Volume 8, Number 11 March 16, 2009

Physical sciences and technology Quantum optics Molecular data storage Carbon nanotubes Hydrogen production Cosmic strings and positrons Ocean acidification Field emission electric propulsion Graphene Global warming Sea level rise Galaxy morphology Quantum dots Black holes Gamma-ray astronomy Nanotechnology Artificial photosynthesis Fuel cells Higgs boson Hydrogen storage Quantum computing Carbon-rich stars near the galactic center James Webb Space Telescope Dark matter and small galaxies Superconductivity Semiconductor behavior in graphite Mantle plumes Atmospheric oxygen Optical communications technology Life sciences Synthetic ribosomes Capillary formation Bacterial coevolution Protein evolution Canalization in embryonic development Homo erectus Metabolic rate and longevity Precision control of gene expression Circadian rhythm, SIRT1, and metabolism Quality control in cellular protein production DNA topography Biofilms Longevity protein network Virus infection Cell division errors Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Long-term reorganization in nerve networks Animal cognition Genetics of fear Schizophrenia Unconscious learning Autism 'High-integrity' myelin and intelligence Slow-wave activity in sleep Brain-imaging studies Fearful memory erasure Brain mapping of intelligence factors AMPK and central nervous system development Glial cell overproduction Axon growth Unexpected rewards and learning Force of majority opinion Innate fear response and the hypothalamus Dopamine, addiction, and Parkinson's disease Health and medicine Stem cells Omega-3 fatty acids and dementia Prions Cancer Parkinson's disease Asthma Cardiovascular disease Neutrophil dysfunction Diabetes MicroRNA and cancer Escherichia coli infection Avian flu Cancer stem cells Nanobiotechnology Antibiotics Obesity Hepatitis C Malaria Stat3 blockers Alzheimer's disease Metabolic syndrome and vitamin D deficiency 'Instant' vaccines Cancer biology NF-κB and inflammation AIDS BDNF, weight control, and gene therapy Metabolic disorders and dementia

Physical sciences and technology

Quantum optics

1. March 9, 2009 - Quantum Doughnuts Slow And Freeze Light At Will: Fast Computing And 'Slow Glass' - also here

Molecular data storage

1. March 9, 2009 - Single-Molecule Magnets Open New Door for Information Technology

Carbon nanotubes

1. March 9, 2009 - Will carbon nanotubes replace indium tin oxide?
2. March 9, 2009 - Spinning carbon nanotubes spawns new wireless applications - also here
3. March 11, 2009 - Infrared Nanotube Films Offer Advantages for Solar Cells and More
4. March 15, 2009 - Nanotube Structures Could Improve Electric Motors - also here, here

Hydrogen production

1. March 9, 2009 - A water splitter with a double role

Cosmic strings and positrons

1. March 10, 2009 - Cosmic strings could solve positron mystery

Ocean acidification

1. March 10, 2009 - Coral Reefs May Start Dissolving When Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Doubles - also here, here
2. March 10, 2009 - 'Coral lab' offers acidity insight
3. March 11, 2009 - 'Coral lab' offers acidity insight
4. March 12, 2009 - 'Coral lab' offers acidity insight

Field emission electric propulsion

1. March 10, 2009 - ESA designs its smallest ever space engine to push back against sunshine

Graphene

1. March 10, 2009 - Double graphene coat is slippery stuff

Global warming

1. March 10, 2009 - 'More bad news' on climate change
2. March 10, 2009 - Earth may be entering climate change danger zone
3. March 11, 2009 - Global warming reaches the Antarctic abyss
4. March 12, 2009 - Climate scenarios 'being realised'
5. March 12, 2009 - Climate change effects seen in Antarctic winds
6. March 13, 2009 - Wind Shifts May Stir Carbon Dioxide From Antarctic Depths, Amplifying Global Warming - also here

Sea level rise

1. March 10, 2009 - Sea rise 'to exceed projections'
2. March 10, 2009 - Sea level rise could bust IPCC estimate
3. March 11, 2009 - Sea level rise underestimated: scientists
4. March 11, 2009 - Rising Sea Levels Set To Have Major Impacts Around The World - also here, here
5. March 13, 2009 - Sea Level Rise Due to Global Warming Poses Threat to New York City - also here, here
6. March 15, 2009 - New York Seas to Rise Twice as Much as Rest of U.S.
7. March 16, 2009 - New York will bear brunt of uneven sea level rise
8. March 17, 2009 - Rising sea levels threaten New York City

