Volume 7, Number 29 July 21, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Neutrino astronomy Enceladus Extreme ultraviolet lithography Robotics Fullerites Carbon nanotubes Earthquakes Ultra-bright stars Atom lasers Casimir force Controlled fusion Quantum optics Water on Mars Graphene Phase change memory Nanotechnology Global warming Magnetic fields of early galaxies Black holes Nanotechnology for hydrogen production Solar cells Large Hadron Collider Neutron stars Semantic web Life sciences Sleep and memory Nucleostemin, serotonin, and insulin signaling Personality-mediated sexual selection Spatial perception Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue Insulin, toll-like receptors, and inflammation Genomic imprinting Glia cells Nucleosomes and DNA transcription Membrane proteins Passive learning Cancer biology Attention MicroRNA knockout library Neanderthals Telomerase and stress Intracellular pathogens and the immune system DNA palindromes Regulatory T cells, Foxp3, and allergies Systems biology and cancer Oxytocin Sleep Cell death and immune response Bacterial riboswitches Cell signaling and inflammation Evolution and optimality Cytomegalovirus Cellular vesicles Mathematical modeling of typical species size Brain-imaging studies Cancer stem cells P53 Cell movement RNA interference Health and medicine Prions Cardiovascular disease Insulin resistance and the hypothalamus AIDS Diabetes Nanobiotechnology Alzheimer's disease Cancer Tuberculosis Stem cells Diet comparison Malaria Avian flu Schizophrenia Obesity, epigenetics, and the hypothalamus Obsessive compulsive disorder Autism Antidepressants Autoimmune diseases Obesity-related genes Hepatitis C

Physical sciences and technology

Neutrino astronomy

1. July 14, 2008 - Underwater neutrino telescope looks down to see sky

Enceladus

1. July 14, 2008 - Enceladus' geysers could have delivered sodium from its underground ocean and into Saturn's E ring

Extreme ultraviolet lithography

1. July 14, 2008 - Researchers Enhance Lithography Light Sources

Robotics

1. July 14, 2008 - New Generation Of Home Robots Have Gentle Touch

Fullerites

1. July 14, 2008 - Controlled growth of truly nanoscale single crystal fullerites for device applications - also here

Carbon nanotubes

1. July 14, 2008 - Carbon Nanotubes heralded as ideal candidates for next generation Nanoelectronics
2. July 20, 2008 - Invisible nanotube cable could support a human

Earthquakes

1. July 15, 2008 - Earth's hum predicts quake danger spots
2. July 20, 2008 - Dangerous faults reveal themselves in the landscape

Ultra-bright stars

1. July 15, 2008 - Who's the brightest star of all?
2. July 15, 2008 - Central star is no dim bulb
3. July 15, 2008 - Brightest Star In The Galaxy Has New Competition - also here
4. July 16, 2008 - Star Vies to be Brightest
5. July 18, 2008 - Galaxy's second brightest star found

Atom lasers

1. July 15, 2008 - Practical atom laser developed
2. July 17, 2008 - Pumped atom laser brings high-precision measurements in sight

Casimir force

1. July 15, 2008 - Physicists Tweak Quantum Force, Reducing Barrier To Tiny Devices - also here

Controlled fusion

1. July 15, 2008 - SKorean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists

Quantum optics

1. July 15, 2008 - Getting many quantum states from one experimental setup

Water on Mars

1. July 15, 2008 - Mars Lander Exposes More Ice
2. July 16, 2008 - NASA Makes Shaved Ice on Mars
3. July 16, 2008 - More evidence shows Mars once was wet all over
4. July 16, 2008 - Mineral maps show widespread water on early Mars
5. July 16, 2008 - Water on Mars was surprisingly widespread, long-lasting and perhaps life-friendly
6. July 16, 2008 - Mars Was Warm, Wet, May Have Hosted Life, Study Says
7. July 16, 2008 - Ancient Mars Had Widespread Water, Potential To Support Life - also here
8. July 16, 2008 - Early Mars Was All Wet
9. July 17, 2008 - Mars's Ancient Water Works
10. July 17, 2008 - Papers reveal widespread, hardworking water on ancient Mars - also here
11. July 17, 2008 - Water 'widespread' on early Mars

