Molecular studies on Abeta(42) induced genomic instability in aged rabbit brain.

DNA stability and conformation are important in the life cycle of an organism. The DNA instability is postulated to be one of the risk factors for neuronal death in neurodegenerative disorders. Among all other risk factors, amyloid is one of the most important risk factor for neurodegeneration.

Burkholderia pseudomallei septicaemia - a case report.

Burkholderia pseudomallei, a natural saprophyte widely distributed in soil, stagnant waters of endemic areas, is said to infect humans through breaks in the skin or through inhalation causing protean clinical manifestations including fatal septicaemia. A case of septicaemia in a elderly female diabetic due to B. pseudomallei following a history of fall is being reported with complete details.