A blood test for a major psychiatric disorder is something that many psychiatric researchers have described as a “Holy Grail.” Especially for a disorder that effects large numbers of people. And that’s exactly what one start up, Ridge Diagnostics, believes that they have achieved.
Copper May Play Key Role in Alzheimer's Disease
New research finds that copper in amounts readily found in our drinking water, the foods we eat and the vitamin supplements we take likely plays a key role in initiating and fueling the abnormal protein build-up and brain inflammation that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-copper-alzheimers-disease-20130819,0,5977613.story
New Pill Mimics Exercise, Found by Scripps Research Institute
A drug known as SR9009, which is currently under development at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), increases the level of metabolic activity in skeletal muscles of mice.
Organovo, a San Diego based company, Developed a Bioprinter Making Strips of Liver Tissue
For now, researchers have set their sights lower. Organovo, for instance, a San Diego company that has developed a bioprinter, is making strips of liver tissue, about 20 cells thick, that it says could be used to test drugs under development.
Soda Linked to Behavioral Problems in Young Children, Study Says
Soda has already been blamed for making kids obese. New research blames the sugary drinks for behavioral problems in children too.
Having Sex More than 4 Times Per Weeks Leads to Better Health and More Wealth
The next time you consider using the headache excuse to avoid getting busy, think about this: It pays to have more sex. Literally, new research finds.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/more-sex-higher-wages_n_3755271.html
UCSD Research Team Discovers Prostate Cancer Resistant Mechanism
A UC San Diego-led research team has discovered a mechanism that allows prostate cancers to resist treatment. Moreover, the scientists have suppressed tumor growth in lab experiments and are now investigating how more effective drugs might be developed.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/14/prostate-cancer-ucsd/
Your Thoughts Can Release Abilities Beyond Normal Limits
Better vision, stronger muscles—expectations can have surprising effects, research finds.
More than 1 in 10 Americans Use Anti-Depressants
The study, published in April in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, found that nearly two-thirds of a sample of more than 5,000 patients who had been given a diagnosis of depression within the previous 12 months did not meet the criteria for major depressive episode as described by the psychiatrists’ bible.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/a-glut-of-antidepressants/?ref=health
Researchers Reprogram T Cells to Target Cancer
team of researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has developed a method for mass producing T cells that have been reprogrammed using stem cell technology to target and destroy cancerous tumors.
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-mass-reprogrammed-cells-cancer.html