Volume 7, Number 45 November 10, 2008

Physical sciences and technology Cosmological constant Anomalous multi-muon events Grid computing DNA nanotechnology Photovoltaics PAMELA evidence for dark matter Graphene Dark matter Hydrogen storage Amino acid chirality Photonic circuits using quantum dots Pulsars Global warming Effect of sunlight on ocean circulation Superconductivity Nanotechnology Survey of early galaxies Optimal levels of CO2 Black hole event simulation Life sciences Cloning Brain-imaging studies Evidence of early life Vestibular-ocular reflex Brain activity associated with REM sleep RNA enzymes Cell membrane protein recycling Immune system response to vaccination Ediacaran fauna Alternative splicing Genetics of parenting effort Animal cognition Human genome sequencing Cellular glucose transporters Transcription factor binding of transposable elements Metabolism and natural selection Spread of antibiotic resistance genes Phenotypic robustness Uterine NK cells PPAR-γ regulation of fat cell genes Mirror neurons Fat storage, lifespan, and reproduction Gene copy number variants and human-chimp differences Frequency-dependent selection in asexual species DNA replication Autophagy and phagocytosis Induced pluripotent stem cells Visual system maturation Control of Wnt signaling in development Activation of RNA polymerase Sculpin evolution Long-term memory Restarting thymus T cell production Social interaction and gene expression Evolution and environmental variation Regulation of B cell levels DNA repair and lymphocyte integrity Visual decision making Chloroplasts Health and medicine Schizophrenia Cancer Obesity Diabetes Cardiovascular disease Insomnia and GABA DNA vaccines Alzheimer's disease Autism Hepatitis C Antioxidants SIRT1-activating drug for obesity and diabetes Rheumatoid arthritis Cancer biology Fat metabolism AIDS Specific language impairment NK-22 cells and inflammatory bowel disease Cancer stem cells Neuron regeneration Tuberculosis Avian flu Multiple sclerosis Stem cells Inhibition of Gram-negative bacterial virulence Malaria Alcohol dependency Drug delivery Antibiotics Parkinson's disease C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease

Physical sciences and technology

Cosmological constant

1. November 3, 2008 - Cosmic consistency check

Anomalous multi-muon events

1. November 3, 2008 - Spectral particles spook physicsts
2. November 3, 2008 - Fermilab 'ghosts' hint at new particles
3. November 3, 2008 - Has new physics been found at the ageing Tevatron?
4. November 4, 2008 - Fermilab's CDF Result Sparks Rumors of New Physics
5. November 14, 2008 - Elementary particles show up in wrong spot during Tevatron experiment

Grid computing

1. November 3, 2008 - What To Do With 15 Million Gigabytes Of Data - also here, here
2. November 8, 2008 - Tuning In To The Virtues Of Virtual Labs

DNA nanotechnology

1. November 3, 2008 - Invention: Self-replicating materials
2. November 4, 2008 - Tiny DNA Tweezers Can Catch And Release Objects On-demand

Photovoltaics

1. November 4, 2008 - Solar Power Game-changer: 'Near Perfect' Absorption Of Sunlight, From All Angles - also here, here
2. November 6, 2008 - Portable power: Tiny solar cells show promise
3. November 6, 2008 - Spray-on solar cells a step closer
4. November 7, 2008 - Tiny Solar Cells Built To Power Microscopic Machines - also here
5. November 7, 2008 - Hybrid Materials For Future Solar Cells Under Development
6. November 9, 2008 - Record High Performance With New Solar Cells - also here

PAMELA evidence for dark matter

1. November 4, 2008 - PAMELA bares all

Graphene

1. November 4, 2008 - Graphene oxide images cells and delivers drugs

Dark matter

1. November 5, 2008 - Simulation may help solve mystery of dark matter
2. November 5, 2008 - Where will new Fermi telescope find dark matter?
3. November 6, 2008 - Where to look to see dark matter
4. November 6, 2008 - Giant Simulation Could Solve Mystery Of 'Dark Matter' - also here, here
5. November 6, 2008 - Mysterious Dark Matter Might Actually Glow
6. November 6, 2008 - Dark matter may be shining a light

Hydrogen storage

1. November 5, 2008 - Light Weight Hydrogen 'Tank' Could Fuel Hydrogen Economy - also here, here

Amino acid chirality

1. November 5, 2008 - Electrons put a new spin on chirality

Photonic circuits using quantum dots

1. November 5, 2008 - Light My Photonic Crystal

Pulsars

1. November 6, 2008 - Fingers, Loops And Bays In The Crab Nebula's Pulsar Wind Viewed By Chandra X-ray Observatory - also here

