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Testing pregnant women's blood for disorders in unborn children promises dramatic advances in medicine, researchers have said.A US team writing in the New England Journal of Medicine say Down's syndrome can be reliably tested for in the mother's blood. Meanwhile, Great Ormond Street Hospital has started offering similar tests.A decision on whether the UK's Down's syndrome screening programme should change is due this year.At the moment in the UK, a woman is assessed based on her age and an ultrasound scan, with those deemed high-risk having further tests.These involve a needle taking a sample of the placenta or the fluid that bathes the baby. There is a risk of miscarriage with the procedure.Blood tests look for fragments of DNA from the placenta, which drift about in the mother's bloodstream.Down's syndrome is caused by an extra copy of a huge stretch of DNA and that extra bundle of genetic information can be detected in the blood.If initial tests are ...

Plucking hairs in a precise pattern can make even more pop up in their place, a US study suggests.  Playing with the density of hair removed altered how serious an injury the body recognised and in turn how much hair regrew. The team managed to regenerate 1,300 hairs by plucking 200, in the study using mice reported in Cell journal. Experts said it was "really nice science" but were uncertain if it could lead to a cure for human baldness. Half of men have male-pattern baldness by the age of 50. The team at the University of Southern California was investigating how hair follicles communicate with each other to decide on the scale of repair job needed.  Inflammation   In a series of experiments they removed 200 hair follicles from a circular patch of skin in mice. A low-density pluck - removing follicles from a patch 6mm in diameter - led to no regeneration at all. A medium-density pluck, with 200 removed from a 5mm circle, led to 1,300 new ha...

The world's only solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse-2 was flying over Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh  on its way to Myanmar  this afternoon, sources at the Swiss Embassy said. The Si2 entered Bangladesh air space around 1:30pm and crossed over Bangladesh around 3:00pm  on its way to Mandalay in Myanmar  (Burma) after taking off from Varanasi in the morning. This is the fourth leg in the plane’s historic bid to fly around the world powered only by the Sun's rays.Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, who are trying to make history by flying a solar-powered plane, started the first round-the-world flight on March 9 from Abu Dhabi (UAE). They are expected to return to Switzerland at the end of July or early August.According to a press release of the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, this solar-powered aircraft is designed to remain airborne day and night without using a drop of fuel. The plane's exceptional aerodynamic performance ...

By inexpensively turning salt water into drinking water using sustainable solar power, a team from MIT in the US has not only come up with a portable desalination system for use anywhere in the world that needs it, but it’s just won the 2015 Desal Prize - a competition run by USAID to encourage better solutions to water shortages in developing countries, reports sciencealert.com . In order to win the $140,000 prize, entries had to demonstrate how their invention not only works well, but is cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and energy efficient. And the MIT researchers teamed up with US-based manufacturing company, Jain Irrigation Systems, to do just that.

The arrival of spring and summer means days at the pool, family picnics and other outdoor activities. Here are some tips from the American Heart Association to keep your family physically active in the warmer months. Hydrate! Drink plenty of water before, during and after physical activity to avoid dehydration. For low-calorie flavor, add slices of your favorite fruits such as melon, oranges, cucumber or mint to a pitcher of water and refrigerate for two hours. Protect your family from the sun:  wear wide-brimmed hats, always apply water-resistant sunscreen with at least SPF 15 and reapply sunscreen every 2 hours. Heat safety:  avoid intense activities between noon and 3 pm when the sun is at its strongest. Dress for the heat:  wear lightweight, light coloured clothing, breathable fabrics such as cotton, and wear sunglasses to protect your eyes. Head indoors:  when the heat gets unbearable, try indoor activities at your home or club like basketball, swim...

People with heart failure must be screened for signs of depression and offered counselling, scientists say. A small study presented at the European Society of Cardiology suggested patients with depression were more likely to die within a year.Though many factors are likely to influence this including the severity of the disease, researchers say managing depression is important.Heart failure can happen when the muscle of the heart becomes too weak or too stiff, making it harder to pump blood around the body. And as this becomes worse patients can feel very tired and short of breath. It is likely that other factors are important as well; some people with depression may not feel motivated to take their pills or seek help quickly, scientists suggest.

