Volume 10, Number 39 September 26, 2011 Physical sciences Technology Life sciences Neuroscience, psychology, behavior Health and medicine

Physical sciences Extrasolar planets Mantle plumes Global warming James Webb Space Telescope Cosmic anisotropy Climate modeling Dust clouds around supermassive black holes Flares in black hole jets Water on Mars Solar flares Star-forming regions Cosmic inflation and the Higgs boson Possible superluminal neutrinos Antimatter Plate tectonics and Earth's magnetic field Efimov triplet states Galactic habitable zone Globular clusters Magnetic fields in the early universe Technology Nanotechnology Hydrogen storage Quantum dots Graphene Photonics Spintronics Autonomous cars Superconducting wires and wind energy generation Superconducting magnets Photovoltaics Quantum computing Gallium nitride transistors Nanoscale nonlinear light source Superconductivity Metamaterials Supercomputing Nanoantennas Plasmonics Life sciences Australopithecus Sex chromosomes and dosage compensation Osteocalcin, insulin sensitivity, and body fat Exercise and brain cell mitochondria Diet and gene expression Effect on human genes of microRNA from food Retrotransposons and aging in adult stem cells Persistence of epigenetic changes Dynamin and cellular nutrient uptake Proteasomes and embryonic cell rejuvenation Systems biology of Salmonella virulence factors Sirtuins and longevity Bacterial training of T cells Phylogeny of molluscs Zinc and antibacterial immune response Gender differences in immune response Brown adipocyte formation Benefits of promiscuity Phylogeny of mammals Modern human migration into Asia Reprogramming of myoblasts for muscle repair Demethylation of sperm DNA after egg fertilization Immune system tolerance of intestinal bacteria Epithelial sodium channels and multicellularity Photosynthesis and solar light harvesting Nucleosomes and gene regulation Centromere DNA sequencing Origins of life Transposons and evolutionary history of pregnancy Transposons and development of corn from teosinte Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior Insulin, appetite, and obesity Autism Schizophrenia Music and neural firing patterns Dendrite growth and Wnt Deep brain stimulation, neurogenesis, and memory Transcranial direct current brain stimulation and learning Genetics of nerve regeneration Zinc and neural communication Decision-making and correlation learning GABA neurons Magnetoencephalography Circadian rhythm and neuropsychiatric disorders Reconstruction of visual images from brain scans Cyclin E, synapse formation, and memory Language Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and endocannabinoids Health and medicine Gene therapy for AIDS H1N1 pandemic influenza Cancer Cancer biology Dementia AIDS Neutrophils and inflammatory disease Antibiotic resistance Obesity Gene therapy Hepatitis C Use of reprogrammed adult stem cells for cancer immunotherapy Cardiovascular disease Lupus Diabetes Nanobiotechnology Avian flu Alzheimer's disease Stem cells Malaria Asthma T cells and cancer immunotherapy Scleroderma Effects of genetics on response to vaccination MicroRNA and dementia Parkinson's disease Antibiotics

Physical sciences

Extrasolar planets

1. September 19, 2011 - Hints of exo-Earths spark desire for a closer look
2. September 19, 2011 - Once again, Kepler is reshaping our understanding of planets
3. September 21, 2011 - New doubts about 'poster child' of exoplanets
4. September 23, 2011 - Exoplanet's misstep raises doubts
5. September 25, 2011 - Planet Hunters are Losing Count
6. September 26, 2011 - Existence of exoplanet 'Fomalhaut b' called into question
7. September 27, 2011 - Exoplanet's Surprising Detour Reignites Astronomical Debate

Mantle plumes

1. September 19, 2011 - Pacific volcanoes share split personality

Global warming

1. September 19, 2011 - Deep Oceans May Mask Global Warming for Years at a Time
2. September 19, 2011 - Deep oceans may mask global warming

James Webb Space Telescope

1. September 19, 2011 - Tests under way on the sunshield for Webb telescope

Cosmic anisotropy

1. September 19, 2011 - The edge of significance
2. September 22, 2011 - Gravitational Waves Can Explain Dark Energy And Axis of Evil, Says Cosmologist
3. September 26, 2011 - Is the universe expanding asymmetrically?
4. September 27, 2011 - The Accelerating Universe and Dark Energy Might Be Illusions

