Volume 6, Number 20 May 14, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Supernova SN 2006gy 'Solid' light 'Global search' of particle physics data Robotics Global warming Quantum computing Earthquakes Optoelectronic tweezers Ultrashort light pulses Extrasolar planets Terahertz surface plasmons Dark matter and a 'fifth force' Ultra high energy neutrinos Baryonic dark matter James Webb Space Telescope Global carbon budget Hydrogen storage Novae Superconductivity Galactic collision remnants Ancient stars Fermion condensates Release of CO2 from the ocean 'Short circuit' in ocean circulation Higher density magnetic data storage Higgs bosons Cavity quantum electrodynamics Spintronics Single-molecule mass spectrometry system Life sciences Bacterial quorum sensing Cell movement Integration of new neurons Sex differences in human brains and behavior Cancer biology 'Out of Africa' hypothesis Opossum genome Sexual selection Neuropsin Regulation of synaptic activity Persistence of genetic diversity Epigenetics Intraspecies competition and agression in primates DNA repair Variation in human DNA Memory molecules Sexual dimorphism Cell physics Extremophiles Carotenoids and longevity Heritability of reasoning and memory ability Health and medicine Cancer drug delivery with 'mini-cells' Dangers of advanced glycation end products in food Stem cells Tuberculosis Neuroprotective effects of centrally-acting ACE inhibitors Cancer Crohn's disease Nanotechnology and regenerative medicine Alzheimer's disease Antidepressants and neurogenesis Best dietary fats for cardiovascular health Protection against atherosclerosis risk from dietary fats Aspirin as heart disease therapy Cancer and stem cells Diabetes Benefits of napping Genetics of bipolar disorder Sleep deprivation and weight gain Prions Benefits of angioplasty over drug therapy for ischemia Blood test for hospital mortality risk for heart failure Omega-3 fatty acids RSV vaccine Genetics of recovery from heart attack Mutations in immune system cells Regulation of the heart's energy supply Tissue engineering Health benefits of whole grains Genetics of autism risk Papillomavirus vaccine Hypertension Internal fat Parkinson's disease Lupus Immune system control of virus AIDS Avian flu Antibiotics Heartbeat regulation

Physical sciences and technology

Supernova SN 2006gy

1. May 7, 2007 - Did antimatter 'factory' spark brightest supernova?
2. May 7, 2007 - Huge star explodes in brightest supernova yet seen
3. May 7, 2007 - Star Goes Out Big Time
4. May 7, 2007 - Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion
5. May 8, 2007 - Brightest supernova ever seen
6. May 8, 2007 - NASA's Chandra Sees Brightest Supernova Ever - also here, here, here, here
7. May 8, 2007 - Largest, brightest supernova ever seen may be long-sought pair-instability supernova
8. May 8, 2007 - Star dies in monstrous explosion
9. May 8, 2007 - Exploded Star the Brightest Ever Seen
10. May 8, 2007 - Astronomers find extraordinary supernova
11. May 8, 2007 - The biggest bang of them all

'Solid' light

1. May 7, 2007 - Could Light Behave As A Solid? A New Theory

'Global search' of particle physics data

1. May 8, 2007 - Particle physicists hunt for the unexpected

Robotics

1. May 8, 2007 - 'Guessing' robots navigate faster

Global warming

1. May 8, 2007 - Melting Of The Greenland Ice Cap May Have Consequences For Climatic Change - also here
2. May 9, 2007 - Barents Sea getting warmer, losing ice
3. May 10, 2007 - US temperatures 'could rise 10 degrees' by 2080
4. May 10, 2007 - Summers Will Become Extremely Hot In The Future, NASA Predicts - also here, here
5. May 10, 2007 - NASA study: Eastern U.S. to get hotter - also here, here, here

