Global warming

1. October 17, 2007 - Rising Temperatures Said Endanger Arctic
2. October 21, 2007 - Greenland Ice Study: Could Higher Sea Level Come Sooner Than Expected?

Nanotechnology

1. October 17, 2007 - Light-harvesting nanowire could drive tiny devices
2. October 17, 2007 - Nanowire generates its own electricity - also here
3. October 18, 2007 - Nanowire generates its own spark

Nanoparticles

1. October 18, 2007 - Gold nanoparticles revealed

Neuro-prosthetic devices

1. October 18, 2007 - Brain Input Aids Devices That Move Injured Or Artificial Limbs - also here, here

Space elevators

1. October 19, 2007 - Space elevators: going up?

Axions

1. October 20, 2007 - Axion Gone: New tests find no sign of anomalous particle

Greenhouse gases

1. October 20, 2007 - Oceans are 'soaking up less CO2'
2. October 22, 2007 - Climate Change Pollution Rising - Thanks to Overwhelmed Oceans and Plants
3. October 22, 2007 - Planet's CO₂ Production Surges
4. October 22, 2007 - Oceans soaking up less carbon
5. October 22, 2007 - Oceans are 'soaking up less CO2'
6. October 22, 2007 - Greenhouse-gas levels accelerating
7. October 22, 2007 - Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Increasing - also here, here
8. October 23, 2007 - Oceans losing ability to absorb carbon
9. October 23, 2007 - North Atlantic Slows Its Uptake Of Carbon Dioxide - also here
10. October 23, 2007 - 'Unexpected growth' in CO2 found
11. October 23, 2007 - Unexpected Growth In Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - also here
12. October 23, 2007 - Rise in atmospheric CO2 accelerates as economy grows, natural carbon sinks weaken - also here
13. October 24, 2007 - Could Warmer Oceans Make Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Rise Faster Than Expected?
14. October 25, 2007 - Decline in uptake of carbon emissions confirmed

Life sciences

Peptide YY and appetite

1. October 15, 2007 - Brain 'hunger pathways' pinpointed
2. October 15, 2007 - Appetite 'control centres' found
3. October 18, 2007 - Appetite hormone works in two brain areas
4. October 21, 2007 - Gluttons can blame overeating on the brain

Inferential reasoning in dogs

1. October 15, 2007 - Fido's logic changes when he's home alone

Cancer biology

1. October 15, 2007 - Enhanced DNA-repair Mechanism Can Cause Breast Cancer - also here, here
2. October 16, 2007 - Enzyme's Cancer-promoting Activities Linked To Inactivation Of 'Genome Guardian'
3. October 21, 2007 - Sidestepping Cancer's Chaperone - also here, here

Intracellular activity of flavonoids

1. October 15, 2007 - Flavonoids Govern Cell Processes, Enhance Health

The opioid system, pain, and addiction

1. October 15, 2007 - How Does The Opioid System Control Pain, Reward And Addictive Behavior? - also here

Dopamine and appetite

1. October 15, 2007 - Genes May Make Some People More Motivated To Eat, Perhaps Overeat - also here, here

Prosopagnosia

1. October 15, 2007 - How And Where Do We Process Attractiveness?

Neanderthals

1. October 15, 2007 - Inconsistencies with Neanderthal genomic DNA sequences

Protein folding

1. October 16, 2007 - The shape of protein structures to come
2. October 18, 2007 - New Approach Builds Better Proteins Inside A Computer

Evolution of sleep

1. October 16, 2007 - Fish get insomnia, eyes wide open
2. October 16, 2007 - Insomniac fish shed light on the molecular basis of sleep disorders
3. October 16, 2007 - Fish insomnia sheds light on sleep

Polygyny and mating competition

1. October 16, 2007 - Why Males Die Before Females
2. October 16, 2007 - Males that fight for mates evolved to die young

Brain-imaging studies

1. October 16, 2007 - Brain Imaging Shows Similarities & Differences In Thoughts Of Chimps And Humans

Aging and neurogenesis

1. October 16, 2007 - Brain Cell Growth Diminishes Long Before Old Age Strikes, Animal Study Shows - also here, here

Oxytocin

1. October 16, 2007 - Level Of Oxytocin In Pregnant Women Predicts Mother-child Bond - also here, here

DNA sequencing

1. October 16, 2007 - DNA Sequencing Becomes Much Quicker

Insulin and dopaminergic function

1. October 16, 2007 - Insulin signaling and amphetamines
2. October 17, 2007 - Insulin's Brain Impact Links Drugs And Diabetes - also here, here

