Study shows gene candidates for predisposition
... "The molecular determinants of excessive alcohol consumption are difficult to study in humans," Koob says. "So ... genetic predisposition for high levels of alcohol consumption have consistent and reproducible differences in brain gene expression." Ultimately, Koob says, the...Study reveals new genes for excessive alcohol drinking
...omosome 9 contains genes that may regulate alcohol consumption in mice. Our analyses allowed us to narrow our focus from thousands of genes in that region to twenty." "This first microarray-based analysis of a behavioral trait reveals many new research opportunities and exemplifies the rich collaborative potenti...Mankind benefits from eating less meat
...meat substitutes are increasingly popular, but the consumption of meat remains persistently high. Even in industr...ing countries such as China and Brazil, where meat consumption used to be low, meat consumption is rising rapidly. To achieve real change - a transition - this tre...Towards the mechanism of cell respiration
...the cells where oxygen is reduced to water. Oxygen consumption in cell respiration is a strictly controlled enzymatic reaction in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The respiratory enzyme cytochrome oxidase functions as a proton pump that transduces free energy from oxygen reduction to an electrochemical proton g...New crop of technology reveals plant health
... with embedded protocol software to minimise power consumption and maximise data throughput. What's more, these chips work wirelessly and contain their own batteries. They can communicate over large distances for their size, with a current range of about 10m, but again the Tyndall team hope to push their range f...Vitamin D and flavonoids examined for impact on breast and ovarian cancers
...ce of ovarian cancer may be reduced with increased consumption of dietary flavonoids, plant chemicals that are fo...ecommendations can be made. However, if confirmed, consumption of flavonoids would provide another means for women to decrease their risk of ovarian cancer."...Soy intake may be associated with reduced risk of breast cancer
...r by breast cancer survivors. [] Now that soy food consumption is increasing in Western societies, epidemiologic ...gations are needed before a recommendation for soy consumption can be made for breast cancer reduction....Equivalent of 2-4 drinks daily fuels blood vessel growth, encourages cancer tumors in mice
...ated the first-ever mammalian model of how alcohol consumption spurs tumor growth, showing that even moderate dri...h use alcohol that would be the equivalent of high consumption in humans, the researchers gave mice a more moderate dose -- the equivalent to 2-4 glasses of alcoho...Alaska seal pup diet may hold key to decline of population
...ing to a better understanding of the role that fat consumption plays in the life of the harbor seal and could tie the declining population of seals and other marine mammals with the change in availability of seal prey, including herring," lead author Lori Polasek said. *Paper presentation: "Growth and body condi...New study suggests schools should add nondairy beverages to the lunch menu
...lection increased more than 4 percent, and calcium consumption per gram of saturated fat consumed from calcium-ri...e linked ovarian cancer and prostate cancer to the consumption of dairy products....Gov't data: 100 percent juice consumption linked to healthier diet, no link to obesity in kids
...rch studies that have found no association between consumption of 100 percent juice and obesity." The government data analysis also demonstrates that children who drank 100 percent juice had a total fruit intake that was three times higher than non-juice consumers. These research findings are supportive of st...Finally, JAP study shows headdown bedrest precisely mimics human physiology in spaceflight
...t for both SF and BR in three parameters: oxygen consumption maximal exercise: SF minus 11% and bedrest minus 9%, change in oxygen pulse maximal exercise: SF minus 18%, BR minus 12% change in oxygen pulse submaximal exercise SF minus 11%, BR minus 12% The recovery of main variables that describe the card...Researchers create pigs that produce heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids
... omega-3 fatty acids, we have been warned to limit consumption because of high mercury levels. These animals could represent an alternative source as well as be an ideal model for studying cardiovascular disease and autoimmune disorders," said Dr. Dai, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Pitts...Human albumin from tobacco plants
...nfections and renal or liver illnesses. The annual consumption in Spain is about 10 tons but, at a worldwide level, the demand exceeds 500 tons. Agricultural engineer, Alicia Fernndez San Milln, has developed a novel technique in Spain - plastidial transformation, in order to produce, in a recombinant form, huma...Consumption of risky foods declines
...es. "Overall we are seeing a decline in risky food consumption and that may be attributable to published media reports of foodborne outbreaks and outreach efforts by the public health community," says Erica Weis of the California Department of Health Services, the lead author on the study. Weis and her colleag...Researchers seek answers to combat TB epidemic
...ving infected patients an easier recovery. Alcohol consumption likely reduces the amount of this protective protein, called heme oxygenase 1, weakening the body's defenses against TB, said Veena Antony, M.D., a UF professor of pulmonary medicine and division chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine for the ...Butterflies lose body fat during metamorphosis
...s eggs. On a daily basis, they measured the food consumption of the larva and then analyzed the fatty acid composition and content of the diet as well as the larva. Once the larva had transformed into butterflies, the researchers examined the fatty acid composition and content of the butterfly. They found t...Same genes may underlie alcohol and nicotine co-abuse
...hat the genetic factor underlying the high alcohol consumption seen in P rats may also contribute to their affinity for nicotine," said lead author A.D. L, Ph.D., a NIAAA-supported researcher at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto. Researchers have known for some time that...Study looks at ways to mitigate air pollution from freight transportation along I-95
...tion. For the first time, air pollution and energy consumption will be included as variables in determining freight logistics. With this tool, analysts can examine the energy and environmental impacts of transporting goods via different modes and identify routes that reduce greenhouse gases and other pollution e......the world consumed carbon at the U.S. rate, carbon consumption and emissions worldwide would be six times what they are today. This would not only exhaust available oil supplies by the end of the century or sooner, but would also threaten widespread environmental damage." That scenario is not so far-fetched, g...