Scientists directly view immune cells interacting to avert autoimmunity
Using a new form of microscopy to penetrate living lymph nodes, UCSF scientists have for the first time viewed immune cells at work, helping clarify how T cells control autoimmunity. The technique, known as two-photon laser-scanning microscopy, was able to focus deep within the lymph node of a diabetic mouse, allowing the researchers to show that immune cells known as T regulatory, or Tre...Protein averts cell suicide but might contribute to cancer
Scientists have discovered how an unusual protein helps a cell bypass damage when making new DNA, thereby averting the cell's self-destruction. The findings by researchers with Ohio State University 's C...Wisconsin stands at the center of scientific efforts to avert flu epidemics
Don't take that title the wrong way and run screaming for the nearest border. Wisconsin has yet to become a hot spot for the spread of avian influenza and, it can be hoped, won't become one. However, it may be the place where a possible pandemic is monitored and even controlled. Wisconsin i...SEEK To Avert Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease or (CKD) seems to be household disease worldwide prompting the WHO to dedicate March 9th as world kidney day. India’s record of 20milion diabetics has ‘ensured’ a Numero uno position for diabetes and worse,// with one in every three diabetics getting affected by the disease. WHO has also sounded a warning that these figures will shoot up to 57 million by 2025. Dr...Using Multivitamins Before And After Conception Averts Preeclampsia
Women who are considering becoming pregnant could prevent preeclampsia if they started a course of multivitamins three months before conception and following it up// during the first three months of their pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a condition where the woman’s blood pressure shoots up dangerously and could prove lethal for both mother and child. Researchers at the University of Pittsburg...Following A Healthy Lifestyle Can Avert Stroke
Giving up smoking, moderate alcohol consumption as well as a good balanced diet can avert strokes in women, a new study has found. The study started in 1993 with over 37,600 women as participants//. All women were asked to describe their lifestyle habits and were rated on a "health index score." The scores ranged from 0 to 20. Generally, the higher the score, the healthier the woman....Circumcision to Avert HIV Infection
Adopting male circumcision throughout Africa could help to avert about 5,7-million HIV infections by 2026.// A scientific study that was published in Public Library of Science Medicine, stated that male circumcision could avert 300 000 deaths and about two million new infections over the next decade. According to the report, "Circumcision can avert a further 3,7-million infe...Carotid Stenting Could Avert Depression In Stenosis
A new study in the August issue of Radiology says that placing a carotid stent in a narrowed carotid artery helps ward off depression that could arise as a result of carotid stenosis. //"The patients in this study who received carotid stenting showed significantly fewer depressive symptoms than those who did not," said lead researcher Wolfgang Mlekusch, M.D., specialist of clinical angiol...