Volume 5, Number 31 July 31, 2006

Physical sciences and technology Supernovae Extrasolar planets Effect of planet-forming disks on young stars Methane on Titan Axions Hydrogen storage Carbon nanotubes Spintronics Superconducing wires Supermassive black holes Pulsars Quasars Galaxy deformations Lyman alpha blobs Earthquake prediction Nanotechnology Stueckelberg Z prime particles Life sciences Alzheimer's disease Cancer Language center analogues in monkeys Atherosclerosis Hepatitis C Avian flu Low glycemic index diet Stem cells AIDS Mathematical biology Neurochemistry Malaria Vaccines Effect of multitaking on learning Parkinson's disease Evolutionary origins of fins Development of T cells Flavanols and cardiovascular health Diabetes Extremophiles Antisense drugs Ampakine therapeutics to treat memory impairment Nanoparticle treatment for atherosclerosis Nerve transmission speeds Omega-3 fatty acids and weight loss Combinatorial control of immune system genes DNA repair Gene therapy Programming of innate behavior Risks of transgenic plants and animals

Supernovae

1. July 24, 2006 - Supernova explosion simulated in exquisite detail
2. July 24, 2006 - New Life in Dead Star: Supernova 'Changing Right Before Our Eyes'

Extrasolar planets

1. July 24, 2006 - Models Show One Nearby Star System Could Host Earth-like Planet - also here
2. August 1, 2006 - Habitable Planet Possible Around Nearby Star System

Effect of planet-forming disks on young stars

1. July 24, 2006 - Planet-Forming Disks Might Put The Brakes On Stars
2. July 24, 2006 - Why Fast-Spinning Young Stars Don't Fly Apart
3. July 24, 2006 - Planet-forming Disks Slow Down Spinning Stars

Methane on Titan

1. July 24, 2006 - Cassini RADAR Reveals Lakes on Titan At Last
2. July 25, 2006 - Titan may be a land of lakes after all
3. July 25, 2006 - Cassini Spies Methane Lakes on Titan
4. July 25, 2006 - Evidence of Hydrocarbon Lakes on Titan
5. July 25, 2006 - Scientists find polar lakes on Saturn's moon Titan
6. July 26, 2006 - Titan weather: Methane downpours and drizzle
7. July 26, 2006 - Methane rain forecast for Saturn's giant moon Titan
8. July 26, 2006 - Titan: swimming in the rain
9. July 27, 2006 - And the forecast for Titan? Methane rain
10. July 27, 2006 - Methane storms might occur on Titan
11. July 28, 2006 - Space probe spots foggy lakes on Saturn's moon
12. July 28, 2006 - Cassini Finds Lakes On Titan's Arctic Region
13. July 28, 2006 - Lakes Found on Saturn's Moon Titan
14. July 31, 2006 - Researchers believe methane storms on Titan
15. July 31, 2006 - Lakefront Property on a Saturn Moon?
16. August 2, 2006 - Darksome Titanian Lakes

Axions

1. July 25, 2006 - Laser could create dark-matter particles

Hydrogen storage

1. July 25, 2006 - Developing Alternatives To Fossil Fuels

Carbon nanotubes

1. July 25, 2006 - Chemical Transistor

Spintronics

1. July 26, 2006 - Plenty Of Nothing: A Hole New Quantum Spin - also here
2. July 26, 2006 - Scientists Image 'Magnetic Semiconductors' On The Nanoscale - also here
3. July 29, 2006 - Scientists Build 'Magnetic Semiconductors' One Atom At A Time - also here

Superconducing wires

1. July 26, 2006 - Superconducting wire breaks record

Supermassive black holes

1. July 26, 2006 - Where Are The Supermassive Black Holes Hiding? - also here
2. July 26, 2006 - Black Hole Census Comes Up Way Short

Pulsars

1. July 26, 2006 - Old pulsars still have new tricks to teach us
2. July 27, 2006 - Hot New Idea: How Dead Stars Go Cold

Quasars

1. July 27, 2006 - Mysterious quasar casts doubt on black holes

Galaxy deformations

1. July 27, 2006 - Island Universes With A Twist
2. July 28, 2006 - Tormented galaxies show effects of nasty neighbours

Lyman alpha blobs

1. July 27, 2006 - Newfound Blob is Biggest Thing in the Universe

Earthquake prediction

1. July 28, 2006 - Feeling the Earth Move

Nanotechnology

1. July 28, 2006 - World's smallest bit of nylon

Stueckelberg Z prime particles

1. July 30, 2006 - Researchers Pursue A Narrow Particle With Wide Implications

Alzheimer's disease

1. July 24, 2006 - Australia scientists work on anti-Alzheimer's pill - also here, here
2. July 24, 2006 - Pill raises Alzheimer's cure hope
3. July 24, 2006 - Slowing Alzheimer's Disease By Keeping Mind And Body Active - also here
4. July 24, 2006 - Computer games could save your brain
5. July 26, 2006 - Scientists Characterize Structure of Protein Involved in Preventing Alzheimer's, Huntington's Diseases

Cancer

1. July 24, 2006 - Study Pinpoints Protein's Role In Cancer Spread - also here
2. July 24, 2006 - Preclinical Study Shows Chronic Stress Agitates Ovarian Cancer; Reducing Stress Slows Tumor Growth
3. July 24, 2006 - Testosterone adds to estrogen's cancer risk
4. July 27, 2006 - Researchers Uncover How Prostate Cancer Cells Defy Death - also here
5. July 28, 2006 - Scientists Develop New, Molecular Approach To Early Cancer Detection - also here, here
6. July 28, 2006 - Heat Therapy For Cancer May Be Key To 'Lance Armstrong Effect' - also here
7. July 29, 2006 - Venom protein may lead to brain cancer cure - also here, here
8. July 31, 2006 - Synthetic version of scorpion venom delivers radioactive iodine to malignant brain tumors

