Volume 8, Number 51 December 21, 2009 Physical sciences Technology Life sciences Neuroscience, psychology, behavior Health and medicine

Physical sciences WISE telescope Mantle plumes Extrasolar planets Electroweak stars Protoplanetary discs T2K neutrino experiment Black holes Frequency entanglement of photons Water on Mars Global warming Large Hadron Collider Red giant stars Binary star formation Exobiology Climate modeling Paleoclimatology Earthquakes Star forming regions Information-theoretic approach to quantum gravity Gravitational waves Cosmic infrared background Low-angle normal faults Dark matter Hydrocarbons on Titan Supernova remnants Enceladus Ocean acidification Technology Photonic computing Quantum encryption Robotics Semiconductor lasers Microfluidics Photovoltaics Quantum computing Storing light in Bose-Einstein condensates Superconducting magnets Bose-Einstein condensates 16-nanometer chip technology Nanotechnology Long lasers Molecular computing Organic flash memory Graphene Terahertz technology Faster DNA sequencing Life sciences SIRT1, somatropic signaling, and calorie restriction Abiotic synthesis of organic compounds from "Prussian blue" RNA splicing Salamander limb regeneration Tendons and skeleton in embryonic development Genes, epigenetics, population heterogeneity, and evolution Telomeres, youthful appearance, and lonvevity Ancient Eurpean hominins Bacterial electrokinesis Potential disease-related alleles with parent-dependent effects Cancer genomes Cell movement 3-D spatial organization of genomes Detection of glycated proteins Antiviral proteins Cellular benefits of glucose restriction Mechanism of Salmonella infection Mitochondrial movement and actin Dorsal and patterning in embryonic development Heme channels Organization of hominin living spaces Halophilic bacteria Apoptosis Biofilms DNA replication Histone code Cell-type dependence of effects of genome variations Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Autism Cultural relativity of cognition Math1, proprioception, and interoception Modeling neural circuits for probabalistic inference Spatial-sequence synesthesia Sign language SIRT1 and appetite Evolutionary psychology Neural activity in memory formation and retrieval Spatial processing in the right brain Understanding of written language Nervous system benefits of omega-3 fatty acids Glutamate and the reward system PDE4 and sleep deprivation Learning styles Neurogenesis and maternal behavior Number synesthesia Brain-imaging studies Neurobiological mechanisms of the effects of cannabis use Genetics of substance addiction Decline of memory recall with age Social networks Health and medicine Alzheimer's disease Diabetes Health benefits of physical activity AIDS Stem cells Nanobiotechnology Cancer Cancer biology Inflammation pathways Cardiovascular disease Celiac disease Tissue engineering Immune system response to H1N1 influenza Tuberculosis Hepatitis C Inflammatory bowel disease Vaccine adjuvants Metabolic syndrome Host-virus interactions of influenza viruses Antibiotics

Physical sciences

WISE telescope

1. December 14, 2009 - Infrared space telescope launched from California
2. December 14, 2009 - WISE satellite blasts off on space-map mission - also here, here
3. December 14, 2009 - NASA launches sky surveyor
4. December 14, 2009 - US sky survey probe set to launch
5. December 14, 2009 - Nasa sky survey probe blasts off
6. December 14, 2009 - NASA launches new mapping spacecraft
7. December 14, 2009 - WISE: A Very Cool Space Telescope
8. December 16, 2009 - Heat-seeking telescope blasts into orbit

Mantle plumes

1. December 14, 2009 - Yellowstone's plumbing exposed - also here
2. December 15, 2009 - Under Yellowstone, Magma Pocket 20 Larger Than Thought

