Volume 10, Number 25 June 20, 2011 Physical sciences Technology Life sciences Neuroscience, psychology, behavior Health and medicine

Physical sciences Global warming Protostars and water Possible excess clustering of galaxies Sunspot cycle European Extremely Large Telescope Clumpiness of proto-planetary disks Low surface brightness galaxies Quark-gluon plasma Earthquakes Very early supermassive black holes Neutrino oscillations Solar activity and climate Large Hadron Collider Extrasolar planets Solar storms Paleoclimatology Measurement of quantum wavefunction Quark-gluon plasma and string theory Black hole tidal disruption of star Centaurus A Stellar evolution Planetary nebulae Metallic glass Black holes Solar magnetosonic waves Planetary system formation Velocity measurement of individual photons Duality in quantum field theory Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays SETI Climate modeling James Webb Space Telescope Submillimeter astronomy Technology Nanotechnology Lasers Superconductivity Metamaterials Nanomagnetic computers Hydrogen storage Polaritons Quantum cryptography Supercomputing Plasmonics Brain-computer interface Quantum dots Graphene Retinal prostheses Life sciences Finch promiscuity Human mutation rate Lipid sensing NKT cells Evolutionary origins of biomineralization Life-history traits and DNA mutation rates Lamin A, progerin, telomeres, and aging Protein transport in bacteria Genetics of RNA splicing errors Sonic Hedgenog signaling Interspecies competition MTOR signaling PDGFRβ signaling control of cell differentiation Centromeres Transmembrane signaling in plants Neanderthals Wnt and melanocyte stem cells Emerging life after snowball Earth RNA translation errors Nuclear envelope proteins and aging 5,000 Insect Genome Project Enzymes Sexual selection Targeted RNA modification Identification of proteins involved in photosynthesis Transcriptional enhancers and molecular evolution Immune system regulation Induced pluripotent stem cells Protein aggregation Immune response to anthrax DNA repair Bacterial infection process AMP-activated protein kinase Human immune system genes from Neanderthals Notch signaling and stem cells Gene expression variation in the major histocompatability complex Vitamin D and immune response IL-10 and immune system regulation Mitochondrial calcium uptake Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Stress and neural stem cells Brain state and memory recall Brain training and memory Motivation signals and sweet taste cravings Sleep deprivation and appetite Punishment and cooperation in humans Bilingualism Ketamine and depression Retinal ganglion cells Schizophrenia Retrieval practice and memory Molecular effects of alcohol in the brain Autism NMDA receptors Brain-imaging studies Memory switch Memory consolidation Oxytocin Health and medicine Cancer Cardiovascular disease Nanobiotechnology Cancer biology Stem cells KLF4, obesity, macrophages, and inflammation Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease Alzheimer's disease AIDS Inflammatory bowel disease Antibiotic resistance Hepatitis C Therapeutic use of induced pluripotent stem cells Parkinson's disease Diabetes Cancer stem cells Antibiotics Biomarkers for aging

Physical sciences

Global warming

1. June 13, 2011 - Cold weather events to persist as planet warms
2. June 14, 2011 - Recent warming trend is significant after all
3. June 15, 2011 - Global warming not to blame for 2011 droughts
4. June 17, 2011 - Cuba: Seas to rise more than 30 inches by 2100 - also here
5. June 19, 2011 - Climate change disasters could be predicted

Protostars and water

1. June 13, 2011 - Star Found Shooting Water "Bullets"
2. June 15, 2011 - Stellar super soaker
3. June 21, 2011 - Baby Star Blasts Jets of Water Into Space - also here

Possible excess clustering of galaxies

1. June 13, 2011 - Cosmic smoothness
2. June 16, 2011 - Clumpiness of Distant Universe Surprises Astronomers
3. June 17, 2011 - New data suggests the universe is clumpier than thought

