Discovery Could Help Understand Breast-Cancer Therapies
...nance, especially for postmenopausalwomen, and for cardiovascular protection. But estrogen also increases therisk of breast cancer in some women. "We've identified portions of the hormone-binding domain of this proteinthat appear to be critical sites for binding with the hormone," BenitaKatzenellenbogen said. "We'...Component In Soy Products May Be Substitute For Estrogen Treatment
...appears that soy protein is beneficial inregard to cardiovascular risks even though total cholesterol didn't changesignificantly." In Belgium, John W. Erdman Jr., director of the U. of I. Division of NutritionalSciences, reported Potter's bone-density findings; Potter presented herfindings on changes in cholestero...Pets Provide Physiological Benefits For Women Living Alone
... the six months. A computerized monitor recorded cardiovascular measurements every five minutes for 40 minutes at each session. Researchers were not in the room, but pet-owners had their pets with them. Results showed that blood pressure of pet-owners was lower than that of non-pet-owners in both age gr...Purdue Research Shows Omega-3S Benefit Bone
...toms and inflammation, and they lower the risk for cardiovascular disease." Food industry representatives who attended the NIH conference reported that they have found ways to increase levels of omega-3 fatty acids in eggs, chicken, pork, beef and dairy products by changing the animals' diets, according to Watkins....Triglyceride Blood Levels Predict Heart Attack
... according to J.Michael Gaziano, M.D., director of cardiovascular epidemiology at Brigham andWomen's Hospital in Boston. "The ratio of triglycerides to HDL was the strongest predictor of a heartattack, even more accurate than the LDL/HDL ratio," says Gaziano. Compared withthe lowest triglyceride/HDL ratios, those w...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...ith the HIV virus,the rate of certain cancers, and cardiovascular health. A landmarkstudy reported in the December 25, 1996 issue of the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association reported the potential of selenium inreducing cancer rates. Another study, reported in the journal NatureMedicine , showed that a n...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
...by test of lung capacity, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality," said Schunemann. "These findings suggest a possible role of oxidants and antioxidants in determining lung function, and that these substances could represent, in part, the physiological link between impaired e...Low B Vitamin Levels Common In Many People Linked To Increased Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
...analysis of the B vitamins' independent effects on cardiovascular disease is needed. The statistical associations d...hat beta-carotene would reduce the lung cancer and cardiovascular disease incident rates. Those trials found that participants taking this vitamin instead had increa..."Genetic Factors Influencing Cholesterol Response To Diet"
...hat has a number of importantfunctions in both the cardiovascular and nervous systems. ApoE4 is due to asingle DNA change in the gene for apoprotein E and has a prevalence ofapproximately one in seven in the population. Compared with individuals whohave the normal form of apoprotein E, designated apoE3, those wit...Researchers Take Major Step Toward Cracking Ebola Code
...erapeutic genes into endothelial cells incancer or cardiovascular disease. "The virus has developed an insidious means to target different cells in thebody to promote its growth at the expense of its host," Nabel says. "Thesestudies provide greater understanding of its molecular control and approacheswhich might p......rs. She says this new research is encouraging for cardiovascular surgeons. "It's a very important therapy for patients who have blocked arteriesthat are not amenable to bypass," says Nabel, professor of internal medicine andphysiology and chief, division of cardiology at the University of Michigan. "...Pet-Owning Couples Are Closer, Interact More Than Pet-Less Couples, UB Study Shows
...es have shown that social support is protective of cardiovascular health," said Karen Allen, Ph.D., UB research scie...rld, a pet provides the same beneficial effects on cardiovascular health as social interactions. Allen's research is funded in part by the Waltham Research Cente...Wake Forest Study Shows Soy Containing A Key Ingredient Is What Lowers Cholesterol
...evention. Scientists have long known that cardiovascular deaths and illnesses werelower in people who lived in the Far East than in Western countries. Theysuspected that the soybean might be part of the difference, since soyconsumption is high in the Pacific Rim countries and uncommon in the West.Naturally...Genetic Make-Up May Determine Response To Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
...stratify individuals based on their geneticrisk of cardiovascular disease," she says. Scheuner and her colleagues studied a group of 485 individuals who hadundergone coronary artery bypass surgery, which involves using a blood vesselgraft to bypass blockages in the coronary arteries that carry blood to the...American Society Of Gene Therapy To Hold Its First Annual Meeting
...posia and workshopson AIDS and immunology, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, genetic diseases,cystic fibrosis and lung diseases, neurological and neuromuscular disorders, andstem cell gene therapy. More than 750 abstracts have been submitted for presentation and aplenary session will present the best eight ...New Test Opens Window On Corrosive Free-Radical Activity In Individuals
...amin," says FitzGerald, who is also a professor of cardiovascular medicine atPenn. "And, indeed, we have reason to suspect that there might be quite a degreeof inter-individual difference in susceptibility to the benefits of vitamins." The biochemical marker of free-radical activity identified by FitzGeralda...Rockefeller University Researchers Hunt For Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes
... system(neuropathy), the kidney (nephropathy), and cardiovascular disease associatedwith the disease. Often people only become aware that they have diabetes whenthey develop one of its life threatening complications. Early diagnosis andtreatment can diminish the morbidity and early mortality associated with thisdis...Adults Need To Increase Intake Of Folate; Some Women Should Take More
...es thatB vitamins may play in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancers, orvarious psychiatric or mental ...mocysteine concentrations with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. But there is conflicting evidence about whether increasing folate or B6 intakeleads directl...Evaluation Of The Two Types Of Cardiac Pacemakers Indicates Only Modest Differences In Value
...pacing is associated with long-termimprovements in cardiovascular function of over time," said Goldman, "aging andth...r diseases may overwhelm the modestimprovements in cardiovascular functional class and minimize the long-termeffect on generic quality of life." The pacemakers have t......oot ofother serious illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study will be reported inthe journal Synapse (vol 29, No. 4), available in May on the Synapse website. The neurotransmitter is called CART peptide, for Cocaine and Amphetamine RegulatedTranscript, and its role in feeding was found durin...