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Inflammation reduced by consuming oily fish

...esolvins was identified, which may in part explain why omega-3 fatty acids have beneficial effects. Resolvins are made from the omega-3 fatty acids by cellular enzymes and can reduce inflammation in mice. Resolvins were also identified in humans. Volunteers given omega-3 fatty acids and aspirin were fou...

Research shows steady rise in allergic diseases

...hat it will need more research to find out exactly why more and more people are falling prey to atopy. The results of the study were published in British Medical Journal of this month. Reference: British Medical Journal, news release...

Ibuprofen to lower risk of Parkinson’s diseas

... of the disease. But scientists are yet to explain why the result is so strong for the case of ibuprofen only. Researchers are of the opinion that this is one area that needs to be studied in detail before ibuprofen can be prescribed as a preventive measure. The study was presented in the American Acade...

Men who takes risk is unlikely to impress women

...ell as deciding for a mate from opposite sex. So why do males prefer taking risks to impress and females don’t get sufficiently impressed to marry the risk taking male? One reason may be that by taking part in risky ventures men are constantly trying to prove their fitness as a potential to be a dese...

Reducing genetic expressions may help breast cancer patients

...here is a need of having more research to find out why cancer cells with reduced expression for gene BRCC36 are more sensitive to radiation. The study report was presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research....

Late sleeping may lead to diabetes

... insulin function or both. This may be the reason why often sleeping less is associated with high risk o... researchers feel that this probably also explains why doctors prescribe seven to eight hours of sleep in the night for maximum health benefits....

Using herbal remedies with chemotherapy may not be a good idea

... drug or radiation therapy. It is still not known why the effectiveness of drugs are getting affected by the herb, and so the researchers are of the opinion that till such is known it is best to avoid the combination of drugs and alternate medicine like black cohosh....

Epidural can affect the fetal head position

... epidural because of the anesthesia. This explains why most women who have an epidural injection failed to have a vaginal birth....

People suffering from Alzheimer’s: can they take decisions about their treatment

...ease. Researchers feel this should be the reason why patients or their near ones should consult a doctor the moment the notice or sense the symptoms of the condition in them or their loved ones. Early diagnosis of the disease can make it possible for the patient to participate in the decision making pr...

Aspirin may reduce he risk of colon cancer

... rectum together form the colorectal area. That is why often colon cancer is also called colorectal cancer. Cancer of the colorectal happens when there is growth of abnormal or malignant cells within the lining of colon or rectum. Researchers had studied 830 patients with stage III colon cancer who were...

Overweight mothers overfeed obese children

...rmal body weights. The new study brings to light why some infants are predisposed to carrying excess weights than others, and how the body weight of mothers affect the food intake of the children, even in infancy. Reference: Nutrition Journal, May 2005...

Link found between depression and poor glycemic control

...s study. The researchers feel that is all the more why the people from this population be regularly provided with medical treatment and be made aware of the risks that exist to their health....

Air pollution to affect diabetes patients’ cardiovascular risks

... a requirement of more intensive study to find out why diabetic patients are sensitive to air pollutants and how these pollutant particles affect the function of the vascular system of the people suffering from diabetes. The findings of the research will be published in the new edition of the journal Ci...

Twisted bypass grafts work better

...areas etc which can cause health problems. That is why shunts may fail in a number of cases where they have been grafted. The result to this problem is shunts with helicals twists. These are being called SwirlGrafts that just mimic the twists of the normal blood vessels. Researchers from Imperial Coll...

New dosage of medicine gets more results in neuroblastoma

...ancan are able to survive in the long run. That is why it is important to monitor and adjust the drug levels, in a process called pharmacokinetic-based (PK-based) dosing, to get the maximum benefit out of the drug. The researchers have found that the PK-based dosages improve the chance of survival by pr...

Reason for diabetes drug causing edema discovered

Researchers had been able to find out why the diabetes drug thiazolidinediones (TZDs) can cause //edema. Scientists from the University of Utah had found that the drug TZDs activates a receptor in kidney called peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR). This is situated in the...

Risk for colorectal cancer high with eating red meat

... rectum together form the colorectal area. That is why often colon cancer is also called colorectal cancer. Cancer of the colorectal happens when there is growth of abnormal or malignant cells within the lining of colon or rectum. The study called European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutri...

Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria

Scientists have discovered why some people are less prone to malaria//. The peopl...ether, the data from Dr. Wellems’ team may explain why red blood cells containing hemoglobin C are less hospitable to malaria parasites than normal AA red ...

Antibiotics help combat dangerous tropical disease

...acteria is killed the worm also will die. "This is why wuchereria is susceptible to antibiotics which are normally used against bacterial infections," said Professor H?rauf emphasizes. In their study in Tanzania they treated 72 male patients for eight weeks with doxycyclin or a placebo. What they foun...

Understanding Chronic Infections May Help in Developing Therapeutic Vaccines

...ond better. "In this study, we wanted to look at why therapeutic vaccines are generally less effective than prophylactic vaccines," says E. John Wherry, Ph.D., assistant professor in Wistar's Immunology Program and lead author of the study. Wherry conducted the research as a postdoctoral fellow in the ...

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