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- Breast Implant Controversy Sparks Global Scare
- Delhi Rape Victim may Need Reconstructive Surgery
- Cancer-Promoting Protein is 'Intelligent'
- Cancer Cell Differentiation Just Got Easier
- Science Fair at Dubai to Encourage Science Students
- Cells Could be Weighed in the Near Future
- Food Contamination Detection Turns Easier
- New Potential Target for Cancer Therapy Identified
- 18 Dead from Bird Flu in China
- New Strategies for Understanding and Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Four Kids Die of Measles
- Ten Percent of Children Affected by Learning Disabilities
- Saudi Arabia Opens Luxury Rehab Centre for Al-Qaeda Militants in Riyadh
- Mike Tyson Credits Veganism for His Fitness
- Transcription Factors Linked to Skin Cancer Melanoma: Research
- Dengue Vaccine Design Needs a Revamped Approach: Research
- Chemotherapy Survival Chances may Depend on Your Genes
- Mumbai to Host Pharma Convention from April 24
- Haiti Cholera Gene Mutations may Lead to More Severe Disease
- Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increase, People Keep Smoking
- Latest James Bond Novel 'Solo' Set on an African Adventure
- Social Media can Offer Valuable Additional Support to Older People
- New Software Developed to Eliminate Wireless Traffic
- Manchester is the Heart Disease Capital of UK
- Teenage Motherhood Linked to Obesity in Later Life
- HPV Vaccine Has Reduced Number of Genital Wart Cases in Young Oz Women
- Heather Locklear Says Youthful Looks Down to Semen
- Being Surrounded by Gloomy People Makes You Depressed as Well
- UP Government Sets Timelines to Deal With Encephalitis
- Additional Specialists, Improved Networking Among Doctors Key for India to Combat Rare Genetic Disease
- Himachal Pradesh Government Launches New Health Program for School Children
- Commander of Indian Army's Western Command Underlines Need for Visible Campaigns Promoting Organ Donation
- Family History of Alzheimer's Makes It Twice More Likely That People Develop Brain Plaques Linked With the Condition
- English-Speaking Hispanics in US Take Fewer Protections Against Skin Cancer Than Spanish-Speaking Hispanics
- Breast Cancer Prognosis can be Predicted in a Better Manner by Collaboration Among Research Teams
- Just 2 in 10 Breast Cancer Survivors Follow Recommended Physical Activity After Being Diagnosed
- HIV Protection Offered by Circumcision Down to Alteration of Penis Microbiome
- Study Shows Women Infected With HIV Have Elevated Resting Energy Expenditure
- Gay Marriage Debate Reaches Its Climax
- Delhi Rape Victim is Now Stable, Doctors
- Firm Founder Denies Risk of Breast Cancer Due to Breast Implants
- Twitter can Teach People About Social Movements, Study
| Breast Implant Controversy Sparks Global Scare Posted:  Faulty and sub-standard breast implants have sparked a global health scare. The aptly punned "PIP Show" by artist Camille Lorin, which opens late on Saturday, comes just days after France launched a high-profile trial against five managers from the PIP company who stand accused of using sub-standard, industrial-grade silicone implants. An estimated 300,000 women in 65 countries are believed to have received the implants, which some health authorities ... |
| Delhi Rape Victim may Need Reconstructive Surgery Posted:  Doctors attending to the five-year old girl in Delhi who was brutally raped for two days suggest that she is stable, and might need to undergo reconstructive surgery. "At present her general condition is stable. She is recovering and continues to be under close observation and monitoring. She is conscious, alert and all her parameters are within normal limits. She is speaking to her parents," D.K. Sharma, Medical Superintendent of the All India Institute of Medical ... |
| Cancer-Promoting Protein is 'Intelligent' Posted:  A protein responsible for cancer-promoting cell signaling is also thought to keep the key component of its signalling pathway tied down and inactive, scientists suggest. Shc, pronounced "schick," plays a key role in activating signals which lead to cell proliferation (and cancer) when cells are stimulated, however it unexpectedly turns out to be a tumor-suppressor, keeping Erk under wraps when a cell is less active, said senior author John Ladbury, Ph.D., professor ... |
| Cancer Cell Differentiation Just Got Easier Posted:  Introduction of new 'chemical shift' techniques to MRI may help differentiate clear cell renal carcinoma from other renal cancers, a new study suggests. That differentiation can help physicians better determine treatment for these patients. The study, conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, included 156 patients with proven renal cell cancer. Clear cell renal carcinoma contains microscopic areas of fat, which is not seen on conventional imaging, ... |