Galaxy morphology

1. March 11, 2009 - 3-D View Of Remote Galaxies -- When Universe Was Half Its Current Age - also here
2. March 17, 2009 - Telescopes Team Up for 3-D Galaxy Views

Quantum dots

1. March 11, 2009 - Quantum Dots Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
2. March 13, 2009 - Quantum dots and nanomaterials: Ingredients for better lighting and more reliable power

Black holes

1. March 11, 2009 - A Black Hole in Medusa's Hair

Gamma-ray astronomy

1. March 12, 2009 - Best-ever View Of The Cosmos In Gamma Rays - also here, here
2. March 12, 2009 - Best View Ever of Universe's Most Extreme Energy

Nanotechnology

1. March 12, 2009 - Spin Battery: Physicist Develops Battery Using New Source Of Energy - also here, here
2. March 13, 2009 - Nanocups brim with potential: Light-bending metamaterial could lead to superlenses, invisibility cloaks - also here, here
3. March 14, 2009 - New Nanoporous Material Has Highest Surface Area Yet - also here
4. March 15, 2009 - First Measurement Of The Ability Of A Very Long Molecular Wire To Conduct Electric Current

Artificial photosynthesis

1. March 12, 2009 - Turning Sunlight Into Liquid Fuels Moves A Step Closer - also here, here

Fuel cells

1. March 12, 2009 - Nanowires May Lead To Better Fuel Cells - also here, here

Higgs boson

1. March 12, 2009 - Precision measurement of W boson mass portends stricter limits for Higgs particle - also here, here
2. March 13, 2009 - A lighter Higgs makes particle hunt harder
3. March 13, 2009 - New experiments constrain Higgs mass
4. March 13, 2009 - Physicists get closer to finding the Higgs boson
5. March 13, 2009 - Fermilab Provides More Constraints on the Elusive Higgs Boson
6. March 16, 2009 - Elusive Higgs particle has fewer hideouts
7. March 18, 2009 - Lighter Higgs boson harder to find
8. March 22, 2009 - New Experiments Constrain Higgs Mass
9. March 21, 2009 - Search closes in on the Higgs particle
10. April 2, 2009 - Constraining the Higgs mass

Hydrogen storage

1. March 12, 2009 - Revealing new applications for carbon nanomaterials in hydrogen storage - also here, here

Quantum computing

1. March 12, 2009 - 'Self-correcting' gates advance quantum computing

Carbon-rich stars near the galactic center

1. March 12, 2009 - Galactic Dust Bunnies Found to Contain Carbon After All - also here

James Webb Space Telescope

1. March 12, 2009 - Recipe for the perfect James Webb Space Telescope mirror

Dark matter and small galaxies

1. March 12, 2009 - Galaxies Protected by Dark Matter
2. March 13, 2009 - Hubble Provides New Evidence For Dark Matter Around Small Galaxies - also here, here

Superconductivity

1. March 13, 2009 - New Type of Superconductivity Spotted
2. March 13, 2009 - Physicists offer new theory for iron compounds - also here, here

Semiconductor behavior in graphite

1. March 13, 2009 - Hot Electrons In Carbon: Graphite Behaves Like Semiconductor

Mantle plumes

1. March 13, 2009 - Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava - also here, here

Atmospheric oxygen

1. March 15, 2009 - Pushing back an oxygen-rich atmosphere
2. March 16, 2009 - Oxygenated Oceans Go Way, Way Back
3. March 16, 2009 - Early oceans had oxygen-loving life

Optical communications technology

1. March 15, 2009 - New organic material may speed Internet access - also here

Life sciences

Synthetic ribosomes

1. March 8, 2009 - Harvard fuels quest to create life from scratch
2. March 9, 2009 - Engineered cell engine is step to artificial life
3. March 9, 2009 - Toward Synthetic Life: Scientists Create Ribosomes -- Cell Protein Machinery

Capillary formation

1. March 9, 2009 - Capillary formation's mechanical determinants: One growth factor can have many effects

Bacterial coevolution

1. March 10, 2009 - Live Evolution Witnessed In Controlled Environment Of Microbial Predator And Prey

Protein evolution

1. March 10, 2009 - Study of protein structures reveals key events in evolutionary history - also here

Canalization in embryonic development

1. March 10, 2009 - Developing fruit fly embryo is capable of genetic corrections - also here

Homo erectus

1. March 11, 2009 - "Peking man" a lot older than thought: study
2. March 11, 2009 - Peking Man fossils show their age
3. March 11, 2009 - Peking Man older than thought
4. March 11, 2009 - 'Peking Man' older than thought
5. March 11, 2009 - Early 'Peking Man' was older, colder, study says
6. March 12, 2009 - Peking man much older than first thought
7. March 13, 2009 - 'Peking Man' Older Than Thought; Somehow Adapted To Cold - also here, here

