Beware Of A Silent Killer Called Haemophilia
...with HFI every year. He explains that haemophilia normally passes on at birth from an affected father to daughter, who then becomes a carrier of the haemophilia gene having every possibility of passing the defective gene on to her children. He further explains that if these children who are affected with hae...Eye Patches Could Delay Healing In Corneal Abrasions
...ral studies has found. “The abrasions on the eye normally don’t affect vision too much, so it is pointless rendering a patient acutely monocular if there is no good reason to do so,” Turner said. Dr Turner and a colleague analyzed 11 randomized controlled trials of 1014 patients who had a simple, uninfected...Cholesterol Plays An Important Role In Finger and Toe Development
...y to the anterior part of the limb bud where it is normally never detected,' explained Dr. Chiang. Polydacty...movement of Sonic hedgehog to a place, where it is normally not seen. The exact cause of polydactyly in humans is not completely understood. Although researcher...Sepsis risk increased due to the absence of one key enzyme
...appear to weaken the activity of caspase-1 that is normally essential for bacterial clearance and sepsis survival." While caspase-12 was previously thought to be a key mediator of endoplasmic reticulum apoptosis, the new study found that the presence or absence of caspase-12 had no effect on apoptotic sensi...Review of Pramod Mahajan's Injuries
...resence. This is likely to be tomorrow as the pads normally are removed after 24 to 48 hrs. ...A New study Throws Light On The Growth & Functions Of Insulin Producing Beta Cells
...to discover that the beta cells developed and grew normally without these receptors. He explained that previously when they knocked out one receptor at a time, the remaining receptor had compensated for the other since both are so similar. But Dr. Kulkarni, stated that this time round when they knocked out bo...Arrow Embedded In Tribal’s Chest For Two Weeks Surgically Remove
...al// belonging to Madhya Pradesh was moving around normally as if nothing has happened. Gajuram, 35, of Khargone district was hit on April 7 by an arrow by fellow tribesman Kaliya when he refused to give him the hen he wanted. Though Gajuram pulled out the stem of the arrow, the head remained inside, police...Stem Cell Technology Gives Hope in Spinal Cord Injuries
...rtilized in vitro. Davies explains that the body normally creates scar tissue to prevent infection during an... to such an extent that they could walk completely normally within two weeks of the treatment In addition it was observed that the brains of these rats also de...Doubts About In UteroTransmission Of Senile Amyloidosis
...is. Amyloidosis occurs when cellular proteins that normally float freely in the body form organized, nonfunctional aggregates, or fibrils that cause cellular damage. This injury can lead to such disorders as Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, depending on the protein involved and where the fibr...Malaria Resistant Mosquitoes Could Help In Combating Malaria
...few years with the increase in resistance to drugs normally used to combat the parasite that causes the disease. --Edited IANS...Research Throws Light On Regeneration of Hearing Cells
...lls, however, appear to grow and mature relatively normally and continue cell division even in mature mice. Adult Rb-knockout mice maintain some vestibular function, indicating that those hair cells are contributing to their sense of balance at the system level. 'We've shown that vestibular hair cell regene...Secret Herb Could Tackle Hot Flushes And Night Sweats In Breast Cancer Patients
...anchester are now evaluating the use of this herb, normally found in any kitchen to stop hot flushes or night sweats, which necessitate changing of clothes, three or four times during night, in extreme cases. It is traditionally used by Mediterranean women undergoing the menopause, but Professor Molassioti...Milking the ship of the desert for 'white gold'
...of the desert. The practised method of milking normally yields some 1.5 litres of milk per camel a day - much less than the yield of 20 litres produced by cows. //Yagil, however, says he has developed a method that yields at least 15 litres per camel a day. Traditionally seen as riding and pack animals, ...Milking the ship of the desert for 'white gold'
...old' of the desert.The practised method of milking normally yields// some 1.5 litres of milk per camel a day - much less than the yield of 20 litres produced by cows. Yagil, however, says he has developed a method that yields at least 15 litres per camel a day. Traditionally seen as riding and pack animals,...Micro vascular Disease Enabled with a Superior Test, Courtesy: Women’s Heart Progra
...uring the two-step test, the drug adenosine, which normally causes the small vessels of the heart to dilate, i...w is measured. Next, the drug acetylcholine, which normally causes dilation in the large arteries, is injected and the amount of blood flow is again measured. I...Mice Aids in Shedding Light on Origin of Autism
... traits consistent with autism in humans. Mice are normally social animals. However these mutant mice showed l...specific parts of the brain where the Pten gene is normally found. According to Parada ‘In diseases where virtually nothing is known, any inroad that gets int...Diabetic Girl Reported Missing
...l yesterday. A police spokesman said: ‘Stephanie normally deals with her condition in a proper manner. However, her failure to return home last night, and her medication running out today, suggests she may seek help from elsewhere or she could be ill.’ He also added ‘The public should be aware that diabet...APEC to conduct mock bird flu exercise
...ting at their own desks, which is where they would normally be, should there be a crisis they have to respond to." John Lange, the United States' special representative for avian influenza said, “The key to this effort is coordination. Influenza does not know borders. We have to work together on this." ...Chancroid Vaccine Holds Promise In Reducing HIV Transmission
...s caused by a bacterium, Haemophilus ducreyi, that normally infects only humans. Unlike most bacteria, Haemophilus species are unable to synthesize heme, the ferrous, or iron-containing, component of hemoglobin, and obtain it from host hemoglobin. The researchers found that immunizing swine with a purified ......ing holed up with obesity-related Type 2 diabetes, normally associated with adults. Amid such a grim scenario, the Clinton plan surely holds promise and is worth a billion dollars. To quote his words "This one policy can add years and years and years to the lives of a very large number of young people." ...