Knowledge Of Infertility Gets New Inputs
... estrogen receptor beta plays an important role in moving the egg outside the ovary to be fertilized. If women are lacking in this particular gene, which is found otherwise throughout in the female reproductive tissues, women may not respond to drugs or any other treatment to increase fertility in them Dra...New Discovery May Help Treat Infertility
...nd that the beta estrogen receptor plays a role in moving the egg outside the ovary so it can be fertilized. They also say that if the results from the recent study on animals are found to be applicable to humans, a simple blood test will be able to provide enough information to determine if a genetic muta...Possibility Of Treatment For Permanent Hearing Loss
...mouse gene was unaffected. With a view to someday moving this therapy to humans, the researchers also developed a non-invasive strategy to deliver the RNAi. A small piece of foam soaked in a solution containing the interfering RNA was placed against the membrane covering one opening into the inner ear of t...Consumers Becoming More Health Conscious Than Calorie Conscious
...osing weight. This is because the consumers are moving away from the deprivation model and becoming more interested in stabilizing blood sugar levels and controlling cravings than counting calories. The Primaliv yoghurt [marketed in Sweden] uses images to demonstrate energy levels going up and down. C...Bird flu infection spreads from Asia to Europe
...er outbreaks, which occurred in Southeast Asia, is moving towards European countries. Earlier reports of the... and the recent outbreak hints that the disease is moving towards Europe. Past outbreaks have centered on Southeast Asia and, more recently, parts of China. ...Handheld ECG: stethoscope of the future
...ardiography exams which use sound waves to provide moving pictures of the heart.In the past few years, miniaturisation has reduced these echocardiography systems to the size of a laptop computer. For their study, the Duke researchers recruited Duke second-year medical residents and cardiology fellows who h...India To March Ahead in The Global HealthCare Competition
...llars in the next three decades.India will soon be moving towards integrating the diagnostic practices of modern and allopathic medicine with curative treatments through traditional medicines. Under the Rs.1.2 billion golden triangle programme, more than Rs.100 million is being devoted to the development o...New ultralight hand with better functionality and flexibility developed
...ple mimics that look like a hand but don't move or moving hands that have a simple single-motor grip. The ...ple mimics that look like a hand but don't move or moving hands that have a simple single-motor grip. Heavy prosthetics can be extremely uncomfortable and c...Combination Therapy To Avoid Prostate Cancer Recurrence
...ith vaccines and hormone deprivation." "Our goal moving forward is to introduce the vaccines into earlier treatment stages," Arlen said. "We have shown that this therapy is safe and well-tolerated. Next we want to keep this population of patients either stable or improving, and also prevent metastatic dis...Limb Regeneration In Humans: A Future Possibility
...raged to happen in mammals, starting with mice and moving ultimately to humans if successful. They will firs...er's ability can be reproduced in the frog, before moving on to mice, then people. Humans and amphibians share as much as 85 % of the same genes, so it is li...New spinal surgery technique developed by UCSF Surgeon
...o remove the entire tumor without the necessity of moving or manipulating spinal cord. Following removal of the tumor, surgeons can rebuild the spine with artificial pedicle screws. The neurosurgeon behind this novel innovation specializes in spinal reconstructive surgery for trauma, tumors and degenerati...Important parameters of life: Longevity and quality: both improved by exercise
...that may inspire people to get up, get out and get moving on a regular basis. The research team, led by kinesiology professor Edward McAuley, found that previously sedentary seniors who incorporated exercise into their lifestyles not only improved physical function, but experienced psychological benefits as...Foetal alcohol syndrome: has an answer as a test now!
...in the centre of a screen while a second light was moving across the screen. Eye-tracking or eye-movement has often been employed to evaluate neurological or brain damage. Children with FAS or brain damage would have difficulty focusing on the fixed light when the second light was moving. But the research...A Warning For Western Diet Followers!
..., new UK research finds.// The study found people moving from South Asia to the UK faced an increased risk of heart disease and many risk factors such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes were more often seen among the immigrants than their counterparts in their home country. Researchers from...India Can Manage World’s Healthcare Crisis By 202
...said. The accreditation and price-banding work is moving in the right direction and India would be a global hub for health tourism in the near future, Trehan said. Amitabh Kant, joint secretary in the ministry of tourism, expressed his desire to work in the direction. 'High value and low cost should not b...Benzene Slick In China Highlights Water Pollution
...er, is now in sharp focus due to the benzene slick moving down the Songhua river, causing the suspension of drinking water supply to 3.8 million people in Harbin city.// "In China, freshwater is being threatened from population pressure and rapid economic development," the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) ...Experiment Creates Illusion Of Weight Loss
...gets which gave the illusion that their hands were moving inward. The scientists were studying the effect the brain has in creating a new body image. The stimulators used in the experiment were attached to the wrists of the blindfolded subjects of the experiment, while the brain activity was being measure...Lovers Latest Hang Outs – Railway Platform
...the most easily accessible place with lot of crowd moving up and down it is the safest place too. Initially they felt awkward with so many people around but now they got used to it. Mumbai lovers are very practical and know that exotic places as seen in films is totally out of reach and their only safe han...Recent Poultry Deaths Rocks Romania
...tive for this deadly strain (H5N1). The virus is moving toward west in the direction of one of the most highly populated area. Samples of the infected birds (hens & poultry) were sent to Britain to confirm whether it is due to the H5N1 strain. Though H5N1 virus has so far not infected and spread the dis......own a series of still images and asked to find–-by moving a computer mouse on the table—a setting where the ...changed the size of the detail to be enhanced, and moving it in the other changed the amount of contrast enhancement applied to those details. Peli and his ...