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Stem cells - New and richer source found

...earchers point out that Wharton's jelly might be a reservoir of the primitive stem cells that form soon after the egg is fertilized. Wharton’s jelly is the gelatinous connective tissue only found in the umbilical cord. The jelly gives the cord resiliency and pliability, and protects the blood vessels in the um...

Gene defect linked to dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM)

...tracts and relaxes when calcium is released from a reservoir inside into the muscle cell and then pumped back quickly. Scientists have discovered that some people with inherited DCM show a subtle mutation in their phospholamban gene. Patients with DCM may suffer with tiredness, and shortness of breath whilst e...

SARS research confirms link to animals

...et unknown animal source which is in fact the true reservoir in nature," the researchers said.They also tested merchants in the market and found that eight of 20 wild animal traders and three of 15 workers who slaughter the animals had antibodies to the virus. Only 5 percent of the vegetable traders in the sam...

Influenza Avian Flu strain has become more contagious and dangerous.

...or H5N1 influenza virus, these ducks are acting as reservoir for the virus without infecting them, and this new evolving strain has killed a large number of birds. Since 2002, this flu virus strain has continuously reverted his characters to form less dangerous to the ducks but is still able to cause illness a...

Potato powder to stop bleeding

... fine topical powder through a small, bellows-like reservoir called a puffer. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., found the coagulant with applied pressure produced instantaneous hemostasis, or blood clotting, of small forearm incisions in 70 percent of incisions. Participants in the control ...

SARS outbreaks contained

... illness, including the hunt for a possible animal reservoir for the virus. The statement also called on governments around the world to boost their public health systems and monitoring networks in preparation for a possible new outbreak. Health officials have expressed fears that SARS may make a comeback, po...

Scientists Have Traced How The SARS Virus evolved

...e man, rather it makes the continual looking for a reservoir host important .”...

Scientists Have Traced How The SARS Virus evolved

...e man, rather it makes the continual looking for a reservoir host important .”...

Brain Fever or Encephalitis Spreading in North India

...s mosquitoes and an amplifying host (also known as reservoir hosts). Known amplifying hosts include domestic pigs, wading bird species. Some of the incidental hosts include horses, donkeys, cattle, water buffalo, sheep, dogs, chickens, ducks and humans. The disease is zoonotic disease, transmitted from anima...

Uganda Reports Failure To Contain Sleeping Sickness

... 1998 as a result of the movement of the livestock reservoir of the parasite and has continued to spread. Interventions to control the disease were put in place between January 2000 and December 2003 and consisted of mass treatment of livestock with long-acting drugs to kill the parasite. In this study Eric Fe...

Wisdom Teeth: To Be Or Not To Be?

...ic complications. And since the third molars are a reservoir of bacteria due to their crooked position in the mouth, dentists advise that early removal reduces the risk of developing potentially serious infections in later life....

Supercomputer Grid Enlists PCs To Combat AIDS

...tute hopes that by being able to tap into the vast reservoir of computer processing power, researchers will be able to approach problems more aggressively and develop new chemical strategies to treat HIV-infected individuals....

Parental Knowledge Of RSV Infections Is Vital

...cognized as a sign of the virus. Adults serve as a reservoir of infection in the community and also transmit it to children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends certain precautionary measures to be taken by the parents like washing the hands before handling the baby, to stay away from people suffer...

India set to become the global knowledge hub

Now the fourth largest reservoir of scientific and research talent in frontier areas of research in the world, India is poised to emerge as the preferred hub for knowledge-based industries. // Its skills in the knowledge economy are not restricted to information and communication ...

Polio Continues To Haunt India

... traveled border with Nigeria, the world's largest reservoir of poliovirus. The UN partners have called on governments to remain vigilant and continue their eradication efforts. Critical to the success of these campaigns is a $150 million shortfall, which must be filled as rapidly as possible. The eradicati...

Mystery behind the evolution of the Human brain

...Hence human babies are born with a built-in energy reservoir called the baby fat. Human infants are the only primate babies born with excess fat. It accounts for about 14 % of their birth weight, similar to that of their brains. This baby fat helped in providing the physiological conditions for man’s evoluti...

Australia Witnesses Legionnaires Disease Outbreak

...in the Austin Hospital, Ron Dickins, 85, who was a reservoir man. Another infected 83-year-old woman showed signs of recovery in the Austin Hospital and is expected to be discharged soon. Despite the increase in the number of people being infected with the disease the infected tower that sparked the outbr...

