Science news Posted October 1, 2013: Drinkin

Posted October 1, 2013:

• Drinking Fluoridated Water Gives No Additional Risks for Hip Fractures


• Genes Associated With Unhealthy Liver Function


• Product Testing to Foster Care System


• Genetic Influences on Cognition Increase With Age


• Traffic Cop for Meiosis — With Implications for Fertility, Birth Defects


• New Process to Create Artificial Cell Membranes


• My Dishwasher Is Trying to Kill Me: Extreme Conditions Suit Pathogenic Fungus


• Probing the Secrets of the Ryegrasses: A Route for Synthesis of Loline Alkaloids


• Compound May Keep Survivors of Brain Aneurysms from Succumbing to Stroke


• Acidity Can Change Cell Membrane Properties


• Discovery Goes from the Lab to the Patient


• Short Sleepers Most Likely to Be Drowsy Drivers


• Role of Brain Stress in Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Development


• Vaccination and the Gentle Art of Persuasion


• How to Stay Sharp in Retirement


• Blood-Pressure Drug May Help Improve Cancer Treatment


• Alternative to Antibiotics: Plasmas Attack Bacterial Cells on Several Levels


• Despite Growth Reports, Africa Mired in Poverty

Posted September 30, 2013:

• Critical Gaps Discovered in Breast Cancer Research


• International 'War' on Illegal Drugs Failing to Curb Supply


• Medicare Plans Understate Risky Prescribing Rates


• Researchers Apply Regenerative Medicine to Battlefield Injuries


• Zinc Discovery May Shed Light on Parkinson's, Alzheimer's


• When ICUs Get Busy, Doctors Triage Patients More Efficiently


• New Tool for Studying Membrane Protein Structure


• Liquid Biopsy Could Improve Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment


• Less Blood Clot Risk Linked to Estradiol Than to Premarin Pills


• Leisure-Time Exercise Could Lower Your Risk of High Blood Pressure


• Foods Toxins That Can Cause Cervical, Liver Cancer


• A New Way to Treat Uterine Fibroids


• What Works for Women Doesn't Work for Men


• Study Examines Adverse Neonatal Outcomes Associated With Early-Term Birth


• Continual Increase in Bed Sharing Among Black, Hispanic Infants


• Massachusetts Primary Care Malpractice Claims Related to Alleged Misdiagnoses


• Two Common Estrogen Drugs Compared Regarding Cardiovascular Safety


• New Insights Into DNA Repair Process May Spur Better Cancer Therapies


• Young Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer at Higher Risk


• Vacuum Dust: A Previously Unknown Disease Vector


• Better Protein Creation May Be Secret of Longevity for the World's Longest-Living Rodent


• With Increased Age Comes Decreased Risk-Taking in Decision-Making


• Egg Growth Induced in Infertile Women, One Gives Birth


• Finding the Place Where the Brain Creates Illusory Shapes and Surfaces


• When Cells 'Eat' Their Own Power Plants: Scientists Solve Mystery of Basic Cellular Process


• Unhappy With Your Hospital? You Might Still Be Getting Great Care


• Biological Link Between Diabetes and Heart Disease Discovered


• Depression and Mental Health Services Usage


• Cancer Biggest Killer of Hispanic Texans


• Climate Change: Fast out of the Gate, Slow to the Finish the Gate


• National Screening Strategy for Hepatitis C Urged for Canada


• Small Brain Biopsies Can Be Used to Grow Patient's Own Brain Cells