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Reducing TB With Ultraviolet Light

... any reason it wouldn’t be effective in a homeless congregate setting.However, researchers say their expectations need to be confirmed by a team of epidemiologists who will officially determine and assess the results of the study. Specialists conclude saying, if UV light is found to lower respiratory disease ...

Chromosome Ends Trigger DNA Damage Response For Telomere Protection

...machinery, recruited by the unprotected telomeres, congregate at the tips of chromosomes. The authors believe that the localization of repair proteins to chromosome ends, and detection of telomeres as damage at this precise time are necessary to trigger the re-formation of a protective telomeric structure. ...

Health of Mothers and Children Show Improvement after Use of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets

...hen a woman becomes pregnant the parasites tend to congregate in the placenta. There they may cause severe anemia in the mother, which increases the risk of fatal hemorrhage during delivery. The parasites also hijack nutrients intended for the developing fetus, threatening its development and survival. The r...

Common Falls In Bath Among Older Adults Can Be Prevented

...y."Participants in the study were residents of two congregate housing facilities and had no cognitive impairment. They were videotaped as they demonstrated how they used their environment while getting into and out of the shower or tub – that is, whether they used grab-bars, towel bars, shower curtains, glass d...

Enzyme Critical for Early Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

...d the action of CXCL2 in mice, neutrophils did not congregate at the aortic wall because there was no signal leading them there, and aneuryms did not grow in these mice. 'It's a misconception for people to think there is one event that activates an abdominal aortic aneurysm and that its progression is inevita...

New 'green' Pyre to Cool Planet While Burning India's Dead

...er, Agarwal's pyre still allowed family members to congregate to perform last rites. "But no one used it," said Agarwal, even though it needed only about 100 kilos of wood and reduced the burning process to two hours. "We had to get religion on our side." Consultations with priests, bureaucrats and environmen...

Malaria and HIV Jointly Affects Pregnant Women and Their Infants

...en red blood cells infected with malaria parasites congregate in the placenta resulting in harm to both mother and the budding baby. First-time mothers are predominantly prone to PAM whereas women in subsequent pregnancies become protected against PAM. But HIV virus leads to the hammering of protection and make...

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