Microbial Communities Affect Human Health?

The number of bacteria living within the body of the average healthy adult human are estimated to outnumber human cells 10 to 1. Changes in these microbial communities may be responsible for digestive disorders, skin diseases, gum disease and even obesity. Despite their vital imporance in human health and disease, these communities residing within us remain largely unstudied and a concerted research effort needs to be made to better understand them, say researchers June 3 at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Boston.


Σαν πολλοί δεν είμαι;

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080603085914.htm

Monkey Genetics: Transgenic Rhesus With Huntington Disease

Scientists at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia, have developed a primate model of Huntington disease. Researchers led by Anthony Chan claim that “a transgenic HD monkey model may open the way to understanding the underlying biology of HD better, and to the development of potential therapies.” The research is published in the May 18 Nature online.

Κάτι είναι κι αυτό.....

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.alzforum.org/new/detail.asp?id=1828

Neural Cell Transplants May Help Those With Parkinson's Disease

Τhe current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol. 17:4) features a number of publications by researchers seeking new ways to treat Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurological disease characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor and slowed physical movements related to insufficient levels of dopamine (DA) in the basal ganglia of the brain, by using primate models to examine the potential therapy role of transplanted cells.

Αυτά τουλάχιστον ζουν ή θα έχουμε μία από τα ίδια;

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080519083013.htm

First Evidence Of Native Dendritic Cells In Brain Surprises Scientists

In a finding that has the potential to change the way researchers think about the brain, scientists at Rockefeller University have found dendritic cells where they’ve never been seen before: among this organ’s neurons and connective cells. The immunity-directing dendritic cell had previously been seen in the human nervous system only after brain injury or disease. But the new study shows for the first time that the brain has its own, resident population of dendritic cells that may serve as a line of defense against pathogens that sneak past the blood-brain barrier.

Δεν θυμάμαι και κάτι να ισχύει στα σίγουρα για τον εγκέφαλο. Ότι ξέραμε σιγά-σιγά καταρρίπτεται...

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080519103818.htm

Exploring The Mechanics Of Judgment, Beliefs: Technique Images Brain Activity When We Think Of Others

How do we know what other people are thinking? How do we judge them, and what happens in our brains when we do?

Τι να γίνεται επίσης στον καθένα όταν κάποιος από τους εμπλεκόμενους προσποιείται ότι σκέφτεται; (οι πολιτικοί θα ήταν το τελειο πειραματικό υλικό...)

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515212112.htm

Molecular 'Clock' Could Predict Risk For Developing Breast Cancer

A chemical reaction in genes that control breast cancer provides a molecular clock that could one day help researchers more accurately determine a woman's risk for developing breast cancer and provide a new approach for treatment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

Τικ, τακ, τικ, τακ...

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514064933.htm

'Mitochondrial Eve' Research: Humanity Was Genetically Divided For 100,000 Years

The human race was divided into two separate groups within Africa for as much as half of its existence, says a Tel Aviv University mathematician. Climate change, reduction in populations and harsh conditions may have caused and maintained the separation.

Όχι ρε παιδιά, τους έφτιαξε ο Θεός...

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515154635.htm