Project will utilize Ohio State’s new microscopy facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Armed with microscopes, computers and an innovative way to study metals, researchers at The Ohio State University and their partners are building a database of new titanium alloys.
The goal: to reduce the stress that pins, plates and other medical implants put on healthy bones. (more…)
We can all get stuck in a rut from time to time, sometimes without really noticing it. We just keep plodding on, staying in our comfort zone, keeping our head down and just getting on with it. The things is, after a while, plodding along with your head down soon gets to be really boring. Soul destroying, even. Wouldn’t it be nicer to stride along, full of energy with your head held high, enjoying the blue skies? Making changes to your circumstances requires effort, courage and commitment, and if you are prepared to invest in yourself, the payback is well worth it.
So how do you go about achieving a new you? Start off by setting some goals. Ask yourself honestly about the things you want to change in your life, and the things you are happy to keep the same. (more…)
New brain imaging technology is helping researchers to bridge the gap between art and science by mapping the different ways in which the brain responds to poetry and prose.
Scientists at the University of Exeter used state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology, which allows them to visualise which parts of the brain are activated to process various activities.
No one had previously looked specifically at the differing responses in the brain to poetry and prose. (more…)
An analysis of a quality measure that Medicare Advantage plans self-report to the government finds that the insurers almost always err in their own favor. More elderly receive high-risk medications than the plans acknowledge, according to the study published Sept. 30 in Annals of Internal Medicine. (more…)
Der Spitzwegerich ist „Arzneipflanze des Jahres“ 2014
Er stillt den Hustenreiz und hilft bei Entzündungen der Haut und der Schleimhaut. Der Spitzwegerich ist deshalb vom „Studienkreis Entwicklungsgeschichte der Arzneipflanzenkunde“ an der Universität Würzburg zur Arzneipflanze des Jahres 2014 gekürt worden.
Verschiedene Wegerich-Arten werden schon seit Jahrtausenden in der Heilkunde genutzt, ganz besonders der Breit- und der Spitzwegerich. „Heute wissen wir, dass der Spitzwegerich die stärkste Wirkung besitzt“, sagt Studienkreisleiter Johannes Mayer. Seine zahlreichen Inhaltsstoffe ließen positive Effekte bei Katarrhen der Atemwege und Entzündungen von Mund und Rachenschleimhaut sowie bei Wunden erwarten. Pharmakologische Laboruntersuchungen würden diese Effekte belegen. (more…)
The importance of sex conversation before sex is a very much delicate issue. The reason is that sex is a short time engagement. Therefore, you have to take some serious elements for consideration. The reason is that sex is the mental and physical engagement. Therefore, you will require the understanding of these elements well. Before doing sex, you should always converse with your partner. The reason is that it will clear any doubt about the courtship and it will make sexual ritual more serene. Actually, you should remember that once you are get into the sexual relationship, then you will have no opportunity to get away from it. Therefore, it is better to clear any doubt through the sex conversion before starting the sexual ritual as well. (more…)
In many ways, the spread of HIV has been fueled by substance abuse. Shared needles and drug users’ high-risk sexual behaviors are just some of the ways that narcotics such as cocaine have played a key role in the AIDS epidemic in much of the world.
There is, however, relatively little research into how drugs can impact the body’s defenses against the virus. But a new UCLA study published in the October issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology examines how cocaine affects a unique population of immune cells called quiescent CD4 T cells, which are resistant to the virus that causes AIDS. (more…)
Research shows a correlation between eating breakfast and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
As Americans continue to fight the obesity epidemic and try to stem the incidence of type 2 diabetes, dietary guidelines are becoming increasingly important.
Among the possible keys to better health? Eating breakfast, for starters. (more…)
