Current Journal: 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Hair Can Be Grown From Patient's Own Cells.

By plucking out a few hairs, researchers are growing skin grafts from patient's own cells. The technique, called EpiDex, have been developed by Modex Therapeutics, a swiss company. It could replace the painful removal of skin from other parts of the body for grafts or tissue culturing.
The procedure involves taking adult stem cells, which are found in hair follicles, and then transforming them into skin cells. First, doctors remove between 20 to 100 individual hairs from any point on the patient's body, but mainly the scalp and send them to Modex. The company then grows the skin.

The stem cells are laid out on trays placed above a layer of unrelated human cells provided by a single donor. They secrete factors that help cause the stem cells above to change into epidermal ones called keratinocytes.
If the patient is not available immediately or requires a second application of EpiDex, the keratinocytes can be frozen until he or she is ready for it. The next step is to expose the cells to air. This will turn them into proper skin.
Finally, the company sends back discs of skin about one centimetre wide and tenth of a millimetre thick. Doctors then apply them to half the damaged area on the patient's body, and grow to cover the entire wound in about three months.
Early results of trials carried out on 80 patients in Germany and Switzerland show the technique works atleast as well as the traditional process of skin grafting.
While EpiDex is being tested only on fairly small ulcers, Modex is exploring its potential for treating larger wounds.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Minor Discord

It seems that evert time our piano tuner,John, comes to our house, he scolds me for waiting too long between tunings. I agree with him that it should be done every six months, but i dont really think about the piano until it sounds off- key.

Last time he came over, I was on the defensive.
" If you would send out a post card reminder like the dentist," I declared, " I would make sure to call you for an appointment in a more timely fashion. "
Without hesitating , he replied,"From now on, when the dentist sends you a postcard, call me.

                                                                                                                                              - Judy Berg.
                                                                                                            Source: Reader's Digest April 2002.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Gentle Landings.

When my friend was pregnant, she was having a hard time with all the weight she had gained. One day, her husband persuaded her to go to the beach for the day. "There, I sat, with my bulges and potbelly," she told me later, "and this gorgeous girl, about 14 years old, walked by in a fluorescent pink micro bikini.And I started to cry."
"When my husband asked what was wrong," she continued, "I said,'Just look at that beautiful teenager. My body will never look like that again.'
"He rolled over and glanced at the girl in pink, and -- here's how I know I have married a special man -- he took my hand and kissed it. 'You know what,darling?'he said. 'Neither will hers'".

                                                                      ---Peggy Vincent
                                            Source: Reader's Digest April 2002.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Watch It For 30 Seconds And You Will Be Able To See Jesus Image...

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The Image Is Not Animated..Your Eyes Are Making The Circles Move....

The image is not animated..If you dont believe stare at any one black spot for a couple of seconds and the circles will stop moving. Then again you see the next spot the circles will start moving again.

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What Do You See--- A Word Or A Face....

Look at the below image...you will find a word written"Liar" and at the same time you will also see a face..

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From Where Did The Grey Dots Come From...???

Can you see the grey dots in the below image. What you think from where did the grey dots come...???

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Optical Illusion: Are These Lines Straight Or Bent.

Look at the purple lines...are they straight or bent...
Please comment...

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Optical Illusion: See The Circles Moving.

You just have to focus on the black dot in the centre and move your head forwards and backwards...Please comment on what actually happens to the circles....