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Cofactor-dependent conformational heterogeneity of GAD65 and its role in autoimmunity and neurotransmitter homeostasis

Cofactor-dependent conformational heterogeneity of GAD65 and its role in autoimmunity and neurotransmitter homeostasis | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
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This study points out that the GAD65 protein unpredictable behavior much like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Indeed this protein is essential to the synthesis of some neurotransmitters but could be also presents in the pancreas where it could induce diabete of type 1.

 

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Human Proteome Mapped | The Scientist Magazine®

Human Proteome Mapped | The Scientist Magazine® | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
Compiling mass spectrometry profiles of human tissues and cell lines, two separate groups publish near-complete drafts of the human proteome.
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193 new human proteins have recently been discovered!

 

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First human trials for “suspended animation” to start this month

First human trials for “suspended animation” to start this month | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
Doctors at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh are on call this month to start the first trials of “suspended animation” on humans. No, this isn’t for space travel, but for medicine. Dr. S...
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Between reality and fiction. And you,  what's your opinion?

 

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NRDC: Brain Drain: Could Environmental Chemicals Cause Autism?

NRDC: Brain Drain: Could Environmental Chemicals Cause Autism? | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
NRDC: Overview of environmental contributions to autism
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What is the real contibution of the genetic in autism? Is it possible to induce autism without genetic predisposition? Seemingly, we are not yet able to answer od these questions.

 

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3 D printing for human body - YouTube

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how 3-D printing is affecting the world of medicine.

 

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Moss Comes Back to Life After 1,500 Years

Moss Comes Back to Life After 1,500 Years | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth, but plants can take root there and survive and a new study finds that moss can come back to life after centuries buried in the permafros...
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Incredible discovery!


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Biomarker Profiling by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Prediction of All-Cause Mortality: An Observational Study of 17,345 Persons

Biomarker Profiling by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Prediction of All-Cause Mortality: An Observational Study of 17,345 Persons | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
PLOS Medicine is an open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes outstanding human studies that substantially enhance the understanding of human health and disease.
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A blood test to predict imminent death? Would you want to take it? 

 

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Thirty-thousand-year-old distant relative of giant icosahedral DNA viruses with a pandoravirus morphology

Thirty-thousand-year-old distant relative of giant icosahedral DNA viruses with a pandoravirus morphology | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
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Discovery of an old giant DNA viruses visible under a light microscope. Interesting!

 

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3D Plant cell architecture of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) using FIB-SEM

3D ortho-rotation of seed endosperm cells from (a) the aleurone layer, (b) stem parenchymal cells, (c) root cortex cells, (d) leaf mesophyll cells, and (e) p...
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A new technique using an ion beam allows to observe the cells in three dimensions.
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Melatonin dietary supplement as an anti-aging therapy for age-related bone loss | Abstract

Melatonin dietary supplement as an anti-aging therapy for age-related bone loss | Abstract | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
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A new strategy to fight the osteoporosis?

 

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The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain - YouTube

Read more here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/05/26/314621545/the-blind-woman-who-sees-rain-but-not-her-daughters-smile http://skunkbear.tumblr.com MR...
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The incredible story of a woman who recovered partially the sight.

 

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Misleading mouse studies waste medical resources

Misleading mouse studies waste medical resources | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
Retrospective of more than 100 failed drugs show many should have never made it to clinical trials.
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A study which bring an interesting reflection about strategies designed for therapeutic research.

 

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Medical First: 3-D Printed Skull Successfully Implanted in Woman - NBC News

Medical First: 3-D Printed Skull Successfully Implanted in Woman - NBC News | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
Another day, another advance in 3-D printing technology.Doctors in the Netherlands report that they have for the first time successfully replaced most of a h...
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3D-printing, it is only the beginning!

 

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Compact breath sniffer could warn of diabetes

Compact breath sniffer could warn of diabetes | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
If you're worried about being out of shape, or suspect you might have a disease like diabetes, just breathe into this Toshiba tube.
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Toshiba's New Breathalyzer Diagnoses Diseases. Interesting!

 

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The First Person to Receive a Carmat Artificial Heart is Dead After 75 Days

The First Person to Receive a Carmat Artificial Heart is Dead After 75 Days | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
Three more patients are due to receive similar devices in clinical trials
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Hope that this will use in the future...


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