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Triglycerides Implicated In Diabetes Nerve Loss
A common blood test for triglycerides - a well-known cardiovascular disease risk factor - may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy.
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Protein Linked To Alzheimer's Disease Doesn't Act Alone
A team of U.S. investigators led by neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) are steadily uncovering the role that amyloid precursor protein (APP) - the protein implicated in development of Alzheimer"s disease - plays in normal brain function. In the June 10 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, they discovered that APP interacts with another protein known as Reelin to promote development of abundant connections between brain neurons.
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Indian Government Asks UNICEF To Stop Distribution Of Nutrition Aid
"India has asked UNICEF to stop distributing millions of dollars worth of nutrition aid to children, saying it had been done without permission and at the expense of local food to fight hunger," Reuters reports. Since August 2008, UNICEF has invested about $2.4 million importing "a high energy relief treatment known as "Ready to Use Therapeutic Food" (RUTF)" for children with severe acute malnutrition in the states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, according to the news service (Williams, 8/4).
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Lupus Foundation Of America Web Chat Explores "Your Skin And Lupus"

Approximately two-thirds of the 1.5 million Americans living with lupus will develop some type of skin disease. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system is unbalanced causing it to become destructive to any organ and tissue in the body. Skin disease in lupus can cause rashes or sores (lesions), most of which will appear on sun-exposed areas, such as a person"s face, ears, neck, arms, and legs. In addition, 40-70 percent of people with systemic lupus will find that their disease is made worse by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight or artificial light. For this and other reasons, people with lupus are advised to take steps to protect themselves from exposure to UV light. Summertime presents a challenge for people with lupus as vacations, leisure activities and household tasks can increase time outdoors, increasing risk of lupus flares. In addition, people with lupus are also at risk for other skin problems. The Lupus Foundation of America website, http://www.lupus.org, will host a live chat, "Your Skin and Lupus," on Wednesday, July 15, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4). The guest expert will be Dr. Andrew Franks, Clinical Professor of Dermatology and the Director of the Connective Tissue Disease Section of The Skin and Cancer Unit at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Franks is one of the few physicians in the country who hold board certification in dermatology, rheumatology, and internal medicine. Over the past twenty five years he has earned a distinct reputation in the area of "skin manifestations of autoimmune disease." Individuals can access the chat at the following URL: http://www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/chat_login.html Participants can submit questions during the course of the hour-long live chat, or in advance through the LFA website. A transcript of the chat will be posted within 24-hours following the chat. Lupus Foundation of America


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