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Jumping genes eliminate sections of DNA

...another 10 percent of the genome. Alu elements may play a role in several diseases and are known to have played a major effect in modifying our DNA as we evolved.Altogether, L1 elements "may be responsible for creating about 27 percent of our DNA and perhaps more," Moran said. "So these have been signific...

Vitamin E supports Female Hearts

...nical Nutrition it was observed that vitamin E may play an important role in preventing the build up of plaque in the arteries that can lead to cardiovascular disease.// Research has shown antioxidant vitamins can protect against the formation of plaque in the arteries. However, most studies have concent...

Reasons why men die earlier

...one to infections? Owens believes testosterone may play a key role. The male hormone is well-recognized as an immunosuppressant, and studies have shown men who are castrated (and thus no longer produce testosterone) live about 15 years longer than men who are not castrated. Testosterone may suppress the i...

Resolving Autism

...nclude abnormalities in this area of the brain may play a role in autism. They write: "Higher-order cognition, which continues to develop throughout childhood and adolescence, could be especially compromised with disconnectivity of frontal circuitry. Hence, higher-order cognitive processes may be impaired...

An insight about Schizophrenia

... of the brain responsible for face recognition may play a role in schizophrenia. Recent studies have linked facial// recognition to a part of the brain called the fusiform gyrus, located on lobes on both the left and right sides of the brain. This part of the brain helps us know who we are seeing and also...

Role of wives of Alcoholics

...racteristics of women married to alcoholic men may play a role in the problem. Clinical and Experimental Research, found women married to alcoholics tend to be less likely to be homemakers// and more likely to meet the criteria for alcoholism themselves. They also were found to more likely to smoke and us...

Novel test for bowel cancer

...o the detection of other cancers, where MCM2 could play a role....

Taking the help of pharmacist

...rified by confirming with a pharmacist. Here they play an important role in helping you. Experts at the Mayo Clinic suggest you make your pharmacist part of your health care team, alongside your physician.// It's a good idea, for instance, to have all your medications dispensed at the once pharmacy. If t...

Colon cancer linked with common virus

...ind proteins that the virus produces which seem to play a role in making the tissue malignant. It's not clear, yet, whether the JC virus can cause colon cancer on its own, or whether it is a contributing factor. Further research should reveal if treating the infection might be a useful approach in combatt...

Prolonged survival not assured by psychological therapies for cancer patients

...s", says a recent study by researchers. Does mind play a role in cancer? Yes. People with cancer can benefit from counselling and therapy// at the time of diagnosis to help them cope with treatment and the illness itself. But whether psychological intervention actually improves the survival prospects of ...

Caffeine is not the only culprit in coffee!

...tiple substances that affect the body and possibly play a role in increasing homocysteine levels. While some substances appear to be captured by the paper of a coffee filter, others - like caffeine - filter through to the brewed coffee. The authors suggest that the metabolism of one of these substances ma...

Televisions ruling baby's world!

... or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. They observed that the 12 month olds played happily with the objects if the actor had acted neutrally or positively to an object, while the infants would avoid the objects if the actor has seemed afraid or disgusted. However this behaviour was ...

New Cholesterol gene linked to Alzheimer's

...eurology suggests that a new gene called CYP46 may play a role in some cases of Alzheimer's disease. A variation in the gene, which is involved in the production of an enzyme that helps break down excess cholesterol in the brain, may result in the buildup of cholesterol and a gummy protein// called beta a...

Mental retardation linked to brain protein

... which said that a brain protein called WAVE-1 may play a key role in mental retardation. WAVE-1 is a protein that is found throughout the brain and plays an important role in brain cell communication. The research was carried out on mice that were produced, without the WAVE-1// protein, by the researcher...

New fertility drug development techniques by Organon

...cycle concluded that this oral compound could also play a role in other infertility indications or at other moments during and after an IVF cycle....

Protein in diabetic neuropathy treatment

...uropathy. Researchers say the hedgehog pathway may play a role in the maturing of the nervous system. They found treating diabetic rats with sonic hedgehog protein fully restored their motor and sensory nerves. A researcher from the University of Michigan, in an accompanying commentary said that this stu...

Ways to counter radiation effects with new molecule discovery

...opmental// Biology, Cambridge. MDC1 is believed to play a key role in protecting us from radioactivity, as its inactivation, by a process called RNA interference, leads to accumulation of mutations to DNA. Researchers also believe that it would be useful to find out if MDC1 activity is more in people who ...

Mammograms Reduce Risk of Dying

...tors other than mammography, such as better drugs, play a role....

Gene Therapy could treat Impotence

...s, which are located around the prostate gland and play an// important role in erections. After a period of four weeks, researchers stimulated the cavernous nerves in the rats. Those rats that received the gene therapy had a substantially greater ability to achieve erections than those that did not get th...

Vitamins Harming, not Helping, the Heart

...arotene (a form of vitamin A) and vitamin E, might play a role in helping people avoid cardiovascular disease. The vitamins were thought to work by keeping the arteries free of dangerous plaque. Several preclinical studies show supplementing //the diet with these vitamins could inhibit plaque build-up in ...

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