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Stem cell transplantation of eye

...from the healthy eye to the diseased one, bringing light to the people who nearly lost their sight in accidents.Sustaining the current excitement about stem cells, in all 33 patients who suffered from conditions such as chemical burns, allergic reactions// to drug and auto-immune diseases causing damage to...

Nightlights could ward diabetic blindness

... the possibility that some kind of transmission of light through closed eyelids, during sleep, could protect the retina from damage by reducing the oxygen requirements of the rod cells.....

Eating chocolate makes you happy

...id that recent brain imaging studies have shed new light on why chocolate has an impact on mood. It's often assumed that chocolate contains psychoactive substances that affect brain chemistry. In fact, it is more likely that the unique combination of taste, texture and aroma in a bar of chocolate stimulate...

Advantages of Red Wine

...to as the "good" cholesterol. This helps show some light on why red wine is believed to be protective against cardiovascular disease. // Researchers compared HDL cholesterol levels between 40 men who drink every now and then, those who are regular drinkers and those who are heavy drinkers. As alcohol cons...

Screening of Lazy Eye

According to new study some light was thrown on the vision loss with lazy eye, but not in the eye affected by the condition. The study focuses on the risk of vision loss in the normal eye in the future.// At least 2 percent of the population is born with amblyopia, commonly called la...

Unborn babies respond to light

...rs from Bethesda, Maryland, have shown that when a light is shone on to a pregnant woman's stomach the baby does actually register the light....

Important cause of Arthritis

...itis has been a mystery, this new finding may shed light on the origin of the crippling disease. GAGs are found in joint cartilage, joint fluid, connective tissue, and skin. Julia Ying Wang, Ph. D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital examined GAG in mice with arthritic symptoms. She says, "This study show...

Accomplishment of nicotine replacement therapy

... But much of the increased use of NRT is down to light smokers (consuming fewer than 12 cigarettes a day) - a group for whom NRT is not effective. By 1999 smokers were as likely to quit whether or not they used NRT. The researchers say that when NRT was on prescription, the doctor could offer support cou...

Flesh-eating virus

...aid the cases of necrotising fasciitis had come to light in the last week during routine checks of drug addicts.// Injecting drug users are more vulnerable to the potentially fatal illness, sometimes known as 'flesh-eating disease', because it commonly enters the body through broken skin. More than 35 hero...

Space research leads to needle-free blood tests

In the future, infra-red light may enable assessment of blood chemistry without needing to take a sample.Space medicine has many potential spin-offs for health on the ground.// One of the latest, described by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, is needle-free blood t...

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

...re so susceptible to skin infections especially in light of recent widespread concerns that they can develop severe infections after receiving a smallpox vaccination. Interestingly, these antimicrobial peptides are also needed to combat viral infections and therefore could account for the susceptibility of...

Treating acne with laser

...roys the bacteria. The molecules Prophyrins absorb light best in the blue wavelength range - 400 nm to 430 nm. A low intensity blue light source (405 nm to 420 nm) has been studied for the treatment of mild to moderate in flammatory acne....

Smoking may be influenced by Parents

...dy it is observed by researchers that children who light their parents' cigarette or clean out the ashtray ...o bring the cigarettes,// buy them at the store or light a cigarette for the parent are all behaviors that encourage children to smoke. Rafael Laniado-Labor...

Less exercise doesn't help prevent osteoporosis

...inked to bone density. Aerobic fitness and doing light exercise did nothing to increase bone density and so avoid osteoporosis. But those with high muscle strength tended to have higher bone density. So, too, did those who were slightly overweight, with a concentration of fat around the abdomen. Having t...

Light therapy devotes new hope in advanced lung cancer

.... It is then activated by exposing the tissue to a light beam. This causes production of a form of oxygen t...trial, the drug was given prior to surgery and the light applied during the operation. More than half of the patients treated in this way survived for four t...

Brain changes observed in people with sleep apnoea

...ity of Boston observe that brain imaging sheds new light on the possible causes of sleep apnoea. In sleep apnoea, a person stops breathing, momentarily, many times during the night.// The cause is often a weakening of the muscles at the back of the throat, causing upper airway obstruction. Sleep apnoea is ...

Inflammation may help battle infection in gums

...tion of inflammation has to be reconsidered in the light of PAF's protection....

Testing for blood sugar levels made easier

...tics to obtain images of tissues. It uses infrared light waves that reflect off the internal structures within tissues to send back a picture and information about the tissue, in this case, including blood sugar levels. A pilot study of OCT was done on 15 healthy volunteers when images of the left forearm...

Vision loss could result due to MSG

... high-MSG diet. Also the response of these rats to light was impaired compared to those rats which were fed with a lesser dose of MSG. This study is the first to have shown that eating food containing MSG could lead to eye damage, though previous research has shown that MSG causes nerve damage when inject...

Women on HRT should avoid alcohol

...alcoholic beverage per day, also acknowledged that light to moderate alcohol intake appears to reduce the risk of heart disease. Now, women and their doctors are the ones to decide if a daily drink is a health benefit or a health liability!...

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