Volume 9, Number 4 January 25, 2010 Physical sciences Technology Life sciences Neuroscience, psychology, behavior Health and medicine

Physical sciences Earthquakes Quantum theory Himalayan glaciers Exobiology Multiple star systems Global warming Dark matter in distant galaxies T2K neutrino experiment Pulsars Star-forming regions Ocean acidification Paleoclimatology Kepler telescope Herschel telescope Self-organizing network systems Black holes from particle collisions Extrasolar planets Intracluster star formation Microbiology in Mars analog lakes Dark matter Methane and climate modeling Technology Nanotechnology Graphene Quantum data storage Spintronics Superconductivity Space-based solar power Virtualization of supercomputers Magnetic tunnel junction memory Carbon nanotubes Organic transistors 'Random' lasers Micro-western arrays for protein analysis Life sciences Genetic diversity of proto-humans Modeling evolution of human hands and feet Resveratrol, sirtuins, and aging Immune system evasion by ebola virus Cultural practices and human evolution Protein folding Omega-3 fatty acids and telomere length Toll-like receptors PI3K and T cell maturation Canine evolution Modeling mutation and evolution FOXO, insulin levels, and antimicrobial peptides Physics of viral infection Chaperonins in archaea Bacterial membrane-coat proteins SIRT6 and glucose metabolism Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Method of infection of vaccinia virus Method of infection of herpes simplex virus TAB2 and inflammation Benefits of sexual reproduction for reducing DNA mutations Induced pluripotent stem cells Autophagy Receptor mobility and T cell antigen recognition Synergy between bacteria and influeza virus Dendritic cells in the brain Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Genetic links beween mood disorders Face recognition Calpain, BDNF, synaptic remodeling, and memory Socioeconomic status and cortisol levels Brain-imaging studies Exercise and neurogenesis Spatial representation in the brain Aging and memory Schizophrenia Fruit fly attention span, Ritalin, and memory Autism Language and social structure Physical embodiment of time sense Structure of glutamate receptor GABA receptor transport in neurons 3-D visualization of synapses Health and medicine Cancer Stem cells Cardiovascular disease Sedentariness and cardiovascular disease Health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids Nanobiotechnology Alzheimer's disease Malaria Diabetes Cancer biology AIDS Inflammatory bowel disease Antibiotics Protein misfolding and neurodegenerative diseases Parkinson's disease Hepatitis C Vaccines Allergies Vitamin D and cholesterol Obesity Multiple sclerosis Tuberculosis Autoimmune disease Obesity, inflammation, and cancer Cancer stem cells Lupus Prions

Physical sciences

Earthquakes

1. January 18, 2010 - Mega-quake building off Indonesia: study
2. January 18, 2010 - Another Indonesian earthquake set to strike
3. January 18, 2010 - After Haiti, Worries About Other Big Quakes
4. January 18, 2010 - Researchers studied Haitian fault; warned of potential for a large earthquake
5. January 18, 2010 - New study sheds light on quake peril for Istanbul
6. January 19, 2010 - Geologists to evaluate future Haiti risks
7. January 19, 2010 - Earthquake Risk: Seismic Gap South of Istanbul Poses Extreme Danger
8. January 19, 2010 - Heightened Earthquake Risk in Indonesia
9. January 20, 2010 - What Happened in Haiti?
10. January 20, 2010 - Strong quake hits Haiti: US geologists
11. January 21, 2010 - San Andreas Fault study unearths new quake information - also here, here
12. January 22, 2010 - Haiti Aftershocks Will Continue for Months, Maybe Years
13. January 22, 2010 - High aftershock risk for Haiti in next 30 days: USGS
14. February 3, 2010 - Shaking up estimates about ‘the big one’

Quantum theory

1. January 18, 2010 - New light shed on old dispute between Einstein and Bohr

Himalayan glaciers

1. January 18, 2010 - In new row, UN climate body to probe Himalayan glacier forecast
2. January 18, 2010 - U.N. Panel's Glacier Warning Is Criticized as Exaggerated
3. January 19, 2010 - Glacier estimate is on thin ice
4. January 19, 2010 - UN to probe doomsday glacier forecast
5. January 19, 2010 - IPCC investgates own glacier forecast
6. January 19, 2010 - UN climate body admits 'mistake' on Himalayan glaciers
7. January 20, 2010 - U.N.: Himalayan glaciers warning not backed up by evidence - also here
8. January 20, 2010 - UN climate report riddled with errors on glaciers - also here
9. January 20, 2010 - IPCC admits Himalayan glacier error
10. January 25, 2010 - IPCC: Glacier forecast "regrettable error"