  Follow this simple guide to install your Favorite Blogger Template into your blog site 1. Click on the Download button and save file to PC (.xml format). 2. Log in Blogger dashboard. 3. Go to Template section → Backup/Restore . 4. Click on Download Full Template to Backup your previous template. 5. Upload a template from a file on your hard drive by click Browse option button. 6. Click Upload button, a confirmation message will appear. Click on Keep Widgets . Now you're done.

Did you know your nail forecast your Health Status? Our fingernails various types of abnormalities which we do not notice. This unusual situation may be complex signs of disease or forecast. Let's see how can we know our health condition by our nail.  Yellow nails: When the yellow color of the nail refer fungus infection symptoms. If the fungus infection is fatal, ends of your nail may come up, nails may crack, and may increase the thickness of the nail. Ever yellow colored nails may be a sign of more serious diseases. Such as Inflammation of the thyroid gland Lung inflammation Diabetes and Psoriasis (a severe skin disease) Pale Nails Unusual pale nails may be a sign of severe disease. For example: Chlorosis Heart failure Liver disease and Malnutrition White but dark edge if your nail is white, but the eng edge is deep dark, However, it may be liver disease. Symptoms such as Hepatitis. Bluish nails: If the B...

Pomegranate is a very tasty fruits. It is called the fruits of heaven. But it is not only gorgeous, its benefits as well noticed. It is used as powerful medicine for several diseases. Let's take a look at what are the main benefits of this fruit. Reduce the risk of heart disease A glass of pomegranate has enough antioxidants and polyphenols. Even more than the green.Which reduces body  cholesterol level and keep safe from the heart attack risk. A glass of pomegranate juice every day is lowering your risk of heart disease.     Medicine of Cancer Different Study shows antioxidants and polyphenols of Pomegranate  maintain a role to prevent cancer. These prevent to create and  increase of cancer cells. Even cancer patients are also can get a helpful role. Helps digestion Pomegranate is very helpful for digestion.  It is abundantly ability to digest helpful for digestion.   Increase resistance to disease There a...

Many people have no idea that they have high blood pressure until they go to a doctor and are told of their condition.  High blood pressure is a silent killer  due to the fact there seems to be few, to no symptoms that one can feel. In the meantime, too much salt in the diet is damaging not just our blood pressure, but also with our vital organs. High salt consumption can lead to reduced function of the inner lining of blood vessels. Therefore a person is at increased risk of infections and blood clots. Too much salt also complicates the hearts main pumping chamber, causing  it to thicken and eventually it won’t pump as forcefully as needed. According to Dr. William Farquar from the  University of Delaware , “too much salt in your diet will sensitize neurons in the brain, therefore causing painful response to skeletal muscle contractions.” Reducing salt consumption is important for everyone. The healthy person should have just a little over 2,000 milli...

Shimantik, a national  non-government organization in Bangladesh, started its activities back in 1979 initially to provide succor to the flood- stricken people of Zakigonj and Kanaighat upazilas of Sylhet. It has since expanded its activities to cover wide ranging geographical and programmatic areas like non-formal and formal education, skill training, primary health care, reproductive health, family planning, new-born care, health research, non communicable disease, environmental development, women’s development, income generating activities and disaster relief. Shimantik is one of the few NGOs in Bangladesh which has its head office in a rural area (at Zakigonj of Sylhet) and branch offices in urban area (including Dhaka) and other rural areas. It has 29 branch offices in different places of Bangladesh. It has implemented several big health care services projects both in rural and urban areas. It has implemented an USAID funded health care service delivery project in six upazi...

Voluntary Association for Rural Development (VARD)   is a national Non-Government Organization (NGO), established in January 20, 1988 with the initiative of founder and Executive Director and former UN volunteer Mr. Amranul Hoque Kamal. VARD runs major part of its integrated development activities in Sylhet division, northeast part of the country. VARD also implements development activities in Dhaka and Chittagong divisions. VARD regulates its project activities and maintain communication and liaison with donor agencies, concerned govt. departments and other related organizations from Head Office, Dhaka in the capital city of Bangladesh. Chief Executive : Mr. Amranul Hoque Kamal. Designation : Founder & Executive Director. The date of inception : January 20, 1988. Legal status : To ensure legal validity, VARD has obtained the following registr...

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