Children Need Regular Fluoride Varnishes
...es not have any harmful side effects. The fluoride compound is directly brushed into the teeth. //The Journal of Dental Research published the study findings which say that children who did not receive the fluoride varnish treatment ran a greater chance of developing cavities. The treatment also enjoys the...New Chemical May Halt HIV Infection
...ting HIV's ability to interact with the cells. The compound is expected to be equally effective against all the strains of the HIV virus. The chemical was developed by the scientists at Brigham Young University, Utah, and is licensed to a company called Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals. Brigham Young University a...Killing Power Of Bleach Enhanced By Addition Of Vinegar
... common household product. It is a highly alkaline compound with a longer shelf life. It is 10 or 25 fold diluted before it can be used over environmental surfaces. This dilution is done without considering the pH, which affects the disinfecting power of the solution, commented Norman Miner, a senior resear...New Compound Offers Hope In Liver Cancer Treatment
...ize the treatment of liver cancer patients. // The compound has been found to increase the intrinsic resistanc...ve toxins from the body. Further results about the compound have been published in the journal Cancer Research. The compound has been found to be active (100 ...New Drug Promises Hope In Multiple Drug Resistant And Latent TB Treatment
... isolates have been shown to be susceptible to the compound and no resistance has been observed. The compound is the first ever known to combat latent infection. Following infection, some patients go into a lat...Statins For Erectile Dysfunction- An Alternative To Viagra?
... nitric acid, ensuring that adequate amount of the compound is left for erection to occur. The problem with the use of Viagra, however is that about 10-30% of all ED patients, fail to respond to Viagra and are classified as ‘Viagra non-responders’. The researchers identified this small group of men and enco...China Begins Human Trials For HIV/AIDS Drug
...clinical experiments back up initial findings, the compound will be an irreversible HIV and HBV integrase inhi... show that suspending, or stopping, the use of the compound during treatment does not lead to deterioration of the disease, which will be a big advance from cur...Biota Initiates Drug Testing War against Common Cold
... for common cold have been initiated by Biota. The compound has already proven to be effective against the human rhinovirus // in lab experiments conducted on animal models. HRV currently accounts for nearly 50% and 75% of common cold suffered by adults and children respectively. If successful results are o...Polyphenols in Green Tea Cause Liver Damage At High Doses
...rs injected high and low doses of the experimental compound into mice and found that though at low doses, it c...e. Data regarding metabolism and absorption of the compound is inadequate. The researchers have therefore highlighted the need for extensive clinical trials inv...Gold Therapy- A Potential Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases
...he mystery behind mechanism of gold action, an old compound used for over 75 years now. The researchers found that the chemotherapeutic drug Cisplatin (contains platinum) produced inactivation of the Class II MHC molecules. Motivated by their finding, the researchers probed further into metal containing com...Aggressive Teenage Behaviour: Blame It On The Anabolic Steroids
...cts of anabolic steroids, researchers injected the compound into adolescent hamsters and studied the behavioral changes. Mild mannered hamsters were found to defend their territory through aggression in the form of play fighting, wrestling and nibbling, learnt during puberty. Injection of steroids in an ...Move To Recruit Polish Dentists Questioned In Scotland
...r of adult NHS patients a dentist must treat would compound this problem, not solve it." The 40 dentists will provide treatment for 80,000 patients. "It is clear the Polish dentists will play a valuable role in increasing the number of patients who are able to choose to access NHS dental services across Scotl...Marijuana Compound Offers Hope In Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention
A compound in marijuana has been found to offer protection ag...ied the role of cannabinoid receptors and said the compound they had found could defend against diabetic retinopathy. Liou studied the compound in diabetic an...Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug curbs the disease in mic
...sions found in Alzheimer's disease in mice. This compound (AF267B) curbs both the amyloid protein plaques that collect in Alzheimer's-affected brains, as well as another lesion, the tangles of protein called tau. In mice that have been genetically designed to mimic Alzheimer's disease AF267B also appears ...Vitamin E Can Lead To Heart Disease And Cancer
...lpha tocopherol metabolism. It is this form of the compound that enters inside our cells. The human body is de...can increase the concentration of quinones. This compound can result in cell death owing to prevention of proper protein folding. This type of an abnormality ......fy cells killed in this manner, as quantities of a compound that is similar to bleach is produced when immune cells destroy bacteria or other antigens. Cancer cells which were destroyed in a laboratory using bleach showed very similar residue, leading the researchers to conclude a similar response in the hu...Vitamin E: good, bad or ugly???
...s found that the gamma-tocopherol quinone formed a compound which destroyed that cell. It did so by preventing proper protein folding in the cells, which causes a cellular response that is involved in a variety of human diseases, including diabetes and Parkinson's disease. However, the alpha-tocopherol quinon...Sterol Containing Pills, Good For The Heart
...f Cardiology. Plant sterols were combined with a compound called lecithin to make it water-soluble. This combination was made into a tablet form before it could be given to the study participants. The 26 study participants were either given the sterol pill or a placebo, to be taken twice daily along with me...Revolutionary Pill Cuts Risk of Breast Cancer
...ress on the development of the new Pill as the new compound was developed on the basis of the RU486 abortion pill. Pharmaceutical companies were also reluctant to market this drug for the very same reason. Scientists claim that the development of this new Pill could bring transformations for millions of w...... the cells, known as the extracellular matrix. The compound has been found to result in growth of new blood vessel in the damaged brain region. In addition it induces cell growth, cell differentiation and movement of the cells. Stroke occurs due to a temporary loss of blood supply to the brain. This can occ...