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Early rising from sleep can run in families

... circadian clock is a cellular mechanism that sets various rhythmic activities inside the organisms. Genetic research had unveiled many of the components that make up the circadian clock and research had proved that each of these components might have evolved independently to set up the unique circadian rhyt...

Diuretics are better for treating blood pressure problems than newer medicines

... people. The study was done to test the effect of various classes of anti-hypertensive drugs and adverse effects like stroke, heart failure, cardiovascular disease etc. The results of the study said that diuretics based treatment resulted in the lowest rate of heart failure due to hyper tension in both the...

Have green tea to prevent prostate cancer

...alled EGCG had been suspected to prevent cancer of various cells, this is the first time it had been tested clinically to establish the effectiveness of the chemical. The study subjects were in the age group of 45 to 75 yrs, with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. This is a condition of pre-ma...

Tobacco smoke increases the levels of Cox 2.

...(EGFR). EGFR is a protein related to the growth of various forms of cancer. Oral mucosal cells exposed to tobacco smoke produce more amphiregulin and TGF-a. Both of these chemicals are responsible for triggering EGFR functions. The researchers from Weill Medical College of Cornell University said that these...

Sleep cycles may be related to metabolism

... circadian clock is a cellular mechanism that sets various rhythmic activities inside the organisms. It is this clock that sets the rhythm of sleep and wake patterns in all animals. In earlier studies, scientists had been able to find out that circadian clock controls sleep, hunger and other biological pro...

Teenagers may become violent after watching aggressive acts

... school records, school authorities, families, and various other sources in order to find out what turns children to resort to violence or aggression as means of problem solving. These children were taken as a part of a follow up study after two years. Then they were asked as to how many had witnessed a gun ...

Risk of allergy more to children staying in day care centers

...rhinitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asthma and various other diseases. Some of the symptoms experienced by people in presence of allergens are sneezing, watery eyes, coughing, shortness of breath, dizziness, lethargy etc. The research team which had looked into the conditions of 89 day care centers had...

Patients with long ICU stay may be at risk from dying

...e medical history of 89 patients who had undergone various cardiac surgery procedures and survived the next 30 days and compared them with the medical history of similar patients but who were discharged 48 hours after the surgery. The research showed that patients who spend on an average about 11 days post ...

Hope for Marburg treatment: vaccine successful in primates

...estations and often turn fatal with bleedings from various locations. There is no specific treatment currently available. In another trial a few years ago, researchers from National Institutes of Health, US, had developed a vaccine from dead virus called adenovirus. This vaccine had protected macaques from ...

New insight for dopamine transporter

...f dopamine into neurons and is often the target of various drugs targeting the functions of the systems activated by it. The new study found out that one gene may be associated with several disorders like substance abuse, tobacco smoking and ADHD by altered levels of central dopamine transporter protein. Th...

Physical activity improves survival in women with breast cancer

...thosewho lead a sedentary lifestyle. Evidence from various studies support that there is reduced risk of cancer in women who are physically active. This study analyzed the responses from nearly 3000 registered nurses in the Nurses' Health Study with stage I, II, II breast cancer. These nurses were diagnosed ...

Ageing stem cells at the root of infections, leukemia

...all types of specialized cells types that may form various types of cells of the tissue from which it was taken. Researchers working in the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that bone marrow stem cells slow down with age in their ability to produce new blood cells. This causes the lack of im...

Arthritis and the Wnt Factor

...ncogene since its disruption can lead to cancer in various organs. But current evidence might show that it is also involved in arthritic joint disease. At present a through analysis of the Wnt gene family has been pending towards the progression of arthritis. A group of researchers at Shinshu University in ...

It is possible to have stem cell based treatment for eye problems now

...all types of specialized cells types that may form various types of cells of the tissue from which it was taken. Researchers are hopeful that their research findings will open the door to devise therapy procedures that will make it possible to restore vision in people who have lost their sense to see becaus...

Smokers may differ in their cravings for smoking

...ent research suggests that conditioned response to various sensory cues like presentation of visuals, or smelling of tobacco can also set the stage of continuous smoking for smokers who are not able to quit. In the new research scientists have found that those who can abstain from smoking for long hours, eve...

Drug regulatory officials giving the nod for sale of Unapproved drug formulations in India

...napproved formulations of nimesulide combined with various other drugs, such as analgesics, anti-allergy drugs, muscle relaxants, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, remain unapproved however are still available in the market. The drugs controller general of India has however blamed the states’...

Is low birth weight related to psychological distress in adulthood?

...his being the same after taking into consideration various factors likes father’s social class, adult marital status and maternal age. Until recently it has been unclear whether the effect of low birth weight on common mental health problems in later life is direct, or is affected by childhood factors, such ...

Detecting DNA Damage With In-Vivo Alkaline Comet Assay

...met assay has gained rapid importance in detecting various forms of DNA damage and repair.// The conventional...-vivo study. The Comet assay can be used to detect various types of DNA damage induced by different classes of genotoxic compounds. The principle is that stra...

New study reveals how to strike a balance between heart-healthy fats

...tate University had found out that the between the various kinds of fats that are heart healthy, it is not possible to have the healthy meal by banishing one kind of fat totally and taking only one particular kind of fats. The right combination of both can help achieve the best possible diet for reducing cho...

London Emergency Services Receive Wide Appreciation

...next 60 minutes many more calls were received from various parts of city as serial bomb blasts affected many locations. Within minutes all elective surgeries were postponed. All staff on post duty off were called using Cell phones and pagers. The emergency services were co-ordinated in such a way that ther...

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