With science we can imagine a world without illness and diseases. Therefore, this week scientists worked out different treatments from their massive researches to find a possible cure for mitochondrial ailments and neurological disorders such as epilepsy and depression. Owing to such successes entrepreneurs in UK have started to show interest through record high funding UK life sciences organization to improve their performance as well. However, when we talk about natural calamities money and mind cannot compete with such harshness notably the rising temperature that has killed more people than AIDS.
13 July - 19 July 2015
Harsh Temperature kills more than AIDS
In summer, 1% rise in mean temperature killed 1% more people in recent years. Our adaptation is not as fast as our bad environmental activities. This statistics is of data collected from New England. In more temperate regions this picture could go even worse. FInd source
Funding to UK life sciences is record high in last 10 years
As the life science industry is booming in USA, effects are being felt in UK as well. Now the entrepreneurs have injected $440m in this field which successfully ended a long funding drought of 10 years. FInd source
Depression is Genetic, as well!
Courtesy the whole genome sequencing and genome wide association studies, two new genetic regions with strong relation to depression experiencing have been discovered this week. This new information will surely help to devise a well-informed therapeutic strategy. Find source
Sudden Death in Epilepsy – Mystery solved
Scientists from University of Iowa Health Care have successfully found the reason behind unexpected sudden death of epilepsy patients. Faulty part is in brain which controls the breathing. This part gets impaired during such cases. Find source
Pluripotent stem cell to cure Mitochondrial Diseases
Scientists came up with this brilliant idea earlier and now in this week they cleared some path forward. Therapeutic power of pluripotent stem cell is getting optimized against the diseases of mitochondrial origin. These stem cells will help to regenerate health mitochondrial DNA. Find source
