Possible new treatment for Rett Syndrome

ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2012) — Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells – brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) – is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder. The finding has implications for the treatment of neurological disorders, including Rett syndrome that affects one in 10,000 baby girls. The new discovery is published on-line in Neuroscience and is expected in ...

LeBron, Wade help Heat take down Knicks

Heat’s LeBron James (6) goes up for a dunk in front of Knicks’ Amare Stoudemire (1) during the… MIAMI — The Knicks, they were all about the 3′s.

Heat beat 3-for-all Knicks in Wade’s return

LeBron, Wade combine for 59 points; N.Y. takes 43 3-point attempts in 99-89 loss Miami’s LeBron James soars for a dunk against the Knicks on Friday night. updated 10:54 p.m.

Beyonce Is Subject Of New College Course

Hip-hop fans can now study Beyonce thanks to a new course at America’s Rutgers University.Lecturer Kevin Allred has signed up to teach Politicising Beyonce as part of the school’s Women’s and Gender Studies curriculum. The class offers New Jersey students the chance to watch the pop star’s music videos and explore how the Single Ladies hitmaker’s image and music has impacted the world. An overview of the course on the university’s website reads, “The performer’s music and career are used ...

RBS Boss Under Pressure To Forgo £1m Bonus

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 9:59pm UK, Friday January 27, 2012 Stephen Hester is set to receive a pat on the back worth £963,000 – and the Chancellor has defended the payout, saying “the alternatives would have been worse”. George Osborne told Sky News that he had always stated “pay across banking and financial services are too high, but this pay was set by ...

Western Power's Mid West plan gets ERA tick

The say economic regulator has given its nod of approval for Western Power’s near $380 million electricity transmission infrastructure proposal, designed to support new mining and renewable energy projects in the Mid West. Western Power managing director Doug Aberle stated clearing the regulatory hurdle with the Economic Regulation Authority confirmed the benefits of the project outweighed the $378.9 million first stage cost. The ERA gave its approval for the first stage today, which will see transmission lines contructed to link ...

Republican Old Guard Takes On Gingrich

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Obama touts higher ed reforms in Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI — The White House insists that the three-day, five-state tour upon which President Obama embarked on Wednesday was intended to sell his State of the Union message, and was not directed toward campaign purposes. But a speech by Obama at the University of Michigan on Friday seemed to undercut that claim, with its rally-like atmosphere and warm welcome for the president. Prefaced by the University of Michigan pep band, surrounded by bunting and in front of an ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to Receive Update for DLC Issue

By News Staff | Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 6:34:GMT+5 Call of Duty Elite premium users who downloaded the first DLC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 were quick to realize that this content was locked to a single profile, not allowing access to more than one account. This was not well received by users as the terms of these DLCs had mentioned that multiple gamers on the same console can utilize the downloads. It is no surprise that ...

Close’n Forget Removes Active Sites From Firefox’s History

You sometimes may want to erase traces of web pages that you have visited in the past. This is especially useful on multi-user systems where every user is sharing the same account and profile, but also for privacy conscious users who want to protect their privacy from third parties (for instance during US border controls or theft). While it is possible to use programs like CCleaner for that, its all or nothing approach may suite everyone’s needs. Another possibility would ...