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- New Trigger for Multiple Sclerosis Identified
- Cure for Baldness Soon? New Breakthrough Could Help Baldies Grow Hair
- Report Confirms Agent Orange's Link to Skin Cancer Risk
- Nose Job May Change Voice Reveals Study on Plastic Surgery
- Apollo Cancer Conclave 2014 Aims to Improve Cancer Treatment
- Fragmented Sleep Accelerates Cancer Growth: Study
- Gay Sex in India Remains a Criminal Offence as Supreme Court Rejects Review Petition
- Methamphetamine: Favorite Drug Among North Koreans
- Father too Responsible for Offspring's Diabetes and Obesity: Research
- Foods to Eat while Pregnant - Slide Show
- Avoid Urinary Tract Infection in Winter, Drink 12 Glasses of Water
- Probiotics Could Help Women Lose Weight: Study
- Hormone Replacement Therapy may Increase Acute Pancreatitis Risk
- New Insight into Double-lung Transplants
- Ready for 21st Century Condoms to Spice Up Your Sex Life?
- Chinese Scientists Identify Compound That Blocks Deadly MERS Virus Infection
- Hong Kong Culls 20,000 Birds in H7N9 Scare
- Afghan Army Casualties Mount With Uncertain Futures
- Michael Schumacher Receiving Muscle Training to Avoid Body Seizing Up in Coma
- Unusually Large Virus Kills Anthrax Agent: Research
- Gold Nanoparticles Safely Target, Image Cancer Tumors
- Standardized Protocol and Surgery Improve Mortality Outcomes: Study
- Crop Pesticides Kill Honeybee Larvae in the Hive: Research
- Research Finds Link Between Alcohol Use and Domestic Violence
- Rare Genetic Variations may Account for Severe Reaction to Asthma Drugs
- Robotic Surgery for Heart's Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction Holds Promise
- Presence of Bird Flu Virus Triggers Mass Culling of Chickens in Hong Kong
- Absence of KIF13B Linked With High Cholesterol Levels in Blood
- More on Protecting the Skin from Sun Exposure
- New Method to Synthesize Old Antibiotic can Help the Fight Against TB
- Tiny Particle Made Up of Silk and Diamond can Lead to a Novel Imaging and Drug Delivery Tool
- New App can Measure Cellphone Behavior of Smartphone Users
- Half of Women of Child-Bearing Age Yet to Discuss Their Reproductive Health With Medical Provider
- Research Suggests Visual System can Retain Considerable Plasticity After Extended Blindness
- Cuban Migration Reform Proving Attractive to Businesses and Emigres Alike
- Researchers Study How Cannabis Intake During Pregnancy Affects Brain Development of Unborn Fetus
- New Combination Therapy Discovered to Kill Cancer
- Eyelid-Powered TV Remote may Help Quadriplegics
- Online Arabic Etymological Dictionary Coming Soon
- Inquiry into Institutional Child Abuse in Britain Reveals Horror Tales
- Quarter of Japanese Kids Affected by Tsunami Require Psychiatric Care
- Family of Girl Who Received Glue Injection Gets 2.8 Million Compensation
- AIIMS Doctors Remove Tumor Responsible for Gigantic Growth in Woman
- Sleepwalking Turns Fatal, Woman Fractures Neck
- Brain's White Matter to Blame for Poor Arithmetic Skills
| New Trigger for Multiple Sclerosis Identified Posted:  Study offers evidence that multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by a toxin produced by common foodborne bacteria. The presented their research at the 2014 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by blood brain (BBB) permeability and demyelination, a process in which the insulating myelin sheaths of neurons are damaged. The disease is thought ... |
| Cure for Baldness Soon? New Breakthrough Could Help Baldies Grow Hair Posted:  The much awaited cure for baldness could be round the corner! Researchers have made a new breakthrough that could help baldies grow hair on their scalp. Xiaowei "George" Xu, MD, PhD, associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues have discovered a method for converting adult cells into epithelial stem cells (EpSCs), the first time anyone has achieved this in ... |
| Report Confirms Agent Orange's Link to Skin Cancer Risk Posted:  Vietnam War veterans previously exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange may be at higher risk for certain types of skin cancer, suggests a report in the February issue of iPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery/i, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The study adds to previous evidence that risk of non-melanotic invasive skin cancer (NMISC) is increased even four decades after Agent Orange exposure, with at least some exposed ... |
| Nose Job May Change Voice Reveals Study on Plastic Surgery Posted:  Patients who have undergone a plastic surgery to change the appearance of their nose may also observe changes in the sound of their voice, reports a study in the February issue of iPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery/i, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS). Changes in voice after rhinoplasty are perceptible to patients as well as to experts, but generally don't cause problems with speech function, according to the new ... |
| Apollo Cancer Conclave 2014 Aims to Improve Cancer Treatment Posted:  Stepping up the battle against cancer and taking it to the next level, Apollo Hospitals will be hosting Apollo Cancer Conclave 2014, an international conference aimed at improving cancer management in India and in the world. Scheduled to be held between 7th and 9th February, the conclave will witness participation from 500 eminent pioneers, researchers and medical practitioners from India, South East Asia and Africa deliberate on cancer management. The ... |
