Contraceptives decreases Libido
... rethinking. "Although our data have confirmd the existence of changes in olfactory sensitivity during oral contraceptive use with respect to non-using time, we need to carry out further studies to investigate ways in which smell variations could vary a woman's sexual life."...Physical activity less among black girls
For the past two to four decades, the existence of obesity has more than doubled in female children and adolescents with the greatest increase// among black girls. On an average, surveys show girls are not eating more. Instead, the problem appears to be physical activity level. New research shows ...Cocaine may cause aneurysms for the coronart artery
...It may take a coronary angiography to find out the existence of aneurysm of the heart. The researchers had taken the clinical angiographic characteristics of 112 patients who have a history of cocaine addiction and compared that with a control group of the same age group. The results of the study showed that...Genes responsible for social behavior of us
...rily. Researchers in their study had reported the existence of a network between the dorsolateral, the medial, and the orbitofrontal cortex are of the brain that together modulate the activities of amygdala. In normal human beings, the network works normally, but shows excessive abnormal functions in people s...Magsaysay Award for Dr.Shanta from Chennai Cancer Institute
...t journey. Finances were hard to come by and daily existence was a struggle. It was a frustrating and painful period," said Shanta of the early days. The institute's annual budget today is Rs.200 million. In 1975, it was declared a regional centre of cancer treatment and research for the southern region by t...Toxin Identified For Alzheimer’s Diseas
...y population. Researchers had found that there is existence of quinolinic acid neurotoxicity in the brains of patients with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This acid kills the nerve cells of the brain that leads to brain dysfunction and death. The research paper, which is, published in the current issue o...Blood Test To Predict Heart Failures
...rs at Jefferson Medical College had discovered the existence of an enzyme in the blood that acts as a biomarker for conditions that lead to heart failures. Based on their findings they have now successfully developed // a blood test to predict the onset of heart failure in patients with cardiac disease. Scien...New Treatment For Anxiety Disorders
...rthomolecular naturopathic physicians rule out the existence of physical diseases, organic cause, or psychological problems as being responsible for all or part of a patient’s anxiety. Once these are ruled out, these naturopaths will identify whether the anxiety is caused by nutritional deficiencies (such as i...Crohns Disease Could Be Caused By Gaps In The Intestinal Barrier
...the intestine was a continuous sheet of cells. The existence of gaps has been discovered for the first time and around 3% of the bowel's surface area is covered in this substance. It was previously assumed that the It is believed that gaps in the intestinal barrier could be a cause of inflammatory diseases of ...Scientists Consider About New Technology Called Nanotechnology
...Now you have a reason to agree that the concept of existence of atoms, the fundamental constituent of all matter has existed form times immemorial. This is not all; it is even known that the ancient people had a good knowledge about how to manipulate atoms and molecules even. It was not until 15 years ago tha...Panic disorder may coexist with epilepsy
...orders (available online 13 June 2005) posits the existence of a subgroup of panic attacks with the clinical features of the epileptic aura, and so must be considered and diagnosed as simple partial seizures (SPSs) with a psychic content. In the paper, research is presented to support a hypothesis that panic ...The 'Mad Cow' Disease And Protein
... the neuronal metabolism of calcium. Moreover, the existence of neurones without PrPC and surrounded by perineuronal nests breaks with the hypothesis, to date, that the disappearance of such nests – a special form of extracellular matrix – is a primary event in the course of spongiform encephalopathies; rather...Discovery of a built-in 'fat sensor'
...onclude that the experimental results point to the existence of a protein-based fat sensor. In fact, when a spe... arrival. French researchers say the existence of a built-in 'fat sensor' might prove a boon for dieters if researchers can figure out a way of tur...New anti-aging molecule could be coming up in way
...rocesses associated with aging. Furthermore, the existence of free radicals in living systems has been implicated in causing certain degenerative diseases, infertility and even cancer. There has been an increasing focus towards the manipulation of these small molecules to prevent diseases. The research ma...Trauma Research has to be boosted
...nical trials into trauma, they argue, and those in existence are small which means their findings do not contribute much to certain improvements. The first large scale clinical trials in trauma care carried out by the UK's Medical Research Council found that a treatment that had been used for more than 30 ye...The MRSA Superbug May Yet Be Overcome
... strain belonging to the MRSA family may come into existence at a later date which will be capable of resisting antibiotics of every description. The superbug takes advantage of the poor hygiene standards of patients admitted in hospitals. ...Little Known DNA Repair Enzyme May Be A Tumor Suppressor Gene
...the last few years, scientists have learned of the existence of several so-called lesion-replicating polymerases that can overcome these replication "stop signs" and keep cells dividing that would otherwise be killed off by their own suicide mechanisms. First discovered in budding yeast cells, and later in ...Hh Signaling May Play Role In Fat Formation
...lity that drugs aimed at the fat pathway may be in existence already, while more could be made. The drugs which are capable of manipulating Hh signaling may also serve to treat obesity, disease of altered adiposity, and lipodystrophy. It is also possible that when fat formation is blocked, then other parts ...UK Witnesses Lesser Number Of Flu Cases
...demic in Europe. A new strain can easily come into existence in Asian countries where human beings live in close proximity with their birds. Until date there has been no record of the transmission having taken place between one person to another. The country has witnessed only two flu pandemics since the 1930s......Many experts consider the possibility of Bigfoot's existence unlikely. Research has shown that only large populations of animals can reproduce and sustain themselves as a species, said Associate Professor Rudolf Meier, a biological sciences expert at the National University of Singapore. Edited (IANS)...