Volume 6, Number 18 April 30, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Black holes Fuel cells Bionic vision Global warming Rapid star formation in very early, distant galaxies Shedding of gas from dying stars Nanotechnology Clouds and climate Extrasolar planets Solar cells Internet2 data transfer speed record Coronal mass ejections Estimating stellar ages Further verification of Newtonian dynamics Earthquakes Carbon nanotubes Spintronics Understanding the carbon cycle Axion detection experiments Large Hadron Collider Quantum cryptography Controlled fusion Black holes and wormholes Terahertz imaging Optical lattice model of QCD Detecting dark matter annihilatons Control of methane emissions Life sciences Ocean phytoplankton and CO2 Cooperative behavior in chimps 'Junk DNA' and mammalian evolution Aggression and serotonin in humans and fruit flies Gene repression by methylation Chirality and recognition between biological molecules Klotho gene variant and glucose metabolism Neanderthals Phosphorylation Sea squirts and regenerative medicine Sleep and memory Canine learning by selective imitation Cortisol production Telomerase and cancer Brain-imaging studies Wolf clones Germ cell development in planaria Cortical polarity in cell membranes MicroRNA and the immune system Influenza genome database Planning by birds Mouse brain simulation Synthesis of vitamin C in plants Re-evolution of complex structures Food cues, brain activity, gene expression, and overeating Recovering lost memory Health and medicine Cancer Parkinson's disease Vitamin D Heart disease and β-AR receptors Heart disease and hypertension High fat intake and overreaction to stress Role of T cells in autoimmune disease Glucocorticoids and contact dermatitis Leptin, gene therapy, obesity, and bone growth Depression and diabetes Lack of maternal immune system response to fetal proteins Omega-3 fatty acids Schizophrenia AIDS Hepatitis C Alzheimer's disease Measuring effectiveness of statin drug dosage Inflammatory bowel disease Anti-leukemia activity of anthocyanidins Melatonin, repair of oxidative stress, and aging Stem cells Flavonols and cancer Persistent effects of addictive drugs Vaccines High insulin levels and cardiovascular disease Health risks of advanced glycation end products Carboranes as COX inhibitors Bipolar disorder Genetics of diabetes risk Dopamine Diabetes Treatment of acute coronary syndromes Antibiotic resistance in bacterial communities Stem cells and cancer Aspirin and coronary artery disease Multiple sclerosis

Physical sciences and technology

Black holes

1. April 23, 2007 - Giant space cloud may be powered by black holes

Fuel cells

1. April 23, 2007 - Simple filter may inspire smaller fuel cells

Bionic vision

1. April 23, 2007 - Deep brain implants show bionic vision promise
2. April 24, 2007 - The Rise of Bionic Eyes

Global warming

1. April 23, 2007 - Global warming imperils Himalayan glaciers
2. April 27, 2007 - April sets European heat records
3. April 27, 2007 - April weather set to break record
4. April 27, 2007 - Satellites shed light on global warming - also here
5. April 28, 2007 - Britain basks in hottest April since 1865

Rapid star formation in very early, distant galaxies

1. April 23, 2007 - Forming Galaxies Captured In The Young Universe By Hubble, VLT & Spitzer

Shedding of gas from dying stars

1. April 23, 2007 - Dying Sun-like Stars Leave Whirlpools In Their Wake

Nanotechnology

1. April 23, 2007 - IBM brings MRI technology to the nanoscale
2. April 23, 2007 - Nanoscale 'Coaxial Cables' for Solar Energy Harvesting
3. April 26, 2007 - MRI resolution reaches 90 nm
4. April 26, 2007 - Boron Buckyball: Materials Scientists Find Stable, Spherical Form For Boron - also here, here
5. April 26, 2007 - Why Nanowires Make Great Photodetectors - also here
6. April 27, 2007 - Optoelectronic tweezers push nanowires around
7. April 27, 2007 - Placing single nanowires: NIST makes the connection - also here, here
8. April 27, 2007 - Scientists Hand-Make Devices Smaller than 10 Nanometers
9. April 27, 2007 - Nano Structures Can Pose Big Measurement Problems - also here

