Air Pollution and Hypertension

Breathing in smoke increases the risk of developing lethal complications like, asthma, preeclampsia and other infections. Moreover, studies have suggested that there is a link between reduced birth rates of infants and exposure to air pollution.

Air pollution jeopardizes the health of humans and damages the ecosystem. According to the recent standards, a large part of the whole population is not living in a healthy environment.

However, breathing in polluted environment can be as harmful to the pregnant women, as inhaling a cigarette smoke. Another study suggested that, the considerable percentage of cases of low birth weight could be easily prevented if the air pollution is reduced. According to the recent findings, exposure to the air pollutants can lead to extensive risk for developing high blood pressure at some point in your pregnancy.

There are numerous pollutants that are found in air pollution but the two basic types of pollutants include sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. Other pollutants include dust, acid, soil particles and metals. All these pollutants are inhalable and released from forest fires and industries. On the other hand, carbon monoxide is released from the car exhaust, and sulfur dioxide is produced from industries and power plants.

According to, Xiaohui Xu, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of epidemiology in the colleges of Public Health and Health Professions and Medicine; "That is why we wanted to do this research. Hypertension (high blood pressure), in particular, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, causing a lot of problems for the mother and fetus, including preterm delivery."

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Berries and Green tea, Help Improve Brain Power

All natural products have one quality or another. They benefit humans in one way or another. Products with high anti-oxidants help the skin to rejuvenate lower cholesterol and cleanse the body of toxic materials. Berries and green tea have been used for these purposes. Green tea has been used as an anti-oxidant drink in the oldest known culture to humans, Chinese. Berries have been used in the Indic and Red Indian cultures for various reasons.

A new research has proved that blueberries and green tea, nutrients rich in anti-oxidants, help the brain to boost its performance and increased the speed of processing information. The study, which examined the effects of a USF-developed antioxidant-rich nutritional supplement, called NT-020, suggests the natural components of such foods — including vitamin D3 and amino acids, such as carnosine — can boost the brainpower of seniors and potentially slow or prevent memory loss and other mental deficiencies associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.The patients (105 healthy adults) were kept under surveillance, for over two months. The results showed that the 52 volunteers who received NT-020 experienced demonstrated improvements in cognitive processing speed, while the 53 volunteers randomized to receive an inactive placebo did not. 

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A New Vacuum Technology For The Removal Of Blood Clots

Forming of a blood clot can be dangerous and can cause stroke, heart attack and other serious medical conditions. However, a clot is sometimes a life saver in cases when you are bleeding. A blood forms a clot when bleeding occurs as a result of any incident, such as a cut or a burn. The formation of a clot is due to the interaction between the blood vessel walls and substances in blood.

The removal of unnecessary clots that can cause heart attack or stroke can now be removed without making a chest incision. The surgeons can instead use a new tool which is a vacuum to remove deadly clots that lodge in patients’ hearts. The Orlando Health Heart Institute is the first to offer this latest technology. The clot removal vacuum contains a small tube that is placed in the neck or in groin to reach the blood vessels that has the clot. The base of the tube has a cone shaped tip with a flexible balloon that vacates out the clot and gets trapped into the container. Once the clot is successfully removed from the blood stream, the blood is filtered and is then returned to the patient’s body.

According to Dr. Bott, who practices at the Heart Institute's Orlando Health Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery practice and serves as the chair, Thoracic Surgery at Orlando Regional Medical Center, "This technology allows us to aggressively and safely remove large clots without open heart surgery, which means there is no large incision, there is less pain, and a faster recovery for patients".

The symptoms differ depending on where the clot is formed. For instance, if the clot is formed in the lungs or the heart, it might cause chest pain and pain while breathing. A blood clot can be formed due to reasons like, blood disorders, infections, cancers and various other conditions.  

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The Miraculous Slug-inspired Glue

Researchers have discovered a novel technique to fix a broken heart. They have found that with the help of slug-inspired glue, one can undertake mending a broken heart. The slugs secrete extremely sticky adhesives that work even on rain-wet rocks and mud-slicked trails.

