Estrogen linked to lowered immunity in fish
Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more susceptible to disease. The research may provide new clues for why intersex fish, fish kills and fish lesions often occur together...Risk of Women's Heart Attack or Stroke Appears to Be Lowered by 'DASH' Diet
Study in Archives of Internal Medicine Led by Simmons School for Health Studies BOSTON, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women who adhered to the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), which is high in fruits and vegetables and low in animal protein, significantly lowered ...Blocking the effect of inflammation-causing cells lowered prostate cancer cells invasion
Recent studies have suggested an association between chronic inflammation and cancers of the prostate, colon, stomach and liver. Now scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine report success in blocking an early step in metastasis of prostate cancer cells by interrupting the...Adults Who Are Overweight and Obese Experience a Lowered Response to Resistance Training
A new study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research suggests that adults who are overweight and obese experience a lowered response to resistance training when compared to normal weight adults. The study compared the response to a supervised upper arm, unilateral resistance tr...Risk Of Breast Cancer Lowered In Offspring Of Mothers Who Eat Whole Wheat
Women who eat lots of whole wheat during pregnancy may lower the risk of breast cancer in their baby girls, according to a study published //in the Nov 15, 2006 issue of International Journal of Cancer. Lead researcher Dr. Leena Hilanivi-Clarke from Georgetown University in Washington DC a...Risk of STD Lowered with Circumcision
Circumcision in men appears to lower the risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection, according to the findings of a 25-year study. // The November issue of Pediatrics which reports the study suggests that circumcision may lower the risk of acquiring and spreading such infections by up t...Alzheimer’s Risk Lowered with 'Mediterranean' Die
A "Mediterranean" diet rich in olive oil, vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereals and fish have a lower risk of developing// Alzheimer's disease according to U.S. researchers. Lead researcher Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas, an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Medical Center in New Yor...AMD Risk Lowered By Silencing Two Genes
Researchers at Queen's University in Ireland have found a genetic link that could help in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration//. Professor Anne Hughes presented the findings of the study at the British Society for Human Genetics Conference in York last week. It also appears in Na...Head Injuries Lowered among Canadian Youth
The past decade saw a decrease in traumatic head injuries among Canadians under age 19 by 53 per cent according to a new report released on Wednesday.// When the Canadian Institute for Health Information looked at hospital admissions for traumatic head injuries from 1994 to 2004 it found that ...New Study Showed Lantus(R) Plus One, Two or Three Shots of Apidra(R) Lowered Patients' Blood Sugar
- Study Presented at 69th Annual ADA Scientific Sessions Examined Efficacy and Safety of Basal-Prandial Treatment with Lantus(R) and Apidra(R) - NEW ORLEANS, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis U.S. presented results of a new study, "Effects of 1, 2, or 3 Prandial Injections of ...Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease in Women Lowered by Mediterranean Diet
BOSTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women who adhere to a traditional Mediterranean diet -- high in monounsaturated fat, plant proteins, whole grains and fish -- are at a lower risk for stroke and coronary heart disease, according to a study published this week in Circulation: Journal ...Reliv International's GlucAffect(TM) Proven Effective in Clinical Study
... individuals who had pre-diabetic glucose levels prior to the study. Subjects taking GlucAffect, a powdered product mixed with water or other liquids, lowered their fasting blood glucose by an average of 30 percent and they lost an average of 16 pounds. Subjects in the control group reported a marginal decli...Metabolic Solutions Development Company Announces Preliminary Results from Phase IIa Clinical Trial
...l Phase I trials that validated earlier indications of an improved pharmacokinetic and safety profile of MSDC-0160. Similar to Actos, MSDC-0160 lowered the circulation of fatty acids and significantly increased good (HDL) cholesterol. Unlike Actos, MSDC-0160 did not decrease the levels of circulating...Ferring Pharmaceuticals Launches Phase IIIB Trial of Degarelix as Intermittent Therapy
...atients maintaining medical castrate levels compared with 96.4 percent for leuprolide. In addition, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were lowered by 64 percent two weeks after administration of degarelix, 85 percent after one month, 95 percent after three months, and remained suppressed througho...Reliance 6200LFC Patient Chair
Description:... Large hinged footstep can support patient's full weight. Footstep tilts out of the way when not required. Hydraulic base. Patients may be raised and lowered by either a finger switch on both sides of chair back or optional corded foot switch. Dual rotation locks on both sides of the chair enable you to swi...Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes
... with safflower oil reduced fat in the trunk area, lowered blood sugar and increased muscle tissue in the wom...ime, on the other hand, reduced total body fat and lowered the women's body mass index (BMI), a common health...ut 1.4 pounds and 3 pounds. Safflower oil also lowered fasting blood sugar levels by between 11 and 19 po...Stress puts double whammy on reproductive system, fertility