Global warming

1. November 6, 2008 - Ecologists use oceanographic data to predict future climate change
2. November 6, 2008 - Energy Agency warns of 6 C rise in temperatures
3. November 7, 2008 - Global warming predicted to hasten carbon release from peat bogs - also here, here
4. November 7, 2008 - 'Unprecedented' Warming Drives Dramatic Ecosystem Shifts In North Atlantic, Study Finds - also here

Effect of sunlight on ocean circulation

1. November 6, 2008 - Sunlight has more powerful influence on ocean circulation and climate than North American ice sheets

Superconductivity

1. November 7, 2008 - High-temperature Superconductors: New Method Exploring 'Energy Gap' Shows Electron Pairs Exist Before Superconductivity Sets In - also here, here

Nanotechnology

1. November 7, 2008 - Gold Nanostars Hold Promise In Medical Diagnoses And Tests For Environmental Contaminants - also here, here
2. November 7, 2008 - Detecting Tiny Twists With A Nanomachine

Survey of early galaxies

1. November 8, 2008 - Pool Of Distant Galaxies: Deepest Ultraviolet Image Of The Universe Yet - also here

Optimal levels of CO₂

1. November 9, 2008 - Carbon Dioxide Levels Already In Danger Zone, Revised Theory Shows - also here, here

Black hole event simulation

1. November 9, 2008 - Physicists Create BlackMax To Search For Extra Dimensions In The Universe - also here, here

Life sciences

Cloning

1. November 3, 2008 - Frozen mice cloned - are woolly mammoths next?
2. November 3, 2008 - Mice Frozen 16 Years Ago "Resurrected" by Cloning
3. November 3, 2008 - Cloning 'resurrects' long-dead mice
4. November 4, 2008 - Frozen mouse cloned
5. November 4, 2008 - Scientists clone mice held on ice
6. November 4, 2008 - Japanese clone mouse from frozen cell, aim for mammoths
7. November 4, 2008 - Scientists clone from frozen mice
8. November 4, 2008 - Extinct animals may be back but don't hold your breath over mammoth

Brain-imaging studies

1. November 3, 2008 - Brains of depressed people handle pain differently
2. November 5, 2008 - MRI Reveals Relationship Between Depression And Pain - also here
3. November 7, 2008 - Bullies may get kick out of seeing others in pain
4. November 7, 2008 - Bullies May Enjoy Seeing Others In Pain - also here
5. November 7, 2008 - Bullying tendency wired in brain
6. November 7, 2008 - Bullies' Brains Light Up With Pleasure as People Squirm

Evidence of early life

1. November 3, 2008 - Oldest Evidence for Complex Life in Doubt

Vestibular-ocular reflex

1. November 3, 2008 - Streamlining Brain Signals For Speed And Efficacy

Brain activity associated with REM sleep

1. November 3, 2008 - Study Shows Brain Functions Same Way Awake or Asleep

RNA enzymes

1. November 3, 2008 - A Molecular Identity Crisis - a 'Ribozyme Without RNA'

Cell membrane protein recycling

1. November 3, 2008 - Researchers describe how cells take out the trash to prevent disease - also here, here, here

Immune system response to vaccination

1. November 3, 2008 - Single-cell response to vaccination captured

Ediacaran fauna

1. November 4, 2008 - Eight-armed animal preceded dinosaurs

Alternative splicing

1. November 4, 2008 - Human Genes: Alternative Splicing Far More Common Than Thought

Genetics of parenting effort

1. November 4, 2008 - Different Roles For Mothers And Fathers Influenced By Genetics - also here

Animal cognition

1. November 4, 2008 - Can animals escape the present?

Human genome sequencing

1. November 5, 2008 - Experts sequence gene maps of Chinese, African men
2. November 5, 2008 - African, Asian join the library of genomics
3. November 7, 2008 - Costs plummeting for human genome sequencing
4. November 9, 2008 - Chinese and Nigerian men join elite genome club

Cellular glucose transporters

1. November 5, 2008 - Solution to insulin puzzle on track
2. November 6, 2008 - Completely Novel Action Of Insulin Unveiled - also here

