Volume 7, Number 42 October 20, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Artificial intelligence Nanotechnology Sunspots Dark energy Extrasolar planets Gamma-ray bursts Controlled fusion Superconductivity Resistive RAM Photonics 3D integrated circuits Hypervelocity stars Quantum communications Photovoltaics Black holes Terahertz technology Ultracold molecules Early galaxies with supermassive black holes Pulsars Biological computing Grid computing Dwarf galaxies Bose-Einstein condensates Viral nanoparticles Carbon nanotubes Quantum computing Dark matter Quantum spin segregation Quantum entanglement Spin currents Global warming Neutrinos and Lorentz invariance Transformation optics Large hadron collider Galaxy cluster collisions Nanowire infection sensing Supercomputers Life sciences Heart tissue regeneration Astrocytes, BDNF, and synaptic plasticity Olfaction Thermophilic bacteria Metabolic rate Sirtuin functions Functional genomics Flash-lag effect Nanoscale protein arrays Nervous-immune system connection Ion channels Brain-imaging studies Tiktaalik Corticotropin releasing factor and depression Neuroprosthetics Anxiety and neuropeptide Y Neurogenesis Synapse formation Altruism Microarrays Miller-Urey experiment Blindsight Cell modeling Sexual selection in yeast Spike timing in cortical neurons Glutamate and dendrite growth Embryonic development Modeling tissue metabolism Non-REM sleep Dopaminergic neurons Human microbiome Transporter proteins Olfaction and memory Alu-derived exons and gene expression Randomness of cell behavior Viral suppression of interferon Induced pluripotent stem cells Coordination of walking Demyelination and aging Proteomics Health and medicine Parkinson's disease Metabolic syndrome Cocaine addiction Antidepressants Cancer Stem cells Multiple sclerois Cardiovascular disease Nanobiotechnology Malaria Alzheimer's disease Adiponectin, alcohol, and diabetes Schizophrenia AIDS Cancer biology Diabetes Autism Hepatitis B Stem cells, aging, and cancer Dementia Resveratrol Dopamine and obesity Methamphetamine and dopamine Antibiotics Dendritic cells and resistance to dengue virus Gene therapy Asthma Antioxidants Th17 cells, inflammation, and intestinal bacteria Obesity and inflammation Fructose and leptin resistance Disease and mutation of highly conserved genes Drug delivery

Physical sciences and technology

Artificial intelligence

1. October 13, 2008 - Test explores if robots can think
2. October 13, 2008 - Machines Edge Closer To Imitating Human Communication
3. October 13, 2008 - UK university holds artificial intelligence test

Nanotechnology

1. October 13, 2008 - Strong Elasticity Size Effects In ZnO Nanowires - also here
2. October 13, 2008 - Under Pressure At The Nanoscale, Polymers Play By Different Rules
3. October 14, 2008 - Blowing bubbles on a nanoscale - also here
4. October 14, 2008 - Researchers Use Nanowires to Develop Neural Probe That Will Limit Damage to Cells and Biological Tissue - also here
5. October 14, 2008 - Teaching Nano to Swim
6. October 15, 2008 - Computer circuit builds itself
7. October 16, 2008 - Gold nanostars outshine the competition - also here, here
8. October 17, 2008 - 'Stamping' self-assembling nanowires

Sunspots

1. October 13, 2008 - Hidden Boundaries Of Sunspots Pump Out Plasma Into Interplanetary Space

Dark energy

1. October 13, 2008 - Dark energy: the quest for galaxies

Extrasolar planets

1. October 13, 2008 - NASA Supercomputer Shows How Dust Rings Point to Exo-Earths
2. October 13, 2008 - Tides Have Major Impact on Planet Habitability
3. October 13, 2008 - Computer Simulations Reveal Exotic Weather on Distant Worlds
4. October 16, 2008 - Earth-like Planets May Be Easier To Find Than Previously Thought: Young Planets Stay Hotter Longer - also here, here
5. October 20, 2008 - Half-Hot, Half-Cold Planets Have Supersonic Jet Streams

