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Dengue Outbreak Feared in Nepal

...o that carries the virus, can easily come to Nepal via the open 1880-km border and even the daily Indo-Nepal flights. The lack of diagnostic facilities in rural areas as well as small towns makes Nepal a vulnerable target for dengue. Hospitals on the Indo-Nepal border often prefer to ask patients to go...

Nobel Prize for Gene ‘Silencing

...ors. The information coded in the DNA is carried via the messenger or mRNA to the cytoplasm to be transformed into proteins. This basic information, ‘DNA to RNA to Protein’, called the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology , forms the very basis of life. Proteins control all biological processes, noted e...

Food addiction similar to Drug addiction!!

...if we eat, our stomach sends a signal to the brain via the vagus nerve. The ingredients of food touch the wall of the stomach and the signal goes through to the brain to say ‘eat more’ or ‘eat less’,” explained Wang. “But we wanted to know which area of the brain the signal goes to,” he said. In order ...

Is Binge Eating Addictive?

...monitor signals sent from the stomach to the brain via the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is in charge of sending signals of “satisfaction”, “fullness” and the urge to eat more. The researchers said in a report, “the nature of activity suggests that similar brain circuits underlie the enhanced motivatio...

Doc at a Distance

... surgeon were transmitted to the robot wirelessly, via an unmanned aircraft. Rosen and Hannaford say their system is one of a new generation of surgical robots that may one day bring advanced medical care not only to soldiers but also to people in remote locations lacking specialized physicians. Disast...

New Angiogenesis Finding May Help Fight Cancer Growth

...a new peptide that clearly suppresses angiogenesis via a novel multi-component mechanism," he says. "A key question is whether we can exploit it to develop therapeutics." Source-Newswise SRM...

Common Cold All Too Easy To Catch

...form normal activities. Participants received food via room service and no other individuals entered the rooms. At check-in, participants blew their noses with a facial tissue immediately after entering the room and, then, investigators tested participant fingertips for rhinovirus contamination. At chec...

Cancer Hope Network, ASTRO Partner to Raise Awareness of Cancer Survivorship

...patients and their caregivers. Support is provided via telephone toll-free by over 325 trained volunteers who have been through a similar cancer experience, have recovered and are again leading productive lives. Patients are matched with survivor volunteers based on cancer type, treatment, side effects, ...

Bihar Districts Affected by Black Fever

...nce era, the parasite came to the state from Assam via West Bengal. "But things have changed and Bihar is now the source of all kala azar cases. People migrate from here to Delhi or West Bengal and spread the disease there, too," he added. He said the disease came to Bihar in late 1930s and was there...

Chronic binge drinking can hasten HIV development

...s for five hours on four consecutive days per week via an indwelling intragastric catheter in order to attain a blood alcohol concentration of 0.23 to 0.28 percent. This would be considered the human equivalent of "chronic binge drinking." Control rhesus macaques (n=16 males) were given a sucrose solutio...

Transplant Cures Rats’ Type 2 Diabetes without Need for Immune Suppression Drug

...orm. However, administering either type of insulin via injection does not control blood sugar well enough to prevent diabetic complications. In contrast, insulin-producing cells in transplants secrete insulin only in response to elevated blood sugar levels, stopping when glucose levels are normal. Ha...

For High BP Patients, Preventing Enlarged Heart Decreases Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

...in pumping chamber. The condition can be monitored via electrocardiograph -- an inexpensive, widely available heart test that measures the nature and speed of electrical impulses within cardiac muscle. Atrial FibrillationAtrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is the most common abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac...

Computer May Improve Pain Relief for Sickle Cell Patients

...ll receive care without providing pain information via the computer program. Source-Newswise...

Updated Sleep Apnea Screening Recommended for Commercial Drivers

...e for a minimum of 4 hours within a 24-hour period via a machine that is able to measure time on pressure. Current guidelines do not specify minimum use of positive airway pressure. “Difficulty in identifying those drivers at highest risk of OSA and accidents due to OSA has been a significant challenge...

Messy Diapers May be Sign of Severe Intestinal Infection

...ections.” Since rotavirus usually is transferred via contaminated hands, simply washing your hands and your child’s hands after each diaper changing can work to prevent the spread of disease. “It only takes a few virus particles to spread rotavirus from one child to another,” says Gilsdorf. “So it’s ...

Safety Of Dental Amalgam Fillings To Be Reviewed

...ot support the hypothesis that exposure to mercury via dental amalgam restorations causes adverse biological outcomes." SAR...

Computer Assisted Neuro-Rehabilitation Devices Way of the Future

...ectly to the affected area. I can program the pump via computer and change dosages simply by putting a wand over the patient’s abdomen,” said Fisher. “This pump is just one example of how we’re able to use advance computer technology to help patients regain mobility and restore quality of life.” A robo...

Study Revels That Women Of Italy Are High-Risk Drinkers

...xposure to alcohol and other risk factors for FASD via maternal interviews. A group of children without FASD (n=67) were randomly selected from the same classes as a "control" group. Results indicate that the prevalence of FAS in this province of Italy was 3.7 to 7.4 per 1,000 children, and the prevale...

New Study To Identify Osteoporosis Genes

...e thin bones will be offered appropriate treatment via their GP. They will also have blood samples taken, and a genome wide scan carried out on their DNA in laboratories in Edinburgh. Professor Ralston said he and the rest of the team were confident that new genes that predispose people to osteoporosis ...

NSAIDs In First trimester Linked To Congenital Anomalies In Babies

...was reported that article is also available online via Wiley Interscience www.interscience.wiley.com/ journal/bdrb. Many pregnant women get prescriptions for NSAIDs during their first trimester, and even more--up to 15 percent--take over-the-counter versions of these drugs. Previous studies have shown ...

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