Gut protein found to protect against infection and intestinal breakdown
A protein that binds to bile in the small intestine may hold the key to preventing infection and intestinal breakdown in people with conditions such as obstructive jaundice or irritable bowel syndrome, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered. "What we've identified is one of the mechanisms for how the body keeps the number of bacteria low in the small intestine, and...Imaging study links key genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease to myelin breakdown
A new UCLA imaging study shows that age-related breakdown of myelin, the fatty insulation coating the brain's internal wiring, correlates strongly with the presence of a key genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease. The findings are detailed in the January edition of the peer-reviewed journal Archives of General Psychiatry and add to a growing body of evidence that myelin breakdown is a k...Gene linked to rare disease activates fat breakdown
A gene earlier linked to a rare disease plays a critical role in the body's "finely tuned balance" of fat storage and break down, new evidence reported in the May Cell Metabolism reveals. The findings elucidate the mechanism underlying healthy fat metabolism and explain why people with the genetic condition known as Chanarin-Dorfman Syndrome (CDS), who carry a mutant version of the gene, suffer f...Probable cases of SARS- A Countrywise breakdown
The number of cases of a new form of deadly pneumonia is on the rise especially in China, Hong Kong and Canada, The SARS virus was first detected in South China Asia and is now spreading across the world. As per reports from the World Health Organization the follwing cases of SARS that have led to fatality.These are the most up-to-date details as of May 23:// Total number of probable cas...Attention Breakdown Is The Harbinger Of Alzheimer's Disease
A new study has found that breakdown in attention plays an important role in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. People in early stages of Alzheimer's disease find it more difficult to shift attention back// and forth between different sources of information. The study, published in the recent issue of the journal Neuropsychology, suggests that routine tasks that require the...