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Humans are not 'peas in a pod' says a study

...another inspite of there superficial similarity in structure and function. Its the genetic blue-print that differentiates one from// another. A recent study done by international researchers have tapped into information that helps to understand how massive these differences are, in reality. The new studies wil...

Millions with Arthritis May Benefit from Bone Loss Drug

...failed to show any dramatic visible changes in the structure of the joints with risedronate compared to a placebo: however, the numbers of patients exhibiting significant progression of the disease were few in all treatment groups. A great challenge now is identifying the risk factors for joint deterioration i...

India To Register All Health Care Infrastructure: Ramadoss

.... The act will be implemented through a three-tier structure with officers at the district, state and central level, said Ramadoss. The law will also standardise all medical facilities available either in government and private hospitals, he said. "We are also planning to set up a medical park which will ena...

Pandemic Planning for Hospitals

...is hardly conceivable that a complex and sensitive structure like a hospital, at a time when it is overburdened with a surge of critically ill patients, could maintain any of its core functions without some or all of the infrastructure services," he said. Source-AI SRM...

'Origin Of Sex' Can Be Revealed By Sperm Proteome

...the Drosophila sperm. 'Being able to compare the structure and content of the proteomes of sperm from differe...ow substantial homology with the axoneme accessory structure of mouse sperm.' Professor Manyuan Long, Professor of Genetics & Evolution at the University of Ch...

Wants To Live Longer? Stay Cool!

... was done by focusing on the hypothalamus, a brain structure that acts as the body's thermostat. The median life span in females was extended by about 20 percent and in males by about 12 percent. The researchers say the male mice weighed roughly 10 percent more than the females, which could have been down t...

Children of a lesser God?

...in the name of Aids. Poverty and deficit of infra structure and the unending miles between them and the clinics are the next big giants that loom over the children sealing their fate and increasing their woes. In spite of the inspiring contributions of many charitable organizations as well as rich endowments ...

Risk Factors in childhood for early blood vessel damage

...s present in childhood that lead to changes in the structure and function of blood vessels. In particular the research is looking at whether birth weight and rapid weight gain early in life are risk factors for later heart disease. "This is important research because of the high and rising rates of childho...

Stress Produces PTSD-like Symptoms in Rats

...d impaired functioning of the hippocampus, a brain structure which is necessary for learning and memory and shows impaired functioning in people with PTSD. “The animal model of PTSD is unique because it utilizes purely psychological forms of stress to produce long-lasting PTSD-like symptoms in rats,” said Zo...

Gene Involved In Common Birth Defect Also Regulates Skin Biology

...velopment and both share the distinctive mammalian structure of a palate, which separates the nasal airway from the mouth allowing a baby to suckle. In addition, it is fairly easy to create mutations in mice to study a particular gene's function. 'Having an animal model for a major human birth defect like cl...

New Zealand Says no to Herceptin Funding for Early Breast Cancer

...Zealand's situation which is unique in its funding structure and decision framework. Dr. Rasiah assured that Pharmac would continue to review any fresh evidence on herceptin. The feasibility of a 9 week course of treatment is also being investigated....

Walnuts May Help Fight Fat and Keep Arteries Supple

...olenic acid which is akin having the same chemical structure as the omega-3 fatty acids proven to be extremely beneficial in helping to raise levels of HDL cholesterol in blood, often called the "good" cholesterol that helps keep arteries patent . Studies also revealed that walnuts are more efficient in keep...

Structural Abnormalities in Brains of William Syndrome Patients

...ween missing genes, the resulting changes in brain structure and function, and ultimately behavior may help us to reveal how the brain works." Williams syndrome is one of the rare syndromes wherein a genetic predisposition interacts with the environment to sculpt the brain in unique ways. The researchers said...

Hybrid Nanoparticles for Multimodal Medical Imaging

...an gather from medical images, ranging from tissue structure to metabolic processes to molecular markers," said Paras Prasad, Ph.D., executive director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. "We are aiming to provide them with such data by devel...

Women More Prone to Anxiety Disorders than Men

... to cause long-term changes in brain chemistry and structure that may predispose individuals to anxiety disorders. While anxiety affects women in greater numbers than men, it’s by no means strictly a female problem. At some point, one in five men will develop an anxiety disorder. Coping with Anxiety and Ph...

Williams Syndrome, the Brain, and Music

...ween missing genes, the resulting changes in brain structure and function, and ultimately behavior may help us to reveal how the brain works.” The current study is just the latest chapter in a story that’s been unfolding for quite some time –gaining increasing momentum in recent years. It all started when Be...

Why Don’t All Moles Progress to Melanoma

...this important question in an unexpected place – a structure inside cells called the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER. “Our results support the direct role of the endoplasmic reticulum as an important gatekeeper of tumor control,” says Soengas, who is an assistant professor of dermatology in the U-M Medical Scho...

Sleep Apnea Sufferers-Viagra May Make The Condition Worse

...ave conducted this study, say that the quality and structure of sleep was also altered. The study advises the use of Viagra with caution in men with sleep disorder. More conclusions could not be arrived at due to the small sample size....

Cell-Wall Carbohydrate in Anthrax Bacterium Holds Promise for New Vaccines

...d Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, have identified the structure of a unique cell-wall carbohydrate in B. anthracis...imals in the U.S. and Canada, so understanding the structure of important parts of B. anthracis has a wide variety of potential applications. The new UGA researc...

New Angiogenesis Finding May Help Fight Cancer Growth

...ood vessels. Endothelial cells form the internal structure of a blood vessel, and during angiogenesis, they migrate, starting an extension of the blood-vessel network. When Paul added NK-B to endothelial cells, "They lost the capacity to organize in three dimensions, to form the tubes that are the precursors...

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