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Sense of smell impaired in alcoholics

...r where a faint presence is reliably detected, the ability to distinguish between smells and the ability to recognize the name of an odour with the help of response clues. Researchers found that sense of s...

Little sleep as bad as no sleep

... sleep less than 5 hours a day haveimpaired mental ability much similar to those who go without sleep for two...m simple memory tasks. Theimpaired level of mental ability was similar to those who did not sleep at all.However, participants who actually slept a few hours r...

Mental growth in babies at risk

...detrimental effect on infant's brain, reducing its ability to recognise sounds. The research claimed, it a reason behind increasing language learning disorders. With increase in noise pollution in societies, the hearing center of a baby's sensitive developing brain could be damaged. In an experiment conducte...

Gene Therapy could treat Impotence

...eived the gene therapy had a substantially greater ability to achieve erections than those that did not get the treatment. These experiments would help in treating impotence in humans...

Mammograms better than self-exam

...y screening technologies must exceed the detection ability of mammography before being used as screening tools....

Try Iron to overcome fatigue

...nt females, iron supplements improved mood and the ability to concentrate in one study and verbal learning and memory in another study....

Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades

...ed. In contrast, abnormal cancerous cells gain the ability to switch off PTEN, allowing the dysfunctional cells to survive and thrive. Accumulation of multiple changes like this in melanoma cells results in the development of a faster growing and more aggressive tumor. A technique called chromosome transfer...

Vitamin D May Aid Breast Cancer Treatment

...to the treatment regimen is thought to enhance the ability of the radiation to bring about apoptosis -- or cell death. It also reduces the proliferation, or growth of cancer cells, in the tumor itself. While the finding in this particular study is unique, previous research on vitamin D found it was effective...

Childhood Sunburn Can Lead to Skin Cancer Later

...ccurs in a skin cell and immediately shut down its ability to duplicate itself. Indeed, the American Academy of Dermatology confirms that nearly two-thirds of all melanoma skin cancers are related to sun exposure, and up to 80 percent of that exposure usually occurs during childhood. The American Cancer Soc...

Brain Temperature Tunnel dicovered

...ing, exercising, playing, eating or sleeping. The ability to continuously monitor the body’s temperature has important public health implications. Not only can it enhance safety and performance of athletes, military personnel, firefighters, and outdoor recreationists, but it can also provide continuous brai...

Diabetics Need to Guard Against Nail Fungus

... poor circulation in the extremities and a reduced ability to fight infection, people with diabetes are at greater risk for nail fungus.// For people with diabetes, nail fungus may start out as an embarrassment. But if left untreated, nail fungus can progress to skin and bone infections or even tissue death,...

Stopping Prostate Cancer from Spreading

...studying a protein called RKIP, which controls the ability of cancer cells to leave their original location a... RKIP showed a nearly 50-percent decrease in their ability to spread. The ability to spread almost doubled in the non-metastatic cancer cells when RKIP product...

In Chronic Diseases - Poor compliance of Patients with drug treatment

...ken together, these direct consequences impair the ability of health care systems around the world to achieve population health goals." The adherence problem is set to expand as the worldwide burden of chronic diseases increases. Noncommunicable diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes), men...

Anthrax hammers immune system

... of the body's immune system, hampering the body's ability to defend against the potentially lethal bioterrorism agent, a new study shows. The results suggest medical treatment to boost the immune system at the earliest stages of infection could counteract the toxin that anthrax produces in its initial attac...

Anemia may Lead to Physical Decline

...oping serious physical declines that can erode the ability to live independently. Researchers say seniors who...standing balance, a timed eight-foot walk, and the ability to rise from a chair. Each activity was scored on a scale (a zero equaled inability to do a test; a ...

Antibiotics May Help Prevent Strokes

...d. If these go well, perhaps the stroke-preventing ability of antibiotics will be tested in people without any heart or blood vessel problems. Ultimately, we may one day see antibiotics prescribed to otherwise healthy people simply as means of preventing stroke, he added....

Meditation Works Medically

...ased. Doctors theorize this area is related to the ability to react to negative or stressful events. In response to the influenza vaccine, study participants showed an increase in the number of antibodies during the study. The authors of this study recommend future studies be done using functional magnetic ...

Alzheimer’s Continues to Ris

...ory and sometimes language skills, decision-making ability and cognitive function. It places a great financial burden on the health care system and that’s why the authors of this study say it is important to have an accurate picture of what lies ahead. They write, "Estimates of its occurrence and projections...

Sage Improves Memory

...hn Gerard and Nicholas Culpeper wrote about sage's ability to heal memory and quicken the nerves and senses. "This proves how valuable the work by the old herbalists is, and that they shouldn't just be ignored because they were writing centuries ago," say researchers. These findings, coupled with earlier s...

Black tea said to lower cholesterol

...cted to determine if the beverage slows the body's ability to absorb LDL cholesterol, the scientists said. There was no effect on the level of high-density lipoprotein, or the good type of cholesterol, according to the study of a small group of individuals.This may indicate that drinking tea regularly could...

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