The researchers found that vitamin A, when applied to breast cancer cells, triggers genes that can push stem cells embedded in a tumour to morph into endothelial cells. These cells can then build blood vessels to link up to the

While sickle cell disease is a single-gene disorder, its symptoms are highly variable and this latest feat may even lead to better treatment approaches in the future. The scientists highlighted that the gene variants influence blood levels of fetal haemoglobin

These extraordinary predictions were made by scientists in a special report published by the prestigious Science journal Nature. Forecasting an end to infertility in the next 30 years, researchers said any person of any age could have children. In place

This new study from the Netherlands has cited that such a regime of regular intake of nut products can actually increase their children's risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut

The study found that older people who walked increased their peak aerobic capacity by 19 percent and physical function by 25 percent. Until now we didn't have good evidence using an objective performance measure that a walking programme would improve

Health experts have issued the warnings in a bid to halt the spread of sex infections. According to last year's reports, cases of chlamydia rose six per cent. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) called for under 25s to be screened

Jorge Srabstein, M.D., medical director of the Clinic for Health Problems Related to Bullying at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., along with his co-author studied data from a 1996 survey of 9,574 students in grades 6 through 10.

The researchers have revealed that parents of autistic children evaluate facial expressions similar to their children. They studied 42 parents of children with autism, a complex developmental disability that affects an individual's ability to interact socially and communicate with others.

This may be considered a key discovery towards the cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since

Migraine headaches are severely painful and usually occur with other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and painful sensitivity to light while, cluster headaches cause sharp, burning pain on one side of the head. In a systematic review of nine small

During the study, the researchers found that among women from the San Francisco Bay Area, those exposed to higher levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs- a banned group of pollutants) during the 50s and 60s, were significantly more likely to give

The researchers made a presentation on the exciting potential of the so-called negative allosteric modulators at a special symposium at The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies (EPHAR) 2008 Congress at The University of Manchester, UK, on Wednesday. They said that

Developed by Macquarie University researchers, this unique fluorescence test holds the potential to provide warnings about the presence of other disorders and diseases including cancer. According to researcher Professor Ewa Goldys, of the university's Department of Physics, the research could

Researchers from the University of Montreal studied 319 Montreal teens who reported their smoking habits every three months for five years. "The study found that teen smokers make their first serious attempt to quit after only two and a half

They are also expected to have histories of suicide attempt, substance abuse, and sexual abuse. ASPD is a mental disorder characterised by several psychological and behavioural phenomena, including a lack of empathy and remorse, a low tolerance for anxiety, and

What's more, the study suggests that fewer than a third of teens that age get even the minimum recommended by the government — an hour of moderate-to-vigorous exercise, like cycling, brisk walking, swimming or jogging. The sharp drop raises concerns

The services would from now on be free for children up to 15 years old and to pregnant women, said Health Minister Emilienne Raoul at the Brazzaville children's hosptial at the launch of new campaign. But she warned: "The medicines

They were so good. They would just sit and wait," Keyse said of her class at Etowah Elementary School in Henderson County, N.C. It's a task Keyse never imagined when she became a teacher, but medical duties have become a

Obesity surgery, also called bariatric surgery, is growing in popularity and more and more of these operations are being done using a laparoscope, note co-authors Dr. Wendy E. Weller, from the University at Albany in New York, and Dr. Carl

The findings suggest are some of the first evidence that the link between obesity and pancreatic cancer is as strong in women as in men, Juhua Luo of Sweden's Karolinska Institute and colleagues reported in the British Journal of Cancer.