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Gold Nanoparticles: Agents For Noninvasive Cancer Therapy

...R) antibody conjugated gold nanoparticles and then exposed to continuous visible argon ion laser at 514 nm. It was found that the malignant cells required less than half the laser energy to be killed than the benign cells after incubation with anti-EGFR antibody conjugated Gold nanoparticles. No photothermal...

Conditioning preferences in children

... in children. In the two experiments children were exposed to novel cartoon characters, that were either consistently paired with a picture of a disliked food (Brussels sprouts) or a liked food (ice cream). In the first experiment, relative preferences for these stimuli (and others) were measured before and ...

Aromatherapy: Ambient odors of orange and lavender reduce anxiety

...or, no music). It was found that patients who were exposed to orange odor or lavender odor had a lower level of state anxiety, a more positive mood, and a higher level of calmness compared to the patients in the control condition. The results of this study confirmed the previous notion of sedative propertie...

Childhood Asthma Can Be Kept Under Control By Cost-Effective Home Based Interventions

...a treatment and prevention, especially in children exposed to multiple allergens, but lacking proper health care. The findings could perhaps allow for effective allocation of resources in order to ensure optimal health benefits for each child afflicted with the disease....

Osteopontin: a useful biomarker in asbestos-related cancer

...hree populations: subjects without cancer who were exposed to asbestos, subjects without cancer who were not exposed to asbestos, and patients with pleural mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos. For the study, a...

The Polymicrobial Nature Of Diabetic Foot Infections

...m community-acquired foot infections that were not exposed to antimicrobial agents for 30 days were studied. In addition, the bacterial comparative in vitro susceptibility to the commonly used antibacterial agents was assessed. During the study, the infected wounds of 86 consecutive diabetic patients were c...

Fungal spores in the pillows can trigger an asthma attack

...hese fungi are found in the environment, so we are exposed to them everywhere, but I think it is still advisable to disinfect pillows and buy feather ones to help reduce the exposure in the home." He added that the results of the study are very interesting and could help asthma patients to avoid a trigger. ...

A Novel Method For Measuring Interstitial Fluid Pressure In Cancer Tissues

... decreasing convection. Cancer cells are therefore exposed to a lower effective concentration of therapeutic agents than normal cells, reducing treatment efficiency. Decreasing tumor IFP can thus improve drug delivery into the tumor. There are several techniques described for IFP measurements, however, all ...

Opioids And Abnormal Pain Perception

...ded a 4-week inpatient detoxification program were exposed to the cold pressor test (CPT) upon entrance to the program, at 7 and 28 days subsequent to the cessation of opioid consumption (verified by repeated urine toxicology tests). Latency of pain onset (s), pain intensity (0–100 VAS), and tolerance (time ...

Aspirin May Protect Against Hyperglycemia With Diabetes

...r high concentration glucose and after confluence, exposed for 48 h to high concentration glucose in the absence or presence of 1 mM aspirin. Then, the intracellular calcium ion concentration was measured fluorimetrically using fura-2, NO production was determined by Griess reaction, superoxide anions was ev...

Passive Cigarette Smoking Increases Isoprostane Formation

...prostane 8-epi-PGF2a in 12 smokers and non-smokers exposed daily to passive cigarette smoke for 12 days. Plasma samples stored at liquid nitrogen from people having been examined earlier were used. Prevalues of 8-epi-PGF2a were found to be higher in cigarette smokers. Exposure to passive smoking caused a s...

Air pollution found to increase risk of ischemic stroke

...ry small when compared to the magnitude of persons exposed to air pollution. However when taking into consideration the large number of people at risk for stroke, from a public-health perspective the actual number of strokes could be significant, according to the researchers. The researchers have previousl...

Cholesterol provides immunity against infection by certain parasites

...arm humans even though scientists believe they are exposed to it. To identify the proteins known as apolipoprotein L-1 (apo L-1) and haptoglobin-related protein (Hpr), the researchers tested different permutations of the proteins on Trypanosoma brucei brucei specimens, which is dependent on HDL cholesterol...

Chronic Exposure To Benzene May Result In Dysplasia

... novel form of bone marrow dysplasia in 23 workers exposed to high concentrations of benzene. Distinguishing features of benzene-induced dysplasia include: marked dyserythropoiesis, eosinophilic dysplasia and abnormal cytoplasmic granulation of neutrophilic precursors. Hematophagocytosis, stromal d...

Vaginal atrophy drug Ospemifene found effective in breast cancer Prevention

...fen and raloxifen to inhibit breast cancer in mice exposed to a carcinogen. Ospemifene and tamoxifen both inhibited breast cancer development. Results show that the mice in the ospemifene group were 95 percent less likely than mice in the control group to develop breast cancer and the study result is to be p...

New sensors developed to predict effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment

The human population is exposed to both natural and artificial sources of radiation, which can cause cancer and other defects. Strangely, the same radiation that causes such effects is used for the treatment of cancer, //referred to as radiotherapy. It is however very difficult to ...

Controversy Surrounding The HIV Positive Reports Of One-Year Girl In Kerala

...ction could have been contracted. The incident has exposed the complete lack of facilities in blood banks for screening of blood prior to transfusion. The hospital authorities insist that the blood given to the child was not contaminated. However, they argue that there is no doubt regarding the HIV detecti...

Autism nothing more than an extreme form of male brain development

...n still not be ruled out because they too could be exposed to higher than normal level of hormones. Further research in the same direction would help understand if autism is a disease by itself or a manifestation of children who simply develop in a different way....

The Exposure Of Cadmium And Its Effects On Kidneys

...ccording to the researchers. Given the size of the exposed population, there may be a significant public health risk, and efforts beyond smoking cessation programs are needed to reduce exposure. Source: Environmental Health Perspectives...

Relationship Between Serum Dioxin Levels And Age At Menopause

...me of a chemical plant explosion. These women were exposed to the highest levels of TCDD known in residential populations.The study included 616 of the women who participated 20 years later in the Seveso Women?ˉs Health Study (SWHS). All women were pre-menopausal at the time of the explosion, had TCDD levels...

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