Health News for February 27, 2008

Relations with parents can affect womens bonding with their own kids
A new study has revealed that pregnant women who perceive their relationship with their parents during their childhood as stable, are more likely to experience fewer difficulties in the transition to motherhood, as compared to women wh0.o see their relationship with their parents as unresolved anger or rejection. ANI

Indian origin researcher shuts down protein that fuels ovarian cancer in mice
An Indian origin researcher at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified the mechanism whereby a protein that fuels ovarian cancer can be shut down. ANI

Adult stem cells may help treat cardiovascular, autoimmune diseases
Adult stem cells harvested from either blood or bone marrow might help in the treatment of a wide range of autoimmune diseases and heart disease, according to a research review conducted by scientists at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. ANI

Nanoemulsion vaccines may boost immune response against smallpox, HIV
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System say that the bodys immune response against smallpox and HIV may be boosted with the help of a novel vaccination technique, wherein an oil-based emulsion is placed in the nose rather than needles. ANI

First system of human nerve-cell tissue engineered
A new study has shown that living human nerve cells can be engineered into a network that could one day be used for transplants to repair a damaged nervous system. ANI

Combination therapy helps teens with treatment-resistant depression
Teenagers who dont respond to a first antidepressant medication to help them get rid of their blues, are more likely to improve if they switch to a combination therapy of another kind antidepressant along with psychotherapy, rather than just taking another medication alone. ANI

Drug for anemic cancer patients raises death risk by 10pct
Researchers at Northwestern Universitys Feinberg School of Medicine have found that drugs taken by millions of anaemic cancer patients to boost their red blood cells and health can in fact raise their risk of death. ANI