| Fragmented Sleep Accelerates Cancer Growth: Study Posted:  Poor-quality sleep could speed cancer growth, increase tumor aggressiveness, finds research published in iCancer Research/i. The study is the first to demonstrate, in an animal model, the direct effects of fragmented sleep on tumor growth and invasiveness, and it points to a biological mechanism that could serve as a potential target for therapy. "It's not the tumor, it's the immune system," said study director David Gozal, MD, chairman of pediatrics ... |
| Gay Sex in India Remains a Criminal Offence as Supreme Court Rejects Review Petition Posted:  The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday refused to review Centre's petition against its earlier verdict that had declared gay sex as a criminal offence entailing punishment up to life term. "We are extremely disappointed. We will be taking our options legally, and we hope to file a curative petition soon," lawyer Anand Grover told media here today. Earlier on December 20, the Union Government had filed a review petition in the Supreme Court over its recent ... |
| Methamphetamine: Favorite Drug Among North Koreans Posted:  Methamphetamine is offered as causally as a cup of tea to guests in North Korea, say sources. The drug is casually served to treat colds, boost energy levels and to treat guests. The narcotic, known as orum, or 'ice', in North Korea is a rare commodity both made and sold in the politically isolated nation by the government. The revelation was made by Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, while writing ... |
| Father too Responsible for Offspring's Diabetes and Obesity: Research Posted:  The seminal fluid from father helps in determining whether the child, especially son, will have diabetes and obesity in future, claims a new research at University of Adelaide's Robinson Institute. "We know from several studies that obesity in males can be tracked back to the father's contribution at the moment of conception. But now we're starting to understand the very complex signals and information being transmitted by the seminal fluid, and it turns out that seminal ... |
| Foods to Eat while Pregnant - Slide Show Posted:  Feeling more hungry than usual? You don't have to eat for two. Just eat healthy, nutritious food to keep yourself fit and healthy, and to help your baby grow and develop inside you. |
| Avoid Urinary Tract Infection in Winter, Drink 12 Glasses of Water Posted:  Not drinking enough water in winter can lead to urinary tract infection or cystitis, especially in women, according to experts. Dr Malvika Sabharwal, head of department of gynaecology and obstetrics, Nova Speciality Hospitals, says, "Women are prone to cystitis because they have a shorter urinary tract (tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside) as compared to men." Archana Dhawan Bajaj, gynaecologist and obstetrician at Nurture Clinic, says, ... |
| Probiotics Could Help Women Lose Weight: Study Posted:  Consumption of probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, find researchers. Studies have already demonstrated that the intestinal flora of obese individuals differs from that of thin people. That difference may be due to the fact that a diet high in fat and low in fiber promotes certain bacteria at the expense of others. Universite Laval Professor Angelo Tremblay and his team tried to determine if the consumption ... |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy may Increase Acute Pancreatitis Risk Posted:  A link between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and increased risk of acute pancreatitis has been identified by scientists in a study published in i CMAJ /i. Acute pancreatitis, a sudden inflammation of the pancreas, has symptoms that range from mild discomfort to severe, debilitating pain and may, in some cases, even lead to death. Although several case reports have indicated that there may be an association between use of HRT and risk of ... |
| New Insight into Double-lung Transplants Posted:  New study conducted by Temple University School of Medicine researchers has shed light on double-lung transplants. Scientists say there is no statistically significant difference between rejection and mortality rates among double-lung transplant recipients when their transplanted organs came from donors whose blood-type was identical or compatible to their own. "The study confirms what most of us in the transplant surgical community have recognized for some ... |
| Ready for 21st Century Condoms to Spice Up Your Sex Life? Posted:  Researchers are developing new age condoms to promote safe sex and encourage condom use among the young and the old. Soon, you will get the thinnest and strongest condom ever made to ramp up your sex life. Made from combining graphene - often termed as 'miracle material' - with latex, these ultra-thin condoms would not only enhance sensation during sex but also encourage more condom use, feel researchers at University of Manchester, England. Graphene ... |
