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Pig cloning for organs

...he two genes are actually copies of the same gene, know as GATA1. "This is a major, major step in our attempt to be able to come up with an animal that can be used for transplantation," said Dr. Goran Klintmalm of the Baylor Institute of Transplantation Sciences. "They've knocked out the protein that iden...

Inspiring positive life changes

...rming themselves. Other factors that are useful to know are whether you have high cholesterol or a genetic susceptibility to cancer. These were also found to lead to positive changes in behaviour. However, the researchers point out that people need support to change their health behaviours. Doctors shou...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

...ada told UPI. "We want the scientific community to know that it is not just important to determine the fact that certain types of stem cells have successfully turned into other types of stem cells -- as a consequence of experiments in test tubes and animal models -- but we need to carefully examine the co...

One IV treatment a year rather than a pill a day

...ood.// It will be about five years before doctors know whether the drug really does prevent fractures, be...e as a once-a-week pill. Novartis said it does not know how much the drug is likely to cost. If a version of Zometa is approved for use against osteoporosis...

Right side of the brain helps in awareness

...at this ability is a hallmark of consciousness. To know that our own face is ours inevitably requires a knowledge of the self. Without self-knowledge, it would be seemingly impossible to recognise who we are." Puce, who studies face recognition, says that the people in Keenan's experiments would have be...

Identifying bacteria made amiable

...isease like meningococcal disease, it is useful to know if people in different locations have been infected by the same strain or by two different strains coincidentally. Comparative techniques that are currently being used for fingerprinting such as Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis or Multi Locus Enzyme...

Men happy to take contraception

...ata on Scottish data," said Dr Weston. "We don't know if it has any relevance at all to Australian men." The team is now doing a follow-up study looking at migrant men born in southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent. "We suspect they would have a much lower interest in the male pill or vasectomies,"...

Researchers find new HIV hiding place

...place, a reservoir, for the virus. Doctors already know that HIV hides in one major place, T cells, which are another key component of the immune system. In his study of 15 HIV-infected patients who had never received drug therapy, results showed that aggressive combination treatment dramatically reduced...

New breast cancer genes discovered

...tudying a number of Fanconi families. They already know that mutations in any one of six genes causes the condition. This new research shows a previously unknown interaction between these genes and the known breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. In other words, they have discovered a pathwa...

Putting cancer risk with a vision

...xample, people tend to overestimate their risk. To know what that (number) means, one needs to know how many women there are, and compare it to other causes" of death. The charts should be useful to ...

Scan correlates susceptible heart plaque

...ack and trigger a heart attack. It is too early to know for sure, but FDG imaging could help doctors proac...ack and trigger a heart attack. It is too early to know for sure, but FDG imaging could help physicians proactively intervene with patients who have atheros...

Hormone Therapy applicable for Prostate Cancer

...the history of man has never cured anybody that we know of."Dr. Rowan Chlebowski, chief of medical oncology at the Harbor-UCLA Research Education Institute in Los Angeles, said doctors sometimes walk a tightrope between the potential benefits and downsides of hormone therapy....

Gene researchers make Malaria-resistant mosquito

...f Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. "We now know it is possible to genetically modify mosquitoes to block the development of the (malaria) parasite. If the parasite cannot develop, it's not transmitted," Jacobs-Lorena explained.// Malaria causes up to an estimated 1.5 million deaths per year. Vacc...

Outcome of common medications

Despite the fact that doctors know the power of a common heart medication in reducing the risk of heart attacks and heart failure, many patients do not take the medications. Research shows the use of beta-blocker medication after a heart attack// can reduce the risk of early death by ...

A simple way to do surgery

...it has a dilation scale which allows physicians to know accurately how big a hole they are making....

Jumping genes eliminate sections of DNA

... because it has been seen in mice cells and we now know it occurs in human tumor cells, he said. The jumping occurs primarily in sperm and egg cells and not in other cells of the body, he noted, which means any mutation effect they have is already present in our bodies at birth. The L1 elements use a pro...

Stretching does not rule out soreness after exercise

...the findings suggest that much of what we think we know about sport and exercise may not be on a firm scientific foundation. Researchers felt that, in future aspects of physical activity will probably change in the future....

Air Pollution and Heart Attacks

... poor diet particularly high in fat and people who know they have high blood pressure. It would be prudent for people who understand that they have a high risk for a heart attack, even in the absence of this air pollution association, to try to avoid excessive exposure to outdoor air on those days when...

Hyperflexible joints connected to chronic fatigue

...y alone is not a direct cause of CFS. He says, "We know that about 20 percent of healthy adolescents have joint hypermobility, but clearly most do not go on to develop CFS, so simply finding this on an exam need not start a search for CFS." Rowe adds, however, that the link between flexible joints and CFS...

Suicide might be inherited

...s. All were assessed by investigators, who did not know which group they came from, for various factors that could lead to suicidal behavior, including mood disorders, suicide attempt history, impulsive aggression, and exposure to family stress. Results showed children of the suicide attempters had a six...

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