Gamma-ray bursts

1. October 13, 2008 - Faint gamma-ray bursts do actually exist

Controlled fusion

1. October 13, 2008 - ITER, IAEA sign deal to move nuclear fusion research forward

Superconductivity

1. October 14, 2008 - Metallic Silane As A Pathway To High-temperature Superconductivity In Hydrogen

Resistive RAM

1. October 14, 2008 - New Research Activities On Resistive RAM

Photonics

1. October 14, 2008 - Brightening The Future For Optical Circuits

3D integrated circuits

1. October 14, 2008 - Significant Process In Creating 3D Stacked Integrated Chips

Hypervelocity stars

1. October 14, 2008 - Milky Way's fastest stars may be immigrants

Quantum communications

1. October 14, 2008 - Cheap lenses could revolutionise quantum networks

Photovoltaics

1. October 15, 2008 - Dramatically Extending Lifetime Of Organic Solar Cells
2. October 17, 2008 - New Solar Energy Material Captures Every Color Of The Rainbow - also here

Black holes

1. October 15, 2008 - Violently Variable Black Holes Probed - also here

Terahertz technology

1. October 15, 2008 - Single-pixel camera has multiple futures - also here, here

Ultracold molecules

1. October 15, 2008 - Ultracold Molecules

Early galaxies with supermassive black holes

1. October 16, 2008 - Colossal Black Holes Common In Early Universe, Spectacular Galactic Collision Suggests - also here, here
2. October 17, 2008 - Monster Tag Team
3. November 11, 2008 - Black Holes Grew Fast, Merged Early

Pulsars

1. October 16, 2008 - NASA Satellite Spots New Type of Pulsar
2. October 16, 2008 - Gamma Ray Telescope Finds First "Invisible" Pulsar
3. October 17, 2008 - Dead star flings out gamma rays
4. October 17, 2008 - First Gamma-ray-only Pulsar Observation Opens New Window On Stellar Evolution - also here, here
5. October 17, 2008 - NASA'S Fermi Telescope Discovers First Gamma-Ray-Only Pulsar
6. October 17, 2008 - First pulsar identified by its gamma rays alone
7. October 18, 2008 - New kind of pulsar discovered

Biological computing

1. October 16, 2008 - Bio-Computer Created Inside Living Cell
2. October 16, 2008 - A computer for living cells
3. October 16, 2008 - Molecular computer runs calculations inside living cell
4. October 17, 2008 - Team engineers microbes to perform AND, OR, NAND and NOR logic operations
5. October 17, 2008 - 'RNA computer' creates zombie cells
6. October 17, 2008 - Engineers build first-ever multi-input 'plug-and-play' synthetic RNA device - also here

Grid computing

1. October 16, 2008 - Computer Grids Get Down To Business

Dwarf galaxies

1. October 16, 2008 - Magellanic Group And Its Seven Dwarf Galaxies

Bose-Einstein condensates

1. October 16, 2008 - Quantum Mechanical 'Hurricanes' Form Spontaneously In Super-Cold Gas - also here, here

Viral nanoparticles

1. October 16, 2008 - Virus As Nano-building Block: Extreme Nature Helps Scientists Design Nano Materials - also here, here

Carbon nanotubes

1. October 16, 2008 - Buckypapers clarify electrical, optical behavior of nanotubes - also here, here
2. October 16, 2008 - Samsung Demonstrates First Color Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrophoretic Display
3. October 18, 2008 - Future planes, cars may be made of 'buckypaper'

Quantum computing

1. October 16, 2008 - First tunable, 'noiseless' amplifier may boost quantum computing, communications - also here, here

Dark matter

1. October 16, 2008 - Listening to dark matter - also here, here
2. October 16, 2008 - Detector has an ear for dark matter

Quantum spin segregation

1. October 16, 2008 - Current theories can't explain observed spin segregation

Quantum entanglement

1. October 16, 2008 - Physicists set new entanglement record

Spin currents

1. October 16, 2008 - Doppler shift reveals spin currents

Global warming

1. October 16, 2008 - Report says Arctic temperatures at record highs
2. October 17, 2008 - Arctic air temperatures hit record highs

Neutrinos and Lorentz invariance

1. October 17, 2008 - Einstein's Relativity Survives Neutrino Test - also here, here

Transformation optics

1. October 17, 2008 - Invisibility Cloak And Ultra-powerful Microscopes: New Research Field Promises Radical Advances In Optical Technologies - also here, here

Large hadron collider

1. October 17, 2008 - Eight-month delay for LHC
2. October 17, 2008 - LHC report confirms electrical fault
3. October 17, 2008 - CERN says atom smasher back in action in spring

