Volume 8, Number 40 October 5, 2009

Physical sciences and technology Global warming Dark matter Earthquakes Optical "time lens" Graphene Nanotechnology Nanoelectronic cancer diagnostic chip Stellar jets Large Hadron Collider Ultracold quantum gases Atmospheric oxygenation Climate modeling Quantum optics High-speed optical transmission Extrasolar planets Quantum dots Electro-neuro interfaces Grid computing Galaxy stripping Quantum entanglement Supercomputers Exawatt lasers Fuel cells Carbon nanotubes Paleoclimatology Baryon acoustic oscillation search for dark energy Herschel telescope Black holes Earth's magnetic field Dwarf spheroidal galaxies Galactic gamma-ray emissions Exobiology Compact X-ray source Life sciences Biogenesis Merkel cell development Centromeric chromatin Tissue development Nuclear pore complex Photosynthesis Apoptosis Sperm chromatin Ardipithecus S6K1 and longevity Low-protein diet, mitochondria, and longevity DNA damage repair Cooperative behavior of amoebas Evolution of sex chromosomes NK cells Induced pluripotent stem cells Cell heterogeneity Synthetic biology Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Unconscious perception Neuregulin 1, creativity, and psychosis Subliminal messaging and emotion Bipolar disorder BDNF and synapse development Consciouness Computational model of fear Brain-imaging studies Interleukin-6 and long-term memory Brain waves and behavior Spacing effect on memory formation Color perception Estrogen and gender-specific behavior Cholesterol and dopaminergic neurons Computer modeling of neurons Autism GSK-3 and brain development Health and medicine AIDS Stress and cancer Cardiovascular disease Cancer Cancer biology Myelodysplastic syndrome Prions Nanobiotechnology Obesity Alzheimer's disease Stem cells Metabolic syndrome Dementia Mathematical modeling of cancer Diabetes Age-related muscle degeneration Antibiotics Hepatitis C Weight loss Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerois Tuberculosis Inflammatory bowel disease Drug delivery

Physical sciences and technology

Global warming

1. September 28, 2009 - High tech may pinpoint Antarctica sea rise risks
2. September 28, 2009 - What could 4 degree warming mean for the world? - also here
3. September 28, 2009 - Aircraft emissions could influence climate change through cloud formation
4. September 28, 2009 - Global Increase In Atmospheric Methane Likely Caused By Unusual Arctic Warmth, Tropical Wetness
5. September 28, 2009 - Four degrees of warming 'likely'
6. September 29, 2009 - Two meter sea level rise unstoppable-experts
7. September 29, 2009 - Climate sizzle could come soon
8. September 30, 2009 - Climate change will hit developing world harvests hardest
9. September 30, 2009 - Warming, heat waves projected to grow worse with large regional variability
10. September 30, 2009 - No rainforest, no monsoon: get ready for a warmer world
11. October 2, 2009 - How to limit risk of climate catastrophe - also here
12. October 2, 2009 - Vanishing Arctic ice shows no sign of returning - also here

Dark matter

1. September 28, 2009 - Dark Matter Hunters Construct a New Weapon
2. September 30, 2009 - Galaxy study hints at cracks in dark matter theories
3. October 6, 2009 - Invisible hand in invisible matter - also here

Earthquakes

1. September 28, 2009 - Sichuan quake once-in-4000-year event
2. September 30, 2009 - Past quakes cause future shocks
3. September 30, 2009 - Major quakes can weaken seismic faults far away, scientists say - also here
4. September 30, 2009 - Earthquakes weaken distant faults
5. October 1, 2009 - New Sumatra quake takes seismologists by surprise
6. October 1, 2009 - New way to monitor faults may help predict earthquakes - also here
7. October 1, 2009 - Padang lives with quake stress
8. October 1, 2009 - Asian quake could trigger California's big one
9. October 2, 2009 - Devastating Indonesian earthquake 'still to come'

Optical "time lens"

