Alzheimer's-associated protein may be part of the innate immune system
Science Daily Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:18 PM PST
Amyloid-beta protein -- the primary constituent of the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients -- may be part of the body's first-line system to defend against infection. In a new study, researchers describe evidence that amyloid-beta protein is an antimicrobial peptide, part of the innate immune system. |
Sharks place Vlasic on injured reserve
AP via Yahoo! Sports Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:03 PM PST
The San Jose Sharks have placed defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic on injured reserve with a lower body injury. The move was made before the Sharks returned from the Olympic break to take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Vlasic had missed the previous eight games with the injury. The Sharks also recalled forwards Dwight Helminen and Jamie McGinn and defenseman Jason Demers from Worcester ... |
Salahuddin joins in remembering an old friend
The Borneo Post Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:42 PM PST
KAPIT: The Head of State and wife paid their last respects to an old friend, spreading flower pedals over his body lying in a coffin at the residence of his son, Datuk Sng Chee Hua at Jalan Airport here yesterday. |
Keiswetter wins despite knee injury for Norton
The Hays Daily News Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00 PM PST
In the fourth grade, Norton senior 145-pounder Kaenon Keiswetter suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing football. Because his body was growing, Keiswetter didn't have surgery. |
Five players use Combine to leap into Round 1
SportingNews Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:58 PM PST
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Players can be made or broken at the NFL Scouting Combine, and these five players handled the pressure and left Lucas Oil Field as first-round prospects: Â Bruce Campbell , LT, Maryland He has a superb body and backed that up with a sparkling workout. Can all the teams that need a left tackle pass on Campbell in the first round? Don't think so, although he remains a risky ... |
Man missing since 1998 identified
WHAS TV11 Louisville Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:55 PM PST
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) â€" A western Kentucky coroner says one of three bodies found in a submerged van in 2008 has been identified as a man missing for 12 years. Daviess County Coroner Bob Howe says the body was identified as James Sandy Woodard, who was 25 when he was reported missing along with two other men Nov. 25, 1998. The Messenger-Inquirer of Owensboro reported Tuesday that Woodard's body ... |
It's the year of getting back into shape
The Gilroy Dispatch Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:54 PM PST
Are you as sad as I am that the Winter Olympics are over? And yes, the closing ceremonies were stunning, but what I will miss most are those athletes: human perfections of mind and body working in spectacular harmonization. It was a moment to witness the perfect concert of athletic excellence. A moment to be uplifted by such dedication of purpose. A moment to ponder the pure commitment of an ... |
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-03 00:23 UN urges tougher road safety measures worldwide
Interactive Investor Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:44 PM PST
UNITED NATIONS, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday urged governments to build better roads, require seatbelts and helmets and curb drunk driving and cell phone use to avoid millions of preventable driving deaths. The resolution, while not binding, represents an effort by the world body to ratchet up pressure on governments and automakers to implement safety standards that ... |
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