Brain morphology and intelligence

1. October 17, 2007 - Intelligence: More Nature Than Nurture? - also here, here

Early modern humans

1. October 17, 2007 - Early modern humans had a taste for seafood
2. October 17, 2007 - Earliest Evidence Of Modern Humans Detected - also here
3. October 17, 2007 - Earliest Known Seafood Dinner Discovered
4. October 17, 2007 - For early humans, a beach party and clam bake
5. October 17, 2007 - Cave clue to 'first beachcombers'
6. October 17, 2007 - African Cave Yields Earliest Proof of Beach Living
7. October 18, 2007 - Early humans ate seafood at beach parties

Neanderthals and language

1. October 18, 2007 - Talk Like a Man
2. October 18, 2007 - Modern speech gene found in Neanderthals
3. October 18, 2007 - Research shows Neanderthals may have talked - also here
4. October 19, 2007 - Cave Speak: Did Neandertals Talk?
5. October 19, 2007 - Neanderthals hard-wired to talk
6. October 19, 2007 - Neanderthals Had Important Speech Gene, DNA Evidence Shows - also here
7. October 20, 2007 - Did Neanderthals natter?
8. October 21, 2007 - Neandertals, Humans Share Key Changes To 'Language Gene' - also here

Learning, stress, and BDNF

1. October 18, 2007 - Lessons Learned - Or Overlearned: It Makes All the Difference in How the Brain Copes
2. October 19, 2007 - Mice offer clues to the roots of human resilience - also here
3. October 19, 2007 - Ability to handle stress, depression linked to variations in brain structure and function - also here
4. October 19, 2007 - Key to mental 'resilience' found
5. October 21, 2007 - Stress: Brain Yields Clues About Why Some Succumb While Others Prevail - also here, here

Cancer and stem cells

1. October 18, 2007 - Genetics Of MLL Leukemogenesis - also here

Origins of animal photosensitivity

1. October 18, 2007 - Dawn Of Animal Vision Discovered - also here

Sleep and clock-genes

1. October 18, 2007 - Feeling Sleepy Is All In Your Genes - also here

HapMap gene database

1. October 18, 2007 - Consortium publishes Phase II map of human genetic variation
2. October 20, 2007 - HapMap Project: Human Gene Database Allows Identification Of Disease-associated Genes

Speciation and the X chromosome

1. October 19, 2007 - Female Chromosome Confirmed A Prime Driver Of Speciation - also here

Ubiquitin and T cell activation

1. October 19, 2007 - Glue inside the cell - also here, here

Synthetic biology

1. October 19, 2007 - Creating life in the laboratory

Mathematical model of persistent microbes

1. October 20, 2007 - New Model Predicts More Virulent Microbes

Lethality in horizontal gene transfer

1. October 21, 2007 - Massive Reanalysis Of Genome Data Solves Case Of The Lethal Genes - also here

T cell exhaustion

1. October 21, 2007 - Immune Cells Fighting Chronic Infections Become Progressively 'Exhausted,' Ineffective - also here, here

Health and medicine

Tissue engineering

1. October 15, 2007 - Print your own organs

Alzheimer's disease

1. October 15, 2007 - Scientists Report First Blood Test To Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
2. October 15, 2007 - Team finds blood test to help identify Alzheimer's disease
3. October 15, 2007 - Simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's risk - also here
4. October 15, 2007 - Blood Test Takes Step Toward Predicting Alzheimer's Risk - also here
5. October 15, 2007 - Test 'can spot Alzheimer's risk'
6. October 15, 2007 - Researchers Develop Test for Alzheimer's
7. October 15, 2007 - Blood Test Might Spot Alzheimer's Early - also here, here
8. October 16, 2007 - Paradigm Shift In Alzheimer's Research

