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Heart has enough oxygen to survive hypothermia, CPR crucial

...s down As the body cools, the metabolism slows, reducing the need for oxygen. Limited blood circulation is directed to vital organs, including the brain, heart and kidneys, but not to non-vital organs such as the muscles, skin and periphery. When hypothermia victims arrive in the emergency room, they are...

Study finds that a woman's chances of having twins can be modified by diet

...nts -- and he proposed that adding more calcium or reducing the chelating agent ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) in the IVF incubation media might decrease the unwanted complication. ...

Tiny airborne particles are a major cause of climate change

... radiation, warming the surrounding atmosphere and reducing the difference in temperature between the Earth's surface and the upper atmosphere. This combination prevents atmospheric instability ?the condition needed to form clouds and rain. A stable atmosphere means fewer clouds; fewer clouds mean less reflec...

Fatty spheres loaded with siRNA shrink ovarian cancer tumors in preclinical trial

...ls, stifling a troublesome protein and drastically reducing the size of tumors, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Aug. 15 edition of Clinical Cancer Research. The mouse model experiment, featured on the cover of the journal, demonstrates a potent delivery syst...

Natural pine bark extract relieves muscle cramp and pain in athletes and diabetics

...s continue to show magnesium to be inefficient for reducing muscle cramps. "Pycnogenol improves the blood supply to muscle tissue creating a relief effect on muscle cramping and pain. Poor circulation in the muscle is known to cause cramps and Pycnogenol improved the cramping in patients due to a stimulation...

New flood-tolerant rice offers relief for world's poorest farmers

...he new gene will beuseful in suppressing weeds and reducing herbicide applications forconventional and organic rice farmers in developed countries like theUnited States. If water can be left on the rice for an additionalweek, it is expected that weed populations will be reduced. The research team is now try...

Study shows pine bark naturally decreases severe chronic venous insufficiency

...s study showed Pycnogenol® to be more effective in reducing edema (leg swelling), tight calves, skin alterations, pain during walking and swelling limbs than Daflon®, a combination of diosmin and hesperidin and a commonly prescribed drug used to treat CVI. About 500,000 people in the United States develop ...

One therapeutic dose of radiation causes 30 percent spongy bone loss in mice

... to 39% of the spongy portion of their inner bone, reducing the inner bone's weight bearing connections by up to 64%, researchers reported. The study, which appears in the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology, has implications for patients receiving radiation therapy and astronauts traveling on...

Dominant meerkats render rivals infertile

... The dominant female benefits in two ways from reducing the fertility of her subordinates. First, her own...kill other females' pups when pregnant themselves, reducing subordinate female pregnancy rates will reduce the threat of infanticide. Dr Andrew Young, Departm...

UCLA study of community health project shows how group dynamics affect fitness, eating habits

...meanwhile, boosts fruit and vegetable intake while reducing feelings of sadness and depression, and can even reduce waistlines. "Creating a culture of healthy living within an organizational framework requires buy-in by leadership, staff and clientele," said Dr. Antronette K. Yancey, lead author of the stud...

Science captures the essence of fruit

...e and produces only limited quantities of product, reducing the number of commercially viable options for the extract," says Dr Newcomb. Biofermentation however can produce large amounts of a desired compound at a low cost and with little environmental impact. And because biofermentation uses the actual gen...

New research promising for improving brain cell survival after brain injury

...it can prevent the neuron's cells from dying, thus reducing brain damage. "BP5's pattern of expression indicates that it allows neurons to survive in a stressed environment," Prof Tan said. "We have tested this hypothesis in mice by expressing BP5 in stressedneurons and this proof-of-principle experimen...

New research: Soy germ isoflavones reduce bone loss

...utrition demonstrates a strong correlation between reducing bone loss in non-obese postmenopausal women and the dose-dependent effect of soy germ isoflavones, particularly SoyLife®. These findings support previous scientific findings regarding soy isoflavones for post-menopausal women. According to the autho...

Species unique to tidal marshes face threats

...t and to sea level rise, both of which are rapidly reducing the area of tidal marshes. They are also threatened by toxic wastes and invasive species. Greenberg and his coauthors argue for an expanded research program to try to understand how species will respond to these threats. BioScience publishes commen...

Report focuses on the role good microbes play in future medicine

...ng weight gain in newborns and children with AIDS, reducing the incidence of kidney stones, and reducing the recurrence of bladder tumors. ...

Copying nature could save us energy, study shows

...ng demands for improving our energy-efficiency and reducing the amount of pollution we produce, biomimetics offers a new area of study which could reap strong rewards for the future." ...

Green tea and the 'Asian Paradox'

...n of smooth muscle cells, which are all factors in reducing cardiovascular disease, he said. Sumpio said other reports show that EGCG prevents growth of certain tumors. Tea, according to studies, also can improve gastrointestinal function, alcohol metabolism, kidney, liver and pancreatic function, protect s...

Study defines effective microbicide design for HIV/AIDS prevention

...icides that would have any effectiveness at all in reducing the spread of HIV, particularly in places like Africa and Southeast Asia where the disease is rampant," said David Katz, a professor of biomedical engineering at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering and one of the computer tool's developers. "We are de...

Gene transfer using mutant form of good cholesterol cuts vascular plaque and inflammation

...A-I Milano gene transfer is much more effective in reducing plaque and vascular inflammation than the normal (wild type) form of apo A-I," said Shah, the article's senior author. Compared to control, wild type apo A-I gene transfer led to about a 25 percent decrease in the amount of plaque buildup in the an...

Herbal medicine silymarin may help sugar-control in people with type II diabetes

...of sugar bound to haemoglobin in blood, as well as reducing fasting blood sugar levels. Silymarin contains a number of active constituents called flavolignans which are also used to help protect the liver from poisoning. "We don't know the exact mechanism of action for this effect, but this work shows t...

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