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Novel test for bowel cancer

...me. The researchers have based their test upon the presence or absence of a molecule called MCM2, which is indicative of cell division. It is found only in cells that are actively dividing - that is, pre-cancerous or cancerous cells. In a trial, involving both bowel cancer patients and healthy controls, 30 ou...

Swelling increases stroke risk with high B.P.

...rding to a new study, researchers suggest that the presence of proteins linked to inflammation could increase the risk of stroke among men with high blood pressure. Although we know that high blood pressure is a risk factor for stroke, //it's still the case that not everyone with hypertension actually suffers...

Change in walking might indicate Dementia

...from Albert Einstein College of Medicine finds the presence of an abnormal gait in elderly people without dementia predicts the risk of developing dementia. The form of dementia is non-Alzheimer's dementia. Gait disorders are increasingly common with advancing age. Between 9% and 20% percent of elderly peopl...

A Compilation of recent Diabetes Research articles

...have higher levels of these markers while a slight presence of these markers indicated development of heart disease in future. Researchers concluded that there is marked link between inflammation and diabetic control as drugs which reduce inflammation also improve diabetic control. An examination of the medic...

Inflammation may help battle infection in gums

...ase and battling infections that are linked to the presence of periodontal bacteria in the blood stream, such as heart disease. This, researchers say, is because PAF promotes the production of high levels of antibodies. Researchers say that in the aftermath of this puzzling discovery, the elimination of infl...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

... peripheral neuropathy because of their widespread presence in cells during critical developmental periods. Researchers, during the course of this study, have also helped identify a faulty connexin gene as the cause of a skin and deafness disorder known as "KIDS" (for keratitis, ichthyosis and deafness syndro...

Combination regime may work against prostate cancer

...ostate gland. A high level of PSA may indicate the presence of cancer. In men with advanced prostate cancer, the PSA level provides information about the amount of cancer in the body. Further study of the combination treatment is underway in a phase III trail....

Treatment for cholesterol-related illnesses likely with the discovery of receptor in mice

...r diminutive counterparts. In mice, PXR senses the presence of excess cholesterol by-products and immediately activates special pathways that remove these toxins. The main problem with the PXR receptors in humans is that they are not activated by the metabolites to trigger an effective response and clear away...

Early detection of colorectal cancer may be hindered by coloured toilet disinfectants

..., or use agents that turn a specific colour in the presence of minor amounts of blood. His argument was hailed as "interesting and valid", by Jola Gore-Booth, Chief Executive of Colon Cancer Concern. She also added that the more aware people become of the symptoms of colorectal cancer and act on their concern...

Likely reason which makes analgesics work against Alzheimer's

... molecule called FDDNP that was used to detect the presence of plaque. Plaque is a protein deposit in the brain that is the hallmark of the// Alzheimer's disease. The researchers have now used this marker to find out that the analgesics tend to bind themselves to these plaques in the brain and at times even p...

Cervicogenic headache can be identified with a fibromyalgia test

...istered the fibromyalgia examination to detect the presence or absence of neck pain that might be causing a he...dache. The fibromyalgia examination determined the presence of pain, which was then followed up an X-ray of the site of pain for those who had headache and neck...

Periodontal disease and oral cancer may be linked

...gum detachment from the teeth, an indicator of the presence of periodontal disease. They were then observed for the// presence of oral tumors, precancerous lesions and other problems in the oral cavity. Researchers concluded th...

Sense of smell impaired in alcoholics

...the lowest concentration of an odour where a faint presence is reliably detected, the ability to distinguish between smells and the ability to recognize the name of an odour with the help of response clues. Researchers found that sense of smell was diminished in 57 per cent of the alcoholics. Alcohol abuse h...

Early Detection Of Prostate Cancer

...alized or includes distant metastases. However the presence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) or rising PSA has proven the most effective way to detect recurrent prostate cancer. When imaging techniques have not proven particularly reliable//, the researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine...

Infertility may result from bone fragments

...ty in healthy women may sometimes be caused by the presence of fetal bone fragments left embedded in the uterus after a previous abortion. There were evidence over the years that small pieces of fetal bone left behind after abortion cause chronic irritation which could interfere with subsequent pregnancies. D...

Brain diseases an outcome of cannibalism

... encephalopathy, or mad cow disease in humans. The presence of this protein causes other proteins to be clumped together. CJD is usually found in large numbers// in people who take flesh with infectious prions. These as a result kill the brain cells. This disease is found in about one in a million people. A d...

Electronic nose by Italian scientists

...sts concluded the sensitivity of the instrument to presence of tumor. However its reliability has to be determined. If the instrument works it could be used in preventive diagnoses....

Once-Daily Cipro(R) XR for Treating Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

...tional Cipro. Patients were evaluated based on the presence of UTI. Evaluation was based on bacteriologic and clinical outcomes. Bacteriological eradication was achieved in 89 percent of patients treated with once-daily Cipro XR and 85 percent of patients treated with conventional twice-daily Cipro. Clinical ...

Origin Of SARS Virus Discovered

...en were found to have SARS antibodies, proving the presence of infection. But as none of them reported to be sick, thus suggesting that the workers had a mild infection. The virus is thus believed to have deveopled in amild form at first and later mutated before passing toothers. Several days back scientis...

Novel Therapy for Chronic Problem

...ffective for patients with EE. EE is caused by the presence of high levels of eosinophils. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that is not normally found in the esophagus and high levels can indicate an allergic response.// EE can make digestion very painful for the patient. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic ...

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