Volume 7, Number 16 April 21, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Dark matter Carbon nanotubes Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope Hurricanes Cosmic inflation Pioneer anomaly Nanotechnology Forests and carbon sequestration Terahertz technology Phase-change memory Solar phenomena Global warming Quantum computing Transition metal oxides and electronics Black holes Galactic cannibalism Superconductivity Binary black hole test of general relativity Higgs boson Graphene-based electronics Electric solar wind sail space propulsion Gravitational waves and inflation Asteroseismology Electric-ion space propulsion Fullerenes Spintronics Nanoscale electronics Quantum dots Quantum cryptography Quantum-scale chaos Life sciences Artificial gametogenesis Neanderthals Coordination of sensory and motor neuron development Cancer biology Gene/environment interaction Trading sex for resources Genome sequencing Origins of new influenza strains Homo floresiensis Brain-imaging studies Bacterial altruism Stem cells and cancer Neuropeptide Y Apoptosis, p66Shc, and aging Chromatin structure Induced pluripotent stem cells Bacterial cell division Meiosis and cyclin-dependent kinsases Epigenomics Salmonella virulence factors Invertebrate ortholog of insulin-like growth factor binding protein Neurobiology of fairness Rapid evolution of lizards Antidepressants and BDNF Calorie restriction, TOR signaling, and aging Repair of mRNA errors Health and medicine Parkinson's disease Cancer Cardiovascular disease Avian flu Stem cells Genetics of common disease Alzheimer's disease Dementia Multiple sclerosis Metabolic syndrome AIDS Malaria Antioxidant supplements and mortality Diabetes Nanoparticle gene therapy for cancer Psoriasis Rheumatoid arthritis Hepatitis C Nicotine and neutrophils Gene therapy Anxiety disorders Nanobiotechnology

Physical sciences and technology

Dark matter

1. April 14, 2008 - Dark matter particle discovered?
2. April 16, 2008 - Physicists see the dark?
3. April 16, 2008 - Dark matter may have been found on Earth
4. April 17, 2008 - Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles

Carbon nanotubes

1. April 14, 2008 - Artificial muscle heals itself
2. April 15, 2008 - How To Measure A Carbon Nanotube - also here, here
3. April 16, 2008 - World's First Thermal Nanomotor Propelled By Changes In Temperature - also here, here
4. April 17, 2008 - New Nanotube Sensor Can Continuously Monitor Minute Amounts Of Insulin - also here

Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope

1. April 14, 2008 - Delta II Rocket Coming Together For NASA's GLAST Satellite Launch - also here, here

Hurricanes

1. April 15, 2008 - Hurricane outlook scaled back
2. April 19, 2008 - Climate Change Likely To Intensify Storms, New Study Confirms - also here

Cosmic inflation

1. April 15, 2008 - Deflating inflation?

Pioneer anomaly

1. April 15, 2008 - Pioneer spacecraft mystery may be laid to rest
2. April 15, 2008 - Scientists reconstruct the Pioneer spacecraft anomaly
3. April 18, 2008 - "Pioneer Anomaly" Solved?

Nanotechnology

1. April 15, 2008 - Researchers Mimic Bacteria To Produce Magnetic Nanoparticles - also here
2. April 17, 2008 - How Size Affects Particles in the Nanoworld

Forests and carbon sequestration

1. April 15, 2008 - Forests' Long-term Potential For Carbon Offsetting - also here, here

Terahertz technology

1. April 15, 2008 - Getting Wired For Terahertz Computing - also here, here
2. April 16, 2008 - Terahertz speed circuits get closer
3. April 16, 2008 - Innovative Composite Opens Terahertz Frequencies To Many Applications - also here, here
4. April 17, 2008 - Prototype Terahertz Imager Promises Advances In Biochemistry - also here, here

Phase-change memory

1. April 15, 2008 - Atomic-Level Mechanisms of Phase-Change Memory Materials Revealed

Solar phenomena

1. April 15, 2008 - Visions of Sun's great 'belches'
2. April 18, 2008 - The Sun Really Rocks!
3. April 18, 2008 - Solar Flares Set The Sun Quaking - also here, here
4. April 18, 2008 - Flaring Temper Causes Sun to Quake
5. April 23, 2008 - Solar flares leave Sun quaking

