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New Gene Identification Help Asthma Treatments

Scientists have discovered a gene that might be responsible for asthma. Scientists believe that this might lead to new understanding of the disease, hence leading to bettertreatments. There are about 10 genes that have a significant effect on a person's susceptibilityto asthma. With combined efforts internati...

Swimming in Chlorinated Pools Raises Asthma Risk

...roy microbiological germs in swimming pools may be responsible for the surge of childhood asthma in developed cou...ers. The by-product trichloramine is thought to be responsible for eye and respiratory tract irritation experienced by lifeguards and other pool users, the researc...

Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades

...led PTEN and suggests that PTEN dysfunction may be responsible in 30 percent to 60 percent of melanomas. // The process leading to the formation of melanoma begins when a cell growing in the top-most layer of the skin is damaged, such as through severe sunburn. The damaged cells act as a melanoma trigger and, at...

Preventing Childhood Deaths

...gnificant number of children in the countries most responsible for the high mortality rates. The investigators say, "Our findings show that about two-thirds of child deaths could be prevented by interventions that are available today and are feasible for implementation in low income countries at high levels of ...

Different Sun Rays, Different Damage

..., which have shorter wavelengths and are primarily responsible for sunburn. Repeated exposure to UVB over a lifet...inal damage. Although experts still believe UVB is responsible for much of the skin damage caused by sunlight -- especially sunburn -- UVA may be an important fact...

Dad's Age Affects Baby

...and associated with increased parental age, may be responsible for some cases of schizophrenia. The X chromosome contains many genes expressed in the central nervous system and the gene for many diseases with cognitive impairment. Another possible explanation for the link is the adverse psychological effects of ...

Music Makes you Smarter

...ining stimulates an area of the brain that is also responsible for recall. Researchers say, "Such diverse evidence strongly implies that music training somehow brings about changes in the cortical organization structures of the brain." Researchers speculate these findings may also hold true for brain injury pati...

Test tube babies, 25 years later

...fertility treatment 25 years ago, IVF has now been responsible for an estimated 114,000 babies born in the United States alone, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. IVF is a procedure that involves retrieving the eggs from the mother and mixing them in the lab with sperm from the father. ...

Babies Brains Are more Fragile

...th in childhood, and child abuse is believed to be responsible for at least half of infant brain injuries. While accidental falls are a frequent cause of pediatric trauma, they are also a common explanation given by caretakers in suspected abuse cases," Margulies says. Her research may eventually help child abu...

Vaccine Reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in Children

... to become resistant to certain antibiotics and is responsible for nearly 80 percent of all serious infections. More than 30 percent of the children were at least somewhat resistant to penicillin and trimethoprim; more than 20 percent were resistant to erythromycin; and 3 percent were resistant to clindamycin. ...

Genetic differences found between Male and Female brains

...g-held beliefs that testosterone and estrogen were responsible for sexually organizing the brain. It was thought that more testosterone production was all it took for a person to be "male." In this study, researchers performed two different genetic tests comparing the production of genes in male and female mice...

Defending against Tuberculosis

...nes, so they are still not quite sure which one is responsible for stopping TB. However, they say they are on the right path. One of the researchers, John McKinney, Ph.D. is quoted as saying: "One of the reasons we study the immune response to TB is to identify better treatments than those currently in use. This...

Atkins Diet Damaging to Heart

...et promoters said the group was being anything but responsible in making this announcement. Agence France-Presse reports that the Atkins center is outraged by the allegations, which the group said could not be definitively linked to the diet. It accused the group of exploiting the tragedy of a few to promote its...

Tomatoes Might Inhibit the Development Of Prostate Cancer

...te cancer. But it is unclear if lycopene itself is responsible for the risk reduction. Researchers from the University of Illinois studied the diets of rats to determine what substances help in the prevention of prostate cancer. For the study, some rats were fed whole tomato powder, some were fed lycopene a...

Common Cold Found to Fight Cancer

...colon or lung cancer. The adenovirus is the virus responsible for the common cold. The latest technology is now patented, and researchers are collaborating to develop new therapies for cancer and other diseases that will be tested in a clinical setting. ...

Brain Infarctions Found In Patients Suffering From Migraine

...nce of infarcts in the cerebellar region, the area responsible for the regulation of voluntary movement and the maintenance of posture and balance. Overall, patients with migraines and visual difficulties who had more than one attack per month were at the highest risk for infarcts and were 13 times more at ris...

The Reason For Depression in Adolescents

...ave a smaller hippocampus -- the part of the brain responsible for memory, learning, emotion and motivation. Researchers sampled nearly 30 adolescents between ages 13 to 18, half of who had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder.Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to measure the volume of each teen’...

Cancer Risk From Exposure To Diagnostic X-Rays

...ys, it’s also believed exposure during the test is responsible for a small number of cancers. A new study attempts to calculate the risk of cancer from exposure to diagnostic X-rays. Researchers at the University of Oxford and Cancer Research in the United Kingdom conducted the study. The investigators estimate...

Variations In ingredients From Brand to Brand

...the researchers. Two chemicals are thought to be responsible for the psychoactive effects of St John's Wort. These are hypericin - the chemical ingredient normally named on the label - and a related chemical called pseudohypericin. However, it was seen to contain more pseudohypericin than hypericin itself. The...

Folic Acid Found To Be Beneficial For Stroke Patients

...hus conclude that, “If folic acid fortification is responsible for the improvement in stroke-associated mortality, the public health benefits are substantial.”...

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