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Honoring the dead: 'do-it-yourself' memorials offer unconventional alternatives
Date: Oct-02-2013Blending cremated remains into tattoos, creating "virtual tombstones" online and displaying "Rest in Peace" car decals or T-shirts are unconventional ways people increasingly are using to honor the dead this century, a Baylor University researcher says. "With 'do-it-yourself' memorials, people are creating their own ways of memorializing the dead, particularly in a more secularized society," said Candi Cann, Ph.D., an assistant professor of religion in Baylor's Honors College. "Some people are alienated from some common traditions such as a long funeral Mass...
Flawed transport gene may contribute to autism
Date: Oct-02-2013Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the condition and particular genes. Now a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has devised a process for connecting a suspect gene to its function in autism...
Urgent need to tackle disparities in cancer care worldwide the focus of new report
Date: Oct-02-2013A proposal for a new financing model to tackle the major disparities that exist in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of cancer in countries worldwide has been presented at the 2013 European Cancer Congress (ECCO 2013). While much progress has been made against cancer over the last century, a new report brings together evidence that not every patient benefits from it, nor even has the opportunity to benefit...
Compound developed that may treat erectile dysfunction priapism
Date: Oct-02-2013It's not the little blue pill famous for helping men get big results, but for those who need it, the outcome might be even more significant. A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, offers hope to men who experience priapism. This condition, which is often seen in men with sickle cell disease, causes erections lasting so long that they cause permanent damage to the penis. Specifically, a compound, called "C6'" offered mice -- with and without sickle cell disease -- relief by normalizing nitric oxide levels in penile blood...
Abnormal DNA methylation precedes cancer initiation: non-invasive tests a future possibility
Date: Oct-02-2013Unique DNA markings on certain genes may "predict" the risk of developing head and neck cancer, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London. The findings, published in the journal Cancer, raise the potential for the development of non-invasive tests which could pick up these tell-tale signs of early cancer initiation. Head and neck cancers are cancers that develop anywhere in the head and neck, including mouth cancer and throat cancer. About 16,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with head and neck cancer every year*...
Atherosclerosis and JAM-A
Date: Oct-02-2013Atherosclerosis is characterized by the formation of fatty "plaques" on the inner lining of the arteries, and is facilitated by high levels of fat in the diet. These "plaques" constrict the vessel, restrict the flow of blood, and may precipitate strokes and heart attacks. Monocytes, which belong to the immune system and help to defend the body against pathogens, also play a central role in the development of atherosclerotic lesions...
National screening strategy for hepatitis C urged for Canada
Date: Oct-02-2013Canada should begin screening 'Baby Boomers' for the hepatitis C virus infection, since this age group is likely the largest group to have the illness, and most don't know they have it, say a group of liver specialists in the Toronto Western Hospital Francis Family Liver Clinic. Unlike many other chronic viral infections, early treatment makes hepatitis C curable. In an article entitled, 'A Canadian Screening Program for hepatitis C - is Now the Time?' * published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), by Drs...
Sensation of texture conveyed to the brain through vibrations in skin receptors
Date: Oct-02-2013New research shows that humans distinguish the difference between fine textures, such as silk or satin, through vibrations, which are picked up by two separate sets of nerve receptors in the skin and relayed to the brain. Previous research has shown that coarse textures, such as Braille dot patterns, are encoded by receptors that are densely packed into the primate fingertip. The spatial layout of responses of these receptors corresponds to the spatial layout of surface features of a texture. However, most natural textures are too fine to be perceived in this manner...
The biggest killer of Hispanic Texans is cancer
Date: Oct-02-2013More Hispanic Texans die from cancer than any other cause, according to a new report by the Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas research group. The report documents cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic Texans under the age of 76. Only three percent of Hispanic Texans are older than 75. Texas's Hispanic population has more than doubled since 1990. Texans of Hispanic ethnicity now comprise 38 percent of the state's population. The findings are published in a September 2013 special issue of the Texas Public Health Journal...
Blood test detects cancer metastasis
Date: Oct-02-2013Researchers from the University Gbrbrttingen Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Chronix Biomedical have published a new study exploring the genetic hallmarks of canine mammary cancer. Appearing in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE, the paper identifies important similarities and differences between human and canine breast tumors, providing a strong platform for future research using the canine model system...
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