Volume 9, Number 10 March 8, 2010 Physical sciences Technology Life sciences Neuroscience, psychology, behavior Health and medicine

Physical sciences Hubble parameter Earthquakes Star forming regions Tests of relativity Gamma-ray background James Webb Space Telescope Water on Mars Global warming Paleoclimatology Extrasolar planets Magnetars Old stars in dwarf galaxies Active galaxies Large Hadron Collider Square Kilometer Array K-T mass extinction Methane and global warming Earth's magnetic field Hypernuclei Astrochemistry Galaxies Snowball Earth Hurricanes and climate Extremely Large Telescope Technology Quantum communication Optical communications Graphene Superconductivity Nanotechnology Junctionless transistor Carbon nanotubes Brain-computer interface Nanophotonics Photovoltaics DNA sequencing Supercomputing Grid computing Controlled fusion Molecular transfer printing Life sciences Early human symbolic behavior Kinesin breakdown of ATP Circadian rhythm period gene, stress, and longevity Stress and immune response Evolutionary theory of aging Stromatolites Cell reprogramming Soluble fiber, IL-4, and the immune system Epigenetics Genomics Systems Biology Markup Language Triacylglycerol hydrolase and blood lipid levels Genome hotspots and natural selection Glycosylase DNA repair Systems biology Human polygamy Diversity of mitochondrial DNA across body cells Human intestinal microbiome CD95L and inflammation in nerve cell injury SIRT3, acetylation, and fat metabolism Sestrin, AMPK, TOR, and aging Sexual selection Mapping transcription factor networks Microbe adaptation to land Endocytosis Prokaryote/eukaryote transition and Naegleria gruberi Psychological traits and longevity Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Perception of sound termination Improved fMRI sensor Antidepressants Schizophrenia GABA and depression Alcohol dependence Brain activity and BDNF signaling Circadian rhythm, vasopressin, and body hydration Brain-imaging studies Neuron growth cones Astrocytes Crowding in visual perception Josephson junction brain simulation Ritalin, dopamine, plasticity, and learning Health and medicine Control of diabetes with leptin Cardiovascular disease Cancer MicroRNA and cancer Obesity Diabetes Alzheimer's disease Inflammatory bowel disease Stem cells Vaccines Cancer biology Immune system downregulation by antibiotics Genetics and weight-loss diet Intestinal bacteria and metabolic disease Trauma-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome Antibiotic resistance Antibacterials AIDS Parkinson's disease Gene therapy Multiple sclerosis Tuberculosis Lupus Vitamin D Malaria Nutrigenomics Diabetes, depression, and dementia Prions Antibiotics Psoriasis Drug discovery Allergies Celiac disease

Physical sciences

Hubble parameter

1. March 1, 2010 - Dark matter lens used to measure age of universe
2. March 1, 2010 - Astronomically large lenses measure the age and size of the universe - also here, here, here, here, here
3. March 2, 2010 - Galactic Lenses Confirm Universe's Age, Size
4. March 31, 2010 - Gravitational lensing constrains cosmology

Earthquakes

1. March 1, 2010 - Chile quake occurred in zone of 'increased stress' - also here
2. March 2, 2010 - Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days - also here
3. March 2, 2010 - Chile Earthquake Altered Earth Axis, Shortened Day
4. March 2, 2010 - How the Chilean quake shortened the day
5. March 2, 2010 - Northwest at risk of megaquake like one in Chile - also here
6. March 3, 2010 - Earth knocked for a loop
7. March 5, 2010 - Chile aftershocks could go on for years: scientists

Star forming regions

1. March 1, 2010 - Baby Stars Illuminate Web of Glowing Gas
2. March 3, 2010 - The Cosmic Bat: An Island of Stars in the Making on the Outskirts of Orion - also here, here, here
3. March 3, 2010 - Delicate Nebula Looks Like a Cosmic Bat

