Volume 6, Number 53 December 31, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Nanotechnology Pulsar wind nebulae Superconductivity Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum Star formation Extrasolar planets Climate change Life sciences Cell nucleus size Co-operative breeding X chromosome inactivation Proteins and water Brain-imaging studies Wnt signaling Exosomes and RNA degradation Telomerase Cancer biology T cells Type II topoisomerase Deep sea ecosystems Copy number variation Regulation of interleukin-10 Systems biology Health and medicine Cancer Parkinson's disease Cardiovascular disease Avian flu Nanoparticles and cancer Tuberculosis Omega-3 fatty acids Diabetes Hepatitis C Neurodegenerative disease Health risks of high-fat, high carb diet Malaria Obesity and BDNF Leptin and epilepsy Stem cells

Physical sciences and technology

Nanotechnology

1. December 24, 2007 - Toward improved non-stick surfaces at the flip of a switch

Pulsar wind nebulae

1. December 25, 2007 - Mysterious Cosmic Powerhouses Explored

Superconductivity

1. December 26, 2007 - Researchers take step toward understanding superconductivity

Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum

1. December 27, 2007 - Climatic Chain Reaction Caused Runaway Greenhouse Effect 55 Million Years Ago

Star formation

1. December 27, 2007 - Jets Are a Real Drag
2. December 28, 2007 - Jets Spiral in 'Reverse Whirlpool' from Star

Extrasolar planets

1. December 28, 2007 - Exoplanet Reflected Light Detected For The First Time - also here, here

Climate change

1. December 30, 2007 - 2007 a Year of Weather Records in U.S. - also here

Life sciences

Cell nucleus size

1. December 24, 2007 - Active mechanism locks in the size of a cell's nucleus

Co-operative breeding

1. December 26, 2007 - Helping Hand From The Grandparents, Observed In Birds

X chromosome inactivation

1. December 26, 2007 - What Tips The Balance? Understanding Why X Chromosome Inactivation Can Be Skewed

Proteins and water

1. December 26, 2007 - Dance Of Water With Proteins

Brain-imaging studies

1. December 26, 2007 - Cognitive, genetic clues identified in imaging study of alcohol addiction
2. December 30, 2007 - Brain Imaging And Genetic Studies Link Thinking Patterns To Addiction - also here

Wnt signaling

1. December 27, 2007 - Beta-catenin Gradient Linked To Process Of Somite Formation

Exosomes and RNA degradation

1. December 27, 2007 - Plant Study Reveals New Insights Into How Genomes Work - also here

Telomerase

1. December 27, 2007 - Elusive Telomere RNA Subunit Identified In Single Cell Model - also here, here

Cancer biology

1. December 27, 2007 - Cannabinoids May Inhibit Cancer Cell Invasion
2. December 28, 2007 - FOXO factor promotes survival of oxygen-deprived cancer cells - also here, here
3. December 28, 2007 - New Research Tools Suggest Cancer And Other Diseases Are Too Complex For Easy Answers, Researchers Say - also here
4. December 28, 2007 - Drug target to stop cancer spread
5. December 29, 2007 - Lung Cancer Cells' Survival Gene Seen As Drug Target - also here, here, here

T cells

1. December 27, 2007 - Fight against hay fever and other allergies helped by new immune system discovery - also here, here
2. December 27, 2007 - Gene find boosts allergy research

