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In a world’s first, researchers at Harvard have turned one form of fully formed adult cells of a mouse into another.
The Melton [Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) co-director Doug Melton] team reports in today’s online edition of the journal Nature that, using a technique it is calling “direct reprogramming,” the team is able to turn mouse exocrine cells, which make up about 95 percent of the pancreas, into precious and rare insulin-producing beta cells. These beta cells, which comrpise about one percent of the pancreas, are the cells that die off in Type I diabetes.
In addition to its value for the field of regenerative medicine, the work also is a major step forward toward eventually developing a treatment for Type II – and eventually Type I – diabetes, a treatment that might someday eliminate the need for patients to constantly monitor their blood sugar and take insulin-adjusting medications, or even insulin. It is important to note, however, that there are numerous scientific hurdles that lay ahead before a treatment could be tested in humans.
Nowadays most people sleep in a room that is lit up like a Christmas tree. The alarm clock shows the time in bright red. The cell phone is charging. The Computer is still running. The DVD clock is flickering 12:00. The answering machine has more lights than R2D2. Are people so afraid of the dark that they prefer this many night lights? Each and every energy source takes a small toll on the sleep pattern of people nearby, bombarding them with various forms of radiation as they sleep. The following are some devices to be wary of:
* Alarm Clock
Red LEDs interrupt sleep more than other types. For this reason it is best to not have any electric alarm clock near the bed. Try to find an old-fashioned one that requires winding and has actual bells on top, or move it to the next room.
* Cell Phone Charger
While cell phones can be turned off at night, the charger often has some light indicating power and perhaps another showing the battery level. Some beep when they are done charging. It is best to charge phones in the kitchen or someplace other than the bedroom. Note that most cell phones are always on and one must actually remove the battery to be sure they are not transmitting.
* Cordless Phone and Base
While cell phones have had a lot of bad press regarding their causing brain tumors, few have noted that cordless phones can be equally dangerous. The main culprit is not actually the handset but the base itself, which acts like a mini cell phone tower, blasting radiation 24/7. The worst part is, the base is often kept right next to the bed. It should be moved to another room, or better yet replaced with an old-fashioned corded phone.
The use of acupuncture raises the odds of a successful in vitro fertilization by 65 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Maryland Medical School and published in the British Medical Journal.
In vitro fertilization involves inserting a needle into a woman’s ovaries to retrieve her eggs, fertilizing them in a laboratory and then reimplanting them into her uterus. It is an intensive and costly process that does not always result in successful pregnancy.
Researchers conducted an analysis of seven prior studies on the effectiveness of acupuncture in increasing the success of in vitro fertilization, involving a total of 1,366 women. For every 10 women undergoing in vitro fertilization and acupuncture together, the researchers found, one extra pregnancy would result compared with women who used in vitro fertilization alone.
A session of moderate aerobic exercise can help reduce anxiety and improve the quality of sleep for insomnia patients, according to a Brazilian study. Heavy aerobic or moderate strength exercises don’t have the same effect.
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Researchers at the Federal University of Sao Paulo divided 28 women and eight men with primary chronic insomnia into three exercise groups — moderate aerobic, heavy aerobic, and moderate strength — and one control group.
After the exercise session, those who did moderate aerobic exercise showed reductions in sleep onset latency (54 percent) and wake time (36 percent) and increases in total sleep time (21 percent) and sleep efficiency (18 percent). They also showed a 7 percent decrease in anxiety.
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Frequent users of cellular phones develop tumors of the parotid gland 50 percent more often than less frequent users, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.Researchers at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Israel examined data that included 402 cases of benign and 58 cases of malignant tumors of the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands. They found that people who used mobile phones for more than 22 hours each month had a 50 percent higher risk of developing parotid gland tumors. This risk increased among users who always held the phone to the same ear, who did not use handheld devices and who lived in rural areas.
“Analysis restricted to regular users or to conditions that may yield higher levels of exposure (e.g., heavy use in rural areas) showed consistently elevated risks,” the researchers wrote.Tumors formed more frequently on the side of the head that patients most frequently held their phones to.
Summer brings tasty temptations: the siren call of the ice cream truck, the BBQ aromas wafting over fences, and sticky carnival sweets. It’s all right to indulge now and then, but your food and beverage choices can affect your skin, for better or worse. You want to strive for the better, right?
Biceps. Next time a handsome man or pretty woman struts by you on the beach, makes a muscle and winks, think twice: Those round, ripped biceps could be fake! Beverly Hills, Calif., plastic surgeon Nikolas Chugay, DO, and others are doing more biceps implants as the beach season approaches.
“It takes an hour and once it’s performed, you’ve got the biceps of Schwarzenegger,” he says. The implants are made of soft silicone that “does not leak, pop, or disintegrate,” he says. They provide “a nice enhancement and you can continue doing your workout and building your biceps without any impingement,” he says.
Most people have been ecstatic with the results of the procedure, he says, but he notes that there are inherent risks with any and all surgeries including infection or bleeding.
When asked if biceps implants are the next big thing, Chugay says: “I think so [but] remember that the buttock implant was developed over 12 years ago and it took this long to become way in demand due to J-Lo’s [generous buttocks], so it may not happen overnight.”
To perform the surgery, a surgeon makes an incision in the upper arm and a solid soft implant is inserted into the pocket. Results are visible immediately.
