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- Hairy Cell Leukemia
- Smart Doorbell That Recognizes Faces and Greets Guests
- Anxiety, Willingness for Future Screening Associated With False-Positive Mammograms
- Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Have Greater Prevalence of Celiac Disease
- Name Change Called for the Unfortunately Named Town of 'Kill Jews'
- Better Alternatives To Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Pain Killers
- Cancer Cells Binned by Protein Called 'Dustman'
- Simple-To-Use, Fast Assay to Reveal the 'Family Tree' of Cancer Metastases
- Key Steps Linking Dietary Fats and Colon Cancer Tumor Growth Found by Scientists
- Home Remedies for Nosebleed
- Novel Mechanism Behind General Anesthetic Action Uncovered
- Link Between Sleep and Immune Function in Fruit Flies Identified
- Alcoholism Decreases Muscle Strength
- Ginseng can Treat and Prevent Influenza and RSV
- Amino-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Act as a Carrier for Nerve Growth Factor: Study
- New Approach may Help Manage the Troubling Symptoms of Dementia
- Cell Reprogramming Guarantees the Healthy Functioning of Stem Cells
- Automakers in China Eager to Sell and Resell
- Orient Express Takes You to a Journey Back in Time
- Jimmy Choo's Sole Couture Line
- Here is Why Married Women Cheat
- Wedding Guests Have Tough Time Selecting Gifts
- Beauty Tips: How to Keep Spring's Glow on Face
- Teens Distracted by Loud Talking Inside Cars are Accident-Prone
- Bangladesh Factory Disaster: Living With Loss
- Musharraf Advised to Undergo Angiography
- Despite Available Alternatives, Codeine Often Prescribed to Children
- Study Reveals Spain Tops List of Countries 'Morally' Accepting Homosexuality
- Estimates of Gene Expression Speeded Up by Computational Method
- Research Provides Clues to Improving Immunity in Premature Infants
- New Role for Chloroquine in Fight Against Malaria Envisaged by Researchers
- Research Suggests Cancer Stem Cells Linked to Drug Resistance
- Obama's Health Insurance Gets 8 Million Enrolments
- Brain's Anti-Distraction System Discovered by Canadian Scientists
- Surgeons Remove Gold Bars from Indian Businessman's Stomach
- Muted Buskers to be Given Their 'Voice'
- 25 Percent Teachers Victims of Abuse on Social Media
- Despite Availability of Alternatives, Codeine is Often Prescribed to Children
- Short-term Memory can be Improved by Laughter
- Gene Responsible for Low Tolerance of Pain
| Posted:  Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a type of leukemia where there are increased numbers of abnormal B-lymphocytes, a type of white blood cells. |
| Smart Doorbell That Recognizes Faces and Greets Guests Posted:  A new smart doorbell devised by a pair of entrepreneurs uses facial recognition to notify who is at the door. The owner of the home is notified of who is at the door via an email and when the Chui doorbell is connected to a Wi-Fi connected door lock, the owner can let the guest in remotely, CBS reported. Different light settings can also be set for each person, when used with a smart light bulb. According to company's co-founder Nezare ... |
| Anxiety, Willingness for Future Screening Associated With False-Positive Mammograms Posted:  Increased short-term anxiety was seen in women who had mammograms with false-positive results, and more women with such results reported that they were more likely to undergo future breast cancer screening. Author: Anna N.A. Tosteson, Sc.D., of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, N.H., and colleagues. Background: A portion of women who undergo routine mammogram screening will experience false-positive ... |
| Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Have Greater Prevalence of Celiac Disease Posted:  Increased prevalence of celiac disease is seen among children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Recurrent abdominal pain affects 10 percent to 15 percent of school-aged children. The prevalence of celiac disease is as high as 1 percent in European countries and patients can present with a wide spectrum of symptoms, including abdominal pain, although the disease is often asymptomatic. The authors assessed the prevalence of celiac disease in 992 children ... |
| Name Change Called for the Unfortunately Named Town of 'Kill Jews' Posted:  Castrillo Matajudios, which means 'Castrillo Kill Jews' in English, is the name of a town, which the locals admit is not really fit for the modern age. The mayor of the small town has announced that the residents will get the opportunity to vote on a name change. The 56 residents of the town, which lies near the northern city of Burgos, will vote May 25 on whether to change the name and instead celebrate the location's Jewish heritage, mayor Lorenzo Rodriguez said ... |
| Better Alternatives To Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Pain Killers Posted:  The enzyme called COX-2 is blocked by Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to relieve pain and inflammation, but can cause heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, and even sudden cardiac death. This has prompted a decade-plus search for safer, but still effective, alternatives to these commonly prescribed, pain-relieving drugs. Building on previous work that showed that deleting an enzyme in the COX-2 pathway in a mouse model of heart disease slowed the ... |
| Cancer Cells Binned by Protein Called 'Dustman' Posted:  A new protein 'dustman', has been discovered by cancer researchers, which helps a drug kill cancer cells, published in the journal iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i (PNAS), today (Monday). The new findings point to a possible test that could identify patients who would be most responsive to a new class of cancer drugs and also those who might develop resistance, as well as suggesting new approaches to discovering more effective drugs. The ... |
