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Omega-3 fatty acids impair immunity

...their effects is to damp down inflammation. That's why fish oils - rich in omega-3s - often benefit those with arthritis, a painful inflammatory condition of the joints. Yet the inflammatory response is a key component of the immune system in fighting infection. // The Missouri team studied how mice re...

Wound healing made faster

...it. Dr Leavesley says they have yet to understand why this is the case, but he believes that when the hormones are assembled in the complex they are more easily recognised by the body's repairing cells.While the wound-healing complex exists in nature, it probably doesn't last in that form for very long....

Smoking can depreciate intellegence

...ain. The researchers suggest that this may explain why smoking has an impact on intellect. The study also found that people who drank moderately before the age of 65 were marginally less likely to have a decline in their mental powers than either heavy or non-alcoholics....

All the more bad

Scientists have discovered another reason why smoking is bad for health. It seems that smokers h...e in their blood. The discovery could help explain why smokers have more than twice the risk of heart attacks than non-smokers. Paraoxonase is a enzyme w...

Depression disturbs heart rate

...rsity School of Medicine now have a new clue as to why your state of mind may affect the health of your heart. They followed a subset of participants in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease trial, which looks at the outcome of a large number of heart attack patients admitted to coronary care ...

Iron is a two sided sword

...r women and older people with a poor diet. That is why many breakfast cereals are now fortified with iron, to make sure everyone gets enough of this important mineral.// But too much iron might be as bad for you as too little, say researchers at Ohio State University. They exposed human intestinal cell...

New gene for hairloss

...baldness. In fact, this new study does not explain why the gene causes the rare hair-loss disorders when it malfunctions. Accoeding to researchers, many types of hair loss probably share a similar biological mechanism, and understanding the //hairless gene's function will help scientists figure that mec...

Avoid stress to have strong babies

... Glover said more research was needed to determine why stress should impact on development. "One possible reason is that stress raises the levels of hormones such as nor-adrenalin, which is known to constrict the blood vessels and decrease blood flow," she said. "Another possible mechanism is that anxi...

Pregnant smokers could harm their child

... to the brain during pregnancy could be one reason why children go on to smoke. Dr Cornelius said: "The resulting central nervous system damage may later be expressed as impulsivity, inattention, aggression, depression, and/or anxiety and may create a vulnerability in the child that could contribute to...

Vitamins reduce pre-eclampsia

...h the report's authors said that they did not know why the vitamins should have such a pronounced effect, they suggested that, as powerful antioxidants, they may be mopping up free radicals which can damage the body and cause high blood pressure. Professor Lucilla Poston, who co-ordinated the study, sa...

Exercises reduce risks of cancers

...otect against bowel cancer." It is not clear yet why exercise should help - it may alter levels of hormones which are key to cancer development, or perhaps alter the speed at which food moves through the bowel, which may also have a bearing. Professor Gordon McVie, Director General of the Cancer Rese...

Older men 'father' schizophrenics

...work was now needed to be done to identify exactly why the sperm mutations occur, and how they can be spotted....

Cardiac diseases develop early

...le researchers were unable to determine the reason why the boys' data differed from the girls', they speculated that it may relate to an overall early risk, which is higher in males than females. Researchers also noted that the ages of 14 to 16 is a time span when many boys go through puberty. They went ...

Left handed have better episodic memory

...ay also matter). Further research may help explain why episodic memory benefits from the two halves worki... formation of event memories and therefore expalin why its maturation in early childhood is at least partly responsible for the emergence of episodic memor...

Enzyme may be target for obesity drugs

...me involved in hormone production may help explain why obese people who carry most of their extra weight around their waist have such a high risk of heart disease and other health problems. The findings may lead to new approaches to treat obesity and its complications. // It is no news that obesity inc...

Constipation can be a cause

...n disease Parkinson's. Scientists have little idea why this should be the case, although some have suggested that the disease may have some effect on the function of the gut long before it manifests itself elsewhere. Dr Robert Abbott, who led the research, said: "It could help us more effectively ident...

MSI puts on hold plans for operations in Chennai

... operations in Chennai. // It is not very clear why MSI has put on hold its plans to commence operations in Chennai while it has decided to go ahead with the expansion of operations in the three states it currently operates. Informed sources claim that the company after its wait and watch policy to ga...

Early delivery can prevent cancer

Scientists have found out why women who have a baby when they are relatively you... lower risk of breast cancer - although the reason why was not clear. Experiments in animals show that pregnancy hormones influence a gene called P53 tha...

Lecithin lowers cholesterol absorption in body

...f the phospholipid, Koo said.“This may be a reason why many studies found no association between egg intake and cholesterol,” he said. The phospholipid or lecithin, found in egg inhibits cholesterol absorption. The inhibition is not 100 present, he said. Some cholesterol is absorbed but amount is reduce...

New HIV cases resist drugs

...eria are known to mutate to resist drugs, which is why new antibiotics are being developed regularly. But Richman said a virus such as HIV is trickier than any bacteria. The reason is this virus replicates to higher levels at faster rates, so it evolves faster. Once resistance is there, it stays in a pat...

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