Transcription factor binding of transposable elements

1. November 5, 2008 - 'Junk' DNA Proves Functional; Helps Explain Human Differences From Other Species - also here, here

Metabolism and natural selection

1. November 5, 2008 - Ecologists Say Metabolism Accounts For Why Natural Selection Favors Only Some Species - also here, here

Spread of antibiotic resistance genes

1. November 5, 2008 - Clue Discovered In Spread Of 'Superbugs' - also here

Phenotypic robustness

1. November 5, 2008 - Genes That Prevent Changes In Physical Traits Due To Environmental Changes Identified - also here

Uterine NK cells

1. November 5, 2008 - 'Natural Killer' Immune Cells Reveal Factors For Reproductive Success

PPAR-γ regulation of fat cell genes

1. November 5, 2008 - Scientists Map Molecular Regulation of Fat-Cell Genetics - also here, here

Mirror neurons

1. November 5, 2008 - Is mirror neuron activity just a mirage?

Fat storage, lifespan, and reproduction

1. November 6, 2008 - Fat chance for long life

Gene copy number variants and human-chimp differences

1. November 6, 2008 - DNA Chunks, Chimps And Humans: Marks Of Differences Between Human And Chimp Genomes - also here, here
2. November 7, 2008 - Lost and Found Genes

Frequency-dependent selection in asexual species

1. November 6, 2008 - Being Unique Has Advantages: 'Rareness' Key To Some Insects Being Favored By Evolution - also here

DNA replication

1. November 6, 2008 - Molecule Stops DNA Replication In Its Tracks

Autophagy and phagocytosis

1. November 6, 2008 - How Tuberculosis Might Be Thwarting Immune System: Proteomics Study Yields Clues - also here, here

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. November 6, 2008 - Selective Reprogramming Of General Cells? Compounds For Stem-cell Production From Adult Cells Identified - also here, here

Visual system maturation

1. November 6, 2008 - Seeing A Brain As It Learns To See

Control of Wnt signaling in development

1. November 6, 2008 - New Regulatory Mechanism Discovered For Cell Identity And Behavior In Forming Organs

Activation of RNA polymerase

1. November 6, 2008 - How 'molecular machines' kick start gene activation revealed - also here

Sculpin evolution

1. November 7, 2008 - Like a fish out of salt water

Long-term memory

1. November 7, 2008 - Making Memories Last

Restarting thymus T cell production

1. November 7, 2008 - Key Gene May Be Crucial To Production Of Thymus And Disease-fighting T-cells - also here, here

Social interaction and gene expression

1. November 7, 2008 - Social Interactions Can Alter Gene Expression In Brain, And Vice Versa - also here, here

Evolution and environmental variation

1. November 7, 2008 - How evolution learns from past environments to adapt to new environments - also here

Regulation of B cell levels

1. November 8, 2008 - How Body Determines Optimal Amount Of Germ-fighting B Cells - also here, here

DNA repair and lymphocyte integrity

1. November 9, 2008 - New Role For Critical DNA Repair Molecule In Immune System

Visual decision making

1. November 9, 2008 - Simple brain mechanisms explain arbitrary human visual decisions - also here, here

Chloroplasts

1. November 9, 2008 - Scientists have pinpointed the single event that led to our world of plants and animals

Health and medicine

Schizophrenia

1. November 3, 2008 - Pot-induced psychosis may signal schizophrenia
2. November 6, 2008 - New Target In Brain For Treating Schizophrenia Identified - also here, here
3. November 7, 2008 - Interaction between gene variants may alter brain function in schizophrenia - also here, here

