Volume 7, Number 39 September 29, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Large Hadron Collider Kondo effect Global warming Superconductivity Carbon nanotubes Extrasolar planets Vanishing stars Lab-on-a-chip Dark flow Water on Mars Arctic sea ice Magnetars Quantum decoherence Nanotechnology Graphene Forest absorption of CO2 Photovoltaic cells Astrochemistry Quantum technology Magnetic random access memory CO2 emissions Earth's magnetic field SETI with Cepheids Block co-polymer lithography Supernovae Sterile neutrinos Neutron structure Dark energy Life sciences Piscine dactyls Neanderthals Sexual dimorphism of brain aging Ediacaran fauna and oxygen Sexual selection Hormonal effects on brains TH17 cells, IL17, and pneumococcus infection Probiotic bacteria and dendritic cells Memory for language syntax MicroRNA Regulation of emotions Forgetting Male-killer bacteria Induced pluripotent stem cells Polygyny and genetic diversity Npas4 and inhibitory synapses Visual recognition and spacing Metagenomics Origins of life Early land animals Cholesterol and neurotransmitter receptors 1001 Genomes Project Protein encyclopedia Calorie restriction and IGF-1 Ghrelin Ubiquitination, proteasomes, and gene expression Brain-imaging studies β-catenin and memory formation Health and medicine Stem cells Cancer Cardiovascular disease Gene therapy Nanobiotechnology Diabetes Autism Alzheimer's disease Resveratrol Weight loss Cancer stem cells AIDS Neuropeptide Y and alcoholism Influenza vaccines Hepatitis C Inflammatory bowel disease Metabolism and exercise Inflammatory disease Asthma and macrophages MircoRNA and cancer Inhaled flu vaccines Malaria Cancer biology Rheumatoid arthritis Microglia and brain inflammation Metabolism and antiviral drugs

Physical sciences and technology

Large Hadron Collider

1. September 22, 2008 - LHC meltdown before first collision
2. September 22, 2008 - Electrical Glitch Delays Large Hadron Collider
3. September 22, 2008 - Large Hadron Collider Down for at Least 2 Months
4. September 22, 2008 - Large Hadron Collider down for two months
5. September 22, 2008 - Atom-smasher investigation could give findings this week
6. September 22, 2008 - LHC team confronts first major hitch since 'switch on'
7. September 22, 2008 - Gas leak shuts LHC for two months
8. September 23, 2008 - "Big Bang" collider to restart in spring 2009
9. September 23, 2008 - Large Hadron Collider Shuts Down Early for the Winter
10. September 23, 2008 - Collider halted until next year
11. September 23, 2008 - Winter, repairs stall atom smasher until spring
12. September 24, 2008 - Large Hadron Collider Shut Down Until Spring 2009
13. September 24, 2008 - LHC out of action until 2009
14. September 24, 2008 - LHC on hold until spring of 2009
15. September 24, 2008 - Large Hadron Collider out of action until spring
16. September 27, 2008 - CERN rivals see melting magnets as par for course - also here

Kondo effect

1. September 22, 2008 - Unlocking The Secret Of The Kondo Effect - also here, here

Global warming

1. September 22, 2008 - IMPACTS: On the Threshold of Abrupt Climate Changes
2. September 22, 2008 - Greenland's ice cap melting faster than expected: experts

Superconductivity

1. September 22, 2008 - High-temperature superconductor 'pseudogap' imaged

Carbon nanotubes

1. September 22, 2008 - Nanopencil Can Provide Terabit Data Storage Density
2. September 26, 2008 - Tweezers Trap Nanotubes by Color - also here

Extrasolar planets

1. September 22, 2008 - Planet's strange orbit points to planetary billiards
2. September 23, 2008 - NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Baked and Ready for More Tests
3. September 23, 2008 - Future Looks Bright For Interferometry
4. September 23, 2008 - Oh, My! When Worlds Really Collide
5. September 24, 2008 - New Optics Technology To Study Alien Worlds
6. September 24, 2008 - Two Planets Suffer Violent Collision - also here, here
7. September 25, 2008 - Planets Turned to Dust
8. September 25, 2008 - Planets caught in "catastrophic collision"
9. September 30, 2008 - Space Smash-Up Turned Planets to Dust

