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June 15, 2013

2:00 PM | RESEARCH TECHNIQUES MADE SIMPLE: NORTH, SOUTH, OR EAST? BLOTTING TECHNIQUES

Below are questions and answers related to the Research Techniques Made Simple article from the July 2013 issue of JID, entitled "North, South,or East? Blotting Techniques" by M.W. Nicholas, M.D., Ph.D.1 and Kelly Nelson, M.D.2 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Dermatology and 2Duke University Department of Dermatology. Questions (correct answer is underlined) 1. The target molecule type for Southern blotting is: A RNA B […]

12:15 PM | WHO MERS-CoV Update – June 15th

@WHO Twitter announcement June 15th, 2013 # 7401 Yesterday, only an hour or so after the World Health Organization released their latest coronavirus update, Saudi Arabia Announced 3 More MERS-CoV Cases. Of particular concern, 2 of these cases were located in the western region (near Mecca) and 1 was in central region (near Riyadh). Thus far, no epidemiological links to the Al Asha outbreaks have been announced. This morning […]

11:49 AM | Lancet: Coinfection With H7N9 & H3N2

# 7400 While it hardly seems fair, it is possible for a human to be infected by more than one respiratory virus at the same time. This can not only confuse and complicate a patient’s diagnosis and treatment, it can – in rare instances – result in the creation of a new, hybrid virus. Earlier this year, a positive influenza A test in a UK patient recently returned from the Arabian peninsula resulted in a week’s delay in diagnosing his more serious […]

11:06 AM | Post mortem CT

In the future, the autopsy may be replaced by modern techniques of diagnostic imaging. This is already true in some specialized centers (1-2- ) and many studies (1-2-3) show the validity of the technique like the classic cutting for certain causes.… Read the restL'articolo Post mortem CT sembra essere il primo su Septimus.it.

8:00 AM | News digest – E-cigarettes, gene patenting, mouse ‘avatars’ and more

In one of the week’s biggest health stories, the Government announced that e-cigarettes are to be regulated as medicines. Our news story has more detail, and we wrote this blog post about why we think this is a good idea. … Continue reading →

4:31 AM | This Week at UBC: Liamonade

Liam has his sights on becoming an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, I think his business model needs a bit of work. And where does Liamonade come from? And where is it made? As we mentioned in our video, please comment or tweet … Continue reading →

4:25 AM | This Week at UBC: Lecturing

This week I get to insert a bit of science into the video with a mini lecture on HCN channels. But it looks like cardiac physiology isn’t Liam’s forte. Am I really that boring? Keep watching and see for yourself. … Continue reading →

4:21 AM | This Week at UBC: Liam’s Bike

It’s bike to work week and Liam’s trying to fit in! Keep watching to find out where he works.

4:17 AM | The Week at UBC: Rick Mercer Style

Rick Mercer makes it look WAY easier than it actually is! Here’s our version of his rant about his visit to UBC for Alumni Weekend. Liam seems to have an off day again this week.

4:09 AM | This Week at UBC: Farming Bread

This week I find out Liam loves bread. In fact, he loves it so much he ate that WHOLE loaf after the shoot! It was really hard, crusty bread, in case you couldn’t tell. And if you’re wondering why I … Continue reading →

4:01 AM | This Week at UBC: Lee’s Farewell

It’s Lee’s last day, so we celebrated, Sound of Music style. So sad to see her go, but I guess all good things must come to an end. We’ll miss you! Also, Liam doesn’t look quite like himself. You be … Continue reading →

June 14, 2013

11:05 PM | Referral: Maryn McKenna’s Bug Out Experience

# 7399 Everybody’s favorite scary disease girl, Maryn McKenna, journalist, author of Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSAm and editor of the Superbug Blog, found herself (along with her husband and cat) in a precarious situation last night as a line of severe weather swept across Atlanta, causing damage in her neighborhood. Today Maryn writes about what they did right (and what they would do differently next time) when it looked for a time like […]

10:36 PM | Morsels for the mind – 14/6/2013

Every day we provide you with #SixIncredibleThingsBeforeBreakfast to nibble away at. Here you can fill your brain with the most intellectually stimulating “amuse bouches” from the past week – a veritable smorgasbord for the cranium. They’re all here for you to load up your plate – this week’s “Morsels for the mind”. Enjoy! **** Feather, fur & fin – birds, beasts, fishes, and the things they do Captivating cat-a-log. Ever wonder what cats do with themselves as they hang […]

9:40 PM | The Risks You Don’t Think of: A Plea to Pack a ‘Go Bag’

What if you had 15 minutes’ notice to leave your home, and you didn’t know when you’d be coming back — or what shape your home would be when you did? Could you find your key documents, medications, ID, devices, ...

8:25 PM | Penn Medicine Nurses Teach West Philadelphia Residents Lifesaving CPR Skills

Whether it’s a stranger going into cardiac arrest in a local mall or a larger scale tragedy like the recent bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon, first response to those in need can be a matter of life and death. The American Heart Association says that “70 percent of Americans...

6:27 PM | LabBook June 14, 2013

Breast cancer, iPads, the Supreme Court's gene patent decision and more in this week's double edition of LabBook.

