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Switching genes to overdrive improves muscular dystrophy symptoms in mice

... these matings had muscular dystrophy but also had elevated PGC-1alpha. Using exercise and chemical tests, the researchers compared muscle function in the offspring with MDX mice having no additional PGC-1alpha. Both sets of rodents were run on a treadmill for one hour, then again 24 hours later. Normal mi...

Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection

...evels of certain antibodies in the blood, was also elevated for those with HCV infections. The researchers looked at patient records collected from Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals across the United States between 1996 and 2004. Researchers selected more than 700,000 records; 146,394 represented patients who...

Does amateur boxing cause brain damage?

...rs used lumbar puncture to determine if there were elevated levels of biochemical markers for brain injury in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 14 amateur boxers. Boxers were tested after a fight and then again three months after rest from boxing. The study also included 10 healthy men who were not athletes....

Machine preservation may promote more organ sharing

... conditions such as high blood pressure, stroke or elevated levels of a protein called creatinine. Levels of creatinine, which is produced by muscle, are used to determine kidney function. The current study included 120 ECD kidney transplants -- 95 kidneys were preserved with machine and 25 with simple co...

Hearts of male and female rainbow trout are different

...NaCN lowered cardiac performance dramatically, and elevated resting tension and lactate release in both males and females; under stimulated conditions with DCA vs. controls, female ventricle strips selectively demonstrated better performance and reduced lactate release; force production during reo...

Hawaiian treasure, macadamia nuts good for the heart

...ndard American diet. The participants had slightly elevated cholesterol levels, normal blood pressure and were not taking lipid lowering drugs. Researchers randomly assigned participants to either the macadamia nut diet or the standard American diet and provided all meals for the participants for five weeks. ...

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