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- New Therapeutic Target for Hard-to-treat Brain Tumor Identified
- Quiz on Crohn's Disease
- A Cup of Tea can Keep Strokes, Tooth Decay at Bay
- New Drug Target for Treating Jet Lag and Shift Work Disorders Discovered
- Mosquitoes Smell You Better at Night: Study
- Heard of a New Ice Cream With a Burger-flavor?
- Ketamine Proves to be a Blessing for Victims of Treatment-resistant Depression
- Reduction in Risk of Common Duct Injury Not Associated With X-ray of Ducts During Gallbladder Surgery
- Inflammation Producing Molecular Pathway Is Cause Of Pulmonary Hypertension: Researchers
- Malaria Control Methods Could Be An Important Supplementary Measure In Fight Against Mosquito Disease
- Dartmouth Researchers Find That Fast Food Advertising to Children Does Not Comply With Self-Imposed Guidelines
- Moderate Physical Activity Does Not Increase Risk of Osteoarthritis in Patients
- Increase in Neck and Back Pain in Young People Due to Sedentary Lifestyle
- Research Reveals That 1/4th Of People Have Up to 40% Less Gut Bacteria Genes
- Researchers Identify 5 Enzymes Essential To Survival Of Parasitic Worm That Infests Livestock
- San Diego State University Researchers Have Set Out To Combat Concussion
- Poll: Men Who Drink 'Guinness' Likely To Have An Extra-Marital Affair
- Teenager Dies Of Plague, Kyrgyzstan Urges Calm
- 'Bright Tourism' Future Foreseen By North Korea
- Bad Weather Conditions Might Cause Poor Wine Grape Harvest In France
- 8 Cases Of MERS Virus Reported In Saudi: WHO
- Inquest Hears That Painter's Assistant Died After Consuming Toilet Cleaner
- Millions of People in US Use Prescription Drugs to Sleep
- Young Homosexuals Smoke More Than Heterosexual Peers
- Smile Surgery Craze Hits South Korean Women
- Men Feel Threatened When Wives are Successful
- Collagen Patch Developed by Stanford Researchers Speeds Repair of Damaged Heart Tissue in Mice
- Breast Cancer Prognosis may be Predicted by Protein
- New Compound may Prevent Noise-Related Hearing Loss
- Link Between Migraines and Low Income Examined
- Mum Who Flushed Newborn Son in Pub Loo Charged With Criminal Homicide
- Your Facebook Addiction can be Detected by a Part of Your Brain
- Spider Venom Holds a 'Secret'
- Swedish Researchers Track Down Origin of Hereditary Bleeding Disorder in a Texas Family
- Saudi Arabia Puts Forth New Law to Prevent Violence Against Women and Childre
- Losing Weight Before Pregnancy may be a Bad Idea
- Next Generation of Young Footballers Likely to be More Supportive of Gay Teammates
- HIV Vaccine Trials in Thailand Pushed Faster
- Medication Poisoning in Children, Explained
- Toxicity of DNA Drug on Liver can be Predicted Through a Novel Approach
- Research Reveals Why Psychopaths Make Very Good Entrepreneurs
- New App to Help People Find Sex on the Anvil
- Intestinal Bacteria-The Culprit Behind Weight Gain In Quitting Smokers
- 'Green Bus' Weapon Against Taliban
- Attitude Key to Likes and Dislikes in Some People
- Poverty may Lower the IQ, Study
| New Therapeutic Target for Hard-to-treat Brain Tumor Identified Posted:  A specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas - the most common form of brain tumor has been discovered by scientists. Importantly, the investigators say, the protein -- NY-ESO-1 -- is already at the center of a clinical trial underway at the National Cancer Institute. That trial is designed to activate the immune systems of patients with other types of tumors that express the protein, training the body to attack the cancer and eradicate ...         |
| Posted:  Crohn's disease, along with ulcerative colitis, constitutes a group of diseases referred to as inflammatory bowel disease. Test your knowledge on Crohn's disease by taking this quiz.      |
| A Cup of Tea can Keep Strokes, Tooth Decay at Bay Posted:  Regular consumption of tea can reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, tooth decay, says study. Black tea, Britain's favourite, has anti-oxidants to help the heart, the Daily Star reported. A brew, even when taken with sugar, is also good at combating two types of bacteria linked with tooth decay and gum disease. Dr Carrie Ruxton, an independent health expert who did the research, said that tea is great for teeth, and found tea ...      |
