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Potential Target for Allergy Therapy

...ning reactions, including anaphylactic shock. In previous research, Dr Nicoletti found that special types of white blood cells called dendritic cells are important in helping the immune system decide on how to respond to foreign molecules. In the latest research, Dr Nicoletti compared the activity of dendri...

Brain Signal Prevents Us from Repeating Mistakes

...signal' in the brain that helps us avoid repeating previous mistakes. Their research identifies, for the firs...there was time for conscious consideration. Most previous research in this field has focused on the frontal lobes of the brain, which are the areas associated...

Taking Low-calorie Soup Before Meal Will Help Cut Calories at Meals

...n they did not eat soup. "This study expands on previous studies about consuming lower-calorie soup as a way to reduce food intake," says co-author Dr. Barbara Rolls, who holds the Guthrie Chair of Nutrition at Penn State. "Earlier work suggests that chunky soup may be the most filling type of soup, so the...

Research Finds No Link Found Between Autism and Celiac Disease

Contrary to previous studies, autistic children are no more likely than other children to have celiac disease, according to new research. Researchers compared blood samples of 34 children with autism to samples of 34 children without autism who had been referred to an...

Testosterone Cream Ineffective in Enhancing Libido in Female Cancer Survivors

...on in women cancer survivors. As an extension to a previous study which pointed a link between androgen therapy and increased sex drive in women with sufficient estrogen levels, this new study was conducted on 150 post menopausal cancer survivors. The women were divided into two groups. One group got a test...

Doctors Warned Against Encouraging Elective Caesareans

...aturely - was 40 percent higher in women who had a previous caesarean. The researchers attribute scarring in...ad a 50 percent increase compared to women without previous caesarean section. 'This has important implications on the management of these pregnancies. It als...

HCV Patients Survival After Liver Transplantation is Not Improving

...on for liver transplantation in the U.S., however, previous studies have shown that these patients do not respond as well to liver transplantation. The difference has become even more striking in recent years, leading some to suggest that survival rates have been decreasing for patients with HCV who have rece...

Placental Problems in Women Linked With Caesarean Section

...which had a 50% increase compared to women without previous Caesarean section. This has important implications on the management of these pregnancies. It also introduces new and important evidence in the debate on the risks of caesarean sections on demand. Professor Philip Steer, BJOG editor-in-chief, said ...

UK Scientists to Undertake Seven Year Study of Peanut Allergy

...protected against peanut allergy, in contrast with previous studies which have suggested the opposite." In the study, the babies will be divided into two groups. One will receive a peanut snack regularly for the first three years of life, whereas the control group will completely avoid peanuts. Both group...

Hazardous Medical Waste Discovered Again In San Jose

...rces. "Everybody's kind of on high alert since the previous discoveries, she added....

45 Day Jail Sentence for Paris Hilton

...ays in jail for violating her own probation for a previous offence by knowingly driving without a valid license. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer rejected Hilton's defense that she didn't realize her license was suspended and ordered the 26-year-old socialite to report to a county detention ...

Preserving Kidneys on a Pump May Promote More Organ Sharing

...more than 30 hours, or from donors over age 70. In previous studies with up to four years of follow-up data, Stratta has shown that success rates with these organs are equivalent to those of conventional donors, in part because of appropriate donor and recipient matching through using the pump to assess viabi...

Study Reveals Little-known Cell Networks Vital to Circadian Rhythm

...ioning as autonomous oscillators," Kay noted, "our previous understanding of clock mechanisms has rested precariously on the idea that if we studied behavior, we could assume that same thing was happening at the single cell level. Our study shows that's not the case." The lack of networked interactions in ...

Low Test Scores Of Children Linked To Their Date Of Conception

...developing fetal brain, says Winchester. He quoted previous studies linking exposure to pesticides and nitrates to low thyroid hormone levels ("hypothyroidism") in pregnant women. Hypothyroidism in pregnancy incidentally, has been tied to lower intelligence test scores in offspring. While the current findin...

Meditation May Fine-Tune Control Over Attention

...w people allocate their mental resources. "Their previous practice of meditation is influencing their performance on this task," Davidson says. "The conventional view is that attentional resources are limited. This shows that attention capabilities can be enhanced through learning." The finding that atten...

100% Juice Does Not Cause Overweight- Study

...nsumed about 4 ounces of 100 percent juice, on the previous day of the test. The study showed that even in the case of children who had consumed more juice, there appeared to be no risk of being overweight. Weight is nothing but calories ingested and calories expended. The study did not elaborate whether th...

Resident Bacteria May Help Clean Phosphorous From Lakes

...aps phosphorus on the lake bottom, where McMahon's previous research suggests that bacterial communities release it in a biological process similar to that which is responsible for enhanced biological phosphorus removal, or EBPR, a method often used during wastewater treatment. In fact, McMahon will use new...

Swallowing The Bitter Pill-Oral Sex Linked To Oral Cancer

...t risk factor for this type of cancer, overturning previous theories blaming a pack-a-day smoking habit for 20...eavy alcohol consumption over 15 years. Although previous research had indicated HPV caused oral cancer, this new study appears to be the first to definitivel...

Studies Reveal Inappropriate Use Of Drug-Coated Stents

...elease slowly, in order to keep arteries open. The previous models with such drugs were plain metal stents i.e. wire-meshed tubes used to prop up de-clogged arteries. When they were first approved for U.S. sale three years ago, the drug-infused devices were heralded as a revolution because they dramatical...

South Africa Increasing Efforts To Contain Drug-Resistant TB, Minister Says

...ervice has been examining archives to determine if previous TB cases could be drug resistant. "We also know that the challenge of XDR-TB for South Africa is actually not a uniquely South African phenomenon," Mseleku said. "How we actually manage this will give a lot of lessons to the world ... particularly ...

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