Gene Therapy shows promise in treating Hemophilia
...lping these men fight the disease by producing the blood clotting protein they lack. None of the patients suffers side effects even after one year of the treatment. The study was designed only to test the safety and not the effectiveness of the treatment of hemophilia. This disease is genetically transm...Mystery behind Preeclampsia uncovered
...lbumin, a naturally occuring chemical found in the blood with Preeclampsia. This dangerous complication of...tsburgh, Pennsylvania. The investigators analyzed blood samples from 21 women who were diagnosed with preeclampsia and compared the results with samples fro...Antibiotic induces liver damage in children with E.COLI infections.
...c-uremic syndrome (HUS),a condition leading to red blood cell breakdown.HUS is one of the leading causes of acute liver failure in young children.The study examined children with diarrhea caused by E. coli and found 56% of the children who were given antibiotics developed HUS compared to just 8% of those w...Eat greens to have a ever green heart
...art disease, which occurs when arteries that carry blood to the heart become blocked, is one among the lead...and rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, improved the blood flow in men with high cholesterol, the second study reveals. "The beneficial effects of dietary inte...Sweet Candies replace bitter Pills for Anaemia
... noted that these candies increase the iron in the blood to about 10% in 3 months. So its time for u kids to ask your mom to buy u candies.....iron candies....Asthma! A new warning for heart disease
...e on managing cardiovascular risk factors such as blood cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar in the patients who present to the doctors with asthma. Though the earlier...Increase in sugar...decrease in brain function!!!
Long term effects of increase in blood sugar namely blindness, malfunction of the kidneys...e out with astonishing details that a raise in the blood sugar decreases the brain function. More than 100 adults with type 1 diabetes hwo had four symptoms...Heart disease threat starts early in life for Diabetics
...r produces insulin and and there is a raise in the blood sugar levels. Individuals with this type I Diabete...ates inside the arteries and obstructs the flow of blood and oxygen. In the general population, atherosclerosis accounts for roughly 1.5 million heart attack...Protein in urine foresees heart disease
...r of heart disease in those with diabetes and high blood pressure. This is due to the leaking of the protein due to malfunction of the cells that line the blood vessels. "The endothelial cells may already be damaged and malfunctioning at the early stage of hear...New point scale to ascertain the stroke recovery
...e stroke abnormalities in the brain as a result of blood clot can be measured using the MRI. Simple tests ...gives doctors an indication of critical changes in blood flow to the brain. "This allows us to be more certain about the probability of recovery, and to put...GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia
...lleagues. CML is a disease in which too many white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. In the early stages of CML, most patients do not have any symptoms of cancer,but the disease progresses slowly. In the chronic phase, bone marrow transplantation is the only known cure. But there are many pr...GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia
...lleagues. CML is a disease in which too many white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. In the early stages of CML, most patients do not have any symptoms of cancer,but the disease progresses slowly. In the chronic phase, bone marrow transplantation is the only known cure. But there are many pr...Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk
... excess weight, this could impact on the supply of blood to the developing placenta.......land, Cork. Their gut movements are slower and the blood supply to that area differs from that seen in normal mice. A recent study of 50 people who had undergone a colostomy, or removal of part of the colon, to treat severe ulcerative colitis. They developed infections in the remaining area of the colon. ......e up the bottle can recover brain volume and boost blood flow. The researchers estimate that aging accounts for about 30% of brain shrinkage and heavy alcohol consumption for about 10%....Malaria strikes Munger tribals
... two malaria experts to Munger,who would be taking blood samples and sending them to the National Institute of Virology. State health department has sent doctors and the necessary medications to Munger to bring down the epidemic. Malaria is the disease spread by mosquitos and usually presents with fever...One...just one cigarette can spoil the heart function.
...of the heart ( an important chamber that pumps the blood to all parts of the body),also called LV diastolic...here were differences in several measures of heart blood flow, but no changes were noted in the second group, before or after chewing nicotine gum. In concl...Risk of heart disease begins in teens
...nger produces insulin, the hormone that clears the blood of glucose after a meal and deposits it into body ...ue inside their arteries also had higher levels of blood fats such as LDL ,"bad" cholesterol, and increased blood homocysteine, a substance that is associate......ncrease the risk of developing potentially harmful blood clots on the brain's surface. The Neurological ce...d a case of 25 year old healthy male who developed blood clots on the brains surface, known as subdural haematomas, after riding several roller coasters. Th......hat would reduce the levels of homocysteine in the blood and hence the risk of coronary artery disease. Fo...es of pure alcohol from beer weekly had the lowest blood levels of homocysteine and the highest blood levels of folate. Hence moderate beer consumption helps...