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WHOI Teaming with Flatley Discovery Lab in Search for Effective Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2011Health, Scienceantibiotics, biological and chemical processes of ocean microbes, cf, cftr, cftr gene, charlestown, chemical extracts, cystic fibrosis, cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator, flatley discovery lab, fungi, gene, john flatley, marine actinomycetes, marine microbes, marine microbial extracts, membrane, microbes, microbial infection biofilm, mutation, phytoplankton, respiratory disease, richard fitzpatrick, sodium transport, susan k. avery, therapeutic agents for cystic fibrosis, tracy mincer, whoi, woods hole oceanographic institution

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has signed a $1.18 million agreement with the Flatley Discovery Lab in Charlestown, Mass., to investigate and supply marine microbial extracts as possible treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF).

The life-shortening respiratory disease has eluded attempts at a cure, although researchers have been successful in some cases at adding years to a person’s lifespan, primarily through treatment with antibiotics. (more…)

Zinc’s Role in the Brain

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2011Health, Sciencechemical in synaptic vesicles, duke university, long-term potentiation, neuroscience, stores neurotransmitters, the role of zinc in the brain, university of toronto scarborough (utsc), xiao-an zhang, zinc, zinc’s function, zinc’s role in the brain, zx1

*Research gives insight into 50-year-old mystery – zinc important for learning and memory

TORONTO, ON – Zinc plays a critical role in regulating how neurons communicate with one another, and could affect how memories form and how we learn. The new research, in the current issue of Neuron, was authored by Xiao-an Zhang, now a chemistry professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), and colleagues at MIT and Duke University.

Researchers have been trying to pin down the role of zinc in the brain for more than fifty years, ever since scientists found high concentrations of the chemical in synaptic vesicles, a portion of the neuron that stores neurotransmitters. But it was hard to determine just what zinc’s function was. (more…)

Study: Delays in Video Calls May Not Always Hurt Communication

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2011Technologychristian rauh, computer users, modern technology, negative emotions, ohio state university, personal communication, political topics, ross buck, stacie renfro powers, tessa vest, university of connecticut, us presidential election, video, video calls, video connection, video technology, war in iraq

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study reveals how the delay computer users sometimes experience when making video calls over the internet can actually help communication in some circumstances, even though it is frustrating in many others.

Researchers found that when two strangers first talked about an emotionally charged topic over a video connection with a one-second delay, they actually reported less frustration than did those who talked with no delay. (more…)

Worms Among First Animals To Surface After K-T Boundary Extinction Event, CU-Led Study Finds

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2011Sciencedemise of dinosaurs, extinction boundary, extinction event, global extinctions, k t boundary, nuclear winter

A new study of sediments laid down shortly after an asteroid plowed into the Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago, an event that is linked to widespread global extinctions including the demise of big dinosaurs, suggests that lowly worms may have been the first fauna to show themselves following the global catastrophe. (more…)

Clinical Trial Uncovers Potential ‘Functional Cure’ for HIV/AIDS

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2011Healthantiviral effect, biallelic zfn-modification, ccr5 gene, clinical trial, dr. ronald mitsuyasu, functional cure for hiv/aids, highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart), interscience conference on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, non-responders, sangamo biosciences phase, sb-728-t, university of california, university of pennsylvania school of medicine

Data shows Correlation between New Therapeutic Approach, Viral Load Reduction

Data from a clinical trial involving UCLA researchers suggest that a new therapy may potentially serve as a “functional cure” for HIV/AIDS.

The therapy, called SB-728-T, involves the modification of both copies of a patient’s CCR5 gene, which encodes the major co-receptor used by HIV to infect immune system cells.

In the Sangamo BioSciences’ phase 1 trial, SB-728-T was given to HIV patients who were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) but were considered to be “non-responders” — that is, their CD4+ T-cell levels, a key measure of immune system health, remained low. The patients’ HAART therapy was interrupted when they received the SB-728-T therapy. (more…)

Battle between the Placenta and Uterus could Help Explain Preeclampsia

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2011Sciencebaby’s placenta, brews in the mother’s womb, cure for preeclampsia, disease of pregnancy, dr. harvey j. kliman, father’s biological goal, lymphocytes, mother during pregnancy, mother’s uterus, online issue of reproductive sciences, preeclampsia, protein 13, trophoblasts, yale school of medicine, yale university

A battle that brews in the mother’s womb between the father’s biological goal to produce the biggest, healthiest baby possible vs. the mother’s need to live through delivery might help explain preeclampsia, an often deadly disease of pregnancy. The fetus must be big enough to thrive, yet small enough to pass through the birth canal. In a new study, Yale researchers describe the mechanism that keeps these conflicting goals in balance. (more…)

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European Engagement on Entertainment Sites Grows 10 Percent in the Past Year

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2011TechnologyComscore, dailymotion, european markets, Facebook, france, german prosiebensat1, Germany, Google, internet usage in europe, italy, Microsoft, poland, russian federation, russian social network, spain, top european web property, turkey, united kingdom, vevo, vkontakte, YouTube

*comScore Releases Overview of European Internet Usage for August 2011*

LONDON, UK, 11 October 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of internet usage in Europe, showing 372.1 million unique visitors went online in August 2011 for an average of 25.4 hours per person. This release highlights internet usage in 49 European markets aggregated under the European region and provides individual reporting on 18 markets. Among the reportable markets, the United Kingdom showed the highest engagement with users spending an average of nearly 35 hours online in the past month, up 1.5 hours from the previous month. (more…)

IBM STUDY: Digital Era Transforming CMO’s Agenda, Revealing Gap in Readiness

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2011Technologycustomer relationships, ibm study, key market forces, marketing investments, return on investment

Most chief marketers admit they are not sufficiently plugged into real-time conversations about their brands
CMOs struggling to prove the return on marketing investments

ARMONK, N.Y. – 11 Oct 2011: A new IBM study of more than 1,700 chief marketing officers from 64 countries and 19 industries reveals that the majority of the world’s top marketing executives recognize a critical and permanent shift occurring in the way they engage with their customers, but question whether their marketing organizations are prepared to manage the change. (more…)

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*Research gives insight into 50-year-old mystery – zinc important for learning and memory

Data shows Correlation between New Therapeutic Approach, Viral Load Reduction