Category: Education
Israeli scientists: smoking may slow Parkinson’s disease
JERUSALEM- Israeli researchers are one step closer to discovering a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, after finding a genetic mechanism connected to cigarette smoking that keeps the degenerative disease from progressing. The team of Israeli researchers, who have been engaged in […]
Health Consequences of Meltdown And Damage to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants in Japan Examined By Study
The results of two studies report on the psychological status of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan everal months after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The report can be found in the August 15 issue […]
Chinese researcher tries new treatment for Parkinson’s disease
CHANGSHA- A Chinese researcher has achieved initial success in trying to find new methods for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease through xenotransplantation. Wang Wei, a medical professor at the Third Xiangya Hospital affiliated with Central South University in central China’s […]
Scientists Identify New Virus Responsible for a Mysterious Snake Disease
The possible cause of a common but mysterious disease that kills a significant number of pet snakes has been discovered by scientists. The virus, previously not thought to infect snakes at all, appears to cause “inclusion body disease.” Long the […]
Blood Type may Boost Heart Disease Risk
Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk, say researchers. People in this study with the rarest blood type – AB, found in about 7 percent of the U.S. population – had the highest increased heart disease risk […]
Watching TV, Sitting at Computers for Long Affect Children’s Motor Co-ordination Skills
A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology reveals children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination […]
Breastfeeding May Protect Infants from HIV Transmission: Study
Certain bioactive components found in human milk are associated with a reduced risk of HIV transmission from an HIV infected mother to her breast-fed infant, reveals study. Their study will be published in the August 15 online edition of American […]
Protection Against Toxic Substance Common to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases By Rejected Drug
The second of two studies on latrepirdine demonstrates new potential for the compound in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. The studies were recently published in Molecular Psychiatry. An international team led by Mount Sinai […]
Cancer Drugs Could Be Made More Effective Using Protein That Helps Tumor Blood Vessels Mature
Tumors need blood supply to provide them with nutrients and oxygen so as to survive. Cancer cells stimulate new blood vessel growth—a process called tumor angiogenesis to get that supply. Many attempts have been made to inhibit this process as […]
New Strategy to Reduce Chemotherapy’s Harmful Side Effects
Researchers in Leuven (VIB/KU Leuven) have demonstrated for the first time that their new strategy would reduce the harmful side effects of chemotherapy on healthy organs. They confirmed their hypothesis that normalizing blood vessels by blocking oxygen sensor PHD2 would […]
