Bacterium 'to blame for Crohn's' Intestine

Researchers believe the lack of a specific bacterium in the gut may be a cause of Crohn's disease. A shortage of naturally-occurring bacteria is thought to trigger the inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder by over-stimulating the immune system. Now a French team has highlighted the bug, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, which they show secretes biochemicals that reduce inflammation. The researchers, from the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, had already shown that patients with Crohn's disease have a marked deficiency in bacteria from the Clostridium leptum group. Their latest work shows that F. prausnitzii - a major component of this group - accounts for a large part of the deficit. The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Bowel surgery

The researchers found that Crohn's patients who underwent bowel surgery were more likely to experience a recurrence of the condition if they had low levels of F. prausnitzii. And in experiments on cultured cells, they showed that liquid in which F. prausnitzii had been grown provided an anti-inflammatory effect. The researchers said that if ongoing animal trials prove successful, human patients could benefit from a probiotic treatment with F. prausnitzii. Dr Anton Emmanuel, medical director of the digestive disorders charity Core, called the study "exciting" and agreed it raised the possibility of a therapeutic "replacement" therapy. "It would be interesting to see how this finding relates to the emerging body of evidence looking at genetic changes in some patients with Crohn's disease, with the known abnormal gene being one that codes for the body's ability to recognise foreign bacteria." Dr John Bennett, chairman of Core, said there was growing evidence that micro-organisms combined with immunological weaknesses to either cause, or exacerbate Crohn's symptoms. However, he said: "The gut contains a huge number and variety of organisms, and many of them have been investigated without any single one seeming to be entirely responsible." Dr Bennett said scientists were testing the theory that harmful bacteria could be neutralised, or at least counter-acted, by preparations of beneficial "probiotic" micro-organisms, but as yet no definitive proof of their effect had been produced.

Third of heart risk down to food

Swapping fried and salty foods for salads could cut the global incidence of heart attacks by a third, a study of eating habits suggests. Researchers analysed the diet of 16,000 people in 52 countries and identified three global eating patterns, Circulation journal reports. The typical Western diet, high in fat, salt and meat, accounted for about 30% of heart attack risk in any population. A "prudent" diet high in fruit and veg lowered heart risk by a third. An Oriental diet, high in tofu, soy and other sauces, made no difference to heart attack risk. The researchers created a dietary risk score questionnaire based on 19 food groups and then asked 5,561 heart attack patients and 10,646 people with known heart disease to fill out their survey. People who ate a Western diet had a 35% greater risk of having a heart attack than those who ate little or no fried foods and meat. It is well known that the typical Western diet causes heart disease. High salt in the diet can raise blood pressure and the wrong type of fat can clog blood vessels. Investigating overall eating patterns is more true to life than looking at intake of individual foods or nutrients.

Global trend

The researchers said their work suggested that the same relationships between food and heart disease that are observed in Western countries exist in other regions of the world. Lead author Romania Iqbal, of McMaster University in Canada, said: "30% of the risk of heart disease in a population could be related to poor diet." The researchers said that while components of the Oriental diet might be bad for the heart - such as the salt in soy sauce - these elements were likely cancelled out by protective components. Ellen Mason, a cardiac nurse for the British Heart Foundation, said: "This study shows that it doesn’t matter whether you live in Bolton or Bombay, or whether you like to eat British, African Caribbean or Asian foods. "The vital thing is to reduce your intake of salty, fried, fatty food to a minimum but increase the amount of fruit and vegetables you eat."

Probe studies Solar System's edge

Nasa's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (Ibex) spacecraft has been launched into Earth orbit to study the edge of our Solar System. Ibex was launched on Sunday aboard a Pegasus rocket that was dropped from a jet flying over the Pacific Ocean. It is the first probe to study particle interactions at the boundary where our Solar System meets interstellar space. The two-year mission should shed light on the decline of the solar wind, which is at its lowest pressure in 50 years. The interstellar boundary is the point in space at which the particles emitted from the Sun begin to compete with those from elsewhere in the galaxy. This region serves as a buffer that protects the Solar System's interior from 90% of the cosmic rays heading towards it. Recent observations have seen a reduction in the solar wind that propels particles towards the boundary. The level has dropped by 25% in the last decade, reaching a 50-year low. The two Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, are currently in the "termination shock" zone, where the particles from the Sun crash into those from interstellar space. David McComas, the mission's lead scientist, who is based at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas saidthe Voyager spacecraft are making fascinating observations of the local conditions at two points beyond the termination shock that show totally unexpected results and challenge many of our notions about this important region. The 50cm-wide octagonal spacecraft will use two cameras to take images of the boundary region. It will study both the outbound solar particles and the incoming cosmic rays, providing more insight into the particle interactions that occur there. The probe was developed at the Southwest Research Institute and is part of a new generation of small-scale, directed projects in the US space agency's Small Explorers programme.

