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Burden of lung disease

... coronary heart disease. The key issue is that the diversity of lung disease has yet to be recognised.// While other serious conditions have specialists who deal only in one disorder, chest physicians look after everything from lung cancer to chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder(COPD), asthma, pneumonia, cys...

Blood Transfusion May Not Be Required For Thalassaemia

...wn about the natural history, reasons for clinical diversity and management of haemoglobin E ? thalassaemia. Researchers from John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK had studied 109 patients with the disorder at Kurunegala General Hospital, Sri Lanka. 25 patients were not receiving blood transfusions, while the ...

Commercial grape juices and vinegars found rich in antioxidants

... With the increasing interest in the function and diversity of antioxidants in foods, several methods for measuring antioxidant activity of food, beverages and biological samples have been developed. Among them, the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay has gained much attention because it deals wit...

Genetically modified rice faces strong protests in Asia

..."GE rice poses threats to the center of origin and diversity of rice in Asia, as well as the cultural diversity of rice-growing communities across the region and the introduction of GE rice is contradictory to th...

Fungal spores in the pillows can trigger an asthma attack

...nged from four to 16 different in each pillow. The diversity of fungal species was more in synthetic pillows compared to feather pillows. Researchers found a diverse species of fungus in the pillows, which ranged from bread and vine moulds and also fungus which habitats damp walls were also present. Asthma:...

Study Offers Insights Into Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...nclear. A new study now explains that it is due to diversity in immune mechanisms. The results have been identified following experiments conducted on animal models of mouse that mimics the disease condition. The identification of such complex behaviors could enable physicians make an individualized diagnosi...

Viewing Loss Of Virginity As A Social Phenomenon

... bisexual. Growing up in a context of uncertainty, diversity and change, young people benefit from being able to understand virginity loss in ways that help them fashion specific social identities and that bring them one step closer to adulthood, Carpenter commented. All the participants responded by saying th...

Genetic Variation In Bitter-Taste Receptor Gene Increases Alcoholic Risk

...pal investigator Alison M. Goate. The widespread diversity in the taste receptor gene in the general population allowed the researchers to conduct an in-depth analysis of the genetic variation and further explore the association with risk of alcoholism. The extensive data revealed by the Human Genome project...

Vaccine For Bird Flu May Not Be Effective

...ian flu in China and South East Asia said that the diversity of the viruses are such that the vaccine may be fr...onal Academy of Sciences concludes: "The antigenic diversity of viruses currently circulating in South East Asia and southern China challenges the wisdom of reli...

Vitamin D May Help In Fight Against Tuberculosis

...r mysteries associated with Tuberculosis. One, the diversity of the mice and human anti-bacterial mechanism, and two, the increased susceptibility of Africans and Asian to TB. The researchers have highlighted the need for clinical trials to investigate the beneficial effect of Vitamin D supplementation in prev...

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trial To Be Initiated Soon

...ericho to work in the tea estates provide adequate diversity to conduct the research, the results of which can be applied to a large population. Dr. Davy Koech, Director, KEMRI urged the local community members to participate in the trial on a voluntary basis. He also highlighted the need for increased financ...

Concerta, Drug Used in ADHD Treatment Less Likely To Result In Abuse

...treating ADHD symptoms, the researchers documented diversity in levels of dislike and enjoyment of the drug effects. This effect could be seen even when similar high doses of the drugs were used. The researchers further highlight the need for more such studies to effectively analyze the safety and efficacy of ...

Aggression And Fatherly Behavior: Men Have It In Their Genes

...experiments on mice models and have concluded that diversity in social behavior of males and females are indeed due to different genetic constitution of the male (one X chromosome and one Y chromosome) and female (two X chromosomes). The researchers developed mice through genetic engineering techniques (tran...

A gene related to aggression weakens the brain

...at helps us to understand the circuitry underlying diversity in human temperament. By itself, this gene is likely to contribute only a small amount of risk in interaction with other genetic and psychosocial influences; it won't make people violent. But by studying its effects in a large sample of normal people...

