Volume 6, Number 37 September 10, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Archaean oxygen Nanotechnology Interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Stellar evolution Carbon nanotubes Single-photon transistor Beyond Einstein projects Planetary system formation KT mass extinction Global warming Superconductors Very early low mass galaxies Entanglement of atoms Distribution of star formation in galaxies Quantum dots Controlled fusion Life sciences Perceptual narrowing Human genome variability Adipose gene Speciation Memory enhancing drugs Predator-prey dynamics Drug synthesis Ribosomal RNA Neural correlates of memory Muscle cell films Cognitive skills of chimps and toddlers Non-necessity of ultraconserved DNA sequences Methylation of P53 Histone codes Synthetic biology Plasticity in the visual cortex Microfluidic technology for growing neurons Evolution of genomic imprinting Rational action perception in primates Memory network limits Evolution of social insects Polyandry as a survival strategy Clostridium difficile toxin production Gene transfer RNA polymerase and P53 Timing of brain encoding of visual information Health and medicine Cardiovascular disease Cancer Schizophrenia Appetite control Avian flu Stem cells Leucine and wasteful protein turnover MicroRNA and Parkinson's disease Drug delivery Bacteria phages as antibacterials Anti-obesity satiogenic peptide hormone Diabetes Metabolic syndrome Depression Gene therapy Genetic factor in autoimmune disease Malaria Hepatitis C Alzheimer's disease Inflammation and joint injury Alteration of gene expression by drug addiction AIDS Antibiotics Autism Health benefits of fruit juices Microarray test for antibiotic resistant bacteria Stress, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease Rheumatoid arthritis Regulatory T cell therapy for leukemia Gene therapy for cancer

Physical sciences and technology

Archaean oxygen

1. September 3, 2007 - Volcanoes Key To Earth's Oxygen Atmosphere

Nanotechnology

1. September 3, 2007 - Bundles of cysteine-lead nanowires spread into highly oriented structures
2. September 4, 2007 - New nanotechnique producing small things in large quantities
3. September 5, 2007 - Blending DNA and Nanotechnology
4. September 6, 2007 - Molecules autonomously propelled by polymerizing DNA strands

Interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

1. September 3, 2007 - Cosmic Cockroaches

Stellar evolution

1. September 4, 2007 - 'One Of The Most Curious Objects In The Sky' Delights Astronomers Again

Carbon nanotubes

1. September 4, 2007 - Tiny Carbon Nanotubes Show Big Germ-fighting Potential - also here
2. September 5, 2007 - Two Nanostructures Are Better Than One - also here

Single-photon transistor

1. September 4, 2007 - Single-photon transistor plans unveiled

Beyond Einstein projects

1. September 5, 2007 - 'Beyond Einstein' Research Should Begin with Mission to Study Dark Energy - also here, here
2. September 5, 2007 - Joint Dark Energy Mission a Top Priority for NASA, Says NRC - also here
3. September 5, 2007 - Panel Urges NASA to Study Dark Energy
4. September 5, 2007 - Dark energy probe gets high praise
5. September 6, 2007 - UC Berkeley team to compete for NASA's Beyond Einstein mission

Planetary system formation

1. September 4, 2007 - Turbulence Key to Planet Formation, New Study Suggests

KT mass extinction

1. September 5, 2007 - Discovered: The asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
2. September 5, 2007 - Asteroid Smashup May Have Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
3. September 5, 2007 - Far-Flung Crash May Have Created Dino-Killer Asteroid
4. September 5, 2007 - Distant space collision meant doom for dinosaurs - also here, here
5. September 5, 2007 - Space pile-up 'condemned dinos'
6. September 5, 2007 - Asteroids Smash, Dinosaurs Duck
7. September 5, 2007 - Dinosaur extinction linked to colliding asteroids
8. September 6, 2007 - New research reveals a large asteroid breakup to be the likely source of the impactor that caused a mass extinction event on Earth 65 million years ago - also here, here, here
9. September 6, 2007 - Scientists say they know where dinosaur-killing asteroid came from
10. September 6, 2007 - Astronomers Solve Asteroid Mystery
11. September 6, 2007 - How cosmic billiards doomed the dinosaurs
12. September 6, 2007 - Dino-killing asteroid traced back 160m years
13. September 6, 2007 - Far-flung asteroid crash doomed the dinosaurs
14. September 6, 2007 - Asteroid Belt Collision Likely Led to Dinosaurs' Death
15. September 6, 2007 - How asteroid spelt doom for the dinosaurs
16. September 6, 2007 - Asteroid Crash that Killed the Dinos
17. September 6, 2007 - How clash of space titans put an end to dinosaurs
18. September 6, 2007 - Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs traced

