Chips could speed up detection of livestock viruses
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Extension helps strawberry growers fight aggressive plant disease
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