Quantum computing

1. May 8, 2007 - Step Toward Quantum Computers? Scientists Propose A Simple And Economic Qbit Structure

Earthquakes

1. May 8, 2007 - Hot Fluids and Deep Earthquakes

Optoelectronic tweezers

1. May 8, 2007 - Optoelectronic Tweezers Push Nanowires Around

Ultrashort light pulses

1. May 8, 2007 - The Shortest Light Pulse Ever

Extrasolar planets

1. May 9, 2007 - NASA Finds Extremely Hot Planet, Makes First Exoplanet Weather Map
2. May 9, 2007 - Bizarre planet is hottest yet found
3. May 9, 2007 - A Tale of Two Exoplanets: One Incredibly Hot, the Other Extremely Windy
4. May 9, 2007 - Gassy planet is hottest; windy cousin is mapped
5. May 9, 2007 - Densest, Hottest, Darkest
6. May 9, 2007 - Scientists Map Weather on Distant World
7. May 9, 2007 - Sizzling Planet Makes Some Stars Look Cool - also here
8. May 9, 2007 - Distant Planet Mapped for First Time, "Hot Jupiter" Features Fierce Winds
9. May 9, 2007 - Planet gallery
10. May 10, 2007 - Hottest planet has windy cousin
11. May 10, 2007 - Professor finds that hottest measured extrasolar planet is 3700 degrees - also here
12. May 10, 2007 - Extreme Winds Rule Exoplanet's Weather - also here
13. May 11, 2007 - Mission Could Seek Out Spock's Home Planet - also here

Terahertz surface plasmons

1. May 9, 2007 - Silicon could open the way for new terahertz technology

Dark matter and a 'fifth force'

1. May 9, 2007 - Hunt for fifth force focuses on Bullet Cluster

Ultra high energy neutrinos

1. May 9, 2007 - Seabed particle hunt could shed light on the dawn of time

Baryonic dark matter

1. May 10, 2007 - Galaxy collision reveals missing matter

James Webb Space Telescope

1. May 10, 2007 - Hubble telescope successor on target
2. May 10, 2007 - NASA touts aging Hubble telescope's successor
3. May 11, 2007 - Hubble's successor will look like this
4. May 11, 2007 - Nasa unveils Hubble's successor
5. May 11, 2007 - Hubble Telescope's Successor Will Peer at Universe's Birth
6. May 11, 2007 - Futuristic telescope to shed light on 'Dark Ages' of space

Global carbon budget

1. May 10, 2007 - Understanding The Global Carbon Budget - also here
2. May 11, 2007 - Confirmed: Deforestation Plays Critical Climate Change Role - also here

Hydrogen storage

1. May 10, 2007 - Helping Make Hydrogen A Staple For Consumer Vehicles - also here

Novae

1. May 10, 2007 - X-rays Provide A New Way To Investigate Exploding Stars - also here, here

Superconductivity

1. May 10, 2007 - Lithium superconducts without pressure

Galactic collision remnants

1. May 10, 2007 - 'Missing Mass' Found in Recycled Dwarf Galaxies
2. May 10, 2007 - Tiny Galaxies Hide Dark Secret

Ancient stars

1. May 10, 2007 - Ancient Star Nearly as Old as the Universe
2. May 11, 2007 - Nearby Star Is A Galactic Fossil - also here
3. May 11, 2007 - Spying on the oldest stars in the Universe
4. May 14, 2007 - Galactic fossil is 13.2 billion years old
5. May 18, 2007 - Oldest star by far

Fermion condensates

1. May 10, 2007 - Fermions pair up without superfluidity

Release of CO₂ from the ocean

1. May 11, 2007 - Massive Carbon Dioxide Burps Came From Ocean At End Of Last Ice Age - also here, here
2. May 11, 2007 - Ancient gas "burps" may hold future climate clues
3. May 14, 2007 - Study Sheds Light on Earth's CO2 Cycles, Possible Impacts of Climate Change
4. May 14, 2007 - Climate swings have brought great CO2 pulses up from the deep sea

'Short circuit' in ocean circulation

1. May 11, 2007 - 'Short-circuit' Found In Ocean Circulation - also here, here

Higher density magnetic data storage

1. May 11, 2007 - 'Racetrack' memory could gallop past the hard disk

Higgs bosons

1. May 11, 2007 - Is The Vacuum Empty? The Higgs Field And The Dark Energy - also here

Cavity quantum electrodynamics

1. May 11, 2007 - Mysteries And Surprises In Quantum Physics - also here

Spintronics

1. May 11, 2007 - Supercomputer Shows That Nanolayers Have Turning Sense - also here

Single-molecule mass spectrometry system

1. May 12, 2007 - DNA Sieve: Nanoscale Pores Can Be Tiny Analysis Labs

Life sciences

Bacterial quorum sensing

1. May 7, 2007 - Fighting Bacteria By Preventing Them From Talking To Each Other

Cell movement

1. May 7, 2007 - How to steer a moving cell

Integration of new neurons

1. May 8, 2007 - Newborn Neurons Like To Hang With The 'In' Crowd - also here, here

Sex differences in human brains and behavior

1. May 8, 2007 - Sex On The Brain

Cancer biology

1. May 8, 2007 - Cancer Cells 'Reprogram' Energy Needs To Grow And Spread, Study Suggests - also here, here
2. May 8, 2007 - Targeting Sugar On Blood Vessels May Inhibit Cancer Growth
3. May 9, 2007 - Immune Dysfunction In Melanoma Patients Identified
4. May 11, 2007 - Researchers create model of cancer-preventing enzyme, study how it works - also here, here