Language center analogues in monkeys

1. July 24, 2006 - Shared Ancestor To Humans, Present-day Non-human Primates May Be Linchpin In Evolution Of Language - also here
2. July 25, 2006 - Study hints language skills came early in primates
3. July 31, 2006 - Primate brains primed to speak

Atherosclerosis

1. July 24, 2006 - Beyond Lipids: Understanding The Mechanics Of Atherosclerosis

Hepatitis C

1. July 24, 2006 - Hepatitis C virus enzyme sites revealed

Avian flu

1. July 25, 2006 - More cats found with bird flu
2. July 26, 2006 - Bird flu vaccine breakthrough offers hope
3. July 26, 2006 - Bird-Flu Vaccine May Be Ready by Next Year - also here
4. July 26, 2006 - Low-dose Glaxo bird flu vaccine seen ready in 2007
5. July 26, 2006 - Thailand reports first bird flu death in over seven months
6. July 26, 2006 - Glaxo claims breakthrough for bird flu vaccine
7. July 27, 2006 - Wild birds can spread bird flu to people - also here, here
8. July 28, 2006 - Indonesian sleuths go after bird flu
9. July 28, 2006 - Bird flu outbreaks in Indonesia going unstudied

Low glycemic index diet

1. July 25, 2006 - Low GI diet reduces fat and bad cholesterol
2. July 25, 2006 - Low GI as good as protein for weight loss
3. July 25, 2006 - Low-glycemic index diet promotes weight loss, cardiovascular risk reduction
4. July 26, 2006 - Low Glycemic Index Diet Best For Weight Loss And Cardiovascular Health

Stem cells

1. July 25, 2006 - Researchers Transform Stem Cells Found In Human Fat Into Smooth Muscle Cells
2. July 25, 2006 - Scientists turn fat cells into muscle
3. July 26, 2006 - Clinical-use stem cells made in Singapore

AIDS

1. July 25, 2006 - New Computational Model Allows For Better Understanding Of AIDS Drug - also here
2. July 29, 2006 - Study Finds HIV Hiding From Drugs In Gut, Preventing Immune Recovery - also here, here
3. July 29, 2006 - AIDS virus may hide in the gut - also here, here, here

Mathematical biology

1. July 25, 2006 - When Biology Gets 'Quirky,' Scientists Turn To Math - also here

Neurochemistry

1. July 25, 2006 - 'Friend' Protein Keeps Nerve Signals In Check - also here

Malaria

1. July 25, 2006 - Gene Breakthrough Heralds Better Prospect For Malaria Solution - also here, here
2. July 25, 2006 - Study raises malaria block hopes
3. July 26, 2006 - Researchers Find 'Key' To Unlocking World's Deadliest Malaria Parasite

Vaccines

1. July 25, 2006 - Radiation-killed bacteria vaccine created
2. July 26, 2006 - Radiation-killed bacteria vaccine induces broad immune response in mice
3. July 26, 2006 - Irradiated Pathogens Used to Create Potent Vaccine
4. August 1, 2006 - Make mine a zombie vaccine

Effect of multitaking on learning

1. July 25, 2006 - Distractions impede learning - also here
2. July 26, 2006 - Multi-tasking Adversely Affects Brain's Learning - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. July 25, 2006 - Head injury may increase risk of Parkinson's
2. July 29, 2006 - New Genetic Model For Parkinson's Disease - also here

Evolutionary origins of fins

1. July 26, 2006 - Scientists Discover Evolutionary Origin Of Fins, Limbs - also here

Development of T cells

1. July 26, 2006 - Researchers identify which sets of molecules are required to induce T cells

Flavanols and cardiovascular health

1. July 26, 2006 - Groundbreaking research highlights myriad health benefits of flavanol-rich cocoa
2. August 2, 2006 - Flavanol-rich cocoa improves blood vessel function in aging baby boomer study participants

Diabetes

1. July 27, 2006 - Vegan diet reverses diabetes symptoms, study finds - also here, here
2. July 27, 2006 - Vegan diet best for type 2 diabetics
3. August 8, 2006 - New study supports major change in diet treatment for diabetes

Extremophiles

1. July 27, 2006 - New Microbe Thrives in Heat and Acid

Antisense drugs

1. July 27, 2006 - Promising Therapy For ALS Delivers Antisense Drug Directly To Nervous System - also here

Ampakine therapeutics to treat memory impairment

1. July 27, 2006 - Drug Triggers Body's Mechanism To Reverse Aging Effect On Memory Process - also here, here

Nanoparticle treatment for atherosclerosis

1. July 27, 2006 - Nanotechnology Enables Low-dose Treatment Of Atherosclerotic Plaques - also here, here

Nerve transmission speeds

1. July 28, 2006 - Calculating the speed of sight
2. July 28, 2006 - Researchers Calculate How Much The Eye Tells The Brain

Omega-3 fatty acids and weight loss

1. July 28, 2006 - Australian study finds fish oil helps weight loss

Combinatorial control of immune system genes

1. July 28, 2006 - Flick Of A Protein Switches Immune Response - also here, here

DNA repair

1. July 28, 2006 - Unusual Mechanism Keeps Repair Protein Accurate

Gene therapy

1. July 28, 2006 - Scientists Test Improved Gene Therapy Method For Hereditary Heart Conditions - also here

Programming of innate behavior

1. July 28, 2006 - Researchers Show How The Brain Turns On Innate Behavior - also here

Risks of transgenic plants and animals

1. July 30, 2006 - When Transgenes Wander, Should We Worry?

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