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Eventual Huntingtons Drug May Have Clear Path To Affected Brain Region Solomon Snyder Tells Pharmacy Students

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:01:14 +0000

If a drug was developed to block a key protein linked to the onset of Huntington’s Disease, it could have a clear path to the part of the brain most affected by the disease, while not bothering other parts of the brain and body, said distinguished neuroscientist Solomon H. Snyder, MD, to an audience of about 300 students and faculty at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)…

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Earnings Preview The Iphone Vs Android Holiday Scoreboard

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:22 +0000

We’ll find out tomorrow when Apple reports its quarterly earnings how the iPhone stacked up against Android phones during the busiest consumer shopping season.

Original post: Earnings preview: The iPhone vs. Android holiday scoreboard

Scientists Make Important Step Toward Stopping Plaquelike Formations In Huntingtons Disease

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:01:12 +0000

They might not be known for their big brains, but fruit flies are helping to make scientists and doctors smarter about what causes Huntington’s disease and how to treat it…

Original post: Scientists Make Important Step Toward Stopping Plaque-Like Formations In Huntington’s Disease

Apples Tim Cook Called On To Sub For Jobs Again

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:21 +0000

For the third time in eight years, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook has been asked to step in while Steve Jobs deals with medical concerns.

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Program Will Use Stem Cell Modeling And Genome Sequencing To Identify And Screen Potential Therapies For Huntingtons Disease

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:01:16 +0000

The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) of Seattle, WA, is collaborating with the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and its Taube-Koret Center for Huntington’s Disease Research to use whole-genome sequencing to identify genes and novel drug targets related to the onset and progression of Huntington’s disease (HD)…

Original post: Program Will Use Stem Cell Modeling And Genome Sequencing To Identify And Screen Potential Therapies For Huntington’s Disease

With Medical Leave More Questions About Jobs Successor

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:00:28 +0000

As Tim Cook once again steps up during an absence by Steve Jobs, it’s clear that–in the short term, at least–Apple investors have confidence in him. But that doesn’t settle the long-term worries.

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Abnormal Protein Makes Huntingtons Disease Patients Sick

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:01:15 +0000

An aggregating protein causes many of the symptoms of Huntington’s disease, an incurable and frequently fatal brain disorder. Mosaic winner Ahmad Aziz discovered that the abnormal protein also aggregates in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system…

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Apple Posts Record Revenue Earnings For Q1 2011

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:26 +0000

Apple follows news of Steve Jobs’ medical leave with its best quarter in company history, with profits spiking 78 percent from a year ago.

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Prevalence Of Huntingtons Disease Much Higher Than Estimated

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:01:10 +0000

Huntington’s disease (HD) is much more common in the UK than current estimates suggest, according to a new Comment published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet. The Comment was written by Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman of the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)…

Original post: Prevalence Of Huntington’s Disease Much Higher Than Estimated

Apple Coo Were Very Confident In Apples Future

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:00:21 +0000

A day after Apple announced Steve Jobs’ medical leave, on an earnings call to report the company’s best financial performance ever, Tim Cook assures analysts and investors that Jobs’”culture of innovation” will continue at the company.

Original post: Apple COO: We’re ‘very confident’ in Apple’s future