Minggu, 24 Oktober 2010

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for Sunday, October 24, 2010

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'Lubricin' molecule discovered to reduce cartilage wear (October 23, 2010) -- A team of researchers in North Carolina has discovered that lubricin, a synovial fluid glycoprotein, reduces wear to bone cartilage, a result that has implications for the treatment of osteoarthritis. ... > full story

Efforts underway to rescue vulnerable bananas, giant swamp taro, other Pacific Island crops (October 23, 2010) -- Hoping to save the vulnerable varieties of bananas painted by the artist Paul Gauguin, rare coconuts, and 1,000 other unique varieties of staple fruit and vegetable crops across the Pacific, crop specialists from nine islands have launched a major effort to preserve the indigenous diversity of foods that are deemed critical to combating diet-related health problems. ... > full story

Factor boosting leukemia's aggressiveness identified (October 23, 2010) -- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells survive and thrive not just by their own innate wiles, but by also acquiring aid and support from host cells in their surrounding environment. In a new study, researchers identify a particular relationship that can promote notably aggressive leukemias and lymphomas. ... > full story

Authoritarian behaviour leads to insecure people, Spanish study finds (October 23, 2010) -- Researchers have identified the effects of the way parents bring up their children on social structure in Spain. Their conclusions show that punishment, deprivation and strict rules impact on a family's self esteem. ... > full story

Risk gene for severe heart disease discovered (October 23, 2010) -- A common variant of the cardiovascular heat shock protein gene, HSPB7, was found to increase risk for dilated cardiomyopathy by almost 50 percent. ... > full story

First implanted device to treat balance disorder developed (October 23, 2010) -- A University of Washington Medical Center patient is the world's first recipient of a device that aims to quell the disabling vertigo associated with Meniere's disease. The clinicians who developed the implantable device hope that success in a 10-person surgical trial of Meniere's patients will lead to exploration of its usefulness against other common balance disorders that torment millions of people worldwide. ... > full story

Risk markers for Alzheimer’s disease (October 23, 2010) -- Many proposed drugs for Alzheimer’s disease have been tested, but have not proved good enough. The reason could be because they have been tested on patients who have already developed dementia. At this point it could be too late to start medication, because the disease is now believed to begin decades before a patient displays clear symptoms. So how can we identify the patients who do not yet have Alzheimer’s, but who are at high risk of developing the disease? ... > full story

Airbags reduce risk of kidney injury in car crashes, study finds (October 23, 2010) -- Occupants in motor vehicles with airbags are much less likely to suffer kidney or renal damage in a crash than are occupants in vehicles without airbags, according to a new study. ... > full story

Origin of immune cells in the brain discovered: Could lead to new treatments for degenerative brain diseases, autoimmune disorders (October 23, 2010) -- Researchers have discovered that microglia, the immune cells that reside in the brain, have a unique origin and are formed shortly after conception. It was previously thought that microglia originated at the same time as macrophages, which are other immune cells that are thought to develop at birth. This groundbreaking discovery has the potential to lead to future treatments of degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. ... > full story

Progress in the development of new Parkinson’s drugs (October 23, 2010) -- The side effects of the standard medication for Parkinson's disease have long been a preoccupation of brain researchers. Now a researcher in Sweden has presented new findings that provide hope of more effective medication for those who suffer from the nerve cell disease. ... > full story

Partners who had powerful faces in college lead profitable law firms, study finds (October 23, 2010) -- Law firms are more profitable when they are led by managing partners who have faces that look powerful, according to a new study. ... > full story

Protein injection shows promise in lowering elevated triglycerides (October 22, 2010) -- A protein injection reduced high triglyceride levels in one type of genetically engineered mice, a new study has found. The approach might help people with similar genetic alterations that cause very high triglycerides. ... > full story


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