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DNA: "In The Ring, Calicoe Is Too Emotional" – Video

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DNA Links Executed Convict to 1984 Triple Murder

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An Iowa man who was executed in Missouri for the 1987 murder of a 12-year-old girl has now been linked to an unsolved triple homicide three years earlier, investigators announced Friday.

New DNA evidence implicates Andrew Six in the 1984 bludgeoning deaths of 20-year-old Justin Hook Jr.; Hook's fiancee, 19-year-old Tina Lade; and Hook's mother, 41-year-old Sara Link, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Analysts did testing on evidence recovered from the inside of Lade's jeans to develop a profile, which matched Six's DNA.

Missouri authorities executed Six by lethal injection in 1997 for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Kathy Allen. Six and his uncle kidnapped the girl from her family's trailer in Ottumwa, a city in southeast Iowa, then slit her throat and dumped her body in northern Missouri.

Retired DCI supervisor Sam Swaim said that Six had long been a suspect in the 1984 triple homicide, but that investigators could not come up with enough evidence. He said that he was happy that scientific evidence has finally linked Six to the crime, but wishes Six had been caught earlier.

"I regret that we didn't get that case solved. That would have saved Kathy Allen's life," he said in a phone interview.

Hook's body was found outside his burned-out trailer in rural Drakesville, a sleepy town of 200 people near the Missouri border, in April 1984. When authorities tried to notify Hook's mother at her home in Farmington, they learned that she was missing.

Days later, a farmer found her body on a hilly, wooded section of his home near Eldon, about 15 miles northeast of Drakesville. Two days later, police dogs found the body of Lade in a ravine a half-mile from where Link's body was recovered. Investigators said all three had been killed by blows to the head, and that the deaths were related and probably happened around the same time.

The discovery of the bodies day after day shook a rural area that typically sees little violent crime. Friends said Hook had given Lade, of Ottumwa, an engagement ring days before their deaths on the birthday they shared, when she turned 19 and he turned 20.

"I'm glad they did the work that they've done," said Cynthia Moyes of Coralville, the sister of Hook and daughter of Link. "It provided some closure."

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DNA links executed convict to triple murder in 1984

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OTTUMWA, Iowa An Iowa man who was executed for the 1987 murder of a 12-year-old Missouri girl has now been linked to an unsolved triple homicide three years earlier, investigators announced Friday.

New DNA evidence implicates Andrew Six in the 1984 bludgeoning deaths of 20-year-old Justin Hook Jr.; Hook's fiancee, 19-year-old Tina Lade; and Hook's mother, 41-year-old Sara Link, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Analysts did testing on evidence recovered from the inside of Lade's jeans to develop a profile, which matched Six's DNA.

Missouri authorities executed Six by lethal injection in 1997 for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Kathy Allen. Six and his uncle kidnapped the girl from the Allen family trailer in Ottumwa, slit her throat and dumped her body in northern Missouri.

Retired DCI supervisor Sam Swaim said that Six had long been a suspect in the 1984 triple homicide, but that investigators could not come up with enough evidence. He said that he was happy that scientific evidence has finally linked Six to the crime, but wishes Six had been caught earlier.

"I regret that we didn't get that case solved. That would have saved Kathy Allen's life," he said in a phone interview.

Hook's body was found outside his burned-out trailer in rural Drakesville, a sleepy town of 200 people near the Missouri border, in April 1984. When authorities tried to notify Hook's mother at her home in Farmington, they learned that she was missing.

Days later, a farmer found her body on a hilly, wooded section of his home near Eldon, about 15 miles northeast of Drakesville. Two days later, police dogs found the body of Lade in a ravine a half-mile from where Link's body was recovered. Investigators said all three had been killed by blows to the head, and that the deaths were related and probably happened around the same time.

The discovery of the bodies -- day after day -- shook a rural area that typically sees little violent crime. Friends said Hook had given Lade, of Ottumwa, an engagement ring days before their deaths on the birthday they shared, when she turned 19 and he turned 20.

"I'm glad they did the work that they've done," said Cynthia Moyes of Coralville, the sister of Hook and daughter of Link. "It provided some closure."

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Great Whites May Live Much Longer Than Previously Thought

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January 9, 2014

Great white sharks have always been considered one of the longer living fish, but a new study in the journal PLOS ONE has found that they actually live much longer than previously believed.