| Science Fair at Dubai to Encourage Science Students Posted:  As an effort to encourage science students, Dubai is all set to host a 'Think Science' fair, where UAE's top science students will display their ideas and meet potential employers. Hundreds of high school and university students from across the UAE will display 160 innovative project proposals, designed and implemented by the youth under the supervision of university teachers and business experts at the fair to be held at the World Trade Centre in Dubai between ... |
| Cells Could be Weighed in the Near Future Posted:  A new method of weighing microscopic particles has now been introduced by some Chinese scientists, and soon, atoms, protons and cancer DNA may be weighed, aiding early diagnosis of disease. A research team led by Zhu Kadi, a professor with the Shanghai Jiaotong University, proposed the optical mass sensing technique to measure the masses of tiny objects, a method which could be several times more sensitive than previous techniques. An article about the ... |
| Food Contamination Detection Turns Easier Posted:  A team from the University of Missouri, including two Indian origin engineers, have now developed a technique which may help detection of food contamination and help make it more rapid and accurate. The detection test also could accelerate warnings after bioterrorism attacks. "Quickly stopping the spread of toxins saves lives, whether those toxins are from natural processes or enemy attacks," said lead author Sangho Bok, postdoctoral fellow working under ... |
| New Potential Target for Cancer Therapy Identified Posted:  Alternative splicing appears to be a new potential target for anti-telomerase cancer therapy, say researchers. The enzyme telomerase is overexpressed in almost all cancer cells, and previous research efforts have failed to identify good telomerase inhibitors. The study by Dr. Woodring Wright and UT Southwestern colleagues in the April 4 issue of iCell Reports/i identifies a new approach for inhibiting telomerase, which is an enzyme that drives uncontrolled ... |
| 18 Dead from Bird Flu in China Posted:  In China the death toll from a new strain of bird flu has reached 18, with dozens infected, state-run media reported, after experts said there is no evidence so far of human-to-human transmission. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xu is the most recent person to die from from the H7N9 virus, China's official news-agency Xinhua said on its website Saturday. He died on Friday in eastern province of Zhejiang, the agency said. The virus has been found in a ... |
| New Strategies for Understanding and Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis Posted:  Seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis have been discovered by scientists. In findings published online in iNature Genetics/i on April 14, 2013, researchers at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado and several other institutions found a number of genes associated with host defense, cell-cell adhesion and DNA repair, which provide clues to possible mechanisms underlying this currently untreatable disease. "This research gives ... |
| Posted:  In Pakistan's northwest tribal region four children have died while 20 others have fallen ill due to a measles epidemic, says report. Two brothers - six-year-old Saniyal and four-year-old Hamid - died in Nihag area of Upper Dir, the Daily Times reported. Three other children are under treatment at a local hospital. In Khaisra area of Nowshera, nine children of a family were hospitalised after being diagnosed with measles. Four-year-old ... |
| Ten Percent of Children Affected by Learning Disabilities Posted:  A recent study by academics at UCL and Goldsmiths has revealed that nearly 2 to 3 children in every classroom are grappling with specific learning difficulties. Nearly 10% of children are victims of autism, dyslexia, and dyscalculia, reveals the study. The reasons stem from certain complicated genetic and environmental factors and children are found to be suffering conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder and specific ... |
| Saudi Arabia Opens Luxury Rehab Centre for Al-Qaeda Militants in Riyadh Posted:  In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is hoping to wean jailed Al-Qaeda militants off religious extremism with counselling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise at a luxury rehabilitation centre. In between sessions with counsellors and talks on religion, prisoners will be able to relax in the centre's facilities which include an Olympic-size indoor swimming pool, a sauna, a gym and a television hall. The new complex is the work of the Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Centre ... |
| Mike Tyson Credits Veganism for His Fitness Posted:  The former heavyweight boxing champ, Mike Tyson credits veganism with helping him lose 140 pounds and getting him in fighting shape. Tyson told ABC News that he used to eat a lot of meat when he was training for fights. He devoured everything except for pork. However, he said that as he got older he didn't like the way he was feeling. He had a lot of arthritis, joint problems and was morbidly obese. It was his wife who influenced him to ... |
