Stanford research finds gene variations that alter antidepressant side effects
...urphy emphasized that this study, like all genetic association studies, will need to be replicated, and the results may not apply to other antidepressants. The researchers will further analyze the data they have from this study, looking at more genes to see how they relate to antidepressant efficacy and side eff...COX-2 inhibitors and renal damage in obesity-related Type II diabetes
... in diabetic nephropathy. COX-2 regulation and its association with renal damage are not known in the Obese Zucker rat. A new study tests the hypothesis that altered kidney regulation of COX-2 occurs at a very early stage in the progression of kidney disease. A New Study The authors of the study entitled, "Re...Estrogen improves short term memory and oral reading in midlife postmenopausal women
... Study Center. "Most of the research examining the association between estrogen use and cognitive function has focused on global, more non-specific, mental status or memory as the principal outcome." "The study also shows that estrogen may benefit younger postmenopausal women engaged in everyday activities, suc...SPR Annual Meeting features newsworthy discoveries
...patterns in an area of the brain called the visual association cortex when they were shown the images. There was one slight difference though. As you might have guessed, men showed slightly more brain activity in this area when they were shown erotica. Differential Conditioning of Fear to Ingroup and Outgroup ...JCI Table of Contents, September 15, 2003
...ctions as a probable molecular explanation for the association of Trousseau syndrome with mucinous adenocarcinomas AUTHOR CONTACT: Ajit Varki University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. Phone: (858) 534-2214 Fax: (858) 534-5611 E-mail: avarki@ucsd.edu View the PDF of this article at: https...Victoria Hale of Institute for OneWorld Health Named Fellow by International Women's Forum
...e arm of the International Women's Forum, a global association of about 3,800 top women leaders from 20 countries. The Leadership Foundation Fellows Program is the only leadership training of its kind in the world, designed for women of cultural, professional and geographic diversity. Aimed at high potential wo...Trade Center debris pile was a chemical factory, says new study
...Long-range Transport of Aerosols), a collaborative association of scientists at several universities and national laboratories. The DELTA Group has made detailed studies of small airborne particles, called aerosols, from the trade-center collapse, 1991 Gulf War oil fires, volcanic eruptions and global dust storm...Asthma patients cautioned about melatonin
...nding about the time people awaken. Because of its association with sleep, over-the-counter melatonin has become a popular dietary supplement sold as a treatment for jet lag and insomnia. However, melatonin has also been shown to enhance inflammation in cell and animal studies of asthma. Airway inflammation is o...Telltale prostate cancer protein key to breast cancer, too
...Medical School. "Just as with prostate cancer, its association with the severity of a patient's disease, and clin...Kleer says, the link was clear. "We found a strong association between EZH2 protein levels and patient outcome. Patients with higher levels had a shorter disease-f......nce and may be influenced by smoking. Although the association of cigarette smoking with insulin resistance and i...ing of the blood vessels. The findings point to an association between insulin and NO in the vasodilatory response and the impact of cigarette smoking on vasodilat...Couch potatoes may be created in the womb, not at the dinner table
...nd physiologists are proposing that the well-known association between obesity, metabolic syndrome, sedentary behavior, and overeating might have a common biological cause. Background Obesity is an increasingly prevalent, costly, and important health problem worldwide. In Western societies such as the United S...Brain links non-food images with eating -- But only when hungry, study suggests
...which the volunteers were shown abstract images in association with the smell of vanilla or peanut butter. Meanwhile, a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine monitored their brain activity. The volunteers began to automatically associate certain images with either smell, according to the researche...Scientists identify new sperm protein required for fertilization
...at are involved in the initial events of sperm-egg association and may shed light on what underlies some instance...est that SED1 plays a critical role in the initial association between sperm and egg. "An understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying sperm-egg binding m...The genetic complexities of sensation-seeking behavior in alcoholic men
...rimental Research has found for the first time an association between the DdeI polymorphism of the D1 dopamine r...hol-withdrawal process. Results indicate a limited association between the DdeI polymorphism of the DRD1 gene and sensation seeking among alcoholic males. "An ess...Findings in frog oocytes may help study of chromosome physiology
...t is in the nucleolus may be simply to prevent its association with XCAP-D2 at this stage. Perhaps at this stage condensation is not wanted but active transcription is necessary. This might be one way to prevent condensation. The nucleolus is acting as a trap for this nuclear protein's action. It may be that X...Vitamin C may protect against ulcer-causing bacteria, study finds
...er do the data shed light on the mechanism for the association between vitamin C and bacterial infection they observe. "We cannot be certain if the infection lowers blood levels of vitamin C or if higher blood levels protect against infection. However, some studies using animal models suggest that adequate vitam......otshock, young and aged mice remembered easily the association on the following day. They showed their memory by a so-called "freezing response" when exposed to the same tone used for training, but without application of a foot shock. This freezing, a naturally occurring defense behavior, is characterized by com...Increasing carbon dioxide relieves drought stress in corn, researchers say
...lion, carbon fixation in the leaves indeed rose in association with greater intercellular carbon dioxide and enhanced water use efficiency. The 2002 growing season, when the research was conducted, was considered a typical one in terms of weather. However, at the end of a dry spell in June, Leakey found, carbon...US $1.2m grant awarded for impact of stress on eggs and embryos
...ge in the environment isn't." Dr Thompson says the association between 'embryonic programming' and potential risks of adult onset diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes, remains unclear. "Growth-retarded fetal development is known to have long term consequences for adult health, but there ...Blood tests identify patients on dialysis at high risk for death from cardiovascular disease
... were then followed for 3 years to investigate any association between the test results and the long-term risk of...) or the dialysis process itself. But we think the association we have shown with severe atherosclerosis is a major player."...