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A closer look at Vitamins

New research shows vitamins may not play a role in preventing death from cardiovascular disease. Past research has led investigators to believe vitamin intake could prevent cardiovascular disease, but results of these trials have not been conclusive.// Researchers from University Hospital in Switzerland and University of Miami School of Medicine in Florida conducted a study to determine if vitami...

A Closer Look into Vitamin D and Fractures

Osteoporosis (reduced bone mineral density) is most common in older adults, particularly women. It is a major risk factor for bone fractures that will become a bigger and more costly problem unless something is done to prevent it. While vitamin D has been shown to reduce the risk of fracture in the elderly // certain questions regarding how much of Vitamin D is needed has to be answered....

Scientists Closer To Identifying Gene Connected To Alzheimer's

Scientists have identified six genes which may be involved in heightening the risk of contracting Alzheimer's disease. The chromosome 10 region appears // to be involved in the process. "There are a few genes that have been implicated in the development of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, but other than APOE, no genes have been found that increase risk for the more common, late-onset f...

Scientist Move A Step Closer To Treating Genetic Obesity

University of Florida researchers have found that mutation causes receptors to miss signals from molecules that tell a person when to eat and when not to eat //. Genetic obesity accounts for 6% of obesity in children and adults. Genetic obesity has long been associated with mutation in melanocortin-4 receptor, a gene found in brain cells that regulate hunger. This finding will help scientist t...

Chlamydia Vaccine a Step Closer to Reality

Scientists at Queensland University of Technology are one step closer to developing a world-first vaccine //to protect women against contracting the most common sexually-transmitted disease, Chlamydia. A major international vaccine company has awarded QUT a funding boost of more than $300,000 to continue its research into Chlamydia and work towards developing a vaccine specifically t...

Genetic Test for Type II Diabetes Moves Closer

Scientists have mapped the most important genes associated with the risk of developing Type II diabetes,// bringing a genetic test to identify those most at risk a step closer. Researchers have identified five loci, or locations on peoples' genetic maps that correspond to a risk of developing this life threatening disorder. The genetic mutations were found after scanning nearly 400,000...

Cure for Cancer One Step Closer

The cure for cancer is one step closer this week with the first collections of cancer tissue taking place at the new Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank//. The Tissue Bank is the first of its kind in Queensland to provide a widely available and diversified collection of ethically consented and clinically annotated tissue, helping to unravel the cause, progression and potential treatm...

Diabetes May Bring You A Step Closer To Alzheimer’s Diseas

According to a report, being diagnosed with diabetes has another new risk- it heightens your chances of developing problems with the way you think and learn//, and may in fact set you on the road to Alzheimer’s. The report was published in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Among cardiovascular risk factors, type 2 diabetes mellitus...

Global Warming Disaster Closer Than Thought, Says NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has joined other agencies in warning of the global warming disasters.In fact it goes further than others and warns that even "moderate additional" greenhouse emissions are likely to push Earth past "critical tipping points" with "dangerous consequences for the planet." The study conducted by NASA and the Columbia Universi...

DNA Transplant Brings Creation of Artificial Life a Step Closer

Controversial biologist Craig Venter, who led the private effort to map the human genome, says that he has moved one step further in his endeavour to create the first artificial life form, as he has replaced the entire genetic code of one microbe with that of another. In the breakthrough experiment, the researcher substituted the DNA of a bacterium with that of a close relative to...

Boffins a Step Closer to Solving Puzzle of Lou Gehrig's Disease

Moving closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery, UCLA, Italian chemists may have solved an important mystery about a protein that plays a key role in a particular form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive, fatal neuro-degenerative disorder that strikes without warning. Joan Selverstone Valentine, UCLA professor of chemistry...