Global warming

1. September 5, 2007 - Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years
2. September 6, 2007 - Arctic Regional Sea Ice to Decline 40 Percent before 2050
3. September 6, 2007 - NOAA Affirms Predictions of Sea Ice Loss - also here, here
4. September 7, 2007 - Arctic ice cap to melt faster than feared, scientists say
5. September 7, 2007 - NOAA Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected
6. September 7, 2007 - Dwindling Days for Arctic Ice

Superconductors

1. September 6, 2007 - Towards commercialization of high-temperature superconductors

Very early low mass galaxies

1. September 6, 2007 - Tiny Galactic Building Blocks Spotted
2. September 7, 2007 - 'Lego-block' Galaxies Discovered In Early Universe - also here, here

Entanglement of atoms

1. September 6, 2007 - Single-atom entanglement goes further
2. September 7, 2007 - Physicists Establish 'Spooky' Quantum Communication - also here, here

Distribution of star formation in galaxies

1. September 7, 2007 - Akari's observations of galaxy M101

Quantum dots

1. September 7, 2007 - Acoustic Quantum Dots

Controlled fusion

1. September 9, 2007 - Nuclear fusion project gets the green light

Life sciences

Perceptual narrowing

1. September 3, 2007 - Ability To 'Tell The Difference' Declines As Infants Age

Human genome variability

1. September 3, 2007 - Study: Humans' DNA Not Quite So Similar - also here, here
2. September 4, 2007 - One man's genes show DNA is still a mystery - also here, here
3. September 4, 2007 - First Diploid Human Genome Sequence Shows We're Surprisingly Different
4. September 4, 2007 - How to Build a Craig Venter
5. September 4, 2007 - First individual person's genome decoded
6. September 4, 2007 - In the Genome Race, the Sequel Is Personal
7. September 4, 2007 - One Man's DNA Shows We're Less Alike Than We Thought

Adipose gene

1. September 4, 2007 - "Skinny" gene keeps mice lean: study - also here
2. September 4, 2007 - Gene 'controls body fat levels'
3. September 5, 2007 - Anti-obesity Gene Keeps Mice And Worms Lean - also here
4. September 5, 2007 - 'Skinny Gene' Exists - also here

Speciation

1. September 4, 2007 - Auto Immune Response Creates Barrier To Fertility; Could Be A Step In Speciation - also here
2. September 7, 2007 - New Species May Form WIth A Little Help From Immune System

Memory enhancing drugs

1. September 4, 2007 - Memory Enhancement Drugs Show Promise But Face Growing Scrutiny

Predator-prey dynamics

1. September 4, 2007 - Hidden interactions between predators and prey: evolution causes cryptic dynamics in ecology

Drug synthesis

1. September 5, 2007 - Simple Method To Create Natural Drug Products Developed - also here

Ribosomal RNA

1. September 5, 2007 - New Mechanism In Development Of Severe Inherited Disease Discovered

Neural correlates of memory

1. September 5, 2007 - Specific Neurons Involved In Memory Formation Identified
2. September 6, 2007 - Specific brain protein required for nerve cell connections to form and function - also here, here

Muscle cell films

1. September 6, 2007 - 'Muscular films' promise bodyparts and biomachines
2. September 6, 2007 - Thin Films Pump Up
3. September 6, 2007 - Mini-muscles go for a swim

