Research team discovers gallstone gene
...ering 178 women and men from 84 families. They all suffer from gallstones. In 21.4 per cent of cases the subjects were found to be carrying a particular gene variant. In healthy individuals studied as a control group, this variant also occurred, but only at a frequency of 8.6 per cent. Cholesterol pump a...Brightly colored birds most affected by Chernobyl radiation
...f antioxidants, certain species are predisposed to suffer most from these negative effects, they say. The results could have important implications for other animals elsewhere. According to Mller and Mousseau: There is large variation in natural levels of radioactivity due to differences in the abundance ...New research shows vaginal bacteria vary among healthy women, need customized treatment
...avoid the development of health problems. Women suffer from insidious health problems, including bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections, and those problems send them in droves to seek medical treatment, said Larry Forney, a professor of biology at the University of Idaho. Unfortunately, prescribed trea...Fat horses face health problems
... the study hypothesized that overweight horses may suffer from insulin and sugar imbalances, chronic inflamm...ic inflammation. If obese horses are also found to suffer from chronic inflammation, the possibility would then exist for the horse to serve as an animal mode...Global community listens to TAU genetic researcher at EU Conference on Hearing Loss
... those in the U.S. Over 10% of the E.U. population suffer some kind of hearing impairment, a figure rising to 40% among those 75 and older. The costs of managing hearing loss are considerable in terms of physical, social and mental well-being, educational development and employment. Early identification of ...Pre-implantation genetic screening reduces both ongoing pregnancy and live birth rates in over 35s
...ps of women who are offered PGS, such as those who suffer recurrent miscarriage or repeated failure of IVF, since evidence for a benefit of PGS in these groups of women is currently still lacking, he said. ...Male or female factor infertility -- men suffer just the same
...centred round the unhappiness it causes women, men suffer just as much, a scientist will tell the 23rd annua...fertility, for example through sperm deficiencies, suffer more than men where the couples infertility comes from the woman. There is a common belief that be...Antibody linked to MS significantly higher in spinal fluid of blacks
...cks get MS less often than other ethnic groups but suffer more serious symptoms when they develop the diseas...th MS still seem to have more aggressive forms and suffer more disability," Cross says....First baby is born after oocytes were matured in the lab and frozen
... enough time to undergo ovarian simulation, or may suffer from a medical condition deemed by some oncologists as a relative contraindication to hormonal stimulation, such as oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. In these circumstances, oocytes can be collected from the ovaries without hormonal stimul......arasites. In the most severe cases individuals can suffer life-threatening reactions, including anaphylactic shock. In previous research, Dr Nicoletti found that special types of white blood cells called dendritic cells are important in helping the immune system decide on how to respond to foreign molecu...Cloned pigs help scientists towards a breakthrough in Alzheimer's
...mers disease. In the US alone, 5 million people suffer from this human brain disorder and globally the number is set at approx. 24 million (source: Alzheimer's Disease International: http://www.alz.co.uk/ ) - In the light of the intense focus on medical research at the University of Copenhagen and th...Nanoparticles hitchhike on red blood cells: a potential new method for drug delivery
...elease of drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles, however, suffer from one major limitation: they are quickly removed from the blood, sometimes in minutes, rendering them ineffective in delivering drugs. The research team, led by Samir Mitragotri, a professor of chemical engineering, and Elizabeth Chambers, a rece......elease of drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles, however, suffer from one major limitation: they are quickly removed from the blood, sometimes in minutes, rendering them ineffective in delivering drugs. The research team, led by Samir Mitragotri, a professor of chemical engineering, and Elizabeth Chambers, a rece...Support for chromosomal theory of cancer found in cancers' development of drug resistance
...o come up with a cure, but most of the newer drugs suffer from the same problems as those available in the pre-war days: serious toxicity, limited effectiveness and eventual resistance. This is no surprise to University of California, Berkeley, genetics researcher Peter Duesberg, professor of molecular an...Double honors for diabetes researchers
...re three times less likely than white Europeans to suffer nerve damage caused by diabetes. Meanwhile, Dr Sally Price, in the Faculty of Life Sciences, made it a Manchester double after being awarded the equivalent EASD young investigator prize for scientific research into the debilitating condition. Ner...Alzheimer's drug based on Purdue -- designed inhibitor begins clinical trials
...n clinical trials this week. "Millions of people suffer from this devastating disease and treatment options are very limited," said Arun Ghosh, the Purdue professor who led the creation of the treatment molecule. "Current drugs manage the symptoms, but this could be the first disease-modifying therapy. It...Paving the way toward a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease
... worldwide. By 2050, the number of people who will suffer from the disease is estimated to nearly triple in the United States and to be four times as high worldwide. Although no cure for the disease is available yet, scientists are actively looking for new treatments. One of the main goals of such treatm...Pregnancy nausea/vomiting may indicate lower risk of breast cancer
.... -- It may not seem so at the time, but women who suffer through morning sickness during their pregnancies actually may be fortunate. Those women may have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life than mothers-to-be who experience nine nausea-free months, a new study by epidemio...Researchers isolate new risk marker for overweight children
...gle to explain why 40 to 50 per cent of people who suffer cardiac episodes have "normal" LDL levels. Proctor and his colleagues, including U of A obesity researcher Dr. Geoff Ball, believe that apoB48, which is found exclusively in a type of cholesterol produced in the intestine called chylomicrons, may ...St. Jude shows gene test not needed if cancer drug given in low doses
...n with the UGT1A1*28 gene variation were likely to suffer the same toxicity even if they received irinotecan in 10 small doses over two weeks instead of one large dose. The St. Jude team conducted a retrospective study of 74 children who had received this low-dose treatment for any of a variety of solid t...