Whether it is playing a piano sonata or acing a tennis serve, the brain needs to orchestrate precise, coordinated control over the body’s many muscles. Moreover, there needs to be some kind of feedback from the senses should any of those movements go wrong. Neurons that coordinate those…
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Neurons coordinate to fine-tune motor control
Scientists discover the specific types of macrophages that affect Crohn's disease severity
For those coping with Crohn’s disease, a new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers hope for the development of new and more effective drugs. In the report, scientists show for the first time, precisely what type of immune cells are involved in driving the…
Source:Scientists discover the specific types of macrophages that affect Crohn’s disease severity
MARS Is Retrograde: Be Careful of Your Actions: 5 Dos and 5 Don'ts
You may be familiar with the frustration of Mercury retrograde, when the world seems to go haywire, because of miscommunications and breakdowns. Now it’s time to pay attention to your “actions” because Mars will be retrograde on March 1st. Once every 2 years the…
Source:MARS Is Retrograde: Be Careful of Your Actions: 5 Dos and 5 Don’ts
The Truth About the Post-Baby Body
I’ll never forget the first time my husband happily fondled my fat roll thinking he had gotten ahold of my left breast. It’s late at night and we are all tucked in under the covers. My husband snuggles up behind me and wraps an arm around my waist. He leans in close and…
Source:The Truth About the Post-Baby Body
Hospital spends £500,000 putting 2,000 sick patients up in a PREMIER INN
Royal Free Hospital in London uses the hotel to reduce pressure on beds
In 2010 it spent £40,000 paying for 262 patients to stay in the hotel
In 2012 and 2013 it paid £500,000 for 1,900 patients to have a bed there
The hotel says the rooms used for patients have no special equipment
Hospital…
Hospital spends £500,000 putting 2,000 sick patients up in a PREMIER INN
Heartbroken mother whose twin babies died at birth discovers she is pregnant again nine weeks later
Barbara Short, 32, lost her first set of twins, Ava and Alfie Wallace, when they were born at just 23 weeks, each weighing about 1lb
Two months later she learned she was pregnant with twins again
Frankie and Lilly, now seven months, were born healthy in July
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Heartbroken mother whose twin babies died at birth discovers she is pregnant again nine weeks later
Hope for pancreatic cancer patients as jab that kills rogue cancer cells is developed
Vaccine will help immune system fight any remaining cells before they spread
Will be given after surgery, which 20 per cent of patients are eligible for
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Alice Smellie
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A vaccine that fights…
Hope for pancreatic cancer patients as jab that kills rogue cancer cells is developed
‘He loved the NHS, but it let him down’: Councillor, 78, died after waiting 15 months for triple bypass and a new heart valve
Ron Jones had heart disease and was told in May 2012 he needed surgery
In autumn 2012 he had an angiogram but his GP was furious he did not have stents put in – she said this would have improved his quality of life
His operation was scheduled for July 2013 but he died before it took…
‘He loved the NHS, but it let him down’: Councillor, 78, died after waiting 15 months for triple bypass and a new heart valve
13 Workers Exposed To Radiation At N.M. Nuclear Waste Dump
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hide captionIn this undated photo provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, a shipment of nuclear waste arrives at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, near Carlsbad, N.M.
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13 Workers Exposed To Radiation At N.M. Nuclear Waste Dump
Space Museum’s latest Omnimax film takes audience on adventure with king penguins
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Hong Kong Space Museum’s latest Omnimax show, “Penguins”, to be screened from tomorrow (March 1) until August 31, will take viewers to the extreme cold of the southernmost part of the planet and follow a young male king penguin on a perilous…
Space Museum’s latest Omnimax film takes audience on adventure with king penguins
Personalized medicine: risk prediction, targeted therapies and mobile health technology
Personalized medicine is increasingly being employed across many areas of clinical practice, as genes associated with specific diseases are discovered and targeted therapies are developed. Mobile apps are also beginning to be used in medicine with the aim of providing a personalized approach to…
Personalized medicine: risk prediction, targeted therapies and mobile health technology
Effect of glomerular filtration rate impairment on diagnostic performance of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and B-type natriuretic peptide as markers of acute cardiac and renal failure in chronic kidney disease patients
IntroductionCardio-renal syndromes are characterized by the impairment of cardiac and renal functions. Plasma and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are markers of acute kidney injury (AKI) and heart failure (HF),…
Effect of glomerular filtration rate impairment on diagnostic performance of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and B-type natriuretic peptide as markers of acute cardiac and renal failure in chronic kidney disease patients
Deregulation of subcellular biometal homeostasis through loss of the metal transporter, Zip7, in a childhood neurodegenerative disorder
Aberrant biometal metabolism is a key feature of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Metal modulating compounds are promising therapeutics for neurodegeneration, but their mechanism of action remains poorly understood.
Neuronal ceroid…
Deregulation of subcellular biometal homeostasis through loss of the metal transporter, Zip7, in a childhood neurodegenerative disorder
Intense focused ultrasound stimulation can safely stimulate inflamed subcutaneous tissue and assess allodynia
Potential peripheral sources of deep pain can require invasive evocative tests for their assessment. Here we perform research whose ultimate goal is development of a non-invasive evocative test for deep painful tissue.
