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WHO Calls For Greater Emphasis On Combating AIDS

... spread of AIDS by 2015, the epidemic continues to grow in many countries. 'With 10 more years to go, the target can be met but only if bold responses focused on vulnerable groups are taken,' he said. The WHO data also reveals that fewer than one in five infected people have access to basic HIV preventio...

Tall Children Have An Higher IQ

...ers. This study also reveals that the children who grow taller also grow smarter, when in comparison to shorter children. If growth hormones are administered to the short ch...

Pneumonia Claims 30 Lives In Pakistan

...th more snowfall expected, the threat is likely to grow with thousands of children and older people being the most vulnerable. 'This development shows why it is very important for us to do more, and quickly,' said UN Chief of Emergency Operations Andrew MacLeod. (IANS)...

Identification Of Gene Sequence To Promote Growth Of New Arteries

...mice that lacked MMP2 gene, new arteries failed to grow and 40% of these lost a part of their leg as a result of gangrene. This shows that the gene is vital for the growth of new arteries when there is blockage. The research team also studied accurately those areas of the MMP2 gene that were activated i...

Nerve regeneration for Spinal cord injuries

...my of Sciences. Nerve cells has the capacity to grow when it is young and doesnot grow when it has become old, the Central Nervous system (CNS) consists of brain and spinal cord which doe...

Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Discovered By York Researchers

...eaving behind the roots that have the potential to grow back. In essence, if the stem cells were killed off, there is no chance of the cancer returning. "For the first time we have been able to extract these stem cells from prostate cancers, and we are the only people in the world who have been able to pr...

Fewer Breast Cancer Patients to Get Chemo

...rol cancerous cells or healthy ones that naturally grow quickly, like those lining the mouth and stomach. That is why chemotherapy causes hair loss, nausea and mouth sores. But the worst part is that chemotherapy helps only about 15 percent of breast cancer patients after the usual surgery to remove thei...

Leukemia Can Be Cured By Garden Plant's Root

... commonly used. The ability of the cancer cells to grow is reduced by 90% by forskolin, according to the r... phosphatase PP2A, thus permitting cancer cells to grow freely. The PP2A function can be restored by forskolin, according to the research, while it will not...

Human neurons grown in the brains of mice

...hether any human-like structures were beginning to grow in the mouse brain. ...

Parents Encourage Stereotype Body Images

...rents, wherein boys are encouraged to eat well and grow physically,// while girls are being taught how to stay slim. Most mothers were of the opinion that their daughters ate well while their sons did not, according to the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Mothers were also not concerned with ...

Cure for Osteoarthritis To Be Developed

... will have been completed. Stem cells were used to grow a cartilage measuring half an inch by the scientis...ts, which is self-renewing and can also be used to grow bones, blood, and even organs. The University of Bristol researchers say that this will serve to ...

More The Usage More The Growth In The Adult Brain.

...for Learning and Memory shows that neurons tend to grow in the adult brain. This proved that the earlier concept of adult brain // lacks the capacity to grow as a false statement. This has opened new avenues to research on the various techniques that coul...

FDA allows barley producers to make healthy heart claims

...f the the United States. Many other countries also grow the product and though majority of it is used as animal feed or for making beer, it can be cooked like rice as a dish while its flour is used in baking. Barley is rich in fibres which health experts believe helps in reducing the risk of heart disease...

Little Known DNA Repair Enzyme May Be A Tumor Suppressor Gene

.... However, three months later, some cells began to grow and at a surprisingly robust rate. Dr. Wittschieben said, "Since the only Rev3L-deficient cells that began dividing also were p53 deficient, we believe that knocking out their apoptotic mechanism was key to this viability. However, they didn't beg...

Rogue Mammary Stem Cells Could Hold Key To Breast Cancer Relapse

...well. In such a scenario, it could be possible to grow new breast tissue using these stem cells and could prove to be a blessing to women who undergo mastectomy or complete breast removal for their tumors. Researchers postulate that these mammary stem cells could also trigger the development of certain t...

US Government Licenses New Hypertension Drug

...arteries. Instead, the muscles in the artery walls grow into the vessels in an uncontrolled manner. "In terms of molecular biology, it has more in common with tumor conditions," explains professor Marius Hoeper of the Medical University in Hanover. Edited DP...

Reduce risk of osteoporosis in children by taking Vitamin D during Pregnancy

...mothers were lacking in vitamin D during pregnancy grow up to have weaker bones. It is a common sight an...levels are low, should help their children's bones grow stronger. In the words of Prof Cooper, "These findings provide evidence that maternal vitamin D st...

Chemical Signaling Helps Regulate Sensory Map Formation In The Brain

...h cones at the tip of axons - the projections that grow out from the retinal neurons and into the brain. The wandering axons use these signals to locate their destinations in the map. Computational models of this process were developed twenty years later, in 1983, by Alfred Gierer. His models indicated ...

Record Number of Countries Contributed to UNFPA in 2005

...board and that our regular income will continue to grow so that UNFPA can more effectively promote reproductive and sexual health and HIV prevention, particularly among adolescents.' The United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man an...

Bulgaria Prepares Itself For Combating Bird Flu Outbreak

...ms of the disease. "Their number will eventually grow to 250,000. An eventual bird flu outbreak may happen around these areas", told the minister following a discussion held regarding management of bird flu outbreak. Several measures such as ban on import of poultry from other neighboring states, proh...

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