Volume 7, Number 14 April 7, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Neutron stars Artificial cognitive systems Very close binary stars Hydrogen storage Black holes Modified Newtonian dynamics Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope Hydrogen production Global warming High-density data storage Plasmons Extrasolar planets Nanotechnology Galaxy cluster formation Terahertz technology Snowball Earth Star formation in early galaxies Gravitational wave detectors Supernovae Large Hadron Collider Solar phenomena Single-molecule DNA sequencing Virtual reality The South Pole Telescope and the cosmic microwave background DNA nanotechnology Earthquakes Graphene and the fine structure constant Brown dwarfs Old galaxies in the early universe Stellar rotation and mixing Bose-Einstein condensates Climate modeling Early galaxy evolution Life sciences Immunological effects of probiotic bacteria Ghrelin and fertility Brain neuron handedness Artificial gene synthesis and protein expression Opioid receptors Parthenogenesis in bees Leptin, appetite control and PI3K signaling Pleiotropy Evolution of menopause Molecular evolution of influenza viruses Human embryonic stem cells from cloning Anaesthetics and calcium channel ions Evolution of diversity Stromatolites MicroRNA and cancer Frequency discrimination in auditory perception Emotion genes Antibiotic-eating bacteria Cancer biology Purine synthesis Brain-imaging studies Asexual reproduction and DNA repair Sleep, leptin, and ghrelin Sex differences Stress and neuropeptide Y RNA splicing Speciation Mitosis Health and medicine Cancer Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol and arterial plaque Obesity drugs Alzheimer's disease Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Multiple sclerosis Influeza Nanobiotechnology Antibiotics Stem cells Tissue engineering Schizophrenia Tuberculosis Avian flu Autism Diabetes AIDS Obesity and intestinal microbiota Bioinformatics technique for linking genetic variations with disease Lung cancer and nicotine addiction Alcohol and NMDA receptor function Genetics and body weight Antibiotic resistance Obesity virus Nutrition and the immune system Parkinson's disease Sleep and body weight gain Flavonoids and immune system health Epigenetic changes in brain DNA due to alcohol Metabolic syndrome Psoriasis Salivaomics Knowledge Base Mitochondria, estrogen, and Alzheimer's disease

Physical sciences and technology

Neutron stars

1. March 31, 2008 - 'Mountains' on stars could trigger gravitational waves

Artificial cognitive systems

1. March 31, 2008 - Robotic Minds Think Alike?
2. March 31, 2008 - New Breed Of Cognitive Robot Is A Lot Like A Puppy

Very close binary stars

1. March 31, 2008 - Huge 'Peanut' Stars Share Material
2. April 1, 2008 - 'Peanut' stars may explain strange supernovae
3. April 1, 2008 - Two Yellow Supergiant Eclipsing Binary Systems Discovered: First Of Their Kind Ever Found - also here
4. April 2, 2008 - New Star Systems First of Their Kind
5. April 7, 2008 - Rare peanut-shaped star systems found

Hydrogen storage

1. March 31, 2008 - Physicists find new material for storing hydrogen
2. April 1, 2008 - Hydrogen Storage In Nanoparticles Works: Outlook For Hydrogen Cars Improved - also here
3. April 4, 2008 - Potential Hydrogen-storage Compound Could Fuel Hydrogen-Powered - also here, here

Black holes

1. April 1, 2008 - Heavy stars may go out with a whimper, not a bang
2. April 1, 2008 - Universe's tiniest black hole discovered
3. April 1, 2008 - Mini-black hole is smallest ever but still strong
4. April 1, 2008 - The Amazing Shrinking Black Hole
5. April 1, 2008 - Smallest Black Hole Found
6. April 2, 2008 - Tiniest black hole may make spaghetti
7. April 1, 2008 - NASA Scientists Identify Smallest Known Black Hole
8. April 2, 2008 - Smallest Black Hole Ever Discovered Has Amazing Tidal Force - also here, here, here
9. April 2, 2008 - Smallest Known Black Hole Discovered
10. April 2, 2008 - Mid-Size Black Hole Answers Longstanding Question
11. April 4, 2008 - Black Hole Discovered In Center Of Enigmatic Omega Centauri - also here, here
12. April 7, 2008 - Massive Star Mystery: Do They Explode?