Cancer

1. October 15, 2007 - Obesity biggest risk for colon cancer in women - also here
2. October 15, 2007 - Obesity linked to risk of colon cancer in women
3. October 15, 2007 - Obesity Strongest Risk Factor For Colorectal Cancer Among Women; Greater Than Smoking - also here
4. October 15, 2007 - Bristol breast cancer drug aims at sickest women - also here
5. October 15, 2007 - Mesalamine Linked To Cancer Protection For High Risk Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients - also here
6. October 15, 2007 - Leading researchers to reveal comprehensive dos and don'ts for prostate cancer
7. October 15, 2007 - Racial and ethnic differences in colorectal cancer emphasize importance of screening
8. October 15, 2007 - Colorectal cancer screening remains essential for elderly Americans - also here, here
9. October 15, 2007 - First colonoscopy with removal of polyps linked to reduction in colon cancer death - also here
10. October 16, 2007 - FDA approves Bristol-Myers breast cancer drug - also here
11. October 16, 2007 - Fruit compound fights head, neck cancer - also here
12. October 16, 2007 - Chinese Medicine Compound Has Satisfactory Anti-cancer Effects On Hepatocellular Carcinoma
13. October 16, 2007 - Genetic Approach Provides New Insight Into Trastuzumab Resistance In Breast Cancer - also here
14. October 17, 2007 - Accuracy Of Breast Cancer Prognoses Improved - also here
15. October 17, 2007 - Herpes Virus Can Be Used As Nanomachines For Cancer Treatment
16. October 18, 2007 - Traditional Pap Test Inferior To HPV Test
17. October 18, 2007 - Study: New cervical cancer test improves detection
18. October 18, 2007 - Avastin seen as helpful against deadly brain tumor - also here
19. October 18, 2007 - Existing Drugs May Be Useful In Treating Brain Tumors, Study Suggests
20. October 18, 2007 - Is The Spleen Able To Prohibit Tumor Cell Proliferation? - also here
21. October 18, 2007 - Intra-arterial combination chemotherapy induces long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma
22. October 18, 2007 - New Cervical Cancer Test More Accurate
23. October 19, 2007 - Virus test better than pap smear for women - study
24. October 19, 2007 - Some breast cancers don't respond to chemotherapy - also here
25. October 19, 2007 - Calcium deficiency may cause breast cancer spread
26. October 19, 2007 - Taxol-type Drugs Give Slight Boost To Survival Rates In Early Breast Cancer
27. October 19, 2007 - HPV Test Beats Pap In Detecting Cervical Cancer - also here, here, here
28. October 19, 2007 - Drug combination might offer hope for patients deadly brain tumors - also here
29. October 19, 2007 - Clinical trial evaluating brain cancer vaccine is underway - also here, here
30. October 20, 2007 - Better Than Pap: Blood test detects cervical cancer
31. October 20, 2007 - Ten Genes Predict Outcome In One Form Of Lung Cancer
32. October 21, 2007 - Specific Cell That Causes Eye Cancer Identified, Disproving Long-held Theory - also here, here
33. October 21, 2007 - Exposure To Sunlight May Decrease Risk Of Advanced Breast Cancer By Half - also here, here

RNAi cancer therapy

1. October 15, 2007 - Researchers Specifically Manipulate Tumor Angiogenesis Gene

Multiple sclerosis

1. October 15, 2007 - Simple eye-scan test could track progress of MS - also here, here
2. October 16, 2007 - Simple Eye Scan Opens Window To Multiple Sclerosis - also here

Weight loss

1. October 15, 2007 - Curbing calories works in the long run - also here

Mast cells and abdominal aortic aneurysms

1. October 15, 2007 - Mast cells get straight As

AIDS

1. October 15, 2007 - Matching Pathogens To Their Antibodies: Could Lead To HIV Vaccine
2. October 18, 2007 - Genetic Journey Of HIV From Birth To Death - also here
3. October 21, 2007 - Researchers Knock Out HIV

