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Gene That Causes Atrial Fibrillation Identified

...sis to identify a mutation in the DNA of a sibling pair with atrial fibrillation in the absence of known risk factors for the disease. This genetic anomaly was not present in the DNA of individuals without atrial fibrillation. The atrial fibrillation mutation occurred in the KCNA5 gene, which produces ...

Elders with Dementia Can Tap Into Memory Stores to Give Advice

...cognitive impairments. The researchers conducted a pair of first-of-their-kind studies, and the findings were published in the academic journal The Gerontologist. 'A relatively common perception of adults with dementia in nursing homes is that they are helpless and incompetent and do not have the potent...

DNA-bound p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein Structure Determined

...point of contact between the two core domains of a pair of p53 proteins forming a dimer tracks to a part of the protein often mutated in cancers. This suggests that the interface between the two proteins of the dimer is likely as important for the proper functioning of the tetramer as its interface with D...

Study Finds That Brain Areas Of People With Autism Do Not Work In Coordination

... number eight when rotated 90 degrees looks like a pair of eyeglasses") or low imagery content ("Addition, subtraction and multiplication are all math skills.") The findings confirmed that the regions of the brain associated with visualization were activated when participants with autism read both kinds...

Regular Exercise Can Help From Recurrence of Colon Cancer

...ancer does some regular moderate exercises. In a pair of studies published on the Journal of Clinical Oncology website http://www.jco.org/early_release/, and slated to appear in the journal's Aug. 1 issue, the researchers found that colon cancer patients engaging in moderate levels of exercise six to 12...

South African Siamese Twins to be Separated in Four Months

The first ever pair of South African Indian Siamese twins are doing well and are expected to be separated in four months//. Danielle and Danika Lowton, born on June 21 at the Arwyp Medical Centre here, are healthy and tolerating their oral feeds. "They are gaining we...

Exercise in Space Prevents Kidney Stone Formation in Astronauts

... to simulate low gravity for 30 days. One twin per pair was randomly selected to exercise (while still reclining) in a chamber that put negative pressure, or resistance on their lower body, and the other twin served as a non-exercising control. The pressure in the chamber was roughly equivalent to what a ...

Watchful Eyes Ensures Honesty

...three times more money when a poster depicting a pair of eyes was pasted above the box than a poster showing flowers. The poster might have generated a feeling of being watched, as the brain reacts to images of eyes and faces, reported the research team, adding, that this finding could aid anti-so...

Troubling Dry Eyes and Mouth links with Sj?gren’s Syndrom

...es and enlarged parotid glands. The parotids are a pair of salivary glands behind your jaw and in front of your ears. Other signs and symptoms may include dry skin or vaginal dryness in women, joint pain and stiffness and fatigue. Sj?gren’s syndrome, an immune system disorder, is diagnosed most often in...

Research Identifies Osteoporosis Controlling Protein

...omplex with a protein known as WWP1; together, the pair degrades Runx2, a transcription factor that is the master regulator of osteoblast differentiation, which activates key bone formation genes. By removing Shn3 or WWP1, Runx2 doesnt degrade, which leads to increased bone mass. The authors believe tha...

Infants have better iron reserves if umbilical cord clamping is delayed

...hers were involved in the study. Each mother-child pair was randomly assigned to have the umbilical cord clamped at either 10 seconds or two minutes after the baby's shoulders were delivered. Data on the infants' diet, growth and illnesses were collected when the children were 2, 4 and 6 months old. Ir...

Men Think Of Sex When They See A Woman For The First Time

...red men and women who didn't know each other. Each pair were asked to sit at a table for two and chatted for five minutes. The only advice the pairs were given was to break the ice by introducing themselves and to talk about positive and negative collage experiences. At the end of 5 minutes the pairs we...

Budding Footballers at Risk from Blood Infection

... following a competitive game of football in a new pair of boots. He developed fever, rash vomiting and diarrhea over the next two days and admitted into a hospital. His condition deteriorated. Hypotension was noted. Laboratory tests of the pus from the blister revealed the presence of Staphylococcus aur...

New Role of COX Enzymes Discovered

...hers have known for some time that COX-1 and COX-2 pair up to function in the body. Even though they are interlocked, only one of them is active at a time in processing their substrate, arachidonic acid – from which prostaglandins, the fatty mediators of pain, inflammation, and heart attacks – are formed....

Its All In The Genes

.... The results of the research revealed that if a pair of twins were identical the chances of them both being self-employed was higher than if they were non-identical. ‘This relatively high heritability suggests the importance of considering genetic factors to explain why some people are entrepreneurial,...

Footwear The Hot Pick Of Summer Fashion In The West

...gents, according to Washington yuppie Thanga. 'A pair of Kashmiri juttis at Bloomingdales costs $180 while a pair of Kolhapuris at Macy's costs $75,' she says. 'The rise of the flat has to do with the fact that K...

Dispensing Drug Dosage To Children Through Computers

...always clear, how much is enough for children//. A pair of studies from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center shows that making the dosage a computerized affair could greatly help children and reduce complications as well. An online infusion calculator and a computerized drug ordering system, developed under ...

Female Condom – Confidom Launched in Indi

...to sell approx. 500,000 units in the first year. A pair of Confidom will cost Rs.250/-. Mr.Ayyappan, Managing Director of HLL said on the occasion of the launch of the product- ‘The domestic production will enable us to offer the product at lower price points’. To popularize the product the Government...

The human infant has a keen contender – A Baby Robo

...is designed to appear with a single-armed torso, a pair of cameras that support the function of eyes, and a hand that is provided for grasping objects. The novelty in this design is the ability to be curious enough to explore and nurture the desire of physically experimenting with different objects on the...

Hospitals Facing Huge Losses From Healthy Patients Yet To Discharge

...icit. They said that the cost of looking after the pair in a general medical ward is ￡246 each per day, which they say is more than double the cost of putting them up at a deluxe hotel. The hospital authorities said that they launched legal action to get one of the patients moved to a home to stop the N...

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