Galaxy cluster collisions

1. October 18, 2008 - Ghostly Glow Reveals Galaxy Clusters In Collision - also here, here

Nanowire infection sensing

1. October 19, 2008 - Sensitive Nanowire Disease Detectors Created - also here

Supercomputers

1. October 19, 2008 - Saudi university supercomputer lures researchers

Life sciences

Heart tissue regeneration

1. October 13, 2008 - The regenerative heart
2. October 13, 2008 - Mouse study shows fetal heart can grow cells to repair disease damage
3. October 14, 2008 - Embryonic Heart Exhibits Impressive Regenerative Capacity - also here, here

Astrocytes, BDNF, and synaptic plasticity

1. October 13, 2008 - Astrocytes And Synaptic Plasticity - also here, here, here

Olfaction

1. October 13, 2008 - Smell is 'noisy' and 'in shades of grey': Scientists debunk ancient lock-and-key theory

Thermophilic bacteria

1. October 13, 2008 - Discovering a new life form in the hot springs of Yellowstone

Metabolic rate

1. October 13, 2008 - Is there an optimum speed of life?

Sirtuin functions

1. October 14, 2008 - Why Starving Cells Prolong Life

Functional genomics

1. October 14, 2008 - Unraveling The Complexity Of Human Disease
2. October 17, 2008 - Man's best friend recruited in the hunt for disease genes - also here, here

Flash-lag effect

1. October 14, 2008 - Longtime Visual Puzzler Explained In New Way - also here, here

Nanoscale protein arrays

1. October 14, 2008 - Researchers write protein nanoarrays using a fountain pen and electric fields - also here, here

Nervous-immune system connection

1. October 14, 2008 - Worms' nervous system shown to alert immune system - also here

Ion channels

1. October 14, 2008 - Study specifies chemical pathway for ions through the cell membrane

Brain-imaging studies

1. October 14, 2008 - Internet use 'good for the brain'
2. October 15, 2008 - Workout for brain just a few clicks away
3. October 15, 2008 - Searching the web a workout for the brain
4. October 15, 2008 - Searching The Internet Increases Brain Function - also here
5. October 17, 2008 - Googling is good for your brain
6. October 17, 2008 - Neuroscientist Finds Transplanted Hand-to-brain Mapping 35 Years After Loss Of Limb - also here, here

Tiktaalik

1. October 15, 2008 - "Walking fish" reveals fresh evolutionary insights
2. October 15, 2008 - How Tiktaalik gots its neck
3. October 15, 2008 - Fish With First Neck Evolved Into Land Animal -- Slowly
4. October 15, 2008 - Details Of Evolutionary Transition From Fish To Land Animals Revealed - also here, here
5. October 15, 2008 - 'Missing link' fossil stuck its neck out
6. October 16, 2008 - Ancient Fish Heads for Land

Corticotropin releasing factor and depression

1. October 15, 2008 - Study finds brain chemical linked to grief
2. October 15, 2008 - Grieving voles hint at why human relationships last
3. October 16, 2008 - Does this explain muskrat love?

Neuroprosthetics

1. October 15, 2008 - Single neuron power
2. October 15, 2008 - Device helps monkeys move paralyzed wrists
3. October 15, 2008 - Monkeys move paralysed muscles with their minds
4. October 15, 2008 - Mind power moves paralysed limbs
5. October 15, 2008 - Roving brain electrodes reverse paralysis in monkeys
6. October 15, 2008 - Bypassing Paralyzed Nerves
7. October 16, 2008 - Rewired brain cells restore movement
8. October 16, 2008 - Movement Restored To Paralyzed Limbs In Monkeys Through Artificial Brain-muscle Connections - also here

Anxiety and neuropeptide Y

1. October 15, 2008 - Sex matters for anxious lab mice
2. October 18, 2008 - Importance Of Sex-specific Testing Shown In Anxiety Study - also here

Neurogenesis

1. October 15, 2008 - Memory Improves If Neurons Are New

Synapse formation

1. October 15, 2008 - Neurons In Zebrafish May Reveal Clues To The Wiring Of The Human Ear

Altruism

1. October 15, 2008 - Being Altruistic May Make You Attractive - also here, here

Microarrays

1. October 15, 2008 - The death of microarrays?

Miller-Urey experiment

1. October 16, 2008 - Primordial soup lives again
2. October 16, 2008 - Did Volcanoes Spark Life on Earth?
3. October 16, 2008 - Volcanoes May Have Provided Sparks Of First Life
4. October 16, 2008 - New spark in classic experiments
5. October 16, 2008 - Volcanic lightning may have sparked life on Earth
6. October 16, 2008 - Forgotten Experiment May Explain Origins of Life
7. October 17, 2008 - 'Lost' Miller-Urey Experiment Created More Of Life's Building Blocks - also here
8. October 17, 2008 - Classic experiments give new insight on life's origin