Terminator Salvation is an upcoming science ficton war film set for release on May 22, 2009. Directed by McG, it is the fourth film in the Terminator franchise and stars Christian Bale as John Connor, Sam Worthington as the new Terminator Marcus Wright, Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor, and Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese, while Moon Bloodgood, Common, Helena Bonham Carter and Roland Kickinger are among the supporting cast. The film, set in 2018, focuses on the original war between humanity and the Terminator computer network Skynet. It abandons the formula of the series, which had involved Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Model 101 Terminator time-traveling to the present to protect or kill someone of future importance. Filming began on May 5, 2008.

World Jobless 'to Add 20 Million'

This will bring the total number of people without work to 210 million by the end of next year, said the International Labor Organization (ILO). ILO Director-General Juan Somavia said the figures showed that governments had to focus on individuals not just banks. He called for more efforts to help those affected cope with unemployment.

'Care about people'

Mr Somavia said we thought it was not good to talk about the financial crisis exclusively in financial terms. We have to talk about the financial crisis in terms of what happens to people and in terms of what happens to jobs and enterprises. If we have enough resources to pump into the financial system, this is not the moment to say, 'Yes, but we don't have the resources to care about people'. Mr Somavia added that while governments were right to try to end the "credit paralysis" in the first instance, attention should now be expanded to helping firms maintain jobs. In particular, he said governments should help small companies, since combined, these produced the most jobs. Mr Somavia added that protecting people's pensions was also vital. Returning to the global economy, he said the sectors that were likely to see the most job losses were construction, the housing market, financial services, the wider service sector, and carmakers.

Rock Record Dino 'Dance Floor'

There are so many prints (more than 1,000) that geologists have dubbed the site "a dinosaur dance floor". Located within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, the marks were long thought simply to be potholes gouged out of the rock by years of erosion. A paper describing the 190-million-year-old footprints is published in the palaeontology journal Palaios. Professor Marjorie Chan from the University of Utah said that get out there and try stepping in their footsteps, and you feel like you are playing the game 'Dance Dance Revolution' that teenagers dance on. This kind of reminded her of that - a dinosaur dance floor - because there are so many tracks and a variety of different tracks. There must have been more than one kind of dinosaur there. It was a place that attracted a crowd, kind of like a dance floor. The site covers about a third of a hectare and records dinosaur movements around what was probably a watering hole during the Early Jurassic Period, when the US south-west was covered with a field of sand dunes larger than the Sahara Desert. Investigation of the site reveals at least four dinosaur species were present, with the animals ranging from adults to youngsters. Winston Seiler who worked on the project said that the different size tracks [2.5-50cm] may tell us that we are seeing mothers walking around with babies. As well as footprints, the site also records tail-drag marks - which are up to seven metres in length. The scientists say the dinosaur prints were locked into sandstone after being covered by shifting dunes. They became exposed through erosion and will eventually disappear through erosion, too.

"S3000, A6000 & M8000Pavilion Slimline by HP"

HP have been launched new models of desktop PC series into market. The three models of the Pavilion Slimline series are S3000, A6000 and M8000. S3000 comes with 1GB of RAM, and you can pick either a AMD CPU or an Intel CPU. You can buy the A6000 at a lower price then the S3000 but it has only 512 MB of RAM. The bright side is that it comes with an Intel CPU, a Pocket Media Drive and a graphics card. But the “jewel of the crown” is the m8000. it has a DVD drive and again you can pick between a dual core AMD or Intel processor. All this three models have Windows Vista preinstalled.

"How to Bake an Apple Pie?"

