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Genetic Bonanza: New Genes Linked to Alzheimer’s

Genetic Bonanza: New Genes Linked to Alzheimer’s

Nearly a dozen newly discovered genes connected to the most common form of Alzheimer’s, which occurs later in life, bring to 24 the number of genes now known to be associated with the disease.

The new additions are involved in the body’s immune responses and inflammation, both of which are connected to the brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s.

With more genetic players, researchers will have

more targets for drugs that could potentially treat the

symptoms of memory loss and dementia that are

a hallmark of the brain disorder.



Vocabulary

Immune: Resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells

Inflammation: A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

Follicles: A small secretary cavity, sac, or gland, in particular.

Luscious: (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste.

Incredible: Impossible to believe.



Turning Poor Quality Eggs into Healthy Ones

Turning Poor Quality Eggs into Healthy Ones

Poor quality eggs are one of the reasons that some American women struggle to get pregnant. But researchers at Stanford University developed a technique that helps women with ovarian insufficiency to produce healthy, mature eggs again.

The recharged tissue is then reimplanted near the fallopian tubes. So far, of the 27 women who volunteered to test the technique, five produced viable eggs, one woman is pregnant and another gave birth to a healthy baby.



Hair, Hair Everywhere

Hair, Hair Everywhere

The answer to growing new hair may lie in turning hair on its head – literally. Researchers at Columbia University report that transplanting hair follicles, which contain the roots of new hair, as well as the cells that surround them – upside down – may be the key to luscious new growth.

The experiment involved patches of foreskin from circumcised babies that were transplanted onto mice. Foreskin was used because it has no hair follicles of its own, so any follicles that were inverted, implanted and took root could not be confused with native ones. The new follicles took rout and sprouted—a big boost for the hairless but hopeful.



Road to the End of AIDS: A Newborn Is Functionally Cured of HIV

Road to the End of AIDS: A Newborn Is Functionally Cured of HIV

It seemed almost too good to be true, so Dr. Hannah Gay, a pediatrician at University of Mississippi Medical Center, checked the numbers again. But they told the same story.

A toddler born to a mother infected with HIV was, after two years, seemingly free of the virus. The infant was functionally cured of HIV.



Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have made an incredible breakthrough in the detection of lung cancer, which they hope will soon be broadly used to identify many other types of cancer.

In blood tests they were able to identify around 50 percent of study participants with stage-1 lung cancer, and all patients who had more advanced lung cancer.



Scientists prevent aging... in flowers

"Morning Glory" (pictured below) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants, noted for their short-lived blooms that normally unfold in the morning and wither by nightfall.

A team of scientists at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization near Tokyo have reportedly slowed the aging process in one particular Japanese variety of this flower. Their breakthrough could allow bouquets to remain fresh for much longer.



New technique allows decayed tooth to repair itself

Reminova Ltd, a new spin-out company from King's College London, has developed a new dental technique that allows a decayed tooth to effectively repair and heal itself without the need for drills, needles or fillings.

This breakthrough procedure, which uses electrical stimulation to help teeth "remineralise", could be available as early as 2017.



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