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Hepatitis A Cases On A Steady Increase In Canterbury

... The source of the virus however, still remains a mystery according to official health reports. There possibility of some association between the three new cases and the previous ones, in the opinion of Dr Mel Brieseman, medical officer, Canterbury District. "Some are related. Some are boyfriend or girlfr...

Bipolar Risk Gene Identified

...the risk of developing bipolar disorder is still a mystery which has to be unraveled by conducting further research. The treatment of this disorder is usually lithium. Lithium is apparently the first mood-stabilizing agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But the mode of action of...

Understanding “The Brain

Its still a mystery how the brain functions and converts raw data into meaningful ones? But now a team from the university's Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute reveals the detailed process in the journal Neuron. //When a person looks at something the brains visual cent...

Gene for Schizophrenia identified

...eloped to test learning and memory would solve the mystery of schizophrenia. But further studies are required to confirm the results of the present study. The researcher said that other studies have to be done in mice to prove that similar changes in the nearby regions of the brain involving learning and m...

Visualization Found To Be Largely Dependent On The Brain

...ng of neurobiology. Secondly, it has unraveled the mystery behind gross (differentiating an animal and a human being) and fine discriminations in the visual process (differentiation of individual human faces) related to time. Third, it could eventually lead to the development of neural prostheses (artifici...

Parkinson's Disease Has Genetic Roots

... the study. The research may serve to solve the mystery that still shrouds the disease which results in mental decline, rigidity and tremors at a later age. There is as yet no way of preventing the onset of this disease which affects as many as half a million Americans, with 40,000 people being diagnosed ...

Mystery unfolds about the Ginkgo biloba extract!

...iversity Medical Centre scientists have unravelled mystery surrounding the leaf extract of Ginkgo biloba tree in reducing aggressive cancer in // animals. Anticancer Research journal (Jan-Feb) features the study. The investigators reported that treating mice with this extract before and after implanting hum...

Gold Therapy- A Potential Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases

...diseases. They eventually ended up finding out the mystery behind mechanism of gold action, an old compound used for over 75 years now. The researchers found that the chemotherapeutic drug Cisplatin (contains platinum) produced inactivation of the Class II MHC molecules. Motivated by their finding, the res...

Hot or cold: Chocolate milk is the answer for longetivity

...fact and so Dr Miller's research would unravel the mystery that doing the same after aerobic exercise can also increase the synthesis of mitochondrial proteins which affect our ability to make energy and play a large role in our mortality. So it would be helpful in the udnerstanding of this phenomenon....

Government Medical Records Find Their Way to the Auctions House

...d that an investigation is underway to unravel the mystery behind how the tapes containing sensitive records ended up on the auction block. The man was aware of its content only then. The minister told the Canadian Press that such act was unacceptable from the government side and showed their lack of respons...

Protective Protein Could Hold The Key In Fight Against Tuberculosis

...ity of Florida have joined hands in unraveling the mystery the associated with a protective protein, which they believe would boost the immune system to fight against the bacteria. Furthermore, it could enable easy and quick recovery of infected patients in addition to protecting individuals against TB. Th...

Novel Metal Detector To Measure Zinc Level In Humans

...illions of health-conscious people, has remained a mystery metal to scientists who study its role in Alzheimer's disease, stroke and other health problems, reported science portal EurekAlert. Just two to three grams of zinc (the weight of a penny coin) exist in the entire human body. It is a key building b...

Rare Bone Disease Traced To Faulty FOP Gene

The mystery surrounding a rare bone disease called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) has been resolved following the identification of a mutant gene// linked to the disease. It is this gene that triggers the formation of a second skeleton, making movem...

Revelation Of Cancer Agent Could Help In Developing Effective Cancer Drugs

Scientists have exposed the mystery of an enzyme, which is believed to play a key role in the development of many types of cancer. // They further added that the revelation could be of immensely helpful for the development of more effective cancer drugs. The over-activity of an enzym...

Cardinal Calls For Legal Response Against 'Da Vinci Code'

...he novel is based on attempts to disclose a murder mystery associated with the life of Christ. Furthermore, this top secret, the writer claims has been protected by a clandestine society. Written by Dan Brown, the book has already sols more than 40 million copies. Cardinal Francis Arinze, who was considere...

Ultimate Destination of anti-depressant, Prozac

...d how Prozac promotes their existence, have been a mystery until now. By profiling the telltale marker proteins produced by different kinds of cells in the brains of adult mice, the researchers first defined discrete steps in the complex process, called neurogenesis, that converts unspecialized stem cells ...

Discovery Of New Molecule Could Solve Cancer Spread Mystery

...e identified a new molecule that could resolve the mystery of how cancer progresses.// This molecule was found to inhibit the progression of lethal malignant glioma cells both in vivo as well as in vitro. This study reinforces the concept that successful small molecule kinase inhibitors must display a broa...

Scientists Engineer Artificial Penis

..., certain severe cases of impotence still remain a mystery to treat. ...

Clue to Link Between Obesity and Long-Term Memory Discovered

...nt research has provided a clue into the long time mystery surrounding obesity patients with diabetes who often suffer from long-term memory loss//. New Saint Louis University research in this month’s Peptides provides a clue. “Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells that tells us to stop eating. In obes...

Restriction of Carbohydrates to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

...nctions. We hope these findings further unlock the mystery of Alzheimer’s and bring hope to the millions of Americans suffering from this disease.” Alzheimer’s Disease is a rapidly growing public health concern with potentially devastating effects. An estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s Disease...

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