Vanishing stars

1. September 23, 2008 - Looking for stars that vanish from the sky

Lab-on-a-chip

1. September 23, 2008 - Disposable ‘lab-on-a-chip’ May Save Costs And Lives

Dark flow

1. September 23, 2008 - Mysterious New 'Dark Flow' Discovered in Space
2. September 24, 2008 - Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Detected Across Billions Of Light Years - also here, here
3. September 24, 2008 - Galaxy Clusters Have a Mysterious Motion
4. September 25, 2008 - Galaxy flow hints at huge masses over cosmic horizon
5. September 26, 2008 - Scientists detect a mysterious flow of galactic clusters
6. September 26, 2008 - Flowing Toward Oblivion?
7. November 5, 2008 - Unknown "Structures" Tugging at Universe, Study Says

Water on Mars

1. September 23, 2008 - Study Suggests It Rained on Ancient Mars - also here
2. September 25, 2008 - Ancient water sites for next rover
3. September 26, 2008 - NASA Images Add a Billion Years to Mars's Wet Period?
4. September 26, 2008 - Signs of Underground Plumbing Seen on Mars
5. September 28, 2008 - NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars - also here
6. September 30, 2008 - Evidence For Rain On Mars?

Arctic sea ice

1. September 24, 2008 - Arctic ice shrinks less this year than last
2. September 28, 2008 - Arctic Saw Fastest August Sea Ice Retreat On Record, NASA Data Show - also here, here
3. September 29, 2008 - Arctic August Ice Retreat Fastest On Record

Magnetars

1. September 24, 2008 - Magnetar flashes astronomers
2. September 25, 2008 - Missing Link Of Neutron Stars? Bizarre Hibernating Stellar Magnet Discovered - also here
3. September 30, 2008 - A Star That Bursts, Blinks and Disappears

Quantum decoherence

1. September 24, 2008 - Physicists watch a microwave pulse lose its quantum weirdness

Nanotechnology

1. September 24, 2008 - Nanoscale Dominoes: Magnetic Moments Topple Over in Rows
2. September 25, 2008 - Purifying Nanorods: Big Success With Tiny Cleanup - also here, here
3. September 25, 2008 - New research could lead to practical uses for metal-organic frameworks - also here

Graphene

1. September 25, 2008 - New Graphene-based Material Clarifies Graphite Oxide Chemistry - also here, here

Forest absorption of CO₂

1. September 25, 2008 - Old Growth Forest Must No Longer Be Ignored In Carbon Balances

Photovoltaic cells

1. September 25, 2008 - New European Record Efficiency For Solar Cells Achieved: 39.7%

Astrochemistry

1. September 25, 2008 - NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules In Meteors As The 'Origin Of Life'

Quantum technology

1. September 25, 2008 - Quantum leap in hi-tech performance - also here
2. September 25, 2008 - A simpler way to test quantum computers

Magnetic random access memory

1. September 25, 2008 - Electrically flipped magnets point to better memory

CO₂ emissions

1. September 25, 2008 - Global warming pollution increases 3 percent - also here
2. September 26, 2008 - Greenhouse gas emissions shock scientists
3. September 29, 2008 - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Booming, Shifting East, Researchers Report
4. October 1, 2008 - Carbon dioxide emissions rise to record levels
5. October 2, 2008 - Emissions rising faster this decade than last - also here

Earth's magnetic field

1. September 25, 2008 - New magnetic field could help explain Earth's magnetic-field flipping

SETI with Cepheids

1. September 26, 2008 - Neutrino beams could turn Cepheids into messengers

Block co-polymer lithography

1. September 26, 2008 - New Nanoscale Process Will Help Computers Run Faster And More Efficiently - also here, here
2. September 27, 2008 - Self-assembly goes square-shaped