Extrasolar planets

1. December 14, 2009 - New planet discoveries suggest low-mass planets are common around nearby stars - also here
2. December 14, 2009 - Super-Earths Found Around Sun-Like Stars
3. December 15, 2009 - Super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars
4. December 15, 2009 - Super-Earths found orbiting sun-like stars
5. December 15, 2009 - 'Super-Earths' orbit nearby stars
6. December 16, 2009 - Super-Earth found close by, may host water
7. December 16, 2009 - Nearby "Super Earth" May Have Oceans, Thick Atmosphere
8. December 16, 2009 - Most Earth-Like Extrasolar Planet Found Right Next Door
9. December 16, 2009 - Astronomers Find Super-Earth Using Amateur, Off-the-Shelf Technology - also here
10. December 16, 2009 - Giant Planet Set for a Cataclysmic Show - also here
11. December 16, 2009 - Nearby Super-Earth May Be a Waterworld
12. December 16, 2009 - Is exoplanet a 'waterworld'?
13. December 16, 2009 - Watery "Super Earth" spotted 40 light years from us
14. December 16, 2009 - A Sultry World Is Found Orbiting a Distant Star
15. December 16, 2009 - Astronomers Begin to Uncover Nearby "Super-Earths"
16. December 17, 2009 - Astronomers find Earth-like 'waterworld'
17. December 17, 2009 - Water-rich alien world discovered
18. December 17, 2009 - Avatar's moon Pandora could be real - also here
19. December 18, 2009 - A Weird, Wonderful Waterworld?
20. December 27, 2009 - Moons Like Avatar's Pandora Could Be Found
21. January 5, 2010 - Astronomers predict discovery of Avatar moon

Electroweak stars

1. December 14, 2009 - Theorists propose a new way to shine -- and a new kind of star - also here
2. December 16, 2009 - Where quantum chromodynamics meets gravity
3. December 18, 2009 - 'Electroweak' stars predicted
4. January 22, 2010 - New Type of Exotic Star Proposed

Protoplanetary discs

1. December 14, 2009 - Born in beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula - also here
2. December 14, 2009 - 'Space Jellyfish' and Cosmic Blobs Seen by Hubble Telescope

T2K neutrino experiment

1. December 14, 2009 - Scientists shed light on a mysterious particle - also here

Black holes

1. December 14, 2009 - Black Hole Found to Be Much Closer to Earth Than Previously Thought
2. December 15, 2009 - Black Hole Closer to Earth Than Thought
3. December 17, 2009 - Studying how black holes grow

Frequency entanglement of photons

1. December 14, 2009 - From polarization entanglement to color entanglement

Water on Mars

1. December 15, 2009 - Deposits in Martian Trough Point to Complex Hydrological Past - also here

Global warming

1. December 15, 2009 - Arctic trees will make things warmer
2. December 15, 2009 - NASA Outlines Recent Breakthroughs in Greenhouse Gas Research - also here
3. December 15, 2009 - Black Carbon Deposits on Himalayan Ice Threaten Earth's 'Third Pole'
4. December 15, 2009 - Is Soot the Culprit Behind Melting Himalayan Glaciers?
5. December 15, 2009 - Texas A&M researcher plays key role in NASA's greenhouse gas project - also here
6. December 16, 2009 - Sea level rise may exceed worst expectations
7. December 16, 2009 - Study: Earth's polar ice sheets vulnerable to even moderate global warming - also here
8. December 16, 2009 - How to Slow Climate Change for Just $15 Billion
9. December 17, 2009 - Low-end temp predictions may bring 6-meter ocean level rise
10. December 17, 2009 - IEA: Energy Revolution Required to Combat Climate Change

Large Hadron Collider

1. December 15, 2009 - Large Hadron Collider produces first physics results - also here
2. December 18, 2009 - Big Bang collider sets new record
3. December 18, 2009 - Large Hadron Collider preparing 2010 new science restart

Red giant stars

1. December 15, 2009 - Close-up photos of dying star show our sun's fate - also here
2. December 16, 2009 - Dying star previews our own Sun's fate
3. December 21, 2009 - A New Method of Estimating Stellar Distances
4. January 19, 2010 - Deathbed Star Gives Sneak Peek of Our Sun's Demise

Binary star formation

1. December 15, 2009 - First Direct Imaging of a Young Binary System

Exobiology

1. December 15, 2009 - Icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter may have conditions needed for life - also here
2. December 17, 2009 - How to Find Signs of Life on Mars - also here
3. December 17, 2009 - How water forms where Earth-like planets are born