Computer Keyboards In Hospitals Could Spread Infection To Patients

Computer keyboards used in hospitals are a reservoir for bacteria that staff could pass to patients and need to be disinfected every day, a new study warns.// Researchers collected samples from 25 computer keyboards at various locations inside University of North Carolina hospitals and found that each...

Teenage Boys More Vulnerable And Emotionally Engaged In Romantic Relationships

...dded, calling her colleagues' and her data ‘a rich reservoir of information about their early histories.’ ‘What we're trying to argue in our research is that romantic relationships do play a role in development,’ she said. ‘While parents and friends continue to be critically important, the romantic partner a...

Link Between Immune System And Nervous System

...o block HIV infection. Because macrophages are a reservoir for HIV, a strategy that denies the virus entry into those immune cells may be important in combating HIV infection. Dr. Douglas showed in 2001 that another NK-1R antagonist blocked HIV replication within macrophages in cell culture. The hope is that...

Experiments In Outer Space To Determine single Cell Survival

...ty of the lipid-silica nanostructure to serve as a reservoir for water, no cracking or shrinkage is observed. The cells are maintained in the necessary fluidic environment." The cell-architected nanostructure is, he says, "an amazing way to preserve a cell." The cells already have emerged still viable afte...

Four States in India Affected by Chikungunya: Government

.... Humans are considered to be the major sources or reservoir of Chikungunya virus for mosquitoes,' the minister, himself a medical practitioner, said. 'There is no vaccine or specific medicine available against the infection. There is no specific cure too. The symptoms can be alleviated by taking pain reliev...

HIV Treatment Needs Re-Evaluation

...nt with chronic infection the gut acted as a viral reservoir making the restoration of gut mucosal immune system tougher and longer than when diagnosed earlier and treated with ARV and anti-inflammatory drugs. The study urges gut biopsies in all patients receiving treatment to monitor their condition. Thoma...

Delhi Gears up to Fight Chikungunya Fever

... Aegypti and humans are considered to be the major reservoir of the virus. "Since, dengue is very common in Delhi, people should not feel surprised over the surfacing of Chikungunya cases. Besides the viral fever, patients complain of severe joint pain and swelling in joints," said K.K. Aggarwal, a senior me...

Medical Center Tops 3 Million IV Syringes Using IntelliFill i.v. Robotics

...urosemide. The pharmacy employs IntelliFill i.v.’s reservoir mode to produce saline and heparin flush solutions and morphine sulfate doses. All doses produced by IntelliFill i.v. are usable for bedside barcode scanning using Children’s barcode point-of-care (BPOC) system. “Three million syringes prepared wit...

The Living Cell – Manufacturing, Protecting and Thrivin

A cell is a reservoir of proteins and performs the role of manufacture and supply of proteins. The ‘director’ behind the scene is none other than the cell nucleus//, which houses the DNA, and enables the plan of what needs to be built. If a particular protein is to be man...

Is India Prepared to Face the Epidemics?

...over, India has a lot of monkeys that can act as a reservoir for the YF virus once introduced. And Africa, only a few hours by flight, is endemic for this virus and there is good chance of passengers with YF arriving in India. "Despite these favourable factors, YF is absent in India and it is a mystery," sai...

American ‘wild’ birds identified as culpable for spreading bird fu

...rd, a bird common in North America, being a common reservoir for influenza virus to be a potential danger was laid to rest with this research. For the study birds that were more likely to bring the virus to North America were studied and researchers studied how much of virus was shed in the feces and via the...

Tomatoes: Culprits of Salmonella outbreak

...ggests that there existed an ongoing contamination reservoir with infected food workers being a likely source of disease transmission. Hedberg, a coauthor of the report, asserted that infected food workers, as secondary transmission sources, can increase the size and duration of the outbreaks. He said, "Rest...

If The World Wide Web is Your Self Proclaimed Physician, Trouble Could be Just a Click Away

The internet which is a reservoir of information has done unimaginable wonders to industries and society.// In a society that is largely technology driven, ‘net’ working is the byword of the present age, with information available with a mere tap of the fingers. Therefore it comes as...

Monkey Virus Identical to HIV Endemic in Gorillas

...discovered it in gorillas but we think the primary reservoir are still chimpanzees. We think chimpanzees transmitted it to gorillas but we don't know who transmitted it to humans - the gorilla or the chimp.' How the gorillas became infected in the first place is still a mystery because gorillas are vegetar...