| Transcription Factors Linked to Skin Cancer Melanoma: Research Posted:  At the University of North Carolina, researchers have discovered that transcription factors regulating the levels of oxygen in the blood also play a role in the spread of the skin cancer melanoma. In research published April 8 in the iJournal of Clinical Investigation/i, a research team led by William Kim, MD, member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and graduate student and first author Sara Hanna, linked melanoma metastases to a pair of transcription ... |
| Dengue Vaccine Design Needs a Revamped Approach: Research Posted:  Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology has found surprising evidence in a new study, that suggests the need for a revamped approach to dengue vaccine design. The finding runs counter to current scientific understanding of the key cells that need to be induced to develop a successful dengue vaccine. La Jolla Institute scientist Alessandro Sette, Dr.Biol.Sci., and his team found that T cells, which are key disease-fighting cells ... |
| Chemotherapy Survival Chances may Depend on Your Genes Posted:  Scientists say that your survival post chemotherapy may depend on your genes. An eight gene 'signature' can predict length of relapse-free survival in cancer patients after chemotherapy, according to a new research. Researchers from Academia Sinica and the National Taiwan University College of Medicine first identified genes that were involved in cellular invasion, a property of many cancer cells, using the National Cancer Institute's 60 human cancer ... |
| Mumbai to Host Pharma Convention from April 24 Posted:  An official revealed that the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) will host a three-day pharma convention from April 24. Titled iPHEX 2013, the convention is being organised with the support of the commerce and industry ministry, department of commerce, and the central government. The convention will have 200 stalls by Indian pharma companies and over 5,000 business visitors, including overseas buyers. "Indian pharma industry ... |
| Haiti Cholera Gene Mutations may Lead to More Severe Disease Posted:  In 2010, the cholera strain that transferred to Haiti has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like an 1800s version of cholera. This was reported in a new Northwestern Medicine study. The strain, "altered El Tor," which emerged around 2000, is known to be more virulent and to cause more severe diarrhea and dehydration than earlier strains that had been circulating since the 1960s. This study reports ... |
| Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increase, People Keep Smoking Posted:  One of the most effective means of reducing tobacco use is to raise tobacco prices, particularly among price-sensitive smokers such as young people and people with low incomes. But when the UK government has been raising cigarette taxes to increase prices and deter smoking, tobacco companies have been absorbing the tax increases on their ultra-low-price (ULP) brands to keep their prices low. As a result, real ULP cigarette prices have remained virtually unchanged ... |
| Latest James Bond Novel 'Solo' Set on an African Adventure Posted:  Author William Boyd revealed that the latest James Bond novel is named "Solo" and will follow the suave British spy on an African adventure. "The journey Bond goes on takes in three continents -- with the main focus honing in on Africa," Boyd told the London Book Fair. "It's what happens to Bond in Africa that generates his urge to 'go solo' and take matters into his own hands in the USA." "Solo", due out in September, comes 60 years after ... |
| Social Media can Offer Valuable Additional Support to Older People Posted:  New research from the University of Luxembourg has shown that the use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases. In a new publication, Dr Anja Leist from the University's Research Unit INSIDE, concludes that possibilities for a systematic application in clinical practice seem promising. With the rise of user-friendly devices such as tablets and other web-enabled devices, older adults now ... |
| New Software Developed to Eliminate Wireless Traffic Posted:  The wireless space is getting crowded. Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi signals, ZigBee sensor nodes and other electronics and protocols are increasingly clogging the airwaves. All these is resulting in dropped calls, wasted bandwidth and bad connections. New software being developed at the University of Michigan works like a stoplight to control the traffic and dramatically reduce interference. The software, GapSense, lets these devices that can't ... |
