Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that a gene linked to dyslexia has a surprising biological function: it controls cilia, the antenna-like projections that cells use to communicate.
Dyslexia is largely hereditary and linked to a number of genes, the functions of which are, however, largely unknown. This present study from Karolinska Institutet and Helsinki University now shows that one of these genes, DCDC2, is involved in regulating the signalling of cilia in brain neurons.
“Our discovery presents us with a possible new neurobiological mechanism for dyslexia,” says Professor Juha Kere, who co-led the study with Professor Eero Castrén of Helsinki University.
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How are your teeth connected to your heart?
Dr. Stanley Wang, a lawyer, cardiologist and partner at Austin Heart, has been connecting the dots for some time between good dental hygiene and cardiovascular health. He will speak this evening to the Capital Area Dental Society about the latest research on the subject and how he believes dentists can help their patients live longer, healthier lives.
The key word is inflammation, Wang, at right, said.
He said that research to date indicates that gum disease, cavities and even bacteria from the teeth can activate the immune system, causing chemicals to get into the bloodstream and injure the blood vessels.
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Studio H has been in a number of nonprofit programs such as a one-year high school curriculum that teaches creative design and construction skills to the students of the public high school in Bertie County, North Carolina. Bertie County is the poorest county in North Carolina, and therefore, it is important that the students understand that there are creative outlets and opportunities that can power social good.
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People are more likely to die on or shortly after they’re paid, according to a new study by University of Notre Dame economist William Evans.
Traffic fatalities, heart attacks and increased substance abuse are among the most common causes of the short-term – but significant – increase in mortality following payday.
The three-year study examined millions of death records in the U.S. in fo
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Eyemaginations recently introduced ECHO, a Web-based system that helps practices retain existing patients and market to potential patients via email and social networking sites.
Its a really green and cost-effective way for practices to market, Smitha S. Gopal, vice president of product and strategy for Eyemaginations, said in an interview with . This is a simple, automated way of getting information out very efficiently.
Practices can use ECHO to send 3-D animated videos and other content via email and social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
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Doctors, the Supreme Court has just ruled that your prescribing data can indeed be used without your consent by pharma companies who want to market their drugs to you.
As the WSJ reports, the court ruled 6-3 that a Vermont law barring data companies such as IMS Health from selling that info to drug companies violated the First Amendment. (Heres the opinion.)
The data is stripped of patients, but not doctors, identities. Vermont and its supporters said the practice invaded medical privacy and helped push up drug spending by improving pharma-industry marketing efficiency.
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