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Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away

...h. Furthermore, a lack of these nutrients may also lead to lower lung function. Our study, as well as oth...ons, and less severe asthma-related symptoms, said lead study author Jane Burns, ScD, Harvard School of Public Health. Teenagers who have low dietary inta...

Dotted All Over? - Count Yourself Lucky

...ne that looks suspicious should be removed. Says lead researcher Dr. Veronique Bataille: "The results are very exciting as they show, for the first time, that moley people who have a slightly increased risk of melanoma may, on the other hand, have the benefit of a reduced rate of ageing."This could impl...

Contamination of the Environment by Antibiotics Fed to Livestock

...ere is also concern that consuming antibiotics may lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance, wh...der antibiotics ineffective. Holly Dolliver, the lead scientist in this study, notes that antibiotics consumed by plants may be of particular concern to t...

Analysis of Hemoglobin Level Control in Dialysis Patients

...ins and designing experimental conditions that may lead to a means to improve matters." The analysis also suggested that individual patients varied in their sensitivity to ESA treatment. The two different ESAs (epoetin beta and darbepoetin) compared in the original study produced a similar range of resp...

HIV Prevention Programs on a Massive Scale Turn Out Economical

...costs and containing the epidemic, said the studys lead author, Elliot Marseille, DrPH, MPP, a researcher at UCSFs Institute for Health Policy Studies. The research was conducted by a team from PANCEA and co-authors include Lalit Dandona and S.G. Prem Kumar, the George Institute for International Health...

U.S Shows Increased Obesity Rate

....S. adults and children, said Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, lead author of the study and an assistant professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Healths Department of International Health. Obesity is a public health crisis. If the rate of obesity and overweight continues at this pace, by 2015, 75 percent of adu...

Male Wallflowers-Watch Your Heart

...he result of feeling socially inferior. This could lead to unhealthy changes in lifestyle and behavior and even disturb the balance of the bodys hormones....

Cocaine Exposure can Alter Neuronal Development in Zebrafish

...ne, melatonin, produced exclusively at night, said lead author Irina Zhdanova, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the department of anatomy and neurobiology at BUSM. Thus the circadian system might be at the core of the developmental effects of cocaine and their inter-individual variability, she added....

High Blood Pressure Linked to Decreased Pain Perception in Heart Patients

...he current study provides further validation, says lead author Bianca D' Antono. "This has implications for several areas, such as the effects of stress, non-adherence to treatment and silent myocardial ischemia," she says. "Further research will be needed to better understand the relationship betwe...

Researchers Develop First Mouse Model of Lung Transplantation

...D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of surgery and a lead investigator of the research. Unlike other orga...sponse and increase inflammation, which eventually lead to chronic rejection. They note that mainstay immunosuppressive drugs simply are not effective at pr...

Smokers may Develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

...on its own, said Alireza Sadeghnejad, M.D., Ph.D., lead author. But when someone has this variant, there is more of an adverse effect of smoking on lung function. Therefore, in combination with smoking, this genetic variant represents a risk factor for COPD. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are componen...

Newborn Screening Tests for Babies

...ceive immediate treatment necessary to survive and lead healthy lives. The lack of federal guidelines makes it difficult for states to get support for needed legislation. In states that do not follow the ACMG recommendations, the March of Dimes staff and volunteers continue to work with governors, legis...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

...s used in combination with other agents, and could lead to a targeted molecular therapy to enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatments. Hockenbery said his groups approach illustrated the need to look at how the proteins interact with everything else in the cell. By over expressing this protein, the ce...

Hospital Infection Affecting Patients in Scotland

...hoea and illness and in the most serious cases can lead to death. Nicola Sturgeon has promised tougher action to end the scandal of patients falling ill in the place they go to recover. She said infections are most prevalent in elderly, medical and surgical wards. Experts and campaigners last night sa...

Larger HIV Prevention Programs in India are Cheaper, Increase Efficiency

...sts and containing the epidemic," said the study's lead author, Elliot Marseille, DrPH, MPP, a researcher at UCSF's Institute for Health Policy Studies. The study is published in the online open access journal BMC Health Services Research....

Human Pain-controlling Molecule's Structure Identified

...that control pain in humans . The research might lead to the development of painkillers for recurring migraine and backache. The study was conducted by a team of researchers including Dr Chris Thompson, Professor Alan North and Dr Sam Fountain at The University of Manchester. Researchers examined sl...

Normal People can Only Remember Four Things at a Time

... case," Professor Vogel said. Professor Awh, the lead author of the study published in the journal Psychological Science, also says that the same people who can remember a lot of objects at one time do not necessarily have clearer memories of those objects. "Knowing the number of things a person can ...

Organ Donors Solicited During UKs National Transplant Week

...plant patients survive one year, and many go on to lead full lives....

Millions Spent, but the Indian Capital's River Still Stinks

...that go directly to the river. The pipes that do lead to the plants are falling apart -- a third are in urgent need of repair -- so sewage gets blocked on its way and has to be pumped out, also ending up in the drains. The head of the Delhi Jal (Water) Board, which handles sewage as well, said his han...

Understanding HIV Interference With Infected Cell Division

...July 13, in PLoS Pathogens a discovery that could lead to the development of a new class of drugs to combat HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) causes AIDS by depleting essential immune cells called CD4+T lymphocytes in infected individuals, resulting in a compromised immune system. At the...

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