Climate modeling

1. December 15, 2009 - Climate Wizard makes large databases of climate information visual, accessible
2. December 17, 2009 - Computer simulation strengthens link between climate change and release of subsea methane
3. December 17, 2009 - Soil Microorganisms? Role Cited as a Missing Factor in Climate Change Equation - also here
4. December 18, 2009 - Computer-simulated Thunderstorms with Ice Clouds Reveal Insights for Next-generation Computer Models
5. December 18, 2009 - Chicken or Egg Question Looms Over Climate Debate

Paleoclimatology

1. December 15, 2009 - From greenhouse to icehouse -- reconstructing the environment of the Voring Plateau - also here
2. December 20, 2009 - Global warming likely to be amplified by slow changes to Earth systems - also here

Earthquakes

1. December 15, 2009 - Tremors between slip events: More evidence of great quake danger to Seattle - also here

Star forming regions

1. December 15, 2009 - Hubble's Festive View of a Grand Star-Forming Region - also here
2. December 15, 2009 - Stellar Nursery
3. December 16, 2009 - Inside the dark heart of the Eagle - also here
4. December 16, 2009 - Dark Heart of a Nebula Finally Photographed
5. December 16, 2009 - Herschel space telescope captures birth of stars
6. December 18, 2009 - Herschel space observatory captures the birth of stars
7. December 21, 2009 - Herschel Space Observatory sees stars being born

Information-theoretic approach to quantum gravity

1. December 16, 2009 - Proposed Spacetime Structure Could Provide Hints for Quantum Gravity Theory

Gravitational waves

1. December 16, 2009 - Black Holes in Star Clusters stir up Time and Space - also here

Cosmic infrared background

1. December 16, 2009 - Herschel Space Telescope uncovers the sources of the Cosmic Infrared Background - also here

Low-angle normal faults

1. December 16, 2009 - Fault weaknesses, the center cannot hold for some geologic faults - also here

Dark matter

1. December 17, 2009 - Experiment detects particles of dark matter, maybe
2. December 17, 2009 - Two direct hits in dark matter hunt
3. December 17, 2009 - Wimpy Evidence for Dark Matter Particles
4. December 17, 2009 - Two events hint at impact of dark matter particles
5. December 17, 2009 - At a Mine's Bottom, Hints of Dark Matter
6. December 17, 2009 - Dark Matter Researchers Still in the Dark as Underground Search Returns Uncertain Results
7. December 18, 2009 - Dark Matter Detected for First Time?
8. December 18, 2009 - Physicists detect two candidate dark matter interactions, but say the data are not conclusive
9. December 18, 2009 - The first glimpse of dark matter?
10. December 18, 2009 - CDMS gives possible evidence for dark matter
11. December 19, 2009 - Scientists spot tantalising clues to mystery of dark matter
12. December 23, 2009 - 'Dark-matter' events spotted
13. December 28, 2009 - A hint of WIMPs?

Hydrocarbons on Titan

1. December 17, 2009 - Shining Lake Confirms Presence of Liquid on Titan
2. December 17, 2009 - Glint of Sunlight Confirms Liquid in Northern Lake District of Titan - also here
3. December 19, 2009 - 'Boat' could explore Saturn moon
4. December 18, 2009 - Scientists discover fog on Titan - also here
5. December 21, 2009 - A Glint of Sunlight from Titan
6. December 21, 2009 - Sunlight Glints off Liquid Lake on Titan
7. December 22, 2009 - Fog Seen on Saturn Moon Titan--A First
8. December 22, 2009 - Titan's lakes could be explored by boat

Supernova remnants

1. December 17, 2009 - Supernova explosions stay in shape
2. December 17, 2009 - Star Deaths
3. December 24, 2009 - Star Remnants Retain 'Memory' of Explosions