Climate modeling

1. September 19, 2011 - Uncertain climate models impair long-term climate strategies
2. September 23, 2011 - Our ability to model past climates does not guarantee future success

Dust clouds around supermassive black holes

1. September 19, 2011 - Ashes from massacred planets hide black holes

Flares in black hole jets

1. September 20, 2011 - Black Hole Jets Gone Wild
2. September 21, 2011 - WISE mission captures black hole's wildly flaring jet - also here

Water on Mars

1. September 20, 2011 - Martian clay hints at life
2. September 21, 2011 - Young clays on Mars could have been habitable regions for life
3. September 21, 2011 - Possible life in the Martian trenches?

Solar flares

1. September 21, 2011 - The secret lives of solar flares
2. September 22, 2011 - Six coronal mass ejections in 24 hours
3. September 23, 2011 - An X1.4 Solar Flare and a CME

Star-forming regions

1. September 21, 2011 - An angry bird in the sky
2. September 21, 2011 - Chicken space dust cloud looks ready to pummel pigs

Cosmic inflation and the Higgs boson

1. September 21, 2011 - Could the Higgs boson explain the size of the Universe? - also here
2. September 21, 2011 - Can The Higgs Boson And Scale Invariance Explain The Big Bang?

Possible superluminal neutrinos

1. September 22, 2011 - Particles break light-speed limit
2. September 22, 2011 - Neutrinos Travel Faster Than Light, According to One Experiment - also here
3. September 22, 2011 - Neutrino experiment sees them apparently moving faster than light
4. September 22, 2011 - Particles Found to Travel Faster Than Speed of Light
5. September 22, 2011 - Speed-of-light experiments yield baffling result at LHC
6. September 22, 2011 - Particles found to break speed of light
7. September 22, 2011 - Roll over Einstein: Law of physics challenged
8. September 22, 2011 - Faster than light particles found, claim scientists
9. September 22, 2011 - UC Berkeley Scientists 'See' Movies in the Mind
10. September 22, 2011 - Tiny Neutrinos May Have Broken Cosmic Speed Limit
11. September 23, 2011 - OPERA experiment reports anomaly in flight time of neutrinos from CERN to Gran Sasso - also here
12. September 23, 2011 - More details on the "faster than the speed of light" neutrinos - also here
13. September 23, 2011 - Neutrinos seen to fly faster than light
14. September 23, 2011 - Did particles break the speed of light?
15. September 23, 2011 - Tests needed for faster-than-light neutrino
16. September 23, 2011 - It's still impossible: researchers doubt light-speed broken
17. September 23, 2011 - Physicists Report Evidence of a Quicker-Than-Light Particle
18. September 23, 2011 - Particles Moved Faster Than Speed of Light?
19. September 23, 2011 - Scientists stunned, sceptical on faster-than-light particles
20. September 23, 2011 - Do neutrinos move faster than the speed of light?
21. September 23, 2011 - Faster than light? CERN findings bewilder scientists
22. September 23, 2011 - OPERA experiment sees neutrinos seem to beat speed of light
23. September 23, 2011 - Particle discovery challenges Einstein law
24. September 23, 2011 - Speed-of-light results under scrutiny at Cern
25. September 23, 2011 - Roll over Einstein: Pillar of physics challenged
26. September 23, 2011 - Challenging Einstein is usually a losing venture
27. September 23, 2011 - Basics on faster-than-light research
28. September 23, 2011 - Physicists wary of junking light speed limit yet
29. September 23, 2011 - Speed of light 'broken': life changing scientific discoveries
30. September 23, 2011 - Dimension-hop may allow neutrinos to cheat light speed
31. September 23, 2011 - The neutrino catcher that's rocking physics
32. September 23, 2011 - Faster-than-light neutrino claim bolstered
33. September 23, 2011 - Was Einstein Wrong? A Faster-than-Light Neutrino Could Be Saying Yes
34. September 23, 2011 - After Report on Speed, a Rush of Scrutiny

Antimatter

1. September 22, 2011 - Antimatter sticks around

Plate tectonics and Earth's magnetic field

1. September 23, 2011 - Pole flips tied to plate tectonics

Efimov triplet states

1. September 23, 2011 - Hints of universal behavior seen in exotic three-atom states

Galactic habitable zone

1. September 23, 2011 - Living in the galactic danger zone

Globular clusters

1. September 23, 2011 - Globular clusters on a plane

Magnetic fields in the early universe

1. September 23, 2011 - Exeter physicist advances early universe theory

Technology

Nanotechnology

1. September 19, 2011 - Tiny, tangled wires keep photons from reflecting

Hydrogen storage

1. September 19, 2011 - Research demonstrates method that allows inexpensive carbon materials to store hydrogen at room temperature
2. September 22, 2011 - New metal hydride clusters provide insights into hydrogen storage

Quantum dots

1. September 19, 2011 - Researchers use nanophotonics to more efficiently extract photons from single semiconductor quantum dots

Graphene

1. September 19, 2011 - Is graphene the best quantum resistance standard?
2. September 19, 2011 - Graphene bubbles could make better lenses
3. September 20, 2011 - Graphene can be strengthened by folding
4. September 21, 2011 - High speed charging device - success in high capacity graphene-based supercapacitors
5. September 21, 2011 - Scientists get first detailed look at nitrogen doping in single-layer graphene
6. September 21, 2011 - New Hybrid Carbon Material Discovered
7. September 22, 2011 - Controlling silicon evaporation allows scientists to boost graphene quality - also here

Photonics

1. September 19, 2011 - Tiny wires a step towards photonic chip
2. September 21, 2011 - Designing a sheepdog to herd photons
3. September 26, 2011 - Nanowires harness light for super-fast Internet

Spintronics

1. September 19, 2011 - A Well-Rounded Life for an Electron Spin

Autonomous cars

1. September 20, 2011 - Autonomous car navigates the streets of Berlin

Superconducting wires and wind energy generation

1. September 21, 2011 - Powering wind energy with superconductivity

Superconducting magnets

1. September 21, 2011 - Superconducting magnet generates world’s highest magnetic field at 24T

Photovoltaics

1. September 21, 2011 - Research explains how phase segregation affects efficiency in organic photovoltaics
2. September 21, 2011 - How to produce flexible CIGS solar cells with record efficiency
3. September 21, 2011 - Record-breaking solar cell announced by multinational research team

Quantum computing

1. September 21, 2011 - Playing ping-pong with single electrons: Research provides important technique for transferring quantum information
2. September 21, 2011 - Electron tennis plays well for quantum computing
3. September 22, 2011 - Electron transfer paves way for quantum computing
4. September 22, 2011 - Like fish on waves: electrons go surfing
5. September 22, 2011 - Electrons surf between qubits

Gallium nitride transistors

1. September 21, 2011 - Faster, smaller and more economical gallium nitride transistors

Nanoscale nonlinear light source

1. September 22, 2011 - Nanoscale nonlinear light source created

Superconductivity

1. September 22, 2011 - Scientists observe how superconducting nanowires lose resistance-free state

Metamaterials

1. September 22, 2011 - Physicists Devise Perfect Magnetic Shield - also here
2. September 26, 2011 - Invisibility cloak to hide magnetic fields
3. September 26, 2011 - 'Antimagnet' joins list of invisibility approaches

Supercomputing

1. September 23, 2011 - Texas Stampede supercomputer to join the eXtreme Digital (XD) program

Nanoantennas

1. September 23, 2011 - Bimetallic nanoantenna separates colors of light
2. September 29, 2011 - Nanoantenna separates light of different colours

Plasmonics

1. September 23, 2011 - Plasmonics intensifies a novel nanoscale light source, Stanford engineers find - also here

Life sciences

Australopithecus

1. September 19, 2011 - Not just skin deep -- CT study of early humans reveals evolutionary relationships

Sex chromosomes and dosage compensation

1. September 19, 2011 - New thinking on regulation of sex chromosomes in fruit flies

Osteocalcin, insulin sensitivity, and body fat

1. September 19, 2011 - Exercise can produce healthy chatter between bone, fat and pancreatic cells

Exercise and brain cell mitochondria

1. September 19, 2011 - Have brain fatigue? A bout of exercise may be the cure
2. September 23, 2011 - Regular exercise may cure brain fatigue