1. September 28, 2009 - Time Lens Speeds Up Optical Data Transmission
2. September 28, 2009 - 'Time telescope' could boost fibre-optic communication
3. September 30, 2009 - 'Time telescope' could boost web

Graphene

1. September 28, 2009 - Stretching opens up possibilities for graphene
2. September 29, 2009 - Graphene works as a highly sensitive mass detector

Nanotechnology

1. September 28, 2009 - Nanotech researchers develop artificial pore - also here
2. September 30, 2009 - Step forward for nanotechnology: Controlled movement of molecules - also here
3. October 2, 2009 - Nanotechnology gets a new light touch

Nanoelectronic cancer diagnostic chip

1. September 28, 2009 - Microchip can detect type and severity of cancer - also here

Stellar jets

1. September 28, 2009 - Astrophysicists Move Closer to Understanding the Beauty Behind Stellar Jets

Large Hadron Collider

1. September 28, 2009 - LHC gets warning system upgrade

Ultracold quantum gases

1. September 28, 2009 - Pushing the cold frontier in an orderly fashion - also here
2. September 30, 2009 - Physicists work to understand atomic collisions important to ultracold quantum gasses
3. October 1, 2009 - Scheme removes entropy from ultracold atoms

Atmospheric oxygenation

1. September 29, 2009 - Earth's 'boring billion' years blamed on sulfur-loving microbes

Climate modeling

1. September 29, 2009 - Instant climate model gears up

Quantum optics

1. September 29, 2009 - Physicists Explain How Human Eyes Can Detect Quantum Effects

High-speed optical transmission

1. September 29, 2009 - Bell Labs breaks optical transmission record, 100 Petabit per second kilometer barrier

Extrasolar planets

1. September 29, 2009 - Simulation suggests rocky exoplanet has bizarre atmosphere - also here
2. September 29, 2009 - Planet Imager will enable telescopes to image extrasolar planets directly
3. October 1, 2009 - On Alien World, It Rains Rocks
4. October 2, 2009 - The Hot Saturn Exoplanet
5. October 6, 2009 - Hellish Exoplanet Rains Hot Pebbles, Has Lava Oceans

Quantum dots

1. September 29, 2009 - Physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots - also here

Electro-neuro interfaces

1. September 29, 2009 - A step toward better brain implants using conducting polymer nanotubes - also here

Grid computing

1. September 29, 2009 - New project to create 'FutureGrid' computer network

Galaxy stripping

1. September 30, 2009 - Hubble Catches Galaxies Stripping - Ram Pressure Stripping, That Is
2. September 30, 2009 - Stripped down: Hubble highlights two galaxies that are losing it - also here
3. September 30, 2009 - Speeding Galaxies Distorted by Space Winds

Quantum entanglement

1. September 30, 2009 - Physicists Investigate Unusual Four-Qubit Entanglement

Supercomputers

1. September 30, 2009 - Predictive simulation successes on Dawn supercomputer
2. September 30, 2009 - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Looks to NVIDIA "Fermi" Architecture For New Supercomputer
3. September 30, 2009 - Supercomputer to use new Nvidia 'Fermi' chip

Exawatt lasers

1. October 1, 2009 - Laser Fusion and Exawatt Lasers - also here

Fuel cells

1. October 1, 2009 - New Sulfur- and Coking-Tolerant Material Could Expand Applications for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - also here

Carbon nanotubes

1. October 1, 2009 - Better control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics - also here
2. October 2, 2009 - Stones from Sticks
3. October 4, 2009 - A sprinkling of nanotubes makes plants shoot up
4. October 6, 2009 - Can Nanotubes Help Your Garden Grow?

