Volume 6, Number 21 May 21, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Black hole limits on braneworld extents Dark matter Global warming Large Hadron Collider Black holes Extrasolar planets Spintronics Nanotechnology Sharply reduced size of nuclear magnetic resonance devices Carbon nanotubes CO2 absorption by the Southern Ocean CO2 recycling by mesoscale eddies in the ocean Weighing black holes Star formation Bose-Einstein condensates of polaritons Quantum dots Hydrogen production on demand Life sciences Circadian clock gene and metabolism Dynamin and synapse activity Antisense RNA Metagenomics Catalog of fruit fly and roundworm genomic elements Fruit flies and free will Brain-imaging studies B cell development MicroRNA control of gene expression Bacterial gene transfer Immune response regulation Mathematical biology New types of RNA gene regulation Linkage between metabolism and DNA replication Cancer biology Memory-related physical changes to synapses 3D growth of neurons and gene expression Neanderthals Brain development Latent cell memory The immune system and activation-induced cytidine deaminase Methylation, ubiquitylation, and gene expression Computer simulation of C. elegans development Asymmetric development of C. Elegans Bioinformatics Animal brain size and intelligence Health and medicine Cancer Avian flu Anxiety and coronary artery disease Diabetes Importance of calorie reduction over exercise for weight loss Alzheimer's disease Hypertension Bioflavonoids Polyphenols and energy metabolism Autoimmune disease treatments P53 and cancer Parkinson's disease Heart failure and sleep apnea Stem cells Tuberculosis Multiple sclerosis Sleep and the immune system Health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids Malaria Health benefits of Mediterranean diet Herpes virus and the immune system Agricultural biotechnology Antipsychotics and schizophrenia Alternatives to HRT for reducing risk of cardiovascular disease Anti-allergy vaccine MicroRNA therapy for cholesterol control Diet comparisons Wnt and hair follicle regeneration Endocannabinoid and stress control Cancer and stem cells AIDS Nicotine addiction Benefits of antioxidant in heart failure Dietary effects related to COPD Health benefits of lipoic acid Depression and serotonin control

Physical sciences and technology

Black hole limits on braneworld extents

1. May 14, 2007 - Black hole shrinks braneworld dimensions

Dark matter

1. May 15, 2007 - Hubble Finds Ghostly Ring of Dark Matter - also here
2. May 15, 2007 - Hubble Finds Ring of Dark Matter
3. May 15, 2007 - Hubble Finds Ring Of Dark Matter - also here
4. May 15, 2007 - Hubble Telescope Finds Ring of Dark Matter
5. May 15, 2007 - Dark Matter Takes a Solo
6. May 15, 2007 - Dark Matter Halo May Mark Ancient Galactic Collision
7. May 15, 2007 - Cosmic crash leaves ring of dark matter: NASA
8. May 15, 2007 - NASA says it has found proof of existence of dark matter
9. May 15, 2007 - A ghostly halo that could unlock the dark secret of the universe
10. May 15, 2007 - The prints of darkness
11. May 15, 2007 - Hubble Reveals Ghostly Ring of Dark Matter
12. May 15, 2007 - Dark matter has a ring of truth
13. May 16, 2007 - Ghostly ring provides strong evidence for dark matter
14. May 16, 2007 - Hubble sees ring of dark matter
15. May 16, 2007 - NASA Finds New Evidence of Dark Matter
16. May 16, 2007 - Astronomer Reports New Evidence of Dark Matter
17. May 17, 2007 - Hubble sees dark matter ring in a galaxy cluster

Global warming

1. May 15, 2007 - Vast Regions Of West Antarctica Melted In Recent Past, NASA Finds - also here
2. May 15, 2007 - Big area of Antarctica melted, satellite finds
3. May 15, 2007 - California-Sized Area of Ice Melts in Antarctica
4. May 15, 2007 - Scientists Back Off Theory of a Colder Europe in a Warming World
5. May 16, 2007 - Analysis Finds Large Antarctic Area Has Melted
6. May 16, 2007 - Antarctic surface thaw 'most significant' in 30 years
7. May 16, 2007 - Brazil Demonstrating That Reducing Tropical Deforestation Is Key Win-win Global Warming Solution - also here
8. May 17, 2007 - Permanent Ice Fields Are Resisting Global Warming - also here, here
9. May 17, 2007 - Small particles' big impact on climate

