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Air Pollution Linked To Insulin Resistance, Diabetes In Children
Date: May-10-2013Growing areas where air pollution is prominent increase the risk of insulin resistance (the predecessor to diabetes) in children. The finding was published in the journal Diabetologia, of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and was led by a group of researchers from Germany. Earlier research has shown associations between air pollution and other chronic issues like heart disease and atherosclerosis...
Protein Rejuvenates Hearts In Mice
Date: May-10-2013Researchers in the US have identified a protein that rejuvenates old hearts in mice. The mouse hearts had thickened walls, a sign of aging similar to that seen in humans, but after treatment their hearts reduced in size and thickness, and became more like the hearts of younger mice...
Threat Of Flu Pandemic Is Real, Say MIT Researchers
Date: May-10-2013Many H3N2 virus strains which are circulating in pigs and birds are genetically very similar to the 1968 "Hong Kong" flu, also an H3N2 strain that spread around the world and eventually killed approximately one million people, a new study carried out at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has found. The researchers added that current flu vaccines may not be effective against these H3N2 strains that currently circulate only in animals. Their study has been published in the journal Scientific Reports (May 10th, 2013 issue)...
Malaria Hope In Bacteria That Stop Mosquitoes Infecting Humans
Date: May-10-2013Malaria spreads in human populations because female Anopheles mosquitoes carrying malaria-inducing Plasmodium parasites bite people and pass it into their bloodstream. Now a new US study shows it may be possible to use a bacterium that stops the parasite developing in the mosquito and create a stable population where female mosquitoes pass this parasite immunity onto their daughters. In a sense, such an approach could use bacteria as a sort of vaccine, protecting mosquitoes from malaria parasites...
Day Care Snacks Lacking In Nutritional Value
Date: May-10-2013Study indicates snacking is a "missed opportunity" From animal crackers to gummy fruit snacks and calorie-laden juice drinks, kids in child care are not getting the nutrition they need from daily snacks, according to a new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center published online in the journal Childhood Obesity. The study - the first of its kind to compare meals to snacks - shows that despite efforts to improve the diets of children in child care settings, meals - and particularly snacks - still lack nutritional quality...
Carnitine Supplement May Improve Survival Rates Of Children With Heart Defects
Date: May-10-2013A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report. Carnitine, a compound that helps transport fat inside the cell powerhouse where it can be used for energy production, is currently used for purposes ranging from weight loss to chest pain. New research shows it appears to normalize the blood vessel dysfunction that can accompany congenital heart defects and linger even after corrective surgery, said Dr. Stephen M...
Novel Coronavirus Spreads To France
Date: May-10-2013The new novel coronavirus (nCoV), which is similar to the SARS, is spreading across the globe. The French Ministry of Health has just reported the first case of the virus in France. The 65 year old Frenchman was diagnosed with nCoV following a visit to the United Arab Emirates. He had an underlying medical condition and became ill on 23 April 2013 and was hospitalized. A laboratory test conducted on 7 May 2013 by experts at the Institut Pasteur confirmed that the man was infected with the nCoV. France is now the second European country (along with the UK) to confirm a case of nCoV...
Analysis Shows Cancer Biorepository Speeds Clinical Trials, Drug Development
Date: May-10-2013Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center say identifying and selecting participants for phase II cancer clinical trials from a centralized warehouse of patient-donated biological data expedites participant accrual, reduces trial size, saves money, and may speed test drugs through the drug development pipeline. Their study, which analyzed datasets from recent clinical trials conducted at Moffitt, was published online recently in Statistical Methods in Medical Research...
Cerebral Connectivity Patterns Differ Based On Auditory, Social Information In Laughter
Date: May-10-2013A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These different kinds of laughter also spark different connections within the "laughter perception network" in the human brain depending on their context, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Dirk Wildgruber and colleagues from the University of Tuebingen, Germany...
Mathematical Model Measures Hidden HIV Virus Replication
Date: May-10-2013Scientists have long believed that measuring the amount of HIV in a person's blood is an indicator of whether the virus is actively reproducing. A University of Delaware-led research team reports new evidence that hidden virus replication may be occurring within the body's tissue, despite undetectable virus levels in the blood. The findings were reported in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface in a paper titled "Modelling HIV-1 2-LTR dynamics following raltegravir intensification...
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