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 7, 2007

Salt intake raising heart disease risk in 4-year-olds
Too much intake of salt is exposing children as young as four to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, warn researchers. ANI

Boffins identify genetic risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus
Researchers have identified a genetic variation that increases the risk of two chronic, autoimmune inflammatory diseases: rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). ANI

Cholera-hit Oriyas starving
Cholera-affected villagers in a tribal area of Orissa are close to starvation. ANI

Toddlers smarter than chimps at learning social skills
A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has revealed that toddlers are more sophisticated than chimps when it comes to social learning skills. ANI

Chink in bacterias armour may lead to more effective antibiotics against superbugs
Biomedical researchers at Boston Universitys College of Engineering say that they have discovered a previously unknown chains of events occurring in bacteria, suggesting thereby that they may have moved one step closer to developing better drugs capable of defeating superbugs, bacteria that have developed resistance to common antibiotics. ANI

Study of antibodies mechanism may help in developing HIV vaccine
A study has revealed that understanding the method of how antibodies work as a vaccine to deactivate a pathogen may have implications for future efforts to design an HIV vaccine. ANI

Lack of drug safety assessment putting millions at risk in developing countries
Researchers have expressed concerns about the absence of appropriate monitoring programmes to assess drug safety in developing countries. ANI

Mouse model of autism spectrum disorders developed
Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have genetically engineered mice that have the same genetic mutation found in some people with autism and Asperger syndrome. ANI

3 genomic guides that may help decide the best breast cancer therapy
Three genomic tests-of prognosis, of sensitivity to chemotherapy, and of sensitivity to hormone therapy-separately predict the likelihood of recurrence of breast cancer if no treatment follows the surgery, and the cancers vulnerability to chemotherapy or hormone therapy, says a report. ANI

Top neuroscientist Baroness Greenfield hails computer brain game
Renowned neuroscientist and director of the Royal Institution, Baroness Greenfield, has given a thumbs up to a computer game designed to train the brain. ANI

New viruses in patients with respiratory tract infections identified
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have discovered a number of viruses and viral subtypes in patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI). ANI

Anti-diabetes drug may improve pregnancy outcomes for women with insulin resistance
A new study has revealed that a commonly prescribed anti-diabetes drug, Metformin, can potentially improve pregnancy outcomes in women having insulin resistance. ANI

Aspirin use can cut breast cancer risk by nearly 25pct
A new study has found that aspirin use can cut the risk of breast cancer by almost 25 percent. ANI