Cancer

1. November 3, 2008 - Blocking enzyme may help childhood leukemia: study
2. November 3, 2008 - Wart virus caused 25,000 cancers a year: CDC
3. November 3, 2008 - Surgical Removal Of Small Colon Polyps Is Costly And Unnecessary, Study Suggests - also here, here
4. November 3, 2008 - Compound Stabilizes Main Natural Suppressor Of Tumors
5. November 3, 2008 - What's the role of beta-catenin in colorectal cancers?
6. November 3, 2008 - Mouse model highlights histone methylation as distinguishing feature for leukemia subtypes
7. November 3, 2008 - Tackling a hard-to-treat childhood cancer by targeting epigenetic changes - also here
8. November 4, 2008 - Vitamin B supplements do not prevent cancer: study
9. November 4, 2008 - Vitamins Don't Alter Cancer Risk
10. November 4, 2008 - Liver Transplant Recipients Have Higher Cancer Risk, Study Suggests - also here
11. November 4, 2008 - Sibling study could lead to better treatments for inherited form of colon cancer - also here, here
12. November 4, 2008 - Half-broken gene is enough to cause cancer - also here
13. November 4, 2008 - New research finds markers for esophageal cancer before it develops - also here, here
14. November 4, 2008 - Study: Folic acid, B vitamins offer no cancer protection
15. November 5, 2008 - Reducing The Risk Of Breast Cancer: Review Examines Prevention Strategies In U.S. - also here, here
16. November 5, 2008 - Risk Assessment Tool Not Reliable Predictor For Some Women At High Risk Of Breast Cancer - also here
17. November 5, 2008 - Folic Acid, B Vitamins Do Not Appear To Affect Cancer Risk - also here, here
18. November 5, 2008 - Genetic predictors of esophageal cancer identified - also here
19. November 6, 2008 - Migraines cut breast cancer risk 30 percent: study
20. November 6, 2008 - Surprise migraine, breast cancer link
21. November 6, 2008 - Gene Variations Alter Risk Of Esophageal Cancer - also here, here
22. November 6, 2008 - Migraines 'mean less cancer risk'
23. November 6, 2008 - Brain tumour tests breakthrough
24. November 6, 2008 - Do Migraines Lower Breast Cancer Risk?
25. November 7, 2008 - Migraines Associated With Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer - also here, here
26. November 7, 2008 - Novel Leukemia Vaccine For High-risk Patients In Clinical Trials - also here
27. November 7, 2008 - Achilles' Heel Of Pancreatic Cancer Discovered - also here, here
28. November 7, 2008 - Researchers Find Predictive Tests and Early Treatment Delay Progression of Blood Cell Cancer - also here, here
29. November 7, 2008 - ESF workshop makes major advance in cancer radiotherapy
30. November 7, 2008 - Researchers seek to understand and improve virus that infects lung cancer cells
31. November 7, 2008 - Virus accomplice helps drugs fight cancer
32. November 9, 2008 - HPV Virus Helps Cervical And Head And Neck Cancers Resist Treatment And Grow And Spread - also here

Obesity

1. November 3, 2008 - Child's sleep linked to adulthood obesity risk
2. November 7, 2008 - Maternal Obesity Can Program Fetal Brain To Induce Adult-onset Obesity - also here
3. November 9, 2008 - Despite failures, search for obesity drugs still looks golden

Diabetes

1. November 3, 2008 - Fish may help prevent diabetic kidney trouble
2. November 3, 2008 - Risk Factors For Retinopathy In Persons With Type 1 Diabetes
3. November 3, 2008 - Can berberine enhance glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat islets? - also here
4. November 4, 2008 - Aerobic Exercise Combined With Resistance Training Improves Glucose Control In Diabetics, Study Shows
5. November 5, 2008 - Sprint workouts boost fat burning in diabetics
6. November 5, 2008 - Apelin to rescue diabetics
7. November 5, 2008 - Research sheds light on cause of type-1 diabetes
8. November 6, 2008 - Green tea compound may prevent diabetes: study
9. November 6, 2008 - Energy-dense foods may raise diabetes risk
10. November 6, 2008 - Coping And Copulation Behavior May Help Calculate Diabetes Risk, Mouse Study Suggests - also here, here
11. November 8, 2008 - Type 2 Diabetes Management: Apelin Hormone Injections Powerfully Lower Blood Sugar - also here, here

Cardiovascular disease

1. November 3, 2008 - Diabetes Medication May Be Linked To Lower Risk Of Death From Cardiovascular Disease
2. November 5, 2008 - Heart failure raises death risk after heart attack
3. November 5, 2008 - High Blood Pressure Is Related To Depression In Elderly Subjects
4. November 5, 2008 - Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death Appears Increased Within 30 Days Of Heart Attack - also here
5. November 5, 2008 - Study finds risk of sudden cardiac death highest early after attack - also here
6. November 6, 2008 - Calcium/vitamin D pills won't lower blood pressure
7. November 6, 2008 - End-stage Renal Disease, Heart Disease And African-Americans With Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
8. November 8, 2008 - PTSD Symptoms Associated With Increased Risk Of Death After Heart Events
9. November 8, 2008 - Pregnancy Disorder Signals Need To Screen For Heart Disease - also here, here
10. November 9, 2008 - High-dose Zocor cholesterol drug has mixed results - also here, here
11. November 9, 2008 - Vitamins C and E do not cut heart attack, stroke risk
12. November 9, 2008 - Low potassium linked to high blood pressure - also here
13. November 9, 2008 - Researchers unravel mystery of brain aneurysms
14. November 9, 2008 - Quintet of proteins forms new, early-warning blood test before heart attack strikes - also here, here
15. November 9, 2008 - Studies: Vitamin pills don't prevent heart disease
16. November 11, 2008 - Vitamins E And C Supplements Not Effective For Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease In Men - also here, here