Vice President Urges Dental Institutes to Adopt Some Villages

...tion, they will be our proud additions to the rich reservoir of the country’s medical professionals which today is our pride and the envy of many other countries. He urged that in their career they should not only strive for excellence in their profession but also do their bit to provide solace and better heal...

Ebola-Outbreak Kills 5000 Gorillas

...las appeared not to be infected directly from some reservoir host, as previously assumed. Rather, initial spillover from a reservoir host appeared to trigger an epidemic that spread from gorilla social group to gorilla social group. ...

Bharat Biotech Launches Anti-Rabies Vaccine

...secondary to animal bite, with dog being the major reservoir for human Rabies. Once clinical symptoms have occurred, the disease is almost invariably fatal. No tests are currently available to diagnose rabies infection in humans before the onset of clinical disease. Four million people are exposed to the ra...

Tuberculosis: The Bacillus Takes Refuge in Adipose Cells

...ted individuals should take these newly identified reservoir cells into account. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ...nd tissue cultures, that adipose cells served as a reservoir for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and that this protected the bacillus against isoniazid. They then in...

New Inhaler is Child's Play

... a transparent plastic chamber, which is used as a reservoir for the aerosolised drug. An MDI device is used to fill the balloon through the mouthpiece, the volume of the balloon limiting the inhalation volume. A patented mechanical valve at the air inlet on the other side of the mouthpiece reduces the inha...

New Microchip for Protein Sorting

...ontaining different proteins is placed in a sample reservoir above the chip. The sample is then run through the sieve of the chip continuously. The chip is designed with a network of microfluidic channels surrounding the sieve, and the anisotropy (directional property) in the sieve causes proteins of different...

Copper Alloys Surfaces Touted As Pathogen Killers

...diarrhea to hemorrhagic colitis. Cattle is a major reservoir of E. coli O157, therefore outbreaks are primarily associated with consumption of undercooked ground beef, the researchers stated. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

Researcher Studies Benefits of Reminiscing About Laughter

...ir relationship// than couples who don’t have that reservoir of experience to draw on, according to research by an Appalachian State University psychology professor. The study, conducted by Doris G. Bazzini and three of her former students, appears in the January 2007 issue of the journal Motivation and Emo...

Artificial Urethral Sphincters can Help the Elderly

...hra opens, and the bladder empties. Fluid from the reservoir returns to the cuff, which again closes the urethra. Possible complications include infection, tissue breakdown, and mechanical failure. Consequently there has been marked reluctance in using the device in the case of elders, particularly because...

Patients Own Dental Plaque may Cause Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

...uggest that the teeth likely serve as an important reservoir of infection in these patients," said Heo. "To prevent opportunistic, hospital-acquired disease, taking care of teeth and gums while hospitalized might be especially important." Source-Eurekalert<BRPRI...

Bolivian Glacier Melts, Dangerously Fast

...s the future of our drinking water supplies.' A reservoir under the Tuni Condoriri range of mountains, for instance, provides about 80% of the drinking water to the region around the capital La Paz. Various measurements show the area of the 15 original glaciers in the range has reduced by more than a thi...

Ancient Indian Herb May Prove Cure For Recurrent UTI

...re it would then be hit with antibiotics. With the reservoir of hiding bacteria cleared out, the infection should not recur", he avers. ANN/B...

HIV Eradication Unlikely Following Bone Marrow Transplantation

...write the investigators, “confirmed that the viral reservoir previously constituted was not eradicated... Unfortunately the HIV-1 replication recovery a few days after HAART interruption unambiguously showed the persistence of an infectious viral residual reservoir.” They conclude, “despite the use of inten...

Loss of Stem Cells Correlates With Premature Aging

... To be able to renew itself, most tissues have a reservoir of specific adult stem cells. These stem cells dont divide as frequently as other cell types since they need to maintain the integrity of their DNA, and multiple divisions lead to natural breaks in DNA. But when these stem cells are needed, their pro...

Myths About Hydropower Projects Exposed

...dation of methane as it rises from the bottom of a reservoir to its surface. "Large dams in India are responsible for about a fifth of the country's total global warming. These dams are the largest global warming contributors compared to all other nations," the research noted. The methane emission from Ind...

China's Three Gorges Dam Changing Local Weather: Scientists

...ng and actual meteorological data suggest that the reservoir is cooling the Yangtze Valley, which is causing ch...climate around what will soon be a 401-square-mile reservoir of more than five trillion gallons of water and a hydroelectric power plant 20 times more powerful t...