Modified Newtonian dynamics

1. April 1, 2008 - Do things fall differently in little galaxies?
2. April 5, 2008 - Divisive idea 'explains galaxies'
3. April 7, 2008 - Do Dwarf Galaxies Favor MOND Over Dark Matter?

Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope

1. April 1, 2008 - NASA's GLAST Satellite Gets Twin Solar Panels In Prep For Launch - also here, here

Hydrogen production

1. April 1, 2008 - Towards Bio-inspired Hydrogen Production Without Noble Metals

Global warming

1. April 1, 2008 - Global Warming Bringing Early Spring Seasons To Eurasian Forests
2. April 1, 2008 - Tropical Forests Not Likely To Limit Expected Rapid Rise In Carbon Dioxide, Major Study Suggests
3. April 2, 2008 - Are the IPCC scenarios 'unachievable'?
4. April 3, 2008 - Do cosmic rays cause climate change?
5. April 3, 2008 - 'No Sun link' to climate change
6. April 3, 2008 - Dust Plays Huge Role in Climate Change
7. April 4, 2008 - Climate Change Is Not Caused By Cosmic Rays, According To New Research - also here, here
8. April 4, 2008 - Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Assumptions Overly Optimistic, Study Says - also here, here

High-density data storage

1. April 1, 2008 - Huge Amounts Of Data Storage May Be Possible Using Ultra-small Needles - also here

Plasmons

1. April 1, 2008 - Nanoelectronics: Compression Of Light Directly Observed By Scientists

Extrasolar planets

1. April 1, 2008 - Ten Exotic Planets Outside Our Solar System Discovered With New Technique - also here
2. April 2, 2008 - A Raft of New Planets in Silhouette
3. April 2, 2008 - Has the youngest known planet been spotted?
4. April 2, 2008 - Astronomers find new planets, including a baby
5. April 2, 2008 - Youngest Planet Ever Discovered Offers Unique View Of Planet Formation
6. April 2, 2008 - Astronomers find baby planet
7. April 2, 2008 - Easy ways to other Earths
8. April 2, 2008 - 'Astro-comb' helps search for Goldilocks planet
9. April 2, 2008 - "Astro Comb" May Boost Hunt for Earthlike Planets
10. April 2, 2008 - Astronomers see 'youngest planet'
11. April 3, 2008 - Chance Of Finding Earthlike Planets On The Rise, UK Astronomers Believe
12. April 6, 2008 - Solar System's 'look-alike' found
13. April 7, 2008 - New Laser Technology Could Find First Earth-like Planets - also here, here, here

Nanotechnology

1. April 1, 2008 - Engineers Make First 'Active Matrix' Display Using Nanowires - also here, here
2. April 2, 2008 - Chemical Signaling May Power Nanomachines - also here

Galaxy cluster formation

1. April 1, 2008 - Newly Discovered Galaxy Cluster In Early Stage Of Formation Is Farthest Away Ever Identified - also here, here
2. April 9, 2008 - Found! Oldest galaxy pile-up

Terahertz technology

1. April 1, 2008 - Ready to go: mobile terahertz devices

Snowball Earth

1. April 1, 2008 - Study heats up 'snowball Earth' debate

Star formation in early galaxies

1. April 1, 2008 - Galaxy Evolution Seen in Action
2. April 2, 2008 - Stars Burst Into Life In The Early Universe

Gravitational wave detectors

1. April 2, 2008 - Gravitational wave detectors to get major upgrade

Supernovae

1. April 2, 2008 - Two Supernova Factories Found In The Milky Way
2. April 3, 2008 - Exploding Star Shows Rare View Of Early Stages Of A Supernova - also here

