7thspace.com http://7thspace.com 2008-08-08T22:35:01+01:00 1990640http://www.feedburner.com http://7thspace.com http://7thspace.com/logo_small.gif text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359717878/use_of_latent_class_models_to_accommodate_inter_laboratory_variation_in_assessing_genetic_polymorphisms_associated_with_disease_risk.html Background:Researchers wanting to study the association of genetic factors with disease may encounter variability in the laboratory methods used to establish genotypes or other traits. Such variability leads to uncertainty in determining the strength of ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359717878" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289509/use_of_latent_class_models_to_accommodate_inter_laboratory_variation_in_assessing_genetic_polymorphisms_associated_with_disease_risk.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359666862/hypercalcemia_in_a_patient_with_disseminated_paracoccidioidomycosis_a_case_report.html IntroductionHypercalcemia is well described in various granulomatous disorders, such as sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, berylliosis, leprosy and fungal infections. However, the association of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and hypercalcemia is rare: to the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359666862" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289508/hypercalcemia_in_a_patient_with_disseminated_paracoccidioidomycosis_a_case_report.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359666863/bovine_cd14_gene_characterization_and_relationship_between_polymorphisms_and_surface_expression_on_monocytes_and_polymorphonuclear_neutrophils.html Background:CD14 is an important player in host innate immunity in that it confers lipopolysaccharide sensitivity to cell types like neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages. The study was aimed at characterizing the CD14 gene of cattle for sequence ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359666863" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289507/bovine_cd14_gene_characterization_and_relationship_between_polymorphisms_and_surface_expression_on_monocytes_and_polymorphonuclear_neutrophils.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359622357/p2x7_deficiency_suppresses_developmentof_experimental_autoimmune_encephalomyelitis.html Background:The purinergic receptor P2x7 is expressed on myeloid cells as well as on CNS glial cells, and P2x7 activation has been shown to increase both glial and T-cell activation. These properties suggest a role in the development of autoimmune disease ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359622357" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289506/p2x7_deficiency_suppresses_developmentof_experimental_autoimmune_encephalomyelitis.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359622358/activation_of_toll_like_receptors_by_burkholderia_pseudomallei.html Background:Melioidosis, a lethal tropical infection that is endemic in southeast Asia and northern Australia, is caused by the saprophytic Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Overall mortality approaches 40% yet little is known about ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359622358" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289505/activation_of_toll_like_receptors_by_burkholderia_pseudomallei.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359622359/methylation_linear_discriminant_analysis_mlda_for_identifying_differentially_methylated_cpg_islands.html Background:Hypermethylation of promoter CpG islands is strongly correlated to transcriptional gene silencing and epigenetic maintenance of the silenced state. As well as its role in tumor development, CpG island methylation contributes to the acquisition ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359622359" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289504/methylation_linear_discriminant_analysis_mlda_for_identifying_differentially_methylated_cpg_islands.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359622360/displayed_correlation_between_gene_expression_profiles_and_submicroscopic_alterations_in_response_to_cetuximab_gefitinib_and_egf_in_human_colon_cancer_cell_lines.html Background:EGFR is frequently overexpressed in colon cancer. We characterized HT-29 and Caco-2, human colon cancer cell lines, untreated and treated with cetuximab or gefitinib alone and in combination with EGF.Methods:Cell growth was determined using a ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359622360" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289503/displayed_correlation_between_gene_expression_profiles_and_submicroscopic_alterations_in_response_to_cetuximab_gefitinib_and_egf_in_human_colon_cancer_cell_lines.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359622361/15_deoxy_delta1214_prostaglandin_j2_attenuates_endothelial_monocyte_interaction__implication_for_inflammatory_diseases.html Background:The Infiltration of leukocytes across the brain endothelium is a hallmark of various neuroinflammatory disorders. Under inflammatory conditions, there is increased expression of specific cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) on activated vascular ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359622361" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289502/15_deoxy_delta1214_prostaglandin_j2_attenuates_endothelial_monocyte_interaction__implication_for_inflammatory_diseases.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359528946/the_efficiency_and_effectiveness_of_utilizing_diagrams_in_interviews_an_assessment_of_participatory_diagramming_and_graphic_elicitation.html Background:This paper focuses on measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of two diagramming methods employed in key informant interviews with clinicians and health care administrators. The two methods are 'participatory diagramming', where the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359528946" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289501/the_efficiency_and_effectiveness_of_utilizing_diagrams_in_interviews_an_assessment_of_participatory_diagramming_and_graphic_elicitation.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359528947/p2x7_deficiency_suppresses_development_of_experimental_autoimmune_encephalomyelitis.html Background:The purinergic receptor P2x7 is expressed on myeloid cells as well as on CNS glial cells, and P2x7 activation has been shown to increase both glial and T-cell activation. These properties suggest a role in the development of autoimmune disease ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359528947" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289500/p2x7_deficiency_suppresses_development_of_experimental_autoimmune_encephalomyelitis.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577894/brown_tree_snake_could_mean_guam_will_lose_more_than_its_birds.html In the last 60 years, brown tree snakes have become the embodiment of the bad things that can happen when invasive species are introduced in places where they have few predators. Unchecked for many years, the snakes caused the extinction of nearly every ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577894" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289499/brown_tree_snake_could_mean_guam_will_lose_more_than_its_birds.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577895/department_of_the_interior_response_to_decision_on_cobell_lawsuit.html WASHINGTON, D.C— After 12 years of litigation over its management of the trust funds of individual Indians, U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson today issued a decision in the Cobell lawsuit rejecting the plaintiffs' theory that the government owes ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577895" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289498/department_of_the_interior_response_to_decision_on_cobell_lawsuit.