Does Facebook usage contribute to jealousy in relationships?
New Rochelle, NY, August 6, 2009The more time college students spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to feel jealous toward their romantic partners, leading to more time on Facebook searching for additional information that will further fuel their jealousy, in an escalating cycle that may be...
National Long Term Care Community Business Coalition Cautions Severe $16 Billion Medicare Cuts to Nursing Home Care Will Not Only Jeopardize Quality Care to Seniors but Deeply Impact Businesses that Support Sector, Contribute to Local Economies
Draconian Cuts to Medicare Compounded by Further Cuts Proposed in House Healthcare Reform Legislation and Inadequate Medicaid Funding from Weakened State Budgets
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Community Cares Coalition (CoCares) - a national coalition o...
As Medical Bills Contribute to 50% of U.S. Foreclosures, CreditFYI Shares 5 Tactics for Managing Medical Debt
Consumers can take action to minimize chances of being overbilled, double-billed or billed for expenses they didn't incur.
Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) July 29, 2009 -- ccording to a July 23, 2009, study by The Commonwealth Fund*, medical bills play a major role in fully half of...
Variants of 'umami' taste receptor contribute to our individualized flavor worlds
PHILADELPHIA (July 8, 2009) -- Using a combination of sensory, genetic, and in vitro approaches, researchers from the Monell Center confirm that the T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor plays a role in human umami (amino acid) taste.
They further report that variations in the genes that code for this rec...
Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem
Study suggests proton pump inhibitors could aggravate acid trouble
TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may actually cause heartburn.
A new study in the July issue of Gastroenterology found that treatment with a proton pump inh...
Safety and Quality Contribute to Popularity of Assisted Living
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite the severe economic downturn, assisted living remains enormously popular among seniors and their families according to key benchmarks in a new national survey.
The 2009 Overview of Assisted Living, a comprehensive measure of the st...
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Folate in Strawberries May Contribute to Healthy Pregnancy
New Study Links Folic Acid to Reduced Premature Births
WATSONVILLE, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Today Show
recently reported about a study that shows folic acid supplements greatly
reduced the risk of premature birth. Meanwhile, federal health officials
say not enough wom...
2,500 Cases Completed With the Magnetic Irrigated Catheter
... involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance for the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, changes ...
TWO NEW KLRI PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: Hormone Therapy May Reduce Atherosclerosis in Women Close to Menopause; Growth Hormone May Increase Risk of Diabetes, Improve Lipid Profile in Men
...and sex-steroids on glucose tolerance, elevated cholesterol and insulin sensitivity--changes in older adults that occur as a result of aging and that
contribute to increased risk for cardiovascular disease. GH has been found to decrease total body and regional fat mass in older men, while sex-steroids have bee...
John Legend and Gap Join (PRODUCT)RED(TM) to Help Eliminate AIDS in Africa with Exclusive (RED)ZONE Seating at Madison Square Garden
...te sector in raising awareness and funds for the Global Fund, to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT)RED mark
contribute a significant percentage of the sales or portion of the profits from that product to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programs in Africa, with an empha...
Awardees for the 2009 Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research Announced
...o identify young rising stars who will continue to
contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointesti...y complicated ecosystem and Dr. Chen's work should
contribute to the growing understanding of the mechanisms on ...is a key to understanding how probiotic food might
contribute to good health in all ages.
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Lexicon's Drug Candidate LX1032 for Carcinoid Syndrome Receives Orphan Drug Designation From EMEA
... carcinoid syndrome . LX1032 is designed to reduce serotonin production in patients with metastatic carcinoid tumors. Elevated levels of serotonin
contribute to the gastrointestinal and possibly other symptoms experienced by these patients.
The EMEA is a regulatory agency in the European Union (EU)...
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PYY, Total ELISA Test
Description:...idence of resistance to PYY3-36 in obese subjects. Endogenous levels of PYY3-36 were low in the obese subjects, suggesting that PYY3-36 deficiency may
contribute to the pathogenesis of obesity and infusion of PYY3-36 caused a significant decrease in the cumulative 24-hour caloric intake in both obese and lean s...
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AUDICOR® 200D
Description:...inics, as well as paramedics in the pre-hospital community, to rapidly and accurately assess high-risk cardiac patients. AUDICOR diagnostic data helps
contribute in the earlier administration of definitive therapy, shorter lengths-of-stay, reduced hospitalizations, and reduce mortality....
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AUDICOR CE
Description:...inics, as well as paramedics in the pre-hospital community, to rapidly and accurately assess high-risk cardiac patients. AUDICOR diagnostic data helps
contribute in the earlier administration of definitive therapy, shorter lengths-of-stay, reduced hospitalizations, and reduce mortality....