Sunspot cycle

1. June 14, 2011 - Is the Sunspot Cycle About to Stop?
2. June 14, 2011 - End of the Sunspot Cycle?
3. June 14, 2011 - Sun Headed Into Hibernation, Solar Studies Predict
4. June 14, 2011 - Major drop in solar activity predicted
5. June 14, 2011 - Sun's Fading Spots Signal Big Drop in Solar Activity
6. June 14, 2011 - Sunspots may disappear for years - also here
7. June 14, 2011 - The Sun may be headed for a little quiet time
8. June 14, 2011 - Scientists predict rare 'hibernation' of sunspots
9. June 14, 2011 - Sluggish sun may 'sit out' next solar cycle
10. June 15, 2011 - Next solar cycle could be a no-show
11. June 15, 2011 - Sun heads into rare hibernation
12. June 15, 2011 - How the Sun's 11-Year Solar Cycle Works
13. June 15, 2011 - Sun to skip solar cycle 25?
14. June 15, 2011 - Scientists predict rare solar hibernation

European Extremely Large Telescope

1. June 14, 2011 - Europe Downscales Monster Telescope to Save Money

Clumpiness of proto-planetary disks

1. June 14, 2011 - Measuring the clumpiness of proto-planetary disks

Low surface brightness galaxies

1. June 14, 2011 - New insights into the 'hidden' galaxies of the universe

Quark-gluon plasma

1. June 14, 2011 - Scientists cook up big bang soup

Earthquakes

1. June 14, 2011 - Christchurch shaken by another new fault line
2. June 15, 2011 - New Hidden Quake Fault Found in California
3. June 15, 2011 - Japan's mega-quake struck in small zone of fault: study
4. June 15, 2011 - Japan Quake Released Hundreds of Years of Strain
5. June 16, 2011 - Japan quake struck small zone of fault: study

Very early supermassive black holes

1. June 15, 2011 - NASA's Chandra Finds Massive Black Holes Common in Early Universe
2. June 15, 2011 - Black holes there from the start in the Universe's first galaxies
3. June 15, 2011 - Giant Black Holes Found at Dawn of the Universe
4. June 15, 2011 - Black holes were surprisingly common in early universe: study
5. June 15, 2011 - Secrets of Earliest Black Holes Found in Ancient Galaxies
6. June 15, 2011 - How black holes and galaxies grew up together
7. June 15, 2011 - Black holes abound in early universe
8. June 16, 2011 - Hidden secrets of black holes uncovered
9. June 17, 2011 - The Earliest Black Holes
10. June 17, 2011 - Growth of Black Holes and Galaxies Linked from an Early Age

Neutrino oscillations

1. June 15, 2011 - First Results From Japanese Neutrino Experiment Hint at Big Things to Come
2. June 15, 2011 - Neutrino experiments could test matter-antimatter symmetry
3. June 15, 2011 - A step closer to solving one of the biggest mysteries in fundamental physics?
4. June 15, 2011 - Neutrinos change flavors while crossing Japan
5. June 15, 2011 - Evidence mounts for previously unseen neutrino oscillation
6. June 15, 2011 - Neutrino particle 'flips to all flavours'
7. June 15, 2011 - Japan's T2K experiment observes candidates for electron neutrino appearance
8. June 15, 2011 - Indication of Electron Neutrino Appearance at the T2K Experiment
9. June 16, 2011 - Neutrino oscillations observed until earthquake shut down detector
10. June 16, 2011 - Neutrinos caught 'shape shifting' in new way
11. June 17, 2011 - Japanese neutrino observation a boon for U.S. physics - also here
12. June 22, 2011 - New T2K results shed light on the Universe
13. June 23, 2011 - Tantalizing and rare neutrino oscillation
14. July 18, 2011 - A new neutrino oscillation

Solar activity and climate

1. June 15, 2011 - Sunspot Drop Won't Cause Global Cooling

Large Hadron Collider

1. June 15, 2011 - One Inverse Femtobarn!
2. June 17, 2011 - LHC experiments reach record data milestone
3. June 19, 2011 - Large Hadron Collider achieves 2011 data milestone - also here

