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Gene determines pain threshold...

...out a quarter of them had the genetic variant that protects them from pain somewhat, and three percent carried two mutated copies that make them exceptionally insensitive to pain, " the researchers reported in the journal Nature Medicine. "This is a completely new pathway that contributes to the development...

Pick Apples for Good Neurological Health, Says New Research

...shwin noted that the method by which apple extract protects cells is different than that reported for other flavonoid-rich foods. Other more recent research demonstrated how apples and apple juice can help boost neurological health, specifically in the brain. The latest study from the University of Massachu...

Hormones and the Skin: the Role Hormones Play as We Age

...round use of a broad-spectrum sunscreen – one that protects against both ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B rays – with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 or higher to prevent the further darkening of the skin, recommends Dr. Jaliman. While pregnant, most women experience a thickening of the hair. Three to si...

Brain’s natural Antioxidant Defense Syste

...s at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, this system protects the brain cells from the harmful effects of toxic ‘free radicals’ that are the waste products of cell metabolism that has been associated with aging and certain degenerative brain diseases, heart attack, strokes and cancer. “Potentially, it may be ...

Eating Strawberries may boost memory

... disease symptoms. The observations that fisetin protects and promotes survival of cultured neurons and boosts memory in healthy mice make it a promising candidate for further studies. Notes Maher, "This is the first time that the function of a defined natural product has been characterized at the molecular...

Methamphetamine may Protect Neurons after Stroke Attack

...administered in rats and gerbils after a stroke//, protects neurons upto 80-90%. It was used initially to aggravate stroke symptoms and study its toxicity on the lungs. The result was surprising and was repeated in further attempts. The research was done on thin slices of rat hippocampus, the area of the bra...

Study IDs Protein That Inhibits HIV From Growing In Cell Cultures

...ow a harmless virus called GB Virus type C (GBV-C) protects against HIV infection is now better understood. Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Iowa// City Health Care System and the University of Iowa have identified a protein segment that strongly inhibits HIV from growing in cell models....

Antioxidant-Rich Pecans Protect Against Unhealthy Oxidation in the Body

... forms of vitamin E – known as tocopherols – which protects fats from oxidation. Pecans are especially rich in one form of vitamin E – gamma tocopherol. 'We found that eating pecans increased levels of gamma tocopherol concentrations in the blood and subsequently reduced a marker of lipid oxidation,' adds D...

Arthritis Drug to Reverse Cirrhosis

...ibroblasts from generating the protein and thereby protects the scar tissue cells. It ultimately clears the scar tissue.The success in human trial would lead to Sulphasalazine treatment in end-stage patients replacing liver transplantation. ”This drug could be a Godsend for alcoholics who have given up dr...

Polio Outbreak in India due to Vaccine Failure, Says Expert

...e," he said. Another advantage of IPV is that it protects against vaccine-induced paralytic polio (VAAP). Currently some 200 children get VAPP annually. If India does not succeed in eradication by 2007, wild polio will become notifiable under the international health regulations, the consequence of which ...

Cancer-Killing Viruses Employ Multiple Mechanisms

...ple, are quite different. The immune system also protects humans from cancer. In the case of the reovirus, researchers believe the key is the interaction between innate and adaptive immune responses, specifically communication between dendritic and natural killer cells (part of innate immunity) and certain ...

Vaccine Made from Live bird flu virus vaccine Offers Protection to Animals

... of cross-protection, which meant that the vaccine protects against other, similar strains of the virus. This was useful especially because the current flu mutates a little every year, forcing vaccine makers to reformulate annually. Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Ant...

Link between stem cells and aging

...The researchers were led to think that the protein protects against cancer by offsetting the reproduction of stem cells when they are old, a condition, which is known, to produce cancer....

Hearing May be affected by Certain Hormone Replacement Therapies

... do not confirm the hypothesis that estrogen alone protects the auditory system, because since none of the tests showed significantly different results between the estrogen and the control groups. At the end of their study the team recommends that better sensory testing be performed during drug development, ...

Immune Cells Destroy Bone In Gum Disease

...apon (antibody) that normally attacks bacteria and protects our body from bacterial infection. As a consequence of dense infiltration of B cells found in the gum, periodontally diseased patients mount significantly elevated antibody levels to bacteria colonizing around gum tissues. However, the fact that peri...

Bird Flu Vaccine For Humans Found to Be Safe and Effective

...in provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) protects against the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, and according to researchers mass production of the vaccine is possible. Fourteen people in China have so far died from the deadly virus since 2003, and experts fear that the virus, which remains a...

Controversial Vaccine Raises Fury of the Church

...ght to promiscuity on the grounds that the vaccine protects young people from developing the virus that is the main cause of cervical cancer." However the rates of cervical cancer in some part of Scotland are almost a third higher than the national average thereby Scots politicians have supported the newly...

Protective Intestinal Antibiotic Protein Discovered

...tinal lining, which attacks microbial invaders and protects the// intestine. This discovery will certainly assist scientists in enabling patient’s suffering inflammatory bowel disease, with novel medications. This research will also step up the understanding of probiotics, which will assist in strengthening t...

Yellow and green vegetables for better eyesight

...al studies that suggest that these carotenoids may protects against AMD.” But when the same study was carried out on women in the age group 75 – 79, the effect vanished! There may be an unidentified nutrient that may aid in preventing AMD. The scientists reported in the journal Archives of Ophthalmolog...

Long-life genes - A new way to combat cancer…

...nd fight cancer would go hand-in-hand: a gene that protects against tumors would help to stop cancer from killing the person. But actually, the relationship is far more complicated than that. It seems that genes that make some animals live longer, through non-cancer-related mechanisms also have the ability to...

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