Evidence Links Protein Damage to Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
...d nitration on a specific protein. Studies provide conclusive evidence of oxidative damage in alpha-synuclein, and that such stress may be a primary event leading to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative synucleinopathies, particularly Parkinson's. This may pave the way for developing therapies to stop...The Cancer Rumour mill working over time
...ing cancer, research is still underway and nothing conclusive has been established so far. It is hoped that inspite of all people being interested in their life, common sense prevails and people learn to distinguish between fact and fiction. The bottom line as they say is alls well that ends well...Deep Sleep Doesn't Increase Memory
...tivity that can affect the memory, but there is no conclusive evidence to show that REM sleep helps memory consolidation,'' said the study's author, Jerome M. Siegel, researcher at the Center for Sleep Research, Department of Veterans Affairs in suburban North Hills, and the Department of Psychiatry and Brain R...Stretching the muscles doesn't make them more resilient
...reness; two also looked at injury risk. There’s no conclusive evidence that stretching protects muscles, agrees London-based physiotherapist Mark Todman. “In fact, you can make your joints more vulnerable by overstretching,” he says. Experiments on rabbits give the same result, says Thomas Best of the Universi...Pregnancy shouldn't be dissuaded in older age
According to a new study shows there is no conclusive medical reason, based on age, why women in their 50s should not try to become pregnant by in vitro fertilization. Researchers from the Keck School// of Medicine of the University of Southern California investigated pregnancy outcomes in women, ages 5...Early Detection Of Facial Abnormalities in a Fetus
... was found that fetal MRI allows more detailed and conclusive prenatal evaluation of the upper lip than sonography alone. They also found soft palate defects, which are often difficult to see on sonography, were able to be detected with MRI. This is important because soft palate defects can lead to potential co...Cell phones are not associated with risk of brain tumor
...he researchers are of the opinion that there is no conclusive proof that use of cell phones increases the risk of brain tumors. The research report is published in the April issue of the journal Neurology. Reference: Journal Neurology, issue April 2005...Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?
... said and done is not the end! In order to make a conclusive statement lot of aspects both scientific and economical need to be looked on. Policy makers will have a tough time and will not sleep over the matter. The matter will rest only when a declarative statement regarding the safety of the high protein die...Deadly Diarrhoea Vaccine – Trail Results Promising
...rials are materialized, it is likely to yield more conclusive results towards complete protection from the disease. The rotaviral diarrhoea contributes 40 percent of the dehydrating diarrhoea disease in infants and young children, causing 150,000 deaths annually in India, which proves that the investment is wo...Women’s Heart Conditions Are Often Ignore
...arch on heart disease, making it difficult to draw conclusive evidence on managing cardiovascular disease. To remedy this, the author suggests that participants’ sex must be considered in the design and analysis of cardiology studies. Better awareness and education, earlier and more aggressive control of risk ...Smokers Cloud Has A Silver Lining?
...ouraged. The study is based on a survey and so a conclusive scientific analysis cannot be made. No chemical analysis or medical analysis is possible too. Source: American Journal of Health Behavior...Tea Found To Boost Insulin Production And Prevent Cataract
...locatechin gallate. If the results are proved with conclusive evidence, then we might soon have a simple, relatively inexpensive way of treating diabetes and its related complications....Vegan(ism) not so 'in' and healthy for children
...of sorts between the scientist and pro vegans. No conclusive statement can be made at this stage....Human Growth Hormone (HGH) - View of Experts
...lobe is in support of HGH therapy, but a clear cut conclusive statement is yet to accord a certificate to this therapy....Antidepressant drugs best for treating Depression
...he researchers feel that these are studies are not conclusive but still lot of research has to be done regarding the dosage and its adverse conditions. Researchers feel till date the best available treatment options available for treating depression is antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy....Doctors Ask MPs To Protect Human Rights By Banning Smoking In Enclosed Public Spaces
...tinue to be most at risk.” He added that there was conclusive evidence that second hand smoking killed people, "Around 11,000 people die every year in the UK as a result of exposure to second-hand smoke. As doctors we see first hand the devastation that second-hand smoke causes to the health and lives of our pa...Sex Spell Lasts Two Years Graduating To 'Cuddles' Companionship
...xplored and more research is necessary to make any conclusive statements. Apprehension also abounds among researchers, if the identification of love-hormones would eventually lead to consumption of supplements in order to stimulate the bygone passion....MMR Triple Vaccine Caught In the Eye of a Storm
... subset of vulnerable children, and There's no one conclusive piece of scientific evidence, no 'smoking gun', because there very rarely is when adverse drug reactions are first suspected. When vaccine damage in very young children is involved, it is harder to prove the links”, Dr Fletcher said. Dr Fletcher wi...Contact Lenses Implicated in Fungal Infections
...id that it would stop selling the product although conclusive evidence was lacking. "It could be because more people are using contact lenses. And people do abuse their lenses, as they would wear them for four or five years without bothering to clean them," said Contact Lens Practitioners board member Roland Iz...'Inflatable-pants' heart failure therapy suffers due to lack of evidence.
...n ‘Inflatable-pants' heart failure therapy lack of conclusive evidence it supports the government's opinion that too little evidence exists to support a device that uses balloon-like pants as a treatment for heart failure. // The technique in question is called “External counterpulsation”(ECP), a noninvasive ...