Global warming

1. April 15, 2008 - Forecast for big sea level rise
2. April 16, 2008 - Climate change: Losing Greenland
3. April 16, 2008 - Sea levels 'will rise 1.5 metres by 2100'
4. April 16, 2008 - Oceans absorbing less CO2 may have 1,500 year impact
5. April 17, 2008 - Jet Streams Are Shifting And May Alter Paths Of Storms And Hurricanes - also here, here
6. April 17, 2008 - Jet stream, America's storm maker, moving slowly northward
7. April 17, 2008 - March the warmest on record over world land surfaces - also here
8. April 18, 2008 - Clearing smog reveals true extent of global warming
9. April 18, 2008 - More doubt on cosmic climate link
10. April 19, 2008 - Global Land Temperature Warmest On Record In March 2008
11. April 24, 2008 - Jet Stream Shifts May Spur More Powerful Hurricanes

Quantum computing

1. April 16, 2008 - Quantum computation: The dreamweaver's abacus

Transition metal oxides and electronics

1. April 16, 2008 - New Artificial Material Paves Way To Improved Electronics

Black holes

1. April 16, 2008 - Milky Way's Giant Black Hole 'Awoke From Slumber' 300 Years Ago - also here, here
2. April 18, 2008 - "Sleeping" Black Hole Briefly Awoke in 1700s
3. April 18, 2008 - Black hole sheds light on a galaxy
4. April 22, 2008 - Flare from dying star maps black hole

Galactic cannibalism

1. April 16, 2008 - Ghosts Of Galaxies: Lingering Star Streams Skirt Two Nearby Spiral Galaxies

Superconductivity

1. April 16, 2008 - Attraction at the Atomic Level - also here
2. April 17, 2008 - Second Family of High-Temperature Superconductors Discovered
3. April 17, 2008 - Arsenic heats up iron superconductors
4. April 17, 2008 - Magnet Controls a Superconductor
5. April 23, 2008 - Iron Exposed as High-Temperature Superconductor
6. May 1, 2008 - Iron Superconductivity

Binary black hole test of general relativity

1. April 16, 2008 - Quasar tests general relativity to the limit

Higgs boson

1. April 16, 2008 - Finding The Higgs Boson

Graphene-based electronics

1. April 17, 2008 - Atom-thick material runs rings around silicon
2. April 17, 2008 - Graphene transistors cut from ribbons into dots
3. April 18, 2008 - Graphene Used To Create World's Smallest Transistor - also here, here

Electric solar wind sail space propulsion

1. April 17, 2008 - Electric Solar Wind Sail Could Power Future Space Travel In Solar System
2. April 24, 2008 - Space 'spiderwebs' could propel future probes

Gravitational waves and inflation

1. April 17, 2008 - Gravity Wave 'Smoking Gun' Fizzles: Gravitational Radiation Can Be Produced More Than One Way

Asteroseismology

1. April 17, 2008 - Drifting Star Discovered: Implications For Star And Planet Formation Theory - also here, here
2. April 22, 2008 - Home of Drifting Star Found

Electric-ion space propulsion

1. April 17, 2008 - 'Cruise control' for spacecraft

Fullerenes

1. April 17, 2008 - Researchers Make Breakthrough in Nanotechnology by Uncovering Conductive Property of Carbon-based Molecules - also here

Spintronics

1. April 18, 2008 - Chromium's Hidden Magnetic Talents Discovered - also here, here

Nanoscale electronics

1. April 18, 2008 - Nanotechnology paves way for super iPods

Quantum dots

1. April 18, 2008 - Can three-photon absorption lead to better bio-imaging?

Quantum cryptography

1. April 18, 2008 - Researchers find hole in 'flawless' encryption technology

Quantum-scale chaos

1. April 20, 2008 - What Happens When You Pop A Quantum Balloon? - also here, here

Life sciences

Artificial gametogenesis

1. April 14, 2008 - 'Limit' to lab egg and sperm use
2. April 15, 2008 - Sperm From Skin Becoming a Reality?

Neanderthals

1. April 15, 2008 - Neanderthals speak out after 30,000 years
2. April 16, 2008 - Neanderthals speak again after 30,000 years
3. April 21, 2008 - Neanderthals Speak Again After 30,000 Years

