Specific Changes In A Particular Gene Found To Increase The Risk of Alzheimer’s Diseas
...by. Using 217 sibling pairs, researchers confirmed particular changes in the ubiquilin-1 gene sequence, which occurred more frequently in individuals with Alzheimer’s than in their unaffected siblings. However researchers recommend additional genetic studies to characterize the potential effect of the gene on t...Blindness may be genetic by nature
...led drusen that affects the eye tissue s well. The particular variant of gene CFH causes up to seven times damag... to other forms of the gene. This happens, as this particular form of genes does not inhibit inflammations in the eye, causing loss of vision. Three studies, co...Brain mapping technique to explain sleep
...is the first time the technique is used to trace a particular neural pathway. The study was reported in the April issue of the journal Neuron...Early identification of autism possible
...xtreme distress reactions; a tendency to fixate on particular objects in the environment; and decreased expression of positive affect by 12 months; delayed expression and reception of language....Balding gene may come from mother
...c variance to the gene for androgen receptor. One particular variety of this gene had been found more often in ...rming more androgen receptors or by nature being a particular kind that is of more stable variety and does not break down easily. It is the heightened levels of a...Justifying the use of letrozole for inducing ovulation
...r can introduce a new drug for marketing, or ban a particular drug from being sold but should not be given the right to designate a particular drug for a particular disease, to be prescribed by a particular section of doctors. Letrozole coul...Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
... study stressing the ill effects of smoking and in particular smoking during pregnancy....Simple Urine Test Can Help To Monitor Disfiguring Birthmarks
...-to-treat anomalies with anti-angiogenic drugs, in particular MMP inhibitors. Current treatment for vascular malformations consists of surgery, embolization or sclerotherapy, which can be dangerous, deforming, or produce unsatisfactory results. Children's Hospital Boston researchers have in 1980 already sho...New study reveals how to strike a balance between heart-healthy fats
...ishing one kind of fat totally and taking only one particular kind of fats. The right combination of both can help achieve the best possible diet for reducing cholesterol and stay healthy. Fatty foods that contain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are often given a preference over the fats of the variety mon...Effect of cholesterol on health may be genetic
...ne of the twins had increased levels of LDL from a particular diet, then the other also had an increased level of LDL from the same diet. This shows the effect of genes in controlling the ill effects of blood cholesterol on health conditions. Some twins also seem to be more sensitive to changing levels of chole...Drugs Banned worldwide still available in India
...iodochlor. Leading doctors in India say that if a particular drug is bad and harms people’s health, it has to be banned immediately and they also stress on the fact that at present such decisions are taken only to help manufacturers and to suit the commercial interests of the pharmaceutical companies thereby a...Irritable bowel syndrome associated with food intake, confirms blood test
...ke abdominal pain and changed bowel habits with no particular reason. Often there may not be any long-term cure for the condition. Scientists from St. George's Hospital in London who had been conducting the research had found during a blood test that certain food-specific IgG4 antibodies commonly found in bee...Hangovers: why some people suffer and some don’
...ehyde leads to hangovers in individuals who have a particular genetic makeup. Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) is the most important enzyme involved in the removal of acetaldehyde, which is the foremost product of alcohol metabolism. If the enzyme is normal and active, then the acetaldehyde is metabolized quickl...Knowledge Of Infertility Gets New Inputs
...ary to be fertilized. If women are lacking in this particular gene, which is found otherwise throughout in the female reproductive tissues, women may not respond to drugs or any other treatment to increase fertility in them Drawing parallel from the mice study they have done, researchers had said that this is ...Proteinomics Research holds Key to Stomach Cancer
...te for Cancer Research, Melbourne has identified a particular potential new target which can be targeted for stomach cancer therapy. The result has been published in Nature Medicine Journal. Dr. Brendan Jenkins says that this single study has made several substantial contributions to the understanding of Stat...Red Color Causes The Allergic Reaction To Strawberries
...oat - are often able to eat white strawberries. A particular protein is being held responsible. It resembles a known allergen in birch pollen. "We are now investigating the biological variation of the strawberry allergen, between different strawberry varieties, and within one and the same variety depending on...Language Delays May Not Be Normal In Children
...environments who may be slow to acquire use of any particular language. Researchers said there are many milestones to check off to ensure a child's language is progressing at a proper rate. General guidelines include that children should be able to speak using as many words as their age -- one-word utterances ......e stories or visuals of people getting sick eating particular foods." The researchers have shown that elaborate false memories - for instance, of being lost in a shopping mall as a child - can be implanted in people's minds. It is doubtful that psychologists could ethically use it on obese patients without t......newly located gene, called TGCT1, was located in a particular section of the X chromosome called Xq27. It is inherited by the patient's mother, who in turn inherits it from either her mother or father.// Researchers found that men who carry the gene are more susceptible to testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) w......y conducting a genetic survey of the parasite in a particular region, the sensitivity of that population to different drugs can be determined and the drug most likely to be effective can be prescribed....