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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Now Be Used For Mind Reading

...zation could be extrapolated to the development of novel treatment strategies for treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and epilepsy. It could also play a vital role in the development of artificial intelligence systems such as robots. ...

The Chemistry Of Sexual Attraction Between Male And Female Elephants

A novel study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Auckland in New Zealand has revealed that a perfect molecular mixture present in male-emitted pheromone // in musth (an annual period of sexual activity and increased aggress...

Snippy haircuts, snappier AIDS lessons from barbers

...n idle chitchat: they are talking HIV/AIDS. In a novel initiative, 85 roadside barbers in the busy commercialised neighbourhood of Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi are spreading awareness about the disease and even distributing condoms to their clients every day. Ram Kumar, 25, runs a typical Indian open-ai...

Zap the butt (cigarette) with Laser Therapy

...hia region will have the opportunity of using this novel and effective therapy to bid farewell to smoking. The Anne Penman Laser Therapy Center opened in Exton, PA, has been offering this therapy to the Philadelphia region, since September of 2005. The center has since been receiving more than 5000 enquir...

Multiple Sclerosis Can Be Treated By Blocking Fat Hormone

...rovides a basis for the development and testing of novel strategies of leptin-based targeting for the potential treatment of MS. Edited (ANI)...

India set to become the global knowledge hub

... technology alone, but spans agriculture, defence, novel drug discovery, biotech, nanotechnology, missile technology and space. India's efforts to become a superpower in knowledge economy are spearheaded at the highest level by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is a noted scientist himself, and Prime Min...

BioCryst’s Bird Flu Drug Enjoys Fast-Track Review By FD

...ew by the Food and Drug Administration. // This novel drug, produced by the pharmaceutical company BioCryst can be injected intravenously. Promising results have been obtained from drug trials conducted against different bird flu strains. If successful and approved we could soon have a new form of anti-...

Genetic Therapy Could Solve Parkinson’s Puzzl

...iversity Feinberg School of Medicine designed this novel therapy, which is described in detail in the January online issue of the journal Experimental Neurology. The gene therapy evolved by Bohn and her team involves turning off alpha-synuclein from the dopamine-producing neurons that die off in Parkin...

Gene Therapy To Cure Parkinson's Disease

A novel gene therapy is being developed by scientists belonging to the Northwestern University targeted at turning off some genes which contribute towards Parkinson's disease. //The gene therapy, described in the January online issue of the journal Experimen...

London Hospital Provides Specialized Care For Pregnant Women

...ne service, for pregnant women who pay ￡4,000. The novel scheme would be implemented at the Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital. // The provision of such a cost-effective one-to-one service during final stages of pregnancy and labour has been a target impossible to reach due to high demand. However, i...

Ataxia: a problematic disease's gene deciphered

...edical School researchers have reason to cheer. A novel discovery which could affect history// has been made at the location. A gene responsible for a type of ataxia has been deciphered. Ataxia is an incurable degenerative brain disease affecting movement and coordination. A first with this neurodegener...

Novel Technique Can Enhance Stem Cell Multiplication By 30 Fold

A novel method which can aid in the multiplication of adult stem cells, yielding a 30 fold enhanced harvest has been discovered.// This finding could eventually pave way for the development of refinement in bone transplantation and gene therapy techniques. ...

India To Highlight Its Scientific Achievements

... scientists of India, rural innovation and several novel initiatives in universities. The country has made tremendous progress in science over the past 50 years. The film campaign will be targeted at people belonging to all age groups. The films will be produced at a cost of Rs.20 million and telecast by N...

New Treatment Offers Hope For Lung Cancer Patients

A novel finding by Australian researchers could pave way for an improvement in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, // a type of lung cancer with a high mortality rate. The promising study has been conducted on over 2000 patients with a definitive di...

Sex Spell Lasts Two Years Graduating To 'Cuddles' Companionship

...placed by a desire for companionship, according to novel // research in Sexual health. Scientists from Ita... nerve growth, necessitated by the need to record novel experiences in the brain.Ofcourse, this area is yet to be explored and more research is necessary to...

Quality Platelets and Improved Blood Availability No Longer a Pipe Dream

...ial attack to the platelets. With the help of this novel machine coupled with conducive storage practices, it will be possible to store platelets for 8-14 days after a simple quality test. The device will also assist blood analysts in perfecting the donor and donee blood transfusion match. The instrument ...

Congestion for Use of Clarinex-D 12 Hour cleared – FDA Gives the No

The FDA has given its consent for the novel version of the allergy medicine, Clarinex-D 12 Hour, to alleviate nasal, non nasal symptoms and nasal congestion occurring in adults and children above the age of 12. According to the // researchers, this medicine will be in time for the spring aller...

Link between Old Cells and Ageing probed

...is state is termed as replicative senescence. This novel research is the first of its kind that places a finger on the presence of such replicatively senescent cells, published in an advanced online edition of science. According to John Sedivy, a professor of Medical Science at Brown University and a seni...

Detecting MRSA Is No More A Problem

...hese latest technique further developments such as novel treatment modalities and control strategies could be developed. The disease could be screened on admission and the patient could be kept in isolation after admission to prevent the spread of the disease. The researchers tested 1,053 patients and s...

Placing a Finger on Responses to Placebo Types

...tudies used placebos to gauge the effectiveness of novel treatment methods, but this time researchers were keen on examining the effects of different types of placebos. Ted Kaptchuk, assistant professor of medicine and associate director of the Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integ...

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