Metabolic rate and longevity

1. March 12, 2009 - Live Fast, Die Young? Maybe Not - also here, here

Precision control of gene expression

1. March 12, 2009 - Synthetic Gene Circuit Allows Precise Dosing Of Gene Expression - also here, here

Circadian rhythm, SIRT1, and metabolism

1. March 12, 2009 - Body clock regulates metabolism - also here

Quality control in cellular protein production

1. March 12, 2009 - Cells get two chances, not just one, to fix their mistakes - also here

DNA topography

1. March 12, 2009 - Researchers develop a structural approach to exploring DNA - also here

Biofilms

1. March 13, 2009 - Biofilms: Even Stickier Than Suspected - also here, here

Longevity protein network

1. March 13, 2009 - Aging: Worms, Flies & Yeast Are More Like Us than Previously Expected

Virus infection

1. March 14, 2009 - One Virus Particle Is Enough To Cause Infectious Disease

Cell division errors

1. March 15, 2009 - Discovery Of Protection Against Cell Division Failures

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Long-term reorganization in nerve networks

1. March 9, 2009 - Regions of the brain can rewire themselves

Animal cognition

1. March 9, 2009 - Plotting chimps?
2. March 9, 2009 - Arrest That Chimp!
3. March 9, 2009 - Zoo chimp 'planned' stone attacks
4. March 9, 2009 - Missile-throwing chimp plots attacks on tourists
5. March 9, 2009 - Study: Belligerent chimp proves animals make plans
6. March 9, 2009 - Zoo Chimp Plots Rock Attacks on Visitors
7. March 11, 2009 - Chimp's Stone Throwing At Zoo Visitors Was 'Premeditated' - also here
8. March 12, 2009 - Chimps use geometry to navigate the jungle

Genetics of fear

1. March 11, 2009 - Genetics Of Fear: Specific Genetic Variations Contribute To Anxiety Disorders, Study Suggests - also here, here

Schizophrenia

1. March 11, 2009 - Toxoplasmosis Parasite May Trigger Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorders - also here, here
2. March 18, 2009 - Parasite may trigger schizophrenia

Unconscious learning

1. March 11, 2009 - Reward elicits unconscious learning in humans - also here

Autism

1. March 11, 2009 - Bowel gene linked to a type of autism
2. March 13, 2009 - Hyperbaric treatment for autism reports significant clinical improvements - also here
3. March 14, 2009 - Oxygen therapy benefit in autism
4. March 20, 2009 - Hyperbaric treatment shows promise for autism

'High-integrity' myelin and intelligence

1. March 11, 2009 - High-speed brains are in the genes
2. March 18, 2009 - More Evidence That Intelligence Is Largely Inherited: Researchers Find That Genes Determine Brain's Processing Speed - also here, here

Slow-wave activity in sleep

1. March 12, 2009 - How catching up on sleep helps the brain: study

Brain-imaging studies

1. March 12, 2009 - Modern scanners bring "mind reading" a step closer - also here
2. March 12, 2009 - Reading the pattern of spatial memories
3. March 12, 2009 - You Are Here ... and We Know It
4. March 12, 2009 - Cracking the spatial memory code - also here
5. March 12, 2009 - A step closer to reading the mind
6. March 12, 2009 - Brain scan reveals memories of where you've been
7. March 13, 2009 - 'Mind-reading' Experiment Highlights How Brain Records Memories - also here
8. March 13, 2009 - Music lessons provide a workout for the brain

Fearful memory erasure

1. March 12, 2009 - Eternal Sunshine of the Murine Mind
2. March 12, 2009 - Scientists selectively erase fear memories and gain insight into how the memory works

