Volume 5, Number 42 October 16, 2006

Physical sciences and technology Extrasolar planets Supernovae Microfluidics Solar energy Superconductivity Oxygen and astrobiology Optical quantum information network Orbital variation and climate change Detailed measurements of black holes Growth of massive galaxies Global warming Extreme ultraviolet lithiography Gravitational wave astronomy Nanotechnology Spintronics Quantum technology to control molecules Methane on Titan Life sciences Cancer Naked mole rats and aging Plant stanols and LDL cholesterol Apolipoprotein A5, diet, and heart disease Homo floresiensis Exercise, oxidative stress, and longevity Nanoparticle drug delivery Alzheimer's disease Interleukin-10 and inflammation Trans fats Vision, image stabilization, and object recognition Intrinsically unstructured proteins Phytochemicals in acorns Spatial memory in birds Genome analysis of common diseases Stem cells Human brain evolution Brain-imaging studies Neanderthal DNA Tuberculosis AIDS Optical mapping of genomes Regeneration of damaged heart tissue Protective effect of walnuts for atherosclerosis Brain-computer interface Coevolution of symbiont bacteria and insects Smallest genome Ancient embryos Development of tubules Influence of a parasite on evolution Cox-2 and cardiovascular disease Stem cells and cancer Thyroid hormone and longevity in rodents Avian flu Growth process of axons Insulin-degrading enzyme Insulin-like growth factor 1 Polyunsaturated fatty acids and heart disease Dopamine and sleep regulation Human-chimp DNA differences Periodontal disease and stroke Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 Cellular mechanism for detecting virus RNA Activation of T lymphocytes Acetylcholine and memory Antibiotics Sex-determining genes Color perception vs. expectation Development of eyes

Extrasolar planets

1. October 9, 2006 - Astronomers confirm planets form from disks around stars
2. October 9, 2006 - Hubble Zeroes In On Nearest Known Exoplanet, Confirms That Planets Form From Disks Around Stars
3. October 9, 2006 - Nearest Planet Beyond Solar System Might Be Photogenic
4. October 12, 2006 - Astronomers First To Measure Night And Day On Extrasolar Planet - also here, here
5. October 12, 2006 - Distant Planet is Half Fire, Half Ice
6. October 13, 2006 - Night and Day--Trillions of Kilometers Away
7. October 13, 2006 - Day and Night Temps Measured on an Extrasolar Planet
8. October 13, 2006 - 'Most distant' weather pictures
9. October 23, 2006 - A Planet that Runs Hot and Cold

Supernovae

1. October 9, 2006 - Astronomers See Early Stages of Star Explosions

Microfluidics

1. October 9, 2006 - Electromagnetic Miniatures

Solar energy

1. October 10, 2006 - Tuning the Sun's Rays
2. October 13, 2006 - A Boost For Solar Cells With Photon Fusion - also here

Superconductivity

1. October 10, 2006 - Superconductivity fights back

Oxygen and astrobiology

1. October 11, 2006 - Difficult atmosphere for finding aliens

Optical quantum information network

1. October 11, 2006 - Glass Micro-Rings Show Their Worth as Quantum Test Bed

Orbital variation and climate change

1. October 11, 2006 - Earth's Tilt Spawns Rise and Fall of Species

Detailed measurements of black holes

1. October 11, 2006 - Scientists Nudge Closer To The Edge Of A Black Hole

Growth of massive galaxies

1. October 12, 2006 - Large Galaxy Caught in the Making
2. October 13, 2006 - Flies In A Spider's Web: Galaxy Caught In The Making - also here

Global warming

1. October 12, 2006 - Group Warns African Mountains Will Lose Ice Caps - also here, here
2. October 12, 2006 - Big bogs spurred ancient global warming
3. October 13, 2006 - Bogs may have spurred global warming
4. October 13, 2006 - Northern Bogs May Have Helped Kick-start Past Global Warming - also here, here
5. October 13, 2006 - Expert: U.S. West Becoming Warmer Faster - also here

