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Infertility drug may help drinkers stay sober

Infertility drug may help drinkers stay soberWashington, February 24: A group of scientists say that alcoholism may be treated with the help of a drug that is prescribed for male and female infertility as well as menstrual disorders.

Researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center came to this conclusion after analysing the findings of a study, which showed that "alcoholic" rodents, when injected with the drug cabergoline, decreased their alcohol consumption and alcohol-seeking behaviour and were less likely to relapse.

Cheese, low fat milk, yoghurts `help cut risk of certain cancers in women'

Cheese, low fat milk, yoghurts ‘help cut risk of certain cancers in women’London, Feb 24 : Women who consume more calcium appear to have lower risk of developing certain cancers, a new study has found.

The research found that low fat milk, cheese and yoghurts could reduce the risk of some cancers by almost a quarter in women.

According to the study, which included almost 500,000 people, women who consumed the most calcium from dairy products or supplements were 23 per cent less likely to develop cancer than woman with the lowest consumption of calcium.

Philippines to exterminate thousands of pigs with Ebola virus

Philippines to exterminate thousands of pigs with Ebola virusManila - The Philippines' agriculture department has ordered the extermination of some 6,000 pigs afflicted with the Ebola Reston virus, a senior official said Tuesday.

Davinio Catbagan, director of the Bureau of Animal Industry, said the culling of the hogs in a farm in Pandi town, Bulacan province, 35 kilometres north of Manila, will be done within two to three days.

70 sickened in China after eating organs tainted with doping agent

ChinaBeijing - At least 70 people in southern China have been sickened after eating pig organs tainted with a banned food additive, a newspaper reported Monday.

Three people remained in hospital in Guangzhou after consuming the organs containing the banned substance clenbuterol, which is used to build muscle and is also banned in sport, the China Daily said, citing local health officials.

The patients complained of stomach pains and diarrhoea after eating organs bought at local markets since Thursday.

The organs originated from pigs raised on farms in Hunan province.

Defects in skin cell regeneration mechanism linked to increased skin cancer risk

Defects in skin cell regeneration mechanism linked to increased skin cancer riskWashington, Feb 23 : Spanish researchers have found that defects in skin cell regeneration mechanism may increase the risk of skin cancer.

Telomeres are DNA sequences that cap chromosomes and control the number of times a cell may be copied.

The new study has explained how telomere dysfunction in skin cells can lead to increased skin cancer risk and pigmentation.

Now, a new approach to calculate gene, protein connections in a Parkinson''s disease

Researchers hone in on Parkinson’s disease’s destructive pathwaysLondon, February 23 : American researchers at the Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology say that they have developed a novel approach to analyse cellular data, and have been gaining new understanding of Parkinson's disease's destructive pathways.

Thus far, the researchers have used the new computational technique to analyse alpha-synuclein, a mysterious protein that is associated with Parkinson''s disease.

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