Diet and gene expression

1. September 19, 2011 - Feed your genes

Effect on human genes of microRNA from food

1. September 19, 2011 - We are not only eating 'materials', we are also eating 'information'
2. September 20, 2011 - Plant RNAs Found in Mammals
3. September 21, 2011 - What You Eat Affects Your Genes: RNA from Rice Can Survive Digestion and Alter Gene Expression

Retrotransposons and aging in adult stem cells

1. September 20, 2011 - Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging - also here

Persistence of epigenetic changes

1. September 20, 2011 - Epigenetic changes don't last - also here, here

Dynamin and cellular nutrient uptake

1. September 20, 2011 - Spiral constriction -- how dynamin mediates cellular nutrient uptake

Proteasomes and embryonic cell rejuvenation

1. September 20, 2011 - The body rids itself of damage when it really matters

Systems biology of Salmonella virulence factors

1. September 20, 2011 - Multi-omics strategy gives systems-level insight toward Salmonella pathogenesis

Sirtuins and longevity

1. September 21, 2011 - Longevity genes challenged
2. September 21, 2011 - Study Casts Doubts on a Key Aging Gene
3. September 21, 2011 - Anti-aging Pathway Questioned
4. September 21, 2011 - Is the 'longevity gene' nearing the end of its life? - also here
5. September 21, 2011 - New research challenges work on a longevity gene
6. September 21, 2011 - 'Longevity gene' may be dead end: study
7. September 21, 2011 - Fountain-of-youth enzyme doesn't extend life after all
8. September 21, 2011 - Longevity Gene Debate Opens Trans-Atlantic Rift
9. September 21, 2011 - What's In That Wine Glass May Not Prevent Aging After All
10. September 22, 2011 - Age-defying protein debunked
11. September 22, 2011 - 'Longevity gene' is a mirage

Bacterial training of T cells

1. September 21, 2011 - How microbes train our immune system

Phylogeny of molluscs

1. September 21, 2011 - Research into molluscan phylogeny reveals deep animal relationship of snails and mussels

Zinc and antibacterial immune response

1. September 21, 2011 - Heavy metals boost immunity

Gender differences in immune response

1. September 21, 2011 - Men and women fight infection differently, study suggests

Brown adipocyte formation

1. September 21, 2011 - Researchers Identify Pathways Leading to Activation of 'Good' Fat - also here

Benefits of promiscuity

1. September 22, 2011 - The Benefits of Being Promiscuous
2. September 22, 2011 - Female promiscuity can rescue populations from harmful effects of inbreeding
3. September 26, 2011 - Inbreeding promotes female promiscuity

Phylogeny of mammals

1. September 22, 2011 - Study provides robust molecular phylogeny for mammalian families

Modern human migration into Asia

1. September 22, 2011 - First Aboriginal genome sequenced
2. September 22, 2011 - Humans reached Asia in two waves
3. September 22, 2011 - Aboriginal Australians were the first explorers: Genome study rewrites the history books
4. September 22, 2011 - DNA study suggests Asia was settled in multiple waves of migration
5. September 22, 2011 - Humans colonised Asia in two waves
6. September 23, 2011 - Aboriginal genome rewrites human dispersal story
7. September 23, 2011 - Were Australian Aborigines The First Explorers To Leave Africa?
8. September 23, 2011 - Aboriginal DNA dates Australian arrival
9. September 26, 2011 - Aboriginal Australians--from time out of mind

Reprogramming of myoblasts for muscle repair

1. September 22, 2011 - Bioengineers reprogram muscles to combat degeneration - also here

Demethylation of sperm DNA after egg fertilization

1. September 22, 2011 - Scientists discover important step in sperm reprogramming

Immune system tolerance of intestinal bacteria

1. September 22, 2011 - Researchers find gut bacteria teaches immune cells to see them as friendly
2. September 23, 2011 - Colon identified as a seat of immune cell learning