Extreme ultraviolet lithiography

1. October 12, 2006 - Breakthrough May Help Industry Create More Powerful Computer Chips - also here

Gravitational wave astronomy

1. October 12, 2006 - The day LISA Pathfinder hung in the balance - also here

Nanotechnology

1. October 13, 2006 - Nanosheets made by mimicking protein formation
2. October 13, 2006 - Researchers make nanosheets that mimic protein formation
3. October 13, 2006 - How can we make nanoscale capacitors even smaller? - also here, here
4. October 13, 2006 - Polarized particles join toolbox for building unique structures
5. October 13, 2006 - Fossilized liquid assembly: Nanomaterials research tool - also here, here
6. October 14, 2006 - Nanoparticle Assembly Enters The Fast Lane - also here
7. October 15, 2006 - A Ruler Of Gold And DNA: New Tool Could Expedite Scientists' Push To Learn How Genetic Information Is Processed

Spintronics

1. October 13, 2006 - Carbon-based spintronics may boost performance
2. October 13, 2006 - Molecular spintronic action confirmed in nanostructure - also here

Quantum technology to control molecules

1. October 13, 2006 - Laser controls chemical reaction rates
2. October 13, 2006 - Team uses new Quantum Technology to control molecules - also here

Methane on Titan

1. October 13, 2006 - Flooded rivers seen in new Titan images

Cancer

1. October 8, 2006 - Gene may hold breast cancer clue
2. October 9, 2006 - New Breast Cancer Gene Found
3. October 9, 2006 - Genetic mutation doubles breast cancer risk
4. October 9, 2006 - A Tumor Suppressor That Promotes Cancer Cell Growth? - also here
5. October 9, 2006 - Obesity may hamper prostate cancer detection
6. October 9, 2006 - Expression of a membrane protein in peripheral tissue linked to cancer: A novel tumour marker
7. October 9, 2006 - Breast cancer researchers report new insights into ductal carcinoma in situ
8. October 10, 2006 - Pfizer's Sutent "effective for intestinal tumor"
9. October 10, 2006 - Breast Cancer Findings Suggest New Ways To Detect And Destroy Cells Before They Become Cancerous
10. October 10, 2006 - Potential New Target For Leukemia Treatment - also here
11. October 11, 2006 - Red hair genes up skin cancer risk
12. October 11, 2006 - Chemical Genomic Screening Identifies Novel Therapeutic Strategies For Cancer
13. October 11, 2006 - A New Way To Treat Colon Cancer? - also here, here
14. October 11, 2006 - Study Reveals Mechanism For Cancer-drug Resistance - also here, here
15. October 11, 2006 - Researchers Develop Nanoparticle Sensor - also here
16. October 12, 2006 - Lung Cancer Can Run in the Family - also here
17. October 12, 2006 - Mouse Tests Predict Drug Response In Relapsing Pancreatic Cancer Patients - also here
18. October 12, 2006 - Physicians Stop Liver Cancer with Millions of Glass Beads
19. October 12, 2006 - Phase II Study: Revlimid successful
20. October 12, 2006 - Researchers publish largest genome-wide study of prostate cancer in African American men - also here, here
21. October 13, 2006 - Key To Lung Cancer Chemo Resistance Revealed - also here
22. October 13, 2006 - Algae Provide New Clues To Cancer - also here, here
23. October 13, 2006 - FDA approves skin cancer drug

Naked mole rats and aging

1. October 9, 2006 - Naked Mole-rats Hold Clues to Human Aging
2. October 10, 2006 - Naked Mole-Rat Unfazed By Oxidative Stress - also here, here

Plant stanols and LDL cholesterol

1. October 9, 2006 - Stanol-enriched diet curbs bad cholesterol levels
2. October 12, 2006 - Orange juice beverage fortified with plant sterols lowers indicators of heart disease risk - also here, here

Apolipoprotein A5, diet, and heart disease

1. October 9, 2006 - Genes And Diet Linked To Risk Factors For Heart Disease - also here

Homo floresiensis

1. October 9, 2006 - Taking sides in the battle of the 'hobbit'
2. October 9, 2006 - Compelling Evidence Demonstrates That 'Hobbit' Fossil Does Not Represent A New Species Of Hominid - also here
3. October 9, 2006 - Primate expert discounts Hobbit discovery

