Yale researchers have provided new insight into how mutations in a single gene may cause mental retardation and kidney problems in Lowe syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects only boys.Lowe syndrome causes cataracts, mental retardation, and a kidney dysfunction in which small proteins and ions are lost in the urine, which may lead to [...]
Archive for März, 2008
Protein Trafficking Trouble Links Lowe Syndrome Symptoms In Brain And Kidney
Published at März 31st, 2008Time Perception Research Has Implications For Free Will
Published at März 31st, 2008Scientific experiments by a University of Queensland researcher have shown that our own brain activity can influence our sense of timing. Work by Dr Derek Arnold of the UQ School of Psychology goes against a widely held belief that activity in the cortex of the human brain does not influence how we perceive time. [...][click [...]
Novel 3-d Video May Help Patients With Facial Paralysis
Published at März 31st, 2008Facial paralysis is a devastating condition that affects a patient’s ability to express emotions and has numerous esthetic as well as functional consequences. To date, there is no one significant method of objectively measuring how much facial function one has. [...][click link for full article]
Prediction Of Rna Pseudoknots Using Heuristic Modeling With Mapping And Sequential Folding
Published at März 31st, 2008An algorithm utilizing structure mapping and thermodynamics is introduced for RNA pseudoknot prediction. The method finds the minimum free energy in the context of the biological folding direction (5′ to 3′) of RNA sequences. It also identifies information about the flexibility of the RNA. [...][click link for full [...]
Bio-europe 2007 Plays Host To The Largest Number Of International Delegations In Its 13 Year History
Published at März 31st, 2008Globalization is the nature of the life sciences industry. EBD Group and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announce that BIO-Europe 2007 will include an even greater number of international delegations of biotech companies seeking strategic biotech partnerships than previous years. [...][click link for full article]
One Off Weight Loss Subsidy Is Just A Bandaid, Australia
Published at März 30th, 2008A one off subsidy to attend short term weight loss programs is just a dangerous bandaid because programs won’t address serious risk factors associated with being overweight or obese, warns Australia’s leading nutrition organisation the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA). [...][click link for full article]
Re-engineered Human T Cells Effectively Target And Kill Cancerous B Cells
Published at März 30th, 2008Human white blood cells, engineered to recognize other malignant immune cells, could provide a novel therapy for patients with highly lethal B cell cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). [...][click link for full article]
Doctors Face Learning Curve In Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Tonsillectomy
Published at März 30th, 2008Surgeons who learn new surgical techniques for tonsillectomies must master the procedure to ensure proper care for patients. In a new study presented at the 2007 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, researchers investigated hemorrhage rates following tonsillectomies, the existence of a learning curve, and the surgeon’s perception of the issue. [...][click link for full [...]
Wfp Seeks Us 65 Million Dollars To Avoid Ration Cuts For 1.7 Million People In Uganda
Published at März 30th, 2008The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) appealed for US 64.6 million dollars to feed up to 1.7 million people in Uganda until March to stave off hunger for victims of severe floods, refugees, and populations displaced by conflict and civil strife. [...]
Selective Attention Increases Both Gain And Feature Selectivity Of The Human Auditory Cortex
Published at März 30th, 2008On September 19, a research report by Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Computational Engineering scientists will appear in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, showing that selective attention increases both gain and feature selectivity of the human auditory cortex. [...][click link for full article]