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UW work contributes to largest international study of Alzheimer’s genes

By Guest PostOctober 31, 2013Healthalzheimer's disease, alzheimers genes, amyloid precursor protein, annette fitzpatrick, autoimmune disorder, brain cell, bruce psaty, cell migration, cognitive decline, debby tsuang, gene, genomics of alzheimer, inflammation, international study, joshua bis, lipid transport, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative disease, paul k crane, tau protein

Eleven regions of the human genome have been newly discovered to influence the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings stem from the largest international study ever conducted on this disorder, which causes gradual memory loss and other forms of cognitive decline in older people.

As of 2009, 10 genes were known to be related to Alzheimer’s, the result of about a quarter-century of research. Yet the reasons behind individual susceptibility or resistance to the disease continued to be poorly understood. In February of 2011, four international research groups studying Alzheimer’s disease genetics united to more quickly identify other genes related to the disorder. (more…)

Grandson of first chemotherapy doctor now teaches at Yale School of Medicine

By Guest PostOctober 28, 2013Healthchemical weapons, first chemotherapy doctor, guided treatments, gustaf lindskog, lymphocidal chemical, nitrogen mustard, thoracic surgeon

When Dr. Dieter Lindskog first began walking the halls of Yale School of Medicine a decade ago, people would stop him often to ask, “Are you by any chance related to …?” Now they stop him rarely, either because they know the answer or are too young to recognize the famous name — that of the grandfather who upended accepted tenets of medical practice and, in doing so, gave birth to the science and art of modern oncology. (more…)

Small bits of genetic material fight cancer’s spread

By Guest PostOctober 25, 2013Healthbone fracture, bone lesions, bone metastasis, brian ell, cancer, class of molecules, combat, david waning, disease, extreme pain, gene, genetic material, Germany, hamburg, indiana university, indianapolis, khalid mohammad, micrornas, nerve compression, pathological activity, predictors of metastasis, princeton university, therapeutic target, theresa guise, university cancer center, yibin kang

A class of molecules called microRNAs may offer cancer patients two ways to combat their disease.

Researchers at Princeton University have found that microRNAs — small bits of genetic material capable of repressing the expression of certain genes — may serve as both therapeutic targets and predictors of metastasis, or a cancer’s spread from its initial site to other parts of the body. The research was published in the journal Cancer Cell. (more…)

Can thermodynamics help us better understand human cancers?

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2013Healthcellular energy, human cancers, scientific validation, surprisal analysis, thermodynamic signature

When the “war on cancer” was declared with the signing of the National Cancer Act in 1971, identifying potential physical traits, or biomarkers, that would allow doctors to detect the disease early on was a significant goal. To this day, progress in the battle against cancer depends on understanding the underlying causes and molecular mechanisms of the disease.
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One in 2,000 of UK population carries variant CJD proteins

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2013Healthabnormal prion protein, degenerative brain disease, mad cow disease, prion protein

One in 2,000 people in the UK are estimated to be carrying variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) proteins, according to a study led by Professor Sebastian Brandner (UCL Institute of Neurology). (more…)

Scientists Cooking Up Alloy “Recipes” For Bone Implants

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2013Health, Sciencealloy recipes, armed with microscopes, bone, bone implants, computer simulations, general electric, hamish fraser, ji cheng, niobium, ohio state university, President Obama, strain, stress, tantalum, titanium, united states, zhao

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…)

Starting A New You

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2013General, Healthanti ageing treatments, birthday milestone, botox injections, chris jenkinson, dermal fillers, every day life, marketing consultant, new you, oxford beauty treatments, qutis clinic, uk based, volunteer work

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…)

Poetry is like music to the mind, scientists prove

By Guest PostOctober 9, 2013Culture, Health, Scienceadam zeman, anatomical sense, art, brain imaging technology, favourite poetry, fmri technology, introspection, music to mind, poetry, prose, recollection, scientist, university of exeter

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…)

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