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Serbs Protest Moving of Nikola Tesla's Ashes

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In Belgrade, several hundred people protested against plans to move the ashes of Nikola Tesla, one of the pioneers of modern electrical engineering, to Serbia's biggest church. Tesla's remains have been housed in his Belgrade museum, surrounded by his inventions, since 1957. However, in late February the authorities in Belgrade, the Serbian Orthodox Church and the country's Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlovic signed an agreement to allow the famous scientist's ...

Find Out How to Look Like Deepika Padukone

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Bollywood films always inspire style and fashion. Actress Deepika Padukone's classic updo in "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela" has done the same. Get your own version of the simple yet sophisticated bun using the following six simple steps as suggested by Navyata Malkani from YouTube channel FOMO (Fashion On My Own): * Step 1: Start by applying a smoothing detangler or a serum on your damp hair to tame the frizz, making your hair more manageable ...

Comedian Billy Connolly Stops Parkinson's Medication Over Fear of Turning into Sex Addict

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Comedian Billy Connolly has stopped taking his medicines for Parkinson's disease because he felt that they were turning him into a sex addict. He told a chat show in the US that the side effects are an overriding interest in sex and gambling, the Mirror reported. Scientists say drugs used to treat the neurological condition are linked to compulsive shopping, cleaning and gambling, as well as a higher sex drive. Billy was diagnosed with the ...

Type 2 Diabetes to be Explained by Epigenetic Changes

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Type 2 diabetes sufferers have epigenetic changes on their DNA that other healthy individuals don't have. This has been shown in a major study by researchers at Lund University. The researchers also found epigenetic changes in a large number of genes that contribute to reduced insulin production."This shows that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes is not only genetic, but also epigenetic", said Charlotte Ling, who led the study. Epigenetic changes occur as a ...

Danish Nasal Filter May Help Allergy Sufferers

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A sigh of relief for the estimated 500 million people suffering from itching, sneezing and runny nose with the introduction of contact lens sized small filter. A clinical study from Aarhus University concludes that a newly developed Danish mini-filter - Rhinix - appears to be significantly more effective against the discomfort of seasonal hay fever than a filterless placebo.The study has just been published online in the iJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology/i. ...

Progression of Alzheimer's Neuronal Damage Begins 10 to 20 Years Before Symptoms Appear

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A new study investigating an inherited form of Alzheimer's disease has found that the progression of the disease may slow once symptoms appear and do significant damage. In the research, Professor Colin Masters from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and University of Melbourne - and colleagues in the UK and US - have found rapid neuronal damage begins 10 to 20 years before symptoms appear. "As part of this research we have observed ...

Scientists Discover New Class of Superbug Fighting Antibiotics

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A new class of antibiotics is being discovered by researchers to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health. A team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery's discovered a new class, called oxadiazoles, in silico (by computer) screening, which has shown promise in the treatment of MRSA in mouse models of infection. Researchers ...

Edible Massage Oils Introduced

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Edible massage oils formulated with desirable scent of favorable choices has been latest addition in Vedic collection. Offered in three variants - Mint Choco chip, Champagne and Raspberry, the oils smell like scent. "All the ingredients used have no artificial colour. They comprise sweet almond oil, olive oil and apricot oil. They are kind of aphrodisiac oil that can be used to give pleasure to your partner. One cannot consume it as in a tea spoon, ...

Carnival Crown to Samba Champions Honoring Formula One Racer Ayrton Senna

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Rio elected the Unidos da Tijuca samba school as its Carnival champions, a 40-strong jury crowning a program which paid homage to late Brazilian Formula One racer Ayrton Senna. The champions chose speed as their theme for their Monday parade, in which their 3,600-strong troupe honored the memory of national idol Senna, killed in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix 20 years ago. Unidos da Tijuca also paid tribute to Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, ...