Graphene

1. July 16, 2008 - Single atoms spied on graphene sliver
2. July 16, 2008 - Graphene helps a team use a transmission electron microscope to image individual hydrogen atoms
3. July 16, 2008 - Electron microscope sees single hydrogen atoms
4. July 17, 2008 - Graphene has record-breaking strength - also here
5. July 18, 2008 - Atom-thick carbon sheets set new strength record
6. July 22, 2008 - Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material
7. July 28, 2008 - World's Strongest Material

Phase change memory

1. July 16, 2008 - Losing the lasers turns CDs into memory sticks

Nanotechnology

1. July 16, 2008 - Principles Behind Stability And Electronic Properties Of Gold Nanoclusters Identified - also here
2. July 17, 2008 - 'Nanosculpture' could enable new types of heat pumps, energy converters - also here, here

Global warming

1. July 16, 2008 - Future Snowmelt In West Twice As Early As Expected; Threatens Ecosystems And Water Reserves - also here, here
2. July 18, 2008 - Sun Could Cause 15 To 20 Of Effects Of Climate Change, Researcher Says - also here
3. July 23, 2008 - US spring melt to shift by months

Magnetic fields of early galaxies

1. July 16, 2008 - Young Galaxies Surprisingly Magnetic
2. July 16, 2008 - Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast
3. July 19, 2008 - Early galaxies had magnetic fields as strong as today's
4. July 23, 2008 - Ancient Galactic Magnetic Fields Stronger than Expected
5. July 26, 2008 - Young Galaxies Have Surprisingly Strong Magnetic Fields: Contradicts Popular Theories

Black holes

1. July 17, 2008 - New Way To Weigh Giant Black Holes - also here, here
2. July 22, 2008 - Weighing Black Holes with a Thermometer

Nanotechnology for hydrogen production

1. July 18, 2008 - Researchers Generate Hydrogen Without The Carbon Footprint - also here, here

Solar cells

1. July 18, 2008 - Promising New Method To Fabricate Ultra-thin Silicon Solar Cells Developed

Large Hadron Collider

1. July 18, 2008 - Cern lab goes 'colder than space'

Neutron stars

1. July 18, 2008 - A Super Mix Inside Neutron Stars

Semantic web

1. July 20, 2008 - Semantics Gives The Web Meaning - For Machines

Life sciences

Sleep and memory

1. July 14, 2008 - Sleep loss produces false memories
2. July 14, 2008 - Sleeping soundly 'boosts memory'

Nucleostemin, serotonin, and insulin signaling

1. July 14, 2008 - Nucleostemin, Serotonin And Insulin Signaling: Controlling Drosophila Growth

Personality-mediated sexual selection

1. July 14, 2008 - Who Dares Sings, And Who Sings Wins: Bold Birds Get The Girl

Spatial perception

1. July 14, 2008 - The Brain Hides Information From Us To Prevent Mistakes
2. July 14, 2008 - Do mammals think in 3-D?

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

1. July 14, 2008 - April Showers Bring Mucosal Antibody Secreting Cells Long Life

Insulin, toll-like receptors, and inflammation

1. July 14, 2008 - Insulin Suppresses Receptors that Cause Cascade of Inflammation, Study Shows

Genomic imprinting

1. July 14, 2008 - Battle of sex in genes and the brain

Glia cells

1. July 14, 2008 - Glia guide brain development in worms

Nucleosomes and DNA transcription

1. July 14, 2008 - A new look at how genes unfold to enable their expression

Membrane proteins

1. July 15, 2008 - Anatomy Of Membrane Protein Mapped: May Lead Faster Drug Development - also here

Passive learning

1. July 15, 2008 - Passive Learning Imprints On The Brain Just Like Active Learning - also here

Cancer biology

1. July 15, 2008 - 'Smothered' Genes Combine With Mutations To Yield Poor Outcome In Cancer Patients - also here, here
2. July 17, 2008 - Vitamin A Pushes Breast Cancer To Form Blood Vessel Cells - also here, here
3. July 18, 2008 - The boring genes might be the disease culprits
4. July 18, 2008 - New approach to cancer: Find most tightly controlled genes - also here

Attention

1. July 16, 2008 - Scientists find key brain circuits for attention
2. July 16, 2008 - Computer-watching monkeys in attention-grabbing test

MicroRNA knockout library

1. July 16, 2008 - Mouse miRNA library to open

Neanderthals

1. July 16, 2008 - First Europeans shunned Neanderthal sex
2. July 16, 2008 - Caveman's DNA Looks Modern
3. July 16, 2008 - Cro-Magnon 28,000 Years Old Had DNA Like Modern Humans - also here

