16 APS exercise research highlights, from reduced flu mortality to proteomics & obesity
...ting blood pressure and arterial distensibility in persons medicated for hypertension. Isometric handgrip (IH...mproves blood pressure and endothelial function in persons medicated for hypertension. Reduced reactive hyperemic flow, accompanied by improvements in normaliz...Study explores gene transfer to modify underlying course of Alzheimer's disease
...ere will be a three-fold increase in the number of persons with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. by 2050....Simian virus 40 not associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, study shows
...rological assays for SV40 infection for studies of persons with cancer and the general population," the authors write....Genetically modified bacterium as remedy for intestinal diseases
...nt years: it is estimated that in Western Europe 2 persons in 1000 suffer from it. This typically Western disease appears almost exclusively in the industrialized world, and more often in cities than in the country. Genetically modified Lactococcus In its natural form, the Lactococcus lactis bacterium is a...Nucleic acid-amplification testing further safeguards nation's blood supply
...upply." NAT also makes it possible to identify persons in the very early stages of HIV-1 and HCV infection. This information may help the medical community better understand risk factors associated with viral infection and the natural history, disease progression, and treatment for these infections. O...Excess thyroid hormone harmful to fetus
...drome involving resistance to thyroid hormone. In persons with a mutation of the thyroid hormone receptor gene the hormone was less effective. People with the mutation produce more thyroid hormone than normal but they do not experience the anxiety, weight loss or elevated heart rate usually caused by such ...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...ervationist Awards," that would that would assist persons "who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to conservation at the local level." Hubert Geraux , a French citizen who works in New Caledonia, where he coordinates projects for the World Wildlife Fund. The French overseas territory is recogniz...Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
... prescription guidelines have been established for persons who perform wheelchair exercise and the most recent work has been restricted to males. The results suggest that training programs prescribed on the basis of ACSM target heart rate guidelines need not be altered for trained female WAs. Wheel camber i...Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
...Ehrlich explained. ''Behavioral scientists and lay persons alike must do that most difficult of all tasks - examine their own values, see how they relate to environmental sustainability and ask themselves whether their values are really leading to the sort of world they want for their descendents. Americans,...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...may be occupationally exposed to brucellae and for persons who consume unpasteurized diary products from areas in which brucellae are endemic," say the researchers. In the study mice were administered a live oral vaccine containing B. melitensis WR201 bacteria and challenged intranasally with B. melitensi...National Parkinson Foundation designates UNC as 'Center of Excellence'
...of Excellence is expected to be the place to which persons with Parkinson disease, caregivers and families, health-care providers, and others in the community turn for the most up-to-date research, specialized services, support, information and referral services for Parkinson disease," the Charter says. UNC...Gerontology researchers urge scrutiny of anti-aging treatments
...any anti-aging treatments can seriously harm older persons and aging baby boomers, and may divert them from more medically-proven therapies. Currently, there are many barriers to effective governmental regulation of anti-aging interventions, state authors Maxwell J. Mehlman, JD, Robert H. Binstock, PhD, Eric...Researcher issues caution on live virus vaccines
...mester; spread of vaccine strains to unvaccinated persons and; the discovery of new, previously undetermined complications. ...Gene mutation causes progressive changes to cell structure in children with Progeria
... normal human cells from both children and elderly persons treated with the defective Lamin A. These researchers now believe that as Progeria cells age, there are significant changes in cell function that are directly attributable to the amount of mutant Lamin A protein. "These findings strengthen our susp...Susceptibility of mice to mousepox offers promise of smallpox protection
...e treating or protecting the increasing numbers of persons being vaccinated against smallpox with the vaccinia virus--primarily health professionals in the United States and elsewhere who are on the front lines of a potential bioterrorist attack. "We are interested in not only overcoming an acute infection t...After natural disasters, the risk of infection, epidemics from dead bodies is negligible
...rs, the possibility of dangers to survivors and to persons who handle cadavers, and the proper care and dispo...ide assistance after a disaster, vaccinating those persons against hepatitis B and tuberculosis, using body bags and disposable gloves, washing hands after han...Data show investigational antibiotic safe, effective in preventing travelers diarrhea
...ne. Travelers' diarrhea threatens up to 50 million persons going to Mexico and Latin America, Africa and southern Asia each year. The illness can render travelers bed ridden for a full day or more, and considerably decrease their energy for up to a week or longer. In addition, a bout of travelers' diarrhea...Trial found no impact of Malarone(TM) on performance and alertness tasks
...ighly endemic regions is estimated at 0.5 per 1000 persons per overnight stay (2). Considerable periods of incapacity and fatal cases in aircrew have been reported (3). The study is the first to assess side effects of an antimalarial drug in a hypobaric chamber at aircraft cabin pressure (75.2kPa), and the r...What it Takes: Design principles to broaden participation in SET
...nd science education to keep women, minorities and persons with disabilities on the educational path to caree...African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and persons with disabilities in the science, engineering and technology professions. Three blue-ribbon panels w...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
...veloping a retinal prosthesis to restore vision to persons with age-related macular degeneration. Investigators studied 15 rabbit eyes to determine how quickly the retina recovers following surgical implantation of a prosthesis and stimulation of the retina. Retina responsiveness to the optic nerve declined ...