Extrasolar planets

1. June 15, 2011 - Satellite adds 10 new exoplanets to the 'zoo'
2. June 15, 2011 - New planets feature young star and twin Neptunes
3. June 15, 2011 - New planetary system has South African astronomers doing a double take
4. June 15, 2011 - 10 New Alien Planets a Diverse Bunch, Telescope Shows
5. June 15, 2011 - European astronomers unveil ten exoplanets
6. June 16, 2011 - A golden age of exoplanet discovery

Solar storms

1. June 15, 2011 - Scientists prove existence of 'magnetic ropes' that cause solar storms
2. June 16, 2011 - Solar Storms Sparked By Giant 'Magnetic Rope,' Study Finds
3. June 17, 2011 - Giant magnetic rope triggers solar storms

Paleoclimatology

1. June 15, 2011 - Dating an ancient episode of severe global warming

Measurement of quantum wavefunction

1. June 15, 2011 - Catching sight of the elusive wavefunction
2. June 16, 2011 - Canadian researchers devise method to directly measure the quantum wavefunction

Quark-gluon plasma and string theory

1. June 15, 2011 - String theory may hold answers about quark-gluon plasma

Black hole tidal disruption of star

1. June 16, 2011 - Powerful Jet Being Produced by Star-Eating Black Hole
2. June 16, 2011 - First time ever: scientists see jets as black hole swallows a star
3. June 16, 2011 - Black Hole Caught Eating a Star, Gamma-Ray Flash Hints
4. June 16, 2011 - Unusual gamma-ray flash may have come from star being eaten by massive black hole - also here
5. June 16, 2011 - Giant Black Hole Devours Star, Fires Beams at Earth
6. June 16, 2011 - Star eaten by black hole
7. June 16, 2011 - Scientists ID mysterious flash in distant galaxy - also here
8. June 17, 2011 - Black Hole Gobbles Star
9. June 17, 2011 - Black hole eats star, triggers gamma-ray flash
10. June 18, 2011 - Black hole shreds star, sparking gamma ray flash

Centaurus A

1. June 16, 2011 - Spectacular Hubble View of Centaurus A
2. June 16, 2011 - Hubble's unique view of Centaurus A
3. June 17, 2011 - Dusty Nearby Galaxy Blazes Bright in Hubble Photo

Stellar evolution

1. June 16, 2011 - Ovation for a stellar senior

Planetary nebulae

1. June 16, 2011 - How much do binary stars shape planetary nebulae?

Metallic glass

1. June 16, 2011 - First ever single crystal metallic glass created under 25 gigapascals of pressure

Black holes

1. June 16, 2011 - Black hole flickers for Faulkes

Solar magnetosonic waves

1. June 16, 2011 - Sun Has Giant Supersonic Waves Bigger Than Earth
2. June 16, 2011 - Waving goodbye to the Sun's hot corona mystery?

Planetary system formation

1. June 16, 2011 - Peer pressure keeps young planets growing

Velocity measurement of individual photons

1. June 16, 2011 - Single photons obey the speed limits

Duality in quantum field theory

1. June 16, 2011 - Two is good, four is better

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays

1. June 16, 2011 - TAUWER aims for cosmic heights

SETI

1. June 16, 2011 - Europeans Hope Their Low Frequency Array Will Complement US SETI

Climate modeling

1. June 17, 2011 - Climatologists figuring out which data make their models better

James Webb Space Telescope

1. June 17, 2011 - James Webb space telescope completes first round of cryogenic mirror test

Submillimeter astronomy

1. June 17, 2011 - ALMA casts a cold eye on the sky

Technology

Nanotechnology

1. June 13, 2011 - New technique spins superlong nanowires

Lasers

1. June 13, 2011 - First telecommunications wavelength quantum dot laser on a silicon substrate

Superconductivity

1. June 13, 2011 - Under pressure, sodium and hydrogen could undergo a metamorphosis, emerging as a superconductor - also here
2. June 16, 2011 - Nodes or no nodes
3. June 17, 2011 - Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism
4. June 17, 2011 - Superconductivity's third side unmasked

