Female Athletes at Risk of Stress Fractures
...ere is little scientific evidence to support these elements as risk factors for leg pain. Rather, internal factors such as excessive foot pronation, menstrual function and bone mineral density have been found to be associated with this condition. Reinking studied 76 female college athletes playing one of ...Chronic binge drinking can hasten HIV development
...sode of alcohol intoxication can suppress multiple elements of immune function in humans," he said. "This suppression can be largely responsible for the increased incidence of infections such as pneumonia. However, chronic alcohol consumption can also stimulate the immune system, leading to diseases like hepa...Physician Communication Spotty When Prescribing Medications
...uld do a much better job of communicating critical elements of medication use when they prescribe new drugs to their patients, a new UCLA study has found//. The study, slated for publication in the Sept. 25 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that in too many instances, physicians did not addre...Cholesterol Levels affects Risk of Prostate Cancer
... be attributed to cholesterol being one of the key elements in creating testosterone, a hormone that has been linked to prostate cancer risk. He said, ‘The current belief is that some variant of male hormones might promote prostate cancer growth, and [since] the main building block for male hormones is chole...Call In Fruits And Vegetables To Avoid Gall Stones
...ietary fiber, anti-oxidants and vitamins and trace elements like magnesium necessary to prevent gall stone formation, has a big role to play. However the study could not downsize the effects of the other life style factors that could reduce risk of gall stone formation. There has been proven former evidences...Occupational Therapy Improves Independence in Stroke Survivors
...tional services are effective to determining which elements make them effective," Legg said. Source-Newswis SRM...Fear of violence among older women
...ged 50 years and over, and looked at how different elements of a person's life contribute to active ageing. Source-Eurekalert GYT...Women with Lower Incomes Live in Fear
...over 50 years of age. They looked at how different elements of a person's life contributed to active ageing. The researchers analysed older women's perceptions of vulnerability and their expressed need to learn to protect themselves against violence, according to a release on the university's website. Wom...Stroke Patients Benefited by Occupational Therapy
...therapy services are effective to determining what elements make them effective." NLA...Three Teslas magnetic resonance imager acquired. Shot in the arm for research
... make a diagnosis and to differentiate the various elements under study. For example, the early diagnostic search for a cancer prior to it reaching a certain size. Side effects Despite the overall innocuousness of the exploration and diagnostic technique, there are certain patients for which its use has sid..."Tribbles" Protein Implicated in Leukemia
...c stem cells, the cell type that gives rise to all elements of the blood.” Three lines of evidence implicate Tribbles in AML. First, all mice engineered to express Tribbles-2 (Trib-2) in hematopoietic stem cells developed AML. They also found that Trib-2 inhibited C/EBP?, another protein that is frequently ...Dartmouth researchers zero-in on a gene that heightens muscle performance
...nce. "We now wonder if it's possible to achieve elements of muscular fitness without having to exercise, which in turn, raises many questions about possible modes of exercise performance enhancement, including the development of drugs that could do the same thing as we have done genetically," he says. "Thi...Extra Funding To Fight Bird Flu
...ling of diseased or suspected animals are critical elements of reducing the risk of the disease spreading," said the report. The lead author is Christopher Delgado of the World Bank's Agriculture and Rural Development Department. The joint report recommends the wealthier nations to be prepared to fund compe...Impotency Drugs Help to Unmask Cancer Cells
...to avoid detection by the immune system by turning elements of that system to its own advantage, says Ivan Borrello, M.D., assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Borrello and his colleagues found that tumors exploit nitric oxide-producing immune cells to create a sort of 'fog' that k...“Erectile Dysfunction” Drugs Heighten Natural Anti-Cancer Activiy
...to avoid detection by the immune system by turning elements of that system to its own advantage, says Ivan Borrello, M.D., assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Borrello and his colleagues found that tumors exploit nitric oxide-producing immune cells to create a sort of “fog” that ...Researchers Discover Internal Compass of Immune Cells
..., 2006 issue of the journal Science, describes the elements of the “internal compass” that neutrophils use to detect and migrate towards chemoattractants, markers of infection and inflammation that are released from bacteria and inflamed tissues. “These findings solve the long-standing puzzle of how neutrop...Research on Bipolar Disorder Launched
...es. "This collaboration brings together the major elements necessary to understand a complex illness such as BPD," said Dr. Watson. "The clinical and scientific expertise of the physician-scientists at The Feinstein Institute combined with CSHL's breakthrough genetics research is a perfect match. I expect th......stinal tract and enters the bloodstream. The trace elements of mercury, or methyl mercury, the commonly found form of mercury in fish, pass through the placenta and then to the fetus. Elevated mercury levels have been linked to learning disabilities and developmental delays in children. There is also the da...Potential Key to Brain Blood-Flow Disorders Explored by Scientists
...ier potassium channel, which forms the contractile elements of blood vessels. When there is a small elevation of external potassium, the activity of these channels increases, causing smooth muscle cells to become less excitable, resulting in relaxation of the cells, dilation of vessels, and hence an increase ......me that despite their tiny size, microRNAs contain elements consisting of short stretches of nucleotide buildi...is actively hunting for additional hidden microRNA elements that control other aspects of their behavior in cells. They also are curious to figure out what miR-...