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January 26, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)-- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.
HEALTH
- Hibernating animals might hold clues to fighting Alzheimer’s (Huffington Post)
- UN: At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain, but new cases falling(UT San Diego)
- Autism test nears market (U-T)
- One Scientist's Race To Help Microbes Help You
- Mali announces end of its Ebola outbreak
- Global soil hunt for new drugs
- More Teens Getting Whooping Cough Since Vaccine Change
SCIENCE TECH
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HEALTH
Hibernating animals might hold clues to fighting Alzheimer’s (Huffington Post)
What does animal hibernation have to do with Alzheimer's? More than you might think. According to new research, the way that critters wake up from a long winter's rest could help scientists devise new treatments for dementia. Research from Leicester University have isolated a cold-activated protein, RBM3, which helps restore brain activity of animals that are coming out of long hibernation periods. Though the protein also exists in humans, it's been found to be missing among Alzheimer's patients, whose brains also commonly have a reduced number of synapses.
UN: At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain, but new cases falling(UT San Diego)
At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain in the three hardest-hit West African countries but new cases are declining and the deadly disease will be defeated, the U.N.'s Ebola chief said Thursday.
Autism test nears market (U-T)
The test from Pediatric Bioscience detects maternal antibodies linked to autism. / A blood test for one of the most common forms of autism is due to be launched in the third quarter of 2015, San Diego's Pediatric Bioscience said Wednesday.
One Scientist's Race To Help Microbes Help You
(NPR) -- Moving the American Gut Project to a biotech hub like San Diego may speed the jump from basic research to real treatments. At least that's microbe tracker Rob Knight's plan.
Mali announces end of its Ebola outbreak
Mali's health minister says the West African country is Ebola-free after recording no new cases for 42 days, the period required for the World Health Organization to declare an outbreak officially over.
Global soil hunt for new drugs
(BBC) -- US scientists are asking the public to send in soil samples that can be screened for compounds that could be used to make vital new drugs to fight deadly infections and cancer.
More Teens Getting Whooping Cough Since Vaccine Change
A change in the whooping cough vaccine may be contributing to more teens getting the illness.
SCIENCE TECH
Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says
(NYTimes.com) -- A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living in them.
At 90, She's Designing Tech For Aging Boomers
(NPR) -- Barbara Beskind stands out in youth-obsessed Silicon Valley. She inspires designers at the IDEO firm to think about the needs of older generations: What if your glasses could help you remember people?
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