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- Some Simple Reasons to Retire After 65
- Top Up on Health Insurance is an Advantage
- Serotonin Plays Key Role In Understanding Pain
- Medulloblastoma Targeting By Repurposing Anti-Depressant Medication
- Turning Waste from Foods into Biodegradable Plastic
- Economic Disparities Impact Infant Health
- Heart-lung Support Technology can Increase Number of Organs for Transplant
- Mice are More Sensitive to Touch by Driving Brain Rhythm
- Opioid Painkillers Without Using Opium from Poppies
- Rejuvenating Aging and Immune Cells With Diet
- Brain's Response to Familiar and Unfamiliar Images
- Halus Valgus
- New Non-Invasive Treatment for Enlarged Prostate
- Feeling Bad at Work can be Good and Vice Versa
- Study Reveals What Makes the 'World's Best Diet'
- New Device Developed to Treat Strokes
- Battlefield of Africa's 'Forgotten' WWI Battles are Still the Same
- Recombinant Adenovirus-Mediated DHCR24 Inhibits Neural Apoptosis: Researchers
- Overactive Bladder and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment Advanced Through New Research
- Tourism Sinks in Crimea Under the Russian Flag
- Losing Weight Lowers Health Care Costs for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- A Novel Decision Support System Makes Malaria Diagnostics More Effective
- In Rural Areas, Primary Care Physicians can be Critical Resource for Abused Women
- Difficulty Assessing Effort Drives Motivation Deficits in Schizophrenia
- Mouse Model Opens the Door to New Research on Epilepsy, Alzheimer's
- Sequence of Rare Form of Kidney Cancer Reveals Unique Alterations
- Commonly Used Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Affect More Than Their Targets
- Study Explains How Cellular Guardians of the Intestine Develop
- Two American Missionaries With Ebola Recover, Leave Hospital
- Nutella-Lovers Left Concerned Amid Nut Price Surge
- Tour the Streets of Paris With the Homeless
- A Slice of Life in Troubled Libya Includes Coffee and Pizza
- Same-Sex Unions to Get ID Recognition in Ecuador
- "Heart of Sarajevo" Award Conferred Upon Turkish Film
- UN Vows to Play Key Role in Combating Ebola Epidemic
- Nepal Government and Public Urged to Take Anti-Ebola Precautionary Steps
- Treatment Possibility for Autism Explored in Study
- DR Congo: Unidentified Fever Kills 13 in 10 Days
- High Court Orders Botswana to Pay for Foreign Prisoners' HIV Treatment
- Research Suggests 'Semi-Artificial Leaf' Shows Faster Photosynthesis Than Natural Counterpart
- Scientists Map Risk of Premature Menopause After Cancer Treatment
- African-Americans at Higher Risk for Diabetic Vision Loss, Says Study
- Mutated Virus Breaches Polio Vaccine Protection
- Cellphone Use Banned at World's 'Most Relaxing Luxury Eco-Resort'
- 'Human-Like Skin' for Aircraft That Will It Help 'Feel' Damage
- Losing Your Smartphone can Increase Risk of Anxiety Disorders
- Different Types of Cheese Affect How Pizzas Look, Says Study
- Seven Decades On, Paris Relives the Joy of Liberation
| Some Simple Reasons to Retire After 65 Posted:  The retiring age has been 65 traditionally for years in America. Now, the fact that Social Security is available for those retiring at 62 and it has become a powerful inducement for those who want early retirement. It would be wise to consider all the aspects of early retirement before leaving the work force for good. Firstly, what most people don't realize is that though Social Security benefits are available at 62, the amount you receive is reduced. It is 25% ... |
| Top Up on Health Insurance is an Advantage Posted:  Medical costs are going up by the day due to inflation and to safe guard themselves most people have bought individual health policies or are covered by a group insurance which is employer sponsored. Now, taking into account the increasing cost of treatment it is recommended that a top up plan would be a wise option. A top up cover means you are increasing the amount you are insured for at an additional cost. For example when you are covered for the sum of Rs. ... |
| Serotonin Plays Key Role In Understanding Pain Posted:  Using a combination of advanced genetic and optical techniques, scientists at Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal have confirmed that the neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in pain management. Programme director and principal investigator of the Systems Neuroscience Lab Zachary Mainen says, "Serotonin is a small molecule known to be implicated in a wide range of brain functions, from the control of sleep and appetite, to the regulation of complex emotional ... |
