Dementia Services To Be Transformed In United Kingdom

Dementia Services To Be Transformed In United Kingdom
The Department of Health has announced a "landmark strategy to transform dementia services". It claims care for patients with dementia will be transformed as dementia advisers are appointed, GPs receive improved training, and memory centres run by specialists to provide early diagnosis and treatment are opened nationwide.

Peptide-Guided Hollow Gold Spheres Gather Inside Tumors, Where Light Heats Them To Kill

Peptide-Guided Hollow Gold Spheres Gather Inside Tumors, Where Light Heats Them To Kill
Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported in the Feb. 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research. "Active targeting of nanoparticles to tumors is the holy grail of therapeutic nanotechnology for cancer.

The Activation Of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines May Be A Mechanism By Which Short And Long Sleep Durations Affect Health

The Activation Of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines May Be A Mechanism By Which Short And Long Sleep Durations Affect Health
A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that sleep duration is associated with changes in the levels of specific cytokines that are important in regulating inflammation. The results suggest that inflammation may be the pathway linking extreme sleep durations to an increased risk for disease.