Large Hadron Collider

1. May 15, 2007 - A Giant Takes On Physics’ Biggest Questions

Black holes

1. May 16, 2007 - Black Hole Spins as Fast as It Can
2. May 17, 2007 - Adaptive optics leads the way to supermassive black holes - also here, here, here
3. May 17, 2007 - Merging Black Holes Observed in New Detail
4. May 18, 2007 - Adaptive Optics Pinpoints Two Supermassive Black Holes In Colliding Galaxies

Extrasolar planets

1. May 16, 2007 - Astronomers Detect Shadow Of Water World In Front Of Nearby Star
2. May 16, 2007 - Strange alien world made of 'hot ice'
3. May 16, 2007 - New planet may be covered with hot, solid water
4. May 16, 2007 - Exotic World Said to Harbor 'Hot Ice'
5. May 17, 2007 - Hot "ice" may cover recently discovered planet - also here, here
6. May 18, 2007 - NASA Planet-Hunting Mission Could Find Spock's Homeworld

Spintronics

1. May 16, 2007 - Silicon-based 'spintronics' device developed
2. May 16, 2007 - Spintronics Breaks the Silicon Barrier
3. May 17, 2007 - Electrons hold their spin in silicon
4. May 20, 2007 - Scientists Put 'Spin' In Silicon, Advance New Age Of Electronics - also here, here

Nanotechnology

1. May 16, 2007 - Move over Elmer's: Nanoglue is thinner, stickier
2. May 17, 2007 - New nano-glue likes it hot
3. May 17, 2007 - Nanoglue gets stickier when hot
4. May 17, 2007 - Inexpensive 'Nanoglue' Can Bond Nearly Anything Together - also here, here

Sharply reduced size of nuclear magnetic resonance devices

1. May 16, 2007 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Advance Relies On Microscopic Detector - also here, here

Carbon nanotubes

1. May 16, 2007 - Physicists Develop a Carbon Nanotube Aeroegel Optimizing Strength, Shape and Conductivity

CO₂ absorption by the Southern Ocean

1. May 17, 2007 - Southern Ocean already losing ability to absorb CO₂
2. May 17, 2007 - Ocean May Be Losing Ability to Soak CO2 - also here
3. May 17, 2007 - Polar ocean 'soaking up less CO2'
4. May 17, 2007 - Climate change affects Southern Ocean carbon sink
5. May 17, 2007 - Polar ocean is sucking up less carbon dioxide
6. May 18, 2007 - Southern Ocean carbon sink filling up fast
7. May 18, 2007 - Antarctic Ocean Losing Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide
8. May 18, 2007 - As a carbon 'sink,' Southern Ocean may be plugged
9. May 19, 2007 - Antarctic losing ability to absorb CO2
10. May 19, 2007 - Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Weakened - also here

CO₂ recycling by mesoscale eddies in the ocean

1. May 17, 2007 - Don't Bet on the Bloomin' Plankton

Weighing black holes

1. May 17, 2007 - New technique for 'weighing' black holes
2. May 21, 2007 - How to Weigh a Black Hole
3. May 22, 2007 - Scientists Find New Way to Measure Black Holes
4. May 26, 2007 - Congestion gives clue to black holes' weight
5. May 27, 2007 - Scientists Pioneer Technique for 'Weighing' Black Holes - also here, here, here

Star formation

1. May 17, 2007 - Baby Stars Hatching in Orion's Head

Bose-Einstein condensates of polaritons

1. May 17, 2007 - Physicists confirm existence of polariton condensate
2. May 22, 2007 - New Substance Has Characteristics Of Superconductors And Lasers - also here

Quantum dots

1. May 18, 2007 - Making Strides In Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors - also here, here, here

Hydrogen production on demand

1. May 18, 2007 - New Process Generates Hydrogen From Aluminum Alloy To Run Engines, Fuel Cells

Life sciences

Circadian clock gene and metabolism

1. May 14, 2007 - Internal-Clock Gene Implicated in Weight Gain
2. May 18, 2007 - Clock Gene Plays Role In Weight Gain, Study Finds - also here

Dynamin and synapse activity

1. May 14, 2007 - Study Revises Dynamin's Role In Nerve Cell Function - also here

Antisense RNA

1. May 14, 2007 - Entirely New Process In Cell RNA Discovered

Metagenomics

1. May 14, 2007 - Experts Sets 'Gold Standard' For Metagenomic Data Analysis - also here

Catalog of fruit fly and roundworm genomic elements

1. May 14, 2007 - Fly and worm models to teach researchers about human biology and medicine

Fruit flies and free will

1. May 15, 2007 - Defending free will: A fruit fly makes choices
2. May 16, 2007 - Do Fruit Flies Have Free Will? - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. May 15, 2007 - Considering 'What Might Have Been' Is Key In Evaluating Behavior
2. May 15, 2007 - Pioneering study maps attention, memory and language links in the human brain

