Volume 7, Number 23 June 9, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Extrasolar planets Water on Mars Supermassive black holes Visual prostheses Pulsars Astrochemistry Milky Way MEMS microrobots Quantum thermodynamics Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope Galaxy evolution Terahertz technology Supernovae and quark stars Neutrino research plans Dark matter Extreme UV lasers Nanotechnology Robotics Supernovae Black hole quenching of star formation Superconductivity Epsilon Aurigae Quasiparticles Earthquakes Gravitational wave astronomy Multi-particle entanglement in solids Antarctic circumpolar current Quantum optics Quasars Carbon nanotubes 3-D computer chips Cosmic microwave background asymmetry Planetary nebulae Brown dwarfs Graphene Life sciences Sexual selection Bacterial metabolic networks Contingency in evolution Agricultural biotechnology Extremophiles Evolution of genomic imprinting Glucose regulation Inflammation and cancer Brain-imaging studies Genes and disease Neuron regeneration Adipocytes and inflammation Cancer biology Mammalian neurogenesis Protocells Serotonin, anger, and agression Human microbiome Cancer stem cells Intercell communication Effects of ocean acidification Antibiotic-resistant bacteria Mathematical biophysics Ribosomes Translocation of bacterial virulence factors RNA polymerase II Fluid intelligence and memory training Perception and prediction Comb jellies Peptide arrays Aging in mouse gonads Synapse complexity Health and medicine Cancer Diabetes Avian flu Gene therapy Resveratrol Malaria Cardiovascular disease Staphylococcus aureus Serotonin and fat storage Rheumatoid arthritis Treating autoimmune disease with regulatory T cells AIDS Stem cells Naltrexone and gambling addiction Obesity Schizophrenia Depression Antibiotics Parkinson's disease Inflammatory bowel disease Cocaine addiction Clostridium difficile Socializing and dementia Tuberculosis Lupus Alzheimer's disease

Physical sciences and technology

Extrasolar planets

1. June 2, 2008 - Small Planet, Small Star - also here, here
2. June 2, 2008 - Smallest planet weighs just three Earths
3. June 2, 2008 - New Mini-Planet Found
4. June 2, 2008 - Smallest Extrasolar Planet Portends Other Earths
5. June 2, 2008 - New Mini-Planet Is Lightweight Champ
6. June 2, 2008 - Tiniest extrasolar planet found
7. June 2, 2008 - Small Exoplanet Discovered
8. June 3, 2008 - Small Planet Discovered Orbiting Small Star - also here
9. June 3, 2008 - Astronomers find smallest-known orbiting star
10. June 4, 2008 - Hunt For Superearth Planets Underway

Water on Mars

1. June 2, 2008 - Phoenix digs up possible ice on Mars
2. June 2, 2008 - Mars lander uncovers signs of ice

Supermassive black holes

1. June 2, 2008 - Tight Arms Linked to Bigger Black Holes in Galaxies
2. June 2, 2008 - Black Holes Key to Spiral Arm Hugs
3. June 3, 2008 - Black Holes Shape Spiral Galaxy Arms
4. June 5, 2008 - New Method Developed To Weigh, Resolve Distant Black Holes
5. June 6, 2008 - Sizing up black holes

Visual prostheses

1. June 2, 2008 - Implantable Prosthesis Lets Patients Perceive Visual Images

Pulsars

1. June 2, 2008 - Heart of the Crab Pulsar probed -- first direct look into the core of a neutron star
2. June 3, 2008 - Probing The Dynamics Of The Crab Pulsar And Gravitational Waves - also here
3. June 4, 2008 - What's slowing the Crab Pulsar?
4. June 13, 2008 - Scientists find no gravity waves, but do make new conclusions about the Crab Pulsar

Astrochemistry

1. June 2, 2008 - Mining for Molecules in the Milky Way

Milky Way

1. June 3, 2008 - Two of the Milky Way's spiral arms may be 'demoted'
2. June 3, 2008 - New Milky Way Map Created; Shows Fewer Main Arms
3. June 3, 2008 - The Milky Way Gets a Facelift
4. June 3, 2008 - Two Of The Milky Way's Spiral Arms Go Missing - also here
5. June 3, 2008 - Milky Way's Inner Beauty Revealed - also here, here
6. June 3, 2008 - Milky Way Mapping Project Finds Surprisingly Slow Stars
7. June 3, 2008 - Milky Way's infrared portrait gives new view of galaxy
8. June 3, 2008 - New Images: Milky Way Loses Two Arms
9. June 3, 2008 - New evidence revises the known structure of our galaxy
10. June 5, 2008 - Astronomers reshape our Milky Way
11. June 6, 2008 - The Milky Way Remapped