6:19 PM | Vitamin D and CV Disease - Part II

In the second post on vitamin D and CV disease (again largely summarizing this excellent review in Nature Reviews Nephrology), we look at the epidemiological evidence for the association of low vitamin D levels and CVD. 1. Hypertension: Data from NHANES showed that there is an inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and hypertension after full covariate adjustment. Subsequently, data from the Nurses Health Study revealed that low baseline vitamin D levels were associated with an increased […]

4:42 PM | What is Unconscious?

I recently received this question: I heard Seth Shostak mention in one of the “Big Picture Science” podcasts, that we are unconscious when we sleep. I disagree. This is an altered state of consciousness. Then.. you go further… What about a COMA? Still not truly unconscious. People have memories after they wake up of people [...]

4:30 PM | On science blogs: Court of opinion

The Supreme Court declares--unanimously--that the Myriad Genetics patent on BRCA genes is not valid. The decision is being interpreted to mean no "natural" genes can be patented, but that patenting cDNA is a possibility. Patent lawyers are hopeful. Is the Court's genetic ignorance patently obvious? Justice Scalia expresses a second opinion that reveals he's a genetic ignoramus--or maybe a very clever wordsmith. The disgraced and disgraceful Jonah Lehrer has bounced back with a new book […]

4:25 PM | Elated Over US Supreme Court Decision Barring Human Gene Patenting? Umm…Not So Fast

Two months ago, in these pages, I wrote an article entitled “Patent my jeans, NOT my genes”. This was written on the eve of the United States Supreme Court hearings about whether human genes should... Let me take you behind today's and tomorrow's headlines and show you the kinds of research progress we are making in fighting cancers. Go to the web site for more...

3:07 PM | Sticky cells, blood vessels and cancer – the paradox of Claudin-14

How do our bodies form new blood vessels? This is a key question in cancer research, as tumours need to develop a new blood supply to grow. Last summer, Dr Marianne Baker finished her Cancer Research UK-funded PhD in the … Continue reading →

3:06 PM | China: 21 Doctors, Nurses Infected With `Viral Pneumonia’

Anhui Province – Credit Wikipedi # 7398 We don’t have a diagnosis of what type of viral infection has caused this outbreak, but whatever it is, it appears to have spread rapidly through the staff at a hospital in Anhui Province. Anhui was among the provinces that first reported H7N9 infections three months ago, but it seems unlikely that they wouldn’t have already tested for that, and would already know if that were the cause. […]

2:57 PM | What Does One Do with a PhD in Mass Communication (of Science)?

As I travel and meet new people inside and outside of academia, I often get this question. It is a good one, but that I can never seem to answer it in a sufficiently concise answer or one-liner. IS there a simple answer to this question? One simple answer might be: teach. The common and traditional thinking involves earning a Ph.D. in a particular subject in order to teach that subject to future undergraduate and/or graduate students. For example, once

2:39 PM | MERS-CoV: Italy Ends Monitoring Of Contacts – No New Cases

# 7397 Italy’s first imported case of MERS-CoV resulted in two additional infections (see Italy: MOH Confirms Two More MERS Cases), but after a two-week observation period, none of their several dozen contacts have shown signs of illness. Today, Italy’s MOH sounded the all clear with this (machine translated) announcement on their website. New coronavirus, no other case at the end of the monitoring period. With the conclusion […]

2:24 PM | Sanford-Burnham’s Graduate School students meet in Palm Springs for annual retreat

Between May 29 and 31, students and faculty of the Sanford-Burnham Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences gathered in Palm Springs, Calif., for their 4th annual program retreat. This is the first post in a series about Sanford-Burnham's Graduate School.

2:14 PM | Vital statistics

The Wellcome Trust believes in bringing cutting edge science to the classroom. The latest edition of our Big Picture magazine for students and teachers focuses on making sense of numbers, teaching you how to spot bad statistics, and the importance of understanding risk. Did you know that over 99 per cent of the population has a […]

12:41 PM | Cerebrovascular physiology – article alert #36

Exercise and the brain 155- Cognitive functions in middle aged individuals are related to metabolic disturbances and aerobic capacity: a cross-sectional study – Pedersen et al. Altitude and the brain 156- The Young Everest Study: preliminary report of changes in sleep and cerebral blood flow velocity during slow ascent to altitude in unacclimatised children – […]

11:53 AM | Saudi Arabia Announces 3 More MERS-CoV Cases

# 7396 Just when it was beginning to look like the Saudi MERS-CoV outbreak might be winding down, for the second time this week KSA’s MOH has announced another 3 cases. Of particular note, these cases are not located in the Eastern Al Asha region, which has been the primary location of the recent Saudi Outbreak. One case is reported in the central highlands of Saudi Arabia in Wadi Al-Dawaser, while two cases are reported in the western city of […]

11:31 AM | Vienna: 5 Smuggled Birds Now Reported Positive For H5N1

Photo Credit USDA # 7395 An update to a story mentioned earlier this week by Crof (see Austria: Smuggled bird had H5N1) which told of a couple caught attempting to smuggling 60 birds purchased in Bali through the airport in Vienna. Out of these 5 dozen exotic birds, 39 had died in transit, and one had tested positive for the H5N1 virus. Amazingly, these birds had made it through at least 2 other airports before being detected in Vienna. […]

11:00 AM | Calorie Restriction Prevents Neurodegeneration

Calorie restriction could be more than a weight loss technique. It may prevent nerve cell loss in the brain, and even contribute to increased lifespan and delayed aging. A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience tested these hypotheses and discovered a potential target for drug therapy that could prevent diseases such as Alzheimer’s [...]

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