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Mystery behind Preeclampsia uncovered

Scientists have linked the rise in levels of S-nitrosoalbumin, a naturally occuring chemical found in the blood with Preeclampsia. This dangerous complication of pregnancy affects 10% of all first pregnancies. If untreated, this can worsen into a life threatening condition called Eclampsia in which a women has convulsive seizures during pregnancy. The research was led by Dr.Valerian E....

Wisdom behind High Protein Diet Questioned

The Total Wellbeing Diet advocated by scientists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization // has come under severe scrutiny with an editorial in the journal Nature questioning the wisdom behind the intake of a high-protein diet. A normal Western diet usually consists of 15 percent of protein, but the Total wellbeing Diet advocates a 30 to 35 percen...

Secret behind Babies soft skin

In a recent study Scientists have discovered that the substance that protects an infant's skin in the womb is a natural moisturizer, wound-healer and antiseptic. The greasy, white secretion, called vernix, develops at about 27 weeks of gestation. Babies born early at 32 to 33 weeks are covered with vernix. However those born full-term may have lost vernix. A study at the Cincinnati Childr...

Hair loss - What happens behind ?

hair loss has been one of the main problems that people are facing. Studies show many factors responsible for hair loss. Major trauma (physical or emotional), rapid weight loss, delivering a baby and having an under or overactive thyroid gland are a few of the conditions that speed up hair loss. However hair lost as a consequence of these conditions is regained in time. Women, just as men...

The Logic Behind The Spread Of SARS

Hong Kong was the hardest-hit area during the worldwide epidemic with the highest incidence rate and a high fatality rate. In 2003, Hong Kong had // 1,755 SARS cases and 299 deaths in a population of 6.7 million. A recent study explains the large community outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong. It seems the air may be to blame. Investigators say, for future prevention and control, health ca...

Understanding The Mystery Behind Sleepless Nights

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder leaves nearly millions groggy and restless every morning. What many don't know is that // the tricks they do to get to sleep may actually be what's keeping them awake. Sleep specialists say as we age, biological changes gradually cause sleep to be lighter and less restful but they also say its never too late to get back on the right path. Resea...

Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria

Scientists have discovered why some people are less prone to malaria//. The people with a specific type of hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying molecule that gives red blood cells their color — are less prone to severe malaria. In a series of experiments, the researchers determined how hemoglobin type C impairs the ability of malaria parasites to cause disease symptoms. “This research give...

Researchers Find Out The Cause Of Immune Attacks Behind Hearing Loss

Researchers from University of Michigan had identified a protein that triggered the antibodies in patients suffering from autoimmune sensori-neural hearing loss or AISNHL.// In the August issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, researchers reports results from a study of 63 people with rapidly progressing hearing loss in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana, and...

Cell molecules behind neuro degenerative diseases

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the current issue of PLoS Computational Biology, had reported that there may be possible molecular origin of at least nine human diseases of nervous system degeneration. // These neuro degenerative diseases, including Huntington’s disease, share an abnormal deposit of proteins inside nerve cells. This deposition of pr...

Molecule Behind Multiple Sclerosis Discovered

Researchers have discovered that a single molecule is the cause of an autoimmune disease in the central nervous system, called transverse myelitis (TM). This disease is related to multiple sclerosis//. In a study published in the October issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, had showed that the levels of the protei...

Researchers discover mechanism behind protein folding

Professor Ted Laurence, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are studying the biopolymer structural dynamics of proteins to understand the mechanism of protein folding. The new theory on protein folding unfolds the mystery of // how a protein is incorrectly folded which leads to diseases and the study is to be published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....

Mystery behind Brain activity during recalling events disentangled

A Research was conducted by Kenneth Norman, Sean Polyn and Jonathan Cohen (Neuroscientists) for studying mental time travel. It was funded by the National Institute of Health. It is the way in which people// relate back to various events that has occurred in the past. This could help in knowing about their mental state. The research is of great importance in the field on psychology an...

Genetic mystery behind muscle development unraveled.

New genes such as microRNAs (miRNAs) belong to the newly discovered group of genes. Researchers working at the University of North Carolina have discovered two genes // belonging to the microRNA group. These genes function was later attributed to the proper development of muscles in the organism. The microRNAs were initially discovered (1993) in the genome of the worms. The genes hav...

Scientists reveal mechanism behind high-fat, diabetes link.

As a ray of hope, comes the research that links high fat diet to Type 2 Diabetes and so can suggest ways to avoid it. Cell journal featured the study which identifies a molecular link between the // consumption of fatty foods and the disruption of insulin production. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, scientist say that a single gene encoding the e...