Large Hadron Collider

1. April 2, 2008 - 2,500 Researchers, 1 Large Hadron Collider, 1 New Snapshot Of The Universe - also here

Solar phenomena

1. April 2, 2008 - First movie of 'tsunami' on Sun
2. April 3, 2008 - Source Of Solar Wind Discovered
3. April 3, 2008 - New Views On The Sun's Startling Magnetic Fountains
4. April 3, 2008 - Solar Tsunami Caught Blasting Away At Over a Million Kilometers Per Hour
5. April 4, 2008 - Medical X-ray Technique Unveils The Sun's Corona
6. April 4, 2008 - Clashing magnetic fields blast solar winds
7. April 7, 2008 - Focused Solar Explosions Get Hotter - also here
8. April 8, 2008 - Solar Wind Source Found
9. April 13, 2008 - Astronomers pinpoint source of slow solar wind

Single-molecule DNA sequencing

1. April 3, 2008 - Sequencing single molecules of DNA

Virtual reality

1. April 3, 2008 - Matrix-style virtual worlds 'a few years away'

The South Pole Telescope and the cosmic microwave background

1. April 3, 2008 - Cosmologists Probe Mystery Of Dark Energy With South Pole Telescope

DNA nanotechnology

1. April 3, 2008 - Nano-softball Made Of DNA - also here

Earthquakes

1. April 3, 2008 - Possible link found between earthquakes along the Cascadia and San Andreas faults - also here
2. April 4, 2008 - San Andreas fault pushed around by big cousin

Graphene and the fine structure constant

1. April 4, 2008 - Graphene Gazing Gives Glimpse Of Foundations Of Universe - also here, here, here, here
2. April 17, 2008 - Carbon mesh pins down universal constant

Brown dwarfs

1. April 4, 2008 - Newborn Brown Dwarfs Stir Up The Neighborhood

Old galaxies in the early universe

1. April 4, 2008 - Old Galaxies Stick Together In The Young Universe - also here, here

Stellar rotation and mixing

1. April 4, 2008 - Star Theory Gets New Spin
2. April 7, 2008 - Hot, Bright, Massive Stars Have Complex Mixing Processes In Their Great Depths

Bose-Einstein condensates

1. April 5, 2008 - Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic Atoms, Cools Atoms To Almost Absolute Zero - also here, here

Climate modeling

1. April 5, 2008 - Multi-century High-resolution Climate Simulations Created Using Supercomputers - also here, here
2. April 5, 2008 - Climate Models Look Good When Predicting Climate Change - also here, here

Early galaxy evolution

1. April 6, 2008 - Astronomers View Distant Galaxies Evolving One Billion Years After The Big Bang

Life sciences

Immunological effects of probiotic bacteria

1. March 31, 2008 - Bacterial Combinations Do Not Result In Enhanced Cytokine Production, Study Shows

Ghrelin and fertility

1. March 31, 2008 - Hormone That Controls Hunger And Appetite Also Linked To Reduced Fertility - also here

Brain neuron handedness

1. March 31, 2008 - Neurons Hard Wired To Tell Left From Right - also here, here

Artificial gene synthesis and protein expression

1. April 1, 2008 - 'Artificial cell' can make its own genes

Opioid receptors

1. April 1, 2008 - Mutant monkeys get hooked on a drug called mum

Parthenogenesis in bees

1. April 1, 2008 - How to be reincarnated as a queen

Leptin, appetite control and PI3K signaling

1. April 1, 2008 - Controlling Your Appetite Requires PI3K Signaling

Pleiotropy

1. April 1, 2008 - Study Questions 'Cost Of Complexity' In Evolution - also here, here

Evolution of menopause

1. April 1, 2008 - Menopause Is An Adaptation To Minimize Reproductive Competition Between Females In A Family, Research Suggests - also here

