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Tag: "novel" at medical news

Cholesterol-lowering drug Found To greatly Reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack

...t the results of this study could indeed lead to a novel treatment for heart disease....

Drug to Delay the Onset of Arthritis

...e this understanding will help in the discovery of novel targets for arthritis drugs....

Consumption Of Red Meat Found To Double The Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...high level of red meat consumption may represent a novel risk factor for inflammatory arthritis or may act as a marker for a group of persons with an increased risk from other lifestyle causes....

Another Cause of Thyroid Cancer Discovered

...o malignant cells. A recent study has uncovered a novel gene mutation , researchers say part of the AKAP9 gene and the BRAF gene are involved. The fusion of these genes results in BRAF signaling normal cells to transform into malignant cells. This is a new discovery of cause for patients with thyroid tumo...

Indian Scientists Make Wide-Ranging Analysis And Annotation Of X Chromosome

...a gene density less than other chromosomes with 43 novel protein-coding regions and 696 known genes. The researchers have been able to identify and find out the detail of pseudogenes on X chromosome. The study found 652 pseudogenes of which 26 had proof of transcription. This happened when the researchers...

Human immunity system can battle HIV.

... to target a part of HIV to destroy the virus in a novel HIV therapy. The process is called RNA silencing a...e even under attack. Researchers opined that this novel siRNA sequence could lead to new RNAi-based drugs that HIV may not be able to resist by viral mutati...

New insight for neuro-degenerative diseases discovered

...tories of National Institutes of Health have found novel insights into how abnormal prion proteins work. Researchers have observed genetically engineered mice producing prion protein without a glycophosphoinositol (GPI) cell membrane anchor that did not show the symptoms of scrapie disease when inoculate...

Spray on contraceptive clears Phase I trial

...ntraceptive for women in the form of a spray. The novel contraceptive spray called Nestorone MDTS is being developed in collaboration with a US-based research group 'The Population Council'. Interestingly the Phase I pharmacokinetic study showed that once-a-day dosing of the contraceptive spray Nestorone ...

New initiative launched to fight malaria by repelling mosquitoes

...iers in controlling the spread of the disease in a novel and sustainable way. Researchers hope to develop chemical compounds that will affect the mosquitos’ sense of smell in being able to identify a human target. The effectiveness of such a form of olfactory strategy had already been tested with the Afri...

Blood Test May be Able To Predict Heart Attack Risk

...to cholesterol. Researcher Tsimikas said: ``It's a novel test in the blood that's independent of everything...measures are in patients and to see if we can find novel therapeutic agents, drugs, to lower their levels in the blood to see if this reduces cardiovascular ...

Experimental Blood Test May Spot Heart Attack Risk, Study Says

... to cholesterol. Researcher Tsimikas said ``It's a novel test in the blood that's independent of everything...measures are in patients and to see if we can find novel therapeutic agents, drugs, to lower their levels in the blood to see if this reduces cardiovascular ...

CoQ10 bioavailability increased by Nanotechnology

...lity// of CoQ10 delivered into beverages using its novel technology which will interest manufacturers of CoQ10 products. Increasing its bioavailability, or the body's absorption of the ingredient, allows supplement and food makers to use lower dosages, therefore saving on costs. The patented technology...

Transplanted heart made more acceptable by daclizumab

...uivalent to a 25% relative risk reduction with the novel therapy Rejection was also less common with Daclizumab than Placebo. However, six patients receiving daclizumab died from infection when receiving concomitant cytolytic therapy compared with none in the placebo group. When the negative aspect of da...

The Use of Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID) to tackle the growing menace of counterfeit drugs

...s although pharma companies are trying to bring in novel features to prevent proliferation of duplicated drugs with new package designs such as child resistant closure and tamper evidence packaging they are yet to obtain cent percent cost-effective solutions. The US FDA has recommended Radio Frequency Id...

Combing Hair More Effective Than OTC Medicine For Head Lice

...ice, and there is an urgent need to identify safe, novel insecticides of proved efficacy, they conclude. Source: Newswise, BMJ Medindia on Head Lice: further information Head Lice: Lice (singularly called louse) are tiny grey-brown insects that live on people’s scalps. It thrives by sucking the blo...

Gene enchances radiation therapy - A novel approach to fight cancer

...ncer, researchers of Virginia have come out with a novel approach to execute the destiny. Radiation therapy is used to treat many types of cancer. An experimental form of gene therapy makes cancer cells more susceptible to radiation therapy. Although radiation kills cancer cells, it has unwanted side...

Limiting sperm motility for contraception

...ng a general screen of the human gene database for novel calcium-selective ion channel genes when they discovered one with an unusual structure that resembled other channels known to play a role in cell motility. Using antibody tracers, the researchers revealed that the gene - which they named CarSper, fo...

New contact lens materials

...with extended-wear, even up to 30 nights, with the novel contact-lens materials that transmit high amounts of oxygen to the eye as compared to presently available conventional materials. Cavanagh said the study established three important findings. Initially, the hyper-oxygen transmissible soft-lenses pr...

A man who lost both of his arms in an accident

...ntury application," said Kuiken. "So what's really novel about this is not so much the surgical technique but the reason for doing the surgery and using it to help control artificial limbs and make them work better." Some researchers have used electrodes implanted in the brain or in the scalp, while other...

Elevated Insulin Levels To Influence Levels Of Inflammatory Markers

...g of insulin’s role in AD pathogenesis may lead to novel and more effective strategies for treating, delaying, or even preventing this challenging disease, the authors had concluded. Source: Newswise...

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