| Medulloblastoma Targeting By Repurposing Anti-Depressant Medication Posted:  A novel molecular pathway that causes an aggressive form of medulloblastoma has been reported by an international research team in emNature Medicine/em. They suggest repurposing an anti-depressant medication to target the new pathway may help combat one of the most common brain cancers in children. The multi-institutional group, led by scientists at Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute (CBDI) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, publish their results ... |
| Turning Waste from Foods into Biodegradable Plastic Posted:  Scientists are in the process of turning rice, parsley and other foods into biodegradable plastics. The novel process they developed and their results, which could help the world deal with its agricultural and plastic waste problems, appear in the ACS journal iMacromolecules/i. Athanassia Athanassiou, Ilker S. Bayer and colleagues at the Italian Institute of Technology point out that plastic's popularity is constantly growing. In 2012, its production reached ... |
| Economic Disparities Impact Infant Health Posted:  A new research conducted by University of Colorado Denver scientists finds women who are poor experience higher cortisol levels in pregnancy and give birth to infants with elevated levels of the stress hormone, putting them at greater risk for serious disease later in life. The study, published online recently in the iAmerican Journal of Human Biology/i, is the first to measure cortisol in infants and relate it directly to the socioeconomic status of their ... |
| Heart-lung Support Technology can Increase Number of Organs for Transplant Posted:  University of Michigan's Transplant Center scientists have used heart-lung support technology and were able to increase the number of kidneys, livers and pancreases available for transplant by about 20 percent. The results were published in the journal Transplantation and detail the impact of more than 10 years of using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, or ECMO, to improve the quality and viability of organs donated after circulatory determination of death. ... |
| Mice are More Sensitive to Touch by Driving Brain Rhythm Posted:  Mice are endowed with greater touch sensitivity by striking up the right rhythm in the right brain region at the right time, making hard-to-perceive vibrations suddenly more vivid to them. The findings were reported by Brown University neuroscientists in iNature Neuroscience/i. The findings offer the first direct evidence that "gamma" brainwaves in the cortex affect perception and attention. With only correlations and associations as evidence before, neuroscientists ... |
| Opioid Painkillers Without Using Opium from Poppies Posted:  Poppy plants have been grown for centuries to provide opium, to derive morphine and other important medicines such as oxycodone from it. Now bioengineers at Stanford have hacked the DNA of yeast, reprograming these simple cells to make opioid-based medicines via a sophisticated extension of the basic brewing process that makes beer. Led by Associate Professor of Bioengineering Christina Smolke, the Stanford team has already spent a decade genetically ... |
| Rejuvenating Aging and Immune Cells With Diet Posted:  The interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing, demonstrate researchers from UCL (University College London). The two new studies, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), could help to enhance our immunity to disease through dietary intervention and help make existing immune system therapies more effective. As we age our immune systems decline. Older people suffer ... |
| Brain's Response to Familiar and Unfamiliar Images Posted: |
| Posted:  Halus Valgus or bunion is a bump on the side of the big toe which indicates changes in the bony framework of the front region of the foot. |
| New Non-Invasive Treatment for Enlarged Prostate Posted:  ProMedica is participating in a research into the development of a new treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate. BPH can block the flow of urine out of the bladder and cause bladder, urinary tract or kidney problems. The HistoSonics, Inc. Vortx Rx device is based on histotripsy technology, a non-thermal focused ultrasound therapy that mechanically liquefies targeted tissues. ProMedica Urologist Timothy Schuster, MD, performed the first ... |
| Feeling Bad at Work can be Good and Vice Versa Posted:  Negative feelings at work can be a good thing, while feeling good in the workplace can lead to negative outcomes, suggests study. The research conducted at the University of Liverpool found that the commonly-held assumption that positivity in the workplace produced positive outcomes, while negative emotions lead to negative outcomes, may be in need for reconsideration. Management expert, Dr Dirk Lindebaum said that the findings of the studies challenged ... |