Exobiology

1. January 18, 2010 - Tooling up ExoMars - also here
2. January 18, 2010 - Methane on Mars: Esa and Nasa get down to business

Multiple star systems

1. January 18, 2010 - Double Sunsets May be Common, But Twin-Star Setups Still Mysterious

Global warming

1. January 19, 2010 - Why Hasn't Earth Warmed as Much as Expected? - also here
2. January 19, 2010 - 2000s Warmest Decade on Record, Government Reports - also here, here
3. January 21, 2010 - Most powerful hurricanes on the rise
4. January 21, 2010 - NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record, 2009 One of Warmest Years - also here, here
5. January 21, 2010 - 'Cooling' forests can heat too - also here
6. January 22, 2010 - NASA: 2009 tied for 2nd-warmest year, 00s hottest decade too
7. January 23, 2010 - Ice Is 'Rotten' in the Beaufort Sea

Dark matter in distant galaxies

1. January 19, 2010 - Weak Lensing Gains Strength - also here
2. January 28, 2010 - Distant Galaxies Unlock New Secrets of Dark Matter

T2K neutrino experiment

1. January 19, 2010 - Researchers Detect First Neutrino Events at T2K Facilities in Japan

Pulsars

1. January 19, 2010 - Cosmic Currents May Move Faster Than Light

Star-forming regions

1. January 20, 2010 - Glowing Hydrogen Highlights Cat's Paw Nebula
2. January 20, 2010 - On the Trail of a Cosmic Cat - also here
3. January 20, 2010 - Glowing Nebula Reveals Cosmic Cat's Paw

Ocean acidification

1. January 20, 2010 - Study Shows First Direct Evidence of Ocean Acidification - also here

Paleoclimatology

1. January 20, 2010 - Cave reveals Southwest's abrupt climate swings during Ice Age

Kepler telescope

1. January 20, 2010 - Kepler Mission Update: First exoplanet discovery, focal plane anomaly

Herschel telescope

1. January 20, 2010 - Herschel readies itself for the Orion Nebula

Self-organizing network systems

1. January 21, 2010 - Slime design mimics Tokyo's rail system - also here, here
2. January 21, 2010 - A life of slime
3. January 21, 2010 - Slime Mold Beats Humans at Perfecting Traffic Networks
4. January 21, 2010 - Slime mold validates efficiency of Tokyo rail network
5. January 21, 2010 - Slime mold is master network engineer - also here
6. January 21, 2010 - Ride the Slime Mold Express!
7. January 21, 2010 - Amoeboid designs complex transportation network, eats oats
8. January 21, 2010 - Planes, trains, and slime molds

Black holes from particle collisions

1. January 22, 2010 - Colliding Particles Can Make Black Holes

Extrasolar planets

1. January 22, 2010 - Water Planets

Intracluster star formation

1. January 22, 2010 - Galaxy Cluster Abell 3627: Two Tails to Tell
2. January 23, 2010 - Spectacular X-Ray Tails Surprise Astronomers

Microbiology in Mars analog lakes

1. January 22, 2010 - Microbial Life in Mars Analog Lakes

Dark matter

1. January 22, 2010 - Strongly interacting dark matter ruled out by observations

Methane and climate modeling

1. January 22, 2010 - Model Helps Predict Global Wetland Greenhouse Emissions

Technology

Nanotechnology

1. January 18, 2010 - Going Beyond Moore's Law by Using the Third Dimension
2. January 18, 2010 - Physicists develop 3D metamaterial nanolens that achieves super-resolution imaging

Graphene

1. January 19, 2010 - European researchers make breakthrough in developing super-material graphene - also here
2. January 19, 2010 - Graphene-Based Nanomat Could Lead to Next-Generation Catalysts
3. January 22, 2010 - Next generation devices get boost from graphene research

