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Immune function could benefit from exercise

... shown that exercise not only helps the elderly in protecting their bones, it also helps boost the immune function, thus reducing the risk of Upper Respiratory Infections(URI). URIs, which could be caused by virus, bacteria// or other organisms, are the most common reason for absence from school or work, and a ...

Ways to counter radiation effects with new molecule discovery

... Cambridge. MDC1 is believed to play a key role in protecting us from radioactivity, as its inactivation, by a process called RNA interference, leads to accumulation of mutations to DNA. Researchers also believe that it would be useful to find out if MDC1 activity is more in people who are more resistant to rad...

Childhood Sunburn Can Lead to Skin Cancer Later

... correctly.Although sunscreen can go a long way in protecting your child, experts from the American Academy of Dermatology say it won't do the whole job. They urge parents to enlist at least one other form of protection for their children, including hats, sunglasses and T-shirts, particularly at the beach....

Low-dose Growth Hormone (GH) with diet and exercise may help weight loss

...cholesterol, which may have a long-term benefit in protecting these people from heart disease. GH therapy did not alter LDL, VLDL, triglycerides, glucose, insulin, insulin sensitivity, resting energy expenditure or blood pressure. GH therapy was well tolerated with only one subject discontinuing due to edema. ...

Key enzyme protects against Alzheimer's

... that Pin1 (poly1 isomerase) plays a major role in protecting against Alzheimer's and other age-related brain disorders. Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 12 million people around the globe. Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and actor Charlton Heston have been diagnosed with the illness. A build-up o...

Vaccine Reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in Children

... antibiotic prescribing are two important steps in protecting children from serious infections."...

New Findings Could Reduce The Extent Of Spinal Cord Injuries

...ach is based on a natural mechanism cells have for protecting themselves,// called the stress protein response,"... their normal function.This is a way cells have of protecting themselves," researchers feel if they can figure out a way to facilitate the above response, they co...

How Good Are Vitamins For You ?

... good for you. A new study shows instead of safely protecting the heart from disease, antioxidant vitamins, such as // E, C and beta carotene, could raise liver production of the “bad” form of cholesterol. Some studies have shown that vitamin E prevented the activation of the lipoprotein-breakdown pathway in r...

Stopping The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease

... past have shown that pramipexole holds promise in protecting the brain against further progression of the disease however these results have been seen only in animal studies involving the administration of huge doses that would not be safe to use in people. This study used a much lower dose -- 0.1 milligram pe...

Drop in Worldwide Measles deaths by 40%

...ratulate countries for their successful efforts in protecting children from measles," said Dr LEE Jong-wook, WHO Director-General. "I am certain that with increased commitment from governments and further support from the international community, even more can be accomplished." Bellamy, Executive Director of ...

Use Of Sunscreen In Childhood And Prevents Future Skin Cancer

...nscreen plays a much more important role than just protecting against sunburn. By preventing nevi development, sunscreen decreases the risk of developing skin cancer in the future." The experimental group consisted of Caucasian schoolchildren - first-graders, ages 6 to 7 years old, and fourth-graders, ages 9 t...

Scientist discover secrets of ageing

...dge can lead to ways to restore loss of hearing by protecting the DNA of the mitochondria from the genetical mut...egies to restore some functions such as hearing by protecting mitochondrial DNA from naturally occurring mutations. Researchers who had worked with genetically ...

Clampdown On Fake Drugs Manufacturers In India – New Bill Enacte

...ers are of the opinion that the government is only protecting the interests of the big pharma by bringing in trademark offences under the spurious drug bill and that if the government was really serious about knowing the exact magnitude of spurious drug manufacturing, they would have ordered for the national su...

Neurological Disorders Overcome By Proteins

...f these brain cells develop abnormally, the shield protecting nerve fibres can dysfunction or get destroyed... nerve pathways are affected and neurological disorders occur". A nine-member team from the Medicine School of the National University of Singapore here, which made the finding, said the discovery woul...

New cancer theory

...y to patrol the body. Moreover, it may even end up protecting cancer cells, and creating a blood supply for them, as if they were normal cells. It's a controversial view, requiring much more investigation. But it opens up the possibility of using anti-inflammatory drugs, like aspirin,to cure cancer. It is also...

Oral Sex may carry AIDS related Cancer Virus

...en were implementing safe anal sex but largely not protecting themselves during oral sex--the Kaposi's-linked virus remained common.// They think that transmission routes other than anal sex, including oral sex, may be key in the spread of the cancer-causing virus, called Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus...

Chlorine might be a cause for Asthma

...ns have the ability tocripple the cellular barrier protecting the lungs.Thus making it more prone to the passage of allergins,the main cause of asthma attacks. The chemical isformed due to the reaction of chlorine (in pools) andorganinc matter sectreted by swimmers. The organicmatters include sweat and urine! B...

Pill might be able to reduce the damage loud noise does to your hearing

...aring by going through the skull, no matter what's protecting the ears. "Noise-induced hearing loss is such a common cause of hearing loss, and we haven't been very effective in ways to manage it", said Sharon Kujawa, director of audiology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. "For as much government re...

A ray of hope in treating blindness and other eye disorders

...he damage can be restricted to the parent cell and protecting the rest. Research is currently being done to develop a chemical that would stop the spread of damaged cells. The main concern for scientists in the process of injecting the chemical into the eye is to do so without damaging the retina. The blood br...

Study holds promise for new way to fight HIV

... protein to combat Vif and shut it down. Therefore protecting whatever amount of A3G that people do have from Vi...term nonprogressors. Lastly, the data suggest that protecting A3G from viral attack may be an important new way to treat AIDS and other viral infections....

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