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Largest study ever finds that one out of every 133 Americans may have celiac
disease
Although serious conditions ranging from diabetes, anemia, short stature,
infertility, Down syndrome and diarrhea can all be associated with celiac
disease, few people in the U.S. have heard of it. A new, multi-center study
led by the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research in Baltimore
finds that celiac disease is much more common in this country than
previously thought. more
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Information for patients: Celiac disease
Celiac
disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and
interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac
disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat,
rye, barley, and possibly oats. When people with celiac disease eat foods
containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small
intestine. more
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Papers of Nobel Laureate, Linus Pauling, Added to "Profiles In Science" Web
Site
He was a high school drop-out, a maverick who jumped disciplinary fences,
and an activist who was attacked for his political beliefs. Yet he won two
Nobel prizes and published more than 500 papers and 11 books. His name was
Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994) and he is probably one of the few scientists
to be a household name. more
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Researchers develop 'natural bandages' that mimic body's healing process
With the same compound the body uses to clot blood, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University have created a nano-fiber mat that could eventually become a "natural bandage." Spun from strands of fibrinogen 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, the fabric could be placed on a wound and never taken off - minimizing blood loss and encouraging the natural healing
process. more
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Sleep breathing disorder may be a cause, rather than just an effect, of
heart failure
An interruption in normal breathing patterns during sleep which is often
seen in heart failure patients may contribute to heart failure rather than
just being a result, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic collaborative
study published this week in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart
Association.
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