'Out of Africa' hypothesis

1. May 8, 2007 - DNA traces Aboriginal Australian history
2. May 10, 2007 - New Research Confirms 'Out Of Africa' Theory Of Human Evolution
3. May 12, 2007 - Aboriginals 'out of Africa' too

Opossum genome

1. May 9, 2007 - Opossum genome sequence reveals mammal secrets
2. May 9, 2007 - Humble opossum's genetic map sheds light on humans - also here
3. May 9, 2007 - Opossum's Genome Is in the Bag
4. May 9, 2007 - Tiny marsupial records DNA first
5. May 9, 2007 - The awesome opossum gets sequenced
6. May 10, 2007 - First marsupial genome sequenced
7. May 10, 2007 - Opossum Genome Shows 'Junk' DNA Source Of Genetic Innovation
8. May 10, 2007 - Researchers publish first marsupial genome sequence
9. May 10, 2007 - Professor involved in genome sequencing of the first marsupial

Sexual selection

1. May 9, 2007 - New Take On Sexual Signaling - also here

Neuropsin

1. May 9, 2007 - Gene Mutation Linked To Cognition Is Found Only In Humans - also here
2. May 12, 2007 - Gene variant may be responsible for human learning

Regulation of synaptic activity

1. May 9, 2007 - SUMO Wrestling In The Brain - also here

Persistence of genetic diversity

1. May 9, 2007 - Survival Of The Rarest: Fruit Flies Shed Light On The Evolution Of Behavior - also here

Epigenetics

1. May 9, 2007 - Researchers identify a process that enables access to genes

Intraspecies competition and agression in primates

1. May 10, 2007 - Rivalry leaves its mark on primate brains
2. May 11, 2007 - Brains Reflect Sex Differences

DNA repair

1. May 10, 2007 - DNA Repair Proteins Monitored At Double-strand Break - also here, here
2. May 11, 2007 - Lab Defines Proteins That Distinguish Chromosome Ends From DNA Double-strand Breaks - also here, here

Variation in human DNA

1. May 10, 2007 - Cataloging The Structural Variations In Human Genetics - also here

Memory molecules

1. May 10, 2007 - New Research Sheds Light On Memory By Erasing It - also here

Sexual dimorphism

1. May 10, 2007 - Species Thrive When Sexual Dimorphism Broadens Their Niches - also here

Cell physics

1. May 10, 2007 - Soft Matter and its Interface with Biology

Extremophiles

1. May 11, 2007 - Bacteria Found In Tar Pits Live On Substances Contained In Asphalt - also here
2. May 14, 2007 - Researchers learn why tar pits are bubbly
3. May 17, 2007 - New bacteria discovered in tar pits

Carotenoids and longevity

1. May 11, 2007 - Could Carrots Be The Secret To A Long Life And Sex Appeal? - also here

Heritability of reasoning and memory ability

1. May 12, 2007 - Parents pass on genes for reasoning and memory

Health and medicine

Cancer drug delivery with 'mini-cells'

1. May 7, 2007 - 'Mini-cells' could stop side-effects of chemotherapy
2. May 10, 2007 - Australian scientists directly target cancer cells - also here, here, here

Dangers of advanced glycation end products in food

1. May 7, 2007 - How food is prepared important to health: study

Stem cells

1. May 7, 2007 - New Recipe for Powerful Stem Cells Promises Greater Insight
2. May 7, 2007 - Embryonic stem cells can repair eyes, company says
3. May 7, 2007 - Embryonic stemcells yield advance for blood cells, vascular damage
4. May 8, 2007 - Stem cells yield fixes for vascular injuries
5. May 11, 2007 - Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Cure Eye Disease - also here

Tuberculosis

1. May 7, 2007 - Indian scientists identify troublemaker TB protein
2. May 8, 2007 - Indian researchers show TB's secret weapon