Tests of relativity

1. March 1, 2010 - Dark matter could meet its nemesis on Earth

Gamma-ray background

1. March 2, 2010 - Universe's Energetic Cosmic Fog Stumps Scientists
2. March 2, 2010 - Fermi Telescope probes 'dragons' of the gamma-ray sky - also here
3. March 3, 2010 - Mysterious "Dragons" Make Universe's Gamma Ray Fog
4. March 3, 2010 - Universe's high-energy haze gets murkier

James Webb Space Telescope

1. March 2, 2010 - First Mirrors Polished for Next-Gen Space Telescope
2. March 2, 2010 - Webb Telescope's first primary mirror meets cold temperature specifications, sets program landmark - also here
3. March 3, 2010 - Turning up the heat: Finding out how well the Webb telescope's sunshield will perform - also here

Water on Mars

1. March 2, 2010 - Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record - also here
2. March 4, 2010 - Hidden Glaciers Are Common on Mars
3. March 5, 2010 - New view reveals Mars' icy history

Global warming

1. March 2, 2010 - Research team breaks the ice with new estimate of glacier melt - also here
2. March 4, 2010 - Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change
3. March 5, 2010 - Climate change human link evidence 'stronger'
4. March 5, 2010 - Which climate changes can be blamed on humans?
5. March 5, 2010 - 95 per cent chance that Man is to blame for global warming, say scientists

Paleoclimatology

1. March 2, 2010 - Were short warm periods typical for transitions between interglacial and glacial epochs? - also here

Extrasolar planets

1. March 2, 2010 - How to hunt for exoplanets - also here
2. March 4, 2010 - NASA's Kepler Mission Celebrates One Year in Space - also here

Magnetars

1. March 2, 2010 - Exotic Magnetar Has Extremely Strong Magnetic Fields

Old stars in dwarf galaxies

1. March 3, 2010 - First of Missing Primitive Stars Discovered - also here
2. March 3, 2010 - Old star is 'missing link' in galactic evolution - also here
3. March 8, 2010 - Low-metal star suggests Milky Way grew by gobbling dwarfs
4. March 12, 2010 - The Milky Way's Killer Instincts
5. March 19, 2010 - Origins of the Milky Way

Active galaxies

1. March 3, 2010 - Lopsided stellar disks help black holes guzzle gas - also here
2. March 3, 2010 - Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies - also here, here

Large Hadron Collider

1. March 3, 2010 - Detecting proton collisions at unprecedented levels of energy - also here
2. March 3, 2010 - LHC Restarted: Half-Power Run Is Full of Potential

Square Kilometer Array

1. March 3, 2010 - First signal received by future telescope

K-T mass extinction

1. March 3, 2010 - It's definitive: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
2. March 4, 2010 - It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
3. March 4, 2010 - Experts reaffirm asteroid impact caused mass extinction 65 million years ago - also here
4. March 4, 2010 - Rock Solid Link: Asteroid Doomed the Dinosaurs
5. March 4, 2010 - Dinosaur extinction link to crater confirmed
6. March 4, 2010 - An Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, After All
7. March 4, 2010 - Researchers reassert that impact killed dinosaurs - also here
8. March 5, 2010 - Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study
9. March 5, 2010 - Experts confirm asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs

Methane and global warming

1. March 4, 2010 - Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated
2. March 4, 2010 - Methane bubbles in Arctic seas stir warming fears
3. March 4, 2010 - Arctic seafloor a big source of methane - also here
4. March 4, 2010 - Study: Arctic seabed methane stores destabilizing, venting - also here
5. March 4, 2010 - Arctic Sea Belching Tons of Methane
6. March 4, 2010 - Methane bubbling out of Arctic Ocean - but is it new?
7. March 4, 2010 - Methane seen as growing climate risk - also here
8. March 5, 2010 - Study finds methane bubbling from Arctic
9. March 5, 2010 - Siberian Methane Could Fast-Track Global Warming

