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Clock Gene Plays Role in Weight Gain, Study Finds

...s that regulate organs and activity/rest cycles by controlling energy levels, alertness, growth, moods and the effects of aging. Research in this field has many health implications for dealing with aging, jet lag, sleep disorders, shift work and dieting. Green and her colleagues used regular mice and genetical...

Antibody-based Therapies Effective at Controlling Malaria

...cific to Plasmodium falciparum may be effective at controlling the disease , according to a report. The researchers developed these novel reagents by antibody repertoire cloning generated from immune Gambian adults. While it remains unclear if in vitro assays are predictive of functional immunity in humans, du...

Role of Protein in the Development of Prostate Cancer Identified

...ate of the cell, and may be an important factor in controlling the growth of prostate cancer cells. The authors hypothesize that the constant activity of ER-TRPM8 may be the result of the expression of a truncated form of TRPM8. The authors suggest that specific inhibition of ER-TRPM8 or PM-TRPM8 may prove to...

Research Suggests Breast Cancer Fatigue Begins Before Chemo

...g chemotherapy, researchers point out, which makes controlling fatigue after surgery even more important. The report involved 130 women with early stage breast cancer (stage I, II, IIIA), which makes it the largest study to document the prevalence of fatigue associated with altered sleep and activity patterns...

Scientists Activate New Cancer Drug Using Light and Oxygen

... neighboring cells. The process really is about controlling the drugs ability to produce this reactive form of oxygen, explains Dr. Zheng. For the first time, using mouse models and on separate cells, we have shown that it is possible to limit the collateral damage to surrounding normal cells using this appro...

Drug Eluting Nanostructured Coatings Enable Targeted Drug Therapy for Orthopedic Patients

...s developed by the authors is flexible in terms of controlling the diameter and length scales of the tubes. By changing these physical parameters of nanotubes, they could precisely control the dosage and deliver drugs at physiological rates for desired duration of time. In the case of orthopedic implants with ...

Aggressive Family Planning Sparks Riots in China

...cy - which was launched in the 1970s - is aimed at controlling population growth in the world's biggest nation with some 1.3 billion people. Beijing allows urban dwellers to have one child, while villagers can have two if the first child is a girl. Worse, stiff penalties are levied on those who dont fall in ...

Single-tablet With Two Drugs may Help Control High BP Better

...ntaining two drugs may be the key when it comes to controlling increasing blood pressure in people with even moderate hypertension. The international study named ACCOMPLISH (Avoiding Cardiovascular Events through Combination Therapy in Patients Living with Systolic Hypertension) was conducted by a team of res...

Women in Iraq More Unsafe Than Ever

...om the priest's custody. "There is a new Taliban controlling the lives of women in Iraq," said Hana Edwar, the leader of the Amal Organisation for Women in Baghdad. "I think this story will be absolutely repeated again." Kurds who had suffered the most under Saddam Hussein are the most friendly ethnic grou...

Lack of Timely Intervention Results in Needless Death Due to Stroke in US

...r blood pressure, and others could be prevented by controlling other risk factors, like smoking....

Diabetics in Nursing Homes Need Improved Care

...t significant and common complication of diabetes, controlling hypertension and lipids are the number one and two treatment areas for the elderly diabetic. Blood glucose control is third. Diabetes is expected to increase 336 percent by 2050 and will produce an enormous economic burden according to the study, m...

Brain Cells Activity: New Treatment Target for Psychiatric Diseases

... the GABA is released here that may play a role in controlling the output of this neuron," Dr. Mei says, pointing to an illustration of pyramid-shaped neurons that looks like a high-tech switchboard with information coming in from all angles. Pyramidal neurons get information from nearby interneurons, integrat...

Mylan Announces Final FDA Approval for Fluoxetine Capsules

...Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes an extensive line of generic and proprietary products....

Mylan Announces Tentative FDA Approval for Its ANDA

...Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes an extensive line of generic and proprietary products....

Red Cross Promotes Prevention, Control of TB Along U.S. - Mexican Border

...rs which benefits both countries in preventing and controlling the spread of TB," said Leverenz. The American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies in the US and overseas. Last year, almost a million volunteers and 35,000 employees helped victims of almost 75,000 disasters; tau...

Worlds Heaviest Man Loses Weight Thanks to Monitored Dieting

...he gets exactly what his body needs. "It's about controlling his hormones," says Alejandra Garcia, one of Manuel's nutritionists. "If he eats the right nutrients you control his hormones. If you control his hormones you determine his weight. It is not some outlandish fad diet. It is simple common sense refined...

Unhealthy Lungs Linked to Hostility?

...ethe lower levels ones of lung function even after controlling for age, height, socioeconomic status, smoking status and presence of asthma. People with higher levels of general frustration predicted statistically significant reductions in pulmonary function for Black women, White women, and Black men. The onl...

Marriage Could Lift One Out of Depression, New Study

...eir marriage (if they were married). On average, controlling for differences in depression, subjects who had gotten married over the five-year span between the two interviews reported improved psychological well-being in the second interview scoring an average of 3.42 points lower on the 84-point depression s...

Stem Cell Therapy Could Provide Cure for AMD in Five Years

... wet AMD. Though there has been some success in controlling new blood vessel formation in wet AMD, currently there is no treatment that prevents the treatment of dry AMD. Even in wet AMD, the treatment is only suitable for certain patients and is often only temporary. The London Projects approach will inv...

Mylan Wins Its Amlodipine Case With Pfizer

...Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes an extensive line of generic and proprietary products....

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