Coordination of sensory and motor neuron development

1. April 15, 2008 - Constant Cross-talk Between Motor And Sensory Nerves Keeps Growth Coordinated

Cancer biology

1. April 15, 2008 - Calorie Restriction Limits -- And Obesity Fuels -- Development Of Epithelial Cancers - also here, here
2. April 17, 2008 - Genome Analysis Reveals New Protein Associated With Breast Cancer Progression - also here
3. April 17, 2008 - Tumors Use Sugars To Avoid Programmed Cell Death - also here
4. April 17, 2008 - Calorie Restricted Diet Prevents Pancreatic Inflammation And Cancer, Study Suggests - also here
5. April 18, 2008 - Drug compound leads to death of ovarian cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy - also here
6. April 18, 2008 - Researchers discover a method for clamping down on a cancer-promoting enzyme

Gene/environment interaction

1. April 15, 2008 - Gene-environment Interaction In Yeast Gene Expression - also here

Trading sex for resources

1. April 15, 2008 - Just Like Penguins And Other Primates, People Trade Sex For Resources

Genome sequencing

1. April 16, 2008 - James Watson's genome sequenced at high speed
2. April 17, 2008 - Genome sequencing for all?
3. April 17, 2008 - New step towards mass genome sequencing

Origins of new influenza strains

1. April 16, 2008 - Flu comes fresh from Asia each year, study finds - also here, here
2. April 16, 2008 - That Flu You Caught? It Came from East and Southeast Asia
3. April 16, 2008 - Flu hotspot found in Asia
4. April 16, 2008 - Asia is world's cradle for new strains of flu
5. April 17, 2008 - Revealed: the Asian source of the annual flu epidemic
6. April 17, 2008 - Flu Viruses Take One-way Ticket Out Of Asia, Then Travel The World
7. April 17, 2008 - Study provides new understanding of forces behind seasonal flu virus evolution
8. April 17, 2008 - Researchers chart how new flu strains travel
9. April 18, 2008 - Flu Tracked To Viral Reservoir In Tropics

Homo floresiensis

1. April 16, 2008 - Flores 'hobbit' walked more like a clown than Frodo

Brain-imaging studies

1. April 16, 2008 - Music Builds Bridges in the Brain

Bacterial altruism

1. April 16, 2008 - Are Sacrificial Bacteria Altruistic Or Just Unlucky? - also here, here

Stem cells and cancer

1. April 16, 2008 - Stem Cell Marker Controls Two Key Cancer Pathways
2. April 18, 2008 - Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Identified, Characterized - also here, here

Neuropeptide Y

1. April 17, 2008 - Your Belly Fat Could Be Making You Hungrier - also here, here

Apoptosis, p66Shc, and aging

1. April 17, 2008 - New Insights Into Cellular Death And The Aging Process

Chromatin structure

1. April 17, 2008 - New technique yields more detailed picture of chromatin structure - also here

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. April 17, 2008 - Mature B cells reprogrammed to stem-cell-like state - also here

Bacterial cell division

1. April 17, 2008 - Scientists deconstruct process of bacterial division - also here

Meiosis and cyclin-dependent kinsases

1. April 17, 2008 - Protein role in meiosis re-evaluated by researchers

Epigenomics

1. April 17, 2008 - Charting the epigenome - also here
2. April 21, 2008 - Complete 'cookbook' for running a genome published

Salmonella virulence factors

1. April 18, 2008 - Fruit Flies Show How Salmonella Escapes Immune Defenses - also here, here

Invertebrate ortholog of insulin-like growth factor binding protein

1. April 18, 2008 - First Functional Insulin-binding Protein In Invertebrates - also here

Neurobiology of fairness

1. April 18, 2008 - Are Humans Hardwired For Fairness?

Rapid evolution of lizards

1. April 18, 2008 - Lizards Undergo Rapid Evolution After Introduction To A New Home
2. April 21, 2008 - Lizards Rapidly Evolve After Introduction to Island

