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Human Complexity Can Be Attributed To Regulatory Sequence

...e high-powered computer programs to screen data. A functional CArG box lies very closely to the genes that they regulate (within 4,000 base pairs). The researcher’s versions of these CArG boxes are put together to be called as CarGome. Researchers also make use of comparative genomics to study the relationsh...

Older Adults Get Distracted More Easily

...ood where concentrating is concerned, according to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies conducted by Cheryl L. Grady of the Rotman Research Institute at the Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care. This is not the case with those who have crossed the age of 65 years, who get distracted more easily...

Premature Babies Give It Their Best Shot To Overcome Difficulty

...infants give it their best shot to make themselves functional members of the society. A significant compromise was noted between the low and normal birth weight study participants all through their childhood. It is further emphasized that more studies be conducted to identify any factors that can account for th...

Premature Babies Can Lead Normal Lives

...fants have overcome earlier difficulties to become functional members of the society. The study found that 82% of low birth weight children graduated from high school, compared to 87% of normal birth weight. And about a third of the children, all of them born during 1977-1982, in each group went into post-secon...

Robotic Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery Has Improved Accuracy

...sks of error, providing faster recovery and better functional outcomes for patients, ' said Dr. Cobb. The findings of the present study can have valuable implications on the surgical outcome of knee replacement surgery as enhanced accuracy ensures improved function and longevity of the replacement, eliminatin...

Pain in the back? Try Acupressure

...ain than physical therapy in terms of pain scores, functional status, and disability," the scientists said. This study on lower back pain is published in the British Medical Journal. Acupressure was also found to be useful to relieve pain at other locations in the body. ...

Bio-Functional Garments That Could Revolutionize Fashion Industry

...mple set by the food industry when it came up with functional food. The garments have some additional use beyond their usual functions of covering the body and keeping it warm. They either smell nice, as in the case of vanilla underwear, provide the user with some kind of personal care product, as in the vita...

Functional Taste Cells Cultured In Vitro

...t, the basal cells divided and differentiated into functional taste cells. The new cells had the ability to stay...everal key respects. These cells were subjected to functional assays which revealed that the cultured cells responded to either bitter or sweet taste stimuli with...

Best out of supposed modern life waste: rice bran is a mine of good health

...or applications if we’d like to use [rice bran as] functional food,” explained lead author Ardiansyah, a Ph.D. candidate at the university’s School of Agricultral Science....

Distinct Brain Sections Are Activated While Making Risky Decisions

...not they won their gambles. The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to determine which areas of the brain were activated while people were making risky or ambiguous choices. They found that activation of specific brain regions depended on participants' preferences for risk or for amb...

Peer Rejection Leads To Reduced Participation In Classroom Activities

...ral valuable implications regarding the social and functional adaptation of a child, children’s engagement in classroom activities and adjustment patterns. It also highlights the need for peer rejection by instructors that may not be as obvious as verbal or physical abuse. More studies are clearly indicated to ...

First Exclusive Women’s Clinic Launched in Chennai By Apollo Hospita

...linic with an ambulance facility would also become functional soon. It has been further planned to set up 100 such facilities at different locations across the country. The integrated health care facility has over 45 consultants who will provide health care services in various disciplines. This would ensure a m...

Designer Strawberries

...ion of the diploid strawberry (Fragaria vesca) for functional genomics" (Planta, 2005, Dec 1:1-12) is available online at www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00425-005-0170-3 [Epub ahead of print]. The work was funded by a Virginia Tech ASPIRES grant (A Support Program for Innovativ...

Islet cells producing insulin cultivated in the lab

...he successful growth and characterization of these functional islet cells in the lab led to the conclusion that they may be suitable for treating individuals with Type 1 diabetes. Happy at this feat Donna Lillie of the Canadian Diabetes Association said, "This is very encouraging news for people with Type 1 dia...

A gene related to aggression weakens the brain

...ers then looked at effects on brain activity using functional MRI (fMRI) scans. While performing a task matching emotionally evocative pictures – angry and fearful faces – subjects with L showed higher activity in the fear hub (amygdala). At the same time, decreased activity was observed in higher brain areas t...

JRRD Focuses On Issues Such As Spinal Cord Injury and Prosthetics

...on following SCI showed that surgery combined with functional electrical stimulation is necessary. But the team preferred tendon transfer. Gabapentin, a popular treatment for phantom and residual limb pain, was found ineffective in a recent double-blind trial. This study identified and resolved problems in co...

Rajasthan Plans To Run Christian Institutions

...ll be on interactive language teaching, adopting a functional approach to language teaching and learning. The board is also exploring possibilities of interaction with Japanese school students thorough e-mails, and internet-based video-conferencing. While assessing the language ability of a student, active c...

Internet Based Tool, BGEM To Help In Study Of Brain Development

...involved in the development of the nervous system, functional information about 30% of the genes have been deciphered so far. Mutations in these genes have been known to lead to some psychiatric disorders and brain tumors. The human brain and mouse brain have a number of similarities, making the map crucial ...

After micro and macro nutrients ‘Nanonutrients' Promise health benefit

...sue of Food Technology magazine designer foods and functional foods are the order of the day. After mention of micro and macro nutrients// nanonutrients are the emerging concept. Remarkable achievements in nanotechnology show great potential for positively influencing human health. By enhancing solubility, i...

Trial Of DMD Gene Therapy Initiated At Ohio

...tical Inc (AskBio’s) Biostrophin, which contains a functional gene for the muscle protein dystrophin, into the biceps of Andrew Kilbarger, 8, of Lancaster, Ohio. He initiated the first U.S. human gene therapy trial directed at Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) at Columbus (Ohio) Children’s Hospital. It is a l...

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