Campaign Against Caffeine-Laden Drinks by Jagerbombed Woman

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A protest campaign has been launched by a British woman who had three heart attack strokes and was temporarily dead after drinking 10 shots of caffeine laden drink. On a night out with friends Jan 31, Jayde Dinsdale went to a bar which had a two-on-one offer on Jagerbombs, a shot concocted with the Jagermeister spirit and an energy drink. She ordered five of them and treated herself to 10 shots. The next morning, she suffered two heart attacks in her ...

Gene Therapy Locks Out HIV

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Researchers at University of Pennsylvania have successfully genetically engineered the immune cells of 12 HIV positive patients to resist infection. And decreased the viral loads of some patients taken off antiretroviral drug therapy (ADT) entirely-including one patient whose levels became undetectable. The study, appearing today in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i, is the first published report of any gene editing approach in humans. The ...

New Guidance for Preventative Action Against Diabetes Nationwide

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At the University of Leicester, a team of academics has been instrumental in shaping National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance that will influence medical policy towards diabetes prevention nationwide. NICE's recommendations in the form of a local government briefing, which have been developed with advice from NICE's Local Government Reference Group using feedback from council officers, councillors and directors of public health, encourage ...

Genetically Engineered Immune Cells Locks Out HIV

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University of Pennsylvania researchers have successfully genetically engineered the immune cells of 12 HIV positive patients to resist infection. And it has also decreased the viral loads of some patients taken off antiretroviral drug therapy (ADT) entirely-including one patient whose levels became undetectable. The study, appearing today in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i, is the first published report of any gene editing approach in humans. The ...

Risk Factors for Falls in Post-Menopausal Women

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A new study showed that women with distal radius (wrist) fractures had decreased strength compared to similar patients without fractures. The study appeared in the March issue of the iJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery/i (iJBJS/i). This could explain why these women were more likely to fall and might sustain future fractures. The investigators used a variety of balance and strength tests combined with patient-provided information about walking ...

Consume Less Sugar to Fight Against Obesity: WHO

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The recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay, suggests the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said it was maintaining its 2002 guidelines that sugars should make up less than 10 percent of total daily energy intake but stressed that half would be preferable. Cutting sugar consumption to just five percent of total energy intake would ...

ALS-Linked Gene Causes Disease by Changing Genetic Material's Shape at the Mutation Site

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins say that they have found one way that a recently discovered genetic mutation might cause two nasty nervous system diseases. While the affected gene may build up toxic RNA and not make enough protein, the researchers report, the root of the problem seems to be snarls of defective genetic material created at the mutation site. The research team, led by Jiou Wang, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular ...

Probe Begins in Indian Hospital After Treatment-denied HIV Positive Man Dies

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A probe began into the death of a HIV positive man at the Patna Medical College and Hospital who was allegedly refused dialysis treatment by some doctors last week. The man in his mid-40s, died March 1 after battling for life for five days following the refusal of treatment, according to his relatives. PMCH principle Amar Kant Jha said that a three-member team of doctors has started investigations into the case and he has also sought a clarification ...

Where is a Dietitian When You Need One? Online Dietitian Care Can Help Control Weight

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A rich chocolate cake is tempting you and you need a dietitian's advice at once. But where is a dietitian when you need one? e-Care for Heart Wellness study finds an answer. In the study, Group Health patients who were overweight and had hypertension were more likely to have lost 10 pounds in six months if they had secure online access to a dietitian than if they received only information and usual care. The iAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine/i published ...

Expert Tips for Healthy, Natural, Easy-to-make Hair Packs

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Seek help from nature to make packs for nourishing hair and to treat damaged locks, hair fall, dandruff and dry tresses that are stories of most women's lives, advises an expert. Makeover expert Aashmeen Munjaal offers a few healthy, easy-to-make hair packs: * Coconut and cream mask: The creamy mask is best suited for dry and frizzy hair. Its moisturising elements make hair soft and shiny. Mix coconut and olive oils and apply it gently from root to ...

Six Outstanding Achievers Receive Awards from President on International Women's Day

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On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Stree Shakti Puruskar was handed over to six persons by President Pranab Mukherjee for their outstanding achievements in the social development field. Speaking on the occasion, the President stressed on the need to provide safety and security to women. "Despite the numerous legislations enacted and amendments made in the existing laws by the central and state governments to safeguard women, there is still ...