MEMS microrobots

1. June 3, 2008 - Micro-robots Dance On Something Smaller Than A Pin's Head - also here

Quantum thermodynamics

1. June 3, 2008 - Quantum Systems Could Flout Physics Law - also here, here

Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope

1. June 3, 2008 - NASA targets GLAST launch for June 7
2. June 3, 2008 - New Space Telescope to Explore the Unknown
3. June 4, 2008 - Gamma-Ray Telescope to Open New Window on Cosmic Explosions
4. June 6, 2008 - NASA targets GLAST launch for no earlier than June 11

Galaxy evolution

1. June 3, 2008 - Hubble Space Telescope Spies Galaxy/Black Hole Evolution in Action

Terahertz technology

1. June 3, 2008 - Terahertz laser source at room temperature

Supernovae and quark stars

1. June 3, 2008 - Quark Star Plays Role in New Theory for Brightest Supernovae
2. June 29, 2008 - A Quark Star? Super-luminous Stellar Explosion Observed - also here

Neutrino research plans

1. June 4, 2008 - Physicists to target neutrinos

Dark matter

1. June 4, 2008 - Nearby galaxies are chock-full of dark matter

Extreme UV lasers

1. June 4, 2008 - Extreme UV light made easy

Nanotechnology

1. June 4, 2008 - Laser Light Produces Complex Nanostructures
2. June 6, 2008 - Microspheres to carry hydrogen, deliver drugs, filter gases and detect nuclear development - also here
3. June 8, 2008 - Nano-tech Process Produces Plastics That Are 10 Times More Stretchable - also here

Robotics

1. June 4, 2008 - Mobile Robotic Arm Taught To Manipulate Objects Such As Scissors And Shears

Supernovae

1. June 4, 2008 - W28: A Mixed Bag of Supernova Remnant

Black hole quenching of star formation

1. June 4, 2008 - High-Energy Jets Found to Do Black Holes' Dirty Work

Superconductivity

1. June 4, 2008 - Superconductivity in Super Hard Diamond
2. June 5, 2008 - New Superconductors Present New Mysteries, Possibilities - also here, here
3. June 5, 2008 - A 'supra' new kind of froth - also here

Epsilon Aurigae

1. June 4, 2008 - Epsilon Aurigae could be ripe for a cataclysmic explosion
2. June 5, 2008 - Star "Fireworks" Expected From Strange Eclipsing System

Quasiparticles

1. June 5, 2008 - New 'Quasiparticles' Discovered; May Pave Way Toward New Quantum Computer - also here, here
2. June 6, 2008 - Curious 'quasiparticles' baffle physicists

Earthquakes

1. June 5, 2008 - New study sheds light on mysterious 'supershear' quakes

Gravitational wave astronomy

1. June 5, 2008 - 'Squeezed' Light May Improve Gravitational Wave Detectors

Multi-particle entanglement in solids

1. June 5, 2008 - Multi-particle entanglement in solid is a first

Antarctic circumpolar current

1. June 6, 2008 - Antarctic Current Roils Deep Ocean Waters

Quantum optics

1. June 6, 2008 - How Can Quantum Physics Be Harnessed? - also here

Quasars

1. June 6, 2008 - Radio astronomers detect 'baby quasar' near the edge of the visible Universe

Carbon nanotubes

1. June 6, 2008 - New detector uses nanotubes to sense deadly gases

3-D computer chips

1. June 6, 2008 - IBM aims to cool chips with water
2. June 7, 2008 - IBM Cools 3-D Computer Chips With Water

Cosmic microwave background asymmetry

1. June 6, 2008 - Hints of 'time before Big Bang'
2. June 10, 2008 - Hints of structure beyond the visible universe
3. June 12, 2008 - Theory suggests a pre-Big Bang universe

