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"Fly paper" technique to detect metastasis

Full, free aritcle, video from UCLA Newsroom

New mammography guidelines

Full, free article from Ann. Int. Med.

New cervical cancer screening guidelines

Full, free article from ACOG Practice Bulletin

HIV positive but AIDS free?

Full, free artticle from Scientific American

Improved method for predicting fractures due to osteoporosis

Full, free article from BMJ

Large doses of folic acid and vitamin B12 associated with cancer

Free JAMA summary

Large study: moderate to high alcohol intake reduces coronary disease in men but not women

Free abstract from Heart

Niacin an excellent drug in treatment of blood lipids

Full, free article from The New Engl. j. Med.

First non-hormonal treatment for menorrhagia

Full, free note from FDA News & Events

Watch the wild neutrophil on the prowl!

Free article and video from Yale

US obesity rates

Full, free article from MMWR Weekly

Awards and grants from the AAA

win one!

Gout in the elbow

Images (including uric acid crystals), full, free article from The New. Engl. j. Med.

Iron deficiency and heart failure: new therapy?

Full, free article from The New Engl. j. Med.

Community colleges survey of student engagement

part time professors and students less engaged: full, free report

Using "special K" or ketamine can hurt memory

Full, free article on BBC News Online

Ancient Egyptians had atherosclerosis too

Full, free article on BBC News Online

November 19: Great American Smokeout

Full, free text from the MMWR Weekly

New therapy for small-cell carcinoma of the lung successful

Surveillance Summaries from the CDC--possible therapeutic approaches suggested

Current table of contents for Nature Cell Biology

metastasis and other topics

Acetaminophen may reduce vaccine's effectiveness

abstract from PubMed

New role for Th 17 autoimmune helper T cells
Full, free article from New Scientist

University to ask for DNA testing for new hires
Press release

November is National Epilepsy Awareness month
Full, free MMWR Weekly from the CDC

Sleeplessness common in the United States--issue related to chronic diseases
Full, free MMWR Weekly from the CDC

October 29--World Stroke Day
CDC press release

Migraine with aura associated with greater risk of stroke
Full, free article from BMJ

HIV infection prophylaxis after exposure
Full, free article from The New England Journal of Medicine

Lifestyle interventions can last up to 10 years in diabetes
Free abstract from The Lancet

Swinging heart
Free video, images, article from The New England Journal of Medicine

Phantom pain treatment approaches
Full, free article from Science News

Artificial bone implanted in tot's humerus
Popular article

Variation in COMT enzyme allows some to make faster decisions
press release from the Max Planck Institute

Gene therapy successful for visual defects
popular article

Why all-nighters cause failures
Full, free article from ScienceNOW Daily News

Raising HDL's decreases cardiovascular disease risks
abstract from Arch. Int. Med.

Results of trial of single- and double-embryo transfers
Full, free article from The New England Journal of Medicine

Recall of baby food for potential of botulism
FDA press release

Role in chromosome repair for protein binding to single-stranded DNA
University of Illinois U/C press release, images

Physical exercise for brain health
press release from the Society for Neuroscience

Control of single brain neurons
Full, free article from Science News

Male circumcision reduces HIV infections in women
Free summary from The Lancet: infectious diseases

October is breast cancer awareness month
CDC press release

Aldosterone antagonists in heart failure
Free abstract from JAMA

Right thoracic kidney
Full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.

Vaccination for HIV shows promise
full, free article from The New Engl. j. Med.

Fellowships from the US Dept. of Energy
for first and second year grad students, including biology

Enhancement of visual perceptions with sounds
University of Glasgow press release

Virus link to prostate cancer?
full, free article from the Scientist

Ovarian cancer seminar
free summary, register for more from The Lancet

RISC, silencer of genes imaged for first time
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab press release

"A bloody mystery," an interactive medical case
from The New Engl. j. Med.

New blood cell trait variations uncovered
summary from Nature Genetics

Children's allergies by race
MMWR Weekly

Emotional "seeing" with a damaged visual cortex
full, free article from Scientific American

How genes work together
popular article

Trials of gene therapy for parkinsonism
full, free article from Nature News

Frequency of Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy amongst males 5-24 years old
CDC's MMWR Weekly

Progress of end-stage Alzheimer Disease
free summary from The New Engl. j. Med.

Cancer spread to fetus through placenta
free, full article from ScienceNOW Daily News

Tissue engineering could increase success with prostheses
Univ. of Michigan press release

Alcohol and cosleeping linked to SIDS
full, free article from BMJ

Radical versus minimally invasive prostatectomy study
free summary from JAMA

Oxygen deprivation and H1N1 death
full, free article from Science News

Progress in patching the heart with stem cells
images, video, press release from the University of Washington

Stem cells to battle macular degeneration
article, images from Scrips Research Institute

Survey: small-cell lung cancer deaths tend to increase with estrogen supplements in women
Free summary from The Lancet

Do cell phones cause tumors?
popular article

Looking for true stem cells
Nature News

The human genome in 3 dimensions
BBC News

Cocaine vaccine
NIH News

Pachyderma
full, free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.