Annual Dental Checkups in Children Lagging Behind

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States has said in its latest report that less than 50 percent of children aged between 2 and 17 undergo a // dental check-up one a year. This scenario is prevalent even though tooth decay is a major problem in childhood and can be prevented by simple measures. AHRQ's Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) said that 49 per...

Mystery Behind The Déjà Vu Phenomenon Yet To Be Resolvd

Research has now offered an insight into the 'déjà vu' phenomenon, a sensation of having done, seen or experienced certain things before. // Leeds university researchers have found that it is nothing more than a defect in the memory process. Though all of us have experienced similar feeling in our day-to-day life, for some people, this kind of a feeling is constant. A man who presente...

NHS Says Government Advice Behind Refusal of Cancer Drug

NHS chiefs have informed a court that they took the advice of the government in refusing to provide the breast cancer drug Herceptin to a mother of three children. Swindon NHS chiefs said that the denial of the drug to Ann Marie Rogers was issued after taking advice from their superiors.// Herceptin is not licensed for early stage breast cancer, but women in the UK are suing the NHS for...

Mystery behind Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Unraveled

A new study said that complex regional pain syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by continuous nerve injury affecting small fibers which has the ability to sense pain. // This syndrome includes all the post-traumatic limb pain and other disturbances that continue even though the injury has healed. But the causes of the symptoms of the syndrome are unknown. This is due to...

Mystery behind the evolution of the Human brain

Dr. Stephen Cunnane, a metabolic physiologist at the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec said that it was a rich and secure shore-based diet that fuelled and provided the essential nutrients to make our brains what they are today. Early hominid brains // underwent the process of brain expansion by eating clams, frogs, bird eggs and fish from shoreline environments. This is what that led to t...

Genetic Reasons behind Change in One’s Blood Pressur

Dr. Harold Snieder, genetic epidemiologist at the Medical College of Georgia said that genes that control blood pressure change as children transform into adults. The study was conducted on more than 500 pairs of black and // white identical and fraternal twins. The results of the study showed that changes in gene expression between ages 14 and 18 accounted for up to one third of the bloo...

Mystery behind the Formation of Vertebral Precursors Unraveled

Snail belongs to the extensively studied family of transcription factors. The Snail factors are known to control the transition of the epithelium to a mesenchyme state in cancer. //They are thought to play a role in controlling tumor invasion. Jacqueline Kim Dale, Ph.D., formerly a Senior Research Associate at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, and Olivier Pourquié, Ph.D., Stow...

Scotland lags far behind in meeting the demand of prostate cancer treatment

Half of Scotland's prostate cancer patients face a delay of two months or more for surgery or therapy//. Prostrate cancer is one of the most common cancers in Scotland. Bu the health officials said that the hospitals are struggling to hit their target. Andy Kerr, health minister, asked the authorities to reduce the waiting times to make it easier for those who have been di...

Know The Brain Behind The Human Growth Hormone!

Scientists have found that growth hormone, that promotes body growth, is produced in the brain according to an article published in the National Academy of Sciences. // The researchers have been able to trace the origin of the growth hormone which is within the section of the brain in charge of memory and emotion – called the hippocampus. The scientists have also zeroed in on the fact...

Secret behind Human To Human Transmission of Bird Flu Revealed

Scientists think they have found a reason as why bird flu transmissions among humans are rare. The virus infects the cells in the lung instead of affecting cells// in the nose and windpipe. When a person coughs or sneezes it is not brought out into the air. But scientist says that this might change as and when the virus mutates. Experts say the new research does not give any guarantee...

Numerous Reasons behind the Death of a Woman during Pregnancy and Birth

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the leading cause of maternal death are hemorrhage and high blood pressure in Asia//, Africa and Latin America. Statistics show that about 8 million women suffer pregnancy-related complications and over half a million die every year. Dr A. Meting Gulmezoglu, of the WHO's department of reproductive health and research said that hemorrhage...

Vital Facts of Short Term Diets - Catch The Vitamin Behind An Ample Waist!

If Vitamin C levels are low in the body and you are on a dieting course, there might be a tendency to get prosperous at the waist, say researchers. Nutrition scientists from// Arizona State University report that the amount of Vitamin C in the body has a direct relation with the lower body fat. If there is far too less vitamin C in the blood stream, it could cause increased body fat an...

