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Stroke Rehabilitation Through Modified Video Games

...Virtual reality is showing significant promise for promoting faster and more complete rehabilitation, but the cost of many systems is still prohibitive for widespread deployment in outpatient clinics or patients' homes," said Grigore Burdea, professor of electrical and computer engineering and a noted inventor...

Elusive Step In DNA Mutation Uncovered By Researchers

...ulations unveiled that the Na+ plays a key role in promoting the reaction. To test this theoretical prediction in the laboratory, the team substituted the negatively charged PO4- near the reaction site with a phosphonate (PO3CH3) group. Because phosphonate is neutral, it doesn't attract the Na+. Without the Na...

Chubbiness In Babies Might Not Be A Cute Sign

... children. Many organizations like the WHO are now promoting the need for new charts that might reflect excessive growth in babies. The U.S. government is also conferring as to whether an update of their growth charts is required and whether or not to add an obese category describing the heavier children. It...

Gene variants hold clues about vulnerability to cardiovascular disease

...n saturated fats, that are known to play a role in promoting heart disease, the scientists said. The team reports its findings in the August 2006 issue of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Genetics. The research was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Coronary artery disease affects more than 1...

Experts Call For Ban On Junk Foods To Reduce Obesity and Diabetes

... acknowledge that measures to control obesity like promoting exercise and eating healthy food have failed, and have further said that "Health professionals and their peer organisations must demand that all junk foods and soft drinks be kept out of health institutions, schools and public institutions, as these ...

Good Morning! "Have Safe Sex Please"

...ad in Andhra Pradesh have hit on a novel method of promoting safe sex in order to prevent HIV/AIDS. When thousands of residents opened their// newspapers this Independence Day they found a taped pack of three condoms on the front page. "Earlier we distributed condoms at wine shops and bars, through milk vend...

Cancer Stem Cells Could Hold Key to Brain Tumor Therapy

...cells propel the lethal growth of brain cancers by promoting tumor blood vessel// formation, and may hold the key to treating these deadly cancers, a research team reported in the August 15th issue of Cancer Research. Led by Jeremy Rich, M.D., associate professor at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Cente...

Activated T-Cells Could Help In The Battle Against HIV

...ed cells, the researchers inactivated the virus by promoting a process called apoptosis, or programmed cell death. In their dying state and with trace amounts of viral antigen still present, these CD4 cells were placed in culture with the beefed up dendritic cells. Recognizing the cells as foreign, the dendrit...

Role Of MicroRNAs In Angiogenesis Researched

...t of MicroRNAs, which then becomes responsible for promoting the growth of new blood vessels that nourish the tumor." MicroRNAs are, as the name implies, short strands of RNA. During the last few years, microRNAs have been found to have a significant role in the process by which genes are translated into pro...

Scientists Push for Labeling of all Fats to Avoid Heart Disease

...ely linked to raising blood cholesterol levels and promoting heart disease. Increased levels of 'bad' cholesterol circulating in the blood, can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries supplying nutrients and oxygen to the heart and brain resulting in atherosclerosis. Following a recent analysis of...

Molecular Therapy Holds Promise in the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

... currently no treatment, but key genes involved in promoting disease are known." Source :Eureka...

GAO Investigation Questions Validity of DNA Testing Kits

...ents. According to Ttest kit executives they are promoting better diet and lifestyle choices. Also a growing number of studies have begun to show gene tests to be useful. Howard Coleman, CEO of Genelex says, "These tests bring benefit to people and allow them to change their behaviors in ways that do impro...

Endometriosis Could be Treated with Iron Therapy

...vic cavity may help cause these lesions to grow by promoting the proliferation of their epithelial (lining) cells. The study revealed that this iron overload does not actually cause endometriosis. In addition the researchers found that treatment with an 'iron chelater' which is a molecule that can attach to ...

A New Approach towards Anti-Cancer Drugs

... MDM2 protein and inhibit its activity as a cancer promoting catalyst. This study is being sponsored by the Cancer Research UK. Prof. John Toy, medical director of this organization said that p53 plays a crucial role in conserving stability by preventing genome mutation. Hence he said that if the protein is...

Murky Relationships between Doctors and Pharmaceutical Companies Exposed

...-old Dr. Peter Gleason was arrested last March for promoting Xyrem for medical purposes other than those approv... Dr Gleason’s case so peculiar is that he had been promoting Xyrem as a drug to be prescribed for depression and as a pain reliever. This case has only called ...

Meeting To Discuss Issue Of Personal Health Records

...ss models for rolling out PHRs, societal issues in promoting the uptake of PHRs, use of PHR systems for the public good, legal challenges, and measurement of the value of the technology. "Children's Hospital Boston, which pioneered development of personally controlled health record infrastructure, is co-spon...

Study Links Children Living In Isolated Rural Areas With A Higher Risk Of Cancer

...common infections may have a role in initiating or promoting the growth of cancer cells, assuming cancer is a multi-stage process. However, it is also possible that some local environmental factors could be involved.” On the other hand, it was also suggested that the ‘urban’ viruses funding their way into ru...

Better Weight Management Can be Achieved By Increased Intake Of Fibre & Fruits

...diet composition might have played a vital role in promoting or preventing obesity. The researchers noted that the adults with normal weight generally consume an average of 33% more dietary fibre and 43% more complex carbohydrates daily than their overweight and obese counterparts. They explained that the di...

Centre Willing to Help Tamil Nadu to Promote Indigenous Medicine

Centre was willing to help Tamil Nadu in promoting Indian Systems of Medicine and the government was now preparing a project report to be submitted to it in this regard // , state Health Minister K K S S R Ramachandran, said today. The state government was keen to set up an Ayurveda college and wou...

Rich Countries Need to Curb Genital Surgery Before Criticizing Traditional Practices

...riving the advance of female genital mutilation by promoting the fear in women that what is a natural biological variation is a defect, a problem requiring a knife, he concludes. (Source: Eurekalert)...

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