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Fear Factor Found To Be Crucial In Shaping An Individual’s Personalit

In a novel study conducted to explore the relationship between the size of a brain structure and the ability to recover from traumatic experiences, it has been found out that the same region // of the brain that is responsible for fear inhibition may also influ...

Protein Secreted By Worm Eggs Holds Key To Anti-inflammatory Therapy

...ng pathogen-derived immune modulating molecules as novel therapeutics for inflammatory diseases such as lung diseases and psoriasis....

Novel Treatment Found To Prolong Survival Of Liver Cancer Patients

...t work of the researchers who have now suggested a novel plan for combating these tumors using radiotherapy. The radiotherapy is targeted precisely at the tumor and is delivered in combination with chemotherapy approximated to a dose of 400 folds the conventional dose. The radiation oncologists designed a ...

Gene responsible for developing prostate cancer identified

...mor growth, we believe Ack1 should be a target for novel drug development.' <br' Source: Eurekalert...

Scientists Discover Prostate Cancer Triggering Molecule

...mor growth, we believe Ack1 should be a target for novel drug development," the researchers concluded in the study, the report of which is published in the November 15 issue of the journal Cancer Research. Contact: L. H. Lang llang@med.unc.edu 919-843-9687 University of North Carolina School of Medicine...

Identification Of Gene Sequence To Promote Growth Of New Arteries

...re is blockage in the femoral (leg) artery. As a novel approach the team has analyzed and given detailed ...h would eventually pave way for the development of novel treatment modalities towards ‘curing’ patients with arterial blockage. ...

Smoking Ban Believed To Enjoy Widespread Public Acceptance In Scotland

... observation, the health officials are formulating novel guidelines for effective protection against passive smoking. The imposition of the public ban on smoking on March 26th, is hoped to reduce the incidence of diseases related to smoking, thereby enhancing productivity. In addition, Scotland can credit ...

Love And Drug Addiction Share The Same Chemistry

Researchers have come with a novel finding that love and addiction may go hand in hand due to shared similarities. For example, the physiological effects manifested as a result of dopamine release// (neurotransmitter) after having seen somebody attractive are nothing more than a simul...

Link Between Hepatitis C And Liver Cancer Unraveled By Scientists

...e could eventually pave way for the development of novel anti-viral treatments in the future. If hepatitis C were to be ‘cured’ effectively, it would mean the end of associated liver ancers....

Novel Rules And Regulations For Cardiovascular Catheterization Labs.

A novel set of regulations was established by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). They were basically for the welfare of the patients// who underwent cardiovascular implantations and other invasive procedures, doctors and o...

Treatment of Breast Cancer with Herceptin for Nine Weeks

A novel approach in the treatment of breast cancer is the new nine week course of Herceptin which also prevents the risk of heart problems.// Herceptin is a monoclonal antibody that attacks the HER-2 protein that is highly expressed in about 30% of the bre...

Global Health Bonds to Improve Health Care Facilities for the Underprivileged.

...international alliance which will go public is the novel money making strategy for the International market. This money will play a major role in the building up of the latest health care facilities and significantly reduce diseases and deaths. Apart from this it will also be spent on improving the ...

Human neurons grown in the brains of mice

...containing fully functional human nerve cells as a novel way to study and potentially treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. // In the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, the neurons were formed in the brains of mice that had been injected with human embryon...

Bird flu may cause a blackout in New Zealand

Bird flu has created novel approaches by which the New Zealand government plans to contain it. They are preparing the people and themselves for a pandemic strike of bird flu. It will be in multiple waves and will extend up to three to six months. The government said that i...

Mice With Human Thought Processes Could Be Developed In The Future

...as obtained before initiation of the study. This novel finding can help scientists better understand the fundamentals of neurological disorders. It would also promote the testing of experimental medicines for the treatment of such diseases. In addition, it could eventually pave way for the development o...

Seasonal Variation In Exercise And Eating Habits Identified

A novel study conducted to analyze the fluctuations in eating and exercise habits of individuals has revealed that it may vary over different seasons with a tendency to eat more during winter. // It is further supported by the fact that there is a correspond...

Stem Cell Treatment For Children With Brain Injury To Be Initiated

It has been proposed to initiate a novel clinical trial to assess the clinical benefits and safety of stem cell based therapy for treatment of traumatic brain injury in children at the University of Texas. // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the university’s Committee for the...

Clinical Trials Of New Anti-Cancer Drug To Be Initiated In New Zealand

A novel anti-cancer drug claimed to attack the human cancer cells in a unique way will be distributed to patients for the first time in New Zealand. The clinical trial would be held at New Zealand's Waikato Hospital, according // to health reports released o...

Dance An Important Factor In Choosing Mate.

...ate University of New Jersey have come up with the novel idea that dancing abilities are related to determining the quality of mate in humans.// Dance has always been an important factor in choosing mates among many animal species. Impressive dancers attract more mates and desirable ones too. Rutgers i...

Loose weight without that dreaded sweat

...ardiovascular Health Centre who has come up with a novel plan. It requires less of the strenuous exercises that most obese subjects dread and run away from. According to him research proves that only certain types and amounts of exercise are needed for good health, and they are just improvements on every...

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