“Cryptosporidium parvum”, a typical protozoa-infection that causes acute, watery, and non-bloody diarrhea in small children in developing countries and immune-compromised patients is becoming a concern for scientists the world over. This infection may also cause anorexia related watery diarrhea in HIV infection. Such an infection will result in to nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Resistivity property of these protozoa to the water chlorination has caused massive epidemic in the United States. Scientists have also expressed that it has attained a status of a ‘prospective bio-terrorism agent’. There are neither vaccines nor effective drugs available to respond to these multiple threats to human health.

A major breakthrough has been achieved as scientists at the ‘Brandeis University’ and the ‘University of Georgia’ has been successful in identifying the lead compounds that can resist the attacks of this protozoa. In the published details of this research in the journal “Chemistry and Biology”, the scientists hope that their findings will pave the way for further development of an effective antibiotic treatment.

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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)’ is the most common form of dementia among older people. It is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. It is a progressive and fatal brain disease slowly effecting thought, memory and language serious enough to interfere with daily life.

A recent study by researchers at ‘Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University’ finds that people with ‘Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)’ experienced more accidents and performed more poorly on road tests compared to drivers without cognitive impairment. The study is published in the January 23 edition of the journal “Neurology”, the medical journal of the ‘American Academy of Neurology’. This stems out of the fact they show problems with memory, thinking and concentration.

The study included 128 individuals. Out of these individuals, 84 persons were suffering with early AD and 44 age-matched control subjects without cognitive impairments. Drivers with early AD were enrolled in this study and followed every six months over two to three years. While the study does confirm previous reports of potentially hazardous driving in persons with early AD, it also indicates that some individuals with very mild dementia can continue to drive safety for extended periods of time. The study also built the relationship through self-reports, family reports and a standardized road test.

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Many people around the world want to get rid of the fine lines and wrinkles under their eyes. People also need solutions to sun damage and unrelenting scars without laser resurfacing. “Portrait Plasma Skin Regeneration”, is an incredible new cosmetic dermatological alternative for removing the blemished, baggy, or blotchy skin. This new resurfacing and rejuvenating treatment has provided a non-surgical option to obtain the best results.Among the various aesthetic treatments, reduction of fine lines, wrinkles and skin tightening around the eyes and the removal of excess tissue of the upper eyelid are in vogue. Blepharoplasty, the eyelid surgery, is a no longer only option available to people seeking a more young look and cure sagging, droopy eye lids, wrinkles and puffiness.

Dr. Brian Biesman, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon of ‘Nashville Centre for Laser and Facial Surgery’ in Nashville, Tennessee offer combination of various cosmetic treatments to reap maximum benefits from their treatment. Such combinations generally include blepharoplasty, Portrait Plasma, a novel plasma skin regeneration technology, and injectables such as Botox and fillers.

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The body dysmorphic disorder is a very serious disease which manifests in the plan of perception. This means that people suffering from it have the feeling that they look very bad and this affects their daily activities badly. This perception that they have about themselves is caused by the malfunctioning of the brain, as this is the most affected part of the body in the case of body dysmorphic disorder. Experts consider that the general effects of this disorder are not obvious and they cannot be easily noticed and diagnosed.

Causes:

There is not any clear cause for the body symptomatic disorder; however scientists and researchers have studied the subject and have reached the conclusion that there are some factors causing some effects of body symptomatic disorder. These causes that have been researching upon are biological or psychological and even cultural factors.

The body dysmorphic disorder usually manifests in the case of mature people. Most scientists say that it is mainly a psychological disorder that leads to an obsession about the way they look. There are numerous ways of manifestation of the body dysmorphic disorder regarding mature people and these ways depend on increasingly numerous factors.

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‘Aspirin’ can be an effective medication for the women as an inexpensive lung cancer chemoprevention though causing few side effects. A recent research study findings give a clear indication with clinical evidences.

This specific case-control study involved almost 581 African-American and Caucasian women with and without’ non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)’. Findings of the study revealed that the regular use of aspirin helps in reducing the risk for the disease by a significant 34% rate among women.

Certain previous specific research studies also indicated that aspirin and other similar ‘non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)’ have potential for decreasing the risk for NSCLC. Some of the other studies however, established that the results of this degree are not quite possible.

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Scientists have been successful in identifying a particular region in our brain that controls typical decision making process of the brain. It will now be possible to understand how a person decides of halting the midnight exploration of refrigerator and enjoying the leftover chicken legs. The mechanism governing such decisions of the brain leading to malfunction in addiction and mental illness would be immensely helpful in designing the further treatments, say the researchers.

Emmanuel Procyk and his colleague researchers have published the findings of this research in the January 24, 2008, issue of the journal” Neuron”.

Researchers conducted experiments on monkeys and required them to spend time in exploration targeting a ‘juice reward’ with a choice of tough targets on a computer screen. Immediately upon identifying their ‘juice reward’, the monkeys were given a period for touching the reward many times in order to explore the chances of getting more rewards.

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