| Chinese Scientists Identify Compound That Blocks Deadly MERS Virus Infection Posted:  Chinese scientists claimed Tuesday they had identified a compound that, in lab dish experiments, blocks infection by the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus. A type of small protein, also known as a peptide, prevents the spikey virus from fusing with human respiratory cells, they said. Fusion is a key step in replication of the virus. It enables the virus to infiltrate a cell and hijack its cellular machinery in order to reproduce. The ... |
| Hong Kong Culls 20,000 Birds in H7N9 Scare Posted:  In Hong Kong, a cull of 20,000 chickens was under way after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China, days before Lunar New Year. Fears over avian flu have grown following the deaths of two men from the H7N9 strain in Hong Kong since December. Both had recently returned from mainland China. The number of human cases in China this month is 102 with 22 deaths, according to an AFP tally, and the worst-hit province ... |
| Afghan Army Casualties Mount With Uncertain Futures Posted:  Sergeant Muneer Ahmad is grim proof that the Afghan army is paying a heavy price in its war against the Taliban and struggling to care for its wounded. Ahmad, 23, taking his first faltering steps since his left leg was blown off by a landmine trod on a mine while fighting in the southern province of Kandahar six months ago as Afghan forces assume control of the anti-insurgent campaign after 12 years of well-funded US-led NATO operations. With the NATO ... |
| Michael Schumacher Receiving Muscle Training to Avoid Body Seizing Up in Coma Posted:  Michael Schumacher, Formula One champion is reportedly undergoing muscle training to avoid his body seizing up in coma. The former racer has entered a fifth week in an artificial coma in a French hospital since hitting his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps. According to Mirror, Schumacher is said to be in a stable condition but there are no plans to wake him yet. Emergency medicine expert Prof Heinzpeter Moecke said that patients ... |
| Unusually Large Virus Kills Anthrax Agent: Research Posted:  In Southern Africa, from a zebra carcass on the plains of Namibia, an international team of researchers has discovered a new, unusually large virus (or bacteriophage) that infects the bacterium that causes anthrax. The novel bacteriophage could eventually open up new ways to detect, treat or decontaminate the anthrax bacillus and its relatives that cause food poisoning. The work is published Jan. 27 in the journal iPLOS One/i. The virus was isolated ... |
| Gold Nanoparticles Safely Target, Image Cancer Tumors Posted:  A team of researchers has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors. The study took place at the University of Toronto, led by Warren Chan, Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials (and) Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular (and) Biomolecular Research (CCBR), appears in an article in iNature Nanotechnology/i ... |
| Standardized Protocol and Surgery Improve Mortality Outcomes: Study Posted:  A large stroke cuts off blood supply to a large part of the brain, and the use of standardized medical management protocol and surgery to decompress swelling can improve life expectancy. This was found by Mayo Clinic researchers in a recent study. The medical protocol provided each patient with consistent procedures for airway management, ventilator settings, blood pressure control, fluid and electrolyte management, gastrointestinal and nutritional management, ... |
| Crop Pesticides Kill Honeybee Larvae in the Hive: Research Posted:  Penn State and University of Florida researchers claims that four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives. The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) -- an inert, or inactive, chemical commonly used as a pesticide additive -- is highly toxic to honeybee larvae. "We found that four of the pesticides most commonly found in beehives kill bee larvae," said Jim Frazier, professor of entomology, ... |
| Research Finds Link Between Alcohol Use and Domestic Violence Posted:  Studies done at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville claims that alcohol use is more likely than marijuana use to lead to violence between partners. Research among college students found that men under the influence of alcohol are more likely to perpetrate physical, psychological or sexual aggression against their partners than men under the influence of marijuana. Women, on the other hand, were more likely to be physically and psychologically aggressive under ... |
| Rare Genetic Variations may Account for Severe Reaction to Asthma Drugs Posted:  More than 25 million people have asthma in US, a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways causing recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing. Although several types of drugs are available to treat asthma, long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) are among the most commonly used and work well for most people. However, for a small subgroup of people with asthma, LABAs can cause severe, life-threatening side effects ... |
| Robotic Surgery for Heart's Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction Holds Promise Posted:  Infective endocarditis - a potentially fatal bacterial disease of the heart - frequently affects the heart's tricuspid valve, often resulting in permanent tissue damage. But a reconstructive technique, in which the valve is repaired with a bioscaffold on which new tissue can grow, can give some patients a new lease on life-a lease that has been extended to patients at Temple University Hospital, in Philadelphia, thanks to the pioneering work of T. Sloane Guy, MD, ... |
