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Scientists Develop a Harmless Multi-Tasking Reovirus

...sting defence against cancer. Evidence for this theory has been mounting for the past year. On January 10, 2007, Dr. Sheila Fraser of St. James's University Hospital in Leeds, U.K. delivered a paper at the Society of Academic & Research Surgery Conference in Cambridge, U.K., in which she described a test...

Humble Salad Leaf may Help Combat Cancer

...hole body cancer risk, and the results support the theory that consumption of watercress is linked to an ove...nificant’ by noting that: "The results support the theory that consumption of watercress can be linked to a reduced risk of cancer via decreased damage to DNA...

New Drug Promises Prolonged Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients

...slow – not stop or shrink -- tumor growth.” “The theory is that by significantly slowing progression of the cancer, patients will experience a good quality of life for a longer period of time,” said Agus. “Ultimately, we hope drugs like pertuzumab will help us reach the point where cancer can be viewed as...

New Drugs Shows Promise in Slowing the Progression of Prostate Cancer

...slow – not stop or shrink -- tumor growth.” “The theory is that by significantly slowing progression of the cancer, patients will experience a good quality of life for a longer period of time,” said Agus. “Ultimately, we hope drugs like pertuzumab will help us reach the point where cancer can be viewed as...

Excess Iron in Blood may Damage Arteries

...the board in overall mortality, it did support the theory that vascular health might be preserved into later life by maintaining low levels of iron over time," said lead author Leo Zacharski. The study was published in this week's journal of the American Medical Association. Source-IANS...

Controversies Involving Health Foods

...nd cancer. But this study contradicts the existing theory totally. Scientists from Harvard Medical School carried out another study which was published in the journal Human Reproduction. This discusses the impact of low fat dairy on women planning to conceive. As per this finding, dairy which is devoid of...

Risk of Birth Complications Varies Between Racial Groups

... Researchers from London and Bristol tested this theory by studying whether the risks of post-term birth complications increased earlier during pregnancy in South Asian and black women compared with white women. Their study involved over 197,000 white, South Asian and black women who were expecting thei...

Severe PTSD Damages Children's Brains: Study

...loping depression and/or anxiety as adults." One theory posits that everyone carries an ongoing stress burden that accumulates throughout life. Once a certain threshold is reached, either through one or two very traumatic events or through chronic, high levels of stress, adults and children can begin to e...

Umbilical Cord Blood Banking of Negligible Value: Experts

... Medical College, Gwalior, also disagreed with the theory of storing blood from the umbilical cord right after the birth of a child. "There is a hype about cord blood banking. There is no data to show that cord blood is superior to bone marrow. In many conditions like Thalassemia major, bone marrow transp...

Pilates-new Age Gimmick or More?

...ody, the area between the lower ribs and hips. The theory is that a strong centre supports and decompresses the spine, so posture improves. The emphasis is on stretching. The range of movement determines the intensity of the exercise. So you may do small circles with your legs for the first few months and w...

Caloric Restriction in Non-obese People Extends Life Span

...gy by cellular structures called mitochondria. One theory for h ow caloric restriction slows aging is that it lowers free-radical production by inducing the formation of efficient mitochondria. Civitarese and colleagues enrolled 36 healthy overweight but non-obese young people into their study. A third of...

‘Rip Van Winkle’ Treatment May Curb Cancer Cell Growh

A new research supports the theory that bringing about senescence in aged cells may help curb proliferation of tumor cells//. Inducing senescence in aged cells may be sufficient to guard against spontaneous cancer development, according to a paper published online this week in Europe...

Be Happy- Get On Your Knees And Play In The Mud

...lso appears to support the ‘hygiene hypothesis’; a theory that too much emphasis on cleaning and hygiene could be affecting our immune systems. This also argues that a rise in conditions like asthma and allergies could be linked to lack of exposure to various microorganisms. NN...

Different Approach Needed to Protect Brains of Premature Babies

...n gray. Goldberg and others have been developing a theory that much of the harm done by strokes and other brain injury begins in this white matter. They suspect that damage to connections between brain cells eventually leads to the cells' deaths. Using the slice model, researchers plan follow-up studies ...

Eating Disorders Highly Prevalent Among Gay and Bisexual Men

...h rates of eating disorders," says Dr. Meyer. "One theory is that the values and norms in the gay men's community promote a body-centered focus and high expectations about physical appearance, so that, similar to what has been theorized about heterosexual women, they may feel pressure to maintain an ideal b...

Study Challenges Conventional Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury

...to help it recover after injury? “The prevailing theory for the brain after traumatic injury is that, just as in normal circumstances, glucose is the primary source for energy,” Glenn said. “Further, it was thought the brain’s metabolic process produces lactate, long considered a harmful waste product of ...

Physicists Unite To Develop Anthrax Detection Method

... (including some of our own at Princeton) that his theory and experimental approach are correct and has convinced DARPA to provide several millions in funding to do experiments,” Suckewer notes. “He found several excellent scientists to conduct experiments and was a key person in arranging two very sophisti...

Red Wine Good for Nothing, Say Indian Doctors

Dismissing the widely held theory that red wine is good for health, leading Indian doctors Tuesday said// that no one in the world has proved the positive side of either the red wine or any category of alcohol. Scores of leading doctors assembled in the national capital to particip...

The Origin of the Brain Lies in a Worm

...ors." The findings provide strong evidence for a theory that was first put forward by zoologist Anton Dohrn in 1875. It states that vertebrate and annelid CNS are of common descent and vertebrates have turned themselves upside down throughout the course of evolution. "This explains perfectly why we find...

Tai Chi - More Than Magic

...nd body. Yet regardless of whether you support the theory that the mind// and body contain a mysterious and potentially healing force or not, the ancient martial art known as Tai Chi can help bring about health and fitness. Says Dr. Michael Irwin, a professor of psychiatry and a researcher at the Seme...

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