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Oxidative Stress / Free Radicals Cell Injury

Oxidative Stress / Free Radicals Cell Injury

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Oxidative stress is a form of injury to body tissues due to increase in free radicals. If the injury is sustained it leads to chronic diseases.

Graviola, Natural Cancer Killer

Graviola, Natural Cancer Killer

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Graviola's health benefits range from curing headaches to fighting cancer. Read on to know more about this versatile plant that has cancer-curing properties among other health benefits.

Test Your Knowledge on Gene Therapy

Test Your Knowledge on Gene Therapy

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Gene therapy is a specialized procedure where genetic material is introduced into the cells of a patient to treat or prevent incurable diseases. Test your knowledge and learn interesting facts about gene therapy

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New Immunotherapy Targets Blood-clotting Protein

New Immunotherapy Targets Blood-clotting Protein

Research News Oct 16 2018 11:22 PM

Scientists have used immunotherapy and stopped the detrimental effects of blood-brain barrier leaks to protect against multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease.

New Neck Collar to Keep Your Soccer Concussions in Count

New Neck Collar to Keep Your Soccer Concussions in Count

Medical Gadgets Oct 16 2018 7:22 PM

New neck collar called Q-Collar may now help protect the soccer players from head injury or concussions, finds a new study. They will basically look at the cumulative effect of head impact exposure over an entire season.

Could Popular Hip-hop Videos be Indirectly Normalizing Tobacco & Marijuana Use?

Could Popular Hip-hop Videos be Indirectly Normalizing Tobacco & Marijuana Use?

Research News Oct 16 2018 7:16 PM

Popular hip-hop videos feature tobacco & marijuana use very freely, finds a new study. This particular fact could pose a major public health threat say the researchers.

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Pax5 Guards Your Immune System Against Diseases

Pax5 Guards Your Immune System Against Diseases

Health in Focus Oct 16 2018 3:54 PM

Immune health can be maintained by the ordered packaging of DNA by the protein Pax5 in B-cells. Pax5 scans the DNA to access encoded information for maintaining optimal health and for fighting diseases like cancer.

How to Reduce Postpartum Depression After Delivery?

How to Reduce Postpartum Depression After Delivery?

Health in Focus Oct 15 2018 5:35 PM

Better pain management measures following delivery can lower the risk of postpartum depression because poorly controlled pain might increase the risk of postpartum depression and associated complications.

Digital Brain Model Reveals How Toxic Proteins Cause Brain Diseases

Digital Brain Model Reveals How Toxic Proteins Cause Brain Diseases

Health in Focus Oct 13 2018 3:25 PM

Digital brain modeling can reveal how toxic proteins travel along the neuronal networks in the brain. These produce symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases at specific areas of the brain where they tend to accumulate.

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Diabetes May Increase Arthritis, Osteoporosis Risk

Diabetes May Increase Arthritis, Osteoporosis Risk

People with diabetes are more likely to suffer from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis. Regular exercise can be the best treatment for preventing diabetes and arthritis, as it provides positive outcomes on blood sugar control and musculoskeletal pain.

Vitamin B Supplements May Boost Kidney Function in Young Diabetics

Vitamin B Supplements May Boost Kidney Function in Young Diabetics

Vitamin B deficiency is linked to a higher risk of kidney damage and is often noted in children and adults with type-1 diabetes. Simple supplementation of vitamin B complex can protect against kidney disease development and progression.

Milk Protein Helps Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects

Milk Protein Helps Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects

Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can reduce the side affects by supplementing a protein called lactoferrin.

Pregabalin (Lyrica): Drug Treats Neuropathic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Epilepsy and General Anxiety Disorder

Pregabalin (Lyrica): Drug Treats Neuropathic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Epilepsy and General Anxiety Disorder

Pregabalin, an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for treating neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, generalised anxiety disorder , and nerve pain after spinal cord injury.

Enalapril (Renitec): Drug Treats High Blood Pressure, Diabetic Kidney Disease, and Heart Failure

Enalapril (Renitec): Drug Treats High Blood Pressure, Diabetic Kidney Disease, and Heart Failure

Enalapril is a angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor agent which is prescribed for treating hypertension or high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.It is also used for asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction.

Azathioprine: Immunosuppressant For Kidney Transplant Rejection and to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Azathioprine: Immunosuppressant For Kidney Transplant Rejection and to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant agent prescribed for treating severely active rheumatoid arthritis and to prevent transplant rejection in patients who received kidney transplants. It is also recommended to treat other autoimmune disorders.

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