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Unfolded Proteins May Protect Cells from Dying

...n actually serves a protective role; rather than a sign that the cell has given up, it may be a mechanism by which the cells cope with adversity. Diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases including Huntington's and Parkinson's are linked to unfolded proteins. But Hermann Steller, head of the Stra...

Researchers Discover How We Differentiate Smells

You don’t need to sign up for pricey wine appreciation classes to parse the subtle difference between the black cherry bouquet of a pinot noir and the black currant// scent of a cabernet sauvignon. Just pour yourself a couple glasses and sniff. Your brain will quickly help...

Pre-Marital HIV Testing To Be Made Compulsory In AP, India

...orters. The minister plans to ask legislators to sign a bill in the next session of the state assembly, which is expected to start in March. But UNAIDS, the United Nations agency fighting HIV/AIDS, does not approve of this move. "Compulsory testing will not work," said UNAIDS India chief Denis Broun. ...

Celebrating Christmas With Wine – The Elixir of the God

...ead, signifying the blood and body of Christ, as a sign of receiving blessings from heaven. Wine is essentially an alcoholic drink, made from the juice of fruits, primarily grapes, which undergoes a process of fermentation. Many other fruits like plum, elderberry and blackcurrant could be substituted in...

Drinking Plenty of Water may Prevent Kidney Stones

... urinates less frequently than that, it might be a sign of dehydration, said urologist Yegappan Lakshmanan, co-director of the center's paediatric stone clinic. The doctors also recommend consuming no more than 2.4 grams of sodium a day, or 6 grams (1 teaspoon) of table salt a day. They advice children...

Telemedicine Offers New Possibilities in Health Care

...or under the collarbone. A drop in resistance is a sign that fluid is collecting in the lungs. The physician is then notified via a mobile-phone text message. Health Manager, a device by the Stuttgart-based company Biocomfort that costs around 800 euros, measures blood pressure, weight, body fat and blo...

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Stimuli from Nervous System

...oped diabetes. Neither did their pancreas show any sign of inflammation. The researchers have inferred that a malfunctioning immune system is not the only culprit responsible for triggering of Type 1 Diabetes. The nerve cells responding to pain also play a key role. However the scientists were q...

From a Lowly Yeast, Researchers Divine a Clue to Human Disease

...nal. "The Sen1 mutant reads right through the stop sign and keeps going," Brow says. Without a properly functional Sen1, RNA polymerase II "reads through" the end of the gene and builds longer and longer RNA messages. "In some cases it doesn't have a big effect," Brow says. "Other times, it's a big prob...

Autism: The Brain Digs Its Own Grave

...tween the extents of impaired social behavior, the sign of autism, and the reduction in the size of the amygdala, the portion of the brain in charge of response to emotions. This has tickled scientists’ thinking, to probe if the brain in autistic patients is overly strained that it begins to dig its own g...

Trouble For Lone Ranger Junkies

...eached the age of 23. 'Solitary use is a warning sign that youth will be less productive and have more problems as young adults' says Joan Tucker, lead author of the study. Behavioral problems include continuing of substance abuse into young adulthood and difficulty with life skills, as well as physic...

Good Sleep Could Make You Slim

...excessive sugar in the blood. 'Low' tolerance is a sign that it is not doing this effectively, which could put you at long-term risk of developing diseases such as diabetes. The glucose tolerance of the poor sleepers was found to be much lower than that of the normal sleepers. According to the researc...

Memory Complaints Are Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

...t, however, that memory complaints may be an early sign of disease in some people.' The researchers at Rush are grateful for the remarkable dedication and altruism of the volunteers participating in the Rush Memory and Aging Project. The research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Ag...

AAD Warns Against Indoor Tanning for the Holiday Season

...ve them a “healthy” appearance. Instead of being a sign of health, a tan is the body’s way of protecting itself from the damage it has received. In the fall and winter months, many people turn to indoor tanning salons to achieve a tan. In fact, almost one million Americans visit a tanning salon each day....

Fresh Water, HIV Biggest of India's Six Challenges: Chidambaram

... developed world. Supporting India's refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol, he compared the per capita con...tress his argument. "The world should ask us to sign the protocol only when they give us access to resources like clean coal and uranium. Only then will ...

Hypertension During Pregnancy Increases Later Heart and Kidney Disease Risk

...unts of the protein albumin in the urine, an early sign of kidney disease. In addition, the study suggested that women with hypertensive pregnancies also had higher levels of some recently recognized CVD risk factors, including C-reactive protein and homocysteine. Hypertension affects ten percent of pregn...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Appears Safe for Prostate

...ry concern is prostate safety. Even in men with no sign of prostate cancer, the possibility of stimulating growth in subclinical disease exists. Instances of prostate cancer in men receiving testosterone supplementation have been reported. When TRT is prescribed, careful monitoring for prostate disease is...

Iron Deficiency can Cause Dark Circle Under Eyes

... leading nutritionist Jane Clarke//. Anaemia is a sign that not enough oxygen is getting to the body tissues. There are several types of anaemia, but iron deficiency is the most common. This can be treated easily in many cases by eating right food, the online edition of Daily Mail quoted him as saying...

Holiday Season Could Ring in “Heartburn Season

...have signs of bleeding? (Passing black stools is a sign there might be bleeding from the esophagus into the stomach.) “If you have heartburn associated with those warning symptoms you really should get in to see your doctor as soon as you cn,” he said. Source-Newswise SRM...

Panama announces Reform of Health System

...aminated medicines. According to Torrijos he would sign an executive order later in the day which would make an ethylene glycol test mandatory. He also added that he had instructed Health Minister Camilo Alleyne to present plans for an autonomous quality and security control body to the cabinet within 90 ...

Senior Citizens Advised to Sign up for Drug Plan 2007

...enior citizens of ages 65 and above are advised to sign up for the Medicare Part D program, although they may not use any prescription drugs right now. NLA...

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