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Sniff out flatulence

... to a cruel myth. They say it is not true that men produce more violent smells than women. In fact, it is the other way around, although men may emit a greater volume of bad odours. Writing in the medical journal Gut, the American researchers say the Toot Trapper may be too unwieldly to provide much comfor...

Antidepressants-important role

...nowing there is a good chance the alternative will produce the desired improvement....

A new hearing device improves hearing

...g aid transmits sound through the eardrum, and may produce feedback - distracting sounds and whistles - as well as giving the wearer the feeling of talking within a barrel. The new aids have two parts - internal and external. The external processor is attached magnetically just behind the ear and picks up ...

Memory loss associated with microbes

...noflagellates are known to science, a few of which produce some of the most toxic substances known. Some species are responsible for shellfish poisoning, caused by people eating shellfish that have ingested the organism. The species identified in Maryland are Pfiesteria piscicida. It is found in brackish wat...

Artificial lenses- Boon to cataract patients

...se changes in the shape of the lens capsule should produce a focal range of 10 dioptres - as good as a healthy lens in a young person.“In principle it could work,” says George Waring, an ophthalmologist at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta. But cells left behind after surgery can proliferate and cause the ...

Exposure to EMF may cause leukemia

...at the University of Bristol, suggests power lines produce electrically charged particles called "corona ions". According to their controversial theory, these attach themselves to airborne pollutants such as exhaust fumes, giving them an electrical charge and making them more likely to be deposited in the ...

New treatment for diabetics

...abetes. It destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce the hormone insulin, needed to control blood sugar levels. It usually develops early in life, and sufferers may need at least one insulin injection every day. Type 2, or non-insulin dependent diabetes is the most common form of the disease, and usu...

A new study surpasses Gene Therapy Hurdle

...2 years to find ways of getting red blood cells to produce more hemoglobin as a treatment for such diseases as sickle cell anemia, while not forcing other blood cells to make the substance. That hurdle was overcome last year, by researchers....

Nervous disorder being treated

...ess the immune system. The immune system acts to produce antibodies that reduce levels of a brain chemical that plays a crucial role in controlling the movement of the muscles.When this chemical is in short supply in the brain and spinal cord, the muscles are more likely to be over-stimulated and go into f...

Organs made from cloned embryos

...ety, the researchers said they work well enough to produce urine. "It's one of the more provocative pieces of news that I've heard from this whole area. We can't evaluate the claim without seeing the data. There are many, many years of work ahead of us. These are exciting but very preliminary data," said ...

Immune cells halt round in space

... cells, researchers have found that B-cells, which produce antibodies to flag invading micro-organisms for destruction, and T-cells which actually physically attack them, have both been found to behave differently in space. In space, T-cells do not multiply properly, neither move or signal each other as wel...

Sniff to compatibility

...immune system. The natural odours that all humans produce are called pheromones. They are influenced to a degree by a cluster of genes related to the immune system called the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) . 50 unmarried women were tested by asking them to smell T-shirts worn by men for two consecu...

Arginine food bar assists people with angina

... with angina. Arginine is an amino acid// that can produce the gas nitric oxide which, in turn, may improve the functioning of blood vessels. So you might think that arginine might help people with heart problems, especially those with angina, by enhancing blood supply to the heart. In fact the validation ...

Dangerous food bacteria

...ve recently started requiring domestic and foreign produce suppliers to be inspected by private firms....

Vitamin E decreases high blood pressure in kidney failure

...s with impaired kidneys// and high blood pressure produce large amounts of damaging free radicals. This process, known as oxidative stress, now looks to play a key role in high blood pressure. In the latest study, they also show that giving the animals vitamin E, a known antioxidant, reduces the high blood ...

Toxin connected to 'Flesh-eating' Pneumonia in Kids

...f Staphylococcus aureus strains have been found to produce the toxin. Infections with Staphylococcus aureus are common and often minor, causing problems such as pimples and other skin conditions. But the bacteria can also spread to the blood and cause serious infections of the bone, heart and other tissue. ...

Early Warning System For Breast Cancer

.... That ability is important in muscle cells, which produce a lot of RhoC. But in cancerous non-muscle cells, RhoC is key to the structural changes that give a cell the ability to break off from a tumor, float through the body in the bloodstream, and take hold in a satellite location - in other words, to meta...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

...dult stem cells taken from one tissue can directly produce cell types of other tissues and organs.// It may b...nic stem cells joined to make hybrid cells able to produce muscle, nerve and other cell types. Studies will be required to confirm that such spontaneous cell f...

Cell transplants used to fend off Parkinson's symptoms

...d from human donor retinas. These particular cells produce dopamine, normally manufactured by neurons in the brain. Levels of dopamine steadily decrease as Parkinson's progresses. This is the first human intracerebral retinal cell implantation study in the world and we are encouraged by the results so far. ...

Blood Vessel Surgery Safe for Diabetics

... the sugar-processing hormone insulin //or doesn't produce the hormone at all, is a major risk factor for heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and limb amputations. But Dr. Allan D. Hamdan and colleagues found that, though diabetes has been considered to be a risk factor for death or heart problems afte...

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