Enceladus

1. December 18, 2009 - Enceladus plume is half ice

Ocean acidification

1. December 18, 2009 - Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change

Technology

Photonic computing

1. December 14, 2009 - Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing - also here

Quantum encryption

1. December 14, 2009 - AOptix Technologies and NuCrypt demonstrate physical-layer quantum encryption

Robotics

1. December 14, 2009 - Slam dunk for future smart robots

Semiconductor lasers

1. December 14, 2009 - New structure could produce efficient semiconductor laser sources

Microfluidics

1. December 14, 2009 - A new kind of micro-mobility: Moving tiny particles using magnetic fields - also here

Photovoltaics

1. December 14, 2009 - Solar cell grabs hot electrons
2. December 18, 2009 - Hot Electrons Could Double Solar Cell Power Efficiency

Quantum computing

1. December 14, 2009 - Google in superposition of using, not using quantum computer
2. December 15, 2009 - Google Collaborates with D-Wave on Possible Quantum Image Search

Storing light in Bose-Einstein condensates

1. December 15, 2009 - Slowed light breaks record
2. December 18, 2009 - Frozen light stays fresh longer

Superconducting magnets

1. December 16, 2009 - An Advance in Superconducting Magnet Technology Opens the Door for More Powerful Colliders

Bose-Einstein condensates

1. December 16, 2009 - Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases - also here

16-nanometer chip technology

1. December 16, 2009 - Taiwan unveils super-tiny microchip

Nanotechnology

1. December 16, 2009 - Growing Europe's nanowires
2. December 18, 2009 - Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water
3. December 18, 2009 - Bioactive glass nanofibers produced - also here
4. December 18, 2009 - A template for microwire self-assembly

Long lasers

1. December 16, 2009 - World's Longest Laser -- 270 Km Long -- Created

Molecular computing

1. December 17, 2009 - Significant Advances Made in Molecular Computing

Organic flash memory

1. December 17, 2009 - Organic flash memory developed

Graphene

1. December 17, 2009 - Water droplets shape graphene nanostructures - also here

Terahertz technology

1. December 18, 2009 - Physicists see through the opaque with 'T-rays' - also here

Faster DNA sequencing

1. December 20, 2009 - Faster, cheaper DNA sequencing method developed - also here

Life sciences

SIRT1, somatropic signaling, and calorie restriction

1. December 14, 2009 - Study strengthens link between sirtuins proteins and life extension - also here

Abiotic synthesis of organic compounds from "Prussian blue"

1. December 14, 2009 - Prussian blue linked to the origin of life - also here

RNA splicing

1. December 14, 2009 - DNA needs a good editor: Researchers unravel the mysteries of DNA packaging - also here

Salamander limb regeneration

1. December 14, 2009 - Researchers tackle protein mechanisms behind limb regeneration - also here

Tendons and skeleton in embryonic development

1. December 14, 2009 - Tendons shape bones during embryonic development - also here

Genes, epigenetics, population heterogeneity, and evolution

1. December 14, 2009 - Scientists suggest certain genes boost chances for distributing variety of traits, drive evolution - also here

Telomeres, youthful appearance, and lonvevity

1. December 14, 2009 - Study: Looking young may mean living longer - also here
2. December 14, 2009 - People who look young for their age 'live longer'

Ancient Eurpean hominins

1. December 15, 2009 - French find puts humans in Europe 200,000 years earlier
2. December 17, 2009 - Fossils may age Europeans 200,000 years

Bacterial electrokinesis

1. December 15, 2009 - New Bacterial Behavior Discovered - also here

Potential disease-related alleles with parent-dependent effects

1. December 16, 2009 - Genetic gift from mom, genetic burden from dad
2. December 16, 2009 - Mom and Dad not equally to blame for some bad genes

Cancer genomes

1. December 16, 2009 - Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer
2. December 16, 2009 - Cancer genomes sequenced
3. December 16, 2009 - Cancer genomes reveal risks of sun and smoke
4. December 16, 2009 - Lung cancer and melanoma laid bare: First comprehensive analysis of two cancer genomes - also here
5. December 16, 2009 - Scientists crack 'entire genetic code' of cancer
6. December 17, 2009 - Scientists crack gene code of common cancers