Quantum data storage

1. January 19, 2010 - Turning down the noise in quantum data storage - also here

Spintronics

1. January 19, 2010 - Electric control of aligned spins improves computer memory - also here

Superconductivity

1. January 19, 2010 - Superconductivity in iron compound
2. January 20, 2010 - New Superconductivity Mechanism Found in Iron Compound - also here

Space-based solar power

1. January 19, 2010 - EADS Astrium develops space power concept
2. January 21, 2010 - European space company wants solar power plant in space

Virtualization of supercomputers

1. January 20, 2010 - Research team 'virtualizes' supercomputer

Magnetic tunnel junction memory

1. January 21, 2010 - Researchers suggest new memory storage mineral

Carbon nanotubes

1. January 22, 2010 - Dry printing of nanotube patterns to any surface could revolutionize microelectronics - also here
2. January 27, 2010 - From gecko feet, lesson in nanotube transfer

Organic transistors

1. January 22, 2010 - An organic transistor paves the way for new generations of neuro-inspired computers - also here
2. January 28, 2010 - Organic transistor mimics brain synapse

'Random' lasers

1. January 24, 2010 - How 'random' lasers work - also here

Micro-western arrays for protein analysis

1. January 24, 2010 - Illuminating protein networks in one step

Life sciences

Genetic diversity of proto-humans

1. January 18, 2010 - Ancient humans more diverse?
2. January 19, 2010 - Human Ancestors Were an Endangered Species
3. January 20, 2010 - Humans Might Have Faced Extinction 1 Million Years Ago
4. January 21, 2010 - Humans were once an endangered species

Modeling evolution of human hands and feet

1. January 18, 2010 - Feet hold the key to human hand evolution
2. January 20, 2010 - Feet may be the key to hand evolution

Resveratrol, sirtuins, and aging

1. January 19, 2010 - Health benefits of red-wine chemical unclear

Immune system evasion by ebola virus

1. January 19, 2010 - Researchers discover Ebola's deadly secret - also here, here
2. January 21, 2010 - Ebola's deadly disguise

Cultural practices and human evolution

1. January 19, 2010 - The changing facebook of genetics

Protein folding

1. January 19, 2010 - Biophysicists manipulate 'zipper,' reveal protein folding dynamics - also here

Omega-3 fatty acids and telomere length

1. January 19, 2010 - Link examined between omega-3 fatty acid levels and biological aging marker in patients with CHD - also here
2. January 19, 2010 - Fish Oils May Slow Genetic Aging in Heart Patients

Toll-like receptors

1. January 19, 2010 - TLR Proteins Can Provide Security from Tissue Destruction

PI3K and T cell maturation

1. January 19, 2010 - Regenerative Medicine and Transplantations: How the Immune System Produces T Cells

Canine evolution

1. January 19, 2010 - Dog Genome Researchers Track Paw Prints of Selective Breeding
2. January 20, 2010 - 'Survival of the cutest' proves Darwin right - also here

Modeling mutation and evolution

1. January 20, 2010 - Biologists explain how organisms can tolerate mutations, yet adapt to environmental change - also here

FOXO, insulin levels, and antimicrobial peptides

1. January 20, 2010 - Hungry immune guardians are snappier - also here

Physics of viral infection

1. January 20, 2010 - Energy of attacking virus revealed - also here

Chaperonins in archaea

1. January 20, 2010 - Chaperonins prompt proper protein folding -- but how? - also here

Bacterial membrane-coat proteins

1. January 20, 2010 - Membrane-coat proteins: Bacteria have them too - also here

SIRT6 and glucose metabolism

1. January 21, 2010 - Protein may be new target for obesity, diabetes therapies
2. January 21, 2010 - Lack of cellular enzyme triggers switch in glucose processing - also here

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1. January 21, 2010 - MRSA bacterial strain mutates quickly as it spreads
2. January 21, 2010 - Superbug family tree sketched out
3. January 21, 2010 - Tracking MRSA evolution and transmission - also here
4. January 21, 2010 - MRSA superbug strain 'tracked' via genome
5. January 21, 2010 - Sequencing Staph: New Genetic Analysis Tracks MRSA Mutations
6. January 22, 2010 - High-res technique zooms in on superbugs - also here
7. February 2, 2010 - Researchers Track Evolution and Spread of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Across Hospitals and Continents

