Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears higher for blacks
... some differences in nutritional status that could play a part. But we dont even know the differences in normal vaginal flora among racial groups, he said. More study is definitely needed. What we can say now is that its just not as simple as treating the woman....UK scientists working to help cut ID theft
...eeds of customers. NPL is uniquely qualified to play a part in this research. It holds world-leading independent expertise in the evaluation and calibration of biometric systems and its scientists are well respected in the field. The results that emerge from Biotesting Europe will provide a clear di...Green tea boosts production of detox enzymes, rendering cancerous chemicals harmless
...humans, Chow said. There may be other mechanism in play by which green tea may protect against cancer development, but this is a good place to start....Does the desire to consume alcohol and tobacco come from our genetic makeup?
...be due to environmental cues, genomic factors also play an important role. The etiology of these desires i...ol and smoking. Our sex specific findings may also play a role in the sex differences related to alcohol and tobacco use. ...Tropical insects 'go the distance' to inform rainforest conservation
...ith Cognato and co-author of the report. They also play an important role in our global climate and provide aesthetic, recreational and medicinal benefits. For these reasons and others, it is critical that we understand how these forests generate and sustain their diversity and what we can do to help cons...deCODE discovers cause of major subtype of glaucoma
...se. The LOXL1 protein made by this gene appears to play a role in the accumulation of microfibullar deposits that causes XFG, providing a promising mechanism to target for developing therapy. We plan to conduct additional studies to examine how we can take advantage of this finding to begin drug discovery...Gilbert Foundation and American Fed for Aging Research award grants on Alzheimer's disease
...myloid-, the gene apoE4, and environmental factors play in brain plasticity, degeneration and cognitive decline using a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methodology called virtual-dot-com that allows for a greater sensitivity and specificity of the brain than conventional MRI. Olivier Boutaud, ...Antioxidant overload may underlie a heritable human disease
...fide example of the role that reductive stress can play in disease. Reductants, sometimes referred to as antioxidants, are elements or compounds that easily give up an electron to become oxidized, while oxidizing agents readily accept electrons. In the body, such oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions ar...New study suggests Concord grape juice may provide protection against breast cancer
... disease, lifestyle and nutrition choices may also play a role. One dietary choice that may help provide protection against breast cancer is a glass of 100 percent grape juice made from deep purple Concord grapes. According to a new study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Medicinal Foods, ...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...ESF has recognised the scientific community should play a more active role. In accordance with this approa...matic heart is food security in which food systems play a pivotal role. Food systems not only contribute to providing safe and healthy food; in a broader co...Female gender provides an advantage in renal diseases
...presence of hypertension, have all been thought to play a part. Sex hormones (estrogen, testosterone) have also thought to contribute to the differences, as hormones may influence the body's responses to renal injury. Estrogen especially may exert certain cellular effects on the kidney because it can supp...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...heart during a lack of blood flow (ischemia) might play a role. The researchers used 20 young (3-5 days) male (n=7) and female (n=13) Yorkshire piglets to examine their theory. They took a full thickness left ventricular biopsy to compare the baseline levels of metabolites in both sexes prior to isolat...The 'female advantage' in kidney disease does not extend to diabetic women
...nclusion These findings suggest that sex hormones play a significant role in the development of diabetic kidney disease. According to Maric, "Our observations suggest that kidney disease in diabetic women may not be the result of absolute levels of hormones, as previously thought, but to the relative rat...Preclinical study links gene to brain aneurysm formation
... Scientists say this suggests that the gene may play an important role in the development of intracranial aneurysms. An aneurysm occurs when a blood vessel weakens and stretches, forming a bulge in the vessel wall that can rupture and hemorrhage. Intracranial arterial aneurysms are bulges that devel...Indo-Pacific coral reefs disappearing more rapidly than expected
... less than one percent of the ocean globally, they play an integral role in coastal communities, Bruno said. They provide economic benefits through fisheries and tourism and serve invaluable services like buffering from storms. When corals die, these benefits quickly disappear. Coral disease, predators, r...Computer graphics spills from milk to medicine
...oach, a much wider range to people will be able to play a role in creating realistic images of natural materials. We can visualize what specific particles like milk fats or proteins look like on their own. We can also visualize what a medium would look like if one particle type were missing. Having kn...Research team enlightens the reasons for severe blindness
...n specifically interacts with other proteins which play a role in the protein transport in the cells. Thus...ypothesis. Very similar transport processes also play a role in other body parts, e.g. in the kidneys. Lebercilin is part of a complex network of proteins...Biologist traces coconut's history through DNA
... dispersal across the tropics, and it continues to play a fundamental role in human societies today, said Olsen. As a portable source of nutrition and water, the coconut was critical for humans to be able to voyage, establish trade routes, and colonize lands in the Pacific Rim, coastal India, Africa and...Teamwork between 2 key proteins necessary for normal development and regulation of red blood cells
...hers studying hemoglobin genes, mutations of which play a role in genetic blood disorders like sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia, have identified two proteins that are responsible for regulating overlapping groups of genes during the development of red blood cells. The findings may point researche......stenance. "We suspect that this mechanism could play a major role in the onset of diseases such as emph... in stroke. "Improperly opened hemichannels may play a role in many other diseases tied to environmental stimuli," Lal said, "or even to normal aging, wh...