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Female Role Helps Travolta Lose Weight

Actor John Travolta, who plays the role of a woman in movie 'Hairspray', is happy the female costumes he wore helped him lose weight. The star admits that having to wear a fat suit, dress, and high heels to portray female character Edna Turnblad in the 2007 remake of the iconic musical...

Hong Kong's Shopping Spree Surges On, and on

...Chandon and Veuve Clicquot. Proof of the central role of shopping in Hong Kong came when the visiting French president Jacques Chirac lent the city a huge Picasso, the first time the work had been shown in Asia. Instead of being displayed in a gallery, the work was given pride of place in a downtown s...

Immune Substance in Semen may Help Determine Male Fertility

... work as a form of male contraceptive, if it has a role in infertility. MIF is a key player of the immune system that has also been linked to many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes and sepsis. Dr. Al-Abed has been trying to identify and design small molecules that would block MI...

Proteins Behind Mad Cow Disease may Protect Against Alzheimer's

...ained unclear, but our findings clearly identify a role for normal prion proteins in regulating the production of beta-amyloid and in doing so preventing formation of Alzheimer's plaques," the BBC quoted Professor Hooper as saying. "Whether this function is lost as a result of the normal ageing process...

Doctors Call for Opt-out Approach to HIV Testing

...te. They say late testing could play an important role in the spread of the infection. Studies suggest that if someone knows they are infected they are more likely to use preventative measures, such as using a condom. Late testing could also be associated with greater costs in hospital care and the man...

Immune System Protein Could Be the Key Infertility

...g had levels that were just right. If MIF has a role in infertility, Dr. Al-Abed and his colleagues are...ied more than 40 years ago, MIF plays an important role in the immune system by promoting inflammation. It is secreted by cells in the male testis and is fo...

Breast Cancer Outcomes in the Family

...ty and hormone replacement therapy probably play a role in the incidence and outcome of breast cancer. Dr Hartman says the findings are relevant to women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, and to those treating them. The next step will be to understand what is inherited; tumor biology, response to therap...

RNA Play a Vital Role in Gene Activity

...only a lowly messenger for DNA - play an important role in letting cells know where they are in the body ...ary timeline, it makes sense that it still plays a role in controlling DNA's function. Rinn and Chang's Stanford collaborators on the research include can...

Osteoarthritis Facts and Causes

...p is still unknown. One condition that may play a role is femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI), in which the femoral head of the thighbone causes damage by rubbing abnormally on the hip socket (acetabulum). FAI caused by an abnormality in the hip socket can lead to osteoarthritis, but it is not known if...

Loss of Antenna Leads to Cancer in Insects

... metastasis, HEF1 and Aurora A, have an unexpected role in controlling the temporary disappearance of cili...scientists increasingly suspect that it may play a role in timing the cell division process. Commonly, cancer cells have entirely lost their cilia, and this...

Only One Percent Dads Do Diaper Duty

...hows that mums are still taking on the traditional role of main nappy changer, it is encouraging to see that many couples share the job equally," he added....

Blocking the Y2 Receptors can Prevent Obesity

...fessor Herzog. We also know that NPY plays a major role in other chronic stress-induced conditions, such as susceptibility to infection. Now we have identified the exact pathway, or chain of molecular events, that links chronic stress with obesity. There is not much we can do about the increased levels ...

Art in Hospitals to Enhance Patient Care

... and Wellbeing, is one of a number to increase the role the arts play in boosting peoples health. Peter T...blems. But the arts are also playing an increasing role in peoples general wellbeing and day-to-day health. Mr. Tyndall said, When you think about wellbei...

Good News for Sufferers of Heart Attack, Chest Pain

...hest Pain Centers in recognition of his leadership role in such projects. At the same time, U-M CVC dir...nting further problems. Says Eagle, "We all have a role to play in making sure that the news in heart attack care continues to be good."...

Gene Responsible for Ageing Process Discovered and Calorie Restriction Could Help

...y they have discovered a gene that plays a central role in the ageing process. And by manipulating that ge...e in San Diego, California. "It's likely to play a role in the human condition, although we still don't know whether calorie restriction really works in hum...

American Cancer Society Launches Major New Study

...ion Studies (CPS-I and CPS-II) have played a major role in understanding cancer prevention and risk, and have contributed significantly to the scientific literature and to the development of public health guidelines and recommendations. Those studies confirmed the link between cigarette smoking and lung c...

Master Regulatory Gene of Epithelial Stem Cells Identified

...re among the most common human malignancies. The role of p63 in epithelial stem cells has been controver...y at Harvard Medical School (HMS), shows that p63s role in not in tissue differentiation but rather to impart "stemness" to the regenerative cells in these ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine Honors U.A.E. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

...to the needs of the U.A.E. and playing an advisory role in the design of preventive health care strategies in the Emirates. The gift brings total commitments to the Johns Hopkins Knowledge for the World campaign to more than $2.6 billion. Priorities of the campaign, which benefits divisions of The Johns...

Novel Technology to Locate and Treat Tumors

...therapeutic outcomes. It might play very important role in the study of arthritis, ischemia and stroke. Lead author Oleg Andreev said, We believe that universal medical tests to reveal many health problems at earlier stages may be developed based on pHLIP technology. Our discovery is an example of th...

Research Demonstrates Link Between Domestic Violence and Asthma

...ournal of Epidemiology, raises questions about the role of stress in the development of this common respir...ully studied, but there is less information on the role of stress in asthma episodes," says lead researcher S.V. Subramanian, Assistant Professor in the Dep...

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