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June 2005
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June 9,
2005 -- Under the influence
 Sensitivity to alcohol affected by genes active in neurons


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June 8,
2005 -- Salaries remain steady
 Jobs for new college grads on the rise


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June 8,
2005 -- Waste not, want not
 Preserving the environment: energy- and cost-saving alternatives to recycling abound


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June 8,
2005 -- New generation of hybrid filter
 Device traps, UV zaps pathogens


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June 8,
2005 -- Practice makes perfect
 Gamers are made, not born


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June 8,
2005 -- The fate of the Neandertals
 Bones key to modern human emergence in Europe


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June 8,
2005 -- Get it in writing
 Scam artists exploit elders' vulnerability to false memories


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June 8,
2005 -- Mixing oil and independence
 America has big stake in supporting democracy in former Soviet Republic of Georgia, international studies expert says


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June 8,
2005 -- How consumers react to sales depends on what they think the future holds
 Discounts don't always mean more profits for retailers and manufacturers


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June 8,
2005 -- Criminal procedure expert available for commentary
 Michael Jackson?s defense team provided foundation for an acquittal


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June 8,
2005 -- Private Social Security accounts could slow the flow of public companies going private
 When public companies go private


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May 11,
2005 -- Medicare, managed care, medicine and mortality
 WUSTL professor finds no link between managed care and mortality


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May 11,
2005 -- Setting analysts straight
 Global Settlement's affect on reducing bias in analysts' reports


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May 10,
2005 -- Brain development
 Adult and child brains perform tasks differently


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May 10,
2005 -- Tailoring treatment
 Profile of tumor genes shows need for individualized chemotherapy


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May 10,
2005 -- Searching for genes
 Researchers closing in on the genetic structure of autism


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May 10,
2005 -- Because I said so!!!
 Surviving your child's adolescence


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May 10,
2005 -- Urgent Correction: New Embargo Date
 Certain female fish have special mating preference


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May 9,
2005 -- Makin' time vs. stayin' alive
 Tradeoff between attracting mates and avoiding predators often is death


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May 9,
2005 -- Walking on Mars
 Radiation, microgravity two tough hurdles for humans on Mars


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May 9,
2005 -- Jumping genes and peculiar ancestors
 Evolutionary trees of life on Earth may apply toward Mars


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May 9,
2005 -- On the money
 Program turns up 150 missed genes


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April 8,
2005 -- 'Becoming brides of Christ'
 Book examines life of young nuns


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April 8,
2005 -- His 'Blue Period'
 Previously unknown Tennessee Williams poem found in the budding playwright's 1937 Greek exam


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April 8,
2005 -- High self-esteem less critical
 Promoting students' belief in their academic abilities is key to curbing African-American high school dropout rates


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April 7,
2005 -- Fruit fly brain
 Study confirms complexity of neurodevelopment


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April 7,
2005 -- To 'air' is human ? but bad for the eyes
 Oxygen near lens linked to cataracts in eye surgery patients


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April 7,
2005 -- That old solar wind
 Genesis samples analyzed at Washington University


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April 7,
2005 -- Using the chemical library
 Biomedical engineer finds sites that bind


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April 7,
2005 -- Some like it hot
 Environmental engineer identifies troublesome bioaerosol


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April 7,
2005 -- Quick identification
 Early-stage diabetic heart disease mimicked in mouse hearts


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April 7,
2005 -- 'Lighting up' tiny tumors
 Nanoparticles offer new hope for detection and treatment


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April 6,
2005 -- When stocks are not the best option
 Chosing incentives for work where everyone gains: stocks or options?


