Karyomapping » News http://karyomapping.com Combining form indicating the nucleus of a cell Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Scientists identify protein that spurs formation of Alzheimer’s plaques http://karyomapping.com/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimers-plaques/ http://karyomapping.com/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimers-plaques/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimers-plaques/ In Alzheimer’s disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid have a fatal problem: they need to enter the brain and remove the plaques without attacking healthy brain cells. New research, however, suggests that treatments modeled on the blockbuster cancer drug Gleevec could be the solution.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimers-plaques/feed/ 0 ‘You kick like a girl’: Men and women use different leg and hip muscles during soccer kick http://karyomapping.com/you-kick-like-a-girl-men-and-women-use-different-leg-and-hip-muscles-during-soccer-kick/ http://karyomapping.com/you-kick-like-a-girl-men-and-women-use-different-leg-and-hip-muscles-during-soccer-kick/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/you-kick-like-a-girl-men-and-women-use-different-leg-and-hip-muscles-during-soccer-kick/ Significant differences in knee alignment and muscle activation exist between men and women while kicking a soccer ball, according to a new study. Data reveal that males activate certain hip and leg muscles more than females during the motion of the instep and side-foot kicks — the most common soccer kicks — which may help explain why female players are more than twice as likely as males to sustain an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/you-kick-like-a-girl-men-and-women-use-different-leg-and-hip-muscles-during-soccer-kick/feed/ 0 Too much aluminum in infant formulas, UK researchers find http://karyomapping.com/too-much-aluminum-in-infant-formulas-uk-researchers-find-2/ http://karyomapping.com/too-much-aluminum-in-infant-formulas-uk-researchers-find-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/too-much-aluminum-in-infant-formulas-uk-researchers-find-2/ The aluminum content of a range of the most popular brands of infant formulas remains high, researchers in the UK have found.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/too-much-aluminum-in-infant-formulas-uk-researchers-find-2/feed/ 0 Decrease in global carbon dioxide emissions; CO2 from China, India on the rise http://karyomapping.com/decrease-in-global-carbon-dioxide-emissions-co2-from-china-india-on-the-rise-2/ http://karyomapping.com/decrease-in-global-carbon-dioxide-emissions-co2-from-china-india-on-the-rise-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/decrease-in-global-carbon-dioxide-emissions-co2-from-china-india-on-the-rise-2/ Global carbon dioxide emissions decreased in 2009, the first decrease recorded this decade. However, in China and India the emissions increased by 9 and 6 percent.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/decrease-in-global-carbon-dioxide-emissions-co2-from-china-india-on-the-rise-2/feed/ 0 Sensitivity to alcohol odors may indicate a genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence http://karyomapping.com/sensitivity-to-alcohol-odors-may-indicate-a-genetic-predisposition-to-alcohol-dependence/ http://karyomapping.com/sensitivity-to-alcohol-odors-may-indicate-a-genetic-predisposition-to-alcohol-dependence/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/sensitivity-to-alcohol-odors-may-indicate-a-genetic-predisposition-to-alcohol-dependence/ Prior research had found an association between DNA sequence variations in a gene that encodes parts of the brain’s gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)-A receptors (the GABRA2 gene) and alcohol dependence. New research has found that the GABRA2 genotype can also affect the brain’s reward responses to cues such as alcohol odors.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/sensitivity-to-alcohol-odors-may-indicate-a-genetic-predisposition-to-alcohol-dependence/feed/ 0 Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study finds http://karyomapping.com/commercial-organic-farms-have-better-fruit-and-soil-lower-environmental-impact-study-finds/ http://karyomapping.com/commercial-organic-farms-have-better-fruit-and-soil-lower-environmental-impact-study-finds/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/commercial-organic-farms-have-better-fruit-and-soil-lower-environmental-impact-study-finds/ Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse. The study is among the most comprehensive of its kind, analyzing 31 chemical and biological soil properties, soil DNA, and the taste, nutrition and quality of three strawberry varieties on more than two dozen commercial fields — 13 conventional and 13 organic.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/commercial-organic-farms-have-better-fruit-and-soil-lower-environmental-impact-study-finds/feed/ 0 Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating http://karyomapping.com/biochemical-pathway-may-link-addiction-compulsive-eating/ http://karyomapping.com/biochemical-pathway-may-link-addiction-compulsive-eating/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/biochemical-pathway-may-link-addiction-compulsive-eating/ Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a new study.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/biochemical-pathway-may-link-addiction-compulsive-eating/feed/ 0 New TB diagnostic proves effective, expedient, study finds http://karyomapping.com/new-tb-diagnostic-proves-effective-expedient-study-finds/ http://karyomapping.com/new-tb-diagnostic-proves-effective-expedient-study-finds/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/new-tb-diagnostic-proves-effective-expedient-study-finds/ A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much more specific, sensitive and rapid results than currently available TB diagnostics, according to a new study.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/new-tb-diagnostic-proves-effective-expedient-study-finds/feed/ 0 Researchers discover how to conduct first test of ‘untestable’ string theory http://karyomapping.com/researchers-discover-how-to-conduct-first-test-of-untestable-string-theory-2/ http://karyomapping.com/researchers-discover-how-to-conduct-first-test-of-untestable-string-theory-2/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/researchers-discover-how-to-conduct-first-test-of-untestable-string-theory-2/ Researchers have planned how to carry out the first experimental test of string theory. String theory was originally developed to describe the fundamental particles and forces that make up our universe. The new research describes the unexpected discovery that string theory also seems to predict the behavior of entangled quantum particles. As this prediction can be tested in the laboratory, researchers can now test string theory.

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]]> http://karyomapping.com/researchers-discover-how-to-conduct-first-test-of-untestable-string-theory-2/feed/ 0 Text messages reveal the emotional timeline of September 11, 2001 http://karyomapping.com/text-messages-reveal-the-emotional-timeline-of-september-11-2001/ http://karyomapping.com/text-messages-reveal-the-emotional-timeline-of-september-11-2001/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 admin http://karyomapping.com/text-messages-reveal-the-emotional-timeline-of-september-11-2001/ The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have been called the defining moment of our time. Thousands of people died and the attacks had huge individual and collective consequences. But less is known about the immediate emotional reactions to the attacks. For a new study, researchers analyzed text messages sent on September 11, 2001 for emotional words. They found spiking anxiety and steadily increasing anger through that fateful day.

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