Amgen investigational therapy, AMG 162, increased bone mineral density with twice yearly injection
... "This study suggests that AMG 162 significantly improves bone mineral density in postmenopausal patients experiencing bone loss," said Michael McClung, MD, FACE, principal investigator of the AMG 162 study and founding director of the Oregon Osteoporosis Center in Portland. "The medical community should b...Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
...anylyl cyclase to make cyclic GMP, a molecule that improves blood flow by relaxing blood vessel walls. Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology at the UT Medical School at Houston, won the Nobel prize for his 1977 finding that NO is the ingredient that makes n...Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
... signals, a process that increases sensitivity and improves the ability to distinguish between different frequencies. In mammals, hair cells not only respond to sound, but also amplify the vibrations for quiet sounds as much as 100-fold. One hypothesis for how they do this, first proposed by James Hudspeth, i...Study at Joslin shows ease of introducing technology to kids with diabetes
...t more frequent monitoring of blood glucose levels improves diabetes control, so we've been looking for approaches that encourage patients and their families to monitor their blood glucose levels," Dr. Laffel said. Improving diabetes control helps to prevent complications, such as blindness, stroke, and kidne...Study: Inadequate physical activity worsens as teenagers become adults
... the physical activity picture worsens rather than improves as teens make the transition into young adulthood, UNC researchers found in the largest national study of changes in exercise patterns over time. Especially needed are efforts to get Hispanic and black girls to become more active, those scientists...Diabetes drug works by enhancing fat cell energy production
...ates that increased lipid utilization by fat cells improves insulin sensitivity and alters whole-body energy homeostasis....JCI table of contents November 1, 2004
...ates that increased lipid utilization by fat cells improves insulin sensitivity and alters whole-body energy homeostasis. TITLE: Mitochondrial remodeling in adipose tissue associated with obesity and treatment with rosiglitazone AUTHOR CONTACT: Silvia Corvera, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 ...Cranfield collaborator receives multi million dollar financing
...innovative product and said " The device, not only improves the ease of use and convenience for people with diabetes but it also significantly reduces the pain of a procedure that millions of diabetics go through multiple times a day. This is an especially important breakthrough for diabetic children, who oft...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
...AD with a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, rolipram, improves memory in both long-term potential and contextual ...muscular dystrophy. TITLE: Inhibition of apoptosis improves outcome in a model of congenital muscular dystrophy AUTHOR CONTACT: Jeffrey Boone Miller Boston Biom...JCI table of contents, December 15 2004
...org/cgi/content/full/114/12/1774 . Gene therapy improves spinal muscular atrophy in mice Spinal muscular atrophy is one of the most common genetic diseases leading to death in childhood. Characterized by muscle weakness caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem nuclei, the ...Research studies effects of soy baby formula on intestinal development
...hain polyunsaturated fatty acids to infant formula improves brain and retinal development and even IQ scores. Recent research has also shown that adding nucleotides to baby formula causes babies to react better to vaccinations and make more antibodies, she said. "And although that research showed differences...Green tea extract boosts exercise endurance 8-24%, utilizing fat as energy source
...ccording to the study entitled, "Green tea extract improves endurance capacity and increases muscle lipid oxidation in mice." Research was conducted by Takatoshi Murase, Satoshi Haramizu, Akira Shimotoyodome, Azumi Nagasawa and Ichiro Tokimitsu, working at Kao Corp., a Japanese maker of healthcare products, i...Self-organization and vegetation collapse in salt marsh ecosystems
...characterizes the marine-terrestrial boundary, and improves plant growth along the gradient. However, as a consequence of this process, the edge of the salt marsh and the adjacent intertidal flat becomes increasingly steep and vulnerable to wave attack. Disturbance due to for instance a storm, may induce a ca...K-State professor to discuss feeding the world's population without poison
... things have multiple benefits. No-tillage farming improves the soil and protects against erosion. If you can prevent runoff, more water will stay in the field, thus providing more water for crop production." According to Rice, buffer strips such as trees and grass can be planted between fields and water sup...2005's highest engineering honors awarded
...izes bioengineering achievement that significantly improves the human condition -- "for bioengineering membrane-based sensors that benefit humankind in medical, food, and environmental applications." EDWARD J. COYLE, LEAH H. JAMIESON , and WILLIAM C. OAKES will receive the Bernard M. Gordon Prize -- a $500...The circadian clock: Understanding nature's timepiece
...spective in how the cells are organized definitely improves our understanding." For every hour of time change a person experiences it takes about a day to fully adjust. Workers on rotating shifts are constantly struggling to adapt and they experience well-documented health problems as a result. For example, o...Eating oily fish may reduce inflammation
... a diet high in oily fish like salmon and mackerel improves inflammatory conditions, particularly in combination with low doses of aspirin. In a study in the March 7 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Arita and colleagues identify an anti-inflammatory lipid in humans that is derived from an essen...Regular exercise helps protect muscles in elderly from soreness, injury
...ording to these results, aerobic exercise training improves the ability of aging skeletal tissue to resist injury," Devor said. He and his colleagues report their findings in a recent issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology. Some minor muscle damage is normal after a new or a particularly difficult workout...Pediatric burn victims' recovery, diabetes, metabolism aided by fenofibrate (Tricor)
... Cree reported. *Paper presentation: "Fenofibrate improves glucose metabolism in pediatric burns patients," 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Sunday April 3, Physiology 361.2/board #A317. On view 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cree is presenting the research at the 35th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences in...14 highlighted physiology papers from IUPS 2005: From 'genomics to functions'
...ivity about half of healthy children. "Fenofibrate improves glucose metabolism in pediatric burns patients." P...r Children, Galveston. Moderate aerobic exercise improves cardiovascular and nervous system function in HIV+ First study to demonstrate the profound effects ...