Telomerase and stress

1. July 16, 2008 - Mechanism Behind Mind-body Connection Discovered - also here

Intracellular pathogens and the immune system

1. July 16, 2008 - New Study Sheds Light On How Intracellular Pathogens Trigger The Immune System - also here

DNA palindromes

1. July 16, 2008 - DNA 'Palindromes' Linked To Disease - also here

Regulatory T cells, Foxp3, and allergies

1. July 16, 2008 - Researchers Identify Immune Cells That Block Allergic Reactions - also here, here

Systems biology and cancer

1. July 16, 2008 - Cancer Metastasis: Cellular Decisions Predicted With Computer Program - also here

Oxytocin

1. July 17, 2008 - Breast-feeding triggers pulses of feel-good hormone
2. July 18, 2008 - Suckling infants trigger surges of trust hormone in mothers' brains - also here
3. July 18, 2008 - Breastfeeding trust hormone clue

Sleep

1. July 17, 2008 - 'Sleepless' gene hints at the nature of slumber

Cell death and immune response

1. July 17, 2008 - How cells die determines whether immune system mounts response - also here

Bacterial riboswitches

1. July 17, 2008 - RNA in control
2. July 18, 2008 - Glimpses Of Earliest Forms Of Life On Earth: Remnant Of Ancient 'RNA World' Discovered - also here, here

Cell signaling and inflammation

1. July 18, 2008 - Discovery Of A New Signaling Mechanism May Lead To Novel Anti-inflammatory Therapy - also here

Evolution and optimality

1. July 18, 2008 - Natural selection may not produce the best organisms - also here

Cytomegalovirus

1. July 18, 2008 - Biologists show how Human Cytomegalovirus hides from the immune system

Cellular vesicles

1. July 18, 2008 - Researchers Capture Images that Illuminate One of Cell's Mysteries

Mathematical modeling of typical species size

1. July 19, 2008 - Distribution Of Creatures Great And Small Can Be Predicted Mathematically - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. July 19, 2008 - How emotional pain can really hurt

Cancer stem cells

1. July 20, 2008 - A Potential Metastatic Disease Target?

P53

1. July 20, 2008 - Study of dark-skinned mice leads to protein linked to bone marrow failure in humans - also here

Cell movement

1. July 20, 2008 - Discovery of a mechanism that regulates cell movement - also here, here

RNA interference

1. July 20, 2008 - Class of antibiotics can enhance gene-silencing tool - also here, here

Health and medicine

Prions

1. July 14, 2008 - Researchers look to the good version of the protein implicated in mad cow disease for insight into the protein's bad side

Cardiovascular disease

1. July 14, 2008 - Positive Thinking Is Prescription For The Heart - also here
2. July 14, 2008 - Heart death risk cut by early warning drugs tests
3. July 14, 2008 - Doctors hopeful easier blood thinners are nearing
4. July 15, 2008 - Slightly high blood pressure related to plaques
5. July 15, 2008 - Carotid artery distension predicts coronary events
6. July 15, 2008 - Forget The Stethoscope, New Technology Sounds Out Wide Range Of Heart Problems Automatically
7. July 16, 2008 - 'Healthy' Sterols May Pose Health Risk - also here
8. July 17, 2008 - Too much sleep tied to stroke risk in older women
9. July 17, 2008 - Human Fats: A Link Between Leprosy And Atherosclerosis?
10. July 17, 2008 - Detecting Coronary Disease Early: Nuclear Stress Test Can Detect More Than Blockages - also here
11. July 17, 2008 - Young Adults With Prehypertension Are More Likely To Have Atherosclerosis Later In Life - also here
12. July 17, 2008 - Too much, too little sleep increases ischemic risk in postmenopausal women - also here
13. July 18, 2008 - Genetic Variant Increases Triglyceride Levels In Asian-Americans - also here
14. July 19, 2008 - Best care for the frail and elderly with coronary artery disease - also here, here
15. July 20, 2008 - Regular Walking Protects The Masai -- Who Eat High Fat Diet -- From Cardiovascular Disease - also here