Planetary nebulae

1. June 7, 2008 - White Dwarf Lost In Planetary Nebula - also here

Brown dwarfs

1. June 8, 2008 - Astronomers Weigh The Coldest Brown Dwarfs With Astronomy's Sharpest Eyes - also here, here

Graphene

1. June 8, 2008 - Honing in on graphene electronics with infrared synchrotron radiation
2. June 11, 2008 - Physicists Reveal Secrets Of Newest Form Of Carbon

Life sciences

Sexual selection

1. June 2, 2008 - Feathers make the man in world of birds: study
2. June 2, 2008 - For barn swallows, feathers make the man, says study
3. June 3, 2008 - Feather Colors Affect Bird Physiology, Barn Swallows Show
4. June 4, 2008 - Marked-up Birds Become Sexier, Exude Testosterone - also here, here
5. June 9, 2008 - "Makeover" Birds Get Testosterone Jolt

Bacterial metabolic networks

1. June 2, 2008 - Factors That Make Bacteria More Modular Detailed

Contingency in evolution

1. June 2, 2008 - Replaying evolution: Scientists show that happenstance mutations matter
2. June 2, 2008 - Evolution loves history
3. June 9, 2008 - Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab

Agricultural biotechnology

1. June 3, 2008 - Biotechnology seen as a key to solving food crisis
2. June 4, 2008 - Transgenic Plants Don't Hurt Beneficial Bugs, Entomologists Find - also here

Extremophiles

1. June 3, 2008 - A Novel Bacterial Species Is Found Trapped In 120,000-year-old Ice
2. June 6, 2008 - Cold, very old microorganisms discovered by Penn State team

Evolution of genomic imprinting

1. June 3, 2008 - Evolution Of An Imprinted Domain In Mammals - also here

Glucose regulation

1. June 3, 2008 - Gene That Regulates Glucose Levels Identified - also here

Inflammation and cancer

1. June 3, 2008 - Link Between Inflammation, Cancer Confirmed - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. June 3, 2008 - The Science of Sarcasm (Not That You Care)
2. June 6, 2008 - Film content, editing, and directing style affect brain activity, neuroscientists show - also here
3. June 20, 2008 - Sarcasm Seen as Evolutionary Survival Skill

Genes and disease

1. June 4, 2008 - Biological tools revamp disease classification

Neuron regeneration

1. June 4, 2008 - Finding Clues For Nerve Cell Repair - also here
2. June 5, 2008 - Microsurgery On Fruit Fly Brain Leads To New Insights Into Irreparable Nerve Injuries - also here

Adipocytes and inflammation

1. June 4, 2008 - Researchers Discover Natural Inflammation-fighting Mechanism In Body-fat Cells - also here

Cancer biology

1. June 4, 2008 - Tumor Suppressor Gene Identified; Deletion Results In Liver Cancer In Mice - also here
2. June 5, 2008 - Blocking Signaling Protein Prevents Prostate Cancer Spread, Scientists Find - also here

Mammalian neurogenesis

1. June 4, 2008 - Mammalian neurogenesis breaks into the most static brain region - also here, here

Protocells

1. June 4, 2008 - Early cells could have acquired nutrients through fat molecule membranes
2. June 5, 2008 - Simple membranes could have allowed nutrients to pass into primitive cells - also here
3. June 6, 2008 - New Way To Think About Earth's First Cells - also here
4. June 10, 2008 - Scientists Close to Reconstructing First Living Cell

Serotonin, anger, and agression

1. June 5, 2008 - Low levels of key brain chemical sparks anger - also here
2. June 5, 2008 - Brain chemical helps us tolerate foul play
3. June 5, 2008 - Deal or No Deal?
4. June 5, 2008 - New research explores role of serotonin in decision-making behaviour - also here
5. June 7, 2008 - Serotonin may affect our sense of fairness, scientists report

Human microbiome

1. June 5, 2008 - Humans Have Ten Times More Bacteria Than Human Cells: How Do Microbial Communities Affect Human Health? - also here, here

