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New insight into the consequences of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disorders
Date: Feb-17-2014Research by the University of Southampton has provided new insight into the consequence of accumulated 'misfolded proteins' in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Prion and Alzheimer's disease.Prion and Alzheimer's disease are protein misfolding brain diseases, where genetic mutations, or more commonly, interactions between an individual's genetics and environmental influences cause functional proteins in neurons to become misfolded or misrouted.
New study reinforces major advantages of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx in breast cancer diagnostics
Date: Feb-17-2014Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, have announced positive findings in an independent French multicenter study on the performance of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx(TM).The Toulouse, France, breast cancer group led by Magali Lacroix-Triki has published a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Histopathology(1) that supports the use and performance of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx(TM) for HER2 gene amplification status assessment in breast cancer. Dako introduced the cutting-edge IQFISH hybridization buffer chemistry in 2012.
New study reinforces major advantages of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx in breast cancer diagnostics
Date: Feb-17-2014Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, have announced positive findings in an independent French multicenter study on the performance of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx(TM).The Toulouse, France, breast cancer group led by Magali Lacroix-Triki has published a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Histopathology(1) that supports the use and performance of Dako's HER2 IQFISH pharmDx(TM) for HER2 gene amplification status assessment in breast cancer. Dako introduced the cutting-edge IQFISH hybridization buffer chemistry in 2012.
A potential new target for cancer and diabetes: p66Shc adaptor protein suppresses insulin signaling and energy metabolism
Date: Feb-17-2014A protein that has been known until recently as part of a complex communication network within the cell also plays a direct role in regulating sugar metabolism, according to a new study published - in the journal Science Signalling (February 18, 2014).Cell growth and metabolism are tightly controlled processes in our cells. When these functions are disturbed, diseases such as cancer and diabetes occur.
'Smart' gold nanoshells transport cancer drugs
Date: Feb-17-2014Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China.The multifunctional 'smart' gold nanoshells could lead to more effective cancer treatments by overcoming a major limitation of modern chemotherapy techniques - the ability to target cancer cells specifically and leave healthy cells untouched.Small peptides situated on the surface of the nanoshells are the key to the improved targeting ability, guiding the nanoshells to specific cancer cells and attaching to markers on the surface of the cells.
The immune system in the lungs is different and vulnerable in newborns
Date: Feb-17-2014Newborns are more susceptible to infections, presumably because of their immature and inexperienced immune systems. The most common dangerous condition in newborns and infants are lower respiratory tract infections caused by viruses, especially respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). A study published in PLOS Pathogens shows how the immune system in the lungs during early life differs from the one in older children and adults.Ideally, newborns could be protected against RSV by vaccination, but it is known that the immune system in early life is less responsive to "conventional" vaccines.
Why talking to kids really matters
Date: Feb-17-2014Fifty years of research has revealed the sad truth that the children of lower-income, less-educated parents typically enter school with poorer language skills than their more privileged counterparts. By some measures, 5-year-old children of lower socioeconomic status (SES) score two years behind on standardized language development tests by the time they enter school.In recent years, Anne Fernald, a psychology professor at Stanford University, has conducted experiments revealing that the language gap between rich and poor children emerges during infancy.
New technology is yielding bigger data for understanding family structure to trauma
Date: Feb-17-2014Social media can do more than just entertain us and keep us connected. It also can help scientists better understand human behavior and social dynamics. The volume of data created through new technology and social media such as Facebook and Twitter is lending insight into everything from mapping modern family dynamics to predicting postpartum depression.
New technology is yielding bigger data for understanding family structure to trauma
Date: Feb-17-2014Social media can do more than just entertain us and keep us connected. It also can help scientists better understand human behavior and social dynamics. The volume of data created through new technology and social media such as Facebook and Twitter is lending insight into everything from mapping modern family dynamics to predicting postpartum depression.
Infectious cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga
Date: Feb-17-2014University of British Columbia scientists have found for the first time an infectious form of the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii in western Arctic Beluga, prompting a health advisory to the Inuit people who eat whale meat.The same team also discovered a new strain of the parasite Sarcocystis, previously sequestered in the icy north, that is responsible for killing 406 grey seals in the north Atlantic in 2012.
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