Findings

Fat findings

There's new evidence that certain kinds of fatty foods can be worse for you than once thought.A recent study has shown that oxidized fat- found mostly in meats, deep-fried and processed foods// and baked goods made with eggs and butter - speeds atherosclerosis or clogging of the arteries. The oxidized fat is formed when the cholesterol in foods is exposed to heat and air and it rapidl...

New Findings for Repeated Miscarriages

New research shows the immune system may play a key role in women who have had repeated miscarriages. About 50 percent to 70 percent of all conceptions // fail, and around 1 percent to 3 percent of couples experience recurrent pregnancy loss. While many of the cases are due to fetal abnormalities, others are due to the maternal response to the fetus. New research links the reproductive hormone se...

Latest Findings On The Deadly Disease - SARS

Scientists continue to gain new insights into how the deadly disease - SARS spread so quickly during last year’s outbreak.// The latest discovery researchers have made is that the virus doesn’t always cause the pneumonia doctors believe is typical of the disease. They say that explains why some people got SARS even though it looked as if they’d never been around anyone who had the disea...

New Findings Could Reduce The Extent Of Spinal Cord Injuries

Neuro scientists say new findings in animals suggest a potential treatment to minimize disability after spinal cord and other nervous system injuries . "Our approach is based on a natural mechanism cells have for protecting themselves,// called the stress protein response," say specialists . Researchers say the goal of their work is to prevent or minimize the "secondary" cell death that...

New findings come to light about monkeypox

The monkeypox virus, which had attacked 72 people in US in 2003 in an outbreak// of the disease, did not kill anybody, although it is considered to be fatal disease. A new research unveils that these cases were amongst the few strains of the virus that are not fatal. Monkeypox is a very rare viral disease said to originate from African continent. It had been so named because it was fir...

How Healthy Are Herbal Products? US Findings.

Indian herbal products have been banned by the New York City health officials. The reason is that they contain high levels of lead and mercury which is detrimental // for the people using them. The Food and Nutrition Board of Institute of Medicine advices that foods should contain not more than 2 ppm (parts per million) of lead and no more than one ppm of mercury. The three...

New findings, throw light on obesity

An international team of researchers were studying Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) and found that cells which lacks proper functional cilia gets lodged in the wrong places and cause obesity. // These cells which are in the brain which control appetite are at fault. These findings were published in the journal Nature Genetics. It was found that children born with BBS are obese and go blind...

Dispute in Findings about Radiation exposure

A former Army Major questioned a particular research, which revealed that there was no link between increased cancer rates among those who took part in British nuclear tests in Australia in the 1950s - and their exposure to radiation//. According to the he Federal Government commissioned study while those who took part in the nuclear tests did have higher rates of certain cancers, it wa...

New Findings on Autism Research

Researches have found that different genes may be involved in causing autism in boys and girls. They have also noted that other genes may also be involved //in the early- and late-onset form of the developmental disorder in a new study published in the online edition of the journal Molecular Genetics. The study also provides new evidence for the idea that multiple genes contribute to...

Engineering Nutrient-Rich Plants Made For Feasible By New Findings

Research conducted to better understand the mechanisms of micronutrient uptake, distribution, and regulation by Professor Mary Lou Guerinot has led to findings// that make engineering nutrient-rich plants, better able to grow in soils considered marginal and also increasing crop biomass in soils now in cultivation, more feasible. The findings have been presented by Guerinot at the Annual Meeting...

Study Findings Could Help In Developing A Better Drug Delivery System

A new study reveals the details of how drugs are released within a cancer cells.// A researcher from the University of Purdue has shown for the first time ever details of how drugs are released within a cancer cell, which could lead in the improving of the ability to deliver drugs to a specific target without affecting surrounding cells. "As a general strategy, the indiscr...

Findings Suggest New Method to Fight Staph Infections

School districts in middle Tennessee recently have reported several cases of staph infection among students and school workers. //A biology professor at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is involved in research that holds the promise of helping to reduce the number of these infections. The research may also point to new ways to combat other pathogens such as anthrax, SARS and avian flu.<br...

Most Suicide Rates Decline, but Findings Are Puzzling

First, the good news: Suicide rates among younger and older Americans have been declining since the early 1990s. Now, the puzzling news: No one really knows why// . Those are the findings of a study conducted by researchers at the University of South Carolina and released Thursday (Sept. 28) in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Dr. Robert McKeown,...

Arimidex-Herceptin Combo Therapy For Breast Cancer-Clinical Trial Findings

News of interest for post menopausal women with breast cancer positive to hormone receptors and HER2 -addition of both Herceptin (trastuzumab) from Roche// and Arimidex (anastrozole) from AstraZeneca to their treatment improves the length of progression free time by 4.8 months. A Phase III clinical trial sponsored by Roche showed that Arimidex alone inhibited the progression by just 2....

Soy Protein Study Generates New Findings

The Beneficial Effects of Soy Trial (BEST), a Baltimore-based randomized controlled study of dietary soy, has yielded an array of results// pertaining to cholesterol reduction, metabolic syndrome, and recruitment for clinical trials. The multi-disciplinary study team, led by Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) researcher and lead investigator Jerilyn K. Allen, ScD, RN,...

A Snapshot of the Findings of the National Family Health Survey in India

The National Family Health Survey 2005-06 has revealed the extent of spousal violence//, HIV rates in families, as well data on the injustice meted out to unmarried women. The survey spanned 29 states and was supported by a network f 30 organizations who were involved in accumulating data. There was an evident improvement in certain categories. Fred Arnold, Vice-President, ORC Macro sa...

New Findings on Toxoplasmosis

Researchers from Montana State University(MSU) and their collaborators are gaining widespread attention for discoveries involving a common parasite that can threaten// everyone from babies to AIDS patients. Their findings about Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis were published recently in three major scientific journals. Nature published a paper Wednesday, Dec. 20, in its advanced online version...

Findings on Dangerous Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii Published

Montana State University researchers and their collaborators are gaining widespread attention for discoveries involving// a common parasite that can threaten everyone from babies to AIDS patients. Their findings about Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis were published recently in three major scientific journals. Nature published a paper in its advanced online version. "I...

New Findings In Breast Cancer

Scientists in Canada have uncovered the role played by a gene associated with the spread of breast cancer//. The gene PTP1b is known for its role in diabetes and obesity, explained Michel L. Tremblay, director of the McGill Centre for Cancer Research in Montreal. Their study, published in the magazine Nature Genetics, shows that halting the activity of this gene in mice pr...

New Findings in Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

Researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine have done crucial progress in understanding Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), laying the groundwork for possible new treatments for Fragile X syndrome(FXS). Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited form of mental retardation is mainly caused by a mutation in the F...

ENDEAVOR III Trial Reports Key Findings on New-generation Stent

New data reported at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), May 912, 2007, in Orlando, FL, will offer clues to the fate of a new-generation drug-eluting stent that is vying for a place in the treatment of coronary artery disease. The Endeavor III trial randomly assigned 436 patients treated at 30 medical centers i...

Reducing Smoking - Mixed Messages and Latest Findings

Some people are unwilling or unable to stop smoking, but are prepared to try and reduce the numbers of cigarettes they smoke each day . After studying healthcare literature, a team of Cochrane Researchers could find only a few reports that assessed methods aimed at helping people reduce use. It is also unclear whether cutting down the number of cigarettes delivers clear health benef...