Insulin resistance and the hypothalamus

1. July 14, 2008 - Metabolic Disease: Understanding How The Brain Can Influence The Effects Of Insulin

AIDS

1. July 14, 2008 - Exhausted B Cells Hamper Immune Response To HIV - also here
2. July 14, 2008 - Exhausted B cells fail to fight HIV
3. July 16, 2008 - Gene variant common in Africa ups HIV risk: study
4. July 16, 2008 - African mutation may increase HIV infection
5. July 16, 2008 - A genetic variation that defends against malaria has mixed consequences
6. July 16, 2008 - Gene makes Africans more susceptible to HIV
7. July 16, 2008 - Pathologists Believe They Have Pinpointed Achilles Heel Of HIV - also here, here
8. July 16, 2008 - Genetic Trait Boosts AIDS Risks in Blacks
9. July 17, 2008 - Malaria gene 'increases HIV risk'
10. July 17, 2008 - U.S. drops trial of one AIDS vaccine
11. July 17, 2008 - Malaria resistance gene ups HIV risk
12. July 17, 2008 - HIV Vaccine Trial Cancelled By NIH - also here
13. July 17, 2008 - Genetic Variation Increases HIV Risk In Africans - also here, here
14. July 17, 2008 - Gene variant found in those with African ancestry increases odds of HIV infection - also here
15. July 17, 2008 - Scientists make gene link to African HIV epidemic
16. July 17, 2008 - NIH AIDS vaccine trial nixed
17. July 17, 2008 - Plans for large-scale AIDS vaccine trial dropped
18. July 18, 2008 - HIV vaccine trial cancelled
19. July 18, 2008 - Genetic Cause Of Innate Resistance To HIV/AIDS - also here, here
20. July 18, 2008 - Novel computational model describes the speed at which HIV escapes the immune response - also here
21. July 19, 2008 - HIV Conquers Immune System Faster Than Previously Realized - also here, here

Diabetes

1. July 14, 2008 - Potential To Prevent Loss Of Insulin In Type 2 Diabetes - also here
2. July 14, 2008 - All Sweeteners May Not Be the Same When Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Complications
3. July 15, 2008 - Men may need to work harder to cut diabetes risk
4. July 15, 2008 - Diabetes Could Be A Hidden Condition For Heart Disease Patients - also here, here
5. July 16, 2008 - Can Diet Alone Control Type 2 Diabetes? No Evidence Yet - also here
6. July 18, 2008 - 'Snapshots' Of Eyes Could Serve As Early Warning Of Diabetes - also here
7. July 18, 2008 - Mom's diabetes tied to early diabetes in offspring

Nanobiotechnology

1. July 14, 2008 - An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors
2. July 16, 2008 - Nanoencapsulation Of Low Soluable Cancer Drugs
3. July 16, 2008 - Using magnetic nanoparticles to combat cancer - also here
4. July 16, 2008 - Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain

Alzheimer's disease

1. July 14, 2008 - Exercise 'slows down Alzheimer's'
2. July 15, 2008 - Exercise May Prevent Brain Shrinkage In Early Alzheimer's Disease - also here
3. July 15, 2008 - Physical fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy
4. July 16, 2008 - New System Detects Dementia Risk Among Highly Educated Older Adults
5. July 16, 2008 - Scientists Reduce Alzheimer's-like Plaques In Fly Brain - also here, here
6. July 17, 2008 - Alzheimer's vaccine stopped plaque, not dementia
7. July 18, 2008 - Alzheimer's Drug Reverses Cognitive Decline Over 12 Month Period In Early Human Testing
8. July 18, 2008 - Early study reveals promising Alzheimer's disease treatment
9. July 18, 2008 - Calcium may be the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease - also here, here
10. July 18, 2008 - Alzheimer's drug trial 'promise'
11. July 18, 2008 - Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
12. July 19, 2008 - Alzheimer's Early Detection: Biomarkers Identify Early Onset Of Disease, Before Symptoms Appear - also here
13. July 20, 2008 - Drug restores speech in Alzheimer's: experts worry