Insomnia and GABA

1. November 3, 2008 - Study links primary insomnia to a neurochemical abnormality in young and middle-aged adults - also here

DNA vaccines

1. November 3, 2008 - Therapeutic vaccines

Alzheimer's disease

1. November 3, 2008 - Scanner 'reads minds' to spot early signs of dementia
2. November 4, 2008 - Novel Therapeutic Compounds For Neurodegenerative Conditions
3. November 5, 2008 - Other illnesses affect Alzheimer's disease survival
4. November 5, 2008 - Vitamin B3 Reduces Alzheimer's Symptoms, Lesions: Clinical Trial On Nicotinamide Effect In Alzheimer's Patients - also here, here
5. November 5, 2008 - Vitamin 'may be Alzheimer's aid'
6. November 7, 2008 - Diabetes, High Blood Pressure May Cause People With Alzheimer's Disease To Die Sooner - also here
7. November 7, 2008 - Compounds May Help Combat Brain Diseases
8. November 9, 2008 - Mitochondria Could Be Target For Therapeutic Strategy For Alzheimer's Disease Patients - also here

Autism

1. November 3, 2008 - Heavy rainfall could be linked to autism, scientists claim
2. November 4, 2008 - Autism linked with rainfall in study
3. November 4, 2008 - Precipitation Levels May Be Associated With Autism - also here
4. November 4, 2008 - Rainfall autism theory suggested
5. November 4, 2008 - Study: Counties with more rainfall have higher autism rates
6. November 4, 2008 - Comment: When not to write about autism
7. November 6, 2008 - Strange play in infancy may point to autism
8. November 7, 2008 - Unusual Use Of Toys In Infancy A Clue To Later Autism - also here, here
9. November 11, 2008 - Study showing evidence of a major environmental trigger for autism - also here
10. November 11, 2008 - Researchers link autism and rain

Hepatitis C

1. November 4, 2008 - New drug shows promise for hepatitis C
2. November 4, 2008 - Tibotec presents interim findings for TMC435, an investigational genotype 1 hepatitis C treatment

Antioxidants

1. November 4, 2008 - Antioxidant Effects From Eating Almonds

SIRT1-activating drug for obesity and diabetes

1. November 4, 2008 - Glaxo customized "red wine" drug potent in mice - also here
2. November 5, 2008 - Drug Mimics Low-cal Diet To Ward Off Weight Gain, Boost Running Endurance - also here, here
3. November 5, 2008 - A new weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes
4. November 5, 2008 - Drug 'tricks body to lose weight'

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. November 4, 2008 - Wide variability in rheumatoid arthritis drug suggests alternative dosing should be considered - also here
2. November 6, 2008 - New Therapeutic Target Identified For Rheumatoid Arthritis - also here, here

Cancer biology

1. November 5, 2008 - A cancer patient's genome decoded for first time
2. November 5, 2008 - First Complete Cancer Genome Sequenced
3. November 6, 2008 - Scientists Sequence First Genome Of Cancer Patient - also here, here, here
4. November 6, 2008 - How Chronic Inflammation Can Lead To Stomach Cancer - also here, here
5. November 6, 2008 - Repairing DNA damage: Researchers discover critical process in cancer treatment
6. November 6, 2008 - Cancer genetic blueprint revealed
7. November 6, 2008 - Scientists Map Cancer Patient's Complete Genome
8. November 6, 2008 - Genetic Map Of Cancer Unveiled
9. November 9, 2008 - Cancer drugs may build and not tear down blood vessels - also here, here
10. November 10, 2008 - Blood vessel brakes boost tumors
11. November 12, 2008 - Tumors Grow Faster Without Blood-supply Promoting Molecule - also here

