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Measures to Take for Keeping your Pet Safe from Coronavirus

By Guest PostApril 4, 2020Health, Naturecoronavirus in pets, coronavirus outbreak, PET, pet life, safe from coronavirus, social distancing

The deadly coronavirus outbreak has forced people to stay at their homes and distance themselves from one another. The global health emergency has put a pause on not just our lives but has equally affected our pet’s life. The impact of coronavirus on pets or whether they can transmit it to humans or other animals is yet uncertain, which makes the situation even more alarming for the pet owners. Be quarantined for so long is as boring for your pets as it is for you. Your pet needs your attention and love to remain safe. Other than the regular dog careroutine, you must follow some extra precautions to ensure their safety. (more…)

Markierte Zellen als Fenster in den Körper

By Guest PostSeptember 19, 2017Healthforschungen zu krankheiten, koerper, markierte zellen, martin thunemann, PET, pet cell tracking, positronen emissions tomografie, robert feil

Tübinger Forscher entwickeln Verfahren, das Zellen in Mäusen gezielt sichtbar macht und helfen könnte, Tierversuche zu reduzieren

Eine neue und besonders zuverlässige Methode zur Markierung von Zellen kann Forschungen zu Krankheiten wie Herzinfarkt, Diabetes oder Alzheimer vereinfachen und den Einsatz von Versuchstieren reduzieren: Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Universität Tübingen haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem sie bestimmte Zelltypen in Mäusen gezielt markieren und ihr Verhalten durch Positronen-Emissions-Tomografie (PET) verfolgen können. Mit dem „PET-basierten Cell Tracking“ kann man komplexe Lebensprozesse im Körper beobachten, ohne die Versuchstiere mit invasiven Methoden zu belasten. (more…)

Exploring the secret life of house sparrows with the aid of a 3D printer

By Guest PostMarch 8, 2017Nature, Technology3d printer, christine lattin, house sparrows, max emerson, PET, positron emission tomography, radioactive drug, secret life

Since it was introduced to North America in the late 19th century, the house sparrow has received little love. “Nothing can be urged in its favor,” declared an 1891 editorial in the New York Times. A few years later, the same newspaper deemed the birds “rats in the air.” Adding insult to injury, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has long kept the house sparrow on its unceremonious list of species of “least concern.” (more…)

UCLA brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early

By Guest PostApril 12, 2013Healthabstract reasoning, alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta plaques, brain imaging tool, chemical marker, cognitive decline, david merrill, evidence, factors, fddnp, framingham, gary small, hallmark, high blood pressure, irregular heart rhythm, neurofibrillary tau tangles, neuropsychological testing, PET, physical assessments, positron emission tomography, prabha sidarth, pushpa v rajaa, risk factor, stroke risk, stroke risk profile, symptoms of dementia, ucla, ucla brain scan, verbal reasoning

UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don’t yet show symptoms of dementia.

The connection between stroke risk and cognitive decline has been well established by previous research. Individuals with higher stroke risk, as measured by factors like high blood pressure, have traditionally performed worse on tests of memory, attention and abstract reasoning. (more…)

UCLA Study First to Image Concussion-Related Abnormal Brain Proteins in Retired NFL Players

By Guest PostJanuary 24, 2013Healthabnormal gait, abnormal tau proteins, alzheimer's disease, american journal, amyloid beta plaques, athletes, autopsy, body mass index, brain imaging tool, brain injury, brain pathology, centers, chemical marker, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, clinical assessment, cognitive, cognitive ability, confusion, cte, degenerative condition, degree of depression, dementia, depression, disease control, early detection, early symptoms, family history, fddnp, fran, gary small, gauge, geriatric psychiatry, hallmarks of alzheimers, ham d, hamilton rating scale, intravenous injections, jorge r barrio, julian bailes, linda m ercoli, memory loss, mental state examination, mild, mini, mmse, mood symptoms, national football league, neurofibrillary tau tangles, personality changes, PET, player, positron emission tomography, prabha siddarth, prevention, progression in cte, progressive dementia, protein, ray stark foundation, repair damage, risk, sports related concussions, suicidal behavior, traumatic brain injuries, traumatic brain injury, tremors, vladimir kepe, wayne clark

Technique may lead to earlier diagnosis, tracking of brain disorders in athletes

Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that millions of these injuries occur each year.

Despite the devastating consequences of traumatic brain injury and the large number of athletes playing contact sports who are at risk, no method has been developed for early detection or tracking of the brain pathology associated with these injuries. (more…)

The Search for the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

By Guest PostMay 30, 2012Health, Sciencealzheimer's disease, alzheimers, azheimers patient, berkeley lab, beta amyloid, beta amyloid plaque, brain checkup, brain function, c 11 pib, city of berkeley, cognitive decline, computed tomography, ct scanner, dan krotz, destructive protein, earliest signs, functional mri scans, hippocampus atrophy, magnetic resonance imaging, mri scans, PET, pet image, positron emission tomography, radiotracer, william jagust

Berkeley Lab scientists help paint a more complicated picture of the devastating disease

For the past five years, volunteers from the City of Berkeley and surrounding areas have come to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to participate in an ongoing study that’s changing what scientists know about Alzheimer’s disease.

The volunteers, most over the age of 70, undergo what can best be described as a brain checkup. They’re asked to solve puzzles and memorize lists of words. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans image the structure of their brains in exquisite detail. Functional MRI scans allow scientists to watch portions of their brains light up as they form memories. And Positron emission tomography (PET) scans measure any accumulation of beta-amyloid, a destructive protein that’s a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. (more…)

UCLA Scientists Engineer Blood Stem Cells to Fight Melanoma

By Guest PostDecember 1, 2011Health, Scienceantigen, blood stem cells, cancer and stem cell, cancer patient, caucasians, dimitrios n vatakis, DNA, genes, genetically engineered, human melanoma, immune system, jerome zack, microbiology, mouse models, PET, positron emission tomography, t cell receptor, t cells, viral vehicle

Researchers from UCLA’s cancer and stem cell centers have demonstrated for the first time that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma. The researchers believe the approach could be useful in about 40 percent of Caucasians with this malignancy.

Done in mouse models, the study serves as the first proof-of-principle that blood stem cells, which make every type of cell found in the blood, can be genetically altered in a living organism to create an army of melanoma-fighting T-cells, said Jerome Zack, the study’s senior author and a scientist with UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. (more…)

Researchers Develop System that Finds Prostate Cancer Metastases Earlier

By Guest PostOctober 2, 2011Health, Scienceandrogen deprivation therapy, bone metastasis model, bony metastasis, castration resistant prostate cancer, conventional imaging techniques, gene based imaging system, hormone treatment, jonsson comprehensive cancer center, lily wu, metastatic prostate cancers, oncologists, PET, positron emission tomography scanning, prostate, prostate cancer, prostate specific enhancing sequence, pses, tumor growth rate, ziyue karen jiang

Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a way to image the spread of a dangerous form of prostate cancer earlier than today’s conventional imaging techniques. The new method may allow oncologists to find and treat metastases more quickly and give patients a better chance at survival.

The gene-based imaging system targets castration-resistant prostate cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that has become resistant to the hormone treatment known as androgen-deprivation therapy. Once this treatment no longer works, the cancer will progress within 12 to 18 months, and the prognosis becomes grim, said senior study author Dr. Lily Wu, a professor of molecular and medical pharmacology and a Jonsson Cancer Center researcher. (more…)

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