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New Enzyme Identified For Arthritis

... that causes arthritis. The enzyme called ADAMTS5 destroys the cartilage by degrading the aggrecan in the joints. The cartilage destruction leads to inflammations and the severe joint pains that are the symptoms of the disease called arthritis. Arthritis is a condition that not only affects the elderly, but...

Minimizing The Risk Of HIV Spread

... HIV.// Human Immuno Deficiency Virus infects and destroys T-cells in the immune system. Previous research has shown circumcised men are less likely to be infected with HIV, and a new study helps explain why.Researchers examined tissue samples from nine specimens of human foreskin. They found each sample co...

Effective Control Of Blood Sugar Levels

...have type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body destroys insulin-producing beta // cells in the pancreas. Intense blood sugar monitoring may help people with type 1 diabetes reduce their risk of nerve damage. Researchers studied more than 1,400 patients with type 1 diabetes. Each participant was assigned t...

New treatment Found To Help Skin Cancer

...tive to light. A blue light activates the acid and destroys the lesions. Around 18 hours later, she returns for the second treatment. However researchers say this treats only around 85 percent of the pre-cancerous growths and is not a cure. Sun exposure will mean more lesions and more needed treatment. Gr...

New Technique For Benign Breast Tumors

...assed through the probe to form an ice ball, which destroys the tumor. The body eventually absorbs it. The procedure takes about 30 minutes to 45 minutes and can be performed a few weeks after a biopsy. Specialists say its an office-based procedure and the patient does not require to go to the operating room...

New treatment Found To Help Skin Cancer

...tive to light. A blue light activates the acid and destroys the lesions. Around 18 hours later, she returns for the second treatment. However researchers say this treats only around 85 percent of the pre-cancerous growths and is not a cure. Sun exposure will mean more lesions and more needed treatment. Gr...

Circumcision Found To Prevent HIV Spread

HIV is a virus that infects and destroys T-cells in the immune system. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are between 800,000 and 900,000 people living with HIV.// Previous research has shown circumcised men are less likely to be infected with HIV, and a new...

New Treatment for Some Cancers

...hich collects near the cancer cells and damages or destroys them. There were particularly promising results in the second group, where levels of the tumor marker PSA declined by more than half in 39 percent of the study subjects. The lower PSA levels continued for at least eight weeks. PSA is a protein subst...

Dental Procedure Reduces Preterm Births

...omen who had periodontitis -- a gum infection that destroys the fibers and supporting bone that hold teeth in the mouth. Study participants were between 21 and 25 weeks into their pregnancies and had at least three sites with periodontal attachment loss of three millimeters or greater. Participants received o...

Enzyme help destroy cancer cell

...ontrol process. They said radiotherapy attacks and destroys cancer cells directly. When experiments were condu...ng activated when struck by radiation. This enzyme destroys tumor nourishing blood vessels to die. Tumors cannot survive without oxygen and nutrient supply. Whi...

Green tea beneficial in preventing osteoarthritis

...prevent osteoarthritis by blocking the enzyme that destroys cartilage. Dr David Buttle, of the University of Sheffield, who was involved in the study, said that green tea should be// drunk as a prophylactic to prevent disease. Though it may not cure already damaged joints, drinking green tea over a long perio...

Associated therapy for multiple myeloma

... many tissues of the body. As the cancer grows, it destroys normal bone tissue, which causes pain and crowds out normal cell production. Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States. It remains incurable despite the use of conventional and high dose chemotherapy....

Treating acne with laser

...hs of light, free radical damage is produced which destroys the bacteria. The molecules Prophyrins absorb light best in the blue wavelength range - 400 nm to 430 nm. A low intensity blue light source (405 nm to 420 nm) has been studied for the treatment of mild to moderate in flammatory acne. In the study, t...

Pancreas transplant gives hope to type 2 diabetes

... 2 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. In type 2 diabetes, the body develops a resistance to insulin, usually in the middle age. Pancreas transplantation, giving new insulin-producing cells, is one option for those with diabetes, but is usual...

Bacterial discovery may help CF patients

...hich breaks down DNA into its component molecules, destroys the biofilm and restricts the establishment of infectious colonies. It appears DNaseI treatment may also be beneficial as an early prophylactic measure to prevent the establishment of bacterial infection in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis. ...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

...awned debate between those who think such research destroys a life and those who say it has life-saving potential. The new findings challenge the notion adult stem cells taken from one tissue can directly produce cell types of other tissues and organs.// It may be that this capability, revealed in recent rese...

New therapy for bone cancer

... the research center the radioactive drug samarium destroys bone tumours. Osteosarcoma is an unusual tumour of the bone which is usually treated by surgery or chemotherapy. However, one case in ten proves resistant to these therapies.// A new radioactive drug, samarium, was tested on 21 patients with bone c...

AIDS toll set to exceed Black Death

...4,000 people are infected each day with HIV, which destroys the immune system. Without antiretroviral drugs, most people living with AIDS will die, pushing the death toll beyond the 40 million killed// by the Black Death that ravaged Asia and Europe in the 14th century. The Black Death, or bubonic plague, w...

New treatment for diabetics

... Type 1 is known as insulin-dependent diabetes. It destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce the hormone insulin, needed to control blood sugar levels. It usually develops early in life, and sufferers may need at least one insulin injection every day. Type 2, or non-insulin dependent diabetes is the m...

Heat therapy relieves back pain

...itation of the spinal nerves. The IDET treatment destroys the painful tissue and is less invasive than traditional surgery for lower back pain, taking just 45 minutes to perform. In the current study, patients said their pain was reduced by around 75 per cent. They also reported a dramatic improvement in th...

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