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A height problem

...data demonstrate that doing so might substantially alter their interpretation of a child's growth pattern."...

Voice may be improved by surgery

...inus problems or sleep apnoea has the potential to alter voice characteristics. One solution for sleep apnoea - a disorder where breathing stops many times during the night - is to remodel the nasal and throat cavity through surgery. Often the problem is that the uvula - a flap of tissue at the top of the ...

Antidepressant helps obesity

...opion works in weight loss, although it's known to alter brain chemistry and may affect the appetite centres or circuits involved in getting pleasurable feelings from eating....

Exercises reduce risks of cancers

...is not clear yet why exercise should help - it may alter levels of hormones which are key to cancer development, or perhaps alter the speed at which food moves through the bowel, which may also have a bearing. Professor Gordon M...

Deprived sleep leads to ageing

...in Chicago, investigated whether lack of sleep can alter metabolic and hormonal functions. Professor Eve Willis, who led the study, said: "We found that the metabolic and endocrine hormonal changes resulting from a signficant slep debt mimic many of the hallmarks of ageing.''// The Chicago team tested th...

Too much coffee is too bad

...s identify caffeine as a dietary factor, which can alter one’s genetic predisposition toward osteoporosis. An editorial by Massey stresses that moderate caffeine ingestion-less than 16 ounces of brewed coffee per day or 32 ounces of brewed tea-is not associated with increased bone loss.Until it is practic...

Outdoor cold is a health hazard

...0 - in Britain. He believes that cold temperatures alter the body's physiology, so that blood becomes thicker than normal. This raises the risk of clotting and heart attack. Much attention has been given in recent years to indoor heating with older people qualifying for an allowance to help with fuel bil...

Benefits in fertility procedures

...n this group, although results on more women could alter the findings. Dr. Werlin says this is one of very few randomized studies to look at the benefits of PGD on specific women....

Bioengineering production strains - Microbia develops new methods

...igh productivity, they will be able to selectively alter them to boost yields and improve other production parameters. The Nature Biotechnology authors constructed genomic fragment microarrays for Aspergillus terreus and then utilized these arrays for transcriptional profiling of strains engineered to pro...

Missing Protein In Cancer Development

... keep it from growing. However sometimes mutations alter cells in such a way that they are able to multiply creating tumors. Researchers indicated that loss of E2F3 itself doesn't cause cancer but its absence gives a normal cell the chance to change into a cancer cell.// E2F3 is part of a family of protein...

Different Sun Rays, Different Damage

...burn. Repeated exposure to UVB over a lifetime can alter the immune system and can lead to melanoma and basal and squamous cell carcinoma, three forms of skin cancer. UVB primarily affects the skin's //outer layers and tend to be more intense during the summer month, at higher altitudes, and as you get clo...

Low-dose Growth Hormone (GH) with diet and exercise may help weight loss

...hese people from heart disease. GH therapy did not alter LDL, VLDL, triglycerides, glucose, insulin, insulin sensitivity, resting energy expenditure or blood pressure. GH therapy was well tolerated with only one subject discontinuing due to edema. The reason for loss of weight has not been known, whether...

Babies Brains Are more Fragile

...ude internal bleeding, which can damage tissue and alter brain function, and nerve cell damage, which can impair thinking, sensation and other mental functions. "We found that when the head contacted a firm surface before the body, significant rotational motions were produced," researcher Susan Margulies ...

How a man's mind really works

...ip work. Gurian says men can learn new skills and alter their behavior but they will not be able to meet all of women's expectations. "People want to love each other. If we can learn who we might be -- not what IS he thinking, but what COULD he be thinking -- then I am optimistic."...

Drug-Coated Stent

...ved effectiveness and safety and perhaps they will alter the future of coronary treatments....

Reducing Number Of Cigarettes Not Enough

...ng to cut back by smoking fewer cigarettes per day alter their smoking behavior by inhaling longer and deeper, which is known to alter a smoker’s exposure to carcinogens. Investigators conclude, “The results indicate that some smokers ...

High-Protein Diet Found To Reduce Fertility

...female reproductive tract, which has been shown to alter fetus development. Based on the available data researchers suggest that a high protein diet is not advisable while trying to conceive ....

Evaluating The Benefits Of A Low – carb Diet

...ories consumed -- independent of the amount -- can alter metabolic rate....

Green Tea Might Help Patients With Prostate Cancer

...combat the disease on multiple levels. Polyphenols alter the insulin-like, growth-factor-driven pathway present in prostate tumors and cause reduced expression of proteins known to cause the cancer to spread to other parts of the body. The green tea polyphenols also cut down on the amount of vascular endot...

Hair cells can generate more stem cells than scalp

...factor. The research also shows that androgens may alter the production of stem cell factors in the hair, for certain period in the life of a hair strand. However, this in no way reduces the importance of the fact that dermal papilla of the hair follicle is the richest source of stem cells till date. Scien...

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