Nine genes found to affect bone density
August 8th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 8 (IANS) Scientists have identified nine genes that seem to weaken or strength bone, which could pave the way to more effective treatment for osteoporosis, affecting millions worldwide.Out ... Read more...
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Scientists show how infection fighting cells form
July 10th, 2012 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 10 (IANS) Scientists have shown for the first time how an important class of immune cells, which spur development of antibodies to fight infections, comes into being.'Follicular dendritic ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Weight loss lowers diabetics’ risk of heart attacks
May 4th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 4 (IANS) If obese people with Type 2 diabetes lose even six kilos, it will reduce their arterial stiffness by 20 percent and also the risk of heart ... Read more...
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A tissue that burns oodles of flab
September 5th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) 'Brown fat', a wondrous tissue, can burn oodles of flab and help us stay slim and trim. Brown fat is present in most, if not all, ... Read more...
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This asthma drug can burn your fat
June 8th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) Formoterol, a new generation asthma drug, has shown great promise in improving fat and protein metabolism.Endocrinologist Paul Lee from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research focused ... Read more...
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Silencing ‘hedgehog’ molecule halts cancer
June 6th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 6 (IANS) Breast cancer cells are known to create the conditions for their own survival by communicating their needs to the healthy cells surrounding them.Now researchers have identified ... Read more...
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Osteoporosis treatment gives patients an extra 5 years of life
February 3rd, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Australian researchers have found that osteoporosis treatment-taking bisphosphonates-not only gives patients a better life but increases their lifespan by five years too.Jacqueline Center and John Eisman, from Sydney's ... Read more...
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Oz scientists turn chronic pain into ‘the colour blue’
November 16th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 16 (ANI): Oz scientists have discovered a gene that plays a vital role in the brain's processing of pain and was also implicated in the mysterious condition synaesthesia.It offers ... Read more...
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New research may help patients recover from brain injury
October 6th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 06 (ANI): A new study may potentially help people who have lost their ability to remember due to brain injury or disease.By examining how we learn and store memories, scientists ... Read more...
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Scientists discover cancer treatment in ‘junk DNA’
September 29th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 29 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a way to shrink tumours in certain cancers - a finding that provides hope for new treatments.The cancers in question are those caused by a ... Read more...
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Diabetes in your genes makes obesity inevitable
May 11th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts, say researchers.In a 28-day study undertaken ... Read more...
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Growth hormone found to drive athletic performance
May 5th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) A growth hormone showed a 0.4 second improvement in a 10-second sprint in tests, enough to turn a last-place Olympic athlete in an event - running or swimming ... Read more...
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Human growth hormone ‘makes sprinters faster’
May 5th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): For the time, researchers have shown a positive effect of growth hormone on athletic performance.It showed a .4 second improvement in a 10-second sprint, enough to turn a ... Read more...
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It’s official: the only way to lose weight is eat less or exercise more, or both
January 7th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Putting an end to the constant debate on weight loss, Sydney scientists have said that the only reliable way to shed extra pounds is to eat less or ... Read more...
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Brain controls bone formation
December 23rd, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, Australian scientists have found that brain controls formation of bone.The new findings have revealed that bone formation is delicately orchestrated by the brain, which ... Read more...
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Blocked receptor may prevent weight gain
November 26th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 26 (IANS) Drug-based weight loss therapies try to stop the brain from sending hunger signals to the body. These therapies tend to be fairly ineffective. Now researchers have discovered that ... Read more...
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Blood samples yield clues to help fight cancers
November 24th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) A study of blood samples from patients of bone marrow transplants has yielded clues that could help fight cancers and auto-immune diseases.
B cells, the immune cells that ... Read more...
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New discovery can speed up development of Parkinson’s drugs
November 19th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research have made a novel discovery that can speed up the development of more effective Parkinson's drugs.People with Parkinson's Disease suffer ... Read more...
