Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
People with raised glucose scored worse on cognition tests, study found MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- In people with type 2 diabetes, higher average blood glucose (sugar) levels may be linked to lower brain function, according to a new study. Researchers found that patients wi...Low Carb Diets Shown to Impair Cognitive Function, Treadmill Desks Improve It
Rising obesity rates and harmful side effects of fad diets can no longer be ignored. Treadmill desks offer a unique solution that answers all of the challenges. Phoenix, AZ (PRWeb) December 16-- America's fixation on low carb diets has been shown to be ineffective over ...Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Impair Men's Thinking
Hormone deprivation approach seems to affect memory, concentration, study finds,, TUESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Men undergoing hormone deprivation therapy to keep prostate cancer at bay may experience memory loss and have trouble concentrating, a new study finds. Testosterone...Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function
Study finds pressure readings rise, urges broader public action to curb effects WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Just a few hours of exposure to particulate matter air pollution can increase blood pressure and harm blood vessel function within 24 hours, a new study finds. The f...Mayo Clinic researchers: Insulin-boosting medication does not impair ability to survive heart attack
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mayo Clinic researchers helped clarify a growing concern about the link between diabetes mellitus treatments and heart attack with the first large, population-based study showing that a group of common medications does not reduce diabetic patients heart attack survival rates. Thes...Morphine Painkillers Won't Impair Driving
Study found no difference in motorists' reaction times SATURDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate, long-term use of opioid pain medications such as morphine does not impair a person's driving ability, U.S. researchers report. A team at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago c...Chronic Pain can Impair Memory and Concentration
Chronic pain not only affects to work, sleep and performance of other activities but as it turns out, it can also impair your memory and your concentration. This is the finding of a team of Drs. Bruce D. Dick and Saifudin Rashiq at the University of Alberta. As a part study that wa...Ear Fluid Does Not Impair Development
Parents of healthy infants and young children with persistent fluid in the middle ear// need not worry about developmental outcomes, suggests a recent study. It is generally believed that ear fluid has to be removed as it hinders development in children. But this study suggests that insertin...High Doses of Lithium-Like Drugs May Impair Neuronal Function
New laboratory research suggests that lithium and other drugs that inhibit a particular enzyme, GSK-3 beta, should be used with caution in treating Alzheimer's disease// because too high a dose can impair, rather than enhance, neuronal function. Lithium is currently in clinical trials for tre...Medulloblastoma Irradiation In Young Children Found To Impair IQ And Reading Skills
Radiation could be doing more harm than what you think. Low doses of radiation have been found to result in a reading impairment in children. It is not uncommon for children who suffer from medulloblastoma to undergo irradiation therapy // . The fact that this could result in affecting IQ and re...BioCis Pharma Reports Positive Phase IIa Clinical Results in Atopic Dermatitis
...t affects up to 20 per cent of the general population in the Western countries, and the prevalence rate is rising. Atopic dermatitis may significantly impair the quality of life of those affected. Existing treatments often have undesirable side effects and do not always meet the needs of patients. Bi...FDA Accepts Complete Response Submission to New Drug Application for NEBIDO(R)
...acterized by a reduced or absent secretion of testosterone from the testes. Reduced testosterone levels can lead to health problems and significantly impair quality of life. Common effects of hypogonadism include decreased sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, muscle loss and weakness, depression, as well ...FDA Approves Tapentadol Immediate-Release Tablets for Relief of Moderate to Severe Acute Pain
...patients closely for signs of abuse and addiction. Tapentadol may impair the mental and/or physical abilities required for the performance of potent... drugs such as SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs and triptans, and with drugs which impair metabolism of serotonin (including MAOIs). The most common adverse...Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women
NEW ORLEANSMany active young women use oral contraceptives (OC) yet its effect on their body composition and exercise performance has not been thoroughly studied. A team of researchers has now examined the effects of OC on female muscle mass, and found that oral contraceptive use impairs muscle ga...Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women
NEW ORLEANSMany active young women use oral contraceptives (OC) yet its effect on their body composition and exercise performance has not been thoroughly studied. A team of researchers has now examined the effects of OC on female muscle mass, and found that oral contraceptive use impairs muscle ga...Smoking during pregnancy may impair thyroid function of mom and fetus
