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WBC linked with periodontitis

...cientists also supplied evidence that bacteria are necessary to instigate the disease process. To test this theory, they gave antibiotics to some of the knockout mice. The antibiotics reduced the amount of bacteria and eliminated alveolar bone loss in the knockout mice. The scientists said this betokens tha...

Drug to treat lung cancer shows promise

... tobacco. Experts say large-scale testing will be necessary to show that the approach truly lowers the risk of lung cancer, but they say the latest findings make biological sense. "It's an intriguing, promising finding in a small patient population. When people give up smoking, they retain a substantial risk ...

Leptin connected to obesity blood clots

...th a deficiency in the leptin receptor - a protein necessary for leptin's function - also had longer clotting times. Till now leptin has been seen as a hormone that produces satiety signals in the brain and stops people wanting to eat once they're full. Mice without leptin grow massively fat, but it's been har...

Needle free future for diabetics

...ws the constant monitoring of blood glucose that's necessary to keep diabetes in check. But at present the device has to be checked by also taking a blood sample, which limits its appeal. The Texas team is now applying iontophoresis to take a sodium sample through the skin to replace this blood test. The res...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

...not take too long before such researchers make the necessary observations to resolve this question." While the studies showed cell fusion in a petri dish is possible, "that's a long way from showing that fused cells happen often, or that they are responsible for the findings of others in which adult stem cell...

How brain works

...ric and his colleagues demonstrated that UNC-13 is necessary for helping another protein named syntaxin to send signals to the adjacent neurons.In a series of experiments, Jorgensen showed that without UNC-13, the syntaxin protein remins closed and cannot help the nerve cells to release neurotransmitters.Thus,...

Care for footwear not required diabetic patients

...f Washington now suggests this may not be strictly necessary for most of those with diabetes. They had two groups, out of 300 patients with diabetes, wear special shoes of two types, while a third wore their own shoes. Foot ulcer rates after two years were equally low in all three groups. The researchers sugge...

Family planning with folate

...early stage of pregnancy to take folate as it is necessary for the healthy development of babies in early pregnancy.One should not avoid folate due to risks of twin bearing....

A closer look at Vitamins

...ch said from ongoing large clinical trials will be necessary to determine if these benefits exist....

Outcome of common medications

...ators urge doctors to prescribe beta-blockers when necessary and to monitor patients for the side effects....

Treating wounds without stitches

...perience - but it's generally been assumed this is necessary to achieve wound closure and healing. The patients were assigned to either stitching or conservative treatment, and asked to come back in eight to ten days for assessment. The time to return to normal activities needing the hand was the same in bot...

Juices are Best! but which one?

... consumption of cereals, formulas, and juices are necessary as they are typically fortified with iron. Researchers from Cornell are set out to determine if different juices offer varying amounts of iron intake. Fruit juices usually contain Fe uptake inhibitors and also ascorbic acid. Cereal fortified with i...

Myostatin gene could hold the key to treatment for DMD

...use cells to target mouse myostatin and that it is necessary to make specific human antibodies before proceeding to clinical trials. However, Kathryn indicated that there are other ways of inhibiting myostatin and that antibodies are farthest in the pipeline. Khurana cautioned that there is a real risk in inh...

Antidepressants could pose grave implications

... However, they also added that further studies are necessary for the better understanding of the relation between anti-depressants and GI bleeding....

A new and surprising insight on AIDS

...iseases. He added that adequate vitamin intake was necessary in curbing AIDS, as HIV-positive gay men with adequate vitamin A intake "never progressed to AIDS", while those with a vitamin A deficiency did get AIDS. Dr. MH Gotink of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), who addressed the gathering afte...

Survival rates in breast cancer patients improved with "Dose Dense Chemotherapy"

...udy authors cautioned that additional follow-up is necessary to confirm this overall survival benefit. The study also found that patients on dose dense chemotherapy did not have increased side effects than those on the conventional treatments. It was also found that sequential administration produced slightly...

Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes

... limits on food, drink or activities that might be necessary when a child is prescribed a particular medicine. The fact sheet will be distributed to 57,000 pediatricians and to groups representing children and parents. Medicine-related medical errors can occur when a child is given the wrong medicine or is gi...

Care with a touch!

...g among patients and that more clinical trials are necessary to examine the efficacy and effectiveness of these therapies....

Liver cancers which spread are linked to a particular gene

...alled osteopontin produced by a particular gene is necessary for spreading. They found that cancer cells grown in the lab were more likely to spread, as a result of high levels of osteopontin. They also found that blocking this protein prevents cancer cells from spreading, both in mice and in the laboratory. O...

Medicines on the move

... moment should be kept handy. This is all the more necessary when you take different medicines at different times of the day. This will help you adjust to changes in time zones and changes in daily routine.// 2. Reason for medication: A note of the reasons for each of the medications that you take will be of ...

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