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Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...l for depression," Vivian Mitropoulou, PhD, who is studying the link between cholesterol levels and personality disorders at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York told that after researchers began testing the first drugs designed to lower elevated cholesterol levels, she found that a lot of people taking...

Gene linked to early puberty in girls

...esult in breast development.The scientists are now studying the effects of this gene on puberty in boys. Using the same yardstick they reason out that those with CYP1B1 gene should attain puberty later than other boys because the gene breaks down testosterone, and this, male hormone is essential for attaining...

Drug saves heroin addicts

...rly results were encouraging. The doctors are now studying the uses of “take home” naloxone and argue for its wider distributio....

Protein in urine foresees heart disease

...bumin in the urine could be detected."We know from studying people with diabetes that we can reduce microalbuminuria with ACE inhibitors and that this may help protect them," says Dr. Banga. Thereby reducing the degree of microalbuminuria reduces the risk of heart disease....

Early puberty linked to nutrition

... done by the school of Medicine from Harvard,after studying the eating behavior and the growing indexes of 67 girls, concluded that the inclusion of more animal fats and less vegetables in the diet between the 6th and 8th year of age took some of the participants of the research to an early puberty. The resu...

Ecstasy shrinks brain!!-researchers unveil the secrets of MDMA.

...ison, a researcher with almost 40 years experience studying the neurotoxic effects of amphetamines said that ecstasy degenerates the axons in several areas of the brain. Dr. Joseph Frascella of NIDA's Division of Treatment Research and Development said that,"The message from these studies is that MDMA does c...

Link between Constipation and Parkinson's Disease

...ed the Honolulu Heart Program. Researchers are now studying health data from 6,790 male residents of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, aged 51 to 75 at the beginning of the study in the 1960's. Out fo which, 96 men eventually developed Parkinson's disease. Men who reported constipation were nearly three times as li...

Uncovering a gene for oesophagal cancer

...disorder called tylosis. // The researchers are studying 350 members of the extended Liverpool family. Those who have tylosis are assumed to have inherited a faulty gene which also predisposes to cancer of the oesophagus. They are helped with regular screening where the oesophagus is examined by a miniatur...

Omega-3 fatty acids impair immunity

...at the University of Missouri, Columbia, have been studying omega-3s for many years now and know that one of their effects is to damp down inflammation. That's why fish oils - rich in omega-3s - often benefit those with arthritis, a painful inflammatory condition of the joints. Yet the inflammatory response i...

Poisonous Parkinson's molecule discovered

... Researchers at the University of Texas have been studying a group of molecules known as the TIQs, for short, which seem to have a toxic effect on the brain. In autopsy studies of Parkinson's patients, compared to those of patients without the disease, they found high concentrations of a related molecule cal...

Cirrhosis linked to genes

...p organ damage and teams in several UK centres are studying what makes this group particularly vulnerable.// Dr West's team has identified an antibody response to alcohol consumption which is linked to polymorphisms - genetic variants found in at least 2% of the population. The response was found in half of...

Antioxidants used for longevity

...s, in California, have developed a mouse model for studying oxidative damage and how to repair it.// This natural antioxidant enzyme called superoxide dismutase (SOD) in mice normally swipe off the free radicals produced by mitochondria, the 'power house' of the cell. Within the mitochondria, oxygen burns g...

Research of Ritalin

...ital said the study demonstrated the importance of studying the long-term effects of Ritalin. Dr Vance said that, children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and ADD (attention deficit disorder) are believed to have a problem in the parts of the brain that integrate information from differen...

Women recognise faces better

... is speculated that one reason women are better at studying and remembering faces is that they are more likely to take on the role of primary care in the family, and may have lenthier eye contact with children. ...

Letrozole Beats Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer Therapy

...ential early in the course of breast cancer and is studying the drug as a pre-surgical therapy....

Genetic disorder related with sleep patterns

...y in bed in the morning. Scientists hope that by studying the syndrome they may be able to identify the gene responsible.This could lead them to the protein it produces to cause the shortened time clock which, in turn, could be used to formulate new drugs to treat jet lag and other conditions. However, they...

Cure for Hepatitis B

...e, we had Hepatitis B as an easier viral model for studying in the lab. That is why we took it up and we had good convincing evidence by in-vitro studies that this plant extract is able to inactivate the virus," he added. According to Dr Thiagranjan, the new drug scores over the two main drugs used to treat...

Discovery of bone gene

...s.// But researchers at Texas University have been studying a family with unusually high bone density - the opposite of what happens in osteoporosis. They now report upon the gene that drives this process. This family seems to have a higher set point for bone than the general population - bone is formed fas...

Hobbies prevent dementia

...e.//Researchers at Cleavland University, have been studying 1,000 people aged 60 or older, free of dementia at the start. They asked the participants about their intellectual, social and sporting pursuits and then recorded who developed dementia over the next seven years. Those with a high degree of leisure ...

Body can reshape heart damage

Using the male chromosome as a marker, researchers studying eight cross-gender heart transplants from New York Medical College have discovered that the body can actively reshape the heart after injury.// The research explodes the long-standing belief that the heart cannot repair itself and the finding has imp...

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