Researchers To Investigate Years Before Menopause
... The researchers plan to collect first morning urine samples from approximately 150 women ages 35 to 60 for six months of each year during the five-year project. The samples will be analyzed for the metabolic remains of four hormones linked with the monthly female reproductive cycle -- ...Folic Acid Fortification Effective In Cereal Grains
...cal assay. Also, the total folate concentration of urine was measured by highpressure liquid chromatography. "On the basis of our findings, fortified cereal grain products appear to be highly effective assources of bioavailable folic acid," said Dr. Gregory. Following preparation and before serving the for...Chlamydia Testing Of Urine Samples Can Be Successful
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...eries) Asymptomatic bacteriuria (bacteria in the urine suggesting illness, which is unnoticed by the pati...J, Tincello and Richmond note that early antenatal urine screening should identify all cases to ensure adequate treatment is administered. In their study, t...Women Younger Than 30 Need To Be Screened For Chlamydia
...n. The screening was done with a new, simple urine test that is more sensitivethan previoustests for the microbe that causes the disease, Chlamydia trachomatis, saysQuinn. In their studyof 7,699 women at two family planning clinics in Baltimore, the Hopkins teamfound thatscreening all asymptomatic ...Researchers Investigate Years Before Menopause
... The researchers are collecting first morning urine samples fromapproximately 150 women ages 35 to 60 for six months of each year during thefive-year project which began this year. The samples will be analyzed for themetabolic remains of four hormones linked with the monthly female reproductivecycle ...Age-Based Screening Is Cost-Effective Method To Control Chlamydial Infection
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...ia, the excretion of tinyamounts of protein in the urine that is considered a precursor of kidneydisease, while the other half did not. The researchers took blood samples from all 50 patients, as well as acontrol group of 20 similar people without diabetes, and determined levels ofantioxidants in t...Cancer Test May Offer High-Risk Groups Quick, Affordable Screening For Tumors
...s." For the test, patients gave a baseline urine sample and took oneallopurinol pill. This drug, ordinarily used to treat gout, also temporarilyinterferes with the production of elements of DNA called pyrimidines. Patients'urine was then collected in four periods over the next 24 hours and tested...Researchers Discover Way To Grow New Kidneys In Rats
...eter is a tube atthe base of a kidney that carries urine to the bladder. The researchersremoved the rats' other kidneys at this point and tested the chimeras' abilityto single-handedly carry out kidney function. A small amount of a sugar calledinulin was injected into the rats' bloodstream. It was clea...Little Known Protein Prevents Formation Of Kidney Stones In Trace Amounts
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... of Technology. It assesses the levels in blood or urine ofcertain biochemicals called isoprostanes. These isoprostanes are stablebyproducts of free-radical catalyzed damage to lipids, or fatty molecules, foundin tissues throughout the body, and they serve as quantitative markers for thatdamage. Th...Smoke breathes new life into a forest
...nts in south-central Alaska. River otters deposit urine and feces at specific sites along the coast, known as latrines. The researchers found that plants at latrine sites had larger concentrations of Nitrogen than those off site. They also discovered that the concentration of Nitrogen in plants located ...Scientists Sequence Chlamydia Trachomatis Genome
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