All news dated 05/6/2008

Medicine & Health

Super-sizing great for your wallet but not your waist

OHSU psychiatrist to highlight warning signs for school shootings

Much of the increased risk of death from smoking reduced within several years after quitting

Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries

Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development, treatment

Blocked brain enzyme decreases appetite and promotes weight loss

Hunger hormone: Makes food more attractive

Researchers demonstrate safety of gene therapy using adult stem cells

Steroids provide no survival benefit for children with bacterial meningitis

Pregnant women face hostile behavior when applying for jobs, new study shows

New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis

Immune exhaustion in HIV infection

Waterpipe smoking on college campuses may contribute to growing public health problem

Antidepressants do work in depression while evidence for CBT is poorer say experts

Incidence of group B strep has decreased among newborns, but has increased among adults

Specific gene increases susceptibility to breast cancer

Smoke-free laws have no impact on employee turnover

Folic acid, B vitamins not linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk women

Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?

Estimated 750,000 problem gamblers among America's youth

Naturally-occuring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury and restoring function

MGH researchers report successful new laser treatment for vocal-cord cancer

Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries

Corticosteroids not linked with reduced risk of death for children with bacterial meningitis

General Science

Stressed seaweed contributes to cloudy coastal skies, study suggests

'Crispy noodle' chemistry could reduce carbon emissions

Gut hormone makes food look even yummier

Saving frogs before it's too late

Genome sequence of Podospora anserina reveals unsuspected ability to use complex carbon sources

Test of maturity for stem cells

Screw worm outbreak in Yemen

Fat transplantation can have metabolic benefits

Technology

First steps toward autonomous robot surgeries

Berkeley Lab researchers propose a new breed of supercomputers

Smart Miniature Pump

Creativity essential for climate targets -- existing -- housing

Space & Earth science

Rocky Mesas of Nilosyrtis Mensae, Mars

Sounding out Congo Red

Study shows mercury levels from products decreasing, though still at dangerous levels

Balloons 'bombard' North Alabama landfill to collect data, improve tornado warnings

Finding the real potential of no-till farming for sequestering carbon