UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...ging problem that is going to bring on significant premature cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the next few decades," said Dr. Grundy, chairman of human nutrition. "We're trying to get a handle on that issue from every aspect." Obesity is associated with many adverse health consequences such as cardiova...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...ome may actually lower pollution -- so it would be premature to base environmental policy on studies of VOCs alone. Purves, a postdoctoral fellow, wrote the article in collaboration with Stephen Pacala, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton, as well as John Casperson of the University of T...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
... The findings could have implications for treating premature babies and children and adults with lung disease o...g of how it works could lead to new treatments for premature infants and for children and adults who suffer from lung disease or injury," he said. Because lun...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...of the debilitating disease include mild diabetes, premature graying of the hair, difficulty swallowing causing choking and drooling and slowed growth. Children with A-T also tend to be more predisposed to developing cancer. Ironically, the disease carries with it sensitivity to radiation, which means A-T pati...Protein is key to fatal disorder and normal cell function
... blindness, uncontrolled seizures and, eventually, premature death. The juvenile form of Batten disease, caused by mutations in the CLN3 gene, is the most common inherited neurodegenerative disease of childhood. Children who inherit a copy of the defective CLN3 gene from both parents produce a non-functional f...Spontaneous mutation produces new MAO A/B knockout mouse
...nucleic acid base pair in the MAO A gene created a premature stop which prevented it from being made into a pr...tation in the Dutch family's MAO A also produces a premature stop codon which prevents production of the protein. Dr. Shih's MAO A/B knockout mice should provid...APS awards more than $140,000 to minority students of physiology
...cting the intestine against a disease that affects premature babies, called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Her lab has shown that supplementing EGF into infant formula reduces the incidence and severity of NEC in neonatal rats. There is currently no preventative treatment for NEC, so by better understanding...Clams: They're not just for chowder anymore
...kthroughs in the study of diseases such as cancer, premature aging, and muscular dystrophyhas convened at the Marine Biological Laboratory to begin sequencing some of the clams active genes. The effort, called the Clam Project, is the first step toward sequencing the entire clam genome, and its goal is to pro...Gene linked to cleft lip and palate identified
...d with an overall lifetime increase in the risk of premature death from all causes, according to a recent long-term followup study. ...Stem cell research targets cerebral palsy
...order has increased over the last 30 years as more premature babies survive. Its effects run the gamut, from barely detectable to devastating loss of motor control. The causes are diverse as well, including everything from oxygen deprivation during birth to prenatal infections....Infants sighs may 'reset' breathing regulation mechanism as well as help lungs develop
...ation. Also they note that sick infants and premature infants seem to sigh more often than normal babies...might be to see if it's possible to identify those premature infants who are most at risk for problems of abnormal breathing control, including SIDS. ...OHSU researchers discover possible method for early detection, prevention of premature birth
...s, intra-amniotic infections can be suppressed and premature birth prevented. In conducting this current research, the scientists used mass spectrometry analysis of non-human primates amniotic fluid to not only identify the protein biomarkers for intra-amniotic infections, but also the length of time be...Why some neonates need caffeine
...equently reported disorder of breathing control in premature infants, and neonatal care units habitually use me... are less than a month old. Caffeine treatment for premature infants is supposed to increase breathing frequency, decrease the number of apneic spells, and reduc...Researchers identify gene for a primary form of sudden infant death sydrome (SIDS)
...l of breathing and heart rate in otherwise normal, premature infants. The gene may be used as a diagnostic marker and to develop treatments. "This collaboration between the Clinic for Special Children, Translational Genome Research Institute (TGEN), and Affymetrix is an important example of how modern gen...Living at home helps young mothers stay in school
...d more than 550 mothers and their low birthweight, premature babies from birth through age 3. We focused on mothers who were 13 to 25 when their children were born. The study measured school enrollment six times during the three-year period, and parenting skills twice, including whether young mothers knew th...Study identifies genetics of fat metabolism, red wine link
...ertain of its effects in humans. "It would be very premature to suggest that supplements of resveratrol would have any benefits, because this compound oxidizes very quickly and easily loses its metabolic effectiveness," Leid said. "Because of that we have a hard time even studying it in a laboratory setting. B...Mitochondria in spinal cords is ALS target according to UCSD medical researchers
...n the spinal cord that leads to wasted muscles and premature death in middle-aged adults. Found in all cells, mitochondria provide cellular energy in their role as the body's power generators. In addition, mitochondria are intricately involved in a process called apoptosis, or programmed cell death, which is ...Early dexamethasone exposure has long-term neurodevelopment, neuroendocrine effects
... physiology and central nervous system function in premature infants have been limited. Past research into premature infants who received prolonged dexamethasone therapy experience reduced linear growth, decreased wei...Existing drug may prevent brain injury and seizures in newborns
...Dr. Frances Jensen, have found that the neurons of premature infants and other newborns have more glutamate rec... a much more clinically limited paradigm. Because premature infants are typically maintained in a continuously monitored, intensive care setting, it's feasible ......sy, Dr. Schibler's group is already at work on the premature aging phenotype displayed by the triple knockout m...eculations) on why their elimination might provoke premature aging. But we would like to finish our experiments before spilling the beans." ...