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Subject: Science X Newsletter Sunday, Oct 5
To: Pascal Alter <pascal.alter@gmail.com>

Dear Pascal Alter,

Here is your customized Phys.org Newsletter for October 5, 2014:

Spotlight Stories Headlines

- Attacking type 2 diabetes from a new direction with encouraging results
- Breakthrough allows researchers to watch molecules 'wiggle'
- GIANT study reveals giant number of genes linked to height
- Barcoding tool for stem cells: New technology that tracks the origin of blood cells challenges scientific dogma
- Engineers use 3-D gaming gear to give eye-opening look at cells in action
- First pictures of BRCA2 protein show how it works to repair DNA
- 'Programmable' antibiotic harnesses an enzyme to attack drug-resistant microbes
- Scientists discover pain receptor on T-cells
- Discovery of a novel heart and gut disease: The genetic mutation involved would date back to 12th century Vikings
- 'Unsung' cells double the benefits of a new osteoporosis drug
- Solar dimming caused by air pollution increases river-flows
- US Navy to deploy armed, robotic patrol boats
- RCas9: A programmable RNA editing tool
- SDO watches giant filament on the Sun
- Study questions the prescription for drug resistance

Astronomy & Space news

SDO watches giant filament on the Sun A snaking, extended filament of solar material currently lies on the front of the sun— some 1 million miles across from end to end. Filaments are clouds of solar material suspended above the sun by powerful magnetic forces. Though notoriously unstable, filaments can last for days or even weeks.

Medicine & Health news

	GIANT study reveals giant number of genes linked to height The largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date, involving more than 300 institutions and more than 250,000 subjects, roughly doubles the number of known gene regions influencing height to more than 400. The study, from the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium, provides a better glimpse at the biology of height and offers a model for investigating traits and diseases caused by many common gene changes acting together. Findings were published online October 5 by Nature Genetics.
	Attacking type 2 diabetes from a new direction with encouraging results Type 2 diabetes affects an estimated 28 million Americans according to the American Diabetes Association, but medications now available only treat symptoms, not the root cause of the disease. New research from Rutgers shows promising evidence that a modified form of a different drug, niclosamide – now used to eliminate intestinal parasites – may hold the key to battling the disease at its source.
	Study questions the prescription for drug resistance In response to the rise of drug-resistant pathogens, doctors are routinely cautioned against overprescribing antimicrobials. But when a patient has a confirmed bacterial infection, the advice is to treat aggressively to quash the infection before the bacteria can develop resistance.
Woman has baby after womb transplant in world first (Update) A 36-year-old Swede has become the world's first woman to give birth after receiving a womb transplant, doctors said Saturday, describing the event as a breakthrough for infertile women.
Discovery of a novel heart and gut disease: The genetic mutation involved would date back to 12th century Vikings The disease, which has been named 'chronic atrial intestinal dysrhythmia syndrome', is a serious condition caused by a rare genetic mutation. This finding demonstrates that heart and guts rhythmic contractions are closely linked by a single gene in the human body.
	'Unsung' cells double the benefits of a new osteoporosis drug Experiments in mice with a bone disorder similar to that in women after menopause show that a scientifically overlooked group of cells are likely crucial to the process of bone loss caused by the disorder, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. Their discovery, they say, not only raises the research profile of the cells, called preosteoclasts, but also explains the success and activity of an experimental osteoporosis drug with promising results in phase III clinical trials.
Scientists discover pain receptor on T-cells Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that T-cells – a type of white blood cell that learns to recognize and attack microbial pathogens – are activated by a pain receptor.
New study finds lack of adherence to safe handling guidelines for administration of antineoplastic drugs A new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study, published online in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, found that recommended safe handling practices for workers who administer antineoplastic drugs in healthcare settings are not always followed.
	Across three continents, Ebola makes its way to US His week began thousands of miles away with a frantic bid to save a life.
	Ebola in US: People scared, but outbreak unlikely Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are frightened.
Pakistan polio cases at 14-year high after threats The number of polio cases recorded in Pakistan has soared to its highest level in 14 years after attacks on immunisation teams led to a surge in incidences of the disease, health authorities said.
Texas tracks 50 exposed to Ebola, 10 'high risk' Texas health officials were monitoring 50 people for Ebola exposure Friday, 10 of whom are at high risk of the disease after close contact with the first diagnosed US patient.
	Mother of two volunteers to aid study seeking DNA patterns for breast cancer After having two children in her 30s, Brianna Hinojosa-Flores had been vigilant about getting mammograms and performing breast self-exams, as suggested by her gynecologist. But when she ran for a congressional seat in 2012, she missed a scheduled mammogram by six months.
Training for Ebola, a disease that 'doesn't forgive' Jean-Sebastien Lerolle peels off the head-to-toe body suit—the yellow and white plastic hallmark of the world's desperate battle against Ebola—and his green nurse scrubs are drenched from sweat.
Texas Ebola patient in critical condition: hospital The first person diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus on US soil is faring worse and now in critical condition, health officials said Saturday, having previously described him as seriously ill.
	Photographer covering Ebola: The world must see The biggest danger in a war zone is not seeing the enemy. What people face here in Liberia is a war, and no one has seen the enemy.
Officials look for possible Ebola patient contact Authorities in Dallas are searching for a homeless person who might have had contact with the lone Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, officials said Sunday.
Man dies from Ebola-like Marburg virus in Uganda A hospital technician has died of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Kampala, the Ugandan government announced on Sunday.

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