Earth's magnetic field

1. March 4, 2002 - Geophysicists push age of Earth's magnetic field back 250 million years
2. March 4, 2010 - Oldest measurement of Earth's magnetic field reveals battle between Sun and Earth for our atmosphere - also here, here
3. March 4, 2010 - Earth's mag field may drop in a flash
4. March 4, 2010 - Magnetized Rocks Push Back Origin of Earth's Magnetic Field
5. March 5, 2010 - Earth's Magnetic Field Is 3.5 Billion Years Old
6. March 5, 2010 - Early Earth embroiled in constant solar storm
7. March 5, 2010 - Early Earth's Magnetic Field Was a Weakling
8. March 9, 2010 - Earth's magnetic field older than we thought

Hypernuclei

1. March 4, 2010 - Strange antiparticles pop out of RHIC's quark-gluon plasma
2. March 4, 2010 - Heavy antimatter created in gold collisions
3. March 4, 2010 - From two-trillion-degree heat, researchers create new matter -- and new questions - also here
4. March 4, 2010 - Researchers Help To Create New Form Of Matter
5. March 5, 2010 - RHIC nets strange antimatter

Astrochemistry

1. March 4, 2010 - Herschel Finds Possible Life-Enabling Molecules in Space
2. March 5, 2010 - Precursors of Life-Enabling Organic Molecules in Orion Nebula Unveiled by Herschel Space Observatory
3. March 8, 2010 - All of Life’s Ingredients Found in Orion Nebula
4. March 11, 2010 - Life-Enabling Molecules Spotted in Orion Nebula

Galaxies

1. March 4, 2010 - Bully galaxy rules the neighborhood - also here

Snowball Earth

1. March 4, 2010 - New evidence hints at global glaciation 716.5 million years ago - also here, here
2. March 4, 2010 - "Snowball Earth" Confirmed: Ice Covered Equator
3. March 4, 2010 - Snowball Earth dated by radioactive rocks
4. March 4, 2010 - Scientists Find Signs of "Snowball Earth" Amidst Early Animal Evolution

Hurricanes and climate

1. March 4, 2010 - Hurricanes' effects on ocean temperature revisited

Extremely Large Telescope

1. March 4, 2010 - Chile Poised to Host Biggest Telescope in the World

Technology

Quantum communication

1. March 1, 2010 - Long-distance quantum communication gets closer as physicists increase light storage efficiency by an order of magnitude

Optical communications

1. March 1, 2010 - New device for ultrafast optical communications - also here

Graphene

1. March 1, 2010 - Researchers make graphene hybrid - also here
2. March 2, 2010 - Producing graphene layers using crystallization

Superconductivity

1. March 1, 2010 - Template engineering demonstrates possibilities of new superconducting material
2. March 3, 2010 - Hydrocarbon superconductor is a first
3. March 3, 2010 - Hydrocarbons Can Superconduct, Too
4. March 10, 2010 - Hydrocarbon superconductor created

Nanotechnology

1. March 1, 2010 - New approach could produce multifunction nanodevices
2. March 4, 2010 - Nano-foundry technique yields ultra-durable probes from diamond

Junctionless transistor

1. March 1, 2010 - Junctionless transistor makes its debut

Carbon nanotubes

1. March 2, 2010 - Nanotube Thermocells Hold Promise For Converting Heat Waste To Energy
2. March 7, 2010 - MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity - also here, here
3. March 7, 2010 - Carbon nanotube sensor array detects single molecules for the first time
4. March 9, 2010 - Nanometre 'fuses' for high-performance batteries
5. March 10, 2010 - Nanotubes help create thermopower waves
6. March 14, 2010 - Enter the 'thermopower wave'

Brain-computer interface

1. March 2, 2010 - Researchers reconstruct 3-D hand movement using brain signals - also here
2. March 2, 2010 - Bossy brain goes gaga over computer
3. March 2, 2010 - Mind-controlled prosthetics without brain surgery
4. March 2, 2010 - No Implants Needed: Movement-Generating Brain Waves Detected and Decoded Outside the Head
5. March 4, 2010 - New device may enable limbs to be controlled by thought alone

