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Synthetic Cannabinoid Could Improve Fertility in Smokers

...e the sperm membranes and sperm receptors. It also raises the question of why sperm from some smokers are protected from the effects of tobacco and nicotine." Roxanne Mroz and MaryLou Bodziak, UB research associates, contributed to this work, along with UB undergraduate students Stuti Tambar and Brian Tele...

New Compound May Improve Fertility in Smokers

...e the sperm membranes and sperm receptors. It also raises the question of why sperm from some smokers are protected from the effects of tobacco and nicotine." Source-Eurekalert...

Contraceptive Use Helps Reduce Rate of US Teen Pregnancy

...ealities." The authors conclude that this study raises serious questions about the value of the federal government's funding of abstinence-only education programs that prohibit information about the benefits of condoms and contraception. They suggest that public policies and programs in the United States...

Water And Life In Mars ?

... of Malin Space Science Systems. "This possibility raises questions about how the water would stay melted below ground, how widespread it might be, and whether there's a below-ground wet habitat conducive to life. Future missions may provide the answers." The space agency intends to use other probes to as...

Testosterone Decline in Men Linked to Lifestyle, Increases in Obese Girls

...ulin levels suggest insulin resistance, which also raises the specter of an increased risk of developing diabetes later in life. For this study, researchers examined 30 normal weight girls and 74 obese girls, as measured by Body Mass Index (BMI) standardized for age, in various stages of puberty. The gir...

Natural Remedies Ineffective to Ease Menopausal Symptoms:study

...great relief from hot flashes and night sweats but raises the risk of cardiac complaints and breast cancer. Black Cohosh, a dietary herbal supplement, was considered an effective alternative to hormone therapy,by many women .But a recent study has proven that Black Cohosh and certain other herbal suppleme...

Increase Testosterone Levels To Slow Down Alzheimer’

... that androgens may lower Aa levels. "This study raises the possibility that androgen replacement therapy might lower the risk for Alzheimer's, but this is far from proven," says Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, chair of the Alzheimer's Association's Medical and Scientific Advisory Council and director of the Farber I...

Celebrating Christmas With Wine – The Elixir of the God

... port have alcohol added (such as Brandy) and this raises the alcohol content to between 18 and 20 percent. Wine occupies an enviable position in the medical journals, and its positive effects on health are a subject of on-going discussion. Many academic insights have substantiated that alcohol in general...

Trans Fat Ban: Watch Saturated Fats and Calories Too

...is a double whammy, because like saturated fat, it raises levels of LDL or ‘bad cholesterol,’ but it also lowers levels of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol.” Most of the trans fats we eat are formed during the partial hydrogenation of oils used in fried foods and commercial baked goods. Partially hydrogenated oils...

Herpes Simplex and Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Single Gen

...ow is of much interest to the scientific world. It raises the possibility that occurrence of herpes infection earlier in one’s life time could increase the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease later. Herpes simplex is a viral infection, often characterized by cold sores around the mouth. Data reveals t...

Seven Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer Risk

...Scientists aren’t sure why; it may be that alcohol raises estrogen levels or interacts with carcinogens. Activity level: Exercise may help prevent breast cancer and its recurrence in a few ways, including by keeping weight down and decreasing the amount of estrogen in breast tissue. Vitamin D: There’...

Carriers With Alzheimer's High Risk Gene Type Age Normally Until the Disease Strikes

...e to the conclusion that a high risk genotype that raises the chances for Alzheimer's disease, does not add ...f APOE, each being one of four APOE alleles. APOE4 raises Alzheimer's risk. In this study, researchers at the University of Melbourne and Australian National ...

‘Nasty’ Bug Mapped Don

...t in low birth weight, pre-term delivery. It also raises the risk of developing AIDS, pelvic inflammatory disease, gonorrhea and syphilis. Carlton along with 66 researchers from 10 countries mapped the genome of Trichomonas vaginalis and published the genomic sequence in the journal Science. The ‘nast...

Watchdog to Be Set on Oral Chemotherapy, Warns Experts

...fficer at the American Cancer Society. "This study raises the question whether we, as doctors, need to be more vigilant." ANN...

Special Children Need to Be Taught Sexual Safety

...their likes and dislikes and make choices. This raises the question of how we could expect children with disabilities to protect themselves and say no to unsafe touches. Assertiveness is a prerequisite for a child to be able to say "No" or show it through their body language, when faced with something th...

Accuracy of Gene Expression Test for Heart Transplant Patients Confirmed

...t also monitors the absence of organ rejection and raises suspicion of damage before any damage to the heart happens. Biopsy records damage that has already occurred,' says Dr. Mario Deng, the article’s senior author. He is director of cardiac transplantation research and associate professor of clinical med...

Skin Clinic Doctors Fleece Medicare

...in the best interest of patients. The report also raises concerns about GPs claiming generous Medicare benefits for extended primary care sessions with older people and Aboriginal patients when all they had done was tick the boxes on a computer-generated form rather than carry out a detailed health assessm...

Royal College Issues Revised Guidelines for Face Transplantation

...giene and Tropical Medicine. "Face transplantation raises a number of complex medical, ethical, and psychological issues, and we encourage others both inside and particularly outside the transplant community to review and comment on our review and recommendations." Source-Newswise SRM...

Study Explains How Costly Traits Evolve

...ical results of kin selection theory. This insight raises the possibility of using the tools of hitchhiking theory to explore social problems that have so far been too complicated to analyze using traditional kin selection techniques. Source-Eurekalert SRI...

The Evolution of Costly Traits

...ical results of kin selection theory. This insight raises the possibility of using the tools of hitchhiking theory to explore social problems that have so far been too complicated to analyze using traditional kin selection technique. Source-Eurekalert...

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