Metamaterials

1. June 13, 2011 - Nanotransfer makes large-area NIMs
2. June 15, 2011 - Invisibility carpet cloak can hide objects from visible light
3. June 15, 2011 - Research team develops method to produce large sheets of metamaterials

Nanomagnetic computers

1. June 14, 2011 - Nanomagnetic Computers Are the Ultimate in Efficiency

Hydrogen storage

1. June 14, 2011 - Carbon 'grapevine' may store hydrogen
2. June 14, 2011 - Baking powder for environmentally friendly hydrogen storage

Polaritons

1. June 14, 2011 - Polaritons with tunable photon-exciton coherence

Quantum cryptography

1. June 14, 2011 - Making quantum cryptography truly secure
2. June 15, 2011 - Making quantum cryptography truly secure: paper in Nature Communications
3. June 17, 2011 - Hackers steal quantum code
4. June 20, 2011 - Quantum eavesdropper steals quantum keys

Supercomputing

1. June 15, 2011 - McGill University, IBM develop Quebec's most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputer cluster

Plasmonics

1. June 16, 2011 - World's first 3D plasmon ruler: Taking the 3-D measure of macromolecules
2. June 16, 2011 - 'Plasmon ruler' measures tiny distances in 3D

Brain-computer interface

1. June 16, 2011 - Noninvasive brain implant could someday translate thoughts into movement - also here

Quantum dots

1. June 14, 2011 - Dotting the eyes

Graphene

1. June 17, 2011 - Team reports scalable fabrication of self-aligned graphene transistors, circuits
2. June 17, 2011 - Graphene may gain an 'on-off switch,' adding semiconductor to long list of material's achievements

Retinal prostheses

1. June 17, 2011 - Nanosized diamonds enable progress in retinal prostheses

Life sciences

Finch promiscuity

1. June 13, 2011 - What Makes a Finch Unfaithful?
2. June 13, 2011 - Why female zebra finches cheat on their partners
3. June 14, 2011 - Cheating Female Finches Get Their Infidelity Genes from Dad
4. June 14, 2011 - Daughters inherit cheating genes that worked well for dads, zebra finch study suggests
5. June 14, 2011 - Study shows genes may play a role in promiscuity
6. June 15, 2011 - The 'Casanova' Gene In Zebra Finches
7. June 16, 2011 - Unfaithful female finches have their genes to thank
8. June 23, 2011 - Female songbirds cheat because of dad

Human mutation rate

1. June 13, 2011 - Human mutation rate slower than thought
2. June 13, 2011 - Human evolution is slower than thought
3. June 13, 2011 - Life-history traits may affect DNA mutation rates in males more than in females
4. June 15, 2011 - Our own 60 mutations
5. June 15, 2011 - Human genetics: The mysterious unequal mutation by sex

Lipid sensing NKT cells

1. June 13, 2011 - New cell type offers immunology hope - also here

Evolutionary origins of biomineralization

1. June 13, 2011 - Ancient Fossils Have Evolution's First Shells

Life-history traits and DNA mutation rates

1. June 13, 2011 - Life-history traits may affect DNA mutation rates in males more than in females

Lamin A, progerin, telomeres, and aging

1. June 13, 2011 - Researchers find new clues about aging - also here

Protein transport in bacteria

1. June 13, 2011 - Researchers find new 'molecular motors' that bacteria use to transport proteins

Genetics of RNA splicing errors

1. June 13, 2011 - Many hereditary conditions associated with errors in pre-mRNA splicing, study suggests

Sonic Hedgenog signaling

1. June 13, 2011 - A scientific breakthrough could help understand certain cancers

Interspecies competition

1. June 14, 2011 - New Study Supports Darwin's Hypothesis on Competition Between Species - also here, here
2. June 14, 2011 - Fighting to exist
3. June 17, 2011 - Microbe 'Cage Matches' Pass Darwin's Test