Nanophotonics

1. March 3, 2010 - IBM Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Device Which Uses Light for Communication between Computer Chips

Photovoltaics

1. March 3, 2010 - Trapping Sunlight with Silicon Nanowires - also here

DNA sequencing

1. March 3, 2010 - Undergrad publishes better DNA sequencing method in medical journal

Supercomputing

1. March 3, 2010 - Fujitsu, JAEA Unveil Japan's Fastest Supercomputer

Grid computing

1. March 3, 2010 - Cloud technology to combat cancer - also here

Controlled fusion

1. March 4, 2010 - High-Power Plasmas for ITER Fusion Reactor

Molecular transfer printing

1. March 5, 2010 - For smaller chips, borrow 18th-century tricks

Life sciences

Early human symbolic behavior

1. March 1, 2010 - Stone Age engraving traditions appear on ostrich eggshells - also here
2. March 1, 2010 - Engraved Eggs Suggest Early Symbolism
3. March 2, 2010 - Etched ostrich eggs illustrate human sophistication
4. March 3, 2010 - Oldest 'writing' found on 60,000-year-old eggshells

Kinesin breakdown of ATP

1. March 1, 2010 - Researchers determine how ATP, molecule bearing 'the fuel of life,' is broken down in cells

Circadian rhythm period gene, stress, and longevity

1. March 1, 2010 - 'Biological clock' could be a key to better health, longer life - also here

Stress and immune response

1. March 1, 2010 - Social Stress May Enhance The Immune Response To Influenza Virus

Evolutionary theory of aging

1. March 1, 2010 - Tree-Dwelling Mammals Climb to the Heights of Longevity

Stromatolites

1. March 2, 2010 - First Fossil-Makers in Hot Water

Cell reprogramming

1. March 2, 2010 - Using own skin cells to repair hearts on horizon - also here

Soluble fiber, IL-4, and the immune system

1. March 2, 2010 - Study shows soluble fiber boosts immune system - also here, here

Epigenetics

1. March 2, 2010 - Biochemists take a bead on gene-controlling code

Genomics

1. March 2, 2010 - Human Genome Project is 10: Where are we now?

Systems Biology Markup Language

1. March 2, 2010 - After 5 years, free systems biology markup language has proven popular - also here

Triacylglycerol hydrolase and blood lipid levels

1. March 2, 2010 - Researchers identify method to help reduce fat in the blood
2. March 4, 2010 - With Just One Enzyme Missing, Mice Show 'Global' Metabolic Improvements

Genome hotspots and natural selection

1. March 2, 2010 - The genetic footprint of natural selection - also here

Glycosylase DNA repair

1. March 2, 2010 - New Insights on a Fundamental DNA Repair Mechanism - also here

Systems biology

1. March 2, 2010 - Biologists Use Mathematics to Advance Our Understanding of Health and Disease

Human polygamy

1. March 2, 2010 - Modern man found to be generally monogamous, moderately polygamous - also here

Diversity of mitochondrial DNA across body cells

1. March 3, 2010 - Surprising mtDNA diversity
2. March 3, 2010 - Research Calls Forensic DNA Technique Into Question
3. March 4, 2010 - Tissue differences within us track cancer, hinder forensics

Human intestinal microbiome

1. March 3, 2010 - Gut bacteria gene complement dwarfs human genome
2. March 3, 2010 - Scientists catalog zoo of bacteria inside our guts - also here
3. March 3, 2010 - Human gut microbes hold 'second genome'
4. March 4, 2010 - Gene study reveals diverse gut zoo
5. March 4, 2010 - Census of microbes in human gut
6. March 4, 2010 - Bacterial balance that keeps us healthy - also here

