Sex Ends as Seasons Shift and Kisspeptin Levels Plummet
...cessible online via the journal's rapid electronic publication service. The researchers present evidence that kisspeptin, a recently discovered neuropeptide encoded by the KiSS-1 gene, mediates the decline of male Siberian hamsters' libido and reproduction as winter approaches and daylight hours wane. "Ours...British Medical Association Plans Collaboration With India
...other likely field of collaboration will be in the publication of medical journals. The BMA would try to reduce the price and fee for Indian medicos to avail of the British Medical Journal and clinical evidence journals. She expressed hope that India's medical science would rule the roost in the world in ne...British Medical Association Plans Collaboration With India
...other likely field of collaboration will be in the publication of medical journals. The BMA would try to reduce the price and fee for Indian medicos to avail of the British Medical Journal and clinical evidence journals. She expressed hope that India's medical science would rule the roost in the world in next...Tried To Quit Smoking And Failed? Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW
...sented in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, described results of the 2003 National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey. In it, quitting behavior studied in 1,827 young "established" smokers aged 16 to 24 years is reported. "Smokers who had eve...Misconceptions About Pet Owners Health Condition Revealed
...ublished in PLoS ONE, the new international online publication of the Public Library of Science. At the total population level, pet ownership was most common among those 40 years of age or older, those whose lives are established and who are settled down as well as among those who live in single family houses a...Diabetic Population – Highest in Indi
...59.3 million diabetics. Other key inputs in the publication were reports on diabetes-related complications and cost assessments. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, renal failures, lower limb amputation, and cardiovascular diseases and of course for some, it is the main cause of death. In...Researchers Find Stem-cell Therapy Effective in Targeting Metastatic Cancer
...ended results from the study has been accepted for publication in Cancer Research in January. Most chemotherapy drugs affect both normal and cancerous tissue, which is why they also are toxic to naturally fast-growing cells in the body such as hair follicles and intestinal cells. Aboody and her colleagues hav...Olive Oil Addition in Diet may Cut Cancer Risk
...eir findings were reported in The FASEB Journal, a publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. In this study of 182 European men, it was found those who had 25 millilitres of olive oil per day had reduced levels of a substance, which indicates cell damage. Researchers found e...Inhaled Particles Increases the Risk of Lung Cancer
... Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), is a special issue providing updates on particles and cancer. "A remarkable consistency exists among many types of studies for some particles in terms of their ability to c...Surprising Interaction Between Genes, Gender, and Hypertension
...macology, whose study is now on-line in advance of publication in the January issue of the journal Hypertension. The research team found that the gene-by-sex interaction was the rule, not the exception in their study of a large, community-based sample of primary care patients in Southern California. They set ...Study Results on Stool DNA Testing for Colon Cancer Announced
...d 88% of cancers with a specificity of 82%. “This publication is further validation that stool DNA technology offers a powerful tool for physicians and patients in detecting colorectal cancer,” said Don Hardison, EXACT Sciences’ President and CEO. “Without new, non-invasive approaches such as stool DNA testing,...Testosterone Decline in Men Linked to Lifestyle, Increases in Obese Girls
...following highlights represent papers accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCE&M), as well as new patient information// provided by The Hormone Foundation, the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society. Lifestyle Accelerates Testosterone Decline Testo...Montreal Researchers And US Develop Model Of Key Immune-System Component
... Desjardins and his team for this research and its publication in Nature, a prestigious achievement that will benefit all of Canada. It is our mandate to bring Canada to the forefront of genomics and proteomics research." "The work of Professor Desjardins, his team, and their American colleagues demonstrates t...Altered Sodium Channel Function Linked to Heart Failure
... which appears online on November 22 in advance of publication in the December print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, it was shown that overexpression of CaMKII in cultured heart muscle cells from rabbits and as a transgene in mice altered Na+ channel function. CaMKII mediated these effects by bin...Genetic Variation: We're More Different than We Thought
... published November 23, 2006, in an advance online publication in Nature Genetics, Scherer and colleagues also compared the two human genome maps—one assembled by Celera Genomics, Inc., and one from the public Human Genome Project. They found thousands of differences. "Other people have [compared the two human...Fetal Oxygen Monitors Not Helpful To Prevent Mishaps In Labor:Says Study
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...ars in the latest issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research. Systematic reviews draw evidence-based conclusions about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a top...No Proven Programs to Help Teens Quit Smoking
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... Internal Medicine on November 29 before its print publication on December 19. Charles Ganley, MD, Director, Division of Over the Counter Products, Food and Drug Administration, discussing the Drug Facts labeling rule that mandates specific labeling content and format on OTC drug products and a brief review o......ich has currently published the same as an advance publication featured as a short article on its website. Shelnutt and Song in their paper explain a new way of producing porous, nanoscopic, hollow platinum spheres by using liposomes as blueprints. (Liposomes are microscopic, fluid-filled pouches that delivers ...