Fat metabolism

1. November 5, 2008 - More dairy foods in the diet may boost fat burning

AIDS

1. November 5, 2008 - HIV vaccine failure explained?
2. November 6, 2008 - How HIV Vaccine Might Have Increased Odds Of Infection - also here, here
3. November 6, 2008 - Herpes drug inhibits HIV replication, but with a price - also here
4. November 9, 2008 - Souped-up immune cells catch even disguised HIV
5. November 9, 2008 - Engineered killer T cell recognizes HIV-1's lethal molecular disguises - also here, here
6. November 9, 2008 - T cell-based HIV vaccine candidate demonstrates positive results - also here
7. November 9, 2008 - Pimped-up T-cells seek out and destroy HIV

Specific language impairment

1. November 5, 2008 - Autism gene linked to childhood language disorder
2. November 5, 2008 - One gene's regulation of another gene may foster a common childhood language disorder
3. November 5, 2008 - First Genetic Clue to Common Speech Disorder
4. November 9, 2008 - Genetic Study Provides New Insights Into Molecular Basis Of Language Development - also here, here

NK-22 cells and inflammatory bowel disease

1. November 5, 2008 - Previously Unknown Immune Cell May Help Those With Crohn's And Colitis - also here, here

Cancer stem cells

1. November 5, 2008 - Therapy may block expansion of breast cancer cells - also here

Neuron regeneration

1. November 6, 2008 - Scientists coax brain cells in mice to regenerate
2. November 6, 2008 - Coaxing Injured Nerves to Regrow
3. November 7, 2008 - Damaged Nerves Regenerated By Silencing Natural Growth Inhibitors In Neurons - also here
4. November 7, 2008 - Optic nerves regrowth raises hope for blind

Tuberculosis

1. November 6, 2008 - Half of extensively drug-resistant TB patients die
2. November 6, 2008 - XDR-TB: Deadlier and more mysterious than ever - also here

Avian flu

1. November 6, 2008 - Avian flu uses tubes to dupe immune system
2. November 6, 2008 - Protein 'tubules' free avian flu virus from immune recognition - also here, here

Multiple sclerosis

1. November 6, 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis Progression Can Be Predicted With MRI - also here
2. November 6, 2008 - Multiple sclerosis research charges ahead with new mouse model of disease - also here, here
3. November 9, 2008 - Neuron gene linked to multiple sclerosis: study

Stem cells

1. November 6, 2008 - Research sheds light on key trigger of embryonic stem cell differentiation - also here, here
2. November 6, 2008 - New advancements in the use of adult, embryonic stem cells for tissue regeneration
3. November 6, 2008 - Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells
4. November 6, 2008 - Biologists theorize role for DNA packaging in stem cell development - also here
5. November 7, 2008 - Scientists confirm molecular clipping mechanism behind stem cell development

Inhibition of Gram-negative bacterial virulence

1. November 6, 2008 - Newly tested compound makes Gram negative bacteria less virulent

Malaria

1. November 7, 2008 - First Large Scale Screening To Identify Host Genes Involved In Malaria Infection

Alcohol dependency

1. November 7, 2008 - Impulse Control Area In Brain Affected In Teens With Genetic Vulnerability For Alcoholism - also here, here

Drug delivery

1. November 7, 2008 - Polymer Patches Could Ferry Drugs, Assist In Cancer Diagnosis - also here, here
2. November 11, 2008 - Cells made to haul custom payload

Antibiotics

1. November 7, 2008 - Researchers find new path to antibiotics in dirt - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. November 8, 2008 - Gout And Parkinson's: Studies Examine Treatment For Gout And The Condition's Protective Effects - also here

C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease

1. November 9, 2008 - AstraZeneca's Crestor cuts deaths and heart attacks
2. November 9, 2008 - Crestor study seen changing preventive treatment
3. November 9, 2008 - Drug trial shows dramatic reduction in hidden heart disease
4. November 9, 2008 - Researchers discover new risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and a way to control it - also here, here
5. November 9, 2008 - Study: Statins help people with normal cholesterol, too
6. November 9, 2008 - Statin use 'may benefit healthy'
7. November 9, 2008 - Study: Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives
8. November 9, 2008 - Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs Show Wider Benefit
9. November 10, 2008 - Should healthy people take statins too?
10. November 10, 2008 - Cholesterol Drug Tackles Inflammation--or Does It?
11. November 10, 2008 - New findings on the role of inflammation in prevention of coronary heart disease
12. November 10, 2008 - Blood Test, Statin Afford Potent Shield, Study Says

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