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April 6,
2005 -- Universal health care coverage
 Medicare-for-All is the prescription for taming health care costs, says insurance expert


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April 6,
2005 -- Too much of a good thing
 When trust gets in the way of productivity


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April 6,
2005 -- What really happens to that tax refund?
 How people trick themselves into overspending


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March 2,
2005 -- Infants and second-hand smoke
 Cigarette smoke worsens respiratory infections in infants


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March 2,
2005 -- Lifesaving inoculation
 Researchers close in on breast cancer vaccine


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March 2,
2005 -- Too hot to handle
 Preventing burns in young children


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March 2,
2005 -- When is it safe to deliver a baby?
 New tool helps determine maturity of lungs


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March 2,
2005 -- Danger, Will Robinson!
 Brain region learns to anticipate risk, provides early warnings, suggests new study in Science


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March 2,
2005 -- Power couples on the move
 Husbands' careers still trump wives' as dual-degree couples ponder job relocation, study suggests


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March 2,
2005 -- Unraveling the capsule
 Thirty new genes should shed light on fungus M.O.


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March 2,
2005 -- Call center contracts put their clients on hold
 Some phone agreements have a catch


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March 2,
2005 -- Sometimes the customer is not always right
 Accommodating clients too much could hurt business


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March 2,
2005 -- Criminal procedure expert available for commentary
 Star status may impede a fair, impartial Jackson trial


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March 2,
2005 -- Avoiding 'the wars of religion'
 Ten Commandments have no place on government property, says religious studies expert


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March 2,
2005 -- Tapping baby boomers
 U.S. government should help 'make volunteering a natural part of later life,' says productive aging expert


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March 1,
2005 -- Lights out!
 Presolar grains carry astronomical 2175 Å extinction line


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Feb. 28,
2005 -- The 'subunit' delivers proteins
 Novel protein machine found in plants


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Bad news for the Brady Bunch
 School achievement higher for children in nuclear families than for children in blended or single-parent families


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Tsunami relief
 Aceh province can rebuild, but United States needs to assist volunteer groups, says Indonesian expert


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Is privacy protection unconstitutional?
 Attempting to protect consumers' personal data through legislation will not result in free speech violations, says privacy law expert.


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Kinks in the family tree
 Species emerged in fresh water first


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Investor protection
 Fewer capital flow restrictions foster stronger economic growth


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Charitable giving pays benefits
 Financial future may be brighter for those who tithe


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Understanding irregular heartbeats
 New heart cell model incorporates calcium pathway


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Fettering filibusters
 Republican threats of "nuclear option" put United States at brink of parliamentary war, suggests congressional expert Steven Smith


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Feb. 2,
2005 -- Humid Egypt?
 Researchers find clues in snails' shells


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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Stopping urinary infections
 Bacterial target may be ideal for new drug treatments


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Feb. 1,
2005 -- New clues about SARS
 Scientists link new protein to important cell doorway


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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Newer isn't necessarily safer
 New generation of artificial turf isn?t any softer


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Feb. 1,
2005 -- Spotlight on sickle cell disease
 WUSM researchers aim to increase African-American blood donations


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Dec. 27,
2004 -- Letting the fur fly
 Human head hair is not fur


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Dec. 23,
2004 -- Introducing the tar line
 Jupiter's core not a big snowball


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Dec. 21,
2004 -- Seeking closure
 For better treatment of varicose veins, turn up the heat


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Miracle year revisited
 Einstein experts available to talk about 100th anniversary of his 1905 ground-breaking papers


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Corporate crisis
 Communication plan is the key in a corporate crisis


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- CEO compensation — appropriate or not?
 Corporate governance has dark side and bright side


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Holiday retail prices
 Dynamic pricing in retail can boost bottom line


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Homeless for the holidays
 Homeless population is changing


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Mapping the typhoid genomes
 Seeking better typhoid vaccines


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Marriage promotion
 Welfare policy urges African-American faith leaders to take a more active role in promoting healthy marriages, relationships


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Dec. 9,
2004 -- Inside Out Loud
 Women's health focus of major exhibit for the first time


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Just say 'no'
 Bacteria's enzymes show promise in industry, pharmaceuticals


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Screening preschoolers for depression
 Preschool feelings checklist can quickly identify kids at risk


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Academic pressure, Sept. 11 play role
 Depression, suicide are the major health issues facing college students, says student health director


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Taking a shot at staying healthy
 Healthy habits key in absence of influenza vaccine