Using a radiocarbon analysis, study researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered that male great whites can live up to 73 years and females can live up to 40.

Our results dramatically extend the maximum age and longevity of white sharks compared to earlier studies, said study author Li Ling Hamady, a Joint Program student at WHOI. Understanding longevity of the species, growth rate, age at sexual maturity, and differences in growth between males and females are especially important for sustainable management and conservation efforts.

The conventional method to determine the age of a fish relies on analyzing growth increments in mineralized tissue like ear bones, vertebrae, and fin rays. As these tissues grow during a fishs life, they form annual rings in the process, comparable to the growth rings in trees.

The problem with using this method in great whites is the oscillating light and dark banding patterns in shark vertebrate can be thin and less distinct than in other species. The bands also dont necessarily signify annual growth.

Ageing sharks has traditionally relied on counting growth band pairs, like tree rings, in vertebrae with the assumption that band pairs are deposited annually and are related to age, said study author Lisa Natanson, a fisheries biologist at NOAAs Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC).

In many cases, this is true for part or all of a species life, but at some point growth rates and age are not necessarily in sync. Growth rates slow as sharks age. Deposition rates in vertebrae can change once the sharks reach sexual maturity, resulting in band pairs that are so thin they are unreadable. Age is therefore frequently underestimated.

Based on these growth-band methods, previous studies identified the oldest white shark individuals from the southwestern Pacific Ocean as 22 years old and the western Indian Ocean as 23 years old.

In the new study, the researcher team decided to take advantage of a unique human activity: thermonuclear device testing that took place during the 1950s and 1960s. Radioactive carbon from the tests was eventually mixed into the ocean and was integrated into the tissues of marine organisms living at the time. The distinct radiocarbon signature gave the study team a specific point in time that could be identified in the vertebra layers essentially a time stamp to help resolve the age of an organism.

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Cause of Eczema Discovered

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Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in California have discovered a key player in the cellular interactions leading to eczema, a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting more than 14 million Americans. The skin of sufferers becomes inflamed or irritated and is marked by redness, itchiness, and dry, cracked skin.

In a study published January 10th 2014 in the journal Cell Reports, Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues provide information that supports for the first time in humans the long-held theory that mast cells are a key culprit in causing eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. These cells, sometimes called mastocytes and labrocytes, are known to foster allergies although on the plus side, they also help with wound healing and defend against pathogens.

According to a release from the institute, the team also showed that a cellular protein known as STAT5 plays a pivotal role in the development of eczema by triggering major increases in mast cells in the skin of some eczema sufferers. The discovery opens the door to creating new therapies to prevent or better treat eczema based on blocking STAT5 in mast cells.

The release quotes Kawakami as saying, "We found that the number of mast cells, which we have previously shown to be important in mouse atopic dermatitis, is increased in human patients. We also showed that these mast cells contain high levels of the active form of STAT5."

Kawakami says this finding is a continuation of his nearly 10-year effort to pinpoint the cascade of key cellular actions involved in eczema. His latest study enabled human confirmation of his earlier findings in mouse models. "We now know that, in eczema, the mechanisms we found in mice are also operative in human disease," he said.

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CNN anchor: How I fight psoriasis

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Editor's note: Zain Verjee anchors the Europe morning show for CNN International from London. Earlier this month, she wrote about her battle with psoriasis, a condition that sees skin cells duplicate too frequently, resulting in scale-like plaques. Verjee successfully sent the condition into remission after attending a clinic that focused on mind, body and spirit and adapting her diet. In response to questions from readers, Verjee now shares more detail of how she tackled psoriasis. This is her personal experience only and is in no way an endorsement by CNN of the methods described.

(CNN) -- One of the most powerful experiences in life is to have deep, meaningful connection. Without it we are empty. Each message I received about my struggle with psoriasis was a new connection that brought with it a tapestry of fulfillment, gratitude and inspiration for me. Thank you.

Many of you have asked me about diet. For me, it was, the most long-term solution to heal my severe psoriasis then, requiring the toughest self-discipline and a team of cheerleaders. Here's what I did, with what I learned at the clinic in South Africa, and my mother, Yasmin's help. Mum and I also used the book "Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative" by Dr. John O.A. Pagano to help explain diet in more detail and the science of natural healing.

