Volume 5, Number 23 June 5, 2006

Physical sciences and technology Neutron stars Global warming Carbon nanotubes Nanotechnology Extrasolar planets Simulation of galaxy mergers Black hole-galaxy size relationship Bose-Einstein condensates Controlled slowing of light Crater possibly associated with Permian-Triassic extinction Paleoclimatology Neuro-electronic interfacing Life sciences Cancer Stem cells Gingivitis and heart disease Carbohydrates and cholesterol The immune system Centrosomes Vaccines Diabetes Brain-imaging studies Inhibitory neurons and nervous system development Tuberculosis Avian flu Neuropharmacology Bacterial evolution Human brain evolution Calorie restriction and aging Herpes simplex virus and RNA interference Zinc finger proteins Prions Cardiovascular disease Temperature and speciation Evolution of parasite virulence Brain processing of grammar Homo floresiensis Checkpoint proteins, cancer, and aging Glucose and wakefulness Oxidative stress and cell death Nanoparticle DNA detection The hippocampus and short-term memory Alzheimer's disease Caterpillar development Amino acid chirality Speciation Environment sensing by bacteria Gene therapy Intestinal bacteria and archaea RNA-interference therapies Piwi-interacting RNAs

Neutron stars

1. May 29, 2006 - Surprising Activity from a Dead Star
2. June 1, 2006 - The Case Of The Neutron Star With A Wayward Wake - also here, here

Global warming

1. May 30, 2006 - Climate Change Responsible For Increased Hurricanes, Researchers Find - also here
2. May 30, 2006 - Warming Oceans Linked to Global Rise of Cyclone Intensity
3. May 30, 2006 - Global warming seen in Alaska's greening
4. May 31, 2006 - 2 Studies Link Global Warming to Greater Power of Hurricanes

Carbon nanotubes

1. May 30, 2006 - Carbon nanotubes pinned down at last

Nanotechnology

1. May 30, 2006 - Superior nanowire transistors
2. May 30, 2006 - Silver clusters go magnetic
3. June 2, 2006 - Thermal dip-pen nanolithography lays down polymer

Extrasolar planets

1. May 30, 2006 - Interiors of extrasolar planets: A first step

Simulation of galaxy mergers

1. May 31, 2006 - When Galaxies Collide: Supercomputers Reproduce Fluid Motions Of Cosmic Duet - also here, here

Black hole-galaxy size relationship

1. May 31, 2006 - Black Hole-Galaxy Link Extended

Bose-Einstein condensates

1. May 31, 2006 - 3-D insulator loses a dimension to enter magnetic 'Flatland'
2. June 2, 2006 - Raiders Of The Lost Dimension: Understanding The Quantum Mechanics Of The Universe - also here

Controlled slowing of light

1. June 1, 2006 - High-bandwidth Laser Data Pulses Are Made To Dawdle In A Controlled Fashion - also here

Crater possibly associated with Permian-Triassic extinction

1. June 1, 2006 - Big Bang In Antarctica: Killer Crater Found Under Ice - also here, here
2. June 1, 2006 - Giant Crater Found: Tied to Worst Mass Extinction Ever
3. June 3, 2006 - Big crater seen beneath ice sheet
4. June 5, 2006 - Killer crater may have spawned Australia
5. June 8, 2006 - Meteor May Have Caused Extinction - also here

Paleoclimatology

1. June 1, 2006 - Climate History Rewritten: Arctic Ice an Early Arrival
2. June 1, 2006 - North Pole's ancient past holds lessons for future global warming
3. June 1, 2006 - Studies Portray Tropical Arctic in Distant Past
4. June 1, 2006 - Arctic went from greenhouse to icehouse
5. June 2, 2006 - Where Climate Is Made In A Greenhouse World - also here

Neuro-electronic interfacing

1. June 2, 2006 - Semiconductor Brain: Nerve Tissue Interfaced With A Computer Chip - also here

Cancer

1. May 29, 2006 - Tumors inhibit immune system
2. May 29, 2006 - Gender Differences in Lung Cancer Studied - also here
3. May 30, 2006 - A Tumour Suppressor In Mice And Men
4. May 30, 2006 - How exercise might beat cancer
5. May 31, 2006 - Loss Of A Protein Favors Lung Tumor Growth
6. June 1, 2006 - Lung cancer risk linked to dozens of gene variants
7. June 1, 2006 - Combination Therapy Shows Promising Results In Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer - also here
8. June 1, 2006 - Early Estrogen Exposure Leads To Later Prostate Cancer Risk - also here
9. June 1, 2006 - New understanding of Ewing's sarcoma suggests novel treatment strategy
10. June 2, 2006 - Lung cancer 'genetic factor link'
11. June 2, 2006 - Scientists Identify Gene Mutation Potentially Involved In Breast Cancer Initiation - also here
12. June 3, 2006 - Engineered virus thwarts ovarian cancer in mice
13. June 3, 2006 - Cancer experts put focus on targeted molecular therapies
14. June 4, 2006 - Cancer Institute Study Points To Future Of Personalized Medicine
15. June 4, 2006 - Glaxo says new drug effective against advanced breast cancer
16. June 4, 2006 - Drugs Hold Promise in Kidney Cancer Fight - also here

Stem cells

1. May 29, 2006 - Heart may be home to its own stem cells

Gingivitis and heart disease

1. May 29, 2006 - Genes Discovered That Allow Gum Disease Bacterium To Invade Arteries

Carbohydrates and cholesterol

1. May 29, 2006 - Cutting carbs can lower cholesterol

The immune system

1. May 29, 2006 - New Pathways For Autoimmune Treatment Identified
2. May 29, 2006 - Research Reveals Control Of Potent Immune Regulator