CD95L and inflammation in nerve cell injury

1. March 3, 2010 - Scientists discover cause of destructive inflammations - also here

SIRT3, acetylation, and fat metabolism

1. March 3, 2010 - Scientists identify key protein in energy regulation - also here

Sestrin, AMPK, TOR, and aging

1. March 4, 2010 - Protein shown to be natural inhibitor of aging in fruit fly model - also here

Sexual selection

1. March 4, 2010 - Lizard moms choose the right genes for the right gender offspring

Mapping transcription factor networks

1. March 4, 2010 - Researchers create atlas of transcription factor combinations - also here

Microbe adaptation to land

1. March 5, 2010 - First Microbes Colonized Land by Using Fat For Protection

Endocytosis

1. March 5, 2010 - A fingerprint for genes - also here

Prokaryote/eukaryote transition and Naegleria gruberi

1. March 5, 2010 - Plodding Amoeba Flips Into Free-Swimming Flagellate: Naegleria Genome Sheds Light on Transition from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes

Psychological traits and longevity

1. March 5, 2010 - For a long life, smile like you mean it

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Perception of sound termination

1. March 1, 2010 - Brain 'hears' sound of silence

Improved fMRI sensor

1. March 1, 2010 - New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity

Antidepressants

1. March 1, 2010 - A new generation of rapid-acting antidepressants? - also here

Schizophrenia

1. March 1, 2010 - Scientists identify age-associated defects in schizophrenia - also here
2. March 1, 2010 - Offspring of two psychiatric patients have increased risk of developing mental disorders - also here
3. March 4, 2010 - Mental Illness Multiplied in Children

GABA and depression

1. March 1, 2010 - Critical brain chemical shown to play role in severe depression - also here

Alcohol dependence

1. March 1, 2010 - Genome-wide study of alcohol dependence points to chromosome 11 - also here
2. March 1, 2010 - Anterior cingulate cortex activity may represent a neurobiological risk for alcohol dependence - also here
3. March 2, 2010 - Examining alcohol use disorders through gene networks instead of individual genes - also here

Brain activity and BDNF signaling

1. March 2, 2010 - Learning keeps brain healthy: study - also here

Circadian rhythm, vasopressin, and body hydration

1. March 2, 2010 - Why you are not thirsty while sleeping

Brain-imaging studies

1. March 2, 2010 - Don't make that face at me! - also here
2. March 2, 2010 - Stress-affected brain region is smaller in veterans with PTSD
3. March 2, 2010 - Brain scans now catch chemicals too

Neuron growth cones

1. March 2, 2010 - Neuroscientist steers research into neurological disorders - also here

Astrocytes

1. March 4, 2010 - Brain cells' new role defunct?

Crowding in visual perception

1. March 4, 2010 - Why our peripheral vision may not be as random as we think - also here

Josephson junction brain simulation

1. March 5, 2010 - Superconductors could simulate the brain

Ritalin, dopamine, plasticity, and learning

1. March 7, 2010 - Ritalin boosts learning by increasing brain plasticity - also here

Health and medicine

Control of diabetes with leptin

1. March 1, 2010 - Appetite Suppressor Could Be an Alternative to Insulin
2. March 1, 2010 - Hormone may be heart-healthy insulin substitute

Cardiovascular disease

1. March 1, 2010 - Obese children show signs of heart disease
2. March 1, 2010 - Obese 3-year-olds show early warning signs for future heart disease - also here, here
3. March 1, 2010 - Calcium, vitamin D pills don't help heart: study
4. March 1, 2010 - Weight-loss diets may reverse atherosclerosis in obese, overweight people - also here
5. March 2, 2010 - Secondhand smoke damages arteries in teens: study
6. March 2, 2010 - Eating fish has no effect on abnormal heart rhythm
7. March 2, 2010 - Coffee not linked to heart arrhythmia
8. March 2, 2010 - Coffee associated with reduced risk of hospitalization for heart rhythm disturbances: study - also here
9. March 2, 2010 - Aspirin use does not significantly reduce events among those identified by certain screening method - also here
10. March 2, 2010 - Children with insomnia may have impaired heart rate variability
11. March 2, 2010 - Cluster of 'critical' follow-up evaluations may improve outlook for hospitalized HF patients
12. March 2, 2010 - Secondhand smoke raises risk of hardened arteries among 13-year-olds - also here
13. March 2, 2010 - Low-fat, Mediterranean and low-carb diets 'help heart'
14. March 3, 2010 - Shingles of the eye tied to stroke risk
15. March 3, 2010 - Calcium and vitamin D may not cut cholesterol
16. March 3, 2010 - Ocular shingles linked to increased risk of stroke - also here
17. March 3, 2010 - Coffee Is Generally Heart-Friendly - also here