MTOR signaling

1. June 14, 2011 - Scientists discover new component of key growth-regulating signaling pathway - also here

PDGFRβ signaling control of cell differentiation

1. June 14, 2011 - Researchers find potential therapeutic target for controlling obesity

Centromeres

1. June 14, 2011 - New light shed on cell division

Transmembrane signaling in plants

1. June 14, 2011 - Study Reveals Important Aspects of Signalling Across Cell Membranes in Plants

Neanderthals

1. June 14, 2011 - Neanderthals shifted hunting methods

Wnt and melanocyte stem cells

1. June 14, 2011 - New research provides clues on why hair turns gray
2. June 14, 2011 - Wnt Signaling - Why Hair Turns Gray

Emerging life after snowball Earth

1. June 15, 2011 - Life after Snowball Earth - also here, here

RNA translation errors

1. June 15, 2011 - Altered molecule causes protein-making machinery to run stop signs

Nuclear envelope proteins and aging

1. June 15, 2011 - DNA 'off switch' may reverse premature aging

5,000 Insect Genome Project

1. June 15, 2011 - Entomologists launch the 5,000 Insect Genome Project (i5k)

Enzymes

1. June 15, 2011 - Spotlight on dynamic operation of enzymes

Sexual selection

1. June 15, 2011 - When singing mice choose a mate, a skillful song gets the gal
2. June 17, 2011 - High-maintenance mallards

Targeted RNA modification

1. June 15, 2011 - Scientists override errant form of genetic signaling for first time

Identification of proteins involved in photosynthesis

1. June 15, 2011 - What makes a plant a plant?

Transcriptional enhancers and molecular evolution

1. June 15, 2011 - Leaky genes put evolution on the fast track, researchers find

Immune system regulation

1. June 16, 2011 - Keeping immunity in check

Induced pluripotent stem cells

1. June 16, 2011 - Stem cells from patients make 'early retina in a dish'

Protein aggregation

1. June 16, 2011 - Scientists develop algorithm to understand certain human diseases

Immune response to anthrax

1. June 16, 2011 - How the immune system fights back against anthrax infections

DNA repair

1. June 16, 2011 - Scientists identify protein that improves DNA repair under stress

Bacterial infection process

1. June 16, 2011 - Study discovers how microbes make it past tight spaces between cells
2. June 16, 2011 - Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes
3. June 17, 2011 - Key step identified in Legionnaire's disease infection process

AMP-activated protein kinase

1. June 16, 2011 - Cell energy discovery points to help for diabetes
2. June 17, 2011 - Discovery reveals how cells AMP up

Human immune system genes from Neanderthals

1. June 16, 2011 - Breeding with Neanderthals helped humans go global
2. June 17, 2011 - Breeding with Neanderthals appears to have helped early humans fight disease
3. June 20, 2011 - Interbreeding With Other Human Species Helped Our Ancestors Spread Worldwide

Notch signaling and stem cells

1. June 17, 2011 - Signaling pathway is 'executive software' of airway stem cells

Gene expression variation in the major histocompatability complex

1. June 17, 2011 - Unpicking the grammar of genes

Vitamin D and immune response

1. June 17, 2011 - More evidence vitamin D boosts immune response

IL-10 and immune system regulation

1. June 17, 2011 - Transcription factor regulates protein that dampens immune responses

Mitochondrial calcium uptake

1. June 19, 2011 - Cell's power generator depends on long-sought protein: 50-year search for calcium channel ends

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Stress and neural stem cells

1. June 13, 2011 - Brain structure adapts to environmental change
2. June 14, 2011 - Fear boosts activation of young, immature brain cells
3. June 15, 2011 - Stress births neural stem cells

