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Sania Mirza Admitted for Treatment of Knee Injury

... inside the knee - anterior and posterior - play a crucial role in mobility. Injury to either of them will weaken reflexes. The injury, which had forced Sania to pull out of the Qatar open, could keep her away from action for some time. The doctors said recovery time would be known only after four weeks. ...

Science Builds Behind Pomegranate Extracts for Health

... studies using pomegranate extract supplements are crucial for determining the efficacy of pomegranate extracts in the prevention of chronic diseases and establishing science-based dosing recommendations," said the authors. "The current study if the first to investigate pharmacokinetic parameters, absorpti...

Fruit Flies May Pave Way to New Treatments for Age-related Heart Disease

... to a relaxed state after beating. This ability is crucial to healthy cardiac functions, and the inability to return to a relaxed state results in arrhythmias, which can lead to more serious heart disease and sudden death. In both flies and humans, cardiac arrhythmia and dysfunctions become more common with ...

Biochemical Chip Solves Cell-mating Puzzle

...rn that this second MAPK, called Kss1, does play a crucial role. Without it, the mating process does not proceed as smoothly." The researchers used cameras attached to a microscope to study how yeast cells responded to differing pheromone levels with and without Kss1 present. They discovered that the prote...

Foot Pain Ruining Your Golf Swing?

...able for golfers to maintain a solid stance during crucial portions of their golf swing. ? Neuromas are nerves that become thickened, enlarged and painful because they’ve been compressed or irritated. A neuroma in the ball of your foot can cause significant pain as your body transfers its weight from one ...

QUT Scientists on the Way to Sifting Out a Cure for HIV

...exture because it is the membrane texture which is crucial to the separation efficiency of the material," he said. "It is scientifically known that a mesh structure is the most efficient form of filtration and we are the first group to successfully construct such a structure on a nanometre scale with ceram...

Cochlear Implants in Both Ears Enables Better Hearing

...rmation from the two ears in the brain.' Another crucial question is whether children should receive both implants simultaneously, at the same time, or sequentially, at different times, she says. The study's results have implications here, as well. 'The children we're looking at received their implants s...

Enzyme Critical for Early Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

... In the new research, the scientists confirmed the crucial role of neutrophil-associated DPPI when they depleted neutrophils in normal mice and then perfused their aortas with elastase. This time, the animals did not develop aneurysms. Conversely, when they transferred normal neutrophils into the DPPI-defici...

Genetic Testing Sheds Light on Degenerative Eye Disease

...hat begins in childhood. Genetic counseling is a crucial part of the genetic testing process, particularly when the patient may face the possibility of blindness, says Ayyagari. The family needs to prepare for all possible test results, understand the implications of test results for the patient and other ...

Gene Tests To Identify Potential Diabetics

...he body and for the production of insulin which is crucial to metabolize sugar. As type 2 diabetes is signified by insulin deficiency, it can be treated by correcting the faulty zinc transporter. According to Philippe Froguel, this study could also go a long way in developing therapeutic measures for type 2 ...

Thailand Backs Off Threat to Break Drug Patents

...oundation, said compulsory licensing could prove a crucial tool, empowering the government to bargain for public interests. But Switzerland-based Ellen Hoen, from Medécins sans Frontières, cautioned that negotiation might not be the best way forward. “History has shown that the best way to bring prices d...

Scientists Identify Genetic Link to Schizophrenia

...produced chemical dopamine. One protein that is crucial for dopamine-mediated neuronal communication in animals is DARPP-32. However, very little is known about the function of this protein in humans. One particular variant that increased expression of the mRNA encoding DARPP-32 in the brain was associa...

Medications for Restless Legs Syndrome may Trigger Compulsive Gambling

...s transitioned to an alternative medication. It is crucial that these adjustments are initiated before significant gambling debts develop, and relationships and careers are damaged. This preliminary Mayo Clinic report is the first to link pathologic gambling to use of dopamine agonists in a disease other ...

Man-Made Proteins Could Be More Useful Than Real Ones

...structure. Each of these levels of organization is crucial to determining a protein's function. In previous studies, researchers had shown that a-peptides could fold from their chain-like primary structure into more complex secondary structures. But these synthetic a-peptides adopted very little or poorly...

U.S. Issues Guidelines in Case of Flu Pandemic

... against closing state borders or airports because crucial deliveries, including food, would stop. They did n... percent of all children get breakfasts or lunches crucial to their nutrition at school. “What are you going to do about that?” he asked. Dr. Markel said i...

On the 'Fast Buck' Trail: Kidneys on Sale

...y becomes the motivating factor for the donation, crucial information may not be forthcoming and several guidelines may not be adhered to ? The medical history of the donors or their close relatives, high-risk sexual habits of the donor etc, are not satisfactorily considered ? As a result, reports are ...

'Cancer Prevention' - In Your Hands

... ‘World Cancer Day’ campaign is to disseminate crucial information about cancer, with focus on ‘prevention’. The worldwide campaign will make an appeal to parents, healthcare professionals and policy decision-makers, to go the extra mile towards inculcating healthy lifestyle habits in children, so ...

Ceramide Directs Stem Cells in Embryo

Ceramide, a little-known lipid plays a crucial role in shaping a hollow sphere of stem cells into human beings, researchers have found. It seems to help in organizing// tissues by directing stem cells to their respective positions. They found that in the first few days of life, ceramide helps s...

NO Linked With Increased Survival in ALI/ARDS

.... A product of cellular metabolism, NO serves as a crucial physiologic messenger molecule. ARDS is the rapid onset of respiratory failure--the inability to adequately oxygenate the blood–that often occurs in the critically ill. ALI precedes ARDS as severe respiratory illnesses progress. Both conditions can...

Remote Device to Monitor Patients Daily at Their Homes

... blood pressure monitor to record vital statistics crucial for the management of cardiac failure patients. An abrupt change in weight could indicate worsening heart failure. “This sophisticated system allows physicians to manage the patient much more closely. The same information that would normally requi...

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