Supernovae

1. September 26, 2008 - Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught By Web
2. September 26, 2008 - A 'wild cousin' emerges from family tree of exploding stars
3. September 27, 2008 - Wild, Hidden Cousin Of SN 1987A: Powerful Supernova Caught By Web Of Telescopes - also here, here

Sterile neutrinos

1. September 26, 2008 - Hope fades for neutrino dark matter

Neutron structure

1. September 26, 2008 - Journey to the Center of the Neutron

Dark energy

1. September 26, 2008 - Dark Energy v. The Void: What if Copernicus was Wrong? - also here

Life sciences

Piscine dactyls

1. September 21, 2008 - Ancient fingers and toes
2. September 22, 2008 - Early fish experienced digital evolution
3. September 23, 2008 - Primordial Fish Had Rudimentary Fingers - also here, here
4. September 24, 2008 - Ancient Fish Had Primitive Fingers, Toes

Neanderthals

1. September 22, 2008 - Neandertals may have had diets just as diverse as those of modern humans
2. September 22, 2008 - Neanderthals feasted on seals and dolphins
3. September 23, 2008 - Neanderthals Ate Dolphins, Seals, Cave Remains Suggest
4. September 23, 2008 - Neanderthals hunted marine mammals
5. September 23, 2008 - Neanderthals 'enjoyed broad menu'

Sexual dimorphism of brain aging

1. September 22, 2008 - The activity of genes in men's brains begins to change sooner than it does in women's brains, a new study shows

Ediacaran fauna and oxygen

1. September 22, 2008 - Erosion of vast mountain range led to explosion of early life
2. September 25, 2008 - Change in ancient seas allowed life to spread

Sexual selection

1. September 23, 2008 - 'Evel Knievel' roosters are chick magnets

Hormonal effects on brains

1. September 23, 2008 - Is That Song Sexy Or Just So-so? - also here, here

TH17 cells, IL17, and pneumococcus infection

1. September 23, 2008 - New insights could lead to a better pneumococcal vaccine - also here
2. September 27, 2008 - Vaccine For Pneumococcus Disease Possible, With New Immune System Finding - also here

Probiotic bacteria and dendritic cells

1. September 24, 2008 - Can Probiotic Bacteria Induce Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells Maturation? - also here, here

Memory for language syntax

1. September 24, 2008 - Amnesics Remember Grammar, But Not Meaning Of New Sentences - also here, here

MicroRNA

1. September 24, 2008 - Formula Discovered For Longer Plant Life

Regulation of emotions

1. September 24, 2008 - Independent brain pathways generate positive or negative reappraisals of emotional events - also here
2. September 26, 2008 - Neuroscientists Identify Brain Regions Responsible for Warding off Negative Emotion

Forgetting

1. September 24, 2008 - Forgetting facts

Male-killer bacteria

1. September 24, 2008 - Researchers describe for first time how some bacteria kill males

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. September 25, 2008 - New way to make stem cells is safe: research - also here
2. September 25, 2008 - Cell 'rebooting' technique sidesteps risks
3. September 25, 2008 - Safer Creation of Stem Cells
4. September 25, 2008 - Safer iPS cells
5. September 25, 2008 - Important new step toward producing stem cells for human treatment
6. September 25, 2008 - Stem cells created without cancer-causing viruses
7. September 26, 2008 - A New, Improved Stem Cell Recipe

Polygyny and genetic diversity

1. September 25, 2008 - X Chromosome Is Extra Diverse
2. September 26, 2008 - Sexual practice of polygyny skews genetic variability - also here, here
3. September 26, 2008 - The X Chromosome and the Case against Monogamy

Npas4 and inhibitory synapses

1. September 25, 2008 - Epilepsy, Autism, Schizophrenia: Master Switch That 'Balances The Brain' Found - also here
2. September 25, 2008 - A Switch to Turn Off Autism?

