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Alzheimer Gene Carriers Found To Have Memory Problems

...sible for switching on a protein in the blood that helps carry cholesterol. ApoE has three variations and about one-fifth of people carry the e-4 variation, which is linked to Alzheimer's disease. People who carry the e-4 variation on both their ApoE genes are eight-times as likely to develop Alzheimer's ...

Effective Treatment Option For Psoriasis

...elatively thin, researchers believe salicylic acid helps improve the penetration of the tacrolimus cream into the thicker skin of plaque psoriasis. Researchers conclude saying that the combination of 0.1 percent tacrolimus ointment and 6 percent salicylic acid gel is an effective treatment for psoriasis....

New treatment for Cancer by injecting heated drugs

... the efficacy of the drug while the direct contact helps kill the carcinogenic cells. A trial was performed under Dr. Y Yoshida of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Fukui, Japan to test the efficiency and over-all survival of patients with advanced ovarian cancer who had been adminis...

Doubts Cast On Benefits Of Vitamin E

...suggest that supplementing the diet with vitamin E helps in preventing cancer and heart problems. //Recently, a study published In Journal Of American Medical association, says the reality of taking vitamin E supplements may be something very different. The researchers had studied patients with cardiovas...

Soluble Ingredient Can Make Fatty Fast Foods Healthier

... affecting the digestive system. Also the compound helps the fat being deposited in the adipose tissues. In eating oily fast foods, the body tends to deposit fat on non-adipose tissues like liver, heart, pancreas, where they can cause extensive damage to the cells, may even increase the risk of diabetes. ...

Baby Talking Is Good For Your Child

... used gets the attention of the child and actually helps him grasp the language faster than listening to no...lt talk. Baby talk or infant directed (ID) speech helps in distinguishing the words from fluent speech. In the experiments conducted by the researchers infa...

Yogurt To Control Obesity

... in the yogurt has got anti-obesity properties and helps in a coordinated increase in lipid utilization and decrease in lipogenesis. The study took recordings of two groups of obese subjects, one group was put on balanced deficit diets and the other was put on yogurt treatment. Dietary macronutrients an...

Stretching May Not Decrease Risk Of Injury In Power Sports

...ching before activity (with or without warming up) helps in reducing the risk of injury. Neither there is any proof that it helps in increasing the athletic prowess of the person. On the corollary, stretching may reduce both the f...

Gene is related to premature ageing disease

...S fibroblasts become like normal cell nuclei. This helps in the proper _expression of the several deregulated genes that cause the disease. The results show that it is possible to correct the genetic structure of the people suffering from premature ageing phenotype that characterizes patients with Hutchi...

Scientists have found effective brain regions for deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s

...on that stimulation in either of regions specified helps the patients suffering from Parkinson’s when medications do not have much effect. The report was published in the journal of Archives of Neurolgy...

Parasitic infections and human immunity link found

...ied a molecule that triggers the immune system and helps the body fight the infections caused by the parasite. A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) that causes toxoplasmosis is detected by human proteins called Toll-like receptors (TLR) that alert the immune system and the body fights the condi...

In Search Of A New Drug To Target Cholesterol

...ravel to other parts of the body. ACAT2 most often helps cholesterol travel to the arteries, where it builds up into the deadly plaque. After studying mice who were genetically altered not to produce ACAT2 researchers came to the conclusion that the mice had 85-percent less hardening of the arteries than ...

Music to help schizophrenic patients

... care. When added to standard care, music therapy helps people with schizophrenia improve their global state, mental state and social functioning. The Norwegian researchers said that the effectiveness of the music therapy were directly proportional to the number of sessions attended by the patients....

In Search Of A New Drug To Target Cholesterol

...ravel to other parts of the body. ACAT2 most often helps cholesterol travel to the arteries, where it builds up into the deadly plaque. After studying mice who were genetically altered not to produce ACAT2 researchers came to the conclusion that the mice had 85-percent less hardening of the arteries than ...

Hip X-ray can help to find out progression of osteoarthritis

...ng the progress of osteoarthritis// of the hip, it helps to take X-rays. Osteoarthritis of the hip involves joint space narrowing that is accompanied by severe pain and functional impairment in the elderly. Severe condition may lead to total hip replacement operation in patients who may have suffered seve...

New clues about immune system from leprosy microbes

.... The second set of cells, called dendritic cells, helps in causing a second immune response called adaptive immunity. When infected with two kinds of leprosy bacteria, the first bacteria was attacked and killed by both the sets of immune cells that formed as soon as the bacteria was detected by the immun...

Cancer drug brings relief to patients of Crohn’s Diseas

... to treat patients suffering from cancer. The drug helps the patient gain in immunity to fight outside germs. Traditionally it is believed that Crohn’s disease is an over activation of the immune system and treatment comprised of giving medication to the patients that will suppress immunity. With the new ...

People with low birth weight may help themselves in diabetes

... glucose and impaired function of the insulin that helps in controlling the blood sugar levels. The main risk factors for diabetes are obesity, physical inactivity, genetic influence and age related factors. Recent studies have shown that low birth weight is also another risk factor for the disease. The n...

Reason for diabetes drug causing edema discovered

... TZD works by activating PPAR gamma receptor that helps the body to use the insulin to increase metabolism and control blood glucose levels. The research results showed that in mice the drug caused bloating with increase in body weights. This shows that there is fluid retention in the body that is causin...

Common drugs to treat essential tremor

...electric probe is placed inside the thalamus which helps block the impulse that cause the tremors. Reference: Neurology, June 2005...

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