Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...ologically stressed or deprived, which can lead to stunted growth," Steckel said. "It's plausible that growing inequality could have increased stress in ways that reduced average heights in the centuries immediately following the Middle Ages." Political changes and strife also brought people together as well...Estimated one in five people worldwide lack enough zinc in diet
...ng additional zinc, and growth rates of previously stunted children are increased significantly," he said. "There is also some evidence that infants of mothers who received zinc supplements during pregnancy have less diarrhea during the first months of post-natal life. "Interventions to improve zinc status ...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...els and found that both strains exhibited severely stunted growth. Interestingly, _80 mice possessed very low levels of blood sugar, whereas _98 mice had very high levels of blood sugar. The _80 mice modeled a human disorder, known as leprechaunism, caused by Insr mutations, implicating differential insulin ...OHSU-led research examines role of copper, iron in diseases
...mostly males, are born prematurely and suffer from stunted development, as well as seizures, failure to thrive, low body temperature, and kinky, colorless and fragile hair. There is no cure for the disease and it is usually fatal by age 10. Wilson's disease is caused when excessive copper accumulates in the...Exxon Valdez oil spill impacts lasting far longer than expected, scientists say
...of oil exposure early in their life history led to stunted growth and indirect increases in mortality while they were in the ocean phase of their lives," he said. Peterson said studies of the Exxon Valdez oil spill should lead to a new understanding of how lingering oil deposits affect species over many yea...Genetics mutations resulting in delayed puberty are focus of MCG study
...amilies and may have associated problems including stunted growth, a cleft lip and palate and some central nervous system abnormalities, such as balance problems. He hopes his studies will provide better insight into the cause of delayed puberty and normal puberty, for that matter, which also is not well und...New model of Alzheimer's enzyme may help refine future treatments
...e of competition: Notch cleavage was significantly stunted after the addition of C99, the piece of APP upon which gamma-secretase acts. The opposite also was true: In the presence of Notch fragments, there was significantly less production of ABeta40, one product of APP cleavage. The team also ranked each o...New hints into development of osteoporosis
...asts. But when levels of M-CSF were increased, the stunted growth effect was reversed. Furthermore, they determined that a particular structure on the surface of the cell (c-Fms tyrosine 697, a component of the protein designed to bind to M-CSF) appears to be largely responsible for this interaction. "The i...Effects of global warming already being felt on plants and animals worldwide
...rowth in white spruce trees has been significantly stunted in recent years - another expected consequence of a rapidly warming climate, Root said. "Climate change models predict that the poles will warm more quickly than the equator, so it's not surprising that we're getting the strongest signals of biologic...Cocaine harms brain's 'pleasure center,' addict study finds
...raving addicts feel, and the decreased motivation, stunted emotion and uncomfortable withdrawal they face. In recent years, many researchers have come to suspect that chronic cocaine use causes the brain to adapt to the drug's presence by altering the molecules involved in dopamine release and reuptake, and ...Sugar gene helps rice tolerate drought, salt, cold
...s showed so-called pleiotrophic effects, including stunted growth, and had little tolerance for stresses.) The Cornell biologists also learned how to add custom-designed "promoter" sequences to the fused genes, to allow precise "when-and-where" control over gene expression. Depending on the need, the trehalo...Stanford researchers find cause, possible cure for gluten intolerance
... the disease can lead to the distended stomach and stunted growth typical of starvation. "The only effective therapy for most people is a lifelong gluten-free diet, and that's fairly restrictive," explained co-author Gary M. Gray, professor of medicine, emeritus. The diet is essential over the long term both...Rock climbing harms cliff ecosystems
...k climbers might harm habitats such asthe ancient, stunted forests that grow on cliffs around the world, therehas been little unambiguous evidence that this is so. Now the firststudy to isolate rock climbing from other factors confirms that thesport damages cliff ecosystems. "Our work clearly shows that rock...AAAS speakers report worldwide 'epidemic' of obesity
...lations. Paradoxically, childhood malnutrition and stunted growth may be found hand-in-hand with adult obesity in many places, said William Leonard of Northwestern University, who studies nutrition in Siberian populations. La Velle, and researcher Stanley Ulijaszek of the University of Oxford, are investigat...Early malnutrition and parasitic infections reduce cognitive ability later in childhood
...from infancy through age 9. Children with severely stunted growth at age 2 scored 10 points lower on cognitiv...rs found that by age 9, children who were severely stunted in the second year of life scored 10 points lower on the WISC-R cognitive test than children with be...Clean water for Nepal is focus of MIT research
...ly 16. "About 50 percent of the children there are stunted on account of waterborne diseases," she explained. Susan Murcott and colleagues are working to change that....Prolonged breast-feeding improves height but not weight in rural Senegal
... not improve the growth rate of initially weak and stunted infants, as it did among initially normal-sized in...ay not provide extra growth benefits for initially stunted infants....New technique will improve delivery of drugs and gene therapy for cystic fibrosis patients
...ck, sticky mucus. This mucus causes malnutrition, stunted growth, frequent lung infection and breathing difficulties. CF eventually causes permanent lung damage resulting in death at an early age. Patients with CF often do not live past 30.......te summer. The researchers correlated the clovers stunted growth with the increased ground-level ozone. In 1999, the ground-level ozone reduced the growth of the sensitive clover by 27 percent throughout the Long Island summer. "On hot summer days, the air just hangs over the island. Combine that wit...... babies may quickly come down with motor problems, stunted brain growth,pneumonia and other symptoms of AIDS, report USC researchers in this week'sissue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The discovery sheds light on how viruses may work together to cause disease andmay lead scientists toward further ...