Antidepressants and BDNF

1. April 18, 2008 - Antidepressants enhance neuronal plasticity in the visual system - also here

Calorie restriction, TOR signaling, and aging

1. April 18, 2008 - Researchers uncover details about how dietary restriction slows down aging - also here, here

Repair of mRNA errors

1. April 19, 2008 - Critical Detail Of Cellular Defense Against Genetic Mistakes Discovered - also here

Health and medicine

Parkinson's disease

1. April 14, 2008 - High urate levels seen slowing Parkinson's disease
2. April 15, 2008 - Elevated Urate Levels May Slow The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease
3. April 15, 2008 - Blood urate levels associated with the progression of Parkinson's disease
4. April 16, 2008 - Sleep disorder may precede Parkinson's disease
5. April 18, 2008 - Study confirms Parkinson's-pesticides link
6. April 18, 2008 - Different Mutations In Single Gene Suggest Parkinson's Is Primarily An Inherited Genetic Disorder - also here
7. April 19, 2008 - Newly Identified Process May Help Treat Parkinson's, Spinal Cord Injuries - also here, here
8. April 20, 2008 - Parkinson's Drugs Tradeoff: Better Muscle Control, Worse Side Effects, Review Shows

Cancer

1. April 14, 2008 - Drug combination reduces colon cancer risk
2. April 14, 2008 - Experimental drug shrinks advanced skin cancer
3. April 14, 2008 - Gene blockage may help treat childhood cancer
4. April 14, 2008 - Celebrex-Lipitor combo may fight prostate cancer
5. April 14, 2008 - Celebrex-Lipitor combo may halt prostate cancer
6. April 14, 2008 - Red wine compound may kill pancreatic cancer cells
7. April 14, 2008 - Mutation May Explain Deadly Form of Leukemia
8. April 14, 2008 - Sunitinib May Slow Growth And Spread Of Liver Cancer - also here
9. April 14, 2008 - Colon Adenoma Prevention With Certain Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Is Effective For Patients Without Underlying Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Study Suggests
10. April 14, 2008 - Excessive Alcohol Drinking Can Lead To Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
11. April 14, 2008 - Exercise May Lead To Faster Prostate Tumor Growth - also here, here
12. April 14, 2008 - Prostate Cancer Can Be Halted With Anti-inflammatory And Statin Used In Tandem, Study Suggests
13. April 14, 2008 - Mouth May Tell The Tale Of Lung Damage Caused By Smoking - also here
14. April 14, 2008 - MRI changes breast cancer treatment choice; increases time to treatment
15. April 14, 2008 - Screening mammography in elderly patients beneficial
16. April 14, 2008 - 3T MRI plays significant role in detecting prostate cancer, study says
17. April 14, 2008 - NovoCure presents results from breast cancer pilot study
18. April 14, 2008 - Caution on cancer exercise link
19. April 15, 2008 - Gene activity may explain cancer's racial divide
20. April 15, 2008 - Mushroom extract may stop breast cancer growth
21. April 15, 2008 - Stopping Hormone Therapy Did Not Reduce Cancer Risk For African-Americans, Study Shows
22. April 15, 2008 - 5-alpha-reductase Inhibitors And Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk: A Mixed Set Of Results
23. April 15, 2008 - New Technique In Treating Patients With Liver Cancer Proves Effective, Study Suggests - also here
24. April 15, 2008 - Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins Inhibit Tumor Growth, Study Shows
25. April 15, 2008 - Blood Pressure Drugs Halt Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth, Researchers Find - also here
26. April 15, 2008 - New Molecule Shows Promise In Patients With Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma
27. April 15, 2008 - Discovery Offers New Avenues To Understanding An Aggressive Form Of Leukemia - also here
28. April 15, 2008 - Smoking Is Related To Subset Of Colorectal Cancers - also here, here
29. April 15, 2008 - Biomarkers Allow Doctors To Match Therapy To Patient
30. April 15, 2008 - Breast Cancers : What If Their Invasive Power Were 'Latent' From The Beginning Of Their Development?
31. April 16, 2008 - Experts target blood vessel growth in cancer battle - also here
32. April 16, 2008 - Hepatitis B tied to bile duct cancer outside liver
33. April 16, 2008 - Cediranib shows promise for recurrent glioblastoma
