Tag: "influence" at medical news

Many Women Undertreated for Ovarian Cancer

...in non-teaching hospitals. Hospital volume did not influence comprehensive surgery rates in teaching hospitals. Based on the findings, the authors recommend that "all ovarian cancer patients, especially those who are vulnerable because of age, race, or socioeconomic status, are referred to centers or surgeon...

Latest IPCC Report Highlights Need for Integrated Climate/human Behavior Models

...es, and decision making that can then feed back to influence the biophysical states of the system. The increase in model complexity and interdisciplinary requirements is daunting." Karen O'Brien, IPCC WG2 Lead Author Chapter 17, "Assessment of Adaptation Practices, Options, Constraints and Capacity" (Associa...

Weight Gain in Pregnancy Linked to Overweight in Kids

...se findings suggest that pregnancy weight gain can influence child health even after birth and may cause the obstetric community to rethink current guidelines." Oken and colleagues examined data from 1,044 mother-child pairs in Project Viva, a prospective study of pregnant women and their children based at ...

Fat Overrides Effects of Vitamin C

... are present. “Our results illustrate how diet can influence gastric biochemistry”, says Emilie Combet, the post-doctoral researcher working on the project, who will be presenting her results at the Society of Experimental Biology’s Annual Main Meeting on Monday 2nd of April. The incidence of cancer of the ...

Penn Scientists Engineer Small Molecules to Probe Proteins Deep Inside Cell Membrane

...d two transmembrane proteins called integrins that influence the behavior of platelets, small blood cells important in clotting. One of these, the áIIba3 integrin, the most prominent integrin on platelets, is involved in making platelet aggregates, an important first step in the clotting process. The other i...

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Rescuing Deteriorating Vision

...secrete many different types of chemicals that may influence the cells around them. 'The idea was to test the cells as a continuous delivery system' to shuttle an agent known as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor or GDNF, Lund explains. 'It's not a sensible thing to inject the eyes many times over ...

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Rescuing Deteriorating Vision

...secrete many different types of chemicals that may influence the cells around them. "The idea was to test the cells as a continuous delivery system" to shuttle an agent known as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor or GDNF, Lund explains. "It's not a sensible thing to inject the eyes many times over...

British MP Stress the Need to Fight Against TB Jointly With India

... at the ministry level alone. Parliamentarians who influence public life must take up the issue. We hope before returning that we would have a fruitful mechanism in place with the Indians MPs," Herbert added. He said both countries could work together to develop a new drug to curb the disease. "Since the las...

Eat Berries, Prevent Colon Cancer

...eddy, a leading expert on nutritional factors that influence colon cancer development. Along with scientists Nanjoo Suh, also of Rutgers, and Agnes Rimando of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Reddy and his associates conducted a small pilot study to determine the effect of pterostilbene on col...

Poor Behavior Is Linked to Time in Day Care

...h their parents. Preschool peer groups probably influence children in different ways from one-on-one attention. In large groups of youngsters, disruption can be contagious. Strikingly, children can be calmed by just the sight of their own mother, it has been found. “What the findings tell me is that we n...

Role of Lifestyle Choices in Heart Risks

...of Cardiology looked at many studies detailing the influence of health related behaviors on a person’s chances of being diagnosed with heart disease. "Because scientific advances are pushing forward at such an incredible pace, our insight into the mechanism and progression of cardiovascular disease is growin...

Tissue Engineering for Craniofacial Reconstruction

...cognized that scaffold architecture can profoundly influence the behavior of cells on tissue-engineering constructs. On the occasion of 85th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, on 23rd March, scientists are reporting on High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) polymerization, whi...

Key Science Web Sites Buried in Information Avalanche

...increasingly important gate-keeping role that will influence the information that is found. They can shape "winners and losers" by means that are not always apparent and moreover do so in a manner which can vary according to subject matter. The "visibility" of information on the Web is of increasing importan...

Spirituality Increases as Alcoholics Recover

...hanges during recovery, or how those changes might influence a person’s chance of succeeding in the quest for sobriety. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center sheds light on this phenomenon. In the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, ...

$1.5 Million Grant to Yale for Narcolepsy-Neurotransmitter Study

..., as well as man made drugs, to determine how they influence the hypocretin cells, and, ultimately, cognitive arousal. Source-YALE University SRM...

Researchers Study Health of New Zealand's Indian Community

...ne of the aims of this study is to investigate the influence of vitamin D deficiency in type-two diabetes and to test the effectiveness of vitamin supplements," Pamela added. "Obviously there is going to be a change in diet. In India, diabetes has soared as the middle class has taken on more of the excesses ...

Cells in Good Cheer With Vitamin C

...ymes may not be able to do their work. The enzymes influence cell growth, death and the response to stress. Dr Vissers said, "This also means that a lack of vitamin C increases tumor growth and prevents effective treatment. It follows that restoring vitamin C to normal levels means less tumor growth and more...

Stroke Patients With High BMI Less Likely to Be Discharged After Hospitalization

... excess weight are risk factors for stroke and may influence outcome or increase the likelihood of complications among stroke patients, according to background information in the article. Tannaz Razinia and colleagues at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, analyzed the relationship between BMI and discharge ou...

Phthalate Exposure Affects Testosterone Levels and Fertility in Men

... Researchers adjusted for other factors that could influence the results, such as the mens’ age, race, food intake, physical activity levels and smoking. The phthalate family of chemicals is used in a variety of products from cosmetics, shampoos, soaps, lotions, lubricants, paint, pesticides, and plastics. P...

Stem Cells Hold Promise for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

...em cells may inherently exert an anti-inflammatory influence in degenerative diseases," said Snyder. To demonstrate that a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of stem cell action may permit the development of rational combined synergistic therapies, the investigators then gave the mice a simpl...

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