Cancer stem cells

1. June 5, 2008 - Cells that initiate a common infant tumor identified - also here

Intercell communication

1. June 5, 2008 - Artificial vesicles and bacterial cells communicate by way of sugar components - also here

Effects of ocean acidification

1. June 6, 2008 - Bleak future for acid oceans
2. June 6, 2008 - Acidic 'champagne sea' nothing to celebrate for corals
3. June 8, 2008 - Natural lab shows sea's acid path
4. June 9, 2008 - A Volcanic Preview of Acidic Oceans

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria

1. June 6, 2008 - 'Time-travelling' bugs resist antibiotics of the future
2. June 8, 2008 - Protein Found To Promote Antibiotic Resistance In A Common Food-borne Pathogen - also here

Mathematical biophysics

1. June 6, 2008 - Examining The Math And Mechanics Behind Life Processes

Ribosomes

1. June 6, 2008 - Molecular 'Ratcheting' Of Single Ribosome Molecules Observed In Act Of Building Proteins - also here

Translocation of bacterial virulence factors

1. June 6, 2008 - First 'Molecular Snapshot' Of A Virulence Factor On Bacterial Surface

RNA polymerase II

1. June 6, 2008 - How Cell's Master Transcribing Machine Achieves Near Perfection - also here

Fluid intelligence and memory training

1. June 6, 2008 - Training Can Increase Fluid Intelligence, Once Thought To Be Fixed At Birth - also here

Perception and prediction

1. June 6, 2008 - Scientists decipher the neurological basis of timely movement - also here

Comb jellies

1. June 6, 2008 - Genes key to the development of modern animals' body plans show up in primitive-looking comb jellies

Peptide arrays

1. June 7, 2008 - Printed Biochips: Laser Printing To Unleash Potential Of Peptide Arrays

Aging in mouse gonads

1. June 8, 2008 - Mouse Ovaries And Testes Age In Unique Ways - also here

Synapse complexity

1. June 8, 2008 - Origins of the brain: Complex synapses drove brain evolution - also here
2. June 9, 2008 - Brain size 'not key to intellect'
3. June 10, 2008 - Brainpower May Lie in Complexity of Synapses

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. June 2, 2008 - Vaccine doubles survival of deadly brain cancer
2. June 2, 2008 - Better genetic tests fine tune cancer therapy - also here
3. June 2, 2008 - Avant says brain cancer vaccine has wider promise
4. June 2, 2008 - Blood test may detect lung cancer in early stages
5. June 2, 2008 - Metformin Increases Pathologic Complete Response Rates In Breast Cancer Patients With Diabetes - also here, here
6. June 2, 2008 - New Treatment Combination Proves Safe, Effective For Head And Neck Cancer Patients - also here
7. June 2, 2008 - Many Stomach Cancer Patients Are Not Getting Best Therapy, Study Finds
8. June 2, 2008 - Erbitux OK for colorectal cancer patients with genetic marker
9. June 3, 2008 - Drug avoids radiation for early testicular cancer
10. June 3, 2008 - Study finds colon cancer puzzle
11. June 3, 2008 - Increased Incidence Of Melanoma Found In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Methotrexate - also here
12. June 3, 2008 - Novel Chemo Drug Helps Treat Prostate Cancer - also here
13. June 3, 2008 - Drug Found To Stimulate Immune System In Patients With Prostate Cancer - also here, here
14. June 3, 2008 - Vaccine May Double Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors - also here
15. June 3, 2008 - Vaccine doubles brain cancer survival time
16. June 4, 2008 - New melanoma drugs - why do so few benefit?
17. June 4, 2008 - U.S. probes cancer in children given arthritis drugs
18. June 4, 2008 - Synthetic Molecules Hold Promise For New Family Of Anti-cancer Drugs - also here
19. June 5, 2008 - Clinical study shows biological and clinical activity in relapsed leukemia patients
20. June 6, 2008 - New Treatment Combination Safe For Pancreatic Cancer Patients
21. June 6, 2008 - Family History Of Colorectal Cancer Linked With Reduced Risk Of Cancer Recurrence
22. June 7, 2008 - New Model Predicts Whether Patients Will Be Free Of Renal Cancer 12 Years After Initial Treatment - also here

