Females may be more susceptible to overindulge 'sweet tooth' cravings than males
...dentary males (9.1 2.2% increase). Wheel running decreased intake of the chow plus milk diet in both sexes. In active males, diet-induced hyperphagia was abolished and caloric intake was reduced to that observed during chow feeding. In active female rats, diet-induced hyperphagia was attenuated, but not abol...Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
... as those found in fish oils, has been linked to a decreased risk of heart disease, and also to a variety of other health benefits, including protection against inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome and some cancers, and the promotion of healthy brain and eye development in infants....Molecule awakens and maintains neural connections
...d that interfering with Dasm1 function drastically decreased AMPA receptor function. Their experiments also revealed that Dasm1 was responsible for "awakening" silent synapses and promoting the maturation of the neuronal connections, a process that depends on dendrite development. "While we expected that Das...Growth hormone and IBD: Reduction of intestinal inflammation, promotion of growth
...igated in tissue culture. Growth hormone treatment decreased constituitive STAT3 activation in IL-10 null mouse colon organ culture. As was observed in vivo, GH increased SHP2:gp130 association and reduced IL-6 dependent STAT3 activation in T84 human colon carcinoma cells. Conclusion The Cincinnati investiga...Novel IBD therapeutic approaches reported from Washington Univ., Barcelona, LSU at APS meeting
...icient mice with induced colitis had significantly decreased platelet-WBC adhesion. Wild-type mice made ... both clinically and by histological criteria, and decreased colonic TGFmRNA expression. The researchers conclude their study suggests that CTLA-4-Ig promote...Hunting illusive signs of natural selection
...d populations that expanded exponentially, rapidly decreased to a small population size causing a bottleneck and then increased, where separated with only small amounts of interbreeding and split completely. The researchers, who included Shriver; Joshua M. Akey, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Mark J....Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...s height. According to Steckel's analysis, heights decreased from an average of 68.27 inches (173.4 centimeters...together as well as put demand on resources. "Wars decreased population density, which could be credited with improving health, but at a large cost of disrupting...Anti-cancer compound in vegetables found to block late-stage breast-cancer cell growth
...ts in mice with implanted cancer cells resulted in decreased tumor size. More research is needed to assess SUL's potential in countering breast cancer development, Singletary said. "What we do not know is how specific SUL and other similar phytochemicals are toward cancer cells compared to normal cells," he s...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...imal model, selenium supplementation significantly decreased the extent of atherosclerosis. Of the dietary supplements available commercially that were tested in humans, selenium yeast appeared to be more bioavailable than sodium selenite. Organic selenium, such as is present in yeast, is also a much more powe...Why your knees and quads hurt more after running than walking: You're only human
...acting effects of increased muscle recruitment but decreased activation duration on energy cost, when humans increase speed and change gait from a walk to a run, remains an important challenge to sort out." The researchers conclude that "greater energy cost during running in humans may be explained in part by ...Genetically-engineered 'marathon mouse' keeps on running
...PPAR-delta increased fat burning and, as a result, decreased fat-tissue mass," said Evans. "Going into this experiment, the possibility of an effect on muscle fibers was not on our radar screen." However, when the researchers produced mice with enhanced PPAR-delta activity, they saw a major transformation in ...Other highlights in the August 18 JNCI
...tion of oncogenic RET signaling is associated with decreased cell viability and cell proliferation in vivo , which indicates that RET stimulates cell proliferation and inhibits apoptosis. The authors suggest that RET signaling should be investigated further as a target for new therapies for the disease. Conta...Muscling their way into the food chain: Zebra mussels alter fish populations in the Hudson River
...fish, such as American shad and striped bass, have decreased in growth and abundance since the zebra mussel invasion. Conversely, species like sunfishes, which prefer vegetated shoreline habitat, have increased significantly. Many of the open-water fish population declines were large and involved species of c...Genes can influence both alcohol consumption and dependence
...ysical effects of alcohol and its association with decreased cardiovascular risk. The differences between people which do persist across time, or the differences in long-term average intake, appear to depend on genetic differences between them." These findings do not mean individuals are predetermined to have...The telomere crisis: A crucial stage in breast cancer
...t each stage. They found that mean telomere length decreased from normal tissue to carcinoma in situ, and decreased even more in invasive cancers. When they looked at cultured human mammary cells, the researchers fo...Bad news for pathogenic bacteria: Scientists find protein essential for bacterial survival
...n, but for some reason that effect was drastically decreased when we conducted experiments in the laboratory." Work by other researchers had suggested a link between DksA and the ppGpp-initiated stress response in the cell. But scientists couldn't agree on what role, if any, DksA played in the effect of ppG...UCSD researchers are first to demonstrate molecular link between inflammation and cancer
... the cancer incidence and tumor growth in mice was decreased by nearly 80 percent. IKK beta is required for act...tion. And yet, the incidence of tumor development decreased by 80 percent as compared to normal mice. Using biochemical analysis of the tissue without IKK beta...Scientists build on case connecting inflammatory disease and depression
...han from being turned into serotonin, which causes decreased levels of serotonin and leads to the symptoms of d... depression will show increased IDO activation and decreased serotonin levels. They also will evaluate potential treatments that may ease cytokine-caused depress...Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers
...ch as high yield, better product shelf life, and a decreased usage of crop protection chemicals," explains Technical Insights Research Analyst Kasturi Nadkarny. There is also a growing need to educate consumers regarding saturated or trans-fats. To address this issue, the FDA has announced regulations that enf...NRH1 and Wnt signaling come together in convergent extension
...originates) respectively resulted in increased and decreased Rho, Rac and Cdc42 activity, confirming the link between NRH1 and Rho-family small GTPases. Loss of NRH1 function could be rescued by the co-injection of Frz7, a Wnt receptor functioning upstream of Rho, Rac and Cdc42 in the PCP pathway and, similarl...