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Humans Related To Orangutans, Not Chimps, Says New Pitt, Buffalo Museum Of Science Study
New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of Science. Reporting in the June 18 edition of the Journal of Biogeography, the researchers reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on DNA analysis, that humans are most closely related to chimpanzees, which they maintain is not supported by fossil evidence.

Proteolix, Inc. Drug Candidate, PR-957, Prevents Disease Progression In Rheumatoid Arthritis Models By Selective Inhibition Of The Immunoproteasome
Proteolix, Inc. announced that in an article published in Nature Medicine, Proteolix"s selective immunoproteasome inhibitor PR-957 was shown to block disease progression in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis in a dose-dependent manner and to completely eliminate visible signs of disease at the highest dose. The anti-inflammatory effect induced by PR-957 was rapid and long-lasting, lowering expression of multiple inflammatory mediators, including TNF-a and IL-6. Disease regression was evident 24 hours after dosing and a complete amelioration of disease was achieved with a single dose. When compared to anti-TNF-a therapy (etanercept), PR-957 mediated a more rapid resolution of clinical symptoms, including joint inflammation, and was more effective than etanercept in a model of aggressive arthritis.
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Swine Flu Expected To Continue Through The Summer, US
Health officials said on Thursday that it looks like the novel H1N1 swine flu virus will continue to spread in the US through the summer months,
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Fasting During Ramadan Is Safe For Stroke Patients

Physiological and biochemical changes that occur during fasting in Ramadan are not a risk factor for stroke and do not affect the short-term survival of patients. This is the result of a study by a team of researchers from the Isfahan University of Medical Sicences (Iran). The data are being presented at the annual meeting of the European Neurological Society in Milan (Italy). The research team surveyed more than 3.000 stroke patients between the years 2000 to 2006, during, a month before and a month after Ramadan. "There were no statistical differences between the three months for the sex ratio, the mean age of patients, stroke type and stroke occurrence", the experts report. "The case fatality rates before, during and after Ramadan were 25,3%, 24% and 26,1% respectively. The mean survival of stroke patients was not different statistically between Ramadan or the months before or after that." Fasting during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar is a religious duty for healthy Muslim adults. During the fasting month believers are required to refrain from taking any food, beverages or oral drugs between dawn and sunset. Other religions also have their specific fasting regulations. Abstract: ENS abstract P486: Maghzi et al, Does Ramadan fasting influence the incidence and short-term survival of stroke? European Neurological Society


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