A derivative of the green tea leaf may help with Metabolic Syndrome X, a potentially deadly disorder
...e pad index (API), measurements showed significant decreases of 11.9 percent in those consuming 25 mg/kg and 21... 75 mg/kg, suggesting increases in fat burning and decreases in visceral fat deposit. Conclusions This study reveals that oral administration of Tegreen is...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
... 2003. Progesterone increases susceptibility and decreases immune responses to genital herpes infection. Journal of Virology, 77. 8: 4558-4565.) *************************************** BACTERIA PROTECT ANCIENT STONEWORK Researchers from the University of Granada, Spain, have identified a strain of bacteri...Adolescent girls who consume more calcium weigh less
...e body increases its ability to break down fat and decreases fat synthesis. Dr. Novotny believes these are significant findings, because 15 percent of all children and teens in the United States are considered obese. High body fat contributes to many common diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease,...Water quality in Adirondack lakes responding to acid rain regulations
...ing routine. Almost all of the lakes showed marked decreases in levels of the sulfate ion a part of the sulfur...le that breaks down upon contact with water. These decreases have in turn caused increases in pH, as well as increases in a key indicator known as Acid Neutraliz...New DNA chip rapidly detects, identifies dangerous pathogens
... of the chip. "We've designed a simple method that decreases the time, cost and quite possibly the potential for error inherent in the complicated techniques used today." The new chip is remarkable in that it eliminates many of the time-consuming steps normally taken in identifying an organism by its DNA. Trad...New study finds yogurt may help burn body fat
...mulate the production of fat-producing enzymes and decreases the activity of enzymes that break down fat, Zemel said. The result is bigger, fatter fat cells. "The moral of the calcium story is to not dump dairy when you're dieting," Zemel said. "Not only is it critical to keep your calcium levels high so you...Study on worlds oldest monkeys may explain age-related mental decline, Scientists say
...researchers speculate that perhaps GABA production decreases in older brains. Leventhal is hoping that more researchers will begin study aging in monkeys. Its absolutely remarkable to me that my lab is the only lab in the world studying higher brain function in old monkeys. Old monkeys are rare, but the world ...Diabetes therapies and liquid memory may develop from micro fluid research, Science researchers say
...hieve relatively constant flow of medicine despite decreases in pressure," said Groisman. This consistency of flow, despite changing pressure, is a special feature of this new device called a "flux stabilizer." "You could discharge 90 percent of your medicine without an intolerable decrease in flow rateand yo...Chemical in broccoli blocks growth of prostate cancer cells
...things that can stop growth, but the fact that DIM decreases the expression of PSA shows that it is functioning at a gene expression level," said Bjeldanes. Comparisons of the molecular conformation of DIM show that it is similar to Casodex, a synthetic anti-androgen on the market. "DIM works by binding to th...Scientists find genetic link between blood flow patterns and cardiovascular disease
..."The molecular biological response to increases or decreases in blood flow might help us explain why physical inactivity promotes disease," Dr. Jo said. "Increasing one's heart rate through vigorous exercise causes blood to flow faster through the vessels, and some exercise-related benefits may be due to endo...Brain cells seen recycling rapidly to speed communications
... series of abrupt and lasting -- albeit partial -- decreases in fluorescence, indicating multiple fusion events. Yet, only rarely was there a full loss of fluorescence, indicating full classical collapse. "A likely explanation is that most fusion events were simply too brief to permit dye to escape completel...Study links amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's brains to genes vital to normal memory
...esearchers have found. The strong link between the decreases in select memory genes and amyloid accumulation was observed both in mice genetically engineered to develop memory loss and in the brains of deceased Alzheimer's patients. The results are reported in the June 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience p...JCI table of contents, July 1 2003
...ction. DCs have a limited life span however, which decreases their long-term ability to prime these T cells. Investigators at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have revealed an innovative strategy whereby co-delivery of DNA vaccines with DNA encoding anti-apoptotic proteins inhibits the programmed self-de...Salk scientists identify pathway that determines when plants flower
...s grow longer and leaf volume declines, leading to decreases in biomass and yield. To understand the biology behind this process, the Salk scientists looked at a group of phytochromes, photoreceptors in plants that trigger the "shade-avoidance response." Using the common mustard seed plant Arabidopsis-the fir...Risk of ectopic pregnancies after IVF declines with age in women with tubal disease
...ncy increases with women's age, after IVF the risk decreases with age in women who have had diseased Fallopian tubes. Elizabeth Asung, an honorary research fellow at Leeds University and The Bridge Centre in London, UK, told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology tha...Changing focus of traditional hospital 'rounds' improves patient care
...s. "Improved communication enhances patient care, decreases length of stay, and most importantly reduces the risk of errors that can result from poor communication between healthcare provider and patient. While other, simultaneous improvements in our work processes may also have contributed to the shorter st...Study suggests interplay of gene, stress can predict depression
...t sadness, disinterest in activities once enjoyed, decreases in energy, difficulty thinking, feelings of worthlessness, recurrent thoughts of death, and changes in eating and sleeping patterns. "The World Health Organization ranks depression as the world's fourth leading cause of disease burden - years that hu...Helping coral reefs survive climate change
...e establishment of new corals, and management that decreases stresses such as pollution and fishing methods that destroy reefs. West and Salm recommend that coral reef managers use this work to identify and protect patches of coral reef that are most likely to persist during continuing climate change. Establis...Models show gene flow from crops threatens wild plants
...jor changes in the genetic make-up of wild plants, decreases in their population size and the permanent loss of natural traits that could improve crop health. Although gene flow from crops to wild relatives has occurred ever since humans started farming, few studies before the 1980s examined the effects of th...Rise in ozone could cost US soybean industry additional $21 million annually
... were significantly decreased. These ozone-induced decreases resulted in a 22% decrease (240 g/m2, p=0.007) in aboveground dry-matter production and a 20% loss (143 g/m2, p=0.022) in reproductive yield. Assuming that tropospheric ozone concentration rises linearly, the research team's measured biomass losses ...