Unraveling the Secrets of MHC in Human Genome

...e most diverse regions of the human genome and its diversity are thought to have been shaped by widely varying evolutionary forces. The procedure is described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This method is an efficient way to map genes in the MHC that are responsible for many human di...

Salutations For The Selfless Heroes On World Red Cross Day

...ross Red Crescent Day. “They reflect the global diversity of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and embody the Movement’s universal commitment that humanity must prevail in the face of conflict or catastrophe,” they concluded....

Adolescent Girls Have Faster Psychological Improvement Than Boys

...y mature. Although young adults are faced with a diversity of life choices, they seem to be coming to terms with themselves and their lives in their 20s, the study found. The research, which appeared in the current issue of the journal Developmental Psychology, found that improved psychological well-being ...

Comfort Level, Maximum in Ethnically Diverse Schools

...olleagues studied classrooms with lower and higher diversity among African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans ...he researchers were able to examine the effects of diversity on African American and Latino students -- the two ethnic groups that were represented across all th...

Recently discovered deep-sea reefs catch the attention of the drug discovery team

...not be able to determine the extent and biological diversity of the newly discovered reefs. Harbor Branch has discovered a number of other new deepwater reefs in Florida waters in recent years that play important ecological roles, but has never before had the chance to explore this area. From May 22-26, the...

Sexual Desire In Human Linked To Genes: Study

...e, arousal and function and led to differences and diversity in the human sexual phenotype. Little has been known about the biological basis for individual differences in normal, human sexual behavior. Most significant variations in the expression of human sexuality are considered historically to be the resu...

New UCSD Program to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

...ory culture, these new bacteria produce an amazing diversity of structurally unprecedented and highly bioactive molecules with the potential to contribute successfully to the treatment of infectious diseases,” said Fenical. Victor Nizet, M.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infect...

'Young and their Reproductive Health' - Theme of World Population Day

...ars to correct, is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly that our descendants are least likely to forgive us' ...E.O.Wilson...

Mouse Model Demonstrates Immune System Reaction In Chlamydia Infection

...ransgenic (TCRtg) mice and have none of the T cell diversity found in a normal mouse. Starnbach and his team harvested T cells from the Chlamydia-specific TCRtg mice, labeled them with a dye, and injected them into normal mice. By boosting the number of Chlamydia-specific T cells in the recipient mice, they we...

HIV/AIDS on Rise in Jammu and Kashmir

...cial sex, the difficult terrain and socio-cultural diversity in the state make spreading awareness about the virus doubly challenging. "Though Jammu and Kashmir lies in the low prevalence zone, it does not mean that the threat of HIV/AIDS is any less here," says M.A. Wani, project director, Jammu and Kashmir...

Waxing And Waning Of Dengue Epidemics Attributed To Cross-Immunity

... mind, we're beginning to realize that the genetic diversity of infectious agents is really important." Source: Eurekalert...

World wide Increase in Childhood Allergies

...ies. In fact the Lancet suggested that given the diversity of the condition, asthma was in fact unlikely to be a single disease and therefore the term should be abolished altogether. The benefits of a combination of medicines in tackling asthma was also shown in a separate study. According to Dr Klaus Ra...

Prayer and Faith Helps Parents Endure Their Child’s Deat

...is. 6. Clinicians and chaplains should be open to diversity of spiritual beliefs, avoid imposing their own "one size fits all" meaning to explain a child's death, and refrain from proselytizing. Source-Euekalert VIK...

Kashmir Grapples with Growing AIDS

...cial sex, the difficult terrain and socio-cultural diversity pose a tough challenge to spreading awareness about the disease. "Though Jammu and Kashmir lies in the low prevalence zone, it does not mean that the threat of HIV/AIDS is any less here," said M.A. Wani, project director of the Jammu and Kashmir S...

Call To Increase Family Physicians

...rential funding to residency programs that support diversity and produce those physicians most likely to practice in underserved communities in rural or inner-city areas. The American Academy of Family Physicians last approved a workforce policy in September 1998. The 1998 policy offered recommendations base...

Understanding Sleeping Sickness

...asis, in spite of a long period of infection. This diversity in host clinical presentation in reaction to infec...m focused particularly on the role of host genetic diversity in response to T. b. gambiense infection (whether or not the disease develops). As human experimenta...

