Tart cherries could help athletes reduce muscle damage to recover faster from a tough workout, according to new research published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s journal Medicine & Science in…
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Multi-Cultural Study Leads Experts To Call For Greater Awareness Of The Links Between Diabetes And Kidney Disease
The first time that many patients realise that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services, according to a multi-cultural study in the March issue of the…
How Nasal Stem Cells Could Tackle Childhood Hearing Problems
Stem Cell scientists in Australia have found that patients suffering from hearing problems which began during infancy and childhood could benefit from a transplant of stem cells from their nose. The research,…
Diagnostic Chip May Help Hearts, Cut Costs: Human Trials To Spot Cardiac Disease, Cancer, Drug Abuse
Heart disease is a silent killer, but new microchip technology from Rice University is expected to advance the art of diagnosis. During National Heart Health Month, Rice Professor John McDevitt will discuss…
Neural Mechanisms Linked With Vulnerability To Anxiety
New research examines the anxious brain during a fear conditioning task and provides insight into why some individuals may be more or less prone to anxiety disorders. The study, published by Cell…
A sneeze can contaminate a room for hours
A single sneeze infests a room with deadly bugs and the contamination can last for hours. Microscopic droplets sneezed or coughed out float around the air in large enough concentrations to spread…
THT Runs HIV Awareness Drive For Surrey Students, UK
Staff from HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s (THT’s) Woking centre are to run an HIV awareness drive in Surrey, with events for students across the county. The team will…
Ischemic Stroke Hospitalizations Decline In Middle Aged, Elderly, Increases In Young
The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those under age 35 – including teens and children…
Sweeping View Of Prostate Cancer Genome Yields Deep Insights
For the first time, researchers have laid bare the full genetic blueprint of multiple prostate tumors, uncovering alterations that have never before been detected and offering a deep view of the genetic…
R-Tech Ueno Initiates A Phase I Clinical Study Of RK-023 For The Treatment Of Hypotrichosis Of The Eyelashes
R-Tech Ueno (JASDAQ:4573) is pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase I clinical study of RK-023, a new compound that is being developed for the treatment of hypotrichosis of the eyelashes(1)….
Computer Simulations Reveal The Structure And Dynamics Of A Chemical Signal That Triggers Metastatic Cancer
In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA – about two meters long when unwound and stretched – coils up and compacts neatly inside…
The Occurence Of Depression Increasing During Financial Crisis Due To Income Inequalities
Due to the recent economic crisis, an increase of health inequalities between socio-economic groups has been noticed in both developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization, the World Bank and the…
First Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference
The 1st Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference was organised here yesterday by the Medical Services Department in Al Buraimi under the patronage of Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Hosni, Under-Secretary of Ministry of…
Gene Discovery Offers Clues To How Infants Pick Up Language
Scientists have made a key genetic discovery that could help explain how people learn language. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found a gene – called ROBO1 – linked to the…
Even HIV-uninfected babies are at risk
Scientists have found that babies whose mothers have HIV, but are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with…