Cancer

1. March 1, 2010 - Gene test aid to cancer treatment
2. March 1, 2010 - New testing method hints at garlic's cancer-fighting potential - also here
3. March 1, 2010 - Hormone thought to slow aging associated with increased risk of cancer death - also here
4. March 1, 2010 - Researchers fishing for cancer cure discover active DHA derivatives - also here
5. March 1, 2010 - Molecular imaging technique uses ultrasound and microscopic bubbles to target cancer cells - also here
6. March 1, 2010 - Dietary factors influence ovarian cancer survival rates - also here
7. March 1, 2010 - Office-based ultrasound-guided FNA superior in diagnosing head and neck lesions
8. March 1, 2010 - New subtype of breast cancer responds to targeted drug - also here
9. March 1, 2010 - Overexpression of ARD1A gene reduces tumor size and number in mice - also here
10. March 2, 2010 - Overcoming multidrug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells - also here
11. March 2, 2010 - Long waits for radiotherapy linked to increased recurrence of breast cancer
12. March 2, 2010 - Experts call for further research into the relationship between insulin therapy and cancer - also here
13. March 2, 2010 - PINC trial launched to test new treatment for pre-invasive breast cancer - also here
14. March 2, 2010 - New test reduces need for radioisotopes in certain thyroid cancer treatments
15. March 2, 2010 - Common osteoporosis drugs are associated with a decrease in risk of breast cancer - also here
16. March 2, 2010 - Synta gets FDA nod to resume developing cancer drug
17. March 3, 2010 - Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk
18. March 3, 2010 - Herceptin and Tykerb effective against a subset of gastric cancers - also here
19. March 3, 2010 - Freezing breast tumors helps stop cancer's spread in mice - also here
20. March 3, 2010 - Nuclear physics promises earlier detection of brain tumors with just one scan - also here
21. March 3, 2010 - Patient age not a factor in use of second-line therapy for lung cancer
22. March 3, 2010 - Lung cancer research explores the effects of patient attitudes on patient outcomes
23. March 3, 2010 - Hormone replacement therapy linked to increased lung cancer risk - also here
24. March 3, 2010 - Costly tests may not help detect bladder cancer recurrence, study finds - also here
25. March 3, 2010 - Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests - also here
26. March 3, 2010 - Should men be tested for prostate cancer? - also here
27. March 4, 2010 - Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk
28. March 4, 2010 - Bladder tumor risk higher after childhood cancer
29. March 4, 2010 - Study shows link between vitamin D, skin cancer - also here
30. March 4, 2010 - Possible vaccine for mesothelioma proven safe - also here
31. March 4, 2010 - A new indicator of poor prognosis in node-negative colorectal cancer patients - also here
32. March 4, 2010 - Colorectal Cancer in China
33. March 5, 2010 - Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV
34. March 5, 2010 - New study introduces the prospect for concurrent antiangiogenic/antitumorigenic therapy
35. March 5, 2010 - SIBLING Proteins May Predict Oral Cancer
36. March 6, 2010 - High weight associated with risk of colorectal tumors without microsatellite instability - also here
37. March 6, 2010 - Dermatologists Can Diagnose and Treat Early Stage Melanomas Using New Technology
38. March 7, 2010 - Most early-stage breast cancer patients may not need radiation after mastectomy - also here
39. March 7, 2010 - New Strategy Develops Two Prototype Drugs Against Cancer, Retinal Diseases