34. April 16, 2008 - Caffeine protects mice from UV-induced skin cancer
35. April 16, 2008 - Obese Women Disadvantaged In Both Breast Cancer Treatment And Diagnosis - also here
36. April 16, 2008 - MRI Before Surgery Leads To Better-adapted Treatment For Breast Cancer - also here
37. April 16, 2008 - Patient Trial For Virus That Attacks Brain Cancer Cells - also here
38. April 16, 2008 - Identification Of BCAR Genes Relevant For Breast Cancer Progression And Endocrine Therapy Resistance
39. April 16, 2008 - Potential New Target For Treatment Of Solid Tumors In Children
40. April 16, 2008 - Connection Between Protein, Prognosis In Breast Cancer Discovered - also here
41. April 16, 2008 - Folic Acid Supplementation Provided In Utero, But Not After Birth, May Protect Offspring From Colorectal Cancer
42. April 16, 2008 - Discovery May Help Explain Smoking-pancreatic Cancer Link
43. April 16, 2008 - Genes Involved With Alcohol Metabolism Associated With Increased Risk For Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
44. April 16, 2008 - Synthetic Vitamin D Helps Prevent Some Breast Cancers, Animal Study Suggests
45. April 16, 2008 - Effective Colon Cancer Prevention Treatment Discovered - also here
46. April 16, 2008 - Investigational Drug May Treat Biliary Cancers, Study Suggests - also here
47. April 16, 2008 - In Lab Study, Researchers Find Molecule That Disrupts Ewing's Sarcoma Oncogene - also here, here
48. April 16, 2008 - Hereditary Breast Cancer: Some Women Choose Mastectomy Over Lifetime Surveillance - also here
49. April 16, 2008 - Interleukin-12 indicates survival prospects for melanoma patients - also here
50. April 17, 2008 - Nerve cancer mutations found
51. April 17, 2008 - Low radon levels may reduce lung cancer risk
52. April 17, 2008 - Ovarian cancers may begin in the fallopian tube
53. April 17, 2008 - Gender-related Differences Found In Development Of Colon Cancer - also here
54. April 17, 2008 - New chemotherapy combo produces side effects, but no extra efficacy, in early breast cancer patients
55. April 17, 2008 - Standard chemo works better against metastatic BRCA1/2 breast cancer than against sporadic tumors - also here
56. April 17, 2008 - Variants of vitamin D receptor linked to increased risk of breast cancer - also here
57. April 17, 2008 - Mouth Swab May One Day Diagnose Lung Cancer - also here
58. April 18, 2008 - Protein test is a crystal ball for breast cancer
59. April 18, 2008 - Strep bacteria may treat pancreatic cancer
60. April 18, 2008 - Mammograms Benefit Women Up To The Age Of 75 And 3-yearly Screening Intervals Are Best, Study Shows - also here
61. April 18, 2008 - Basis Of Anticancer Drug Resistance In Childhood Leukemia Revealed - also here, here
62. April 18, 2008 - Early Clinical Trial Results Back New Drug For Melanoma
63. April 18, 2008 - Immunotherapy: Enlisting The Immune System To Fight Cancer
64. April 18, 2008 - Inherited Cancer Mutation Is Widespread In America - also here, here
65. April 18, 2008 - New Therapies Show Promise For Fighting Basal Cell Carcinoma And Pancreatic Cancer - also here
66. April 18, 2008 - Health Disparities: Genetics Plays An Important Role In Cancer Detection, Prognosis Among Minorities
67. April 18, 2008 - Breast Cancer Risk Amplified By Additional Genes In Combo With BRCA Mutation - also here, here
68. April 18, 2008 - Herceptin and chemo improves response rates without major adverse effects in HER2 breast cancer
69. April 18, 2008 - Vitamin D and breast cancer risk - also here, here
70. April 18, 2008 - Report describes first targeted therapy to produce remission of metastatic melanoma - also here
71. April 18, 2008 - Breast checks 'benefit over-70s'
72. April 19, 2008 - Anti-cancer Medicines Obtained From The Elecampe, A Wild Plant Growing In The Mediterranean, Researchers Say
73. April 19, 2008 - Combining Liver Cancer Treatments Doubles Survival Rates, Study Suggests - also here, here
74. April 19, 2008 - World-first Discovery Could Help Treat Life-threatening Tumors
75. April 19, 2008 - How Arsenic Can Cure One Type Of Leukemia
76. April 20, 2008 - New Type Of Drug Shrinks Primary Breast Cancer Tumors Significantly In Just 6 Weeks, Study Shows - also here, here
77. April 20, 2008 - Experimental Drug Shows Promise In Treating Certain Lymphomas - also here