Exercise, oxidative stress, and longevity

1. October 9, 2006 - The Energy You Use Won't Shorten Your Life - also here, here

Nanoparticle drug delivery

1. October 9, 2006 - Photochemistry Creates Drug-Trapping Nanoparticles

Alzheimer's disease

1. October 10, 2006 - Mediterranean diet helps against Alzheimer's
2. October 11, 2006 - Pac Man enzyme key to new diabetes, Alzheimer drugs
3. October 11, 2006 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Slow Cognitive Decline In Some Patients With Very Mild Alzheimer's Disease - also here
4. October 11, 2006 - Omega-3 fatty acids may slow very early Alzheimer's
5. October 12, 2006 - Mediterranean Diet Associated With Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease - also here
6. October 13, 2006 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Slow Down Early Alzheimer's In Some Cases - also here

Interleukin-10 and inflammation

1. October 10, 2006 - Inflammation 'turned on' to fight killer viruses
2. October 11, 2006 - Major Advance In The Fight Against Chronic Virus Infections - also here

Trans fats

1. October 10, 2006 - The Big Fat Truth

Vision, image stabilization, and object recognition

1. October 10, 2006 - More Than Meets The Eye - also here

Intrinsically unstructured proteins

1. October 10, 2006 - First Major Study Of Mammalian 'Disorderly' Proteins - also here

Phytochemicals in acorns

1. October 10, 2006 - New Insights Into Healthful Compounds In Native American Diets

Spatial memory in birds

1. October 10, 2006 - Memory researchers study nutcracker brain
2. October 12, 2006 - Researcher Uncovering Mysteries Of Memory By Studying Clever Bird - also here

Genome analysis of common diseases

1. October 10, 2006 - Study to genotype six common diseases

Stem cells

1. October 10, 2006 - Key gene in kidney development found
2. October 14, 2006 - Key Gene Controlling Kidney Development Found - also here
3. October 15, 2006 - Human Stem Cells Delay Start Of ALS In Rats - also here

Human brain evolution

1. October 11, 2006 - DNA trail points to human brain evolution

Brain-imaging studies

1. October 11, 2006 - Bound for Gloom and Doom?

Neanderthal DNA

1. October 11, 2006 - Neanderthal DNA illuminates split with humans

Tuberculosis

1. October 11, 2006 - New Blood Tests Aid Detection Of Latent Tuberculosis
2. October 11, 2006 - Faster TB test 'could save lives'
3. October 12, 2006 - New TB test quickly determines drug resistance
4. October 12, 2006 - Faster, more accurate tuberculosis test developed - also here
5. October 12, 2006 - New test for multi-drug resistant TB could save thousands of lives each year
6. October 12, 2006 - New test for TB speeds detection

AIDS

1. October 11, 2006 - Study IDs Protein That Inhibits HIV From Growing In Cell Cultures - also here

Optical mapping of genomes

1. October 11, 2006 - Optical Mapping Reveals More Than Traditional DNA Sequencing - also here, here

Regeneration of damaged heart tissue

1. October 11, 2006 - Enhancing Regeneration: Animal Study Suggests Novel Way To Reverse Heart-attack Damage - also here

Protective effect of walnuts for atherosclerosis

1. October 11, 2006 - Eating Walnuts With High-fat Meals Helps To Protect Arteries Against Short-term Damage - also here

Brain-computer interface

1. October 11, 2006 - Teenager Moves Video Icons Just By Imagination
2. October 12, 2006 - Teenager Plays Video Game Just By Thinking

Coevolution of symbiont bacteria and insects

1. October 11, 2006 - Evolutionary Harmony For Stinkbugs And Their Gut Bacteria - also here

Smallest genome

1. October 12, 2006 - Bacteria boast the 'tiniest genomes' to date
2. October 12, 2006 - Tiny Genome May Reflect Organelle in the Making
3. October 12, 2006 - Smallest genome clocks in at 182 genes
4. October 12, 2006 - Smallest Genome of Living Creature Discovered
5. October 13, 2006 - Researchers Find Smallest Cellular Genome - also here, here
6. October 20, 2006 - Dead Bacteria Walking