Brain mapping of intelligence factors

1. March 12, 2009 - Neuroscientists Map Intelligence In The Brain - also here

AMPK and central nervous system development

1. March 13, 2009 - Well-known Enzyme Is Unexpected Contributor To Brain Growth - also here, here

Glial cell overproduction

1. March 13, 2009 - Potential pathway for drug intervention - also here, here

Axon growth

1. March 15, 2009 - Coreceptors Work Together As 'Navigators' For A Growing Axon, Study Shows - also here, here

Unexpected rewards and learning

1. March 15, 2009 - 'The Unexpected Outcome' Is A Key To Human Learning - also here, here

Force of majority opinion

1. March 15, 2009 - Children As Young As Preschoolers Tend To Follow Majority Opinion - also here, here

Innate fear response and the hypothalamus

1. March 15, 2009 - Tiny Brain Region Key To Fear Of Rivals And Predators - also here

Dopamine, addiction, and Parkinson's disease

1. March 15, 2009 - Researchers Unravel Unexpected Role Of Neuronal Population In Drug Addiction And Parkinson's

Health and medicine

Stem cells

1. March 9, 2009 - Stem cell 'scaffold' for stroke
2. March 9, 2009 - Stem Cells Replace Stroke-damaged Tissue In Rats - also here, here
3. March 9, 2009 - What is the role of the omentum in regenerating the liver? - also here
4. March 10, 2009 - 'Seeing' stem cells helps in fight against peripheral arterial disease
5. March 10, 2009 - Seaweed and fireflies brew may guide stem cell treatment for peripheral artery disease - also here, here
6. March 12, 2009 - Multiple Route Bone Marrow Stem Cell Injections Show Promise To Treat Spinal Cord Injury - also here, here
7. March 12, 2009 - How Stem Cells Develop Into Blood Cells
8. March 13, 2009 - Stem cell infusion and hyperbaric oxygen treatment improve islet function in diabetes - also here, here

Omega-3 fatty acids and dementia

1. February 9, 2009 - Oily fish dementia boosts queried

Prions

1. March 9, 2009 - Experimental mad cow drug may not help much: study
2. March 10, 2009 - 'Mad cow' protein may keep brain cells chatting
3. March 13, 2009 - Prion discovery gives clue to control of mass gene expression - also here, here
4. March 13, 2009 - Iron is involved in prion disease-associated neuronal demise - also here, here
5. March 15, 2009 - What Drove The Cow Mad? Lessons From A Tiny Fish - also here

Cancer

1. March 9, 2009 - Delaying bladder cancer surgery increases mortality
2. March 9, 2009 - Gene Mutations That Cause Childhood Brain Cancer Identified
3. March 9, 2009 - New staging technique might save bladders in some bladder cancer patients - also here, here
4. March 9, 2009 - Aminoguanidine: An attractive line as a multi-modal avenue to overcome tumor
5. March 9, 2009 - When Genes Cooperate, Lung Cancer Grows and Spreads
6. March 10, 2009 - Blood, ultrasound tests catch ovarian cancer: study
7. March 10, 2009 - Study links blood types to pancreatic cancer risk
8. March 10, 2009 - Blood type could matter in pancreatic cancer
9. March 10, 2009 - Age differences seen in rectal cancer treatment - also here
10. March 10, 2009 - Systematic Estimation Of Breast Cancer Risk Appears Justified In Postmenopausal Women
11. March 10, 2009 - Study Methods Influence Estimates Of Lead Time And Overdiagnosis In Prostate Cancer
12. March 10, 2009 - Maintenance Rituximab Is Useful For Advanced Indolent Lymphoma - also here
13. March 10, 2009 - Red Wine Vs. White? Both Equal Offenders In Breast-cancer Risk - also here, here
14. March 10, 2009 - DNA Differences May Influence Risk Of Hodgkin Disease - also here, here
15. March 10, 2009 - New candidate biomarker for prostate cancer
16. March 10, 2009 - Study finds folic acid supplements linked to higher risk of prostate cancer - also here
17. March 10, 2009 - Fishing for microdeletions that predispose an embryo to develop cancer syndromes in later life
18. March 10, 2009 - More evidence prostate tests overdiagnose cancer
19. March 11, 2009 - How to starve a tumor
20. March 11, 2009 - Personalized cancer therapy gets closer
21. March 11, 2009 - Blood type link to pancreatic cancer risk
22. March 11, 2009 - Transcriptional Factor SOX9 Renders Melanomas Sensitive To Retinoic Acid And Stops Tumor Growth
23. March 11, 2009 - Tiny samples could yield big predictive markers for pancreatic cancer - also here, here
24. March 11, 2009 - Blood type study sheds light on biology of pancreatic cancer
25. March 11, 2009 - Trials offer ovarian cancer hope
26. March 11, 2009 - Tests could find ovarian cancer early
27. March 12, 2009 - Rare pancreatic cancer slowed by Pfizer drug
28. March 12, 2009 - Pfizer drug works on rare pancreatic cancer: study
29. March 12, 2009 - Racial disparity in breast cancer explained
30. March 12, 2009 - A new measure for the malignancy of melanoma - also here, here
31. March 12, 2009 - Genetic differences help protect against cervical cancer - also here
32. March 13, 2009 - Mushrooms, green tea may lower breast cancer risk
33. March 13, 2009 - Scientists find a soup of suspects while probing milk's link to cancer
34. March 13, 2009 - Iron Induces Death In Tumor Cells - also here, here
35. March 13, 2009 - Freezing Prostate Cancer Does A Man's Body Good - also here
36. March 13, 2009 - Scientists create mouse model of melanoma that generates hope for the use of targeted therapies - also here, here
37. March 15, 2009 - Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment Should Be New Gold Standard For Destroying Small Tumors - also here, here
38. March 15, 2009 - A sticky business -- how cancer cells become more 'gloopy' as they die - also here, here
39. March 15, 2009 - Genetic abnormality may increase risk of blood disorders
40. March 18, 2009 - Green tea and mushrooms cut breast cancer risk: study