| Simple-To-Use, Fast Assay to Reveal the 'Family Tree' of Cancer Metastases Posted:  The process of a tumor's ability to spread to other parts of the body is called metastasis, a process that is still poorly understood. It is not easy to determine whether metastasis began early or late in the development of the primary tumor or whether individual metastatic sites were seeded directly from the original tumor or from an intermediate site. Now a research team has developed a simple assay that can reveal the evolutionary relationships among various tumor sites ... |
| Key Steps Linking Dietary Fats and Colon Cancer Tumor Growth Found by Scientists Posted:  A new genetic evidence was shown by scientists that could strengthen the link between the role of dietary fats with colon cancer progression. The study, led by Arizona State University researcher and physician Dr. Raymond DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., has identified a molecular culprit, called peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR delta), which, when deleted in a mouse model of colon cancer, stopped key steps required for the initiation and progression ... |
| Posted:  Home remedies offer you herbal and natural method to treat nosebleed effectively. Follow these simple home remedies to stop the nosebleeds and prevent nosebleeds. |
| Novel Mechanism Behind General Anesthetic Action Uncovered Posted:  The common anesthetic sevoflurane binds at multiple key cell membrane protein locations that may contribute to the induction of the anesthetic response. The findings of the study were published in PNAS. Previous studies have suggested that inhaled general anesthetics such as sevoflurane might work by inactivating sodium channels, specialized protein conduits that open in response to stimuli, like voltage changes, and allow sodium ions to cross the cell membranes ... |
| Link Between Sleep and Immune Function in Fruit Flies Identified Posted:  In fruit flies scientists have discovered an association between sleep and immune system response. The findings are published in i Sleep /i. "It's an intuitive response to want to sleep when you get sick," notes Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology research associate Julie A. Williams, PhD. "Many studies have used sleep deprivation as a means to understand how sleep contributes to recovery, if it does at all, but there is surprisingly little experimental ... |
| Alcoholism Decreases Muscle Strength Posted:  For both long-time alcoholics and patients with mitochondrial disease, muscle weakness is a common symptom. Now researchers have found a common link: mitochondria that are unable to self-repair. The results will be published online April 21 in iThe/i iJournal of Cell Biology/i. The link to self-repair provides researchers both a new way to diagnose mitochondrial disease, and a new drug target. Mitochondria -- organelles that produce the energy ... |
| Ginseng can Treat and Prevent Influenza and RSV Posted:  Ginseng can help prevent and treat influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages. This is according to research findings by a scientist in Georgia State University's new Institute for Biomedical Sciences. In a recent issue of emNutrients/em and an upcoming publication of the International Journal of Molecular Medicine, Sang-Moo Kang reports the beneficial effects of ginseng, a ... |
| Amino-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Act as a Carrier for Nerve Growth Factor: Study Posted:  There are growing studies in recent years concerning the use of different carrier materials for sustained-release and controlled-release of nerve growth factor in neuroscience research. In a study by Prof. Gao Li and team from Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, amino-functionalized ethylenediamine-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes were used to prepare carbon nanotubes-nerve growth factor complexes by non-covalent ... |
| New Approach may Help Manage the Troubling Symptoms of Dementia Posted:  A team of experts says that a new approach to handling agitation, aggression and other unwanted behaviors by people with dementia may help reduce the use of antipsychotics and other psychiatric drugs in this population, and make life easier for them and their caregivers. Publishing their recommendations under the easy-to-remember acronym of "DICE", the panel of specialists in senior mental health hope to spark better teamwork among those who care for dementia patients ... |
| Cell Reprogramming Guarantees the Healthy Functioning of Stem Cells Posted:  Cell reprogramming converts specialised cells such as skin cells or nerve cells towards an embryonic stem cell state. This reversal in the evolutionary development of cells also requires a reversal in the biology of telomeres, the structures that protect the ends of chromosomes; whilst under normal conditions telomeres shorten over time, during cell reprogramming they follow the opposite strategy and increase in length. A study published in the journal ... |
| Automakers in China Eager to Sell and Resell Posted:  Car market in China is just gearing up as the world's largest, yet automakers are already eyeing the next big thing -- the market for reselling them. Their eagerness to attract buyers in the world's largest car market is on full display at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which opened to the public on Monday with more than 1,000 vehicles on show. Motor enthusiasts crowded around the displays with their spouses and children in a festive ... |
