December 14, 2009 | Posted by admin
INDIANAPOLIS – The most comprehensive study to date of the proteins in a species of salamander that can regrow appendages may provide important clues to how similar regeneration could be induced in humans.
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December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
New genetics study by consortium led by universities of Leicester and Nottingham
Scientists have discovered five genetic variants that are associated with the health of the human lung. The research by an international consortium of 96 scientists from 63 centres in Europe and Australia sheds new light on the molecular basis of lung diseases.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, European, european ancestry, genetic factors, genetic study, genetic tests, genetic variants, genetic variations, hou, Human Genome, human lung, international consortium, lung conditions, lung damage, lung development, lung diseases, lung function, mechanisms, medical research council, molecular pathways, nature genetics, new pathways, obstructive pulmonary disease, professor ian, scientists, university of leicester, university of nottingham | No Comments »
December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The research, an analysis that combined the results of several smaller studies, provides insight into the mechanisms involved in reaching full lung capacity. The findings may ultimately lead to better understanding [...]
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: aging research, air pollution, Cardiovascular, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dna sequences, Earth, environmental health sciences, exposure, findings point, gene regions, genes, genetic factors, genetic regions, hou, institute of environmental health, lung capacity, lung diseases, lung function, mechanisms, national heart lung, national heart lung and blood institute, national institute of environmental health sciences, national institutes of health, national institutes of health nih, nature genetics, part, previous research, region, understanding the relationship | No Comments »
December 13, 2009 | Posted by admin
Scientists from the University of Zurich have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises. Patterns of brain activity even enable predicting whether someone will break a promise. The results of the study conducted by Dr. Thomas Baumgartner and Professor Ernst Fehr, both of the University of Zurich, and Professor Urs Fischbacher [...]
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: areas of the brain, brain, brain activity, economic exchange, emotional conflict, ernst fehr, fischbacher, honest response, hou, human society, material incentives, mechanisms, monetary benefits, monetary costs, partner business, physiological mechanisms, private persons, professor ernst, promise breaker, research, scientists, social interaction, thomas baumgartner, university of konstanz, university of zurich | No Comments »
November 6, 2009 | Posted by admin
A new study has discovered for the first time that dark chocolate rich in flavanols may provide significant protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: antioxidant properties, antioxidants, brain, C Lally, cells, cocoa beans, concentration, dark chocolate, double blind study, droplets, flavanols, forearms, free radicals, high temperature, mechanisms, previous research, S Tamburic, S. Williams, scientists, temperature method, uv light, volunteers, wrinkles | No Comments »