Gene linked to early puberty in girls
...ain puberty later than other boys because the gene breaks down testosterone, and this, male hormone is essential for attaining puberty....Passive smoking affects respiratory system
... substance called cotinine, produced when the body breaks down nicotine from tobacco. The researchers found that passive smoking had the strongest impact on the youngest children.It was linked to a permanently increased risk of asthma and wheezing. However, older children exposed to tobacco smoke were more ...Stress can make you overweight
...and vegetables is a better alternative and it also breaks the cycle that stimulates hunger....Long travel increase pulmonary embolism
...e legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT). If the clot breaks off, it may travel to the lungs, forming a pulmonary embolism (PE) which is a potentially life-threatening condition. Researchers in France and the US have monitored all passengers arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris between 1993 and 200...New spray gel heals surgical wounds
...her, solidify to form a bright blue material which breaks down gradually over about a week. The company which has developed the gel, Confluent Surgical in Massachusetts, says that 60 patients have so far been treated with it. In open surgery, biodegradable dressing sheets can be applied to internal wounds...New Drug ALT-711 decreases blood vessel stiffness
A novel drug that breaks down collagen bonds in the body's blood vessels significantly decreases the stiffness of vessels in older people, according to a study conducted by National Institute on Aging (NIA) scientists and others. The finding suggests the medication could be ......uates the genes responsible for a skin enzyme that breaks down collagen in the skin.// Collagen is the main..., measured concentrations of the gene MMP-1, which breaks down collagen. Professor Young said: "Smokers have more wrinkles and their skin tends to have a gr...Researchers trick Alzheimer's Enzyme
...was one of the first brain enzymes identified. It breaks down acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that propagates nerve signals. Inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase treat the dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease by increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain. Sharpless and his team synthesi...Bacterial discovery may help CF patients
...treating the biofilm with the DNaseI enzyme, which breaks down DNA into its component molecules, destroys the biofilm and restricts the establishment of infectious colonies. It appears DNaseI treatment may also be beneficial as an early prophylactic measure to prevent the establishment of bacterial infectio...Inflammation may help battle infection in gums
...-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH), which breaks down PAF and limits gum inflammation. This PAF or platelet-activating factor is a bio-fat which accumulates in the gums of people with chronic gum disease. The significance of the study is in the discovery of the fact that PAF helps in fighting gum ...Midlife Brain Activity a Predictor Of Alzheimer’s Diseas
... are among the first to deteriorate because myelin breaks down in reverse order of development. Specialists say: “The body was designed to myelinate through the natural lifespan. Medical advances, however, have expanded the lifespan well beyond the brain’s natural capacity and the process of adult brain dev...New Test To Detect Irregular Heartbeats
...auses blood to pool, which can lead to a clot that breaks off and travels to the brain. A new test to monitor people for irregular heartbeats identifies problems missed by standard tests, find researchers. Investigators evaluated about 150 patients who had just suffered a stroke or mini-stroke. All were te...Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Tolerated Well by Elderly Patients
...these patients experienced no unusual or prolonged breaks in treatment due to illness brought on by radiation. Thirteen of the patients were alive and disease-free 23 months to 83 months after receiving the treatment, and six patients whose cancer progressed were alive 44 months to 98 months after treatment...New Drug Found To Benefit Patients With Osteoarthritis
...f arthritis. It happens when the joint’s cartilage breaks down and the bones rub against each other causing pain and loss of movement.// An international, multi-center study shows an effective treatment for osteoarthritis is the COX2 inhibitor lumiracoxib, also known as Prexige. The drug was found to reduc...Identifying Irregular Heart Beats
...to pooling and clotting of blood. If a blood clot breaks away and goes to the brain, a stroke results. In a large clinical trial that followed about 4,000 men and about 4,725 women ,nine hundred and thirty-six of the participants eventually developed atrial fibrillation. Researchers say this translates to......activity of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which breaks down the chemical messenger or neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. Alzheimer's is characterised by a drop in acetylcholine. Green tea and black tea also hindered the activity of the enzyme butyrylcholinesterase, seen in protein deposits found on the bra...Understanding The Predictor’s Of Alzheimer’s Diseae
... are among the first to deteriorate because myelin breaks down in reverse order of development. Specialists say: “The body was designed to myelinate through the natural lifespan. Medical advances, however, have expanded the lifespan well beyond the brain’s natural capacity ... The process of adult brain dev...Detecting DNA Damage With In-Vivo Alkaline Comet Assay
..., which enables the visualization of single strand breaks and alkali labile sites. The main requirement of the assay is a single cell or nuclei suspension, which can be obtained from the tissue without adding to the DNA damage by the applied isolation technique. However, the assay only measures DNA damage ...... Aspartame apart from giving taste to the food it breaks down the building blocks protein of the body and helps to reduce obesity. The company also questioned the methods and records used by the Ramazzini institute in this study. Ramazzini institute for cancer research has submitted the results of the st......used by orthopedic surgeons to repair serious bone breaks is to remove small pieces of bone from a patient?s rib or hip and fuse them to the broken bone. They use the same method to fuse spinal vertebrae to treat serious spinal injuries and back pain. Although this works well at the repair site, the removal...