Paleoclimatology

1. October 1, 2009 - Algae and pollen grains provide evidence of remarkably warm period in Antarctica's history - also here

Baryon acoustic oscillation search for dark energy

1. October 1, 2009 - First light for BOSS -- a new kind of search for dark energy - also here
2. October 5, 2009 - Dark Energy Hunters Catch a Wave

Herschel telescope

1. October 2, 2009 - SPIRE/PACS parallel mode observation from performance verification phase
2. October 2, 2009 - Big Pix from Herschel
3. October 2, 2009 - New Photos of Milky Way From New Space Telescope
4. October 2, 2009 - Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string - also here
5. October 2, 2009 - Herschel scans hidden Milky Way
6. October 2, 2009 - Herschel opens its eye on the universe

Black holes

1. October 2, 2009 - Universe has more entropy than thought - also here
2. October 5, 2009 - Mammoth black holes push universe to its doom
3. October 6, 2009 - Cosmic entropy could be 100 times greater than previously thought

Earth's magnetic field

1. October 2, 2009 - Paleomagnetists put controversy to rest - also here

Dwarf spheroidal galaxies

1. October 2, 2009 - How dwarf galaxies may lose their light

Galactic gamma-ray emissions

1. October 2, 2009 - Heart of a galaxy emits gamma rays - also here

Exobiology

1. October 2, 2009 - How Mars Rocks Could Preserve Signs of Life

Compact X-ray source

1. October 2, 2009 - 'Supermicroscope' shrunk down to lab-size

Life sciences

Biogenesis

1. September 28, 2009 - How Did Evolution Begin?

Merkel cell development

1. September 28, 2009 - New study resolves the mysterious origin of Merkel cells - also here
2. October 2, 2009 - Merkel cell originates from skin, not the neural crest: study - also here

Centromeric chromatin

1. September 28, 2009 - Researchers determine the composition of centromeric chromatin - also here

Tissue development

1. September 29, 2009 - Cells in developing tissue consider their history of signaling exposure to determine location - also here

Nuclear pore complex

1. September 29, 2009 - 'Promiscuous' protein interactions found in the nuclear pore complex - also here

Photosynthesis

1. September 30, 2009 - Chemistry professor wants to understand, simplify, photosynthesis

Apoptosis

1. September 30, 2009 - Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death - also here

Sperm chromatin

1. September 30, 2009 - Putting the squeeze on sperm DNA - also here

Ardipithecus

1. October 1, 2009 - Discovery in Ethiopia casts light on human origins
2. October 1, 2009 - Partial skeleton gives ancient hominids a new look
3. October 1, 2009 - Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestor Found - updated here
4. October 1, 2009 - Ardi's Secret: Did Early Humans Start Walking for Sex?
5. October 1, 2009 - Humanity Has New 4.4 Million-Year-Old Baby Mama
6. October 1, 2009 - Oldest hominid skeleton revealed
7. October 1, 2009 - Ancient Skeleton May Rewrite Earliest Chapter of Human Evolution
8. October 1, 2009 - Before 'Lucy,' there was 'Ardi': Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution - also here
9. October 1, 2009 - Fossil finds extend human story
10. October 1, 2009 - Before Lucy came Ardi, new earliest hominid found
11. October 1, 2009 - Meet 'Ardi,' the newest oldest human ancestor
12. October 1, 2009 - Long-Awaited Research on a 4.4-Million-Year-Old Hominid Sheds New Light on Last Common Ancestor
13. October 2, 2009 - Oldest human ancestor unveiled
14. October 7, 2009 - Fossil rewrites early human evolution

S6K1 and longevity

1. October 1, 2009 - Study offers clues on diet benefits without the diet
2. October 1, 2009 - Longer-lived, healthier mice offer promise of drug treatments for age-related diseases - also here
3. October 1, 2009 - Scientists find path to 'fountain of youth'

Low-protein diet, mitochondria, and longevity

1. October 1, 2009 - Mitochondria behind life span extension
2. October 1, 2009 - 'Anti-Atkins' low protein diet extends lifespan in flies - also here

DNA damage repair

1. October 1, 2009 - Scientists find missing puzzle piece of powerful DNA repair complex
2. October 2, 2009 - Scientists Decipher Missing Piece Of First-Responder DNA Repair Machine