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Estradiol, Ultra-Sensitive RIA Test
Description:...celeration of epiphyseal closure, stimulation of mammary development, and maturation of the vaginal mucosa and uterine endometrium. Estradiol may also
contribute to the development of the female (gynoid) body habitus, and may have metabolic and behavioral effects [1].
In adult premenopausal women, ovarian...
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Estradiol RIA Test
Description:...celeration of epiphyseal closure, stimulation of mammary development, and maturation of the vaginal mucosa and uterine endometrium. Estradiol may also
contribute to the development of the female (gynoid) body habitus, and may have metabolic and behavioral effects [1].
In adult premenopausal women, ovarian...
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Estradiol EIA Test
Description:...celeration of epiphyseal closure, stimulation of mammary development, and maturation of the vaginal mucosa and uterine endometrium. Estradiol may also
contribute to the development of the female (gynoid) body habitus, and may have metabolic and behavioral effects [1].
In adult premenopausal women, ovarian...
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Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition
...fore the primary cortical process mediated by the endocannabinoids, and may
contribute to many forms of cortical plasticity and synaptic strengthening, such as in...esent in the brain, and anandamide actions at this receptor may potentially
contribute to DSE (Cristino et al. 2006, Hajos et al. 2002). However DSE is curren...
Directed attention fatigue
...mpatient, forgetful, or cranky when there is no associated illness . In more severe forms, it can lead to bad judgment, apathy, or accidents, and can
contribute to increased stress levels. DAF is caused by concentrating too much in the midst of external or internal distractions. Inhibitory attention chemicals...
Healthy People 2010
...two overarching goals are to increase the quality and length of life and to eliminate health disparities. The campaign identifies 6 major factors that
contribute to disparities in the health of Americans.
gender
race or ethnicity
education or income
disability
geographic location
sexual orientati...
Pathology
...r errors of development . One common theme in pathology is the way in which the body's responses to injury, while evolved to protect health, can also
contribute in some ways to disease processes. [8] Elucidation of general principles underlying pathologic processes, such as cellular adaptation to injury, ce...
Nuclear medicine
...ften with a plus or minus ten percent window, of the energy spectrum of a particular radionuclide, thus ignoring other gamma-rays that would otherwise
contribute noise to the image. This allows noise caused by Compton scattering to be gated out.
Analysis
The end result of the nuclear medicine im...
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Vitamin B
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Viral hepatitis
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Uti
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Uterus
... The main function of the uterus is to nourish the developing fetus prior to birth. ... In the past, it was thought that a tilted uterus may
contribute to infertility. ... In most women, the uterus tips forward at the cervix. ... Uterus - in most female mammals, hollow muscular organ in whic...
Unintended Pregnancy
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Hormone levels contribute to stress resilience
Philadelphia, PA, 5 August 2009 - It is important to understand what biological mechanisms
contribute to an individual's capacity to be resilient under conditions of extreme stress, such as those regularly experienced by soldiers, police, and firefighters. Dr. Charles A. Morgan III and his collea...
Work in mice will contribute to the study of hereditary diseases that lead to blindness
This release is available in Spanish .
Researchers of the University of Granada (Spain) have used a technique consisting of the induction of neuronal degeneration neuronal for intense light exposure in the mouse's retina that will be helpful for the study of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a g...
Temporary infidelity may contribute to the stability of ancient relationships
Fungus-farming ants have cultivated the same fungal crops for 50 million years. Each young ant queen carries a bit of fungus garden with her when she flies away to mate and establish a new nest. Short breaks in the ants' relationship with the fungus during nest establishment may
contribute to the...
Differences in neighborhood food environment may contribute to disparities in obesity
March 19, 2009 Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the association of neighborhood food environments and "walkability" with body mass index (BMI) and obesity in New York City and found that a higher density of BMI-healthy food outlets is associated with a l...
The genetics of fear: Study suggests specific genetic variations contribute to anxiety disorders
Polymorphisms are variations in genes which can result in changes in the way a particular gene functions and thus may be associated with susceptibility to common diseases. In a new study in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Tina B. Lonsdo...
High-fat diets inflame fat tissue around blood vessels, contribute to heart disease
CINCINNATIA study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that high-fat diets, even if consumed for a short amount of time, can inflame fat tissue surrounding blood vessels, possibly contributing to cardiovascular disease.
These findings will be published in the Feb. 20 editio...
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Chromosome breakpoints contribute to genetic variation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new study reveals that contrary to decades of evolutionary thought chromosome regions that are prone to breakage when new species are formed are a rich source of genetic variation.
The functions of genes found in these "breakpoint regions" differ significantly from those o...
Genencor Shows How Industrial Biotech Breakthroughs Contribute to the New Green Economy
Event showcases sustainable solutions for biofuels, biochemicals and textile processing
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, hosted a private tour of its Bay Area Research and Development headquarters to a group of industr...
