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Reduced POD linked to fatal asthma attacks

...eaths during a 2 year study period than those with normal dyspnoea perception. The patients with low POD t...for a longer period of time than the patients with normal or high POD. Low POD patients also used less beta-agonist medication than high POD patients. Fatal o...

Heriditary dental disorders

...paque. The teeth are shorter and more pointed than normal teeth, and may become loose and fall out because o...stantiallyy reduced in the mouse model compared to normal animals. "This is the first time that overproduction of TGF-b1 in teeth has been shown to result in ...

WBC linked with periodontitis

...lost 27 percent of their alveolar bone whereas the normal mice had no bone loss. The loss of alveolar bone, which anchors teeth in place, is an indication of periodontitis. The scientists also supplied evidence that bacteria are necessary to instigate the disease process. To test this theory, they gave a...

A Blood test for suicide risk?

...es, compared with only one of the patients who had normal results. Those with high cortisol levels were 14 times more likely to commit suicide. If the findings hold up in larger studies, Coryell believes the test could prove to be a powerful tool for the mental health community....

Cooling decreases heart attack effects

...ia - over 24 hours, while the other group received normal care. After six months, 50 per cent of the hypothermia group had had a good neurologic outcome, with minimal disability, compared to 20 per cent of controls. Mortality at six months was 30 per cent in the hypothermia group, compared to 10 per cent ...

Creams may not reverse aging

...he body and the skin.Free radicals are a result of normal body processes, but they can also be created by exposure to various environmental factors such as smoking or ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and can speed up the aging process. Burke says "There are three antioxidants that have been proven ...

Contraceptive pill to reduce PMS

...f female hormones in the blood. This overrides the normal hormonal signal from the ovaries and prevents the shredding of the lining of the uterus which is the bleeding seen during menstruation. If things go according to plan, the pill, named Seasonale, could be on the market by next year....

A new recovery for heart attacks

...or increasing the amount of HIF in the cell. Under normal circumstances HIF is constantly made and broken down. However researchers have found that under low-oxygen levels, HIF loses a hydroxyl (oxygen and hydrogen) group from a proline amino acid on this domain. This changes the shape of the protein and ma...

Defibrillators saving lives but price is an issue

...scarred from heart attacks that they pump half the normal amount of blood. Implantable defibrillators were designed to prevent sudden death in people with a severe, life-threatening ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart quivers and can't pump blood. The new study involved 2,008 patients, half of who...

The route to fertilization

...California's Monterey Bay. Experiments reveal that normal sea urchin sperm contains an enzyme called nitric oxide synthase, which remains inactive until a few seconds before fertilisation. "As the sperm approaches the egg," notes Epel, "the enzyme quickly produces large amounts of nitric oxide gas, which ...

Chromosomes to predict oral cancer

...of 8.5 years, found that oral leukoplakia with the normal number of chromosomes — 46 — were unlikely to deve... cancer. Of the 103 patients with leukoplakia with normal DNA content, only three developed cancer. However, if the number of chromosomes found in the leukop...

Pregnant women more prone to depression

...antenatal care, told "It may be that it's in a way normal to have a low trough in pregnancy. It's the most enormous life-changing event imaginable. Thirty-two weeks is when the reality of it is hitting home in a particularly vivid way." She added that over the last 10 - 15 years, the number of tests and lif...

Surgery-Rigged pulley helps patients

...he right position. Two months later, Alyssa had a normal face. According to Polley, they are letting the body do its own bone-grafting, who pioneered the technique with a colleague at Chicago's Rush Craniofacial Center. About 3,000 children a year are born with severe craniofacial defects such as Apert's ...

Vegetables decrease Tobacco Toxins

...s. According to her, this study suggests that just normal dietary levels can reduce the levels of tobacco-related toxins. The study included 160 disease-free smokers aged 16 to 58; half were women and 40 percent were African American. All were asked to fill out a detailed smoking history and food frequenc...

Drug stabilizes cancer growth

... this enzyme rather than directly attacking cells, normal healthy cells are left untouched, reducing side effects. However, patients in the study did experience some nausea and fatigue. "I am encouraged that this drug appears to have so few side effects," said Dr. Ronald Bukowski, director of experimental...

Leptin connected to obesity blood clots

...eficient mice have clotting times twice as long as normal mice. And mice with 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 ea...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

... Scientists said that such hybrids have double the normal DNA and possibly carry unknown health consequences. Researchers feel that, whether the process, observed in mouse brain cells in laboratory experiments, also occurs in animals, including humans, remains to be seen. "This suggests a need for caution ...

Obese women likey for Cesarean

... ( which indicates a low amount of body fat),had a normal delivery. Whereas if BMI ranged from 21-30 ( whic...hassels.They should work to be in good shape for a normal delivery....

Spirituality relieves stress

...ress had more than halved - bringing them into the normal range - while their physical health also improved. There was no change within the control group, who didn't get the training. According to Dr Kimberley Williams, lead investigator in the study, the purpose of mindfulness training is for participan...

Treadmill test displays hidden heart disease

...ely to die of heart disease compared to those with normal results. Many of these people had high cholesterol, but no other signs of heart disease. The researchers suggest that the treadmill test could be a useful addition to the standard battery of tests for heart disease....

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