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PET imaging shows young smokers quick benefit of quitting

The early stages of coronary artery disease in young smokers can be reversed quickly if they choose to ...upporting its value in preventing heart disease in young adults," he explained. "In addition, this is an important report with PET imaging that shows abnorma...

Studies look at how genes affect antipsychotic drug response

...or weight gain occurs in some but not all of these young patients. "We are trying to determine if some kids are at a greater risk than others for these problems by analyzing genetic markers," Bishop said. Bishop said if children are to receive long-term drug therapy, clinicians need to make sure they a...

Train your brain to hear your friends at a party

...ded the 2007 Pauline Ashley Prize to Sam Irving, a young researcher at the MRC Institute for Hearing Resear...Ashley of Stoke, is awarded annually to a talented young scientist near the beginning of their career and undertaking research into deafness, or a related co...

Studies find general mechanism of cellular aging

...cells; these aging cells worked poorly compared to young cells and remembered their "age" even when transferred from old mice to young mice. The cells of mice bred without the gene showed less sluggishness as the animals aged and conti...

American scientist's research of life's first cells

...r Young Life Scientists has recognized outstanding young molecular biologists at an early stage of their careers. Some 54 regional winners and 12 grand prize winners have so far received the award, honoring exceptional thesis work in the field of molecular biology. Applicants for the 2006 GE & Scien...

Ancient ape ruled out of man's ancestral line

...nkind, have now been shown to be 400,000 years too young to be a part of man’s family tree. The remains of the apeman, dubbed Little Foot, were discovered in a cave complex at Sterkfontein by a local South African team in 1997. Its bones preserved in sediment layers, it is the most complete hominid fossil...

From hot springs to rice farms, scientists reveal new insights into the secret lives of archaea

...ived in extreme conditions when the Earth was very young and very hot, and the atmosphere contained large amounts of methane instead of oxygen. Although similar in size and shape to bacteria, genetic analysis reveals that archaea are actually more closely related to humans and other eukaryotes. Ancien...

Study highlights new and cheaper way to treat heroin addiction

... tailored to the individual. "We want to engage young people in a treatment programme which stops them f...n epidemic of Hepatitis C in Scotland, with 40% of young people who have been injecting drugs for more than two years being infected with this serious illnes...

Plant-derived molecules, genetic manipulation point to future chemoprevention methods

...role in controlling the maximal, final growth of a young adult animal--also inhibits programmed cell death and stimulates colon epithelial cells, the scientists tested IGF-deficient mice for these cancer-causing characteristics. In fact, deficient mice had a decrease in proliferation in colon cells and an ...

Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

...ffer real promise in the field of health. It is a young field and there's great opportunity to shape it now while it is developing." says Heather Greenwood of the Canadian Program on Genomics and Global Health. Says co-author Halla Thorsteinsdottir of the CPGGH: "Our recent study of developments in regen...

Did 'ABCs' cause Uganda's fall in HIV rates?

...d Olupot-Olupot, assume that abstinence will allow young women to focus on going to school, controlling the...ming socially empowered. Yet the reality for many young women in Uganda, they say, is that social circumstances drive them into transactional or commercial ...

Poor athletic performance linked to vitamin deficiency

...rements, said Manore. "Many athletes, especially young athletes involved in highly competitive sports, do not realize the impact their diets have on their performance," said Manore, who is also an Extension Service nutrition scientist. "By the time they reach adulthood they can have seriously jeopardized...

Research holds promise for herpes vaccine

...is approach is controversial. "This is where I'm young enough that I don't know how long it can take to swing popular opinion among scientists and clinicians," he said. "I would hope that in five to six years the scientific community would be willing to seriously consider these proposals." Halford hope...

Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early

.... "Already, there are large numbers of boys and young men who are seeking circumcision in areas of Africa where men are not traditionally circumcised," he said. "The danger is that unqualified practitioners will fill a niche by providing circumcision, but with much higher complication rates." An esti...

Brain regions do not communicate efficiently in adults with 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 disorder. Other members of the research team are from the UW's Autism Center and include Geraldine Dawson, center director and a professor of psy...

Friendly bacteria in alcoholic milkshake could fight food allergies

...found in egg whites, which cause most allergies in young children. Kefir is also reported to prevent food antigens from passing through the intestinal wall. Liu believes that the milky drink could be a promising tool in the prevention of allergies. "In the future, maybe we can screen out the certain com...

Mass vaccination unnecessary in the event of a large bioterrorist US smallpox attack

...s. Those most vulnerable to the virus are the very young and those whose immune systems are compromised due to HIV/AIDS, cancer or some other medical condition. An estimated 50 million Americans fall into this category, Longini said. ...

High HPV concentrations combined with smoking significantly raise risks of cervical cancer

...ead exposure to the virus and cigarette smoking in young women at risk for the disease, he said. Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide, and death rates are particularly high in developing countries. Although rates of incidence and mortality have dropped by 50 percent in ...

Flu shot effective against drifted influenza, nasal spray vaccine less so

...ing antibody response than the traditional shot in young children. Monto and Ohmit will continue to follow study participants vaccinated in Fall 2005 , without vaccinating them this year, to see whether the shot or the spray offer long-term protection. ...

Researchers barcode DNA of Venice museum's vast fungi collection

...ollection. Garbelotto noted that the relatively young age of the samples has been critical to obtaining good quality tissue for DNA analysis. The samples come from throughout Europe, with a significant number representing species found elsewhere in the world. Rather than sequencing the entire genome ...

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