Visual recognition and spacing

1. September 25, 2008 - Spacing, not size, matters in visual recognition, researchers find - also here

Metagenomics

1. September 25, 2008 - After the first decade of metagenomics -- adolescent growth spurt anticipated

Origins of life

1. September 25, 2008 - Diamonds May Be Life's Birthstone

Early land animals

1. September 26, 2008 - Fossils tell of mass exodus from sea

Cholesterol and neurotransmitter receptors

1. September 26, 2008 - Biophysicists Create New Model For Protein-cholesterol Interactions In Brain And Muscle Tissue - also here

1001 Genomes Project

1. September 26, 2008 - Sequencing Thousand And One Genomes - also here

Protein encyclopedia

1. September 26, 2008 - New Protein Encyclopedia Looks At Life As It Is Organized In Body, At Molecular Level

Calorie restriction and IGF-1

1. September 26, 2008 - Differences Between People And Animals On Calorie Restriction - also here, here

Ghrelin

1. September 26, 2008 - Peptide Ghrelin May Be Involved In Both Alcohol Dependence And Overeating

Ubiquitination, proteasomes, and gene expression

1. September 26, 2008 - Researchers identify novel mechanism for regulation of gene expression - also here, here

Brain-imaging studies

1. September 26, 2008 - Auction bidding 'driven by fear'
2. September 27, 2008 - Learning From Mistakes Only Works After Age 12, Study Suggests - also here
3. September 28, 2008 - Brain Imaging Study Provides New Insight Into Why People Pay Too Much In Auctions - also here

β-catenin and memory formation

1. September 28, 2008 - 'Hub' of fear memory formation identified in brain cells - also here, here

Health and medicine

Stem cells

1. September 22, 2008 - Stem cells open door for studying human disease - also here
2. September 22, 2008 - Resetting immune system in bid to beat scleroderma - also here
3. September 23, 2008 - Healthy Blood Vessels May Prevent Fat Growth - also here, here
4. September 24, 2008 - Source Of Multipotent Stem Cells With Broad Regenerative Potential identified - also here

