Thursday, July 4, 2013

In Stockholm, the police found in the apartment of a man's body, who died six years ago

In Stockholm, the police found in the apartment in the center of the corpse of a man who died almost half a year ago, told a local TV channel Nyheter24.

Swede's body found after police appealed to the bailiff. The complaint stated that the man have not paid their debts.

In this house were paid automatically from his bank account.

Arrivals to the apartment police have identified the found packages of products out there that the last time the man went out for a meal in February last year.

As noted in the police, the cause of death Swede set in place was not possible due to the fact that it had been lying too long. So the body has been sent for examination.



In the U.S., an elderly gay fathered her partner to pay less tax

An elderly gay from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania decided to adopt their partner to pay less in taxes, according to ABC News.

Gregory, who is now 73 for eight years older than his adoptive father, John, who is now 65 years old. Men who have lived together for 45 years, have been through the adoption process to one of them in the event of the death of another can inherit another house without paying 15% tax.
An elderly couple lives in a state where same-sex marriages are prohibited. To avoid further legal difficulties that one of them will face after the death of another, older people have decided to change the status of their relationship. And one of them was another adoptive father, reports ABC News.

"If we just continue to live together as roommates, and Gregory wants to bequeath me his savings, property or any property yet, I will have to pay 15 percent tax - said John. - Procedure for adoption will reduce the tax to 4%. And it's a big difference. "

Gregory could not adopt their partner on the rights of older: the fact that John's father was still alive, he is now 95 years old.

Therefore, the role of the adopter had to speak to John.

In court, the men were warned that to refuse adoption in the future will not work, so even if the state allowed same-sex marriages, the men will not be able to get married.

According to John, he himself is ridiculous that we had to adopt a person who was eight years older than him.

"Gregory was still in college athlete. Today, he enjoys playing golf, and I'll probably test for blueberry pie. So the sooner he fits the role of the father than I," - he jokes.

Recall, in spite of the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court has equated same-sex unions to normal, they are not recognized at the federal level. And in some states they do not sign, although they admit. However, there is a total of more than 30 states where same-sex couples is not possible to legally protect your family. This was stated by attorney Jason Wu of the organization GLAD, which protects the rights of sexual minorities.

"The example of John and Gregory - is that through which, unfortunately, have to go through so many pairs. They are forced to do - come up with some ways to protect each other's rights when it will go on public whatsoever medical decisions or inheritance issues, "- said Jason Wu.

According to the lawyer, he has been known for several cases in which same-sex couples have resorted to the adoption process.



Italian parachute landed on the central area of Milan

At Thursday, July 4, at the central Piazza del Duomo in Milan unknown parachutist landed, according to Corriere della Sera.

As told by the police, an unknown young man jumped out with a parachute from one of the spiers of Milan's main cathedral early in the morning.

Then, landing on the square, he unbuckled his parachute and descended into the subway.

Both journalists and the police are not inclined to consider this act a political act. Most likely, according to law enforcement officials, the jump was a normal student prank.



In Peru, the pyramid builders demolished the age of four thousand years

In the north of Peru's capital Lima construction company ruined pyramid, built about four thousand years ago, reports the Associated Press.

The Pyramid was in one of the most important ancient sites in Peru El Paraiso, which is supposed to consider two kilometers from the Pacific Ocean. In total, the complex is about 12 shrines.

Demolished pyramid stood in the center, and was used as a sacred place. Scientists estimate for its construction took more than 100,000 tons of stone.

As the Deputy Minister of Culture of Peru Rafael Varon, total in the complex is about 12 shrines. He also noted that the memo of history and culture previously not protected, but after the incident, the police sent to the settlement.

Construction companies formally charged. Developers so far have not provided comments.



Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Earth-like planets could be born early galaxies in the universe

After reviewing the data from the Hubble telescope and the VLT, the scientists concluded that the proportion of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium inside one of the first galaxies in the universe is sufficient for the formation of rocky terrestrial planets.

According to the head of the research group Johan Finbo of the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, the stars in the test early galaxies contain a lot of oxygen, which would be enough for the formation of about 11 billion years ago the planets similar to Earth.

The study galaktina rampolozhena for the constellation of Aquarius at a distance of about 11.5 billion light years. The light from her travels to the Earth almost refracted. For the study the researchers used a shining quasar SDSS J 2222-0946, located in the constellation of Aquarius. Also, the researchers were able to explore a range of stars to calculate their approximate weight and size of the galaxy itself.