| Study Reveals What Makes the 'World's Best Diet' Posted:  Scientists in a new study has revealed the 'world's best diet' that would help people shed kilos and would help them not to put on more weight. The researchers from the University of Copenhagen found that a high protein/lower carbohydrate diet pattern is the best diet ever and according to the 'World's Best Diet', which is based on a large European study known as the Diogenes Diet, people on low GI carb and high protein combo diet not only kept the weight off ... |
| New Device Developed to Treat Strokes Posted:  A novel device developed by scientists fits on the head like a halo and quickly busts clots that cause stroke. According to researchers at University of Arkansas, The ClotBust ER, which is developed by William Culp and Doug Wilson, could soon be available to treat stroke more effectively. The device has 16 transducers scattered around the inside - designed to line up with the thin points in the skull: the temples and the foramen magnum in the base ... |
| Battlefield of Africa's 'Forgotten' WWI Battles are Still the Same Posted:  Lions prowl along in the yellow grass of Kenya's vast Tsavo plains, where the memories of people killed in bloody colonial battles of World War I also seem to lurk. Far from the freezing mud trenches of Europe's Western Front, the rocky ditches and stone forts where soldiers fought and died under the blazing equatorial sun still remain today. Mwamkono Mwavaka's grandfather was forced to serve as a porter for the British army, one of tens of thousands ... |
| Recombinant Adenovirus-Mediated DHCR24 Inhibits Neural Apoptosis: Researchers Posted:  3 (and) #946;-Hydroxysteroid- (and) #916;24 reductase (DHCR24) is a multifunctional enzyme which localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and has cholesterol-synthesizing and neuroprotective activities. DHCR24 overexpression confers neuroprotection against apoptosis caused by amyloid (and) #946; deposition. Dr. Xiuli Lu and colleagues from Liaoning University in China constructed two recombinant adenoviruses (Ad-rSYN1-DHCR24-myc and Ad-hSYN1-DHCR24-myc) that drive DHCR24 expression ... |
| Overactive Bladder and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment Advanced Through New Research Posted:  At the University of Surrey, researchers have discovered how the receptors responsible for contractions in the bladder, regulate the body's clock genes. The new study, published in iThe FASEB Journal/i, has found that this clock activity in turn regulates the cycle of all cells in the body. The team of researchers also discovered that the local biological clock and its control are weakened in ageing bladders, demonstrating the importance of the clock in bladder ... |
| Tourism Sinks in Crimea Under the Russian Flag Posted:  In sunny Feodosia, restaurant owner Galina Anchukova looks out across the seaside promenade, with its straggle of strolling tourists and sees a wasted financial opportunity. "The season is ruined, there is nobody here," she said. The first summer season in Crimea under the Russian flag has been a disappointment, local business owners complain, blaming fighting in eastern Ukraine for their troubles. The Crimean peninsula was once the pearl ... |
| Losing Weight Lowers Health Care Costs for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Posted:  Overweight individuals with diabetes who lose weight by dieting and increasing their physical activity can reduce their health care costs by an average of more than (Dollar) 500 per year, suggests a new study. "Lifestyle interventions promoting weight loss and physical activity are recommended for overweight and obese people with Type 2 diabetes to improve their health," said Mark A. Espeland, professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and ... |
| A Novel Decision Support System Makes Malaria Diagnostics More Effective Posted:  A Finnish-Swedish research group has developed a novel "man and machine" decision support system for diagnosing malaria infection. The research took place at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, and Karolinska institutet, Stockholm. This innovative diagnostic aid was described in emPLOS One/em scientific journal today, 21 August. The method is based on computer vision algorithms similar to those used in facial recognition ... |