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We used a rat model of inflammation to show that intense focused…
Intense focused ultrasound stimulation can safely stimulate inflamed subcutaneous tissue and assess allodynia
Perrigo Company acquires basket of value-brand OTC products in Australia
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has acquired a basket of value-brand OTC products sold in Australia and New Zealand from Aspen Global Inc. for $51 million in cash. The products are primarily sold through the mass retail channel and include the Herron® range of…
Perrigo Company acquires basket of value-brand OTC products in Australia
HMS Holdings’ fourth quarter revenue decreases 8.6% to $121.6 million
HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.
Q4 and Full Year 2013 Financial Summary
For the quarter ended December 31, 2013, HMS reported revenue of $121.6 million, a decrease of 8.6%…
HMS Holdings’ fourth quarter revenue decreases 8.6% to $121.6 million
Xeltis completes enrollment for study of spontaneous tissue growth technology
Xeltis, a privately held medical device company dedicated to transforming standards of care in heart valve replacement and vascular surgery, has announced that it has finished enrollment in a five-patient feasibility study of implantable products intended to enable for the first time the…
Xeltis completes enrollment for study of spontaneous tissue growth technology
Why men are more likely to have autism: Their brains are more prone to genetic flaws, study finds
Girls require more extreme genetic mutations to develop the condition
So, it is less likely they will be pushed over the diagnostic threshold
About 1.8% of boys have autism compared to 0.2% of girls
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Emma Innes
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06:23 EST, 28 February 2014
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Why men are more likely to have autism: Their brains are more prone to genetic flaws, study finds
Cancer victim, 35, gets diagnosed for THIRD time in three years
Hannah from London first discovered a lump in April 2011
Had a lumpectomy and eight cycles of gruelling chemotherapy
A week before her treatment was due to end she found a second lump
Had a mastectomy followed by five weeks of radiotherapy
Thought she was clear but now told cancer has…
Cancer victim, 35, gets diagnosed for THIRD time in three years
Could a bad marriage kill you? Stress of a bad relationship can lead to heart disease, doctors warn
People in an unhappy marriage are also at higher risk of depression
The stress of a bad marriage can raise blood pressure and heart rate
This can eventually lead to heart disease
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Emma Innes
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09:28 EST, 28 February 2014
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Could a bad marriage kill you? Stress of a bad relationship can lead to heart disease, doctors warn
Why are we fatter and sicker than ever? Sugar, fruit juice and margarine to blame
The graphs were gathered by Kris Gunnars, a nutrition researcher
He says the obesity epidemic correlates with the time we were told to adopt a low fat diet and eat plenty of carbohydrates
Graphs show that our sugar consumption has rocketed yet consumption of eggs has fallen – and we have…
Why are we fatter and sicker than ever? Sugar, fruit juice and margarine to blame
A Strong Sex Life Helps Couples Cope With The Trials Of Aging
hide captionIntimacy in a marriage becomes even more important as we get older.
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Health problems can put a strain on a marriage at any age. But as we get older, chronic illnesses can make it even tougher to keep the spark alive.
Scientists at the University of…
A Strong Sex Life Helps Couples Cope With The Trials Of Aging
SFH visits Central and Western District
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, visited Central and Western District this afternoon (February 28) to see for himself the fixed-pitch hawker stall facilities and dental care services in the district, and to exchange views with District Councillors on…
SFH visits Central and Western District
Best of Our Blogs: February 28, 2014
Living the Unknown
On my fridge, there is a magnet with the following quote:
“I beg you…to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which…
Best of Our Blogs: February 28, 2014
Full Disclosure, It’s Not What You Think It Is
How much information do you really owe your partner?
The term “full disclosure” gets tossed about quite a bit these days. It’s one of those phrases that seems to arouse strong opinions in people. There are those who believe that there are some things that are best left unsaid, and that…
Full Disclosure, It’s Not What You Think It Is
Philippines claims record in organ donor pledges
(AP)—The Philippines has broken India’s record of gathering the most organ donor pledges in an hour at a single site, health officials said Friday. The feat awaits the Guinness World Records’ official confirmation.
Health Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag said the campaign gathered…
Philippines claims record in organ donor pledges
Obamacare Hasn’t Stopped Insurers From Jacking Up Prices On Expensive Drugs
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s ban on discriminatory health insurance practices against the sick has not stopped insurers from increasing up-front charges for the expensive drugs needed to control chronic illnesses…
Obamacare Hasn’t Stopped Insurers From Jacking Up Prices On Expensive Drugs
Closest, brightest supernova in decades is also a little weird
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Faster brightening than expected may typify cosmic yardstick Type Ia supernovae
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A road map — and dictionary — for the arthropod brain
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By providing a standardized nomenclature for the architecture of insect brains, UA neuroscientists will help improve studies of human brain function and disease
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A road map — and dictionary — for the arthropod brain
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