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Arsenic May Have Been Responsible For The Madness Of King George III Of England

...llness was emetic tartar. Emetic tartar contains a substance called antimony, which can be contaminated with arsenic. The authors believe that the King’s medication was the source of the arsenic found in the hair sample. News Extract - Newswise. Original Source: Lncet...

Post-Menopausal Status May Cause Tooth Decay

..., and saliva combine in the mouth to form a sticky substance called plaque that adheres to the teeth. For more information on Tooth decay: http://www.medindia.net/patients/ patientinfo/toothdecay.asp ...

Revolutionary Simple Pregnancy Blood Test Can Save Both Mother And Child

...le is called ‘HLA-G molecule ‘ and is a protective substance that helps in preventing the mother's body to reject the unborn child. Prof Shennan, a Professor of obstetrics at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital in London, added: "This is an important development because it helps to identify which part of the immun...

Treatment May Be Possible For Degenerative Brain And Spinal Cord Disease

...i-peptide (KDI) can block the harmful effects of a substance called glutamate that is present in all degenerative brain diseases and spinal cord injuries, causing permanent cell death and preventing the repair of damaged nerve connections. Glutamate is produced as part of the body’s natural reaction to central...

Air Pollution Linked To Heart Disease And Heart Attacks

.... Air pollution: This condition arises when the substance particles that get released into the air from burning of fuel energy pollute the air we breathe in. the air pollution can also happen from the release of noxious gases into the air. Air pollution and health: air pollution can have both long term a...

Patients Suffering From Severe Mental Diseases Are At Risk Of Being Crime Victims

...r factors correlated with victimization, including substance abuse, conflicted social relationships, poverty and homelessness, are also common among persons with severe mental illness. Researchers from Northwestern University, Chicago had administered the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to 936 rand...

“Alcohol” To “Cancer”: I Hereby Invite You To Join Me At The Earlest

...eaction of acetaldehyde, a suspected carcinogen (a substance that can induce cancer formation, found in alcohol) with polyamines - natural compounds essential for cell growth. Polyamines are usually considered to be beneficial to the body because they have been shown to protect DNA from oxidative damage. Howe...

Integrin helps healing process in cells

...to that sticky layer of proteins, which included a substance called laminin 5. Without interfering with the initial cell movement started by the first round of chemical signals, the second integrin essentially blocked laminin 5 by turning off the first integrin. These findings are reported in the April 30...

Surgery using gene therapy for Alzheimer’s patient

... the patient herself, were engineered to produce a substance called nerve growth factor (NGF). NGF is known to help restore connections between brain cells that deteriorate with aging. The cells were grown in the lab to increase their numbers and genetically modified so that they would produce NGF. br> ...

Bone tough

... into shape. "Bone, like abalone nacre, it is the substance that forms over a piece of grit to create pearls. The researchers describe abalone nacre as a biocomposite material with 'remarkable toughness'. In order to find out more about how the bonds work, the group 'marinated' the collagen in different subst...

Drug used to treat hypertension effective in countering Migraines

... might be even more effective. Angiotensin II is a substance that constricts blood vessels and can make blood pressure rise. The study involved 65 patients of ages 20 to 65, who experienced 2 to 6 attacks in a month. The researchers assigned 30 patients to take the placebo in the first 12 week period and a 16...

Pill might be able to reduce the damage loud noise does to your hearing

... all goes as hoped, hearing tests will show that a substance dissolved in the drink made a difference. Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common occupational diseases and the second most self-reported occupational illness or injury. About 10 million Americans have permanent hearing loss from loud n...

Treating Leukemia With Natural Cells

...otherapy drugs, and both groups received a protein substance that makes infection-fighting cells multiply and mature. This substance artificially stimulated the natural killer cells obtained from a patient’s family member and infused...

Popularity Of Homeopathy On The Increase

... and containing miniscule portions of the original substance mixed with water and alcohol. Preparing the medication includes "forceful shaking" to speed up its effectiveness. The potency is denoted in figures. D1, for instance, means a ratio of one to 10, D2 of one to 100. From a potency of D24, the homeop...

Aliskiren: A New Treatment For Hypertension

...enin is an enzyme that controls the formation of a substance called angiotensin II, the key mediator in the regulation of body fluid volume and blood pressure. Aliskiren, which has not yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, currently is in phase III trials as a stand-alone therapy and in p...

Effective Treatment Of Drug Abuse Dependent On Feelings Of Shame Or Guilt

..., "Whether or not shame is a cause of problematic substance use, other problems that go hand-in-hand with shame such as anger or interpersonal difficulties are sufficient justification for implementing shame-reduction interventions into treatment. Successfully reducing shame is likely to result in better trea...

Brain Chemical Identified For Drug Dependent Behavior

...le for some drug seeking behaviors associated with substance abuse. The chemical called orexin is also involved...tor in modulating reward-seeking characteristic of substance abuse. The findings help to better identify neural pathways involved in drug abuse, craving and rela...

Cocoa: Doesn’t Taste Like Red Wine But Has Benefits Like It

...t function. O'Shaughnessy said, "Cocoa contains a substance called flavonoids, which are also present in red wine. Flavonoids can be preventive for coronary heart disease; however our research has uncovered another ingredient in cocoa which may be responsible for the platelet inhibition. This finding may well...

Crohns Disease Could Be Caused By Gaps In The Intestinal Barrier

...hy tissue, are immediately filled with a glue-like substance that plugs the gaps. This is in contrast to the previous assumption that the lining of the intestine was a continuous sheet of cells. The existence of gaps has been discovered for the first time and around 3% of the bowel's surface area is covered in...

Novel antibiotic dressing developed for improved wound healing

...nce germs will develop resistance. The antibiotic substance has to be efficiently mass-produced in such a way it can be permanently made adherent to wound dressings or perhaps it could even be applied to ready-to-wear clothing. However, large-scale industrial manufacturing would be required to produce huge qu...

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