A new drug reverses the loss of brain-connections in Alzheimer's (in mouse models):
'The first experimental drug to boost brain synapses lost in Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. The drug, called NitroMemantine, combines two FDA-approved medicines to stop the destructive cascade of changes in the brain that destroys the connections between neurons, leading to memory loss and cognitive decline.'
Hydrogen-sulphide confirmed as a signalling gas in the body:
'A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly: The poisonous "rotten egg" gas hydrogen sulfide is generated by our body's growing cells. Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, is normally toxic, but in small amounts it plays a role in cardiovascular health.'
'H2S--along with nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and others in this emerging class of gaseous signalling molecules--assists the body's large proteins.'
Jail reckless bankers, UK standards commission urges:
Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards was set up by Chancellor George Osborne last year after a number of scandals involving the industry. It was highly critical of the banking industry.
Pioneers of photography (BBC video):
Latifa Nabizada - Afghanistan's first woman of the skies:
'The first experimental drug to boost brain synapses lost in Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. The drug, called NitroMemantine, combines two FDA-approved medicines to stop the destructive cascade of changes in the brain that destroys the connections between neurons, leading to memory loss and cognitive decline.'
Hydrogen-sulphide confirmed as a signalling gas in the body:
'A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly: The poisonous "rotten egg" gas hydrogen sulfide is generated by our body's growing cells. Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, is normally toxic, but in small amounts it plays a role in cardiovascular health.'
'H2S--along with nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and others in this emerging class of gaseous signalling molecules--assists the body's large proteins.'
Jail reckless bankers, UK standards commission urges:
Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards was set up by Chancellor George Osborne last year after a number of scandals involving the industry. It was highly critical of the banking industry.
Pioneers of photography (BBC video):
Latifa Nabizada - Afghanistan's first woman of the skies: