Science Snippet: RNA ’s Remarkable Roles
RNA, though less well known than its cousin DNA, is equally integral to our bodies. RNA molecules are long, usually single-stranded chains of nucleotides. (DNA molecules are also made up of nucleotides but are typically double-stranded.) There are three major types of RNA, which are all involved in protein synthesis:
Messenger RNA (mRNA) is complementary to one of the DNA strands of a gene and carries genetic information for protein synthesis to the ribosome—the molecular complex in which proteins are made.Transfer RNA (tRNA) works with mRNA to make sure the right amin...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 18, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Cells Injury and Illness Cellular Processes RNA Science Snippet Source Type: blogs
27th Annual Dorothy J. MacLean Fellows Conference on Clinical Medical Ethics
The MacLean Center at the University of Chicago has prepared another world class conference on clinical medical ethics. It is November 13 and 14. It is free.Panel 1: Ethics and Healthcare Economics Moderator: Mark Siegler
The True Cost of Hepatitis C Therapy (Andrew Aronsohn, The University of Chicago)
Ethics of Sustainability (Stacy Lindau, The University of Chicago)
Are There Ethical Standards For Health Insurance Companies? (David Rubin, The University of Chicago)
What’s Wrong With Healthcare Rationing (Peter Ubel, Duke University)
An Economic Analysis of Medical Ethics (Anup Malani, The Universit...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 26, 2015 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope Tags: Health Care medical futility blog syndicated Source Type: blogs
Why did she want to become a doctor? Read her personal statement.
Alright, here you go future medical school applicants. Here it is. My personal statement for medical school, written four years ago.
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Strolling down busy, student-filled Rue Mouffetard, I was surprised to turn around and see my friend’s swollen eye as he ran off; he had been punched in the face. Thirty seconds later, his cousin was attacked and pushed against a car. Initially confused and terrified, I sprinted across the narrow street, begging for someone to intervene, “S’il vous plaît aidez-lui!” As a couple of large men slowly approached, my friend was able to escape, and the three men attacki...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jennifer Chevinsky Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Compensating for Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
In this open access paper researchers report on a way to somewhat compensate for the measurable cognitive dsyfunction resulting from Alzheimer's disease by boosting synaptic activity. This is characteristic of much of what emerges from the medical research community in that it makes no attempt to engage with the causes of the condition, but rather adjusts biological processes so as to better force continued operation despite the underlying disease pathology:
A series of recent studies have found that the levels of the enzyme striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) are raised in several different neuropsychia...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 8, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Rare Diseases Account for Subsets of Common Diseases
In June, 2014, my book, entitled Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs: Keys to Understanding and Treating the Common Diseases was published by Elsevier. The book builds the argument that our best chance of curing the common diseases will come from studying and curing the rare diseases. One of the key messages of the book is that common diseases are complex, with multiple causes, lots of associated gene variations, many different aberrant pathways, and affecting heterogeneous populations (e.g., subsets of people who seem to have clinically distinctive forms of the same disease, or subsets of people who respond quite different...
Source: Specified Life - June 22, 2014 Category: Pathologists Tags: cellular pathways common genetic disease complex diseases disease pathways heterogeneous subsets of disease orphan diseases orphan drugs rare diseases Source Type: blogs
Genetic Trigger Discovered For Most Common Form of Mental Disability and Autism
New drug given during pregnancy may help treat fragile X syndrome, a leading genetic cause of autism.→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"
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How New Ideas Change Your Brain Cells (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Genetic Trigger Discoverd For Most Common Form of Mental Disability and Autism
New drug given during pregnancy may help treat fragile X syndrome, a leading genetic cause of autism.→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick" (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What RDoC Research Might Look Like
The month of May is a violent thingIn the city their hearts start to singWell, some people sing, it sounds like they're screamingI used to doubt it, but now I believe itMonth Of May ------The Arcade FireToday is Mental Health Month Blog Day, sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA). It's designed to:...educate the public about mental health, decrease stigma about mental illness, and discuss strategies for making lasting lifestyle and behavior changes that promote overall health and wellness.If the public has been following the recent hullabaloo about how to diagnose mental illnesses, the...
Source: The Neurocritic - May 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
New $1 million grant to study working memory training in children with fragile X
MIND Institute researchers receive $1 million grant to study cognitive training in children with fragile X (UC Davis Health System News):
“Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute will examine whether children and youth with fragile X syndrome can improve their working memory, cognition and behavior by using an online computer-based cognitive training program, through a new $1 million grant from The John Merck Fund.
To conduct the innovative study, the researchers will travel to the homes of school-aged children around the country to instruct their families on how to use the program and deliver the intervention, calle...
Source: SharpBrains - February 14, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Technology behavior cogmed cognition Cognitive-Training-Program fragile X syndrome Pearson Education The John Merck Fund UC Davis Working-memory working-memory-training Source Type: blogs