| Orient Express Takes You to a Journey Back in Time Posted:  In Paris, the Orient Express lets out a whistle and a chug, just as it did 130 years ago, when it pulled out of Paris's Gare de Strasbourg on its inaugural journey to Istanbul. Crowds of Parisians gathered to watch that first journey on October 4, 1883, and in the intervening years the train has lost none of its appeal. On this occasion, however, this most celebrated of trains is going nowhere and the sound effects although evocative are just a recording ... |
| Jimmy Choo's Sole Couture Line Posted:  Amid reports the famous brand bearing his name could be set for a flotation worth (Dollar) 1.7 billion, shoemaker Jimmy Choo says he is happy to focus on his own exclusive footwear line. The London-based designer revealed he is on good terms with the people in charge of the pret-a-porter label and occasionally meets with the chief executive. "We have an agreement. I still carry on my couture, they still carry on the Jimmy Choo ready to wear," he said in an interview ... |
| Here is Why Married Women Cheat Posted:  It is not known what drives married women to cheat on their husbands. According to AshleyMadison.com, which is considered to be a notorious dating website for "casual encounters", a woman is more prone to cheat at certain stress points in her life, notably right before turning 40, ABC News reported. Women also say hat they cheat because they're missing something, don't feel loved and emotional void, rest say that they cheat for the thrill of it. Statistics ... |
| Wedding Guests Have Tough Time Selecting Gifts Posted:  Wedding guests are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to buying an appropriate gift for the happy couple, a new study has claimed. According to the study, most people hope to garner social benefits of buying an expensive gift that somehow enhances their relationship with the newlyweds while at the same time they wish to limit monetary cost and save money. The statistical analysis of the gift "fulfillments" at several hundred online ... |
| Beauty Tips: How to Keep Spring's Glow on Face Posted:  It has been revealed that Lakme Salon's Fruit Facial taps into the goodness of papayas to take care of your blemished skin and bananas for normal skin to make you glow. Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha, an ardent fan of fruit-based facials says, "My mom is forever rubbing over-ripe fruits on her face - as they contain the highest amounts of skin-beneficial enzymes - and she definitely has the best skin I have seen." Rod Anker, Creative Director of www.monsoonsalon.com, ... |
| Teens Distracted by Loud Talking Inside Cars are Accident-Prone Posted:  Teen drivers, who are distracted by loud conversations, are more likely get involved in a dangerous incident, says a new study. According to the study from the UNC Highway Safety Research Center young drivers were less likely to use cell phones and other technology (including in-vehicle systems, like the radio and temperature control) when there were passengers in the car with them. However, the study found that multiple passengers in the car more often ... |
| Bangladesh Factory Disaster: Living With Loss Posted:  Every time there's a noise, Minu Akhter wakes up fearing the roof will cave in. She can't go to the upper floors of a building in case the staircase gives way. Since the collapse of Rana Plaza garment factory complex just outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, the 23-year-old has struggled to control her emotions. Every time she thinks of her boyfriend, tears roll down her cheeks. When the nine-storey building failed almost 12 months ago, ... |
| Musharraf Advised to Undergo Angiography Posted:  It has emerged that a three-member team of doctors have advised former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf to undergo an angiography. The suggestion from the doctors was made after studying the medical reports of Musharraf. Special arrangements, including the setting up of a separate ward to conduct backbones tests of Musharraf, were made at the PNS Shifa hospital in Karachi. According to Dawn News, Musharraf is expected to be admitted at ... |
| Despite Available Alternatives, Codeine Often Prescribed to Children Posted:  New research from UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco reveals that codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms despite its potentially harmful effects in children. As reported in the May issue of iPediatrics/i, solutions include changing provider prescription behaviors to promote the use of better alternatives to codeine, such as ibuprofen or hydrocodone. "Despite strong evidence against the use of codeine in children, the ... |
| Study Reveals Spain Tops List of Countries 'Morally' Accepting Homosexuality Posted:  A new study has found that Spain tops a list of 40 countries most accepting of homosexuality. The Pew Research Center's Global Views on Morality Poll found that nearly 55 percent of Spanish participants surveyed described homosexuality as 'morally acceptable', while 38 percent deemed it 'not a moral issue'. Just six percent felt that homosexuality was 'morally unacceptable'. According to the Huffington Post, the results were less optimistic ... |
| Estimates of Gene Expression Speeded Up by Computational Method Posted:  A new computational method that dramatically speeds up estimates of gene activity from RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data has been developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland. With the new method, dubbed Sailfish after the famously speedy fish, estimates of gene expression that previously took many hours can be completed in a few minutes, with accuracy that equals or exceeds previous methods. The researchers' report on their new ... |
