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Scientists Identity Genetic Risk Factor for Head and Neck Cancer

...urion University of the Negev. Livneh's research deals with repair mechanisms for DNA, the material of genes. Cells maintain sophisticated repair systems to prevent the accumulation of mutations that might lead to cancer. In these systems, molecular detectors scan the DNA for injury. A sort of local oper...

Results of Research Depends on Funding Agency

...to be of great significance in today’s world as it deals primarily with children. According to him, children are the deciding force in any purchase and food industry especially owes a lot to them. His team has conducted around 100 studies on soft drinks, juice and milk over a period of 4 years. JYT...

US NGO to Counsel HIV/AIDS Patients in Assam

...ndum of understanding (MoU), one of the first such deals with any overseas NGO, to assist the country's 'antiretroviral roll out or treatment scale up' programme. "This new partnership between NACO and AHF should help break the chain of new infections by helping more HIV positive individuals and those a...

Pay Back Time

...vernment scientists from being involved in private deals or any work that holds a financial interest for them. This follows a two-year-old move made by NIH to curb its scientists from fattening their wallets with private consultations and deals. The last such indicted was Prem Sarin, a cancer researcher ...

Internet Health Advice Causing More Harm than Good

...o make sure that every healthcare professional who deals with eating disorders has access to high quality information and is able to recommend where patients and their families can access that information.' Estimates have shown that around 83,000 people in Scotland are thought to suffer from eating disord...

Testosterone Levels in Men Decline Over Past Two Decades

... prior to enrolling in the study. “This analysis deals with men who were born between 1915 and 1945,” said Travison, “but our baseline data were not obtained until the late 1980s, when the elder subjects were about 70 years old, and the youngest about 45. Events occurring in earlier decades could certain...

Brain Regions Do Not Communicate Efficiently in Adults with Autism

...in the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain that deals with higher cognitive processes. Compared to normally developing individuals, the scientists found patterns of abnormal connectivity between brain regions in people with autism. These abnormalities showed both over and under connectivity between ne...

Disney becomes ‘Food conscious

...d that it would sign movie// and other endorsement deals only with restaurants that t\restrict the sugar and fat content in their menu items. Disney will put the new guidelines into practice in a few years. According to it, by the end of 2007, the trans-fats will be completely removed from the meals at d...

Autism 'Connected' to Improper Connections in Brain Cells

...ections in the cortex, that part of the brain that deals with complex thought, and also temporal lobe, which deals with language. Electroencephalography (EEG) which assess the activity of millions of brain cells, wa...

Mathematics And Beauty? You Bet!

Cranio-maxillofacial surgery is a division that deals with the reconstruction of the face and related skull areas after severe injuries// or the occurrence of birth defects like cleft palate. Since the procedure itself is rigorous, extensive pre-operative preparation is required. This will not only ensu...

Medical researcher Accused of 'serious misconduct'

... over $100,000 from drug companies in unauthorized deals with the firms without reporting the income// according to reports in a newspaper on Sunday. The actions of Dr. Thomas J. Walsh were noted by NIH last year during an internal review, which concluded that he was guilty of "serious misconduct" which c...

Alternative therapy – an alternative to HRT

...direction, but 'wholly inadequate'”. She said “It deals with diet in just a few lines when there is so much to it than that. Even the Government's own National Diet and Nutrition Surveys show many of us have nutritional inadequacies that can affect brain chemistry and hormonal function. There is clearly a...

Major Hurdle towards Development of Bird Flu Vaccine in India.

...re is not a single Indian vaccine manufacturer who deals with influenza vaccines for poultry who has a Bio Safety Level (BSL) 3 lab, needed to house the live H5N1 bird flu virus to manufacture the vaccine. The process of manufacturing the vaccine involves housing the live H5N1 virus first, isolating it, ...

Viread To Retail In India For $1

... Gilead has already entered into generic licensing deals with three Indian pharma majors - Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Hetero Drugs and Strides Arcolab - for the drug. The Indian firms will make generic versions of Viread and distribute it to 95 low-income countries around the world in a couple of months. "O...

Guide For A Healthy Heart

...ning your lungs, and boosting the way you feel. It deals with the myths and motivational barriers associated with physical activity, while providing practical advice and suggestions for getting the most health benefits from a physical activity program. Source: Eurekalert...

Bisphosphonates to Treat Multiple Myeloma

.../ multiple myeloma (MM) research team. This report deals with several controversial issues, like the type of bisphosphonate to be used and the duration of such therapy. This is published in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. "It was imperative that we address the issue that has been under recen...

Nano-sized inhaled particles traverse quickly from nose to brain

...y. Nanotechnology is a new wave of science that deals with particles engineered from many materials such as carbon, zinc and gold, which are less than 100 nanometers in diameter. The manipulation of these materials into bundles or rods helps in the manufacturing of smaller-than-ever electronics, optical...

Allen Carr An Anti Smoking Campaigner Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

... world, which in the last year alone helped 45,000 deals with their addictions....

New Law On HIV/AIDS To Be Implemented At The Monsoon Session Of Parliament

... of sexual assault, including wives. The bill also deals in detail about the protection of children affected by HIV, like rights to property and education, with the states forming special schemes for the children infected by HIV. It was also reported that any form of discrimination against HIV/AIDS patient...

Codex role likely to expand

...to maintain standards in taste and safety. Codex, deals with food legislation among 173 states in addition to the European community. This is indeed a combined worthy effort by the World Trade Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. They are slated to discuss furthe...

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