Cognitive skills of chimps and toddlers

1. September 6, 2007 - Kids smarter than apes -- sometimes, anyway - also here
2. September 6, 2007 - Do Social Smarts Set Us Apart?
3. September 7, 2007 - Human Toddlers Trump Apes on Social Skills
4. September 7, 2007 - Higher Social Skills Are Distinctly Human, Toddler And Ape Study Reveals
5. September 7, 2007 - Toddlers outdo chimps at apeing the grown-ups

Non-necessity of ultraconserved DNA sequences

1. September 6, 2007 - Mice Thrive Missing Ancient DNA Sequences - also here, here

Methylation of P53

1. September 6, 2007 - Regulation Of Vital Tumor Suppressor Gene P53 Detailed - also here

Histone codes

1. September 6, 2007 - Core tenets of the 'histone code' are universal

Synthetic biology

1. September 6, 2007 - Scientists a step nearer to creating artificial life

Plasticity in the visual cortex

1. September 6, 2007 - Adult Brain Can Still Change
2. September 7, 2007 - Reorganization Of Brain Area For Vision After Stroke: May Yield New Treatments For Brain Injury - also here
3. September 9, 2007 - Adult Brain Can Change, Study Confirms - also here, here

Microfluidic technology for growing neurons

1. September 7, 2007 - Microfluidic Chambers Advance The Science Of Growing Neurons

Evolution of genomic imprinting

1. September 7, 2007 - Evolution of genomic imprinting

Rational action perception in primates

1. September 7, 2007 - Primates expect others to act rationally - also here, here

Memory network limits

1. September 7, 2007 - A balanced memory network - also here, here

Evolution of social insects

1. September 7, 2007 - Old developmental pathways spawn revolutionary evolutionary changes

Polyandry as a survival strategy

1. September 7, 2007 - Females promiscuous for the good of their grandchildren - also here

Clostridium difficile toxin production

1. September 8, 2007 - Curbing C. Difficile's Toxin Production - also here

Gene transfer

1. September 8, 2007 - Parasitic Battles Can Involve Gene Transfer That Aids Evolution - also here

RNA polymerase and P53

1. September 9, 2007 - New View Of DNA Repair: Enzyme Alerts Cell's Powerful Army To Repair DNA Damage - also here

Timing of brain encoding of visual information

1. September 9, 2007 - Brain's Timing Linked With Timescales Of The Natural Visual World - also here, here

Health and medicine

Cardiovascular disease

1. September 3, 2007 - Men and women may need different heart treatments - also here
2. September 5, 2007 - Pfizer study shows risk of cholesterol pill switch - also here
3. September 6, 2007 - Tooth loss linked to higher heart disease risk - also here
4. September 6, 2007 - Heavy Drinking Raises Blood Pressure In Older Men Regardless Of 'Good' Cholesterol
5. September 6, 2007 - Women May Need Different Heart Treatment - also here, here
6. September 6, 2007 - Early rising no good for the heart: study - also here, here
7. September 7, 2007 - Sudden heart attack rare in adolescents - also here
8. September 7, 2007 - Screening family members could prevent 4 in 10 premature heart attacks - also here