Epithelial sodium channels and multicellularity

1. September 22, 2011 - Fluid equilibrium in prehistoric organisms sheds light on a turning point in evolution

Photosynthesis and solar light harvesting

1. September 23, 2011 - Lessons to be learned from nature in photosynthesis
2. September 23, 2011 - Scientists lay out plans for efficient harvesting of solar energy

Nucleosomes and gene regulation

1. September 23, 2011 - New study explores packaging of DNA

Centromere DNA sequencing

1. September 23, 2011 - Exploring the 'last frontier' of our genome

Origins of life

1. September 23, 2011 - First life may have arisen above serpentine rock, researchers say

Transposons and evolutionary history of pregnancy

1. September 25, 2011 - Invasion of genomic parasites triggered modern mammalian pregnancy - also here, here, here
2. September 27, 2011 - Junk DNA Gave Us the Modern Uterus, in a Giant Genetic Cut-and-Paste Operation

Transposons and development of corn from teosinte

1. September 25, 2011 - Jumping gene enabled key step in corn domestication

Neuroscience, psychology, and behavior

Insulin, appetite, and obesity

1. September 19, 2011 - Brain may sabotage efforts to lose weight
2. September 19, 2011 - To ditch dessert, feed the brain - also here
3. September 20, 2011 - Obesity linked to lack of brain control

Autism

1. September 19, 2011 - Autism, intellectual disabilities related to parental age, education and ethnicity, not income

Schizophrenia

1. September 19, 2011 - Study finds bidirectional relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy
2. September 19, 2011 - Schizophrenia and bipolar gene haul
3. September 19, 2011 - Schizophrenia and epilepsy have 'strong link'
4. September 21, 2011 - Large study finds genetic 'overlap' between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
5. September 21, 2011 - Twin study reveals epigenetic alterations of psychiatric disorders
6. September 22, 2011 - Researchers develop drug-like molecules to improve schizophrenia treatment

Music and neural firing patterns

1. September 19, 2011 - Why harmony pleases the brain

Dendrite growth and Wnt

1. September 20, 2011 - Researchers identify signals triggering dendrite growth

Deep brain stimulation, neurogenesis, and memory

1. September 20, 2011 - Electrical stimulation of brain boosts birth of new cells, may improve memory

Transcranial direct current brain stimulation and learning

1. September 21, 2011 - Electrical stimulation to the brain makes learning easier

Genetics of nerve regeneration

1. September 21, 2011 - Biologists discover genes that repair nerves after injury

Zinc and neural communication

1. September 21, 2011 - Zinc regulates communication between brain cells

Decision-making and correlation learning

1. September 21, 2011 - How the brain makes decisions based on related information - also here, here
2. September 22, 2011 - Hedging your bets: How the brain makes decisions about related bits of information - also here, here

GABA neurons

1. September 21, 2011 - Team creates genetic 'GPS' system to comprehensively locate and track inhibitory nerve cells

Magnetoencephalography

1. September 21, 2011 - Scientists can now 'see' how different parts of our brain communicate

Circadian rhythm and neuropsychiatric disorders

1. September 21, 2011 - Failure of brain's clock could play role in causing neuropsychiatric disorders

Reconstruction of visual images from brain scans

1. September 22, 2011 - Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind
2. September 22, 2011 - UC Berkeley Scientists 'See' Movies in the Mind
3. September 22, 2011 - Mind-reading movies reconstruct what you see
4. September 22, 2011 - From brain scans of people viewing movie scenes, computer roughly reconstructs what they saw
5. September 22, 2011 - Computer reconstructs movie scenes from brain scans
6. September 22, 2011 - Brain imaging reveals the movies in our mind
7. September 23, 2011 - Scientists Glimpse Images In Your Mind
8. September 28, 2011 - How Did Researchers Manage to Read Movie Clips From the Brain?
9. September 28, 2011 - The mind's eye revealed

