Health News

Structure of key breast cancer target enzyme unraveled
A researcher at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute has moved a step closer to a cure, and possibly the prevention, of the most common type of breast cancer. ANI

Smoking claimed 673,000 Chinese lives in 2005
A multinational research team, led by scientists at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has lent more force to the suggestion that smoking is a significant risk factor for mortality and disease. ANI

Genetic mutations can predict childhood leukaemia relapse
A collaborative study by American researchers has revealed that changes in a gene called IKAROS can help predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ANI

Health News for September 13, 2007

French maritime pine bark extract may help reduce ADHD in children
A new study has revealed that a pine bark extract reduces Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. ANI

Todays mums struggle to grab just three and a half hours of sleep
Modern mothers have so much trouble rocking their babies to sleep that they get just three and a half hours of sleep, which is just half the sleep their mothers had, a new survey has revealed. ANI

New pathway essential for blood stem cell turnover identified
Researchers have identified a blood formation gene, which, if lost, results in early bone marrow failure. ANI

Surgeons remove gallbladder through vagina
Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center have removed a patients gallbladder through the vagina. ANI

Loneliness linked to alterations in activity of genes
A new study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have identified a distinct pattern of gene expression in immune cells from people who experience chronically high levels of loneliness. ANI

Chemical wrapped Taxol bristle ball may help clog cancer
Chemists at Rice University say that they have devised a technique to create tiny spheres comprising of dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel by using gold nanoparticles. ANI

Protein that may offer clue to immune infertility in men, women identified
Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have discovered a human protein, radical radial spoke protein 44 (RSP44), which can offer insight into immune infertility - a disorder in which immune systems wage war on sperm in both men and women. ANI

New technique may revolutionise cancer diagnostics
Uppsala University researchers have refined an existing method to see how proteins undergo change inside a cell, and they believe that it has the capacity to revolutionize cancer diagnostics. ANI

Male GPs give more sick leave to men than what female GPs give women
A study at the University of Liverpool has revealed that male patients are given more authorized sick leaves by male doctors as compared to females by female doctors. ANI

Insulin-producing cells from pigs may help cure diabetes
Pigs may soon become donors of insulin-producing islet cells to cure humans afflicted by insulin dependent diabetes, if a University of Minnesota researcher is to be believed. ANI

Diesel exhaust may be hazardous for heart patients
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Umea warned that air pollution could be hazardous for patients with heart disease. ANI

Peanut-butter mixture may restore health in thousands of starving kids
A new research has revealed that an enriched peanut-butter mixture given at home is an effective method for the recovery of thousands of starving or malnutrition children. ANI

Potential target identified to develop Chlamydia vaccine
Scientists have identified a way to develop a vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis, the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world. ANI

Mobile phones safe in short-term: Study
Mobile phone users can breathe a sigh of relief for a new study has found that using the gadgets does not cause biological or adverse health effects in the short term. ANI