Saturday, 26 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 27 (Newswire): To lessen the impact of chemotherapy on bone marrow cancer patients, hematologists are recruiting the patients' own immune systems to help. White blood cells are extracted...
Synthetic molecule makes cancer cells commit suicide
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 27 (Newswire): Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a small molecule that can turn the survival signal for a variety of cancer cells into a death signal. The molecule...
'Reaper' protein strikes at mitochondria to kill cells
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 27 (Newswire): Our cells live ever on the verge of suicide, requiring the close attention of a team of molecules to prevent the cells from pulling the trigger. This self-destructive tendency...
Proteins regulating water retention in salt-sensitive hypertension identified
Friday, 25 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 26 (Newswire): Research conducted by scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has found that two proteins in the brain act as valves to turn the hormone that regulates water...
'Fruity vegetables' and fish reduce asthma and allergies
Friday, 25 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 26 (Newswire): Giving children a diet rich in fish and "fruity vegetables" can reduce asthma and allergies, according to a seven-year study of 460 Spanish children. The findings also reinforce...
Allergies and wheezing illnesses in childhood may be determined in the womb
Friday, 25 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 26 (Newswire): A child's chances of developing allergies or wheezing is related to how he or she grew at vital stages in the womb, according to scientists from the University of Southampton.The...
Change in how paramedics use oxygen could reduce deaths
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 25 (Newswire): A change to the way paramedics use oxygen when treating patients with chronic lung disease could cut the death rate in these cases by up to 78%, according to a new study...
Dad's weight and diet linked to offspring's risk of diabetes
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 25 (Newswire): Medical researchers have for the first time shown a link between a father's weight and diet at the time of conception and an increased risk of diabetes in his offspring.The...
Major component in turmeric enhance effect of chemotherapy drug in head and neck cancer
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 25 (Newswire): Curcumin, the major component in the spice turmeric, when combined with the drug cisplatin enhances the chemotherapy's suppression of head and neck cancer cell growth, researchers...
Spinal cord stimulators tested as treatment for patients with migraine headaches
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 24 (Newswire): Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a new treatment for migraine headaches: occipital nerve stimulation, a surgical procedure in which an implanted...
First implanted device to treat balance disorder developed
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 24 (Newswire): A University of Washington Medical Center patient on Thursday, Oct. 21, became the world's first recipient of a device that aims to quell the disabling vertigo associated...
Younger brains are easier to rewire
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 24 (Newswire): A new paper from MIT neuroscientists, in collaboration with Alvaro Pascual-Leone at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, offers evidence that it is easier to rewire the...
Urologists use optics, chemistry to catch small tumors
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 23 (Newswire): Some bladder cancer tumors are so small, surgeons can't see them. Urologist Edward Messing is using a new liquid dye that reacts to light to help him see all the small bladder...
Molecular biologists devise strategy to starve brain tumors
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 23 (Newswire): Brain tumor researchers have found that brain tumors arise from cancer stem cells living within tiny protective areas formed by blood vessels in the brain. Killing those...
Skin cancer linked to loss of protein that hooks skin cells together
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 23 (Newswire): In a study to be published in PLoS Genetics, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have implicated the lack of a protein important in hooking our skin...
Sleepy head?
Monday, 21 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 22 (Newswire):, Sleep is one of the most essential and relaxing ways for the body to recuperate. Unfortunately, some people have trouble sleeping due to various causes and as a result of...
Soybeans no longer 'a musical fruit?'
Monday, 21 October 2013
slamabad, Oct 22 (Newswire): Soybeans may drop off the list of musical fruit. Scientists in Singapore are reporting victory over some consumers' No. 1 complaint about soy products — the "flatulence factor"...
Cataract surgery saves lives, dollars by reducing auto crashes, research finds
Monday, 21 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 22 (Newswire): Cataract surgery not only improves vision and quality of life for older people, but is also apparently a way to reduce the number of car crashes. The research is being presented...
Pill can make women 'overly jealous, possessive'
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 21 (Newswire): The next time you see your woman acting overly jealous or possessive, you might want to take a peek into her medicine cabinet, for it might be the Pill to blame.A study by...
Food allergies likely to afflict autumn babies
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 21 (Newswire): Babies born in autumn are at a higher risk of developing food allergies, a new study says.Those born in October and November are almost twice as likely to show a form of...
Testosterone protects against heart disease
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 21 (Newswire): Aggressive men with higher testosterone levels are less likely to die of heart disease, says a new study.Medical scientists who followed 930 men diagnosed with coronary heart...
HRT raises risk of kidney stones
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 14 (Newswire): Women who undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause are much more likely to develop painful kidney stones.Researchers from the University of Texas, US, studied...
Toothpaste may be spread superbugs
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 14 (Newswire): An antibacterial chemical commonly used in toothpastes may pose a threat to your health, a European Union committee has warned.The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety,...
US begins first trial with human embryonic stem cells
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 14 (Newswire): US doctors have begun the first tests of human embryonic stem cells in patients, treating a man with spinal cord injuries in a landmark trial of the controversial process,...
Sleeping with light on may lead to weight gain: Study
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 13 (Newswire): Too much light at night appears to lead to weight gain, according to a report, based on studies of mice that provide fresh clues on obesity.The researchers found that mice...
Newborns with jaundice more likely to develop autism: Study
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 13 (Newswire): Infants born with jaundice are at much greater risk of developing autism, a study showed.The study published in the US journal 'Pediatrics' found full-term infants born in...
Excess tummy fat? Watch out!
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 13 (Newswire): The Imperial College, London and the University of Leeds reviewed seven research publications, all of which showed excess tummy fat or a potbelly to be predictors of bowel...
New technique identifies first events in tumor development
Friday, 11 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 12 (Newswire): A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is providing new insight into the earliest events involved in the formation...
Big tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet
Friday, 11 October 2013
Islamabad, Oct 12 (Newswire): Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed "deep and intimate" knowledge of these particles'...
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