Scientists show that mitochondrial DNA variants are linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes
...nces observed between the two rat strains could be attributed to variation in the mitochondria. When comparing the two rat strains, the researchers found that the two strains exhibited significant differences related to energy metabolism and storage. One rat strain exhibited impaired glucose tolerance, reduc...Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
...percent increase over the previous year. The group attributed the rise to increasing coastal development, a year of heavy rainfall-which results in extra sewage runoff-and improved monitoring. NRDC began monitoring beach pollution nationwide in 1990. To test their hypothesis, the Stanford researchers headed t...Link identified between Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
... in the eye; although the disease is traditionally attributed to increased pressure in the eye (known as "intraocular pressure", and clinical treatments attempt to lower this pressure). However a significant number of patients continue to lose vision despite their pressure being well controlled. The new researc...Genetic analysis finds greater threat in frog-killing fungus
...legged frog over the past several decades has been attributed to the introduction of non-native predatory fish in some areas and to chytridiomycosis, a quickly spreading disease caused by this waterborne fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The study, to appear in next week's edition of the journal Proceed...New survey documents the headaches of computerized medicine
... credence when a pediatrics hospital in Pittsburgh attributed a higher mortality rate to its CPOE systemmistakenly, it later turned outand when Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, hospital of the stars, shelved its $34 million system after a staff revolt. An important goal of the current work, said the ...Orangutans' communication resembles a game of 'charades'
...nicate with people through gesturesa skill earlier attributed to chimpanzeesErica Cartmill and Richard Byrne presented six captive orangutans with situations in which one tempting and one not-so-tempting food item had to be reached with human help. But to test the orangutans strategy, the researchers provided...Caffeine and exercise can team up to prevent skin cancer
...-drinking runners, a difference that can likely be attributed to some kind of synergy, Conney said. The authors suggested several mechanisms at the biochemical level that might be responsible for the protective effects of caffeine and exercise, but acknowledged that what is happening synergistically is still s...Gene identified for Crohn's disease in children
...of Crohns disease, a chronic and painful condition attributed to inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The research reinforces previous results by German researchers, who found the same gene variant associated with the adult form of Crohns disease. Researchers from The Childrens Hospital of Philadelph...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ary transmission among ferrets housed together was attributed to minimal virus shedding. The effect of viral pathogenicity and receptor binding specificity on transmissibility showed that both Vietnam avian-like viruses caused neurological symptoms and death in ferrets while the Hong Kong and Turkey human-like...High blood pressure medication strategy proves effective in Hispanic women
...rcent of non-Hispanic white women. Cooper-DeHoff attributed the low incidence of adverse outcomes to the fact that Hispanic women enrolled in the study were younger. If follow-up had continued over a longer period of time, adverse outcomes in the Hispanic women may have increased, she said. However, these ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 27/July 3, 2007
...ions have surged worldwide, a phenomenon variously attributed to global warming and artificial reefs built along coastlines.The animals are becoming nuisances, clogging water intakes at nuclear and conventional power plants, for instance, and researchers are seeking ways to cover the cost of removing huge masse...Early fire risk for mountains near Los Angeles
...earlier across the western United States, and they attributed it to earlier snowmelt which is caused by global warming. Despite this years predicted early fire season, the new study found no trend toward an earlier start for fire seasons in the Santa Monicas during 1933-2005. Dennison says the Santa Monicas ...Lack of sun does not explain low vitamin D in elderly who are overweight
...climates. However, if low vitamin D stores are not attributed to low sunlight exposure in this population, it suggests that we should explore other possibilities, says Harris. The most likely explanation seems to be that vitamin D is sequestered in fat tissue, reducing its entry into the blood....PET/CT: The best test for women with ovarian cancer
... than 22,000 new cases and more than 15,000 deaths attributed to ovarian cancer are expected this year. "Unfortunately, while positive results are possible if the disease is detected early, most women have advanced disease by the time they are first diagnosed," said Fulham. Initial treatment is surgery follo...Existence of muscle-building stem cells points to regenerative therapies for muscular disease
...scle and another 10% with characteristics normally attributed to stem cells," Rudnicki said. "Its not been shown yet, but these muscle stem cells might even have the capacity to make other tissues, such as bone and fat." "Weve also shown that these satellite stem cells, when transplanted into muscle, can repo...Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
... strengthening of westerly winds have been mostly attributed to human activity: the production of aerosols (tiny atmospheric particles), ozone depletion, and greenhouse gases. Strengthening westerlies are related to changes in the Southern Annular Mode an atmospheric feature similar to the El Nino Southern Os...Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
...ioconversion Group in ORNL's Biosciences Division, attributed the successful research to a unique collaborative working relationship between scientists, lab divisions, and universities. "Pairing our biomass conversion capabilities with facilities for studying renewable hydrogen production in the lab's Chemica...Weill Cornell pharmacologist receives prestigious NIH MERIT Award
...ents of numerous disease conditions that have been attributed to nitric oxide excess or insufficiency, is currently focused on new approaches for one of the most painful complications of diabetes." Beginning in the late 1980s, Dr. Gross and colleagues made several key discoveries about nitric oxide. Working w...Herpes infection may be symbiotic, help beat back some bacteria
...hington University School of Medicine in St. Louis attributed the surprising finding to changes in the immune system triggered by the long-term presence of a latent herpes virus infection. In latent viral infections, the virus is present for the lifetime of the host in a relatively quiescent form that does not ......infected by influenza and up to 500,000 deaths are attributed to influenza each year. Influenza complications occur in all patient groups and include bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and pneumonia. About Tamiflu Tamiflu is designed to be active against all clinically relevant influenza viruses and works...