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577896/secretary_kempthorne_promotes_little_mermaid_psas_in_video_urging_clean_up_of_marine_debris_during_summer_beach_season.html WASHINGTON, D.C.—As many vacationers head to the beach in August, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne is asking the public to help “rescue” oceans and coastal areas from marine debris. <br> <br>“Millions and millions of tons of marine debris ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577896" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289497/secretary_kempthorne_promotes_little_mermaid_psas_in_video_urging_clean_up_of_marine_debris_during_summer_beach_season.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577897/smithsonians_freer_gallery_of_art_and_arthur_m_sackler_gallery_send_ads_to_bluetooth_phones.html The digital marketing industry is growing rapidly and the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are taking advantage of its momentum. The museums are launching a marketing campaign using Bluetooth technology for the opening of ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577897" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289496/smithsonians_freer_gallery_of_art_and_arthur_m_sackler_gallery_send_ads_to_bluetooth_phones.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577898/the_new_sant_ocean_hall_opens_sept_27_at_the_smithsonians_national_museum_of_natural_history.html More people have been to outer space than have been to the depths of the ocean, leaving it largely unknown and unexplored. The Smithsonian will help change that with the opening of the Sant Ocean Hall on Sept. 27 at the National Museum of Natural ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577898" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289495/the_new_sant_ocean_hall_opens_sept_27_at_the_smithsonians_national_museum_of_natural_history.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577899/national_endowment_for_the_arts_announces_domestic_indemnity_program.html $5 billion in insurance coverage supports American museums <br> <br>Washington, D.C. – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the addition of a domestic component to the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program that will provide ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577899" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289494/national_endowment_for_the_arts_announces_domestic_indemnity_program.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577900/statement_by_us_secretary_of_energy_samuel_w_bodman_on_epas_renewable_fuel_standard_waiver_announcement.html WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Waiver Request: <br> <br>“Clean, green, domestic, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577900" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289493/statement_by_us_secretary_of_energy_samuel_w_bodman_on_epas_renewable_fuel_standard_waiver_announcement.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577901/american_red_cross_florida_volunteer_inspired_by_memories_of_a_red_cross_toothbrush.html Miko Dee Cassidy was born Kawahara Yumiko in . Her parents died when she was young and her grandmother cared for her until a stroke forced her to be placed in an orphanage outside Tokyo. There, Yumiko had no personal possessions she could call her own. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577901" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289492/american_red_cross_florida_volunteer_inspired_by_memories_of_a_red_cross_toothbrush.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577902/american_red_cross_myanmar_survival_in_the_cyclones_shadow.html When disasters strike the U.S., American Red Cross volunteers respond to help get people back on their feet and it’s no different when a disaster strikes overseas. Read below about a local Red Cross volunteer in Myanmar helping his friends and neighbors ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577902" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289491/american_red_cross_myanmar_survival_in_the_cyclones_shadow.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577903/epa_gives_new_jersey_site_the_thumbs_up.html (New York, NY) Based on risk assessments, several cleanup actions and ground water sampling results, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing that no further action is necessary to clean up soil and only long-term monitoring and a well ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577903" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289490/epa_gives_new_jersey_site_the_thumbs_up.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577904/epa_keeps_biofuels_levels_in_place_after_considering_texas_request.html (Washington, DC – August 7, 2008) Following extensive analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today announced his decision to deny a request submitted by the State of Texas to reduce the nationwide Renewable ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577904" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289489/epa_keeps_biofuels_levels_in_place_after_considering_texas_request.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359528948/the_leukoaraiosis_is_more_prevalent_in_the_large_arteryatherosclerosis_stroke_subtype_among_korean_patients_with_ischemic_stroke.html Background:Several studies have suggested that the specific stroke subtype may influence the presence of leukoaraiosis in patients with ischemic stroke. We investigated the association between stroke subtype and leukoaraiosis in Korean patients with ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359528948" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289488/the_leukoaraiosis_is_more_prevalent_in_the_large_arteryatherosclerosis_stroke_subtype_among_korean_patients_with_ischemic_stroke.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359528949/haemoglobin_anaemia_dementia_and_cognitive_decline_in_the_elderly_a_systematic_review.html Background:There have been suggestions that anaemia may increase risk of dementia or cognitive decline. There is also evidence that high haemoglobin levels increase risk of stroke and mortality. The elderly are more at risk of developing dementia or ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359528949" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289487/haemoglobin_anaemia_dementia_and_cognitive_decline_in_the_elderly_a_systematic_review.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577905/former_national_century_financial_enterprises_executives_sentenced_for_roles_in_3_billion_securities_fraud_scheme.html WASHINGTON – Four former National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) executives have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to deceive investors about the financial health of NCFE, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich and U.S. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577905" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289486/former_national_century_financial_enterprises_executives_sentenced_for_roles_in_3_billion_securities_fraud_scheme.html text/html http://7thSpace.com 7thSpace.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~3/359577906/sec_announces_two_new_anti_money_laundering_compliance_initiatives.html Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today unveiled a new one-stop online reference site to assist mutual funds in their anti-money laundering (AML) compliance efforts, and launched a new centralized phone line ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/7thspace/~4/359577906" height="1" width="1"/> http://7thspace.com/headlines/289485/sec_announces_two_new_anti_money_laundering_compliance_initiatives.html