Snake Bite Victim Lives by the Adage "Beer Till My Last Breath"

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Media reports indicate that an Australian man lived it up with a chilled beer as his last indulgence after being bitten by a venomous snake last month. After the snake bit him, 54-year-old Rod Sommerville opened his fridge, grabbed a beer and called an ambulance as he thought he was anyway going to succumb to the deadly bite, the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin reported. He preferred not to alarm his son who slept next to him. "If you panic ...

Illiterate Grandmothers Become Trained Solar Power Technicians

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Illiterate grandmothers who come from non-electrified villages in remote parts of the world are now trained solar power technicians. At the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, a grandmother from inaccessible areas of the world that lack electricity can enrol for the international solar training course that helps light up their lives and those of others. The Indian government pays the airfare and six months' training cost for every person willing ...

Delhi Now Has Club for Cancer Survivors

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On the occasion of International Women's Day, Delhi has got a new club aimed at making cancer survivors feel special. The club, Le' Flamingo', an initiative of the Roko Cancer Charitable Trust, was launched at a mall in south Delhi's Saket area Friday. The club intends to be a network area for cancer winners (survivors) to come together and engage in various activities. "I have been wanting to give emotional support to cancer survivors for ...

Here is How to Manage Your Cholesterol Levels

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Some simple steps can help you manage your cholesterol levels. Nutritionist Lovisa Nilsson has shared her top tips on how to keep your cholesterol levels in control, reports femalefirst.co.uk. * Superfruits: Following recent nutritional studies, several fruits have been labelled 'superfoods' due to their ability to combat harmful fats and reduce bad cholesterol. For instance, it was recently revealed that strawberries have the ability to reduce LDL, ...

Hope for Lung Regeneration in Future Via 3D Technique

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Scientists have created 3D techniques that can regenerate lungs from human stem cells in what is an exciting development in this field. Daniel Weiss, a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, has developed lung tissue bioengineering technique that involves scaffold - or framework - of lungs from human corpse to engineer new lungs for patients with end-stage lung diseases. They examined several perspectives on the process of stripping the ...

Expert Says 10,000 Steps a Day Not an Official Marker

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Experts have said that the famous theory of 10,000 steps a day for a healthy life is not an official number. This is because any amount of activity beyond what you are currently doing would benefit your health. "The origins of the 10,000-steps recommendation are not exactly scientific. Pedometers sold in Japan in the 1960s were marketed under the name 'manpo-kei' which translates to 10,000 steps meter," Catrine Tudor-Locke, director of the Walking Behavior Laboratory ...

Majority of Latinas are Unaware of Their Risk of Diabetes, Say NYU Researchers

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New research indicates that approximately 5.5 million Latinas suffer from elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG). The study also found that nearly 4 million of those women were never told by a healthcare provider they were at risk for diabetes, pre-diabetes, or were borderline for diabetes. The study, "Latinas with Elevated Fasting Plasma Glucose: An Analysis Using NHANES 2009-2010 Data," led by Dr. Shiela M. Strauss, Associate Professor, New York University College ...

Treatment Protocol Urged for Neuropathic Pain as a Complication of Bariatric Surgery

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Researchers have said that too little is known about how neuropathic pain develops after bariatric surgery and that lack of knowledge imperils patient care. The study results were presented results of a literature search in a scientific poster at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Neurologic complications occur in 5% to 16% of patients, including the development of peripheral neuropathies, which account for up to 62% of such complications ...

Researchers Develop New Theory on Cause of Endometriosis

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A new theory regarding the cause and development of endometriosis is based on changes to two previously unstudied genes. The former is a chronic and painful disease affecting 1 in 10 women. The discovery by Northwestern Medicine scientists suggests epigenetic modification, a process that enhances or disrupts how DNA is read, is an integral component of the disease and its progression. Matthew Dyson, research assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern ...

