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Jumping genes eliminate sections of DNA

...owever, a connection is likely because it has been seen in mice cells and we now know it occurs in human tumor cells, he said. The jumping occurs primarily in sperm and egg cells and not in other cells of the body, he noted, which means any mutation effect they have is already present in our bodies at bir...

Benefits in fertility procedures

...Dr. Werlin says in two of the categories they have seen results they are fairly confident will hold true. Specifically, in the group with recurrent pregnancy loss, it appears PGD can dramatically increase a woman's chance of a successful pregnancy. As for the group with repeated failed IVF cycles, PGD ap...

Diet and Lung Function

...ate intake of magnesium. The adverse effects were seen primarily in the group in the lowest 20 percent of mineral intake. While low intake was bad, excess intakewill not improve lung function....

Antibiotics help heart patients

...of playing a role in heart disease. The effect was seen regardless of whether a person was infected with the bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori or Chlamydia pneumoniae. For the study, researchers enrolled 300 hospitalized patients who suffered a heart attack or unstable angina. Within 4...

Link between athleticism and neurological disease

Neurological diseases seen in people who were student athletes and have always been slim are more likely to develop. Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS)// is a rare and invariably fatal neurological condition. It's sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseb...

Tremors connected to Body Mass Index

...emor duration. Researchers believe the lower BMIs seen in the ET patients could be the result of the greater amount of energy they expend during tremors. Since progressive weight loss, particularly in the elderly, is associated with an increased risk for hip fractures and death, they suggest physicians f...

Brain damage affects artistic skill

...mateur artists, similar changes of style are often seen and it's important to note that artistic ability often persists when other cognitive skills - like memory - have deteriorated. The surprising part is the emergence of artistic talent, following brain damage, among those who previously had little tale...

Suicide might be inherited

...pters. Eighty-two percent of the suicidal behavior seen in the offspring occurred in the context of a mood disorder, and suicide was also linked to increased impulsive aggression and substance abuse....

Regular exercise linked to extended menstrual cycles

...n's menstrual cycle length. But the effect was not seen among significantly overweight women. In the othe... do not know whether the possible hormonal effects seen in exercisers in this study may translate into any "meaningful" health effects....

Decrease in calories slows aging of the heart

...life of the heart. What's more, these changes were seen in mice who were middle-aged ....

Surgery a safety in senility

...fe had improved. But far greater improvements were seen in the group who had undergone revascularisation....

Keep fit with salads

...eometrical designs, flowers and trees can often be seen on the salad counter at banquets. Add a touch of colour and elegance to the spread. Even for home parties one can use an attractive salad decoration as an eye-catching centerpiece. Salad vegetables can be cut into different fancy shapes (instead of ...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

...evelopment in a pattern that reflects the problems seen in oculodentodigital dysplasia. They therefore det...tors could also account for the variety of effects seen in patients....

Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Degrees can now practice in India

...ated to the candidate individually and can also be seen on the website (www.natboard.org). Bulletin of Information and Application form can be obtained from: Assistant Controller of Examinations National Board of Examinations Mahatma Gandhi Marg Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029. (through Bank draft of R...

Just one cigarette could cause significant damage

...n non-smokers (17.7 ± 5 mm Hg). These effects were seen in both sexes. Researchers also said that haemodynamic effects have probably been underestimated in young chronic smokers as this is indicated by higher aortic systolic blood pressure and greater arterial stiffness, in part due to reduced pulse pres...

New lung cancer vaccine on the anvil

...accine treatment. Anti-tumor immune responses were seen in 18 of 22 patients. Nine of the patients had to leave the study early because of rapid disease progression. Dranoff said that the vaccine, as a single agent approach, would be potentially much more useful in patients in the early stages of lung can...

Capsaicin patches help reduce post-shingles pain

...the rashes have disappeared.// Researchers havenow seen in a study patients with post-shingles pain that capsaicin acts onpain-responsive pain fibers. In the study, participants were treated with thecapsaicin patch showed 33 per cent reduction in pain compared to four per centof those who were given a pla...

New target for antidiabetic agents identified

...ene demonstrate insulin resistance similar to that seen in humans with type II diabetes. Dr. Montminy's team found that TRB3 acts as a negative modulator of Akt and that its expression is increased under fasting conditions. By binding to Akt, TRB3 prevents the enzyme from being activated by insulin, lead...

Helping Kids Attain a Healthy Weight

...verweight and the perceptions of childhood obesity seen in the study, the authors identified the following strategies for addressing the problem: Parents and children need to work together to address overweight prevention by communicating more effectively about eating and exercise habits. Attainable eati...

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Risk Factors

...cular degeneration, a sight-robbing disease mainly seen in older people. As the population ages, more and more people worldwide are showing signs of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. About 30 percent of people over 70 are diagnosed with the condition. While most have mild or moderate forms of the ...

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