Baxter and Its Foundation Contribute Nearly $53 Million in 2007 to Address Critical Needs Locally and Globally
DEERFIELD, Ill., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter International Inc. and
The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter, today
announced their combined 2007 charitable giving, which focused on
increasing access to healthcare, helping developing nations and countries
in cri...
Modine Manufacturing to contribute to DOE's fuel-cell vehicle
RACINE, Wis. Modine Manufacturing Company announced Wednesday it has been awarded a contract with Vehicle Projects, LCC, of Denver to supply thermal management hardware for a U.S. Department of Energy vehicle development and demonstration project. The nearly $8.6 million project will develop, ...
ThermoGenesis Provides Update on Fiscal 2009 Results
...ges to our structure to ensure we are properly focused on our key customers."
Engle said the following factors are expected to drive growth and
contribute to improved financial performance for the Company in fiscal 2010:
Solid stem cell collection activity at our largest private cord blood banki...
InterMune Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Business Highlights
...Europe. These analyses and observations are expected to be included in one or more scientific publications.
Other factors that could cause or
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Acridinium C2 NHS Ester from Assay Designs/Stressgen Bioreagents
Description:...efficiencies and the chemistry of light production is well understood. They have the added benefit that they require simple triggering conditions that
contribute little to the background signal. This benefit has been exploited to great effect in high sensitivity immunoassay applications. These compounds can als...
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Custom Antibody Production Services from Aves Labs, Inc.
Description:...ns, synthetic peptides, haptens, etc. A typical large-scale project would involve:
Prescreening hens with ELISAs to eliminate those that might
contribute to high backgrounds.
Injecting hens every 3 weeks to produce hyperimmunized animals
Purifying the IgY fractions from eggs collected from the...
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Amine
...on the N atoms in the chemical reactions shown in this article represent the lone electron pairs on the nitrogens in the amines. These lone pairs also
contribute to the solubility of simple amines due to hydrogen bonding between water molecules and the lone electron pairs.
Also, a halogenoalkane c...
Antibody
...ise known as the complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3).
The Fc fragment is the stem of the "Y" and is composed from two heavy chains that each
contribute two to three constant domains (depending on the class of the antibody). It binds to various cell receptors and complement proteins. In this way it...
Cancer
...gic evidence, it is now thought that avoiding excessive alcohol consumption, being physically active, and maintaining recommended body weight, may all
contribute to reductions in risk of certain cancers; however, compared with tobacco exposure, the magnitude of effect is modest or small and the strength of evid...
Charles Darwin
... current species in the same locality. At the same meeting Darwin was elected to the Council of the Society. He had already been invited by FitzRoy to
contribute his "Journal" , based on his field notes, as the natural history section of the captain's account of the Beagle's voyage. He now also plunged into wr...
Edward's syndrome
...rmality occurring before conception , when egg and sperm cells are made. A healthy egg or sperm cell contains 23 individual chromosomes - one to
contribute to each of the 23 pairs of chromosomes needed to form a healthy, 46 chromosome cell. However, sometimes egg and sperm cells are left with 24 (or more...
Evolution
...s (for example, alleles that are present in one have been lost in the other). Rare sporadic events ( volcanic explosion, meteor impact, etc.) might
contribute to genetic drift by altering the allele frequency outside of "normal" selective pressures.
Many aspects of genetic drift depend on the size of the p...
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Ventral root
... sleeve run the sinuvertebral nerves. ... The root cells are situated in the ventral and lateral gray horns and vary ... The root cells
contribute their axons to the ventral roots of the spinal nerves ... Ventral root -cut preparations ... dorsal and ventral root nerve fibers wi...
Trophoblast
...... Britannica online encyclopedia article on trophoblast (embryology), The enveloping layer is now referred to as the trophoblast . It does not
contribute directly to ... Trophoblast is an embryonic tissue which exerts a crucial role during ... The trophoblast , in turn, releases paracrine signal...
Transport protein
...tein complement for organisms whose complete genome sequence are ... The transport protein molecules that arrive at the surface membrane
contribute ... Insulin-activation of GLUT4 transport is mediated by GTP-binding proteins . ... of transport proteins in the outer cell membrane. In p...
Transformed phenotype
...e is due to Rho activation. ... Other effects of Ras transformation must
contribute to the phenotype . ... ... alter the phenotype of 3T3 cells transformed by an ... autocrine loops
contribute to the transformed phenotype of at least some human astrocytomas. ......
Taxonomy
...ames ... Taxonomy is a hierarchical system for classifying and identifying organisms. ... Linnaeus's taxonomy system has two main features that
contribute to its ease of ... Information about taxonomy in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Modern taxonomy is currently in flux,...
Survival of the fittest
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