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8 plants from South Africa may hold potential for treating high blood pressure

...ts were: Amaranthus dubius, a flowering plant also known as spleen amaranth Amaranthus hybridus,...pigweed or slim amaranth Amaranthus spinosus, also known as spiny amaranth Asystasia gangetica, an ornamental, ground cover known as Chinese viole...

Simple home spit test to spot deadly pre-eclampsia

... in GPs' offices and hospitals. Pre-eclampsia is also a leading cause of maternal mortality, killing one woman globally every six seconds, according to the UK's Action on Pre-eclampsia (APEC). Earlier detection and intervention could save lives. Standard blood pressure and urine tests are unreliable,...

A frown or a smile? Children with autism can't discern

... of eye gaze in signaling communicative intent, it also shows that autistic children, even when gazing directly into someone’s eyes, don’t recognize visual cues and don’t process that information. That may be why children diagnosed with autism have varying degrees of impairment in communication skills and...

Anthrax paralyzes immune cells with lethal toxin, UF research shows

...es," said Southwick, who believes his findings may also explain how anthrax paralyzes other types of cells... So anything that blocks Listeria we predict would also block neutrophils from crawling. And that's what we found."...

New knowledge improves rice quality

...desires for better rice ?then it’s possible we can also help poor farmers improve their lives. "This would be an outstanding example of using the latest in science to improve the lives of the poor, while satisfying the desires of the affluent," he added. ...

Targeting sugar on blood vessels may inhibit cancer growth

...ral molecules critical to tumor endothelial growth also bind to heparan sulfate," Fuster said. "Altering this binding would allow for suppression of a broader array of the tumor ‘fuels?for angiogenesis, without a major effect on normal vascular function." The researchers hope to develop novel therapie...

How to steer a moving cell

... development of neural networks in the embryo, are also found to control the movement of normal and cancer... environment and "steer" the axons. Cell movement also requires polarization to position the cell and help navigate its movement. Polarization is characte...

Premature births may be linked to seasonal levels of pesticides and nitrates in surface water

...Pesticide and nitrate levels in surface water were also highest in May-June and lowest in August –Septembe... environmental causes," said Dr Winchester, who is also director of Newborn Intensive Care Services at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. "Preterm bir...

Scientists: As rainfall changes, tropical plants may acclimate

...different mechanisms to coexist, some of which may also change with changing rainfall. The scientists researched plant growth at six sites on the slopes of Mount Haleakala, a volcano on the island of Maui. The sites were ideal because they share the same species, elevations and soils but have vastly di...

Students invent protective pouch to enhance cell therapy

...l Science of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, also have developed ways, covered by a pending patent, ...an spread the microcapsules throughout pouch. They also demonstrated that the device causes no pressure drop in the model blood vessels and that the microca...

Genetic roots of bipolar disorder revealed by first genome-wide study of illness

...llion American adults have bipolar disorder, which also is called manic-depressive illness. Symptoms incl... with severe irritability, to depression. Children also may have the condition, usually in a more severe form than adults. "We're beginning to get a foot...

Gene mutation linked to cognition is found only in humans

...ed less than 5 million years ago. The study, which also demonstrated the molecular mechanism that creates ... human-specific mutation is not only necessary but also sufficient in creating the novel splice form," the authors state. The results also showed a wea...

Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection

...mal levels of certain antibodies in the blood, was also elevated for those with HCV infections. The resea...ds, and sexual contact, among other means. HCV is also known to cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. "Although the risk of developing lymphomas is small, ...

Fat screen delivers plant-derived chemical with antidiabetic effects

... in fat tissue differentiation and cell number but also changes in the fat cells' function, they said. ...

Molecule that destroys bone also protects it, new research shows

...rstanding of the immune system," Gaffen said, "but also because the consequences of therapies that target these cytokines need to be understood." ...

Scientists identify prion's infectious secret

...d a prion. Remarkably, in recent years researchers also have discovered non-pathogenic prions that play be...s yeast and then added prion protein to the array, also from the same yeast species. He found that a small cluster of peptides recruited the prion proteins ...

Egyptians, not Greeks were true fathers of medicine

... and metals known to be antimicrobial. The team also discovered prescriptions for laxatives of castor oil and colocynth and bulk laxatives of figs and bran. Other references show that colic was treated with hyoscyamus, which is still used today, and that cumin and coriander were used as intestinal carm...

WHO data confirms low level of resistance to Tamiflu

...protect against a potential pandemic outbreak. WHO also reconfirmed that stockpiling antivirals - in parti...flu to cover 20-40% of their population. Roche has also donated 5.125 million courses of Tamiflu treatment to the WHO for international rapid response and r...

Diminishing dinosaur steps saved by laser and laptop

...reate images of dinosaur tracks. Dr Manning has also extended the use of the scanner to palaeontological investigation in the Hell Creek Formation in the United States, home to the infamous Tyrannosaurs Rex. ...

Warts vaccine -- 1 of many in pipeline

...me after conventional therapy, which all patients also receive," Dr Jardine said. Trial researchers ai... "Should the product under trial be effective, it also gives them the chance to be amongst the first to benefit." A vaccine would complement both the pa...

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