Many drugs such as agents for cancer or autoimmune diseases have nasty side effects because while they kill disease-causing cells, they also affect healthy cells. Now a new study has demonstrated a technique for developing more targeted drugs, by using molecular “robots” to hone in…
Source:Molecular robots can help researchers build more targeted therapeutics
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Molecular robots can help researchers build more targeted therapeutics
Breakthrough in detecting DNA mutations could help treat tuberculosis, cancer
The slightest variation in a sequence of DNA can have profound effects. Modern genomics has shown that just one mutation can be the difference between successfully treating a disease and having it spread rampantly throughout the body. Now, researchers have developed a new method that can look…
Source:Breakthrough in detecting DNA mutations could help treat tuberculosis, cancer
Scientists figure out how cats cause allergies, could pave way for treatment
Do your eyes water at the sight of a furball? Can you only enjoy a feline friend without sneezing through a YouTube video? Scientists say they have figured out why cats are making your allergies crazy — and their research might also help those allergic to dogs as well. An allergic…
Source:Scientists figure out how cats cause allergies, could pave way for treatment
Social Status Affects Who We Choose To Believe
Click here to listen to this podcast [Audio clip of President Reagan saying, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”] Sounds pretty powerful. You might believe it will actually happen. But what if this guy were to say the same thing: [Audio clip of ordinary guy saying the same…
Source:Social Status Affects Who We Choose To Believe
My (Anxious) Life After College Graduation: Finding A Job...
(Editor’s note: This is the third in a multi-part series by guest blogger Kim Dreese, a 2013 college grad writing about the joys [read: anxieties] of toting her B.A. degree from the graduation stage on into the “real world”.) Just about every single employer has the absolutely…
Source: My (Anxious) Life After College Graduation: Finding A Job…
Body Image Boosters From The Blogosphere 7.28.13
{via etsy by Heather Jacobson of SqueekyChic} A positive body image goes beyond liking your looks. It encompasses taking good care of yourself and leading a fulfilling life. In this weekly series, I share some of my favorite posts from some of my favorite bloggers on this topic. Sometimes…
Source: Body Image Boosters From The Blogosphere 7.28.13
Transcript of remarks by SJ
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, before attending the opening ceremony of the 4th International Alternative Dispute Resolution Mooting Competition at the City University of Hong Kong today (July 28): Reporter: How…
Source:Transcript of remarks by SJ
Eight out of 10 GP practices want 111 to be axed
Patients have complained about calls going unanswered and poor advice being given, with frivolous calls being passed on to ambulance services, while serious concerns did not receive a prompt response. Health officials launched an investigation into the advice line earlier this year,…
Source:Eight out of 10 GP practices want 111 to be axed
Dawn Gluskin: 5 Ways To Make Your Thoughts More Empowering
Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds. — Author Unknown I’m a long-time believer in the power of our thoughts, and I tend to focus on the positive. But sometimes, those darn thoughts just spin out of control and go on their…
Source:Dawn Gluskin: 5 Ways To Make Your Thoughts More Empowering
Jessica Sweet: How To Do Something Impossible
“Go ahead, do something impossible.” — Seth Godin I recently read a great call-to-action article — one that would make you stop and realize that you’re going to die someday and there’s precious little time to do what you’re here to do. But the truth is,…
Source:Jessica Sweet: How To Do Something Impossible
Don't Let Playground Injuries Spoil the Fun
SUNDAY July 28, 2013 — Playgrounds can offer children a great place to get exercise and have fun, but parents need to be aware that there is a risk for injuries and know how to prevent them. In 2012, more than 600,000 children were injured at playgrounds, according to the U.S. Consumer…
Source:Don’t Let Playground Injuries Spoil the Fun
Healthcare Reform: Online Marketplace Is Coming
I’ve been getting a lot of mail about health care reform. I did not realize until now that I will be able to shop health insurance on the new Health Insurance Marketplace as early as October 1st. As you probably remember from my first article on health care reform and the Affordable Care…
Source: Healthcare Reform: Online Marketplace Is Coming
Explaining Mental Illness to Children: Part 1
A significant portion of people will experience some form of a mental illness at one point in their lives. Of this larger number, a portion experiences chronic mental illness which means that the illness is ongoing. These range from depression to schizophrenia. Whether or not mental illness…
Source: Explaining Mental Illness to Children: Part 1
Transcript of remarks by SJ
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, before attending the opening ceremony of the 4th International Alternative Dispute Resolution Mooting Competition at the City University of Hong Kong today (July 28):Reporter: How…