| In Rural Areas, Primary Care Physicians can be Critical Resource for Abused Women Posted:  In rural communities, many primary care physicians do not routinely screen women for intimate partner violence (IPV). This is according to Penn State medical and public health researchers. Rural women who are exposed to such violence have limited resources if they seek help. "Rural health care providers are uniquely positioned to help women," said Jennifer S. McCall-Hosenfeld, a primary care physician and assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences, ... |
| Difficulty Assessing Effort Drives Motivation Deficits in Schizophrenia Posted:  People with schizophrenia often have trouble engaging in daily tasks or setting goals for themselves. And a new study from San Francisco State University suggests the reason might be their difficulty in assessing the amount of effort required to complete tasks. The research, detailed in an article published this week in the emJournal of Abnormal Psychology/em, can assist health professionals in countering motivation deficits among patients with ... |
| Mouse Model Opens the Door to New Research on Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Posted:  Scientists at University of Utah have developed a genetically engineered line of mice that is expected to open the door to new research on epilepsy, Alzheimer's and other diseases. The mice carry a protein marker, which changes in degree of fluorescence in response to different calcium levels. This will allow many cell types, including cells called astrocytes and microglia, to be studied in a new way. "This is opening up the possibility to decipher ... |
| Sequence of Rare Form of Kidney Cancer Reveals Unique Alterations Posted:  An international scientific collaboration has revealed clues about genetic alterations that may contribute to a rare form of kidney cancer, providing new insights not only into this rare cancer but other types as well. The collaboration, a project of the National Institutes of Health's Cancer Genome Atlas initiative was led by Baylor College of Medicine and completed the sequence of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma and published the results today in the journal ... |
| Commonly Used Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Affect More Than Their Targets Posted:  Three commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, alter the activity of enzymes within cell membranes, discover researchers. Their finding suggests that, if taken at higher-than-approved doses and/or for long periods of time, these prescription-level NSAIDs and other drugs that affect the membrane may produce wide-ranging and unwanted side effects. More positively, the researchers say, their work provides the basis for a test that ... |
| Study Explains How Cellular Guardians of the Intestine Develop Posted:  Even the most careful chosen food may contain surprises. To defend against infectious microbes, viruses or other potential hazards that find their way to the intestines, a dedicated contingent of immune cells keeps watch within the thin layer of tissue that divides the contents of the gut from the body itself. New research at Rockefeller University sheds light on the development of a unique class of immune cells known as intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) that ... |
| Two American Missionaries With Ebola Recover, Leave Hospital Posted:  While working in Liberia, two American missionaries who fell ill with the dangerous Ebola virus have recovered and have been released from an Atlanta hospital, reveal doctors. Doctor Kent Brantly, 33, and Nancy Writebol, 60, became sick with Ebola in Monrovia last month, and were airlifted to Emory University Hospital for treatment. "The discharge from the hospital of both these patients poses no public health threat," said Bruce Ribner, director of ... |
| Nutella-Lovers Left Concerned Amid Nut Price Surge Posted:  The poor weather in Turkey means that fans of chocolate spread Nutella could soon be facing rising bills for their nutty treats. Prices of hazelnuts have surged in recent weeks after cold late winter weather and bitter frosts caused a poor harvest in the nut's chief exporter Turkey. The rise has been so sharp it risks driving up the prices of popular consumer products like chocolate spreads or nut-filled chocolate bars. Half of Turkey's exports ... |
| Tour the Streets of Paris With the Homeless Posted:  There is no better way to visit the streets of Paris than with people who have literally lived in them. Meet Vincent, a 39-year-old homeless man who was down and out six months ago but now squires tourists through little-known lanes as he tells their stories, past and present. Despite the rain, several visitors -- Australian, Dutch, Taiwanese among them -- stand rapt as Vincent, who preferred not to give his last name, recounts a 19th-century revolt ... |
