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El Ni?o cycles linked to cholera outbreaks

...mally can rise and fall twice each year with local influences such as monsoons and seasonal temperature changes, came from a hospital in Bangladesh that had tested all incoming patients for cholera for 18 years, from January 1980 to March 1998. The Ellner model took into consideration recent frequencies of chol...

Eating disorders are hereditary

...ervisor of the research explains that "the genetic influences play an important role in determining the susceptibility to get the illness". During the research the families of 323 women between 18 and 28 who had any type of eating disorder were analyzed, to compare with other group of 181 healthy women, so it...

The tall gene

...stosterone into oestrogen in both sexes. Oestrogen influences height because it is responsible for bones fusing over at the ends, which stops people growing. A person's height depends on both genetic and environmental influences. Previous studies have identified the aromatase gene and the Y chromosome gene as...

Depression disturbs heart rate

... electrical wiring, if you like - of the heart. It influences blood vessel size, blood pressure and the heart's ability to contract. A healthy heart is one with a high HRV. The fact that depression lowers HRV points to an important mind-body mechanism. Clearly, it may be essential to treat depression as well as...

Miscarriage linked to late embryos

...ng of implantation - the true start of pregnancy - influences its success or failure. Fertilised eggs can attach themselves to the lining of the womb anywhere from six to 12 days after ovulation, the researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences found.But most successful pregnancies ...

Patients Pressure Would Result In Overprescription

...cates his or her illness to the physician strongly influences whether or not the physician prescribes an antibiotic. These unnecessary prescriptions were often given as a result of subtle pressuring of physicians by their patients. Physicians appear to be trying to maximize patient satisfaction by giving antibi...

Genetic innovation

...stosterone into oestrogen in both sexes. Oestrogen influences height because it is responsible for bones fusing over at the ends, which stops people growing. A person's height depends on both genetic and environmental influences. Previous studies have identified the aromatase gene and the Y chromosome gene as...

Apples keep lung disease away

...smokers// actually develop COPD - so there must be influences that mitigate this risk factor, either genetic, lifestyle or environmental. Researchers at the University of Southampton, UK, have carried out the first study into diet and COPD in smokers. They find that those who eat a diet rich in fruits and veg...

Function of genes in heart failure

...diastolic function may already be programmed. Gene influences were as powerful or even more so than blood pressure level, age, gender, weight, where your live or whether you have diabetes. Previous research by Dr. Kitzman showed more than half of those with heart failure had diastolic heart failure. When looki...

Brain damage affects artistic skill

... brain damage. It's not really known how the brain influences artistic creativity. But you might assume that brain damage from a stroke, dementia, or trauma// - would destroy your ability to create. Researchers at University of Dallas, set out to look at how professional and amateur artists, as well as those wi...

Balanced diet important in cancer prevention

... second only to tobacco in causing cancer. Dietary influences are thought to account for 40 per cent of cancers in the developed world, and 25 per cent in the developing world.// Ongoing studies may provide detailed information on what to eat and what to avoid. Dr Tim Key, a scientist with Cancer Research you ...

Perceived stress decreases vaccine response

...Previous evidence suggests that such psychological influences are also at work when people have vaccines against hepatitis B, influenza and rubella....

Energy intake directly related to portion size

...ion levels after each meal found that portion size influences the development of hunger and being satisfied. The researchers added that when offered bigger portions, subjects ate a larger amount before they reached satisfaction. The study thus concluded that the energy intake was higher when the portion size i...

Is Obesity Preventable ?

...y beneficial however they feel that other external influences on children's eating habits and leisure activities need to be debated widely in society....

Understanding Food Preferences in Kids

...searchers found variation in a taste receptor gene influences taste sensitivity in both children and adults. Age and culture also contribute to taste preferences and sometimes have a greater impact. For the study researchers compared taste sensitivity and food-related behaviors across three genotypes of a gene...

Restless leg syndrome can be a family trait

...ind the exact position of the other gene that also influences this condition. Reference: Archives of Neurology, issue April 2005...

New insight for dopamine transporter

...central dopamine transporter protein. This in turn influences the concentrations of extracellular dopamine. The researchers had looked into the clinical examination records of 96 people and had cleared them from any neurological or psychological disorders, alcohol or substance dependence. The researchers had u...

Friendship can extend lifespan

...etwork of friends. Friends or peer groups not only influences lifestyles like smoking, drinking and leisure behaviors, they also act as a support in the late years when elderly people face changes in their lives like illness, disability, or death of a spouse. In these years they also act as support groups for p...

Gender difference in Pain Experience - Women feel More Pain than men

... which are more predominant in women than men that influences women’s experiences of pain. Researchers in the Pain Management Unit also looked at how men and women react to chest pain in 150 patients referred to the hospital “Chest pain is associated with coronary heart disease, angina and heart attacks, so i...

New clues to maternal aggressive behavior

...prone animals, the release of the hormone directly influences the level of maternal offensive behavior against a perceived threat. This is more pronounced in lactating mothers than at any other species. Researchers also say that other than increasing the maternal protective instincts during the lactating phase...

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