assessment must wait while rescue and recovery efforts take priority."

His sentiments were echoed by the International Rugby Board in a statement saying its "thoughts and deepest sympathies" were with the people of Christchurch, adding that it was "inappropriate to comment on the status of the World Cup infrastructure or operations".

"The focus at this point must be on the emergency response," the IRB said.

There were no reports of earthquake damage to AMI Stadium, the ground due to host seven matches during the World Cup from September 9-October 23, including two quarterfinals.

A New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) spokesperson told The Dominion Post that it was too early to know if Saturday's Super 15 match between the Canterbury-based Crusaders and the Hurricanes in Wellington would proceed.

The South African Rugby Union (SARU)Bell, Richard Deane, Elaine Zhong, Margaret Parisi, Joseph Ciszewski, and R. Tristan Kasper, all with URMC. The study was funded by the Alzheimer’s Association, the National Institutes of Aging, and a pilot grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Contact: Mark Michaud – University of Rochester Medical Center

Source: University of Rochester Medical Center press release

Image Source: The Alzheimer’s brain scan image is credited to the NIA/NIH and is in the public domain.

Original Research: Full open access research (PDF) for “Low levels of copper disrupt brain amyloid-{beta} homeostasis by altering its production and clearance” by Itender Singh, Abhay P. Sagare, Mireia Coma, David Perlmutter, Robert Gelein, Robert D. Bell, Richard J. Deane, Elaine Zhong, Margaret Parisi, Joseph Ciszewski, R. Tristan Kasper, and Rashid Deane in PNAS. Published online