Blindsight

1. October 16, 2008 - Blindsight: How Brain Sees What You Do Not See - also here, here

Cell modeling

1. October 16, 2008 - Computer Model Reveals Cells' Inner Workings - also here, here

Sexual selection in yeast

1. October 16, 2008 - Yeast reveals sexual selection in action

Spike timing in cortical neurons

1. October 16, 2008 - Experiments support alternative theory of information processing in the cortex - also here

Glutamate and dendrite growth

1. October 17, 2008 - Protein Shown To Play A Key Role In Normal Development Of Nervous System

Embryonic development

1. October 17, 2008 - Scientists Trace Molecular Origin Of Proportional Development - also here, here

Modeling tissue metabolism

1. October 17, 2008 - Could Dr. House Be Replaced By A Computer? - also here

Non-REM sleep

1. October 17, 2008 - Human Brain Still Awake, Even During Deep Sleep

Dopaminergic neurons

1. October 17, 2008 - Supersensitive Receptor Engineered, Gain Better Understanding Of Dopamine System - also here, here

Human microbiome

1. October 17, 2008 - Human Microbiome Consortium To Investigate Role Of Microbes In Human Health And Disease

Transporter proteins

1. October 17, 2008 - How Proteins Permit Entry To A Cell - also here

Olfaction and memory

1. October 17, 2008 - Emotion And Scent Create Lasting Memories -- Even In A Sleeping Brain - also here, here

Alu-derived exons and gene expression

1. October 17, 2008 - Study finds value in 'junk' DNA - also here, here

Randomness of cell behavior

1. October 17, 2008 - Throw of a dice dictates a bug's life

Viral suppression of interferon

1. October 18, 2008 - Mechanism For Immune System Suppression Pinpointed; Could Help Treat HIV, Measles, And Tuberculosis - also here

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. October 18, 2008 - Mass-Production Of 'Embryonic' Stem Cells From A Human Hair - also here

Coordination of walking

1. October 18, 2008 - Class Of Spinal Cord Neurons Makes Sure That Sides Of Body Don't Get Ahead Of One Other

Demyelination and aging

1. October 18, 2008 - Physical Decline Caused By Slow Decay Of Brain's Myelin - also here
2. November 3, 2008 - Brain slows at 40, starts body decline

Proteomics

1. October 19, 2008 - Human Protein Atlas Will Help Pinpoint Disease - also here

Health and medicine

Parkinson's disease

1. October 13, 2008 - Study finds Parkinson's patients are more commonly lacking in the vitamin than Alzheimer's patients or healthy people
2. October 13, 2008 - Parkinson's linked to vitamin D
3. October 14, 2008 - Vitamin D deficiency may be more common in Parkinson's disease patients
4. October 16, 2008 - Diabetes not a risk factor for Parkinson's disease
5. October 17, 2008 - Lack Of Vitamin D Linked To Parkinson's Disease - also here, here

Metabolic syndrome

1. October 13, 2008 - Obese Teenagers Face Higher Metabolic Syndrome Risk In South America Than Europe - also here

Cocaine addiction

1. October 13, 2008 - Thinner Cortex In Cocaine Addicts May Reflect Drug Use And A Pre-existing Disposition To Drug Abuse