| New Drug Target for Treating Jet Lag and Shift Work Disorders Discovered Posted:  A protein, which could be a potential drug target for treating jet lag and shift work disorders has been identified by scientists. The study appears in the Aug. 29th issue of the journal iCell/i. It can be found at:http:www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867413009616 An internal circadian body clock helps virtually all creatures synchronize their bodily functions to the 24-hour cycle of light and dark in a day. However, travel to a different time zone, ...      |
| Mosquitoes Smell You Better at Night: Study Posted:  A recent study finds that Anopheles gambiae mosquito is able to smell major human host odorants better at night. The study reports an integrative approach to examine the mosquito's ability to smell across the 24-hour day and involved proteomic, sensory physiological, and behavioral techniques. The researchers examined the role for a major chemosensory family of mosquito proteins, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), in the daily regulation of olfactory sensitivities ...      |
| Heard of a New Ice Cream With a Burger-flavor? Posted:  A nation that loves burgers paid a fitting tribute to this raging gastronomic delight by dedicating a day, August 27th, as National Burger Day in the UK. A wonder of wonder, the day was marked with a special treat for lovers of both the burger and the Ice-cream, and a new burger flavored ice-cream was rolled out. The burger flavored ice cream came with candied bacon and dill gherkin ripple. As is the case with most ice cream flavors, customers ...      |
| Ketamine Proves to be a Blessing for Victims of Treatment-resistant Depression Posted:  A study involving the drug Ketamine, known for its use in anesthesia, was found to alleviate symptoms in victims with treatment-resistant depression. Earlier research had indicated positive results in the treatment of bipolar disorder. The drug, Ketamine, showed promise as a quick result treatment in the most difficult to treat cases of depression. Researchers conducted a study at the Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine to ...      |
| Posted:  A study has revealed that in an analysis of a procedure used to help prevent common duct injury during gallbladder removal surgery, use of intraoperative cholangiography (radiologic examination of the ducts during gallbladder surgery) was not associated with a reduced risk of common duct injury. The study can be found in the August 28 issue of iJAMA/i. "Biliary anatomy misidentification during cholecystectomy [gallbladder removal] can result in injury to the ...      |
| Inflammation Producing Molecular Pathway Is Cause Of Pulmonary Hypertension: Researchers Posted:  Researchers have found in a new study that pulmonary hypertension, a deadly form of high blood pressure that develops in the lungs, may be caused by an inflammation-producing molecular pathway that damages the inner lining of blood vessels. The study was led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The results, which will be published Aug. 28 in iScience Translational Medicine/i, suggest that using medications to block this pathway could ...      |
| Posted:  A new report has revealed that malaria control method that targets mosquito larvae and pupae as they mature in standing water could be an important supplementary measure in the fight against the disease. The Cochrane review -- led by the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine in collaboration with Durham University and other researchers in the UK and US -- is the first systematic review looking at using larval source management (LSM) to control malaria, which ...      |
| Posted:  Dartmouth researchers have found that fast food TV commercials aimed at children 2-11 years old did not comply with self-imposed guidelines organized through the Better Business Bureau (BBB) during a one-year study period. The researchers published their findings with iPLOS ONE/i. "Fast food chains did not live up to their pledges to use fair and honest advertising to children," said principal investigator Jim Sargent, MD, co-director Cancer Control Program ...      |
| Moderate Physical Activity Does Not Increase Risk of Osteoarthritis in Patients Posted:  This is heartening news to many osteoarthritis patients. Recent research has found that moderate physical activity does not elevate the risk of knee osteoarthritis in patients. During the study, Jordan and colleagues evaluated exercise and physical activity of 1,522 patients between 1999 and 2010. They studied whether a minimum of 150 minutes of activity per week had an adverse effect on the incidence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) or symptomatic ...      |