Cooperative behavior of amoebas

1. October 1, 2009 - In amoeba world, cheating doesn't pay - also here

Evolution of sex chromosomes

1. October 1, 2009 - Genetic conflict in fish led to evolution of new sex chromosomes - also here

NK cells

1. October 1, 2009 - 'Natural killer' cells keep immune system in balance - also here

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. October 1, 2009 - Human cord blood reprogrammed into embryonic-like stem cells
2. October 2, 2009 - Umbilical Cord Blood As A Readily Available Source For Off-the-Shelf, Patient-Specific Stem Cells

Cell heterogeneity

1. October 3, 2009 - Scientists Discover What Makes The Same Type Of Cells Different

Synthetic biology

1. October 4, 2009 - Understanding a cell's split personality aids synthetic circuits - also here

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Unconscious perception

1. September 28, 2009 - Not blind to emotion

Neuregulin 1, creativity, and psychosis

1. September 28, 2009 - Study suggests link between psychosis and creativity - also here

Subliminal messaging and emotion

1. September 28, 2009 - Key to subliminal messaging is to keep it negative, study shows - also here
2. September 28, 2009 - Negative subliminal messages work

Bipolar disorder

1. September 29, 2009 - Young adults may outgrow bipolar disorder - also here

BDNF and synapse development

1. September 29, 2009 - Researchers find a key mechanism in the development of nerve cells - also here

Consciouness

1. September 30, 2009 - Consciousness is the brain's Wi-Fi, resolving competing requests, study suggests - also here

Computational model of fear

1. September 30, 2009 - Researchers use computational models to study fear - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. October 1, 2009 - Where religious belief and disbelief meet in the brain - also here
2. October 1, 2009 - New study of the brain shows that facts and beliefs are processed in exactly the same way
3. October 2, 2009 - Religious Experience Linked to Brain's Social Regions

Interleukin-6 and long-term memory

1. October 1, 2009 - Scientists develop nasal spray that improves memory - also here

Brain waves and behavior

1. October 1, 2009 - Special brain wave boost slows motion - also here
2. October 2, 2009 - Brain-wave boost sets us to slow motion
3. October 2, 2009 - Making people move in slow motion

Spacing effect on memory formation

1. October 1, 2009 - Scientists identify protein that enhances long-term memory by controlling rest intervals - also here
2. October 1, 2009 - Why one way of learning is better than another - also here

Color perception

1. October 1, 2009 - Study shows that color plays musical chairs in the brain - also here

Estrogen and gender-specific behavior

1. October 1, 2009 - The making of the male brain (estrogen required) - also here

Cholesterol and dopaminergic neurons

1. October 2, 2009 - Cholesterol necessary for brain development - also here

Computer modeling of neurons

1. October 2, 2009 - Using synthetic evolution to study the brain: Researchers model key part of neurons - also here

Autism

1. October 3, 2009 - For the First Time, a Census of Autistic Adults
2. October 4, 2009 - Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100 - also here

GSK-3 and brain development

1. October 4, 2009 - New study pinpoints gene controlling number of brain cells - also here

Health and medicine

AIDS

1. September 28, 2009 - AIDS vaccine works, but back to the drawing board
2. September 29, 2009 - 3 Questions: AIDS researchers on new vaccine results
3. October 1, 2009 - Future of HIV vaccine unclear
4. October 1, 2009 - How HIV Spread In Central And East Africa: Genetic, Geographic Data Deliver Clear Picture Of HIV Progress
5. October 2, 2009 - Anti-HIV drug delivery system to be developed
6. October 4, 2009 - New Approach To Targeting The Hidden Reservoir Of HIV