Molecular evolution of influenza viruses

1. April 1, 2008 - Molecular evolution of influenza A viruses circulated in Fujian Province, China - also here

Human embryonic stem cells from cloning

1. April 2, 2008 - British scientists make human-cow embryos
2. April 2, 2008 - First British human-animal hybrid embryos created by scientists
3. April 3, 2008 - Human-cow hybrid embryos made in lab

Anaesthetics and calcium channel ions

1. April 2, 2008 - Chloroform Provides Clue To 150 Year Old Medical Puzzle - also here

Evolution of diversity

1. April 2, 2008 - When Evolution Tends To Maximize The Diversity And Functioning Of Ecosystems

Stromatolites

1. April 2, 2008 - Discovery Of Oldest Known Traces Of Mineralization Caused By Micro-organisms

MicroRNA and cancer

1. April 2, 2008 - Replacing Absent MicroRNAs Could Make Tumors Less Invasive, More Treatable - also here

Frequency discrimination in auditory perception

1. April 2, 2008 - Humans Have More Distinctive Hearing Than Animals, Study Shows

Emotion genes

1. April 3, 2008 - 'Emotion genes' make mice squeal during sex
2. April 3, 2008 - Sex and Drugs and Singing Mice
3. April 3, 2008 - Mouse Calls During Courtship Help Search For Emotion-controlling Genes - also here

Antibiotic-eating bacteria

1. April 3, 2008 - Soil 'ultra-bugs' thrive on a diet of antibiotics
2. April 3, 2008 - Scientists find host of antibiotic-eating germs
3. April 3, 2008 - Antibiotics feed bacteria
4. April 7, 2008 - Germs in Soil Find Antibiotics Tasty - also here, here

Cancer biology

1. April 3, 2008 - Mitochondrial Mutations Make Tumors Spread
2. April 3, 2008 - Researchers learn how signaling molecule orchestrates breast cancer's spread - also here
3. April 3, 2008 - New metastasis mechanism revealed

Purine synthesis

1. April 4, 2008 - DNA Building Block Creation Seen In Living Cells: Could Be Key To New Cancer Treatments

Brain-imaging studies

1. April 4, 2008 - Two Frontal Brain Areas Contribute Specifically To Certain Decision-making Processes - also here
2. April 5, 2008 - A Little Anxiety Is Sometimes A Good Thing, Study Shows
3. April 5, 2008 - Irrelevant Image Of Attractive Woman Can Make A Man More Willing To Take Big Financial Risks
4. April 7, 2008 - Sex and Financial Risk Linked in Brain - also here, here, here, here

Asexual reproduction and DNA repair

1. April 4, 2008 - Is DNA Repair A Substitute For Sex? - also here, here, here
2. April 9, 2008 - Evolution: Scandal! Sex-starved and still surviving

Sleep, leptin, and ghrelin

1. April 4, 2008 - Sleep more to slim down, scientists say - also here

Sex differences

1. April 4, 2008 - Male monkeys prefer boys' toys
2. April 7, 2008 - Boys will be boys, even if they're monkeys: study
3. April 8, 2008 - Like boys' toys? Blame your genes