Brain state and memory recall

1. June 13, 2011 - Brain state affects memory recall

Brain training and memory

1. June 14, 2011 - Brain training boosts working memory, but only in some people

Motivation signals and sweet taste cravings

1. June 14, 2011 - Brain signals amplify desire for sugary treats

Sleep deprivation and appetite

1. June 14, 2011 - Get some sleep, you might stop wanting those brownies

Punishment and cooperation in humans

1. June 14, 2011 - Study of East African group suggests punishment could sustain large-scale cooperation among strangers

Bilingualism

1. June 14, 2011 - Fluent English speakers translate into Chinese automatically

Ketamine, BDNF, and depression

1. June 15, 2011 - Why Ketamine Makes You Happy
2. June 15, 2011 - Ketamine's antidepressant effect explained
3. June 16, 2011 - Why Ketamine Produces a Fast Antidepressant Response
4. June 16, 2011 - Ketamine helps see how the brain works in clinical depression
5. June 22, 2011 - Drug boosts growth factor to jump-start rapid antidepressant response

Retinal ganglion cells

1. June 15, 2011 - How the brain gets wired for stereo vision

Schizophrenia

1. June 15, 2011 - Early interventions for schizophrenia look promising, but evidence is inconclusive

Retrieval practice and memory

1. June 15, 2011 - Testing improves memory

Molecular effects of alcohol in the brain

1. June 15, 2011 - Understanding alcohol's damaging effects on the brain

Autism

1. June 16, 2011 - Can Brain Scans Diagnose Autism?

NMDA receptors

1. June 16, 2011 - Biologists reveal novel drug binding site in NMDA receptor subunit

Brain-imaging studies

1. June 16, 2011 - How we come to know our bodies as our own
2. June 17, 2011 - Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain?

Memory switch

1. June 16, 2011 - Scientists test ability to strengthen, suppress memories
2. June 17, 2011 - Restoring memory, repairing damaged brains - also here
3. June 17, 2011 - Memory Implant Gives Rats Sharper Recollection
4. June 17, 2011 - Electronic hippocampal system turns long-term memory on and off, enhances cognition
5. June 17, 2011 - With an Artificial Memory Chip, Rats Can Remember and Forget At the Touch of a Button
6. June 18, 2011 - Rats' on-off memory switch identified
7. June 20, 2011 - Brain Implant Restores Memories in Rats by Recording & Playing Them Back
8. June 20, 2011 - Rat memory restored by installing replay electronics

Memory consolidation

1. June 17, 2011 - A better way to remember

Oxytocin

1. June 18, 2011 - Could a whiff of oxytocin help hypnosurgery?

Health and medicine

Cancer

1. June 13, 2011 - Certain head and neck cancer patients benefit from second round of treatment
2. June 13, 2011 - Turning off cancer's growth signals
3. June 13, 2011 - New Criteria Predict Treatment Success for Recurring Head and Neck Cancers
4. June 13, 2011 - Decoding chronic lymphocytic leukemia
5. June 14, 2011 - Toward a more efficient therapy for a specific form of leukemia
6. June 14, 2011 - Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk
7. June 14, 2011 - High Protein Diet Reduces Cancer Risk In Mice
8. June 14, 2011 - New finding is potential predictor of deadly cancer common in Asia
9. June 15, 2011 - Most tumors not within cell phone radiation range
10. June 15, 2011 - Weighing cancer risks, from cellphones to coffee - also here
11. June 16, 2011 - Latest vaccine study supports immune targeting of brain tumors
12. June 16, 2011 - Radionuclide treatment against small tumors and metastases
13. June 16, 2011 - Weight at 18 linked to cancer in men decades later
14. June 16, 2011 - Barrett's esophagus carries lower risk of malignancy than previously reported
15. June 17, 2011 - New prostate cancer biomarkers move closer to clinical use
16. June 17, 2011 - Cancer 'freezing' technique lessens pain, cuts hospital stay
17. June 17, 2011 - Tapeworm drug inhibits colon cancer metastasis
18. June 19, 2011 - Researchers use human vaccine to cure prostate cancer in mice

