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Speeding up ‘ethical stem-cell’ production [research]

Variants associated with hearing loss in children receiving chemotherapy medication; The long shadows of adversity; Low-level seismicity in Southern California; Smoking and autoimmunity affect rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility; Arthritis is spreading; A deletion is associated with neurodevelopmental problems and more

Earthquakes: Long aftershock sequences [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers - Earthquakes: Long aftershock sequences, Astronomy: A neutron star cloaked in carbon, Evolution: Hedge your bets, Physics: Strong glasses from soft colloids, Immunology: Keeping watch on sentinel proteins, Physics: Peering inside a quantum gas and Nature celebrates a birthday

Neurobiology: Challenges of a different character [announcement]

In Nature China this week - Chinese-speaking dyslexics lack the phonological skills needed to pronounce Chinese characters and the visuospatial skills needed to judge character size

Boosting Child Vaccination Rates in Developing Countries [research]

Results of a multi-country research project explain why some children in developing countries are not receiving vaccines. The research also shows how targeted, low-cost interventions can increase vaccination rates, at times doubling or tripling the odds of children being vaccinated.

Genetics: Cucumber genome sequenced [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Predicting new protein targets for known drugs, Heartbeat awareness, Gamma-rays from a starburst galaxy, Genome of strains of leprosy sequenced and How air can move the earth

Affordable and effective hip-spica brace for hip surgery patients [research]

Researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia have developed an affordable and effective Hip-spica brace. The invention costs only RM 300 compared to imported equivalent which costs RM 2000 and has the further capability to reduce the load to the hip joint, thus ensuring a rapid rehabilitation for patients.

Palaeontology: Making heads or tails [announcement]

In Nature China this week - New dinosaur fossils provide fresh insights into the nature of evolutionary transitions

Unlocking the secrets of early immune response [research]

Press Release - Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and RIKEN has identified the gene encoding the receptor for immunoglobulin M (IgM), a class of antibody that appears first in immune response. The landmark finding promises advances in our understanding of early immune response and in the treatment of immunological diseases.

Photonics: Mantis shrimp surprise [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the lung lining, Age-related sperm mutations associated with testicular tumors, Magma below the Cascades, A Notch in lung arteries, A genetic region implicated in schizophrenia, Layered immunologic memory, Ribosome reactions, Modifying mountain river systems and Ancient Arctic palms

‘MISAI KUCING’ HERBAL EXTRACT TO TREAT CANCER [research]

Penang, 21 Oct- Researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia have successfully produced a standardised, Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon Stamineus) herbal extract. Named CANSSUFIVE, the extract contains a high anti-oxidant content and studies carried out on cell cultures and animals have proven its ability to retard the growth of blood vessels.

Darwinius-like fossil is a false dawn [research]

The fossilized remains of a 37-million-year-old lemur-like primate are reported in this week’s Nature. Although the animal shares several features with higher primates, including humans, detailed analysis reveals these to have evolved independently through ‘convergent evolution’.

Repairing memory after a sleepless night [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers: High-sensitivity stimulated emission microscopy, The Road to Copenhagen, Views from around the world, Cells process painful sounds, Signalling pathway link to cancer, Understanding melon sex determination, Cancer link to microenvironment and Why have sex with someone else

USM innovation to help breast cancer patients [research]

Press Conference - The pharmaceutical industry will be interested in the latest innovation from USM researchers who have found therapeutic properties for breast cancer in a local tropical herb, Orthosiphon stamineus or locally known as Misai Kucing (Cat's Whiskers).

PolyU appointed as host of WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services [research]

PolyU hailed the inauguration of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services for the Western Pacific region hosted by the University's School of Nursing.

Cell Biology: Intravital imaging reveals regulation of metastasis [research]

Summaries of papers including Possible multiple sclerosis biomarker, SARS attacking the ribosome, Variants associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, CRLF2 defects in Down syndrome-associated leukemia, Cell softness dictates sensitivity to force, Light vibrations on a chip and Laser recreates conditions near a black hole

How bacteria sense the world [research]

Press Release: 15 Oct, Tokyo - Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center have addressed how environmental stimuli are converted into biological signals using the highest resolution analysis of its kind to date.

How to make flies sexually irresistible [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Place in space, Learning literacy, The magnetic equivalent of electricity, Entangled electrons at a crossroads, Immunology: Silent attack caught on camera, Charge break-up in grapheme, New route to non-natural amino acids and Quasicrystals self-assemble

The Second Middle East Congress on Age, Ageing& Alzheimer’s: Challenges in Geriatric Care, Lebanon [event]

The conference will be organized by a large number of organizations including Abyad Medical Center, Middle East Association on Age, Ageing & Alzheimer's-MEAAA, The Health Ministers' Council for the Cooperation Council States, Lebanese order of physicians-Tripoli-Lebanon and others

Geology: When all hell breaks loose [announcement]

In Nature China this week - The 2008 Sichuan earthquake highlights how low-activity seismic zones can turn deadly over time

Juggling with white matter [research]

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Variants associated with blood cell traits and Routing rogue bacteria for destruction