A University of Cambridge team has identified how the body's immune system detects cat allergen, leading to symptoms such as coughing and sneezing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23436589
MIT Uses Gold to Control Blood Clotting
Using gold nanoparticles, MIT researchers have devised a new way to turn blood clotting on and off.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/from-gold-a-new-way-to-control-blood-clotting-0724.html
MIT Develops Rapid Technique to Turn Genes On and Off with Light
A new technology developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can rapidly start or halt the expression of any gene of interest simply by shining light on the cells.
http://web.mit.edu/press/2013/controlling-genes-with-light.html
Nightmares After the I.C.U.
Lygia Dunsworth, a registered nurse in Texas, had traumatic hallucinations while in the I.C.U. after abdominal surgery and infection. Afterward she had symptoms associated with PTSD for several years.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/nightmares-after-the-i-c-u/?ref=health
Scientists Identify Genes Associated with Obesity
The mice were eating their usual chow and exercising normally, but they were getting fat anyway. The reason: researchers had deleted a gene that acts in the brain and controls how quickly calories are burned.
Avoiding Estrogen Therapy Proved Deadly for Nearly 50,000
Hormone replacement therapy has plummeted among U.S. women since the Women’s Health Initiative cut short its Estrogen Plus Progestin Trial in 2002, when study results revealed that women who took the two-hormone therapy suffered adverse effects and higher mortality.
Surgeon's New "Smart Knife" Detects Cancer Cells
Now, a new technique based on an "intelligent knife," called the "iKnife," promises to remove the need for lab analysis and the accompanying delay.
UCSD Stem Cell Director Suggests California to Fund Additional Research
Larry Goldstein, director of UCSD's stem cell program, said California should apply that logic to funding of science and technology research. Since the federal government is cutting back, it's time for California to pick up the slack, Goldstein said at Monday's "Pipeline for Life" symposium.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/16/california-fund-science-tech/
UC San Diego Hospitals Make Top 10 National Rankings
U.S. News and World Report bestowed national rankings on UC San Diego Medical Center and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in its annual Best Hospitals report released Monday night.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/15/hospitals-rankings-ucsd-scripps-san-diego/
Artificial Heart Ready for Human Trials
Carmat, a company based in Paris, has designed an artificial heart fashioned in part from cow tissue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/the-artificial-heart-is-getting-a-bovine-boost.html?_r=3&