The Secret Behind Extension of Earthly Life

If you are a regular with religious services, ‘regular’, defined as a weekly ritual in the least, you can be rest assured of adequate// life-benefits, according to a new study. Are the heavens opening up to increasing people’s life on earth, after the regular interaction, but a US study has suggested that Weekly attendance at religious services can add up to three years to your life. The...

The Brain behind Facial Recognition

Suppose, you are on a stroll and you bump into a grey-haired man, you just cant miss, and instantly, you exclaim 'hello, Mr. Clinton…', Your day// is made, no doubt, but have you considered the brain behind the ability of instant facial recognition ? Neurobiologists have long been intrigued by this fact, and some of them even assume that brains accord a special treatment to faces! Res...

Older child’s dominance in intelligence over; younger siblings not far behind

A new study, based on a large, nationwide sample, suggests a critical flaw in that previous research which says that older children are more intelligent// than younger ones. This was said by Aaron Wichman, lead author of the new study and a teaching fellow in psychology at Ohio State University. Aaron Wichman said, "Third- and fourth-born children all come from larger families, and...

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...

Antarctica: The story behind the ice

The influence of ocean currents in climate change and the story behind Antarctica’s icy ambience, is unraveled by ancient fish teeth// that seem to be holding the clue. An element pretty unheard of and extremely rare, identified in the tiny fish teeth has offered a clue to the University of Florida geologists in estimating the period when the passage between Atlantic and Pacific might...

Junk Food Ads: The Culprit Behind Childhood Obesity

Researchers say that the advertisement on junk foods shown on television poses a real threat on the health condition on kids by tempting them to go for it thereby leading to overweight and obesity.// According to foodconsumer.org, previous studies have already associated childhood overweight with television viewing, but the common perception is that the link between childhood overweigh...

Mystery Behind Lens Cleansing Solution and Eye Infection Unresolved

Health officials, investigating the incidence of fungal infection in Bausch and Lomb lens wearers are still confused about the cause of// the infection. The only association arrived at is that nearly 50% of those who had contracted the fungal infection had used a lens cleansing solution, manufactured by Bausch and Lomb. Bausch & Lomb, who are producers of both contact lens and lens solu...

Mystery Behind Sleepiness After the Meal Revealed

According to research taking a siesta after a heart meal is quite natural, as scientists have discovered that the brain cells stop producing signals after a meal//. This new discovery could pave way for treating obesity and eating disorders as well as understanding levels of consciousness. 'It has been known for a while that people and animals can become sleepy and less ac...

MMR Vaccine May Be A Reason Behind Autistic Children, Study Finds

Dr Andrew Wakefield, finds firstly that MMR vaccine was found to cause some autistic cases in children. Followed by him, others findings now supports// it saying (measles has been found in the intestines of children with a form of autism). Dr Stephen Walker, of Wake Forest University Medical Centre in North Carolina, also finds a close relationship between autistic children with bowel...

Career Choice, Entrepreneuship All Behind Genes

Research on genes results, success of every person whether to be self-employed or not lies in the hands of genes. // Family background and grown environment comparatively have lesser effect than genes on a person success - A study with 1,200 pairs of twins shows. It was also proved to be true upto (48%) by researchers at St Thomas' Hospital, London, Imperial College, London, and Case...

Transport of Proteins Unravels the Mystery behind Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases are diseases which occur due to progressive degeneration of the nerves across the body. Some of the important and fatal diseases are Huntington's, ALS and Kennedy disease. // Researchers have found that the main causes for such diseases are the blockage of the transport of proteins within cells. Hence they feel that once the mechanism underlying the cell transp...

Neurology behind Drinking in Teenagers

For as long as one can remember concerned adults have tried to limit teenage alcohol consumption. Public health experts often warn that teenage drinkers //show increased risks of involvement in car accidents, and fights. But while early drinking was blamed for time away from homework acquiring social skills, and other related tasks of growing up mounting research has shown that alcohol...

Scientists Uncover The Secret Behind The Speed In Nerve cells Conduction

Two new studies that has been published yesterday online, by Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, states that scientists have defined the function of a key protein// used by the nerve cells use to pass information quickly. Two new studies, one of which was conducted by an undergraduate biochemistry student at the Rice University, researchers have explained the function of a key pr...

Protein Behind Food Allergies Identified

Researchers have identified a protein that they say could be responsible for triggering food allergy in humans and would be useful in developing more accurate tests for such allergies.// Researchers led by M. Cecilia Berin at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, showed for the first time that CD23, a protein normally present in a person's intestinal tract, acts as a receptor for IgE...