1. Pre-heat oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
2. Make sure you have a clean, spacious countertop available for kneading and rolling out the dough.
3. Place the flour, salt, and butter flavored Crisco in a large bowl. With a pastry blender or fork, smash up the Crisco until it forms tiny balls with the flour. Then slowly add the water.
4. Knead with floured hands until a large dough ball forms. Split the ball in half and wrap one of the pieces in plastic wrap. Place the wrapped dough in the refrigerator.An alternative is to wrap both of the dough balls and refrigerate them for 30 minutes before proceeding to the next step.
5. On a floured counter-top, begin to roll the dough out into a circle shape about 2 inches larger in diameter than the pie pan. Some people prefer to place a layer of plastic wrap on top of the dough as it's being rolled so that it doesn't stick to the rolling pin.
6. Slowly lift the flattened dough off the counter-top by wrapping it completely around the rolling pin.
7. Unroll the dough over the pan, being careful not to let it tear. Fit it into the pan, pressing it against all the sides.
8. Cut off the overhanging edges. Leave about 1/4 inch of extra dough over the pie pan.
9. Place the pie shell in the refrigerator.
10. Make the filling. Peel and slice the apples into pieces about 1/8 of an inch thick or chop them into 1/2" cubes. Put them into a large bowl and mix with sugars (white and brown), salt, lemon juice, flour, and cinnamon (shake over to cover the top of mixture). Place in refrigerator.
11. Roll out the remaining ball of dough on a floured surface, just like you did before.Sliced top. Gently fold it in half and make 4 to 5 half inch long slices along the fold and 4 slices in the center of the folded piece. These will allow the filling to breath and not break through the sides. Unfold the top crust set it aside.Lattice top. Cut the rolled out dough into as many 1" wide strips as it will yield.
12. Remove the pie shell and filling from the refrigerator.
13. Pour the filling into the pie shell, spreading it out with the back of a spoon. There should be enough filling to fill the entire pan and stack up above the edge at least an inch in the center.
14. Brush the edges of the pie shell with a beaten egg.
15. Lay the top crust over the pie.Sliced top. Lay the sliced top crust over filling. Cut off the excess edges with a butter knife. Take both thumbs facing each other and place them over the edge. Push thumbs down and towards each other. Do this around the entire pie to seal it.For lattice top, Place the pastry strips across the top of the apples in a criss-cross pattern, then weave them together to create a lattice effect. Then, cut off the overhanging excess pastry and press the edges down into the rim as previously described.
16. Sprinkle milk over the top or brush the lattice with the egg wash. This will help to brown the crust. Dust cinnamon and sugar over the top crust for an extra touch.
17. Bake at 400ºF (200ºC) for 15 minutes. Turn down the oven to 375ºF (190ºC) for 45 minutes. Remove when top crust is golden brown.
18. Allow pie to cool 45 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature before serving.

"Do You Trust Doctors?"

Actually, i saw a documentary video that did some survey about how many people trust doctors by asking people at the streets. This video maybe can improve the doctor's service to their patients.

You can also see the video from this link http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=d9ab00da50a6335f0a90f99bc03100b6958073d1

"For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving"

The writer actually wanted to tell us that scientists have recorded for the first time individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered but also, in part, how the brain is able to recreate it. This record taken from the brain of epilepsypatients being prepared for surgery, demonstrate that these spontaneous memories reside in some of the same neurons that fired most furiously when the recalled event had been experienced. Actually, the recorded neurons were concentrated in and around the hippocampus, a sliver of tissue deep in the brain known to be critical to forming memories.

for more information, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/science/05brain.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin

"New fingerprint method could unlock cold cases"

Nowadays, british scientists have developed a new crime-fighting technique that allows police to lift fingerprints from bullets even if a criminal has wiped down a shell casing. This technique developed have found by John Bond,the physicist. Authorities in Britain and the United States used the method to re-open three cold cases, including a U.S. double murder that police are now optimistic of solving. Before this, police used the fingerprint that involves creating a chemical reaction with the sweat left behind on an object. But if a criminal wipes away the sweat, there is little left to react with the chemical and regular methods are useless. The new technique allows police to outwit a criminal and produce a fingerprint even if there is no sweat impression to work with. With this new technique, police can find the suspect.

for more information, visit http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/sc_nm/crime_fingerprints_dc

"No cause found for Charles City , Iowa, fireworks accident"

In Charles City, Iowa, state investigators say they are unable to determine what caused a July 4 fireworks explosion in Charles City that injured 37 people. The state fire marshal's office said on Tuesday that the site was set up according to national fire protection standards for the handling of fireworks and that the electrical control board, which initiates the launch of fireworks, was operating correctly. The fire marshal's office said the initial explosion was likely caused by the detonation of one or more shells in their launch tubes, causing other racks of launch tubes to fall apart or tip over, causing secondary explosions.Investigators say that no suspicious activity was found during their investigation and that the cause of the explosion will be listed as undetermined.

"Top 9 Unique Building Structures In The World Being Built Now"

Nowadays, the construction technologies are advancing extremely quickly. many countries try to build a new standout design and you have a near-future filled with mile-high skyscrapers and buildings that no longer look like buildings. Now, I will tell you'll the top 9 unique building structures in the world.

1. Aqua Tower, Chicago




















2. Chicago Spire














3. CCTV Headquaters, China















4. Regatta Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia
















5. Residence Antilia, India




















6. Russia Tower,Russia




















7. Penang Global City Centre, Malaysia














8. Gazprom Headquarters, Russia















9. Burj Dubai, Dubai

"Ramadhan Once Again"

As we know that on this 1 September all Muslim will pasting. Ramadan is a special month in Islamic calender. It's because many of important thing in Islam's history would happened in this month. It's one of the month that Muslim waiting for.