Stress and cancer

1. September 28, 2009 - Short-term stress stops cancer

Cardiovascular disease

1. September 28, 2009 - Your eyes may be a window to heart disease
2. September 28, 2009 - Women with diabetes at increased risk for irregular heart rhythm - also here
3. September 28, 2009 - 1 in 8 strokes is preceded by 'warning stroke' - also here
4. September 28, 2009 - Smoking And Heart Disease Risks Can Cut Life Span By 10 Years
5. September 30, 2009 - No major role for fish in the prevention of heart failure - also here
6. September 30, 2009 - Calcium scans may be effective screening tool for heart disease - also here
7. October 1, 2009 - Cheap three-drug combination helps cut heart risks - also here
8. October 1, 2009 - Research shows fish oil may protect against stroke from ruptured carotid artery plaques - also here
9. October 1, 2009 - Prenatal exposure to flu pandemic increased chances of heart disease
10. October 1, 2009 - Severe stress can cause stroke - also here
11. October 1, 2009 - Bundling 2 low-cost heart drugs prevents heart attack and stroke in large, diverse population - also here
12. October 6, 2009 - Flu in pregnancy leaves a mean legacy
13. October 12, 2009 - Side Effects of 1918 Flu Seen Decades Later

Cancer

1. September 28, 2009 - Researchers find few side effects from radiation treatment given after prostate cancer surgery - also here
2. September 28, 2009 - Aspirin protection for Lynch syndrome
3. September 28, 2009 - Which Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients May Be Candidates For Less Invasive Therapy
4. September 29, 2009 - Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk
5. September 29, 2009 - Does estrogen help women survive colon cancer?
6. September 29, 2009 - New drug shows promise in the fight against malignant melanoma
7. September 29, 2009 - New Perspectives on Cancer Surgery - also here
8. September 29, 2009 - Social isolation worsens cancer - also here
9. September 29, 2009 - Drug That Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier Reduces Formation of Brain Metastases in Mice
10. September 29, 2009 - Women fare better than men with metastatic colorectal cancer -- are hormones helping? - also here
11. September 29, 2009 - Vanderbilt Lung Cancer Trial for Never Smokers Goes Online
12. September 29, 2009 - Social isolation 'worsens cancer'
13. September 30, 2009 - Study in Spain and Romania confirms radon as second leading cause of lung cancer - also here
14. September 30, 2009 - The 'Jewels in Our Genes' Study: Investigating Why Black Women are at Increased Risk of Early Breast Cancer
15. September 30, 2009 - Masitinib -- targeted therapy for cancers, inflammatory diseases and neurological indications - also here
16. September 30, 2009 - A potential new imaging agent for early diagnosis of most serious skin cancer - also here
17. October 1, 2009 - "Prudent" diet linked to lower breast cancer risk
18. October 1, 2009 - U.S. FDA staff questions Glaxo kidney cancer drug - also here
19. October 1, 2009 - Combination of PET/CT tests can expedite diagnosis of lung cancer in a fast-track setting - also here
20. October 1, 2009 - Recent, vigorous exercise is associated with reduced breast cancer risk - also here
21. October 1, 2009 - New approach for the treatment of malignant brain tumors - also here
22. October 1, 2009 - Lung cancer risk increases with expression of specific genes - also here
23. October 1, 2009 - Molecular imaging holds promise for early intervention in common uterine cancer - also here
24. October 1, 2009 - Fluorescent co-enzyme is an early indicator for breast cancer
25. October 1, 2009 - New Knowledge About Bone Marrow Transplants Can Help Leukemia Patients
26. October 1, 2009 - FDA questions safety of Glaxo kidney cancer drug
27. October 1, 2009 - Telik says early-stage trial data of lung cancer drug positive
28. October 1, 2009 - "Substantial" toxicity seen with PegIntron use - also here
29. October 2, 2009 - NEDD9 protein supports growth of aggressive breast cancer - also here
30. October 2, 2009 - Scientists find new way to classify gastric cancers - also here
31. October 2, 2009 - SciClone drops cancer drug development
32. October 2, 2009 - Oncolytics stock soars on cancer trial plan - also here
33. October 4, 2009 - New type of genetic change identified in inherited cancer - also here
34. October 4, 2009 - Fish-Killing Toxin Could Kill Cancer Cells
35. October 4, 2009 - Scientist Builds Imager That Identifies, Locates Individual Cancer Cells
36. October 4, 2009 - New antibodies may fight child cancer, study shows