Cancer

1. September 3, 2007 - Death triggered in cancer-prone intestinal cells - also here
2. September 3, 2007 - Birth weight tied to testicular cancer risk - also here
3. September 3, 2007 - Molecular Pathway May Predict Chemotherapy Effectiveness
4. September 4, 2007 - Sanofi announces positive results in Taxotere trials
5. September 4, 2007 - Knee Arthritis Linked To Lung Cancer - also here
6. September 5, 2007 - More vitamin D could mean fewer cancers: study - also here
7. September 5, 2007 - Factors That Accelerate Resistance To Targeted Therapy In Lymphoblastic Leukemia Found
8. September 5, 2007 - New Technique Detects Specific Chromosomal Damage, May Indicate Lung Cancer Risk
9. September 5, 2007 - Avocados May Help Prevent Oral Cancer, Study Shows - also here, here
10. September 5, 2007 - Cancer Can Be Detected By Scanning Surface Veins - also here, here
11. September 5, 2007 - Once Ocular Melanoma Has Spread, New Drug Combination May Help - also here, here
12. September 6, 2007 - Study confirms breast cancer worse in U.S. blacks - also here
13. September 6, 2007 - Presence Of Gene Mutation Helps Guide Thyroid Cancer Treatment - also here, here
14. September 6, 2007 - Breast Cancer More Deadly in Black Women - also here, here, here, here, here
15. September 7, 2007 - Racial differences in kidney cancer care, outcome - also here
16. September 7, 2007 - New 'Knock-out' Gene Model Provides Molecular Clues To Breast Cancer - also here, here
17. September 7, 2007 - Anti-cancer Drug Effective In Mouse Model Going To Clinical Trials
18. September 7, 2007 - Microarray provides 3 genomic guides to breast cancer treatment decisions - also here
19. September 8, 2007 - Frequent Alcohol Consumption Increases Cancer Risk In Older Women - also here, here
20. September 13, 2007 - Black Women More Likely To Have More Aggressive, Less Treatable Form Of Breast Cancer

Schizophrenia

1. September 3, 2007 - Experimental Lilly drug may help schizophrenia - also here
2. September 4, 2007 - Schizophrenia Treatment Without Side Effects?
3. September 5, 2007 - Schizophrenia genes 'favoured by evolution'
4. September 6, 2007 - It's No Delusion: Evolution May Favor Schizophrenia Genes
5. September 7, 2007 - Genes Associated With Schizophrenia Evolved Rapidly Due To Selection During Human Evolution - also here
6. September 7, 2007 - Schizophrenia-linked Gene Keeps New Adult Brain Cells Under Control - also here
7. September 11, 2007 - What The Schizophrenia Risk Gene Does For A Healthy Brain

Appetite control

1. September 3, 2007 - ADHD drug cuts adults' calorie, fat intake - also here

Avian flu

1. September 3, 2007 - Indonesia dismisses human-to-human bird flu report - also here

Stem cells

1. September 3, 2007 - Surgeons using tissue to mend broken hearts
2. September 5, 2007 - Human Source Of Stem Cells With Potential To Repair Muscle Identified - also here
3. September 7, 2007 - Embryonic Stem Cells Used To Grow Cartilage - also here, here
4. September 9, 2007 - Researcher identifies stem cells in tendons that regenerate tissue in animal model - also here, here

Leucine and wasteful protein turnover

1. September 4, 2007 - Futile protein cycle keeps mice thin
2. September 5, 2007 - Burning Extra Calories With A 'Futile Protein Cycle'

MicroRNA and Parkinson's disease

1. September 4, 2007 - Tiny RNA Snippet May Play a Role in Parkinson's

Drug delivery

1. September 4, 2007 - Toward Improved Drug-delivery: Coating Gives Nanowires Easy Access To Cells

Bacteria phages as antibacterials

1. September 4, 2007 - New Viruses To Treat Bacterial Diseases: 'My Enemies' Enemy Is My Friend' - also here

Anti-obesity satiogenic peptide hormone

1. September 4, 2007 - Diabetes drug promising as aid to weight loss - also here

Diabetes

1. September 4, 2007 - Onset Of Diabetes Higher In Patients Who Have Had Heart Attacks
2. September 5, 2007 - Failed AtheroGenics drug has small diabetes effect
3. September 5, 2007 - New Imaging Technique Reveals Fatty Hearts In Pre-diabetics - also here
4. September 6, 2007 - Drug combo works synergistically in type 2 diabetes - also here
5. September 6, 2007 - Sugary Drinks, Not Fruit Juice, May Be Linked To Insulin Resistance - also here, here
6. September 6, 2007 - Discovery May Pave The Way For A New Class Of Diabetes Drugs
7. September 6, 2007 - Right breakfast bread keeps blood sugar in check all day - also here
8. September 6, 2007 - Hemoglobin A1c can predict type 2 diabetes in women
9. September 7, 2007 - How Insulin Secreting Cells Maintain Their Glucose Sensitivity - also here, here
10. September 7, 2007 - Blood Pressure Drugs Cut Death Rate In Type 2 Diabetes
11. September 7, 2007 - Glowing Mice Light The Way To Understanding Type 2 Diabetes - also here
12. September 7, 2007 - Immunosuppressive Drugs Are A Double-edged Sword To Type 1 Diabetics

