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Gene identified that offers a new target for psoriasis treatment
Date: Feb-14-2014Researchers at King's College London have identified a new gene (PIM1), which could be an effective target for innovative treatments and therapies for the human autoimmune disease, psoriasis.Psoriasis affects around 2 per cent of people in the UK and causes dry, red lesions on the skin which can become sore or itchy and can have significant impact on the sufferer's quality of life.It is thought that psoriasis is caused by a problem with the body's immune system in which new skin cells are created too rapidly, causing a build up of flaky patches on the skin's surface.
Gene identified that offers a new target for psoriasis treatment
Date: Feb-14-2014Researchers at King's College London have identified a new gene (PIM1), which could be an effective target for innovative treatments and therapies for the human autoimmune disease, psoriasis.Psoriasis affects around 2 per cent of people in the UK and causes dry, red lesions on the skin which can become sore or itchy and can have significant impact on the sufferer's quality of life.It is thought that psoriasis is caused by a problem with the body's immune system in which new skin cells are created too rapidly, causing a build up of flaky patches on the skin's surface.
Link between excess weight and brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
Date: Feb-14-2014Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also involved in appetite control, according to a study performed by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. The results of the study were published in Neuroimage: Clinical.Jeremy D.
Refining genomic predictors of resistance offers potential to breed cattle more resistant to TB
Date: Feb-14-2014Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle that might allow farmers to breed livestock with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis (TB).The study, which compared the genetic code of TB-infected animals with that of disease-free cattle, could help to impact on a disease that leads to major economic losses worldwide.The research, led by the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute, has identified a number of genetic signatures associated with TB resistance in the cows that remained unaffected.
Study questions use of mortality as measure of stroke care
Date: Feb-14-2014A new study disputes the effectiveness of mortality as a measure of the quality of care provided by hospitals to stroke patients. The paper - which was simultaneously presented at the International Stroke Conference in San Diego and published in the journal Stroke - found that use of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders differ widely between hospitals and that this variation can significantly skew a hospital's quality "ranking" based on mortality.
Capillaries will measure diffusion and help in more efficient medical treatment
Date: Feb-14-2014How strongly do two dissolved analytes react with each other? Such information is of paramount importance not only in chemistry and molecular biology, but also in medicine or pharmacy, where it is used, i.e., to determine optimal drug doses. A method developed in the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw will allow for determining diffusion coefficients of analytes in fluids and equilibrium constants of reactions - quickly, at low cost, and most importantly: universally.
Implant stiffness found to be a major cause of foreign body reactions
Date: Feb-14-2014Surgical implants are widely used in modern medicine but their effectiveness is often compromised by how our bodies react to them. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that implant stiffness is a major cause of this so-called foreign body reaction.This is the first time that stiffness of implant materials has been shown to be involved in foreign body reactions. The findings - published in the journal Biomaterials - could lead to major improvements in surgical implants and the quality of life of patients whose lives depend on them.
Implant stiffness found to be a major cause of foreign body reactions
Date: Feb-14-2014Surgical implants are widely used in modern medicine but their effectiveness is often compromised by how our bodies react to them. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that implant stiffness is a major cause of this so-called foreign body reaction.This is the first time that stiffness of implant materials has been shown to be involved in foreign body reactions. The findings - published in the journal Biomaterials - could lead to major improvements in surgical implants and the quality of life of patients whose lives depend on them.
Implant stiffness found to be a major cause of foreign body reactions
Date: Feb-14-2014Surgical implants are widely used in modern medicine but their effectiveness is often compromised by how our bodies react to them. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that implant stiffness is a major cause of this so-called foreign body reaction.This is the first time that stiffness of implant materials has been shown to be involved in foreign body reactions. The findings - published in the journal Biomaterials - could lead to major improvements in surgical implants and the quality of life of patients whose lives depend on them.
Implant stiffness found to be a major cause of foreign body reactions
Date: Feb-14-2014Surgical implants are widely used in modern medicine but their effectiveness is often compromised by how our bodies react to them. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that implant stiffness is a major cause of this so-called foreign body reaction.This is the first time that stiffness of implant materials has been shown to be involved in foreign body reactions. The findings - published in the journal Biomaterials - could lead to major improvements in surgical implants and the quality of life of patients whose lives depend on them.
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