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Women in the throes of depression portray differences in brain chemistry

...n chemistry among women suffering depression, that impacts stress and emotions.// The study adds further evidence that depression has its roots in specific alterations within the brain -- specifically in the endogenous opioid system that is a central part of the brain's natural pain and stress-reduction sy...

Chronic Kidney Disease Related To Mutant Gene

...mutant gene is crucial to scientists because PLCE1 impacts the development of podocytes – that are unique cells that have an important role in the kidney's function in the body. To parents of infants with inherited PLCE1 mutations, the study is especially significant because it provides the first evidence...

Wants To Live Longer? Stay Cool!

...search has revealed how change in body temperature impacts the longevity of warm-blooded animals, including humans. // Bruno Conti of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, and other researchers were conducting studies on how to prolong life and found that the lifespan of warm-blooded anima...

A Timely Reminder Of Devastating Health Impact Of Climate Change

...rvation Foundation released research on the health impacts of climate change in Australia, which showed the potential for up to 15,000 heat-related deaths a year by 2100. The research also showed that dengue fever transmission could extend as far south as Sydney. Dr Haikerwal said human health ultimately ...

Cognitive decline in the elderly people often goes undiagnosed

...ction regularly occurs in older patients or how it impacts their care. The subtle cognitive decline that she examined is referred to as recoverable cognitive dysfunction (RCD) and is determined by the results of a questionnaire called the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a brief, standardized method use...

Lack of Evidence on Treatment for Narrowed Kidney Arteries

...both improve blood pressure, and they have similar impacts on slowing down the worsening of kidney function. But actual improvements in kidney function have only been reported in angioplasty studies that lacked direct comparisons with other therapies. * For people with stenosis in both renal arteries, ang...

Chronic binge drinking can hasten HIV development

...cations are that both past and current alcohol use impacts disease progression and that many additional years of life will be lost if one continues to drink while infected." Bagby noted that although his study implicates alcohol abuse as a cofactor in accelerating SIV disease progression and, by extrapolatio...

Insufficient Sleep Associated with Poorer Blood Glucose Control

...e results do not indicate whether diabetes control impacts sleep-for instance, excessive urination at night resulting from high blood glucose levels could interrupt sleep-or whether insufficient or poor-quality sleep could contribute to poor glucose control. "Additional research is needed to determine wheth...

Environmental Toxin Causes Heritable Adult-Onset Diseases

...ut their study raises concerns about the long-term impacts of such toxins on human and animal health, particularly in exposures during early- to mid-pregnancy (6 weeks to 5 months in humans). Further work will be needed to determine whether lower levels have similar effects. Pregnant rats that were expose...

Medicare Premiums to be Higher Next Year

...Clellan said, "I don't see any substantial adverse impacts on participation in Medicare, and I definitely see a very positive impact on making Medicare sustainable for the long term." McClellan said that Medicare officials had been projecting an even higher increase in the standard premium, but there has b...

A young scientist recognized for biomechanics innovations

... Hokies' football helmets with sensors that record impacts in terms of G (gravity) forces. The sensors transm...ensors. Aimed at discovering the levels at which impacts begin to result in concussions and other brain traumas, the study has found that players typically r...

Environmental Pollutants Could Impact the Size of Sexual Organs

...production. "Furthermore, similar physiological impacts from organohalogen-pollutant exposure may be manifested on the reproductive tract of humans relying on OHC-contaminated food resources," the study states. Source-IANS...

Head Injuries Lowered among Canadian Youth

...d, "When you take into account the often life-long impacts associated with head injuries, you start to get an idea of how important the decrease in traumatic injuries is, and how vital it is to understand the factors related to the rise in admissions to specialized trauma hospitals for serious head injuries....

Study Provides Evidence That Obesity Leads To A More Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

... “This study supports the hypothesis that obesity impacts ovarian cancer mortality by influencing tumour biology, conclude the authors. Additionally, the researchers observed “significant differences in the risk of cancer progression and cancer-related mortality associated with increasing BMI in a fairly 'd...

Dangers Of Mercury

... mercury-contaminated fisheries, and socioeconomic impacts of mercury use and pollution....

Parental Time Influences Children’s Nutritio

...re likely the child will be obese, he said. "The impacts were greater for 9- to 11-year-old children than for 13- to 15-year-old children," he added. As a sociologist, McIntosh has long wondered how parents influence their children's nutritional habits, he said. "The project has been in my head for wel...

Personal Growth and Success Dependent on Prenatal Health

...he age of 61. "This broad range of socioeconomic impacts is found among men, women, whites, and non-whites alike," writes Almond. "This finding, when combined with previous positive findings on the long-term health effects of the prenatal period, helps explain the gradient between adult health and economic...

"DES Daughters" Have High Risk Of Breast Cancer

...to cancer. If true that excess estrogen in utero impacts breast cancer risk later in life, "there is a concern that other environmental factors that increases fetal exposure to estrogenic compounds may do the same thing," Palmer said. "This study suggests that such environmental exposures may deserve more ...

Doctors Warn on Pregnancy Counselling

...members, practice staff or Medicare staff. "This impacts on patients' privacy - particularly in small towns or close-knit communities - and may potentially lead to discrimination against the patient. "In addition, the item number excludes use by GPs who have been associated with termination services and ...

Onchocerciasis: Presentation And Treatment

...tless and not fit for work. This in turn adversely impacts the economy of this area. The disease is caused by the worm Onchocerca volvulus and is transmitted through the bite of the black fly, Simulium. Enviromental conditions such as humidity, rapid water rivers and altitude of Bioko favour the developmen...

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