Cardiovascular disease

1. April 14, 2008 - Diabetic eye disease may predict heart failure
2. April 14, 2008 - Best Use For Popular Coronary Artery Disease Assessment Procedure Is Misunderstood
3. April 15, 2008 - After Heart Complaints, Heparin Reduces Heart Attacks But Increases Minor Bleeding
4. April 15, 2008 - It's Neck-and-neck Down The Long Stretch For 2 Stroke-prevention Procedures
5. April 15, 2008 - Blood Pressure-lowering Diet Also May Be Associated With Lower Risk For Heart Disease, Stroke
6. April 15, 2008 - Diet Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes
7. April 16, 2008 - Vitamin D found to guard against artery disease - also here
8. April 16, 2008 - Low vitamin D levels associated with an increased risk of peripheral arterial disease
9. April 16, 2008 - High Blood Pressure May Protect Against Migraine
10. April 17, 2008 - Saliva Can Help Diagnose Heart Attack, Study Shows - also here, here
11. April 17, 2008 - Statins Shown To Lower Blood Pressure - also here
12. April 17, 2008 - New research shows no link between aromatase inhibitors and cardiovascular problems
13. April 17, 2008 - Readily available treatment could help prevent heart disease in kidney patients - also here
14. April 17, 2008 - Migraine frequency linked with women's risk of cardiovascular disease - also here
15. April 18, 2008 - Chest pain in middle-age an ominous sign, study hints
16. April 18, 2008 - Mental stress reduces blood flow to the heart in patients with gene variation - also here, here
17. April 18, 2008 - New molecule could be key to anti-heart attack drug - also here
18. April 20, 2008 - World map of metabolism finds blood pressure clues
19. April 21, 2008 - Saliva test may speed heart attack diagnosis - also here

Avian flu

1. April 14, 2008 - South Korea confirms latest deadly bird flu strain - also here
2. April 15, 2008 - Small company gets U.S. go-ahead on bird flu patch
3. April 15, 2008 - Japan to vaccinate medical workers for bird flu
4. April 15, 2008 - South Korea probes new suspected bird flu cases
5. April 16, 2008 - Egyptian 2-year-old boy infected with bird flu
6. April 16, 2008 - Japan vaccinates bird flu workers
7. April 16, 2008 - S.Korea upgrades alert as bird flu nears Seoul
8. April 17, 2008 - Experimental U.S. bird flu vaccine uses cold virus
9. April 17, 2008 - S.Korea culls 3 million birds as bird flu spreads fast
10. April 17, 2008 - First Successful Libraries Of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies Created - also here
11. April 17, 2008 - Bird flu worries increase in South Korea
12. April 17, 2008 - A single pathway for lung damage
13. April 18, 2008 - New strategies against bird flu - also here, here
14. April 19, 2008 - South Korea confirms fresh bird flu case in poultry
15. April 20, 2008 - New Vaccine May Give Long-term Defense Against Deadly Bird Flu And Its Variant Forms - also here, here