Neuroprotective effects of centrally-acting ACE inhibitors

1. May 7, 2007 - Some heart drugs may slow mental decline with age
2. May 7, 2007 - Some Hypertension Drugs May Help Reduce Dementia Risk - also here

Cancer

1. May 7, 2007 - Combination Treatment Stymies Breast Cancer Growth
2. May 7, 2007 - Deficiency In Enzyme Delays Onset And Severity Of Lung Cancer In Mice
3. May 7, 2007 - Statins associated with reduced lung cancer risk
4. May 7, 2007 - Computer-aided detection with computed radiography effective in detecting breast cancer
5. May 7, 2007 - PET-CT detects muscular lymphoma better than CT
6. May 7, 2007 - Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors prove safe and effective
7. May 7, 2007 - Cryoablation is a safe procedure for breast cancer patients, early results indicate
8. May 7, 2007 - CT colonoscopy has 90 percent agreement rate with optical colonoscopy
9. May 8, 2007 - Compound Effective Against Blood Cancer Reveals Its Secrets
10. May 8, 2007 - MR Imaging Helps Predict Recurrence In Prostate Cancer Patients
11. May 8, 2007 - Lymphocyte Count Found To Be A Predictor Of Survival For Young Patients With Leukemia - also here
12. May 8, 2007 - Diabetes Drug Dramatically Boosts Power Of Platinum Chemotherapy - also here
13. May 8, 2007 - A strand of hair may reveal cancer risk
14. May 8, 2007 - Hepatitis C ups non-Hodgkin's lymphoma risk: study
15. May 9, 2007 - Breast cancer in a test tube
16. May 9, 2007 - Animal Study Identifies Promising New Target For Brain Tumor Therapy - also here, here
17. May 9, 2007 - Combined Molecular-targeted And Hormonal Therapies Offer Promise In Treating Ovarian Cancer - also here
18. May 9, 2007 - Hepatitis C Increases Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - also here
19. May 9, 2007 - Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection
20. May 9, 2007 - Men less likely to survive early breast cancer
21. May 9, 2007 - Combination HRT linked to lower-risk breast cancers
22. May 9, 2007 - Study implicates protein as a trigger of advanced prostate cancer recurrence
23. May 9, 2007 - Uveal melanoma patients at higher risk for colon cancer
24. May 10, 2007 - Oral Sex Increases Risk Of Throat Cancer - also here
25. May 10, 2007 - Oral sex linked to throat cancer
26. May 10, 2007 - New HPV Vaccine Against Virus Responsible For Cervical Cancer Continues To Be Successful
27. May 10, 2007 - Statins Shown To Prevent Lung Cancer
28. May 10, 2007 - First Degree Relatives Of Patients With Lung Cancer Have Increased Cancer Risk
29. May 10, 2007 - Dealing Deadly Cancers A Knockout Punch
30. May 10, 2007 - Aspirin vs. colon cancer: study weighs benefits
31. May 10, 2007 - Aspirin 'prevents bowel cancer'
32. May 11, 2007 - FDG-PET Imaging Clearly Predicts Lung Cancer Patients' Response To Chemotherapy - also here
33. May 11, 2007 - Use Of Swedish 'Snus' Is Linked To A Doubled Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer - also here
34. May 11, 2007 - Lung cancer tied to family risk of other cancers - also here
35. May 11, 2007 - Chemotherapy more effective when given before breast cancer surgery
36. May 12, 2007 - Breast tumour drug target found
37. May 13, 2007 - Cancer Virus' Genetic Targets Identified - also here, here

Crohn's disease

1. May 7, 2007 - Smoking Influences Crohn's Disease

Nanotechnology and regenerative medicine

1. May 7, 2007 - Nanotechnology May Be Used To Regenerate Tissues, Organs

Alzheimer's disease

1. May 7, 2007 - New Link Between Down Syndrome And Alzheimer's Disease
2. May 9, 2007 - EEG Works at Spotting Early Alzheimer's - also here, here
3. May 11, 2007 - Breakdown Of Myelin Implicated In Alzheimer's - also here
4. May 11, 2007 - New therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases
5. May 11, 2007 - Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?