| A Slice of Life in Troubled Libya Includes Coffee and Pizza Posted:  Libyans sip espresso and eat pizza even as the sound of gunfire echoes in the distance in corners of Tripoli unaffected by militia violence. Since the fall of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, pizzerias and cafes have proliferated in the ex-Italian colony, which sits just across the Mediterranean Sea from its former ruler. "I can't start the day without a coffee," declares Salem, clutching a Macchiato-like beverage as he sat with friends on the terrace ... |
| Same-Sex Unions to Get ID Recognition in Ecuador Posted:  People in same-sex civil unions can now include their status on national ID cards in Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said on Saturday. "Gays, lesbians, transgender and transsexual people have the full constitutional right to include their civil union on their ID cards," said Correa, a leftist and economist by training. Until now, only heterosexual marriages could be listed on the identification document. "If there was any doubt about heterosexual ... |
| "Heart of Sarajevo" Award Conferred Upon Turkish Film Posted:  The best picture at the 20th Sarajevo film festival, which comes with the "Heart of Sarajevo" prize, was won by Turkish director Erol Mintas on Saturday. Mintas's "Song Of My Mother" -- a moving story of an elderly Kurdish woman yearning to return to her home village in Eastern Turkey -- was also given a 16,000 euro ( (Dollar) 21,390) main prize ahead of eight other competitors. "I have dedicated this film to my mother who lived in an Istanbul suburb where many ... |
| UN Vows to Play Key Role in Combating Ebola Epidemic Posted:  While admitting that the fight against Ebola was a long-drawn one, the United Nations vowed Saturday to play a "strong role" in helping Liberia and its neighbors fight the deadly outbreak. Liberia has been particularly hard hit by the epidemic that has swept relentlessly across the region since March, accounting for almost half of the 1,427 deaths. In recognition of the deteriorating situation, neighbouring Ivory Coast announced on Saturday it had closed ... |
| Nepal Government and Public Urged to Take Anti-Ebola Precautionary Steps Posted:  The Government of Nepal and the general public have been asked by World Health Organisation (WHO) officials to take all precautionary steps to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Speaking at an interaction, WHO officials were quoted by nepalnews, as saying that the government and other stakeholders should work together to promote awareness and safety programmes on Ebola transmission and its prevention. They said that one of ... |
| Treatment Possibility for Autism Explored in Study Posted:  A new study has revealed that people with autism have too many synapses in their brain. The extra synapses in autistic brains are the result not of overproduction, but of a failure in the normal process of discarding old and degraded cells. Researchers at New York's University of Columbia were able to re-establish the brain's "pruning mechanism" in mice genetically modified to simulate autism. To do it, they used a drug called rapamycin to ... |
| DR Congo: Unidentified Fever Kills 13 in 10 Days Posted:  The health minister of Democratic Republic of Congo has said that a fever of unidentified origin has killed 13 people in the northwestern area since August 11. "All 13 people who have died suffered from a fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and, in a terminal stage, of vomiting a black matter," Dr Felix Kabange Numbi said late Thursday. So far, about 80 people who came into contact with the deceased are being monitored at their homes, he added. But ... |
| High Court Orders Botswana to Pay for Foreign Prisoners' HIV Treatment Posted:  The High Court in Botswana ordered the government to provide treatment to HIV-positive foreign prisoners at the state's expense in a major ruling on Friday. Justice Bengbame Sechele ruled that the denial of anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to foreign inmates violated their rights. Two Zimbabwean prisoners had sued the government for refusing to provide them with free ARVs, while providing them at no cost to Botswana citizens. The Botswana ... |