Chevy Chase, MDCigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with potentially harmful changes in both maternal and fetal thyroid function, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ( JCEM ). "We studied the i...Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells
...and hinder their production of steroid hormones, researchers report. Their study is the first to show that chronic exposure to low doses of BPA can impair the growth and function of adult reproductive cells. The researchers will describe their findings this month at the annual meeting of the Society for ...ICSI or IVF: Babies born from frozen embryos do just as well
...en the medicated and unmedicated groups. From our study, the combination of exposure to cryopreservation and medications or both did not significantly impair offspring outcome." The malformations ranged from heart defects to defects caused by hereditary factors and sporadic genetic mutations or interacti...Combined stem cell-gene therapy approach cures human genetic disease in vitro
... the CIEMAT in Madrid, Spain, decided to focus on Fanconi anemia (FA), a genetic disorder responsible for a series of hematological abnormalities that impair the body's ability to fight infection, deliver oxygen, and clot blood. Caused by mutations in one of 13 Fanconi anemia (FA) genes, the disease often l...A new mouse model provides insight into genetic neurological disorders
... molecule, a mouse was made to help understand nervous system diseases that impair feeling and cause paralysis of the arms and legs in humans. Scientists have created a mouse to help understand human neuronal diseases that impair a patient's ability to feel and to move their arms and legs. By strategical...Penn State entomologists seek fungus to blunt mosquitoes' sense of smell
...omologists is looking for an insect disease that will infect mosquitoes and impair their sense of smell. Supported by a recent $100,000 grant from the Bill ...mosquitoes' ability to smell. When the researchers identify fungi that will impair mosquito smelling ability, they will find ways to introduce the fungi into ...Chemical found in medical devices impairs heart function
...hool of Medicine have found that a chemical commonly used in the production of such medical plastic devices as intravenous (IV) bags and catheters can impair heart function in rats. Appearing online this week in the American Journal of Physiology , these new findings suggest a possible new reason for some ...SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...lation and approvals, and general economic condition s. For example, we may not obtain regulatory approval for our products, which would materially impair our ability to generate revenue, or we may not be able to raise capital or generate revenue to finance our operations. Additional assumptions, ris...Synthetech Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
...nagement's expectations. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to Synthetech or which Synthetech currently deems immaterial also may impair its business or operations. Synthetech does not intend to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflec...Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth
... & re-organ- June 30, & asset inte- izations & Reclassify 30, 3 months to, 2009 impair gration discont- depreci- 2009 -ments activities inued ation ...Stemline Therapeutics CEO to Present at IBC's New Frontiers in Cancer Drug Development Conference
...s. Stemline has built a robust discovery platform called "StemScreen(R)" which the Company has utilized to identify multiple compounds that target and impair cancer stem cells. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.stemline.com . Stemline Contact: Tom Cirrito, PhD, Di...Helix BioPharma Announces Q3 2009 Financial Results and Provides Product Development Update
...ing, delaying or cancelling one or more of its planned research, development and marketing programs and reducing related personnel, any of which could impair the current and future value of the business. Any additional equity financing, if secured, may result in significant dilution to the existing shareho...Helix BioPharma Announces Q2 2009 Financial Results
...ing, delaying or cancelling one or more of its planned research, development and marketing programs and reducing related personnel, any of which could impair the current and future value of the business. Any additional equity financing, if secured, may result in significant dilution to the existing shareho...BioCis Pharma Starts Phase IIa Trial in Psoriasis
...terized by local lesions on the skin. It affects about 2 to 3 per cent of the general population in the Western countries. Psoriasis may significantly impair the life quality of the affected subjects, and it may lead to psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory disease affecting the joints. Existing treatments o...deCODE Discovers First Genetic Variant Conferring Increased Risk of Essential Tremor
... cases of the head and voice as well. It is frequently mild enough that many patients do not seek any medical attention, though in severe cases it can impair eating, drinking, writing and other daily activities, and some patients with the most debilitating symptoms will seek surgery to control it. It appear...