MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'copper'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4511919&cid=t_114780_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwimshow%2FTWiM_1_-_Neisseria_LINEs_up.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cliff Mintz, Michael Schmidt, and Stanley Maloy I’m pleased to announce the launch today of This Week in Microbiology, a podcast that explores unseen life on Earth. As with our other podcasts This Week in Virology (TWiV) and This Week in Parasitism (TWiP), we will strive to produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background. As a science Professor at Columbia University, I have spent my academic career directing a research laboratory focused on viruses. My enthusiasm for teaching inspired me to reach beyond the classroom using new media. TWiM is for everyone who wants to learn about the science of microbiology in a casual way. While there are no exams or pop quizzes, TWiM ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4511919 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:16:10 +0100 4511919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022917&cid=t_114780_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOKw1o5y-ce4%2F Yay…it’s Friday. Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those ‘mental’ dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease…the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five… Question 1 What did George Washington die from? Reveal Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1529338873'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1529338873')) Asphyxia Asphyxia secondary to [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022917 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:06:04 +0100 4022917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983290&cid=t_114780_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwvideo.s3.amazonaws.com%2FICAAC-TWiV%2FTWiV99.wmv Host: Vincent Racaniello Vincent tours the 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Boston, speaking with exhibitors and visitors, including Professors Derek Smith, Michael Schmidt, Frederick Hayden, and Myra McClure. Many thanks to Chris Condayan and Ray Ortega of the American Society for Microbiology for recording and editing this episode. Download TWiV #99 (45 MB .mp3, 62 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email, or listen on your mobile device with Stitcher Radio. Links for this episode: 50th ICAAC ICAAC daily press conference videos (including Prof. Myra McClure) Antigenic cartography Antimicrobial properties of copper Video of this episode – download .mp4 (1.99 GB) or .wmv (935 MB... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983290 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:58:30 +0100 3983290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848856&cid=t_114780_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fiud-most-effective-emergency-contraceptive%2F photo: Thinkstock A new study shows that a copper intrauterine device (IUD) was 100% effective in preventing pregnancy as a form of emergency contraception in 2,000 Chinese women. The IUD was implanted in the women up to five days after they had unprotected sex, and it prevented pregnancy in all women who followed up with doctors (all but 70 of the original 2,000). These findings suggest that the rate of pregnancy while using the IUD as emergency contraception could be even less than 1 in 1,000, while the rate of pregnancy with Plan B (the “morning after pill”) is 1 in 100. Do you have an IUD, or would you get one for emergency contraception? Let us know by taking the poll below. #MicroPollDiv_270089 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } via Reuters Post from: BlissTree IUD: Mos... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848856 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:57:23 +0100 3848856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2901696&cid=t_114780_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7ed586vfrsI%2F Copper or magnetic bracelets are sold in many stores, including drug stores, with claims that they will relieve arthritic and other chronic musculoskeletal types of pain. While some people may experience relief, up to now, no controlled studies have been done to see if they really do help relieve pain. Researchers from the University of York published their study findings in the most recent issue of Complementary Therapies in Medicine. The study was a small one, only 45 subjects, so more trials will need to be done, larger ones, to see if the same findings come up, but this study is a good start into examining the effect of copper bracelets or magnets as pain treatment. According to a press release from the University of York, The trial involved 45 people aged 50 or over, who were all dia... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2901696 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:56:46 +0100 2901696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2901851&cid=t_114780_167_f&fid=36988&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.happynutritionistsnuggets.com%2F2009%2F10%2F15-facts-about-copper-and-food-sources.html Copper isn't one of the necessary minerals that you hear about the most, but it's a trace mineral that plays important roles in the body, which include:1. Aiding the body in the production of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying molecule in the blood2. Works with Vitamin C to aid in formation of collagen...the part of the cell membrane that supports muscles and tissues.3. It conducts electricity so aids the nervous system 4. Oysters and nuts contain copper5. It's in drinking water that comes through copper pipes6. The fact that zinc and copper compete with one another for absorption in the digestive system should be considered7. Our body stores about 100 mg of copper, mostly in our liver and brain, the muscles contain the rest8. There are some who are concerned that we are getting too much copp... Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2901851 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:46:00 +0100 2901851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712293&cid=t_114780_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FTKuPFIt7yqo%2F I read about Jessa Perrin’s story and was struck with how her world was turned upside down by a rare disease. Jessa Perrin was backpacking in Israel when she suddenly became ill. Her skin turned yellow and her liver, kidneys and lungs failed within a day of being admitted to the hospital. She wasn’t even diagnosed with anything yet, but she needed liver transplant fast, or else she was not going to last a week. The doctors finally diagnosed Jessa with Wilson’s Disease, a rare, recessive genetic disorder that shuts down the body’s ability to get rid of copper. Jessa inherited two abnormal copies of the ATP7B gene, one from each of her parents (who were carriers). Because it’s a recessive trait the carrying parents do not have any symptoms and have no known family history of the... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712293 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:05:07 +0100 2712293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512634&cid=t_114780_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FeZV7kB67tTA%2Fin-season-now-copper-river-salmon.php Last year when I was pregnant with our daughter, I went out to a restaurant with my family with every intention of ordering a steak.  Steak was what I craved when I was pregnant.  However, when we got to the restaurant and the waiter was talking about the specials, he brought up Copper River salmon.  His description was that it was the best salmon around.  Intrigued and hungry (and very... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512634 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2512634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2312616&cid=t_114780_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fcopper-tone-alchemist.html Spring has sprung for the Alchemist, who, under the northern sun, takes on a marginal copper tone this week. First up, a new copper catalyst that can take a sideways swipe at organic aromatic compounds and make them go all meta. We also have copper nanorods for 3D computer chips. After two decades of trying, it seems buckyballs are to finally come of age with the development of these all-carbon soccerball molecules as drug delivery agents for novel multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs. The Alchemist also learns from C&EN how chemical manufacturers and legislators alike are banning toxic ingredients from consumer plastics. In electrochemical news, researchers are using magnets to move microscopic particles, which they can then track through the fluctuations in the magnetic field. Finally, if ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2312616 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:16 +0100 2312616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260110&cid=t_114780_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2Fi3L7LgnS2m0%2F An avid reader pointed out that I was not entirely thorough in describing that we don’t enough about the V8 agar media that is used to induce mating in Cryptococcus. In fact a great deal of work on mating in this fungus had focused on identifying what pathways are induced by V8 agar that induce mating.  It was shown that inositol stimulates mating through use of defined media containing inositol (Xue et al, 2007).  This paper interestingly explores plant-fungal interactions and Cryptococcus suggesting that mating may occur preferentially on plants in cases where inositol is abundant. It is also worth noting that V8 media contains a high level of copper ions and it was also pointed out to me that Jef Edman’s lab showed that melanin mutants have mating defects, and both ph... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260110 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:53:47 +0100 2260110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927821&cid=t_114780_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5155 Making door handles, taps and light switches from copper could help the country beat superbugs, scientists say. A study found that copper fittings rapidly killed bugs on hospital wards, succeeding where other infection control measures failed. read more | digg story a Copper door handles and taps kill 95% of superbugs in hospitals (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927821 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1927821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018945&cid=t_114780_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F182817472%2F A Maternal Link to Alzheimer’s Disease - ‘People who have a mother with Alzheimer’s disease appear to be at higher risk for getting the disease than those individuals whose fathers are afflicted, according to a new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers.” Researchers Present Alzheimer’s and Autism Breakthroughs - new breakthrough research findings for Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders presented at The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. Stem cells ‘may reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms’ -”Scientists have moved a crucial step towards reversing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by using stem cells.” Scientists Discover Link Between Alzheimer’s And Copper - “Copper can damage a molecule that escorts out of the ... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018945 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:34:34 +0100 1018945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747687&cid=t_114780_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F135856786%2F Albany Medical Center in New York State is seeking volunteers for a study looking at the link between copper levels in the body and the advancement of Alzheimer’s Disease. According to Dr. Earl Zimmerman, clinical director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Albany Med, ‘Research suggests that increased copper levels may make the disease worse for people with Alzheimer’s…If this is so, then a drug to lower copper levels might be useful in treating the disease. Our study hopes to confimr the link between copper and Alzheimer’s disease.’(reference) To be eligible, volunteers must be 50 years or older with a clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. They are also looking for healthy individuals 50 years or older w... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747687 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:24:31 +0100 747687