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Grape seed extract helps wound healing

... seed heals wounds by helping new blood vessels to grow and providing a high concentration of free radicals in the damaged area.// Researchers at Ohio State University report on the first study of a natural extract on wound healing. They looked at how an extract of grape seed worked on both human skin cel...

Inadequate proof to justify routine prostate screen

...ence and sexual dysfunction. Many prostate cancers grow so slowly that the man dies of something else - which renders the surgery unnecessary. Ongoing research is looking at whether the PSA test in conjunction with digital rectal exam can reduce deaths from prostate cancer....

Drinking milk: Good or bad?

...s world over, have urged children to drink milk to grow up healthy. However, a recent study in New Zealand has raised doubts about this well established fact(or is it still?). A study involving 20 countries published in the New Zealand Medical Journal found a significant link between drinking milk contain...

Bones repair themselves with bone marrow cells

...acture in a rat. They allowed bone marrow cells to grow on this. This resulted in new bone growth being st...damaged, the patient's own bone tissue was used to grow new bone, but usually, bone tissue is unavailable and there are often problems involved in obtaining...

New lung cancer vaccine on the anvil

... deadly cancers. Researchers claim that the tumors grow out of control when the T-cells -- which orchestrate immune system attacks -- ignore them. In the new study researchers have developed a vaccine that gets the attention of the T-cells// and makes them target the tumors. In a pilot study, the researc...

Babies Should Get Vitamin D Supplement

...lly crippling condition in which the bones fail to grow straight and strong. While breast milk is the best nutrition for babies, it may not contain enough vitamin D to meet babies needs. This happens particularly when youngsters are protected from sunlight, a natural source of the vitamin D. All infant fo...

Diabetes could become an epidemic

...ere are differing views as to how the figures will grow over the coming years. Currently 2% of the population has diabetes, of which 90 to 95pc have type two diabetes. There is a higher incidence of diabetes, from 3pc to 5pc, in people from Southern Asia and other ethnic groups and we have a significant n...

Hair loss - What happens behind ?

...es respond by shedding their hairs and refusing to grow new hairs in their place. This happens to all women, but some are so minimally affected that it's not noticeable. Women's hair loss, unlike the male pattern of hair loss, is a general thinning of hair throughout the scalp, not just at the sides and o...

Shorter infants have lower incomes in later life

...searchers have found evidence that male babies who grow slowly in their first year of life have lower inco...n boys predicts their cognitive function. Boys who grow better between birth and one have better educational achievements and they make more money when they...

S. Africa AIDS in 'death phase'

...h Africans each day -- a number that seems sure to grow as more people enter late stages of the disease without drug treatment. Reports have shown, that in one major South African hospital, King Edward in Durban, an estimated 90 percent of hospital patients were HIV positive....

Key enzyme protects against Alzheimer's

...n cancers, many of which are more common as people grow older. They believe it could be a link between the two types of age-related illnesses....

Smoking and its Effects

... after birth. Previous studies show these children grow up to have good respiratory function unless they are exposed to secondhand smoke. This new study went a step further with active smoking. At age 20, several respiratory functions were diminished in the smokers. Lung volumes were nearly the same in s...

Teen brain changes increase cigarette addiction

...hood. And this insatiable use carries on when they grow up. "The results indicate that early nicotine exposure can leave a lasting imprint on the brain," says Levin. "The brain continues to develop throughout the teenage years. Early nicotine use may cause the wiring of the brain to [develop] inappropria...

Brain Scans Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease

... patients will develop Alzheimer's disease as they grow older.//That's the main finding from the first large study to assess the use of PET scans in older people who complain of mild memory problems. Alzheimer's disease is a growing health problem, impacting about 4 million people in the United States. O...

Diabetes cases could double in developing countries in next 30 years

...ra weight increases their risk of diabetes as they grow oder....

New Molecule that can stop the growth of Viruses

... naturally in lymph nodes -- a place where viruses grow and multiply. Now, researchers say there is strong evidence to suggest AAT’s properties may also inhibit the growth of other viruses. This concept is provocative but at the same time intuitive, and if it holds true in infected patients, this discov...

Help for Psoriasis

...n immune system response that causes skin cells to grow too quickly. The skin cells do not mature normally, and the skin piles up, causing red, scaly lesions to form. About 5 million people in the United States are affected by psoriasis. There is currently no cure, but researchers say new treatments, incl...

Common Cold Found to Fight Cancer

...did this by modifying one gene, so the virus could grow in cancerous cells. However, they had to boost the...of another gene to ensure that the virus would not grow in non-cancerous cells. Specialists say, “When the virus infects cells, it takes the altered genes w...

Midlife Brain Activity a Predictor Of Alzheimer’s Diseas

...he brain develops in adulthood, cholesterol levels grow and promote the production of a toxic protein that attacks the brain and may eventually lead to Alzheimer’s. Researchers say genetic factors and the brain’s developmental process contribute to the degeneration of myelin. They say complex connections...

Will Your Baby Grow Up To Be A Future Einstein ?

...ge even before they speak. These infants appear to grow up a little smarter, but some experts say they think the benefit is due to increased parent-child interaction. 4) Baby reading lessons are growing in popularity. The makers of video, books and flash cards aimed at the very young claim to sometimes ...

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