Source: Transcript of remarks by SJ
Unattractive Workers More Likely to be Bullied
Bullying in all forms seems to be rampant today. But when we think of it, we expect to see it in the playground, or in middle school where adolescents strive to fit in among sometimes-cruel classmates. Bullying in the workplace also is a problem, however. Recent research reveals that…
Source:Unattractive Workers More Likely to be Bullied
The Oxford Questions on the foundations of quantum physics
image collected from Stanford University These questions were developed and refined at the Polkinghorne 80 Conference, Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality, St Anne‘s College, Oxford, 26-29 September 2010. The intention is to guide future research and scholarship in the field. They may…
Source:The Oxford Questions on the foundations of quantum physics
Positivity: Retract The Bathwater, Save The Baby
Last week I covered a new paper Brown et al (2013) in the journal American Psychologist. The article was strongly critical of a highly-cited paper that appeared in the same journal 8 years ago, Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human flourishing, by Barbara Fredrickson and Marcial…
Source:Positivity: Retract The Bathwater, Save The Baby
Body Beliefs That Boost Your Well-Being
Many of us hold onto beliefs that sabotage our body image and dismantle our well-being. These beliefs destroy our moods and contribute to us missing out. But the nice thing about beliefs is that they’re not fixed. They’re not facts. They can be changed. And they can be questioned, and…
Source: Body Beliefs That Boost Your Well-Being
Unattractive Workers More Likely to be Bullied
Bullying in all forms seems to be rampant today. But when we think of it, we expect to see it in the playground, or in middle school where adolescents strive to fit in among sometimes-cruel classmates. Bullying in the workplace also is a problem, however. Recent research reveals that…
Source: Unattractive Workers More Likely to be Bullied
How to know if your child has a mental disorder
You know when your kid’s not feeling well physically, but would you know what to look for if he or she had a mental illness? It’s a growing problem in the United States, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that one out of five children…
Source:How to know if your child has a mental disorder
Have more energy all day long
You’re so predictable. Every day, you run out of steam, lose juice, or otherwise hit the wall at nearly the exact same times. How do we know? Because it happens to everyone. Okay, maybe not to Kelly Ripa, but to everyone else. In fact, it’s like clockwork, which actually makes…
Source:Have more energy all day long
How To Stay Sane After Returning From Your Vacation
I recently spent two glorious weeks on vacation in Italy, my longest trip since I started working full time more than ten years ago. I began the trip at a yoga retreat in Tuscany with some of my closest friends; headed south to the picturesque Amalfi Coast for some relaxation at the beach;…
Source:How To Stay Sane After Returning From Your Vacation
7 Ways To Have Good Gut Health
These days most of us spend the majority of our lives indoors, hermetically sealed into cars, homes and offices, frequently dousing ourselves in antibacterial cleansers. Sure, we’re “clean,” but we’re also severely limiting our exposure to a wide diversity of microbes, whose…
Source:7 Ways To Have Good Gut Health
Explaining Mental Illness to Children: Part 2
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14. This means that a significant portion of those with some type of mental illness began to experience symptoms as a teenager. For teens who are experiencing symptoms themselves…
Source: Explaining Mental Illness to Children: Part 2
Summer blood donors to receive cute bag souvenirs from Red Cross
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The Hong Kong Red Cross Transfusion Service (BTS) appeals to the public to continue with blood donation during the summer holidays. A cute bag with the tagline “I have given blood” will be…
Source:Summer blood donors to receive cute bag souvenirs from Red Cross
Discovery of cashmere goat (Capra hircus) microRNAs in skin and hair follicles by Solexa sequencing
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large family of endogenous, non-coding RNAs, about 22 nucleotides long, which regulate gene expression through sequence-specific base pairing with target mRNAs. Extensive studies have shown that miRNA expression in the skin changes remarkably during distinct stages of…
Source:Discovery of cashmere goat (Capra hircus) microRNAs in skin and hair follicles by Solexa sequencing
Two nurses struck off at Stafford Hospital - but one still employed
“You did not do that. “Instead you made the achieving the statistical targets, by honest or dishonest means, your primary aim. ‘This was not a one-off failing, rather it was at the heart of the way you worked over a sustained period.” The panel ruled the fitness to…
Source:Two nurses struck off at Stafford Hospital - but one still employed
Meta-awareness
<![CDATA[]]> How good are we at knowing what we are thinking? Do we just know what we are conscious of because we have a memory of it that we can inspect? An interesting paper (citation below) examines our awareness of our mind wanderings. It seems that we often just miss the wandering…
