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How balanced are you? Need Help!!!

... then converts that information into musical tones played through headphones, which get louder the further they sway from vertical and using stereo sound to indicate the direction of the sway. Patients learn that different tones correspond to different directions of sway, so they can correct their posture...

Molecule That Aids Bacterial Infections Identified

...alled iagA (short for invasion association gene-A) played a central role. By producing a fat-sugar complex that anchors LTA, iagA establishes a link that allows bacteria to begin making its way into the nervous system. The researchers found that removing the iagA gene from the Streptococcus inhibited bacte...

Protection against Alzheimer’s could be as simple as drinking green te

The role played by physiological levels free radicals and antioxidants in degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s have been well established following our improved understanding of free radical biology. The area offers // potential scope because of the fact that con...

Single gene skin cancer cause

...nds of genes at once, helping to pinpoint the role played by individual ones in much greater detail. There a...ining thousands of genes, to identify the key role played by a gene called patched. This new gene testing technology could enable identification of all such...

Sex Played A Vital Role For Evolution Of Infectious Diseases

...he tropics and subtropics. The evidence that sex played an important role in the pathogen's expansion may ...hat it is spreading. Our findings suggest that sex played a role in the expanded geographic range for this pathogen. The fungus, which lives in trees and so...

Enzyme Linked To Spread Of Skin Cancer

...e main aim of the study was to understand the role played by the enzyme so that future treatment regimens can target it at an early stage and thus reduce the mortality associated with various cancers. "The important thing is that the cancer cell, in and of itself, has a very deregulated system so the FAK ...

IT Professionals Turn To Ayurveda

...idyaratnam Oushadhasala was set up in 1941 and has played a pioneering role in setting standards for the ayurveda industry in the state as well as in the country. --IANS...

Important parameters of life: Longevity and quality: both improved by exercise

...udy conducted in McAuley's lab looked at the roles played by physical activity, health status and self-efficacy in determining "global quality of life," or satisfaction with life among older adults. The research focused on a different sample of 249 older black and white women. Results of that study will be ...

A Joint Venture by Golfers And Military Forces To Combat AIDS

...dent homelands or fighting for autonomy. The role played by sports personalities in spreading awareness is vital as they have a capacity to demolish the walls of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV simply by shaking their hands, involving them in sports events, and raising mass awarene...

Global Warming Could Cause 5 Million Illnesses: WHO

...the climate change affects those nations that have played a negligible part in inducing the change, Those most vulnerable to climate change are not the ones responsible for causing it. Our energy-consumptive lifestyles are having lethal impacts on other people around the world, especially the poor, he said....

AIDS Numbers Continue To Rise : WHO

...fact that sustained HIV prevention programmes have played a key part in bringing down infections. But the reality is that the AIDS epidemic continues to outstrip global and national efforts to contain it,' said UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot. 'It is clear that a rapid increase in the scale and scop...

Are Women Not Hearty Enough Towards Seeking Heart Care?

...The present study has unraveled the important role played by feminine attitude, belief, perception about heart disease and treatment alike. Statistical analysis performed on the results demonstrated that women indeed showed signs of being more immune regarding their heart condition. The findings of the st...

India To Produce More Cost Effective Vaccines

...n Singh has revealed that a leadership role can be played by the country with regard to generating vaccines which are effective, low cost, and easy-to-deliver//. He made this statement while inaugurating the third Global Alliance on Vaccination and Immunization (GAVI) Partners' meeting. The low cost vaccine...

Prostate Cancer Test Is Influenced By Age and Nutrition Factors

...e. It was found that age and body mass index (BMI) played a key role in altering the value of this particular test. This means that under this influence the value can either be artificially elevated or depressed. Previous studies have highlighted the fact that there has been a sharp drop in prostate cancer ...

Sex, Race Influence Lung Cancer Trial Participation

...ues from Wayne State University monitored the role played by these factors in a review of 427 lung cancer patients. Out of these 175 were African-Americans and 252 were from other races. These people were available for clinical trials at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit in the period between 1994 an...

Common Cold May Result In Cancer In Children

...ule. Geographical locations of the children also played a role in leukaemia and brain tumors, while clusters of cases are produced by environmental factors. Those children who already carry the mutant cells for cancer can be easily affected as the flu or cold virus will strike the mutant cell and give ris...

Cancer Cells Trigger Supporting Cells to Turn Cancerous

...sing at the molecular and genetic levels, the role played by the surrounding non-cancerous cells is coming u... predominant cancer cell and the surrounding cells played a key role in the development of the cancer. "Think of it as a microcosm of evolution, such that eve...

Dance An Important Factor In Choosing Mate.

...es of these animated figures. Body symmetry also played an equally important role in attracting a potential mate. Hence in this research also body symmetry was taken into consideration. The results were that greater the body symmetry better were they rated. For this research a special technique called...

The Unpredictable Face Of Science

...nship is very difficult to establish. But the role played by diet alone is difficult to establish as various factors are involved. In conclusion it is said that scientific advice can never be unbiased. Scientists are either promoting an industry or their career by finding and proposing new theories. ...

Violent computer games spur aggression: study

...entist website, found that, while participants who played violent video games demonstrated diminished brain responses to images of real-life violence such as gun attacks, they reacted normally to other emotionally disturbing pictures such as those relating to animals and young children. The study was cond...

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