The slug-inspired glue is non-toxic and can easily stick to a wet beating heart. It plays an important role in healing skin wounds for the surgeons. According to a team from the Boston Children Hospital, the slug`s slime is water and blood proof and dries in seconds when brought in contact with the UV light. It is also biodegradable.

To test its effectiveness, the researchers applied the glue, which they call “hydrophobic light-activated adhesive” or HLAA, to small biodegradable patches, which they affixed to the holes. They used a UV light to activate the adhesive. In less than five seconds, the holes were sealed, and the stretchy sealant held for a 24-hour monitoring period.

Though most heart defects can be fixed through surgeries that involve staples or stitches, in some cases these stitching procedures can cause damage to the heart`s fragile tissue. 

Gender Gap Visualization in the Computer Science Field:

The jobs in computing field have been a ray of light in a gloomy economy. Through statistical analysis, women earned only 18% of computer science degrees in 2012 cutting down from 27% in 2001. Unemployment in this field stands at only 3.5% and the number of computing jobs is expected to grow more than 20% by 2020.

The field of computer science and information technology are among the nation`s rapidly enhancing occupations and the employees are facing a tough time to fill open jobs. It is an uphill task for the men to fulfill the demand on their own. The research studies have shown that the declination of the women in computing field is associated with the social influences.

A report published last week to coincide with Computer Science Education Week, exposes the way in which the gender divide in computer science is becoming more extreme. With the title “Half Empty” the report points out:

“Men have surged back into computing in the past five years, but women have not recovered from last decade’s slump.”  (http://changetheequation.org/half-empty)

The most common perception of computer science as a solitary profession can isolate girls as well as women. This insight is nurtured by popular society which portrays women in computing as eccentric and odd figures.

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Introducing Bentham Science Publisher’s YouTube Channel

Bentham Science Publishers publishes quality research and scholarly articles with a stringent peer- reviewing process. There are around 116 online and print journals, 150 plus open access journals and a wide range of eBooks.  Moreover, Bentham Science Publishers has a prominent position at all the social media forums with more than 25 pages on Facebook, our hub of all the latest news on Wordpress, as well as onTwitter and LinkedIn. A collection of videos sent by our esteemed authors are also uploaded on our YouTube channel every week.

Bentham Science Publisher’s YouTube channel has more than 20 podcasts uploaded of eBooks and journals, apart from other informative videos. An eBook podcast has been recently uploaded on our YouTube channel namely “Recent Advances Towards Improved Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Pollution” by Dr. David Leung

The podcasts present a short review of the eBook. The information compiled in the eBook will bring together useful knowledge and advancement of phytoremediation technologies in recent years.

Here’s a short review of the eBook:

The idea of decontamination of environments using green plants is not new. Almost 300 years ago, plants were proposed to be used in the treatment of wastewater. At the end of the 19th century, Thlaspicaerulescens and Viola calaminaria were the first plant species documented to accumulate high levels of metals in leaves. At present, there are about 420 species belonging to about 45 plant families which have been reported as hyperaccumulators of heavy metals.

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Bentham Science eBooks: Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research – Central Nervous System

Here is the review of one of the recent e-books of Bentham; “Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research-Central Nervous System”. This e-book presents the latest research and clinical studies on the central nervous system (CNS).

It covers a range of topics such as the development and path physiology of the brain and spinal cord, physiological sites of drug action in the CNS and clinical findings on drugs used to treat CNS defects due to injury or impaired development. In addition to clinical research on humans, the book also highlights other avenues of CNS medicine and research such as pain medicine, stem cell research, pharmacology, toxicology and translational models in animals.

The first volume of the series features chapters on the topics like nerve targets in pain medicine, spinal cord injury, research on neutroxins targeting voltage gated ion channels, G protein coupled receptor agonists and modulators, drug research on mediating hypoxia in developing white matter.

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