Clouds and climate

1. April 24, 2007 - Every cloud has an invisible halo
2. April 25, 2007 - Understanding Polar Climate, With Help Of Cloudy Skies - also here, here
3. May 4, 2007 - Widespread 'Twilight Zone' Detected Around Clouds, Not Included In Most Climate Change Models - also here

Extrasolar planets

1. April 24, 2007 - All Wet? Astronomers Claim Discovery of Earth-like Planet
2. April 24, 2007 - Astronomers Find First Habitable Earth-like Planet - also here, here
3. April 24, 2007 - Major Discovery: New Planet Could Harbor Water and Life
4. April 25, 2007 - 'Goldilocks' planet may be just right for life
5. April 25, 2007 - "Super-Earth" Found
6. April 25, 2007 - Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet
7. April 25, 2007 - New Earth-like planet 'habitable'
8. April 25, 2007 - The most Earth-like planet yet
9. April 25, 2007 - New 'super-Earth' found in space
10. April 25, 2007 - Potentially Habitable Planet Found - also here
11. April 26, 2007 - Scientists Discover 'Super-Earth' Planet

Solar cells

1. April 24, 2007 - New Solar Cells See the Light

Internet2 data transfer speed record

1. April 24, 2007 - Researchers Break Internet Speed Records - also here

Coronal mass ejections

1. April 24, 2008 - Twin spacecraft take first 3D images of the Sun

Estimating stellar ages

1. April 25, 2007 - Single stars may finally admit their ages
2. April 27, 2007 - Gyrochronology -- a Powerful New Method to Determine Stellar Ages

Further verification of Newtonian dynamics

1. April 25, 2007 - New lower limit set for Newton's law

Earthquakes

1. April 26, 2007 - Monsoon rains may suppress Himalayan quakes

Carbon nanotubes

1. April 26, 2007 - Scientists Shatter World Records With Length Of Latest Carbon Nanotube Arrays - also here
2. April 27, 2007 - Lengthy nanotube crop may mean super-strong fibres
3. May 10, 2007 - The Longest Carbon Nanotubes You've Ever Seen - also here, here, here

Spintronics

1. April 26, 2007 - New Materials For Making 'Spintronic' Devices - also here, here

Understanding the carbon cycle

1. April 26, 2007 - Satellites Play Vital Role In Understanding The Carbon Cycle - also here

Axion detection experiments

1. April 26, 2007 - Revamped Experiment Could Detect Elusive Particle, Physicists Say - also here, here

Large Hadron Collider

1. April 26, 2007 - Timeline for Particle Collider in Doubt - also here

Quantum cryptography

1. April 27, 2007 - Quantum cryptography is hacked

Controlled fusion

1. April 27, 2007 - Rapid-fire 'spark plug' may bring fusion power closer
2. April 29, 2007 - Rapid-fire pulse brings Sandia Z method closer to goal of high-yield fusion reactor - also here, here, here

Black holes and wormholes

1. April 27, 2007 - Could black holes be portals to other universes?

Terahertz imaging

1. April 27, 2007 - Terahertz Imaging Goes The Distance - also here

Optical lattice model of QCD

1. April 27, 2007 - Optical lattices could give insight into QCD

Detecting dark matter annihilatons

1. April 29, 2007 - Dark mappers take a gamma-ray view

Control of methane emissions

1. April 29, 2007 - The heat is on for greenhouse gas methane

Life sciences

Ocean phytoplankton and CO₂

1. April 23, 2007 - Only mother nature knows how to fertilize the ocean
2. April 26, 2007 - Ocean gobbles carbon at different rates
3. April 26, 2007 - Picture If You Will an Oceanic 'Twilight Zone' of Microscopic Creatures Hindering Carbon Sequestration
4. April 26, 2007 - Ocean iron and CO2 interaction studied
5. April 27, 2007 - Ocean's 'twilight zone' plays important role in climate change - also here
6. April 27, 2007 - Ocean's 'Twilight Zone' May Be a Key to Understanding Climate Change - also here

Cooperative behavior in chimps

1. April 23, 2007 - Chimp cooperation goes beyond family

'Junk DNA' and mammalian evolution

1. April 23, 2007 - Jumping 'Junk' DNA May Fuel Mammalian Evolution
2. April 24, 2007 - 'Junk' DNA Now Looks Like Powerful Regulator, Scientists Find

