Gaming technology unravels one of the most complex entities in nature

Researchers at the University of Manchester’s Institute of Biotechnology have used the power of off-the-shelf computer gaming technology to capture previously unobservable atomic movements. The research is helping to chart one of nature’s most complex entities known as…
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AIDS Scientists Encouraged By Antibodies That Hit Monkey Virus

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These HIV viruses even look a little like bull’s-eyes.

A. Harrison and P. Feorino/CDC

These HIV viruses even look a little like bull’s-eyes.
A. Harrison and P. Feorino/CDC

Scientists…
Source:AIDS Scientists Encouraged By Antibodies That Hit Monkey Virus

FDA takes two important actions on drug shortages

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Monetary Statistics for September 2013

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
According to statistics published today (October 31) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, total deposits with authorized institutions increased by 2.9% in September. With demand, savings and time…
Source:Monetary Statistics for September 2013

Doha Bank opens representative office in Hong Kong

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Doha Bank announced today (October 31) that it has opened its representative office in Hong Kong, aiming to leverage on the city’s global financial centre status to further expand its business in the Asia Pacific region.
Doha Bank is one of the largest commercial…
Source:Doha Bank opens representative office in Hong Kong

Patterns of phenoloxidase activity in insecticide resistant and susceptible mosquitoes differ between laboratory-selected and wild-caught individuals

Insecticide resistance has the potential to alter vector immune competence and consequently affect the transmission of diseases.
Methods:
Using both laboratory isogenic strains and field-caught Culex pipiens mosquitoes, we investigated the effects of insecticide resistance on an important…
Source:Patterns of phenoloxidase activity in insecticide resistant and susceptible mosquitoes differ between laboratory-selected and wild-caught individuals

Duo jailed for conspiracy to use false instruments

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Two mainland men, aged 65 and 42, were each jailed for four years and four months for conspiracy to use false instruments at District Court today (October 31).
The Court heard that the duo were arrested by officers of Commercial Crime Bureau after they attempted to use…
Source:Duo jailed for conspiracy to use false instruments

FBI Seeks Information on Wanted Subject Rosita Vilchez

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Washington Field Office is seeking information on a subject who is wanted on charges of bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and operating a continuing financial crimes enterprise. Rosita Vilchez, formerly of Manassas, Virginia, is now…
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When People Snap: Edgar Allan Poe

I’ve been called hard core, intense, sometimes a nag, or have heard “Stop busting my balls!” and sometimes I fear that some of Bipolar II symptoms, irritability, persistence, and intensity, are going to drive someone to the point where they snap.  Where one day they can’t take it…
Source:When People Snap: Edgar Allan Poe

Hysterectomy patient wins payout

31 October 2013
Last updated at 11:31 ET

Hayley Sanders’s infection developed into a severe abdominal sepsis
A woman who underwent a hysterectomy at the age of 19 because of an untreated infection, has received “significant five-figure” compensation.
Hayley…
Source:Hysterectomy patient wins payout

Vegetative patient ‘paid attention’

31 October 2013
Last updated at 10:13 ET

By James Gallagher
Health and science reporter, BBC News

A patient in a vegetative state was able to pay attention to sounds in his surroundings, a study found.
An analysis of brain activity…
Source:Vegetative patient ‘paid attention’

Trust did not warn of killer’s risk

31 October 2013
Last updated at 12:02 ET

Maddock told his psychotherapist he wanted to kill Mr Naylor
A NHS trust failed to warn a man who was killed by his former partner that he was at risk, a report has revealed.
Killer Brian Maddock, 44, had previously told his…
Source:Trust did not warn of killer’s risk

Researchers discover how retinal neurons claim the best brain connections

Real estate agents emphasize location, location, and – once more for good measure – location. It’s the same in a developing brain, where billions of neurons vie for premium property to make connections. Neurons that stake out early claims often land the best value, even if they…
Source:Researchers discover how retinal neurons claim the best brain connections

Researchers model familial amyloidosis in vitro using iPSC technology

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have generated the first known disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from a patient with familial transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). The findings, which are reported in Stem Cell…
Source:Researchers model familial amyloidosis in vitro using iPSC technology

Patterns found in cancer’s chaos illuminate tumor evolution

For more than 100 years, researchers have been unable to explain why cancer cells contain abnormal numbers of chromosomes, a phenomenon known as aneuploidy. Many believed aneuploidy was simply a random byproduct of cancer.
Now, a team at Harvard Medical School has devised a way to understand…
Source:Patterns found in cancer’s chaos illuminate tumor evolution

Studies of experimental hepatitis C drug show promise for preventing recurrence in liver transplant

New drug therapies offer promise to some hepatitis C sufferers whose transplanted livers are threated by a recurrence of the disease, including some patients who have had no treatment options.
The encouraging findings are contained in two new studies by a collaboration of researchers across the…
Source:Studies of experimental hepatitis C drug show promise for preventing recurrence in liver transplant

That Pinata at My Sister’s Memorial Service: Why ‘Selfies at Funerals’ Don’t Bother Me at All

One of my best friends brought a piñata to my sister’s memorial service, and I thought it was perfect, so I think right off the bat you should know this is the kind of person you’re dealing with here.
I first heard about the “Selfies at Funerals” tumblr on Facebook, like…
Source:That Pinata at My Sister’s Memorial Service: Why ‘Selfies at Funerals’ Don’t Bother Me at All

Armpit Infection, Trichomycosis Axillaris, Was Source Of Man’s Mystery Odor

By: Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer
Published: 10/30/2013 05:04 PM EDT on LiveScience

One man’s irrepressible body odor was the result of a bacterial infection of his armpit hair, according to a new report of the case.
The 40-year-old man told his doctors he’d had armpit odor and…
Source:Armpit Infection, Trichomycosis Axillaris, Was Source Of Man’s Mystery Odor

Germany To Allow Parents To Choose No Gender For Babies On Birth Certificates

On Friday, Nov. 1, Germany will become the first country in the world to allow parents to leave the gender box blank on their child’s birth certificate.
As reported in August, the move is an effort to create legal recognition for intersex individuals, or children born without a clearly…
Source:Germany To Allow Parents To Choose No Gender For Babies On Birth Certificates

Mind Reading: Don’t Try This at Home

Although most people realize that it is not reasonable to expect others to read their minds, that does not always stop them from becoming hurt or outraged when they don’t. Many of us possess an unconscious belief that when it comes to intimate relationships, mind reading is not only a…
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