Cell movement

1. December 16, 2009 - Researchers find cells move in mysterious ways - also here

3-D spatial organization of genomes

1. December 16, 2009 - Scientists' 3-D View of Genes-at-Work Is Paradigm Shift in Genetics

Detection of glycated proteins

1. December 16, 2009 - New Technique Detects Proteins That Make Us Age

Antiviral proteins

1. December 17, 2009 - Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins
2. December 18, 2009 - Human Protein Helps Prevent Infection by H1N1 Influenza and Other Viruses

Cellular benefits of glucose restriction

1. December 17, 2009 - Researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development - also here
2. December 22, 2009 - Scientists take important step toward the proverbial fountain of youth - also here

Mechanism of Salmonella infection

1. December 17, 2009 - Invasion without a stir - also here

Mitochondrial movement and actin

1. December 17, 2009 - Within a cell, actin keeps things moving - also here

Dorsal and patterning in embryonic development

1. December 17, 2009 - Researchers revise long-held theory of fruit-fly development - also here

Heme channels

1. December 17, 2009 - Heme channel found - also here

Organization of hominin living spaces

1. December 18, 2009 - Stone Age campers set up separate activity areas
2. December 18, 2009 - The Origins of Tidiness
3. December 22, 2009 - Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than previously thought - also here, here
4. January 12, 2010 - Homo Erectus Invented "Modern" Living?

Halophilic bacteria

1. December 18, 2009 - World's oldest known DNA discovered

Apoptosis

1. December 18, 2009 - Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease - also here

Biofilms

1. December 18, 2009 - Researchers discover new ways to treat chronic infections - also here

DNA replication

1. December 19, 2009 - Missing Piece of DNA Replication Puzzle Identified

Histone code

1. December 20, 2009 - Scientists take a step towards uncovering the histone code - also here

Cell-type dependence of effects of genome variations

1. December 18, 2009 - Type of Cell Proves to Be Highly Significant in Genetic Studies

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Autism

1. December 14, 2009 - People with autism 'have problem with self-awareness'
2. December 14, 2009 - How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others - also here
3. December 18, 2009 - One percent of U.S. children have autism: study
4. December 18, 2009 - Rate of autism disorders climbs to 1 percent among 8-year-olds - also here
5. December 19, 2009 - Autism Numbers Are Rising. The Question is Why?

Cultural relativity of cognition

1. December 14, 2009 - I think step to the left, you think step to the east

Math1, proprioception, and interoception

1. December 14, 2009 - Master gene Math1 controls framework for perceiving external and internal body parts - also here

Modeling neural circuits for probabalistic inference

1. December 14, 2009 - Computer Models How Brain Cells Reach a Decision

Spatial-sequence synesthesia

1. December 14, 2009 - A Mind That Touches the Past
2. December 15, 2009 - People who 'see' numbers have better memories for dates

Sign language

1. December 15, 2009 - Sign language puzzle solved

SIRT1 and appetite

1. December 15, 2009 - Controlling key enzyme in brain offers clue for future obesity treatment - also here

Evolutionary psychology

1. December 15, 2009 - 'Fertile women favour flirty men'

Neural activity in memory formation and retrieval

1. December 16, 2009 - Scientists decode memory-forming brain cell conversations - also here

Spatial processing in the right brain

1. December 16, 2009 - Scientists Shed New Light On Right Brain Activity

Understanding of written language

1. December 16, 2009 - How do we understand written language? - also here

Nervous system benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

1. December 16, 2009 - New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function - also here

Glutamate and the reward system

1. December 16, 2009 - Glutamate can play key role in drug impact on brain

PDE4 and sleep deprivation

1. December 16, 2009 - Enzyme Behind Effects of Sleep Deprivation Discovered

Learning styles

1. December 16, 2009 - Learning styles debunked - also here

Neurogenesis and maternal behavior

1. December 17, 2009 - Exposure to young triggers new neuron creation in females exhibiting maternal behavior - also here