Mayo Clinic Study: Stem Cell Transplant Shows Promise for Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease

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A meta-analysis of animal studies has found that stem cell transplant was viable and effective in halting or reversing degenerative disc disease of the spine. Recent developments in stem cell research have made it possible to assess its effect on intervertebral disc (IVD) height, Mayo Clinic researchers reported in a scientific poster today at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. "This landmark study draws the conclusion in ...

Research Sheds Light on Combined Use of Oxytocin and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Intractable Pain Patients

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New research shows that two hormones credited with reducing pain and need for opioid analgesics when released naturally during pregnancy and childbirth worked similarly when administered simultaneously to patients with intractable pain. Following doses of oxytocin (OT) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG),br /7 of 9 patients reported a 30% to 40% reduction in opioid use and baseline pain, in results reported today at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Academy ...

Poor Women can be Shielded from Fattening Effects of Rising Wealth Via Education?

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A new UCL study suggests that more educated consumers make better food choices that can reduce obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries, which tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods. The study showed that in middle-income countries, obesity levels among women with secondary or higher education are 14-19% lower than less-educated women of similar wealth. The research, published in iPLOS ONE/i, ...

Prostate Cancer Outcomes can be Predicted by Bone Turnover Markers

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A team of researchers from UC Davis and their collaborators have found that biomarkers for bone formation and resorption predict outcomes for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer. Their study, published online in the iJournal of the National Cancer Institute/i, also found that the markers identified a small group of patients who responded to the investigational drug atrasentan. The markers' predictive ability could help clinicians match treatments ...

Risk of Contaminated Hospital Food can be Reduced Significantly by Hospital Food Safety Measures

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Over 80 percent of raw chicken used in hospitals in food for patients and staff was contaminated with a form of antibiotic resistant bacteria, a new study has found. The bacteria is called called extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing iE. coli/i. While sufficient preparation eliminated the presence of bacteria, poultry meat delivered to hospital kitchens remains a potential point of entry for these dangerous bacteria into the hospital. The study was ...

Hope in the Battle Against Aggressive Brain Cancer Via Anti-Psychotic Medications

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FDA-approved anti-psychotic drugs possess tumor-killing activity against the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered. The finding was published in this week's online edition of emOncotarget/em. The team of scientists, led by principal investigator, Clark C. Chen, MD, PhD, vice-chairman, UC San Diego, School of Medicine, division of neurosurgery, ...

Nurses and Patients Left Puzzled by New Terms Used for Trainee Doctors

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A survey of one hospital in England reveals that nurses and patients are struggling to identify qualified doctors or to grade their seniority from their generic name badges. The results are published online in iBMJ Quality (and) Safety/i. The findings prompt the researchers to call for a review of currently used terminology, deployed since the Modernisation of Medical Careers initiative in 2009, which revamped the length of training and introduced a range of new ...

Lack of Standard Definition and Treatment Hampering Approach Towards Emerging Multi-Drug Resistant Infections

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Previous research has shown that infection control practices for detecting and treating patients infected with emerging multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) vary significantly between hospitals. A study from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network, a consortium of more than 200 hospitals collaborating on multi-center research projects, found this inconsistency could be contributing to the increase in multidrug-resistant ...

Protection Against HIV and Pregnancy Afforded by Long-Lasting Device

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Northwestern University biomedical engineer Patrick Kiser has developed a first-of-its-kind intravaginal ring that reliably delivers an antiretroviral drug and a contraceptive for months. Kiser's one ring delivers two drugs that do three important things: the device is designed to protect against HIV and herpes as well as unwanted pregnancy. It will be the first device with the potential to offer this protection to be tested in women. The easy-to-use ...

Data Reveals Alzheimer's Disease may Kill as Many as Cancer

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A new study released last week says that deaths from Alzheimer's disease are under-reported in the United States. The study adds that the most common form of dementia may be taking as many lives as heart disease or cancer. Alzheimer's disease currently ranks sixth among causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease is first, and cancer second. But researchers reported in the journal Neurology, ...