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Older men 'father' schizophrenics

...ed at some time in their life, and the rate is the same in every country.Most people are affected when they are in their late teens or early 20s, though it can start at any age. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder. Symptoms include hallucinations and delusions. Genetic and environmental factors are thou...

Arterial stiffness prevented by light drinking

...stiffness of non-drinkers or heavy drinkers in the same age group was 12-33 per cent higher than for the moderate drinkers. The effect increased with age. But there was no relationship between alcohol consumption and arterial thickening, another heart disease risk factor....

Photographs as a parameter

...e the changes in the vessels on the retina are the same as any in the brain, " he says. The team photographed the retinas of 12000 people and monitored their health for four years. They found that people with 'blots' or narrowing of tiny blood vessels on the retina were two and a half times more likely t...

Sex life enhanced by cycling

...d flow. Further study will show if you can get the same benefits from other forms of exercise....

FDA Approves Birth Control Skin Patch

...ays, before being replaced with a new patch on the same day of the week. The regimen should be followed for 3 weeks, with no patch being applied in the fourth week. The treatment-free week allows a woman to have her period. Dangers associated with its use are similar to those of taking birth control pil...

First Artificial Heart patient has Major setback

...ficial heart suffered bleeding in his brain in the same area damaged by a stroke 10 days ago. The latest setback caused swelling and made the patient, Robert Tools, 59, of Franklin, Kentucky, less responsive, implant surgeon Laman Gray said. // Robert Tools received the AbioCor mechanical heart on July ...

A Chinese herb kills cancer cells

... Henryi of the University of Texas wondered if the same approach would work with cancer cells. For it's known that cancer cells often have much higher iron concentrations that healthy cells. Professor Henry and his team pumped up breast cancer //cells with iron and then introduced artemisinin and found ...

Research of Ritalin

...involved in brain function in laboratory rats. The same gene is known to be affected in humans by other psychoactive drugs, such as amphetamines and cocaine.// The research was presented this week at the annual meeting of the US Society for Neuroscience."Children have been given Ritalin daily for many y...

Frequent meals can reduce cholesterol

...no snacking between times. If these people eat the same amount, does it really matter when they eat it? Ofcourse it does, according to a new report.// Researchers at the University of England, studied the eating patterns of over 11,000 people aged between 40 and 70 years. They classified them into five ...

Enzyme may be target for obesity drugs

...he fat of obese people, it is very likely that the same pathway is involved in many cases of human obesity. Blocking the enzyme may be an important new tool for treating obesity and its complications....

Early delivery can prevent cancer

...P53 that produces a tumour suppressor protein. The same is thought to happen in people. In young women, whose breast tissue is still developing, this appears to have life-long effects. The effect is most marked in women who give birth before they are 20, said Professor O'Malley. The research is published ...

Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Directly to Brain

...ding is significant because researchers think this same substance may protect human brains from the devastating effects of stroke, but no one has been able to figure out a way to deliver the drug. “It stops at the blood-brain barrier,” Frey said. “The only way to get it to the brain would be by drilling ...

Magnetic resonance angiography in clinical medicine

...aving a MRI scan can have MRA study as well at the same time. Whereas MRI looks at the organs and soft tissues of the human body, MRA looks specifically at the blood vessels. It enables the determination of flow velocity, direction, and even profiles within the vessel. It is painles and the study takes 30...

Cure for sleepless nights

...to 20 minutes of going to bed and to get up at the same time in the morning each day, regardless of how much sleep they had had. Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the researchers said: "Our results indicate that chronic insomnia can be effectively treated in late life wi...

DNA biochip for genetic screening

...ules. Other prevalent technologies do not have the same potential and capabilities as ours.” Gao and her team plan to make the biochips available for fields such as genomics, proteomics, chemical genetics and other new areas. Gao presented information about the versatility of the UH biochip technology at...

Genetic disorder related with sleep patterns

...d grandchild all had the disorder which is not the same as simply finding it difficult to stay in bed in the morning. Scientists hope that by studying the syndrome they may be able to identify the gene responsible.This could lead them to the protein it produces to cause the shortened time clock which, i...

Fight against E.coli

...ria after three days at room temperature. When the same amount of cinnamon was combined with either of the preservatives sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate E. coli was reduced to an undetectable level. Professor Daniel Fung, an expert in food science at Kansas State, said: "Cinnamon contains a compound...

Almost a death experience

...ly a benefit - and to believe in an afterlife. The same was true eight years on. But there is still no medical explanation for the NDE....

Caffeine can induce epilepsy in newborns

... to control memory.They subjected the cells to the same level of caffeine found in several cups of coffee,...inutes. They found that the cells all fired at the same time - a phenomenon seen during epileptic seizures. Nothing happened if caffeine was not added to th...

Creatine Helps Strengthen Older Men

... lifestyles and muscle tone. All the men began the same weight training program. Half were given creatine and half were given placebos. Creatine is produced by the body and contributes to muscle growth, but our natural levels decline as we get older. At the end of the 12-week study, the elderly men who ...

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