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Researchers Have Found the Role of Protein in Accelerating Breast Cancer Progression

...mmary tumour virus (MMTV)-Ptn transgene along with increases in collagen, elastin, tumour angiogenesis, and increased size of new blood vessels within the breast cancers-all markers for breast cancer. "Our study suggests the possibility that PTN expression may account for many of the features of scirrhous car...

Urate Reduces the Risk of Parkinsons Disease

...ine this possibility. "But elevating blood urate increases the risk of kidney stones and may have adverse cardiovascular effects and should only be attempted in the context of a closely monitored randomized trial until beneficial effects are proven," he added....

High Urate Levels in Blood Linked to Reduced Parkinson's Risk

...ategy," said Ascherio. "But elevating blood urate increases the risk of kidney stones and may have adverse cardiovascular effects and should only be attempted in the context of a closely monitored randomized trial until beneficial effects are proven," he added. The study was supported by National Institutes...

Childhood Abuse Increases the Risk of Alcoholism

...ous studies have shown that childhood sexual abuse increases the risk for numerous mental health problems in adulthood. However not all abused children develop such problems, a likely indication that genetic factors also play a role. Recent studies have linked the monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene with adverse b...

Adherence of Nanoparticles to RBC- Very Effective Drug Delivery Method

...les to the surface of red blood cells dramatically increases the in vivo lifetime of the nanoparticles. Polymeric nanoparticles are excellent carriers for delivering drugs. They protect drugs from degradation until they reach their target and provide sustained release of drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles, howe...

Too Much of Acidic Foods can Cause Permanent Damage to Teeth

...lding acidic drinks in the mouth before swallowing increases the risk of erosion on dental enamel, said Dr. David Bartlett. Dental enamel is the thin, outer layer of hard tissue that helps maintain the tooth's structure and shape while protecting it from decay. Soft drinks, which contain acids, break the t...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Initiates Patient Enrollment In New Cotara(R) Brain Cancer Trial

...e III trials. "Cotara has demonstrated promising increases in survival in previous clinical studies of late stage glioblastoma patients, and we are optimistic that the very large population of glioblastoma patients served by our Indian study centers will facilitate timely enrollment in this important new tri...

Sienna Miller's Love Affair With Wine!

... types of wine', and that her fondness for it only increases each day. "We have been together for about 10 years now, and we just love each other more and more every day. I like European and all different types. We are very happy together," the Mirror quoted her, as saying. The actress, who is starring opp...

Patients With Alcohol Problem Need Mechanical Ventilation

...ch as alcohol intoxication and accidents, but also increases the chances of developing life-threatening medical illnesses such as pneumonia, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, infections and respiratory failure. De Wit recommended that clinicians screen all medical intensive-care patients for the pres...

Childhood Cancer can Lead to Chronic Health Problems Later in Life: Study

... tissue in addition to zapping cancer cells, which increases the risk for secondary cancers, according to the lead author of the paper, Huib Caron, a professor of pediatric oncology at Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Ultimately, the findings show that early, life-saving intervention...

Biology, Not Only Parents, Turns Sweet Kids into Delinquents

...igh SCR and high family risk predicted substantial increases in personality change and behaviour problems. The researchers observed the children four separate times over the course of six years, making this the first study to show that the interaction of family adversity with a biological characteristic is ...

Vitamin C Helps Reduce Complications Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

...abetes can cause changes to the mitochondria which increases the amounts of free radicals produced. Even after blood-sugar levels are normalised in diabetics, the researchers found evidence that free radicals continue to be produced. This is harmful as this can cause tissue damage and lead to possible amputa...

Secondhand Workplace Smoke Hits Non-smokers Badly

...said that the study was the first one to show that increases in NNK are a result of a brief workplace exposure. "This is the first study to show increases in NNK as a result of a brief workplace exposure, and that levels of this powerful carcinogen contin...

Expand HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, Experts Stress

... "Over the past few years, there have been major increases in funding for AIDS, but we are still well short of what is needed," said Dr. Nicholas Hellmann, interim director of the HIV and TB programs for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a member of the working group. Money for HIV programs in low- a...

Women With Atypia Nearly Eight Times More Likely to Develop Breast Cancer

...earch on whether a positive family history further increases risk in women with atypia and for how long the increased risk in women with atypia lasts. The most commonly used tool for risk prediction in women with atypia is the Gail model, which may predict inaccurately because our study shows that family hi...

Alteon Initiates Phase 2 Trial of ALT-2074 in Diabetes and Haptoglobin 2-2

...opulation. The combination of diabetes and Hp2-2 increases the susceptibility of patients to a defect in their cholesterol metabolism, which may promote atherosclerosis, and to a weakness in their antioxidant defense, so essential to the human body when oxygen is less available (during a heart attack for exa...

Non Smoking Workers Absorb the Carcinogen Immediately

...ch hour of work. This is the first study to show increases in NNK as a result of a brief workplace exposure, ...er a distant threat. The amount of this carcinogen increases even within a single work shift. In a related study in the same issue of the Journal, experts in p...

Public Places in England Go Smoke Free

... 70 percent of English general practitioners noted increases in consultations aimed at stopping smoking. That figure is at 95 percent in Northern Ireland, 83 percent in Scotland and 79 percent in Wales. From July 1, all tobacco products -- cigarettes, pipes and shisha waterpipes -- and also certain products...

Capitalism is Bad for Men's Health: Study

...ccording to a recent study which found significant increases in mortality rates after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The life expectancy for men freed from the Iron Curtain dropped by six years between 1991 and 1994 amid social disruption, physical hardships and economic instability. The degree to whic...

Female Ducks Develop Complicated Genitals to Outwit Aggressive Males

...an evolutionary scenario that, as the male phallus increases in size, the female creates more barriers. You get this evolutionary arms race," Brennan said. Only if the female is relaxed and cooperative can the male's sperm get anywhere near the unfertilized eggs, the researchers suggest. "What I think is r...

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