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Scientists Coax Nerve Fibers to Regrow After Spinal Cord Injury

...he nerves re-establish muscle control. “We’re very interested in seeing how much function you can get back,” she says. According to Schnaar, there is some evidence that this transplant technique coupled with sialidase treatment can coax other, nearby nerve cells within the spinal cord to grow out as well. “On...

"Serious Failings" Led To Spread Of Lethal Hospital Bug

...as at its peak. The report said managers were more interested in finance control and in meeting government targets. The report recommends that the hospital must review criteria for transferring patients between wards and ensure that wards are properly cleaned and infection control is prioritised. The hospital...

Protein's Role in Triggering Cancer Identified

...rotein is by activating its destruction and we are interested in understanding how this happens at a biochemical level.' 'In the current study, funded by Cancer Research UK, we have identified protein fragments which can bind to MDM2, inhibiting its activity. These fragments could be a good template for drugs...

Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

...with most lasting less than six months. “We were interested in whether a prescribed exercise regime versus no exercise regime would actually improve blood sugar control, and it did,” said Elliott. The researchers determined this by looking at the percent of glycated hemoglobin in the blood, also known as an A...

Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

...with most lasting less than six months. “We were interested in whether a prescribed exercise regime versus no exercise regime would actually improve blood sugar control, and it did,” said Elliott. The researchers determined this by looking at the percent of glycated hemoglobin in the blood, also known as an A...

Computational Model Reveals Working of AZT in Body

... in some patients. David Samuels and coworkers are interested in finding out whether the toxic side effects of AZT can eventually be minimized or even eliminated. For this purpose, they have been developing a detailed computational model that allows scientists to simulate the biochemical reactions that take pla...

Too Much of Air in the Lungs Results in VILI

...rsity of Vermont department of medicine researcher interested in lung physiology. Ventilators are commonly used in hospital intensive care units with a variety of patients, including those with acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, septic shock, trauma, aspiration of vomit and che...

Minimally Invasive Procedure Restores Sagging Facial Skin without Heavy Lifting

...th sagging skin,” Dr. Neel said. “Patients who are interested in thread lifts should discuss their expectations carefully with their dermatologist.” (Souce: Newswise)...

CLA Compounds Fight Diabetes

...lence in Nutrigenomics. Researchers first became interested in CLA when it was shown to inhibit a variety of cancers such as breast, skin and colon in mice, and further research showed effects on circulating cholesterol and inflammation. These effects are the same as the newest generation of synthetic drugs u...

High Blood Sugar Increases Dementia Risk

... University of California, San Francisco. “We were interested in what this measurement would tell us about a group of women with and without diabetes who were followed for four years. Nobody has really looked at that before.” The glycosylated hemoglobin test measures the percentage of hemoglobin – the oxygen-...

'Blimp1' Gene Linked To Oily Skin

... Fuchs lab and first author of the paper, had been interested in Blimp1’s role in hair follicle development, and had engineered mice that were missing the Blimp1 gene in their skin. "When the mice were born, they formed normal hair follicles, which was quite disappointing," says Horsley. "But when they were aro...

Pepsi Offers to Work with CSE for Maintaining Stricter Standards

...re open to also working with the CSE and any other interested party to establish stricter science-based standards on finished products," the statement added. Three years after it shocked the nation with a report showing exceedingly large amounts of pesticide contents in leading soft drink brands, last month's...

Genetics Of Mental Retardation

...rgeted to the specific chromosomal regions we were interested in provided us the key data in our study," stated Dr. Andrew Sharp, Senior Fellow and Rosetta Fellow of the University of Washington and first author on the paper. "Having these tools in hand gave us, in a single experiment, what would otherwise have...

Is There a Connection between Hearing loss and High-speed Dental Tools?

...es the hand pieces to first-year students, also is interested in the study. "We tell the students that they can wear earplugs, which are supplied to students as a standard part of their dental equipment. There are times during the course that I teach that we have 75 high-speed hand pieces running at the same ti...

Class 4 literacy to be attained by a Kerala village

...ext phase, which is for Class 7. All those who are interested can participate," said Shoukat, who is the son of top Congress legislator Aryadan Mohammed. Source: IANS...

Monoclonal Antibody based system for Anthrax detection

...bodies into the existing systems. Discussions with interested companies were in progress, he said.He hoped for the further development work to be done in Switzerland but it might be done in the United States. Bacillus anthracis causes the infectious disease Anthrax which usually infects wild and domestic anim...

Benefits Of Aromatherapy

..." says Perez. In the future, however, she would be interested in designing research to examine how aromatherapy can be used to treat/heal burns caused from radiation treatment safely and effectively, soothe pre-treatment anxiety and manage loss-of-memory issues in cancer survivors. SIDEBAR 1: FIVE OILS TO RED...

Pest Control research Leads to Pain Control Discovery

...ademy of Sciences. 'Our laboratory was initially interested in regulating the development of insect larvae,' said Hammock, a distinguished professor of entomology and member of the National Academy of Sciences.” The discovery switched the focus of the research from ‘pest control to pain control’. M. Eric Ge...

Alternative therapy – an alternative to HRT

...ask to be referred to a health professional who is interested and has expertise in the menopause.” he added. Nutritionist Maryon Stewart, of the Women's Nutritional Advisory Service, said, “The report is a step in the right direction, but 'wholly inadequate'”. She said “It deals with diet in just a few lines...

Solution to Bacterial Mystery Promises New Drugs

...erium, while many of the pathogens researchers are interested in are gram-positive, Rock noted. Among those gram-positive organisms are Staphylococcus aureus, which causes skin infections and serious blood infections, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia. The terms “gram-positive” and “gram-nega...

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