News archive: 07/24/2008


[18:28] Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update)
[17:35] Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse
[17:34] Mindfulness meditation slows progression of HIV, study shows
[17:33] Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update)
[16:33] Make your own microfluidic device with new kit from U-M
[16:13] Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain
[15:47] Nanoparticles Detect Telomerase Activity
[15:40] Trench on Mars Ready for Next Sampling by NASA Lander
[15:07] Economists' new research shows positive effects of minimum-wage increases
[15:06] Researchers identify gene responsible for rare childhood disease
[14:18] Intel Outlines Plans for New Category of Smarter, Purpose-Built 'System on Chip' Designs
[14:14] Arctic 'holds 90bln barrels of oil, mostly offshore'
[14:13] Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake
[14:12] Genetic mutation identified for eye complaint
[14:11] Scientists solve 30-year-old aurora borealis mystery
[14:07] Material may help autos turn heat into electricity
[14:06] Electron microscopy enters the picometer scale
[14:04] The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found
[14:03] Study: No gender differences in math performance
[14:01] Plant steroids offer new paradigm for how hormones work
[13:59] Energy drinks linked to risk-taking behaviors among college students
[13:58] Scientists break record by finding northernmost hydrothermal vent field
[13:55] Joy Luck Club: The health benefits of daughters-in-law
[13:51] Hubble Instruments Slated for On-Orbit 'Surgery'
[13:34] NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights
[13:31] Prevailing theory of aging challenged in Stanford worm study
[13:26] Hyperactive immune resistance brings blindness in old age
[13:23] A sensible censor for sharing medical records
[13:22] Revolutionary materials reflect ancient forms
[13:11] COROT's new find orbits Sun-like star
[13:06] Telescope embedded in glasses lens promises to make driving easier for visually impaired
[13:05] Watching a 'New Star' Make the Universe Dusty
[13:02] UC Santa Barbara chemist goes nano with CoQ10
[13:00] Early cessation of breastfeeding by HIV+ women in poor countries and child survival
[12:59] Imiquimod, an immune response modifier, is dependent on the OGF-OGFr signaling pathway
[12:57] Region hit hard by 1993 floods showed economic resiliency, study indicates
[12:55] Adult stem cells activated in mammalian brain
[12:51] Consortium develops new method enabling routine targeted gene modification
[12:50] Older people may need less sleep, study finds
[12:49] Nursing homes a popular option in Taiwan
[12:48] GOCE prepares for shipment to Russia
[12:46] Research says fat friends and poor education helps people think thin
[12:45] New study of gene evolution could lead to better understanding of neurodegenerative disease
[12:44] Landscape study may offer solutions for fire managers
[12:43] A new cellular pathway linked to cancer is identified
[12:42] Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered
[12:41] Consortium develops new method to manipulate genetic material
[12:39] China's mobile users top 600 million: govt
[12:27] Lenses galore -- Hubble finds large sample of very distant galaxies
[12:26] Study: Typhoons bury tons of carbon in the oceans
[12:21] Novel structure proteins could play a role in apoptosis
[12:20] Researchers unravel key mechanism of cellular damage in aging and disease
[12:19] Various species' genes evolve to minimize protein production errors
[12:18] Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets
[12:15] Study shows residents may benefit most from time in the clinic
[08:31] Whale playground offers glimpse into Russia's melting Arctic
[08:07] Shielding for ambitious neutron experiment
[05:48] Taiwan's AU Optronics posts lower-than-expected profit
[05:47] Crackdown launched on illegal downloads
[02:37] 'Statins' linked to improved survival in kidney transplant recipients
[02:31] Limiting fructose may boost weight loss
[02:27] Study shows emergency physicians have good first instincts in diagnosing heart attacks
[02:19] No justification for denying obese patients knee replacements
[02:18] Diversity in primary schools promotes harmony
[02:17] Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations
[02:17] Patient privacy assured by electronic censor
[02:16] Cow power could generate electricity for millions
[02:14] You're more likely to do sport if you are white, middle class, and middle-aged


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