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Treatment of Premature Babies, Opossums Could Help

...ucing organisms known as pathogens would have much wider benefits. 'We can transfer that information to humans where you have problems with premature babies coming down with infections,' Dr Belov said. 'We think that having this basic information about the genome will really help us to expand the fiel...

Two-thirds of US Children Experience Trauma, but Recover Fast

...id the study suggests clinicians need to look at a wider range of symptoms when evaluating the effects of trauma in children....

Nanocomposite Labeled Cancer Cells Targeted and Destroyed by Using Lasers

...materials inside. This design offers researchers a wider choice of size, surface functionality and payload than traditional small in vivo devices where the agent is conjugated directly to the surface. A laser can be used to kill cells indiscriminately, but it is really a blunt instrument. High powered la...

UK Scientists Identify Gene Mutations That Trigger Breast Cancer

...le in breast-cancer predisposition. However, the wider significance of the genetic discovery is that it brings the day closer when anyone's genome - the entire DNA blueprint - can be screened for the many hundreds of genes that are believed to increase susceptibility to a wide range of cancers. Some sc...

Pink Grapefruit Juice is Rich in Nutrients Than Other Juices

...h "because they generally have higher amounts of a wider variety of nutrients compared to the other juices included in the analysis, coupled with the fact that the citrus juices are lower in calories." She found that pink grapefruit juice provided an entire days recommended vitamin C amount in a single 8...

Folic Acid may Help to Cut Down the Stroke Risk

...nt studies have suggested that folic acid has even wider health benefits such as lowering the risk of heart disease, bone disease and stroke. However, further work is needed to establish whether folic acid does or does not have these additional effects, the BBC quoted a spokeswoman for the Food Standards A...

Urologists Begin Clinical Trials on Treatment of Peyronies Disease

...ed at substantiating the use of these devices on a wider scale. As pervasive surgery on the penis can often have drastic side effects such as impotence and loss of sensitivity, the penis extender will be a valuable tool in mild cases of penis curvature. These results will allow for greater use of non-sur...

Second CyberKnife(R) System to Meet Growing Demand for Radiosurgery

...ive advantage because they are now able to treat a wider array of patients, including those who were previously considered inoperable due to old age or a medical condition, those who have surgically complex tumors or those who seek an alternative to surgery. Accuray has confirmed orders for second CyberK...

Selection of Best X Chromosome in Women

...of X chromosomes but the explanation may have much wider implications as at least 10% of our genes may behave in similar ways as mechanism that "chooses" between X chromosomes. Examples of this range from the immune system to our olfactory apparatus. Coming at the problem from the perspective of a physic...

US Army to Recruit More Psychiatrists to Counsel Stressed Out Soldiers

...ich she said could begin immediately, is part of a wider plan of action the Army has laid out to improve he...t also comes as the Defense Department completes a wider mental health study the latest in a series over recent months that has found services for troops ha...

Should the UK Adopt Dutch Rules on Euthanasia in Newborn Babies?

...c option is seen as a “slippery slope” towards its wider use, she says, although some reject this argument. Another reason is the fear that active killing may have a negative impact on the psychology of professional staff, and that parents may feel pressured to accept the option of euthanasia so that the...

Risk of Dementia Increased With Secondhand Smoke

...osure to secondhand tobacco smoke in a potentially wider segment of the elderly population," said Haight. Haight said the study findings provide additional evidence of the hazards of secondhand smoke and provide additional support for policies that seek to reduce the public’s exposure to tobacco smoke. ...

Scientists Find Clue for the Prevalence of Bladder Cancer More in Men

...ad more of the protein. If the finding holds up in wider testing in human tumors, it would help doctors know which patients to treat aggressively right from the start. The JNCI paper is the latest installment in a body of research Chang has compiled that shows that the story of the androgen receptor and ...

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Saves Men's Lives

...Aneurysms are places in the aorta that have become wider as the large blood vessel travels through the abdomen. As the artery balloons out at a certain spot, the aorta walls become weaker, increasing the chance that it will burst. A burst aorta is often fatal —almost 80 percent of people who reach a hospit...

Parents To Blame For Soaring Counts Of Binge-Drinkers And Smokers

...o unchallenged. The inspectors entreated for the wider provision of emergency contraception and contraceptive advice for underage pupils, saying school nurses were providing a "valuable service". School nurses provide emergency contraception such as morning-after pills as well as contraceptive devices to...

New Clinical Trial Results Could Improve Survival for Myeloma Patients

...r of the IMF, added, "These findings may also have wider implications for cancer treatments because they challenge the traditional notion that patients should be treated with the highest dose of medicine they can tolerate. Now we have evidence that in some situations, less may be more when treating cancer....

Chances of Tackling Racism in Mental Health Care is Still Remote

...ments to the Mental Heath Bill, and there are also wider questions about whether treatment is being offered and delivered effectively. The Count me in census and other research indicate that institutional discrimination does occur and that services have some way to go before the challenges of our multicu...

Drugs More Effective Than Angioplasty in the Case of Heart-patients

...pushes plaque to the side and stretches the artery wider so blood can flow more easily. Previous studies have also talked about reclogging of arteries after angioplasty. But now, after the New York study, cardiologists would say, more firmly than in the past, try out drugs first. GPL...

Sex – Three Hundred Years Ag

... humorous, more literary and more engaged with the wider issues of the life and politics of the times." Its metaphors mirror the passions of the age: "At a time when military power was equated with virility, armed conquest is often used as a metaphor for sex – in phrases such as 'unsheathing the weapon', '...

Managing Emotions to Prevent HIV

...t themselves, depressed or angry. This study has wider implications for all teens engaging in sexual behavior because difficulty with distress during condom use is not confined to those who are clinically depressed, the authors say. "As it turns out, managing the stresses associated with condom use is ...

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