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Obesity Has Adverse Impact On Breast Cancer Survival

...eight seems to hinder the chances of survival. One theory is that the extra body fat boosts the level of female sex hormones like estrogen, thus triggering the growth of breast tumors. The researchers conclude by saying that they 'support the idea that interventions directed at weight control may have a sub...

What nurses learn is not what they practice

...." She believed that what nurses were learning in theory was becoming increasingly divorced from what they were actually doing in practice in their profession. In an updated commentary, Professor Macleod Clark, head of the University's School of Nursing and Midwifery, calls for a total review of the nurs...

Early HRT Can Protect Women Against Heart Diseases

...herapy (HRT), another research has put forward the theory that it may protect women from diseases related to the heart. //The risk of a coronary heart disease is lowered by 30% in the case of women who start with the HRT at an younger age, when in comparison to women who do not use hormones. There are no...

Search For Bigfoot Creature To Be Delayed

...vice-president, said that the most widely accepted theory is that Bigfoot is a descendant of the giant prima...e Yowie in Australia. Toh told the newspaper the theory that Bigfoot could be the evolutionary 'missing link' between ape and man is not so far-fetched. Man...

Sunny Side Up - Vitamin-D deficiency linked to Schizophrenia

... the offsprings recored no such abnormalities.This theory pending adequate proof, holds immense promise for women who wish to plan a family, who can certainly reduce potential risks to the child by ensuring adequate consumption of diet rich in Vitamin D. Dr Eayles will be analysing 16,000 blood samples of D...

Sperms not silent in the Female reproductive Tract

...e genetics of successful fertilization. Previous theory contends that the spermatozoa are really quiet in the female reproductive tract. Gur and Haim Breitbart of the Bar-Ilan University, have differed in this, expressing that protein translation takes place in the sperm of mammals, before fertilization. ...

Relieving the Pain of Infants

...that new borns did not feel any pain. // But this theory has been laid to rest by stringent research. The problem was how to stop this pain without affecting the basic constitution of infants. Principal investigator Anna Taddio said that pediatric pain management is a complex issue. Taddio, a scientist ...

Autism: Symposium to Discuss Myths and Misconceptions

...ptions. Gernsbacher will be taking up the common theory among autism researchers that autistic individual’...ficient in communication skills, mind games or the theory of the mind is puzzling with autistic people. "I think we as a society fall prey to a slippery slope...

Healthy Step : 7000 (S)caught under the Scanner

...be., More importantly, the study will question the theory propagated by Dr Harry Burns, the chief medical officer, that poverty is one of the main triggers that causes biological changes that affects the heart and even causes cancer. This study will gain momentum, when Scotland's leading academics will tr...

'Inflatable-pants' heart failure therapy suffers due to lack of evidence.

...ndard," the statement of the company said. "The theory is that it allows the heart to rest and renew itself," said Brent O'Connell, M.D., a member of the Association's Medical Advisory Panel. This panel oversaw the review. According to noted cardiologist Frederick Masoudi, with the Denver Health Medica...

A great hope for quitters of smoking by researchers

...rt of their behaviour has already changed. Another theory is that the combination of cigarettes with an additional source of nicotine 'saturates' the brain nicotine receptors. Individuals might lose some of their desire for cigarettes before trying to completely give them up. These are largely untested idea...

HIV Infection Rates on the Rise in Victoria

... other Sexually Transmitted Infections. Another theory about the rise of HIV surrounds its treatment. Statistics show that the number of positive men who took treatment dropped to 59 %. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a month-long course of strong anti-viral medication that can prevent HIV after unsaf...

Ape Humans? Alterations in Proteins Affects Genes.

...ner the genes were utilized. According to a latest theory on evolution, even small alterations in proteins, affects genes greatly. Researchers at Duke University targeted their study on a particular gene that creates a protein, in charge of memory and perception. This protein is similar both in a chimpanz...

Cancer Patient to Appeal to SC, Demanding Right to Use Marijuana

...he issue, this week. The so-called right to life theory claims that the use of the drug should be allowed, it is the only viable source of prolonging life or providing relief from excruciating pain, such as in cancer. This appeal would hold good only for sick patients and drug suppliers who reside in one ...

Wider Addictive Choices – Now, Tanned Addicts

... The study basically aimed at testing the supposed theory that ultraviolet rays exposure is capable of producing endorphins, chemicals in the brain that lend feelings of positivism, elation and even provide relief from pain. To check out whether endorphins could be propelling tanning inclination and behav...

Strengthen Your Childs Immunity Give Him A Cat

...nvolved had a pet cat when the child was born. The theory they felt is some sort of modulation of the immune system. Dr Almqvist said parents who had been thinking about getting rid of pets because they feared their children might become allergic could now rethink their decisions. She went on to state that...

Infections Increase Risks Of Deep Vein Thrombosis

...the microorganisms that cause the blood clots. The theory makes sense also due to the fact that the clotting agents in the blood are known to attract lot of bacteria and viruses. An all-party group on thrombosis was formed yesterday by Welsh MP John Smith, seeking to increase awareness of the symptoms that...

Mist over a way to help premature babies breathes cleared!

...ontinuous negative-extrathoracic pressure. // The theory was researched and assessed by unconnected Nottingham researchers to the original trial in the early 1990s. This method was pioneered by controversial Stoke-based paediatrician Professor David Southall. The Nottingham researchers followed up 133 o...

British Psychology Student To Do Research On Dogs' Barks

...able to human and canine listeners. Evolutionary theory suggests that the evolutionary history of humans and dogs is inextricably linked, and it may be that domestic dogs vocalise primarily for their human companions. "It would be interesting to test this theory, for example, by modifying the recordings...

Studies Show Brain becomes Less Specialized With Age

... people. The researchers though not yet sure, one theory according to Christy Marshuetz, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and a co-author of the study, is that the extra activity in older adults is probably compensation for age-related changes in brain volume or efficiency. The studies w...

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