| Manchester is the Heart Disease Capital of UK Posted:  A new study published in The American Journal of Medicine suggests that Manchester has become the heart disease capital of UK. The three-year study was published by British Heart Foundation as part of its Fight For Every Heartbeat campaign and revealed that there were 132 deaths due to heart disease for 10,000 people in Tameside, Greater Manchester, which meant that residents of the area were three times more likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease compared ... |
| Teenage Motherhood Linked to Obesity in Later Life Posted:  A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that teen moms were more likely to become obese when they grew up. The study was conducted by researchers at University of Michigan Health System who used data from The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, focusing on factors such as race, education and socio-economic indicators. The researchers found that women who gave birth between 13 and 19 years of age had ... |
| HPV Vaccine Has Reduced Number of Genital Wart Cases in Young Oz Women Posted:  The number of genital wart cases among Australian women between 12 and 26 years of age has been lowered considerably over the last five years thanks to the nation-wide vaccination program against human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study revealed. Researchers collected data of more than 86,000 patients who visited eight different clinics from 2004 to 2011. They compared the pre-vaccination data from 2004 to mid 2007 with the post-vaccination data from mid 2007 ... |
| Heather Locklear Says Youthful Looks Down to Semen Posted:  Hollywood actress Heather Locklear has come out with a bizarre claim, attributing her young looks to semen. On being asked the secret behind her young looks by TMZ reporters, the 51-year old said that she applies semen to her face. While the statement may seem gross and likely to be thought of as a joke, recent studies have shown that semen indeed has anti-aging properties and grew in popularity as anti-aging skincare product in 2009. According ... |
| Being Surrounded by Gloomy People Makes You Depressed as Well Posted:  A new study conducted by researchers at Indiana's University of Notre Dame suggests that depression could be contagious and people could catch the depressive feelings from their friends or family some months down the line. The researchers followed 103 random pairs of college roommates who were in their freshmen year and asked them to fill out a questionnaire in order to measure their cognitive vulnerability and depressive symptoms. The researchers repeated ... |
| UP Government Sets Timelines to Deal With Encephalitis Posted: The Uttar Pradesh government has fixed timelines for the completion of pending projects after repeated delays in a number of initiatives that deal with the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the eastern districts of state, a government official said. At a high-level meeting, Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani directed officials to ensure that a paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) was established on a turn-key basis and becomes functional by July 15. The ... |
| Posted:  Childcare experts in India have revealed that the country needs to improve its networking among doctors, geneticists and test centers, as well as create more specialists, if it is to combat lysosomal storage disease (LSD), which affects 1 in 4,000 children in the country. "The first task is identification of the disease followed by guidance as to what tests to opt for. Since LSD is a collection of 40 to 45 individual disorders, a test is needed to detect the exact ... |
| Himachal Pradesh Government Launches New Health Program for School Children Posted:  A new health program for children in government schools who suffer from critical illnesses has been announced by the Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday. All children up to class 12, except children of serving or retired state and central government employees, would be covered under the school health programme, Principal Secretary (Health) Ali R. Rizvi said in a statement here. He said eight categories of defects in a child at birth, 13 diseases ... |
| Posted:  The commander in chief of Indian Army's Western Command, Lt. Gen. Sanjiv Chachra revealed that there is an urgent need for vigorous and visible campaigns that promote organ donation in the society. The idea of organ donation in India, when compared to many countries in the West, is still in its infancy. Every year many die waiting for an organ. Organ donation saves lives. Stating this in awareness cum felicitation programme at Army Hospital in New Delhi yesterday, ... |
| Posted:  A new study conducted by researchers at Duke Medicine suggests that having a history of Alzheimer's disease in the family makes it twice more likely that a person developes brain plaques linked with the condition compared to those without any family history of the disease. The study, published online in the journal iPLOS ONE/i on April 17, 2013, confirms earlier findings on a known genetic variation that increases one's risk for Alzheimer's, and raises new ... |