Number synesthesia

1. December 17, 2009 - Color my numbers - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. December 17, 2009 - Brain Imaging Shows Kids' PTSD Symptoms Linked to Poor Hippocampus Function

Neurobiological mechanisms of the effects of cannabis use

1. December 17, 2009 - Cannabis and adolescence - also here

Genetics of substance addiction

1. December 18, 2009 - The use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana can be traced to a common set of genes - also here

Decline of memory recall with age

1. December 18, 2009 - How celebrity monikers can help us remember - also here

Social networks

1. December 18, 2009 - From terrorism to HIV, it's all about the network

Health and medicine

Alzheimer's disease

1. December 14, 2009 - Alzheimer's protein may be early risk factor
2. December 15, 2009 - Appetite hormone leptin plays role in Alzheimer's
3. December 15, 2009 - Higher levels of protein hormone associated with lower risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease
4. December 15, 2009 - Time for a new view of late-life dementia
5. December 15, 2009 - Imaging test detects Alzheimer's disease that is likely to progress
6. December 15, 2009 - Drug for Alzheimer's disease does not appear to slow cognitive decline - also here
7. December 15, 2009 - Beta-Amyloid Inhibitor Fails in Alzheimer's Trial
8. December 15, 2009 - Brain Plaques in Healthy Individuals Linked to Increased Alzheimer's Risk
9. December 16, 2009 - Diet high in methionine could increase risk of Alzheimers - also here
10. December 16, 2009 - Researchers Find High Leptin Levels May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
11. December 16, 2009 - Alzheimer's risk linked to level of appetite hormone

Diabetes

1. December 14, 2009 - More evidence coffee, tea could prevent diabetes
2. December 14, 2009 - Regular coffee, decaf and tea all associated with reduced risk for diabetes - also here
3. December 14, 2009 - Study finds over 90 percent of people with gum disease are at risk for diabetes - also here
4. December 14, 2009 - Strict blood sugar control in some diabetics does not lower heart attack, stroke risk - also here
5. December 15, 2009 - Discovery of new gene called Brd2 that regulates obesity and diabetes - also here
6. December 15, 2009 - Drinking cups of tea and coffee 'can prevent diabetes'
7. December 16, 2009 - Treating depression helps with blood sugar control
8. December 17, 2009 - Tailored treatment may be best for diabetics
9. December 18, 2009 - Fake sugar may alter how the body handles real sugar
10. December 18, 2009 - Rapid-Acting Insulin Analogues: No Additional Benefit for Children With Type 1 Diabetes, Research Suggests

Health benefits of physical activity

1. December 14, 2009 - Active lifestyle aids kidneys, colon cancer survivors

AIDS

1. December 14, 2009 - AIDS prevention gel fails in African trials
2. December 14, 2009 - HIV Outwits Yet Another Microbicide
3. December 14, 2009 - Research reveals further progress toward AIDS vaccine - also here
4. December 14, 2009 - Hindering HIV-1-fighting immune cells
5. December 14, 2009 - Vaginal HIV gel fails to cut risk
6. December 15, 2009 - Biological catch-22 prevents induction of antibodies that block HIV - also here
7. December 15, 2009 - New insight into selective binding properties of infectious HIV - also here
8. December 17, 2009 - Hopes fade for HIV microbicide

Stem cells

1. December 14, 2009 - New material could support stem cell development
2. December 15, 2009 - Researchers find reproductive germ cells survive and thrive in transplants, even among species - also here
3. December 16, 2009 - Marking of tissue-specific crucial in embryonic stem cells to ensure proper function - also here
4. December 16, 2009 - Stem-cell activators switch function, repress mature cells - also here
5. December 17, 2009 - Umbilical cord could be new source of plentiful stem cells, researchers say - also here

Nanobiotechnology

1. December 14, 2009 - Tracking new cancer-killing particles with MRI - also here
2. December 14, 2009 - Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects - also here
3. December 18, 2009 - Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy - also here