Stem cells

1. April 14, 2008 - Regulating Hematopoietic Stem Cell Homeostasis And Leukemogenesis - also here
2. April 17, 2008 - Discovery Of Differences In Heart's Precursor Cells May Advance Treatment Options - also here
3. April 17, 2008 - Molecule Prompts Blood Stem Cells To Help Repair Heart Damage In Animal Model - also here

Genetics of common disease

1. April 14, 2008 - Largest ever study of genetics of common disease just got bigger

Alzheimer's disease

1. April 15, 2008 - Larger hippocampus may ward off Alzheimer's: study
2. April 16, 2008 - Mid-life high cholesterol raises Alzheimer's risk
3. April 16, 2008 - High Cholesterol In Your 40s Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease - also here, here
4. April 16, 2008 - Alzheimer's Starts Earlier For Heavy Drinkers, Smokers - also here, here
5. April 17, 2008 - Baxter Alzheimer's drug promising in small study
6. April 17, 2008 - Lipitor shows no significant Alzheimer's benefit
7. April 17, 2008 - How Big Is Your Brain? Its Size May Protect You From Memory Loss
8. April 17, 2008 - Vitamin E May Help Alzheimer's Patients Live Longer, Study Suggests
9. April 17, 2008 - Chinese Club Moss Extract (Huperzine A) May Improve Cognition In Alzheimer's Disease
10. April 17, 2008 - 'Bad habits' link to Alzheimer's

Dementia

1. April 15, 2008 - Early dementia often caused by autoimmune disorders
2. April 15, 2008 - Hormone therapy does not prevent dementia
3. April 16, 2008 - More clues to midlife dementia that erases personality

Multiple sclerosis

1. April 15, 2008 - Biogen says no new brain infections with Tysabri
2. April 17, 2008 - New data show treatment of multiple sclerosis with AVONEX enhances quality of life
3. April 19, 2008 - Oral Drug Reduces Disease Activity In Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

Metabolic syndrome

1. April 15, 2008 - Diet, exercise changes cut diabetes risk factors
2. April 18, 2008 - How And Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better Than Weight - also here, here

AIDS

1. April 15, 2008 - Leading HIV researchers to collaborate on vaccine development

Malaria

1. April 16, 2008 - Red blood cells impenetrable to malaria parasite
2. April 17, 2008 - Brazil launches cheap new malaria pill
3. April 20, 2008 - Algal sex could spawn malaria vaccine

Antioxidant supplements and mortality

1. April 16, 2008 - Antioxidant Users Don't Live Longer, Analysis Of Studies Concludes - also here
2. April 16, 2008 - Vitamins 'may shorten your life'

Diabetes

1. April 16, 2008 - Disturbed regulation of insulin production
2. April 18, 2008 - Older diabetics struggle with blood sugar control

Nanoparticle gene therapy for cancer

1. April 17, 2008 - Tiny magnets used in anti-cancer gene therapy
2. April 18, 2008 - Tiny magnets offer breakthrough in gene therapy for cancer - also here

Psoriasis

1. April 17, 2008 - Researchers find immune drug safely treats psoriasis

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. April 17, 2008 - New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Work Better Than Standard Anti-inflammatories, Study Suggests - also here

Hepatitis C

1. April 17, 2008 - Hepatitis C: Identification Of A Protein That Inhibits The Virus

Nicotine and neutrophils

1. April 17, 2008 - How Smoking Encourages Infection - also here, here

Gene therapy

1. April 18, 2008 - In Blood Vessel Stents, Innovative Materials Allow Better Control, Delivery Of Gene Therapy - also here, here
2. April 18, 2008 - Gene Therapy For Addiction: Flooding Brain With 'Pleasure Chemical' Receptors Works On Cocaine, As On Alcohol - also here, here
3. April 19, 2008 - Clearer Day For Gene Therapy: New Vector Carries Big Genes Linked To Inherited Blindness - also here

Anxiety disorders

1. April 18, 2008 - Researchers look at cannabinoids, genes, medicines and brain scans to find better anxiety treatments - also here, here

Nanobiotechnology

1. April 18, 2008 - Nanoparticles Provide Detailed View Inside Living Animals
2. April 18, 2008 - Nanosize Rods Light Up Pancreatic Cancer Cells

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