Over 8.4 mn people sleepwalk in US
May 15th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 15 (IANS) More than 8.4 million adults in the United States tend to sleepwalk, showing a link between nocturnal wanderings and psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety.
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Invasive heart test grossly overused
April 9th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 9 (IANS) An invasive test for routine heart function is being grossly overused, especially among patients who recently underwent similar, more effective tests.
"This adds both risk to ... Read more...
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Some nerve! Now bypass stem cells
February 1st, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Scientists have successfully converted mouse skin cells directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, bypassing the stem cell stage, throwing ... Read more...
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Can women endure more pain than men?
January 25th, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) For many people, the debate whether men or women handle pain better may remain unresolved, but scientists now say that females endure more pain.Researchers have discovered ... Read more...
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Affordable Indian drugs could cut sclerosis treatment cost
November 13th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Treatment for auto-immune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) that affects the brain and spinal cord and afflicts three out of every one lakh people in the ... Read more...
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Skin cells used to develop heart defect ‘treatment’ in first-of-its-kind
February 10th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Using skin cells from young patients with a severe genetic heart defect, scientists have created beating heart cells that carry the same genetic mutation.The newly created human ... Read more...
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Platelet-rich plasma ‘a promising treatment for heart attacks’
January 18th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): Platelet-rich plasma is a promising biologic treatment for myocardial infarction (heart attack), according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has already been identified ... Read more...
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Unstable heart rhythm ‘ups risk of death in kidney patients’
January 14th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): A new study has found that elderly kidney patients who have had a recent heart attack are less likely to take their medications as prescribed."Several types of medications ... Read more...
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Many cancer cells have ‘eat me’ signal: Study
December 23rd, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): A new study has found that many cancer cells carry the seeds of their own destruction - a protein on the cell surface that signals circulating immune cells ... Read more...
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Most common adult brain cancer associated with gene deletion
December 23rd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered an important gene deletion in up to one of every four cases of glioblastoma, the most common adult brain cancer.This deletion contributes to tumor development, ... Read more...
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Cancer linked to loss of protein that hooks skin cells together
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A new study has found that the lack of a protein important in hooking our skin cells together could be an early indicator of skin cancer development.Researchers at ... Read more...
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Love as effective as drugs in driving pain away
October 14th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): If you experience intense and passionate feelings of love for someone, you probably won't need a doctor or drugs to drive pain away as love will do it ... Read more...
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How body clock and sleep affect brain connections between night and day
October 7th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Using zebrafish, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have shown how the circadian clock and sleep affect the scope of neuron-to-neuron connections in a particular region of the ... Read more...
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Now, a blood test to detect organ transplant rejection
September 25th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25 (ANI): A simple blood test can now help doctors in identifying the clues of transplant rejection-a feat that could pave the way for a non-invasive alternative for diagnosing organ ... Read more...
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Repeated antibiotic use alters beneficial gut microbes
September 14th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that repeated use of an antibiotic that is considered generally benign, because users seldom incur obvious side effects, ... Read more...
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Evolution made human race more susceptible to diabetes: Study
August 18th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Earlier humans with genes that were prone to type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis may have provided them with previously unknown benefits, as a result of which, over the ... Read more...
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Human tissue regeneration hope following successful experiment in mice
August 6th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Scientists have wondered for a long time why tissue regeneration is such a simple task for salamanders and newts but not for mammals.New research suggests that because regeneration ... Read more...
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Teens exposed to cigarette ads more likely to smoke
July 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 20 (IANS) Teenagers' exposure to cigarette advertising at retail outlets substantially increases the odds that they will start smoking soon.
Students who visited such cigarette stores on a regular basis ... Read more...
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Arsenic could be a potential cancer treatment
July 13th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): A form of arsenic-the notorious poison-could be useful in treating a variety of cancers, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.Arsenic trioxide ... Read more...
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PETA urges medical colleges to end animal use
July 7th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Wednesday urged five prominent medical colleges in Delhi to end use of animals in medical training.
The PETA has ... Read more...
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Melanoma-initiating cell identified
July 1st, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has discovered a cancer-initiating cell in human melanomas.The finding is significant because the existence of such ... Read more...
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Scientists use genetic approach to manipulate microbes in gut
June 25th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): In a new study, scientists were able to predict how microbes in intestines would respond to a diet change by observing certain microbial genes."For each human cell in ... Read more...
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Pro-eating disorder websites classify anorexia and bulimia as diseases
June 18th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Websites promoting eating disorders, like anorexia and bulimia, give users a platform to encourage each other, but, on the other hand, recognize eating disorders as a disease, says ... Read more...
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Eight scientists win Norwegian Kavli prizes
June 3rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, June 3 (DPA) Eight scientists were Thursday named winners of the Norwegian Kavli prizes for discoveries in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters said.
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How dangerous food-borne pathogen evades body’s defenses
May 14th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have deciphered how Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous food-borne pathogen, slips through the intestine's defenses and causes disease.This bacterial strain thrives in salty ... Read more...
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Recipe for making sensory hair cells from stem cells found
May 14th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A ten year long research has led scientists to discover the recipe for hearing- a way to coax embryonic stem cells as well as reprogrammed adult cells to ... Read more...
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Few high-quality studies on food allergies, say researchers
May 12th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): There are few high-quality studies on food allergies, with limited uniform criteria for making a diagnosis and determining prevalence and effective treatments, according to a review of previous ... Read more...
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“Human guinea pig” scientist sequences own genome to predict health risks!
April 30th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): A "human guinea pig" boffin is the world's first person to have all his DNA screened for unknown disease risk factors.Professor Stephen Quake, an American scientist, subjected himself ... Read more...
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Algorithm to separate blood sample into different cell types and detect changes
March 8th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8 (ANI): A newly software could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to ... Read more...
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Reduction of salt in processed foods could save lives, money
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): A new study has found that reducing salt in processed foods could prevent strokes and heart attacks and also save billions of dollars in medical costs.According to researchers ... Read more...
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Acupuncture ‘helps beat the blues during pregnancy’
February 23rd, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Acupuncture may help lessen depression symptoms during pregnancy, a new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows.The study authors, led by Rachel Manber, PhD, professor of psychiatry and ... Read more...
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Anxiety disorder patients ‘not able to control negative emotions’
February 11th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are less able to respond to any negative emotions they may feel, concludes a new Stanford University School of Medicine study.The research ... Read more...
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People with anxiety disorder over-react
February 11th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) People with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) have abnormalities in the way their brain unconsciously controls emotions.
That's the conclusion of a new Stanford University School of Medicine (SUSM) ... Read more...
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Scientists make stem cells pluripotent using virus-free technique
February 8th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells using virus-free techniques.Experts at the Stanford University School ... Read more...
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Scientists convert skin cells into nerve cells
January 28th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 28 (ANI): In a novel study, scientists from Stanford University have successfully transformed skin cells into nerve cells - an advancement that could pave way for new treatments for dementia.They ... Read more...
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