Chemical compounds present in diet increase risk of colon cancer
...ochlorine compounds, which we ingest in our diets, increases the risk of suffering colorectal cancer. The authors have identified two types of compounds, present in the blood of cancer patients, in double the quantity of the non-affected population undergoing the study. In addition, the researchers studied the...New miniaturised chip dramatically reduces time taken for DNA analysis
...nalysis techniques are becoming outdated as demand increases for more genetic information to be found in less time and at a lower cost. An important step forward in this direction was the creation of DNA chips, in which the UAB played a leading role in Catalonia. Hundreds, or even thousands, of genetic tests c...Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures
...weeping changes in ocean policy including dramatic increases in ocean science funding and restructuring of government agencies that manage ocean resources. "Governor Bush's response to the report was by far one of the most substantial and relevant of any state in the country," says Harbor Branch President and ...In asthma, it's not the drugs but the inflammation that increases cardiovascular risk, damage
...o, March 31 - April 5, 2005. "Airway inflammation increases infarction after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in mice," 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Sunday April 3, Physiology 389.21/board #A713. On view 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. "Neutrophil degranulation and ischemia-induced expression of neutrophil chemotactic molecules are e...Pediatric burn victims' recovery, diabetes, metabolism aided by fenofibrate (Tricor)
...xperiment "lead to the conclusion that fenofibrate increases whole body glucose uptake in pediatric burn trauma patients, and appears to work by enhancing liver and muscle insulin sensitivity," Cree said. "Even greater implications would be to do similar studies in non-burn trauma patients or in surgical pate...New study documents the detrimental impact of teen beverage choices
...y found that consumption of sodas and fruit drinks increases in a step-wise fashion as U.S children get older, while milk intake declines in a similar way suggesting that milk is being displaced by soft drinks and juice drinks. By the time a child enters adolescence, he or she is drinking about twice as many...14 highlighted physiology papers from IUPS 2005: From 'genomics to functions'
...thma, it's not the drugs but the inflammation that increases cardiovascular risk, damage East Carolina Univers... of CVD patients with asthma. "Airway inflammation increases infarction after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in mice," Physiology 389.21. "Neutrophil degranulat...For sardine and anchovy, El Nio events do not always have the same effects
...ients, is intense. The size of the anchovy habitat increases in these conditions. In parallel, the frontal zone between the colder coastal waters and the warmer oceanic waters, highly suitable for sardine to develop, is pushed back towards the open waters. In the process, conditions become unfavourable for sar......tlands, or increased agriculture could all lead to increases in the carbon levels. Some areas have shown increased DOC after nitrogen fertilization of forests. Yet activity along the Hudson River, including agricultural use, has declined over the years. According to the paper, "temperature, water yield, and ...Ebola virus: from wildlife to dogs
...). The percentage of dogs carrying such antibodies increases linearly and significantly the closer they are found to foci of the outbreaks. From 9 % in the two large cities of Gabon, antibody prevalence goes up to 25 % in the untouched villages of the epidemic area, reaching 32 % in the villages where human ca...Other highlights in the April 6 JNCI
... with the original regimen or with other regimens, increases the total dose of chemotherapy and could conceivably improve survival. Virginie Westeel, M.D., Ph.D., of Jean Minjoz University Hospital in Besanon, France, and colleagues conducted a randomized trial in which 181 patients with advanced NSCLC, who re...Mutation in clams protects against paralytic shellfish poisoning but raises human health risk
...on of shellfish in the presence of toxic algae and increases the risk of PSP to people who eat clams by enablin... mutation leading to saxitoxin resistance in clams increases risk of PSP," was written by a team of scientists, including Laurie Connell of the University of Mai...Genetic diversity predicts susceptibility to a deadly emerging disease
... immunology predict that reduced genetic diversity increases susceptibility to new diseases. Does reduced genetic diversity over a large portion of a species' range imply similarly widespread disease risk? In the April issue of Ecology Letters, Pearman and Garner report an experimental test of this prediction....Clearing the air on airplane cabin air
...it infections. Proximity to an infected individual increases risk more than the duration of a flight. Infectious disease specialists recommend that air travelers should wash their hands frequently. Lundquist also recommends that opening the overhead gasper nozzles available on most airplanes to provide a stead...Gene mutated in cancer found in some with autism
...Cowden syndrome, a poorly recognized disorder that increases a person's risk of developing cancers of the breast, thyroid and uterus. PTEN mutations are also found in several non-inherited (i.e., spontaneous) cancers, including thyroid and endometrial cancers and some brain tumors. The findings, published in t...21-22 April AAAS forum to discuss Pentagon R&D spending, other policy issues
...rcent or $84 million, far short of the 2.0 percent increases needed to keep up with inflation, according to the AAAS analysis.. NASA would continue to receive additional resources, but nearly all other non-defense agencies would see their R&D funding decline. The Energy Department's Office of Science would see...Childhood asthma may be linked to grandmother's smoking
... that occurs affects the child's immune system and increases her susceptibility to asthma, which is then passed down to her children." Researchers conjecture that when a pregnant woman smokes, biological damage is done to her fetus, and the chemicals from the tobacco can affect the child in two ways. First, ...Schizophrenic antifungal bacteria
...esult in a switch to the non-medicinal form, which increases the competitive and survival chances of the bacteria. If the balance between the medicinal and the non-medicinal forms tips too far the wrong way, the bacteria can no longer adequately control the fungal infections. Although more than 100 crop prote...Antioxidant-rich diets reduce brain damage from stroke in rats
...ueberry, spinach or spirulina diets showed greater increases in poststroke movement than the control group. All the supplemented diets were rich in antioxidants, which scientists say may counteract the burst of free radicals involved in the cascade of brain cell death triggered by an ischemic stroke. An excess...Scientists use transcription factors to increase insulin production in diabetic mice
...ether with some other pancreatic factors, markedly increases insulin gene expression in the liver, and dramatically decreases blood glucose levels in diabetic mice. These results suggest a crucial role of MafA as a novel therapeutic target for diabetes." Although this technique is successful in mice, adenoviru...