All news dated 02/6/2008

Medicine & Health

Chronic Pain Harms the Brain

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | pda version

High blood pressure pill cuts risk of Parkinson's disease

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers discover new battleground for viruses and immune cells

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Imaging study reveals rapid formation of Alzheimer's-associated plaques

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Poor recognition of 'self' found in high functioning people with autism

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | pda version

Reducing cancer panic

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists confirm new virus responsible for deaths of transplant recipients in Australia

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV infection in individuals with HSV-2

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Europe's most common genetic disease is a liver disorder

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Gene plays 'Jekyll and Hyde' in brain cancer

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Older women more susceptible to depression than older men

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Button mushrooms contain as much anti-oxidants as expensive ones

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | pda version

Brain study suggests way to measure, treat autism

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Brain circuitry that drives drug-seeking compulsion identified

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

More brain research suggests 'use it or lose it'

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | pda version

Wrong medicine kills new mother

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Gene found to play a suppressor role in skin cancer development

February 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

New study suggests link between environmental toxins and early onset puberty in girls

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

PET outperforms CT in characterization of lung nodules

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

FDA acts against unapproved colchicine

February 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Don't blame the trees: Social factors, not forests, dictate disease patterns

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

New devices to boost nematode research on neurons and drugs

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

New figures reveal changing patterns of stroke and heart disease-related deaths in Europe

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Intensive blood sugar treatment in trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease changed

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Impact of electronic personal health record on hypertension under study

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

General Science

Researchers solve long-standing financial puzzle

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | pda version

Oldest Australian crayfish fossils provide missing evolutionary link

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

MIT applies engineering approach to studying biological pathways

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Is political orientation transmitted genetically?

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

Breaking New Ground in Relationship of Language to Thought

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers identify a worldwide-distributed clone of bacteria responsible for Legionnaire's disease

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Perfect Pair for Valentine's Day: Roses and Lemon-Lime Soda

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Feed the birds: Winter feeding makes for better breeding

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Barnacles go to great lengths to mate

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Technology

SanDisk to Launch 43-Nanometer Multi-Level NAND Flash Memory in Mass Production

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Toshiba develops the world's fastest speed embedded DRAM technology

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

IMEC realized full CMOS multiple antenna receiver for 60 GHz

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

'Nitty-Gritty' but Vital Data Helps Field Rescue Robots

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Electronic Devices

HP Introduces Advanced Family of Disk Arrays at Entry-level Prices

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science

Saturn's Giant Sponge

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Tropical soils impede landmine detection

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Why do earthquakes stop?

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Texas county passes on spaceport plan

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Earth's temperature linked to earthquakes

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | pda version

Physics

Compact, wavelength-on-demand Quantum Cascade Laser chip created

February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | pda version