Genes determine the capacity to fight HIV in early stages

...ay be better able to control viral levels, but the diversity of HLA molecules – each person may have up to six different varieties of Class I proteins – has made investigating the role of HLA type in HIV infection challenging. The current study was designed to determine the contribution of both HLA Class I a...

Test Tube Koalas !

... parasitic bacteria, and management of the genetic diversity of koala populations. 'We don't want to claim the technique as the solution to koala conservation but more of a tool for genetic management and animal welfare, an extra insurance policy,' concludedJohnston. ASH...

Newly Cloned Wheat Gene May Boosts Foods' Nutrient Contents – Says A Researc

...serving the wild germplasm - the source of genetic diversity - of our crop species." Dubcovsky leads a consortium of 20 public wheat-breeding programs known as the Wheat Coordinated Agricultural Project, which is rapidly introducing GPC-B1 and other valuable genes into U.S. wheat varieties using a rapid-bree...

Researchers Make Progress in Studying Genetic Traits of India-born Populations

...world. 'We were struck both by the low level of diversity amongst people spanning such a large geographical region, and by the fact that people of the Indian sub-continent constituted a distinct group when compared to populations from other parts of the world,' says Patel. Source-Newswise...

Indians Make One Major Human Race: US Study

...y said. "We were struck both by the low level of diversity amongst people spanning such a large geographical region, and by the fact that people of the Indian sub-continent constituted a distinct group when compared to populations from other parts of the world," said Pragna I. Patel. The study led by Patel,...

Dementia Delayed by the Capacity to Speak Two Languages

...city of the group, their basic education, cultural diversity and gender. Professor Bialystok says that the ability of a person to converse in two languages augments a good load of blood supply to the brain and maintains the nerve connections to in an efficient manner. As the parts of the brain are constantly...

Male Fish Cannibalize Its Own Offspring Than Female

... behaviors, such as cannibalism, contribute to the diversity we see within and between different species." Source-Eurekalert SRI...

‘Manual on Healthy Lifestyle Choices’ Releasd

...hanges have been made keeping in mind the cultural diversity of Canada. Hence serving sizes of varied foods such as naan bread, hummus, Bok choy etc. Advice from Canada’s new food guide includes the following: ? Eat at least one dark green and one orange vegetable every day ? Have vegetables and fruit mo...

Timing of First Intercourse is Vital

...social consequences of their act. To address the diversity in social standards across geographical areas, data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health was used. According to this data the average age of first sex varied from 11.25 to 17.5 years for each school. Questions related to delinque...

Key Science Web Sites Buried in Information Avalanche

...o the Web, and citizens who are concerned with the diversity and richness of the information world around them." Source-Eurekalert...

Researchers Identify Gene That Plays Key Role in Size of Dogs -- and Probably in Humans

... many generations, dogs today exhibit the greatest diversity in body size of any mammal. The study's lead author was Nathan Sutter and senior author Elaine A. Ostrander, both of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study included close collabora...

Unique Models Help Teach Nanoscience to the Blind

...e. "One of the goals of our program is to build diversity into science and engineering," he says. "We really want to open these careers to anyone who is interested." Source-Eurekalert/B...

New Guidelines to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

...iven that these measures better reflect the ethnic diversity of Canada. Using IDF criteria, over 50% of Canadians are considered abdominally obese. "While many Canadians are stepping on the scale to monitor their weight, we're now finding that it is just as important for them to measure their waistline to de...

Indians Add to Rich Diversity of Virginia Tech

...nd faculty of Indian origin add to the rich ethnic diversity seen on the sprawling campus of Virginia Tech,// some 430 km from here, where a gunman went on a shooting spree Monday and killed 33 people, including a professor of Indian origin. Founded in 1872, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Unive...

Exports Of Herbal & Dietary Products Has Huge Potential

... on forests leading to depletion of the plants Bio diversity that threatened the very survival of a number of medicinal plants species. She said that there during the last 5-6 years, the National Medicinal Plants Board had taken a number of initiatives and supported programmes for conservation and cultivatio...