Aggression and serotonin in humans and fruit flies

1. April 23, 2007 - Similar Brain Chemicals Influence Aggression In Fruit Flies And Humans - also here, here

Gene repression by methylation

1. April 23, 2007 - Repressing Genes

Chirality and recognition between biological molecules

1. 1 April 24, 2007 - Everything Starts With Recognition - also here, here
2. May 4, 2007 - Scientists View Molecular Rendezvous - also here

Klotho gene variant and glucose metabolism

1. April 24, 2007 - Obesity May Be Associated With A Relative Of Anti-aging Gene, Klotho

Neanderthals

1. April 24, 2007 - The Emerging Fate Of The Neandertals - also here

Phosphorylation

1. April 25, 2007 - New Information About Old Proteins Offers Researchers Shortcuts To Study Disease - also here

Sea squirts and regenerative medicine

1. April 25, 2007 - Sea Squirt, Heal Thyself: Scientists Make Major Breakthrough In Regenerative Medicine - also here

Sleep and memory

1. April 25, 2007 - Sleep Strengthens Your Memory - also here

Canine learning by selective imitation

1. April 26, 2007 - Dogs show human-like learning ability
2. April 26, 2007 - Doggie See, Doggie Do
3. April 27, 2007 - Dogs Copy Other Dogs' Actions Selectively, The Way Humans Do - also here
4. June 4, 2007 - What Were They Thinking? More Than We Knew

Cortisol production

1. April 26, 2007 - Scientists Unravel Clue In Cortisol Production - also here, here

Telomerase and cancer

1. April 26, 2007 - Blood Cancer Stopped In Mice By Shortening The Ends Of Chromosomes - also here, here

Brain-imaging studies

1. April 27, 2007 - Tricky spelling drains the brain
2. April 29, 2007 - Younger generation has greater fear of loss

Wolf clones

1. April 27, 2007 - South Korean team cleared in cloned wolf probe
2. April 27, 2007 - Cloned wolves genuine, paperwork substandard

Germ cell development in planaria

1. April 27, 2007 - Study Of Planarians Offers Insight Into Germ Cell Development - also here

Cortical polarity in cell membranes

1. April 27, 2007 - Cell Biology: Asymmetry Due To Perfect Balance - also here, here

MicroRNA and the immune system

1. April 27, 2007 - Minuscule Molecules Pack A Powerful Punch - also here
2. April 27, 2007 - Studies Reveal an Immune System Regulator