Parkinson's disease

1. March 9, 2009 - Long-term Effects Of Early Parkinson's Treatments Similar
2. March 9, 2009 - Parkinson's disease treatment strategies appear to have similar long-term effects on disability
3. March 12, 2009 - Two Parkinson's drugs similar for early treatment
4. March 12, 2009 - Parkinson's-linked mutation makes neurons vulnerable to calcium-induced death
5. March 13, 2009 - Doctors test targets for Parkinson surgery - also here, here

Asthma

1. March 9, 2009 - Patients With Severe Asthma Benefit From Antibody Injection, Researchers Find

Cardiovascular disease

1. March 9, 2009 - Technique for eliminating reblockage of arteries developed - also here, here
2. March 9, 2009 - Anger and hostility harmful to the heart, especially among men - also here
3. March 10, 2009 - Interventional Treatment Can Be Recommended As First-line Treatment For 'Silent Killer'
4. March 10, 2009 - Simple Test Helps Predict Heart Attack Risk - also here, here
5. March 10, 2009 - Depression Treatment, Increased Physical Activity In African-Americans May Reduce Heart Disease
6. March 10, 2009 - Big-hearted Fish Reveals Genetics Of Cardiovascular Condition
7. March 10, 2009 - Feeling Down And Out Could Break Your Heart, Literally - also here, here
8. March 10, 2009 - Promising 3-year data: Saving limbs with drug-eluting stents - also here, here
9. March 10, 2009 - Migraines increase stroke risk during pregnancy - also here
10. March 10, 2009 - More evidence that depression is hard on the heart
11. March 12, 2009 - New Insights From Cellular Signals Pinpoint A Therapeutic Target To Tackle Cardiovascular Disease
12. March 12, 2009 - Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs - also here, here
13. March 12, 2009 - Study finds link between atrial fibrillation and an increased risk of death in diabetic patients - also here
14. March 12, 2009 - Framingham Heart Study launches new project to develop blood tests for heart disease
15. March 12, 2009 - 'Fat neck' a clue to heart risk
16. March 12, 2009 - Leaky blood vessels stroke link
17. March 13, 2009 - Is It Really Only Our Kidneys That Control Blood Pressure? - also here
18. March 13, 2009 - Black Young Adults Hospitalized For Stroke At Much Higher Rate Than Whites, Hispanics
19. March 13, 2009 - Bioabsorbable Stents Show Promise, Experts Say
20. March 13, 2009 - Aspirin Improves Survival In Women With Stable Heart Disease, According To Study - also here, here
21. March 13, 2009 - Feeling Tired? Study Finds Prevalence Of Anergia In People With Failing Hearts - also here, here
22. March 13, 2009 - Teen Conflicts Linked To Potential Risk For Adult Cardiovascular Disease - also here, here
23. March 14, 2009 - Traffic Exposure May Trigger Heart Attacks - also here
24. March 15, 2009 - New Insights On Heart's 'Fight Or Flight' Response To Stress - also here

Neutrophil dysfunction

1. March 9, 2009 - No 'Death NET'? That May Explain Why Millions of Infants are at Risk for Potentially Deadly Blood Infection - also here

