July 2001


#688 July 3, 2001

A Study Questions Age-based Cancer Screenings for the Frail Elderly

An Innovative Way to Measure Heavy-duty Diesel Emissions

Can Consumers Avoid G.M.O.'s?

Clinical Trials Begin for a New 'Bionic Ear'

A Better Understanding of non-REM Sleep

#689 July 10, 2001

Popular Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Prevent Fractures

Diesel Exhaust Makes the Top 5 List of Worst Pollutants for Children

The Potential Downside of Cancer Screening for the Elderly

That Magical Parental Touch

Illuminating Studies of the Brain


#690 July 17, 2001

Nicotine Causes Selective Degeneration in the Brain

Women & Heart Disease: A Devastating Lack of Awareness

The Pluses & Minuses of Biotechnology

Do Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Reduce Breast Cancer?

Understanding What Causes Severe Head Injury


#691 July 24, 2001

What Sleep Deprivation Does to the Brain

Crewmembers in Space May Benefit from a Recent Psychological Study

Researchers Strive to Better Understand All Forms of Alzheimer's Disease

Nursing Home Advocates Call for Better Staffing

The Good and Bad Effects of Nicotine


#692 July 31, 2001

Love, American Style

Scientists Hope to Unravel the History of Mars

Charting the Future Course in Microelectronics

One of the Essentials of Adult Life

The Potential Uses of Anti-angiogenesis Therapy