MicroRNA and cancer

1. March 1, 2010 - Key player found for a cancer typical in Down syndrome - also here
2. March 4, 2010 - Study identifies key cause of chronic leukemia progression - also here

Obesity

1. March 1, 2010 - Sleep habits linked to fat gain in younger adults
2. March 1, 2010 - Childhood obesity prevention should begin early in life, possibly before birth
3. March 1, 2010 - Extremes in sleep duration are related to increases in abdominal fat in minority young adults - also here
4. March 1, 2010 - Obesity associated with depression and vice versa - also here
5. March 4, 2010 - Obesity and depression are a two-way street
6. March 7, 2010 - Sleep wrong and you'll feel the bad fat

Diabetes

1. March 1, 2010 - Nap lovers show higher diabetes rate
2. March 1, 2010 - Frequent napping is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults - also here
3. March 1, 2010 - Immunology: Uncovering the in Vivo Role of the Protein DO
4. March 2, 2010 - Researcher ready to test new diabetes treatment in humans
5. March 2, 2010 - Sharp spike in diabetes during pregnancy
6. March 3, 2010 - Hemoglobin A1c outperforms fasting glucose for risk prediction - also here
7. March 4, 2010 - A1c diabetes test is a better indicator of risk
8. March 5, 2010 - Lunchtime coffee break best for fighting diabetes
9. March 6, 2010 - Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily linked to diabetes - also here

Alzheimer's disease

1. March 1, 2010 - Having greater purpose in life associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease - also here
2. March 1, 2010 - Predisposing factors for conversion of mild cognitive impairment to AD identified - also here
3. March 1, 2010 - New findings suggest new ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's - also here
4. March 2, 2010 - The sea squirt offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers - also here
5. March 2, 2010 - Sea Squirt Offers Hope for Alzheimer's Sufferers
6. March 3, 2010 - Alzheimer's-associated protein may be part of the innate immune system - also here
7. March 3, 2010 - How the demons of dementia possess and damage brain cells - also here
8. March 3, 2010 - Medivation, Pfizer Alzheimer's drug fails study
9. March 4, 2010 - Drug flop is blow to immune theory of dementia

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. March 1, 2010 - Thiopurine therapy improves quality of life - also here
2. March 4, 2010 - Therapeutic effect of worm-derived proteins on experimental colitis - also here

Stem cells

1. March 1, 2010 - Predicting the fate of stem cells - also here
2. March 1, 2010 - Scientists identify wide variety of genetic splicing in embryonic stem cells - also here
3. March 2, 2010 - Star and flower-shaped moulds tell stem cells what to be
4. March 3, 2010 - Challenges and Opportunities Facing Stem Cell Scientists
5. March 3, 2010 - Stem cells approved to treat 'orphan' disease
6. March 4, 2010 - Researchers distinguish two different types of blood stem cells
7. March 4, 2010 - Theory of single stem cell for blood components challenged - also here
8. March 4, 2010 - Breakthrough reveals blood vessel cells are key to growing unlimited amounts of adult stem cells - also here
9. March 5, 2010 - Deceptive model: Stem cells of humans and mice differ more strongly than suspected - also here

Vaccines

1. March 2, 2010 - Small molecule with high impact - also here
2. March 3, 2010 - Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccinations: How Do They Really Work?
3. March 4, 2010 - Experimental vaccine protects monkeys against chikungunya - also here

Cancer biology

1. March 2, 2010 - How Does Estrogen Feed Breast Cancer Tumors?
2. March 3, 2010 - Targeting leukemia cell's gene 'addiction' presents new strategy for treatment - also here
3. March 4, 2010 - Different signaling pathways of cholangiocarcinoma - also here
4. March 5, 2010 - Researchers zero in on a way to switch off T-cells that cause leukemia
5. March 6, 2010 - Researchers Find Oncogene Is Important in Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Spread