"The Independence of Malaysia"

The independence of malaysia is much different from others countries because it is a peaceful independence achieved by holding talks with the British. Many countries before malaysia got their independence with a war. The most interesting in our independence is the independence realised by three people with different culture and religion. It's very amazing. So, finally they made 31st August as our independence day. I'm so proud to be 'anak Malaysia'.

"Merdeka, merdeka, merdeka.."

"MabVax Licenses Cancer Vaccine Technology from Sloan-Kettering"

this articles about MabVax Therapeutics make two licensing agreements with the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. they responsibility to make a research to find a vaccine for the cancer diseases. actually, in phase 1 trial, they successful demonstration of immunogenicity and tolerability in sarcoma and small cell lung cancer. after that, they planning to find the vaccine for ovarian and breast cancer.

for more information, visit http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=40307152&nc=1

"How to Reduce the Cost of Your Medication"

actually, the writer wanted to tell us how ot reduce the cost of our medication. in this articles, the writer give us some tips to reduce the cost. if we read this articles, we can know that we can pay for a lower cost to our medication. it's important to us to manage our money. so, we can use the money for the other things.

for more information, visit http://www.hsrxcard.com/readarticle.php?article=5

"Save Time and Fuel with The Latest Vehicle Navigation Technology"

The writer for this article wanted to tell us that the cars nowadays used GPS system. This type of cars actually used by many people in western especially United State, Canada and Puerto Rico.This cars have i3 StreetPilot, map information onto its included 128MB Micro SD data card via a USB connection, the i3's 1.7" x 1.3" color TFT display clearly shows maps, and has turn-by-turn voice directions to guide you right to your destination. It's good choice for the person who don't know the direction to go to their direction.

for more information, visit http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQK/is_1_11/ai_n16019445

"War???"

What do you think about this picture? a war right. it's a picture of final fantasy. actually, I don't what is it about. I take this picture because it's look simple..

"What Make A Good Power Point Presentation?"

1. Use less word
2. Use more picture
3. Don't give summary
4. Use suitable front size
5. Don't put the whole picture or data in one slide
6. Don't use many colour
7. Use sans serif front
8. Don't elaborate all that you want to say in your slide
9. Don't include the clip art
10. Just one point in one slide
    

"What Make A Good Presenter?"

1. Have a good voice.
2. Have body language.
3. Don't apologize.
4. Prepared well.
5. Did not confused the audience.
6. Focus on small topic but more explanation.
7. Use different intonation.
8. Always steal audiences' attention.
9. Be himself/herself in front.
10. Know the audience.

"Will Your Kid Need Algebra Homework in the Future?"

actually, the writer of this article wanted to tell us that the students nowadays should have algebra homework because it is easy to become lost in an algebra class in a relatively short period of time. therefore, it's has many concept to us remember. we would forget it if we not do some homework. so, the writer suggest to us to join algebraonline.com as the another alternative to us remember it. actually, this website give us free algebraic tutorial.

for more information, visit http://www.themauritius.com/news/articles/41080/1/Will-Your-Kid-Need-Algebra-Homework-in-the-Future/Page1.html

"The Cholesterol Balancing Act"

actually, this article said about how us balancing the cholesterol. in fact, the cholesterol has good function to our body but when we eat with larger amount, it's can lead our arteries to damage, leads to heart attack, stroke or some other types of heart and vascular diseases. however, we can decrease the cholesterol in our body addressing by macro and micro nutrient such as vitamins, minerals, DHA, EPA, Omega-3s and 6s, Niacin, limiting oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.

for more information, visit http://www.thehealthyvillage.com/diet-and-nutrition/supplements/the-cholesterol-balancing-act.html

'NASA's Plan to Explore the Moon, Mars and Beyond'

I just read about this article. It's quite interesting article. Actually, they wanted to tell us why we should return to the moon. They survey the answer from more than 1000 people around the world. Honestly, it's a good thing to us. Most people have ask them self many question such as how the space exploration can give a benefit life on the Earth and maybe how the moon can play a critical role in our exploration of the solar system. All this answer just only we can get from the space exploration..

For more information read at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/exploration/mmb/why_moon.html

"Catur Bistari?"

What is it? This is my first time I'm heard about this name. Actually, it's a game just like saidina and monopoly but it's give us more practical how to manage a bussiness. Honestly, it's an interesting game and fun. I suggest to all to play this game. Try yourself and feel it..

Latest software for my PC

Many time I try to think what is the latest and the best software for my PC. I explored many software before this from my cousin's PC. He had a lot of software and things inside his PC but sometimes I don't know what is it. Even sometimes I confused to choose a best antivirus to install in my PC..