Method of infection of vaccinia virus

1. January 21, 2010 - Virus spreads by bouncing off infected cells
2. January 21, 2010 - Video of virus in action shows viruses can spread faster than thought possible - also here
3. January 22, 2010 - Greedy Virus Helps Spread Disease
4. January 22, 2010 - Cell 'surfing' aids virus spread
5. January 22, 2010 - Viruses Spread Fast By 'Cell Surfing'

Method of infection of herpes simplex virus

1. January 21, 2010 - How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards - also here

TAB2 and inflammation

1. January 21, 2010 - Inflammation 'on switch' also serves as 'off switch' - also here

Benefits of sexual reproduction for reducing DNA mutations

1. January 21, 2010 - Study shows value of sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction - also here

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. January 21, 2010 - New concoction reprograms differentiated cells into pluripotent stem cells - also here

Autophagy

1. January 21, 2010 - Researchers identify a new gene involved in autophagy, the cellular recycling program - also here

Receptor mobility and T cell antigen recognition

1. January 21, 2010 - New study focuses on protein dynamics - also here

Synergy between bacteria and influeza virus

1. January 22, 2010 - Double trouble: Bacterial super-infection after the flu - also here

Dendritic cells in the brain

1. January 22, 2010 - First evidence that the brain' native dendritic cells can muster an immune response - also here

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Genetic links beween mood disorders

1. January 19, 2010 - Analysis shows genetic link between major mood disorders

Face recognition

1. January 19, 2010 - Face recognition ability inherited separately from IQ

Calpain, BDNF, synaptic remodeling, and memory

1. January 19, 2010 - Memory molecule, deja vu - also here

Socioeconomic status and cortisol levels

1. January 19, 2010 - Low socioeconomic status affects cortisol levels in children over time - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. January 20, 2010 - Your Brain's Got Game
2. January 20, 2010 - Video gamers: Size of brain structures predicts success - also here
3. January 20, 2010 - Size of Brain Region Affects Video Game Performance
4. January 21, 2010 - Video game success may be in the mind, study finds
5. January 21, 2010 - Brain size predicts success at video games
6. January 24, 2010 - Bad at video games? Your brain structure may be at fault

Exercise and neurogenesis

1. January 20, 2010 - Aerobic exercise grows brain cells
2. January 20, 2010 - Physical exercise helps brains grow, mouse study finds

Spatial representation in the brain

1. January 20, 2010 - The human brain uses a grid to represent space - also here

Aging and memory

1. January 20, 2010 - Older brains make good use of 'useless' information - also here
2. January 20, 2010 - First evidence that blueberry juice improves memory in older adults - also here

Schizophrenia

1. January 20, 2010 - Blood test for schizophrenia could be ready this year
2. January 20, 2010 - Estrogen in the fight against schizophrenia - also here
3. January 21, 2010 - Team finds childhood clues to adult schizophrenia - also here

Fruit fly attention span, Ritalin, and memory

1. January 20, 2010 - Attention drug drives memory research

Autism

1. January 20, 2010 - Communication problems in the brain: Maturation disorders of nerve terminals may trigger autism - also here

