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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of...

Published on 2 September 2010, 15:07

Categories: Diabetes GPR120 receptor Insulin resistance Macrophages Omega 3 fatty acids Omega-3

A new discovery by scientists at the Universities of East Anglia and Frankfurt could make it possible in future to identify the source of banned CFCs that are probably still being released into the atmosphere.Using mass spectrometers, the researchers analysed air samples collected in the...

Published on 2 September 2010, 14:51

Categories: Atmosphere CFCs Chlorine isotope Mass spectrometry Stratosphere

PASADENA, Calif.—Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have devised a new technique—using a sheet of carbon just one atom thick—to visualize the structure of molecules. The technique, which was used to obtain the first direct images of how water coats surfaces...

Published on 2 September 2010, 14:47

Categories: Chemistry Graphene Molecules Water

ST. PAUL, Minn. – New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. The research is published in the September 1, 2010, online issue...

Published on 2 September 2010, 08:09

Categories: Brain Exercises Brain Training Cognitive Decline Dementia

Depressive, impulsive and antisocial symptoms caused by severe chronic stress during childhood are transmitted epigenetically from one generation to the next. This has now been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich.In human, chronic severe stress or traumatic...

Published on 2 September 2010, 07:50

Categories: Childhood Epigenetics Psychological disorders Severe chronic stress Stress

HapMap 3 points the way forward for human genetics studies.New findings show the value of genetic studies across human populations and the value of the latest DNA sequencing technologies to interrogate genetic variation. The results, from the latest phase of the international HapMap...

Published on 2 September 2010, 07:31

Categories: CNPs DNA sequencing DNA sequencing technology Genetics HapMap HapMap 3 Human populations SNPs

HIV-infected children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may require revaccination to maintain immunity against preventable diseases. There remains no standard or official recommendation on revaccination of children receiving HAART, an effective intervention in reducing...

Published on 1 September 2010, 13:30

Categories: Children HAART Highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV Immunity Vaccines

Researchers describe how to carry out the first experimental test of string theory in a paper published tomorrow in Physical Review Letters.String theory was originally developed to describe the fundamental particles and forces that make up our universe. The new research, led by a team from...

Published on 1 September 2010, 13:19

Categories: String theory Quantum particles Physics Quantum entanglement Universe

Nanocrystal conductors could lead to massive, robust 3-D storage.Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing...

Published on 31 August 2010, 14:39

Categories: Memory chips Silicon Silicon Oxide Circuits Nanotechnology Nanoelectronics Silicon Oxide

Potential new targeted treatment improves language, cognition, parents say.(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — One of the antibiotics most commonly prescribed to treat adolescent acne can increase attention spans and communication and decrease anxiety in patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common...

Published on 31 August 2010, 14:27

Categories: Fragile X Syndrome Mental impairment Minocycline Disabilities Learning disorders

In a counter-intuitive finding, new research from North Carolina State University shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has actually increased in size, despite – and possibly because of – increased human activity in the area.“What...

Published on 31 August 2010, 09:24

Categories: Shellfish Strombus gibberulus Humped conch Conch Archaeology

Transform faults subdivide the mid-ocean ridge into segments. Up until now, it was thought that these faults were ruptures that formed in less stable crust areas. Taras Gerya has recorded a model of the dynamics that lead to the transform faults, which shows that what were assumed to be...

Published on 31 August 2010, 05:41

Categories: Plate Tectonics Earth Science Transform faults Mid-Ocean Ridges MOR

A tiny marine filter-feeder, that anchors itself to the sea bed, offers new clues to scientists studying the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — a region that is thought to be vulnerable to collapse.As part of a study for the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML), scientists from...

Published on 31 August 2010, 04:01

Categories: Marine Science West Antarctic Ice Sheet Global sea level Bryozoans Global Change

The medicinal use of cannabis has been debated by clinicians, researchers, legislators and the public at large for many years as an alternative to standard pharmaceutical treatments for pain, which may not always be effective and may have unwanted side effects. A new study by McGill University...

Published on 30 August 2010, 10:19

Categories: chronic pain Pain Cannabis THC

Genetic variant may increase susceptibility to migraine triggers.A world-wide collaboration of researchers has identified the first-ever genetic risk factor associated with common types of migraine. The researchers, who looked at the genetic data of more than 50,000 people, have...

Published on 30 August 2010, 06:28

Categories: Migraine Genetics Migraines attacks Chromosome 8 PGCP MTDH/AEG-1 EAAT2

First results from the TEMSO phase III trial to be presented during the ECTRIMS congress in October 2010.Paris, France – August 30, 2010 – Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the investigational once-daily oral drug teriflunomide significantly reduced annualized...

Published on 30 August 2010, 06:15

Categories: Relapsing multiple sclerosis RMS Teriflunomide TEMSO Multiple Sclerosis MS

New method for genome analysis identifies the genetic effect of a rare disease - Missing protein anchor identified as the cause of mental retardation in Mabry Syndrome.The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact...

Published on 30 August 2010, 06:03

Categories: Genetics Genome analysis Mabry Syndrome Hyperphosphatasia Mental Retardation syndrome HPMR PIGV

Tekamlo combines in a single-pill the only approved direct renin inhibitor, Tekturna®, with the widely prescribed calcium channel blocker, amlodipine[1] Data showed Tekamlo significantly reduced blood pressure compared to amlodipine or Tekturna alone[1] Up to 85 percent...

Published on 27 August 2010, 03:53

Categories: Tekamlo aliskiren amlodipine High blood pressure Blood pressure

Pivotal Phase III trial data demonstrate superiority to standard of care Glivec® in achieving molecular and cytogenetic response, delaying cancer progression at 12 months Tasigna also available in United States in this indication; submissions under review worldwideBasel, August 27,...

Published on 27 August 2010, 03:48

Categories: Tasigna Nilotinib Cancer Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia Ph+ CML Glivec

Columbus, Ohio, and Baton Rouge, La. (August 18, 2010) – More than 200 million gallons of crude oil and a million additional gallons of chemical dispersant were released this summer into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, clouding the future for hundreds of species of fish.To establish a...

Published on 26 August 2010, 20:20

Categories: Gulf Mexico Oil Spill Deepwater Horizon GIS fish