Stress and neuropeptide Y

1. April 5, 2008 - Genetic Factor In Stress Response Variability Discovered

RNA splicing

1. April 5, 2008 - Scientists visualize the machinery of mRNA splicing - also here, here

Speciation

1. April 6, 2008 - Darwin Was Right: Natural Selection Speeds Up Speciation - also here, here, here, here, here

Mitosis

1. April 6, 2008 - Mitosis Gets Harder Thanks To New Gene Discovery - also here

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. March 31, 2008 - Starving before chemotherapy could save more lives
2. March 31, 2008 - Salmonella Bacteria Turned Into Cancer Fighting Robots
3. March 31, 2008 - Racial clues in bowel cancer find
4. April 1, 2008 - Gene expression profiles may improve cancer prognosis
5. April 1, 2008 - Fasting found to reduce chemo side-effects
6. April 1, 2008 - Fasting could ease effects of chemotherapy
7. April 1, 2008 - Anemia increases risk of breast cancer recurrence
8. April 1, 2008 - New Way To Fight Cancer: Protect Healthy Cells With The Silver Shield
9. April 1, 2008 - DNA idea wins $1 million US cancer prize
10. April 1, 2008 - New imaging device that can detect tiny tumours
11. April 2, 2008 - Bugs provoke the immune system into fighting cancer
12. April 2, 2008 - Fasting May Bolster Healthy Cells' Resistance to Chemo Toxins
13. April 2, 2008 - Blocking Key Energy Protein Kills Cancer Cells, First Evidence Provided - also here
14. April 2, 2008 - New Technique Identifies Molecular 'Biomarkers' For Disease - also here
15. April 3, 2008 - Increase in throat cancer parallels obesity rate
16. April 3, 2008 - Racial differences seen in Hodgkin's disease
17. April 3, 2008 - One Hormone Used In Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Breast Cancer, Study Shows - also here
18. April 3, 2008 - Common Organic Compound Found In Many Household Products May Pose Health Risk To Breast Cells
19. April 3, 2007 - Chemotherapy-induced Anemia Increases Risk Of Local Breast Cancer Recurrence - also here, here
20. April 4, 2008 - Unlocking Mysteries Of Brain Cancer, Stroke - also here
21. April 4, 2008 - Genomic Profiling Of Breast Tumors Might Determine Prognosis, Treatment
22. April 4, 2008 - New Method To Test For Lung Cancer Developed - also here, here
23. April 4, 2008 - Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk: Why Disease Affects Some, And Not Others; New Hypothesis From Twins Study - also here, here
24. April 5, 2008 - Integrating Genetic Information With Breast Cancer Risk Factors May Help Refine Prognosis - also here
25. April 5, 2008 - T-cadherin affects blood vessel growth in breast cancer, hormone from fat cells may play a role

Cardiovascular disease

1. March 31, 2008 - Blood pressure drugs save lives in over-80 set
2. March 31, 2008 - Blood pressure drug Micardis cuts heart risk: study
3. March 31, 2008 - Weight loss reverses heart changes in obese teens
4. March 31, 2008 - Diabetes equals heart attack in later heart risk
5. March 31, 2008 - Diabetes as risky as having a prior heart attack
6. March 31, 2008 - Actos arrests heart disease in diabetics: study
7. March 31, 2008 - Combo pill cuts blood pressure and heart risks
8. March 31, 2008 - High dose Lipitor reduces artery inflammation: study - also here
9. March 31, 2008 - Smoking after heart attack lifts risk of second
10. April 1, 2008 - Relaxation skills help some skip hypertension meds
11. April 1, 2008 - New Blood Pressure Medication Has Fewer Side Effects, Global Study Suggests - also here
12. April 1, 2008 - Two-drug Blood Pressure Therapy Dramatically Lowers Cardiovascular Risk - also here
13. April 1, 2008 - Angina Drug Potentially Useful Against Heart Rhythm Disorders - also here, here
14. April 1, 2008 - Significant Reductions In Mortality Shown Using Blood Pressure-lowering Treatment In Very Elderly - also here
15. April 1, 2008 - Blood pressure drugs help elderly
16. April 1, 2008 - Blood pressure treatment effective in elderly
17. April 1, 2008 - Blood pressure drugs lower heart risk - also here, here
18. April 2, 2008 - Arthritis drugs may curb cardiovascular mishaps
19. April 2, 2008 - Diabetics Have Same High Risk For Heart Attack As People Who Have Had A Heart Attack Already, Study Suggests
20. April 2, 2008 - Diabetes Medication May Help Slow Plaque Build-up In Coronary Arteries - also here
21. April 3, 2008 - Small kidney changes linked to high blood pressure
22. April 4, 2008 - Blood protein linked to heart disease
23. April 4, 2008 - Strenuous exercise may raise clot risk in elderly
24. April 4, 2008 - Folate may help prevent heart damage
25. April 6, 2008 - Three rare mutations lower blood pressure: study