B cell development

1. May 15, 2007 - The Yin And The Yang Of B-cell Development

MicroRNA control of gene expression

1. May 16, 2007 - Possible target found for boosting microRNA action
2. May 17, 2007 - Newly Identified Mechanism For Silencing Genes Points To Possible Anti-cancer Strategies - also here
3. May 17, 2007 - How MicroRNAs Block Protein Synthesis - also here

Bacterial gene transfer

1. May 16, 2007 - New Way To Calculate Speed Of Bacterial Sex Developed

Immune response regulation

1. May 16, 2007 - 'Nondanger' Signal Lowers Immune Reactions

Mathematical biology

1. May 16, 2007 - Simple Equations Track Listeria Trails

New types of RNA gene regulation

1. May 17, 2007 - New RNA Muddies Gene Definition

Linkage between metabolism and DNA replication

1. May 17, 2007 - Carbon Metabolism And DNA Replication Tightly Linked, Study Finds - also here, here

Cancer biology

1. May 17, 2007 - Effect On Breast Tumors Of DNA Alternations In 3 Genes Described - also here, here
2. May 18, 2007 - Cancer Agressiveness 'Triggered' By Bacteria
3. May 18, 2007 - Role of autophagy in tumorigenesis

Memory-related physical changes to synapses

1. May 17, 2007 - First Images Of Brain Changes Associated With Memory Revealed

3D growth of neurons and gene expression

1. May 17, 2007 - Growing Nerve Cells In 3-D Dramatically Affects Gene Expression - also here

Neanderthals

1. May 18, 2007 - Dry period in Spain explains Neanderthals' last stand

Brain development

1. May 18, 2007 - Cognitive Ability Mostly Developed Before Adolescence, NIH Study Says
2. May 18, 2007 - NIH study tracks brain development in some 500 children across US
3. May 18, 2007 - New study taking a close look at brain's growth
4. May 19, 2007 - A First Glimpse At Healthy Brain And Behavioral Development - also here

