This is Madhu Singh, University of Iowa research scientist, at work in his lab. A recent paper published by Singh and colleagues sheds light on biochemical pathways related to post-heart attack inflammation in heart muscle. Credit: University of Iowa A new study led by University of Iowa researchers has found an unexpected new link between [...]
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Kiwifruit Genetic Mapping, Sex Chromosomes Found
Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand’s eponymous export, the kiwifruit. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have mapped the kiwifruit genome and pin-pointed the sex-determining locus. It has previously been suggested that, among the kiwifruit plant’s small (<1um) chromosomes, lie a pair of X/Y-like chromosomes that result in its [...]
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A computer screen shows the electrical activity of a specialized heart cell called a sinoatrial nodal cell. This type of cell can beat on its own without electrical stimulation, allowing scientist to see its activity when extracted. Information gleaned is contributing to understanding heart-pacing changes that occur during the body’s “fight or flight” response to [...]
Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores
posted in Health, SMFifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate it less frequently, according to a study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica. Eating fish once a week was enough to increase combined, verbal and [...]
Substantial undercooling brings about microstructural change for ternary eutectic alloy
posted in Health, SMThe Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in Xi’an, China-Research, has shown that the substantial undercooling of liquid state brings about novel microstructural transition for Al-Cu-Si ternary eutectic alloy. The study is reported in Issue 54 (January, 2009) of Chinese Science Bulletin because of its significant research value. Al–Cu–Si alloy is widely applied [...]
The possibility of remote monitoring for chronically ill patients will soon become a reality. Now, researchers in South Africa and Australia have devised a decentralized system to avoid medical data overload. They describe the peer-to-peer system in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. People with a range of chronic [...]
This release is available in German. This is a rolled-up guide wire. Credit: Fraunhofer IPT Have the patient’s coronary vessels, heart valves or myocardial muscle changed abnormally? Doctors can verify this and administer the necessary therapy with the help of a catheter, which is inserted into the body through a small incision in the groin [...]
New published study demonstrates over-the-counter device lowers blood pressure in diabetic patients
posted in Health, SMNew York, NY—March 9, 2009—InterCure Ltd., a medical device company publicly traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: INCR), today announced a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Human Hypertension. The advance online publication of the study is now available on the journal’s website. The study will also be published in the May [...]
EDISON, NJ, March 9, 2009 – Mild to moderate eczema sufferers who are looking for a cost-effective way to control and heal this skin condition without a prescription now have a new option to consider. A new study in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology finds that an over-the-counter moisturizer, Albolene® [...]