| Presence of Bird Flu Virus Triggers Mass Culling of Chickens in Hong Kong Posted:  More than 20,000 chickens are being culled in Hong Kong after officials discovered the presence of H7N9 bird flu virus in poultry imported from mainland China. Fears over avian bird flu have grown following the deaths of two men in Hong Kong since December. Both had recently returned from mainland China. Officials wearing masks and protective suits piled dead chickens into black plastic bags at the wholesale market in Hong Kong where the virus was discovered ... |
| Absence of KIF13B Linked With High Cholesterol Levels in Blood Posted:  Researchers at University of Tokyo have found that absence of KIF13B, which is a type of kinesin or motor protein that help in transporting materials in the microtubules of the cell, can lead to elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood, a new study published in The Journal of Cell Biology reveals. The researchers discovered that KIF13B concentrates within liver cells at the spot where material such as LDL-the "bad" form of cholesterol-is taken up from the bloodstream. ... |
| More on Protecting the Skin from Sun Exposure Posted:  Previous research has shown that the ultraviolet radiation (UVR) present in sunlight is the most common environmental carcinogen. Additionally, long-term exposure to UVR can lead to skin cancer and premature aging of the skin. To develop better methods of protection from the sun, we need to understand how the human skin detects and responds to UVR. A study in The Journal of General Physiology/em/a provides new insight into the molecular pathway underlying this ... |
| New Method to Synthesize Old Antibiotic can Help the Fight Against TB Posted:  A new method that can synthesize modified forms of an established antibiotic called spectinomycin has been developed by researchers funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The modified forms, unlike the original drug, can act against tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. The new compounds overcome a pump mechanism that TB bacteria ordinarily use to expel standard spectinomycin and were highly effective ... |
| Tiny Particle Made Up of Silk and Diamond can Lead to a Novel Imaging and Drug Delivery Tool Posted:  A new technique, which can help doctors and researchers with better biological imaging and drug delivery, makes use of a tiny particle that is built using silk and diamonds. The new particles, just tens of nanometers across, are made of diamond and covered in silk. They can be injected into living cells, and because they glow when illuminated with certain kinds of light, biologists can use them to peer inside cells and untangle the molecular circuitry that governs ... |
| New App can Measure Cellphone Behavior of Smartphone Users Posted:  Now smartphone users can measure their behavior on the cellphones thanks to a new app developed by researchers at University of Bonn through which a user can check how long he or she has spent on the device or which apps they use most frequently. The relevant key data is sent to a server anonymously for the scientists to analyze. They are already using a similar technology for the early detection of depression. This app dubbed Menthal will run on Android ... |
| Half of Women of Child-Bearing Age Yet to Discuss Their Reproductive Health With Medical Provider Posted:  Researchers at Yale School of Medicine suggest that just one in two reproductive age women have discussed their reproductive health with medical providers while nearly a third make just one visit every year, or are yet to visit their reproductive health provider, a new study published in Fertility (and) Sterility reveals. The study is based on an online anonymized survey conducted in March 2013 of 1,000 women between the ages of 18 and 40 representing all ethnic and ... |
| Research Suggests Visual System can Retain Considerable Plasticity After Extended Blindness Posted:  While it is often assumed that deprivation of vision during critical periods of development during childhood could lead to irreversible vision loss, a joint study carried out by researchers at Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has challenged the belief by studying pediatric patients who were blind during these critical periods before removal of bilateral cataracts. The ... |
| Cuban Migration Reform Proving Attractive to Businesses and Emigres Alike Posted:  A year after the Cuban government introduced migration reform, more and more people are willing to come to the island nation, including people such as Elias and Danessa, who had emigrated from Cuba in the past. "I want to set up a small scuba diving business. I don't aspire to be rich. I just want enough to live on," said Elias, 51, who currently lives in Ecuador. Danessa, 30 and a resident of Spain, wants to set up a movie production company. The country ... |