Latent cell memory

1. May 18, 2007 - Latent Memory Of Cells Comes To Life - also here

The immune system and activation-induced cytidine deaminase

1. May 18, 2007 - New Method To Track Immune System Enzyme In Live Animals Developed - also here, here

Methylation, ubiquitylation, and gene expression

1. May 18, 2007 - Researchers Identify Process That Enables Access To Genes

Computer simulation of C. elegans development

1. May 18, 2007 - Executable Biology: Computer Science Sheds Light On Animal Development - also here

Asymmetric development of C. Elegans

1. May 18, 2007 - Left-right Wiring Determined By Neural Communication In The Embryonic Worm - also here, here

Bioinformatics

1. May 18, 2007 - Insignia: A New Way To Identify Viruses And Bacteria - also here

Animal brain size and intelligence

1. May 20, 2007 - Bigger Is Smarter: Overall, Not Relative, Brain Size Predicts Intelligence - also here

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. May 14, 2007 - New survey lists hundreds of potential carcinogens
2. May 14, 2007 - Inherited Genes Linked To Toxicity Of Leukemia Therapy - also here
3. May 14, 2007 - Breast Cancer In A Test Tube Could Replace Animal Tests
4. May 15, 2007 - Too much of a good thing? Vitamin link with cancer
5. May 15, 2007 - Too many vitamins linked with prostate cancer
6. May 15, 2007 - Study: Vitamins Tied to Prostate Cancer - also here
7. May 15, 2007 - Vitamin-popping linked to prostate cancer
8. May 15, 2007 - Professors develop protein to target cancer cells
9. May 15, 2007 - Lessons From Ovarian Cells Migration: The Three 'Ws' Of Ovarian Cancer Spreading
10. May 15, 2007 - Targets to tackle cancer by 2020
11. May 16, 2007 - Heavy Multivitamin Use May Be Linked To Advanced Prostate Cancer
12. May 16, 2007 - Multivitamin and prostate cancer link studied
13. May 16, 2007 - Multivitamin prostate warning
14. May 16, 2007 - Chromium in water can cause cancer: U.S. agency - also here
15. May 16, 2007 - Boiling Broccoli Ruins Its Anti-cancer Properties, According To Study - also here
16. May 16, 2007 - Web-based Program Could Ease Treatment Decisions For Prostate Cancer Patients - also here, here
17. May 16, 2007 - Genetic Markers In Surrounding Tissues Linked To Breast Cancer Tumor Grade, Presence Of Metastases - also here
18. May 16, 2007 - Tobacco And Alcohol Use Independently Increase Risk Of Head And Neck Cancer - also here
19. May 16, 2007 - Alcohol Drinking Linked To Reduced Risk Of Renal Cell Cancer
20. May 16, 2007 - Soy estrogens and breast cancer: Researcher offers overview
21. May 17, 2007 - Tomatoes Don't Prevent Prostate Cancer
22. May 17, 2007 - No Magic Tomato? Study Breaks Link Between Lycopene And Prostate Cancer Prevention - also here, here
23. May 17, 2007 - Chromium 6 In Drinking Water Causes Cancer In Lab Animals - also here
24. May 17, 2007 - Drug replaces breast chemotherapy
25. May 18, 2007 - Women could avoid chemotherapy with hormone drug
26. May 18, 2007 - Moderate drinking may lower kidney cancer risk
27. May 18, 2007 - Tomatoes fail as prostate cancer preventive - also here
28. May 18, 2007 - Study Finds Strong Anti-Cancer Properties In Cruciferous Veggies
29. May 18, 2007 - Combining NSAIDs With Chemotherapy, Radiation May Improve Cancer Treatment - also here
30. May 18, 2007 - Vaccine highly effective against pre-cancerous lesions
31. May 20, 2007 - Scientists Activate New Cancer Drug Using Light And Oxygen
32. May 21, 2007 - Tomatoes don't protect your prostate
33. May 21, 2007 - Study: Water chemical can cause cancer

Avian flu

1. May 14, 2007 - Asia to test injectable drug to fight bird,human flu
2. May 14, 2007 - Pregnant Indonesian woman dies of bird flu
3. May 14, 2007 - Indonesia confirms 76th bird flu death

Anxiety and coronary artery disease

1. May 14, 2007 - Anxiety increases mortality risk in heart patients
2. May 15, 2007 - Over Time, Those Who Find Inner Calm Live Longer, Healthier Lives

Diabetes

1. May 14, 2007 - High fiber and magnesium may cut diabetes risk
2. May 14, 2007 - Team unearths genetic risk factors for diabetes
3. May 15, 2007 - Grain Fiber And Magnesium Intake Associated With Lower Risk For Diabetes
4. May 17, 2007 - Decoding Protein Structures Helps Illuminate Cause Of Diabetes - also here, here
5. May 18, 2007 - How Insulin-producing Cells Develop: New Finding Could Help Fight Against Diabetes - also here, here

Importance of calorie reduction over exercise for weight loss

1. May 14, 2007 - Cutting Calories, Not Exercise, Plays Bigger Role In Maintaining Weight Loss

Alzheimer's disease

1. May 14, 2007 - New Therapeutic Targets For Neurodegenerative Diseases
2. May 15, 2007 - Alzheimer's Weight Gain Initiative Also Improved Patients' Intellectual Abilities
3. May 17, 2007 - Simple tests may predict progression to Alzheimer's
4. May 19, 2007 - Alzheimer's 'diet link' analysed

Hypertension

1. May 14, 2007 - One Pill May Be Better Than Two For Treating Patients With High Blood Pressure - also here

Bioflavonoids

1. May 14, 2007 - New Insights Into Contradictory Health Effects Of Bioflavonoids

Polyphenols and energy metabolism

1. May 14, 2007 - Fatty Acid Catabolism Higher Due To Polyphenol Intake - also here

Autoimmune disease treatments

1. May 14, 2007 - Glucosamine-like Supplement Inhibits Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes - also here, here
2. May 18, 2007 - Natural Immune-control System May Aid Treatment Of Autoimmune Disease And Tissue Rejection - also here
3. June 7, 2007 - Sugar supplement may treat immune disease

P53 and cancer

1. May 15, 2007 - Chemotherapy Thwarted by Cancer-Killing Gene
2. May 16, 2007 - Gene Thought To Assist Chemo May Help Cancer Thrive - also here
3. May 16, 2007 - 'Guardian gene' may hinder some cancer treatments
4. May 18, 2007 - 'Chemo' gene helps cancer thrive
5. May 21, 2007 - Anti-cancer gene: not what it was thought

