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Link between Astrocytes and Alzheimer's Discovered

...brain into activity, whenever required. This is in contrast with the preconceived role of Astrocytes, in maintaining a healthy environment for the Neurons. The findings of the recent study, published in the Journal of Nature Neuroscience, indicate the role of Astrocytes in many human diseases...

US Government Licenses New Hypertension Drug

...h from heart failure is the most common result. In contrast to high blood pressure in the main respiratory system, pulmonary hypertension is not caused by the hardening of the arteries. Instead, the muscles in the artery walls grow into the vessels in an uncontrolled manner. "In terms of molecular biology, i...

HIV/AIDS Throws Family Relationships Out Of Gear In Uganda

...DS related Deaths. According to Kaijuka, in strict contrast with the past, it is now common to observe elderly residents living in isolation or as caretakers of small children (often their own grand children). Having lost the breadwinners to the clutches of AIDS, Older Ugandan residents are quite an unlucky l...

Self-Prescribed Vitamins And Herbal Remedies Can Do More Harm Than Good

...rding to a study conducted recently. "This is in contrast to increasing reports of adverse effects from complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and other problems seen predominantly overseas, such as contamination, adulteration, substitution, variable dosage, dubious quality control and inappropriate...

Bad professional behavior dates back to medical school

... is an acceptable phrase from a doctor. This is in contrast to the all-knowing, paternalistic doctor whom medical schools educated prior to the 1970s. The change began in the 1980s and 1990s. Today there's a great deal more emphasis being placed on professionalism, humanistic behavior and ethical issues. Di...

Visually impaired prefer specially enhanced TV

...esearch Institute (SERI) found that increasing the contrast of details of certain sizes made television watchi...paired vision benefited from an individually tuned contrast enhancement of their TV. Peli and his colleagues used an image-processing device developed for the...

Stop spending on new treatments; allocate funds to improve the existing treatments.

...enfranchised patients which should be avoided. A contrast was seen from the study between the usefulness of the treatment and to the degree to which these facilities are delivered properly and exactly to the patients. This idea was described in detail with an example, if a disease results in 100000 deaths/y...

NHS Dentistry Faces Pensioners’ Delug

...will have retained their natural teeth. This is in contrast to `968 when 80 percent of the people in the age group 65-74 had no teeth and depended on dentures. This means that many pensioners with limited incomes will opt for complex dental procedures that will put added pressure on the exchequer. The socie...

Chromosome Ends Trigger DNA Damage Response For Telomere Protection

...ormation of a protective telomeric structure. In contrast to damaged strands of DNA, they hypothesize, the repair process never gets fully underway at telomeres. Instead, the very tips of the chromosomes are looped back, tucked in and covered with telomeric proteins. The cell tries to fix everything to mak...

Cervical Cancer Recurrence Risk Even After Removal Of Pre-Cancerous Cells

...IN treatment.The authors say their findings are in contrast to previous studies that said the risk of cancer did not increase after eight years follow-up after CIN treatment. There are three types of CIN – mild, moderate and severe. The authors found that the risk of cervical cancer was higher for women pre...

Shy Bladder Syndrome: A Social Phobia Or Functional Disorder Of Micturition?

...oms or lower urinary tract symptoms. Also, that in contrast to pure social phobic subjects, the level of interference with everyday life in paruretic subjects can be predicted mainly by the severity of paruretic symptoms. For the study, a sample of 226 subjects completed different questionnaires concerning ...

Novel Technique For Targeting Small-Cell Lung Cancer

...agnostic power of imaging techniques by increasing contrast between malignant and normal tissues. Fluorescence-based imaging provides safe, sensitive detection of malignancies. Targeted delivery of fluorophores increases sensitivity of endoscopic imaging. Conjugation of somatostatin analogs with fluorescent...

Female Twins Have More To Share Than Just The Similarity: Risk Of Early Menopause

...5% of the twins had gone through the menopause, in contrast to about 5% of the general female population. The further study of similarities and differences among identical twins is needed to address the questions regarding the associated heredity and environmental factors. Studies directed towards identif...

Monoclonal antibodies show promise in treatment of blood cancer

...tissue tumor circulating cells for seven weeks. In contrast untreated mice died in three weeks. "We were actually quite shocked at how effectively CD19 mAb-treatments prevented malignant B cell expansion," said Tedder. "Treatment of such tumors in mouse models is extraordinarily difficult." Based on their fin...

US Kidney Failure Rates show Stabilization After 20-Year Climb

...40 were the lowest since the late 1980's, in stark contrast to rates for their African American counterparts, which have remained constant. "It's gratifying to see progress, however small, and to know that NIDDK activities undoubtedly have had a hand in that success," said Paul W. Eggers Ph.D., NIDDK's co-d...

Glucommander: A safe and simple method of glycemic control

... is applicable in a wide variety of conditions. In contrast to other published intravenous insulin protocols, which have been limited to intensive care units, Glucommander can be used in all units of any hospital. Abbreviations: Computerized Hospital Insulin Project, intensive care unit, Glucommander...

Crohns Disease Could Be Caused By Gaps In The Intestinal Barrier

...lue-like substance that plugs the gaps. This is in contrast to the previous assumption that the lining of the intestine was a continuous sheet of cells. The existence of gaps has been discovered for the first time and around 3% of the bowel's surface area is covered in this substance. It was previously assume...

Sitagliptin, Under Investigation For Type 2 Diabetes

...n requirements, leading to an elevated glucose. In contrast to Type I diabetes, there is always some endogenous insulin production, and many patients have normal or even elevated blood insulin levels. The disease usually occurs over the age of 40 and treatment involves diet, oral hypoglycemic drugs and exogen...

New Technique To Test Stem Cells That Heal The Heart

...active tracer and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent to enhance image quality. Both the tracer and contrast agent are widely used in research and routine clinical practice. The internal distribution of the...

Water Borne Diseases causing More Havoc in Mumbai

...nt handling of the situation in Mumbai is in great contrast to the recent handling of a bigger Tsunami disaster Tamil Nadu. It just goes to show how an efficient administration can make all the difference. Further informatation on Water Borne Diseases on Medindia Dysentery: Dysentery is a common water...

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