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Screening Prevents Aneurysm Deaths, But Questions Remain Over Cost Effectiveness
The national aortic screening programme in the UK should, in due course, prevent about half of all aneurysm deaths in men over 65 and will be extremely cost effective for the NHS, conclude researchers in a study published on bmj.com. However a second study, also published today, concludes that screening is not cost effective and calls for additional research into the long term outcomes and costs of screening.
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Past Experience Shown To Be Invaluable For Complex Decision Making
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have shown that past experience really does help when we have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. They show that learning from experience actually changes the circuitry in our brains so that we can quickly categorise what we are seeing and make a decision or carry out appropriate actions. The research is published in Neuron.
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Sugar Tags On Nuclear Proteins Have An Important Developmental Function
Proteins are the executive agents that carry out all processes in a cell. Their activity is controlled and modified with the help of small chemical tags that can be dynamically added to and removed from the protein. 25 years after its first discovery, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg have now gained insight into the role of one of these tags, a small sugar residue, that is found on many different proteins across species. In the current online issue of Science they report that the addition of this sugar tag to proteins in the nucleus of a cell is vital for normal development in fruit flies.
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Numbers Of People With MS Higher Than Previously Estimated

New research released by the MS Society has for the first time revealed an accurate estimate of the number of people living with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK. The results show that there is likely to be around 100,000 people with MS in the UK - a 20 per cent increase on previous estimates. The new study of GP records - funded by the MS Society - was carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and updates previous estimates of 85,000. The revised figure has major implications for health and social services and the study is a precursor to a pilot MS Register, which will provide much more information on exactly how MS affects individuals. MS Society Chief Executive, Simon Gillespie, said: "For the first time, we have the right information on the numbers of people with MS. Based on this information, we will seek to work with local health and social services across the UK to improve services for people with MS. "This is just the beginning. As part of its leadership of a European initiative, the MS Society will now fund a pilot MS Register, which will provide much more information on how MS affects individuals. "If this pilot proves successful, we hope the governments in all four nations of the UK will support the introduction of a complete register." The study was brought about following work carried out by MS Society members in Hampshire, who found that in their local area, the previous estimated prevelance rate was inaccurate. Knowing how many people have MS is important so that health and social services can provide the right types of care and support. In many areas of the country people do not currently have access to all the nursing care, drugs and treatment regime that they so desperately need. Read the full Strength in Numbers briefing document - MS prevalence study briefing June 2009.pdf (201 kb) Download the Strength in Numbers campaign leaflet - Strength in Numbers.pdf MS Society


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