| Increase in Neck and Back Pain in Young People Due to Sedentary Lifestyle Posted:  Greater incidence of back and neck pain is being observed in the younger lot, especially among the 16 to 34 year olds, as a fallout of a sedentary lifestyle. Sitting for long periods has aggravated the problem and nearly one third of 16 to 34 year olds are victims of leg and back pain. It is important to adopt an active lifestyle which helps in reducing pain. The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has issued a word of caution that sedentary lifestyles ...      |
| Research Reveals That 1/4th Of People Have Up to 40% Less Gut Bacteria Genes Posted:  Trillions of bacteria are living in the everyone's intestines. They weigh around 1.5 kg on a scale. As they are difficult or impossible to grow in laboratories, a major part of these 'blind passengers' were unknown. But over the past five years, an EU-funded research team, MetaHIT, coordinated by Professor S. Dusko Ehrlich at the INRA Research Centre of Jouy-en-Josas, France and with experts from Europe and China have used advanced DNA analysis and bioinformatics methods to ...      |
| Researchers Identify 5 Enzymes Essential To Survival Of Parasitic Worm That Infests Livestock Posted:  Five enzymes that are essential to the survival of a parasitic worm that infects livestock worldwide and is a great threat to global food security were identified by researchers. Two of these proteins are already being studied as potential drug targets against other pathogens. The team sequenced the genome of iHaemonchus contortus/i, or the barber pole worm, a well-studied parasitic worm that resides in the gut of sheep and other livestock globally. This genome ...      |
| San Diego State University Researchers Have Set Out To Combat Concussion Posted:  In the United States there are millions of sports related concussions each year. Despite this, many go undiagnosed because for some athletes, the fear of permanent brain damage, and there is no objective test available to accurately diagnose concussions on the sidelines. Researchers at San Diego State University have set out to change that. A team led by Daniel Goble, an exercise and nutritional sciences professor at SDSU, have developed software ...      |
| Poll: Men Who Drink 'Guinness' Likely To Have An Extra-Marital Affair Posted:  A recent poll revealed that men, who like to drink Guinness, are most likely to have an extra-marital affair. IllicitEncounters.com asked its male members about their drinking habits and found that Corona Extra lager was the second favourite drink among "cheating husbands," the Daily Star reported. Luxury Italian brew Peroni Nastro Azzurro came third in the list. The survey also found that men who liked Stella Artois were least likely to ...      |
| Teenager Dies Of Plague, Kyrgyzstan Urges Calm Posted:  After a 15-year-old boy died of bubonic plague in a rural area Kyrgyzstan appealed for calm. It emphasized that doctors had not identified any new cases among those who had contact with the boy or had shown suspicious symptoms. Temirbek Isakunov, a herdboy from the village of Ichke-Zhergez, died last Thursday in hospital. He is thought to have become infected after being bitten by an oriental flea carried by a marmot that he reportedly prepared for food. The ...      |
| 'Bright Tourism' Future Foreseen By North Korea Posted:  A "bright future" for tourism is expected by North Korea. It said that it would offer more international and domestic flights and open up the sector to foreign investors. "Abundant in tourism resources, the (North) has a bright future to develop tourism," Jo Song Gyu, director of the International Travel Company, told the state news agency. The country was making "big efforts" to develop tourism as one of its major industries, Jo said, promising new ...      |
| Bad Weather Conditions Might Cause Poor Wine Grape Harvest In France Posted:  Forecasts showed that due to a cold and rainy spring and severe hail storms, France is facing one of its poorest wine grape harvests in four decades. The 2013 harvest is expected to reach just 43.5 millions hectolitres -- well below the 10-year average of 45.4 million, according forecasts from the FranceAgriMer public agricultural service. That would make the 2013 harvest one of the worst in 40 years and only a slight improvement on last year's record ...      |