Cholesterol and arterial plaque

1. March 31, 2008 - New data fails to quiet cholesterol drug debate
2. March 31, 2008 - Cholesterol Crisis?
3. March 31, 2008 - Cholesterol drug study leaves doctors wary
4. April 1, 2008 - Heart group endorses statin-first approach
5. April 1, 2008 - Doctors Wary After Cholesterol Drug Flop - also here, here

Obesity drugs

1. March 31, 2008 - Merck obesity drug shows weight loss in study

Alzheimer's disease

1. March 31, 2008 - No Benefit Found From Continuing Neuroleptic Drugs In Alzheimer's Patients, Study Shows - also here
2. April 2, 2008 - Daily caffeine 'protects brain'
3. April 3, 2008 - Cup Of Coffee A Day Could Help Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests - also here
4. April 5, 2008 - Alzheimer's Vaccine Clears Plaque But Has Little Effect On Learning And Memory Impairment - also here, here
5. April 6, 2008 - New Technologies Help Determine Whether Cognitive Impairment Will Lead To Alzheimer's
6. April 6, 2008 - Alzheimer's blood test 'promise'

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1. March 31, 2008 - MRSA in hospital intensive care -- what's growing where? - also here, here
2. April 2, 2008 - Resistant staph kills healthy people too
3. April 2, 2008 - 'Alien'-type Viruses May Be Able To Treat MRSA - also here
4. April 3, 2008 - Resistant microbe entering hospitals
5. April 3, 2008 - Taking Action Against PVL-producing Strains Of Staphylococcus Aureus
6. April 3, 2008 - Community-acquired MRSA Is Spreading

Multiple sclerosis

1. April 1, 2008 - Unraveling How A Drug Helps Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Influeza

1. April 1, 2008 - Why The Flu Virus Is More Infectious In Cold Winter Temperatures

Nanobiotechnology

1. April 1, 2008 - Two-photon Nanoparticles For The Improved Detection Of Tumor Cells
2. April 2, 2008 - Nanomachine Kills Cancer Cells - also here
3. April 4, 2008 - Nano-sized Technology Has Super-sized Effect On Tumors - also here, here
4. April 4, 2008 - Promising New Nanotechnology For Spinal Cord Injury - also here, here

Antibiotics

1. April 1, 2008 - Green Tea Helps Beat Superbugs, Study Suggests - also here

Stem cells

1. April 1, 2008 - Uterine Stem Cells Create New Neurons That Can Curb Parkinson's Disease - also here
2. April 3, 2008 - High-res technology shows significant differences in stem cell lines
3. April 4, 2008 - Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers Diabetes Hope - also here

Tissue engineering

1. April 1, 2008 - Will We Soon Be Producing Skin Or Blood Vessels?

Schizophrenia

1. April 1, 2008 - Schizophrenic Brains Show Sex Pattern Reversal, Compared With General Population

Tuberculosis

1. April 1, 2008 - TB survival mechanism uncovered
2. April 3, 2008 - Survival Of The Fattest: TB Accumulates Fat To Survive, And To Spread - also here
3. April 4, 2008 - Faster Detection Of Multidrug-resistant TB For Public Health - also here
4. April 4, 2008 - Distinguishing Non-TB Pulmonary Disease From TB - also here, here

Avian flu

1. April 2, 2008 - Dogs catch flu directly from birds, study finds
2. April 3, 2008 - S.Korea reports bird flu outbreak, culls poultry
3. April 3, 2008 - Vietnam starts human trials for bird flu vaccine
4. April 3, 2008 - China approves bird flu vaccine for humans
5. April 3, 2008 - Limited bird flu spread among Pakistan brothers: WHO
6. April 4, 2008 - South Korea reports new suspected bird flu case
7. April 5, 2008 - Egypt reports new bird flu death
8. April 6, 2008 - SKorea probes third possible bird flu outbreak, culls poultry

