- Fruits, Vegetables and Teas May Protect Smokers from Lung Cancer
Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers. UCLA...
(Issue date: 10 June 2008)
- Body's baking soda used to catch cancer early
A chemical commonly called baking soda which is found naturally in the body could be used to detect cancer with magnetic resonance imaging, reveals a Cancer Research UK study. Traditionally magnetic resonance imaging – or MRI –...
(Issue date: 02 June 2008)
- Sudden infant death : Infection more significant than previously thought
No cause is known for the majority of cases of SUDI – sudden death of an infant. A study at Great Ormond Street Hospital led by Dr Neil Sebire, Dr Weber and colleagues, has shown that infection may be more significant than...
(Issue date: 02 June 2008)
- Study Confirms Validity Compound-B in Identifying the Toxins Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
A study conducted by University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s disease researchers reported confirms that Pittsburgh Compound-B (PiB) binds to the telltale beta-amyloid deposits found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s...
(Issue date: 02 June 2008)
- Leeds medics solve an ancient riddle – and offer new tool for diagnosis
The phenomenon of "finger clubbing", a deformity of the fingers and fingernails, has been known for thousands of years, and has long been recognised to be a sign of a wide range of serious diseases – especially lung...
(Issue date: 02 June 2008)
- Researchers Pinpoint Spontaneous Gene Mutations Responsible for 10 Percent of Non-Familial Cases of Schizophrenia
Scans of the genome of patients with schizophrenia have revealed rare spontaneous copy number mutations that account for at least 10 percent of the non-familial cases of the disease. Researchers describe specific genetic...
(Issue date: 02 June 2008)
- Insulin therapy for Type 2 diabetes
Early intensive insulin therapy in patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes can help achieve better blood glucose control, according to new research. Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, looked at 82...
(Issue date: 26 May 2008)
- Virtual biopsy can tell whether colon polyp is benign without removal
A probe so sensitive that it can tell whether or not a cell living within the human body is veering towards cancer development may revolutionise how future colonoscopies are done, say researchers from the Mayo Clinic in...
(Issue date: 26 May 2008)
- Preserving skin elasticity could unlock secrets for better body health
University of Manchester scientists have begun a study to understand the decline of ‘springiness’ in our bodies' skin and tissues as we get older. Lead researcher Dr Michael Sherratt says the decline in elasticity is what causes...
(Issue date: 26 May 2008)
- New treatments for viral and other diseases by blocking genes
The elusive goal of developing effective treatments for viral diseases such as AIDS and influenza has been brought closer by dramatic progress in the ability to interfere with viral genetic machinery. The stage was set for a...
(Issue date: 26 May 2008)
- Genetic variants affect cancer risk in alcohol drinkers
Variants in certain genes lower the risk of various types of cancers in individuals who consume alcohol reports a study. The genes, which encode enzymes that metabolise alcohol, reduce cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx and...
(Issue date: 26 May 2008)
- Research tool can detect autism at nine months of age
The Early Autism Study, led by Mel Rutherford, associate professor of psychology in the Faculty of Science's Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, has been using eye tracker technology that measures eye direction...
(Issue date: 18 May 2008)
- Genetic link to Preeclampsia
Researchers have linked a gene to development of preeclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure, fluid retention and swelling in pregnant women. The discovery may lead to development of a screening test to identify...
(Issue date: 18 May 2008)
- Connecting Cancer Genes
A large genetic study in mice has identified hundreds of genes involved in the development of cancer by examining the DNA of more than 500 lymphomas to find the cancer causing mutations.
The study found just over 10,000...
(Issue date: 18 May 2008)
- Genes May Play Role in Risk Assessment for Prostate Cancer Among Hispanics and Caucasians
Genetic differences may explain the greater risk for prostate cancer among Caucasian men compared with Hispanic men, which could help clinicians predict who is more likely to develop the disease. Currently, the most common method...
(Issue date: 18 May 2008)
- New Method Proposed for Determining Which Patients Should Get Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
A new study may change treatment practice in about 25 percent of patients with colon cancer and is the basis for proposed changes to the way colorectal cancers will be staged. This new study, using National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
(Issue date: 18 May 2008)
- Human Gene Tied to Rare Iron-deficiency Disorder
After 12 years of clinical and laboratory research, a team of physicians and scientists has identified the genetic defect that causes a rare iron deficiency disorder they have termed iron-refractory iron deficiency anaemia...
(Issue date: 13 May 2008)
- What fruit flies tell us about ageing
Short-lived fruit flies can work as models to understand human ageing, researchers from Oxford University and the Open University have found. The researchers identified the fruit fly equivalent of the key human ageing gene known...
(Issue date: 13 May 2008)
- McGill study links breastfeeding to increased intelligence
The largest randomised study of breastfeeding ever conducted reports those breastfeeding raises children’s IQs and improves their academic performance, a McGill researcher and his team have found.
Dr. Michael S. Kramer,...
(Issue date: 13 May 2008)
- Disturbed regulation of insulin production: genome study casts new light on the origin of type 2 diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic disease with rising prevalence rates throughout the world. In Germany, about 8 million people are affected. These numbers could even be an underestimation as a relatively high number of undiagnosed...
(Issue date: 13 May 2008)