Metabolic syndrome

1. September 5, 2007 - Sleep apnea linked to metabolic syndrome in teens - also here

Depression

1. September 5, 2007 - Study promises faster-acting anti-depressants
2. September 5, 2007 - Speedy drugs for depression
3. September 7, 2007 - Depression more damaging than some chronic illnesses - also here
4. September 7, 2007 - Depression leads to worst health
5. September 11, 2007 - A Faster Class Of Antidepressants

Gene therapy

1. September 5, 2007 - Gene therapy promising against arthritis - also here
2. September 7, 2007 - Polymers hold promise for safer gene delivery

Genetic factor in autoimmune disease

1. September 5, 2007 - Two new genes found for rheumatoid arthritis - also here
2. September 6, 2007 - Genetic Risk Factor For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus Identified - also here, here
3. September 7, 2007 - Genes Involved In Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified - also here

Malaria

1. September 5, 2007 - Investigating The Evolution Of Drug Resistance In Malaria Parasites

Hepatitis C

1. September 5, 2007 - Who Will Recover Spontaneously From Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
2. September 6, 2007 - Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine - also here, here, here

Alzheimer's disease

1. September 5, 2007 - Alzheimer's And Mild Cognitive Impairment Linked To Low Level Of Neuronal Receptor - also here, here
2. September 6, 2007 - Silent Seizures May Cause Alzheimer's Dementia
3. September 6, 2007 - Smokers Are More Likely To Develop Dementia - also here, here
4. September 6, 2007 - Scientists uncover potential mechanism of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease - also here
5. September 9, 2007 - Mice With Alzheimer's Disease Suffer 'Silent' Seizures

Inflammation and joint injury

1. September 5, 2007 - New Insights Into Common Knee Injuries

Alteration of gene expression by drug addiction

1. September 5, 2007 - Research elucidates mechanism by which gene expression may be altered in drug addiction - also here

AIDS

1. September 5, 2007 - FDA panel recommends approval of Merck AIDS drug
2. September 7, 2007 - How Antibodies Fight HIV: New Evidence - also here
3. September 7, 2007 - SIV infection of natural hosts provides new insights into HIV disease complexity - also here

Antibiotics

1. September 6, 2007 - Radicals unite antibiotics
2. September 7, 2007 - New insight into how antibiotics kill might make them deadlier
3. September 7, 2007 - Biomedical engineers find chink in bacteria's armor - also here, here

Autism

1. September 6, 2007 - Mutation Gives Mice Autistic Symptoms
2. September 7, 2007 - Researchers develop mouse model of autism spectrum disorders - also here
3. September 7, 2007 - Researchers create mice models with autism
4. September 8, 2007 - 'Rain Man' Mice Provide Model For Autism - also here

Health benefits of fruit juices

1. September 6, 2007 - The Power Of Fruit Juice

Microarray test for antibiotic resistant bacteria

1. September 6, 2007 - Quick Microchip Test For Dangerous Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria - also here

Stress, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease

1. September 6, 2007 - Environmental stress probed in cardiovascular disease, diabetes - also here

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. September 7, 2007 - Mediterranean diet may benefit arthritis sufferers - also here

Regulatory T cell therapy for leukemia

1. September 7, 2007 - First Clinical Trial Using T-reg Cells From Cord Blood In Leukemia Treatment In US Begins - also here

Gene therapy for cancer

1. September 9, 2007 - Bacteria Successful In Cancer Treatment

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