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A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

...full of the plaque. These patients may not be as sensitive to AB’s toxic effects as others are, some scientists speculate. But really, scientists can’t explain it. That is why Mayo Clinic researchers in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona are enrolling thousands of individuals, including patients who do not ha...

Electric Field Therapy to Zap Cancerous Tumours

... of its electrical fields can penetrate into these sensitive tissues," Palti said. Researchers conducted a pilot study of 10 patients with recurrent glioblastoma, a rapidly growing type of brain tumour, to test the effectiveness of the treatment. The researchers use specific alternating electric fields, ca...

Skin Cancer can Be Triggered by P53 Mutation

...er. They show that D6-deficient mice are acutely sensitive to SCC formation and that D6 expression is induced in cells in close proximity to invasive SCC cells from human oral SCCs. In the absence of D6, skin inflammation sensitizes skin cells to tumor formation. In an accompanying commentary on these two ...

Brain Pathway for Depression Revealed

...ain networks. The system uses a fluorescent dye, sensitive to brain circuit activity, which the researchers introduce into the animal brain tissue. As dyed circuits light up and darken again in response to electrical activity, very fast high-resolution cameras capture the action. The researchers can observe ...

Contamination of the Environment by Antibiotics Fed to Livestock

...ibiotics in plants may cause allergic reactions in sensitive populations, such as young children. There is also concern that consuming antibiotics may lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance, which can render antibiotics ineffective. Holly Dolliver, the lead scientist in this study, notes that an...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

...r expression of the target protein made cells more sensitive to the 2-Methoxy antimycin inhibitor. This is called a gain of function mechanism and is counterintuitive to the way most drugs work. Our compound, 2-Methoxy antimycin, is the only Bcl-2 inhibitor reported with gain of function activity, which prov...

White House Hid, Minimized Health Reports: Ex-surgeon General

...kers that he was not authorized to discuss certain sensitive subjects in public. They included embryonic stem-cell research, something US President George W. Bush vehemently opposes and has refused to fund, the controversial morning-after pill and sex education. Senior administration officials also delayed...

New Nano-power Could Make Biopsies Sensitive and Efficient

...magnets by using nanoparticles could make biopsies sensitive and efficient. Researchers from the University of New Mexico and the company Senior Scientific, both in Albuquerque have found that these nanoparticles could make biopsies so insightful and efficient that there will be no need to repeat these inva...

Extrovert People Drink More Alcohol

...igh on the personality dimension friendliness, are sensitive to the influence of others on their alcohol use. Besides genetic disposition, drinking behaviour is affected by culture, upbringing and the immediate social environment. Among young people alcohol use is a form of social behaviour. They drink in gr...

Tumor Painting to Fight Against Cancer

...few as 2000 cancer cells, making it 500 times more sensitive than MRI. "My greatest hope is that tumor paint will fundamentally improve cancer therapy, said James M. Olson, MD, PhD, of Seattle Childrens Hospital and The Hutchison Center who is the senior author of the study. By allowing surgeons to see cancer...

Brain Tumor Children Poor Performance in Schools

... information. Lahteenmaki says girls may be more sensitive to the adverse effects of radiation therapy, which has been regarded as the main cause of cognitive decline. The study also found 94 percent of brain tumor survivors completed the ninth grade of Finnish comprehensive school at the usual age. These ...

Study Finds Abdominal Fat Not the Prime Cause for Metabolic Syndrome

... in the body in both insulin resistant and insulin sensitive human subjects which included young, lean, non-smo... by 20 percent. "What we found is that (insulin) sensitive individuals took the energy from carbohydrate in the meals and stored it away as glycogen in both li...

Sensible Diet, Exercise and Weight Control Increases Longevity

...cise and lower weight keep your peripheral tissues sensitive to insulin. That reduces the amount and duration of insulin secretion needed to keep your glucose under control when you eat. Therefore, the brain is exposed to less insulin. Since insulin turns on Irs2 in the brain, that means lower Irs2 activity, w...

China Closing in on US for Highest Number of Web-users

...nese to conduct business, seek romance, or discuss sensitive political or other issues considered officially taboo. But this has irked the country's control-conscious Communist rulers, who have witnessed the rise of a potent "citizen journalism" phenomenon in which ordinary web-users have helped expose cases...

Report Shows How Children With Brain Tumors Perform at School

...w information. Lhteenmki says girls may be more sensitive to the adverse effects of radiation therapy, which has been regarded as the main cause of cognitive decline. The study also found 94 percent of brain tumor survivors completed the ninth grade of Finnish comprehensive school at the usual age. These ...

Penis Loses Its Most Sensitive Parts During Circumcision Process

...e process of circumcision turns out to be the most sensitive parts of the penis. The long-term-health impact...sure thresholds by location on the penis. The most sensitive location on the circumcised penis was the circumcision scar on the ventral surface. It was incredibl...

Scientists Identify Previously Undetected Drug-resistant Forms of HIV

...g clonal sequence reads that accurately enable the sensitive detection of rare mutations, said Michael Egholm, vice president of research and development at 454 Life Sciences, a member of the Roche group. Ultra Deep Sequencing provides an essential tool for research on viral diseases and their treatments. Th...

Hot Tips for Keeping Your PC Cool in Summer

...unplug it first, and try not to directly touch any sensitive electrical components within. Finally, consider turning your PC off when you're not using it during particularly hot spells. If you need to keep the PC itself running, look for other heat-generating electronic components that can be powered down wh...

Software Improvements in Breast MRI Scans

...ash. The presence of CAE threshold enhancement was sensitive for malignancy in 38 of the 41 malignant lesions examined using the software, according to the study. However, the software did not perform perfectly; it failed to confirm the malignancy of the three lesions. Given the presence of three false-negat...

Car Sickness for the Little Ones can Be Prevented

...and other healthy fare and let kids nibble. Urge sensitive kids to keep their eyes on the horizon. Thanks to ...ts (except for infant car seats) and give the most sensitive children middle-row rather than way-back seats in minivans, station wagons and SUVs. Ban books, DV...

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