Influenza genome database

1. April 27, 2007 - Flu Gene Database Speeds ID And Tracking Of Emerging Influenza Strains

Planning by birds

1. April 27, 2007 - Wanting Ahead: Birds Plan For Future Desires

Mouse brain simulation

1. April 27, 2007 - Mouse brain simulated on computer

Synthesis of vitamin C in plants

1. April 28, 2007 - Scientists Find Missing Link To Understand How Plants Make Vitamin C - also here, here

Re-evolution of complex structures

1. April 28, 2007 - Sea Snails Break The Law - also here, here

Food cues, brain activity, gene expression, and overeating

1. April 28, 2007 - Food Cue-related Brain Activity Linked To Obesity? - also here, here

Recovering lost memory

1. April 29, 2007 - Lost memories could be restored by 'rewiring' brain

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. April 23, 2007 - China experts identify cancer-preventing gene type
2. April 23, 2007 - Melanoma in kids differs from the adult cancer
3. April 23, 2007 - One Reason Why Bladder Cancer Hits More Men Than Women - also here
4. April 23, 2007 - Virtual Colonoscopy Is Most Cost-effective Colon Cancer Screening Test, Study Says
5. April 23, 2007 - Why Cisplatin Kills Breast Cancer Cells When Other Drugs Fail
6. April 23, 2007 - Binge drinking raises cancer risk
7. April 23, 2007 - Can Aspirin Prevent Cancer? Jury's Out - also here
8. April 24, 2007 - U.S. study shows no breast cancer/abortion link
9. April 24, 2007 - Neither Abortion Nor Miscarriage Associated With Breast Cancer Risk
10. April 24, 2007 - Mouth rinse spots early head and neck cancer
11. April 24, 2007 - Gene Analysis Might Explain Ethnic Differences In Sensitivity To Chemotherapy In Lung Cancer
12. April 25, 2007 - U.S. cancer group launches mass cancer study
13. April 25, 2007 - New Advance In Lung Cancer Treatment - also here
14. April 25, 2007 - New Treatment Yields Complete Regression Of A Human Cancer In Mice - also here
15. April 26, 2007 - Close kin of colorectal patients prone to tumours: study
16. April 26, 2007 - Black cohosh may cut breast cancer risk
17. April 26, 2007 - New Hereditary Breast Cancer Gene Discovered - also here, here
18. April 26, 2007 - Breast Cancer Milieu: Progression, Tamoxifen Sensitivity, And DNA Reversion
19. April 26, 2007 - New Prostate Cancer Test May Detect More Tumors
20. April 27, 2007 - Non-aspirin NSAIDs may reduce lung cancer risk
21. April 27, 2007 - Researchers Develop Prostate Cancer Sensor
22. April 27, 2007 - Possible New Cancer Treatment? Antifungal Drug Stops Blood Vessel Growth - also here, here
23. April 27, 2007 - New mechanism identified for resistance to targeted lung cancer drugs
24. April 27, 2007 - No data to support leaving small colon polyps in place
25. April 28, 2007 - Pomegranate Juice May Help Fight Lung Cancer
26. April 29, 2007 - New animal study may explain why alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk - also here, here

Parkinson's disease

1. April 23, 2007 - Studies line up on Parkinson's-pesticides link
2. April 24, 2007 - Exercise May Lower Risk For Parkinson's Disease
3. April 27, 2007 - New Blood Test Can Diagnose And Monitor Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease - also here, here
4. April 28, 2007 - Depression May Be Early Sign Of Parkinson's Disease
5. April 28, 2007 - Depression may be early Parkinson's sign

Vitamin D

1. April 23, 2007 - Vitamin D affects physical function in elderly
2. April 23, 2007 - Low Vitamin D Levels Linked To Poor Physical Performance In Older Adults - also here, here

Heart disease and β-AR receptors

1. April 23, 2007 - Not All Beta-adrenergic Receptors Cause Heart Disease Along The Same Pathway

Heart disease and hypertension

1. April 23, 2007 - ACE Inhibitors Provide Greater Heart Protection

Lack of maternal immune system response to fetal proteins

1. April 23, 2007 - Why Don't Mothers' Bodies Reject Their Fetus?

High fat intake and overreaction to stress

1. April 23, 2007 - A Steady, High-fat Diet Is Bad, But The News Gets Worse - also here

Role of T cells in autoimmune disease

1. April 23, 2007 - Autoantibodies Help T Cells 'See' Their Target

Glucocorticoids and contact dermatitis

1. April 23, 2007 - How Glucocorticoids (Poison Ivy And Skin Irritation Medication) Work

Leptin, gene therapy, obesity, and bone growth

1. April 23, 2007 - Neural mechanisms play role in healthy bone growth

Depression and diabetes

1. April 24, 2007 - Study sees major depression connection to diabetes
2. April 24, 2007 - Symptoms Of Depression Associated With Development Of Diabetes In Older Adults
3. April 25, 2007 - Depression May Trigger Diabetes In Older Adults - also here
4. April 26, 2007 - Depression treatment doesn't help diabetes control

Omega-3 fatty acids

1. April 24, 2007 - Fish oil may preserve thinking ability in elderly - also here
2. April 26, 2007 - Omega-3 may fight Alzheimer brain changes

Schizophrenia

1. April 24, 2007 - White Matter Matters in Schizophrenia
2. April 25, 2007 - How Genetics, White-matter Defects, Dopamine Abnormalities And Disease Symptoms Are Associated

AIDS

1. April 24, 2007 - FDA panel urges approval of Pfizer AIDS drug
2. April 24, 2007 - U.S. panel urges approval of Pfizer AIDS drug - also here
3. April 24, 2007 - New HIV Drug Recommended for Approval - also here
4. April 27, 2007 - Vaccine to cope with viral diversity in HIV - also here