| 8 Cases Of MERS Virus Reported In Saudi: WHO Posted:  The World Health Organization said that eight new cases of the deadly coronavirus MERS, a SARS-like infection, have been registered in Saudi Arabia. Of the eight, two men from the capital Riyadh had died, the WHO said. Both had underlying medical conditions. Three women and three men, all from Riyadh or the southern region of Asir, have also contracted the virus, which affects the respiratory system. In addition, a 38-year-old man who had ...      |
| Inquest Hears That Painter's Assistant Died After Consuming Toilet Cleaner Posted:  An inquest into the death of painter David Hockney's assistant heard that it was caused after he consumed a toilet cleaner when Hockney was asleep. Dominic Kent Elliott, 23, died in March at Hockney's seaside home in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Elliot and his lover John Fitzherbert, who was formerly Hockney's partner for 24 years, had been drinking and taking drugs before collapsing into bed together while Hockney, 76, slept in the other room. The inquest ...      |
| Millions of People in US Use Prescription Drugs to Sleep Posted:  More than nine million people in the United States use prescription drugs to sleep according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Majority of the people who used prescription sleeping pills are white, female, educated or 50 or older and the CDC revealed that there may be many more who make use of over the counter drugs or chamomile tea to help them sleep while many simply suffer through sleepless nights. ...      |
| Young Homosexuals Smoke More Than Heterosexual Peers Posted:  A joint study conducted by five British universities suggests that homosexual people, both men and women, were twice as likely to smoke compared to their heterosexual peers. The study has been conducted by researchers from UCL, University of Cambridge, London Metropolitan University, De Montfort University Leicester and Brunel University who were joined by doctor working in General Practice and a consultant from Public Health England. The researchers analyzed data ...      |
| Smile Surgery Craze Hits South Korean Women Posted:  South Korean women are increasingly embracing a new cosmetic surgery craze which involves lifting the corners of their mouths into a permanent smile. The surgery is known as smile 'lipt', a combination of the words lip and lift, and according to the surgeons, it can create 'a pleasant and memorable impression'. According to The Wall Street Journal, the surgery is more popular among women in their twenties and thirties who work in customer-facing jobs. ...      |
| Men Feel Threatened When Wives are Successful Posted:  A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that men often feel threatened if their girlfriends or wives perform better than them, even in tasks which they are not doing together. The study was conducted by University of Florida's Kate Ratliff who, along with her colleague Shigehiro Oishi, of the University of Virginia, conducted a series of five experiments on undergraduate students to test how their romantic partner's success ...      |
| Collagen Patch Developed by Stanford Researchers Speeds Repair of Damaged Heart Tissue in Mice Posted:  Research has indicated that when heart cells die from lack of blood flow during a heart attack, replacing those dead cells is vital to the heart muscle's recovery. But muscle tissue in the adult human heart has a limited capacity to heal, which has spurred researchers to try to give the healing process a boost. Various methods of transplanting healthy cells into a damaged heart have been tried, but have yet to yield consistent success in promoting healing. Now, ...      |
| Breast Cancer Prognosis may be Predicted by Protein Posted:  A protein that may help predict breast cancer prognosis has been identified in a new research. The research was published ahead of print in the journal iMolecular and Cellular Biology/i. Using bioinformatics techniques, the authors showed that the levels of expression of some 1,200 genes that are directly controlled by the enzyme, EZH2, correlates with the aggressiveness of breast cancer cases. "The analysis pipeline that we developed ...      |
| New Compound may Prevent Noise-Related Hearing Loss Posted:  Seems like your mom was right about loud music damaging your ear after all. Scientists have now discovered which part of the ear gets damaged by loud music and how. In a research report published in the September 2013 issue of a target="_blank" href="http:www.fasebj.org"iThe FASEB Journal/i/a, scientists describe exactly what type of damage noise does to the inner ear, and provide insights into a compound that may prevent noise-related damage. "Noise-induced ...      |