Cancer biology

1. September 28, 2009 - New route to leukemia uncovered
2. October 4, 2009 - Study finds 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer - also here

Myelodysplastic syndrome

1. September 28, 2009 - Researchers find gene that could lead to new therapies for bone marrow disease - also here

Prions

1. September 28, 2009 - Scientists uncover evolutionary origins of prion disease gene - also here

Nanobiotechnology

1. September 28, 2009 - Targeting Cancer With Bee Venom

Obesity

1. September 29, 2009 - Obesity in middle age bodes ill for old age
2. September 29, 2009 - Losing a few pounds helps very obese kids' health
3. September 29, 2009 - Being overweight can cut women's life expectancy
4. September 30, 2009 - Obesity in middle aged women cuts chance of a long, healthy life by 80 percent - also here

Alzheimer's disease

1. September 29, 2009 - Oleocanthal may help prevent, treat Alzheimer's - also here
2. September 29, 2009 - Protein inhibitor helps rid brain of toxic tau protein - also here
3. October 1, 2009 - Study explores how life experiences contribute to the biological changes of Alzheimer's
4. October 1, 2009 - Researchers Explore Diabetes, Gene and Cognitive Performance Relationship

Stem cells

1. September 29, 2009 - Mother Nature gives clues for improving stem cell techniques - also here
2. September 29, 2009 - Stem cell success points to way to regenerate parathyroid glands - also here
3. September 30, 2009 - Cardiac stem cell trial seeks to treat some heart attack patients
4. October 1, 2009 - Cells derived from human embryonic stem cells reverse retinal degeneration - also here

Metabolic syndrome

1. September 29, 2009 - Metabolic syndrome linked to liver disease in obese teenaged boys - also here

Dementia

1. September 29, 2009 - Impaired Kidney Function Linked To Cognitive Decline In Elderly
2. October 4, 2009 - Difficulties With Daily Activities Associated With Progression To Dementia

Mathematical modeling of cancer

1. September 29, 2009 - Mathematics to build cancer model

Diabetes

1. September 30, 2009 - Treating mild gestational diabetes found worthwhile
2. September 30, 2009 - Tai chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels
3. October 1, 2009 - Indian ethnicity tied to higher diabetes risk - also here
4. October 1, 2009 - Link between male diabetics with allergies and kidney disease
5. October 1, 2009 - New Markers Discovered For Early Detection Of Type 1 Diabetes
6. October 1, 2009 - Treating Even Mild Gestational Diabetes Reduces Birth Complications; Clear Benefits For Infants And Mothers
7. October 2, 2009 - New diabetes drug hits target in late stage study - also here
8. October 2, 2009 - BMS, Astra's new diabetes drug hits study target

Age-related muscle degeneration

1. September 30, 2009 - Scientists discover clues to what makes human muscle age - also here
2. September 30, 2009 - Clock Turned Back on Aging Muscles, Researchers Claim

Antibiotics

1. September 30, 2009 - Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria - also here

Hepatitis C

1. September 30, 2009 - A Twist in the Genome Thwarts Hepatitis C
2. October 1, 2009 - Keeping hepatitis C virus at bay after a liver transplant - also here

Weight loss

1. September 30, 2009 - Orexigen says trial of 2nd obesity drug meets goal

Rheumatoid arthritis

1. September 30, 2009 - Roche seeks approval for rheumatoid arthritis drug

Multiple sclerois

1. September 30, 2009 - Novartis says MS therapy FTY720 reduces relapses

Tuberculosis

1. October 1, 2009 - Researcher uncovers potential key to curing tuberculosis - also here

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. October 1, 2009 - Ulcerative colitis treatment reduces need for surgery by almost half - also here
2. October 1, 2009 - Oxidized form of a common vitamin may bring relief for ulcerative colitis - also here

Drug delivery

1. October 2, 2009 - 'Micro shuttle' drug delivery could mean an end to regular dosing - also here

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