Hepatitis C

1. April 24, 2007 - New Protein Controls Growth Of Hepatitis C Virus
2. April 27, 2007 - Protein found that slows hepatitis C growth in liver cells
3. April 27, 2007 - New test helps identify hepatitis C patients at high risk of developing cirrhosis - also here, here

Alzheimer's disease

1. April 24, 2007 - Cortex Area Thinner In Youth With Alzheimer's-related Gene
2. April 26, 2007 - Commonly Used Pain Medications Do Not Prevent Alzheimer's Disease - also here, here
3. April 27, 2007 - Low dose aspirin does not protect women against cognitive decline - also here
4. April 30, 2007 - Painkillers don't prevent Alzheimer's: study

Measuring effectiveness of statin drug dosage

1. April 24, 2007 - Are Higher Doses Of Cholesterol Drugs Worth The Extra Money? Only Sometimes, Study Says

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. April 24, 2007 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked To Nerve Damage

Anti-leukemia activity of anthocyanidins

1. April 24, 2007 - Antioxidant Found In Many Foods And Red Wine Is Potent And Selective Killer Of Leukemia Cells - also here

Melatonin, repair of oxidative stress, and aging

1. April 24, 2007 - High Melatonin Content Can Help Delay Aging, Mouse Study Suggests

Stem cells

1. April 25, 2007 - Horses lead humans in stem cells race - also here
2. April 25, 2007 - Stem cell identity in culture may strongly depend on the cellular microenvironment
3. April 29, 2007 - When smell cells fail they call in stem cell reserves

Flavonols and cancer

1. April 25, 2007 - Flavonols may help ward of pancreatic cancer

Persistent effects of addictive drugs

1. April 25, 2007 - Addictive drugs harm brain's natural brake: study
2. April 26, 2007 - Morphine Makes Lasting -- And Surprising -- Change In The Brain - also here, here
3. April 27, 2007 - How Morphine Breaks the Brain's Brakes May Be Key to Breaking Addiction

Vaccines

1. April 25, 2007 - Towards Rational Vaccine Design - also here

High insulin levels and cardiovascular disease

1. April 25, 2007 - High Insulin Levels Impair Intestinal Metabolic Function - also here, here

Health risks of advanced glycation end products

1. April 25, 2007 - Food Preparation May Play A Big Role In Chronic Disease - also here

Carboranes as COX inhibitors

1. April 25, 2007 - Controlling Damaging Protein Plaques Without Side-effects: Research Could Improve Alzheimer's Medication

Bipolar disorder

1. April 26, 2007 - Antidepressants don't help bipolar depression - also here

Genetics of diabetes risk

1. April 26, 2007 - Scientists identify new genes linked to diabetes
2. April 26, 2007 - Genomic Hunt Captures "Diabetes DNA"
3. April 26, 2007 - New diabetes genetic risk factors found - also here
4. April 27, 2007 - New Genetic Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes Identified - also here
5. April 27, 2007 - Landmark study highlights complex genetic risk factors behind type 2 diabetes
6. April 27, 2007 - Genome-wide search unearths surprising clues for diabetes and triglycerides - also here
7. April 27, 2007 - Genetic flaws may point way on diabetes

Dopamine

1. April 26, 2007 - Dopamine-related drugs affect reward-seeking behavior - also here

Diabetes

1. April 26, 2007 - Anti-diabetes pills 'unjustified'
2. April 28, 2007 - Rats' virus holds clues to Type 1 diabetes

Treatment of acute coronary syndromes

1. April 27, 2007 - Sticking With Guidelines For Acute Coronary Syndromes Benefits Even Very Elderly Patients
2. May 1, 2007 - The very aged benefit from heart treatment

Antibiotic resistance in bacterial communities

1. April 27, 2007 - New Hope For Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Stem cells and cancer

1. April 27, 2007 - Cancer Scientists Create 'Human' Leukemia Process To Map How Disease Begins, Progresses - also here

Aspirin and coronary artery disease

1. April 27, 2007 - Aspirin may be less effective heart treatment for women than men - also here, here

Multiple sclerosis

1. April 29, 2007 - Multiple Sclerosis Is Increasingly Becoming A Woman's Disease: Why?

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