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Protein can change worn muscle fibres

A protein can change easily worn muscle fibres into energy-producing muscle fibres – mocking the effect of exercise. Recently, researchers at Harvard Medical School discovered a protein in muscle called PGC-10.// Now, with colleagues at the University of Texas, they reveal that...

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

...ronic skin disease characterized by dry, itchy and easily irritated skin. It occurs most commonly in infants and young children, but can persist into adulthood. Severe cases can lead to sleep deprivation, chronic bacterial infections, and depression. Approximately one in nine people in the United States suf...

Fear of the dark could be more than just fear!

... may have night blindness, a diagnosis that can be easily missed. They said that parents who do not monitor their children's night time behaviours and who do not have a family history of visual problems may miss the rare form of the disease called stationary night// blindness. A child with no visual problem...

Stem cells - New and richer source found

...al research community with a non-controversial and easily attainable source of stem cells for developing treatments for Parkinson’s disease, stroke, spinal// cord injuries, cancers and other condition. The development of many embryonic stem cell-based therapies for treating several degenerative diseases of...

Use of sunbed is harmful

...n. People who have very fair skin, People who burn easily or tan poorly or People who have had skin cancer should never use sunbeds. Sunbeds are linked to two types of skin cancer, called basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. However the Sunbed Association said they are providing a controlled environment ...

Avoid travel to Toronto - WHO

...foolproof for a disease that is hard to detect and easily confused with other ailments in its initial phases....

Hearing loss can be detected by simple screening

...ients must check for hearing loss, for this may be easily remedied. The condition can lead to depression, social isolation and decrease in functional ability. There are several reliable tests to detect hearing loss at an early stage.// While most of hearing loss appears to be sensorineural 'nerve deafness' ...

Diabetics Need to Guard Against Nail Fungus

...texture and thickness of the nail. The nail may be easily broken and the toenail may thicken and cause pressure, especially when shoes are worn. People with nail fungus may have trouble walking or wearing shoes. The infection can spread to other nails and other people. Now that the warm weather is here, pe...

Stopping Prostate Cancer from Spreading

...els.// After entering the blood vessels, cells can easily spread to the rest of the body.Results of the study show RKIP plays a vital role in vascular invasion, the term for what happens before a tumor spreads. Tumors that produce a normal amount of RKIP are unable to spread to the vascular system. Those ...

Preventing Childhood Deaths

...psis and tetanus. Some of the measures that could easily prevent many of these deaths are as follows.Low cost methods as breastfeeding, bednets treated with insecticide, measles vaccinations, and rehydration therapy for those with diarrhea and others would save the lives of a significant number of children...

Novel Therapy for Chronic Problem

...cludes EE is a condition that, once diagnosed, can easily and effectively be treated with topical corticosteroid therapy....

Catching Alzheimer’s Disease Earl

...l. The authors say it is a 15-minute test that can easily be added to a medical visi....

Teens' vitamin D deficiency an epidemic

...ps whose pigmented skin doesn't absorb sunlight as easily as whites. Ironically, so are kids who follow the advice of moms and doctors to slather on sunscreen to avoid skin cancer, because it can block the absorption of ultraviolet rays. But while too much sunlight is bad, ultraviolet rays also interact w...

Measles Risk in Transplant Patients

...s a notoriously infectious disease and will spread easily among those who are non-immune." Researchers also say the two children in their report did not have typical presentations of measles and they caution researchers to be aware of this. They write, "Immunocompromised individuals may manifest only a non...

Few Parents Help Kids Fight Acne

...ng up -- especially an issue like acne that can be easily managed," Pope says. The ACA has an ongoing campaign, "Healthy Skin, Healthy Outlook," which is meant to help parents and their teens communicate about acne. The campaign's official celebrity spokesperson is Christopher Knight, who played middle son...

Girls Hit Tanning Booths More Than Boys

...ent for girls aged 18 to 19. Teen girls who tanned easily were more likely to use tanning booths than girls who tanned poorly. Girls who did routine physical activity were less likely to use tanning booths. Among teenage boys, just over 11 percent reported using a tanning booth at least once and 6.9 percen...

People with skin cancer at higher risk for other types

Skin cancer usually is so easily cured that Luvie Owens almost forgot she had it.But results of a major new study are giving her cause for concern: Women who have had the most common forms of skin cancer// are 2.3 times as likely to also get deadlier cancers such as breast, lung and...

Free Tissue Transfer Effective in Treating Massive Skin Cancers

...ers get out of hand.// In these cases, doctors can easily treat the cancers and repair the damage using flaps of skin located next to the cancerous area. In some cases, however, facial skin cancer goes untreated for a long period of time and therefore grows to a massive size. In others, patients have rec...

Understanding The Predictors Of Prostate Cancer

...sive cancer. They say looking at the primary GP is easily accessible and clinically relevant predictor of disease recurrence in patients with GS seven prostate cancer. They hope this will help doctors in the management of patients with GS seven prostate cancer....

Circumcision More Effective In Reducing The Risk Of HIV Protection

...ggest the foreskin is rich with HIV-1 target cells easily accessible to the virus through the thin layer of keratin on the foreskin. Investigators found no protective effect of circumcision against other sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, syphilis or gonorrhea. However, uncircumcised men were mor...

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