Article: You know you've made it when...

Article: When ants attack: Researchers recreate chemicals that trigger ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... said Tsutsui. "If you take ants from San Diego and put them next to those from San Francisco, they'll act like they've known each other all their lives. They are part of a massive supercolony that extends hundreds of miles, nearly the entire length ...

Article: Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to model origins of ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... an unknown 'dark matter' than there is ordinary matter in the universe, and we know it's there from many different observations, most spectacularly, we've seen it bend light in pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope, but its origin is ...

Article: Microchips result in higher rate of return of shelter animals to ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... been missed without multiple scans," Lord said. "We know from a prior study that there are good scanners on the ... database and list the registry number to call. And then you know you've got a hit," Lord said. "This is an important development ...

Article: Genes that drive you to drink but don't make you an alcoholic.
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... in the tested populations were not the same as genes found to predispose to alcohol dependence. According to Tabakoff, "We know that high levels of alcohol consumption can increase the risk of becoming alcohol dependent in those who have a genetic make ...

Article: Exercise makes cigarettes less attractive to smokers.
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     699 words ... ... University of Exeter PhD student Kate Janse Van Rensburg said: "We know that smoking-related images can be powerful triggers for smokers ... people smoking on television, in photographs or in person. We know that this makes it more difficult for them to quit. "Because ...

Article: Medical food reduces medical costs and use of anti-convulsant ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... nerves in the hands and feet. "From clinical trials, we are seeing what Metanx can do clinically, but it is also reassuring to know that in this time of soaring health care costs that Metanx may help reduce costs related to patients with diabetic peripheral ...

Article: Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms.
NewsRx Health & Science;  November 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... scientific literature. The researchers sifted through 18 years of data collecting information on cases involving the use of catheter-directed therapy for treating massive pulmonary embolism. "I wanted to know if other interventional phy