The goal was to identify factors that contribute to a patient's success or failure in kicking the smoking habit. We can use this study's findings to determine who should receive a brief behavioral intervention and who might need more intense therapy. In Non-Smokers Smoking hampers healing and recovery from cervical spine fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Smoking creates a biologically-challenging environment in which spinal fusion is less likely to succeed. Degenerative Nerve Diseases Scientists have found vital clues to a mystery surrounding Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases.
Healthy cells have the ability to break down and eliminate unwanted proteins.
Scientists for years have been trying to figure out the relationship between these diseases and the protein clumps, said Ron Kopito, professor of biological sciences and co-author of the study in the journal Science. These results provide the first well-documented linkage between protein aggregation and a critical cellular function. Then the aggregates build up and interfere with proteasome function, which results in the production of more aggregates that further impair the proteasome. All rights reserved. Click here to read the latest Wellness stories.