| Link Between Migraines and Low Income Examined Posted:  A new study published in the journal Neurology examines the effect of migraines on people's educational and career achievements and whether the condition is responsible for lower income status or whether problems linked with low income, such as poor access to health care and stressful life events, increase the risk of developing the migraines. Contrary to the theory that social stressors increase the rate of migraine in low-income people, the researchers found ...      |
| Mum Who Flushed Newborn Son in Pub Loo Charged With Criminal Homicide Posted:  Charges of criminal homicide have been brought against a Pennsylvanian woman after she gave birth to a son in a pub toilet, suffocated him and dumped the baby's body in a toilet. Court papers claimed that after Amanda Hein, who had kept the pregnancy secret, carried out her heinous crime, she went out of the toilet and continued drinking with her friends like nothing happened, the Mirror reported. The infant's body was found the next day by a cleaner ...      |
| Your Facebook Addiction can be Detected by a Part of Your Brain Posted:  A new study revealed how an individual's intensity of Facebook use can be detected by an activity in the reward-related area of the brain. In the first study to relate brain activity to social media use, Meshi and colleagues observed activity in the brain's reward circuitry, the nucleus accumbens, in 31 participants. Researchers focused on the nucleus accumbens, a small but critical structure located deep in the center of the brain, because previous ...      |
| Posted:  A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Arizona has revealed that the venom of spiders belonging to the genus iLoxosceles/i produces a unique chemical. The finding has implications for understanding how these spider bites affect humans and development of possible treatments for the bites. One of few common spiders whose bites can have a seriously harmful effect on humans, brown recluse spider venom contains a rare protein that can ...      |
| Swedish Researchers Track Down Origin of Hereditary Bleeding Disorder in a Texas Family Posted:  A large family from Texas reported of a severe hereditary bleeding disorder back in 2001 that made them suffer from nosebleeds, bruising and massive blood loss due to injury or surgery which required blood transfusions. Routine tests for functional components of the blood coagulation pathway did not reveal any obvious defects. Genomic sequencing revealed a mutation in the gene encoding coagulation factor 5 (FV), but it was not considered to contribute to disease, ...      |
| Saudi Arabia Puts Forth New Law to Prevent Violence Against Women and Childre Posted:  Saudi Arabia has put forth a new law criminalising domestic and physical women targeted at women and children. The law, approved by the cabinet on Monday, is aimed at protecting people from "all forms of abuse" and offering them shelter as well as "social, psychological, and medical aid," according to its text. Violators face penalties of one month to one year in prison and/or a 5,000 riyal to 50,000 riyal ( (Dollar) 1,330-13,300) fine. The measures ...      |
| Losing Weight Before Pregnancy may be a Bad Idea Posted:  Shedding a few pounds isn't bad, but trying to lose weight before pregnancy could be bad news: Some of the epigenetic damage might have already been done, even if you lose the weight just before conception. According to new research published in the September 2013 issue of a target="_blank"href="http:www.fasebj.org"iThe FASEB Journal/i/a, not only is dieting before getting pregnant not enough to prevent diabetes risks, but it could actually present new risks as well. ...      |
| Next Generation of Young Footballers Likely to be More Supportive of Gay Teammates Posted:  A joint study conducted by sociologists from University of Kent and University of Winchester reveals that the next generation of young footballers is likely to be more supportive of gay teammates compared to their predecessors from a decade ago. Conducted via interviews with 22 Premier League academy footballers aged 16-18, the research found that all the participants would openly accept one of their colleagues coming out. The research, led by Dr Steven ...      |
| HIV Vaccine Trials in Thailand Pushed Faster Posted:  Trials for the HIV vaccines in Thailand are now going to speed up following the recent setbacks thanks to the pressure by the health experts. Initial test results of the RV144 vaccine -- jointly developed by US military researchers and the Thai health ministry -- in 2009 found a 31 percent protection rate among 16,000 Thai volunteers. Phase IIb trials could start next year in the kingdom, a major forum in Bangkok heard. Experts are optimistic ...      |