Autism

1. April 2, 2008 - Premature babies at higher risk of autism: study
2. April 4, 2008 - Study Links Preemies with Autism Signs - also here, here

Diabetes

1. April 2, 2008 - Fitness, body weight impact type 2 diabetes risk
2. April 2, 2008 - Tai Chi Exercises Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control, Study Suggests
3. April 3, 2008 - Red Wine, Tea, May Help Regulate Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetics, Research Suggests

AIDS

1. April 2, 2008 - Gene Mutations Tied To Immune Comeback During Therapy For HIV-1
2. April 2, 2008 - How HIV Hides Itself - also here
3. April 3, 2008 - Clinical Trial Will Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine - also here
4. April 3, 2008 - AIDS May Partly Be The Consequence Of An Evolutionary Accident - also here

Obesity and intestinal microbiota

1. April 2, 2008 - Could Changing The Bacteria In Your Digestive System Be An Obesity Treatment? - also here, here

Bioinformatics technique for linking genetic variations with disease

1. April 2, 2008 - Researchers Link 11 Genetic Variations to Type 2 Diabetes - also here

Lung cancer and nicotine addiction

1. April 2, 2008 - Double-whammy gene keeps smokers hooked
2. April 2, 2008 - Scientists smoke out genes behind lung cancer
3. April 2, 2008 - First Common Genetic Clue to Lung Cancer
4. April 2, 2008 - Genetic link for lung cancer identified
5. April 3, 2008 - Researchers ID gene linked to lung cancer
6. April 3, 2008 - Genetic link to lung cancer is discovered
7. April 4, 2008 - Why Some Smokers Get Lung Cancer--And Others Are Spared
8. April 4, 2008 - Genetic Link Tied to Smoking Addiction - also here, here, here
9. April 4, 2008 - Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers And Former Smokers Linked To Genetic Variations - also here, here

Alcohol and NMDA receptor function

1. April 3, 2008 - Alcohol Alters Prefrontal Cortex Activity Through Ion Channel Disruption - also here

Genetics and body weight

1. April 3, 2008 - The Lean Gene: Thinness Is An Inheritable Trait - also here

Antibiotic resistance

1. April 3, 2008 - Running Out Of Treatments: The Problem Superbugs Resistant To Everything - also here

Obesity virus

1. April 4, 2008 - Single virus gene may cause obesity

Nutrition and the immune system

1. April 4, 2008 - Immune System Needs Food To Function Well, Mouse Study Suggests - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. April 4, 2008 - Loss of smell may precede Parkinson's disease
2. April 5, 2008 - Pieces coming together in Parkinson's, cholesterol puzzle
3. April 6, 2008 - Parkinson's brain cell transplants last for years

Sleep and body weight gain

1. April 4, 2008 - Short, Long Sleep Duration Is Associated With Future Weight Gain In Adults - also here

Flavonoids and immune system health

1. April 4, 2008 - Feathered Friends Favor Fruity Flavonoids - also here

Epigenetic changes in brain DNA due to alcohol

1. April 4, 2008 - Brain DNA 'Remodeled' In Alcoholism - also here

Metabolic syndrome

1. April 4, 2008 - Mixed Results For Weight Loss Drug, Rimonabant, On Slowing Progression Of Coronary Disease - also here
2. April 5, 2008 - Natural Trans Fats Have Health Benefits, New Study Shows - also here, here

Psoriasis

1. April 4, 2008 - Researchers uncover new genetic links to psoriasis - also here

Salivaomics Knowledge Base

1. April 5, 2008 - Salivary Diagnostics, The 'Magic Mirror' To Your Health ... At Your Personal Computer - also here, here

Mitochondria, estrogen, and Alzheimer's disease

1. April 6, 2008 - Mitochondria play role in pathogenesis of AD and estrogen-induced neuroprotection - also here, here

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