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Dementia - a global problem

...enetics could have a big impact on dementia but we know little about these factors in places other than America and Europe....

Sleeping sickness - a silent killer

...medical screening in rural areas, many do not even know they have the disease until it is too late. If untreated the disease - which causes severe drowsiness - cripples the central nervous system, by which point it is almost always fatal....

FDA's control is inherently weak

...t sites. More worrisome, is that the FDA does not know how many such tests are not reported.// " It's a serious problem, it's growing, there needs to be something done about it right away," George Grob, a deputy HHS inspector general, said. In recent weeks, the FDA has opened a criminal investigation ...

Omega-3 fatty acids impair immunity

...have been studying omega-3s for many years now and know that one of their effects is to damp down inflammation. That's why fish oils - rich in omega-3s - often benefit those with arthritis, a painful inflammatory condition of the joints. Yet the inflammatory response is a key component of the immune syste...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...ut them -- most of it is not good. One could never know where the exposure is; you'd have to wear the mask at all times. //Even if you could stand to do that, the risks to your health would probably be higher than the likelihood that wearing the mask would prevent contamination. And wearing a mask coul...

Drugs to stop burgeon of HIV

..."We had an idea this would affect it but we didn't know how." "The same part of Vpu is involved in making ion channels and budding, so the ion channels formed by Vpu could have a role to play in budding," said Professor Henry.Earlier this year the researchers showed that Vpu could dramatically increase t...

Biotechnology on the lead

.... They're the causative agents of the condition we know as botulism, which normally occurs in humans from contaminated foods."However, this is a toxin that really is one of the most lethal toxins known to man, that could be used as a biowarfare or a bioterrorism agent. "We're currently working on a vacc...

Vitamins reduce pre-eclampsia

...though the report's authors said that they did not know why the vitamins should have such a pronounced effect, they suggested that, as powerful antioxidants, they may be mopping up free radicals which can damage the body and cause high blood pressure. Professor Lucilla Poston, who co-ordinated the study...

Benefit of colonoscopy

...a telephone poll revealed that 16 per cent did not know if the FOBT was covered, and a further 10 per cent thought it was not covered....

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

...ction, and lower birth weights. Many women may not know that quitting improves their chances of becoming pregnant and adopt a healthier diet....

More about HIV

...he is faithful in taking medications. And they now know that the body will take its cues - both positive and negative - from the mind. In the fight against a disease like AIDS, the connection between mind and body can make the difference between dying from AIDS or living long enough to see a cure or a bet...

Arterial stiffness prevented by light drinking

...asured by ultrasound in this study.// We already know that arterial stiffness increases with age and that this is a risk factor in heart disease. The researchers found that arterial stiffness of non-drinkers or heavy drinkers in the same age group was 12-33 per cent higher than for the moderate drinkers...

Drink alcohol for intelligence

...vy drinking, particularly binge drinking, which is know to actually reduce brain power....

Creating brain cells from bone marrow

...neurons//, it flies in the face of much of what we know about development of tissues and organs. However, once the right growth factor cocktail had been concocted, it took just an hour to turn 100 per cent of the stem cells into neurons. The cells were also producing specific brain chemicals like seroto...

The alarm clock in you

...our before waking, compared with when they did not know they were being woken at 6am.Writing in Nature magazine, the researchers concluded that the increase in hormones indicates that anticipation, which is widely thought to be a characteristic unique to conscious action, also pervades sleep and may facil...

For a Better Memory

...We don't really remember things as much as we just know them. The second type of memory is known as episodic memory. We remember not only a fact, but how and when we learned that fact. This research has great potential for helping stroke victims, as well as those who suffer with dementia and even Alzhei...

The cancer-fighting gene

...lay a role in the repair of DNA damage.Researchers know that the ends of the complex protein are particularly susceptible to mutations implicated in breast and ovarian cancer.A team of researchers led by University of Washington professor Rachel Klevit, using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging techniques,...

Activated charcoal for poisoning treatment

...arcoal has been limited because many parents don't know about it or are uncertain how to administer it. Study found that parents could successfully use activated charcoal at home. Greater efforts need to be put into educating parents about the need to stock activated charcoal in the home in advance of a...

Overweight children Don't Necessarily Become overweight adults

...re not overweight as children. That's important to know for people who treat childhood overweight....

Mislabeled Body-building Steroid Supplements

...builders looking to pump up their physiques should know that many over-the-counter steroid supplements don't measure up to their label claims. Many people who buy these supplements are getting ripped off. // Researchers evaluated 12 steroid supplements that they purchased in stores. They analyzed the pr...

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