Posts Tagged ‘bloodstream’

Lipoic acid supplements can reduce heart attack risk

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 6:33
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Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A new study has shown that dietary supplementation with lipoic acid, a natural compound found at low levels in red meat and green leafy vegetables, can significantly reduce triglycerides, a key risk factor in cardiovascular disease. While experimenting on rats, the researchers ... Full story

Brushing teeth ‘can help reduce pregnancy complications’

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 4:59
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Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Expecting mothers could reduce the risk of complications in their pregnancies and new-born babies by paying closer attention to oral hygiene, scientist have suggested. Bacteria from a mother's mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid in the womb to her unborn ... Full story

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Lab-on-a-Chip may help study how cancer cells detach from neighbouring tissue to spread disease

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 16:22
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London, March 19 (ANI): Johns Hopkins engineers say that they have developed a new lab-on-a-chip that can lead to better cancer therapies. The researchers say that their invention may help figure out how cancer cells break free from neighbouring tissue, an "escape" that can spread the disease to other parts of the body. "Studying cell detachment at the subcellular level is critical to understanding the way ... Full story

Eating porridge in breakfast ‘can make you feel fuller for longer’

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 16:27
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London, Mar 18 (ANI): Scientists from King's College London have discovered that eating a bowl of porridge in the morning can keep a person feeling fuller for longer. Their study suggests that foods with a low glycaemic index (GI), like oats, trigger the release of greater amounts of a hormone in the gut, which delays hunger pangs by ... Full story

Demand for honey leaf picks up due to its anti diabetes properties

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 13:09
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Varanasi, Mar 18 (ANI): Stevia or honey leaf, known for its antidote properties against diabetes, is becoming popular as a cure for the disease in Varanasi. Also known by the names of sweet leaf or sugar leaf, these leaves provide cure in many health disorders. "Diabetic patients can use these leaves as an alternate ... Full story

Mosquitoes may teach scientists a trick to block malaria transmission

Friday, March 6, 2009, 18:53
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Washington, March 6 (ANI): Scientists may soon be equipped with a way to block the spread of malaria, as a team of researchers have for the first time revealed the means whereby most deadly malaria parasites are detected and killed by the mosquitoes that carry them. According to background information in a ... Full story

Pete Doherty desperate for reconciliation with dad

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 17:58
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London, March 5 (ANI): Pete Doherty is desperate to mend his relationship with his estranged father. The Babyshambles frontman was banned from meeting his dad, who had pledged not to meet him until he had kicked his drug addiction. The pair had even made peace for a short time in 2007 when the singer was just released from the Priory Clinic but a relapse reversed their situation. And ... Full story

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Fish oils prevent ‘bad’ cholesterol accumulation in arteries

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 9:33
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Washington, February 6 (ANI): Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have found yet another reason why eating fish can be beneficial. Dr. Richard J. Deckelbaum, Director of the Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition, has found that a diet rich in fish oils can prevent the accumulation of fat in the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart. The researcher says that the beneficial actions of fish ... Full story

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Jade Goody to know from tests results if cancer has spread

Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 7:15
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London, Feb 3 (ANI): Brit television celebrity Jade Goody is facing her worst nightmares with the tests results coming in to let her know whether her cancer has spread, and can she survive it. Goody, 27, underwent more tests during the weekend amid concerns that secondary tumours might have developed in her kidneys, liver and bowel, and was readmitted to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London ... Full story

New technique to predict breast cancer chemotherapy outcome developed

Monday, February 2, 2009, 13:53
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Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have described a new technique for determining the "leakiness" of tumour blood vessels using a simple digital mammography unit, which can predict the results of breast cancer chemotherapy. Successful chemotherapy depends on the ability of anticancer drugs to escape from the bloodstream through the leaky blood vessels that often surround tumours. For the study, the researchers designed nanometre-sized ... Full story

Sitting in plane’s window seat ‘raises thrombosis risk’

Friday, January 30, 2009, 19:09
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London, Jan 27 (ANI): Think twice before choosing a window seat on the plane, for a new study has found that the view chair increases the chance of deep vein thrombosis. According to researchers, those sitting by the window face double the risk of a potentially deadly blood clot. The dangers are even greater for obese passengers, who are six times more likely to develop a blockage ... Full story

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Indian researcher’s nano-pill will soon make insulin jabs history (Re-issue)

Friday, January 30, 2009, 5:53
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Melbourne, Jan 25 (ANI): Diabetics would soon be able to take a pill of insulin-filled nanoparticles instead of having to give themselves painful jabs, an Indian researcher has claimed. Researcher Chandra Sharma of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology has presented the work at a biomaterials conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. "We have already developed the capsule form of ... Full story

Indian researcher’s nano-pill will soon make insulin jabs history

Friday, January 30, 2009, 5:11
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Melbourne, Jan 24 (ANI): Diabetics would soon be able to take a pill of insulin-filled nanoparticles instead of having to give themselves painful jabs, an Indian researcher has claimed. Researcher Chandra Sharma of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology has presented the work at a biomaterials conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. "We have already developed the capsule ... Full story