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Dietary fibre can keep diseases at bay
October 30th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 30 (IANS) Insoluble dietary fibre or roughage plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay, according to researchers.
The indigestible part of all plant-based foods pushes ... Read more...
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Fibre-rich diet may help maintain healthy immune system
October 29th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 29 (ANI): Australian researchers suggest that consuming a diet rich in fibre helps in maintaining healthier immune systems.The indigestible part of all plant-based foods pushes its way through most of ... Read more...
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Genetic irregularity linked to Type-1 diabetes
October 21st, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 21 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a tiny genetic irregularity that boosts the expression of a key gene which may lead to the development of Type-1 diabetes.
Type-1 diabetes is an autoimmune ... Read more...
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Coconut oil keeps fat at bay
September 9th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 9 (IANS) A diet rich in coconut oil keeps fat away and also protects against insulin resistance, a new study shows.
The study also helps explain how people who incorporate medium ... Read more...
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Nerve cells permit brain to regenerate itself
June 3rd, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 3 (IANS) Nerve cells in the brain produce an anti-inflammatory molecule that allows the brain to repair itself, according to a new study.
Inflammation is the response of body tissues ... Read more...
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Gene that controls abnormal sugar production in liver identified
May 22nd, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): In a novel study, scientists have identified a gene that helps regulate abnormal production of sugar in the liver, critical to people with diabetes.The liver is the sugar ... Read more...
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Acutely ill patients have low vitamin D levels
May 2nd, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 2 (IANS) A group of scientists has observed that very sick patients tend to have severely low levels of vitamin D. Recently, Vitamin D has been recognised for its diverse ... Read more...
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Vitamin D deficiency causes problems for acutely ill patients
May 1st, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 1 (ANI): Australian scientists have observed that very sick patients tend to have very low levels of Vitamin D.The sicker they are, the lower the levels, the group of ... Read more...
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Vegans’ bones as healthy as non-vegetarians’
April 17th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): A new study has found that vegan women, who eat only plant based foods, have bones as healthy as non-vegetarian women.In the research involving 105 post-menopausal vegan ... Read more...
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Scientists trick immune system into accepting organ transplant
April 7th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, scientists have tricked the immune system into accepting a new organ transplant as its own, eliminating dependence on toxic immunosuppressive drugs for a lifetime.
Jonathan ... Read more...
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Hip fractures triple elderly women’s chances of dying
February 5th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 5 (IANS) Bone fractures, even minor ones, increase a person's chances of dying, particularly if he is elderly. But hip fractures just double the risk for women, which is three ... Read more...
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Discovery to help trick body into accepting transplants
January 24th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 24 (IANS) A discovery can trick the body into accepting tissues or transplants as its own, eliminating the necessity for immunity suppressing medicines.Stacey Walters, a researcher in immunology at Garvan ... Read more...
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Why women gain weight during menopause despite no diet changes
November 25th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Women often experience weight gain during menopause because it dramatically cuts their desire to exercise, according to a new study.
The researchers sought to determine the factors leading ... Read more...
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Protein behind insulins effectiveness in controlling glucose uptake uncovered
November 6th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 6 (ANI): A PhD student at Sydney''s Garvan Institute of Medical Research has made a significant advance towards understanding exactly how insulin prompts fat and muscle cells to absorb ... Read more...
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Female lab mice less prone to anxiety than males
October 16th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 16 (ANI): When it comes to anxiety, female lab mice can respond quite differently than males, finds a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, something which ... Read more...
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Mice show women can handle stress better
October 16th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 16 (IANS) Female mice engineered without a neurotransmitter in the lab, known to lower anxiety levels, were less stressed than their similarly configured male counterparts.Tim Karl, behavioural neuroscientist at the ... Read more...
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Switching off cancer comes closer to reality
August 9th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 9 (ANI): Australian scientists have found a novel way to inactivate a molecule called Gab2, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast cancer and certain forms ... Read more...
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