In the pursuit of dangerous clumps: Customized surfaces help reveal the causes of diseases
Science Daily Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:28 AM PDT
When normal proteins form protein clumps in the body, then alarm bells start ringing. Such clumps, called "amyloids," are closely associated with Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes. If doctors knew how these proteins form clumps, then they might be able to treat such diseases more efficiently. Researchers in Germany and Denmark have now succeeded in taking a major step in that direction. |
Optimal cycling involves properly fitted bike, flexibility
Lake Tahoe News Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:10 AM PDT
By Kathryn Reed Cycling is so much more than pedaling. To do so efficiently and without injury takes a bit of understanding about how ones body relates to her bike. That was the message Jason Collin, physical therapist with Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, dispersed Wednesday night. Besides being a PT, Collin has been a professional bike fitter for [...] |
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a ‘positive vision for the world'
Tahoe Daily Tribune Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:10 AM PDT
Shiva Rea, seen here at the 2010 festival, is back for 2011. According to her bio, she is a yogini firekeeper, sacred activist, global adventurer and leading innovator in the evolution of prana flow yoga, transformational vinyasa flow integrating the tantric bhakti roots of yoga, Krishnamacharya's teachings and a universal, quantum approach to the body. |
Storied 45-year history ends at Autorella
Santa Cruz Sentinel Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:41 AM PDT
SANTA CRUZ -- Autorella, a Santa Cruz paint and body shop that has operated on Soquel Avenue for more than 45 years, will close today after more than four decades of giving vehicles new life. |
A figure to teach
The Daily News of Newburyport Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:14 AM PDT
Katie McKay knows her two teenage sons aren't thrilled with their mother's plan to put on a bikini and show off her body tomorrow at Newburyport High. Nevertheless, McKay, a 47-year-old mother of three, plans to compete in the figure division of tomorrow's Natural Yankee Classic, which features men's and women's bodybuilding, figure and sword competitions. |
Panacea Body Wellness Centre opens at Park Lane
The Coast Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:54 AM PDT
The Panacea Body Wellness Centre (366 Lacewood Drive, 404-8448) has just opened a second Halifax location. The new one is just inside the Dresden Row entrance of Park Lane Mall (civic address 1554 Dresden Row) sharing space with Arthritis and Injury Care Centre (offering custom and off-the-shelf bracing and custom orthotics) and Citadel Physiotherapy (which offers physiotherapy and massage ... |
Antioxidants might help treat infertility problems in both women and men
News-Medical-Net Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:26 AM PDT
A growing body of evidence suggests that antioxidants may have significant value in addressing infertility issues in both women and men, including erectile dysfunction, and researchers say that large, specific clinical studies are merited to determine how much they could help. |
Wonder Girls to support 2013 Special Olympics
Straits Times Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:24 AM PDT
SOUTH Korean pop group Wonder Girls will become honorary ambassadors for the 2013 Special Olympics, the organiser announced on Wednesday. The girl group accepted an invitation from the Special Olympic governing body to help promote the 2013 Games after performing at the closing ceremony of the 2011 Games in Athens, according to the local organiser. |
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