Diabetes

1. June 2, 2008 - Men and women may metabolize fructose differently - also here
2. June 3, 2008 - Diabetes test targets high-risk patients
3. June 3, 2008 - Lifestyle creating more type 1 diabetics
4. June 4, 2008 - Blood sugar level important in diabetes-free people
5. June 4, 2008 - Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk Of Diabetes - also here, here
6. June 4, 2008 - New Link Between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Researchers Discover New Way Fats Kill Beta-cells
7. June 5, 2008 - Sun Exposure And Vitamin D Levels May Play Strong Role In Risk Of Type 1 Diabetes In Children - also here, here
8. June 5, 2008 - Discovery of new signal pathway important to diabetes research - also here, here
9. June 6, 2008 - Two diabetes trials shed a little light on deaths
10. June 6, 2008 - Weight gain no big deal in type 1 diabetes: study
11. June 6, 2008 - Novo Nordisk diabetes drug tops Byetta in trial
12. June 6, 2008 - Tight glucose control cuts risk of diabetic kidney disease
13. June 6, 2008 - Aggressive approach to diabetes proves harmful
14. June 6, 2008 - New Mouse Model Mimics Hyperglycemia, Aids In Diabetes Research - also here, here
15. June 6, 2008 - Targeting Blood Sugar To Near-normal Levels Increases Risk Of Death In Persons With Diabetes At High Risk, ACCORD Trial Shows
16. June 6, 2008 - Intense diabetes therapy didn't cut heart problems
17. June 7, 2008 - Bristol diabetes drug effective, safe, study shows
18. June 7, 2008 - Sanofi diabetes drug shows promise in study
19. June 7, 2008 - Health Care Providers Urged To Address The Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes And Sleep Apnea By International Diabetes Federation
20. June 7, 2008 - Largest Ever Study Of Diabetes Shows Intensive Glucose Control Reduces Serious Complications
21. June 7, 2008 - Weight gain may be healthy when it comes to type 1 diabetes - also here
22. June 8, 2008 - Hearts don't gain if blood sugar is leashed
23. June 9, 2008 - Mixed results confuse diabetes debate
24. June 10, 2008 - Diabetes study shows intensive glucose control reduces serious complications - also here

Avian flu

1. June 2, 2008 - HK experts use new cocktail to fight H5N1 in mice
2. June 5, 2008 - Bird flu search finds none yet coming to N.America
3. June 7, 2008 - Hong Kong finds H5N1 bird flu in poultry market
4. June 7, 2008 - Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market

Gene therapy

1. June 2, 2008 - Gene therapy slows progression of Batten Disease
2. June 8, 2008 - Gene Therapy Involving Antibiotics May Help Patients With Usher Syndrome - also here, here

Resveratrol

1. June 3, 2008 - Red wine compound seen protecting heart from aging
2. June 4, 2008 - Study boosts wine chemical hopes
3. June 4, 2008 - New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging
4. June 5, 2008 - Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young
5. June 5, 2008 - Red Wine Compound Helps Heart, May Slow Aging
6. June 8, 2008 - Substance In Red Wine, Resveratrol, Found To Keep Hearts Young - also here

Malaria

1. June 3, 2008 - Researchers find new way to attack malaria
2. June 4, 2008 - Synthetic yeast to brew up vital malaria drug
3. June 7, 2008 - Feasibility Of Preventing Malaria Parasite From Becoming Sexually Mature Demonstrated - also here, here

Cardiovascular disease

1. June 3, 2008 - Asthma linked to heart disease and stroke in women
2. June 3, 2008 - Gout tied to higher risk of heart disease mortality
3. June 3, 2008 - Low HDL Cholesterol From Gene Variation Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Ischemic Heart Disease - also here
4. June 3, 2008 - Treatment Guidelines Lead To Four-fold Increase In Survival Rate For Cardiac Arrest
5. June 3, 2008 - How drug that blocks cholesterol absorption from the diet works - also here
6. June 4, 2008 - Key heart health protein found using frogs - also here
7. June 4, 2008 - Genetically low HDL not tied to heart disease
8. June 4, 2008 - Brief, Intense Exercise Can Benefit The Heart, Study Shows - also here, here
9. June 5, 2008 - Telltale toenail nicotine predicts heart problems
10. June 6, 2008 - Guideline would boost cholesterol drug use
11. June 6, 2008 - Research may explain winter spike in heart deaths
12. June 6, 2008 - Niacin's Role In Maintaining Good Cholesterol - also here
13. June 6, 2008 - New guidelines for treating resistant hypertension
14. June 7, 2008 - Big hearts 'have genetic problem'