Source:Meta-awareness
Muscle Spasms? These 5 Nutrients Can Help
We have all had them — those painful, involuntary contractions of one or more muscles that can occur whether you’re active or sleeping. Muscle cramps can be mild or excruciating, and usually happen in the calf and feet. They can also occur in other parts of the body, like the arm or…
Source:Muscle Spasms? These 5 Nutrients Can Help
Why You're Always Beautiful (Even When You Think You Aren't)
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Source:Why You’re Always Beautiful (Even When You Think You Aren’t)
Modularity of a leaf moth-wing pattern and a versatile characteristic of the wing-pattern ground plan
One of the most intriguing questions in evolutionary developmental biology is how an insect acquires a mimicry pattern within its body parts. A striking example of pattern mimicry is found in the pattern diversity of moth and butterfly wings, which is thought to evolve from preexisting…
Source: Modularity of a leaf moth-wing pattern and a versatile characteristic of the wing-pattern ground plan
Summer blood donors to receive cute bag souvenirs from Red Cross
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The Hong Kong Red Cross Transfusion Service (BTS) appeals to the public to continue with blood donation during the summer holidays. A cute bag with the tagline “I have given blood" will be presented to those who…
Source: Summer blood donors to receive cute bag souvenirs from Red Cross
Discovery of cashmere goat (Capra hircus) microRNAs in skin and hair follicles by Solexa sequencing
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large family of endogenous, non-coding RNAs, about 22 nucleotides long, which regulate gene expression through sequence-specific base pairing with target mRNAs. Extensive studies have shown that miRNA expression in the skin changes remarkably during distinct stages…
Source: Discovery of cashmere goat (Capra hircus) microRNAs in skin and hair follicles by Solexa sequencing
Ecuador shocked by inhumane practices at gay conversion clinics
Sent to a center offering to “cure" her attraction to women, Denisse Freire was raped and tortured—in a practice Ecuadoran authorities admit has been tolerated for too long.
Source: Ecuador shocked by inhumane practices at gay conversion clinics
Saudi man dies of MERS virus: ministry
A Saudi man has died of the coronavirus MERS and another has contracted the virus, the health ministry said on Saturday, bringing the kingdom’s deaths from the virus to 39.
Source: Saudi man dies of MERS virus: ministry
Saudi man dies of MERS virus: ministry
A Saudi man has died of the coronavirus MERS and another has contracted the virus, the health ministry said on Saturday, bringing the kingdom’s deaths from the virus to 39. The man, who had previously been diagnosed with the SARS-like virus, died in the southwestern province of Asir, the…
Source:Saudi man dies of MERS virus: ministry
Ecuador shocked by inhumane practices at gay conversion clinics
Sent to a center offering to “cure” her attraction to women, Denisse Freire was raped and tortured—in a practice Ecuadoran authorities admit has been tolerated for too long. The country of 15.8 million people has at least 80 unlicensed drug and alcohol rehab clinics, many that are…
Source:Ecuador shocked by inhumane practices at gay conversion clinics
Citations of Excellence Awards 2013
Some of you may remember my last year’s post about the 2012 Citations of Excellence Awards. A year has passed since and Emerald Management Reviews has now announced the winners of the 2013 Citation of Excellence Awards. I went through the list of 50 awarded papers and discovered two papers…
Source:Citations of Excellence Awards 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
In vitro antiviral activity of plant extracts from Asteraceae medicinal plants
Due to the high prevalence of viral infections having no specific treatment and the constant appearance of resistant viral strains, the development of novel antiviral agents is essential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiviral activity against bovine viral diarrhea virus,…
Source: In vitro antiviral activity of plant extracts from Asteraceae medicinal plants
Spermicidal and anti-Trichomonas vaginalis activity of Brazilian Sapindus saponaria
Sapindus saponaria is used traditionally for curing ulcers, external wounds and inflammations. The spermicidal and anti-Trichomonas activity of S. saponaria and its effect on Lactobacillus acidophilus were evaluated. Methods: Water-ethanol (WE) and butanolic (BE) extracts, as well as a…
Source: Spermicidal and anti-Trichomonas vaginalis activity of Brazilian Sapindus saponaria
Reduced thrombin formation and excessive fibrinolysis are associated with bleeding complications in patients with dengue fever: a case--control study comparing dengue fever patients with and without bleeding manifestations
Dengue cases have been classified according to disease severity into dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Although DF is considered a non-severe manifestation of dengue, it has been recently demonstrated that DF represents a heterogeneous group of patients with varied…