Immune system downregulation by antibiotics

1. March 2, 2010 - Probiotics prime immune system to fight

Genetics and weight-loss diet

1. March 3, 2010 - New gene test may help you pick your diet-report
2. March 3, 2010 - Your best diet? It might be in your genes
3. March 3, 2010 - A genetic test for dieters
4. March 4, 2010 - Gene test claims to show what diet works best - also here
5. March 5, 2010 - DNA test 'could predict most effective diet'

Intestinal bacteria and metabolic disease

1. March 3, 2010 - Links seen between gut bacteria and disease: paper
2. March 4, 2010 - Gut bacteria and disease may be linked
3. March 4, 2010 - Could germs be making you fat?
4. March 4, 2010 - Gut Bacteria Cause Overeating in Mice
5. March 4, 2010 - Intestinal bacteria drive obesity and metabolic disease in immune-altered mice - also here, here
6. March 4, 2010 - Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut - also here
7. March 5, 2010 - Intestinal Microbes Could Drive Obesity and Other Health Issues
8. March 5, 2010 - A Hidden Trigger of Obesity: Intestinal Bugs

Trauma-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome

1. March 3, 2010 - How the cell's powerhouses turn deadly
2. March 3, 2010 - Deadly Inflammation, But No Sign of Infection
3. March 3, 2010 - Immune responses to mitochondria help explain body's inflammatory response to injury - also here

Antibiotic resistance

1. March 3, 2010 - Evidence of increasing antibiotic resistance - also here

Antibacterials

1. March 3, 2010 - Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives

AIDS

1. March 3, 2010 - HIV vaccine strategy expands immune responses - also here
2. March 5, 2010 - Periodontal pathogens enhance HIV-1 promoter activation in T cells
3. March 7, 2010 - Hiding place for HIV revealed
4. March 7, 2010 - New HIV Hiding Spot Revealed
5. March 7, 2010 - Bone marrow can harbor HIV-infected cells - also here, here
6. March 7, 2010 - Stem cells: home of HIV?
7. March 8, 2010 - Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. March 3, 2010 - Parkinson's disease makes it harder to figure out how other people feel - also here
2. March 3, 2010 - Putting gene duo to work for Parkinson's

Gene therapy

1. March 3, 2010 - Second dose of gene therapy for inherited blindness proves safe in animal studies - also here

Multiple sclerosis

1. March 4, 2010 - Researchers find further evidence linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis - also here

Tuberculosis

1. March 4, 2010 - Researchers discover gene that affects susceptibility to TB and clues to how it works
2. March 4, 2010 - Genetic variant offers protection against TB and leprosy - also here

Lupus

1. March 4, 2010 - Psychotherapy may help autoimmune disease

Vitamin D

1. March 5, 2010 - Low levels of vitamin D linked to muscle fat, decreased strength in young people - also here, here
2. March 7, 2010 - Scientists find why "sunshine" vitamin D is crucial
3. March 7, 2010 - Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses - also here

Malaria

1. March 5, 2010 - Scientists narrow down origins of malaria
2. March 7, 2010 - Cambodia drug-resistant malaria stirs health fears

Nutrigenomics

1. March 5, 2010 - Studies on nutrients, gene expression could lead to tailored diets for disease prevention - also here

Diabetes, depression, and dementia

1. March 5, 2010 - Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes - also here

Prions

1. March 5, 2010 - Scientists find new form of prion disease that damages brain arteries - also here

Antibiotics

1. March 5, 2010 - Newly Engineered Enzyme Is a Powerful Staph Antibiotic

Psoriasis

1. March 6, 2010 - Psoriasis Is More Than Skin Deep

Drug discovery

1. March 6, 2010 - Efficient Identification of Drug Candidates

Allergies

1. March 7, 2010 - Food allergy-related disorder linked to master allergy gene - also here

Celiac disease

1. March 7, 2010 - Virus Infections May Be Contributing Factor in Onset of Gluten Intolerance

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