Cardiovascular disease

1. June 13, 2011 - One in five heart-attack deaths could be prevented with new drug
2. June 14, 2011 - Molecular mechanism for some anti-arrhythmia drugs discovered
3. June 14, 2011 - Blood pressure changes are age-related
4. June 15, 2011 - Statins helpful, but no quick fix after cardiac emergency
5. June 15, 2011 - Using olive oil in your diet may prevent a stroke

Nanobiotechnology

1. June 13, 2011 - Nanoparticle therapeutics might help people suffering from hearing disorders
2. June 14, 2011 - Nanoparticles may help inhibit Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
3. June 19, 2011 - Nanoparticles hit tumours with one-two punch
4. June 19, 2011 - Novel nanoparticles communicate to target tumors more efficiently - also here
5. June 21, 2011 - Two Types of Nanoparticles Work Together to Target Tumors
6. June 20, 2011 - Communication helps target tumors

Cancer biology

1. June 13, 2011 - Promising new target for stifling the growth and spread of cancer
2. June 14, 2011 - Ovarian cancer forces into new tissues
3. June 14, 2011 - Ovarian cancer cells bully their way through tissue
4. June 14, 2011 - Prostate cancer gets around hormone therapy by activating a survival cell signaling pathway
5. June 16, 2011 - Roadmap published for dynamic mapping of estrogen signaling in breast cancer
6. June 17, 2011 - New gene named after famous Scottish vet
7. June 17, 2011 - Discovery of a new mechanism of gene control that is associated with cancer
8. June 18, 2011 - Ovarian cancer cells 'bully' their way to other organs

Stem cells

1. June 13, 2011 - Sniffing out a new source of stem cells
2. June 16, 2011 - First patients enroll in US stem cell trials on blindness
3. June 16, 2011 - A stem cell target for expanding waistlines?
4. June 16, 2011 - Environment for stem cell development engineered to control differentiation - also here
5. June 17, 2011 - University of Louisville surgeons perform first prosthetic bypass graft with patient's stem cells at point-of-care

KLF4, obesity, macrophages, and inflammation

1. June 13, 2011 - Genetic factor controls health-harming inflammation in obese - also here

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease

1. June 13, 2011 - Type 2 diabetes linked to higher risk of stroke and CV problems; metabolic syndrome isn't

Alzheimer's disease

1. June 13, 2011 - Dietary changes appear to affect levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease
2. June 14, 2011 - Can Changing Your Diet Decrease Your Risk of Alzheimer's?
3. June 15, 2011 - Several methods for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease developed by European scientists
4. June 17, 2011 - Brain iron as an early predictor of Alzheimer's disease

AIDS

1. June 14, 2011 - Sugar-binding protein may play a role in HIV infection
2. June 17, 2011 - Learning lessons from an HIV cure

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. June 14, 2011 - Researchers pinpoint role of key proteins in Crohn's Disease

Antibiotic resistance

1. June 14, 2011 - E. coli bacteria more likely to develop resistance after exposure to low levels of antibiotics
2. June 17, 2011 - Cholesterol boosts antibiotic resistance in H. pylori

Hepatitis C

1. June 14, 2011 - Noninvasive liver tests may predict hepatitis C patient survival

Therapeutic use of induced pluripotent stem cells

1. June 15, 2011 - Researchers Report Progress Using iPS Cells to Reverse Blindness - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. June 15, 2011 - Researchers identify why dopamine replacement therapy has a paradoxical effect on cognition
2. June 15, 2011 - Potential cause of severe sleep disorder discovered, implications for Parkinson's disease
3. June 17, 2011 - Researchers find new clues about protein linked to Parkinson's disease
4. June 17, 2011 - Chinese medicine offers new Parkinson's treatments

Diabetes

1. June 15, 2011 - Liver structure could hold the key to battling diabetes
2. June 15, 2011 - Study suggests drug significantly improves glycemic control in type one diabetics on insulin

Cancer stem cells

1. June 15, 2011 - Picking cancer stem cells out of the crowd

Antibiotics

1. June 16, 2011 - Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'Super bugs'

Biomarkers for aging

1. June 19, 2011 - Proteins used to map the aging process - also here

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