Source: Reduced thrombin formation and excessive fibrinolysis are associated with bleeding complications in patients with dengue fever: a case—control study comparing dengue fever patients with and without bleeding manifestations
Arts, exercise and football set the scene for a week of summer fun
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Highlight events supporting the “Hong Kong: Our Home” Campaign this week include not only physically demanding activities, but also programmes to raise spirits. Sport For All Day 2013 on August 4 aims to promote the good habit of daily exercise with family…
Source:Arts, exercise and football set the scene for a week of summer fun
Classic comic characters transformed
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Twenty classic comic characters displayed at the Hong Kong Avenue of Comic Stars have undergone a 3D makeover after 20 well known local action figure designers were invited to take creative licence as part of the Comics x Figures – Hong Kong Ani-Com Figure Show….
Source:Classic comic characters transformed
Players’ Summer Health Receives Year-Round Attention in the N.F.L.
Players have learned there is no courage in challenging the energy-sapping heat and humidity. Coaches have recognized that pushing the guys in uniform — even when they are wearing only shorts and no pads — is foolhardy. Doctors and trainers have discovered every conceivable way to keep…
Source:Players’ Summer Health Receives Year-Round Attention in the N.F.L.
Obama Intends to Let Health Care Law Prove Critics Wrong by Succeeding
The president accused Republicans of “all kinds of distortions” about the legislation. He said bluntly that his administration had a simple plan to build support for the law, which continues to be viewed with suspicion by large numbers of Americans. “We’re going to implement it,” he…
Source:Obama Intends to Let Health Care Law Prove Critics Wrong by Succeeding
News Analysis: The Hype Over Hospital Rankings
But what does this annual exercise mean for patients? And what does it say about American health care? After all, Harvard and Princeton, which tied for No. 1 in the magazine’s 2013 Top 10 national universities list, didn’t take out ads to proclaim their triumph; they will fill…
Source:News Analysis: The Hype Over Hospital Rankings
G.O.P. Senators See an Upside in a Problematic Issue: Abortion
But what is bringing all these marquee political names together is not the Iowa State Fair or a Tea Party rally on the National Mall. Rather, they are all talking discreetly about how to advance a bill in the Senate to ban abortion at 20 weeks after fertilization. A similar ban passed…
Source:G.O.P. Senators See an Upside in a Problematic Issue: Abortion
Arts, exercise and football set the scene for a week of summer fun
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Highlight events supporting the “Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign this week include not only physically demanding activities, but also programmes to raise spirits.Sport For All Day 2013 on August 4 aims to promote the good habit of daily exercise with family members, which…
Source: Arts, exercise and football set the scene for a week of summer fun
Classic comic characters transformed
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Twenty classic comic characters displayed at the Hong Kong Avenue of Comic Stars have undergone a 3D makeover after 20 well known local action figure designers were invited to take creative licence as part of the Comics x Figures - Hong Kong Ani-Com Figure Show. A show of…
Source: Classic comic characters transformed
Ambulance drivers told NOT to take 'death list' patients to hospital: Patients who tell GPs they want to die at home could be denied vital emergency treatment
Senior doctors described the scheme as ‘very worrying’ They fear it could repeat the failures of the Liverpool Care Pathway Critics say paramedics could prevent patients getting life-saving treatment By Jonathan Petre and Stephen Adams PUBLISHED: 18:58 EST, 27 July 2013 |…
Source: Ambulance drivers told NOT to take ‘death list’ patients to hospital: Patients who tell GPs they want to die at home could be denied vital emergency treatment
Genetics of Blindness: Inherited Retinal Diseases
The genetics of inherited vision disorders — notably retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) — are an area of intense research. Numerous genes responsible for inherited retinopathies have been identified in the past ten years. At the time of writing, there…
Source:Genetics of Blindness: Inherited Retinal Diseases
How a beer bottle helped reveal rapid past climate change
According to Willi Dansgaard “A sophisticated experimental set-up on the lawn became the beginning of a new field in geophysics.” Credit: Centre for Ice and Climate, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. On Saturday June 21, 1952, in a garden in Copenhagen, Denmark, raindrops fell…
Source:How a beer bottle helped reveal rapid past climate change
25 Tips To Transform Challenges Into Opportunities For Joy
Everyone deals with challenges. I know it well. I’ve had my brain cut open twice. Diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1998 when I was 24 years old, my world turned upside down. Over the last 15 plus years, I had two awake brain surgeries and used hundreds of integrative health care therapies….
