Adam Boesel, a former elementary school teacher from Seattle to modify the Green Microgym, his fitness center. He managed to take advantage of visitors who exercise there to supply power for operating the building.
Utilizing generator, Adam Boesel has changed the static bike which he provided there to generate electricity. Bicycles are also selling it to those who wish to have.
“Most people can generate electricity between 50 to 150 watts when you’re exercising,” Adam Boesel said, as quoted from dailymail, 29 April 2011. “The electricity generated is help supply of energy for lights, fans, music players and flat screen TVs at the gym,” he said. Readmore…
Was ever watched your childs wrist size? Based on the study of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, the size of the wrist can be used to detect the risk of heart disease in children.
The study showed, children with larger wrists be a marker of high insulin resistance. This is one significant aspect which can promote heart problems later in life.
Researchers enrolled some 500 children with overweight. Using MRI scanners, the researchers recorded the size of the wrist all the participants. Children who have a greater bone area have high levels of insulin resistance 20 percent larger, and try clear braces London.
Simple measurement wrist width also shows the level of excess fat, which also affect the level of risk of heart disease . The study is published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Readmore…
Wednesday, February 2, 2011posted by healthy 8:47 am
Researchers have identified a gene called CHRNA5. This gene is a major source of nicotine cause can not be forgotten by the brain. The findings open opportunities to the development of anti-smoking drug.
For information, tobacco kills 5 million people every year and a factor 1 in 10 adult deaths, with 90 percent of the deaths were linked to lung cancer.
CHRNA5 itself is a gene that controls a receptor, a driveway on the surface of brain cells, which also served to respond to the presence of nicotine molecule.
If the normal human brain, the intake of nicotine in small doses though will trigger the receptor sends a message stating “stop eating these things” in the brain.
“The dose makes the brain release a greater sense of disgust, such as the body to consume food or drink that tastes bad,” said Paul Kenny, head of the team of researchers from the Scripps Research Institute, Florida, United States, as quoted from MedIndia, February 1, 2011.
When tested in mice, the effect is different if a small portion of the receptor subunits, named alpha5, removed. “The message of rejection is never sent to the brain. Finally, can not stop eating rat poison given to him, “said Kenny.
Researchers believe a similar scenario occurs in a number of human beings. From the scan further, researchers also have identified genetic changes that cause alpha5 does not work.
“About 30 to 35 percent of the population in the United States is estimated to have one of the forms of a gene that encourages CHRNA5 nicotine addiction becomes uncontrollable,” said Kenny.
Kenny mentioned, the data obtained explain the reasons why individuals who have genetic variations that have a high tendency to develop a pattern of addiction to tobacco.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011posted by healthy 1:49 pm
Liver transplant surgery or liver transplantation can now be done in Indonesia. Even success can be 100 percent, like a liver transplant operation is mostly done abroad.
It is proved from the experiences of two first heart transplant patient in Puri Indah Hospital. Namely, Soebagijo, 60-year-old entrepreneur and Nidjat Ibrahim, 64 years old woman who works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Trisakti. Liver transplantation is a last resort to do two of these patients due siroris disease (hardening of the liver) and liver cancer (hepatoma) suffered.
Initially, Subagijo and Nidjat has conducted various kinds of treatment to cure the diseases they suffered. Nidjat even had time to do the treatment to the foreign countries. However, due to the team doctor Puri Indah Hospital, RSCM, Faculty of Medicine UI with The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, China, finally the liver transplant operation in Puri Indah Hospital, the first can be done successfully.
“Liver transplantation is the last way to do both patients, and this operation is one of the largest projects undertaken in Puri Indah Hospital,” said CEO Pondok Indah Hospital Group, Dr Yanwar Hadiyanto, while gathering Liver Transplant Patients at Castle Hospital Indah Kembangan, Jakarta, Thursday, January 20, 2011.
The first patient RS Puri Indah, Subagijo perform operations on December 14, 2010, while Nidjat on December 17, 2010. Process operation they both ate the same time ie 13 hours. And now the two patients in good health and function of the transplanted liver to work normally.
“The patient is 100 percent healthy, but they still must perform periodic check-ups and must take lifelong medication for heart work processes can be run well,” said one team of liver transplant surgeons Tjhang Supardjo (MD Msurg, FCCS).
According to real Tjhang patients suffering from hepatoma can be cured with surgery pieces of tumor, tumor tissue burn locally or do chemotherapy as much done in cancer patients in general. But both have been very severe condition and can not be helped by other medications. Readmore…