Cancer

1. September 22, 2008 - Gene linked to melanoma
2. September 22, 2008 - Shorter radiation course works for breast cancer - also here
3. September 22, 2008 - 3-week Radiation Therapy As Effective As 5 Weeks For Early-stage Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
4. September 22, 2008 - One-week Radiation Effective Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
5. September 22, 2008 - Radiation Added To Hormone Therapy Increases Survival For Men With Prostate Cancer - also here
6. September 22, 2008 - Proton Therapy Lowers Chance Of Later Cancers, Study Suggests - also here, here
7. September 22, 2008 - Radiation Before Surgery Reduces Quality Of Life And Risk Of Recurrence For Rectal Cancer Patients
8. September 22, 2008 - Benefits And Risks Of Cervical Cancer Screening Methods - also here
9. September 22, 2008 - Cancer-causing Gut Bacteria Exposed - also here, here
10. September 22, 2008 - Variant Of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Linked To Melanoma Risk - also here, here
11. September 22, 2008 - What induces local recurrence of rectal carcinoma?
12. September 22, 2008 - The effective chemoradiotherapy method for pancreatic cancer
13. September 22, 2008 - Study suggests some breast cancer patients facing radiation after a mastectomy may be over-treated
14. September 22, 2008 - Shorter Radiation for Cancer of the Breast
15. September 23, 2008 - Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality
16. September 23, 2008 - Hormone therapy may cut breast cancer risk in some
17. September 23, 2008 - Blacks at higher risk of colon polyps: U.S. study
18. September 23, 2008 - Receptor gene linked to melanoma risk
19. September 23, 2008 - Hormone Therapy Before Radiation Seed Implants For Prostate Cancer - also here
20. September 23, 2008 - New Therapeutic Option For Human Hepatocyte Cancer - also here, here
21. September 23, 2008 - When/if To Start Hormones For Prostate Cancer Patients Whose PSA Rises After Radiation - also here
22. September 23, 2008 - Methylation Levels Key To Glioblastoma Survival - also here
23. September 23, 2008 - Epstein-Barr Virus Predicts Outcome In Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
24. September 23, 2008 - Promising Possibility For Treatment Of Esophageal Carcinoma
25. September 23, 2008 - Vascular marker of ovarian cancer identified - also here
26. September 23, 2008 - Black patients at higher risk for colon polyps - also here
27. September 24, 2008 - Lung fluid test may predict lung cancer risk
28. September 24, 2008 - Cancer Patients Who Receive Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed By Mastectomy May Not Need Radiation - also here, here
29. September 24, 2008 - Promising Anti-cancer Compound
30. September 24, 2008 - Family History Of Brain Tumors Linked To Increased Risk Of Brain Cancer - also here, here
31. September 24, 2008 - New 3D Visualization Tool For Early Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer
32. September 24, 2008 - Breast MRI Scan Could Determine Need For Radiation Therapy
33. September 24, 2008 - New predictive tool can help determine treatment of breast cancer patients - also here, here
34. September 24, 2008 - Is Bcl-2 protein a major obstacle in treating colorectal carcinoma?
35. September 24, 2008 - LOH analysis on 4q in sporadic colorectal carcinoma
36. September 25, 2008 - New Virus Is Culprit, Not Bystander, In Deadly Skin Cancer - also here, here
37. September 25, 2008 - Bladder Cancer Detected Via Amplified Gene In Cells Found In Urine - also here, here
38. September 25, 2008 - Black Americans Are At Greater Risk for Colon Polyps - also here
39. September 25, 2008 - Which is more accurate on diagnosis of rectal carcinoma?
40. September 26, 2008 - Omega-6 fatty acid intake tied to breast cancer
41. September 26, 2008 - Young Women With Early Form Of Breast Cancer No More Likely To Experience Recurrence Than Older Women - also here
42. September 26, 2008 - Researcher: radiation, immunotherapy gives greater effectiveness
43. September 27, 2008 - Open Cancer Surgery Set To Become A Thing Of The Past, According To Experts - also here
44. September 27, 2008 - New Tool Helps Physicians Tailor Hormone Therapy For High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients
45. September 27, 2008 - Lung Cancer: Radiation, Immunotherapy Gives Greater Effectiveness, Study Suggests
46. September 28, 2008 - Researcher finds new method to create cancer drugs
47. September 28, 2008 - New way to control protein activity could lead to cancer therapies - also here, here

Cardiovascular disease

1. September 22, 2008 - Secondhand smoke tied to artery disease in women
2. September 22, 2008 - Passive smoking raises artery disease risk in women
3. September 22, 2008 - Ex-smokers lower their cardiovascular risk
4. September 22, 2008 - Women and South Asians with angina have worse clinical outcomes
5. September 23, 2008 - Soy-rich diet improves arteries in stroke patients
6. September 23, 2008 - Heart Bypass Surgery: Deadly Delays
7. September 23, 2008 - Indian Spice In Turmeric Reduces Size Of Hemorrhagic Stroke - also here, here
8. September 23, 2008 - Secondhand Smoke Linked To Peripheral Artery Disease In Women - also here
9. September 23, 2008 - Chocolate Helps Heart Stay Healthy
10. September 24, 2008 - Dark Chocolate: Half A Bar Per Week May Keep Heart Attack Risk At Bay - also here, here
11. September 24, 2008 - Scientist plans to test for blood pressure genes affected by age
12. September 25, 2008 - Surgery Unnecessary For 95 Percent Of Those With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis, Study Suggests
13. September 25, 2008 - Isoflavone Dietary Supplement Improves Functioning Of Arteries In Stroke Patients - also here
14. September 25, 2008 - Aspirin And Atherosclerosis: Mechanism Uncovered - also here, here
15. September 26, 2008 - Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health - also here, here
16. September 26, 2008 - Soy may benefit stroke patients
17. September 28, 2008 - Inhibiting Cholesterol-associated Protein Reduces High-risk Blockages In Arteries - also here, here
18. September 28, 2008 - Statins 'prevent artery ageing'

