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New technology to decipher neural connections dealing with heredity and environment

...an also conduct a battery of tests to find out any injuries to the frontal lobe of the brain. With simulation of a frontal lob injury, the computer model can also be able to predict the kind of behavior changes that can happen due to injury caused in the frontal lobe. It is a well-known fact that the human a...

Women may be more at risk of liver injury from alcohol

...mixture of vegetable oils. Alcohol induced liver injuries may range from mild to severe, like fat buildup in liver cells, alcoholic hepatitis due to liver inflammation, cirrhosis of the liver etc. researchers used bacterial translocation and blood endotoxin levels in rats to decide on the degree of injury t...

Severe sleep apnea can cause liver problems

...ing a difficult night, these people may have liver injuries as well arising from their condition. Obstructive...ith severe sleep apnea may be susceptible to liver injuries irrespective of their body weights. Researchers feel that more study is required to find out which t...

Artificially made protein to inhibit angiogenesis

...neration, diabetic retinopathy and tumors, corneal injuries etc. The research was published in the last issue of the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science....

Toxin from the sea to relieve pain

...only has pain killing properties, it can also heal injuries to nerves and other painful conditions. Neuropathetic pain is the pain that arise from inside the body, like those arising from the nervous system, as opposed to nociceptive pain, which comes from outside the body, like burn or injury. Neuropathetic ...

Elderly people are more at risk from eye damage

... becomes unable to withstand deformities caused by injuries and accidents. Thus at that point the lens may be more at risk from damage or dislocation. Such an injury has other effects like that on the eye itself, like the damage to the internal muscles and nerves of the eye that can resulting in breaking down...

Pomegranate juice to check fetal brain injury

...an cause complications during pregnancy, and brain injuries to babies born pre-term or before completing 34 weeks gestation. Hypoxia ischemia brain injury can have far reaching consequences like seizures or a condition called hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, or even cerebral palsy. The condition of hypoxia i...

Innovative footwear may prevent fall in elderly

... have fewer falls. Falling down can cause grievous injuries to the elderly population, and is one of the leading causes of accidental deaths in the elderly population. Reference: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 2005...

Obesity Can Increase The Chances Of Injuries

...one out of every four obese people report personal injuries in men and about one out of every five obese women...ertion and falls are the two most common causes of injuries in obese and extremely obese people. As obesity can limit the amount of physical strain a person can...

Its Possible To Grow Bone To Replace The Damaged Bone

...d to fuse spinal vertebrae to treat serious spinal injuries and back pain. Although this works well at the repair site, the removal operation is extremely painful and can produce serious complications. If the new method is confirmed in clinical studies, it will become possible to grow new bone for all types o...

Doctors Warned by IMA Against Treating Maoist from Nepal

...th patients who suffer from bullet, knife or other injuries as a result of some of the Maoist violence taking ... colleagues that in case of bullet, knife or other injuries caused by some violence the doctor concerned should start the treatment and then inform the police a...

Preventable Home Injuries: A Principal Cause Of Deaths In Children

The injuries children sustain at home can be of a grave nature ... of the journal Pediatrics// said that preventable injuries sustained at home account for more than 2400 deaths in US every year. They have studied the results ...

Dentists Recommend Kids Use Mouthguard To Protect Them When Doing Sports

...blows that might otherwise cause broken teeth, and injuries to the lips, tongue, face or jaw. They also may re...or those teeth as well. Kids suffer thousands of injuries each year on the playing field, the basketball court or while skateboarding, biking or during other ...

Ankle Fracture Surgery – Diabetics fare worse than non-diabetics

...cent). Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons, and the study's findings provide guidance on how to improve the care for these patients and reduce health care expenditures. "While a number of smaller studies have indicated that diabetic patients tended to have wor...

All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy

... The present study has addressed the most frequent injuries and illnesses such as musculoskeletal disorders (35%) followed by cuts and bruises (25%). Previous studies have already explored relationship of working hours to heart disease, fatigue, stress, depression, chronic infections, diabetes, general health...

All Play Is No Good For Health

...is bad for health. Physicians had said that sports injuries are becoming quite a common cause of hospitalizati...are more conscious of the extent of damages sports injuries can cause. As young peoples’ participation in competitive sports soars, doctors are increasingly tr...

Lymph Cell Growth In Eyes Related To Macrophages

...res in the corneas of two groups of mice to create injuries that would induce a healing response. Then one group of mice were given a drug to cause macrophages to commit suicide. When the eyes of both groups were examined, it was found that those given the drug did not grow as many lymph vessels as the contro...

Adult Stem Cells From Fat Tissues For Healing

...ttack victims, patients with brain and spinal cord injuries and people with osteoporosis. The work to be presented reflects a growing number of researchers who believe that adipose tissue (fat) will be a practical and appealing source of stem cells for regenerative therapies of the future. “Five years ago w...

Cervical spinal injury patients may have more damage left undetected

..., say that CT imaging may be useful to detect such injuries in patients over and above the normal X-rays.// T...hird of patients who were thought to have low-risk injuries actually have additional damage that may include significant fractures with the potential to produce...

Exercise For Effective Pain Management In Old People

...duction in pain even despite the incidence of more injuries and fractures in the runners group. More research might be needed to investigate the mechanisms that might underlie the effect of exercise on musculoskeletal pain in old age....

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