Language and social structure

1. January 21, 2010 - Language structure is partly determined by social structure, says psychology study - also here

Physical embodiment of time sense

1. January 21, 2010 - Moving through time

Structure of glutamate receptor

1. January 22, 2010 - Brain protein critical to movement, memory, and learning deciphered at the Advanced Light Source

GABA receptor transport in neurons

1. January 22, 2010 - Nano-motors facilitate communication between brain cells

3-D visualization of synapses

1. January 22, 2010 - Neuron connections seen in 3-D - also here

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. January 18, 2010 - Weaker wine 'may lower the risk of some cancers'
2. January 18, 2010 - Childhood harms can lead to lung cancer - also here
3. January 18, 2010 - A variant of the gene GFI1 predisposes to a subtype of blood cancer - also here
4. January 18, 2010 - HPV testing prevents more invasive cervical cancers than cytology
5. January 19, 2010 - Follow-up colonoscopy often misused: studies - also here
6. January 19, 2010 - Age important in hereditary pancreatic cancer risk
7. January 19, 2010 - Breakthrough breast cancer therapy reduces mastectomies, saves breast - also here
8. January 19, 2010 - Researchers find a treatment for deadly brain tumor - also here
9. January 19, 2010 - Characteristics of young age gastric cancer patients - also here
10. January 19, 2010 - Tobacco smoke causes lung inflammation, promotes lung cancer growth - also here
11. January 19, 2010 - Combination therapy may be effective against some non-small cell lung cancers - also here
12. January 19, 2010 - HPV test 'can cut cervical cancer deaths' say experts
13. January 20, 2010 - When the smoke clears: Molecular link between tobacco carcinogen and cancer - also here
14. January 20, 2010 - Cervical cancer: Combined drug and radiotherapy improves survival - also here
15. January 20, 2010 - Informative Method to Identify Biomarkers for Guiding Therapy Decisions
16. January 21, 2010 - Roche drug keeps patients cancer-free longer
17. January 21, 2010 - High vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of colon cancer - also here
18. January 21, 2010 - Ultrasound plus proteomic blood analyses may help physicians diagnose early-stage ovarian cancer - also here
19. January 21, 2010 - Endometrial Cancer Most Common, Least Talked About Gynecologic Cancer
20. January 21, 2010 - Lung cancer patients who quit smoking double their survival chances - also here
21. January 22, 2010 - Shedding new light on cancer
22. January 24, 2010 - Gene discovery may help guide breast cancer care
23. January 24, 2010 - Genes found linked to breast cancer drug resistance could guide future treatment choices - also here
24. January 25, 2010 - Test 'predicts breast cancer resistance'

Stem cells

1. January 18, 2010 - Cord blood stem cell transplant hopes lifted
2. January 19, 2010 - Transplanted stem cells form proper brain connections - also here
3. January 19, 2010 - Scientists identify molecule that inhibits stem cell differentiation
4. January 20, 2010 - New way to generate abundant functional blood vessel cells from human stem cells discovered - also here
5. January 22, 2010 - Scientists create blood vessel cells from stem cells

Cardiovascular disease

1. January 18, 2010 - Severe form of psoriasis ups heart disease risk
2. January 19, 2010 - Fish oil protects against cellular aging: study
3. January 19, 2010 - Cardiologists discover 'pouch' in heart that may raise stroke risk - also here
4. January 19, 2010 - New data show cardiac respiratory stress test can quickly detect significant coronary artery disease
5. January 19, 2010 - Hypertension: Beta-blockers effective in combination therapies - also here
6. January 20, 2010 - New treatment hope by 'painting the colors of the heart'
7. January 20, 2010 - Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt
8. January 21, 2010 - One-fifth of US teens have unhealthy cholesterol
9. January 21, 2010 - Degree of obesity raises risk of stroke, regardless of gender, race - also here
10. January 21, 2010 - Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths - also here

Sedentariness and cardiovascular disease

1. January 18, 2010 - Is too much sitting as bad as too little exercise?
2. January 20, 2010 - Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly - also here

Health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

1. January 18, 2010 - Fish oil not snake oil - also here
2. January 19, 2010 - Benefits of omega-3 fatty acids tally up
3. January 22, 2010 - Intelligence in young children is not influenced by omega 3 fatty acid

Nanobiotechnology

1. January 18, 2010 - New 'nanoburrs' could add to arsenal of therapies against heart disease - also here
2. January 19, 2010 - Nano technology tackles heart disease

Alzheimer's disease

1. January 18, 2010 - Staring, sleepiness, other mental lapses more likely in patients with Alzheimer's - also here

Malaria

1. January 18, 2010 - Promising candidates for malaria vaccine revealed - also here
2. January 18, 2010 - Malignant malaria found in apes
3. January 19, 2010 - Experts identify key triggers in malaria vaccine hunt
4. January 19, 2010 - Gorillas carry malignant malaria parasite, study reports - also here
5. January 20, 2010 - Glaxo offers free malaria research, vaccine nears
6. January 20, 2010 - GlaxoSmithKline goes public with malaria data
7. January 20, 2010 - Drug firm boost to malaria fight
8. January 20, 2010 - Malaria does the 'stick-and-slip shuffle'
9. January 22, 2010 - Relationship Between Anti-Merozoite Antibodies and Incidence of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Diabetes

1. January 18, 2010 - Diabetes epidemic in First Nations adults, especially women in prime reproductive years - also here
2. January 22, 2010 - Stress peptide and receptor may have role in diabetes - also here

