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Tag: "receptors" at medical news

H2O - a cure for low blood pressure

...ptors (which sense salt concentrations) or stretch receptors in the stomach or liver," added Jordan, the director of the Clinical Research Center at the Franz University in Germany....

New FDA Approved Drug To Treat Migraine

...e receptor agonist.// This drug targets serotonin receptors and act against migraine headaches by inducing the constriction of blood vessels surrounding the brain. Nausea, sleepiness, numbness, dry mouth and headache are the side effects associated with the use of Axert. In controlled trials, Axert showed a ...

The big brain in suicides

...a thorough brain chemistry and the state of brain receptors at death so as tofocus further light on this puzzle. ...

New treatment for Osteoporosis

...n cells. It was known that when oestrogen binds to receptors in cells, it activates a signal that changes the gene expression. The team found that in bone cells, oestrogen can also trigger a signal preventing the cells from dying thereby prolonging their lives and keeping the bones strong. This signal acts d...

Bald head bad health

...Bald men seem to have a greater number of androgen receptors in their scalps , and androgens may contribute to both atheroscelrosis - build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries - and thrombosis, a susceptibility to blood clots.Researchers also say that heart disease and baldness may be inherited together and t...

Prescription Drug - Helps People Stop Smoking

...edication in Smoquit, buproprion, blocks nicotinic receptors so as to prevent the reuptake of neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine. This sidesteps the problem of the urge to smoke and withdrawal symptoms, which is otherwise a hurdle when a smoker tries to quit smoking. A study of more than 600 smoke...

Snake venom a treatment for digestive disease

...re working on further characterizing the potential receptors which could be the site at which the prokineticins control muscle movement. Understanding how these receptors and proteins work could be the key to developing new treatments for gastrointestinal disorders. Zho...

Heat therapy relieves back pain

... It leads to the growth of new tissue full of pain receptors and to irritation of the spinal nerves. The IDET treatment destroys the painful tissue and is less invasive than traditional surgery for lower back pain, taking just 45 minutes to perform. In the current study, patients said their pain was reduced ...

More about HIV

...munodeficiency virus is a retrovirus that binds to receptors found on membranes of immune system T cells. When HIV attacks a cell, the virus is internalized, copied into DNA, then migrates into the nucleus where it inserts itself as part of the host DNA. In many cases, the inserted viral genes remain dormant, ...

Women more susceptible to brain damage from ecstasy

... techniques they compared the density of serotonin receptors in different parts of the brain. The scientists found substantial decreases in density among heavy female users of the drug but not in the men. Women who had stopped using the drug had higher densities than the heavy users. The heavy use of MDMA...

Alcoholism Drug Fails To Prevent Drinking Relapses

...rosate. Both medications act on the brain's opioid receptors to make drinking less pleasurable. Earlier studies, including the work that led to its FDA approval, showed that when combined with counseling naltrexone could help control alcoholism by reducing drinking days and increasing days without liquor. Th...

Caffeine can induce epilepsy in newborns

...rchers believe that the caffeine molecules bind to receptors in the cells, blocking the action of a chemical called adenosine which plays an important role in handling stress. During stressful episodes such as oxygen starvation, adenosine protects the nerve circuits from uncontrolled activity. ...

Combination therapy to treat breast cancer

...evious research has shown that these growth factor receptors are involved in 20 and 70 per cent of breast cance...ous inhibition of the action of both growth factor receptors exerts a greater anti-tumour effect. The approach could be expanded to treat other types of cancer. ...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...they lose use of the eye’s photoreceptors.// These receptors convert images into electric impulses. Researchers reported that tests show faces can be recognised and words in large type can be read. Human tests started recently.Dr. Mark Humayun, formerly of the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopkins...

Nose plug-switch that stops smelling

... smell. By measuring the signals from these odour receptors cells in genitically engineered mice, one research team showed that mice lacking CNGA4 could sense odours but could not adapt to them.Other scientists studied the molecule’s behaviour in laboratory-grown cells and reported that CNGA4 speeds up the ‘n...

Comprehension of taste receptor

...eceptors, a family of proteins remotely related to receptors in the brain that recognise the amino acid glutama...ves down the pores and spurs the taste cells.Taste receptors have now been identified for amino acids, bitter, and sweet tastes. The US researchers hope this wil...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...r they lose use of the eye’s photoreceptors. These receptors convert images into electric impulses. Researchers reported that tests show faces can be recognised and words in large type can be read. Human tests started recently. Dr. Mark Humayun, formerly of the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute at Johns Hopk...

Nose plug: switch that stops smelling

...at smell.By measuring the signals from these odour receptors cells in genitically engineered mice, one research team showed that mice lacking CNGA4 could sense odours but could not adapt to them. Other scientists studied the molecule’s behaviour in laboratory-grown cells and reported that CNGA4 speeds up the...

Gene glitches connecting pot with Schizophrenia

...ere cannabis abuse, which could mean the marijuana receptors in schizophrenics are far more active than they should be. Ujike stressed there is no evidence yet these genetic abnormalities can affect how the marijuana receptor actually acts in the brain....

High development costs hinder entry of cancer super drugs into the market

...patients. Few drugs which target specific protein receptors in cancer are already in the market and the decoding of the human genome// offers great promise to patients, as the therapy could become more specialized. However, all this comes with a heavy cost and cancer research experts warn that such breakthrou...

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