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Scientists Identify Protein Which Could Improve Treatments For Recurrent Miscarriages

Scientists Identify Protein Which Could Improve Treatments For Recurrent Miscarriages

May 15 2016 | comment(s)

  • Syncytin-1 gene is result of a viral infection of our primate ancestors

  • Protein helps embryos implant in the womb
  • Discovery is crucial for many stressful pregnancy complications

    Scientists at the University of Sheffield have identified a protein, involved in the development of the human placenta, may also help embryos implant in the womb - something which could improve treatments for recurrent miscarriages and pre-eclampsia.

    The pioneering study shows that a protein called Syncytin-1, which was the result of a viral infection of our primate ancestors 25 million years ago, is first secreted on the surface of a developing embryo even before it implants in the womb.

    • Study Finds Many Patients Abusing Drugs And Alcohol Are Self-medicating Chronic Pain

    Study Finds Many Patients Abusing Drugs And Alcohol Are Self-medicating Chronic Pain

    May 14 2016 | comment(s)

    (Boston)--With opioid addiction and prescription drug abuse considered one of the biggest public health threats of our time in the U.S., many are asking why so many Americans are struggling with addiction to illegal drugs and prescription medications. New research suggests that chronic pain may be part of the answer.

    In a study that appears in the May issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have found that the majority of patients misusing drugs and alcohol have chronic pain and many are using these substances to "self-medicate" their pain.

    More Than Half Of Streamflow In The Upper Colorado River Basin Originates As Groundwater

    More Than Half Of Streamflow In The Upper Colorado River Basin Originates As Groundwater

    May 14 2016 | comment(s)

    More than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published today in the journal Water Resources Research.

    Study Finds Declining Sulfur Levels

    Study Finds Declining Sulfur Levels

    May 14 2016 | comment(s)

    With the move from burning coal to natural gas and low-sulfur coal and an increase in the use of scrubbers, only about 25 percent as much atmospheric sulfur is available today, compared to 40 years ago.

    Sulfur balances in agricultural fields are now negative, with more removed each year in crop harvests and leaching than is added from fertilizers and deposition.

    In US, Celiac Disease Diagnosis Is Most Common Among Patients With Punjabi Ancestry

    In US, Celiac Disease Diagnosis Is Most Common Among Patients With Punjabi Ancestry

    May 14 2016 | comment(s)

    Bethesda, MD (May 9, 2016) -- About 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, an immune-based condition brought on by the consumption of gluten in genetically susceptible patients. Among patients diagnosed with celiac disease by small intestinal biopsy in the U.S., those from the Punjab region of India have the highest rates of disease, according to new research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,1 the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

    Emotions In The Age Of Botox

    Emotions In The Age Of Botox

    May 13 2016 | comment(s)

    By now we are all used to seeing its more or less successful results on Italian and international celebrities, but in fact the market of Botox-based procedures (cosmetic treatments that exploit the effects of type A botulin toxin) involves a large number of individuals. Just to give an idea, about 250,ooo procedures were done in Italy in 2014. It is therefore natural to wonder about the possible side effects of this practice. One fairly unpredictable consequence concerns the emotional domain, and in particular the perception of emotional information and facial expressions.