Cyclin E, synapse formation, and memory

1. September 22, 2011 - Cancer protein's surprising role as memory regulator

Language

1. September 23, 2011 - Calculating the Language of Babel

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and endocannabinoids

1. September 25, 2011 - Study puts a new spin on ibuprofen's actions

Health and medicine

Gene therapy for AIDS

1. September 19, 2011 - Gene Therapy May Thwart HIV
2. September 20, 2011 - Gene therapy reduces HIV levels in small trials
3. September 22, 2011 - Preliminary Results of Trial Using Gene Therapy Against HIV Show Potential
4. September 22, 2011 - Double whammy gene therapy clears HIV from body

H1N1 pandemic influenza

1. September 19, 2011 - 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu more damaging to lungs, opens opportunities for bacterial infection

Cancer

1. September 19, 2011 - MRI technique appears feasible to help identify involvement of jawbone by oral cancer
2. September 19, 2011 - Key regulatory genes often amplified in aggressive childhood tumor of the brainstem
3. September 19, 2011 - Common genetic variants associated with development of high-risk neuroblastoma
4. September 19, 2011 - Breakthrough technology in identification of prostate cancer cells
5. September 19, 2011 - Soy peptide + chemo drug block colon cancer's spread to liver
6. September 19, 2011 - Association found between stress and breast cancer aggressiveness
7. September 19, 2011 - Pediatric brain tumors: Regulatory protein represents potential drug target
8. September 19, 2011 - Queen's pioneers prostate cancer breakthrough
9. September 20, 2011 - Discovery of gene fusion in ovarian cancer could lead to earlier diagnoses
10. September 20, 2011 - Benefits of radionuclide therapy for neuroendocrine tumors
11. September 20, 2011 - Blood pressure drugs may lengthen lives of melanoma patients
12. September 20, 2011 - Test could detect breast cancers earlier in young, high-risk African-American women
13. September 20, 2011 - Researchers investigate stress and breast cancer
14. September 20, 2011 - Genetic differences may cause higher rates of prostate cancer in African-American men
15. September 21, 2011 - Another step toward resisting breast cancer
16. September 22, 2011 - Virus kills breast cancer cells in laboratory
17. September 22, 2011 - Cellular origin of a rare form of breast cancer identified
18. September 22, 2011 - New system finds prostate cancer spread earlier than conventional imaging
19. September 23, 2011 - Infusing chemotherapy into the liver gives extra months of disease-free life in melanoma patients
20. September 23, 2011 - First Phase III trial of an alpha-pharmaceutical
21. September 23, 2011 - Two new cost-effective ways to predict prostate cancer
22. September 23, 2011 - Protein 'switches' could turn cancer cells into tiny chemotherapy factories
23. September 25, 2011 - Zoledronic acid reduces the recurrence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
24. September 25, 2011 - Abiraterone acetate improves fatigue in prostate cancer patients, says international clinical trial
25. September 25, 2011 - Aromatase inhibitor letrozole guards against breast cancer relapse for up to 8 years
26. September 25, 2011 - New diagnostic imaging for lung cancer could prevent unnecessary surgery
27. September 25, 2011 - Phase II study shows new cancer drug combination significantly delays breast cancer progression
28. September 25, 2011 - Radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence
29. September 25, 2011 - New bone-targeting drug delays onset of metastases in hormone-resistant prostate cancer patients
30. September 25, 2011 - Goats could increase the risk of a rare lung cancer

Cancer biology

1. September 19, 2011 - Tumor environment keeps tumor-fighting T cells away
2. September 21, 2011 - Scientists identify a key molecule that blocks abnormal blood vessel growth in tumors
3. September 25, 2011 - Researchers discover genetic risk factor for skin, prostate and brain cancers
4. September 25, 2011 - Breast cancer tumor make-up changes through the course of disease

Dementia

1. September 19, 2011 - Diabetes may significantly increase your risk of dementia
2. September 20, 2011 - Diabetes tied to increased risk for Alzheimer's
3. September 21, 2011 - Scientists uncover potential target for treating common form of early-onset dementia
4. September 21, 2011 - Human genetics study identifies the most common cause of ALS and dementia
5. September 21, 2011 - Same Mutation Causes ALS and Dementia

