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Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Genetic Mutation

...atrial fibrillation by targeting high-energy radio waves to an area of the atrium -- an upper heart chamber -- most vulnerable to stress-induced electrical instability. This approach highlights the capacity to successfully treat patients who have genetic forms of atrial fibrillation. "This case is a fin...

More Bones of Aborted Fetuses Recovered from Hospital Premises

...by the staff or not. The incident has sent shock waves through the state where 431 boys and 254 girls were reported missing in 2006 alone. Of these, 265 boys and 138 girls were found while 166 boys and 116 girls are still untraceable. Source-IANS...

Red Ribbons, Curls and Retro Hairstyles Popular on Valentine's Day

...azy and more western one. Straightening is out and waves and curls are in. Youngsters emphasized on volume as it highlights the face. Also, volume creates glamour," celebrity hairstylist Dar told IANS. The style guru, who has created coiffure for celebrities like Aishwarya Rai, Samantha Fox and Goldie Ha...

Indian Models are a Healthy Lot

...tack, owing to sudden loss of 12 kilos, sent shock waves across the fashion industry. Six months after Ramos collapsed during a fashion show, her 18-year-old sister too died Tuesday, apparently due to malnutrition. The latest death has fired another round of discussion of how models are starving themselv...

Researchers Improve Soy Processing by Boosting Protein and Sugar Yields

...loud screech//, the machine's high-frequency sound waves churned a mixture of soy flakes and cold water. And that churning could be a major boost to soy processors and the food industry. Adding ultrasonic pretreatment to soy processing boosts and improves the yield of protein that can be added to foods,...

U.S. Issues Guidelines in Case of Flu Pandemic

...and would save lives because flu viruses attack in waves lasting about two months. “We have to be prepared for a Category 5 pandemic,” said Dr. Martin Cetron, director of global migration and quarantine for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in releasing the guidelines. “It’s not easy. The o...

New Scan to Spot Early Effects of Alcohol on Liver

...n Clinic. The device called Fibroscan uses sound waves to look for changes in the liver. It works on the principle that sound waves travel slower through a soft, healthy liver than a hardened, damaged liver, researchers said. It ca...

Surfing Safer Than Soccer: Study

... of injury more than doubled when surfing in large waves or over an area with a hard bottom." The sport o...nd, recreational surfers are often trying to catch waves in a dense crowd of surfers of varying abilities," says Nathanson. The authors note that although ...

Paying Attention Sets Off Symphony of Cell Synchronization

... electrodes to record their brain waves. The brain waves fluctuated in sync with flickering stimuli that ap...epending on attention. The patterns of these brain waves allowed the investigators to obtain a thorough description of how attention altered neural function....

Fears That Connect Cell Phone With Cancer Risk Baseless: Reports Study

...tists in previous studies that the electromagnetic waves emitted by cell phones, are capable of penetrating the outer edge of the human brain; several debates have ensued incriminating that this increases the chances of umpteen cancerous changes in the head and neck. However, no concrete evidence was found...

Tune Your Brain To Fight Disorders

...ng aims at helping patients to control their brain waves on their own so that they can relax without any ex...abilizing themselves and producing alpha and theta waves in their brain. The patients are thus trained for attaining their maximum ability to perform tasks. ...

New Technique to Detect Cancer in Early Stages

...ject leader, told The Straits Times. Using light waves near the infrared region of the spectrum, the team reported they were able to accurately detect early tumours deep beneath the tissue surface. The radiation targets specific proteins and carbohydrates in the cells, Huang said. Varying combination...

Innovative Movies Show Real-Time Immune-Cell Activity within Tumors

... animals that received the vaccination, we saw two waves of activity after the T cells entered the tumor microenvironment,” Weninger says. “Early on, the T cells didn’t actively migrate through the tissue. This, we found, was because they were interacting directly with the tumor cells in place. In several ...

Tasty Cosmetic Recipes to flavor your day

...gar, whole milk powder and marsh mellow are making waves in the International scene. Cara Cotter, Product Development Director of Eveline Charles Spas in Alberta B.C opines that the trust on natural ingredients coupled with their sensory value dictates that body products also follow certain food trends....

Improved memory with mild electric stimulation

...currents that mimic natural slow oscillating brain waves through electrodes attached to the scalp. 13 medical students who were involved in the study were made to learn a list of paired words in a standard memory test before they slept. Their brain was stimulated while they were asleep. The students were...

Testosterone Levels in Men Decline Over Past Two Decades

...results appear to be consistent across the various waves of the study.” The researchers point out that, although subjects’ current health was taken into account as part of the analysis, it is impossible to account for certain health or environmental influences that may have impacted the subjects’ testost...

High-Energy Clamp Simplifies Heart Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation

...on. The devices deliver high-energy radiofrequency waves to heart tissue and very quickly create scars or ablations, which replace most of the complex incisions required by the Cox-Maze procedure. The ablations disrupt the atria's abnormal electrical activity and normalize heart rhythm. The research team...

Listening to the Sound of Skin Cancer

...te in the solution like tiny tsunamis. The sound waves produced by melanin are high-frequency ultrasounds, meaning that they cannot be heard by the human ear, even if amplified. However, researchers can pick them up with special microphones and analyze them with a computer. Other human cells do not conta...

Kerala Tourism Affected by Viral Fever Outbreak

...9/11 attacks in the US and the December 2004 tidal waves did the second damage. As of now, the tourism industry here is keeping its fingers crossed because competitor states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka might play spoilsport by highlighting about the outbreak of chikungunya and dengue in Kerala. Sourc...

Prototype Bandages Developed that Could Detect Fractures

...tain sensors which pick up slight changes in sound waves created by tiny cracks in damaged bones, reported the online edition of Daily Mail. They then sound an alarm, warning the patient to rest so that the injured bone is given a chance to heal properly. The new high-tech bandage could be worn by peop...

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