Antidepressants

1. October 13, 2008 - Millisecond Brain Signals Predict Response To Fast-acting Antidepressant

Cancer

1. October 13, 2008 - Potential Non-invasive Optical Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer
2. October 13, 2008 - No overall caffeine-breast cancer link: study
3. October 13, 2008 - Is CT-colonoscopy a valuable tool to detect colorectal cancer?
4. October 13, 2008 - Shark blood 'offers cancer hope'
5. October 14, 2008 - Common Variant Increase Risk Of Most Common Form Of Skin Cancer By 170%
6. October 14, 2008 - Caffeine Consumption Not Associated With Breast Cancer Risk In Most Women, Study Suggests - also here
7. October 14, 2008 - Pectin Power: Why Fruits And Vegetables May Protect Against Cancer's Spread - also here, here
8. October 14, 2008 - New Therapeutic Treatment Approach Improves Survival In Esophageal Cancer Patients
9. October 15, 2008 - Nearby tissue reveals liver cancer recurrence risk
10. October 15, 2008 - Ancient Chinese Salad Plant Transformed Into New Cancer-killing Compound - also here
11. October 15, 2008 - New Approach To Genetic Testing Could Halve Deaths From Inherited Bowel Cancer - also here
12. October 15, 2008 - Nicotine linked to breast cancer: study
13. October 16, 2008 - Soy reduces breast cancer risk by receptor status
14. October 16, 2008 - Genetic 'Fingerprint' Shown To Predict Liver Cancer's Return - also here
15. October 16, 2008 - Genetic analysis predicts whether liver cancer likely to recur
16. October 16, 2008 - Scientists close in on method to fight deadly childhood cancer - also here
17. October 16, 2008 - Researchers identify promising gene target for neuroblastoma therapy - also here
18. October 17, 2008 - Exercise may cut uterine cancer risk in heavy women
19. October 17, 2008 - Prostate Cancer Gene Test Provides New Early Detection - also here, here

Stem cells

1. October 13, 2008 - New Properties Of Skin Stem Cells - also here
2. October 17, 2008 - Stem cell trial nearly a go?

Multiple sclerois

1. October 13, 2008 - Response To Immune Protein Determines Pathology Of Multiple Sclerosis - also here, here

Cardiovascular disease

1. October 13, 2008 - 'Grandma's penicillin' also may help high blood pressure
2. October 13, 2008 - Break out the bubbly: White wine may be good for you
3. October 14, 2008 - Taking Cordarone for short time not an option
4. October 14, 2008 - Sleep apnea treatment good for the heart
5. October 14, 2008 - Depression a predictor of death after heart attack
6. October 14, 2008 - Lessening Medication For Atrial Fibrillation Does Not Reduce Side Effects, Study Finds - also here
7. October 14, 2008 - New Data Examine Stents And Bypass Surgery In Patients With 3VD And LMD - also here, here
8. October 14, 2008 - Triple antiplatelet therapy appears superior to dual antiplatelet therapy
9. October 15, 2008 - New Therapy For Heart Failure
10. October 15, 2008 - Drug-eluting Stents More Effective, Equally As Safe As Bare Metal Stents, Clinical Trial Suggests - also here
11. October 15, 2008 - HORIZONS AMI Will Help Set Guidelines For Drug And Stent Therapy - also here
12. October 15, 2008 - Vulnerable Plaque May Be Easier To Detect Through New Imaging Technology - also here
13. October 16, 2008 - Novel Imaging Approach May Assist In Predicting Success Of Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation
14. October 16, 2008 - Drug May Reduce Coronary Artery Plaque - also here
15. October 17, 2008 - Aspirin no heart protection for diabetics: study
16. October 17, 2008 - Aspirin does not prevent heart attacks in patients with diabetes - also here, here
17. October 17, 2008 - Diabetes aspirin use questioned
18. October 19, 2008 - Chicken Soup May Help Fight High Blood Pressure

Nanobiotechnology

1. October 13, 2008 - Researcher Looks For Better Way to Kill Cancer Cells

Malaria

1. October 14, 2008 - Sweetened pill could help children beat malaria
2. October 14, 2008 - Genome Of A Monkey-human Malaria Parasite
3. October 14, 2008 - Sweet pill tackles child malaria

Alzheimer's disease

1. October 14, 2008 - B vitamins fail in U.S. Alzheimer's disease study
2. October 14, 2008 - Why Sufferers From Alzheimer's Disease Might Have Lower Blood Pressure - also here
3. October 14, 2008 - Vitamin B supplementation did not slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease
4. October 15, 2008 - Vitamin B Does Not Slow Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer's, Study Finds - also here
5. October 17, 2008 - Blood protein tied to Alzheimer's disease risk
6. October 18, 2008 - Optics Of Alzheimer's Disease
7. October 19, 2008 - Scientists identify role of fatty acids in Alzheimer's disease - also here
8. October 19, 2008 - Fatty acids clue to Alzheimer's

Adiponectin, alcohol, and diabetes

1. October 14, 2008 - Inflammation not a factor in drinking-diabetes link

Schizophrenia

1. October 14, 2008 - Why Schizophrenics Smoke
2. October 15, 2008 - Brain-nourishing Molecule May Predict Schizophrenia Relapse - also here