Stuff I did not eat: Sugar, coffee, tea, soda, red meat (except for lamb), shellfish, oranges (I had very little citrus at all), "hot" spices, pumpkin, onions, garlic, tomato, mushrooms, eggplant, peppers, chili, paprika, cheese, white rice, white flour, bread, eggs, butter, cookies, chocolate, alcohol, tobacco, cranberries, blueberries, plums, strawberries, cream, lentils, peas, white potatoes, yeast.

Stuff I could eat: Brown rice or wild rice, plain chicken or lamb, honey, apple, melon, banana, leafy green salads (no dressing), plain low-fat yogurt, celery, spinach, broccoli, corn, sweet potato pear, papaya, apricot, grilled fish, turkey, wholegrain muffin or bagel, bran, almonds, low-fat milk, wholegrain pasta. Loads of water.

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CNN anchor Zain Verjee: How I fight psoriasis

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Editor's note: Zain Verjee anchors the Europe morning show for CNN International from London. Earlier this month, she wrote about her battle with psoriasis, a condition that sees skin cells duplicate too frequently, resulting in scale-like plaques. Verjee successfully sent the condition into remission after attending a clinic that focused on mind, body and spirit and adapting her diet. In response to questions from readers, Verjee now shares more detail of how she tackled psoriasis. This is her personal experience only and is in no way an endorsement by CNN of the methods described.

(CNN) -- One of the most powerful experiences in life is to have deep, meaningful connection. Without it we are empty. Each message I received about my struggle with psoriasis was a new connection that brought with it a tapestry of fulfillment, gratitude and inspiration for me. Thank you.

Many of you have asked me about diet. For me, it was, the most long-term solution to heal my severe psoriasis then, requiring the toughest self-discipline and a team of cheerleaders. Here's what I did, with what I learned at the clinic in South Africa, and my mother, Yasmin's help. Mum and I also used the book "Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative" by Dr. John O.A. Pagano to help explain diet in more detail and the science of natural healing.

Stuff I did not eat: Sugar, coffee, tea, soda, red meat (except for lamb), shellfish, oranges (I had very little citrus at all), "hot" spices, pumpkin, onions, garlic, tomato, mushrooms, eggplant, peppers, chili, paprika, cheese, white rice, white flour, bread, eggs, butter, cookies, chocolate, alcohol, tobacco, cranberries, blueberries, plums, strawberries, cream, lentils, peas, white potatoes, yeast.

Stuff I could eat: Brown rice or wild rice, plain chicken or lamb, honey, apple, melon, banana, leafy green salads (no dressing), plain low-fat yogurt, celery, spinach, broccoli, corn, sweet potato pear, papaya, apricot, grilled fish, turkey, wholegrain muffin or bagel, bran, almonds, low-fat milk, wholegrain pasta. Loads of water.

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14 new gene targets in Alzheimer’s identified

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New York, Jan 9:

Scientists have identified 14 new genes potentially implicated in Alzheimers disease.

One gene in particular demonstrates the important role inflammation may play in the brain of Alzheimers patients, researchers who successfully generated a stem cell model of familial Alzheimers disease (FAD), said.

A team of scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) produced stem cells and neural precursor cells (NPCs), representing early neural progenitor cells that build the brain from patients with severe early-onset AD with mutations in the Presenilin 1 (PSEN1) gene.

These NPCs had elevated Abeta42/Abeta40 ratios, indicating elevation of the form of amyloid found in the brains of Alzheimers patients.

These levels were greater than those in adult cells that did not have the PSEN1 mutation. This elevated ratio shows that the NPCs grown in the petri dish accurately reflected the cells in the brains of FAD patients.

The gene expression profile from the familial Alzheimers stem cells points to inflammation, which is especially exciting because we would not usually associate inflammation with this particular Alzheimers gene, said Sam Gandy, co-author on the study.

The researchers generated induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from affected and unaffected individuals from two families carrying PSEN1 mutations.

After thorough characterisation of the NPCs through gene expression profiling and other methods, they identified 14 genes that behaved differently in PSEN1 NPCs relative to NPCs from individuals without the mutation. Five of these targets also showed differential expression in late onset Alzheimers disease patients brains.

Therefore, in the PSEN1 iPS cell model, the researchers reconstituted an essential feature in the molecular development of familial Alzheimers disease. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE.

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Politically Incorrect Show with MA Governor candidate Evan Falchuk, JAN 7, 2014 – Video

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Politically Incorrect Show with MA Governor candidate Evan Falchuk, JAN 7, 2014
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