Consequences Of Smoking On Fractures & Ligament Injuries
... Researchers used type II collagen expression as a marker of cartilage formation (chondrogenesis) during hea...jury and used Type I collagen gene expression as a marker for the formation of extracellular matrix, the material outside of cells that provides tissue suppor...Paunch Size Linked To Cardiovascular Diseases Risk: Study
... obesity. However, waist circumference is a better marker for increased cardiovascular risk and there is an urgent need for increasing awareness of the risks associated with abdominal obesity." Khunti is also the principal investigator on several major studies including DESMOND and a multinational collabor...Veggies ensure the brain doesn’t vegetat
... add further credibility that this is not simply a marker of a more healthful lifestyle."...Brain Regions Do Not Communicate Efficiently in Adults with Autism
...terns of brain activity are a potential biological marker of autism and may help to define the phenotype, or major characteristics, of autism. UW colleagues think EEG techniques can be used on young children to help in the early detection of autism, which is critical in providing interventions for the disor...Women at Greater Risk of Inheriting Lung Cancer
...ors. "Family history should be tested as another marker of 'high risk' for lung cancer in (screening and prevention) trials," said researcher Ann G. Schwartz. Source-IANS...Genetics to bring about Medical Breakthroughs
...t week, researchers announced the finding of a new marker to detect the destructive prostate cancer. "The discovery would allow the development of individual treatment plans tailored to the level of aggression of the disease, " he said.Human genome mapping and stem cell research have the greatest potentia...Antioxidants in Fruit and Vegetable Juice could Help Prevent Alzheimer's
... most pronounced in subjects who carried a genetic marker associated with Alzheimer's. The researchers said the next stage was to test blood samples to discover whether elevated levels of polyphenols are directly linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's, and discover which types of juice are most effective...Antioxidant-Rich Pecans Protect Against Unhealthy Oxidation in the Body
...entrations in the blood and subsequently reduced a marker of lipid oxidation,' adds Dr. Haddad. Oxidation of fats in the blood – a process akin to rusting – is detrimental to health. When the 'bad' cholesterol becomes oxidized, it is more likely to build up and result in arteriosclerosis. These latest r......ve. In situ hybridization, which uses a chemical marker such as a jellyfish fluorescence gene to show activity of a gene, was used to develop the atlas. Tissue containing cells expressing each active gene was stained, photographed and the pictures uploaded to the website, making it easy to browse. Accord...Risk Of heart Disease In Women Increases with Age Far More Than In Men
...More women than men had high C-Reactive Protein (a marker of infection that in elevated levels has been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease). This appears to be associated with increased use of hormone-replacement therapy, Crimmins said. Heart disease remains the number one cause of death...Scientists Claim Encouraging Progress On Hereditary Diseases
...the landmark discovery of the Huntington's disease marker in 1983 and the gene itself in 1993. The Hereditary Disease Foundation and its scientists also helped to launch the Human Genome Project. Collectively, they have created a vast, international, collaborative effort that is markedly shortening the jour...Two-thirds of outdoor pools in Montreal are closed
...an inquest when something goes wrong, E. coli is a marker for fecal contamination and if you are starting see bacterial contamination, you've then got to start asking the question what is the pool chemistry like." Montreal's LaSalle borough is the area where some of the worst results were found. The mayor...Cystatin C Test- A Reliable Test to Detect Chronic Health Risks
...ltered through the kidneys and has been a standard marker of kidney health for "probably 100 years," according to Shlipak – and cystatin C, a blood protein that is also filtered through the kidneys. They then matched test results with health outcomes up to nine years later. Among participants with no diagn...Wear and Tear of Stress: The Psychoneurobiology of Aging
...most common profile of aging and may be a valuable marker for biological aging.” (Souce: Newswise)...Studying the psycho neurobiology of aging
...most common profile of aging and may be a valuable marker for biological aging."tter: routine screening not always beneficial Source :Eureka Aert...Proper Ratio Of Omega-3 And Omega-6 Could Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth
...cific antigen (PSA) is a protein that is used as a marker for the disease – higher levels are associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer. According to the study it was found that eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) lead to the development of more anti inflammatory prostaglandins...Sensors placed at home capable of signaling onset of early signs of dementia in elderly
...r, and that "this variability may provide an early marker that can be used to predict the later onset of dementia in a single individual." They have already begun a larger study to test that theory. Much of the hardware used in the study is simple, widely available and inexpensive. Plus, it's getting small...Malaria Truths Discovered By Einstein Researchers
...mentary section of DNA inside P. falciparum; and a marker gene fused with a green fluorescent protein that would light up if the marker gene became functional. The Bronx Bomber transfection technique proved remarkably successful. “Using...Mutation in Breast Stem Cells Lead to Breast Cancer
...s receptors for oestrogen and progesterone and the marker 'Her2', since these help define the subtypes of breast cancer; and also guide current approaches to therapy. The WEHI team, together with the Eaves group in Vancouver, has found that the breast stem cell in mice is 'triple negative' for oestrogen, pr......e cases, he notes, proepithelin might be used as a marker for bladder cancer. He and his colleagues report t...s to verify whether or not proepithelin could be a marker in bladder tumors to use to predict metastasis. Bladder tumors are sometimes difficult to treat beca...