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Want skin cancer? Please have a cigarette

...irectly by smoking, which acts as a carcinogen and stimulates changes in the cells, which lead to the onset of cancer. Also they say tobacco retards the immune system. The team advises that cancer incidence will come down not only through lesser exposure to sun light but also by avoiding smoking....

Stress can make you overweight

...tter alternative and it also breaks the cycle that stimulates hunger....

Drug abuse leads to long standing changes in the brain

...ort-term release of high levels of dopamine, which stimulates brain cells in the dopamine circuit, thereby enhancing mood and body movement. But previous animal studies show that long-term exposure to methamphetamine damages dopamine-producing brain cells and leads to reduced dopamine levels. The current findin...

All the more bad

...gests that smoking has a double whammy effect - it stimulates clogging of the arteries, and sabotages the body's attempts to tackle the problem. Amanda Sandford, of the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), said: "This study emphasises the health benefits of giving up smoking no matter what...

Acne may protect against infections

...ng subsequent infections. It appears that P. acnes stimulates activity among a type of white blood cell called a Th-1lymphocyte which plays a central response in fighting infection.// These cells specialise in fighting bacteria and viruses. However, they can also be mobilised to attack some types of tumour ce...

New treatment for diabetics

... works by absorbing nutrients from the body //and stimulates the insulin- producing cells.Some diabetics have to inject insulin more than onece a day to maintain their blood sugar levels. The device is being developed by Tejal Desai of the University of Illinois at Chicago Ms Desai, who presented her findings...

Do gardening and be fit

... to the bone-strengthening effects, since sunlight stimulates production of vitamin D which helps the body absorb dietary calcium. Weight-bearing exercise is any activity that requires the bones to fully support the body's weight, such as jogging, dancing and weight training. Gardening and weight training were...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...y attached near the retina.The chip electronically stimulates the healthy cells of the retina, which sends the signals conveying he image to the brain. ...

Foremost gene therapy for chest pain

...sis. They injected a gene for a growth factor that stimulates blood vessel generation into 70 men and women with angina. A further 20 people acted as controls. The gene therapy proved safe - the gene itself, introduced via a virus 'carrier', stayed in heart tissue. What's more, there were small but significan...

Chew to improve memory

... that it triggers the production of insulin, which stimulates a part of the brain involved in memory. Dr Andrew Scholey, who carried out the study, said: "When you chew, the body releases insulin, which is probably a conditioned response that occurs in anticipation of a meal. Three groups of 31 volunteers too...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

...y attached near the retina.The chip electronically stimulates the healthy cells of the retina, which sends the signals conveying he image to the brain. ...

A promising treatment for wart removal

...treatment is a form of immunotherapy - that is, it stimulates the body to fight and destroy warts using its own defences. Warts are caused by a viral infection. Sometimes they go away by themselves without treatment but they may be extremely persistent. Standard treatments, by freezing, cutting and corrosive ...

Morphine may excite cancerous tumors

...d vessels or cancer. Our study shows that morphine stimulates the formation of new blood vessels inside the tumor, which in turn allows increased growth of tumors in mice. Hence Authors of the study note that morphine did not promote initial or early growth of tumors in this study....

Bone marrow transplants for limbs

...t injecting cells from a patient's own bone marrow stimulates growth of new blood vessels in the affected limb. In a trial of 40 patients, 35 reported a significant improvement in pain four weeks after the procedure. Fifteen of 20 patients who'd been scheduled for amputation were able to avoid the operation and...

Need for Blood Transfusions reduced

... recombinant human erythropoietin, or rHuEPO, that stimulates the body to produce new red blood cells and is mea...sfusions. Erythropoietin, produced in the kidney, stimulates the production of red blood cells. Study was conducted at 67 centers with 1,305 patients who had be...

New remedy for those suffering from Crohn's disease

...lony stimulating factor and also known as Leukine, stimulates the immune system instead of suppressing it. Dr. Dieckgraefe claims that 80 per cent of people showed relief from symptoms while 53 per cent treated went into remission. GM-CSF is given by self-injection once a day. The drug is going through a large...

Can one get addicted to fast food?

...e resistant to a brain peptide called galanin that stimulates eating// and to leptin, a hormone which is strongly linked to weight and appetite. Leptin releases signals to the part of the brain that co-ordinates eating behaviour. Studies conducted by researchers has shown that rats fed with a high-fat diet ear...

Music Makes you Smarter

...heory behind the findings is that musical training stimulates an area of the brain that is also responsible for recall. Researchers say, "Such diverse evidence strongly implies that music training somehow brings about changes in the cortical organization structures of the brain." Researchers speculate these fin...

New Drug for Diabetes

...insulin to cover the amount of food eaten. Insulin stimulates the removal of glucose in the blood, but Doctors say, "What's happening is you're making excess glucagon following a meal." The hormone amylin works to control the output of that glucagons. Thus taking insulin without replacing the hormone amylin is ...

The Reason For Loss Of Appetite After Gastric Bypass

...ificant early declines in levels of a hormone that stimulates appetite. The hormone ghrelin is an appetite stimulant produced primarily in the stomach. It plays a role in regulating body weight. In most people, ghrelin levels significantly increase before a meal and rapidly decline after eating. This implies gh...

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