Centrosomes

1. May 30, 2006 - A Genome for Cellular Anchors?

Vaccines

1. May 30, 2006 - Immune Response Gets Under the Skin
2. June 4, 2006 - 'Alien code' leads to faster vaccines

Diabetes

1. May 30, 2006 - Researchers Open Door To Potential Treatments For Type 2 Diabetes - also here
2. June 1, 2006 - Growing diabetes epidemic: Patient/physician disconnect on disease management

Brain-imaging studies

1. May 30, 2006 - Bipolar teens see hostility in neutral faces
2. May 30, 2006 - Fear Circuit Flares As Bipolar Youth Misread Faces - also here
3. May 31, 2006 - Master Planners In Brain May Coordinate Other Areas' Roles In Cognitive Tasks - also here

Inhibitory neurons and nervous system development

1. May 30, 2006 - Nervous Inhibitions: How Inhibitory Signal Transmission Between Nerve Cells Affects Development
2. May 31, 2006 - Striking The Right Balance Between Excitation And Inhibition - also here

Tuberculosis

1. May 30, 2006 - New Potential Drug Target In Tuberculosis - also here

Avian flu

1. May 30, 2006 - Scientists meet in Rome to discuss bird flu mysteries
2. May 31, 2006 - Wild birds 'partly' to blame for bird flu spread
3. May 31, 2006 - Wild bird role in flu 'unclear'
4. June 1, 2006 - Bird Flu Explodes in Indonesia
5. June 1, 2006 - Indonesia begins slaughtering poultry

Neuropharmacology

1. May 30, 2006 - Ritalin packs punch by elevating norepinephrine, suppressing nerve signal transmissions - also here

Bacterial evolution

1. May 30, 2006 - Bacterial Evolution in the Yogurt Ecosystem

Human brain evolution

1. May 30, 2006 - Evolving genes may not size up brain

Calorie restriction and aging

1. May 31, 2006 - Calorie Restriction Appears Better Than Exercise At Slowing Primary Aging - also here

Herpes simplex virus and RNA interference

1. May 31, 2006 - The Cold Sore's Clever Camouflage
2. June 13, 2006 - Infected for life: How the Herpes Simplex Virus Uses MicroRNA to Hide Out in Cells
3. June 13, 2006 - How the herpes virus hides in cells

Zinc finger proteins

1. May 31, 2006 - New Protein Target May Advance Design Of HIV And Cancer Drugs - also here

Prions

1. May 31, 2006 - Mad Cows and Metals

Cardiovascular disease

1. May 31, 2006 - International Study Launched Testing New Drug Combination To Cut Cardiovascular Disease - also here
2. May 31, 2006 - Ozone and Cholesterol Combine to Cause Heart Disease
3. June 3, 2006 - 'Good' cholesterol drug trialled

Temperature and speciation

1. May 31, 2006 - Taking Evolution's Temperature: Researchers Pinpoint The Energy It Takes To Make A Species - also here, here

Evolution of parasite virulence

1. May 31, 2006 - Bacterial Parasite Strives For Balance In Host Infection

Brain processing of grammar

1. May 31, 2006 - Basque grammar in the brain

Homo floresiensis

1. May 31, 2006 - New twist in 'hobbit' human story
2. June 1, 2006 - 'Hobbit' hominids trigger giant row
3. June 1, 2006 - Discovery of Ancient Artifacts Rekindles Debate on 'Hobbits'
4. June 1, 2006 - Hobbit tools shed light on human evolution
5. June 3, 2006 - Stones of Contention: Tiny Homo species tied to ancient tool tradition

Checkpoint proteins, cancer, and aging

1. June 1, 2006 - Worms Hold Clue To Link Between Cancer And Ageing In Humans - also here
2. June 2, 2006 - Cancer scientists find worm link

Glucose and wakefulness

1. June 1, 2006 - Why We Could All Do With A Siesta - also here

Oxidative stress and cell death

1. June 1, 2006 - Free radical cell death switch identified
2. June 2, 2006 - Free Radical Cell Death Switch Identified: Molecular Pathway May Contribute To Age Related Diseases - also here

Nanoparticle DNA detection

1. June 1, 2006 - Biobarcode Nanoparticles Enable Multiplexed DNA Detection

The hippocampus and short-term memory

1. June 1, 2006 - Lost Connections Amid the Hippocampus: Amnesiac Study Offers Insights into How Working Memory Works

Alzheimer's disease

1. June 1, 2006 - Different forms of amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease harm neurons in different ways

Caterpillar development

1. June 1, 2006 - Researchers Uncover 'Starter Hormone' - also here
2. June 2, 2006 - Hormone's role in insects could give insight for cancer treatment, malnutrition - also here

Amino acid chirality

1. June 2, 2006 - Right-handed amino acids were left behind

Speciation

1. June 2, 2006 - Electric Fish In Africa Could Be Example Of Evolution In Action - also here, here
2. June 9, 2006 - Real-time evolution

Environment sensing by bacteria

1. June 2, 2006 - Researchers Discover How Bacteria Sense Their Environments - also here

Gene therapy

1. June 2, 2006 - Gene Therapy Prevents The Onset Of Diabetic Symptoms In Mice

Intestinal bacteria and archaea

1. June 2, 2006 - Microbes do vital work in human gut

RNA-interference therapies

1. June 4, 2006 - Gene Silencing Directs Muscle-derived Stem Cells To Become Bone-forming Cells - also here

Piwi-interacting RNAs

1. June 4, 2006 - Mice testicles reveal new class of RNAs
2. June 9, 2006 - The long and the short of it: Expanding small RNA biology in mammals - also here Background

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