Staphylococcus aureus

1. June 3, 2008 - Drug-resistant bug kills young and healthy in U.S.

Serotonin and fat storage

1. June 3, 2008 - Mood hormone may affect fat, U.S. study finds
2. June 4, 2008 - Eating And Weight Gain Not Necessarily Linked, Study Shows - also here, here
3. June 4, 2008 - The Skinny on Fat: You're Not Always What You Eat

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. June 3, 2008 - American College Of Rheumatology Presents Recommendations For Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
2. June 5, 2008 - Drinking Alcohol Cuts Risk Of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis In Half, Study Suggests - also here, here

Treating autoimmune disease with regulatory T cells

1. June 3, 2008 - New Approach To Treating Autoimmune Disease Developed - also here

AIDS

1. June 3, 2008 - AIDS vaccine trial to start
2. June 4, 2008 - Longer drug therapy helps babies ward off AIDS
3. June 4, 2008 - Female hormone blocks HIV in men
4. June 5, 2008 - Estrogen Applied To Human Penis Could Block Spread Of HIV, Study Suggests

Stem cells

1. June 4, 2008 - Human stem cells help brain-impaired mice
2. June 4, 2008 - Human cells used to cure brain disease in mice
3. June 4, 2008 - Enzyme plays key role in cell fate - also here
4. June 4, 2008 - Stem cells 'halt nerve disease'
5. June 4, 2008 - Add brain cells, remove seizures
6. June 5, 2008 - Human Stem Cells Show Promise Against Fatal Children's Diseases - also here, here
7. June 5, 2008 - Neurologically Impaired Mice Improve After Receiving Human Stem Cells - also here
8. June 5, 2008 - Stem Cells Stop Mouse Shivers Cold, Could Thwart Rare, Neurological Disorders
9. June 6, 2008 - Adult Stem Cell Findings Offer New Hope For Parkinson's Cure - also here
10. June 6, 2008 - Brain stem cells can be awakened, say scientists
11. June 6, 2008 - New technology enhances therapeutic potential of cord blood stem cells
12. June 7, 2008 - Stem cells apparently cure boy's fatal disease
13. June 8, 2008 - Caution on stem cell therapy - also here
14. June 8, 2008 - Fresh hurdle for stem cell hunt

Naltrexone and gambling addiction

1. June 4, 2008 - Drug found helpful in problem gamblers
2. June 16, 2008 - Drug Commonly Used For Alcoholism Curbs Urges Of Pathological Gamblers - also here

Obesity

1. June 4, 2008 - The Couch Isn't Making You Fat

Schizophrenia

1. June 4, 2008 - Folate As A Cause And Treatment For Schizophrenia: Who Will Benefit?
2. June 4, 2008 - Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits Linked to Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Depression
3. June 8, 2008 - Family Traits Provide Clues To Genes For Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Depression

1. June 4, 2008 - Genes And Depression
2. June 6, 2008 - Obesity And Depression May Be Linked - also here

Antibiotics

1. June 4, 2008 - Potential Treatments From Cryptic Genes - also here, here

Parkinson's disease

1. June 5, 2008 - High cholesterol may up Parkinson's disease risk

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. June 5, 2008 - The Protein IRF4 Takes Control Of Inflammation In The Gut
2. June 5, 2008 - Discovery Of New Family Of Genetic Mutations Involved In Inflammatory Intestinal Disease - also here, here

Cocaine addiction

1. June 6, 2008 - Impulsivity Linked to Cocaine Addiction

Clostridium difficile

1. June 6, 2008 - Advances In C. Difficile Research - also here

Socializing and dementia

1. June 6, 2008 - Socializing Can Help Elderly Women Stay Sharp

Tuberculosis

1. June 6, 2008 - New drug to stop tuberculosis epidemic

Lupus

1. June 8, 2008 - Cancer drug Velcade might work in lupus: study

Alzheimer's disease

1. June 5, 2008 - Earlier Diagnosis Giving Alzheimer's a New Voice - also here
2. June 8, 2008 - Blocking chemical lets cells feast on brain plaques

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