| Posted:  English-speaking Hispanics in the US were found to be more likely to put themselves at a risk for skin cancer and took fewer cancer protection practices compared to Spanish-speaking Hispanics, a new study conducted by researchers at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey reveals. Investigators say their findings show a need to consider linguistic acculturation - the way one adapts to the multiple languages to which he or she is exposed - in developing interventions ... |
| Breast Cancer Prognosis can be Predicted in a Better Manner by Collaboration Among Research Teams Posted:  The potential of teams of scientists working together to solve increasingly complex medical problems has been showcased by two new reports appearing in iScience Translational Medicine/i (STM). The results demonstrate that better predictors of breast cancer progression than those currently available can be rapidly evolved by running open Big Data Challenges such as The Sage Bionetworks/DREAM Breast Cancer Prognosis Challenge (BCC). In breast cancer, ... |
| Just 2 in 10 Breast Cancer Survivors Follow Recommended Physical Activity After Being Diagnosed Posted:  Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggest that while female breast cancer survivors can benefit through regular physical activity, only a small number of survivors meet the exercise recommendations during the 10 years after being diagnosed. Prior studies and available evidence show a strong association between physical activity and reduced mortality, extended survival and higher quality of life among breast cancer survivors. With 2.9 million ... |
| HIV Protection Offered by Circumcision Down to Alteration of Penis Microbiome Posted:  One of the reasons why circumcision provides some protection against HIV and other viral infection could be because it alters the microbiome of the penis, a new study reveals. In a study to be published on April 16 in imBio/i (Regd) , the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers studied the effects of adult male circumcision on the types of bacteria that live under the foreskin before and after circumcision. By one year post-procedure, ... |
| Study Shows Women Infected With HIV Have Elevated Resting Energy Expenditure Posted:  A team of American researchers has conducted a matched, prospective, cross-sectional study which reveals that women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have elevated resting energy expenditure and their bodies use more kilocalories to perform basic functions such as breathing, blood circulation and body temperature. The results are featured in a new report published by the iJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/i. "To our ... |
| Gay Marriage Debate Reaches Its Climax Posted:  The bitter debate over gay marriages in France is all set to reach its climax, when on Sunday, a bill legalising same-sex unions will finally be approved. Opponents of the reform have been urged to take to the streets of Paris in a last-ditch show of their hostility to the reform after a week of regular and sometimes violent protests. "There are only a few days left and we are not going to abandon the streets now," one of the organisers of Sunday's demonstration, ... |
| Delhi Rape Victim is Now Stable, Doctors Posted: The five-year old girl, who was brutally raped in Delhi, was found to have a 200ml bottle and pieces of candle inserted in her private parts. "Upon examination, we found a 200 ml bottle and two or three pieces of candle inserted into her private parts. This is the first time that I have seen such barbarism with a five-year-old girl," R.K. Bansal, medical superintendent, Swami Dayanand Hospital, told reporters. "Initially, she was really in a bad state ... |
| Firm Founder Denies Risk of Breast Cancer Due to Breast Implants Posted:  The founder of the firm whose faulty breast implants hit the tabloids claims that he had not put anyone's lives at risk. Jean-Claude Mas made his much-anticipated first statement on the third day of one of France's biggest-ever trials, which sees Mas and four others face charges of aggravated fraud for using homemade, non-authorised silicone in implants. An estimated 300,000 women in 65 countries are believed to have received the implants made by the ... |
| Twitter can Teach People About Social Movements, Study Posted:  A new study has now revealed that the micro blogging site Twitter can teach people about social movements and even encourage them to participate. Benjamin Gleason reports in the journal American Behavioral Scientist reports in the journal American Behavioral Scientist that Twitter can actually be a better source of information than traditional news sources and online search engines. According to the study by Michigan State University academic, people ... |
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