| Medication Poisoning in Children, Explained Posted:  Medication poisoning in children is a concerning public health problem.. During 2010-2011, an average of 1500 children under 6 years of age was evaluated in emergency departments each year due to unintentional exposure to buprenorphine. Ingestion of strong opioids, such as buprenorphine, can cause central nervous system depression, respiratory depression, and death in young children. In a new study scheduled for publication in iThe Journal of Pediatrics/i, researchers ...      |
| Toxicity of DNA Drug on Liver can be Predicted Through a Novel Approach Posted:  A new study published in the journal Nucleic Acid Therapeutics reports on the development of a machine learning-based approach that can be used to predict the hepatotoxic potential antisense oligonucleotides drugs based on its chemical sequence. Peter Hagedorn and coauthors from Santaris Pharma, Hrsholm, Denmark, and University of Copenhagen, Denmark, describe the use of machine learning techniques to develop a method of classifying therapeutic oligonucleotides ...      |
| Research Reveals Why Psychopaths Make Very Good Entrepreneurs Posted:  People who have psychopathic tendencies can also prove to be first-class entrepreneurs, a new study conducted by Australian researchers reveals. The research found that psychopaths bear temperamental differences that make them risk seekers, spontaneous and fearless, and these characteristics allow a person to persist in risk-taking and succeed in business, the Courier Mail reported. The study also discovered that people with either psychopathic or entrepreneurial ...      |
| New App to Help People Find Sex on the Anvil Posted:  If you are tired of the traditional dating scene and would like to find some like-minded liberal partners who can enhance your sex life, then a new app called Pure will provide you with a 'quick and safe way to find sex right now', the Huffington Post reported. Although the app is not yet available for download in the App Store, you can apply for online membership. Once you're a member you have to mention if you're looking for a man or a woman and if ...      |
| Intestinal Bacteria-The Culprit Behind Weight Gain In Quitting Smokers Posted:  Just nervous nibbling is not enough to explain the weight gain in people who give up smoking, Swiss researchers claim, indicating to the bacterial shift in the intestines. Studies have shown that quitting smoking leads to an average weight gain of four to five kilogrammes (nine to 11 pounds) in the first year. But according to researchers at Zurich University Hospital, former smokers who bulk up may not be eating more than before they kissed their cigarettes ...      |
| 'Green Bus' Weapon Against Taliban Posted:  A custom-made green bus is the latest weapon in the battle against Taliban influence in Pakistan. The (Dollar) 98,000 vehicle, whose striped awnings make it more reminiscent of a giant fast food van than an arm of the state, allows Judge Wadood to preside over Pakistan's first mobile court. Boasting a portrait of Pakistan founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- and an air conditioner that struggles to fend off the intense summer heat -- the bus is designed to ...      |
| Attitude Key to Likes and Dislikes in Some People Posted:  Attitude plays a key role in some people liking or disliking everything, a new study conducted by researchers in the US reveals. According to research, people with a positive dispositional attitude have a strong tendency to like things, whereas people with a negative dispositional attitude have a strong tendency to dislike things. Justin Hepler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dolores Albarracin, Ph.D., the Martin Fishbein Chair of Communication ...      |
| Poverty may Lower the IQ, Study Posted:  Experiments conducted in India and the US show that poverty could sap people's brainpower and lower the IQ by upto 3 points.. The findings in the US journal Science suggest that being poor can drain a person's mental resources, leaving him or her less capable of focusing on other things, like solving problems and controlling impulses. "Because you have all these other things on your mind, you have less mind to give to everything else," said co-author ...      |
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