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Evidence Links Protein Damage to Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

... metal in cars and buildings. This damage has been implicated in causing neurodegenerative disorders. Alpha-synuclein itself is a target of oxidative stress, specifically nitration, within these lesions. This is the first time anybody has identified nitration on a specific protein. Studies provide conclusive ev...

Vitamins-The answer to Heart Disease?

...amino acid called Homocysteine , which has been implicated as the culprit, increasing clot formation in blood vessels. Ongoing research is however to confirm the claim. Scientists remain skeptical about the superior benefits of these vitamin supplements over a healthy diet, including fruits, vegetables, who...

Mortality increased in Sporting enthusiasts!

...al or emotional stress may not be the only factors implicated as causes provoking cardiovascular events associated with a critical match. "Notably, heavy alcohol use, overeating, and excessive smoking may also play a part," researchers say. Thus the factors that contribute to atherosclerosis are not the only ...

Half of world's children are passive smokers - damning disclosure from WHO

...spiratory illnesses in children" and also has been implicated with sudden infant death syndrome and middle ear infections". The WHO says 11,000 people die every day, due to causes related to smoking and the figure is expected to more than double by2020, if current trends continue.She saved the worst for the to...

A new growth factor identified

...f the study authors, they believe that EG-VEGF was implicated in the pathogenesis of some ovarian disorders resulting in infertility, such as the polycystic ovary syndrome and an inhibitor of EG-VEGF may have therapeutic value in this condition. He also added that the discovery also raises the possibility that...

Decrease in testosterone levels lead to Alzheimer's

...wn, a high rise in levels of amyloid – the protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease – occurs. They suggest that this phenomenon might explain why Alzheimer’s develops later in life and that hormonal treatments for testicular cancer, which suppress testosterone levels, could potentially predispose individuals t...

Role of fats and oils in vision care

...suggests, it gets worse with age and diet has been implicated in its development. // Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary carried out a study of 349 individuals aged 55 to 80 with AMD, and compared their diet to a control group with eye disease other than AMD. Those who consumed foods high i...

The cancer-fighting gene

... protein are particularly susceptible to mutations implicated in breast and ovarian cancer.A team of researchers led by University of Washington professor Rachel Klevit, using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging techniques, has been focusing its investigations on the N terminus. ...

Too much coffee is too bad

...use of fractures in the elderly. Previous research implicated cafeine in increased risk for hip fracture and poor clacium retention. As part of a larger long-term study of osteoporosis, Rapuri et al. Compared the bone mineral density of women in high and low categories of caffeine consumption to examine th in...

Inherited gene important in ovarian cancer

...ignificant complications in ovarian cancer. A gene implicated in inherited ovarian cancer is more significant in the disease than previously realised. Up to 10 per cent of cases of ovarian cancer arise from a mutation in a gene called BRCA1.// In these cases, the woman usually has a strong family history of the...

Herbal Drug In Controversy

... the South Sea Islands. It is a herb that has been implicated in approximately 25 cases of liver diseases. The herb is commonly used by consumers as a general relaxant and to treat insomnia, anxiety, stress and muscle spasms. According to experts, the herb behaves like a class of drugs known as// benzodiazepine...

Painkiller Linked to Deaths

...ersial Purdue Pharma painkiller OxyContin has been implicated as the direct cause or main contributing factor in 150 deaths and a likely contributor in an additional 350 deaths, according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Previously, the DEA estimated that the painkiller was associated with 290 deaths fr...

Jumping genes eliminate sections of DNA

...ount for about 17 percent of our genome, have been implicated in a type of hemophilia -- a condition in which the blood does not clot after a cut -- and several other diseases. In addition, L1 elements also can carry junk DNA elements known as Alu, which account for another 10 percent of the genome. Alu elemen...

Gene variant foretells diabetic neuropathy

.... The gene variant is APOE4, which has also been implicated in increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. In the current study, 187 people with diabetes were found to have more severe peripheral neuropathy, if they had the APOE4 variant, compared to those with other variants of APOE. It was as if these patients ...

Gene Increases Cancer Risk

...ility genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 that have been implicated in an estimated 5 percent to 10 percent of all breast and ovarian cancers," says Boris Pesche, M.D., Ph.D., from Northwestern’s Cancer Genetics Program. Authors of the study say this gene may be the most common inherited cancer susceptibility gene i...

Drug to Prevent the Onset of Arthritis

...PKR is involved in the molecular pathways that are implicated in the progression of arthritis. They hope this understanding will help in the discovery of novel targets for arthritis drugs....

New Hair in 15 Days Could Now Be A Possibility Say Researchers

...in can induce new hair growth. Previous work has implicated Wnt/?-catenin signaling in embryonic hair follicle development, postnatal follicle growth and maturation, and skin tumor formation. This new work provides important insight into the role of ?-catenin as a trigger for activating the normal growth of a...

Drug to Delay the Onset of Arthritis

...PKR is involved in the molecular pathways that are implicated in the progression of arthritis. They hope this understanding will help in the discovery of novel targets for arthritis drugs....

Beware Smoking During Pregnancy Linked To New Danger

...fected by tobacco, which is a region that has been implicated in cancers related to the formation of blood or blood cells. To conclude, the increase in chromosomal abnormalities resulting from the genotoxic effect of tobacco could be indicative of an increased cancer risk, especially childhood cancers....

Acrolein may be the key to halting spinal cord damage

...s vicious cycle. Because acrolein has already been implicated in cancer and neurological diseases, drugs that detoxify it could become important for treating not only spinal cord damage but a host of other conditions as well." The research, which Shi carried out with his student Jian Luo and Koji Uchida of Jap...

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