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Special proteins to fight TB identified

...rium that produced extra heat-shock proteins. The altered TB bacterium was able to grow in the lab and was able to cause an acute infection in mice. But this mutant form of TB did not cause a chronic infection unlike ordinary TB bacteria. It is possible that high levels of heat-shock proteins block the TV...

New Modality in Migraine Management

... after treatment. "The beauty of it is there's no altered consciousness. Patients can go right back to work," Krusz added.He also said that he had taught the doctors in his hospital how to use it and he is confident in implementing the same modality to the comfort level of use. May this be a good find to w...

Smoker's are prone to Alzheimer's

...tch researchers said this could be because smoking altered the chemistry of the brain and defused some of the effects of Alzheimer's. Another reason could be the fact that many smokers do not live long enough to develop the disease, which particularly affects the very elderly....

Contraceptives decreases Libido

...cially control the cycle, their sense of smell was altered throughout. Their general level of smell perception matched that experienced by women not taking contraceptives who were in the pre-menstrual, or luteal phase, just before a woman begins her period. In all the researchers looked at 60 women aged 18...

The phenomenon of sexual attraction

...at men's perception of a woman's attractiveness is altered by the chemical signals she sends out. They exposed 76 men to synthetic vaginal pheromones without their knowledge. They then showed them a series of photographs of women and played tapes of their voices. The pheromones, which can be perceived by t...

Attempting Hypnosis for relaxation

...ing used, and how readily the person can enter the altered awareness of the hypnotic state, say doctors at the Mayo Clinic. But most people can benefit from a simple form of self hypnosis. This involves finding a quiet place, where you will be undisturbed (turn off the phone) and sitting or lying down in a...

New drug helps allergies

...ns for even less than $15. Clarinex is a slightly altered form of Claritin. Within one hour of taking Claritin, the body turns its active ingredient, loratadine, into the active ingredient of Clarinex, desloratadine. Claritin works for between 18 hours and 24 hours. Indeed, Claritin's recommended dose is on...

Breast cancer risk doubles by high sex hormone levels

... are highly statistically significant and were not altered when the researchers adjusted for established risk factors for breast cancer....

No explanation on schizophrenia gene

...versity. "It can't be explained by either a single altered gene or a single environmental cause. There are clearly genetic components, but they are likely to be varied and to interact in many ways with non-genetic factors." She added that it was still possible that genes on chromosome 1 may contribute to sc...

Special proteins to fight TB identified

...rium that produced extra heat-shock proteins. The altered TB bacterium was able to grow in the lab and was able to cause an acute infection in mice. But this mutant form of TB did not cause a chronic infection unlike ordinary TB bacteria. It is possible that high levels of heat-shock proteins block the TV...

New approach to anti-anxiety drugs

... drugs. They've been looking at mice genetically altered so they don't produce a natural brain protein called protein kinase C. These mice seem to be more sensitive to the brain's own sedative molecules, known as neurosteroids. They are less fearful of heights and open spaces (a test of anxiety in mice). T...

Causes of weakness in the aged

...ho are frail are more likely to have inflammation, altered carbohydrate metabolism and increased blood clotting activity....

A new male contraceptive

...hose used to treat Gaucher's. The drug effectively altered the mice's sperm so that they were rendered completely infertile for up to six months. After they were taken off the drug, fertility returned completely to normal. Since NB-DNJ is not a hormonal treatment, the sex drive of the mice was not impacted ...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

...e was found in each of the 17 families,all changes altered the instructions to make the connexin 43 protein. However, the exact effect of the changes on the protein are yet to be studied. Scientists suggest that problems with connexin genes (and the proteins made from their instructions) have already been t...

smoking and drinking lead to cancer

...ed to see whether their smoking and alcohol intake altered the effects of beta-carotene on colorectal polyp recurrence. It revealed beta-carotene supplements doubled the risk of colorectal polyp recurrence in patients who smoked and drank more than one alcoholic drink a day. Among non-smokers and non-drinker...

Gene study links endometriosis, infertility

...rtain genes -- and the proteins they encode -- are altered in women with endometriosis, future remedies could help correct the disorder by targeting those particular abnormalities, DePaolo added....

How a man's mind really works

... That is why men, paradoxically (from a hormonally altered new mother's point of view), become even more workaholic once they have kids, to whom they must also prove their worth. Gurian says his book is aimed mainly at women. "Men get this already. They are living this brain but they don't have the consciou...

Just standing next to a large person can be bad for one's image

...ringlet-haired woman. The other was the same photo altered to show the guy arm-in-arm with a very large, nicely dressed woman. The volunteers took a quick look at one or the other of the pictures and then were asked their opinion of the man. They rated him from 1 to 5 on 50 negative adjectives -- called the...

New Vaccine for SARS Coming Soon

...Prevention injected six monkeys with a genetically altered cold virus that is similar to parts of the SARS coronavirus. A new form of the coronavirus, called SARS-CoV, was discovered earlier this year. The monkeys were given a second vaccine 28 days later, and researchers used two monkeys to serve as control...

Common Cold Found to Fight Cancer

...s say, “When the virus infects cells, it takes the altered genes with it, and those genes attack cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact.” Researchers say, in preclinical tests, the virus effectively attacked cancerous tumors and did not harm normal tissue. However researchers have been studying the ...

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