AIDS

1. September 19, 2011 - Scientists disarm HIV in step towards vaccine
2. September 19, 2011 - Could engineered fatty particles help prevent AIDS?
3. September 19, 2011 - Breast milk antibody fights HIV but needs boost
4. September 19, 2011 - Elite controllers block integration of HIV DNA into host genome
5. September 21, 2011 - Disarming the destructive force of HIV
6. September 21, 2011 - Early antiretroviral therapy for HIV shown cost-effective
7. September 21, 2011 - Scientists Disarm AIDS Virus' Attack on Immune System
8. September 22, 2011 - New targets for the control of HIV predicted using a novel computational analysis
9. September 23, 2011 - Targeting HIV's sugar coating: New microbicide may block AIDS virus from infecting cells

Neutrophils and inflammatory disease

1. September 19, 2011 - Blocking inflammation could lead to tailored medical treatments

Antibiotic resistance

1. September 19, 2011 - Rise of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea needs urgent action

Obesity

1. September 19, 2011 - Abnormal activation of a protein may explain deadly link between high salt intake and obesity

Gene therapy

1. September 19, 2011 - Sustained safety, efficacy of gene therapy for inherited retinal disease

Hepatitis C

1. September 19, 2011 - Danger signal limits Hepatitis C infection
2. September 20, 2011 - Decoding Hep C improves treatment

Use of reprogrammed adult stem cells for cancer immunotherapy

1. September 20, 2011 - Stem cells, potential source of cancer-fighting T cells - also here

Cardiovascular disease

1. September 20, 2011 - High pollution levels linked to increase in heart attack risk
2. September 20, 2011 - Depression associated with increased risk of stroke and stroke-related death
3. September 20, 2011 - Possible new blood test to diagnose heart attacks
4. September 20, 2011 - Differences in effects on atherosclerosis of regular moderate drinking and binge drinking
5. September 22, 2011 - Five new genes affecting the risk of coronary artery disease identified
6. September 22, 2011 - Kidney damage and high blood pressure
7. September 22, 2011 - Atrial fibrillation may be root cause of some severe mitral regurgitation cases

Lupus

1. September 20, 2011 - Continued treatment for lupus may boost survival of those patients with end-stage kidney disease

Diabetes

1. September 20, 2011 - A good night's sleep may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in obese teens
2. September 22, 2011 - Early research shows dietary supplement may lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes
3. September 23, 2011 - Could a drug reverse Type 2 diabetes?
4. September 23, 2011 - High-fat food triggers diabetes master switch
5. September 23, 2011 - Gene 'switch' discovered for Type 2 diabetes

Nanobiotechnology

1. September 20, 2011 - Scientist proves potential of new nanoparticle design for cancer therapy

Avian flu

1. September 20, 2011 - Bird flu batters South African ostrich farms

Alzheimer's disease

1. September 21, 2011 - Alzheimer's disease: The first prevention study of its kind
2. September 21, 2011 - Alzheimer's protein detected in brain fluid of healthy mice
3. September 22, 2011 - University of Kentucky spinoff licensed to develop Alzheimer's treatment

Stem cells

1. September 21, 2011 - Embryonic stem cell therapy for paralysis given to first patient in western United States
2. September 23, 2011 - Researchers develop stem cell-based models for studying mitochondrial disorders
3. September 25, 2011 - Mice stem cells guided into myelinating cells by the trillions

Malaria

1. September 21, 2011 - Enzymes possible targets for new anti-malaria drugs

Asthma

1. September 21, 2011 - Breathless - understanding asthma
2. September 25, 2011 - 'Belly fat' linked to development of asthma
3. September 25, 2011 - Alcohol can reduce asthma risk - also here

T cells and cancer immunotherapy

1. September 21, 2011 - Scientists find approach to enhance and prolong immune attack against tumor cells

Scleroderma

1. September 22, 2011 - Cancer drug may also work for scleroderma

Effects of genetics on response to vaccination

1. September 22, 2011 - Researchers reveal genetic underpinnings of response to measles vaccine

MicroRNA and dementia

1. September 23, 2011 - A micro-RNA as a key regulator of learning and Alzheimer's disease

Parkinson's disease

1. September 23, 2011 - Sniffing out Parkinson's

Antibiotics

1. September 24, 2011 - Resurrected ancient protein is a potent antibiotic

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