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Study to Investigate Gene's Effect on Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Patients

...increased or decreased aromatase activity. This in turn influences how aromatase inhibitors affect estrogen levels. The Washington University study will analyze the sequence of the CYP19 gene in volunteers to see which variation they possess. "Our hypothesis is that the use of aromatase inhibitors can ...

Experts Stress Need for Follow-up Evaluation of Children Who Fail Hearing Loss Screening

...hitting 95% by mid-2006.But a third of them do not turn up for follow-up evaluation they could be suscepti...af people who are identified at 6 years of age who turn out to be incredibly successful, but, on average, that doesn't happen."...

Research Reveals Way to Speed Up Treatment of Deadly Malignant Hyperthermia

... or some other procedure, this silent disorder can turn deadly. Treatment with DS, a muscle relaxant that restores a healthy level of calcium in the muscles and reduces high body temperature, prevents mortality when administered properly. The study, titled "The Icarus Effect: The Influence of Diluent W...

Scientists Equip Bacteria With Custom Chemo-Navigational System

... to certain small target molecules, which can then turn genes on or off. Dr. Gallivan and Topp believe that the riboswitch can be used to equip other types of self-propelled bacteria with 'chemo-navigation' systems to move them toward desired targets. Chemotactic bacteria navigate chemical environments ...

Large Intake of Calcium from Dairy Food Linked to Dementia in Elders

...may die as a result of blood deprivation, which in turn may cause the lesions that increase the risk of cognitive impairment, dementia, depression and stroke....

Higher Intake of Fish and Vitamin D Reduces the Risk of Age-related Macular Disease

... may protect the retina by influencing which genes turn on and off, while fatty acids overall may eventually form compounds that promote cell survival and proper blood vessel function, reduce inflammation and maintain energy balance. "These results and those from other observational analytic investigati...

Extinction Risk of Grazing Animals Depends on Reproductive Speed

...According to her, regional military conflicts also turn up the heat on species, as people in strife-torn areas increasingly turn to "bush meat," including hoofed animals, to supplement their diets. "Since these are large, plant...

Study Finds That Lincoln Suffered from Smallpox During Gettysburg Speech

... minor, first appeared in the United States at the turn of the 20th century and was unknown in the United States during the mid-19th century when Lincoln became ill. "Lincoln's physicians attempted to reassure him that his disease was a mild form of smallpox, but that may have been to prevent the public...

Researchers Develop Model That Aids in Treating Stroke Patients

... activity of ischemic clot-causing cells, which in turn reduces cell damage and death. The FDA-approved stroke medication is an enzyme called tissue plasminogen activator tPA. Researchers led by George Shaw, MD, PhD, used the Celsius (centigrade) scale, normal human body temperature is 37 degrees to t...

Thymus Transplants Give Hope to Babies With Fatal Immune Disease

...ing is describing her daughter Dave'yana, who will turn three in September, thanks in large part to a thymus transplant she received at Duke University Medical Center in April 2005 to reconstitute her absent immune system. Dave'yana was the 31st baby to receive such a transplant at Duke to correct immune ...

Invasion of Cicada Hordes Feared in US Midwest

...dings there will be to put the tent flaps down and turn the music up. An Illinois company that provides ice sculptures has turned down several outdoor parties over the next month. That's because of what happened when Nadeau Ice Sculptures owner Jim Nadeau delivered a swan statue to a wedding in 1990, du...

Beware Weight Loss Drugs, Say Canadian Experts

... plummet, a condition called hypokalemia, which in turn triggered the cardiac arrest. Herbal Magic is currently Canada's largest chain of weight-loss centres with more than 350 outlets. The first opened in London, Ont., in 1996 and the company serves about 40,000 customers per year. It has promoted a "l...

Potential Of Epilepsy Surgeries Are Not Fully Harnessed Say Brain Specialists

...elivers tiny shocks to a nerve in the neck that in turn signals the brain. It doesn't cure epilepsy like surgery can, but can reduce some patients' seizures. Also under study is beaming the seizure spot with radiation, using a technique called the Gamma Knife....

Stimulating the Ankle Can Help Patients With Overactive Bladder

...mory Crawford Long Hospital urologist. "We can now turn to this form of treatment when patients have not had success with medication, behavioral therapies or pelvic muscle exercises, but who do not want to undergo surgery." The treatment consists of placing a fine needle, similar to an acupuncture needl...

Stem Cell Answer to Infertility in Five Years, Says Scientist

...become sperm cells. While his teams inability to turn adult rat stem cells into fully mature sperm has solicited criticism and caution from the scientific community, Dr. Nayernia has proceeded to experiment with samples of stem cells taken from the bone marrow of human males. The scientists added both...

Are Main Rivers in Himalayas Under Threat?

...ak free and contaminate the surroundings, which in turn will affect Shigatse in Tibet, Assam in India and Bangladesh. There are parallels with Chernobyl in Ukraine where radioactive material leaked out from a nuclear plant in 1986, killing at least 56 people and exposing thousands to diseases like cance...

US Halts Import of Chinese Toothpaste

...ers. After the furore over pet food, it is now the turn of the toothpaste manufacturers to go under the scanner. The federal government has announced it is stopping all imports of Chinese toothpaste till the Food and Drug Administration decides whether the product contains diethylene glycol, a toxic ch...

Adult Down Syndrome Clinic Opened at UAB

...for those without a primary care physician, we can turn to the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine to provide those services. The clinic offers services from a number of health disciplines, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, nutrition, psychology, social work, genetics and aud...

Tower of London Facing Pollution Threat

...Brimblecombe has warned that the famous tower will turn a more brownish yellow. To measure the color change, Brimblecombe and his colleagues used colorimeters to record the color of stone stored in the towers basementsand away from airborne pollution. Placed there through the ages during repairs, the s...

Aggressive Treatment for Whiplash Does Not Promote Faster Recovery

...to specialists when not medically needed. 'This in turn may lead to adverse outcomes and even prolong recovery by legitimizing patients fears and creating unnecessary anxiety,' according to the authors. It is also possible that early aggressive treatment delays recovery by encouraging the use of passive c...

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