...area of the brain, and suppression of activity in the reproductive axis - the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal hormone cascade - that is associated with lowered sexual activity. "With chronic stress, glucocorticoids went sky high," Kirby said. To determine the role of glucocorticoids, Kirby removed the a...Lithium may help radiation target cancer, spare healthy tissue
...n tumors. However, as with all treatment modalities, radiation often causes long-term side effects. In particular, neurological impairments including lowered IQ, learning difficulties and memory loss have been reported, especially in children treated for brain cancers. Radiation-induced damage to the healt...Laughter remains good medicine
...mmune and blood vessel complications. They found that mirthful laughter, as a preventive adjunct therapy in diabetes care, raised good cholesterol and lowered inflammation. The researchers will present their findings entitled Mirthful Laughter, As Adjunct Therapy in Diabetic Care, Increases HDL Cholesterol a...Laughter remains good medicine
...mmune and blood vessel complications. They found that mirthful laughter, as a preventive adjunct therapy in diabetes care, raised good cholesterol and lowered inflammation. The researchers will present their findings entitled Mirthful Laughter, As Adjunct Therapy in Diabetic Care, Increases HDL Cholesterol a...Saving energy and the environment with Flywheels
...ower is expended in the lift, but since containers can weigh up to 50 metric tons, the descent must be carefully controlled. When a given container is lowered with a strictly diesel-based crane, its potential energy is not recovered but rather is dissipated as wasted heat. Flynn's design captures the braki...Food security for leaf-cutting ants: Workers and their fungus garden reject endophyte invaders
...evels of fungi, but they took longer to cut leaves from the high endophyte treatment. Moreover, the leaf preparation process by the ants significantly lowered the amount of fungi in leaf pieces before they were placed into the fungal garden. The Petri plate experiment also showed that the garden fungus redu...New approach discovered to lowering triglycerides
...ith cholesterol levels and blood pressure are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. In the lab animals, supplements of lipoic acid lowered triglyceride levels up to 60 percent. If the effect were the same in humans which is not yet clear that would be a greater impact than found with ot...Penn biologists demonstrate that size matters... in snail shells
..., and all three factors could have played a role. Overfishing of native predators of dogwhelks, such as fish, and increases in temperatures could have lowered mortality and increased growth, both of which would cause an increase in size. Also, arrival of new predators as invasive species could have selected ...Researchers develop flow sensors based on hair structures of blind cavefish
... McConney dropped a solution of poly(ethylene glycol) tetraacrylate dissolved in methanol directly on the hair flow sensor. Once the droplet dried, he lowered another droplet until it made contact with the last drop and continued adding droplets until he constructed a tall hydrogel structure. Once the entire...Shire plc: Core Portfolio of Products Delivers 20% Sales Growth
...credits recognized in the quarter following the issuance in Q2 2009 of new regulations regarding the Massachusetts State tax regime, which lowered the effective tax rate in Q2 2009 compared to Q2 2008. Using a full year expected effective tax rate of 24%, Non GAAP diluted earnings per...Microbix Sales Grow Over 30% In The Second Quarter; Up 43% In The First Half '09
... for SST and the development expenditures for Kinlytic contributed to the loss. Research and development expenditures as a whole will be substantially lowered in the second half. Also, capital expenditures will be substantially reduced in the third quarter as the last of those expenditures for the new manufa...Biotech Drops on Weaker First Quarter Drug Sales, But Broader Markets Remain on a Roll
...l of its key drugs fell well short of Wall Street estimates and the company lowered its 2009 revenue forecast, blaming deterioration in the global economy. The...s, although its per-share earnings beat Wall Street estimates. Celgene beat lowered first-quarter earnings expectations on weak sales of its cancer drugs but b...STAAR Surgical Releases Afinity(TM) Collamer(R) Aspheric Single Piece NTIOL
... New Aspheric NTIOL Implanted through the Smallest Micro-Incision using nanoPOINT(TM) Pricing of Toric IOL Product Line lowered to Assist Ophthalmic Practices MONROVIA, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ) a leading developer,...Physicists discover important step for making light crystals
...aid Ho, Distinguished Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Ohio State. "Ours is the first proposal to show how the temperature can be lowered dramatically. In fact, we believe it can be made much lower that what is considered achievable today." A Bose-Einstein Condensate is a collection o...First Application to Fight High Cholesterol Launches on the iPhone and iPod Touch
...roblem with high cholesterol is there are no symptoms until the patient experiences a heart attack or stroke. The good news is that cholesterol can be lowered by modifying diet and exercise and giving up smoking. According to Cholesterol Coach's creator Rick Bavage, 'The application allows the user to s...VAP Test Demonstrates Value of Fish Oil in Reducing Heart Risk for Super Bowl Champs
... raised the athletes' high-density lipoproteins (HDL--good cholesterol) and lowered triglycerides and other atherogenic subfractions. Elevated levels of trigly...s study thoroughly demonstrates that fish oil improved good cholesterol and lowered damaging particles and triglycerides." The VAP Test is also the only c...