Ancient embryos

1. October 12, 2006 - 500-million-year-old embryos give up their secrets
2. October 12, 2006 - Oldest Embryo Fossils Provide Picture of Early Animal Life
3. October 13, 2006 - Possible evidence of cell division, differentiation found in oldest known embryo fossils - also here
4. October 13, 2006 - Embryo fossils reveal animal complexity 10 million years before Cambrian Explosion
5. October 13, 2006 - Fossilized Embryos Reveal Complexity of Life
6. October 13, 2006 - Tiny fossils reveal inner secrets
7. October 13, 2006 - Embryo fossils give insight into first complex life

Development of tubules

1. October 12, 2006 - How Developing Organs Do the Splits
2. October 13, 2006 - Tissue Geometry Plays Crucial Role In Breast Cell Invasion - also here

Influence of a parasite on evolution

1. October 12, 2006 - Evolutionary First: Parasite Reaches Beyond Host To Play Havoc With Others' Sex Lives

Cox-2 and cardiovascular disease

1. October 12, 2006 - Good, Bad Blood Cells: They Form Clots, Fight Inflammation - also here

Stem cells and cancer

1. October 12, 2006 - Researchers Discover Breast Cancer Stem Cells In Bone Marrow - also here

Thyroid hormone and longevity in rodents

1. October 12, 2006 - Longer-lived Rodents Have Lower Levels Of Thyroid Hormone - also here

Avian flu

1. October 12, 2006 - Effective Booster Shot A Bit Of Good News Against Bird Flu - also here
2. October 12, 2006 - Merits of Novel Bird Flu Vaccine Studied - also here, here
3. October 13, 2006 - Effective Preventive Drug Against Bird Flu Developed In The Mouse - also here
4. October 15, 2006 - Low-risk H5N1 bird flu in Ohio wild birds

Growth process of axons

1. October 12, 2006 - Most important actors in the growth process of neurons identified

Insulin-degrading enzyme

1. October 12, 2006 - Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's - also here

Insulin-like growth factor 1

1. October 13, 2006 - One gene between tiny dogs and giant ones?

Polyunsaturated fatty acids and heart disease

1. October 13, 2006 - Polyunsaturated fatty acids improve heart disease

Dopamine and sleep regulation

1. October 13, 2006 - Dopamine Imbalances Cause Sleep Disorders In Animal Models Of Parkinson's Disease And Schizophrenia - also here

Human-chimp DNA differences

1. October 13, 2006 - Comparing Chimp, Human DNA - also here, here
2. October 13, 2006 - Comparing chimp and human DNA

Periodontal disease and stroke

1. October 13, 2006 - New Evidence Finds An Association Between Periodontal Disease And Stroke - also here

Cyclin-dependent kinase 2

1. October 13, 2006 - Researchers discover protein as potential tactic to prevent tumors - also here

Cellular mechanism for detecting virus RNA

1. October 13, 2006 - Molecular 'signature' protects cells from viruses - also here, here

Activation of T lymphocytes

1. October 13, 2006 - Researchers provide insights into how the immune system avoids attacking itself - also here, here, here

Acetylcholine and memory

1. October 13, 2006 - Researchers discover mechanism that determines when detailed memories are retained - also here, here, here
2. October 31, 2006 - Neurotransmitter linked to memory clarity

Antibiotics

1. October 14, 2006 - Killing Resistant Germs: Total Synthesis Of New Antibiotic Successful

Sex-determining genes

1. October 15, 2006 - Gene mutation turns girls into boys

Color perception vs. expectation

1. October 15, 2006 - Even black-and-white bananas look yellow
2. October 19, 2006 - Yes, we have no blue bananas

Development of eyes

1. October 15, 2006 - Vax And Pax: Taking Turns To Build An Eye - also here, here

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