Cancer biology

1. January 19, 2010 - Deadly brain cancer not a single disease: study
2. January 19, 2010 - The Cancer Genome Atlas identifies distinct subtypes of deadly brain cancer - also here
3. January 19, 2010 - Research provides new insights into deadly brain cancer - also here, here
4. January 19, 2010 - Gene linked to schizophrenia may reduce cancer risk - also here
5. January 19, 2010 - Scientists show how brain tumors outsmart drugs - also here
6. January 19, 2010 - Team cracks the atomic structure of a major cancer drug target - also here
7. January 19, 2010 - In journey from maggot to fruit fly, a clue about cancer metastasis - also here, here, here
8. January 19, 2010 - Cell of origin identified for common type of breast cancer - also here
9. January 19, 2010 - A Role for the Protein C-Myb in Leukemia
10. January 20, 2010 - Genomics boosts brain-cancer work
11. January 20, 2010 - Brain tumor discovery hailed
12. January 22, 2010 - Study identifies potential way to reverse cancer cell metabolism and tumor growth - also here
13. January 22, 2010 - Environmental Cues Lead to Breast Cancer
14. January 24, 2010 - Nlp: All New Tumor-Forming Protein

AIDS

1. January 19, 2010 - Researcher discovers how new HIV vaccine candidate can control HIV progression
2. January 20, 2010 - Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission - also here
3. January 21, 2010 - PrEP treatment prevented HIV transmission in humanized mice - also here
4. January 22, 2010 - HIV infection prematurely ages the brain - also here

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. January 19, 2010 - Predictors of ulcerative colitis severity
2. January 20, 2010 - Promising probiotic treatment for inflammatory bowel disease - also here

Antibiotics

1. January 19, 2010 - Researchers take early step towards devising new antibiotics

Protein misfolding and neurodegenerative diseases

1. January 19, 2010 - Compounds that help protect nerve cells discovered - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. January 19, 2010 - Parkinson's: Treadmill training improves movement - also here
2. January 20, 2010 - Brain abnormalities in Parkinson's patients develop before symptoms occur - also here
3. January 20, 2010 - A novel computational model -- how Parkinson's medications affect learning and attention - also here
4. January 22, 2010 - Common heart medications may also protect against Parkinson's disease, study finds - also here

Hepatitis C

1. January 20, 2010 - Team finds potential path for hepatitis C drugs
2. January 20, 2010 - Scientists identify potential new class of drugs to combat hepatitis C - also here
3. January 20, 2010 - Novel and Simple Formula to Predict Treatment Success in Chronic Hepatitis C

Vaccines

1. January 20, 2010 - Novartis flu vaccine additive boosts wide protection

Allergies

1. January 20, 2010 - Identified: Switch that turns on allergic disease in people - also here

Vitamin D and cholesterol

1. January 20, 2010 - Clinical trial to explore link between vitamin D and cholesterol

Obesity

1. January 20, 2010 - Pregnant women who are overweight put their infants at risk
2. January 22, 2010 - Do these genes make me look fat? Researchers study whether survival of the fattest is genetic

Multiple sclerosis

1. January 20, 2010 - Little pill means big news in the treatment of MS - also here
2. January 20, 2010 - Hope for MS pill after cladribine and fingolimod trials
3. January 21, 2010 - Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis - also here
4. January 21, 2010 - MS pills show promise and risk, studies say - also here
5. January 23, 2010 - Researchers welcome new multiple sclerosis drug

Tuberculosis

1. January 20, 2010 - Researchers find that common stomach pathogen may protect against tuberculosis - also here

Autoimmune disease

1. January 20, 2010 - Etiological Role for H. Pylori in Autoimmune Gastritis

Obesity, inflammation, and cancer

1. January 21, 2010 - Obesity ups cancer risk, and here's how - also here

Cancer stem cells

1. January 21, 2010 - Scientists discover cells critical to childhood leukemia - also here
2. January 22, 2010 - Leukaemia cell 'breakthrough' offers treatment hope

Lupus

1. January 22, 2010 - Malaria drugs may help patients with lupus

Prions

1. January 24, 2010 - Healthy prions protect nerves
2. January 25, 2010 - Prion protein is not all bad
3. January 25, 2010 - Prion Protein Keeps Nerves Happy
4. January 25, 2010 - Prions 'may keep nerves healthy'

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