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Scientists Pursue New Treatment For Asthma Sufferers

... is what eosinophils do now?” “Previous studies linking eosinophils to asthma were done in single models,” Fulkerson explains. “We increased the power of our study by looking at multiple models, and by doing that we show a strong role for eosinophils in mucous production in asthma.” The researchers, led...

"Tribbles" Protein Implicated in Leukemia

...on may be identified in other tumors. Furthermore, linking Trib2 to human cancer adds further support to the notion that targeting the protein degradation machinery will be a useful strategy in treating malignancy.” Source-Newswis SRM...

Teen-age Smokers at Higher Risk Of Developing Asthma

... known to have negative effects on lungs, evidence linking smoking and the development of asthma has been mixed. Some of that difficulty lies in trying to separate out confounding variables in adult smokers over their lifetimes, Gilliland and his co-researchers say. By studying adolescents, who had a shorter...

Maternity leave mooted for South African girls

... of 190 rands (25 dollars) per month. The theory linking teen pregnancies to state support has been around for some time, as South Africa's attempt to explain the ongoing high number of teenagers having babies -- despite the legalization of abortion in the late 1990s. It is widely believed, however, that...

Risk of Autism doubled with Single Gene Mutation

...ty. State's in an accompanying editorial said that linking the MET gene to autism opens the door to exciting new research. State writes, "The possibility that a MET variant might lead to immune dysfunction and gastrointestinal disturbance along with autism-spectrum disorders is an important question to purs...

The interplay of genes, diet and heart disease

A different association linking genes, diet and heart disease, has been established by researchers from the Jean Mayer// USDA Human Nutrition Research Center (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University. The study involved examination of apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) gene. This gene codes for a...

Synthetic DNA Makes Better Hydrogels for Drug Delivery

...ases. The cross-shaped branched DNA forms a gel by linking together into sheets of tiny squares that tangle in three dimensions; Y shapes form hexagonal structures like a chain link fence that combine into a fibrous three-dimensional form, while T shapes create random, disorganized patterns that look like an...

Dying for Data

... comprehensive system of electronic health records linking hospitals, general practitioners, specialists, insurance offices, and others could debut in the United States within a decade. The National Health Information Network, as it's called, will replace paper-based files with a digital record containing yo...

Rae unveils Health-care Strategy

...e formulary, how you calculate the deductibles and linking the work that goes on across the country into one plan.” Establishment of transparency and accountability for the Canada Health Act, promotion of healthy living and preventing childhood obesity are some of the other measures in Rae’s plan. He sa...

President Launches Madras University's 150th Year Celebrations

...lity education. "Technology is a learning tool, linking economy and the environment," the president said recalling his own college days and paying tribute to his teachers at the St Joseph's College, Tiruchirapally, under the university in 1950-54. "The government of Tamil Nadu should be a catalyst", to...

Two Chemical Compounds Restore Healthy Glucose Levels In Obese Mice

...viously identified the JNK gene as a key component linking inflammation to metabolic signaling and as a gene that interferes with insulin sensitivity. (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu /press/releases/press 11202002b.html. ER stress appears to trigger abnormal JNK activity, which is often seen in obesity and typ...

Sunshine Vitamin for Prostate Cancer

...In the clinics, studies are trying to determine if linking calcitriol with chemotherapy will be a new treatment option for patients diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Dr. Trump has significant experience with the clinical aspects of vitamin D in the treatment of solid tumors and has performed more clin...

Australian Scientists Discover Common Genes Linked To Breast Cancer

...stralia, Europe and the US, and were successful in linking two genes with a 10% increased risk of developing breast cancerDr. Georgia Chenevix-Trench, the institute scientist, explained, “We've all been looking for a decade for common genes that contribute to breast cancer and, while there's been a thousand ...

ADA outlines associated risks with use of oral bisphosphonate.

... Relying on a small but growing number of reports linking bisphosphonate drugs to incidences of osteonecrosis of the jaw (dead bone tissue), a panel of experts convened by the ADA believes dental patients who are taking oral bisphosphonate drugs should discuss the risks they face when undergoing procedures ...

Race May Influences Cancer Risk From HPV

...all to be definitive. The findings of this study linking race to cancer risk could be helpful in preventing the cervical cancer as knowing the variant of the disease would make a women be more mindful of the infection leading to better followup care. <br...

Men Find Fleshy Women More Attractive When Hungry

...am of psychologist who wanted to test their theory linking appetite and sexual preference conducted the study and found that hungry men preferred heavier women. Dr Viren Swami from Liverpool University's Department of Public Health and Dr Martin Tovee from Newcastle University conducted the study among 60...

New UCSD Program to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

...hout such a strong stimulus for resistance.” “By linking Scripps’s marine drug discovery program with the expertise in the Schools of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSD is in a unique and unprecedented position to discover and develop new medicines for the future,” said Fnical. (Source: Newswise...

Anti-Obesity Groups Criticize Response of Medical Professionals

...niversity. Professor Cutfield described the data linking obesity with fizzy drinks as "too tenuous". He said, ‘If we are going to introduce social legislation, it's got to be based on science and not just common sense because these are major intrusions into people's lives.’ The Agencies for Nutrition Act...

Link between Mercury based Vaccines and Autism Discredited

...tudy will finally put to rest the pervasive belief linking vaccines with development diseases like autism," lead researcher Dr. Eric Fombonne. He also added that the rise in autism rates was probably caused by a broader definition of autism and greater awareness of the disorder. However Jackie Fletcher of J...

Childhood Obesity Linked to Adult Blood Pressure

...ave been overweight during their childhood thereby linking childhood //obesity to the development of both high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome in adulthood. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health measures including: fat around the waistline, high blood pressure, low levels of HDL "good" cholesterol...

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