| Research Suggests 'Semi-Artificial Leaf' Shows Faster Photosynthesis Than Natural Counterpart Posted:  A new solar cell, described as an "artificial leaf" has been developed by researchers. The latter mimics the electron transfer of photosynthesis at a much faster rate than observed in nature. According to the study by researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum, the new method efficiently integrates photosynthetic proteins in photovoltaics, offering offers a new immobilization strategy that yields electron transfer rates exceeding for the first time rates observed in ... |
| Scientists Map Risk of Premature Menopause After Cancer Treatment Posted:  Researchers have estimated the risk of premature menopause with different cancer treatments thus enabling women treated for the cancer Hodgkin lymphoma to better understand their risks of future infertility. The findings, set out in the emJournal of the National Cancer Institute/em, are based on the experience of more than 2,000 young women in England and Wales treated for the cancer over a period of more than 40 years. Previous research has suggested ... |
| African-Americans at Higher Risk for Diabetic Vision Loss, Says Study Posted:  A new research finds African Americans bear heavier burden of diabetic macular edema (DME), one of the leading causes of blindness in diabetic patients in the United States. The research published online today in the iJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Ophthalmology/i, indicates a higher burden of diabetes-related vision loss among certain ethnic populations because of problems with access to care, said corresponding author Rohit Varma, M.D., ... |
| Mutated Virus Breaches Polio Vaccine Protection Posted:  A mutated virus that was able to resist the polio vaccine protection to a considerable extent was found in victims of an outbreak in the Congo in 2010, says study. The pathogen could also potentially have infected many people in Germany. The results appear now in the magazine emPNAS/em. The polio epidemic in the Congo in 2010 was especially serious. 445 people were verifiably infected, mostly young adults. The disease was fatal for 209 of them. This high ... |
| Cellphone Use Banned at World's 'Most Relaxing Luxury Eco-Resort' Posted:  Media reports indicate that an incredible eco-hotel in Egypt has banned mobile phone use in public areas. The Adrere Amellal hotel near Siwa, which is made from traditional materials such as salt-rock and palm leaves, has banned cellphones in public areas, restricting it to only the bedrooms, the Daily Express reported. The hotel, which looks like a fancy sandcastle, runs without electricity and uses torches, beeswax candles instead, and is designed ... |
| 'Human-Like Skin' for Aircraft That Will It Help 'Feel' Damage Posted:  A system that allows the exterior of aircraft to "feel" damage or injury in a way similar to human skin is being developed by a British defense contractor. According to BAE Systems, the technology, which works by covering the entire body of a plane with tens of thousands of micro-sensors, is able to detect problems before they occur and the devices could also be able to measure wind speed, temperature, strain and movement, the BBC reported. Senior research ... |
| Losing Your Smartphone can Increase Risk of Anxiety Disorders Posted:  Losing one's smartphone causes anxiety disorder in individuals as it represents potential privacy and security risk, says a new study. The researchers pointed out that the same anxieties applied equally to lost or stolen laptops, tablet computers and other digital devices. Zhiling Tu, Yufei Yuan and Norm Archer of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, explained that the convenience of mobility, wireless communication and the information processing ... |
| Different Types of Cheese Affect How Pizzas Look, Says Study Posted:  The way in which use of different cheeses impacts the look of a pizza has been evaluated in a new study. The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) how composition and functional differences of mozzarella, cheddar, colby, Edam, Emmental, Gruyere, and provolone affected browning and blistering.Most consumers have an idea what they want their pizza slice to look like. The study found that the elasticity, free oil, moisture, water activity and transition ... |
| Seven Decades On, Paris Relives the Joy of Liberation Posted:  The end of World War II has left a lasting impact that is felt even today. "Paris! Paris outraged! Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated! Liberated by itself. Liberated by its people..." The words of Charles De Gaulle to an ecstatic crowd cheering the capital's liberation from Nazi occupation after four long, painful, bitter years. It was August 25, 1944, and after six days of skirmishes between French Resistance fighters and a demoralised ... |
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