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What we can learn from dogs?

Comparative medicine involves the study of the similarities and differences in disease pat...g new insights into human health. What's more, the study of the dog genome and - maybe - the chimpanzee genome, may be able to pinpoint the handful of genes ...

Probiotics can help

...health – can protect against infections.The latest study in the field shows children fed milk boosted with ...ablet form as dietary supplements. Now a Finnish study has tested the efficacy of a particular strain of probiotic, lactobacillus GG, in preventing childho...

Menopause considerations

...ing may still have problems getting pregnant. The study compared 22 pairs of identical twins, 37 pairs of non-identical twins, and 243 non-twin sisters, to distinguish between genetic and environmental factors influencing age at menopause.For non-twin sisters, it was estimated that age at menopause was 85...

The bad combination

...f damage to their brains, livers and hearts, a new study suggests. The study shows nicotine substantially reduces blood alcohol levels in rats, which are considered a good model...

The right is responsible

...heir findings in the current issue of Nature. The study joins a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the right hemisphere plays an important role in self-awareness.// Studies of self-awareness may provide unique insights into consciousness and doctors hope eventually to use such information to help ...

Genes for lung disease

... male, were also found to be risk factors. Further study of CP genes may well shed light on how COPD develops, and also help identify those most at risk (for whom smoking would be especially dangerous)....

Birth weight key factor in heart diseases

...risk of heart diseases as an adult, according to a study of Finnish children. The key factor in heart disease is not how much you weigh now, but how you grew in the past. It's long been known that babies with a low birth weight are roughly twice as susceptible to coronary heart disease in adulthood as he...

Old are not weak

... and thereby lose muscle strength. Meanwhile a new study from the University of California shows that muscl...ength are commonly found as people get older. This study shows that the basic muscle tissue building process is not at fault. It may be that diet, lack of ex...

Lemon tea combats cancer

...bin Harris, of the University of Arizona, hope the study will help them develop food supplements to help prevent skin cancer....

Love the sun

...ets in children, studies in Melbourne have found.A study reported in the journal of medicine found that a high proportion of dark-skinned and or veiled women had vitamin D levels below the ideal. As well as problems such as rickets for the infants, a deficiency in adults can lead to bone-softening conditio...

Mushroom and muscle loss

According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, twelve peo...ced during muscle breakdown, in the blood.// The study "raises as many questions as answers, at least in my mind," said Dr. Denis Benjamin, chair of the No...

Painter's problem

...hances of having a low sperm count, according to a study published in the September issue in Occupational a... Canada, told United Press International. "In this study we could only nail as culprits the organic solvents used in painting and in printing." The author ...

Genetics and cholesterol levels

According to a twin study reveals that cholesterol levels are controlled by ...burgh in the US have just completed the first-ever study of twins to show something of the interplay between diet and genetics in cholesterol levels. They ...

New therapy better at increasing bone density

...searchers at Creighton University in the US, a new study covering 400 women, that this blend of hormones increases bone density in the spine by five per cent and in the hip by 3.9 per cent.// However, if they add an active form of vitamin D (calcitrol) there were further increases in bone density. Moreov...

Sleep, snoring....stroke

...out.The Stroke Association said they had found the study "fascinating" and called for more research....

The cocaine danger

... known to cause damage to arteries - but now a new study reveals that it can force the body to attack itself.New Scientist reports this week that the number of people admitted to US hospitals with cocaine related emergencies has jumped from around 80,000 in 1990 to nearly double that two years ago.// Work...

The tall gene

... combination of just two genes, according to a new study undertaken at the University of Melbourne.The rese...who are very tall or very short, but the Melbourne study shows they also help determine normal adult height in the general population....

Blood clots likely in long travel

A new study has found that the risk of developing a blood clot...m. Dr Baker was recently involved in designing a study to be conducted by the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and aviation medicine expe...

Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels

...onditions found in human tumours. Mice used in the study were genetically engineered to produce a form of cancer of the pancreas. The scientists tested drugs to see if they could stop the signals that are emitted to trigger the formation of the blood vessels that fuel the growth of tumours. Four compound...

Drug abuse leads to long standing changes in the brain

...ired memory and motor coordination, according to a study published in theAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. Re...een off the drug for 10 months or more.// A second study by the same research group reveals additional long-lasting brain changes caused by the drug, includi...

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