Parkinson's disease

1. May 15, 2007 - Coenzyme Q10 Does Not Improve Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
2. May 16, 2007 - Short-term antioxidant doesn't help Parkinson's
3. May 16, 2007 - Exercise May Aid Parkinson's Patients - also here, here
4. May 17, 2007 - Implanting Dopamine Generators In Brain Cells Obtains Improvement In Parkinson's In Monkeys - also here
5. May 17, 2007 - Violent Sleep Disorder Linked To A Form Of Dementia - also here

Heart failure and sleep apnea

1. May 15, 2007 - Heart Failure Patients With Sleep Apnea At Greater Risk Of Death, According To Study

Stem cells

1. May 15, 2007 - Effort To Develop Patient-specific Stem Cell Lines Launched - also here
2. May 17, 2007 - Geron says embryonic stem cells produce insulin

Tuberculosis

1. May 15, 2007 - Vitamin D Supplements May Offer Cheap And Effective Immune System Boost Against TB - also here, here

Multiple sclerosis

1. May 15, 2007 - Testosterone May Help Men With Multiple Sclerosis - also here

Sleep and the immune system

1. May 15, 2007 - Sleepless For Science: Flies Show Link Between Sleep And Immune System - also here

Health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

1. May 15, 2007 - Higher Intake Of Fish And Vitamin D Levels Linked To Lower Risk Of Age-related Macular Disease - also here

Malaria

1. May 15, 2007 - Possible Way To Fight Cerebral Malaria: Give Patients Carbon Monoxide
2. May 18, 2007 - Immune Gambians provide malaria vaccine hope
3. May 18, 2007 - Antibody-based Therapies Effective At Controlling Malaria - also here

Health benefits of Mediterranean diet

1. May 15, 2007 - Mediterranean Diet Halves Risk Of Progressive Lung Disease - also here
2. May 15, 2007 - Med diet 'cuts lung disease risk'

Herpes virus and the immune system

1. May 16, 2007 - Healthier With Herpesviruses?
2. May 16, 2007 - Herpesviruses might have benefits
3. May 21, 2007 - Herpes Infection May Be Symbiotic, Help Beat Back Some Bacteria

Agricultural biotechnology

1. May 16, 2007 - U.S. approves GMO rice to produce human proteins

Antipsychotics and schizophrenia

1. May 16, 2007 - Chemical Maps Hint At Drug's Effects On Schizophrenia - also here

Alternatives to HRT for reducing risk of cardiovascular disease

1. May 16, 2007 - Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors When Discontinuing Hormone Replacement Therapy - also here
2. May 18, 2007 - Updated Recommendations On Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy From International Menopause Society - also here

Anti-allergy vaccine

1. May 16, 2007 - Boost for anti-allergy vaccine

MicroRNA therapy for cholesterol control

1. May 17, 2007 - New gene therapy targets cholesterol

Diet comparisons

1. May 17, 2007 - Low-glycemic Load Diet May Be More Effective For Dieters With Certain Insulin Response Patterns

Wnt and hair follicle regeneration

1. May 17, 2007 - New Hope For Baldness Treatment: Hair Follicles Created For First Time In Mouse Study - also here
2. May 17, 2007 - Hair Follicles Found Able to Regenerate
3. May 17, 2007 - At Penn, the research is hair-raising, positively
4. May 18, 2007 - Baldness breakthrough: Stem cells coaxed into growing hair

Endocannabinoid and stress control

1. May 17, 2007 - New Study Examines 'Brain's Own Marijuana' - also here

Cancer and stem cells

1. May 17, 2007 - Pediatric Cancer Stem Cell Identified: Understanding The Origin Of ERMS - also here

AIDS

1. May 17, 2007 - Quest For Effective HIV Vaccine Presents New Possibilities, Challenges
2. May 17, 2007 - Experimental HIV vaccines offer only limited immunity

Nicotine addiction

1. May 17, 2007 - The Brain And Chronic Exposure To Nicotine
2. May 20, 2007 - Nicotine Also Hooks Smokers By Enhancing Pleasure Of Experiences, Study Shows

Benefits of antioxidant in heart failure

1. May 17, 2007 - New study: Pycnogenol reduces heart failure
2. May 22, 2007 - Pine extract prevents heart failure damage in mice

Dietary effects related to COPD

1. May 18, 2007 - Plant foods, whole grains help men breathe easier

Health benefits of lipoic acid

1. May 18, 2007 - Lipoic Acid Explored As Anti-aging Compound - also here

Depression and serotonin control

1. May 18, 2007 - Mice On Prozac Help Scientists Find Better Depression Treatments

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