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Another feather in fish oil cap: hope against retinal degenerative diseases

...e that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil play in protecting cells in the retina from degenerative diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of loss of vision in those older than 65. The title of the paper is 'Cell survival matters: docosahexaenoic acid signalin...

Virus Causing Kaposi's Sarcoma Discovered

...n the body is to transport molecules necessary for protecting against stress into cells. When cells are stressed, they express more xCT on their surfaces. Of note, this sort of stress can be caused by KSHV itself. This suggests that the virus may facilitate its own infectivity and dissemination in the body by i...

Promotion of Pneumococcal Vaccine Slow in Europe

...nation appears to be the most effective option for protecting all children, including those who are at risk simply because of their young age. . "An added bonus is that it also appears to protect other unvaccinated members of the community. ....

Novel method conceived, to achieve genome-wide gene silencing.

...arily ancient mechanism for broadly repressing and protecting the genome. We believe it to be the first identified mechanism of its kind." Small proteins called Histones, around which the DNA is entwined, creates structures called nucleosomes. Compact strings of nucleosomes, then, form into chromatin, the sub...

Unraveling the Secrets of MHC in Human Genome

...issue type and participate in the immune system by protecting people from infection or by governing susceptibility to autoimmune diseases or cancer. The MHC is one the most diverse regions of the human genome and its diversity are thought to have been shaped by widely varying evolutionary forces. The procedure ...

Make No Bones About It: Actress Sally, Fields Osteoporosis Like A star!

...RT) seemed to work like magic, famous for its bone protecting properties and remedying hot flashes and mood swings. But HRT also came into bad light, when a government initiative, WHI, linked the prolonged use of HRT with risks of heart disease, breast cancer and even stroke. Sally Field faced a similar probl...

Vaginal Gel That Protects Against HIV To Hit The Markets By 2010

...ich is said to be much safer and more effective in protecting women against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS// expected to hit the markets by 2010. Currently, microbe-killing vaginal gels are being tested in a number of clinical trials involving thousands of women. Results should be available within two years...

Mapping Of Brain Highly Beneficial For Safer Brain Tumor Surgery

...gery was found to be of much safer for patients by protecting them from the damage to speech and language centers, which happens// at times while performing such delicate surgeries. According to researchers, "intraoperative language mapping" involves operating on an awake patient and mapping the anatomy of th...

Tobacco to be sold only top adults: a ban on younger than 18.

...tes from shops. This has sparked this step towards protecting health of individuals....

Lifting The Screen off Misleading Sunscreen labels

...y informed and thus may be under the impression of protecting themselves fully, when it is certainly not the case. The commission says: "It is important to know that an SPF over 50 practically does not increase the protection against sun burn and UVB radiation. Rather, if a product is applied correctly an SPF...

Salutations For The Selfless Heroes On World Red Cross Day

... activities or fulfill our day-to-day objective of protecting human dignity.” The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger, said that volunteers also played a key role in ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for the victims of conflict and armed violence. "In...

Young or Old-Who should be first?

...framework. According to the researchers vaccines protecting against any new form of the H5N1 strain of bird th...orld Health Organization principles which aimed at protecting healthcare workers at risk, and especially those needed to keep essential services running. In addit...

Intro of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Experts Urge Commitment From Industry

...cases as the direct effects of vaccination alone - protecting vulnerable adults as well as children. Responding to The Lancet paper, Julian Lob-Levyt, Executive Secretary, GAVI Alliance, said, ‘There is convincing evidence of the benefits of vaccines for major child killers especially when such a simple healt...

Developing Nations Should Reform Health Financing Systems: WB

...zens get access to effective healthcare // , while protecting their people against impoverishment due to catastrophic medical expenses, a new World Bank report said. The report warned that healthcare systems worldwide are struggling to cope with sharply rising costs even while countries are scrambling to deal ...

To Ape or Not To Ape? Bridging Missing Links in Medical Research

... research has contributed in great measure towards protecting human health. Having said that, it is also evident that after decades of experiments on primates, scientists have not made path breaking strides in certain human diseases like HIV or AIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, epilepsy, Parkinson’s or Alz...

Vaccine To Protect Against Cervical Cancer Approved

...d measles, but they are playing an increasing role protecting and improvi ng the lives of adolescents and adults,' Jesse Goodman, Director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said. (Source:PTI News)...

A booster for immune systems: unhygienic environs?

...exposed //to germs in the environment, rather than protecting against it. A team of researchers from Duke University analyzed the immune systems of mice and rats which live in laboratories with those which live in the wild. Senior researcher William Parker said, "Laboratory rodents live in a virtually ger...

Approval of Drugs for the Treatment of Late-Stage Cancer

...d measles, but they are playing an increasing role protecting and improving the lives of adolescents and adults,’ said Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH, Director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Studies in some 21,000 women have shown how Gardasil has worked in women between the ages of 16 and 26 ...

12 Chinese Firms Appeal Against Court Ruling On Viagra

...gra have launched an appeal against a court ruling protecting US drug giant Pfizer's patent rights // in the world's most populous nation which has some 80 million impotent men. In a last-ditch effort to protect their investment in Viagra-style drugs, the firms yesterday handed their appeal to the Beijing Hig...

Girl Students Sexually Harassed by Security Forces in Nepal

... government that says it is committed to peace and protecting human rights," says Kundan Aryal, president of the group. "Also, both the government and the Maoists called a ceasefire in April. But even two months after that, security forces still continue to run barracks on school premises." A report compiled ...

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