| Research Provides Clues to Improving Immunity in Premature Infants Posted:  Previous research has shown that mothers give a newborn baby a gift of germs that help to kick-start the infant's immune system. But antibiotics, used to fend off infection, may paradoxically interrupt a newborn's own immune responses, leaving already-vulnerable premature babies more susceptible to dangerous pathogens. A new animal study by neonatology researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) sheds light on immunology in newborns ... |
| New Role for Chloroquine in Fight Against Malaria Envisaged by Researchers Posted:  Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) and Germany's University of Heidelberg say that the forgotten malaria drug chloroquine may yet prove effective against the disease provided it is administered in a different way. Malaria is a deadly vector-borne disease that is endemic in some parts of Africa and is known to claim at least half a million people annually across the globe. Chloroquine had been the standard drug used to prevent and treat malaria ... |
| Research Suggests Cancer Stem Cells Linked to Drug Resistance Posted:  Extensive research has shown that most drugs used to treat lung, breast and pancreatic cancers also promote drug-resistance and ultimately spur tumor growth. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a molecule, or biomarker, called CD61 on the surface of drug-resistant tumors that appears responsible for inducing tumor metastasis by enhancing the stem cell-like properties of cancer cells. The findings, ... |
| Obama's Health Insurance Gets 8 Million Enrolments Posted:  In the mid-tern election year, US President Barack Obama has something to cheer about as he announced Thursday that 8 million people have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act rolled out in 2010. The figure is above the Government's target of 7 million. Republicans were against the Act from the beginning and their demand to repeal the law heightened when there were initial hiccups in enrolment. The website showed some technical snags and there ... |
| Brain's Anti-Distraction System Discovered by Canadian Scientists Posted:  A new study by two psychologists from British Columbia's Simon Fraser University reveals that an active suppression mechanism is in place when the brain wants to avoid being distracted. This discovery could revolutionize treatment of attention-deficit disorders as well as the way these diseases are perceived by doctors at large. Researchers John McDonald and John Gaspar revealed that this was the first study to highlight an anti-distraction mechanism in the brain. ... |
| Surgeons Remove Gold Bars from Indian Businessman's Stomach Posted:  In a bizarre incident, surgeons have removed twelve bars of gold from the stomach of a businessman in Delhi. The gold bars weighing nearly 400g were found in the stomach of the 63-year-old man, who told doctors that he had swallowed a bottle cap after a fight with his wife. The gold has been confiscated by the police and custom officials who also questioned the man. "This is the first time I have recovered gold from the stomach of a patient. I remember having ... |
| Muted Buskers to be Given Their 'Voice' Posted:  Mayor Boris Johnson is leading calls for the buskers' voices and guitars to be heard again being concerned that London's seasoned street musicians are being silenced by excessive regulation. Camden Town in north London, with its punks and a high street bristling with 'alternative' shops, has long been a favoured destination for young visitors. But several months ago, buskers were ordered to silence their instruments by 9:00 pm. Some fear that in bowing ... |
| 25 Percent Teachers Victims of Abuse on Social Media Posted:  A survey conducted revealed that almost 25 percent teachers are being targeted and .abused on social media. They said that they face a barrage of "vile" sexual abuse, unfair allegations of incompetence and videos of themselves taken without their consent being posted online by their pupils, the Independent reported. The survey of 7,500 teachers showed that 21 per cent reported having derogatory comments posted about them on social media - from pupils ... |
| Despite Availability of Alternatives, Codeine is Often Prescribed to Children Posted:  According to new research, codeine is continued to be prescribed in US emergency rooms despite its potentially harmful effects in children. As reported in the May issue of Pediatrics, solutions include changing provider prescription behaviors to promote the use of better alternatives to codeine, such as ibuprofen or hydrocodone. "Despite strong evidence against the use of codeine in children, the drug continues to be prescribed to large numbers of them ... |
| Short-term Memory can be Improved by Laughter Posted:  Laughter may improve short-term memory and may make the brain work better in older adults. The research conducted by Loma Linda University in Southern California made 20 normal, healthy, older adults watched a funny video distraction-free for 20 minutes and found that those who got to laugh the 20 minutes away with the funny video scored better on short-term memory tests, ABC News reported. The research also found that people who laughed had decreased ... |
| Gene Responsible for Low Tolerance of Pain Posted:  Some people have a higher tolerance of pain than others, and this can be blamed and linked to genes as per study by researchers. Study author Tobore Onojjighofia, MD, MPH, with Proove Biosciences and a member of the American Academy of Neurology and colleagues evaluated 2,721 people diagnosed with chronic pain for certain genes. Participants were taking prescription opioid pain medications. The genes involved were COMT, DRD2, DRD1 and OPRK1. The participants also ... |
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