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Sugar may help cure cancer

...ayson Manchester’s Christie’s Hospital and others, uses a complex natural sugar called heparin. During the tests, the sugar molecules were divided and purified before being injected. However, the researchers say it is effective only if the cancer is diagnosed early, because it does not reduce the size o...

Sugars Could Contain Key Cancer Inhibiting Compounds

...ancer Research journal reports that this technique uses a complex natural sugar called heparin. "If someone has cancer, it has often spread so what you may find is that this treatment could be used once the initial tumor has been removed. It could be used to stop the cancer cells developing when they hav...

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's years before clinical signs emerge

...uld start using the tests straight away. One test uses brain scans to spot the first hints of problems that will later cause dementia. William Jagust of the University of California, Berkeley, and his group tracked about 60 healthy old people for around three years, using two brain imaging techniques and...

Novel Actemra monotherapy in treating patients with early aggressive rheumatoid arthritis

...s superior to conventional treatment modality that uses disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs to inhibit // joint destruction. It has also been found to provide symptomatic relief and improve sensation of pain. Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating autoimmune disease in which the lining of the...

Prostate Cancer Can Be Treated By Application Of LASER Technology

... men have enlarged prostates. The new technology uses a laser fibre that burns enlarged prostate tissues and is less painful. The hospital procured the technology from the US and experts from Spain trained doctors at the hospital. The cost of the surgery is around Rs.110,000 ($2,400). According to exp...

Baby Brain Disorder Can Be Detected By Eye Movement

...sor Chris Harris, from the University of Plymouth, uses a computer- controlled chair with electrodes attached to the patient's head to see how "flicks" of the eye are affected by various medical conditions, reports the online edition of BBC News. The scientist said: 'The way we control our eye movements...

Height of ignorance in people!

...e characteristics of the population who frequently uses painkillers and their attitudes and behaviours. The study is published in the November issue of the Journal of Rheumatology. 'This study shows just how common these medications are used and highlights the lack of insight into their potential dangers...

Paralyzed Patients Can Be Trained To Walk With Robotic Treadmill

...ndividual is being supported by the machine, which uses robotic devices to control the limb movements. Sensory signals are being sent by the device to the brain and spinal cord to control the body movements of the patient with regard to the machine. The patient can even visualize his/ her progress project...

Animal Cruelty free Test Kit

...using animal serum. The new alternative test kit uses synthetic medium and the cost and accuracy is not found to vary from the conventional animal serum test kits. The cruelty-free kit is expected to sell particularly well in Europe, where laboratories are concerned about bovine spongiform encephalopath...

Detecting Brain Abnormalities in Babies Using New Brain Scanners.

...mbines the advantages of both MRI & ultrasound. It uses the optical tomographic technique to produce images of the brain. The mechanism is that it allows light to pass through the tissues and the output is analyzed by a computer terminal. The light source used is a safe and low intensity laser which p...

New Portable Helmet Scanner To Examine Newborns

...time the light takes to travel. A software package uses this information to build up a three-dimensional image. This can show which parts of the brain are receiving oxygen, where blood is situated, and evidence of brain damage. The UCL team is also testing whether the technology could be useful in dia...

Alzheimer's Can Be Slowed Down By Gold Nanoparticles

...lar to that of another experimental technique that uses metallic nanoparticles to label and destroy cancer cells. Edited (ANI)...

Beneficial Symbiotic Relationship Between Ants And Bacteria.

...illing the parasites with the anti-bacterial agent uses special techniques to remove the parasite from the fungal gardens. Hence the Attini ants are und the list of other insects, which harbor beneficial microbes in them. Researchers also say that many more research has to be pursued in identifying oth...

Tamiflu substrate produced from Bioengineered Bacteria

...id by fermentation method. Fermentation procedures uses cheap carbohydrate source which will be used by the bioengineered E.coli as a substrate for production of high quality Shikimic acid....

A taxi could increase your exposure to pollution

...ile travelling using a newly developed system that uses an ultra fine particle counter and a video recorder in combination. The visualization system allows video images of the individuals’ activities to be played back alongside the ultra fine particle concentrations they are exposed to. As a result, mos...

New Gadget To Protect The Eyesight Of Children

..., is an alarm system placed on top of a TV set. It uses a passive infrared (PIR) sensor to judge the distance between the TV set and the viewer. "Parents can pre-set the allowed distance between the TV and the viewer. When the child sits too close, the TV Magic Tool shouts 'My friend, you are sitting t...

Conventional pap smears techniques to detect cervical cancer are here to stay

...routine way very similar to the Pap smear. But it uses a brush to deposit the cells in the liquid and removes the other artifacts. By doing so it was thought to increase the sensitivity of the test. On the other hand artifacts are no removed in the conventional technique. The researchers at the Sydn...

Georgia Institute of Technology develops doppler Vein finder

...D dimensional structure using doppler effect which uses an alternating wavelength and frequency which transmits acoustical waves which detects the moving blood between the stationary tissue sand skin. Compared to ultrasound vein detector which is very expensive this doppler ultrasound is a hand held instr...

US Academy honors 15 for major contributions to science

... any field of cognitive or behavioral science that uses rigorous formal and empirical methods to promote understanding of the risk of nuclear war – goes to Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University, New York City. Jervis was chosen "for showing, scientifica...

Indian Herbal beer for Britons

...lers getting a sore head the next morning. It also uses the usual ingredients such as barley, malt and hops. The vitamin-rich beer is five percent proof and contains extracts of aloe vera and the herbs phyllanthus niruri and ashwagandha, which have medicinal qualities. Reports said the beer is already ...

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