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Coma, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State: Frequent Misdiagnoses And Inconsistent Standards In Europe Pose Ethical Problems
"Latest research raises important ethical issues concerning our care for patients with chronic consciousness disorders," said Professor Gustave Moonen (Liege, Belgium), past president of the European Neurological Society (ENS), at a press conference at the current ENS Congress. This major meeting in European neurology is gathering more than 2,900 experts from all over the world in Milan. "This is all the more important as studies have shown that more than a third of patients given an initial diagnosis of vegetative state or persistent vegetative state show minimal signs of consciousness under more detailed examination."
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MicroRNAs Grease The Cell's Circadian Clockwork
Most of our cells possess an internal clock, a group of genes displaying a cyclic expression pattern that reaches a peak once a day. A large number of circadian genes are expressed by organs such as the liver, whose activity needs to be precisely regulated over the course of the day. A team of researchers of the National Centre of Competence in Research Frontiers in Genetics, based at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, reveals that an important regulator of this molecular oscillator is a specific microRNA. The latter belongs to a class of small RNA molecules that regulate the production of proteins in our cells. Thus far, little was known about their function within the circadian clockwork. The study by Ueli Schibler"s team, published in the 1st June edition of Genes & Development, fills in this important gap.
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Enzyme Doesn't Act Alone In Atrial Fibrillation
An overactive enzyme is behind a leaky calcium channel that plays a role in the development of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that is responsible for a third of all strokes. However, it doesn"t act alone, say researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. The findings can be found online in the current edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Free Cancer Information CDs Now Available

Healthcare professionals can now order a number of Macmillan Cancer Support"s free, high-quality cancer information booklets in CD format. Macmillan has produced 37 audio CDs for people living with cancer who have any disability or visual impairment which may make reading difficult, or who simply prefer information in audio format. Sue Green, Senior Information Development Nurse at Macmillan Cancer Support, says: "Following a diagnosis of cancer, people often feel confused, anxious and afraid. High-quality information can help people affected by cancer to feel more in control and able to plan their lives, and can take away some of the fear and isolation they may feel. "People may struggle to take in everything they"re told about their treatment and the side-effects it may cause so information to have at home is really important. They can take information away and listen to it in their own time, in the comfort of their own home." The CDs give information and advice about specific types of cancer, different types of treatment and possible side-effects, and the emotional effects of cancer. Cynthia Higgins, a retired nurse, has had difficulty reading since being treated for Ocular Melanoma in 1997. She says: "Macmillan"s new CDs give people with visual impairment a degree of independence and a sense of privacy. It"s very difficult to ask, even a loving relative, to continually go over a passage they are reading to you, or to find a section you want to hear again. It also allows people the opportunity to react to the information in private." To order from Macmillan"s range of audio CDs, visit be.macmillan.org.uk Macmillan Cancer Support


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