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- MBA + military experience = marketability
 Officers leaving the military find MBAs ticket to success in civilian life


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Bandit, space repairman
 Tiny satellite can dock with mothership


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- On the job: Recognizing expertise
 Work groups perform best when expertise is judged from task-relevant cues


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Rehnquist, O'Connor poised to retire?
 Study details how Bush might reshape U.S. Supreme Court


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- 'Tis the season
 From tips on stress-free gift buying, toy shopping, healthful holiday eating or dealing with grief, WUSTL experts offer timely advice


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Imaging Alzheimer's plaques
 Technique may allow for earlier detection


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Reading electronic 'fingerprints'
 Washington University technology earns its stripes


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Teach your children well
 Old habits, both good and bad, are hard to break, suggests study of human memory


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Like a geyser, splittin' for the very first time
 Natural neuclear reactor described


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Taking a day off from smoking
 Great American Smokeout can be kick-off to quitting, suggests behavior modification expert


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Supreme Court and eminent domain
 Highest court to clarify government's role in urban redevelopment, says land use law expert


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Nov. 11,
2004 -- Restoration and reconstruction
 TRAM flap procedure restores breasts of cancer patients


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Keeping a 'leash' on lupus
 'Leash' protein may help keep B cells from attacking body tissue


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Boning up the AIDS 'cocktail'
 AIDS drug may reduce bone loss in young men with HIV


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Undermining the security of Social Security
 Call to privatize Social Security a mistake, says labor law expert


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Snowball Earth
 Mineral evidence shows ancient glaciation events


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Lessening the jolt
 Love taps preferred over jolt in heart defibrillation


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Exercise: It Does the Heart Good
 Regular exercise helps shrink enlarged hearts


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- A question too many ask: Will I go hungry?
 High rates of food insecurity, food stamp use show Americans' economic vulnerability, says social welfare expert


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Changing a stereotype
 Islam scholar trying to help Americans understand majority of the world's Muslims are peaceful people


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Surgery for the young and 'hip'
 Orthopaedic surgeons preserve hip joint in young adult patients


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- Removing the shadow of suspicion
 Denials, apologies are key to repairing trust in business


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Sept. 22,
2004 -- 2004 U.S. Senate races
 Why Do Incumbent Senators Win?


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Sept. 15,
2004 -- No teacher left behind
 Teachers work to meet no Child Left Behind demands


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Sept. 15,
2004 -- Lizards: A Florida export
 Researchers show migrations stem from Florida


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Sept. 7,
2004 -- That tangled web
 Human practices are deforming frogs


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Aug. 31,
2004 -- Evidence replaces experience
 Evidence-based approach to speech therapy introduced for stroke patients


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- 'Give me a one-armed economist...'
 Murray Weidenbaum's new book of essays offers defense of Reaganomics


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- Memory Fitness
 Book offers tips on improving memory as we age


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- The power of mathematics
 Curricula that engages students is key to solving nation's math education problem


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- Medicare HMOs
 Does enrolling in medicare HMOs affect mortality?


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- Close the refrigerator door
 Keeping cold air in is key to keeping food during power outage


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- Cell talk
 Nervous system 'ears' line up across from 'mouths'


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- Eat your broccoli
 Researchers pave way for higher levels of folate


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- The 'sting' of strep infection
 Strep bacteria spreads infection via wasplike 'stinger'


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Aug. 5,
2004 -- Money down the drain?
 Tap water just as safe as bottled, says environmental engineer


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July 19,
2004 -- Supply chain management
 'Dynamic Menus' help businesses cater to customers


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July 16,
2004 -- Regulations on the rise
 Bush administration regulatory spending outpaces inflation, study finds


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July 15,
2004 -- Out of sight
 Brain?s vision center plays surprising role in movement, self-perception


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July 12,
2004 -- 'Subtle, sly and bloody'
 Tree holes probed to understand ecology models


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June 9,
2004 -- Death takes a rain check
 Researchers find that holidays and special events have no proven effect on the timing of death


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June 9,
2004 -- The resilient brain
 Brain cells may have natural resistance to stroke damage


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