Video of bone marrow aspiration
free from The New Engl. j. Med.

Leptin and the brain
press release

Human genetic variations
free, full article from The Scientist

Ribosome researchers receive Nobel prizes
popular article

DNA sequencer on a chip
full, free article, images, video clip from Wired magazine

Drug may delay clinical MS
abstract from The Lancet

Telomerase discoverers receive Nobel prize in medicine
popular article

IUD treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding approved
FDA press release

Fall risk reduced with vitamin D supplementation
Full, free article from BMJ

Marathon running may damage the heart
popular article

HIV vaccine's value questioned
full, free article from Science Insider

March of Dimes study of preterm births
popular article

Experience in dealing with battlefield head trauma helps in dealing with civilian injuries
popular article

Awards from AAA
information, nomination form

Gene therapy to treat heart failure
press release

Could safety and health regulations stifle up-coming scientists?
popular article

Have fun with your students: the Ig Nobel prizes for 2009
can you get arthritis from cracking your knuckles and more

Table of contents for Nature Genetics
genetic varients for prostate cancer, Alzehimer Disease and more

Mobile dialysis units under development
from The Economist

Get the Ardipithecus links here
video, images, from AAAS

Cerebrospinal fluid leaking through sphenoid sinus
free article, images from The New Engl. j. Sci.

Microprocessor chip-based blood testing developed
press release

New Anatomical Sciences Education available
free on-line journal for HAPS members according to Valerie O'Loughlin

Interactive case histories from The New Engl. j. Med.
just click on the link

First patent issued for an Alzheimer Disease vaccine
press release from company

What's the story on probiotics?
popular article

Under development: metallic glass for bone repair
full, free article from Nature Materials

First anti-HIV vaccine to show promise
press release

Evolutionary origins of prions (one is a cause of "Mad Cow Disease") determined
Press release from the University of Toronto

Lack of sleep and Alzheimer Disease
full, free article from Science News

Value of PSA questioned as a screening tool
full, free article from BMJ

Maternal use of certain antidepressants linked to septal defects
full, free article from BMJ

"On being a scientist" video available at this site
from the National Academy of Science

Genetic origins of combined immunodeficiency
full free article from The New Engl. j. Med.

Tumor on the iris
full free article, image from The New Engl. j. Med.

Pelvic spleen
full free article, images from The New Engl. j. Med.

"Watchful waiting" for prostate cancer
popular article

Superoxides and hydrogen peroxide: their role in metastasis
press release

Spinal nerve cord repair advances
BBC News Online

Messenger chemical for axon branching identified
free abstract from Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci.

Thumbnail darkening due to medication
full, free article, image from The New Engl. j. Med.

Sensory perception activities
article from Seed magazine

Gene therapy cures color blindness in monkeys
article from Wired

Neuroscience to help educators understand students better
full, free article from New Scientist

Table of contents for Nature Neuroscience available
abstracts available on-line

"Alert status" in mesopontine tegmentum area of brain identified
Hebrew University press release

ALS due to cyanobacterium?
popular article: study in New Hampshire suggests it

Physical activity related to increased survivorship in the elderly
free abstract from Arch. Int. Med.

Gene controlling natural killer cell differentiation found
BBC News Online

Leukemia and stem cell researchers receive Lasker Awards
popular article

FDA approves an ovarian cancer test
FDA press release

Is ghostwriting common in medical journals?
popular article

The popular "How science works" flow chart is available for you to print:
the large flow chart here
the handout here

Get your students to produce a 'zine for a prize!
the idea is to combine science and art in an E-published work

Stem cells from lipsuction fat
National Geographic News

Using cultured liver cells to test new drugs
popular article

Gender differences in brains
full, free article from Scientific American

Retinal implant a partial success
popular article

Neurology's table of contents
some free abstracts, sign up for an E-copy of the table of contents

Pre-pregnancy weight-loss in women may help children
popular article

Injectible gel for brain injuries
Clemson University press release

More genes for Alzheimer Disease found
popular article

Gene for four chambered heart found
key to understanding certain heart defects and the development of "warm-bloodedness"

September is sickle cell awareness month
full, free article from the CDC

Thin thighs, heart disease more likely
full, free article from BMJ

More cancers screened, more false positives
ABC news

Giant congenital nevus
free image, short article from The New Engl. j. Med.

"Electronic tongue" invented to assess sweeteners
full article from National Geographic News