| Researchers Study How Cannabis Intake During Pregnancy Affects Brain Development of Unborn Fetus Posted:  A new study published in EMBO Journal looks into how delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the major psychoactive component in cannabis, affects the brain development of the unborn fetus when expectant mothers are exposed to the substance during their pregnancies. The study highlights that consuming emCannabis/em during pregnancy clearly results in defective development of nerve cells of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain that orchestrates higher cognitive ... |
| New Combination Therapy Discovered to Kill Cancer Posted:  In Canada, cancer is the leading cause of death and is responsible for about 30% of all deaths, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. Despite the urgent need for new and effective drugs, it remains extremely difficult to develop anti-cancer therapies in a timely way. Researchers in Ottawa looked at how to leverage current experimental therapies, in different combinations, to speed the fight against cancer. Scientific evidence suggests a specific combination ... |
| Eyelid-Powered TV Remote may Help Quadriplegics Posted:  Brazilian beauty tech designer Katia Vega has come out with a new project that can prove to be very beneficial to people with quadriplegia who struggle to perform many of the simplest tasks, such as changing the TV channel. The new project, titled Winkymote, is an infrared remote control that can be embedded in the makeup and through which quadriplegics can change the television channel simply by blinking. Winkymote makes use of Empowder material, which was developed ... |
| Online Arabic Etymological Dictionary Coming Soon Posted:  What is common between the words "kohl" and "alcohol" ? If we trace their origin, the word alcohol is derived from the Arabic "al-kuhl" - which means "kohl". This and many more treasure trove of the Arabic words would soon be available in a first online Arabic etymological dictionary - providing new knowledge about Arab identity and cultural history. "There has been a lot of etymological research on Arabic words but it has not been collected anywhere," ... |
| Inquiry into Institutional Child Abuse in Britain Reveals Horror Tales Posted:  Britain's largest public inquiry into institutional child abuse has been told that children living in residential care homes run by nuns were forced to eat their own vomit and were made to bathe in disinfectants used in clearing drains. Christine Smith, counsel to the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry in the North, revealed that children living in Sisters of Nazareth properties in Derry were known by numbers rather than names while those who wet their beds were ... |
| Quarter of Japanese Kids Affected by Tsunami Require Psychiatric Care Posted:  A new study conducted by researchers at Tohoku University School of Medicine reveals that more than a quarter of Japanese nursery children who have been affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami require psychiatric care. The researchers collected responses from more than 175 children between 3 and 5 years old from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima and analyzed them with the help of a standard child behavior checklist. The researchers found that the need for urgent psychiatric ... |
| Family of Girl Who Received Glue Injection Gets 2.8 Million Compensation Posted:  The family of a 10-year old girl whose brain was injected with glue during treatment at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital will receive 2.8 million as compensation from the hospital. The payment has been approved by Judge William Birtles at London's High Court with the girl, Maisha Najeeb, being paid 383,000 a year until she turns 19 after which she will be receiving 423,000 per year for as long as she lives. Maisha was ten years old when she underwent ... |
| AIIMS Doctors Remove Tumor Responsible for Gigantic Growth in Woman Posted:  Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have been able to 'cure' a 7.8 feet woman after removing a tumor responsible for her gigantic growth. The 25-year old woman from a village in West Bengal reportedly led a life of isolation as the other villagers were afraid of her size. The woman's abnormal growth began when she was 10 years old and she soon quit school, living a life of isolation for the next 15 years. She was brought to AIIMS ... |
| Sleepwalking Turns Fatal, Woman Fractures Neck Posted:  A woman fell down the stairs while sleepwalking and broke her back, neck, jaw, cheekbones, eye socket and wrists. Morag Fisher, 40, was taken to the trauma unit by an ambulance which her friend Carl Muggleton in Long Eaton, Derbys, called after finding her in a pool of blood. She was spending night at the friend's place. Fisher said, "I have sleepwalked before but usually I just wander around and then go back to bed, but because I was at a friend's house it was unfamiliar ... |
| Brain's White Matter to Blame for Poor Arithmetic Skills Posted:  Your brains white matter may be at fault if you are poor at arithmetic calculations. A study led by Bert De Smedt, a professor from University of Leuven in Belgium, has discovered that healthy 12-year-olds - who score well in addition and multiplication - have higher-quality white matter. But this correlation does not appear to apply to subtraction and division. Neural pathways are comparable to a bundle of cables. These cables are surrounded ... |
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