Nitrosative and oxidative stress contribute to disease activity Lupus

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Management discovered the association between free radical-mediated reactions and the severity and progression of lupus . Higher levels of markers of oxidation and nitrosative were found in SLE patients with higher disease activity suggesting a causal relationship. The full results of the study are available in the July issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology. Continue reading

As the color affect the efficiency of a pill?

A recent study of color, shape, taste and even the name of a tablet or pill can have an effect on how patients feel about their medications. Choose an appropriate combination and the placebo effect gives a boost to the pill, can improve results and reduce side effects. Members Now researchers at the University of Bombay, New Mumbai, India, examined the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to see how the color of a compressed influence patient choice. Continue reading

As methamphetamine snails improves memory

Lymnaea keep memories when breathing through their breathing tubes (pneumostome) in a network with three neurons, which is much simpler than the colossal circuits that hold our memories. Ken Lukowiak of the University of Calgary, Canada, he worked on mechanisms of memory formation in these snails for most of his career, so he and Sorg decided to work together to see if a dose of methamphetamine snails could improve memory ‘ the way in which human memories. They publish their discovery that memories formed by snails under the influence of methamphetamine are harder to forget, that may help us understand human dependence, May 28, 2010 in The Journal of Experimental Biology. Continue reading