The Origin of the Brain Lies in a Worm

...might have looked like and how it gave rise to the diversity of nervous systems seen in animals today is what Detlev Arendt and his group study at EMBL. To do so, they investigate the nervous system of a marine annelid worm called Platynereis dumerilii. "Platynereis can be considered a living fossil," says Are...

Useful Parasites

... might also help explain why the germs have such a diversity of effects on their hosts,” Weeks added. /...

Understanding and Treating Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

...ur new reviews shed light on CHD by describing the diversity of the condition, exploring potential ways of treating it, using animal models to discover which genes play a role in diaphragm development, and examining its connection to cardiovascular malformations. The studies were published in May 2007 in a spe...

Export of Herbal Products to Reach Rs.120 Billion by 2012: Study

...a definite threat to the genetic stocks and to the diversity of medicinal plants if biodiversity is not sustainably used." The chamber, besides suggesting the establishment of EPZs, has also suggested a multi pronged and multi dimensional strategy to boost the herbal industry. It has also recommended tha...

Scientists Discover Secret Behind Inflorescence

...ifying theory that provides an explanation for the diversity of inflorescences we see in nature," said Dr. Prze...n now say with more certainty why we have all this diversity that surrounds us; its also possible that our approach can be adapted to other fields, said Dr. Hard...

Climate Change Threatening to Wipe Out Wild Relatives of Key Crops

...lect and store the seeds of wild relatives in crop diversity collections before they disappear. At the moment, ... collections are conserving only a fraction of the diversity of wild species that are out there, he said. As part of their study, Jarvis and his colleagues loo...

Making Change: The Cost of Being Transgender

...ween 1 and 3 million people, it represents a broad diversity of people. "Transgender can be anything from feeling internal body dysmorphia [an altered body image] to acting on it, as with cross-dressing, to actually changing your body through hormones, silicone injections and surgery," said Cris Beam, a jour...

Students Join Hands to Save Green Cover in Delhi

...serting that nowhere else in north Delhi is such a diversity of species of trees, the petition says that they provide a respite from Delhi's gruelling heat and that the campus would not be the same without them. Pointing out that for a sport such as Rugby that is not so popular in India, let alone the studen...

New Technique Dissects Stem Cells' Picky Likes, Dislikes

...signals to these cells maybe you can get a greater diversity of responses than if you just use biological signals," says Kiessling. Inside living organisms, stem cells nestle within the "stem cell niche," a microenvironment in which they bump against the surfaces of other cells, as well as adhere to a subst...

Useful Parasites

... might also help explain why the germs have such a diversity of effects on their hosts, Weeks added....

China Unveils Green Plan to Revert Farmland to Forest

...the initiative involves safeguarding China's plant diversity by allowing 15 million hectares of farmland to revert to forest over the next three years, extending nature reserves, protecting biodiversity hotspots and setting up a plant monitoring system. A novel collaboration between three state agencies and...

New Research to Make Science and Technology Work for the Poor

...e useless at asking questions about direction the diversity of outcomes to which all of this activity and investment could lead. So the STEPS Centre will fill a vital gap: it will be a place where these questions can be asked and answered. Im excited by the Centres vision, and I hope it will shake up establ...

Two MSU Professors Spearhead International Water Project

...rough this project. This project also emphasizes diversity in graduate student recruitment and works with existing conduits to K-12 programs. The partnership will maximize opportunities for involvement of underrepresented minorities and women and will have an impact on future generations of scientists, accor...

Female Doctors Facing Barriers to Careers in Education and Research, Study Finds

...rs culture, Appointments committees to reflect the diversity of staff required, Gender monitoring of appointments, Journals and bodies awarding grants to take steps to minimise gender bias, Flexible career structures Dr Anita Holdcroft, co-chair of the BMA Medical Academic Staff Committee, says: Six in ten...

Golf Courses Could Serve as Wildlife Sanctuaries If Managed Properly

...ers of forest or natural grassland, and creating a diversity of pond types that mimic natural wetlands. A recent study by Semlitsch, Boone and Cory Mosby, a senior at MU, built on these suggestions, and found that completely drying golf course ponds in the late summer or early fall would benefit amphibian p...