February 2005


#875 1 February 2005

A Cell's Defense Mechanism Against Certain Bacterial Toxins

How Mind-Body Interventions Impact the Immune System

It's the Neighborhood that Matters in ALS

Does Gingko Biloba Really Improve Memory

The Far and Wide Reach of Tsunamis

#876 8 February 2005

A Class of Drugs that's Effective Against Atherosclerosis

New Study Boasts a Rare Public-Private Partnership

Studying Infectious Diseases in the Peruvian Amazon

Consumers Benefit from Organic Market Competition

Researchers Look into a Fundamental Scientific Question


#877 15 February 2005

Kids on the Witness Stand Likely to Tell the Truth 
A Potential New Target for Obesity Drugs?
Medication Effective in Treating Minor Depression

Physicists Seek to Better Understand the Earth's Core

Moisture Problems in the Home Need Attention


#878 22 February 2005

A California Partnership to Combat Childhood Obesity

The Role of Espionage in Bee Communication

A Pioneering Human Genetics Study

Climate Experts Help Predict Rainfall Patterns to Avert Famine

Abalone Shells May Guide Development of New Body Armor