Wesley Research Institute study targets pharmacists to help diabetes sufferers
...iations in blood glucose levels. If the particular cause of the unhealthy level is better understood, it may be corrected through lifestyle changes. Funded by the MBF Foundation, the project is providing participants with education and advice about the control of their blood glucose levels based on indiv...Hib vaccine: A critical ally in Asia's effort to reduce child deaths
...meningitis in children, often called the invisible cause of forgotten child killers in Asia, said Dr. Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator, Global Health. Immunization programs, including Hib, are an essential component of USAIDs strategy to prevent life-threatening childhood infections. These data are ...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...hosphatidylcholine, known as LPC. The LPC does not cause multiple sclerosis, but it is used extensively in laboratory research to study the deterioration of myelin, which insulates nerve fibers and enables them to properly conduct impulses in the spinal cord, brain and peripheral nervous system throughout ...Needle-stick injuries are common but unreported by surgeons in training
... reported a feeling of being rushed as the primary cause of the injury. He adds that 42 percent said they did not report the injury because it took too much time and 28 percent said there was no utility in reporting. In fact, says Sulkowski, early reporting and treatment with antivirals can prevent the es...UCLA, Italian chemists move closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery
...ally identical to the normal protein yet they all cause the disease, said Valentine, a member of UCLAs Mol...proteins" They seem so different. How can they all cause the same disease" Now Valentine and her colleagues, including Ivano Bertini, professor of chemistr...Nepalese researchers identify cost-effective treatment for drug-resistant typhoid
...rovar Paratyhpi A, the two most common bacteria to cause enteric fever, do not show resistance to Gatifloxacin, unlike for other fluoroquinolones. "We have shown that Gatifloxacin may be better than an established drug used by many doctors around the world," says Dr Basnyat. "There is currently no resist...Columbia dentists to improve oral health in sub-Saharan Africa
...m. Chronic diseases will soon become the leading cause of health problems in the developing world, and oral health conditions are one of the most common chronic disorders, according to the World Health Organization. Initial Columbia research in the village of Koraro, Ethiopia, found that more than half o...Paying taxes, according to the brain, can bring satisfaction
...hat they dont mind paying taxes, if its for a good cause and here we showed that you can actually see this going on inside the brain, and even measure it. The study gives economists a novel look inside the brain during taxation, said co-author William T. Harbaugh, a UO professor of economics and member ...Future therapies for stroke may block cell death
...ntington's disease, and even stroke." Stroke can cause permanent neurological damage or even death if not...tly diagnosed and treated. It is the third-leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the United States. A great deal of research ...Report calls for new directions, innovative approaches in testing chemicals for toxicity to humans
...aring human exposure data with concentrations that cause biologically significant alterations in toxicity pathways, researchers can identify potentially harmful exposures. Current toxicity-testing practices are long established and deeply ingrained in some sectors, the report observes. But it emphasizes...Brightening prospects of using fluorescent nanotubes in medical applications
...nd then exposing them to wavelengths of light that cause them to grow hot enough to destroy nearby cells. The approach has one drawback: He doesnt have an easy way to identify the locations where the clusters attach. Nanotubes should work as well as gold clusters as microscopic blow torches while their flu...Study outlines how stroke, head injury can increase risk of Alzheimer's disease
... brain cells caused by a stroke or head injury may cause generation of amyloid-beta protein the key compon...oid-beta itself is toxic to brain cells, so it may cause further apoptosis, leading to a vicious cycle of continued cell death and amyloid-beta production. ...Conference to investigate basis of parental behavior
...ttle is known about the underlying mechanisms that cause them, said Robert S. Bridges, Ph.D., professor and head of the Section of Reproductive Biology at the Cummings School and host of the conference. It is our hope in gathering these top minds that we might come closer to understanding parenting. The ...Low libido in menopause linked to trouble sleeping
.... However, Dr. Reed cautioned against inferring cause and effect between depression and low libido. They are each so complex that the interactions can be difficult to tease apart. Dr. Reed noted a well-established catch 22: Like depression itself, treating depression with a selective serotonin reupta...UK and other European countries should introduce universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination
...ing across Europe. Hepatitis B is also the leading cause of liver cancer. Dr Jane Zuckerman, Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK and colleagues reviewed vaccination policies in the UK, Ireland, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, ...UK scientists set their sights on cure for AMD
...tem cells to replace the faulty retinal cells that cause AMD, will be developed by the London Project to Cure AMD, a collaborative project launched today bringing together some of the leading specialists in the field. Around 25 per cent of over-60s in the UK have some degree of visual loss due to AMD, an...Study identifies new regulator of fat metabolism
...wn that high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets cause demonstrable changes in metabolism and subsequent weight loss. Now, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a key mechanism behind this turn of events. Their findings, which appear in the June 2007 issue of Cell Me...Explaining a link between strokes and Alzheimer's
... the gradual build-up of toxic chemicals which can cause Alzheimers. The research was led by Professor Chris Peers of the Universitys school of medicine, who explained: Our research is looking into what happens when oxygen levels in the brain are reduced by a number of factors, from long-term conditions ...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...chanisms, increased production of this peptide may cause impairments of brain functions. When the A-beta protein comes together inside the plaque, it will fold into an abnormal shape that is toxic to cells, Sun said. While we know this has some effect on brain function, we dont know how toxic it is or at...Researchers call for investigation into links between khat use and psychiatric disorders
...ning to undertake a new study to examine khat as a cause of poverty and a failure of regeneration and economic prosperity. Whilst anecdotal evidence does point towards there being a consequence of mental illness via excessive use of khat, particularly where there is a pre-existing mental illness or vuln...