Antioxidant overload may underlie a heritable human disease
...otion that antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, offer health-promoting benefits by protecting against damaging free radicals, a new study in the August 10 issue of the journal Cell reveals that, in fact, balance is the key. The researchers show in mice that an overload of natural antioxidants can actual...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...e its susceptibility to injury during ischemia and offer a potential explanation for the poorer clinical ou...aglietta, the lead researcher, "These findings may offer a potential explanation for pediatric studies reporting worse outcome of recipients receiving livers...What we can learn from the biggest extinction in the history of Earth
...izontal layers. Marine fossil beds such as these offer two advantages for someone studying broad patterns in the history of life, according to Payne. Because ocean waters cover large areas for long periods of time and somewhat protect the underlying rocks from erosion, marine fossil beds tend to be physi...Macho men are seen as bad choice for long-term love
...e evolutionary biology, fertility and genetics and offer new insights for relationship counselling and psychology. Lead author, Dr Lynda Boothroyd, a lecturer with Durham Universitys Department of Psychology, commented: This research shows a high amount of agreement between women about what they see, per...Genetic factors strongly shape how peers are chosen
...ng how they choose their peer groups. The findings offer insight into which individuals may be at risk for future substance use or other externalizing behaviors such as conduct and antisocial personality disorder. As we grow and move out of our own home environment, our genetically influenced temperamen...Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
... differences in neurons produced by cell lines may offer both advantages and disadvantages for treatment, he said. On the one hand, it may actually be good to have ES cells with a particular propensity for differentiation, because it may make it easier to get certain types of tissue. On the other hand, it ...Chickadee, nutchatch presence in conifers increases tree growth, says CU-Boulder study
...ed and subsequently replaced by smaller pines that offer limited breeding opportunities for cavity-nesting birds like chickadees and nuthatches, which nest and lay their eggs in the holes of large trees and dead snags. "This is a very rigorous study that essentially shows that even modest little birds l...Marijuana component opens the door for virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma
...l of the American Association for Cancer Research, offer cautionary evidence that those with weakened immune systems should speak with their doctors before using marijuana medicinally or recreationally. These findings raise some serious questions about using marijuana, in any form, if you have a weakene...COX-2 inhibitors delay pancreatic cancer precursors in mice
...eveloping pancreatic cancer, a COX-2 inhibitor may offer some protection. In the future, Dr. Eibl and others plan to study the long-term effects of nimesulide and additional COX-2 inhibitors on the onset and progression of pancreatic cancer. ...How a pain in the neck could be bad for your blood pressure
...s with balance and blood pressure. The findings offer a clear rationale for manipulative treatments: Reports from chiropractic journals say that manipulating the neck region helps to reduce blood pressure in some people, Prof Deuchars explained. By identifying the pathways we can see why these treatment...Native fruits bear sweet antioxidants
... a source of phytochemicals for use in foods could offer enormous opportunities for the food and functional food industries. Studies to identify additional antioxidant compounds as well as clinical trials for testing the fruits bioactivity in vivo, are in progress. he says. While Australian native fr...$9 million EPSCoR grant to foster integrated research
...cesses, will bring diverse disciplines together to offer a more complete picture of northern ecological and social systems. We will be addressing one of the most critical issues in the Northsocio-economic sustainabilityand we will be doing so by inviting researchers from all different fields to the table...Springer launches Theoretical Ecology
...will welcome this forum. Theoretical Ecology will offer a healthy balance between theory, concepts and modeling, and will foster communication between theoreticians and experimental and field ecologists. Alan Hastings, Editor-in-Chief, said, Theoretical ecology has truly come of age, as the importance a...Study points to new way to predict death risk from torn aorta
...dicine by an international team of researchers may offer hope for aortic dissection survivors, and give guidance for their physicians. The researchers, led by University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center experts, propose a new way to predict post-hospital death risk for aortic dissection patients, and a ne...New joint replacement material developed at MGH put to first clinical use
...dure on July 16. This material will allow us to offer our patients very long-term, high-performance joint replacements, says Andrew A. Freiberg, MD, chief of the Arthoplasty Service in the MGH Department of Orthopdics, who performed the first implant with the new material. It should be suitable for hig...New clue into how diet and exercise enhance longevity
...ce of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and may also offer promising research directions for understanding and treating diabetes and Alzheimers disease. Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Morris F. White and his colleagues published their findings in the July 20, 2007, issue of the journal Scienc...MIT IDs link between brain tumor proteins
...en c-Met and EGFRvIII in GBM. This discovery could offer an explanation for why GBM tumors are so invasive, because over-activated c-Met has already been implicated in very invasive types of lung and breast cancers. The researchers dont know yet how EGFRvIII is activating c-Met, and whether other protein...Antibody-altering protein found in developing B cells
...ring the presence of AID in developing B cells may offer a new direction for research into autoimmunity and other diseases. ...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...st H. pylori Infection New immunization methods offer long-term protection against H. pylori in humans and may contribute to a possible ulcer vaccine in the future say researchers from the University of California, Davis. They report their findings in the July 2007 journal Infection and Immunity. He......ns with other Asian nations, including China, that offer similar problems and related opportunities for solutions as Dr. Goulden is addressing so well in Mongolia, said Brown. Drawing from these, we are moving forward to establish an Asia Center at the Academy. The Academy, the oldest natural history museu...