May 15, 2013 07:28 BST Uppsala University How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy. In a study published by Nature Communications 14 May, researchers at Uppsala and Umeå universities, Sweden, show a model of how cells’ regulatory systems work.
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May 15, 2013 05:26 BST Uppsala University Community groups in rural Vietnam comprised of local health workers, politicians and laywomen (Maternal and Newborn Health Groups) set up to tackle challenges to maternal and neonatal health may reduce the neonatal death rate after three years and increase antenatal care attendance, according to a study by researchers from Sweden and Vietnam published in this week’s PLOS Medicine.
May 10, 2013 14:52 BST Aspire On Friday 17th May, Spinal Injuries Together, a grouping of the UK’s five major spinal cord injury charities, will be raising awareness of the life-changing effects of spinal cord injury through national Spinal Cord Injuries Day. In the UK alone, someone is told they may never walk again Every Eight Hours.
May 09, 2013 22:00 BST Uppsala University A novel gene associated with canine atopic dermatitis has been identified by a team of researchers led by professors at Uppsala University and SLU, Sweden. The gene encodes a protein called plakophilin 2, which is crucial for the formation and proper functioning of the skin structure, suggesting an aberrant skin barrier as a potential risk factor for atopic dermatitis.
Apr 21, 2013 14:30 BST Aspire Nearly 40% of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) feel that their care needs are not being met by relevant UK authorities, according to a research report by the spinal cord injury charity, Aspire. Survey participants reported that only their very basic needs are fulfilled and that care packages do not allow people to live independently.
Apr 08, 2013 05:45 BST Uppsala University An international research team has identified seven new gene loci linked to obesity. Researchers were also able to show that the genetic mechanisms that cause extreme obesity are similar to those that cause milder forms of overweight and obesity.
Mar 15, 2013 16:41 GMT Healthspan Supported by the Healthspan Customer Heroes Scheme, Desna from Worcestershire will spend the next week completing a trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania- the peak of which is 5,800 metres above sea level. Only 9 weeks ago, she had a fall in the snow and broke her arm but undeterred by this setback she kept her fitness up on the exercise bike and treadmill at her gym.
Feb 22, 2013 07:09 GMT Chalmers University of Technology For the first time an operation has been conducted, at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, where electrodes have been permanently implanted in nerves and muscles of an amputee to directly control an arm prosthesis. The result allows natural control of an advanced robotic prosthesis, similarly to the motions of a natural limb.
Jan 24, 2013 16:12 GMT Gambro Gambro announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the cleared indications for its Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System® (MARS) to include the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) due to a decompensation of a chronic liver disease.
Jan 14, 2013 12:22 GMT Chalmers University of Technology Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with a new implant that replaces the middle ear. The unique invention from the Chalmers University of Technology has been approved for a clinical study. The first operation was performed on a patient in December 2012.