Source:25 Tips To Transform Challenges Into Opportunities For Joy
Partying A Little Too Hard? Read This.
We’d all be making fools of ourselves, if we think that we can drink bottle after bottle of wine, live on a diet of processed food, participate in relationships that drain us, continually watch reality television and expect to be able to create and maintain a beautiful, always-present,…
Source:Partying A Little Too Hard? Read This.
To The Edge
"Certainly to enter a world of terror, you should not be pushed by someone. You should be called. You should be curious. You should have the heart of an explorer." — Philippe Petit, high-wire artist Some people might only dream of adventure, but for others, there’s no…
Source: To The Edge
To The Edge
"Certainly to enter a world of terror, you should not be pushed by someone. You should be called. You should be curious. You should have the heart of an explorer." — Philippe Petit, high-wire artist Some people might only dream of adventure, but for others, there’s no…
Source: To The Edge
Phil Mickelson Takes a Swing at Science
Scientists are studying the brains and bodies of golfers to determine why amateurs aren’t on par with the pros. Sports scientist Mark F. Smith explains the latest findings, while PGA golfer Phil Mickelson, just back from winning the British Open, talks about his passion for math and…
Source: Phil Mickelson Takes a Swing at Science
Phil Mickelson Takes a Swing at Science
Scientists are studying the brains and bodies of golfers to determine why amateurs aren’t on par with the pros. Sports scientist Mark F. Smith explains the latest findings, while PGA golfer Phil Mickelson, just back from winning the British Open, talks about his passion for math and…
Source: Phil Mickelson Takes a Swing at Science
'Moth-ers' Shine a Light on Nighttime Beauties
Think moths are nothing more than drab, little brown fliers stalking your wool sweaters? The folks behind National Moth Week, happening now, want to change that perception. Rutgers University moth expert Elena Tartaglia describes the diversity of moths and the…
Source: ‘Moth-ers’ Shine a Light on Nighttime Beauties
'Moth-ers' Shine a Light on Nighttime Beauties
Think moths are nothing more than drab, little brown fliers stalking your wool sweaters? The folks behind National Moth Week, happening now, want to change that perception. Rutgers University moth expert Elena Tartaglia describes the diversity of moths and the…
Source: ‘Moth-ers’ Shine a Light on Nighttime Beauties
Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man
A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world’s oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.