In the study, astronomers noticed that the spectrum of light present fairly strong lines of absorption and emission characteristic of the iron ions. Apparently, stars in this "star metropolis" contained a quite a lot of iron, about one-third of similar value for the Sun.

Based on the theory that iron and other elements in space produce supernova explosions, which is approximately 11 billion years ago the universe could have formed planets similar to Earth, the scientists conclude.



Scientists have figured out how to penguin chicks can live for months without food

King penguin chicks are able to go without food for months because their cells are switched to a special "energy efficient" mode.

During the winter of forced starvation length of four to five months, the body uses nutrients chicks with maximum benefits to the body, said French biologists.

Pierre-Axel Monterne from the University of Lyon and his colleagues discovered this property of the organism penguins, making sure the work is varied as the cells in the muscles of chicks during the hunger strike.

As the researchers note, the muscles are the main source of heat in birds and animals, and at the same time, the largest consumer of energy.

In turn, a heat source therein protrude mitochondria - specific organelles, which are synthesized and cleaved sugar molecule ATP "energovalyuty" cells. Monterne and his colleagues found that this part of the cell switches to a special "energy efficient" mode during prolonged starvation, which is lacking in other warm-blooded animals.

According to scientists, the winter mitochondria young penguins on average produce more ATP molecules per unit of nutrients and oxygen than did cells of other animals. When getting enough food, "power plant" of the cell returned to normal.

Combined with the ability to experience hypothermia without serious consequences, this "trick" helps the chicks survive the hungry months.



United States: a bone marrow transplant has cured HIV

American physicians has been achieved by bone marrow transplantation discontinuation of antiviral drugs in two patients with HIV.
One of the patients for the past four months, not taking antiretroviral drugs, and he has no signs of the return of the virus.

A group of doctors in Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston published a report with the results of their research in Nazhatmaterialah Conference of the International Society of HIV.

However, doctors warn that it is too early to speak of complete cure, and that the virus could return at any moment.

Complete elimination of pathogens of this terrible disease is difficult because the virus hides within human DNA, creating inaccessible to drugs, "tanks".

Antiviral drugs prevent the spread of the virus, but if you stop taking them, the virus usually returns.

The disappearance of the virus?

Two patients, whose names were not disclosed, were infected with the HIV virus about 30 years ago.

Both developed cancer - lymphoma, which required a bone marrow transplant.

Bone marrow is the body that produces new blood cells, and is considered the main "reservoir" for the virus HIV.

After the bone marrow into the blood of the patients recorded the presence of the HIV virus within two years, the other - for four years.

Both patients stopped taking antiviral drugs at the beginning of this year.

One of them, from that moment had passed 15 weeks, the other - seven, but the signs of the return of the virus has not been found.

Dr. Timothy Henrich reported that the results encouraging researchers. However, it is set up carefully.

"We have demonstrated no cure, and no signs of the virus for a long period," - he said.

Doctors believe that the transplanted bone marrow was protected against infection rate of antiviral drugs. Meanwhile, new bone tissue is destroyed the old tissue in which the virus was hiding.

However, Dr. Heinrich said that the virus can hide in the brain or in the digestive tract.

"If the virus does come back, it would mean that these areas are its reservoirs of the virus, and that the methods of dealing with the virus in these areas of the body have to be revised," - said the researcher.

The Berlin patient

Timothy Brown, known as the "Berlin patient" is considered to be the first person to completely cured of HIV infection. He underwent an operation to transplant bone marrow taken from a donor who had rarely encountered resistance to the HIV virus.

Two patients in the United States change was made from conventional donors.

Previously reported as a complete cure of the baby, who was born in Mississippi, USA. The girl received antiviral drugs immediately after birth, and it is believed that the virus was destroyed in her blood before he was able to create reservoirs.

Dr. Michael Brady, medical director of the Terrence Higgins Foundation, said it was too early to judge whether there was destroyed by the HIV virus in the bodies of these patients.

"However, this case suggests that what happened to Timothy Brown, the Berlin patient, there was an exceptional phenomenon. Bone marrow transplantation is a complex and costly process, which involves substantial risk of loss," - he said.

According to him, the majority of people with HIV, such change would be more dangerous than to continue taking anti-viral drugs that block the spread of the virus.

The head of the fund HIV research Kevin Frost believes that American researchers obtained results provide important new information that may change our understanding of HIV and gene therapy.

"These new observations may lead researchers to new approaches to treatment, and even the total destruction of the HIV virus," - said the scientist.