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Back injury cured by engineers

...s will need to re-educate people in the use of the normal movements if they are to protect the spine. Losing weight can help because overweight causes more strain on the spine....

Zinc supplements improve survival rate

...research involved 1,154 full-term but smaller than normal babies born in New Delhi, India, most weighing 5 1/2 pounds or less. Mothers fed them supplements containing zinc or minerals for nine months. Fifteen of the 20 who died had not been receiving zinc supplements. The findings follow previous studies...

Lecithin lowers cholesterol absorption in body

... such development will be low.Koo says people with normal cholesterol and no family history of cardiovascular disease should not worry about eating 1-2 eggs a day. There’s overall nutritional benefit than harm gained from eating “nutrient-dense” eggs_in moderation, he said. Egg contains a high quality prote...

Night borns' risk

... The first risk period started from the end of the normal day shift and extended to the midnight shift. The second one, around 9am, was immediately after day shift staff were taking over responsibilities....

Low-radiation treatment for brain tumours

...n tumours, aimed at reducing the risk of damage to normal tissue, is to be trialled at hospitals around the US. Researchers will enrol 50 children suffering from medulloblastoma – the most common malignant childhood brain tumour – who will be treated with lower radiation and increased chemotherapy doses tha...

New HIV cases resist drugs

...ng cocktails of drugs that help many patients lead normal lives were becoming increasingly limited in their usefulness. Unless better drugs are developed soon, or until a vaccine is invented that can control the virus, patients will have ever-lessening chances of using drugs to counter AIDS. Richman and ...

Cure for blindness

...le to distinguish patterns as well as animals with normal vision. This is an important step on the way to using retinal transplant to restore sight in people. It might be applicable to those with retinal diseases like age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa. There are currently no effecti...

Hypothyroidism can affect babies

...to ten and compared those born to 124 women with a normal thyroid gland with children born to 62 women with an underactive gland. Some 22% of the children whose mothers had an underactive thyroid had IQs of 80 or lower. The researchers say: "Hypothyroidism in pregnant women can adversely affect their chil...

Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis

...mucus becomes so thick and sticky that it prevents normal functioning. Treatment with new antibiotics now al...hese "corrected" cells then were able to process a normal version of a protein that helps regulate mucus in the body. Although the results were encouraging,...

Vaginosis increases risk of miscarriage

...ese women conceived at the same rate as women with normal vaginal bacteria. However, 29% of those with the infection subsequently miscarried, compared to only 18% of women who were free of infection. Dr Janet Wilson, a consultant physician specialising in genito-urinary medicine, said it was possible that ...

Artists prone to cubital tunnel syndrome

...te rest periods are needed. The difference between normal discomfort and detrimental pain should be understood. And last but not the least is an evaluation from a physician is a must. ...

A way to calm the heart rhythm

...sity of Cleavland, recorded breathing rates during normal talking and recitation of the Rosary in 15 healthy...lowed breathing and made it more regular than with normal conversation. At six breaths per minute, the respiration rate was linked to a healthier heart rhythm...

Baby Talk Better Than Adult Speech

...od for your little one.// Some have suggested that normal grownup talk is actually better for infants' speech development.So, University of Washington in Seattle researchers took one step towards settling this issue once and for all. In a previous study, Patricia Kuhl and colleagues found that adults do, ...

Dyslexia due to cerebellum abnormality

...ick Nicolson, compared the brain activity of eight normal and eight dyslexic adults using a scanning technique called positron emission tomography (PET). patients were monitored as they performed a pre-learned sequence of right hand finger movements, and as they learned a new sequence of finger movements, a...

New Dietary Approach To Manage Kidney Stones

...a low-animal protein, low-salt diet that contained normal amounts of calcium had recurrent stones after 5 ye...intake of animal protein and salt, combined with a normal calcium intake, provides greater protection than the traditional low-calcium diet. A diet that rest...

Inherited gene important in ovarian cancer

...s divide - this can happen even if you inherit two normal copies. The study shows that BRCA1 is more significant in ovarian cancer than previously realised. This opens the door to new therapies for this hard-to-treat cancer - drugs which restore BRCA1 function, for example....

Diet plays a role in kidney stones

...h recurrent stones. Half were put on a diet with a normal amount of calcium (15 mmol a day) but reduced anim...ive years. After this time, 10 of the men on the normal calcium diet had suffered recurrences compared to 23 on the low calcium diet. Analysis of the urine ...

Water regulation in humans

...he protein aquaporin-1has a definitive role in the normal functioning of the kidneys",says Landon King,lead author of the study.The study showed that individuals who have a deficiency of the protein have a limited ability to reabsorb water through their kidneys. The finding may help to develop treatments f...

Postpone intercourse after childbirth

...ring pregnancy and takes upto 4 weeks to return to normal after birth. The researchers said it was more like...he other five days after delivery.Both women had a normal delivery and collapsed while making love.It is suggested that the partners should abstain from inter...

Immune cells halt round in space

...ntain up to ten times more Epstein-Barr virus than normal Earth sneezes, for example. Looking at the key immune cells, researchers have found that B-cells, which produce antibodies to flag invading micro-organisms for destruction, and T-cells which actually physically attack them, have both been found to be...

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