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Ontario Grants Fast-Track Compensation Rights for Work-Related Illnesses

...ained hundreds of chemicals, including pesticides, acids and aerosol paint cans. In the years following the fire, firefighters who were at the scene reported babies born with birth defects, elevated rates of cancer and Parkinson's disease. Studies have shown that full-time, urban firefighters are two to ...

Breastfeeding and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help New Moms Fight Depression

Breastfeeding and the good fats in Omega-3 fatty acids help new moms fight depression, according to a new...depression, including the long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, are anti-inflammatory. New mothers experience an increase in inflammation because of ...

Brazil Spider Offers Hope for Those Suffering from Erectile Dysfunction

...urned out to be a relatively short string of amino acids called a peptide. Then, they injected the venom-chemical into rats stimulated to begin an erection. A tiny needle-like device inserted into each rat’s penis measured the pressure change, which corresponds with the increase in blood flow to the bloo...

HIV/AIDS- Possible Cure From Within

... potency a hundred fold by just changing two amino acids in the sequence. As of now, the licensed manufacturing company VIRO Pharmaceuticals GmbH, whose Scientific Director is a co-author of the paper is conducting animal studies of VIRIP to determine if it is safe to test in humans. "So far, the results...

Efforts Underway to Fight Alcoholism Among Tribals

... "Neera contains a number of minerals and salts; acids like ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid and riboflavin; proteins and vitamin C. It has less calorific value, apart from being sweet and delicious. It can give mineral water a run for its money," said A.K. Sharan of KVIC. According to Sharan, neera can e...

Fish Oil - Foils Cognitive Decline

...n of fish, atleast 400 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids on a daily basis, which could delay decline in cog...pparent connection between levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the men and cognitive decline in general. Detailed analysis revealed that omega-3 fatty acids did...

Study Finds Dietary Fat Interacts With Genes

...ietary fat was strongest for monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), found in foods such as olive oil and canola oil. People with the specific SNP who consumed 11 percent or more of total calories as MUFAs had a lower likelihood of obesity. “Basically, it appeared that the interaction of the specific SNP with...

Scientists Receive Patent for Development of "combination" Proteins to Produce Vaccines for Lyme Disease

...t of the chimeric proteins themselves, the nucleic acids (genetic material) used to generate the proteins, the methods used to make the proteins, the methods used to deliver either the proteins or nucleic acids, the use of the proteins in diagnostic assays or kits, and their use in animals and humans as va...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Affect Risk of Depression, Inflammation

...search has shown that an increase in omega-3 fatty acids in the diet has specific health benefits, especial...rly see a relationship between lower omega-3 fatty acids and certain markers of depression and inflammation.” Belury said that current recommendations allo...

Higher Trans Fat Levels in Blood Associated With Elevated Risk of Heart Disease

...SPH. Clinical trials have shown that trans fatty acids increase LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol...searchers found that a higher level of trans fatty acids in red blood cells was associated with an elevated risk of CHD. The risk among women in the top quar...

Hormone-based Heart Pill to Control High Blood Pressure

...opment of new therapies based on clusters of amino acids called peptides. The Mayo Clinic researchers will ...e Mayo Clinic team started with a cluster of amino acids called C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). CNP has properties important for heart health, such as resi...

Specially Developed Proteins Could Help Resist Ageing

...es. Similar experiments on amino acids, nucleic acids and fats called lipids, using heavy forms of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen could be on the way. The idea has received a mixed reception from scientists in the field. Some point out that deuterium is toxic in moderate quantities, while other...

Low-dose Omega-3 Linked to Lower Blood Pressure

Low doses of the omega-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) successfully reduced di...have proposed a direct effect of the omega-3 fatty acids on the electrophysiology of the heart by affecting the sinus node (the heart's natural pacemaker) or...

Root Beer - Safe Soft Drink

... drinks, are non-carbonated and do not contain the acids that harm teeth, according to a recent study// published in the March/April 2007 issue of General Dentistry. Consumers often consider soft drinks to be harmless, believing that the only concern is sugar content. Most choose to consume 'diet' drinks...

Fatty Acid Supplements may Help Develop Child's Brain

...ttention in class. A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school by improving...acid supplements was inconclusive. Omega-3 fatty acids are found naturally in oily fish such as mackerel, salmon, herring and tuna or seeds such as flax, p...

Cannibalistic Signals Help Mammalian Embryos Develop Normally

...ns. Autophagy is known to generate amino and fatty acids utilized in ATP production. Treatment with an alternative fuel, methylpyruvate, restored normal levels of ATP in autophagy-deficient mouse embryonic bodies and bypassed the bodies’ failure to prompt signals needed for the healthy cells to engulf th...

Research Finds Why Omega-3 is Able to Improve Our Mood

...people who had lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were more likely to have a negative outlook and be more impulsive. Conversely, those with higher blood levels of omega-3s were found to be more agreeable and less likely to report mild or moderate symptoms of depression. In the study being presented ...

Eat Chillies, Burn Fat

...anic compound that counterbalances and neutralizes acids and improves blood flow in stomach tissue. Experts claim that other research shows that gastric ulcers are three times less common in countries where large numbers of chillies are eaten. In addition to all this, chillies have anti-inflammatory pr...

Scientists Enlist Worms to Discover New Therapies for Huntington’s Diseas

...ertain enzymes will have, on the clusters of amino acids associated with Huntington’s disease. The expe...k it might be a way of the cell removing bad amino acids out of the way), the team has discovered some enzymes which make the clumps bigger, and some which m...

Common Ingredient in Big Macs and Sodas Can Stabilize Gold Nanoparticles for Medical Use

...miji said. The new generation of trimeric amino acids peptides discovered by Katti in 1999 (referred to by Amijii as 'Katti Peptides') have provided a solid chemical platform and have become sources of a number of other discoveries. Their applications in the development of drugs for Wilscons' disease; t...

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