AIDS

1. October 14, 2008 - Efavirenz-based Initial Therapies Associated With Better Outcomes In HIV-infected Adults - also here, here
2. October 14, 2008 - Scientists bleak about AIDS vaccine prospects
3. October 17, 2008 - Integrating antiretroviral therapy with TB treatment for co-infections reduces mortality - also here
4. October 19, 2008 - After setbacks, hunt for AIDS vaccine pushes on

Cancer biology

1. October 14, 2008 - Compound Stabilizes Main Natural Suppressor Of Tumors
2. October 19, 2008 - Nicotine Linked To Breast Cancer Growth And Spread, Study Suggests - also here, here

Diabetes

1. October 14, 2008 - Vision Loss More Common In People With Diabetes - also here, here
2. October 15, 2008 - Protein Made In Liver Restores Blood Glucose In Type 1 Diabetes Model - also here
3. October 15, 2008 - Public Health Experts Discover New Information About Diabetes' Link To Tuberculosis - also here, here
4. October 17, 2008 - Researchers Continue To Find Genes For Type 1 Diabetes - also here, here

Autism

1. October 14, 2008 - Looking through the broken mirror
2. October 15, 2008 - People With Autism Make More Rational Decisions, Study Shows - also here, here
3. October 15, 2008 - Never gamble with an autistic opponent
4. October 17, 2008 - Gene Screen To Identify Causes Of Autism - also here

Hepatitis B

1. October 14, 2008 - Why are T cells tolerant to hepatitis B virus?

Stem cells, aging, and cancer

1. October 14, 2008 - Scientists Trigger Cancer-like Response From Embryonic Stem Cells - also here, here, here
2. October 15, 2008 - Slow sensing ages stem cells
3. October 15, 2008 - Stem-cell sentry sounds the alarm to maintain balance between cancer and aging - also here
4. October 16, 2008 - Researchers uncover new links between stem cells, aging and cancer

Dementia

1. October 15, 2008 - Landmark Study Links Sleep, Memory Problems In Elderly African-Americans - also here
2. October 17, 2008 - Aerobic activity may reverse mental decline

Resveratrol

1. October 15, 2008 - Resveratrol Prevents Fat Accumulation In Livers Of 'Alcoholic' Mice - also here, here
2. October 15, 2008 - Resveratrol, red wine compound linked to health, also found in dark chocolate and cocoa
3. October 17, 2008 - College Team Creating Anticancer Brew - also here, here, here
4. October 29, 2008 - Anti-cancer beer under development

Dopamine and obesity

1. October 16, 2008 - Milkshake study reveals brain's role in obesity
2. October 16, 2008 - Researchers tie genes, lower reward response to weight gain
3. October 16, 2008 - Brain signals predict weight gain
4. October 16, 2008 - Gene mutation predicts future weight gain
5. October 16, 2008 - Brain's reaction to yummy food may predict weight
6. October 17, 2008 - Brain's pleasure signals linked to obesity
7. October 17, 2008 - Obesity, Abnormal 'Reward Circuitry' In Brain Linked: Gene Tied To Dopamine Signaling Also Implicated In Overeating

Methamphetamine and dopamine

1. October 16, 2008 - Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly And Lingers - also here

Antibiotics

1. October 16, 2008 - U.S. study points to strong new class of antibiotics
2. October 16, 2008 - New class of antibiotics may lead to therapy for drug-resistant tuberculosis - also here
3. October 20, 2008 - New Natural Products Act Against Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

Dendritic cells and resistance to dengue virus

1. October 16, 2008 - New Mechanism Of Resistance To Dengue Virus

Gene therapy

1. October 16, 2008 - Gene Therapy Restores Vision To Mice With Retinal Degeneration - also here

Asthma

1. October 16, 2008 - Australian study AMAZES asthma researchers

Antioxidants

1. October 17, 2008 - Brazilian Acai Berry Antioxidants Absorbed By Human Body, Research Shows

Th17 cells, inflammation, and intestinal bacteria

1. October 17, 2008 - Bugs In The Gut Trigger Production Of Important Immune Cells, Study Finds - also here

Obesity and inflammation

1. October 17, 2008 - Obesity 'lifts inflammation risk'

Fructose and leptin resistance

1. October 19, 2008 - Fructose Sets Table For Weight Gain Without Warning - also here, here

Disease and mutation of highly conserved genes

1. October 19, 2008 - Genetic-based Human Diseases Are An Ancient Evolutionary Legacy, Research Suggests - also here
2. October 19, 2008 - The disease legacy of our distant ancestors

Drug delivery

1. October 19, 2008 - Drug-embedded microparticles bolster heart function in animal studies - also here

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