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Role of zinc in development

...ciency leads to a reduction in the number of white blood cells and that a lack of vitamin A weakens the cel...ch bind iron and zinc, making it difficult for the blood to absorb them. Scientists now believe that zinc deficiency could be as common as iron deficiency, ...

Uncontrolled blood pressure

Among older people high blood pressure is poorly controlled. Drugs and lifestyle modification can help control high blood pressure (hypertension) yet these measures are not being taken by a majority of those who have the c...

A treatment for blindness

...hy in prematurity (ROP) have an abnormal growth of blood vessels along the surface of the retina.If this is...cells within the retina that produce the irregular blood vessels.// Researchers from New York report on a 10-year follow up of 291 children born prematurel...

Stay young the Chinese way

...or side effects, the patented medicine can go into blood and be digested by the human body within 20 minutes after application, according to the professor....

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

...the drug known as ecstasy has a negative impact on blood flow to parts of the brain and that the effect can...r a course of studies found that there is dramatic blood flow changes in parts of their brains and persistent damage due to the drug's effect on the serotoni...

Air pollution affects the heart

... Heart rate variability indicates the state of the blood vessels, blood pressure and the heart's electrical activity. The fact that air pollution appears to be linked with ...

Grains do good

...grains, if you want to cut your risk for heart and blood vessel disease and cancer, researchers say. Fruit...rains had a 23% lower risk of dying from heart and blood vessel disease, and a 21% lower risk of dying from cancer. The first item listed should be whole...

Meditation relieves stress

... chronic pain, gastrointestinal problems, and high blood pressure, reported dramatic improvements.// They were better able to cope with stress, felt relaxed and increased mental clarity. The programme included mindfulness meditation, emotional expression and social support. The benefits were maintained f...

Right drugs drastically cut stroke risk

...n cut to half by a combination of drugs that keeps blood pressure in check. The study involving about 6,000... The study shows that even patients with normal blood pressure would benefit from this therapy. With the finding that normal patients can be benefited, pe...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...er health problems. Antioxidants also help prevent blood clots and inflammation.// The reason for recommending lots of fresh fruits and vegetables is because they contain antioxidants. Professor Catherine Rice, of King's College School of Biomedical Sciences in London, has been looking at some less obvio...

Bald head bad health

...the arteries - and thrombosis, a susceptibility to blood clots.Researchers also say that heart disease and baldness may be inherited together and they recommended that bald men should be monitored more closely for heart problems....

A new growth factor identified

...ists have identified a growth factor that triggers blood vessel formation within the endocrine glands. In C..., that a specific protein called VEGF triggers new blood vessel growth throughout the body. This has been investigated as a treatment for heart disease. Sinc...

Starving leads to obesity

...ch is also linked to high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.// Women whose mothers were exposed to the famine early in their pregnancies were especially prone to later obesity. Researchers believe the increased levels of obesity are likely to be due to a change ...

A new drug for cancer

...ug, known as DMXAA. A drug that attacks a tumour's blood supply directly. It represents a new approach to cancer, for it constricts the tiny blood vessels that feed a tumour, as well as activating the immune system to release chemicals such as int...

Passive smoking affects respiratory system

...6 years. The researchers analysed the children's blood to determine the concentration of a substance called cotinine, produced when the body breaks down nicotine from tobacco. The researchers found that passive smoking had the strongest impact on the youngest children.It was linked to a permanently incre...

Nitric oxide involved in high blood pressure

High blood pressure causes inactivation of nitric oxide, a hormone involved in blood pressure control which worsens the problem. If high blood pressure is left untreated, it does not st...

Recouping blood flow after a stroke

The brain can grow new blood vessels after a minor stroke, which helps to restore blood flow in the damaged area. The brain tries to heal itself after a stroke. We know that people gradual...

Memory problem? solve a crossword

... adults who remain physically active have a better blood supply to the brain, higher test scores in some cognitive areas and improved reaction time.Even those who have never exercised before can improve improve their problem solving abilities by taking up walking, say the researchers....

Obesity shortens lifespan

...vier patients were more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, high blood cholesterol and a family history of heart disease....

Alcohol linked to brain activity

... that alcohol exerts benefits through thinning the blood vessels and by increasing levels of high density lipoprotein (LDL, or 'good' cholesterol) in the blood. This study suggests that the usual recommendations on alcohol intake - two or three drinks a day as the upper limit - are probably the correct mea...

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