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A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

...ch has shown that the AB42 protein folds in such a way that it creates a pleated-sheet-like “template” th...phorylation of tau, and another might be to find a way to stabilize the microtubules. Amazingly, a cancer drug, Taxol, works to do just that, Dr. Hutton sa...

Pure Pomegranate Juice Helps Reverse Erectile Dysfunction Function

... as they suggest there is a non-invasive, non-drug way to potentially alleviate this quality of life issue that affects so many men. For men with ED, it is important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise. Drinking pomegranate juice daily could be an important addition to the diet in the management of t...

Drinking Problem Plagues 30% Americans

...ustained streak of binge drinking behavior all the way to serious physiological addiction to alcohol. Columbia University Medical Centre analyzed a survey of 43,093 people done in 2001 and 2002. Dr Deborah Hasin, from the Columbia University Medical Center and her colleagues analyzed the data from fac...

Pond in High Artic Drying Up Due to Global Warming

...they often needed to wear hip waders to make their way to the ponds, they noted, while by 2006 the same areas were dry enough to burn....

Strange Sex Life of Mole-rats may Provide Clues About Human Infertility

...fetched, he said. Humans also vary widely in the way in which they form social bonds with their partners, offspring and kin. By making careful comparisons with model species like mole-rats, we may be able to tease apart the relative contribution of genes, environment, up-bringing and culture to complex...

Five Killed by Methane Gas on Virginia Farm

... young man, very friendly, always going out of his way to help anyone who needed a hand," Michael said....

Embryo Protection Law in Germany

...at cryopreservation [freezing] is a very effective way of increasing the numbers of babies born after ART, because approximately third of all its ART deliveries were from frozen embryos, said Prof Nyboe Andersen....

Prions Prevent Alzheimers Disease

...-Alzheimers drugs. Theoretically, if we can find a way of mimicking the prions function we should be able to halt the progress of Alzheimers. However, theres still a lot of work to be done in looking at levels of prions in the human system and how these may alter as we age....

Swans Checked in France for Deadly Bird Flu Virus

...shed a suspicion of bird flu. More tests are under way to see ... if this is an infection with the H5N1 strain,' the ministry said. Results will be known Thursday, and in the meantime measures have been taken to seal off the lake in the Moselle department where the birds were found. France's only out...

Stray Kerala Dogs Face Keyhole Surgery to Control Birth Rate

...istrict Secretary of the SPCA, said it is the best way to control the birth rate of stray dogs, adding th...ne in Hyderabad and other places, this is the best way to control the birth of dogs....

UK Uneasy Over Involvement of Doctors in Terror Attacks, but Not Panicking Over Non European Medics

...cludes not discriminating against employees in any way on the grounds of their religion or belief," said the statement. Britains National Health Service has long relied on skilled foreign doctors to meet staffing shortfalls, and foreigners have long been drawn to its relatively generous salaries and ex...

Sporty Spice Fears That She Might Never Get Pregnant

... It puts pressure on teenagers to look a certain way and you shouldnt have to worry about things like that when youre young, she added....

Yawning Actually Helps You Keep Awake

...w York have demonstrated that a yawn is the body's way of making us more attentive and alert. According to the study, the vessels in the nasal cavity send cool blood to the brain during a yawn, making it operate more efficiently. So rather than promoting sleep, yawning may help keep us awake. The res...

Dengue Surge in Singapore, Man Prosecuted for Breeding Mosquitoes

...elieve some of the mosquitoes may have found their way into the nearby homes," said Silachart Lau, GM of Northeast Regional Office, NEA. If found guilty, the owner of the fishing pond could be fined a maximum of S$5,000 or face a jail term of up to three months, or both. NEA said the cluster at Pasir...

Chemical Injections for Fat Removal

...and inflammation. Blocking Y2R might work the same way in humans, but much study will be needed to prove that. More immediately, the findings could provide some comfort to stressed individuals who blame themselves for a weight gain that seems outsized given the food they eat, said Lydia Kuo, a medical ...

Cognitive Test Takers and Score Variation

...n, classification based on one assessment could be way off the mark. Salthouse says it may be time to view cognitive abilities as a distribution of many potential levels of performance instead of as one stable short-term level. He proposes the use of a measurement burst procedure that bases understandi...

Smashing Times for Stressed Spaniards

...at it will give us extra work. It's not really the way to do things," he noted....

Dark Chocolate Possible Medicine for Blood Pressure

...f fruit and vegetables a day is therefore the best way to protect your heart - and you don't need to worry about over-indulging," suggested Sara Stanner, nutritionist, The British Heart Foundation....

In China, Online Gamers Raking in the Cash

For a law student, Zhao Mengyuan has a peculiar way of making money -- slaying dragons, killing orcs and saving princesses in distress . It all takes place in cyberspace, where earning credits for online gamers who are too busy to do it themselves has become a handy source of extra income for the 21...

Nutrition Education Has Proved to Be Futile

...four demonstrated any real success in changing the way kids eat or any promise as a weapon against the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. No difference in the amount of fruits and vegetables eaten by kids participating in the program and those who weren't. Teachers who spent more hours on nutritio...

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