Diabetes

1. March 9, 2009 - Napping 'increases diabetes risk'
2. March 11, 2009 - Too little sleep may raise diabetes risk: U.S. study
3. March 11, 2009 - 'Short-sleepers' may develop blood sugar abnormality that can lead to diabetes - also here
4. March 12, 2009 - Sleep 'influences diabetes risk'

MicroRNA and cancer

1. March 10, 2009 - Study shows microRNA-based diagnostic identifies squamous lung cancer with 96 percent sensitivity - also here, here

Escherichia coli infection

1. March 10, 2009 - Why People Often Get Sicker When They Are Stressed - also here

Avian flu

1. March 10, 2009 - Deadly bird flu virus found in wild goose in Germany

Cancer stem cells

1. March 10, 2009 - Scientists Identify Molecular Signature for Leukemia Stem Cells

Nanobiotechnology

1. March 10, 2009 - Nano-treatment to torpedo cancer
2. March 11, 2009 - Experts use nanotech to deliver anti-cancer genes
3. March 11, 2009 - New Genre Of Sugar-coated 'Quantum Dots' For Drug Delivery
4. March 14, 2009 - Twin Nanoparticle Shown Effective At Targeting, Killing Breast Cancer Cells - also here

Antibiotics

1. March 11, 2009 - Bacteria-killing Enzyme Cures Mice With Fatal Pneumonia
2. March 15, 2009 - Novel Antibiotics That Don't Trigger Antibiotic Resistance Developed - also here

Obesity

1. March 11, 2009 - Obesity Associated With Detrimental Changes In Ovary
2. March 12, 2009 - Ovarian changes may link obesity and infertility
3. March 12, 2009 - A diet rich in calcium aids weight loss - also here, here

Hepatitis C

1. March 11, 2009 - Key molecules that inhibit viral production identified - also here, here

Malaria

1. March 11, 2009 - New way the malaria parasite and red blood cells interact identified - also here, here

Stat3 blockers

1. March 11, 2009 - Search reveals molecules that block Stat 3 - also here, here

Alzheimer's disease

1. March 11, 2009 - Brain damage found in cognitively normal people with Alzheimer's marker - also here, here
2. March 12, 2009 - Blood Test For Alzheimer's Possible, Study Suggests - also here
3. March 12, 2009 - Why Anesthesia Is Associated With Cognitive Impairment And Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease - also here
4. March 12, 2009 - Anesthesia Or Hypothermia: Warning For Alzheimer's Patients - also here, here
5. March 12, 2009 - Variant form of amyloid beta hinders amyloidogenesis, development of Alzheimer's disease - also here
6. March 12, 2009 - Paradoxical gene causes and protects against Alzheimer's
7. March 13, 2009 - Simple Balance Test May Predict Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer's Disease - also here, here
8. March 14, 2009 - Can Mental Training Games Help Prevent Alzheimer's? - also here, here

Metabolic syndrome and vitamin D deficiency

1. March 11, 2009 - Low vitamin D levels associated with several risk factors in teenagers - also here
2. March 12, 2009 - Not enough vitamin D in the diet could mean too much fat on adolescents - also here, here

'Instant' vaccines

1. March 11, 2009 - Instant 'vaccine' zaps human cancers in mice

Cancer biology

1. March 12, 2009 - Cell pathway on overdrive prevents cancer response to dietary restriction - also here, here
2. March 13, 2009 - New investigational treatment for bladder cancer identified - also here, here
3. March 14, 2009 - Rearrangements Of Multifunctional Genes Cause Cancer In Children And Young People - also here

NF-κB and inflammation

1. March 12, 2009 - Researchers discover a new pathway that regulates inflammation - also here, here
2. March 14, 2009 - New Therapy Protects Lungs From Runaway Inflammation - also here, here

AIDS

1. March 13, 2009 - AIDS Vaccine Gets Closer: Targeting Virus' Achilles Heel - also here, here
2. March 15, 2009 - A natural approach for HIV vaccine - also here, here

BDNF, weight control, and gene therapy

1. March 13, 2009 - Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise For Treating Obesity - also here, here

Metabolic disorders and dementia

1. March 15, 2009 - Metabolic And Neurological Disorders May Share Common Risk Factors
2. March 15, 2009 - Diabetes And Elevated Levels Of Cholesterol Linked To Faster Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer's Patients - also here

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