Gene therapy

1. September 22, 2008 - Three more blind patients helped by gene therapy
2. September 23, 2008 - 'Dramatic results' in eye gene op
3. September 26, 2008 - Gene Therapy Tool Would Target Free Radicals
4. September 26, 2008 - New Approach To Gene Therapy May Shrink Brain Tumors, Prevent Their Spread - also here, here

Nanobiotechnology

1. September 22, 2008 - Nanoparticles: Size and Charge Matter
2. September 23, 2008 - A new twist on nanoparticle behavior
3. September 24, 2008 - Scientists Deliver Toxic Genes To Effectively Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells - also here, here
4. September 26, 2008 - Near Infrared Nanoparticles Shine A Bright Light On Cancer
5. September 26, 2008 - Hybrid Nanoparticles Image and Treat Tumors

Diabetes

1. September 22, 2008 - Type 1 Diabetes May Result From Good Genes Behaving Badly
2. September 23, 2008 - Are Bacteria Foes of Diabetes?
3. September 26, 2008 - Discovery offers new understanding of diabetes drug target - also here, here

Autism

1. September 22, 2008 - Revealing The Regulating Mechanism Behind Signal Transduction In The Brain
2. September 25, 2008 - Rare Genetic Disorder Gives Clues To Autism, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation - also here, here
3. September 26, 2008 - Toddlers' Focus On Mouths Rather Than On Eyes Is Predictor Of Autism Severity - also here

Alzheimer's disease

1. September 22, 2008 - Scientists To Develop Blood Test For Alzheimer's
2. September 23, 2008 - Benefit Of Combination Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease Confirmed - also here, here

Resveratrol

1. September 23, 2008 - Wine ingredient protects against radiation: report - also here
2. September 24, 2008 - Plant Antioxidant May Protect Against Radiation Exposure - also here

Weight loss

1. September 23, 2008 - Diabetes Drug Helps Shed Pounds

Cancer stem cells

1. September 23, 2008 - What Is The Biological Feature Of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Stem Cells?

AIDS

1. September 23, 2008 - Cost-effectiveness Of Genetic Screening To Guide Initial HIV Treatment Evaluated
2. September 26, 2008 - Scientists Unmask Key HIV Protein, Open Door For More Powerful AIDS Drugs - also here, here

Neuropeptide Y and alcoholism

1. September 23, 2008 - The neuropeptide Y system is linked to a more severe form of alcohol dependence - also here

Influenza vaccines

1. September 24, 2008 - New Vaccine Element Could Generate Better Protection From Avian Influenza

Hepatitis C

1. September 24, 2008 - The natural history of 'healthy-HCV carriers'

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. September 24, 2008 - Simple, inexpensive and objective tools for the assessment of mucosal inflammation: fecal markers

Metabolism and exercise

1. September 25, 2008 - For Insulin Sensitive Overweight Patients, One Session Of Exercise Improves Metabolic Health, New Research Suggests

Inflammatory disease

1. September 25, 2008 - New Drug Target For Inflammatory Disease Discovered - also here

Asthma and macrophages

1. September 25, 2008 - Study Of 'Big Eaters' Could Lead To Better Asthma Treatments

MircoRNA and cancer

1. September 25, 2008 - Inhibitor Of Gene Regulator Discovered - also here
2. September 25, 2008 - Scientists identify novel inhibitor of human microRNA

Inhaled flu vaccines

1. September 25, 2008 - Lung treatment breathes new life into flu vaccines

Malaria

1. September 26, 2008 - New way to make malaria medicine also first step in finding new antibiotics - also here

Cancer biology

1. September 27, 2008 - Breast Cancer Treatment Resistance Linked To Signaling Pathway - also here
2. September 28, 2008 - Deactivating A Cancer Growth Promoter - also here

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. September 28, 2008 - Working Environment Is One Cause Of Rheumatoid Arthritis - also here, here

Microglia and brain inflammation

1. September 28, 2008 - Novel Mechanism To Reduce Nervous System Inflammation Identified - also here

Metabolism and antiviral drugs

1. September 28, 2008 - Existing anti-obesity drugs may be effective against flu, hepatitis and HIV - also here, here

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