Cancer

1. July 15, 2008 - Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study
2. July 15, 2008 - Mitochondrial Cholesterol Makes Response To Chemotherapy Difficult In Hepatic Cancer
3. July 15, 2008 - Researchers Hone Technique To KO Pediatric Brain Tumors
4. July 15, 2008 - Tumor-inhibiting Protein Could Be Effective In Treating Leukemia - also here
5. July 15, 2008 - Possible Link Found Between X-rays And Prostate Cancer - also here, here
6. July 15, 2008 - Obesity 'hikes' pancreatic risk
7. July 16, 2008 - Surgery may be option for advanced liver cancer
8. July 16, 2008 - MDCT, Virtual Gastroscopy And MPR Images Differentiate Malignant And Benign Gastric Ulcers - also here
9. July 17, 2008 - Analgesic drugs don't reduce ovarian cancer risk
10. July 17, 2008 - TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-resistant Ovarian Cancer
11. July 18, 2008 - Antidepressants linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma
12. July 18, 2008 - Brain Cancer Study: Magnitude Of Post-vaccine Immune Response Linked To Clinical Outcomes - also here
13. July 19, 2008 - Cancer Researchers Call For Ethnicity To Be Taken Into Account - also here
14. July 20, 2008 - Gene test for lung cancer aggressiveness sought
15. July 20, 2008 - Protein Found To Identify Malignant Melanoma - also here
16. July 20, 2008 - Predicting Outcomes For Stomach Cancer Patients - also here

Tuberculosis

1. July 15, 2008 - Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB: study
2. July 15, 2008 - Diabetes Increases Risk Of Tuberculosis, Studies Show - also here
3. July 15, 2008 - Ancient bones may hold clues to TB
4. July 15, 2008 - Excavated Jericho Bones May Help Israeli-Palestinian-German Team Combat Tuberculosis - also here
5. July 16, 2008 - Ancient bones could yield TB clue

Stem cells

1. July 15, 2008 - Stem cells are good for the brain
2. July 18, 2008 - Stem Cells Heal Chronic Inflammation In The Gut
3. July 18, 2008 - Study identifies cells for spinal-cord repair
4. July 18, 2008 - Human blood vessels grown in mice
5. July 19, 2008 - Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study
6. July 19, 2008 - Researchers grow human blood vessels in mice from adult progenitor cells - also here, here
7. July 20, 2008 - Stem Cell Chicken and Egg Debate Moves to Unlikely Arena: The Testes

Diet comparison

1. July 16, 2008 - Similar weight loss on 3 different, popular diets
2. July 16, 2008 - Low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets outperform low-fat regimen in two-year trial
3. July 16, 2008 - Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol - also here
4. July 17, 2008 - Low-fat Diets May Not Be Best For Weight Loss, Study Suggests - also here
5. July 17, 2008 - Low-fat diet not tops for weight loss, study finds

Malaria

1. July 16, 2008 - Malaria drug may be fueling antibiotic resistance

Avian flu

1. July 16, 2008 - Newly Described 'Dragon' Protein Could Be Key To Bird Flu Cure - also here, here
2. July 17, 2008 - Vical says its DNA vaccine for bird flu works
3. July 18, 2008 - Booster Vaccination May Help With Possible Future Avian Influenza Pandemic - also here, here

Schizophrenia

1. July 16, 2008 - Incorrectly Cleaved Protein Leads To Schizophrenia - also here
2. July 18, 2008 - Partially Shared Genetic Profile Between Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder - also here

Obesity, epigenetics, and the hypothalamus

1. July 16, 2008 - Overweight Mothers Give Birth To Offspring Who Become Heavy, Amplifying Obesity Through Generations - also here
2. July 16, 2008 - Gene tags 'fuel obesity epidemic'

Obsessive compulsive disorder

1. July 17, 2008 - Brain region linked to obsessive disorder risk - also here
2. July 17, 2008 - Obsessed Brains May Be Sluggish
3. July 18, 2008 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity - also here
4. July 18, 2008 - Scan 'detects obsessive disorder'

Autism

1. July 17, 2008 - Aloof parents may produce autistic children
2. July 17, 2008 - Further Evidence For Genetic Contribution To Autism - also here, here
3. July 20, 2008 - Nature-Nurture Gene Link Sheds New Light On Autism - also here

Antidepressants

1. July 17, 2008 - Gene Variations In Diverse Patient Populations Determine Who Responds Best To An Antidepressant
2. July 17, 2008 - New Study Replicates Association Between Genetic Variation And Antidepressant Treatment Response - also here, here

Autoimmune diseases

1. July 17, 2008 - Gene Signatures For Scleroderma Discovered - also here, here
2. July 18, 2008 - Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease?

Obesity-related genes

1. July 18, 2008 - Gene Produces Hormones That Lead To Obesity - also here

Hepatitis C

1. July 19, 2008 - Improved Culture System For Hepatitis C Virus Infection - also here

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