Source: Bananas, pain killers do trick for world’s oldest man
Construction of small RNA-mediated gene regulatory networks in the roots of rice (Oryza sativa)
The root systems play essential roles for plants to anchorage to the soil, and to exploit the mineral and water resources. The molecular mechanisms underlying root development have been extensively studied to improve root system architecture, especially for the crops. Several microRNA (miRNA)…
Source:Construction of small RNA-mediated gene regulatory networks in the roots of rice (Oryza sativa)
No personalization without participation: on the active contribution of psychiatric patients to the development of a mobile application for mental health
Despite the increasing pervasiveness of mobile computational technologies, knowledge about psychiatric patients’preferences regarding the design and utility of mobile applications is very poor. This paper reports on a pilot-study that involved 120 psychiatric patients in the development…
Source:No personalization without participation: on the active contribution of psychiatric patients to the development of a mobile application for mental health
pH1N1
Ontario’s 36 Public Health Units (PHUs) were responsible for implementing the H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Plans (PIPs) to address the first pandemic influenza virus in over 40 years. It was the first under conditions which permitted mass immunization. This is therefore the first opportunity…
Source:pH1N1
Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man
A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world’s oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug. Spanish-born Salustiano “Shorty” Sanchez-Blazquez, a 112-year-old former coal miner who lives close…
Source:Bananas, pain killers do trick for world’s oldest man
Why a Lost Baby Seal May Soon Be at Your Doorstep
Every host knows when you run out of ice, the party’s over. For young seals surviving on ice floes, the festivities are breaking up sooner than they used to. That sends vulnerable youngsters into the ocean before they’re ready—maybe to end up stranded on a beach near you. To…
Source:Why a Lost Baby Seal May Soon Be at Your Doorstep
Hepatocytes from stem cells treat damaged livers
“The elephant in the room for stem cell therapy rarely even acknowledged let alone addressed in the literature is that of scalable production of cells for translational application. Baharvand’s groups’ landmark publication not only demonstrates but exquisitely describes the…
Source:Hepatocytes from stem cells treat damaged livers
Melding Two Memories Into One
Reporting in Science, researchers write of linking a mouse’s innocuous memory of a room with a more fearful memory of getting an electric shock — causing the mouse to freeze in fear upon seeing the safe room. Study author Steve Ramirez of M.I.T. and memory…
Source: Melding Two Memories Into One
MERS Virus Update
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness caused by a newly discovered virus in the same family as SARS. Most of the documented cases have come from Saudi Arabia, which has seen a 54 percent mortality rate in those patients. Martin Cetron, director…
Source: MERS Virus Update
Sudden decline in testosterone may cause Parkinson's disease symptoms in men
The results of a new study by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center show that a sudden decrease of testosterone, the male sex hormone, may cause Parkinson’s like symptoms in male mice. The findings were recently published in the…
Source: Sudden decline in testosterone may cause Parkinson’s disease symptoms in men
Uncovering the Mystery of J.K. Rowling's Latest Novel
One of the biggest mysteries of the new detective novel The Cuckoo’s Calling was the identity of the author. It was written by Robert Galbraith, which was revealed to be the pseudonym of Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling. Patrick Juola, professor of computer…
Source: Uncovering the Mystery of J.K. Rowling’s Latest Novel
FDA warns of steroids in vitamin B supplement
(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid a vitamin B dietary supplement from Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First because it contains two potentially dangerous anabolic steroids.
Source: FDA warns of steroids in vitamin B supplement
Migraine is associated with variations in structure of brain arteries
The network of arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people who suffer migraine, a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reports. Variations in arterial…
Source: Migraine is associated with variations in structure of brain arteries
HIV-associated lymphoma survival has not improved during the antiretroviral therapy era
Stable survival rates were observed for HIV-associated lymphoma patients during the antiretroviral therapy (ART) era in the US, according to a new study published July 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Source: HIV-associated lymphoma survival has not improved during the antiretroviral therapy era
FDA warns of steroids in vitamin B supplement
(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid a vitamin B dietary supplement from Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First because it contains two potentially dangerous anabolic steroids. The agency says the company’s B-50 supplements tested positive for methasterone…
Source:FDA warns of steroids in vitamin B supplement
Research ideas for sympathoadrenal responses as a result of hypoglycemia
Tweet Tweet Hypoglycemia refers to the low glucose level in body that could be lower than 70mg/dl. As a result of hypoglycemia, sympathoadrenal responses – involving the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal glands especially sympathetic…
Source:Research ideas for sympathoadrenal responses as a result of hypoglycemia
New Microbe Strain Makes Diesel Fuel from Greenhouse Gas
A possible way to harvest and use atmospheric carbon dioxide to make high performance diesel fuel has been proposed by a team of scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) who have engineered a microbe now being used to produce biodegradable…
Source:New Microbe Strain Makes Diesel Fuel from Greenhouse Gas
Not all mechanisms are created equal
Some Quotes - There appears to be in mankind an unacceptable prejudice in favor of ancient customs and habitudes which allows practices to continue long after the circumstances, which formerly made them useful, cease to exist. – Benjamin Franklin. - If science proves some belief of…
Source:Not all mechanisms are created equal
Friday, July 26, 2013
The 'Uncool' Passion of Jonathan Franzen
Best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen has fallen in love…with birds. Writing for the July issue of National Geographic magazine, Franzen describes how migrating songbirds are being hunted in high numbers in Egypt, Albania, and other places along the…
Source: The ‘Uncool’ Passion of Jonathan Franzen
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