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Swiss Researchers Isolate Hair-Raising Stem Cells

Researchers at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) and the CHUV (Lausanne University Hospital) have discovered that some cells in the hair follicle belong to the true multipotent stem cell category and can // differentiate into many cell types needed for hair growth and follicle replacement. The research team has documented its findings in an advance online publication...

Isolated Sleep Paralysis In Patients With Anxiety Disorders

Isolated sleep paralysis (ISP) results from persistence of REM activity, including typical paralysis associated// with REM, after an individual begins to awaken and become aware or as they are falling asleep. During these episodes, individuals are aware of their surroundings, but are unable to move. Hallucinations, such as sensing presence of others, feeling external pressure on the che...

Bird flu virus isolated from duck farm in Canada

Canadian authoroties following for the second time in a month have isolated a second case of bird flu virus in a duck farm. //Both the virus isolated were the H5 strain and this strain is found to be a non-infectious and less pathogenic strain. Canadian authoroties are confident from the lab report that this strain does not spread nor did not cause any clinical infections in birds and...

New System To Isolate People Affected By Bird Flu

Ahmedabad based company Online Infocomm, which helped SARS affected South-East Asia two years ago, by installing telemedicine-based thermal scanners are now under the process of designing a new system that could help early// diagnosis of the bird flu and isolate people affected by it. The company has sought the permission from the central and state government by sending letters to Pri...

Breast Cancer Death Rate Higher Among Those Who Are Socially Isolated

According to a study, patients with breast cancer, who are socially isolated, with no close relatives or friends are more likely to die of the disease// than those who are socially integrated. According to the study by scientist Candyce H. Kroenke, women diagnosed with breast cancer should know that people around them can make a difference in whether they survive the disease, reported ne...

Scientists Isolate Leukemia Stem Cells in Mouse Model

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston and their colleagues have isolated rare cancer stem cells that cause leukemia in a mouse model// of the human disease. The leukemia stem cells isolated proved to be surprisingly different from normal blood stem cells -- a finding that may be good news for developing a drug that selectively targets them. <b...

Study Links Children Living In Isolated Rural Areas With A Higher Risk Of Cancer

Scientists have found strong evidence that clusters of leukemia and other childhood cancers are linked to affluence and isolation.// ‘Comare’, Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment, that was set up to advise ministers on the effect of radiation exposure, had studied 32,000 cases of childhood cancer from 1969 to 1993. The researchers suggest that their findings c...

Bush Isolated on Climate Change Heading into G8

US President George W. Bush heads to this year's Group of Eight summit determined to block binding cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions, leaving him isolated among other rich nation leaders who favour stronger action on global warming. On a European trip that in the Czech Republic and ends in Bulgaria, Bush also wants to show resolve in rebuffing Russian objections to US plans for a mi...