Type II topoisomerase

1. December 28, 2007 - First Look At An Enzyme Target For Antibacterial And Cancer Drugs

Deep sea ecosystems

1. December 28, 2007 - Deep-sea species' loss could lead to oceans' collapse, study suggests - also here

Copy number variation

1. December 28, 2007 - Copy number variation may stem from replication misstep - also here, here

Regulation of interleukin-10

1. December 29, 2007 - 2 genes are important key to regulating immune response - also here, here

Systems biology

1. December 30, 2007 - Study Maps Life In Extreme Environments - also here

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. December 24, 2007 - Tea drinking may not curb ovarian cancer risk
2. December 24, 2007 - Coffee, tea linked to lower risk of kidney cancer
3. December 25, 2007 - Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene
4. December 26, 2007 - Ultrasound fails to spot early ovarian cancer
5. December 26, 2007 - Demonstrating The Influence Of The Microenvironment In The Process Of Metastasis
6. December 26, 2007 - Varying prevalence among ethnic groups of gene mutation that increases risk of breast cancer
7. December 27, 2007 - Chemotherapy And Tamoxifen Reduce Risk Of Second Breast Cancer, Study Finds - also here
8. December 27, 2007 - Environmental Factors Early In Life May Influence Testicular Cancer Risk
9. December 27, 2007 - Breast Cancer Gene Mutation More Common In Hispanic, Young Black Women, Study Finds - also here, here
10. December 27, 2007 - Novel Method Used To Classify New Vs. Recurrent Cancer
11. December 27, 2007 - Scoring system identifies MDS patients who have low-risk disease but a poor prognosis
12. December 27, 2007 - Bevacizumab found to improve survival for patients with advanced breast cancer
13. December 27, 2007 - New thermal-imaging technique may help victims of head and neck cancers
14. December 27, 2007 - Cancer gene mutation crossed ethnic lines
15. December 28, 2007 - Anthracyclines Improve Survival In HER2-positive Breast Cancer Patients - also here
16. December 28, 2007 - Firefly Genes In Mice Allow Testing Of New Therapy Against Lymphoma
17. December 28, 2007 - Taxol with avastin produces noteworthy results - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. December 24, 2007 - Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson's risk - also here

Cardiovascular disease

1. December 24, 2007 - New Potential Target In The Treatment Of Fatal Brain Disease
2. December 26, 2007 - Neuroticism hard on the heart: study
3. December 27, 2007 - Statins may reduce risk of sudden cardiac death
4. December 27, 2007 - High triglycerides, other cholesterol raise risk of stroke - also here, here
5. December 28, 2007 - Drinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy

Avian flu

1. December 24, 2007 - Pakistan still probing human transmission in bird flu: ministry
2. December 25, 2007 - Indonesian woman dies from bird flu
3. December 25, 2007 - Vietnam suspects bird flu killed young child
4. December 26, 2007 - Egyptian woman dies of bird flu
5. December 26, 2007 - German chicken tests positive for H5N1 flu strain
6. December 26, 2007 - Regular flu vaccine may help against H5N1: study
7. December 26, 2007 - Bird flu reappears in Germany: official
8. December 26, 2007 - Egypt reports 16th bird flu death
9. December 26, 2007 - Bird flu vaccine made in powder form
10. December 27, 2007 - WHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case
11. December 27, 2007 - Bird flu kills four-year-old boy in Vietnam
12. December 27, 2007 - WHO confirms inter-human bird flu transmission in Pakistan - also here
13. December 28, 2007 - Two Egyptians test positive for bird flu - also here
14. December 28, 2007 - WHO confirms first human bird flu case in Pakistan - also here
15. December 29, 2007 - Fresh bird flu outbreak in Myanmar: official, state media
16. December 30, 2007 - Father of China bird flu victim has recovered: state media
17. December 31, 2007 - Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 2nd in week

Nanoparticles and cancer

1. December 26, 2007 - Gold Nanoparticle Probes May Allow Earlier Cancer Detection - also here

Tuberculosis

1. December 26, 2007 - Researcher Seeks Clues To How Tuberculosis Infects Cells - also here

Omega-3 fatty acids

1. December 26, 2007 - Why fish oil is good for you
2. December 28, 2007 - Fish oil capsules pack same omega-3 punch as fish

Diabetes

1. December 26, 2007 - Oral anti diabetic substance discovered

Hepatitis C

1. December 27, 2007 - Hepatitis C: Weight-based Dosing Is Key To Optimal Treatment, Study Suggests
2. December 28, 2007 - Effective Treatment Found For Hepatitis C Patients With Low Blood-platelet Counts, Study Suggests - also here

Neurodegenerative disease

1. December 28, 2007 - Most older adults have brain disease: study
2. December 28, 2007 - Some Types Of Temporary Neurological Problems Associated With Increased Risk For Stroke, Dementia - also here, here

Health risks of high-fat, high carb diet

1. December 28, 2007 - High-fat, high-carb meals more harmful to obese

Malaria

1. December 28, 2007 - Vaccine Against Malaria Will Reduce Disease, Study Suggests

Obesity and BDNF

1. December 28, 2007 - Overeating and obesity triggered by lack of BDNF - also here, here

Leptin and epilepsy

1. December 29, 2007 - How An Atkins-like Diet Can Treat Epilepsy: Leptin Attenuates Rodent Seizure Severity

Stem cells

1. December 30, 2007 - Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy Closer To Reality

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