Stem cells

1. October 15, 2007 - Stem Cell Nuclei Are Soft 'Hard Drives,' Study Finds
2. October 18, 2007 - 'Bionic' Nerve To Bring Damaged Limbs And Organs Back To Life
3. October 19, 2007 - 'Interspecies' Rodent Created Using Embryonic Stem Cells
4. October 19, 2007 - New nerves grown from fat cells

Cardiovascular disease

1. October 15, 2007 - Slowing Down The Development Of Heart Disease
2. October 15, 2007 - Improving The Assessment Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk In Chinese
3. October 16, 2007 - Expecting An Afternoon Nap Can Reduce Blood Pressure - also here, here
4. October 17, 2007 - Depression And Cardiovascular Disease - also here
5. October 18, 2007 - Aspirin -- Just For Men? - also here
6. October 19, 2007 - Sleep deprivation may raise women's blood pressure
7. October 20, 2007 - Obese Children Show Early Signs Of Heart Disease - also here, here

Neuroprotective effect of endocannabinoids

1. October 15, 2007 - Cannabis Use, Effect And Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's, MS and Parkinson's - also here

Diabetes

1. October 16, 2007 - A Tumor Marker Ca 19-9 In Diabetics Can Lead To Misdiagnosis Of Pancreatic Cancer, Study Suggests
2. October 19, 2007 - Cross-species Transplant In Rhesus Macaques Is Step Toward Diabetes Cure For Humans - also here, here

RNAi contraceptive

1. October 16, 2007 - Gene silencing could 'turn off' fertility
2. October 17, 2007 - Gene-block birth control 'on way'

Health benefits of garlic

1. October 16, 2007 - Health benefits of garlic unravelled
2. October 17, 2007 - Garlic Boosts Hydrogen Sulfide To Relax Arteries

Avian flu

1. October 16, 2007 - Structure Of Influenza B Virus Protein Gives Clues To Next Pandemic - also here

Animal protein allergies

1. October 16, 2007 - Animal Protein Allergies Explained - also here

Sleep disorders

1. October 16, 2007 - Modafinil Is Effective In Treating Excessive Sleepiness, Study Suggests - also here

Ulcerative colitis

1. October 16, 2007 - Clinical studies show REMICADE reduces incidence of bowel surgeries in ulcerative colitis patients

Malaria

1. October 17, 2007 - Malaria vaccine protects infants against infection
2. October 17, 2007 - Successful Malaria Vaccine Also Proves Effective in Infants
3. October 17, 2007 - Taking a Shot at Malaria
4. October 18, 2007 - Glaxo's malaria vaccine passes test
5. October 19, 2007 - New malaria drug works in infants

Antibiotic-resistant infections

1. October 17, 2007 - Two reports show "superbug" bacteria spread - also here
2. October 17, 2007 - Drug-resistant Staph Infection Appears More Widespread Than Previously Thought
3. October 17, 2007 - Drug-Resistant Staph Germ's Toll Is Higher Than Thought
4. October 17, 2007 - Staph Fatalities May Exceed AIDS Deaths - also here, here, here, here

Obesity and genetics

1. October 17, 2007 - Genetics Has Key Role In Obesity - also here, here

Hepatitis C

1. October 17, 2007 - Discovery of New Antiviral Mechanism in Mammals May Improve Treatment of Hepatitis C Infections

Tuberculosis

1. October 18, 2007 - Preventing Tuberculosis Reactivation - also here, here

Nanoparticle drug delivery for cancer

1. October 18, 2007 - Gold Nanorods Shed Light On New Approach To Fighting Cancer - also here, here

Schizophrenia

1. October 18, 2007 - How Schizophrenia Develops: Major Clues Discovered - also here

Sepsis

1. October 18, 2007 - Septic survival

MicroRNA and degenerative muscular disorders

1. October 18, 2007 - Massive microRNA scan uncovers leads to treating muscle degeneration - also here

Influenza

1. October 19, 2007 - Cold weather really does spread flu
2. October 19, 2007 - Influenza Spreads Readily In Winter Conditions - also here, here
3. October 19, 2007 - Reason for the Season
4. October 25, 2007 - Winter weather really does spread flu
5. December 5, 2007 - Study Shows Why the Flu Likes Winter

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