Basis

Genetics Might BE The Basis For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention announced on Thursday, that they have identified certain genetic traits common to people who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which could strongly suggesting a genetic basis for the condition. // The genetic make-up identified by the researchers involves the body's ability to adapt to change and to withstand common l...

Molecular Basis Of ALS Found

Northwestern University researchers have discovered the molecular basis of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).// Two separate teams including neurologists and biochemists worked on how the mutated form of superoxide dismutase (SOD1) protein renders people vulnerable to formation of intermolecular aggregates. This mutated protein is associated with a familial form of...

Biological Basis for Homosexuality

Recent research has revealed that having several older brothers increases the chances of a man being homosexual, which is a finding that adds //weight to the idea of a biological basis for sexual orientation. As Anthony F Bogaert of Brock University in St Catharines, Canada said, "It's likely to be a prenatal effect. This and other studies suggest that there is probably a biological bas...

Biological Basis Behind a Couch Potato

The brains of some people may be programmed to encourage fidgeting and other restless behaviors that consume calories and help control weight// , according to new research published by The American Physiological Society. The study found that the brains of rats bred to be lean are more sensitive to a chemical produced in the brain, orexin A, which stimulates appetite and spontaneous ph...

Techniques for analyzing protein interactions aid in detecting the molecular basis of diseases

More than 40 new peer-reviewed protocols have been added to the records of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, an online journal, which publishes techniques used in a variety of// biology laboratories. Two methods for analyzing protein interactions have been described in the new collection. These techniques will be of immense help to several cell and molecular biologists especially those inv...

Basis for Nerve fiber Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Discovered

Researchers have discovered the main culprit for nerve fibre damage in multiple sclerosis, which is triggered by the body's own immune system, which is vital for early diagnosis // and evolving improved treatment of a severe disease. The study indicated the manner in which immune system B-cells damage axons in the course of MS attacks by hampering the energy production in nerve fiber cells, ultim...

Researchers Develop Basis For Experimental Melanoma Treatment

Two grantees of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), unexpectedly //discovered a potential strategy for treating metastatic melanoma, while investigating a fungus known to cause an infection in people with AIDS. Metastatic Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. The treatment approach, which i...

Researchers Investigate Molecular Basis of Memory

Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's (EMBL) Mouse Biology Unit in Monterotondo, Italy, and the Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Sevilla,// Spain, now for the first time investigate the molecular basis of memory in living mice. The study, which appears in the current issue of Learning and Memory, identified a molecule that is crucially involved in learning and singled out th...

Molecular Basis of Obesity-Revealing the Unknown Facts

The same diet make some of us gain more weight than others- This could be due to the presence of a molecule called BSX, as scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL], the German Institute for Nutrition [DIFE], Potsdam, and the University of Cincinnati report in the current issue of Cell Metabolism. Bsx is the molecular link between spontaneous physical activi...

Neural Basis of Anxiety: Newer Insights

People suffering from anxiety tend to interpret confusing situations or those that may possibly be dangerous, as intimidating. Italian researchers from the Mouse Biology Unit of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), have now uncovered the neural basis for such anxiety behaviour in mice. Their report, in the current issue of Nature Neuroscience, states that crucial roles...

Use of Inhaled Steroids on Daily Basis may Not Control Childhood Asthma

A doctor at Childrens Hospital in Boston suggests that daily use of inhaled steroids may not be enough to control asthma in some children. Dr. Gregory Sawicki insists that a study of 914 children with mild to moderate asthma has shown that over a period of one-year, children who used inhaled steroid consistently were 20 per cent less likely to report having well-controlled asthma...

Babys Birth Weight and Future Risk Has No Scientific Basis

Dr Rachel Huxley has said that, "Although there was support for a small association between birth weight and an individual's future risk of heart disease , the relationship is not as strong as earlier studies have suggested. Any effects that birth weight may have on heart disease are dwarfed by other risk factors operating in adult life, such as smoking and obesity." Coronary heart...

New Study That Small Amount of Teenagers Drinks on a Regular Basis

A Trading Standards survey study found that smaller amount of teenagers are drinking on a regular basis - to a certain extent because it is becoming harder for youngsters to get hold of alcohol. Those who never drink at all have go up from 12% in 2005 to 17% in the latest research. Those who drink on a regular basis - at least once a week - cut down from 50% to 44%. On the other hand a third of...