New study will tackle three major killer diseases
...Each participant in the study will also complete a questionnaire covering family medical history, dietary habits, physical activity and health habits including smoking....Consuming fruits and vegetables lowers risk of developing NHL
...his relationship based on the results of a dietary questionnaire administered to more than 450 men and women with NHL between the ages of 20 to 74 years, who were identified from four large cancer registries across the country. These study participants were matched to approximately 400 individuals without cancer ...Hormone therapy's effect on breast density is not the same for all women, Group Health study finds
...une 2002. At each mammogram, the women completed a questionnaire on breast cancer risk factors, hormone use, health history, and demographics. Aiello and her colleagues analyzed this information along with mammography data and automated pharmacy records that indicated the type of hormone therapy each woman used. ...High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, according to researchers
... quantified in two ways: (1) from a food frequency questionnaire administered at the time of the blood draw; and (2) from biomarkers of dietary fiber intake found in the blood samples. What they found was that, as dietary fiber intake increases, levels of estrone and estradiol, two female hormones measured ...Brain differences in adolescents, psychopaths, lend to their impulsive, risk-taking behavior
...primary psychopathy" or nonpsychopathy ranges on a questionnaire that measures psychopathic characteristics. The computerized RDMT measures risk-taking tendencies and decision-making ability by presenting participants with various choices that involve "gambling" a certain number of points based on the...Psychological stress and disease: UCSF-led study suggests connection
...ers and controls were given a standardized 10-item questionnaire assessing their level of perceived stress during the previous month, and measurements of their objective stress (caregiver status, and duration of caregiving stress) were collected. The data was then correlated with the indices of cell aging (telomer...Where the brain harbors unconscious fears
...searchers first asked the volunteers to fill out a questionnaire that determined their basic level of anxiety. They then told the volunteers only that they were to identify the color of the faces they would see. The researchers then presented the volunteers with either fearful faces or neutral faces as a control. ...Calcium may protect women from cancer
...1973-1980. The women initially completed a 62-item questionnaire that assessed their usual daily diet, lifestyle habits and patterns, and use of over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines. A separate series of questions asked about their intake of calcium from supplements, whether multivitamins or c...University of Manchester pioneers study to support teenage mums' bone health
...olunteers will also be asked to respond to a short questionnaire upon joining the study....Trio of leukemias share a single mutation
... protocol for internet-based recruitment, posted a questionnaire on their web site, and we had six hundred responses within just a couple of weeks." Once candidates for the study had been identified and consent forms obtained, the researchers sent the patients kits that would enable collection of blood and mouth-s...Surgery season and vitamin D intake may predict successful lung cancer surgery
...of vitamin D from food and supplements (using diet questionnaire information from 321 patients), and outcome based on the season in which the surgery was performed, which was viewed as a surrogate marker for intake of vitamin D from sunlight. Results from the analysis of survival as it relates to season of surger...Use of insecticides linked to lasting neurological problems for farmers
...mptoms during the year prior to completing a study questionnaire were classified as having high levels of symptoms. Researchers found that nearly 3,000 participants had a high lifetime exposure to insecticides -- that is, they used insecticides more than 500 days in their lifetime. Nearly 800 of these farmers rep...Love's all in the brain: fMRI study shows strong, lateralized reward, not sex, drive
... Sexual arousal 'very different'; confirmation of questionnaire methods Aron added: "Our participants who measured very high on a self report questionnaire of romantic love also showed strong activity in a particular brain region results that dramatically...Survey seeks top scientists for study of research creativity and innovation
...h program directors will be receiving in June. The questionnaire is part of an 18-month study to determine what factors lead to especially innovative and important research with a goal of determining what institutions might do to foster it. The Project on Creative Capabilities and the Promotion of Highly Innova...New bipolar survey: Patients' satisfaction influenced
...300mg and 600mg), as measured by the Q-LES-Q SF*** questionnaire 4 "The preliminary results from the Thinking Ahead Survey are extremely important and reflect the need for efficacious and well-tolerated treatments to help people living with bipolar disorder to experience real quality of life benefits in terms ...Acetaldehyde may be the culprit behind hangovers
... In the earlier study, each participant answered a questionnaire about their flushing responses to alcohol; for this study, participants also completed a structured questionnaire about their drinking as well as hangovers. In addition, participants provided DNA samples, as well ...Children born with extremely low-birth-weight have considerable health and educational needs
...The children were examined and parents completed a questionnaire concerning their child. The researchers found that after adjusting for sociodemographic status and sex, ELBW children had significantly more chronic conditions than NBW controls, including functional limitations (64 percent vs. 20 percent), compensa...Less intense response to alcohol sheds light on genetic tracing of alcohol dependence
...ho had some experience with alcohol responded to a questionnaire regarding their drinking habits. On average, the respondents reported drinking alcohol about five times in the previous six months. While most of them only consumed one or two drinks at a time, a significant number reported having four to six drink...HSPH's Walter Willett wins Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Freedom to Discover Award
...nants of disease risk. By creating and validating questionnaire and biochemical methods to assess dietary intake in large populations, Dr. Willett has provided a wealth of data on diet and other lifestyle factors in relation to risks of a number of chronic illnesses. Among his major findings: that alcohol incr...New research shows no link between stress and chances of IVF success
...e intensity of their desire for children. A second questionnaire timed just before their eggs were retrieved was an... and 81 did not. The results of the pre-treatment questionnaire showed no difference between those who became pregnant and those who didn't. The questionnaire was a...