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Study Reveals New Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis Method
According to a study due to be published in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), dosage of adrenomedullin (ADM) hormone can help diagnose ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy refers to abnormal embryo implantation elsewhere than the uterus. After the egg is fertilized by the sperm and the embryo is formed, a process takes place in the third side of the fallopian tube, the ...
Vitamin D Keeps Viruses Away During Winter, Research Finds
There has been much debate in the medical world lately regarding the role of vitamin D in the body. It seems that vitamin D plays a role not only in bone growth, but also an important role in immunity and antitumoral protection. According to a study published in the Journal of leukocytic Biology, vitamin D seems to also protect against viral infections during ...
Stroke Risk High In Patients Off Anticoagulant Therapy
New research shows that patients who discontinue their anticoagulant medication are at increased risk of stroke within a month. Anticoagulant medication is generally prescribed to patients who suffer from heart disease such as atrial fibrillation or patients after myocardial infarction. There are several classes of anticoagulants: heparin and heparin derivatives, fondaparinux, bivalirudin and inhibitor receptors of glycoprotein IIb / IIIa (abciximab, epifibatide). Anticoagulant medication has many side effects, the most important ...
Soda Consumption Linked To Higher Stroke Risk
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute and Harvard University, have made new discoveries on the effects that soda consumption has on the human body. It seems that increased consumption of sweetened beverages increases the risk of stroke. Unlike soda, coffee is associated with a decreased risk of stroke because it contains antioxidants (magnesium, chlorogenic acid). The fact that soda has many harmful ...
New Treatment Scheme For Crohn’s Disease Changes The Outcomes
New research shows that Crohn's disease patients treated early with biological therapy respond better to treatment and lesser need surgery . Crohn's disease, or terminal ileitis, is an incurable disease, inflammatory, which can occur anywhere along the digestive tract. Unlike other inflammatory diseases, Crohn's disease can affect only segments of the digestive tract and can be a starting point for adenocarcinoma. Specific for Crohn's disease is its ...
Study Offers Insight Into Brain Activity During NREM Sleep
A study conducted by scientists at the Cyclotron Research Centre at the University of Liège, in Liège, Belgium, and the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, and the Functional Neuroimaging Unit at theMontreal Geriatrics Institute investigated NREM sleep (non-rapid eye movement). Scientists wanted to show that the brain's activity is composed of many biological modules during this period of ...
Testosterone Can Prevent Depression, Study Suggests
Testosterone, the principal male sex hormone, can prevent depression - a mood disorder characterized by loss of interest or pleasure in everyday activities, accompanied by other signs like lack of appetite, fatigue and sleep disorders. The exact mechanisms of the antidepressant effect of this hormone are not yet known, but Nicole Carrier and Mohamed Kabbaj, scientists at Florida State University are trying ...
Curcumin Can Combat Parkinson’s Disease According To New Study
Curcumin, a compound of an asian spice known as turmeric, can be the next cure for Parkinson disease. It was discovered by researchers at Michigan State University that this particular substance can prevent the agglutination of a protein involved in the pathology of this disease. Parkinson disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by insufficient formation ...
Heart Attack And Stroke Can Be Prevented By Treating Psoriasis
A clinical study led by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research Inc. showed an association between a new treatment for psoriasis and a significant incidence decrease of cardiovascular disease and vascular inflammation. The results of the study were presented on the 16th of March 2012 at the annual meeting of American Academy of Dermatology. Up to 3% of the population are affected by psoriasis, ...
Cancer Surviving Children Show Delays In Cognitive And Motor Skills
According to new study which was published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, toddlers and infants who were treated for cancer show a delay in cognitive and motor skills, compared with healthy children of same age. Researchers observed that the delays in development stages appear in first stages of cancer therapy and for this reason children with cancer, in addition to ...
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