Cancer

1. December 14, 2009 - Study finds significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment - also here
2. December 14, 2009 - Study points way to development of drugs for deadly childhood leukemia - also here
3. December 14, 2009 - DC-SCRIPT found to have prognostic value in breast cancer - also here
4. December 14, 2009 - Exercise improves survival rates for colorectal cancer patients
5. December 14, 2009 - Immune-Boosting Drugs Could Enhance Cancer Treatment
6. December 14, 2009 - Roche restarts Phase III Avastin clinical trial
7. December 15, 2009 - Targeting brain cancer cell metabolism may provide new treatment - also here
8. December 15, 2009 - More blood vessels in hormone-resistant prostate tumors - also here
9. December 16, 2009 - Scientists use DNA sequencing to attack lung cancer - also here
10. December 16, 2009 - Researchers publish review of the 'molecular basis of colorectal cancer' - also here
11. December 16, 2009 - Heart drugs show promise for fighting colon cancer - also here
12. December 17, 2009 - U.S. panel narrowly backs Photocure cancer test drug
13. December 17, 2009 - Does Glutathione-S-transferase associate with gastrointestinal cancer in Korean population?
14. December 17, 2009 - Researchers identify possible imaging method to stratify breast cancer without biopsy - also here
15. December 17, 2009 - Smoking and Drinking Linked to Bowel Cancer: Know Your Risks
16. December 18, 2009 - Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1) - also here
17. December 20, 2009 - Gefitinib improves survival compared with standard chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with genetic mutation

Cancer biology

1. December 14, 2009 - New protein key for cell proliferation identified
2. December 14, 2009 - Scientists Uncover Protective Mechanism Against Liver Cancer - also here
3. December 15, 2009 - New suppressor of common liver cancer - also here
4. December 20, 2009 - Metastasis formation revealed in detail and real time - also here
5. December 20, 2009 - How Cancer Cells Protect Themselves from Low Levels of Oxygen

Inflammation pathways

1. December 14, 2009 - Soluble Immune Molecules Cause Acute Kidney Inflammation in Mice

Cardiovascular disease

1. December 15, 2009 - U.S. panel backs wider use of AstraZeneca's Crestor
2. December 15, 2009 - Medical therapy has benefits in neck artery disease
3. December 15, 2009 - Low cholesterol transfer protein activity associated with heart disease risk - also here
4. December 15, 2009 - Genetic link to heart failure - also here
5. December 15, 2009 - Intensive therapy for narrowed arteries linked to fewer heart events - also here
6. December 16, 2009 - Childhood brain power tied to adult heart health
7. December 16, 2009 - New Web tool may help predict risk of second stroke
8. December 17, 2009 - Enzyme may create new approach to hypertension therapy - also here
9. December 17, 2009 - 'Myrrh' May Have Cholesterol-Lowering Properties

Celiac disease

1. December 15, 2009 - Antibody tests boost celiac disease diagnoses

Tissue engineering

1. December 15, 2009 - Heart cells on lab chip display 'nanosense' that guides behavior - also here

Immune system response to H1N1 influenza

1. December 15, 2009 - First immunological clue to why some H1N1 patients get very ill or die - also here
2. December 17, 2009 - When body meets H1N1 flu

Tuberculosis

1. December 15, 2009 - Fighting the threat of latent TB

Hepatitis C

1. December 17, 2009 - Anadys says hep C drug shows positive results in trial

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. December 17, 2009 - Breakthrough on causes of inflammatory bowel disease - also here

Vaccine adjuvants

1. December 17, 2009 - Major breakthrough may pave the way for therapeutic vaccines - also here

Metabolic syndrome

1. December 17, 2009 - Shift working aggravates metabolic syndrome development among middle-aged males - also here

Host-virus interactions of influenza viruses

1. December 18, 2009 - Researchers create map of interactions between flu virus and its human host
2. December 22, 2009 - Investigators identify host factors that help multiple influenza strains thrive - also here
3. December 23, 2009 - Revoking Flu's Enemy-With-Benefits Status

Antibiotics

1. December 20, 2009 - Antimicrobial Peptide from Ancient Organism May Be Effective Against Multiresistant Human Pathogens Including MRSA

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