Antidepressants and neurogenesis

1. May 7, 2007 - Antidepressants Stimulate New Nerve Cells In Adult Monkeys

Best dietary fats for cardiovascular health

1. May 7, 2007 - Fish, Seafood Better Than Olive Oil, Nuts Against Heart Disease

Protection against atherosclerosis risk from dietary fats

1. May 8, 2007 - Animal research raises possibility of end to fat-free diets
2. May 9, 2007 - Study sees possible end of fat-free diets

Aspirin as heart disease therapy

1. May 8, 2007 - Low aspirin dose best for heart disease prevention
2. May 9, 2007 - Baby Aspirin Better For Your Health, Study Says - also here, here
3. May 11, 2007 - Women may benefit less from aspirin for the heart

Cancer and stem cells

1. May 8, 2007 - Unstable Leukemia Stem Cells May Predispose Patients To Drug Resistance

Diabetes

1. May 8, 2007 - The Stem Cells That Weren't There: Surprising Finding May Lead To New Diabetes Treatments - also here, here
2. May 9, 2007 - Fat Screen Delivers Plant-derived Chemical With Antidiabetic Effects - also here

Benefits of napping

1. May 8, 2007 - You Snooze, You Lose? Not True

Genetics of bipolar disorder

1. May 8, 2007 - Genetic Roots Of Bipolar Disorder Revealed By First Genome-wide Study Of Illness - also here, here

Sleep deprivation and weight gain

1. May 9, 2007 - Sleep-weight link depends on how sleep is defined

Prions

1. May 9, 2007 - Scientists Identify Prion's Infectious Secret - also here
2. May 9, 2007 - Scientists Closer to Unfolding Mysteries of Prion Formation in Mad Cow Disease

Benefits of angioplasty over drug therapy for ischemia

1. May 9, 2007 - Angioplasty best for "silent" heart attacks
2. May 10, 2007 - Angioplasty Reduces Long-term Cardiac Risk Among Heart Patients With 'Silent' Ischemia - also here

Blood test for hospital mortality risk for heart failure

1. May 9, 2007 - Blood Test Predicts Mortality In Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients, Says Researcher

Omega-3 fatty acids

1. May 9, 2007 - Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids Have Positive Effect On Muscle Mass, Study Shows - also here

RSV vaccine

1. May 9, 2007 - New Vaccine Technology Should Protect Children From Common Respiratory Virus - also here

Genetics of recovery from heart attack

1. May 10, 2007 - Gene switch helps mice fix their own broken hearts

Mutations in immune system cells

1. May 10, 2007 - Genetic 'Shut Down' Trigger Discovered In Healthy Immune Cells - also here, here

Regulation of the heart's energy supply

1. May 10, 2007 - Discovery Of Cellular Processes Which Regulate Heart's Energy Supply - also here
2. May 10, 2007 - Global Heartbeat Control Suggests Therapy For Beating Heart Failure

Tissue engineering

1. May 10, 2007 - Tissue Engineered Scaffolding Allows Reproduction Of Cartilage Tissue - also here

Health benefits of whole grains

1. May 10, 2007 - Health Benefits Of Whole Grains Confirmed

Genetics of autism risk

1. May 10, 2007 - Study Finds Regions Of DNA That Appear Linked To Autistic Spectrum Disorders - also here, here

Papillomavirus vaccine

1. May 10, 2007 - New HPV Vaccine Against Virus Responsible For Cervical Cancer Continues To Be Successful - also here
2. May 10, 2007 - Warts Vaccine: One Of Many In Pipeline - also here

Hypertension

1. May 10, 2007 - Effectiveness of first renin inhibitor drug for treating hypertension is limited
2. May 10, 2007 - New blood pressure drug found lacking
3. May 11, 2007 - Scientists investigate a molecule for diagnosing hypertensive cardiopathy

Internal fat

1. May 10, 2007 - Thin people may be fat inside, some doctors say - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. May 10, 2007 - FDA OKs drug patch to treat Parkinson's
2. May 11, 2007 - Researchers discover link between Parkinson's and narcolepsy - also here

Lupus

1. May 11, 2007 - Lupus cluster at oilfield points finger at pollution

Immune system control of virus

1. May 11, 2007 - Scientists Make Important Finding On Cytomegalovirus Transmission - also here

AIDS

1. May 11, 2007 - Researchers Find A Peptide That Encourages HIV Infection - also here, here

Avian flu

1. May 11, 2007 - New host species for avian influenza identified - also here
2. May 13, 2007 - Second bird flu outbreak in May hits Vietnam ducks
3. May 13, 2007 - Bangladesh culls more bird flu infected chickens

Antibiotics

1. May 11, 2007 - Researchers discover how antibiotic inhibits bacterial growth

Heartbeat regulation

1. May 11, 2007 - Slowing the racing heart - also here, here

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